At the fortress of Baronia… nothing new goes on as the King and the others continue their tea party while monitoring Alistor and his friends. An incoming call comes in, but the King is too lazy to answer.

Back down in Emerald, Alistor and the party returned home successfully as they unloaded their supply. They wasted no time continuing their quest to track down Sullivan and his remaining forces.

“Let’s take this loser down.” Maigashi pestered.

     They head out with Zolhalla leading the way. Not long before, they arrived through the gates to the region of Mystery, walking through a thick jungle. Maigashi suddenly heard a noise from far ahead as they backed away to take a brief cover.

 “Are you sure you heard something?” Questioned Alistor

 "Just wait… I'm not crazy. The sounds are getting closer."

The sounds of machines approaching nearby pass through without taking any notice to detect them. They returned as Zolhalla led the remaining way to the enemy base. They continue moving through the jungle undetected as they reach an off-point end of the jungle with a ruin lying with vast branches and vines.

“So this is the place?” Auroa glanced.

"Some dump of a base to pick if you ask." Zolhalla pointed out the hole he had made earlier.

Back with Baronia, Sullivan calls for updates on the promised reinforcements. The doctor was the one to finally answer back.

"That last plan you had was very pathetic. Now with an extra alley added to the roster, how do you plan to defeat Alistor and his party?" Questioned the doctor.

“Hey! This was a minor setback. I got it under control.” Sullivan explained.

 "Your reinforcement will arrive soon, so stop calling."

      The commander closed his device as he vowed to not fail again. Alistor and the party explore the ruins undetected as Zolhalla tries to remember how he came through. They search for broken walls that he burst out from each room and floor.

“So why do you ram through walls?” Alistor asked. “Do you ever take doors?”

"The spirit and blood of the excitement flow through me. A chance to smite evil once again." Zolhalla explained.  

     They remained undetected till finding themselves in a room with a big gate blocking their way with four separate paths of stairs for them to take. They get detected by a new type of machine they didn't fight.

“What the hell are those?” Maigashi stepped back to arm himself.

      Seven robotic wooden fighters that resembled the pawns they fought engaged the party. Alistor makes his way to the right as Tannen takes the front with Zolhalla. Auroa and Maigashi moved their way to the left.

"We'll just have to find out," Auroa said.

     The fight starts with Alistor making his first move as he pokes through one of the two wooden fighters he is facing. His sword got stuck on its chest; it pulled out the sword lifting Alistor as it tossed him away.

“Come on! Get a hold of yourself.” Maigashi pestered.

     Tannen and Zolhalla broke through the front as they knocked back three of them in the center while Auroa and Maigashi kept two other fighters at bay.

“It seems these Pawns are more durable than the others. No matter, we’ll just have to hit them harder.” Tannen noted.

     Alistor called out Rose Warrior to take on the two fighters. Tannen and Zolhalla finish the three front ones in a single sweep.

“All you need is one shot!”

     Maigashi fired a shot at the wooden fighter's head. Auroa tears through another soldier with one flick of his whip.  

“Swift and steady.”

     Alistor finally got his first one down with enough effort. The second one punches him in the side, knocking him down, and goes in to kick him from the ground but is saved by Rose Warrior.

"A dirty trick. Well, I'll show you."

     Alistor quickly gets up to finish the second fighter by knocking it into a pool of water, causing it to explode.

    The other party members suddenly check on Alistor, witnessing the last guard destroyed after falling into the water.

 “So it seems they break down when exposed to water.” Maigashi pointed.

     Alistor recalls a few pawns short-circuiting back in the castle gardens he first fought.

"Why didn't you mention it before?" Maigashi bonked him over in an irritated fashion.

"Ow, hey…It's not my fault. I didn't really think it was worth mentioning at the time."

     Tannen jotted down notes as they got back to the choices of rooms they must enter. The vast gate was locked, leaving them with no choice but to explore the other rooms.

"Four contraptions need to be triggered in each room," Auroa said.

"We'll need to split up," Maigashi suggested.

     The party decided to split and meet back in the central room once they activated the switches in the other four rooms.