Jason felt torn, but in the end, reason won out over impulse.
He continued in the same direction. Only by escaping this place and this world, leaving the Void as quickly as possible, could he hope to save Miel.
As Jason searched for a way out, he suddenly sensed movement behind him.
He spun around. A painfully familiar figure flew into view at incredible speed and stopped just over ten meters away, hovering in midair.
"Miel!" Jason called in a low voice. He knew this Miel was no more his beloved than the last one had been. And in her gaze, he felt neither love nor any other affection.
Miel looked at him with calm indifference, as though she did not know him at all.
The next instant, Miel raised both arms. She held an Enchanted Rifle in each hand.
Bang, bang, bang!
Rapid gunfire rang out, leaving a spray of bullet marks where Jason had just stood.
Jason's figure flashed. He appeared beside Miel and thrust out his hand like a blade, reaching for her heart again.
He intended to dispose of this impostor wearing his companion and lover's face the same way he had before.
But this time, when his fingers struck Miel's body, they met with a Clash of Metal.
What looked like clothing on Miel was actually high-grade Enchanted Armor.
His attack thwarted, Jason froze for an instant. Miel had already swung an Enchanted Rifle around and aimed it at him.
Bang! Flame burst from the rifle's thick muzzle and blew apart Jason's head at point-blank range. White brain matter and red blood sprayed all over Miel.
Miel's face remained expressionless, but a flicker passed through her eyes. The Main Control Room detected it. Her brainwave reading instantly exceeded two hundred again, coming closer to three