The emperor shot a ray of energy towards Alice, aiming to rip her body to shreds and pull out whatever was inside her belly; he was quite enjoying the drama playing in front of him, and he loved seeing the expressions of fear, hopelessness, resentment, rage, and despair.
Just as the energy appeared in front of Alice, several others jumped in front of her. Eve transformed into her beast form as she shot energy from her mouth, hoping to make the energy disappear, but the power difference was too large.
Aside from her, Lord Shive jumped, holding his trishul in his hand as he positioned himself between the attack and Alice, releasing a loud roar as he took the brunt of the force while holding his weapon in front of him; he stood like an unmovable statue, not allowing the energy to pass through despite the injuries he was receiving.
