Dimensional Descent

"Not good." Karolus' pupils constricted.

He had thought that they would charge together, but Joel and Arnold had actually gone ahead on their own. But that wasn't even the main problem.

Even if the two managed to come out unscathed the battlefield had completely changed with the billowing steam. Let alone the fact they would need to protect themselves from the boiling steam, but their vision would also be obstructed, making it more difficult to coordinate their movements.

Within the Third Dimension, hot steam from freshly boiled water could already cause severe burns. Fire hot enough to boil Fifth Dimensional waters were even more exaggerated. It was like Joel and Arnold were under a perpetual deadly assault from all sides.

"Dammit. Stay here." Karolus made a decision, about to dash forward.

"Don't go."

Franco and Gil stopped Karolus. The two were practically mortal enemies usually, however at the moment, they had a tacit understanding. Joel had told them to help Karolus and the other Moon people, but there was a clear hidden meaning behind his words which was quite simple…

Don't let them mess anything up.

At that moment, two shadows suddenly surged out from the fog. No, it wasn't that they had surged out of it, the steam had grown far too tall and covered a space far too wide for that. Instead, they had dispersed the steam around them, their Force billowing like a raging torrent.

Arnold took the helm, Universal Force the likes of which made the very ocean surface itself tremble for several kilometers rising out from him.

belt rotating about a golden moon hung high above his head, illuminating the endless

the head of the whale beneath his. His expression went from indifferent to ferocious. It was the kind of look that had always been hidden beneath his football helmet on the field but

made blood run cold. It made the wind itself turn still, hanging in the air as though purposely waiting for Arnold's next action just

BANG!

a hand and five fingers. The sound alone was loud that it drowned

that the whale's skull hadn't given way beneath his power. In fact, though its head had deformed, much of

to send out another strike immediately. Not only had it been sent several hundred meters into the water below, but

Arnold's side, both of them riding atop the massive wave the latter's

strength within his halberd. Space trembled and cracked as his forearm flexed, keeping a

eyes

like old times,

having returned to an eerie calm. But,

"I pin them down."

turned to a grin.

was at exactly that moment that the fire bristle whale rebounded out of the ocean, the waters surging forward to quickly fill in

injury Arnold had caused it. As far

SHUUUU!

sky, piercing through the whale's skin and through its skull. An ear tearing roar shook the skies filled with a mournful plea, but it was already too

the wave they stood upon faltered. He was completely spent. Even before this attack, he had already been running on nearly empty but now it was far worse. His lungs felt like he was breathing in the very steam fog that had threatened to char him to ash

Joel by the arm, helping him to stabilize himself as