A series of strange, unsettling noises echoed through the tunnel, making everyone freeze.
"I... I think I hear a motorbike engine starting," Tochi whispered, his voice shaking with fear.
Kawsoki sensed something behind them and warned, "Look back... look behind you."
Gyau, still hoping it was a prank, grumbled, "Are you trying to prank me again?" But at that exact moment, a chilling voice drifted from the darkness behind them.
"Yo... ye... bake ta mo su ta..."
"W-w-who's there?!" Gyau's voice was trembling violently.
"B-b-behind you, man!" As Kawsoki shouted, Gyau swung his phone light toward the rear.
Standing there in the darkness was a gang of bikers wearing stark white outfits. Blood was gushing from their heads, soaking their clothes, as the roar of their engines—"Vroom! Vroom!"—shook the very foundations of the cave.
"RUNNNNN!"
Without a second thought, Gyau bolted deeper into the tunnel. The others didn't wait around either, sprinting right behind him in a blind panic.
"Wait! My phone signal just cut out!" Gyau yelled as they scrambled through the dark.
After running for a while, they suddenly stumbled upon two mysterious figures. One was dressed in a sharp black suit, locked in a brutal combat with a massive, muscular giant in front of him. While they fought, a third person stood off to the side, calmly watching the entirThe man in the black suit, with well-kept hair and sharp glasses, was none other than Kazuki. He gripped a terrifying Great Scythe, its blade a sinister blend of crimson and obsidian black, as he traded blows with the massive giant before him.
"Yeeh! Mori! What the hell are you just sitting there for?!" Kazuki roared, swinging his massive weapon with lethal precision.
The man watching from the sidelines replied with a bored yawn, "Oi yee... my name is Kasksu, you know."
"Kasksu! You little brat!" Kazuki snapped back.
"Oi ye... aren't you going to help me fight?!"
"The sealing paper for the Yonokaji is right here," Kasksu replied calmly, holding up the mysterious talisman. "Besides, you can handle this on your own."
Suddenly, a chaotic vibration echoed through the cavern.
"Wait... what is that sound?" Kasksu muttered, his expression shifting as he sensed the disturbance.
At that exact moment, Gyau and his group burst out from the darkness, running at full speed.
"Traitors! Every man for himself!" Gyau screamed, gasping for air as he bolted past the mysterious duo.
"You son of a... Gyau! I'm exhausted!" Tochi barked from behind, struggling to keep his pace. "Wait, is that the sound of motorbikes?!"
Kasksu remarked coolly, "We didn't hear a single thing when we first Oi yee... are there people up ahead too?!"
Gyau shouted in surprise. Rio, unfazed as usual, simply wiped a few beads of sweat from his forehead, regaining his composure after the long sprint.
Kasksu frowned as he looked them over. "Who are these kids?" he muttered. But a split second later, his gaze shifted toward the darkness behind them. "Wait... what exactly did they bring with them?"
The roar of motorbike engines shook the very walls of the cavern, growing louder by the second. "Oi yee... wait! With all those engine sounds... is that a biker gang?!"
Kazuki readjusted his grip on his massive scythe and pushed up his glasses. "Nuhh... are you serious? Did these brats actually lure them all the way here?"
Kasksu merely shook his head, looking disinterested. "Nuhh... how should I know?"came in..."e exchange.