Oh no! I've been controlled by the puppet!
Captain and company are either unconscious… or have yet to recover. They can't even get up… They will not be able to… wake me up in time…
No… I have to… save myself!
Everything before Klein's eyes was happening in slow motion. All his joints and his brain seemed to have been coated with an ever-thickening layer of glue.
He had no interest in becoming a human-version puppet, so he seized the opportunity of not being fully controlled by trying his best to seek a way to save himself.
I definitely can't… hit myself… There must be an… external force…
External force… I'll give it a try… There's no time for hesitation… Without the luxury of time to think through things, Klein came to an idea in less than three seconds. He moved his "rusty" knee joint and took a counterclockwise step.