"Hey~. Are you alright?" Kisuke asked.
Bete couldn't take it anymore and shouted at him, "Shut up you bastard! Is this your doing!?"
Kisuke, however, happily replied, "Damn right~! Amazing, right? This barrier could reflect attacks~! Although it's pretty weak when you attack it from inside." Aside from telling its features, the masked man also revealed its weakness which is, without a doubt, a stupid move.
"Huh?" Of course, coming from someone who's cloaked and masked with obviously fake voice, Bete and the rest of the Loki Familia became confused. For all they know, he might be tricking them to attack the barrier from inside.
Finn approached the barrier and inspected it, "Riveria, what's going on?"
Riveria shook her head as she's also confused, "But so far, their actions are helping us. This barrier is indeed protecting us from the acids." Despite having doubts, she wouldn't deny the help that Kisuke and Yoruichi gave them.
Finn nodded at her and faced the those outside the barrier, "Ais, Bete, Tiona, Tione. Take care of the monsters. Gareth, Lefiya, stay near the barrier while you treat Raul."
"Yes, captain!" Tiona energetically got back on her feet and started assaulting the monsters while the rest also followed his instructions.
Watching them fight, Kisuke and Yoruichi estimated their power levels, "If it's from our previous world, just their physical strength alone could let them contend with a mature High-Class Devil." Kisuke muttered.
"Comparing them to our original world, they're around lieutenant-level. And if they were able to use Mana properly..." Yoruichi added.
"Yep... Falna is amazing... But too bad, they're too dependent on it... And that Ais Wallenstein, although she looks like a human, she's far from one."
"Hmmm? That golden-haired girl? How so?"
"Not sure, but she's giving me the same feeling as Medusa and Sona."
"I see... So that's the weird feeling she's giving... What?" In the middle of her sentence, Kisuke and Yoruichi felt another movement from the Dungeon.
"Something is coming..." Kisuke looked around as the Mana and Spiritual energy started gathering on one spot of the Dungeon wall.
"We should hurry it up then." Yoruichi then separated from Kisuke and went to the southern part of the safe zone.
Kisuke, on the other hand, called out the Loki Familia, "Hey~. This is getting tiring, so we'll take care of this in one fell swoop."
"Huh!? Just stay where you are! We don't need your help!" Bete didn't like Kisuke's idea.
But instead of giving them another warning, Kisuke just made his move, "Shibari, Benihime (Bind, Crimson Princess)." With a wave of his sword, Kisuke launches several long condensed energy in a form of the tangible blood-red net to multiple directions. The nets then dropped on the monsters binding them.
Continuing, Kisuke stabbed the intersection of all nets and muttered, "Hiasobi, Benihime, Juzutsunagi (Fire-playing Crimson Princess Beaded Mesh)." From each intersection of the net, a bead on the size of a baseball emerged.
Seeing this, Finn's thumb was pierced by a prickling pain and hurriedly shouted, "Everyone! Get back! Now!"
Everyone was shocked at the flustered Finn, but they didn't hesitate to follow his orders and gathered beside Finn, Gareth, Lefiya, and Raul.
"What's wrong Finn?" Bete asked him in confusion and the rest also has the same expression.
While biting his thumb, Finn answered with a serious expression, "I don't know what he's trying to do, but that is dangerous."
They then watch as beads emerged until the end of the net and a second later, all the beads exploded, creating a tremendously large and devastating explosion.
The explosion is so powerful all those outside the barrier had to drop to the ground to keep their position against the onslaught of the shockwave created.
"W-what the hell?" Tiona asked in dumbfounded expression.
"D-did you hear him chant?" Lefiya asked with a terrified expression and Riveria also has the same question. After all, the magic of that scale is only possible if all of the rearguards of the Loki Familia started a barrage with all their Minds.
"Maybe the sword he has is a very strong magic weapon?" Bete muttered. But he too couldn't believe it as he knew that even the famed Crozzo Magic Weapons doesn't have that kind of potency.
"..." Ais only stared at the unknown figure quietly. It's unknown what's on her mind.
Finn could only smile wryly after seeing this, "It seems like an insane character just arrived in Orario.
However, even though they still haven't recovered from Kisuke's display, another one started.
"Limit of the thousand hands, respectful hands, unable to touch the darkness. Shooting hands unable to reflect the blue sky." When they looked behind them, the second figure, who is obviously a woman from her figure and the one the other one refers to her, started chanting... while floating in mid-air.
"S-she's floating!?" Lefiya exclaimed. She and the rest tried to find a magic item that gives her the ability to fly but couldn't find any.
Yoruichi ignored them and continued, "The road that basks in light, the wind that ignited the embers, time that gathers when both are together, there is no need to be hesitant, obey my orders." Several spheres of red light then started appearing all around her and each of them possessed a tremendous amount of energy which everyone from the Loki Familia could feel.
"O-oi... Isn't that woman a fighter!? Why is she suddenly casting what seems to be very large scale magic?" Bete mouth's twitches.
Different from this world's incantations which only allows the Mana to move around to a predetermined logic, incantation from Kisuke and Yoruichi's world is not just an assisting tool but are words that empower the will and consciousness of the caster resulting to a more effective art, "Light bullets, eight bodies, nine items, book of heaven, diseased treasure, great wheel, grey fortress tower. Aim far away, scatter brightly and cleanly when fired."
Pointing towards the spot where the most monsters are gathered, Yoruichi shouted, "Hadou no 91, Senjuu Kouten Taihou (Thousand Hand - Bright Heaven Culling - Spear)!!!"
The nine orbs of red lights that Yoruichi summoned then became spears of light and launched towards the monsters where she's pointing.
Hitting a single focal point, the culminating explosion is exceedingly devastating, more than what Kisuke did.
On Kisuke's side, the towers of flames subsided and what's left on the ground is just a pool of lava. Yoruichi's side, on the other hand, is a large hole spanning a few floors below.
"...You overdid it..." Kisuke muttered out loud.
"It's been a while, so I forgot to hold back... And can't blame me... That pool of magma is probably flowing until the 51st floor."
Due to their actions, another point in the Dungeon wall started gathering Mana and Spiritual Energy much faster than the first one. But due to the limited amount of Mana in the air, both of them are competing, which ended up slowing the process.
But before the emergence of the two big monsters, one other monster appeared which brought the entire Loki Familia back to their senses.
"Iya~. After those big moves, we're tried." Kisuke jumped on top of the barrier and Yoruichi followed him, "If someone from you wants to take care of that thing, then please."
The monster that appeared is a giant, 50-meter tall, standing monster that seems to be in the middle of transforming from a caterpillar to a butterfly. Its upper body reminisces of a woman's figure but it only made the whole thing more disgusting.
Stepping out, the mostly silent Ais spoke after Kisuke, "...I'll go."
"...I'll go." Ais stepped out with a deadpan face.
"Ais-san!?" Lefiya exclaimed.
"If you're going, then I'll go too!" Tione also stepped out.
"Of course, you're including me!" Bete felt some sense of rivalry against the masked man and also stepped forward.
"Don't forget about me." Tiona couldn't let herself be excluded.
"Eh? Eh!? T-that... Me too! I've also recovered some of my Mind!" Lefiya was dragged by the flow.
"...Wait." As all five of them about to go, Finn stopped their advances, "Ais... You go alone."
"Captain!?" Everyone except Ais exclaimed.
But instead of Finn, Kisuke answered and supported Finn's decision, "Deimne-san is right. She should go alone."
"Huh!? Who are you to butt-in!?" And as always, Bete has something to say against Kisuke.
Kisuke, however, didn't mind him and continued speaking while shrugging his shoulders, "I'm just stating my opinion~. And if you want to know why, putting it nicely, Wallenstein-san is enough with her magic. And putting it badly, you're just going to hold her back."
"What was that!?" Bete couldn't take it anymore and was about to attack Kisuke when Finn blocked his way, "Finn! Move away!"
Sighing, Finn agreed with Kisuke, "He's right. Ais should be safe from its corrosive attacks with her Ariel. However, you lot are not the same. Ais would have to protect you lot from that acid which will just hold her back."
Bete stopped with an ugly expression on his face, "But...!"
"I'll be fine... I'll go alone." Ais then tapped his shoulder and looked towards the girls, "I'll come back."
"Be careful, alright?" Tione understood what the masked man and Finn meant and didn't push forward the idea of her joining any further.
Ais nodded and turned to the monster, "Ariel." With a gust of wind, Ais flew straight towards the giant monster.
Seeing her leave, Finn then turned to Kisuke, "What's your goal?"
"Eh? Well, nothing much. We're just on our own exploration when we saw your camp being overrun by disgusting monsters. As fellow Adventurers, we choose to help~." Kisuke explained herself.
"And I assume that this isn't for free?"
"Of course, I already told Alf-san that I'll be sending an invoice of the service rendered to the Twilight Manor later. Whether you pay or not, it'll be up to you."
Finn stayed silent and looked at Riveria who nodded at him. He then turned his attention towards Gareth who also nodded at him. All three of them reached a consensus that rather than making an enemy out of them, they'd rather have a friendly relationship. That way, they would also have a bigger chance of uncovering the identity of the two.
However, that doesn't mean they trust him and put an appropriate cautiousness against them.
Kisuke was about to say something else when the movement of Mana around sped up which was also noticed by Riveria, "What's going on?"
Kisuke and Yoruichi jumped down from the barrier and dispelled it. Finally out, the Loki Familia members rejoiced while the leaders looked at him in puzzlement.
"If you don't want what's coming next, then leave." Kisuke only said such before he resumed watching the fight between Ais and the monster that is now releasing explosive powders that Ais easily dealt with using her wind.
The always friendly Tiona then asked, "Hey, what do you mean?"
"What? Could it be that you forgot?" It was Kisuke's turn to asked in confusion.
"What?" Still not getting it, Tione asked again.
Kisuke then pointed at the hole on the ground which was created by Yoruichi, "Miss Totallynotsuspiscious here just punched a hole through several floors..."
Tione, Tiona, Bete, and Lefiya and the rest of the Loki Familia expect for the captain and two vice-captains only looked at them in more confusion.
The trio, finally getting it, immediately reacted and Gareth shouted, "Curses! A Juggernaut is about to spawn! A 50th floor Juggernaut!!!" They couldn't believe they forgot something so simple just after seeing that much destruction.
Hearing him, everyone shuddered. A Juggernaut of floor 50 is unheard of, but if they were to estimate it's strength, it should be at least a Level 7. But that's still underestimating it as it's most probably a Level 8.
"Take the bare minimum and withdraw as fast as possible!" Finn immediately ordered everyone while Riveria shouted at Ais, "Ais! Either retreat now or finish it off!"
Ais don't know what's happening as she focusing on her battle but when she heard Riveria, she started charging for the last big attack.
While everyone is clamoring, Tiona noticed that Kisuke and Yoruichi haven't move and were only watching Ais, "Why are you still not moving!? Could it be that you don't know!? A Juggernaut of the 50th floor could be a Level 8! In the history of Orario, only the Hera Family had ever had someone like that! And most important of all, boss-type monsters are generally stronger than an Adventurer with the same level!"
Kisuke and Yoruichi then looked at each other, "Hey, Miss Sexybutt... Level 8 she says..."
"Yep, Totallynotascammer, I heard her... And it sounds dangerous..."
When Tiona thought that both of them understood the dangers, she suddenly heard both of them chuckling while simultaneously saying, "How exciting~."
The top executives of the Loki Familia stopped momentarily to take a look at these two crazy people. But then, a sudden possibility emerged from their minds and Tiona asked them, "Are the both of you Level 8s?"
"Hmmm... Let see..." Kisuke then pretends to think deeply.
Yoruichi elbowed him in response, "Stop putting on airs... You're still far from becoming a Level 8."
Yoruichi's words made everyone else more confused but they couldn't question it as they suddenly heard the cries of the monster Ais is fighting. When they looked in that direction, everyone saw a big hole in the middle of the monster's chest. A few seconds later, it dropped down, spilling all acid inside its body. But thanks to the hole that Yoruichi created, it acted as a funnel and the acid went down on the deeper floors.
Ais sighed in relief and satisfaction after seeing the monster go down, however, her companions don't have the same feeling, "Ais!!! Behind you!!!" Riveria shouted in extreme concern. The fastest of the Loki Familia also tried to reach Ais's position.
Hearing Riveria's shout and seeing her companion's actions, she looked behind and saw a giant hand threatening to flatten her. Ais panicked and tried to get away but it's already too late as the hand is too fast.
Ais crossed her arm and controlled the strongest wind she could to receive the impact. She doesn't know if she can survive after being slapped away, but she can't give up. Not yet when there are still things that she has to do.
For the first time since her reawakening, she experiences flashing lanterns of memories. Ais gritted her teeth as she hates this feeling because it's the same thing that happened to her before she lost something very important.
But just as the giant hand is a few meters away from her and nobody could possibly reach her, Ais suddenly felt a tug behind her as someone grabbed the collar of her clothes, "Geez, don't let your guard down just because you defeated a boss. You don't know if it still has a second or third form~."
A tone of voice that doesn't match the situation, but also strangely calming even though she doesn't know what he's talking about.
Within a split second, she saw his arm and sword appearing in front of her from over shoulder and she felt her back landing on something soft before hearing, "Chikasumi no Tate (Blood Mist Shield)."