The three girls' faces turned pale in unison. Ryougi Sakura's body transformed into countless sheets of paper that surged toward Enkidu, while her remaining head shouted at Fujino:
"Quick! I'll hold her off. Go heal Grea!"
Fujino immediately ran toward Grea, rolled up her sleeve, and brought her arm to Grea's mouth.
Among the three of them, only Grea, strengthened by the Dragon Kind physique and Sage Mode, could clash head-on with Enkidu. If Grea fell, the only fate awaiting them was slaughter.
"Sorry, but I'm in a hurry to help Gilgamesh, so please die here!"
Several golden chains shot out from Enkidu's pristine white robe and flew toward Fujino and Grea.
"I won't let you hurt them!"
The paper sheets forming Ryougi Sakura's body wrapped around Enkidu, mixed with more than a dozen burning Explosive Tags.
Boom!
A massive burst of fire swallowed Enkidu. The shockwave from the explosion blew away the paper sheets forming Ryougi Sakura's body. Pain flashed across Ryougi Sakura's face as she suffered backlash from the attack.
As the three girls warily watched the smoke and dust, two chains suddenly shot out from within the billowing haze and tightly cinched around Ryougi Sakura's neck.
Pain showed on Ryougi Sakura's remaining face. Fujino wanted to use her Mystic Eyes to twist the chains apart, but several more chains suddenly burst from the earth beneath them, binding her and Grea tightly. Their snow-white necks were also continuously constricted by the chains.
"It's over. For three people like you to appear in this modern age, where Mystery is so scarce, is truly a miracle. I, Enkidu, acknowledge your strength."
Barefoot and clad in white, Enkidu walked out of the smoke. Her clothes were covered in dust, making her look somewhat disheveled, yet she was still completely unscathed.
"Now,