Finished devising a meticulous plan to deal with the humungous flock of Ghouls chasing after her, Angelina reactivated her Muscle Thron and hopped inside. She took out the Blue Ghoul Soul, brandishing it for all of the Aerial Ghouls to see. This made their temperament even more irate.

“RAAAAAA!” insanity coupled with unbridled rage overtook them. Their singular focus was to obliterate Angelina wholly then reclaimed their kin’s soul. They ignored all of the brutal assaults that were hitting them from behind.

Angelina started swerving her motor across the slope to create a snow cloud which masked her visibility briefly. As the Aerial Ghouls kept on chasing her, she placed the Ghoul Soul atop her motor while opening a compartment at the bottom.

“Mawol is going to kill me if he ever finds out about what I’m about to do.” Angelina activated 2 Soul Insignias from her Weapons Cube. One that surrounded her motor with a protective barrier; another that weaponized it. She set a ticking bomb inside her motor.

When the monsters lost sight of her, she stealthily dove through the bottom compartment, hiding among the snow. Many angry silhouettes flew passed Angelina’s all of sudden. The frightening flap of their wings almost uncovered her mystery. It was not after the flock had passed that she surfaced the snow. She revealed herself to the other Tomb Riders, warning them not to pursue the enemies.

“All of you get back and braced for impact!”

“Impact! What are you talking about?” Armoured Hero was at a loss to Angelina’s meticulous plans. Soon after he along with the others realized what she meant.

Angelina had a detonator in her grasp. “Time to go boom.” Looking down at the flock of Aerial Ghouls still chasing after Muscle Thron, she waited until they caught up with it before pressing down on the trigger.

The explosive Angelina planted in her motor went off with a bombastic war cry which engulfed the flock completely. They had no idea what hit them. All 24 Aerial Ghouls perished in two-blinks of an eye.

“Damn this chick is crazy! She just keeps on pulling stunts from out of nowhere which ends up saving our asses.”

“Yeah, she’s a real asset to our team along with Armoured Hero.”

The Tomb Riders crowded around Angelina, offering their gratitude while watching the deadly flames below cooking the remains of the Ghouls. Once again, Unruly Ban felt like shit.

“Why is that bitch always showing me up? It was because of me why she got to look so damn cool. Tsk, looks like her bulky vagina is getting too tight for me to tear apart. Still, I won’t give up. There must be a way for me to show my worth here.”

An explosion rang out in the distance. The alerted Tomb Riders could faintly perceive the rising of red smoke. “Is that a distress signal from one of the other teams?”

“It, can’t be! We were only supposed to use the red smoke signal whenever the team was nearing extinction!”

“Weren’t we almost exterminated by those Ghouls? Another team might be experiencing worse than we have. Armoured Hero what do you think?”

“Of course we are going to check it out. If there is even a slight chance that our allies are facing extermination then we need to offer our aid. Everyone, we’re going right away to check out that smoke signal. Those who are still in good shape, offer aid to the injured. Capture team retrieve the Ghoul Souls below! If your motors are too damaged to function then repair them with the Gear Cubes you were given before departure.”

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“There isn’t even any time to catch our breaths.” Complained an exhausted Tomb Rider.

Armoured Hero only gave his teammates 5 minutes to recuperate. Afterwards, they started rushing their motors in the direction of the smoke signal. Angelina had to spend more time repairing her motor due to the damaged it suffered from the explosion. The protective Soul Insignia wasn’t enough to mitigate all of the damages. Hence she was at the very back of the trail of Tomb Riders who were moving among foreign Ghoul structures.

Along the way, Angelina kept a close eye on her surroundings. She was trying to find a suitable starting point to search for her father. The Ghoul Graveyard was so vast, 7 days wasn’t enough for her to scan the entire environment for clues. For now, she decided to stick with the gang until a new discovery came to light.

3 hours later, Armoured Hero’s crew arrived at the outskirts of a huge frozen canyon that was several miles deep, also several miles wide. Inside had lots of vertical pillars some of which were broken due to the struggling battle taking place below.

“That must be the other team over there!” They spotted the dissipating smoke signal closer to the other end of the canyon along with a large draconic motor. “Isn’t that Meliodas’ motor?”

“Indeed. That’s the strongest form his motor can take. What the hell is he fighting against?”

“That’s…?” When Angelina came alongside the edge of the canyon, moreover peered into the distance, her eyes painted the beautiful imagery of an angelic demon over 200 meters long! “It reminds me of that Rank-A Field Monster that I faced inside the catacombs.”

The apex Ghoul gave off a shuddering war cry which agitated a storm of snow, its vehement echoes almost blow apart the eardrums of the Tomb Riders watching atop the canyon. This Ghoul was in an entire league of its own. It was slightly humanoid; possessing 6 arms, 3 on each side; it had a squid-like lower half that occupied majority of the canyon’s space; its head was similar to a penguin; 6 formidable eyes were producing rays of cold that turned anything it touches to ice. To top it off, this creature owned 5 halos; 1-green, 2-red and 2-blue. It was the epitome of power incarnate. The Zexx Ghoul! Rank-S++

“Holy cow! Look at the size of that monster!” Unruly Ban exclaimed with his mouth hanging loose. “No wonder the Dragon Slaughterer is having a hard time. That thing’s presence is too overbearing!”

“There is no doubt about it. We’ll be crushed the moment we descend into this canyon.”

“I agree. That creature is too monstrous. Can it even die?”

“It looks like it has taken some damage from those Tomb Riders fighting against it.”

“Still, they’ve barely made a dent. Why don’t they just run away from that thing?”

“Isn’t it obvious? The moment they give their backs to the enemy they are dead meat. That’s why they released the smoke signal. Our team might not have been the only one to arrive here.”

“Are you saying that other members of the 6 might be down there?”

“It is possible. From this distance, it’s too hard to tell.”

“Then should we go as well? Armoured Hero what do you think?”

Armoured Hero took a while before he gave his answer. “I’m going down there to help them out. I’m not going to force anyone from my team to follow. I’m well aware of the high probability of death. Let me just say this, even if you chose not to fight now there will probably come a time soon when you might find yourselves in an inescapable situation where you might request the aid of others. If you aren’t willing to offer your help to those in trouble now, don’t expect to receive their help in the future.”

Finished voicing his thoughts, Armoured Hero dashed his steed into the canyon’s danger zone, leaving behind his crew to make up their minds.

“Damn! What he said really connects just now. If we do avoid this fight, who to say another beast won’t trample on us in the future?”

“We’re still in the early stages of our expedition. There is no guarantee that we might even survive until the gateway reopens.”

“Shit! Shit! Shit! Such a difficult situation.”

“What the hell are you baboons blabbering about? We all came here expecting to die anyway. We are Pro Tomb Riders and there is a mighty Ghoul before us ready to be hunt. Do you need any more explanation?”

“Let’s go kill that monster!” Multiple Tomb Riders punched their motors in gear, dashing into the slope with medieval valour. “It is Do or Die time, baby!”