Zodiac Circle

Chapter 82: Confrontations

"Aaah!!!" painful yells of a young man sounded through the deep underground corridors of the New World Order building.

"Edmund!" Riza cried out in distress as she recognized her lover's voice. She and her friends were running through the corridors of the New World Order together, wanting to reach the hidden room quickly, where Edmund's agonized shrills were coming from.

"We have to hurry," Kokuyo noted and the friends accelerated their pace, but suddenly, they heard vile chuckles:

"Who do we have here?" Julia Gold's voice sounded from the shadows, and the friends came across her, Yolanda Torres, Annette Charmant (the Virgo Celestial Lady whom Tiger got to see on the Zodiac Stadium before, during the Golden Venus Celestial Tournament), and the other members of the New World Order whom they had fought against in their Order building. "How come you invaded our Order building?"

"Let's name it a little pay-back for what you've done," Riza took her battle stance, "Sagittarius Style, Singer Art, Siren Mode; Mouse Spirit, Ring Twelve - Orange Fire Demon Mouse!" she got embraced by a giant Orange Mouse spirit, which squealed and dashed at Julia, who had already unleashed her Orange Nine-tailed Fox.

"Oh no, you don't!" Annette wanted to engage in the Sagittarius' fight too when the tiny redhead maiden crossed her way with all her three pets:

"Where do you think you're going? Virgo Style, Tamer Art, Savage Mode - Fusion; Ox Spirit, Ring Ten - Green Nature Ox!" all of her three pets - Blizzard, Christo, and Astra - glowed in their respective Yellow and Green Zen and then fused with Tiger who herself glowed in Green Zen and got embraced by her Green Nature Ox spirit.

"Oh, so you Rose Cruce Order have Virgos after all? Virgo Style, Painter Art, Animator Mode; Dragon Spirit, Ring Twelve - Green Nature Dragon!" 

Annette got engulfed in her giant Green Nature Dragon spirit with leaf wings. Tiger chuckled from inside her Ox spirit's core and charged on:

"Earth Dragons are the weakest of all Dragon spirits. You make me laugh!"

Meanwhile, Scott, her father, fused with Fireball and unleashed his giant Yellow Fire Dragon spirit, engaging in a battle against multiple New World Order members at once. Danielle instead confronted Yolanda, a deep frown covering her face.

"Finally, I get to fight you, Golden Venus Lady!" Yolanda grinned, "This time, I shall restore my dignity!"

"Back then, it was just a performance. This time, I shall obliterate you!" Danielle unleashed her Boulder Gorilla spirit and charged on against the Boulder Ox.

Nick, Kokuyo, and the Wingfield couple proceeded through the corridors, leaving their friends in charge of the enemies back there.

"We need to reach the destination as fast as we can," Nick frowned, "Edmund's shrieks are getting more and more agonized..."

"Ugh, I can't believe a father can torture his son so much! What the heck is that insane Scorpio thinking?!" Tim was in indignation.

However, before they would reach the room hidden in the depths of the building, Fiorette, the Silver Mercury Celestial Lady, jumped before them and crossed their path, together with Rick Mauriel.

"Rick..." Nick sneered.

"Scorpio Style, Sneaker Art, Ninja Mode; Snake Spirit, Ring Twelve - Poisonous Water Snake!" Rick unleashed his Purple Snake spirit, "No one can beat my Snake spirit. I have been an apprentice of Magister Gustav himself!"

At this remark, both Nina and Tim burst out laughing.

"Who's this cocky brat?" 

Tim strictly eyed confused Rick who couldn't understand why these two strangers were laughing instead of trembling in front of his demonic Water Snake. Nick chuckled too and looked at the elder couple: