Issei and his group were still struggling with the snow. They didn't know where the door was, nor what to do next. All they could think of was how cold it was, how hard it was to move around, and how much it hurt when the cold air hit their bodies.
Their sweat was frozen on their bodies and they felt like they were being stabbed by thousands of tiny needles.
However, they didn't give up easily.
"Everyone! Let's move!" Kiba said. "There's no point in standing here doing nothing!"
Akeno nodded, "Yeah. We have to find a way out."
Issei and Koneko agreed.
Slowly and surely, they scoured the area in a circle. Kiba was the one that suggested the formation, as he was the only one with a sword that could help in battle, so he was at the front while Issei, Akeno and Koneko were behind him. The white haired girl was tasked to guard their rear, so she walked backward, alert of any enemies.
And after 30 minutes...
They met another group of four in the middle of a snowy field without any monster yet. Akeno immediately went alert and prepared her magic while giving command.
"Everyone, prepare to fight!"
Issei immediately recognized the figure standing a bit away and gritted his teeth. That figure was no other than Raynare, the woman who killed him on his first date.
"You!"
Raynare also looked at Issei with surprise. However, her expression changed quickly, turning to amusement and joy.
"Well, well. Isn't this interesting?" She laughed mockingly at them. "Issei-kun, why are you showing such anger to me? Did I do something to anger you?"
"You bitch!" He glared at her, "I'm gonna kill you!"
In the throne room, Cain munched his popcorn at a faster speed than usual. He smiled widely at the development he had expected and hoped for. After all, the chance that Raynare's group didn't meet Rias' peerage was extremely low.
"They finally met!" He exclaimed with glee.
On the other hand, Dohnaseek and Kalawarner stared at Issei and his group with their eyebrows furrowed. The place they met was pretty unusual, and they weren't expecting to meet another group here. And it was a group from the other faction at that.
"Devils." The blonde Fallen Angel muttered with hostility. "You all have a lot of guts to step foot in here, huh?"
Akeno scoffed. "Who do you think you are to talk to us like that? This place is still Gremory and Sitri's territory."
Dohnaseek's face twitched, and his body trembled. "Tsk! Shut up, devil!" He yelled angrily and flew up in the air.
Raynare laughed mockingly again and smirked. "This is where the fun starts!"
The fight started with Raynare and her team attacking first. She and Mittelt created a few light spears each, throwing it to their opponents while the others dodged to the side. Kalawarner, who was standing on the rear, summoned her own spear and threw it at Koneko. However, Kiba blocked the attack with his sword.
"Everyone, we're attacking! Issei, Koneko-chan, let's go. Akeno-senpai, please support us!" He shouted and dashed toward the enemies. His sword was raised up high and ready to strike down on the nearest target.
"Fufufu. Kiba-kun, you shouldn't take command while I am here. Let's see... Issei-kun, go for the man on the side! I will deal with the black haired woman!"
Kiba didn't have any retort. Instead he just smiled and attacked. Issei too, following her command, rushed forward to meet Dohnaseek who was standing still in his place, observing his opponent. He raised his gauntlet and a green light enveloped the gem on his right hand, making it glow.
"Boost!"
And the brown haired teenager immediately appeared in front of his enemy, his fist already aiming for Dohnaseek's stomach. However, before it connected, the Fallen Angels quickly jumped back and flapped his wings. The punch didn't reach, but the force created by his made a small hole in the snowy ground, making it tremble slightly.
Meanwhile, Kiba was facing the two female Fallen Angels with Koneko, a sexy woman with blue hair and a gothic lolita girl. They were standing side by side, holding light spears in their hands, their eyes fixed upon him as they prepared themselves.
Kiba took out a sword that he had stored in the scabbard and prepared to fight.
"Come at me." He said and charged.
The blue-haired Fallen Angel, Kalawarner, immediately reacted. Her spear flashed and she threw it towards him. But Kiba easily dodged the spear and slashed at her. She quickly dodged by stepping back.
However, when he attacked again, the other girl, Mittelt, who was holding two spears, immediately stepped forward and attacked. She thrust one of her spear at a fast speed, aiming at the swordsman's throat.
At that time, Koneko showed up from the side, punching the fallen angel's back, causing her to stumble and drop the spear.
"Tsk!" The blonde Fallen Angel clicked her tongue in anger. "Damn devil!"
She threw her spear towards the white-haired girl. Koneko immediately dodged by jumping backward. But Kalawarner used this opportunity to attack her.
"Light spear!" She created two new light spears and threw it towards the small white haired girl.
However, Kiba already prepared and deflected both spears with his sword.
Clang clang!
He stood beside Koneko and laughed.
"Thank you for saving me, Koneko-san." He smiled.
She only nodded, not looking back, her attention on Kalawarner. Her fists clenched as she readied her stance.
Kalawarner clicked her tongue, "Tsk, I guess I will have to get rid of this devil boy first then."
She charged towards him, swinging her spear around.
Facing the Fallen Angel's rush, Kiba stabbed his sword to the snowy ground.
"Sword Birth!"
Suddenly, swords sprouted from the ground like mushrooms after rain, aiming at Kalawarner who was still charging forward. The sudden attack caught the Fallen Angel by surprise, but she was able to react by flying upward in a second before the sword pierced through her.
"Lightning!" Akeno chanted her magic and threw it at Kalawarner, who was still floating on air.
A yellow bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting the Fallen Angel in the middle of the snow. The magic was so strong that it created a large hole in the ground where she stood, and a cloud of dust flew upwards from it.
Using this chance, Kiba delivered the last attack. His body moved at high speed, rushing forward, slashing horizontally at Kalawarner with his sword. She was unable to dodge because of her injury and was cut deeply on her abdomen.
"Aaarrgghhhh!!" Kalawarner screamed in agony as she fell to the ground. Her blood flowed out, staining her clothes red. She collapsed onto the snowy ground, her body shaking uncontrollably before ceasing movement.
"That's one." Kiba said, turning his attention to the Fallen Angel fighting with Koneko.
On the other side of the snowy field, Issei was still facing Dohnaseek, the fallen angel wearing a fedora.
"Come at me, Devil!" He said, smirking at him.
Issei didn't say anything and just attacked with his fists. It was easily dodged by the fallen angel who jumped back. Following that, a spear of light manifested in his hand and he threw it at the pervert, hitting his shoulder and knocking him to the ground.
"Gah!" The pain was unbearable. Blood spilled out from his wound as he held it with his hand, trying to get away from the enemy. The white snow turned red as he clutched onto his shoulder tightly, gritting his teeth in pain.
"What's wrong? Weren't you supposed to kill me?" The fallen angel taunted him, creating a spear and walking toward the downed boy. "Or are you going to run like a dog with its tail between its legs again? Coward!"
The word "coward" echoed inside his mind, bringing back memories that he would rather forget. It brought up feelings of shame and humiliation, and his body tensed up at those words.
"Shut up! I'm not running away this time!"
The words came out of nowhere, but Issei didn't care. All he wanted to do was beat the shit out of the guy who had humiliated him and wanted to kill him in front of his first love, whom killed him. He didn't care if it was a foolish thing to do, or how strong this fallen angel was.
"Boost!"
All he wanted to do was to punch him.
"I will beat you up!" He shouted and charged at him. The green gem glowed, enveloping his body.
"Die!" Dohnaseek aimed at Issei with his spear. But his aim wasn't right and missed him by a lot.
"Ha!" Issei laughed. He was close to him now. Just one more step and he would reach him. He clenched his fist tighter, readying himself for the final blow.
However...
"Graaaaa!"
Before they could clash, a loud roar interrupted the battlefield, catching everyone's attention.
***
Support and read advanced chapters in patreon.com/DungeonLove