Another Frontier Online

The tournament in the underground arena is starting.

Hayato travels with interested members to the guards' guild building. The members were, of course, Cecil, Hayato, Ash, Agress, and even Jolt.

The women did not come because they were not interested or did not want to go to places where there were likely to be many people. Only Simon was lost until the end, but Benitzur said he was going to fight the monsters of the western land, so he followed.

Gil, the Dark Ten Knights, and the Genesis Dragon Pat were invited, but Gil investigated the Demon Realm, and Pat refused, saying, "I won't go to such a sloppy place."

Therefore, there are rarely only men other than Cecil, but there is a feeling that the wings can be stretched with it, and it is not surprisingly bad. Cecil is female, but she looks female and her contents are masculine. Everyone talks reluctantly.

In particular, Aggrez was talking a lot about whether Cecil would like it or not.

"If I had something like this, I'd want to leave too."

"Isn't it okay if you ask for it now?" There seems to be quite a lot of nomination. "

"Then I'll ask for it." It's good to jump in and participate as a director, right? "

Let's just say, even if it's a match, I won't take it easy anymore.

Of course it is. Or do you think you can win with ease?

While having such a conversation, they walk, and behind them, Hayato, Ash, and Jolt walk.

Isn't Mr. Viktor here?

Jolt's assistant, Viktor, took on the same form of Nay's assistant when Jolt became Nay's assistant. That said, it was only Jolt's assistant, so basically, Jolt had the right to order.

Jolt shook his head vertically at Hayato's words.

"He's too busy working in reality." Ney-sama's entanglement, or virtual reality entanglement, is now commanding the fleet around the spaceship Aphrodite. "

"Oh, that's your job." I heard it looked pretty tough via Ditte. "

"Well, worst of all, I think it's a plan to get into Aphrodite and hold Amanda in custody, but I guess I'm just making sure it's actually possible." It feels like it's hard to spot the stealth feature of a spaceship. It seems that it is difficult to completely turn off the stealth, even for Mr. Diete. "

Currently, Daté is not able to set up virtual reality, but he is somewhat prepared to instruct the spacecraft. However, it is still necessary to pass through the infinity with respect to the spaceship's systems, which often cannot be done with the authority of Datae alone.

And when it comes to Hypnos, all we could do was respond to events during the game, we could only intervene a little in the core system, and we could not give instructions to the spacecraft at all.

However, if Data ceases to function as an AI, Hypnos can gain full authority.

Even if Hypnos doesn't want to do that, Amanda is in a position to give Hypnos orders, so it's dangerous to do so. I don't know if you really intend to conquer the world, but I'm sure it'll be a hassle.

That's the problem, but it's Hayato's problem that the data will be destroyed, so we're going to have to win this event.

"It's okay because you're taking a lot of measures, but Hayato has thought a lot about it, right?"

You mean the skill configuration?

"Yes, and no matter how much you don't fight, how about you fall down soon?"

Ash also followed Jolt's words.

“Tell me more. Hayato did it without listening to us. When I logged in, they reported back to me. The day after I did it, I said that I had broken the limit of 150 skills, and the next day I had 190 skills."

When Jolt heard that, he looked at Hayato with a dazed look on his face.

"Ash and the others will struggle too." It's certainly better to specialize in the skill structure, but I think if you do that, you won't be able to play any other games at all.

"There's no choice. If you choose a skill that doesn't affect your equipment or your items because of the disadvantages of unlocking the cap, this is the only way to do it." Anyway, which skill did you two unlock? "

"I capped my swordsmanship and tactics with spears and axes." The damage done by the sword is increased to the maximum. "

"I think it feels similar here." I used swordsmanship and spearmanship as a disadvantage, and I gave them axes and tactics. "

Increasing your sword and spear skills in order to use your weapon's attack power and weapon skills is normal for a battle worker. If you make it a disadvantage, hold it to reduce Durability and deal no damage at all.

Basically, there are many players who use one type of weapon system, so there are no disadvantages to not using it. There will be a range of disadvantages and skills to choose from over Hayato, a production job.

"Did you decide not to use a specific weapon system?" The disadvantages of fighting skills are unexpectedly wide..... "

"I only use dragon eater." Is Jolt just an axe? "

"That's right, it's an axe called a Gaia Replica, but I've been using it for a long time." I liked the martial bone. If there's a real thing somewhere, I'd really like it. ”

"Gaia...? I think it was used by an Ambrosian member... Oh, you know the demon I'm talking about?"

Huh? That's the best way to see what's going on.

"I don't know about it because I've never fought Ambrosia, but it felt like a light earthquake with no damage would happen if I hit the ground." If you're Gil or Rosalier, why don't you ask? ”

"That's an interesting performance, isn't it?" Let's do it. ”

Hayato also wrote in his notebook that not only Blackjack members, but also Ambrosia - the demons needed to be dealt with.

While doing so, I arrived at the building of the Guardian Guild.

After entering the building and greeting Zach, the guild leader, Cecil decided to move as an athlete.

Soon after, Aggres said, "I want to get out," and Zach was happy about that. And Aggres was also able to participate safely by setting the organizer's nomination frame.

Cecil and Aggrez were taken straight to Zack, and Hayato and the others were taken to the VIP seat by the men's guild officials.

The VIP seats in the private room were 10 meters square with high-end furniture, and there were no cramped places even with Hayato, Ash, and Jolt.

There are five-star snacks and drinks on the table, and the chairs are luxurious five-star items that line a luxury hotel room.

Hayato was impressed that there might be a lot of money in the game, because it was so luxurious that it seemed how much money it cost.

When the Hayatoes sat in their chairs, the guild officials who guided them explained the underground arena.

Originally, there was a pre-qualification process, and the top four players participated in the tournament.

However, this time, Cecil participated in the tournament in the form of the organizer's nominee frame, so it was an additional tournament for eight people. Four of them won the qualifying round, and four of them were recommended, including Cecil and Aggres.

This time, Aggres suddenly joined, so it seems that one member of the nomination slot was removed. I had no problems because I was originally an official of the guards guild.

After that, the guild official who explained the participants politely bowed and then left the room.

Hayato was a stranger, and Cecil, Aggres, and Lutz were all to be seen.

However, there was only one person who cared.

A man named Ox, who is the leader of the emerging big clan "Rampage". Jolt was surprised to hear the name.

"I don't know much about it, but Jolt knows that guy called Ox, right?"

“I know you. Somehow, I'm the type who wants efficiency."

Ox and his clan are the type that spends their time and achievements on the balance, never hunting inefficiently, and hunting so much that there are no monsters left to do.

Even if there were other players on the scene, they would beat the monsters all the time, so even though it was a major clan, it had a bad reputation and they didn't want to meet in the hunting grounds.

"It's not as much as Imperial, but it seems like you have a lot of leadership." Besides, it seems that everyone is a working-class social worker and time is tight, and it is said that they will never log in except at certain times. ”

"It's normal to play online games while working... but this time, you're still going to participate in this tournament on weekday mornings." Are you absent from work? "

“Maybe. I was a little surprised when I heard about the members of the tournament. I don't think there are any other clan members, so I think they came alone. If there is a purpose, I think there is only a prize in the game currency or an item that you can get when you win."

Winning the tournament will reward you with millions of Gs of in-game currency and rare items. You can get 500,000 and 100,000G respectively for the semi-winners and the third place, but you can't get any rare items. In addition, since this is not an event, there is no real prize money.

It would be easy for a big clan to make money, so I wonder if it's a rare item.

"I guess so. I guess it's something I really want, but... do you want an Assassin Set?"

Assassin set, that is, assassin's gear. Head, torso, arms, and legs are all equipped with Assassin's Armor, giving you a chance to launch a single hit Special Immediate Death Attack.

Sha's Destroy is also a super firepower magic attack with almost a single hit, but the Assassin Series is like a full-on, deadly attack with different performance. There are some monsters that attack with such a special attack, and if they are not taking measures, they will definitely be defeated.

"I don't know how effective the monsters are." As expected, I don't think rare monsters are effective.

That's right. Once you can defeat such a monster with a single blow, it won't be a strange level of balance.

When a rare monster with the name of God is defeated with a single hit, the player will complain a lot. It was a game where an instant death attack on a monster was ineffective.

So far, only monsters have attacked this virtual reality instantly. Moreover, if it was not a special condition, it would not trigger, and it was also possible to take countermeasures.

But Jolt was thinking about it with his arms crossed.

What's wrong?

I was wondering if I could use it in interpersonal battles.

Huh?

"There's no such thing as an item that completely prevents an instant death attack, right?" There's a Phoenix wing, but it doesn't prevent an instant death attack, it's an automatic resurrection. There is revive magic in party combat, but if you can use an instant death attack, it will be troublesome. "

Hayato nodded.

Although the Chance triggers, the Immediate Death Attack is severe. It would be difficult to fight as usual if the attack could be defeated even if it was a scrape.

Shields often increase their defense and reduce the damage they take, but if they take less damage, their defense is useless.

Some revive magic, but only revive with 1 HP. It was not possible to return to the front immediately, but it was possible that they would be defeated again by the time they were revived.

"Are you all right?" Cecil and Aggres also participate in the tournament. And Lutz, right? You got allies, don't you? Instead, shouldn't we keep the gear? "

When Ash said that, Hayato certainly thought so.

“Well, then we need one of those three to win.”

"I won't bet, but I'll support Aggres." Connecting with Actors "

"Then this is Lutz." We're pretty much playing this game together. "

"Then I'll be Cecil." Well, as long as the Ox doesn't have set equipment, whoever wins can win. "

If your enemies use dangerous gear, your allies will gain the advantage. Hayato stepped out of the VIP seat and looked at the arena in order to support him.

A dome-shaped facility with a stage in the middle was a large arena that I thought was well built in the basement.

Even though it was underground, bright and shining gems were embedded in the walls everywhere, illuminating the stage. On the contrary, the seats around the stage are dim and I don't know who is there.

Hayato's VIP seats are private, and they are a step above the usual seats. From where Hayato and the others are, it looks down on the stage.

The customers thought there were many rough people, but the NPC was more like an aristocrat. At least that's the kind of people who are in the other VIP seats that you can see from the Hayato's private room.

The battle was finally about to begin in a battlefield that seemed like a rich man's way of life.

As a rule, all you have to do is simply defeat the opponent. There is a magic wall around the stage, and if you touch it, it will cause damage. There is no way to lose outside the stage.

You can bet on every match, but the Hayatoes didn't make any bets, they just cheered.

There is no introduction of athletes, and the bells only signal the start and end of the match, and there is no entertainment.

I thought it might be better to cheer up a bit more, but the first match started.

The first match was between Cecil and some players.

All of a sudden, Cecil destroyed the opponent with his usual style - the basic two-sabre current.

Although there was no showcase in particular, the venue was boosted by the attack of the Weapon Skill "Double Slash".

The second game was between Ox and some player.

Ox was like a magic swordsman, and besides wielding a sword, he was also a type that used strengthening magic, weakening magic, magic attacks, and various attack methods to launch hit-and-away attacks.

Ox has a hammer with a heavy blow, a huge shield, and a body armor so strong that he can't even see his body. Maybe it was the same set of equipment, but it was all based on dark blue.

Although the battle method was plain, it was a sure defeat strategy. Ox gradually pushed the opponent to the edge of the magic wall and brought them to the upcoming battle where they could no longer move. And winning as it is.

And the third game.

In this tournament, it is basically forbidden to bring items, but you can bring any kind of weapon. However, equipment with specific capabilities could not be used.

It was Aggres who came out in the third game that was restricted by the rule.

Aggrez's weapon, Dead Heat, is a knuckle-type weapon that changes its performance with a switch, but the ability to "absorb the attacker's HP" has been replaced with a regular knuckle-type weapon because it is tournament out.

Although it was Agress who was under tension, she was still overwhelmed by the physical technique she was doing in reality. Killed the opponent without taking any damage.

And the fourth game was between Lutz and some NPC.

Is the NPC from the eastern country, or is it like a wanderer wearing a brown-based kimono? His face was covered with a number of faces. I can't see my face, but I'm sure I'm a man from the point of view of my body.

His name is Nanagi Blackthorne.

Hayato felt somehow uncomfortable. I can't see my face and I hear my name for the first time, but I feel like I've met him somewhere.

In that context, the battle began.

Hayato let out a voice of admiration.

This was the first time I'd seen how Lutz fought, but it was like using a one-handed sword and swinging it through a high-speed movement. After the attack, Lutz wasn't there, and when he tried to fight back, Lutz was far away.

Ox and his opponents fought in a hit-and-away fashion, but Lutz was much more active than that. It must be a unique way to fight in a breathless virtual reality.

It's pretty fast, isn't it?

"Lutz is an attacker who specializes in evasion with speed-enhancing equipment." I'm imitating, but I don't think I can move that far. It's too acrobatic. "

Hayato nods.

Lutz was constantly moving around to avoid falling into the opponent's sight. It was easy to move faster, but it was also a very stressful way to throw a small knife.

Jolt and the others were doing similar things in the Clan War, but they were only switching gear to increase their movement speed, and they were not attacking at that speed.

With that in mind, Lutz would be quite strong in a pair.

I just have a problem.

The opponent wasn't flirting with the attack, so it was normal.

The attack seemed obviously impossible, and it started flowing like a flowing movement. The speed seemed to be slow, but it was moving as if it was predicting the future.

In addition, Lutz threw a knife with his sword. It was a strange sight to feel like I wasn't exerting as much effort as I needed to.

The surroundings were brimming with excitement, but Ash and Jolt seemed to be looking at the way they fought rather seriously, staring at the stage without saying anything.

That's amazing, isn't it?

When Hayato hears that, Ash nods.

"It's not amazing." I think you can see it from above, but Lutz's opponent has barely moved there. I'm attacking them all on the spot. "

Huh?

I didn't notice until I was told, but when I looked closely, Ash was right, and the opponent wearing the common facet hardly moved. It's moving exactly, but not a meter from where it was first.

I wonder if the contents are human, but I wonder how much practice I can do it.

Jolt was also admired for saying that.

"And is that a demon sword?" There must be some disadvantages, but it's a way of fighting that doesn't make it anything. "

"Demon Blade...?"

Hayato saw the sword that Lutz's opponent had.

"That's..."

The demon sword looked familiar. Hayato, a production worker, couldn't have mistaken it.

Immediately afterwards, the man holding the demon sword put the sword back into the sheath of his waist and dropped his waist deeply. She holds the sheath of her waist with her left hand and moves her fingers to touch or not touch the handle of the sword with her right hand.

Hayato knew what stance it was.

"Watch out!"

Hayato shouted and at the same time there was a grunting sound. Lutz, who was moving vertically and horizontally, fell as if he had lost his strength and rolled over the stage with that momentum.

It was a situation that made no sense except for Hayato, but I knew that Lutz was defeated because he wouldn't wake up. Shortly after, cheers rose from the audience.

The man lifted his stance and turned his face towards Hayato.

Then, shifting the face of the mushroom by half to the left. Then he raised his mouth as he looked at Hayato.

It was definitely the leader of the Holy Demon Ten Swords.