When Andrea saw Edward get knocked through the Flipboard Wall by the monster, she immediately called for Jimmy to follow. But the wall seemed to have turned back into a solid wall, and no matter how hard they pushed, it wouldn't budge.
She was getting anxious. She knew Edward was powerful—even a Sky Knight-level hunter had fallen to him—but she still couldn't stop worrying.
She raised her longsword and began hacking at the stone wall. She didn't care if the blade got damaged; she just kept swinging. Stone chips flew everywhere, and even Jimmy, standing nearby, got pelted in the face. They hurt like hell.
He quickly called out to the Knight Princess.
"Princess, don't panic! This won't work. I see you have a Spatial Ring too. Did you bring a hammer? We'd be better off smashing through with one!"
"There's no time. Get out of the way..." Andrea shoved Jimmy aside and took her stance, preparing to build up power. She was going to try her Big Move—Rainbow Slash.
Just then, the Knight Princess's keen, beastlike instincts put her on alert.
She gripped her longsword with both hands and slowly turned around. Jimmy, unsure what to do, followed her gaze to the hole the monster had smashed open.
The hole was pitch-black, as if another monster could charge out at any moment.
Jimmy couldn't help raising the Heavy Crossbow in his hands and aiming it at the opening.
Suddenly, a scarlet tongue as thick as an arm shot out and wrapped around Jimmy's waist. Instinctively, Jimmy fired an arrow toward the opening.
The bolt seemed to hit something. A shrill scream rang out, making their eardrums throb. The tongue tightened and dragged Jimmy toward the hole.
Andrea reacted in a flash and sliced through the scarlet tongue. The remaining