"Finally took one down!" Link gasped as he slowly climbed to his feet. Tarkus's dying kick had been powerful, and it had struck the arm Dio had injured earlier. The arm had not fully healed before suffering another injury; it felt sore and numb, and he could barely even make a fist.
Baron Zeppeli relaxed slightly, but quickly turned to look in the other direction. Jonathan's battle with Braco was nearing its end as well.
Braco's hair could extend and retract freely, making his attacks impossible to guard against, and it possessed astonishing strength like muscle. During his one-on-one fight with Jonathan, he had nearly killed him several times, but Jonathan truly lived up to his role as the protagonist, repeatedly escaping danger.
After fighting for some time, Jonathan quickly figured out Braco's attack patterns. Seizing an opening between moves, he rushed forward and melted the Black Knight's sword-wielding right arm with a single punch. Jonathan then pressed his advantage, his fists falling like raindrops upon Braco's body and melting him completely.
After that burst of exertion, Jonathan also dropped to one knee in exhaustion. Ripple was the energy of life itself, and the heavy output in such a short time, combined with his earlier freezing injuries, had left him drained.
"Now that we're all hurt, we should leave quickly," Baron Zeppeli said.
"Alright!" Link and the others answered, continuing toward Whirlwind Knight Town.
On the way to Whirlwind Knight Town, Link used the Ripple Breathing Method to adjust his condition, especially his injured arm. The pain gradually faded, though he still could not exert too much force with it.
When the four arrived at Whirlwind Knight Town, they found that it had already become a living hell. Corpseborn ran rampant, wantonly hunting human flesh and blood.
The town's residents