
"... ..." Koizumi sensed some existences that were starting to approach them all, at night like this they could not let their guard down with anything.
Events that occurred over the past few days caused them to continue to survive and not sleep for more hours, they needed supervision.
"It's been three days.we've had a little sleep..." Ako said while holding a stick with the grilled fish that was being burned by the bonfire.
Only Koizumi and Ako are getting the surveillance part because previously Konomi and Shinobu had just finished watching, everything looks fine.
However, in the middle of the night at two o'clock this is quite suspicious for Koizumi who can feel a lot of different existences approaching them all in a considerable distance.
"Ako... do you feel it?" Koizumi asked, who started to rise from the wood, finishing the roasted fish she had just held because she felt danger approaching.
"M-Felt what...?" Ask Ako.
"The existence of a person is numerous and everything has prepared their strength, their distance is not far." Koizumi.
In contrast to their journey when it began, Koizumi was not too focused on sensing someone's whereabouts until the five rebellious girls were often hit by surprise.
This time everything went smoothly as Koizumi continued to focus on the surroundings using his extremely powerful senses, the five Zodiac knights who were trying to attack them secretly...
...Forced to back down and cancel the plan until they find a way to confront them and stop him by ending the lives of all four girls except Shinobu.
Essentially the work of a Knight named Senzu with his great teleportation ability, he wanted to take Shinobu away directly into the kingdom of Leonial in order to cross paths with Leon and Cordelia.
Koizumi looked ahead and was stunned when she saw the torch of fire raised high up, so far away that she could only see light through it.
"... ...!!!" Koizumi used his stoppage time ability last time he made one round back mixed with one kick.
The kick hit the face of a knight, when time went back, the knight slammed forward with armour on the head that was immediately destroyed.
That kick was enough to knock the knight out until he fainted and could not attack Koizumi secretly, it turned out that tonight would be a very long time.
A sudden attack has begun, this time Koizumi can feel something worse is coming, not an individual but an entire army coming for revenge.
"Koizumi, t-so what's that?!" Tanya Ako who looks surprised because she had felt a gust of wind that hit her hair.
"We're under attack---"
Koizumi widened her eyes when she saw a hot one slipping from the sky until it hit Ako's neck, but Koizumi stopped her time to pick up the arrow before stabbing her in the neck.
"... ..." Koizumi looked at the arrow and looked up and saw a constellation that formed the Sagittarius zodiac sign.
"Time goes back." Koizumi runs back in time and sees the arrow giving off a beautiful little constellation.
"Ako, stay focused and don't let your guard down..." Koizumi burned the arrow using Crimson magic and then threw it forward.
Ako gazed towards the arrow then she could see that the Crimson was releasing a red light that helped her to see the gathering troops in front with their weapons.
Everything looked like a Knight, the clothes they were wearing gave off the constellation of the zodiac, most likely this ambush was caused by the Zodiac Crusaders.
"Only two kingdoms remain.. You decided to attack us with all those troops before visiting the kingdom of Leonial?" Koizumi asked them all.
There was no answer at all, the rear-most row prepared another arrow attack, this time simultaneously so that they could not dodge it easily.
"Ako, wake the others up. We're going to wipe out all those troops." Koizumi took out her dagger and licked her lips as she felt impatient.
"You know, watching the danger is pretty boring, but seeing you all come just to attack us makes the boredom go away."
Koizumi began to float up and swing his dagger until it destroyed the arrow released by the constellation Sagittarius, he was sure that one of them made sure there was a strong Zodiac knight.
"Sagittarius..." Koizumi held tightly to her dagger then gave rise to her Crimson aura which was able to release a thrust forward.
The front row of knights who were holding shields had felt pressure and encouragement until they would get ready to fight in order to show loyalty to Leon.
"Kouzumi!" Call Konomi.
Koizumi looked back, seeing that the four colleagues had woken up, they looked serious in this state until one of them did not show the side wanted to sleep again.
"What other attacks this is. That amount will only make me grow excited!" Hinoka started hitting her own tread.
Shinobu was able to see from a great distance thanks to the light magic and her artificial eyes, she could see countless knights who had the aura of a constellation began to spread out until they surrounded them.
Shinobu also had a chance to see the royal emblem on their shoulders, "They are from the kingdom of Leonial..."
"I've guessed, they must have tried to prevent and kill us here so that the witch could escape." Koizumi.
"What should we do now?" Ask Ako.
"We must keep going and fight! Break through everything...! No matter how tough and powerful the enemy is!" Koizumi exclaimed with a serious expression until they agreed with her.
They all looked excited, in contrast to Shinobu who was just silent because he had read one of their thoughts that their main goal was not to kill Shinobu but the four rebels.
Behind the goal lies a clear intention that they need Shinobu as a hostage in order for him to meet Leon in person.
"That's it. yeah..." Said Shinobu who began to look at his two palms until he who was at the very brink began to see his two cousins and friends.
"You guys are strong... Konekos..."
"...will fight!!!" Exclaiming Shinobu who looked eager to fight, Shiratori's blood flowed profusely within him as he was impatient to fight all those troops.
"Teacher! Release the rain of arrow-" An archer squad leader who commands the entire knight to unleash the arrow attack suddenly receives a single slash.
The slashes were enough to knock his head down until they were startled by the presence of Koizumi who was near them with both eyes glowing red.
Without giving a word, he immediately swung his dagger and launched a few blows towards them so that the constellation's knight formation began to suffer chaos.
The arrow that had been released by the rearguard troops suddenly exploded without leaving anything because of Hinoka who changed it.
Hinoka leapt up into the sky, all the troops who were in the front row instantly prepared their shields to withstand the attack but when Hinoka tried to get close.
He unleashed a punch full of energy until the fist that hit the ground before them instantly unleashed an explosion that was capable of banging them all in different directions.
The formation in the vanguard was damaged due to Hinoka causing a powerful explosive blow, Konomi and Ako started advancing simultaneously from the front.
"Magic Bow: Frostbite Pierce!" Ako took out a magic weapon that could form into any model.
He turned the magic weapon into an arrow that released several arrows forward until it hit the heads of the troops who tried to throw their spears towards him with Konomi.
Each arrow that pierced their heads would cause a fierce freeze, their Lenergy was drained and Ako instantly aimed one hot ice towards the sky.
The ice arrows that were released towards the top of the sky turned the number into hundreds until they fell in different areas and then turned them into ice regions.
There were some troops riding on a dragon so they could attack the enemy easily but Shinobu took care of the top row thanks to the help of the tool.
Shinobu's glasses marked some of the dragon and knight's heads, all of which had been marked until both of his arms took out a fire rifle that launched a golden rocket.
All of the knights tried to dodge but they received the rocket explosion faster until they had no chance, Shinobu darted forward and then beat the other knights one by one.
On the other hand, Hinoka began to advance and fight like a walking bomb where the punch contained the effect of an ability that could mount a bomb.
One blow that hits their body will turn one limb or organ into a countdown explosion until Konomi starts helping him.
Konomi threw her weapon forward until it pierced the hearts of all the knights and then ignited the bomb inside them so that a powerful explosion occurred.
"Sonomi, help me out here!" Hinoka shouted forward and turned all the knights into bombs that would explode when receiving the second attack.
Konomi begins to use her magical abilities to bring up the Railgun weapon that can fire energy bullets with considerable attack power.
Able to destroy the body of the target who was hit by the shot to not be left out in the slightest, the two of them worked together very well.
Koizumi and Ako also had time to work together with Koizumi who was at the front to speed up time and jump over time to be able to sever their necks one by one.
Koizumi appears next to Ako and touches her head and stops time until she is unaffected by the stoppage.
"Take it all off...!" Koizumi exclaimed, starting to hold onto his dagger until it emitted a Crimson aura, then he pulled it out until it created hundreds of daggers formed from the Crimson aura.
"Well!" Ako unleashed several arrows forward until her speed was much higher than Koizumi's.
Time went back until all the arrows hit some knights and opened them, all the Crimson daggers that Koizumi threw pierced their bodies until they turned them into melted liquid.
The five original zodiac knights were actually in the Battlefield looking at the circumstances, they found what they wanted - Shinobu.
Senzu tried to advance but Liberon immediately stopped himself, "I will use that invisible ability on you..."
"...remember, don't get caught---"
The five Knights were astonished when they saw Shinobu landing before them with her innocent expression, coincidentally they were all using Liberon's invisible ability.
However, Shinobu looks like knowing of their whereabouts, Scorch tries to attack using the scorpion's tail backtracking therapy.
"Anu... Why are you staying here...?" Shinobu started to touch her own finger with a nervous expression.
"...why not fight?"