Inside the Grand Lab, the battle had already turned against them.
Maxwell struggled beneath a massive pile of collapsed concrete.
The fallen walls pressed heavily against him, refusing to move.
"Grr..."
He pushed with all his strength, but the rubble didn't budge.
Noxus calmly raised the gravity device on her arm.
The machine glowed with a deep purple light.
"The gravity field will keep those walls exactly where they are."
Maxwell clenched his teeth.
"...Damn it."
A few meters away, Alya stared at Noxus.
"This has to stop, Noxus."
Noxus smiled faintly.
"Then defeat me."
She slowly spread her arms.
"But..."
"You're no fighter."
"You're just a technician girl."
Alya swallowed hard.
"Then..."
"I'll try."
Her eyes wandered around the laboratory.
Suddenly, she noticed something lying near a broken machine.
Her transparent device.
"There..."
She instinctively took a step toward it.
Noxus followed her gaze.
"...Oh."
"So you found it."
A grin slowly spread across her face.
"Go on."
"Pick it up."
She tilted her head with confidence.
"If you want to know..."
"...what happens when you do."
The laboratory fell silent.
Alya looked from Noxus...
...to her transparent device lying on the floor.
She knew that whatever happened next would decide the outcome of the battle.
Just as Alya reached toward her device—
A calm voice echoed through the Grand Lab.
"Maybe she's not a fighter..."
"...but she's still our family."
Noxus and Alya both turned toward the entrance.
Leaning against the doorway was Rin.
One hand rested against the wall while the other held his scythe.
Blood stained his clothes, but a faint grin remained on his face.
Noxus narrowed her eyes.
"...Another Blue Scarf."
She looked around the room.
"So..."
"Brody has been defeated."
Rin shrugged.
"Actually..."
"He's fighting Saito."
"So I don't know what happened to him."
He slowly stepped into the laboratory.
"If you've got even the tiniest bit of heart..."
"...let her go."
Noxus answered without hesitation.
"...Never."
She turned toward the glowing Olsen Crystal.
Its golden light continued pouring into the machine.
A smile spread across her face.
"This Primordeus Crystal..."
"...will be absorbed by my crystal."
She laughed quietly.
"And then..."
"I'll become a freaking god."
Rin sighed.
"...What a nuisance."
He looked toward the doorway.
"Kaito!"
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared beside him.
Kaito casually raised one hand.
Resting in his palm...
...was the Olsen Crystal.
Noxus's confident smile instantly disappeared.
"...How did—"
Kaito smirked.
"While you were busy chatting..."
"...I already grabbed it."
Noxus clicked her tongue.
"You Noctarions..."
"...are always annoying."
Kaito gave a small shrug.
"Yep."
"We are."
Rin rested his scythe on his shoulder and looked directly at Noxus.
"So..."
"What are you going to do now?"
Noxus slowly smiled again.
Her eyes gleamed with excitement rather than fear.
"...I don't know."
She raised her mechanical arm.
"Exactly."
"Want to find out?"
Rin smirked and rested his scythe on his shoulder.
"Of course."
Noxus slowly raised her hand.
The crystal connected to the machine suddenly began glowing even brighter.
A stream of golden energy rushed into the crystal before it broke free from the machine.
Whoosh!
The crystal floated through the air and landed gently in Noxus's palm.
She smiled triumphantly.
"Even though you already grabbed the Olsen Crystal..."
"...my crystal is already fully recharged."
The crystal pulsed with overwhelming power.
The entire Grand Lab shook violently.
Rin narrowed his eyes.
"...That's not good."
Before Noxus could move—
"Catch this!"
Bomb suddenly burst into the room.
He threw several explosive bombs straight at her.
One after another.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The explosions swallowed Noxus in fire and smoke.
The shockwaves echoed throughout the Grand Lab.
At the same moment—
Fanny dashed toward Alya.
"Come with me!"
She grabbed Alya by the arm and pulled her behind a reinforced machine.
The two took cover just as another explosion erupted.
Dust and smoke filled the laboratory.
Silence followed.
Bomb slowly lowered his arm.
"...Did we do it?"
The smoke gradually cleared.
A glowing barrier stood where Noxus had been.
A transparent shield surrounded her, blocking every explosion without a single crack.
Noxus remained completely unharmed.
Kaito looked at the barrier and sighed.
"...Nope."
"We're not done yet."
Noxus looked at the group and smiled.
"...You're all too late."
She slowly tightened her grip around the crystal.
Crack...
Crack...
The crystal began to fracture.
"No!"
Yin shouted from behind his restraints.
Noxus didn't stop.
With one final squeeze—
Crash!
The crystal shattered into countless fragments.
At once, an enormous wave of Primordeus auris erupted from the broken crystal.
Golden-orange streams of auris filled the Grand Lab, swirling like a raging storm.
The entire room trembled.
The auris rushed toward Noxus.
Whoosh!
One by one, the streams entered her body.
Noxus threw her head back.
"AAAAAAAGH!!"
Her scream echoed throughout the laboratory.
The ground cracked beneath her feet.
Machines sparked wildly as the overflowing auris distorted everything around them.
Slowly...
She lowered her head.
Her pupils now glowed with a brilliant yellow-orange light.
The overwhelming pressure pouring from her body filled every corner of the Grand Lab.
Even the others instinctively took a step back.
Kaito stared at her in disbelief.
"...This is bad."
Rin let out a long sigh while tightening his grip on his scythe.
"...Yep."
"We're doomed."
Bomb slowly nodded in agreement.
"...Yeah."
"I think so too."
Silence spread through the laboratory as everyone watched Noxus, now overflowing with the power of the Primordeus auris.
Outside the Sector X base, the battle was still raging.
The remaining scientists desperately fought to hold their ground against the combined forces of the Balance Table and the Red Sun Gang.
Suddenly...
Alpha stopped moving.
He slowly looked toward the Grand Lab.
"..."
Without a word, he activated his Omniscient.
His eyes glowed as he sensed the immense surge of power spreading throughout the entire base.
After a few seconds, he quietly spoke.
"...We failed."
"Noxus already has the Olsen power."
Hashima looked toward the laboratory, his expression becoming more serious.
"...Well."
"Looks like today..."
"...we'll have to fight even harder."
Shiro stepped beside them, resting a hand on the hilt of his sword.
"Don't worry."
"There is still one Primordeus standing with all of you."
Hashima smiled faintly.
"...Of course."
He turned toward Shiro.
"The God of Sovereignty."
The two exchanged a determined nod.
Without another word, they raised their weapons.
"Forward!"
The Red Sun Gang charged once again, cutting through the remaining scientists with renewed determination.
Across the battlefield...
Fawn stood silently, staring toward the Grand Lab.
He could feel the terrifying pressure radiating from inside the base.
A slow smile appeared on his face.
"...She did it."
He lowered his sword.
"She has become..."
"...an unstoppable entity."
Kaito quickly looked around the Grand Lab.
His eyes landed on Yin, who was still pinned against the wall by layers of metal.
"There."
He disappeared.
Whoosh!
In the next instant, he appeared beside Yin.
Shing!
His knife flashed through the air.
One by one, the metal restraints split apart and crashed onto the floor.
Clang!
Yin's body fell forward.
Before he could hit the ground, Kaito caught him.
"You okay?"
Yin barely nodded.
Then he looked toward Noxus.
His expression filled with despair.
"...No."
Noxus slowly spread her arms.
A smile unlike any before appeared on her face.
"...Yes."
"This power..."
"...finally belongs to me."
Golden-orange auris surged around her body.
She looked at everyone in the room.
"And now..."
"I'll kill every one of you."
She raised one hand.
A glowing cube of orange auris formed above her palm.
The cube spun rapidly, releasing a terrifying amount of energy.
Kaito's eyes widened.
"...Everyone, move!"
The cube suddenly unleashed a massive orange beam.
Boom!!
Without hesitation, Kaito threw himself on top of Yin.
The beam shot past them, tearing through the laboratory.
Another beam swept across the room.
Boom!!
It slammed directly into Rin and Bomb.
The two were blasted backward, smashing into broken machinery before crashing onto the floor.
Crash!
Rin groaned as he slowly pushed himself up.
"...We almost died there."
Bomb coughed and looked at the destruction surrounding them.
"...What are we supposed to do now?"