I'd be interested in seeing what kind of combat potential Chadruma would show up with. Iruma has the agility and probably to some extent the strength necessary to fight (even Balam was shocked by his Ultra-Instinct boulder dodging), he just doesn't have the mindset. He has at least some degree of ability to use fire magic. A high intensity Libera would probably do some pretty severe damage to any of these magic beasts.
Also yeah I'll be shocked if Sabnock didn't save Alice. I wonder if dragon might be at a higher level than the Minotaur and Rat, too. Balam has been seeming pretty off the ball compared to Kallego and Opera.