( Miyabi's POV )
Jumping over the wall of the base where Haruhime was, the first thing we saw was Haruhime and Lilith in the middle of a battle against another mutated Hydra agent.
This creature had the form of a humanoid lizard; it was about three meters in size and its body appeared to be made of stone and crystal, around the base's courtyard were fragments of the monster scattered all over the place; probably a characteristic of the creature was to regrow any part of its body that was broken or severed.
The battle seemed to be in its final stages, and when Lilith unleashed a barrage of bullets, this left several holes in the creature, and that exposed a shining magic stone just below the creature's neck.
When Haruhime saw that, she moved at great speed, she tore off the magic stone that was being held by hardened ligaments, and when she crushed it, the creature crumbled to pieces.
Miyabi: Nee-san, are you okay?
Lilith: oh Miyabi, you finished early, don't worry, we're fine. The enemy was getting stronger as time passed, but nothing we can't handle.
Ryuu: ...I believe they are sharing their powers. When one falls, their share is passed on to the next one standing.
Lilith: That's an interesting theory; it certainly aligns with what we've experienced.
Haruhime: Where's Yuuki?
Haruhime asked the same question as me, and Ryuu gave her the same answer as he gave me, that, along with Ryuu's theory, gave my sister an idea of what was going on and why we hadn't heard from Yuuki.
Lilith: I understand now, Yuuki must be waiting for the other high-ranking officers to be defeated and for the big boss to appear.
Miyabi: yes, that's probably what it is.
Ryuu: I know Yuuki is strong, but aren't you at least a little worried about him being alone?
Lilith: We trust him, and besides, there's nothing in this world that could seriously hurt Yuuki... Having said that, there is a small level of concern; we almost lost Yuuki once.
Ryuu: then why?
Lilith: We don't want to change who he is, that's a pointless task anyway, but you can be sure if something like what happened that day happens again, we'll be ready.
My sister usually had a happy and carefree expression, but now when she talk about Yuuki's previous disappearance, she becomes completely serious, the rest of us were just as serious, and after seeing that, Ryuu didn't ask about it anymore.
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( Yuuki's POV )
After my confrontation with the Amazons, I moved to the roof of the guild and from there I watched how the girls' fights were going.
After Miyabi and Haruhime's victories, only one other Hydra general remained, and he was attacking the Loki Familia's base. Like the others, he had transformed into something monstrous And its appearance was that of a giant lion, with long saber teeth; it had multiple tails that were like smooth black tubes that were sparking with powerful electricity.
Besides the Loki family, Yukikaze and Yasaka were also facing the creature, so I didn't have to worry about them but the peculiarity of the creature they were facing almost made me go there myself.
Aina: Excuse me, wouldn't it be better if you went to help?
Two members of the guild were here as witnesses to this special mission, and those were the elf Aina and the werewolf Rose, they were behind me, and the sounds of battle at the Loki family base had them somewhat worried.
The last general, now augmented by the power of all his fallen comrades, was causing an uproar that echoed throughout the city, but I, as always, remained calm, Although that didn't exactly reassure the women workers in the industry.
Yuuki: Patience, it's not the right time yet.
I stuck to my plan and just kept watching. Some time later, the battle ended, unsurprisingly, with the girls' victory, Yukikaze cut off the creature's head, and for a moment the city was completely silent, I believe the guild employees were about to say something, but they were stopped when the city began to shake.
That tremor quickly gained power and moments later a crystal structure emerged from the ground and rose higher than the city dungeon, It roughly resembled a tower and appeared to be a symbol of dominion, courtesy of Hydra.
Aina: ... Is this the right time?
Yuuki: pretty much, yes, you should take a step back.
When the two girls gave me space, I stood up and took a powerful leap that created a blast of wind on the roof of the guild.
I crashed two-thirds of the way up the tower and all I saw inside were some stairs, so I started walking up, my footsteps echoed through the empty tower, and when I reached the top floor I found a circular room, the big boss of Hydra was on a crystal throne as far away from the stairs as possible, but what caught my attention the most was something behind him.
That was a woman buried inside a glass coffin; I could feel some divine energy coming from that crystal, so it was safe to say that she was a goddess of this world.