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[h3]13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi - City Streets[/h3]
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Alex's punch managed to recoil the machine woman but did not let go of him as he had planned. Instead, his mechanical opponent threw him up in the air but he recovered just in time to see Relius coming at him from above with another claw-like appendage ready to skewer him once more. Normally he'd take the hit to catch the golden-haired man right in his hands but he had already taken one and while he could take one more, he decided to save that for when he really needs it.

What Alex did was immediately put up a large, black shield made of hardened biomass, his Shield Power, to block Relius' attack. The force of the attack, however, managed to shatter his Shield and blew him towards the ground but at the least not at all hurt from the attack. The virus jumped to his feet, his innate powers already began closing the wound and repairing his 'clothes'.

Alex figured it was time to take off the kiddie-gloves since it was all too obvious that this Relius was more than a pretty face with a robot assistant. Numerous tendrils of black and red color enveloped the virus' hands and became larger and larger until the tendrils subsided and revealed large, sharp claws, his Claw Power having replaced his hands.

"You're not the only one with claws." Alex dryly said to his opponent.

The virus raised one of his Claws into the air and sunk hard into the ground, making the ground rumble. A couple of seconds later, huge black spikes would erupt from Relius' position.