WAR
Finn's thumb was correct again. Realizing that the 2 demi spirits were chanting magic, Finn made critical defensive adjustments.
Finn "Wait everyone, it is using magic. Riveria, use your defensive spell! Everyone, come under the protection of Riveria's shield spell"
Thus, it became a chanting race as Riveria started chanting Via Shilheim
Finn "Use everything we have. Stop them from chanting. Bell, that includes you!"
Following instructions, Bell started charging while Raul and Tsubaki launched magic sword attacks, but the demi spirits' protective layers prevented any damage or even interruption of their chanting. Lefiya soon launched Fusillade Fallarica, which also proved useless against the spirits' protective layers.
Seeing that one of the demi spirits was almost done with chanting, Bell focused his attack on that demi spirit even though he only charged for 2 minutes. The damage was still very significant, as it burned off the protective leafs and severely burning it. Even though Bell did stop its chanting, the demi spirit already started to regenerate.
By that point, Riveria's Via Shilheim spell was activated, protecting everyone under her magic shield.
That was just in time, as the other demi spirit was done chanting, launching a firestorm at them. The spell was enormously powerful. Under pressure from the firestorm, Riveria's shield started to crack.
Acting quickly, Lefiya activated dio grail as an additional defense. That was just in time, as the firestorm broke Riveria's shield. Gareth and Ottar then jumped in front of everyone carrying large shields as additional backup. And the additional backup was needed after dio grail also failed under the enormous pressure of the firestorm. With Gareth and Ottar's combined effort, everyone got through the attack with only minor burns.
However, immediately after launching its attack, the same demi spirit started chanting again. Unfortunately, Riveria was unable to gather energy quickly enough for another shield! Thus everyone prepared as well as they could for another powerful spell.
Soon enough, the demi spirit launched Meteor Swarm at them. Lefiya was able to provide limited protection with another dio grail, but that was not nearly enough. Even with Gareth and Ottar trying to shield everyone again with the large shields, that only lessened the blow. The meteor storm explosions impacted, scattering their bodies all over.
After launching two enormous spells, that demi spirit's 2 flowers opened up and started absorbing power from the remaining virgas on the floor. At the same time, the regenerating demi spirit was also completely regenerated and started to chant.
Seeing the desperation, with everyone injured and many possibly unconscious or worse, Bell realized that he had to fight to protect Ais and everyone. While unable to get up from the damage, he gathered all his emotions to start charging argonaut again. Only this time, the sound of a grand bell ringing echoed through the entire floor, signifying that the limit was off for this argonaut use. He put everything he had left into his argonaut charge.
Thus it became a race between Bell charging and the regenerated demi spirit chanting. It was going to be close. Bell knew he had to fire before the demi spirit could launch its magic. But every second of charging meant a more potent cannon.
With the grand bell sounding, it also provided encouragement for everyone to get up. Ottar and Finn were the first to rise, and they appealed to everyone else to rise and fight as well.
Finn challenged "Bell, a level 2, is loading his cannon and leading us with his shear will power, will you just lie there and let him fight alone? Or are the heroics of Bell Cranel too much for you to bear?"
The challenge issued by Finn was the encouragement needed to get everyone else to rise. First it was Bete who could not stomach being bested by Bell, then Ais who was going to protect Bell and her friends, then the amazon twins and Allen, followed by Gareth, Riveria, and finally Raul and Tsubaki.
Ready to fight, Riveria ignored defense and started chanting her most powerful attack spell.
Finn and Ottar then led a charge with Ais, Gareth, Bete, Allen, Tiona and Tione following their lead. That left Tsubaki and Raul to stand guard to protect Bell, Lefiya and Riveria while they used their magic.
Seeing virgas arriving from 60th floor, Leifya also started chanting her Fusillade Fallarica.
Fortunately, Bell was able to finish his limit-off charging before the demi spirit finished chanting. The enormous firebolt burned off most of the regenerated demi spirit. But that was it for Bell, as he collapsed from a mind zero.
Riveria soon finished with chanting Rea Laevateinn. Her fire storm heavily damaged the demi spirit that had just finished absorbing power and finished off the demi spirit that was heavily damaged by Bell
Lefiya also finished her fusillade falarica chant, which killed off the new virgas on the floor, denying the remaining demi spirit of additional energy supply.
As the situation seemed improved, suddenly a green wall appeared from magic below the 59th floor, shielding the remaining demi spirit, which was regenerating from Riveria's attack.
Finn, Tiona, Tione, Bete and Allen were unable to penetrate the green wall with their weapons. Ottar and Gareth then joined in and punched an opening for the group, though getting hit by attacking plant appendages in the process. That knocked Gareth down but Ottar continued through the opening, followed by Finn, Bete, Allen, Tiona, Tione and Ais.
When the demi spirit used thunder ray, Tione and Tiona used their bodies to shield Ais and the others from the attack.
With Tiona and Tione knocked out, Finn "Everyone, open the way for Ais and Ottar to attack."
Under Finn's leadership, Bete and Allen occupied the demi spirit's main defensive appendages. As they were knocked down one after another, Ottar and Ais charged through. Ottar attacked the body while Ais focused on the spirit half-body using Ariel.
Ais slashed at the demi spirit with desperate but its appendages protect it and knocked Ais back against the wall.
Determined, Ais charged forward again, but the demi spirit launched icicle edge at Ais. Fortunately Lefiya used her remaining magic to intercept the icicle with arcs ray, freeing Ais to attack the monster.
With Lefiya clearing her way, Ais used her finishing move lil rafaga. The demi spirit countered with light burst, but lil farga broke through and cut down the demi spirit, turning it into dust.
With the demi spirits defeated, the group cheered and used healing potions and recovery potions. Seeing the burnt out battlefield, they decided to go back up to the 50th floor. It was critical that the information about the demi spirits reached Orario. Tsubaki was glad to be the one princess carrying Bell back up, and that allowed the fighters to focus on fighting their way through.
Far from the action, the invisible Hermes and Asfi were monitoring the action and soaking in the entertainment. Hermes was incredulous with accolades for the group. His monologue include the Braver's leadership, the King's shear strength, Sword Princess' wind, record holder's cannon, amazon sisters sacrificing their bodies, Lefiya's arcs ray and Nine Hells' fire...