- Who is Smarter? -
- The Next Day at 9am -
Finn's plan was put into action. He was going to apply even more pressure on the enhanced monsters and Evilus in the Knossos.
Finn and Raul led a group to the Babel. The Ganesha members watched but did not interfere as the Loki group sat up camp close to the dungeon entrance.
Tione and Tiona led a second group that patrolled the areas between the Babel and the Daedalius area.
Riveria and Lefiya led another group that was organizing the patrol of the entire Daedalius area. They sat up camp in the portion of the Daedalius area closest to the Babel.
Gareth and Bete led a group to the known entrance area at Daedalius. Onlookers were shocked watching as the Loki members sat up camp in the middle of the busy area.
In the meanwhile, Ais was monitoring while hopping between the top of buildings around Daedalius.
- At the Hermes Home -
News of the Loki familia deployment quickly reached Hermes' ears, bringing a smile to his face. Putting on their Hades Hat, Hermes and Asfi headed outside their familia home.
- At the Guild -
Ouranos was notified of the deployment by Fels.
Fels "Apparently Hermes was correct"
Ouranos "So it begins..."
- At the Folkvangr -
Freya, Ottar, Bell and Lili were also notified of the deployment. Soon, Hermes and Asfi appeared in their meeting room.
Hermes "So our deal is still good?"
Freya "Yes, we can now move forward"
Ottar immediately left the room to handle a matter. Bell and Lili soon also headed out with several Hades Hats.
- An Hour Later -
Without warning, two gargoyles, a Harpy and a Siren dived down towards the Twilight Manor and started attacking. With barely any staff remaining from Finn's deployment, the remaining defenders were only low-level adventurers who screamed and ran away from the sonic attacks and magic weapon attacks.
The monsters made their presence plenty known by breaking windows, burning Loki banners, and even tying up 5 weak defenders and then hanging them upside down. Loki was furious but had to stay away from all windows while being surrounded by security.
- At the Babel -
A Loki member screamed "Finn, Twilight Manor is under attack"
Finn "We got outflanked!"
Loki member "The report is several flying monsters. At least 4. Using sonic attacks and magic weapons"
Finn "So the monsters are intelligent or being guided or controlled by Evilus or someone else"
Finn was furious with his strategic mistake, and he unfortunately had no idea how powerful the 4 attackers were. There were rumors that one gargoyle had the power of a 1st level adventurer, and now there were 2 of them.
With his thumb going crazy, Finn immediately sent for help. Unable to reach Riveria's group, he sent a runner to find Ais, who had the best chance to get home the quickest. Messages were also sent to the twins and Gareth.
Finn himself left with most of his group. The enemy went after their white female king and they were totally exposed... As he rushed back towards the Twilight Manor, he left Raul and a couple members to watch the Babel. All this time, the thumb was aching like crazy.
- With the Amazon Twins -
Finn's message reached Tiona and Tione, and they immediately took the entire group back towards the Twilight Manor.
- With Riveria and Lefiya -
Finn's people were unable to get hold of Riveria. Apparently, Riveria, Lefiya and a number of elf members were able to secure a key to the Knossos and headed down the labyrinth for a surprise elf squad attack.
- Gareth and Bete -
With most of the executives and their groups heading back to the Twilight Manor, Gareth stayed at the entrance area while Bete replaced Tiona and Tione on a 'solo' patrol of the Daedalius area.
- With Ais -
Finn's runner was able to find Ais, and she headed back home at top speed using Ariel.
- At the Folkvangr -
Hermes and Freya sat in their situation room with a large replica model of Orario on a table. They continued to monitor the situation as reports came in while moving little figures on the Orario city model. Other than Allen and Hogni who provided security, Freya's executives had already been sent to accomplish their various tasks. As they talked, Asfi flew back inside to report.
Asfi "Ais is on her way back to the Twilight Manor. Warned of Ais' approach, the attack group have ended their flanking maneuver. They are now flying southwest to draw their fastest asset further away from the Babel and the Daedalius area. "
After the report, Asfi flew back out the window.
Freya "Are they still falling for it?"
Hermes "They pretty much have no choice now. They have no idea how strong the 4 are. If Loki is taken out, they all lose their power..."
Freya member "Finn's group is about half way back from the Babel. The amazons are a similar distance away. Both groups are still heading back to their home at top speed on the ground."
Freya "Good plan. You tricked the trickster and the Braver."
Hermes smiled "It is easier to defend, especially when you have numbers in your favor"
- At the Twilight Manor -
With the flying monsters leaving when Ais got closer, the defenders rushed to free the tied up members. Loki was furious but there was nothing she could do with the situation changing rapidly.
- At the Babel Entrance -
With Raul and a couple others staying on-site, Shakti asked them what happened and offered to help while sharing some food. While talking and eating together, Raul did not notice that the Ganesha members left a significant portion of the entrance unguarded...
- At the Folkvangr -
Ten minutes later, Asfi came back into the situation room again.
Asfi "Ais gave chase to the 4 flying monsters. While Ais was still at long range, the 3 Xenos used the invisibility trick and should have sharply changed course. Lili still continued to draw Ais closer to her as the 2nd gargoyle before landing in a crowded area near the pharmacy. While the 2nd gargoyle caused a big panic, she was able to quickly changed into an elf and made her escape."
Freya smiled "That cinder ella spell is pretty useful"
Freya member "Ais could not figure out what happened to the 2nd gargoyle, so is headed back to the Twilight Manor now"
- At the Twilight Manor -
About half an hour after their ordeal began, Finn, the twins and Loki were planning defensive strategies as Ais flew in. Once Ais reported that the flying monsters disappeared into thin air, Loki immediately became very upset.
Angry Loki "%$^%$%&, we have been totally played"
Finn read her mind "OMG, the Babel entrance".
Immediately Finn sent Ais back to check the Babel entrance. At the same time, Tiona and her group headed back towards the Daedalius area. This time, Tione was left to protect Loki.
While running back toward the Babel with his group, Finn "We wanted to flush them out, but instead, they have us running around in circles chasing our own tails"...