Inside the dark, murky cave, the group sat together, eating a light lunch.
Although it might have been nice to leave and eat outside, most of the group felt too tired to move and wanted to get some rest before they decided what to do.
'When we first won, they seemed confident about fighting the brood mother.' Leonhardt thought to himself.
He knew he should check again to avoid any injuries or errors.
The brood mother's mate brought so much trouble, which made Leon a little uneasy.
Because he wanted to think to himself, he moved further into the cave and started to explore. The scorched floor and walls were proof of his destructive cinder blast.
"What's the matter handsome?" Asuka said with a sweet hum.
"Asuka?"
He couldn't help but narrow his eyes and reach out when she came closer.
The wounds from the spider might have healed, but he couldn't just brush them off... His hand gripped her wrist and pulled her onto his lap.
"Ah?"
"Nnngh...?"