The dust cloud had dispersed after a minute and now the mansion was in ruins. Juan was standing in the backyard alone with his long sword stuck in the ground. As for Ben, he is nowhere to be seen.

CRACK CRASH*

Suddenly, 4 people emerge from the ruins. 2 on the left side and 2 on the right side. They're Elfman, Mira, Harry and Elise who had been buried when the mansion collapsed.

They look around in confusion before finally spotting Juan. Mira and Elfman were worried because they didn't see Ben or Bella while Harry and Elise were excited because they assumed Juan had won.

But Juan wasn't excited and didn't drop his guard. Right when Juan pulled his sword out of the ground, a crashing sound was heard from the middle of the mansion's ruins.

They all look in it's direction and see Ben was back to normal. He held Bella who was still in her barrier ball in his hands. He was rushing over to Bella when the mansion started to collapse and protected her. He knew the barrier ball would protect her, but he didn't want to take the risk.

"Bastard, what was that for?" Ben asked, gritting his teeth.

"I wouldn't be able to stop you if I didn't do that. You are just too fast." Juan calmly stated.

"You might've killed your friends with that attack, you know." He said while putting Bella down.

"They're not weak enough to be killed by something like that. Besides we're not friends, just business partners." Juan said.

"Whatever." Ben said while activating his Light Mode again.

Juan also reactivated his lightning armor with more power. The lightning zaps around him and covered a 1-meter range from his body. Ben flashed over to Juan and their battle commenced again.

The other 4 mages look at each other and also resume their battle. Mira can now move normally after the smell from Elise's magical item faded. The mansion's destruction helped her to an extent.

"I don't want to say this, but I must thank your guild master for destroying the mansion and taking us outside. Your magical item's smell will be less effective in open air." Mira stated.

"Humph, I don't need my magical items to face a little girl like you." Elise scoffed.

"I wouldn't underestimate this little girl if I was you. Satan Soul: Demon!" Mira yelled.

A dark magic circle appeared above Mira and her body glowed. Then she transformed into a demon with a red suit, black wings and she had sharp and tough claws. This is her Take-Over Magic, Satan Soul: Demon.

Her transformation alerted everyone there, including Ben. Ben and Juan stop their battle because they sense immense magic power emanating from her. Elfman and Harry, who hadn't resumed their battle, also look at her now.

"Heh, she really feels like a S-Class now. It seems I don't need to worry about her. Your business partner is in trouble now." Ben said with a smirk.

"You don't need to worry about that. Elise isn't weak enough to lose to that little girl. I wouldn't have recruited her if she was weak." Juan said.

"We'll see." Ben replied before attacking Juan again.

He no longer needed to worry about Mira after sensing her magic power. She has more magic power than Elise, but Elise had her high-grade magical items. Their battle will depend on their fighting skills now.

But Ben was worried about Elfman because he was injured. It was clear to him that Elfman was losing to Harry. Ben can only hope Elfman will find a way to win his battle as Ben was preoccupied with Juan.

Ben still can't find a way to break Juan's defense. The golden armor was really tough and he couldn't put a dent in it even after hitting it numerous times. His strikes with gravity coated daggers didn't damage the armor at all.

The same could be said for Juan, he had no way to hit Ben. He was too fast even for Juan who received a speed enhancement from his lightning. Both of them weren't able to injure the other so far.

BOOM*

A loud sound emanated from Mira's location. Ben and Juan look to see Mira flying away with Elise in her hands. They flew towards the forest and that sound was a result of Mira jumping. She wanted to take her battle elsewhere so she could go all out.

'That's not a bad idea, Mira. I will do the same thing. I won't need to worry about Bella's safety as long as this guy isn't here. Elfman and that big dude aren't strong enough to break her barrier, so she will be safe.' Ben thought.

"BELLA, STAY HERE!" He shouted.

"ROGER!" Bella replied while saluting him with sparkling eyes. She doesn't know why Ben wanted her to stay here, but she liked responding that way.

"ELFMAN! I don't know what happened during your battle. But you need to hold yourself together! You want to find a way to save Lisanna, don't you? Then you need to win and return to her. Just do it and worry about the consequences later. I'll always be there to help you." Ben said out loud without looking at Elfman.

Ben didn't say anything else and flashed over to Juan. He grabbed his body from the front and ran to the forest at high speed. Ben pushes Juan into the trees, breaking them in the process.

Elfman heard Ben's words just now and remained silent while his eyes widened. He finally realized he was too focused on his mistake that he forgot his current priority, saving Lisanna.

"You're right. I need to win if I want to save Lisanna. I need to win if I want to protect my sisters. I don't want to experience that useless feeling again." Elfman said as he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

"What are you blabbering about? Have you given up already?" Harry mockingly asked.

Elfman's body suddenly produced steam and his body slowly got bigger. "I won't hold anything back anymore. Even if I lose control, he will be able to stop me, just like he did in the past. Even if I can't believe in myself, I will believe in him. Beast Soul: Lizardman!"

As he finished that sentence, green scales start to appear on Elfman's body. He transformed into a big, green lizard man. But he still had his clothes and white hair.

"Your tough armor or my tough scales, let's put them to the test." Elfman said. Harry grinned.

"Good. This is getting more interesting." He said.

Elfman and Harry rush each other and resume their battle. Now they both have a solid defense and offense. The winner will be whoever breaks the opponent's defense first.

Bella, who was nearby, could only sigh as she watched their battle. She is used to Ben's battles that are flashier and have more impact. Elfman and Harry never used flashy moves and just fight directly, so Bella was bored.

"Bella wants to watch Ben." She said, looking in the direction of the forest. She said that, but she stayed there silently because Ben told her to stay there. She knew she couldn't help out, so she stayed there and watched Elfman's battle.

Meanwhile, Ben dragged Juan far away from the mansion. He pushed Juan far away as he stopped running. Juan crashes into some trees, but he emerged unscathed and faced Ben again.

"You run really fast. My back will break if I crashed into those trees without my armor on." Juan said while cracking his neck.

"That would be good if that really happened. Too bad." Ben said.

"I don't know why you brought me here, but changing the location won't change the results." Juan said, assuming a stance.

Ben grinned while getting into a stance and wielding his daggers in reverse. "It will because now I can go all out."