Viral knew the villagers would only die if they got ambushed out here, there were too many factors that would ensure their defeat next time which only ended with the mass killing of the villagers. They needed to get back to their own world safely before anything could possibly sneak up on them and try to destroy them all. If he could do just this one thing he shouldn’t need to worry about anything else, at least not while there were still many capable warriors around that weren’t him. Takeshi and Shu seemed fine, as much as he hated relying on Takeshi for anything important. Staring at Eris as she spoke he soon let out a sigh at the mention of a celebration, finding it to be much too annoying having Eris and Yumi both having a fight over him. He did notice Yumi getting all grouchy whenever Eris mentioned anything and Eris knew she was getting on Yumi’s nerves and loving every second of it.

Shu was happy to see Yumi alive and well but looking at Viral he couldn’t help but feel a little saddened to see him so weak looking. Just what had happened here that they didn’t see? He could smell blood in the air, but he couldn’t tell whether it was the monsters or his friend’s. It was rather upsetting, knowing that they had been struggling while they were away, but hopefully the struggle was over now and they could get back through the portal. Squeaking excitedly when Yumi gave him a hug he returned it with a little squeeze from himself before bouncing on his toes as Yumi gave him a pat, staring up at her happily before she asked a question. Tilting his head, he looked to Takeshi who answered it very quickly before he nodded in response, groaning when it came up that Viral could never fly anyway. “Oooh, I walk nearly everywhere too…”

Viral was already growing annoyed with Takeshi, but he didn’t have to be concerned about that right now. Takeshi would have to wait, just now they needed to focus on getting back. “There was some large beasts and a small army…is it really important to you to know…” Hoping they might be able to put all that behind them for now he was soon left distracted, the feeling of some strange external force in the ground. Looking down at first he turned when it very quickly became a threat before all he could do was watch it erupt from the ground as some form of attack. He didn’t have the energy to move in time nor did he have the ability to block it, he was doomed to hit it. Not knowing how he was going to survive he soon found himself slamming into the ground as Yumi made a mad dash at him, aiding him in his survival. Finding himself collapsed on the ground now he was partially dazed, but soon enough he made his attempts at getting up again that were mostly ending in failure. Just their luck to get ambushed while he was at his weakest, there was no chance for him to try to block such attacks either. “Y-Yumi…! What is going on??”