Cadmus 2

Meanwhile.........

After Julie went after the Genomorph, she slipped directly into the shadows and entered the high-speed lift, descending to floor SL36. Upon reaching the floor, she swiftly kicked the Genomorph in front of her, knocking it over. Drawing her sword, she mercilessly decapitated the small Genomorph on the shoulder of the larger one.

However, as she severed the Genomorph's head, it emitted a signal to other Genomorphs on the floor. With her vampiric senses, Julie could hear the loud noises of approaching large creatures. She smiled, relishing the opportunity for a true vampire hunt. Today, she didn't have to be cautious since she had left her companions behind, allowing them to fend for themselves.

Moving swiftly through the darkness, Julie encountered Genomorphs along the way, unsheathing her sword with lightning speed. Utilizing her telekinetic powers, she wielded the sword in a circular motion, beheading all the Genomorphs in her path.

The halls now had an organic appearance, with concrete floors transformed into a more primal state. Julie was confident she was on the right floor, pursuing her objective while leaving her companions to their own fate.

As she continued to run at incredible speeds, laughing and decapitating Genomorphs, her movements resembled a graceful dance, akin to ballet. With each step she took, she eliminated whatever crossed her path. Nothing could hinder her now. She reveled in her vampiric nature.

After traversing the floor and eliminating around 40 Genomorphs, she finally arrived at a repulsive-looking door. Opening it, she peered inside to find hundreds of glass tubes, some empty and others containing people.

As Julie entered the room, an alarm sounded, causing unexpected events to unfold. The door behind her closed and locked, while some tubes opened, releasing a white misty gas. Three tubes opened immediately, and a girl and two boys emerged. They gazed at Julie with hollowed eyes, but they were pre-programmed Kryptonians. Despite their flaws, their Kryptonian blood still held value to her current objective.

Observing the clones, two of them appeared to be young boys, no older than 10 or 12, while the girl clone, the largest among them, wore a solar suit. This made Julie cautious, as even flawed clones possessed unimaginable strength due to their Kryptonian heritage. Their strength surpassed even her vampiric powers.

However, Julie embraced the challenge and focused on the clones. They stared back at her in a robotic manner, with the girl clone uttering "intruder alert" in a husky voice. The two boys and the girl clone rushed towards her at incredible speeds.

To counter the clones' advance, Julie reached into her cloak and retrieved several small pellets, tossing them to the ground. The pellets created a smoke screen, enveloping the area in a thick haze. She continued to throw more pellets, filling the entire lab with dense smoke, rendering visibility nearly impossible. Yet, Julie could see through the smoke, utilizing her infrared vision.

Using her infrared eyes, she surveyed the surroundings and noticed that the clones, being flawed, struggled to see through the smoke with their limited vision. Julie decided to exploit their vulnerability by separating them. She threw another pellet—a small bomb—into the midst of the three clones, causing a mini-explosion and generating even more smoke. This diversion successfully led the smaller clones to disperse in different directions, while the girl clone remained in her initial position, searching for her target.

Focusing on the smallest clone as her primary target, Julie emerged from the shadows and engaged it in combat. Rather than attempting to pierce the clone's impenetrable skin with her sword, Julie aimed to disable the source of its powers—the solar suit. Analyzing the suit for weak points, she identified the partially exposed arms as potential vulnerabilities.

Utilizing her supernatural precision and aim, Julie drove her 7-foot-long sword towards the unsuspecting clone, piercing its chest at an angle that would sever the suit. Applying significant force, she managed to penetrate the suit with the pointed tip of her sword.

However, the clone reacted swiftly, launching a punch at an unbelievable speed. Although Julie evaded the punch by tilting her head at the last moment, the clone's fist still struck her stomach with tremendous force. Unfazed, Julie withdrew her hand, grabbed a piece of the suit, and began tearing it apart.

As she observed the clone's hand passing through her stomach, Julie turned intangible for a moment, dissolving away from the clone's grasp. Retreating into the shadows, she pondered her next move. It became clear to her that she couldn't physically harm these clones, as their skin was impenetrable even for her considerable strength. Frustrated by this realization, she began formulating a plan to exploit their weaknesses—intellectual limitations and vulnerability to mental manipulation.

After a brief period of strategizing in the darkness, Julie reemerged from the shadows, confronting the largest clone—the girl—whose appearance resembled Galathea. With hollowed black eyes, the clone stared at Julie as she approached.

Initiating her attack, Julie threw a punch at the clone, who deftly dodged it and retaliated with a powerful punch of her own. Dodging the blow by tilting her head, Julie locked eyes with the clone, her own eyes glowing red in a mesmerizing manner.

As the clone met Julie's gaze, her eyes also began to glow red, succumbing to Julie's vampiric control. Julie took full command of the clone, overriding its pre-programmed nature and manipulation. Exploiting her hypnotic powers, she exerted complete control over the clone's actions.

Now in control, Julie realized she had acquired a minion. She commanded the clone to eliminate the other two clones, providing her with precise instructions. The obedient clone swiftly located and ended the lives of the smaller clones, twisting their necks from behind.

Left with the remaining clone, despite her reservations, Julie decided against further testing her hypnotic powers. Instead, she ordered the clone to twist her own neck, and the clone obediently complied, applying her Kryptonian strength to snap her own neck. The clone fell lifeless.

Relieved to have dealt with three nearly indestructible Kryptonian beings, Julie turned her attention to the partially undressed clone, whose weakened skin was exposed due to the absence of a solar suit. Bending down, Julie's eyes glowed red, her fangs extended, and she proceeded to pierce the dead Kryptonian clone's neck, consuming its blood.