“Kya!”
They were both knocked flying at the same time. Yō tried to assess the outside situation from the hole in the wall but found herself staring into a huge eye that was looking inside from the other end.
Yō couldn’t repress her natural instinct to jump away. While the attacker couldn’t be bothered by her reaction as it used its huge arm to sweep the whole dormitory off its foundations.
“Yō-san!”
Kuro Usagi grabbed Yō who was off-balanced into her arms, seeming to protect her as she leap clear of the dormitory.
Witnessing the full size of the attacker for the first time, Yō said in a low and trembling voice:
“Ti….Titan!”
That’s right---A huge body of a height around ten meters appeared before them. The arms that held a huge long blade were as thick and sturdy as huge tree trunks.
A fearsome glare was emitted from behind a mask where two holes were drilled for the eyes.
Kuro Usagi eyed the Titans and prepared herself for battle.
“YES. They are [Humanoid Eudemons]--- also known as the Titan tribe!”
“Gahouhouhouhouhouhouhouhouhouhouhouhouhou----!”
The titans who were wearing their masks swung their hair while they gave off a fearsome roar before starting towards them to launch their attacks.
The place that was chopped by the huge sword had already formed a crater and the vibrations shook the whole Underground city. The outer walls had also started to crumble due to the impact. If it weren’t for the Great Tree’s tree roots to support them, they would have long been laid to waste.
Yō was dodging the slashes of the huge sword as she asked Kuro Usagi:
“You said that these are the Residual group of the Demon Lord. Could it be that the [Authority of the Host Master]……”
“No! These felons are ignoring the rules of Gift Games and had launched a direct assault! And they are the epitome of an unlawful organization!”
Anger was evident in Kuro Usagi’s reply. Gift Games were one of the few rules that existed within Little Garden that granted lots of freedom. The violent acts that did not conform to such a rule would surely cause her to be boiling in rage within her heart.
Just as they dodged another slash from the huge sword, they heard Asuka’s voice coming from behind.
“Kasukabe-san! Kuro Usagi! Are you guys fine?!”
“No problem on our end!”[6]
Kuro Usagi opened her mouth to reply and Asuka nodded to acknowledge.
Asuka then raised her Gift Card as she intended to summon Deen. Only to be stopped by a flustered Kuro Usagi.
“Wait……Please wait a moment, Asuka-san! If Deen and the Titans started to fight within the Underground City, the whole city would definitely be flattened!”
“Then what should I do?”
“Please head above ground with Yō-san! There’s more of the Titan tribe attacking outside! Please leave the city to Kuro Usagi!”
Kuro Usagi raised her Vajra that shot out a thousand arcs of lightning just as she ended her words.
The masked Titan wasn’t able to dodge the counterattack and howled as it crashed to the floor.
However, in the next moment, three other titans leapt down from above.
“Gahouhouhouhouhouhouhouhouhouhouhouhouhou----!”
*Boom!* The titans who had leapt down had thrown a chain towards Kuro Usagi in an attempt to restrict her movements. However, Kuro Usagi had a comparable leg power to Izayoi’s own.
Weaving through the gap of the chain thrown at her original position, she leapt in front of the Titan clan and let out a volley of lightning from her [Mock Divinity. Vajra] to strike them down.
“Rest assured! This level of opponents will never be a match to Kuro Usagi, no matter how many they may bring! Both of you, please help support the others outside!”
“I……I got it!”
Asuka shouted her consent as Yō whipped up a whirlwind that flew Asuka to the outside. At the moment before she flew herself to the surface, Yō who took a glance below and spotted the destroyed dormitory.
“…..Wu!”
A sense of panic caused Yō’s chest to feel tight. Judging by the extent of destruction, the headphones shouldn’t be able to remain intact without a scratch. Once the headphones are damaged, it would be more difficult for her to prove her innocence.
If the misunderstanding were to be unsolvable, the happy times they had up till now would burst like a soap bubble---
“Kasukabe-san! Go to the surface!”
“Nn……Okay!”
Asuka’s voice pulled Yō’s mind back to reality and they left the Underground City together to the surface.
As their field of vision widened, the battle torn situation was painted before their very eyes.
The echoes of bronze weapons clamoring against each other resounded across the plains and the river banks.
The curtains of the night sky were illuminated by flames that blossomed sporadically.
The deafening explosions from the fire arrows that were shot at each other were reflected by a barrier created with whirlwinds.
[Underwood]’s lower regions[7] were also embroiled in battles that made use of the condensed miracles—[Gifts].
“The……The situation seems to be worse than my imagination!”
Though the Titan tribe had at most two hundred or so on their side, but their opponents could only block one with 10 of their own. Facing a Titan invader, it required many Beastmen and Eudemons to attack together to successfully stop the advance of the opponent.
Even though the situation was as described above, the numbers were in [Underwood] residents favor and they should still be in an advantageous position. However, the chaotic battle field was filled with many differing views.
“Those people over at the Great Tree! Put out the lights! These guys are bad at night vision!”
“Cannot! There’re also [Two Wing] members who are bad at night vision!”
“Who cares about that! We would only be giving our opponents the upper hand if we continue like this!”
“We have to find the sentry who should have alerted us to this invasion and see if he really did do his job!”
The chaos was like a contagious disease that rapidly spread through the ranks of the defenders. The situation was simply out of control. The residents of [Underwood] were just a messy crowd that were engaged in their individual battles.
[No. We should focus on the situation at hand now!]
Yō cut off her train of thoughts to change her perspective. Since the situation was this bad, there’s no time for her to continue dwelling on other problems.
“Asuka, let’s find Sala to control the situation first……”
“I think that would be impossible.”
Asuka immediately replied. Looking to the direction that Asuka pointed, Yō spotted a bright and fiery figure in the night sky.
It was Sala who was flying in the skies with her Flaming Wings and there were three other Titan clan members that were pursuing relentlessly.
Though the three of them on first glance seemed smaller than the other Titans, but besides the masks that all the Titans wore they had a golden crown adorning their heads, sceptres[8] or a long staff as part of their accessories, distinctly marking them as different from the other Titans in terms of their imposing presence.
“Those three who are currently in battle with Sala should be the main force of the invaders. If we were to enter the fray and upset the balance, there’s no telling that it would be more good than harm. For now, let’s just go confirm the chaotic battle situation below before all else.”
“I got it. How do we do that?”
Caught by Yō’s question, Asuka thought for a moment while observing the defense line of the City.
“……Can’t let them invade into the City… Just place me down at the spot that is about to be breached.”
“You sure?”
“Nn. I will summon Deen on my way down to create a diversion and opening in the enemies and use that moment of surprise to launch my attack.”
“Okay. I will leave it to you.”
Asuka’s red formal dress fluttered as she descended into the battlefield and she took out her Gift card while shouting amidst the clamors of battle:
“Come to me! Deen!”
Following Asuka’s summons, a circular magic array that had no markings on it appeared in the skies.
And from the middle of the circular array, a huge armored red steel doll of a height similar to the Titans appeared and fell towards the ground.
The impact of the collision caused the ground to shudder and form a huge crater at its feet.
“---DEEEEEEEEEeeeeEEEEEEEN!”
The reverberation of the roar echoed in the Moon lit night.
The figure caused the Titan tribe, Gryphons and the other beastmen to quake in fear.
Due to the red Steel doll’s sudden appearance, the battle was ceased for a moment as they couldn’t identify which side it belonged to. Grabbing that chance, Asuka shouted her orders.