Defense. Speed. Power.
Everything.
The red figure's laughter stopped.
"What... what is that light?"
Inside Pie.
The shadow creature kept attacking.
Tearing. Slashing. Destroying.
But something changed.
The tissue around it.
Hardening.
Getting tougher.
The blade cut through.
But slower.
Much slower.
Bleeding barely started before stopping.
Wounds closing almost instantly.
And the space—
It kept expanding.
Bigger. Bigger.
So much bigger.
The shadow spun around.
Tried to reach the edges.
Couldn't.
Too far.
Too vast.
Then it felt something else.
Warmth.
No—heat.
The walls were moving.
Contracting.
Digestive fluids.
Enzymes.
Breaking it down.
Consuming it.
The shadow creature thrashed.
"MASTER!"
The red figure's fingers twitched.
"Full power."
Voice still calm.
"Destroy everything."
The shadow obeyed.
Went berserk.
Blade multiplying.
Dozens. Hundreds.
Spinning. Cutting. Ramming.
Full assault.
Alex shouted.
"Pie! Digest faster!"
