"Withdraw through the underground river, and take the Untouchables with you!" Ash's voice was as steady as ever, but Nini could hear a hint of urgency in it.
Less than half of the Banshees' Life Pool remained. In other words, nearly every Banshee was close to seriously injured, and their combat strength had dropped considerably from the start.
And even at their peak, they had been suppressed by Jules.
Even if the Banshees could recover, there was no second [Big Guy]. Besides, this was Rhine—the Holy See's reinforcements would probably arrive soon.
The Banshees had no other choice but to retreat.
"Gather around me. Take a deep breath, then hold it!"
By the underground river, the Banshees hurriedly led the Untouchables away. These underground dwellers were actually decent swimmers, but they were far inferior to the Banshees. Each Banshee seized several Untouchables and carried them away directly through the water.
Chaos reigned behind them. [Big Guy]'s roars mixed with Jules's frenzied laughter, accompanied from time to time by the teeth-grinding screech of metal scraping against metal.
"Big Guy can't hold on much longer! We, uh..." Frey shouted anxiously. But when he turned back toward the Banshees, he instinctively shrank back.
Only when standing before them could one truly appreciate how enormous these Banshees were. Frey had to jump just to reach Nini's waist.
Could such powerful warriors really have lost to Jules?
"Little Bu told me about you. Follow me." Nini hung her weapon back onto her armor, stretched out all six hands to grab a group of Untouchables, then took Frey with her and leaped straight into the water.
One by one, the Banshees jumped into the underground river. Ash was the last. Just as she prepared to leap in, a tremendous crash rang out behind her.
[Big Guy]