At the same time that this silver substance was seeping through the pores of Jake's skin, the Virtues and various Powers and Principalities relentlessly pursuing and battling Vexa and Radur's squadrons suddenly retreated.
Vexa was so surprised when the three Virtues gave up the chase that he halted in his tracks, wavering on whether to attack again to hold them off. They were still a long way from the ambush point they had chosen to eliminate these three powerhouses.
When he was about to target one of them in the hope of taunting them again, he received a notification from his Oracle Device. He was startled when he found that it was a message from Jake.
"Caphriel has been freed and Ruby is in our hands, sedated with the potion you gave me."
"What about the other Digestor Trojans?" Vexa inquired.
"Dead."