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50 more chapters left and we're off to another instalment. ಠ◡ಠ
3rd POV
"Is this the right cage?" Leona muttered out.
"JUST SAVE ME ALREADY!!!!!" The Staff Member flailed around, gasping for air.
"This guy..... He is struggling with his whole might that he didn't listen to us." Leona mumbled out.
"That will only make it harder to rescue him... As I thought, we must stay calm no matter what kind of situation we're in." Jamil mumbled out. The cage that is attached to the Staff Member rattled and shake. "
.. I'm not sure if the key is inside this cage or not, but we will definitely find an awakened Phantom in it."
"Let's hurry up and get rid of it and see if they have the key." Leona muttered out as they open the cage.
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Watching the Phantom melt away in the River, Leona and Jamil heard a small thud. Thinking it might be the key, they look over to what the Phantom dropped during battle.
"Ah, it's the key! This cage is the right one, let's unlock the shackles first!" Jamil grabs the key and uses it on the shackles around the Staff's leg.
"Ugh, hurry up! I can't.... I can't breathe....!!!" The Staff Member gasped out.
"Please calm down, I can't get close to you if you keep struggling like that! I'll help you now....!" Jamil said to the Staff Member.
"... Hey, wait. You, stand up." Leona said, pointing to the Staff Member.
"Eh, stand up?" The Staff Member muttered softly. The Staff stands up and was safe. The water wasn't deep but is actually shallow.
"......" It was a solid minute of silence.
"Oi... Now that you stand straight, the water is just around your chest level!" Jamil yelped out.
"I didn't notice it because I was struggling for my life...." The Staff Member stuttered out.
"Are there only idiots in 'S.T.Y.X'?" Leona sighed out.
"Ugh... A student just made fun of me..." The Staff grumbled. "I was so scared that I couldn't think calmly I'm sorry..."
"It's not the time for you to be sad, give us a password or ID Card to get through this place." Leona said to the Staff. "You have it, right?"
"Yeah... Even if I follow you, I'll only slow you down..." The Staff Member muttered out. "I'm sorry, please protect the Land of Grief... Please protect the world "
"We can't promise you that, but we will do our best." Jamil said to the Staff reassuringly. And with that, they left the Asylum.
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"... We have arrived at the sixth layer. If the map is correct, there should be the hanger with the Thunderstorm Spear just ahead." Jamil muttered out.
"Oi."
"What is it? Do you have any complaints again?" Jamil turned to Leona.
"No... It's too cold." Leona mumbled out.
"Huh? You're right, it's really cold here, but it's been like this from the start." Jamil mumbled out.
"It's not the cold air from below. It's getting so windy.... Something is coming." Leona muttered out.
"What do you mean..." Jamil mumbled out. Suddenly, a cold gust of wind came rushing up towards them. "Ugh! What is this strong gust of wind!? There's wind and ice... It's like a blizzard!" More ice and wind came rushing up. Along with it is a strange sound from below.
"Ugh, the winds are getting stronger.... And this sound...." Leona grunted out. "! It's here!!!"
Emerging from the depth comes a large Phantom. It was bigger than the rest they've seen so far. They prepare for their attack on the Phantom as best they could, but the Phantom had too much power that it wasn't affected by their magic.
"What a strong power. Could this be the 'Phantom Titans Crystal'!?" Jamil yelped out.
"JUPITER!!!! WHERE ARE YOU!?!?!? I'LL FREEZE YOU!!!!" The Phantom roared out.
"Tch... It's just a waste of energy if this continues. Let's retrieve the situation first!" Leona huffed out.
["KING'S ROAR!"]
"A-Amazing... All the ice has turned to sand!" Jamil stuttered out.
"Hey, j understand your feelings of being fascinated by me, but it's not the time for you to zone out." Leona said to Jamil. "Follow me!"
"Y-Yes!" Jamil stuttered out as he follows Leona down the Stairs and into the Hanger.
"We somehow managed to come to the hanger." Leona muttered out. "This door belongs to a big facility, it must be made with solid material..." They froze as the entire Hanger rumbles and quakes.
"GET OUT!!!!!!!!" The Titan roared.
"The heavy door is slowly freezing... At this rate, it's just a matter of time for it to break inside the door!" Jamil mumbled out.
"We have no chance of winning if we fight that monster face to face." Leona muttered out. "I'll guard the door. Go find the 'Thunderstorm Spear', we need it to defeat that thing!"
"Yes!" Jamil nodded. Jamil goes deeper into the hanger to find the Thunderstorm Spear. "The shelf at B-16.... Found it! This is a spear....? It's bigger than me! How do I handle this huge thing!? Now, there must be a tutorial if the navigation system starts working. Just as the staff said, insert the activation key..." Jamil inserts the key into the Spear as it activates.
"Code: Titanomachy. Identify as sudden emergency level A. Releasing all magic circuits. Battery: 100%. Activating 'Thunderstorm Spear'." The Spear lights up in a golden light. "Registering the fingerprints of the operator. Please touch the screen panel."
"Touch the screen panel....!" Jamil mumbled out. "... No, I can't. Even if the registration was successful.... The powerful magic power emitted from the spear... I don't think I can handle it!"
"Registering the fingerprint of the operator. Please touch the screen panel. Registering the fingerprint of the operator."
"... Damn it! I should call Leona-Senpai!" Jamil rushed back to Leona.
"FREEZE EVERYTHING, ALL OF IT!!!!!" The Titan roared as everything around the door was already covered in a thin layer of frost.
"It definitely wake up in a bad mood. Stop whining....!" Leona growled out.
"Leona-Senpai! I found the 'Thunderstorm Spear'!" Jamil said to Leona.
"You're finally back." Leona turned to Jamil. "Let's head to where the 'Thunderstorm Spear' is at. Show me the way, I'll guard the back. Move and don't look back!"
"Y-Yes!" Jamil nodded as he leads the way to the Spear. "The shiny thing over there is the 'Thunderstorm Spear'!"
"Please register your fingerprint. Please register your fingerprint."
"Hmph. It seems like you can finally be patient now." Leona chuckled softly.
"... Yes. Since you told me to 'find' the spear only." Jamil hummed out.
"Very well." Leona muttered.
"Please register your fingerprint. Please register your fingerprint."
"Okay, okay. Stop being noisy like a hornbill, I can hear you." Leona huffed out. "I just have to touch this panel, right?"
"Registration completed. Releasing the lock of the safety device, sighting support mode activated."
"What's with this weight and power... Ugh, it's so hard to just make it float." Leona grunted out. "Jeez, they really make such a troublesome thing... Or what? Can the people of 'S.T.Y.X' easily handle this?"
'No way... Even Leona-Senpai had a hard time handling it... If I registered the fingerprint at that time...' Jamil was lost in thought as more cold air enters the hanger.
"UWOHHHHHHHHH!!! WHERE ARE YOU!!!!!!" The Titan roared loudly.
"... It finally caught up to us." Leona muttered out. "Listen, we will beat the crap out of that big thing. But... It will take some time for me to handle this stubborn stuff. Before I take the aim, buy me some time with your magic."
"Yes!" Jamil nodded as he went into battle, distracting the Titan for as long as he could as Leona took aim.
"Don't cause.... Trouble for me!!!" Leona roared as he uses the Thunderstorm Spear on the Titan, sending it back down Tartarus' pit.
"Alright! The Titan fell into the hole!" Jamil breathed out a sigh of relief.
"Haa... I hate that thing. Even the tip of my tail is frosted." Leona sighed out.
"The battery of 'Thunderstorm Spear' is low. Remaining 10%. Please install it at the charging station."
"Ah? It's already done just for that right now?" Leona groaned.
"It can't be helped. It just released such a powerful blow..." Jamil mumbled out.
"Tch, so troublesome. But we didn't know what will wait for us after this, so we have no other choice but to charge it here." Leona huffed out. "Let's go "
To Be Continued~
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School starts next week. 11th Hell- I mean, Grade, here I come.