As the barrier dissipated due to the trio destroying all the souls, they found themselves facing a two-story small building.
Tamims eyes hurt suddenly " Ahh.." Tamim held his eyes and it started bleeding.
Because of Tamims mask the blood was not visible.
With that Tamim's X-ray turned off.
Nadia, Nadim and Rakib turned back.
" You alright? " Says Faria
" I'm good. Just my x-ray turned off. " Says Tamim
" But your eyes are bleeding " Says Faria
" What? " Says Tamim and touched the mask and saw blood popped up outside
" I thought this was water, " says Tamim.
And started wiping up with his hand.
" Ah..your voice. It seems known." Says Nadia to Tamim.
" Ahh..Nadia. Don't bring your wired guess here" Says Rakib.
" Tamim, I think you need to take some rest. " Says Faria.
" You don't have to think about that. I am ok. Just X ray vision stopped " Says Tamim and looked at the house.
" We need to search the house. But it might be trap " Says Nadim
" Leave it to me." Rakib said and with that Rajib summoned a few dog souls and dispatched them to investigate the building's interior.
Tamim asked Faria " Am..Faria. Can you tell me how you turn your X-ray off. While fighting you were not always turning it on. You was just switching it i guess "
" Oh, well I don't know how it works but I think of relaxing my eyes with the intention of turning it off. It works like that. " Says Faria
"The dogs found no one inside, not a soul," Rajib reported.
"Looks like we wasted our time coming here," Nadim sighed.
Faria, using her X-ray vision, pointed out, "No, with my X-ray vision, I can see an underground base and people inside."
Tamim also attempted to use his X ray powers to see and confirmed, "Yes, people are hurriedly packing up things in the underground base."
"They're preparing for an escape; we need to stop them quickly," Tamim urged again, blood came from Tamim's eyes.
" Tamim, i think you should avoid using X ray for now. " Says Faria seeing this.
" Mmm..This girl seems to care about this boy a lot. Why does their aura feel like that i saw them earlier " Thinks Nadia looking at masked Tamim and Faria.
"Can you locate the entrance?" Nadim inquired.
"I can't see the entrance," replied Faria.
"We'll have to search inside the building for it," suggested Rajib.
The team entered the building and began scouring every room. Tamim noticed a box on the ground floor. As he approached the box, a soul suddenly attacked him, thrusting him backward. The soul took on a human-like form and, as it emerged, the entire house began acting erratically, as if under the soul's control.
Nadia rushed into the room and screamed as a hand from the ground grabbed her, pulling her down. Tamim reacted swiftly, rescuing her and leaping out of the window teleporting outside.
"Thanks for saving me, it's a top tier soul" Nadia expressed her gratitude.
"It's okay... but tell me, what exactly is a top-tier soul?" Tamim inquired.
"A top-tier soul is capable of shaping itself into anything and creating distractions on a city-block level. Here, this soul is mimicking a building, allowing it to control the entire place," Nadia explained, breathing heavily from the sudden ordeal.
As Tamim and Nadia made their escape, Faria entered the same room and faced the monster's attack. With a powerful punch, she struck the monster, causing it to scream in pain.
Rajib swiftly transformed into his bear form and launched a ferocious attack on the soul, causing the entire building to tremble.
From the second floor, Nadim observed the situation, realizing what was happening. He slashed the building's structure, joining Faria and Rajib, effectively merging the entire building into a singular soul entity.
Meanwhile, Tamim discovered some strange markings connected to a hole in the ground. He rushed towards it, and using his X-ray vision, identified a cave.
Following the tire marks, he reached the cave entrance and found a metal door. Employing his telekinesis, Tamim broke through the door and stepped inside.
"Is it safe?" asked Nadia, who had followed Tamim into the cave.
"Not at all. I don't think you should come in; go call the others while I explore this area," Tamim advised.
"Okay, I'll be right back," Nadia replied and hurried away.
As Tamim ventured deeper, a transformed monster ambushed him. Unfazed, Tamim skillfully defended against the monster's attack and retaliated with precision.
"It's been a while since I faced a transformed monster. This time, I won't struggle," Tamim thought determinedly, landing a powerful punch that made the monster bleed.
With a quick motion, Tamim pulled the monster's arm, flinging it out of the cave.
While it was airborne, Tamim utilized his telekinesis to launch a punch towards its face. Swiftly teleporting behind it, he struck its back, shattering its backbone before it hit the ground.
The monster was down so Tamim reentered the cave, he found himself in a spacious area with two different doors.
"Two different doors, but where should I go?" Tamim contemplated. Suddenly, the monster he had left behind attacked him again. Tamim swiftly dodged its assault, but before he could counter, a bolt of lightning struck the monster, causing it to collapse.
It was Faria who had used the lightning attack to incapacitate the monster. She approached Tamim, and together, they observed two different pathways ahead.
"Where do you think we should go?" Faria asked Tamim.
"I don't know; they all seem the same," Tamim replied uncertainly.
"What's happening?" Nadia screamed, seeing the monster's body slowly transforming into a human-like figure.
"Don't scream," Rajib advised Nadia as he tried to calm her down.
Tamim and Faria turned around to see Rajib and Nadia entering the cave.
"What's happening here?" asked Rajib, trying to assess the situation.
"It's a large base, and it seems there are numerous humans inside waiting for us to engage in a fight," Faria reported, scanning the area with her X-ray vision.
She looked back and saw the knocked down monster has become normal again. She created a portal and the body fell inside the portal and filled on a helipad of BSSB headquarter.
"How many?" queried Nadia.
Suddenly, a transformed monster burst through the left door, breaking it as it entered with a blink of an eye. It launched an attack toward Rajib, who quickly formed a protective shell with his soul.
However, the monster's assault managed to bypass the shield, inflicting a deep wound on Rajib.
Before the creature could strike again, Faria leaped forward and shielded Rajib from the impending attack with her hand, which got severely damaged in the process.
Faria quickly tends to Rajib, employing her red aura to heal him. She then delivers a powerful punch to the monster, causing it to collide with the cave's ceiling and crash down.
Faria swiftly creates a portal, transporting herself and the monster outside the cave. Tamim turns his attention to Rajib, noticing his complete recovery.
"She also has healing abilities. It's almost as if we share similar powers," Tamim muses, then turns to Rajib. "Are you okay?"
"I'm completely fine, but how did she heal me so rapidly?" Rajib wonders.
"Where's the other guy?" Tamim inquires.
"Nadim? He's battling the Top Tier Soul. It might take some time for him to defeat it," Nadia responds.
"We shouldn't waste any more time; we should get inside," Tamim suggests.
"But which door?" Nadia asks.
Tamim utilizes his X-ray vision and notices that the right gate has three people while the left gate has two.
"I think we should split up. I'll go right, and both of you should take the left," Tamim proposes.
"Why such a specific division?" Nadim questions.
"Because the left gate has two people, but the right one has three. I believe both of you can handle two opponents," Tamim explains.
"But you'll be fighting three alone. Isn't that risky?" Nadim expresses concern.
"I don't want anyone worrying about me," Tamim assures before entering the right door.
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Outside, Nadim grappled with the formidable soul monster. "This entity is incredibly strong. I'm baffled by a soul possessing such immense power. It feels like a human soul; someone must have altered it into this menacing pet," Nadim thought, evading the soul's relentless attacks.
"I must unleash my full strength now," Nadim declared, tapping into his true soul form. A ghastly shell enveloped his body, transforming his sword into a radiant yellow energy ball. The powerful strike hit the soul, triggering a swirling vortex that obliterated trees and disintegrated every part of the soul. Exhausted by the immense energy, Nadim collapsed to the ground.
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Meanwhile, high above in the sky, Faria engaged in combat with the monster she had encountered. Despite her relentless punches, the creature deftly countered every move.
"This adversary possesses extraordinary power, possibly drawing from a soul-based ability. Its invisible wings indicate it's harnessing soul energy," Faria pondered while exchanging blows mid-air.
Unexpectedly, the monster pleaded, "Please release me from this torment. I can't endure this agony any longer. I want to die ."
Stunned by the monster's plea, Faria paused, unsure of what to do next.
To be continued...