Rhodes Island, the medical room where Ifrit was located. At this moment, Ifrit was lying quietly on the hospital bed, her figure covered by a white blanket.
Suddenly, the monitor in the medical room where Ifrit was located began to flash with red light, and a black vortex quietly appeared beside Ifrit's hospital bed.
A fair, white hand reached out from the black vortex, followed by a body. It was an extra-small version of Fujino, or rather, what Fujino looked like when she was a child. However, there was one difference: this little Fujino's eyes were not purple, but a very pure red.
"Big Sister Ifrit."
Little Fujino whispered Ifrit's name softly, but Ifrit, who had been injected with anesthesia and fallen into a deep sleep before the checkup, was destined not to hear her call.
"Are you asleep?" Little Fujino leaned in close to Ifrit and poked Ifrit's cheek with her finger. She had wanted to do this for a long time.
She poked and then rubbed, doing everything she had wanted to do. Little Fujino wore a satisfied expression. That'll teach you for bullying me before and burning the clothes Big Sister made for me.
"But it's time to get down to business." Recalling her purpose for coming here, Little Fujino reached into the black vortex and pulled out a reagent that glowed with a faint golden light.
"I need to be quick. Big Sister said there's an old hag here who has lived for who knows how long, so I shouldn't let her find me." Muttering to herself, Little Fujino pressed the button at the end of the reagent, and a tiny metal needle popped out from the front.
"Hehe." Little Fujino looked at the metal needle on the reagent and gave a cold smile. She then pulled out Ifrit's hand from under the blanket and shoved the reagent directly into Ifrit's slender arm.
The golden liquid in the reagent flowed rapidly into Ifrit's body through the needle.
Only when the liquid in the reagent was bottomed out did Little Fujino pull it out of Ifrit's arm.
Just as Little Fujino was about to put the reagent back into the black vortex, a black figure suddenly attacked, targeting the reagent in her hand.
Little Fujino's eyes narrowed, her red pupils flashing with ferocity. With a mix of red and green, a terrifying twisting force was instantly applied to the attacking black shadow.
Crack! Crack!
The attacking black shadow shattered directly, turning into countless black dust particles under the terrifying twisting force and falling to the ground.
"A very powerful ability." From the corner, a woman wearing a loose, light-green uniform walked out, looking at Little Fujino with a calm expression. "You're from Umbrella, aren't you?"
Although it was phrased as a question, Kaltsit's tone was certain.
"Instantly twisting MON3TR itself and the space around it, turning its body into dust—a very powerful ability." Kaltsit's gaze wandered over Little Fujino. "You are not Infected. Your ability comes from your eyes, doesn't it?"
In just a few words, Kaltsit had analyzed Little Fujino's abilities almost completely.
Little Fujino took a step back. Kaltsit's scrutinizing gaze made her feel a chill. Is this the Doctor Kaltsit that Big Sister often mentions? They say she works as a doctor, but her strength is at the pinnacle of this world.
"Hand over the reagent in your hand, and we at Rhodes Island won't pursue the matter of Umbrella sending someone to infiltrate Rhodes Island." Kaltsit reached out a hand as she spoke. "I don't think you want outsiders to know about such a disgraceful matter as people from Umbrella infiltrating other city-states."
As soon as Kaltsit finished speaking, the pile of black dust on the ground began to move, coming to Kaltsit's side. Countless black powder particles recombined, transforming into a monster that looked somewhat ferocious at first glance beside Kaltsit.
Only then did Little Fujino see clearly what the thing that had attacked her was. It had a ferocious appearance, its body looking like it was composed of dark, black metal, resembling a snake's body, with a hideous head glowing with a murderous red light.
"Can I ask how you discovered me?" Little Fujino tried to stall for time, but Kaltsit did not give her the chance.
So fast!
Little Fujino's eyes narrowed, and a twisting force even more powerful than before erupted, crushing MON3TR into dust once again.
However, the MON3TR that had been crushed into dust recovered once again, then attacked Little Fujino again, this time at a speed faster than before.
Does this thing get stronger the more it dies?!
The current situation didn't allow Little Fujino much time to think. An ancient flintlock pistol appeared in her other hand, the one not holding the reagent.
Her left eye instantly turned into a golden clock.
"Second Bullet!"
A bullet containing the power of time shot out from the muzzle of the flintlock, accurately hitting the incoming MON3TR.
The MON3TR, which had been extremely fast, suddenly became very slow. Kaltsit frowned. What was that bullet? A deceleration effect—is it a support-type originium Arts? And what about that golden eye?!
Seeing that the Second Bullet had taken effect, the twisting force was applied to MON3TR again. Watching MON3TR turn into dust, this time Little Fujino raised the flintlock in her hand. The golden clock in her left eye glowed slightly, and the power of time was replenished into the flintlock. Another Second Bullet was fired, but Little Fujino shot this one at the pulverized MON3TR to restrict its recombination.
However, this action also confirmed Kaltsit's suspicion. That was definitely not any originium Arts; a mere deceleration technique could not restrict MON3TR's recombination. This ability was the power of time!
Slowing down MON3TR's time to restrict its recombination, is it?
It seems that Umbrella has quite a few secrets. Strange reagents, peculiar eyes, and that power of time—is she one of His subordinates?
"Goodbye, Big Sister." Little Fujino smiled at Kaltsit, and then her body was swallowed by the black vortex beneath her feet.
Spatial ability, is it? Kaltsit's brow furrowed slightly. What on earth are these abilities?
Kaltsit stroked MON3TR's head, her tone becoming gentle. "It's fine, let's go back for now."
With green light emanating from her hand, Kaltsit carefully examined Ifrit's body. She had to figure out what the reagent Little Fujino had just injected into Ifrit was. Kaltsit had a premonition that this reagent might change the landscape of the Terra Continent!
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