"H-he got swallowed!" Luna cried out.
Vanessa didn't waste time panicking.
She snapped her hands together, activating the bloodrop tattoo embedded in her palm.
The mark glowed, gathering every drop of blood she had stored and compressing it into a thin, needle-like beam.
She thrust her hand forward and fired.
The beam shot across the open air and struck the centipede-like monster that had taken Lucius into its maw.
But instead of piercing flesh, the beam bounced off the creature's glossy exoskeleton like a pebble hitting steel.
Vanessa winced.
'Damn, I didn't gather enough momentum to pierce. The technique only works against these tough skins if I build speed.'
She yanked her hand backward, pulling the returning stream of blood toward her, preparing for a second attack.
But she never got the chance.
A thunderous shockwave burst from the ground as Supreme Man launched himself upward like a cannonball.
He slammed his fist into the monster's side with crushing force.
