Another Frontier Online

The Hayato landed on the armor of the giant tortoise Zalatan.

Only a small part of it is visible even when it is a collar, and it is like an island where sand and soil have accumulated over the decades.

Although it is an ellipse, it is about a kilometer in size. Whether it is a setting that is not diving into the sea, the soil is dry and there is also something like a palm tree, and if you retract your neck and limbs, you will definitely recognize it as an island.

Now I'm in a good mood or my neck is out, and I'm swimming in the ocean while making a rumbling sound rather than a swimming sound.

Hayato opened his mouth when he finally got used to the swaying ground.

There must be a dungeon somewhere, so let's find it.

The leader of each clan, Imperial Lauzal, Over the Top Keith, and Stelkust Lutz, nodded to Hayato's words and began their search together.

And Hayato searches the dungeons with Ash and Gill and Jolt.

"By the way, you know there's a lot of dungeons here, right?"

That's what Jolt asked Hayato as he rubbed his chin.

"It looks like there was a sailor who was swallowed by Zalatan. He wandered out here looking for an exit." It seems that it was good to go back to death, but even if it was swallowed, it was safe, so I went exploring. "

If that's the case, then is the proper route to be swallowed up?

“Maybe. I think it's the back entrance. But I hate being swallowed."

"Sure, but it takes courage to enter the back door."

"You mean you don't want to see the real inside?"

This virtual reality is real. Hayato has never seen a turtle in his body, but he doesn't think it's much fun. I don't want to imagine it, but it must be a wavy dungeon.

I didn't know if the women thought of it or not. Cecil, who didn't seem to have anything to do with that, looked disgusted and said, "I'm passing too."

Jolt smiles bitterly in the same way.

“That's right. I'm not a doctor, and I don't like to see it.”

"I don't think doctors want to see anything else." Just doing what is necessary to cure it. "

“Sure, I don't want to go to a doctor like the one I like to see.”

The fact that Jolt said he was a doctor reminded Hayato of the mist.

Mist and Damian work as doctors in the colony "Hospital". I was watching Ruth and the others study as well.

I thought Hayato was busy with reality, but when I asked for cooperation at this event, I received a reply that I would cooperate as much as possible.

(Looks like you called out to your fellow vampires in the Demon Kingdom, thank you.)

If Lunaria loses the event, Amanda becomes the Demon King, so much so that she can defeat Diete. If Dieter were to be defeated, Hypnos would control the world and Aphrodite would be taken over.

And it will take time, but eventually we will embark on the conquest of the world. We should prioritize this because it extends to reality, but even if we explain it to someone who doesn't know the situation, they'll just laugh.

The mist knows what's going on, but the people around it can only seem delusional. If you throw out reality in such a situation and end up in virtual reality, you will be fired from your job.

Since Nai is there, there will be no problem with re-employment, but there are some things called the public. It is normal for doctors who abandon their jobs in games not to want to see them. Therefore, we cannot ignore the reality of this situation.

It's the same for Hayato, who can't take a break from the coffee shop and hang on to virtual reality. I still open a coffee shop and work in the afternoon.

Even so, Hayato and the others were grateful to Daté.

(Ditte seems to be busy too, but is everything okay...?)

Daté knows very little about the event.

The clan's alliance functions and the Conclift event itself were previously thought of as a request for Infinity, but Amanda and Hypnos took the Demon King's Castle before they could grasp its contents.

And Amanda can afford it too much.

Hypnos said he thinks there's no way he can lose despite the fact that he'll fall asleep in cold sleep if he loses.

Daté was investigating whether there might be a secret there.

(One more week...... Ditte is doing her best, and I need to increase my chances of winning by a little.)

Hayato looked for the dungeon that led to Zaratan's body.

I searched the wide back of Zaratan for about twenty minutes and found a place that continued inside.

I have no idea what kind of structure this is in the first place, but there is no other place like it.

"I can't believe there's still such a place!" I've been playing this game since the early days, but it's amazing that I still have something new to discover! "

Keith looked rather upbeat and spoke.

There was an unlock of skills and stats in the Sake Kid Crusade event. Many players have started to do things that no one else would have done, such as triggering an event they didn't already know about or a feature they haven't yet unlocked.

Even if you publish the information online, it will be quickly erased, but there is a lot of new information flying around the game, and it is bustling as soon as the game starts.

And Zaratan was a monster from the beginning, but it was the first time I knew there was such a dungeon. Discovering the unknown was exciting, not a game, and Hayato was flat, but quite tense.

"Well, let's go ahead." We'll all come back later. "

Raúzal said so, and without asking the other leaders' answers, he lined up and went inside.

Hayato thought he could count on his side to act like an army.

I hope you have some interesting enemies.

Now Lutz said that and went in with the members.

After that, Keith and the others walked in, Hayato, Ash, Jolt, and finally Gill stepped into the dungeon.

It's like a normal cave, and it's smooth downhill. It is about five meters high and four meters wide. The wall was like a rustling rock.

(Is this the toenail part? like a normal rock...?)

Zaratan was a giant tortoise, and the armor was quite thick. Hayato wondered if it was good that it didn't suddenly become a vivid wall.

Hayato, can I have a minute?

An earlier voice chat came in from Louzal.

What's going on?

There's a door.

Door or here?

A little closer to what Louzal told us, the gentle descent was a dead end, and there was a metal door. It was said that it was quite large due to the opening of both sides.

There was a door in Zaratan's body. What you can think of is that there is someone.

“Can I open it? It doesn't seem to be locked, so if a few people push it, it might open."

"Then I'll ask you to do it." I wonder if you could open it carefully. Maybe there's someone there. "

That's right. All right, keep your positions and open the door.

When Raozal heard the voice of giving orders to the members in the chat, he heard the sound of opening the door from the back. It was like a big door, and I could hear the sound of a rattling.

Hayato, are you sure this is Zaratan's body?

Raozal's strange voice was heard over the voice chat. But I don't know what that means.

I'm pretty sure it's Zaratan's body, though?

"It didn't feel like it had been transferred, so it's definitely true..."

Is there something at the door?

"I think you should take a look, but there is a passage made of metal. And it's quite spacious."

Huh?

“It's a modern wall that doesn't fit in with this worldview of virtual reality. Speaking of which, were there modern facilities on the floating island?”

Ah, maybe it's the same thing.

"It's not fantasy, it's science fiction. It's quite interesting, isn't it?"

Floating islands terraformed the world - that is, scientific islands that people could inhabit, showing signs of life coming from another planet.

It seemed to me that Hayato was not just a monster, but perhaps created by an ancient civilization. I'd like to look into it if it weren't for this situation, but I can't afford to do that right now.

"Zaratan may not be a living organism. I don't know what's coming out, so be careful. Worst of all, there might be dinosaurs."

Some members exclaimed with joy when they contacted everyone via voice chat.

(Dinosaurs are popular. That said, the dinosaurs are quite defensive. It's hard to win without special effects.)

A Dinosaur effect that deals massive damage to dinosaurs. Whether or not this feature is attached to a weapon changes the duration of the battle. With Lunaria, I was able to ignore her defenses, but I didn't have any female members today.

You can also craft special gear here, but you'll need dinosaur bones and claws to craft weapons with Dinosaur effects. Or you can temporarily add a Dinosaur special effect as a character performance by juicing fruit that was growing on an island floating in the sky.

(Damn it. Could the palm trees outside have created a drink with a Dinosaur effect? I don't have time to go back to collect it, but should I go back once...?)

Thinking like that, Louzal got a voice chat.

"Hayato, we are under attack." You don't mind fighting back, do you? "

That's fine, but perhaps the dinosaurs died?

"No, this is a chimera."

Kimaira is a monster composed of various animals, with a goat, a lion, and a dragon head on the body of the goat, and a snake and wings on the tail.

There were many different methods of attack, including dragon brace, bite, and poison attacks, and many of them were perceived as troublesome enemies. However, if I had a countermeasure, I wouldn't be a strong monster, and if I had the skills and equipment, I wouldn't be able to defeat them one-on-one.

If so, do you think you can defeat it?

"No problem, just a lot of numbers." I'm going to pull an attack on you, so you can hit me with a ranged attack. It's faster that way. "

Even the Over-the-Top members had far-flung firepower when they raised their hands against the attack.

Leader Keith raises the firepower of his Melee Attacks to the limit, while others raise their Ranged Attacks such as Magic and Bows to the limit. As usual, the equipment was not uniform and dirty, but I could rely on it.

(Sometimes I dress weirdly during production, too...)

Hayato also wears a wastewear and cock hat. It is sometimes embarrassing to wear fashion in public to increase the effect of production skills.

When the firepower is raised, there is no uniformity in the equipment, so Daite said that emails often come asking you to fix it just for the sake of appearance.

For that matter, the Hayatites caught up with Raúzal and the others where they were fighting.

The doorway, as Louzal had said, was a fairly wide passageway made of metal. The passageway is wide enough to make it seem like a room. There are about four lanes on the road, and the ceiling is about the third floor of the apartment.

And there were nearly thirty Kimaira and the battle had begun.

Ranged attacks will begin immediately.

Hayato was surprised by the firepower.

(Come on, we got Kimaira in one shot. It wasn't Esha's Destroy, but she had some powerful bow skills. And did they raise the flame magic to its limit? It was a clan that focused on firepower. I think I can count on it at the event)

Ash and Gil were shouting with surprise, beside Hayato's admiration.

I knew how to fight Lunaria and Ivan, and I was familiar with the firepower of Esha's Destroy, but I was impressed by the attack, which caused a lot of damage.

The Imperial members who were taking on the role of shields were also quite strong.

Everyone is moving like a single creature under the command of Raúzal. As a Hayato, I feel a little uncomfortable looking at it.

Lord Rauzal is amazing!

Beside Hayato, Gil said happily.

"That kind of movement is something we want to apprentice." We must work harder to protect Lunaria-sama and all the black roses! "

I think Gill-san and the others are amazing, though.

"In our case, we can't do such a well-organized move." No, no, it's helpful. This alone was worth it! "

Gil and his team took a serious look at Lauzal's movements.

(It's amazing how strong it can still be.)

Then, a few minutes later, the Chimaylahs, who were near thirty, were immediately wiped out.

Hayato and the others were going deeper and deeper without stopping.

Almost never get lost on the main road. However, the monsters that gradually emerged were getting stronger.

At first it was Kimaira, but next came a monster similar to Kimaira called Manticore.

Manticore is a lion with an old man's face, a synthetic monster with bat wings and a scorpion's tail.

I defeated it without any problems, but then came the cocatrice.

Cocatris is a giant chicken that spits out petrified braces. However, my tail was a monster called a snake.

Around here, some of the members realize what kind of place this is.

Is this place a facility that synthesizes monsters?

When Ash said that, everyone he heard roared.

It's not just synthesized, it's also a facility that creates monsters.

Jolt answers Ash's question.

I don't know if the monsters that have appeared so far are failed works or were originally made in this way, but this is likely a facility with such a setting.

(It would be interesting to set up a monster to fight dinosaurs on a floating island.)

Hayato thought about it and went deeper.

I don't know what kind of facility it is, but the purpose is not to know it, but to get the materials to make the Sage Stone.

(Perhaps the Stone of the Wise Men is a crystal of the wisdom of the ancients. If we go around all the ruins of this world, we may find out the answer. I want to venture out with everyone someday...... I wonder what Ditte thinks of the situation......)

This virtual reality "The Other Frontier Online" is the world of games. Even though it had its original base, it was definitely Daté who was thinking about the various settings and events.

Hayato has been involved in incidents and problems in this virtual reality since the end of the Clan War. Less than half of the time in this year will be enjoyed purely as a game.

Much of the problem is with the clan mates, including Ash and Relic, so there's nothing wrong with it. You can say that you were more actively involved than involved.

But I've been told I'm sorry I got Dat involved.

I want you to enjoy this virtual reality, and that's all that Daté feels, but this virtual reality won't allow it.

This time, though it was via Amanda, Hypnos took away various powers. Today's virtual reality is far from Daté's feelings.

(There are too many problems, no matter what. Diete and Hypnos are the only ones with high-performance AI, and everyone else. It may be natural for problems to arise, since there are many people involved... but isn't it happening too conveniently...?)

The Clan War was not a problem for Diete, but Hypnos leapt at the Stampede event, hacking and cheat characters during relics, Mist's immortal slumber, and a cage that was too poor for Maris and Siegfried.

In the first place, it's all happening close to Hayato. Moreover, the timing is better in order. It's hard to say the probability of being accomplished by chance.

(I can't believe someone intentionally did that...? No, I guess that's paranoid. I don't understand the intention in the first place, and I can do that.)

Hayato, what's wrong?

Hayat returns to me when Ash calls out.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Just think about it."

The Hayato won't fight, so there's no problem, but watch out for them as they grow stronger.

"That's right, if I fall, my revive magic MP will be wasted and I will be careful." Oh, yes, you don't have to revive as soon as you fall in battle. So, what's it like now? "

"With this number of people, things are going well." However, every time you go in the back, your enemies are getting stronger, so it looks like you'll end up with powerful enemies. "

"I wonder what will come out of it at this rate." A dragon with a lot of necks? "

"It was in the east country."

"I see, Yamatano Orochi... I wonder if you're from here?"

While having such a conversation, Hayato and the others went deeper without stopping.

When the movement stopped, a voice chat came in from Raúzal, who was leading the way.

"There's a huge door at the end of the aisle, but what do we do?" I don't think we have a choice. "

Yeah, but I think there might be some bosses inside, so can you be careful?

Roger that. Okay, let's go.

When Raúzal gave the order, the Imperial members pushed the door open and walked in. After that, Keith and the others followed, and the Hayato and the others went in in turn.

At the end of the door, unlike the passage, there was little light, and something like an emergency light flashed on the floor.

When everyone was watching the surroundings, the doors that the Hayatoes entered automatically closed. Then the ceiling shone and for a moment I dazzled.

When I finally got used to my eyes, I looked around, and it was like a huge laboratory. A number of conical water tanks filled with blue and green water are lined up near the wall, and monsters that have fought until now float in the water in a small state.

As expected, the only thing that bothers me is the tank that's embedded in the front wall. There is a human-like thing floating in a tank that is about ten meters long and ten meters wide.

If you look closely, it's a human type, but it's not a person.

A muscular human torso with a lion's head, an eagle's foot with a scorpion's tail, and four birds' wings on its back. Your arms don't look like ordinary people, but there's something floating around that might be a little too much.

As for Hayat, he didn't want to come near him, but Raúzal approached the tank to say what it was. Then, looking around the tank, he looked at a certain place and stopped.

What's going on?

"It says" Puzzle Prototype "on the plate." I think Puzzle is the name of a god or a demon somewhere. Is a prototype a prototype? "

"It's a prototype of a god or a demon." That's what I'm afraid of. "

"There's something like an activation switch, but what do we do?" I'm sure it's going to be a fight. "

"We'll have to do it." It looks like the door that came in won't open, and the other doors won't open either. "

Then let's do it. Are you ready?

The leader of each clan replied that there was no problem. Then Raúzal presses the switch near the plate.

Something came off and the water in the tank drained.

As the water level in the tank dropped, the puzzle floating in the water gradually fell to the floor of the tank, and as the water level dropped, it fell to the floor.

After all the water has been drained, the body of the puzzle moves a little. Then he stood up fluttering as he shook his body.

When she gets up completely, she stops without twitching.

When everyone stood up, the eyes of the puzzle opened vigorously. The puzzle growls as her bright red ruby eyes shine.

The vibration blew the glass of the tank into pieces, which rained down on the members.

"Ah, no--"

Hitting the fragment, Hayato took the damage, lowered his HP, and fell to the floor.

Most of the members knew about Hayato's situation, but they didn't expect him to be defeated by the director's attack, so they looked at Hayato lying on the floor.

"You can revive Hayato later!" First, let's defeat the puzzle! "

When Ash said that out loud, the good members roared to inspire them, wondering how they managed to hold it back.

(Well, even if you revive here, your MPs will be a waste, and it will stay that way until the battle is over.)

This was how the battle began with the Puzzle Prototype.