"When we arrive at the Land of Stone, we'll be getting ARMOR!?" Gerald screamed, shaking Stephanie, who was reading a blue magazine labeled "LAND OF STONE." The magazine labeled different historical landmarks, events, and different places that Team ENTITY could explore while they were waiting to see if Pyron was going to attack the predicted location next. "Don't get too excited," Kaelan advised Stephanie, Kevin, and Gerald, who were star-struck at all the diverse attire and attractions within the magazine. "Just like when you and Gerald went to ART, Kevin - this isn't a vacation, this is a mission that determines if you're a professional or not."
"STOP RUINING EVERYTHING, FORREST!" Kevin screamed, bonking him on the head multiple times out of satire rage. "DON'T MAKE ME FIGHT YOU LIKE I DID BACK IN SCALIA!" About a second after that statement, Forrest laughed out loud, but was interrupted by the blue-coated man, who stuck his head into the Great Armor out of curiosity. "Woah! It's like a superhero vehicle!" he said, watching as everyone looked at him in shock. "We're supposed to be talking about Pyron's next move, not the Great Armor!" Xavier's muffled scream sounded, pulling the man back outside the vehicle. "Yes, the levels of firepower have been significantly rising since it broke out of the Nahatan High-Security Facility!" he said angrily. "We're getting ready to go and confront him on our own, but hopefully no external forces will try and screw up our mission this time…"
Forrest questionably turned his head up towards the man. "What do you mean this time?" he asked out of curiosity, noticing the man's expression suddenly shifting to a more serious tone.
Volume 13, Chapter 9 - Pyron's Next Move
"We're going to get our own ARMOR to wear!?" Kevin screamed, excitedly banging on the roof of the Great Armor in an attempt to get the blue-coated man's attention. He turned to look at Xavier, who could do nothing but shrug and point down to the eager Kevin. "It's no surprise to any of the citizen warriors who roam the streets," he told him, causing him to settle down by just a bit. "People in the Land of Stone use a different fighting style than people in the outside world, so you could call us more culture-driven than other countries you've been to."
All of a sudden, the giant snowplow that was carrying the Great Armor along with it halted, swaying the ropes that welded the two together. "This is as far as we can go with the snowplow," the blue-coated man said to everyone. "Anyway, what are we supposed to call you?" Forrest asked questionably, examining the man from top to bottom. A second of silence laced with ominous energy passed, but was broken by the loud laugh of Kevin, who was creating snow angels. "You can call me Snowplow," he said to Xavier, adjusting his voice so it had not been drained out by Kevin's delightful screams of joy. Kaelan and Gerald, who were ahead of everyone else, noticed five gigantic garages that surrounded the border between the Nahatan Mountains and the official entrance of the Land of Stone. "How the hell are we supposed to get up here with these garages in the way!?" he exclaimed, repeatedly kicking the metal of a garage that was labeled "B". Snowplow pulled out a giant, red button from his pocket and aggressively slammed his hand onto it. Everyone in Team Pyron watched in awe as the snow on the ground slowly parted with the garage, accompanied by a giant staircase that led up to the Land of Stone. "Any more questions?" he asked, slightly laughing at everyone surprised.
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The clanking of the metal continued as everyone from Team Pyron (led by Snowplow) continued to ascend the stairs that led to the Land of Stone. "How do you even make something like this?" Forrest asked, glancing around the garage in awe. Snowplow shrugged, his face focused on the staircase that seemed to go on forever and ever.
"Back to what Xavier had asked me, we're preparing accordingly for Pyron's arrival," he informed everyone. "There's been a request from one of the people to go confront him in person, but we're unsure if we have enough units to do that…"
Surprised upon the mention of Pyron, Stephanie pushed through the swarm of her friends and shook Snowplow repeatedly, hitting his body against the metal multiple times. "I didn't sign up for any of this pristine entity shit!" she screamed, blocking Team Pyron from ascending the remaining stairs they had left. "You didn't even give us a choice to kick you out of the Great Armor when we were leaving Death Desert!" Itama pointed out, followed by multiple murmurs of agreement. Their slight quarrel, however, was brought to an abrupt halt when the quality of the air had changed significantly, causing Kevin to wobble for a few seconds. Luckily, Gerald had caught him before he had fallen down any stairs, but his eyes were focused on a light that marked the official entrance to the Land of Stone. "Since the altitude is so high, it'll take time to get accustomed to the thin air we have up here!" Snowplow reassured Kevin, confidently walking in his sight before the sunlight had embraced him. He lifted himself from Gerald's arms almost immediately in a mix of excitement and curiosity, leading the rest of Team Pyron into the country.
They had finally arrived in the Land of Stone - or commonly addressed as "the peak of the mountain."