Joseph is confronted in the desert by Donovan, one of Stroheim's assassins, but subdues him and learns that Speedwagon is still alive. Meanwhile, Stroheim awakens the Pillar Man, dubbed by Stroheim as Santana, by sacrificing several prisoners to flood the figure with blood. To test Santana, Stroheim sends in a prisoner that was made into a vampire by a stone mask. Santana absorbs the vampire into his body to feed himself before uttering Stroheim's name. He escapes into an air vent which he then uses to enter the observation chamber. He then confronts Stroheim over being prematurely awakened, entering the body of a dead soldier which he then uses to kill the other soldiers by mimicking their gunfire. At that moment, Joseph who sneaked into the base, uses his Hamon to shield Joseph, Speedwagon, and Stroheim with some of Stroheim's hair.