Ardbert is incredibly pleased to see that Noctis is up for the challenge. He makes sure to keep the attention of the enemies on him as Noctis goes all out. Interesting that he can change weapons mid battle, pulling them into existence as he needs them.

"That's the spirit!"

He rounds out what feels to be all the nearby spiders and stops running, holding his ground. Ardbert bolsters himself for the onslaught, grinning wildly. It isn't long before the 'blood' on his axe is covered by the blood of spiders. Fighting so many makes it a bit of a challenge, having to dodge and strike at the ones most likely to be dangerous first.