Inside the estate, the guards and servants in the manor had already fled at the first sign of trouble.
Mez and Suzuka kicked open the doors as the members of Night Raid rushed toward the secret passage.
"You're not getting away!"
Mez leaned slightly forward as pale green light flickered around her.
Her figure shot forward at incredible speed.
Suzuka's gaze swept across the surroundings.
Noticing the collapsed bookshelf in the distance.
She sharply sensed something wrong and immediately shouted a warning.
"Mez, wait!"
Tatsumi and Sheele had already jumped into the tunnel.
Only Najenda and Leone remained behind.
Najenda's expression remained calm as she fiercely pressed the button in her hand.
Boom!
An explosion erupted.
The bookshelf was instantly blown to pieces as splinters and shrapnel flew everywhere.
Thanks to Suzuka's warning, Mez changed direction at the last moment.
A few wooden fragments struck her wheat-colored skin.
But they basically caused no damage at all. All bark and no bite.
Bolic was most likely already dead by now.
If they failed to protect him and couldn't even kill a single enemy.
The remaining Three Rakshasa Demons would definitely not have a good outcome after returning.
But from the looks of it, there were quite a few enemy spies mixed into Bolic's estate.
Suzuka did not dare lower her guard. They had to stay wary of traps as well.
At that moment, a crash rang out.
Run's wings sliced through the stained glass.
Moonlight passed through the pure white wings, casting large patches of mottled shadows.
Run dove in and lightly waved the wings behind him.
Countless white feathers shot out, slicing through the air toward Leone and Najenda.
"Go!"
Leone shoved Najenda into the tunnel.
Her beast claws swept out, knocking away a large number of feathers.
But some still pierced into both of Leone's arms.
A gust of wind swept past as Mez had already charged in front of Leone.
Her fist traced a half-circle through the air before slamming heavily into Leone's back.
Leone let out a muffled grunt as blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.
In her beastified state, Leone's physical abilities were as powerful as a wild beast's.
This attack was not enough to seriously hurt her.
The corners of her lips curled upward into a savage grin.
The next moment, Leone suddenly turned around and tightly grabbed Mez's arm.
Mez's forearm was suddenly seized by Leone, and surprise appeared on her face.
"What?"
Najenda's falling figure appeared inside the tunnel.
Her single eye narrowed slightly, and after locking onto the target, her mechanical arm fired out.
Alongside the flying mechanical arm, Kurome rushed out from the shadows nearby.
The rapid scraping sound of a blade against its sheath rang out.
"Puchi!"
The blade of Yatsufusa instantly severed Leone's furry beast claw.
Kurome's expression was icy cold, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
The blade flashed, leaving a long wound across Leone's face.
"Leone!"
Najenda shouted anxiously.
The mechanical arm grazed Mez's lower abdomen.
It struck the same wound Tatsumi had previously cut open once again.
Mez was forced back as the wound on her abdomen split open, crimson blood flowing out.
Despite suddenly suffering a heavy injury, Leone remained unexpectedly calm.
She exploded with astonishing speed while extending her remaining right hand to grab the cable attached to the mechanical arm.
The cable rapidly retracted, and Leone used the momentum to retreat into the tunnel.
Kurome expressionlessly swung her blade again.
The blade light flashed.
This time, only more than half of a foot was left behind.
Just as Kurome was about to continue the pursuit, Run suddenly stopped her.
"Careful. There may be traps."
Before he even finished speaking, towering flames suddenly erupted skyward.
Everyone quickly retreated.
Amid the sound of collapsing bricks and stone, the tunnel entrance was completely sealed off.
Kurome raised Yatsufusa as a black hole-like sphere of energy gathered at the tip of the blade.
A sweet smile appeared on her lips as she said,
"Step back. It's better to just blast open these rat holes directly."
Run gave Kurome a deep look.
Then he retreated to the side with Suzuka and Mez.
Suzuka turned to look at Mez.
"You okay?"
Mez held her lower abdomen in pain and waved her hand.
"It hurts a little, but it's nothing serious."
The marble floor tiles cracked layer by layer as a giant beast with nothing but a skeleton remaining rose from underground.
Its enormous body instantly destroyed the luxurious estate.
Besides that, the four puppets Natara, Doya, Woll, and Hunter also appeared on the scene.
The more puppets she summoned, the greater the burden on the user.
Kurome sat atop the head of the Super Danger Beast, Desta-Ghoul.
The beast's head resembled the skeletal remains of a tyrannosaurus rex, and its pale giant maw slowly opened.
A deep blue glow of energy gradually radiated from within.
Run flew to Kurome's side.
Feeling the dangerous aura coming from the enormous monster beneath them.
A trace of seriousness flashed across Run's face. A Super Danger Beast was no joke.
If that attack went off, putting aside whether it could bury Night Raid or not, the nearby civilians would definitely suffer.
He quickly tried to persuade her.
"Kurome, forget it. The civilian district is less than one kilometer away from here."
"Let's follow Mr. Uesugi's orders for the next operation."
Kurome frowned tightly upon hearing that, as if recalling something unpleasant.
"But the mission already failed."
"If we can't even catch Night Raid then..."
After several seconds of silence, Kurome smiled and reassured him.
"Don't worry. I'll control the power."
Seeing this, Run did not continue trying to stop her.
After spending so much time together, he chose to trust his companion.
.....
Inside the tunnel.
Najenda carried Leone on her back as she rapidly ran forward.
Half of Leone's foot had been severed. Although it could regenerate.
She had temporarily lost her ability to move, and the wound on her face had already scabbed over.
But after battling for so long, Leone's stamina was also beginning to run low.
After stopping the bleeding with basic treatment, she no longer had the strength to maintain her beastified form.
Leone let out a long breath and complained helplessly.
"Damn it, that's Akame's little sister?"
"She's even faster than Akame!"
Najenda was in no mood to joke around with Leone right now.
Biological Teigu consumed the user's stamina while active, although the consumption was very small.
After activating Manifestation of the Calamity Soul, the energy source driving Susanoo changed from stamina to life force.
Najenda had previously felt a slight drain of stamina before it completely disappeared.
There was no need to say what that meant.
Receiving no response, the smile on Leone's face gradually faded.
"Don't worry, Boss."
"Susanoo is so strong. He'll definitely escape safely!"
Najenda gave a quiet acknowledgment and simply continued hurrying forward.
Very quickly, the two reunited with Sheele and Tatsumi.
Seeing the scars covering Leone's body, Tatsumi's face filled with concern.
He hurried over and anxiously examined Leone.
"Big Sis!"
Leone revealed a carefree smile.
"It's fine. Once it's pulled out, it'll heal very quickly."
"Hurry up and move!"
Tatsumi nodded.
Looking at Leone's battered body, he deeply hated his own weakness.
Boom! Boom!
The tunnel began violently shaking as dust fell from above.
Tatsumi steadied himself against the wall.
Najenda's expression turned grim. There was no time for nonsense.
She immediately led everyone to continue escaping.