Leave the laboratory.

After pushing another button on the control panel, part of the wall nearby slides open with ease. Magical lights click on in sequence down a straight hallway which seems to turn at a ninety degree angle about sixty feet ahead. Serafina, by a **** with a magical leash, leads the way with a goofy and flustered expression on her face. Every time she touches her fingers upon the purple collar, she giggles quietly with glee. The footfalls of the party echo loudly, especially after the door from whence you came shuts behind you. Thankfully, it only takes a few moments to reach the turn, and you stare upwards at an incredibly tall ladder leading up a shaft to what appears to be a hatch on the ceiling.

"You go first," Delphi commands with a tug on her band.

The angel slowly turns with a mouth ajar into a panting grin. "... And wh-what will you do if I don't?" she whispers.

"This is getting old really fast," you comment. "Just go up the damn ladder so we can get outta here."

"Fiine. It's too stuffy in here anyway," she replies. Then with a sigh, her feet lift off the ground. She begins floating upwards as if gravity had been disabled, and along with her goes Delphi to keep her restrained.

Following behind her are Summer and Taiga who of course both can fly as well. After them you expect Luna, but instead she beckons a hand towards the ladder as she looks towards you instead. "Please," she speaks softly. "I don't wish to cover you all in my powder."

"I'll go next," Niki says. She leaps up the first few rungs with ease, and then casts her eyes back down at the rest of the party. "C'mon. They're already almost at the top."

You grab onto the ladder next and begin climbing. Behind you comes Amara, and then Eva after her. Luna takes up the rear.

All things considered, as dull and sterile as this shaft may appear, at least you're given a nice view ahead. Niki's dark brown shorts are thin and tight, and her ass sways left and right as she climbs directly ahead of you. She may wear armour in specific places on her body, though this is certainly not one of them. She's the most athletically fit of your party as well. Her cheeks are so tight they could snap a pencil between them. Though as you ponder this while scaling your way upwards, you hardly react fast enough at Niki's abrupt stop. Your face slams right up against her rear end, causing her to clench up and gasp in surprise at the sensation.

"Watch it!" Niki calls out.

"Why'd you stop so fast?" you reply.

"Ah. My bad. Honestly, I wasn't really paying attention, and I almost ended up face-first in a bee's ass. Angel girl is opening the door."

"Enjoying the view too much up there, Niki?" Delphi jests.

"I know that I am," Amara says quietly as she stops right below you.

Before you can respond to that, the hatch cracks open, bathing the inside of the shaft in the sun's bright light. At last, fresh air again. One by one, you hoist yourselves out. The grass feels extra soft after traversing the cold, hard tunnels of a Demon King's lair, perhaps both past and present, and you find yourself between two taller hills in what you assume to be the same general area you were in previously. However, as the hatch shuts behind you, it disappears entirely. Magic. You'd never have found the other entrance within this ocean of grass, especially when it's invisible.

A shiver travels down the back of your neck as the hairs on your arm stand on end. You begin drawing your blade as if your instincts themselves are pushing you to respond to a threat yet to be seen. Time seems to slow for a moment as you turn your head to a green blur dashing down the steep bank directly to your left.