"We'd have been here sooner, but we're not really partial to being crushed - no shields!" He reminded her teasingly before looking to Suto, "Get ready, I'm going first," He said holding his sword behind him as it flashed blue. A moment later, he was behind the worm, a large gash appearing around its side as he kicked off his own fight with his signature <<Sonic Leap>>. Kazaro was shortly behind, following Alphard's strike with his own skill, <<Ukifune>>. On smaller monsters, it usually threw them up into the air with its power, but Kazaro modified his body's positioning for such a large beast so that the attack actually copied Alphard's. The blade sunk into the monster's skin and as he ripped his sword upward, he leapt and the mark in the beast's body overlapped the one left behind by the scythe user. As Kazaro's feet struck the floor, he went rigid - something he avoided at all costs by linking his higher leveled attacks with very low ones in order to make the cooldown far shorter. Three seconds could be the difference between life and death, after all, but his health was good and there were more than enough of them to keep this thing on the defensive. In all honesty, Kazaro was wondering if the worm was a boss meant for a three or four person team, rather than seven.

Kimi, however, didn't like to waste a moment as she sprinted forward and kicked from the ground.

"Hey! What the hell are you doing?!" Kazaro yelled out in aggravation as the small girl's foot landed on his shoulder and thrust her higher into the air and delivered her <<Quadruple Pain>> attack. [I]Work, work, work...[/I] she pleaded, but to no avail. As the final strike sunk into the beast's flesh, it didn't stun at all. Worse yet, her blade actually remained inside the beast as her cooldown started, leaving her stuck there for several seconds.

Nero hit the ground as he continued gliding forward from his previous attack, his feet pivoting as he slid, kicking up sand and dust. By the time Kimi finished her attack, he was fully recovered and sprinting at the monster again, this time using <<Fell Crescent>> to close a smaller gap with a higher jump, his blade tracing the beast's back. As he kicked back and away to keep himself safe during cooldown, he seemed to be getting his spirit back, "This is way easier than it should be!" He called out, part of him relieved and another part feeling cautious. He lost focus for a short second and, as he fell to the ground, his knees buckled and sent him rolling onto his back with an "oof!"

"I'm alright!" He called out, glad that he hadn't lost the grip on his sword with a small laugh - he rarely fell down, but sometimes a miscalculation could mean everything.

"Idiot!" Kazaro shouted at him, as he regained body control and sprinted for Nero, grabbing the boy's shirt and lifting him back onto his feet, "Don't joke around during a fight like this."

"Whoa, lay off, Kaza-"

"[I]Vice Commander[/I] Kazaro," The older man spat, still gripping Nero, "You're going to get yourself killed." The venom in his voice was clear as he let go of the younger boy and slashed the empty air next to him in frustration before turning around and closing the small distance between himself and the worm to beginning linking his lower level strikes into its base again.

Nero furrowed his brow in agitation, [I]The hell was that about...?"[/I]