Ultrawoman Elea / The Light In The Collapsing World

Episode 3-3: Moon Shadow -The Inherited Fight-

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A pit of pain and a sudden spasm suddenly struck her body mercilessly. Fu Hua's pale eyes vanished from the world as her eyelids slammed down, wincing in pain. She clasped one hand to her mouth, gagging on a small amount of blood trailing down from her lips. She then held her heart with both hands, struggling to breathe, and she staggered on the wall, hindering her stamina from running faster than she used to.

"Hngh...! Even the slightest use...." She clasped one hand to the wall as support still gripped the Eye Slugger in her palm.

".... My body doesn't like me using my powers...."

Even when the pain struck her, she refused to give in, with her friend's safety being on top of her priority. She continued walking down the stairs, still staggering on the wall with one of her hands crawling forward.

'Not at a time like this... Must get him in time....'

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{Access Granted}

Dr. Magi typed the correct pin on the security pad panel to open the chamber that contained the Gem Of Serenity. The section opened on a slide.

"Whoah! Our plan is working perfectly!" Kiana raised her arms in triumph.

Y/N moved his upper body forward, raising his eyebrows to express his content face. "Ohh! There it is! The Gem we are looking for!"

"Let's go grab them!" She turned her head to him in delight and a bold gesture.

While the two thought they had successfully reached the Gem in time, they weren't aware that the older scientist wasn't expressing any positive thoughts.

"No, this doesn't feel right...." He rubbed his nose with his finger, eyes closed with bewildered and suspicious thoughts of how he still could access the place with ease.

Both looked at him, hearing the older scientist's disbelief tone. "Something's wrong, Dr.?" Y/N asked.

"Cocolia already ordered that man to kill me... But why didn't she change the codes to the storage room?" He snorted.

The scientist waltzed into the place, followed by the two, with their faces slightly puzzled. The Gem of Serenity was stored in the digital chamber. Still, the Honkai Crystals were also produced around the Gem. This made his suspicions increase even more.

"And why are there Honkai Crystals around the Gem?! This doesn't look right at all!!"

And his hand started to feel a tingling yet bearable stinging pain, which he lowered his head to look at, only to find something that surprised him to death.

"I have implants to enhance my Honkai Resistance...."

His eyes widened in fear as he kept looking at the hands that he felt starting to sting moderately.

"....But even my body is showing signs of zombification! Could this be a result of...."

The light skin on his anatomy had turned pale white as it spread slowly toward the wrist part.

"...A leak in the gem container?!"

The scientist's remark made Y/N dragged into fear and panic, knowing that he might share the same suffering as Dr. Magi. A gasp of air gathered through his mouth, taking a deep breath of concern.

'Zombification?! That means!'

However, he kept his expression hidden, not wanting to drag them into more trouble. He instantly lowered his head and showed his own palm to check if it was starting to show any drastic changes.