Katty lies on the floor, waiting for both monsters to enter. Taking the bait, both monsters approached over, laughing childishly.
"Is he dead?" Cone Face wondered.
The monster pokes his body with his large ice cream scoop. Taking the two by surprise, Katty gets up, delivering an uppercut attack. Both monsters flip over.
"Now!" He yelled.
Auroa binds both monsters with his wind whip. Tannen and Steffbird strike their blades down, crashing at both monsters while Zolhalla shocks them away with his red lightning.
"Ready the trap!"
Maigashi signals Claws for the trap switch.
"Eep, I think we're in trouble now." Cone Face moped in fear.
The switch releases some explosives barrels provided by Steffbird.
"Where did you even get these?" Claws wondered.
"Argh! A good deal happened in the black market not long ago. These were used by Barrel Man back in some arcade shenanigans."
Memories begin circulating in Maigashi and Auroa's minds.
"At least it's good for something," Auroa said.
Within moments the barrels crash down, exploding on the monsters.
"Did we get them?" Katty asked.
"Don't celebrate yet. Something else is here." Auroa pointed.
"Now what?" Maigashi wondered.
Both monsters came out from the smoke unharmed.
"What? You're kidding me." Claws dropped.
A third foe emerges from the debris of smoke. More significant than the rest, pipes and hoses stick out from its body while a faucet covers its face. Pumping with lots of power, it fires out its first attack, leaving them all pretty damaged.
"Youch! That's hot as a boiling pot." Steffbird jumped.
"This one's different," Maigashi said.
Noticing a fragment of Baronia's symbol on it, they quickly identify its origin.
"The name's Faucet-Face. Ready to steam things up! Now perish…"
They all step back, threatened by its power and size.
"Another hit like that, and it's over," Katty warned. "Retreating wouldn't be a bad idea."
The other two monsters charge, but the party maneuvers around them, focusing on the new monster. Then, barely able to put a dent in its defense, Auroa tosses another fog sphere.
"Target locked!"
Still able to see through the smoke, Faucet-Face fires away as they escape from the temple.
"AH!"
Katty falls down, taking the first hit. Claws and Zolhalla help carry him away. Running for their lives, Auroa has to use more than one sphere to make their escape, creating dense smoke within the Maiden's temple. Outside, the smoke spews out from the temple, attracting the whole resistance's attention. Elena and Mira watch from a distance. Finally, the party escapes leaping out of the entrance in a silly manner.
"Run for it!" Claws yelled.
Faucet-Face barges out, spraying its hose at the crowd. Claws and the party attempt to retaliate, but the monster flicks the team away like flies. Then, hurling one wave of men after another, they begin retreating. Burned from the hot steaming waters, fear strikes them as it charges its cannon for a hydro attack. Moon is seen watching from a distance within a corner.
"They're done for good."
At that moment, its cannon fired off, and everything went blank. Claws can't bear to look back as the party continues running. Then, finally, two figures emerge from the center of the battle.
"The attack? What happened? Who the hell is that?" Moon wondered.
The light faded in as Alistor arrived back with the Silver Maiden. Rena was more than ready for battle. Everyone was at a halt, but Moon immediately called in his reinforcements. Glamours teleported onto the scene to clash with the Annerian resistance.
"Destroy them," Faucet-Face ordered.
Alistor and Rena went in to take care of the massive monster. Cone Face and Blanken charged forth.
"Let's help them out." Claws said.
"Right at your side." Auroa swoops in.
The rest of the party intercepts both monsters, leaving everyone to their own battle. Two sides clash against the other. The monster scatters a wave of steam from its exhaust pipes, forcing everyone to duck and take cover.
"Not so fast!"
Rena strikes down at the monster, stopping it from performing with one swipe from her gargantuan blade.
"You're battling me now." She provoked back.
Faucet-Face regains its ground.
The party fights against the two opponents. Claws and Zolhalla hack away at Blanken while Katty recovers. Auroa's whip trips Cone face over; Steffbird quickly knocks both monsters back.
"Time for the finishing strike," Sairori said.
Sairori and Tannen dash in from each side with a heavy move. A streaking dark shadow emits from Tannen's scythe while light bursts from Sairori's blade. They pierce through both monsters. Sparks burst out from both monsters as they spin around. Blanken and Cone Face exploding into confetti.
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