Boom!
Asa opened with full firepower.
Invisible bullets tore out from her fingertips, ripping through everything in their path. The ground split into deep trenches, and buildings caught in the barrage melted instantly.
Santa Claus, in Zeina's form, was blown apart on the spot.
This was the power of the Gun Devil.
"Phew."
Asa Mitaka blew on her slightly heated finger.
"All that talk, and you're this weak?"
Explosions rang out nearby.
Reze moved through the battlefield, blasting apart surrounding dolls with precise detonations. Her expression tightened.
"It's not over."
"The dolls are still moving."
"Santa Claus is still alive."
She glanced around, analyzing quickly.
"From what I've seen, normal people turn into dolls the moment they're touched."
"If those things touch us, who knows what happens."
"Asa, stay sharp. Do not let them touch you."
"Oh, got it!"
Not far away, beneath the shadow of a ruined building, Zeina's scattered remains began to move.
Fragments stitched themselves back together, restoring her body in seconds.
"It's useless."
Her voice came out warped and delighted.
Her slender doll-like body leaped forward, joints creaking unnaturally as she advanced.
"War, your attacks are funny. It's just the Gun Devil."
"I absorbed flesh from a Primal Devil."
Her smile twisted.
"Do you even understand what that means?"
"No matter how much damage you deal, I will recover."
"My lifespan is infinite."
She licked her lips, eyes gleaming.
"Today is the day you die."
"I'll kill you properly and send you to Hell to reunite with the Blackbeard Devil."
Her back split open as doll limbs shot out toward them.
Reze reacted instantly.
Her arm transformed into a missile and launched forward.
Boom!
Flames surged skyward, blasting Zeina apart again, her body scattering into burning fragments.
Zeina rolled across the ground, flames clinging to her as she screamed.
"It hurts, it hurts so much!"
Then she stopped.
Her expression twisted into a grin.
"Heh... did you expect me to keep screaming?"
She stretched within the fire, almost enjoying it.
"Ahh... this feels good."
"It has been a while since I had a proper hot bath."
She glanced toward the shadows.
At her command, nearby dolls shifted debris, casting her remains into darkness.
In an instant, her body restored completely.
A low laugh escaped her throat.
"Immortality is amazing."
"Even the pain gets distributed across my dolls."
Her gaze turned cold.
"I'll kill you, turn you into dolls, and keep your heads as spare parts."
Her ability had limits.
She could only turn pure beings into dolls, either humans or devils.
Asa and Reze were different.
Asa carried the War Devil.
Reze was a Bomb Weapon Human, with the Bomb Devil as her core.
Their bodies were already occupied.
Zeina could not overwrite them directly.
But there was another way.
Kill them first.
Destroy the vessel.
Rip out Reze's heart, send the War Devil back to Hell, then reshape their corpses.
As for Makima, things were more complicated.
Makima was the Control Devil.
In theory, she could be turned into a doll.
In practice, getting close enough to touch her without being dominated first was nearly impossible.
Killing them all was easier.
At that moment, Makima spoke.
"Asa, Reze, listen carefully."
Both of them moved back-to-back, clearing waves of incoming dolls.
"Go on," Asa said.
"Quickly," Reze added.
Makima touched her chin.
"I understand her new ability."
"Darkness immunity."
"Only in darkness can she regenerate instantly."
She looked at them.
"So remove the darkness."
"With your abilities, that should not be difficult."
"Got it," Asa replied immediately.
Zeina burst into laughter.
Hundreds of doll eyes blinked across her body as her army surged forward.
"So what if you figured it out?"
"Can you erase darkness completely?"
"Ridiculous."
"Where there is no light, there is darkness."
"Even under light, shadows exist."
She looked toward the fading sky.
"Night is coming."
Her grin widened.
"I can die as many times as I want."
"But if I catch you once, you're finished."
Asa clicked her tongue.
"Shut up already."
She pulled out her phone and opened her balance.
Then she remembered.
Dolls were no longer people.
That meant they could be bought.
She slammed her phone onto the ground.
"I'll spend ten million yen to buy one thousand of Santa Claus's dolls!"
The transaction processed instantly.
Her balance dropped fast.
The nearest thousand dolls froze, then turned.
One by one, they knelt before Asa.
Ownership had changed.
They were hers now.
They rose immediately and attacked their former allies.
Asa exhaled.
"Ten thousand yen per doll... yeah, that hurts."
She glanced at the endless swarm.
There were far too many to buy all of them.
"I still need money to live, damn it."
Turning them into weapons would waste the investment.
Better to use them properly.
She thought for a second, then issued commands.
"Five hundred of you, hold the line."
"The rest, scatter."
"Hit supermarkets, gas stations, anywhere with fuel."
"Bring everything that burns."
Her eyes sharpened.
"Set it all on fire."
"Burn that freak to ash."
The dolls moved instantly.
They scattered across the city with terrifying speed.
Even Zeina could not stop them in time.
Her expression darkened.
"You bitch... using my dolls like this..."
Moments later, sparks ignited within the swarm.
Then more.
And more.
Flames spread rapidly, feeding on everything.
The fire grew larger and larger.
Tonight, Tokyo was going to burn.
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