Saiba looks down and stares at Razier's skull. It seems like a piece of it has completely disappeared, revealing a human face hiding behind.
Razier notices and freaks out and lets out an ear-piercing screech. At the same time, the skeletons all let loose and start rampaging. It seems like they've lost their self-control from before.
Razier is squirming around on the floor and covering the exposed area. He is mumbling,
"You weren't supposed to see that... I have to kill you now... That's the only way... Yes... The only way..."
The skeletons surround them on all sides they charge towards the main group. Lily is taking care of the ones around her by slashing at them and blowing them back.
On the other hand, Marco and Belliel are completely trapped as the skeletons inch closer and closer to them. Marco shouts,
"Stop this already, big brother!"
Shouting back, Razier replies,
"I told you already... I'm not your big brother!"
Right after, Razier ascends from his spot on the ground as Saiba quickly hops back to safety. Razier walks towards Marco as the skeletons clear a path for him. A blazing red glint emits from his eye socket as he marches closer.
Razier grabs Marco by the throat and lifts him into the air. Razier says,
"You... You're the one that's been going, 'big-brother this', 'big-brother that', aren't you? Haven't I already told you, I'm not your big brother!"
Marco grabs the skeletal hand and struggles to break free. Belliel is looking up from the ground with tears in her eyes, as she is clueless as to what to do. Quickly losing air, Marco mutters,
"I... Know... It's... You... Razier..."
Very annoyed, Razier starts to tighten his grip. Marco continues to lose oxygen and gets closer to passing out until,
(Crack!)
Saiba holds his sword against Razier's neck, cracking into his neck bone. He says,
"You better let go or I'll make sure your neck let's go of your skull!"
Taken by surprise, Razier releases his grip and Marco falls to the ground, gripping his throat and coughing. Razier puts his hands up while saying,
"Alright, alright... I'll stand down."
He smirks and adds,
"Not!"
A giant skeleton, similar to the one before, breaks through the ceiling of the dome, picks up Saiba and throws him against the wall. Lily has been watching everything as she shouts,
"Marco, Belliel, come with me!"
Still out of breath, Marco gets up and grabs Belliel while following Lily to the wagon. Marco and Belliel get in the wagon while Lily gets on Uma. Lily also grabs a skeleton while riding away through one of the passages. Razier sees them and commands,
"Don't let them get away!"
A large group of skeletons follow them into the darkness. Lily pulls out a [Goblin Hide] from her inventory and says to her skeleton,
"Show us the nearest exit!"
The skeleton gets on his feet and dashes away. Lily follows it while thinking,
"These things really love this stuff, don't they?.."
As they ride away, Marco asks,
"What about the other guy?"
Lily answers,
"He'll be fine. I believe in him."
At the same time, Saiba drops to the ground and wobbles back up. An army of skeletons now face him. They consist of the usual skeletons, some giant ones, and Razier hovering over, commanding them all. Razier announces,
"Go! Get him! Kill him! Make sure he can't tell anyone about what he saw!"
The skeletons charge at Saiba as Saiba attacks in return.
The skeletons claw at Saiba with their bony claws. They hiss, screech, and bare their teeth. Their carnal instincts have multiplied to a point where all they can think about is tearing into Saiba's flesh. It like they've been possessed and are now under control of someone with the same goal of laying waste to the Hero.
Saiba replies by using a combination of normal slashes and [Crimson Strikes] to take care of the enemies. The attacks make contact with the skeletal forces and launch them back before turning them to dust.
He manages to get rid of the first few, just before the giant skeletons join in the fight. They block Saiba on either side and roar before wrapping their bony hands around him.
Saiba is completely trapped as he is lifted off of the ground. The skeletal grip gets tighter and tighter as Saiba is left, imprisoned in the monsters' grasp.