[Primordial Blood] was so enormous that cutting it all apart would have been a massive undertaking, even with the Communion's believers and Xixi working together.
But if they only wanted to dig Maeve out, that was much less work.
Elliot directed the believers and Xixi to cut apart separate sides, then pile the pieces together.
He had not expected them to succeed on the first attempt. If they failed, he planned to step in himself, putting the Difference Engine into battlefield mode and operating it manually. Instead, things went unexpectedly smoothly.
Xixi was not only clever but willing to follow his orders, and did a decent job.
Although being gnawed on by a dog all day had kept Maeve terrified, she was overjoyed to see her companions from the Communion. She declared that she would treat them to meat once they returned.
According to her, she had eaten quite a lot of [Honey] recently and had more ideas about how to become delicious.
The believers started out cautiously, constantly watching [Primordial Blood] for a reaction. Once they confirmed there was no problem, it did not take them long to throw themselves into cutting at full speed.
At last, Maeve was cut free in her entirety!
"Woohoo! We did it! Yay!!" Maeve cheered happily, extending numerous hands from the chunk of flesh and waving them in celebration. It was quite creepy to watch.
Elliot approached her. "Can you control this whole piece?"
To avoid hurting Maeve, they had kept some distance from her while cutting, rather than cutting directly into her.
"No problem. There are only a few scraps around me now!"
Maeve spoke with complete confidence.
She was right. In just a short while, she took complete control of this chunk of flesh and gained [Primordial Blood]'s ability to produce