Sophie binds the Ring of Arc’s curse with a Banebound spell, but the spell will only last about thirty minutes. The team has to get it to a Huntik Foundation specialist before the curse can harm anyone else Unfortunately, DeFoe has called on every Suit in Paris to block the exits from the catacombs so that he’ll be sure to get the prize! Zhalia provides fake copies of the Ring using her disguise kit, and the group splits up having a ring each. Doing so improves their chances of escaping with the real Ring. While they each make their way, Lok finds a case with some archaeology tools while another locked case that Springer opens is found to have some kind of map. Even with all their efforts, one by one, they’re all captured. But all four members of Dante's group are revealed to have carried only fake rings. Then, Dante reveals that the real Ring of Arc was given to Gareon, who sneaked out of the catacombs invisibly. DeFoe retreats, and, back at Organization headquarters, the mysterious Rassimov tells him that the Professor is furious. DeFoe has beens suspended from his duties and is lucky to have not been "terminated" by the Professor yet. In Defoe's secret laboratory, he swears vengeance on Dante Vale in a fit of rage.