"Open fire!" Frank barked the order without hesitation.
Behind him, the Awakener squad from Genesis Biotech raised their Crystal Core Firearms in unison. A surge of elemental energy—fire, ice, lightning—burst forth in a dazzling barrage.
"Lights out..." Mist murmured, his body shrouded in swirling black smoke. A thick fog erupted from him, merging with the already dense darkness until it completely swallowed the sky.
In an instant, the Genesis Biotech Awakeners lost all visibility.
"Damn, it's pitch black!"
"I can't hit anything!"
"What the hell are we supposed to do now?!"
"..."
Their Crystal Core Firearms, once deadly accurate, now fired blindly into the void—shot after shot missing their mark.
Meanwhile, Fear and his zombie underlings, having recently gorged on fresh flesh, were at peak cellular activity. Their combat prowess was off the charts. Even when knocked down by stray blasts, they clawed their way back up and charged forward again.
