Carrot lay restrained on the bed and could feel her body changing as something inside of her was fighting her body and trying to take over.
The wound started to darken and the blood had darkened too as her veins slowly started to darken as it spread across her body. "Urgh."
Ashwin stood watch from far away and sighed. "This is why you should listen to Alyssia's advice and follow it properly. Not just when it suits you.."
Although he felt that it was a pity that Carrot was harmed, he still scolded her a little because it was her own carelessness that lead her to be infected with the strange poison or virus which was spreading through her body.
Whatever it was, it seemed to be spread into open wounds from a single scratch so he had made sure to shout for everyone to be extra careful in battle.
Many shot the mutants from far away so casualties could be avoided but the mutants had each displayed their own unique advantages.
The mutation and healing was just a couple of them while there were some with greater speed or strength.
Among them was a couple which had used their mutations to form weapons and larger hands which showed that some of their abilities were like superpower mutations.
The more that they fought, the more they seemed to fall into a frenzied state so they were very dangerous.
Outside, an arm was covered in a strange mutation of skin and bone which took the shape of a large blade which was thrust towards Medea.
The blade passed through her body but her body had split apart and become energy which allowed her to avoid it then she rematerialised behind and stabbed it into the skull.
Another mutated body part in the shape of a large hand reached towards her but her body split apart again then appeared behind the mutant killing it instantly.
A strange heat surrounded a mutant as they tackled towards her body but they missed completely and were killed.
The numbers were reduced very quickly one after another as Medea played a key role in killing them.
Many bodies were scattered around on the deck and Medea had finally been able to catch her breathe. "Tend to the wounded and separate them from the others. I will go and find the culprit."
Medea knew that Alyssia would be able to find a solution but there was no way to know if Carrot and the others could even last that long.
Since they were out in space and Alyssia was still on earth, they needed a temporary solution and Medea needed the person who was behind what had happened because that person may have the main solution.
Alyssia would be able to extract the information from them once they had been brought to her, even though Medea did not know of the details of how she could do so, Alyssia had often been able to gain or learn things very easily from others then out them to use for herself and others.
She coldly looked towards the cowering mutant who had surrendered first. "Lead the way quickly. Make any strange moves and I will kill you."
The mutant cowered while thinking to himself. 'She killed all the best mutants so quickly but that will not matter once she is in front of the master. Her friends lives are all in his hands now and she will make the same decision as other have before her.'
He had seen it far too many times as there were those that resisted but then chose to give in when they were in dire need of the cure to save themselves or those they cared for.
The master loved to force his pets into submission using the antidote which suppressed the mutation temporarily.
If they were disobedient or failed then they would be left to go berserk for a while until they were suppressed and then given the antidote by the others.
Medea found herself in a strange room filled with many other mutants and one sat in front of her smiling smugly. "Well done."
The cowardly mutant knelt down. "Thank you master. Can I have.."
He stopped himself quickly but it was already too late since Medea understood a little about what was going to be said. 'Those mutants do not seem stable so there must be something to suppress or control them. This is the right place.'
Medea could pick up on the energy in the room using her Rumble fruit abilities so she quickly located a couple of vials which was within the clothing of the mutant who was referred to as the master of the mutants. "So you are their master."
The master put on a smug smile and stretched out his hand. "If you want your friends to live then kneel down and accept your new position. Accept the mutation and I will administer the antidote to them."
He was sure that Medea would kneel down to him soon enough because he had the lives of her allies in the palm of his hands.
Everyone had submitted no matter how strong they were and no matter how many mutants they had killed before they got to him.
Those infected would become like wild beasts and attack anyone close by then the infection would spread to those wounded while repeating the vicious cycle.
He was a criminal who was wanted for many war crimes and illegal uses of viruses and mutations.
On his home planet which had become an SSS danger ranked planet, he was once a chief scientist there who had many breakthroughs in viruses, powers and mutations.
The planet experienced many wild weather patterns and humans had a difficult time surviving against the deadly bat like monsters which attacked in swarms during the night.
To defend themselves, everyone became dependent on the research of the person who was referred to as master.