The "Gold Bar Parasitic Species," having lost their target, spent several minutes in confusion before finally noticing Gelman, Biscuit, and Shizuku.
One after another, they turned around and shoved against the cubic stone pillars, letting them crash to the ground. Then they trampled the corpses of their dead kin and charged toward them.
Biscuit's short-haired form grew enormous, stretching her clothes until they nearly split and revealing the ridges of her powerful muscles.
Shizuku held Evil Tenderfoot and stared intently at the charging beasts.
The two of them used the "Designated Card: Stand Armor" together, and a layer of teal armor appeared over each of them.
This Stand Armor could defend against physical attacks, but Restraint and Vow meant that neither of them could rely on it for defense.
The Stand Armor might break after a hundred attacks, or it might break after just one. Its durability was completely unpredictable, making it difficult to trust.
All the same, they put on the Stand Armor and faced the charging beasts.
As Gelman quietly recovered his Nen Energy beside Fragrant Hair Girl, he kept an eye on Biscuit and Shizuku.
The moment he sensed they were struggling to hold on, he would step in.
Fortunately, Ominous Undead had taken out a great many Gold Bar Parasitic Species, and only a dozen or so remained in the group now surging toward them.
Biscuit and Shizuku drove them back. The Stand Armor on their bodies shattered one after another, but at least neither of them had suffered any serious injuries.
After a while, Ging finally appeared.
He emerged covered in blood, blasted a Gold Bar Parasitic Species apart with a Nen wave, then sprinted over to the others.
Fragrant Hair Girl had already vanished, unable to maintain her form any longer. Once Ging had