[Oh this won't do, this won't do at all. Nox teleports back out of Alex's range, although he has to leave the sword behind.]

I can see that dealing with you head-on is not going to be easy. However, I can rise above such crude methods if the need presents itself.

[Nox gestures and a swarm of blue glowing mechanical insects cluster around him, before launching in a stream of kamikaze exploding bugs towards the man-shaped virus. How long can he hold out against that?]