Damn it, why were there weapons like these here!
Eleanor, with guns pointed at her, was about to break into a cold sweat.
It was controlling Eleanor's body now, and Eleanor was only a low-ranking [Investigator]. She absolutely could not withstand a volley!
"We can talk. We're not actually enemies..."
It quietly shifted its feet, talking to buy time while edging imperceptibly toward Vanessa.
Once the two were close enough, it suddenly sprang into action and lunged at Vanessa!
As long as she was together with Vanessa, those people wouldn't dare shoot!
It accepted defeat this time and planned to take Vanessa hostage and leave, then find another opportunity to devour that other being of its kind!
Its earlier attempts at controlling Vanessa had been largely ineffective. Presumably, the other being of its kind was fighting it for control.
"Heh, as long as I'm close enough, my control gets stronger!" Laughing maniacally, it charged right up to Vanessa, its hideously distorted face instantly swelling in her pupils!
"I'm the closest to her now!"
It stared savagely into Vanessa's eyes with its own scarlet ones. It would not fail this time!
"Is that so?" Elsa's voice drifted eerily from the corner.
And Vanessa, who had remained motionless before it, suddenly opened her mouth.
"You're very close to me, too."
Light and pressure poured from Vanessa's eyes!
[Spirituality Pressure]!
Blazing white light erupted, its violent radiance swallowing the scarlet eyes in a single instant!
At that moment, Eleanor felt as though she had looked straight into the sun!
She stood rooted to the spot like a statue. On closer inspection, her originally scarlet pupils had already dilated, and her entire body was trembling slightly. Vanessa took a few steps aside, clearing the line of fire.
Dorothea flicked off her submachine gun's safety