During this time ... in another part of the castle ...
"AARGH, that asshole." Wave roared. "If I find this turtle, I'll grill it."
Being with him and Bols, Run inspected the part of the castle where they had landed and tried to find his bearings.
"Let's be careful! We are in enemy territory! Who knows the enemies we may face ? "
"Do you think the others are okay ? " Bols asked.
"For Esdeath-san there is nothing to fear ! But I hope the others have had the chance to be with her."
Suddenly, a small creature appeared between the trio. Sniffing the air, Kuro seemed to be looking for a particular scent.
"Koro ? " Wave wondered, recognizing the teigu.
Suddenly, pointing its muzzle in one direction, the teigu finally ran.
"Where is he going ? "
"He must have found the scent of Seryu." Said Bols.
"Perfect ! Let's follow him. " Run commanded. "Let's take advantage of the enemy not knowing our position to free Seryu-san and Peach-san. "
Immediately, the trio rushed after Koro, who continued to run without the slightest hesitation. Then, finally, the three men then saw a door straight ahead of him.
"Maybe Seryu and Peach are in there." Wave said pointing to the door.
Running faster, Bols then used his large musculature to give a powerful shoulder to the door. In an instant, the man smashed the door to pieces and walked through it into a new hallway where you could see a staircase that seemed to descend to a basement. Heading for the stairs, Koro sniffed the air again. Capturing the smell of Seryu which had become stronger, the teigu already began to descend the first steps.
" Over there. "
However, the trio barely had time to take a step when a huge figure dropped in front of them.
"That ? "
"TUBBA BLUBBA! A huge creature yelled, as a lot of saliva came out of its mouth.
"AHHHHH!" Wave shouted, taking a step back. "What is this monster?"
"TUBBA BLUBBA !" The creature shouted again.
"I think that's his name." Run said, while showing his wings behind his back.
Starting to fly, he asserted.
"The monster ! I don't know if you understand me but we are in a hurry ! So if you let us through, we will spare your life."
In response, Tubba Blubba gave a huge roar that pulverized the eardrums of the three men.
" My ears. "
Then, bending his legs, Tubba made a phenomenal leap before giving Run a powerful skull kick to the abdomen. Unable to react in time, the Jaeger was thrown back and collapsed to the ground.
"Run ? " Bols and Wave wondered, turning to him.
Taking advantage of their lowering their guard, Tubba suddenly let himself fall towards Bols and crushed him under his feet. Then, directing his gaze to Wave, he stuck out his tongue, which began to grow several feet long. Seeing her walk towards him, Wave immediately jumped up. However, changing direction, Tubba's tongue wrapped around his foot. Gripping it, Tuppa then spun around, before sending Wave bumping into a wall.
Spitting blood, the boy then fell to the ground. Preparing to attack him again, Tubba suddenly felt Bols' fist strike him in the chin and throw him into the air. A crack was heard in the jaw of the monster. Still, uttering a simple cry of anger, he managed to land on his feet, and faced Bols, who had risen to his feet.
"I won't let you pick on my friends."
"Motherfucker ! " Wave roared, also getting to his feet, before grabbing Big Chariot. "We can't underestimate him ! Let's beat him quickly."
"No, I'll take care of it."
Walking towards his companions, Run had one hand resting on his abdomen while his stomach had several bruises. Still, trying to ignore the pain, he simply stared at Tubba before asserting.
"We can't waste any more time here ! Surely Bowser will find out quickly that we are here! I'm taking care of this monster! You, go and save Seryu and Peach immediately."
"But, Run! You ..."
"It's an order." Run asserted. "It was because of my incompetence that they were kidnapped! I am not going to shame Jaeger again, by giving the enemy enough time to use our friends as hostages! Go immediately! save them. "
Nodding, Bols asserted.
"Okay! Anyway, I know you can take care of this creature."
Watching Run, Wave finally put her sword away and began to follow Bols. Nonetheless, stopping, he declared.
"Run ... you are in no fault of what happened ! The enemy was just too strong for you."
"That's no excuse, Wave." Run retorted, despite showing a small smile. "Now go for it!"
However, as Bols and Wave ran up the stairs, the duo stopped, seeing an explosion through one of the windows.
"Um ? " They wondered, looking outside.
Immediately freezing, Wave saw Kurome in front of the castle fighting Wario. Holding strange bombs in his hands, Wario amused himself throwing them at the young girl, who jumped back to dodge them. Nevertheless, taking advantage of a huge cloud of smoke forming around them, Wario had immediately rushed towards her, like a cannonball, before giving her a powerful punch in the stomach.
"WARIO PUNCH ! "
Seeing Kurome pull back while coughing up blood, Wave got scared.
"KUROME ! "
"Without her teigu, Kurome is in trouble." Bols remarked.
"TUBBA BLUBBA ! " Suddenly roared the monster, rushing towards them.
Nonetheless, flying towards him, Run kicked him in the face, to make him back off.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and go."
"Wave ! " Bols shouted. " We have to go."
However, turning to his friend, Bols saw him motionless. Then, finally, looking at him, Wave asserted.
"Bowls, I need a favor. "
Just looking at him, Bols didn't even need him to speak. Turning around, the colossus rushed for the stairs, asserting.
"I'll take care of Seryu ! Go save Kurome."
"Thanks you, my friend." Wave thanked him, before jumping out the window.
Seeing the two men leave, Tubba Blubba let out a cry before heading towards Bols. Nonetheless, he jumped back to dodge sharp feathers that pierced the ground.
"GRRRR!" The monster growled, turning to Run.
"You don't need to take care of them! Now I'm your opponent."
Then, he creates new feathers around him, which he sent towards his enemy. Seeing the projectiles hitting him, Tubba Blubba aimed his tongue at them. Making a quick movement with his tongue, Tubba Blubba struck the feathers and managed to stop them without the projectiles making the slightest injury to his tongue.
"What ? " Run wondered.
Then, puffing out his cheeks, Tubba Blubba spat out a ball of saliva that burst as it touched Run. Finding himself stuck in this disgusting substance, Run couldn't hide his disgust. Getting ready to fly higher, Run noticed that he could no longer flap his wings, which were covered in saliva.
"What…?" Run wondered, feeling his body fall downward.
"That saliva must be so sticky that if someone touches it, it won't go away for a while." He understood.
Tubba Blubba then went to tackle Run and gave him a hard shoulder kick. Hit again in the abdomen, Run hit a wall, which he walked through. Then landing in the middle of a room, Run found himself in the middle of several strange objects, most of which were mushrooms.
" Where am I ? "
Being in the room where Bowser was storing hundreds of items in order to increase the strength of his army, Run saw strange magical weapons around him.
However, he didn't even have time to examine them, as the wall exploded. Roaring, Tubba entered the room, walking over the items, not afraid to destroy them.
Unable to use his wings, now that Tubba's saliva was covering them, Run grabbed a combat spear, before spinning it in front of him. Even though he wasn't very good with combat weapons, Run at least knew how to use them to defend himself.
Finding him scarier than a while ago, Tubba Blubba sort of extended his tongue and swung it horizontally towards Run. Nevertheless, Run managed to jump to avoid it. Changing the direction of his tongue, Tubba tried to follow him. Unfortunately, aiming his combat spear downward, Run used it to pierce his opponent's tongue.
Screaming in pain, Tubba pushed his long tongue back into his mouth. Seeing him do it, Run rushed over to him and aimed his combat spear at his face. Enraged that he managed to hurt his tongue, Tubba clenched his fist and threw him at Run. Positioning his weapon in front of him for protection, the Jaeger couldn't hide his surprise as Tubba's fist sprayed the spear before hitting his face.
Flying backwards, Run then rolled several times on the floor before crashing into a shelf. Shattering, the shelf dropped its items which covered the body of the Jaeger.
Seeing Run's body on the ground, Tubba slammed his chest before screaming with joy. He had just defeated Run. However, remembering that he was not alone, Tubba left the room and decided to pursue Bols to prevent him from saving Seryu and Peach.
Getting ready to leave, Tubba heard.
" It is not finished ! "
Turning around, Tubba couldn't help but be surprised, seeing Run standing on his feet. Holding several mushrooms in his hands, the man decided to bet his victory on his luck.
"Let's go for the second round," he announced, eating a mushroom.
Meanwhile ... in the dungeons ...
Pursuing Koro, Bols descended lower and lower into the basements of the castle. Knowing that he was now the only person who could save the hostages, Bols asserted.
"Seryu-san! Peach-san! Don't worry! I swear to save you!"
Suddenly, walking on a strange step, Bols felt his foot sink into the ground.
"Um?" He wondered, noting that he had just stepped on a trap.
Opening above him, a hatch in the ceiling dropped a huge round boulder, which attempted to crush Bols. Seeing him in time, the Jaeger jumped forward, to avoid being run over. Nonetheless, his foot cut a string and another trap snapped.
Lifting his face, Bols saw dozens of arrows coming out of the wall and flying towards him. Losing it for a moment, Bols grabbed his teigu and used his flamethrower to burn the projectiles.
But no sooner had he had time to destroy the arrows, than the rock behind Bols began to move and rolled down the stairs. Turning to see the boulder roll towards him, Bols directed her arms towards him and tried to stop him. Unfortunately, even using all his strength, Bols felt his feet pull back, as the steps of the staircase did not allow him to find a steady support.
Continuing to back away, Bols felt a strong heat in his back. Turning around, he saw the end of the stairs disappear, to be replaced by a pool of lava. If Bols ever fell into this trap, he would die in an instant. Using more force, Bols jerked veins through his muscles, as he clenched his teeth so hard it felt like they were cracking.
"Stop. "
Finally, as his feet were on the last step, Bols felt the rock slow down. Immediately he let out a cry before lifting the boulder and throwing it behind him. Flying first, the boulder eventually landed in the lava trap and plugged the hole.
Dropping to his knees, Bols watched his bleeding hands, as stopping that boulder tore the skin from his hands. Standing next to him, Koro didn't care about Bols's condition and ran over the rock.
Getting to his feet, Bols finding himself in the basement of the castle. Running a few more minutes, he finally saw Kuro stop in front of a huge pool of lava.
" Again ? "
Then, looking up, he saw a cage hanging from the ceiling with two familiar figures inside.
"Seryu! Peach ! "
"Bols ! " Seryu rejoices, recognizing her friend. "Kuro !"
Back with Zoro ...
"Why do you want to keep fighting ? " Wario wanted to know. "A woman like you can never beat a guy like me."
Simply growling, Kurome had blood flowing from her mouth, while she had several bruises all over her body. Yet, seeming to ignore the pain, she grabbed a cookie and ate it. Then, eating a handful of cookies, she ended up feeling better.
"I wouldn't lose to you." She assured. "I would win this duel and walk out of here with that saber."
" In your dreams. "
Wario ran over to Kurome and threw a punch at him. Kurome blocked him with her sword, but her feet retreated again from the force of the punch.
"His punches are devastating ! There's no point in trying to match his punching power."
Therefore, preferred to rely on her speed, Kurome stepped back while avoiding her opponent's fists. Wario continued to attempt to hit Kurome, until Kurome was by the side of the road, which is below a pool of lava.
"Take this." Wario said with a head butt.
Nonetheless, bending down to avoid him, Kurome then kicked Wario's chin with her knee in order to push him back. Then, directing her sword at him, she tried to behead him.
Reacting in time, Wario tilted his face to the side. Frightened, he felt Kurome's saber slice through his cap and the left side of his mustache. Fearful at first, Wario ended up blushing with rage, seeing his precious mustache being cut off.
"You're dead. " He roared, running towards her.
Standing still, Kurome finally bent her legs and jumped over Wario, who looked like a bull. But as Kurome was in the air, Wario turned and grabbed the Jaeger's feet. It then started to spin faster than a reel on a windy day.
"WILD SWING DING !"
Wario then threw Kurome onto the large boulder where Wario crashed earlier. Although, this time when Kurome crashed into the rock, it shattered into pieces. Vomiting blood, as blood trickled down her forehead, Kurome collapsed to the ground.
"Have a terrible day. " Wario said.
Crouching down, he grabbed the sword Kurome had stolen from him. However, gripping it at the same time, Kurome refused to let Wario pick up his weapon.
"What ?" The obese man wondered, seeing Kurome stand up.
Grabbing more cookies, Kurome bit into them. Immediately, without her realizing the reason, her pain disappeared, while she felt stronger. Seeing this, Wario suddenly jumped back, before asserting.
"I don't know what you're eating, but your cookies smell like death anyway."
In response, Kurome aimed her saber at Wario, as a dark aura surrounded her.
"Hey? Do you want more?" Asked Wario. .
"Esdeath-san thought there were no warriors in this world. "Kurome confessed." Still, I must confess that, if I had my teigu, I would have used it to kill you, before turning you into a doll! you are strong enough to have the chance to be part of my collection. "
"Huh ?"
"This girl ... she's totally nuts."
Still, not wanting to show his anxiety, Wario laughed conceitedly.
"Wah ha ha ha! So I'll finish you off here. " Wario exclaimed charging at Kurome.
However, he stopped dead in his tracks and jumped back again. Having tried to slice him, Kurome had moved her sword so quickly, that Wario had been able to avoid it only thanks to his instinct. If he hadn't had the right reflexes, Kurome would have killed him.
Seeing him flee, Kurome asserted.
" You are a coward. "
Growling upon hearing this, Wario curled into a ball, then started rolling straight at Kurome. Seeing the man's charge, Kurome threw himself aside to avoid him. Then, seeing Wario turn around to continue attacking her, she ran to a castle wall and jumped on it and did a back flip, while Wario crashed into it. Enraged at being tricked like a kid, Wario stood up and lifted a stone twice his size, and threw it at Kurome.
Simply raising her face, Kurome saw the boulder which crushed her under its weight. Seeing it crash to the ground, crushing Kurome, Wario laughed.
"WAHAHAHA! You didn't stand a chance against me."
Nonetheless, his laughter ceased the instant he saw the rock cut in half, revealing Kurome, who was unharmed.
"This is not how you will defeat me."
But Kurome didn't know that Wario was flying straight at her, while he was in his ball position.
"CORKSCREW CONK ! "
Wario crashed into Kurome, causing her to fall a few feet to the ground. Attempting to attack her again, Wario saw Kurome stand up to face her, with her sword in hand.
Then slamming Wario into a ball, Kurome managed to stop him, as she managed to slash his abdomen again.
"WAAAAH !" Wario screamed furiously as he stood up angrily, while resting his hand on his wound.
Fixing themselves then, the two adversaries understood that the victory was far from achieved. Even Wario internally admitted that Kurome had her chances of winning.
Being at first motionless, the two fighters ended up running towards each other. Attempting to hurt Wario using his speed, Zoro slashed very quickly, but somehow Wario was able to jump him over the blade of her saber.
Finding himself on top of Kurome, Wario does a 360-degree flip in the air and attempts to crush Kurome under his butt. Nevertheless, Kurome was able to avoid him. Then, despite feeling the ground shaking, Kurome then went to punch Wario from behind, but Wario got out of the way. Then he ran over to Kurome trying to tackle her, only for Kurome to jump on his head and fall to the ground.
Wario then quickly went to Kurome and grabbed her. He then flipped it over and jumped in the air while rotating horizontally.
"PILEDRIVER."
Wario fell to the ground, causing Kurome to land hard on her head. However, waving her arm, Kurome managed to free Wario's grip. Then, she brought her hand to Wario's face, before digging her thumb into his eye.
"WAHHHHHHH!" Wario yelled, letting go of Kurome.
Leaning on Wario's stomach, Kurome jumps to the side, while Wario crashes to the ground. Also falling to the ground, Kurome put her hand in front of her mouth, as she spat blood. Getting relevant, Wario was also in bad shape. His body was now covered with cuts, but nothing was in danger of his life. As a moment of silence passed, Kurome and Wario charged again. Wario threw a fist at Kurome, but she dodged it and started spinning, like a top and slashed Wario in the abdomen.
"OWOWOWOWOWOWOW! " Wario cried with pain. Wario then grabbed Kurome's left arm and lifted her up.
"MEGA TOSS ! " Wario threw Kurome at the front doors, but Kurome was able to land on the wall with his feet and jump back on Wario.
Kurome then started spinning very quickly with her sword outstretched, and headed straight for Wario like a missile. Wario couldn't dodge her, so he ran over to Kurome, rummaging under his clothes, only to pull out two bombs, which began to flash. Kurome and Wario then collided, causing a large explosion.
Kurome and Wario crashed to the ground after the explosion they caused. They then got up and started charging again.
"I'll be done with you," Wario assured, making his arm muscles tenfold. " MEGA TON PUNCH ! "
Preparing to counter him, Kurome suddenly froze, as she felt excruciating pain in her abdomen. Having eaten way too many cookies in a short time, Kurome felt the poison effect of her 'treats'.
Despite seeing her coughing up blood, as she laced her sword, Wario punched her in the abdomen.
" It's finish. "
Remaining on her feet, Kurome was still standing, her face downcast. As if the attack hadn't done anything to her. Yet, knowing that it was all over, Wario bent down to pick up his sword, before leaving.
at that moment, Kurome's body fell back. Yet Wario heard no sound of falling. Curious, he turned to see the body of Kurome who was in Wave's arms, who looked very angry and worried.
"KUROME!"