This place suddenly began shaking. I knew that our time was up, and that Tsuchinoko has arrived. I can sense heavy Bloodlust coming from the surface.

A strike of lightning then bursts through the ground coming from the ceiling. We managed to run away from the tomb, but we only got to another section of the pyramids, with not much indicating an exit. We stopped to rest whilst the rumbling continued. The Bloodlust I can sense is still getting closer, slowly, but it doesn't look like anything's stopping it.

We ran forwards, into wherever we think is safe. Eventually, we found a tunnel leading outside where light was shining brightly. Walking towards us was a man with intense Bloodlust, much like Tsuchinoko's, if that was even her back there. This man had red cloth tied to each of his bulging biceps, and one on his head. He was wearing only a pair of shorts, and a face of anger.

Using a bit of magic, I saw that the person behind us had a powerful golden sword that was so bright that I couldn't even see it's holder. For some reason I just can't figure out their identity, but the man right before us now is a man that everyone should know of. This man was from the old Hero's Party. His name...

"Man of Steel... Wirehand Gon... From the Ayutthaya Empire..!"

Jirania knows him as well. But the Ayutthaya Empire shouldn't be in Cvvoer. I wonder how he got here. It was said that after the Demon Lord was slain, he left this world and returned to his home, Earth.

"Leave. I shall handle this monster. It is credible enough that you people did not fight back. I trust that the woman in the swimsuit here will guide you back to where you'll need to be. But you all still can not win."

Wirehand walked pass me as I was still staring into the light and said:

"You know what to do. You crush them and lead us to paradise."

Though I didn't fully understand what he said, we all left the pyramids and escaped the monster chasing behind, as Wirehand told us he'd defeat it. Wirehand was a very strong martial artist, they said that he was the embodiment of primal human strength, the Absolute Hunter. Despite being born as but a human of Earth, with no potential for magic, he still beats demons into a bloody pulp, just with his bare hands, feet, and legs. He was the model for my fighting style, the 'Muay Thai' fighting style, or 'Muay Boran' actually.

Outside, the sounds of bombers and fighter jets couldn't be ignored. A forest in front of the cliff, which held the underground pyramids, was then bombarded with napalm by the same bombers.

"What's going on?! What're those things!?"

Really, why're they here? I thought the Southern Sentinel Group were no longer behind us. Are they here for Tahgweiy? How did they even find her, with all the military equipment gone? It's not a disadvantage, but I'm curious. What is actually happening right now? Are they even the Baphomet's people, or are they the United States of America's Air Force?

"Ah! My guys are here! I sent out a signal using electromagnetic waves. Took them long enough!"

"Great White, you know... whatever those are? I thought some kind of magical creatures have arrived to attack us. They seem to be on your side, but why are they destroying the forest?"

More loud explosions fill the air. A strong smell of something burning made us leave the area through a small passageway in the forest, where the fire wasn't too hot. Some of us wouldn't have any problems with running into fire, but I'm not sure about the rest of these common knights.

Jirania led the way, casting protective magic for those incapable of defending themselves from the fires. These fires weren't just normal fires you'd make with magic or matchsticks by the way, they're most likely magically amplified napalm, napalm are also already better than your everyday fire. I can't find a single reason why they're burning the forest though, despite using all my thinking abilities.

Once away from danger, we sat down to rest for a while. The forest was quite big, luckily, only one knight fell to the flames, I thought we would get like most of the knights out, but Jirania's surprisingly good with magic, she managed to protect all of her men, including Clar, from the raging napalm. Perhaps I underestimated her, since I've gotten too strong now.

Whilst we were still catching our breaths, an obviously American Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey landed down on the clearing, many yards away from the forest fires they've caused. Surprise and confusion replaced the faces of our native allies, as they have never really seen a military aircraft before. They must think it's some sort of flying metal behemoth, similar to what Clar thought of the jets and bombers. I wonder what those guys are thinking though, burning an entire forest just to smoke out their target, who are probably just me and Tahgweiy, maybe even Tsuchinoko. She looks really excited and happy to see them however, she must know whoever's in there prior to this.

The allied Americans greeted us and welcomed everyone in. The Holy Knights were skeptical at first, but they soon remembered who the Tale of the Great White was, and knew that the Baphomet was always on some strange, unknown, and alien things.

"Nice to meet ya, Captain Great White. I'm Sergeant Thomas Filn, crew's really not feelin' too good right now, be advised."

"Ay! I was wondering who might it be! Good to know that command's still got it in them. It's been so long, Thomas. May the spirits still be with you!"

The soldiers already sitting here were wearing scarves and goggles. I can tell they're not in their best behavior. Tahgweiy and Thomas went to have proper reunion, meanwhile, the rest of the Holy Knights tried settling in with the Americans as the aircraft lifted off. The technological difference between us made it look like time travellers came in from the future to get back into the medieval times.

I could see the dust and flames fill the air outside. Everyone inside was burning as well, but not physically. The Bloodlust Forest, and whatever this whole apocalypse is, is mentally torturing the Earthlings who came here expecting something easier. I feel bad for them, I can see why they wanted to team up with the Baphomet.

Kio Fraal, one of the members of the Holy Knights, got curious of the American's military gears. He picked up an automatic rifle, which interested him as it was similar to this world's semi-automatic rifles. Thomas showed up just in time to get him away from the dangerous weapon.

"Ah ah ah! Not so fast, primitive. Luren, tell 'em not to go around touchin' our stuff."

"Very well, Sergeant."

Seems like Luren Kasse was their interpreter. He told Kio and the other Holy Knights to keep their hands away from their equipment, especially their weapons.

"Oops, I'm sorry!"

We all went towards the North, continuing our journey as Tsuchinoko and Wirehand fought each other back in the underground pyramids, where napalm burnt down everything surrounding the area, preventing escape, if the fires even had any effect on them. I guess it wouldn't be good if they left heavily weakened from their battle, and succumbed to the smokes, or more likely, the flames.

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After Tahgweiy was done talking about their pasts with Thomas, they went to the middle of the interior of this aircraft, between all the seats, and claimed to have found a pragmatic solution and answer to everyone's problem.

"Everyone, I know we may not be on the same level of technology 'n' such, but we can still help each other out by doing one simple thing!"

Luren said to everyone the same thing but in Foielrhyy's language.

"And what might that simple thing be?"

"We must- huh? Why y'all got only one single lady on yo team? Captain Great White's not even on y'all's side, right? And her assistant here is on Baphomet's group as well, so why do y'all only have one female?"

Luren then translated everything that Thomas said.

"Is that so important right now..? Would you mind telling us why you guys, along with the Great White, cause such unnecessary attacks on the forest, when the enemy isn't even on the surface? You think something that can bust through the ground like a mole'll suffocate from measly smoke? Even I can make shields to protect myself from dying! So imagine what that thing can do!"

Clar was speaking too fast for Luren to catch up, so he just said what he heard.

"Ummm... She told you to get back on topic."

"Ahem ahem. Right. As I was sayin', Captain here sent us electromagnetic signals thanks to her shark abilities and so we managed to find her without problems. Buuut! As we were headin' to where she was at, a damn stream of lightning passed through from the ground! Do you believe it!? A goddamn horizontal lightning strike! I've neva' even seen one before, like holy guacamole!"

Do people even say that anymore? I know I've been long gone from Earth now, but I've never heard anyone say that line, except in TV shows. Even with this advanced and overcomplicated brain I have, I still can't find where I heard that line before. Was it from cartoons, or from movies? I can't seem to remember correctly.

After Luren put it into words that the Holy Knights will understand, Jirania stood up to speak.

"So- Uh... How should I address you? You haven't given us your name yet. I'm Jirania, the Captain of the Holy Knights of Foielrhyy. From what you said, lightning was passing through from the ground. I assume you were moving in the air with this... alien contraption. So if you're correct in what you saw, then something must have came from far away for the sole purpose of meeting up with us at the underground pyramids... But for what reason was it chasing after us? A rather famous individual arrived not long before you burnt down the forests, he's from the Ayutthaya Empire, you know that right?"

Luren was surprised, he quickly told Thomas what Jirania said, seemingly nervous about everything that's currently happening.

"What?! I told him he ain't fit for the job no more! That darn old man's gone senile. His name was Wirehand, yeah? He must've followed us, since we're too visible up 'ere. That lightnin' probably followed us as well. Man, we really need to start usin' somethin' more stealthy!"

I don't think those were the only things that followed you... While they were still trying to catch up to us, Zen and Liand probably found us easier thanks to them, while Tsuchinoko and Wirehand arrived later because they were just too far away. They might not be next to us, but you can't underestimate people's prediction skills. [Clairvoyance] is the easiest spell to learn, at least for me, and it's very upgradable.

Should I blame the American Air Force, or Tahgweiy? She got me sliced up into four pieces because she didn't stop moving the whole time she was sending off electromagnetic signals for these guys to get us. If only she stood in one place until help arrived, we wouldn't get attacked by Zen and Tsuchinoko. But then again, saving Zen might be more difficult, and we wouldn't be able to meet up with the Holy Knights.

Is all's well that ends well?

"Anyways, now that yall're here, Captain Great White 'n' your assistant, Vixen Corr, we can resupply ya and send you back to yo mission."

"Uuuu! Sounds great! I'd like some of my books to spread the tale of the great white around, since they were burnt down before I even handed one out."

"How'd ya even do that 'nyways? Go get yo stuff here, promise to pay me back after the mission's over, alright? Also, Vixen, ya gotta letter from one of our guys. Someone ya know?"

Thomas dropped a bag containing a ton of useful items and supplies. More importantly, there was a letter from Corporal John May. We restocked first before taking the unnecessary stuff. The letter reads: "A river cuts through rock not because of it's power but because of it's persistence - James N. Watkins" It was some sort of motivational quote. But why give this to me? I rely on power, and power only. I'm not persistent, and will never be. Perhaps he's telling me about my opponents who always keep on coming back no matter how many times I get away from them?

Our communication devices were back, so Tahgweiy no longer needed to send out electromagnetic waves. I'll have to tell her to inform me next time she does something so ignorant. There are a ton of other creatures and entities that can just find and read electromagnetic waves, some might even send them off like the Shark-People.

A lizard on the roof caught my eye, as it was the same lizard that I saw back in the underground pyramids. No doubt about it. Did it sneak in? Also, there're mysterious dust inside the bag. Why's there strangely familiar dust here? Oh, right. Zeira must've slipped into the bag. I was wondering why I never heard of her inside that dark labyrinth. Did she somehow get lost up on the surface, and just went with the allied Americans instead? If so, then why is she hiding again? She should know we're not enemies with these people, or is it because she knows we'll meet up again, along with the Holy Knights.

"Psst! Over here!"

I looked around as I heard a whisper coming from the back of my head. It seems that she's actually here, I can sense it.

"Zeira was suffocating inside the bag, you know? You guys took too long to find me! Can you and Zeira get out, and leave these guys alone..? Please!!"

No can do. I shook my head. These guys are important people, they didn't just come here to freeze to their deaths. And telling me to leave the Americans as well... That's just abandoning our mission. We still haven't found a way back into the Demon Realm. I thought there'd be a portal in that pyramid, but the possibilities of it having one is close to zero. That place was a graveyard for dragons. Demons could never rest with them, even if they had been bones for over a millennium now.

Anyways, now that we've restocked, resupplied, and fixed ourselves up, we can complete this mission at least 5 times faster now. My Magical Energies were drained, and I was using around 90% of my full power just to remain standing while calculating everything in my head. I'm so grateful that they gave us Magical medicine, potions, and just the right things needed for me to recover completely.

Thomas picked up an AK-47 to rest it on his shoulder. His gun had a scarf tied to it, attached to the scarf was the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, indicating that he was probably in Afghanistan before coming here.

"Okay, listen up, everyone! We're on a mission to take down the demons, guys you people probably hate. We're all on the same side here, y'know? So what we're going to do is give 'em hell while the rest of our men fix up whatever they've messed up. I know you also went to pick up one of Baphomet's trusty fellas for your own convenience in this whole clusterfuck. But now that all sides are together to prevent another extinction of the dinosaurs, we, in the rear end of it, have to go and interrupt the bad guys tryin' to sniff us out. God-damned cowards you hear me?! They're nothing but rats! We'll burn 'em to the ground, just like that forest! That thunderbolt I seen probably one of them. Lucky you guys get saved by us, eh?"

Luren immediately translated Thomas' words for the Holy Knights. It was clear that we weren't enemies, since we all had a common ally and a common enemy right now.

The Baphomet, our friend, and the Demons, our enemy.

We've got a representative of the Holy Knights, and the representative of the Baphomet all in the same boat and at the same time. Jirania's not just your average Captain of a Holy Knights group, but he's probably one of the best. Now that I'm feeling much better, I can remember that Foielrhyy was a kingdom strict against non-humans, so it's common sense that they'd have some sort of anti non-humans. Foielrhyy is similar to Rintan's kingdom, but basically, they have some of the greatest, and most loyal knights ever. Tahgweiy, or rather, the Tale of the Great White, is also not just another agent of the Baphomet. She's in 3rd place, 1st is Dog, and 2nd is Cat. Quite a pattern there. Dog, Cat, Shark, then... Who was in 4th spot again?

Veno told me a bit about Tahgweiy while I was still training with him. Ah, right! In 4th spot was... Sundown Lighter.

Apparently, I was the one who took the lives of the 2nd, 4th, and 8th, in the list of the best agents/representatives of the Baphomet. I can't even remember who the 8th one was. It was probably just another assassin that I took out back when I first used [Antares]. I seriously need to apologize, huh...

But then again, it was all self-defense, wasn't it?

As Thomas sat down, he picked up something from the radio. It was a call directly coming from their command center.

"Shit! It's become a Charlie Foxtrot! Thomas, where the hell are you right now?! You're supposed to be butchering them demons, so why on earth are they attacking our main troops!? They're all on the other side of the planet, and Satan's unleashed his forces on us! Get your ass to work, now!"

But we were just discussing our next mission while the demons still didn't have a single idea about what everyone else was doing, right?

"Huh? Command..? Awww shucks. Who ratted us out?"