Ophiel and Bica both went into a battle stance as they remained close to Liohime Kitagami as they faced seven opponents with Melty from the Piglet Squad leading the front line, who closed in on them with caution.
"We're gonna back you up, Lio!"
"What Ophiel said!"
"Thanks guys! You saved my ass!"
"Don't celebrate yet, dummy!" Ophiel responded. "Let's crush these guys together, get what we have to get, and then we jump for joy later!"
"O-Of course!"
Liohime narrowed his trembling eyes and gave off a forced smile as he stared straight at Melty, who led the pack against them with a serious expression.
With Leah drawing Poly's attention to herself and Harvey singling out Koro, they had managed to weaken the main section of the attackers by removing what he believed were the biggest threats for now.
He was grateful, but their efforts would be in vain if he and the duo along with him failed to capitalize.
"Yeah, come on, guys! We can't lose here!" he proclaimed.
