Badamon, using the energy of the Nether Spirits, probes into the secret of the Inferno armor and discovers that the Ancient's staff was able to form the Inferno armor without all of the armors present. Meanwhile, Ryo and Rowen are lost in the maze of the castle walls, trying to avoid the Demon Soldiers. Badamon tells Talpa and Lady Kayura that the Dark Warlords' armors can be combined with the Wildfire and Strata armors to form the Inferno armor. They plan to contaminate the Inferno armor using the energies of the Nether Spirits during such a combination. Meanwhile, the Dark Warlords discuss how they have been used by Talpa. Elsewhere, Ryo and Rowen run across Kayura. The Dark Warlords come up behind the two Ronin Warriors, trapping them. As Kayura releases a magic dust into the air, all but Kayura are knocked unconscious, their armors glowing. The powers of Rowen, Cale, Sekhmet, and Dais merge with Ryo's, forming the Inferno armor. Nether Spirits possess Ryo in hopes of tainting the White Armor. Surprisingly, Kayura is confronted by the three Dark Warlords, their forehead virtues glowing. Kayura wards them off, but Ryo finds the strength to exorcise the Nether Spirits and launch a Rage of Inferno at Kayura. The blast misses, penetrating the barrier between the Nether Realm and Earth. Talpa is pleased, as this signifies the weakening of the barrier.