Part 6[แก้ไข]
---Forest of Al Pisano, [Two Wings] chosen route.
Many eudemons could be seen resting near the river banks along the tangle of undergrowth that grew unrestrained in the forest. Moving further North beyond the safety of the sea of trees, one would find the remains of a small lake. It is said that a HanBa demonic beast that resided there had caused it to dry up and hence the eudemons had to evacuate into the safety of the forest and had to share the limited space with each other as their population was relatively high.[10][11][12]
As the [Two Wings]s made a tight formation to travel in the middle of the river, they could also faintly hear the sounds of other eudemons breathing in the forest.
Griffith was acting as a supporter in his Eudemon form for the game.
Even if he had the ability to anthropomorphize, he just couldn't stand completing the race in the appearance of a Human. Hence choosing to be a supporter to finish off other riders from the air while another person took the position of his team's rider. And since majority of the contestants were already finished off by Faceless, he could now focus on protecting his own rider.
(The route that has a shorter cut through the sea of trees has been controlled by us! Those fools can go wander around in the sea of trees till they are satisfied!)
The Eudemon teams were moving upstream against the flow of the Forest's river.
Griffith led two other winged members in the air while five others were guarding the riders from the river banks. In Gift games, it's important for the team to be united as it would be a valuable asset. If a Community could keep a talented individual, they would definitely stand a better chance in Gift games.
To plan an ambush on this group that was maintaining an all-round defence would be more than difficult. Moreover, the members of [Two Wings] had extraordinary eyesight, the eyes of predatory birds. A Front Scout and back guard with night-vision eyes helped to secure the area in the sea of trees, making it almost impeccable. And that was the might of the weapon called [Unity].
---But the condition before all that would be "If up against a normal person".
"Gri…Griffith-sama---!"
"What's the matter?"
"There's a shining light ahead!"
There was a small figure that was giving out a mesmerizing glittery light. But just when they noticed the human figure to it, two of the winged flank guards were blasted into the river before they could even bat an eyelid.
"Wh…What?"
Two huge water sprays erupted in the middle of the wide river while the Hippocampi also started to whinny in fright.
The riders had pulled back their reins to calm their steeds before continuing but Griffith immediately admonish them loudly:
"No Stopping! You fools! Urge them forward immediately!"
"No…It's impossible! If it continued, we would surely be thrown off our steeds!"
Clicking his tongue in frustration, Griffith prepared himself for battle. He already guessed who their antagonist was. There weren't many people who could give off such a glittery whirlwind in Little Garden after all.
Spreading his Eagle wings while summoning electrified whirlwinds around himself, he tried to scare off the attacker.
"Are you here to clear the grudges of the other day, little girl---?!"
Just as he howled in rage, their antagonist--- Kasukabe Yō had instantly moved and appeared before his very eyes.
Wearing the [Pegasus] Leg Guards constructed from the [Genome Tree], Yō stood in the way of all the [Two Wing]s group.
Thrusting out her chest proudly, she replied with confidence: "……Nah. There's nothing for me to take revenge about. This is just about tactically defeating you."
"……How dare you look down on me to that extent!"
Lightning raged around Griffith as his temper grew hotter. But Yō's words were true to some extent. When she surveyed the area from above, she had come to realize that the short cut had been taken by [Two Wings].
Having lived their lives in [Underwood] for a long time should have given them the topological advantage over the others and Yō used that to be a fair point in consideration added to her instincts to confront them and defeat them before they make it to the checkpoint.
"Give up the idea of moving a step forward from there."
"Talking big now eh? Little female primate!"
Unleashing his anger, Griffith controlled his lightning to combine it with his whirlwind and water techniques as he launched his attack together with his five subordinates.
Flying with the help of the glittery whirlwinds, Yō in her shining armor started the direct confrontation with [Two Wings].