The moment they entered the square, all the Gargoyles came to life.
They lunged from every direction, some flying through the air and others crawling along the ground, moving much faster than the one before.
Ponzu's dragonflies met them head-on, tangling with several Gargoyles in midair.
The dragonflies were fast, their wings sharp, slicing repeatedly across the soles of the Gargoyles' feet.
But there were too many Gargoyles. Before they could finish cutting through one, another lunged at them.
Ponzu had her bees join the fight.
More than a dozen bees flew out of her hat, targeting the soles of the Gargoyles' feet.
Odin stood beside her without lifting a hand.
He had kept his Observation Haki active the whole time and knew exactly what was happening around them.
But he had no need to train against these creatures, so he might as well let Ponzu handle them. It would be good practice for her.
Beyond these Gargoyles, he sensed other things deeper in the ruins, but nothing serious.
"Three on the left, two on the right," he said. "The one behind you is almost at your back."
Ponzu stepped sideways, and a dragonfly swept past her, its wings slicing through the soles of that Gargoyle's feet. The Gargoyle fell to the ground and turned into a card.
The bees were attacking too. Small and fast, they focused on stabbing the soles of the Gargoyles' feet. One by one, the Gargoyles fell to their stings.
Three minutes later, the last Gargoyle fell and turned into a card.
Twenty-three cards lay on the ground. The bees flew over, carried the cards back, and placed them in Ponzu's hands.
Ponzu put them into her Spell Book and caught her breath.
"There sure are a lot of monsters here," she said.
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