Another Frontier Online

Thirty minutes after the battle began in the Forest of the Undead, Ox was trying to find out what was happening near his area stone.

Heath's scouts are gathering intel on a vast forest while avoiding combat. Heath is a member of the intel-gathering team that catches monsters to battle-friendly locations or avoids unnecessary battles to their destination, but he has played a significant role as a scout in this event.

Ox and the others had a plan, but it was just a story in the clan. I don't know how the clans that aren't allies will work, and they won't work as we intended.

It's Ox's job to think about when and how to move the clan, taking into account the circumstances.

Fortunately, Bounty Hunter's Nestor logged in. Including him, he said that "the maid was scared" and "Samurai was scared", but it seemed that he was not unwilling to fight.

However, Nestor and the members of the airship they boarded together said they didn't want to get close to each other. So I took care of defending the area stones as planned. There are no trees around the area stones, it's like a square.

And Nestor instructed the non-traumatized and safe members to follow Ox's instructions. So Ox became the command tower of the "Bounty Hunter."

Although it was subtle how to use the ranged members in this forest, the enemy was not only the Demon King's army, but also the major clan. Even though it is a forest, there are some roads that are paved enough for carriages to pass through, so I thought of placing them on the road that leads to the area stone.

Ox tells Nestor that there was something he should have checked after giving the instructions.

By the way, Ness, was there a Sister in the airship?

For a moment, Nestor looked unsure of what he was being told, but immediately nodded, “Ahhh.”

There she is. She looks exactly like the twins, but I feel that one had pale, light blue hair and the other had dark brown hair.

Is it the enemy?

"The pale one is the enemy." He was one of the Hayato fighters who was going to get shot at. I'd like to say that it's not good to implement it because it's NPC. "

Is that... again... is the brown one on your side?

“At least I don't think they're enemies. The Sister was about to kill me, and she saved me. They both said things they didn't quite understand, but it seemed like there was some kind of hostility---”

"Okay, okay."

I think there are many answers, such as "I feel, I think," but the other memories are impressive and have been forgotten. Ox sympathized that if he was dropped from the sky, his memories would be blurred.

In the meantime, when I checked the information with various other clans, I found that there were still dangerous NPCs. Some NPCs knew about it from the beginning, and others heard about it for the first time.

A girl like a gal in a short kimono, a red-haired woman armed with a number of weapons, two tamers who were rampaging in the sky, and an assassin-like knife, although unconfirmed... I can't count it.

And the most problematic thing was the demon king and the group wearing Gothlory clothes.

Originally, Gothloris were famous as rare monsters in the Demon King Castle. However, even if it appeared, it was one person. Ten people never attacked us. But it was a long time ago, and with great cooperation, the Demon King attacked me.

The Black Knights and Maids guarding the Area Stones were dangerous, but there was a defense. But the Demon King and Gothlory were offensives. And yesterday, no one could stop me if I got rampaged.

There was also talk of instantly killing the rare monster "Unno Un" that appeared in the Deep Impact, and it was so beautiful that fans could say that it was the Demon King and his entourage.

It can only be won if we think of ways to stop it.

(I don't know why I'm vulnerable to ghostly monsters, but if I can't stop the Demon King here, I can't stop him in any area...)

For once, you can counter it by using the creature undead, a magic that creates undead clans based on necromancy magic. If it goes well this time, we'll have to make it the main subject, but it doesn't make sense to be dealt with by the "Requiem" over there.

There was also a song about strengthening the undead called "Halloween" as a countermeasure, and it seemed that Parsha the Desperate Angel would use it, but it was a subtle matter.

(Even if I threw it away, should I try to weaken the opponent? There were strong NPCs in the New Demon King's army, but it was difficult to think of them as a whim. The next battle between demon kings will be done properly in the first place.....?)

That's the biggest problem for an ox.

There is no point in winning this event if the Demon King on your side wins. All that was left was to improve the Demon King's stats and the amount of bounty.

In the last battle, the new Demon King's side quickly retreated.

There are many speculations flying around, but it is said that the Hayato who was snatching was trying to escape, and it is linked to another event and it is not over.

(Don't tell me you need to kidnap Hayato to win...? No, in the first place, we might have to do something else to win the fake.)

Ox suspected that the demon king with Hayato would win the event.

NPCs can tell, but Hayato is just a player. I don't know how to treat it as a key to an event, but it's unlikely. Rather, I began to think it was the only way.

(If someone from the New Demon King's Army could be contacted, what would they know?)

Ox thought so and thought of having Parsha look for someone who had spoken to the New Demon King's army. I thought of contacting you later, but I remembered one thing.

(That's right, it's a shooting star. I bet they were working with the New Demon King's army to get their hands on Hayato and the others. I heard you took the Demon King's Castle. Then go to Harrington... no, it's not, Ronios.)

The leader of the shooting star is a man named Harrington. However, when the shooting stars defeated the Hayatoes, information flowed. The real leader is Ronios, not Harrington.

Later, Ronios and the others sold off valuable items to pay for the damage to the eastern country, and the clan was disbanded. However, I hear that Ronios and the others are still playing games.

Since the shooting star was a clan who had recently joined a clan meeting, they did not exchange IDs for voice chats. I decided to ask later if Pasha would know.

Ox-san, are you okay now?

Voice chat from Heath answers Ox.

What's the matter?

"It was a rocky area in the northeast, but the Hayatoes took it away." Players are attacking to recapture it, but it's dangerous for a group of vampires to get close to Hayato. ”

A group of vampires?

"I think it was made into a vampire by necromancy rather than a monster, but that's why it's so strong." Besides, there seems to be some kind of vampire summoner, and he's summoning a very powerful demon. "

Doesn't our unit look good?

"I wonder if it's difficult. Even if you defeat it on top of it, it will come back to life." It's not Phoenix's wings, it's coming back to life with something else, and I think the drain will be more intense. ”

"I see. In the meantime, I just want you to see how you're coming back." You don't have to fight in our unit. "

Roger that.

Ox sighed.

I know it's not an easy match to win. The biggest problem is that the other party is using methods they don't know about. That is due to the difference in game experience, but we have to take action at first sight.

Normally, there is information on the Internet, but this game will be erased as soon as the information is released. Since I knew that it was the foundation that was doing it, I was not prepared to be erased and posted on the Internet.

(Looks like we need to pay the informant clan.)

The clan "Raven" specializes in buying and selling information. I know that there are players who are playing that kind of role-play. The Desperate Angel Pasha is also strong at gathering information, but Raven has a high level of information accuracy by passing in-game currency as a reward. The conversation is more normal than anything.

If Heath can't get the information, I'll have to ask him to go there and write it in his notebook.

I contacted Mirjala to confirm.

Ox, what's your status?

"Ah, senpai, the demon king hasn't come to the vampire house yet." The Ghost Undead are roaming around, so I was wondering if they could still move. "

"I see... by the way, is it possible to do the MPK that I mentioned before?"

MPK is an act called a monster player killer, and it is a less complimentary act to defeat Hait by rubbing him against another player while being targeted by a monster.

Normally, players won't be able to compete with each other in this "Another Frontier Online" - PvP is not possible, but there is a way to defeat monsters by instigating them.

Although it is a praiseworthy act, in addition to being able to do PvP in the first place at this event, monsters roam the field as a third force. It is only natural to make good use of it.

“I think I can do something about it. The members holding the transfer ring took the Undead to the opposing area stone. It looks like you caught some rare monsters, so I don't think you can beat them that easily.”

"I hope it works out for you." If you're a Migliara, you'll have to defend yourself in the vampire's hall. "

Got it!

When Ox cuts off the voice chat with Miriara, he wonders what happened again.

(Parsha and the others were also talking about aiming for a vampire hall first. However, the battle has not yet begun. If so, you can send me a voice chat.)

Thinking so, I sent Pasha a voice chat.

"Pasha, can you hear me?"

“The Angel Trust, which does not listen to voices, but the sound of nature becomes the whisper of an angel.”

"You can do that later."

"... you can't take it with you, can you?" Can I help you? "

"I need Ronios' voice chat ID."

"Ronios? The star of the shooting?"

Oh, don't you know?

"You know that, right?" I've never used it before. "

"Then tell me."

"... it's distracting to share the other person's ID without permission." I will contact Ronios. Can I pass on your ID to the other side? "

Still no problem.

Then please wait a moment.

The voice chat with Pasha has broken.

I wasn't sure if Ronios and the others were logged in, but it was likely that they were joining us. If I don't hear from you, Parsha will contact me again.

There is still much to be done, but for the time being we have reached a point. Ox exhales, just waiting for the report.

I don't know what to do if I'm serious about the game, but I'd like to see a drawing as an ox where a big emerging clan that is considered weak defeats a big old clan.

Ox himself may not be interested in winning or losing, but even in games he doesn't like being able to see his men and allies down below. Besides, I owe Clan "Imperial" Lauzal a real-world job. I haven't told anyone, but I have a complaint.

(Even if I lose the event, my aperitif would drop if I were to beat Lauzal.)

As of yesterday, the enemy had heard that Hayato and the NPCs were very active. That's because there were airships, but not because the big clans weren't active.

The lead clan, the Imperial, reportedly fought their way down from the airship, where they fought in unhindered battles. Without the Airship, the Imperial could have become the most prominent clan.

I wanted to bump into that clan at least once, so I got a voice chat application.

Ronios?

"Hey, Ox, it's been a while."

What Ox heard was a woman's voice. Ronios hangs his forehead, and in a situation where he can't see well around his eyes, he just mistakes himself for a skinny man, but since he can't see it in the voice chat, I only have the impression that he's a normal woman.

Originally introduced as a leader, Harrington was unfamiliar with him and always dealt with by his butler, Ronios. The image of a small animal eating and chewing in a cheek full of Cremola, a maid's clothes.

Just remember that a little bit before continuing with the voice chat.

"Oh, it's been a long time. That's why I wanted to ask you--"

"No, no, let's talk about it without getting to the point all of a sudden." Thank you. There are a lot of people around me who don't talk to me, and I'm hungry for conversation. "

"... talk to Pasha later"

"I enjoy talking to her, but I don't think you want to talk to her."

We don't have much time, so let's get down to business.

"Yes, yes, so what?"

Can you get in touch with the new Demon King army NPC?

“Can I ask you why before I answer that?”

"I want to see the winning conditions for this event"

"... I see, you suspect that even if you take the territory, you won't be able to win the event."

Ox thought it would be helpful to talk quickly. It seemed to me that we had the same idea without explaining the matter in detail.

In my usual work, I don't have to tell you everything, but I try to communicate to the details without doing anything, but I trusted Ronios' ability to reach a conclusion in a few seconds.

And Ox just says, "Yes."

"Then let's get in touch." I'll ask you to make contact with Ox. "

"Thank you. By the way, are the Ronios attending the event?"

"No, I didn't participate." I'm just watching. I had a good time yesterday. I thought Hayato was as good as ever. "

"I was doing a lot of things in the eastern country, so I thought I was participating this time, too."

That's right, I got angry when I got close to Hayato for a while.

"Are you mad at me? To whom?"

"Bandit's Jolt and Black Dragon's Nay." Don't you think it's terrible? "

I know Jolt. He used to put his eyes on Hayato, so much so that he publicly said they would be enemies if they made too much trouble. So Ronios got angry with Jolt.

However, the Black Dragon Ney was the leader of the clan that Hayato had been with before. I'm still close to Hayato, but even if I'm angry with Ronios instead of a big clan, I'm not even naming him.

Rather, I guess it was because I was angry, but I guess I was pretty angry enough to name it.

"I take it for granted what Ronios did to Hayato?"

"You, too. No one is on my side in this matter." Clemola and Harrington helped me, but they won't defend me by saying I'm the bad guy. I'm in trouble.

It's light enough to make you wonder if you're really in trouble.

It's too much trouble to buy up next to Hayato's base in the first place, to kidnap NPC tamers' pets, or to get Hayato to be serious. Prohibited approach was a natural course of action.

”And yet-”

"Huh? What?"

"No, I used to feel like a loyal butler to my husband, but is that how you normally feel?" It's light.

"I'm sure this is the right place." That was fun, so I could have acted like it was... well, that's fine. Okay, I'll be in touch soon. However, I will contact you, but I don't know if I will actually contact you. "

"That's enough. Thank you."

The voice chat with Ronios is broken.

Nestor, who was nearby, looked at Ox carrying a gun on his shoulder.

"Were you talking to Ronios?"

Yeah. I heard about the exchange with the New Demon King's Army before, so I decided to borrow their hands.

"That means they're on our side."

"... it looks like you didn't attend the event, but you should have asked for it." I feel like I can't win this event unless I do a lot of things outside of the event. "

What are all these things?

"A lot of things."

Probably, Hayato holds the key. If we could talk, it would be the quickest, but we won't give the information to the enemy.

For that reason, I think we should also talk with the old and new demon kings.

If it worked well, the conversation with the new demon king--it would be possible to see him in this view of the world.

The old Demon King was the problem, but Hayato could have refused. Still, there may be some reaction to going to Hayato's base outside the event.

There was still a new Demon King army in the territory, but I had better think it was already being held back. In that case, Ox thought he should strike with whatever hands he had.

After that, Ox reconfirmed the situation, but there was no particularly significant movement. Fighting began in the woods, but all of them were small and the situation was not likely to change.

The Old Demon King's army took Tamar and her two-man monsters to expand the range of Requiem's effects. Alvey and the Kiss of Death are running it.

Judging from the situation, I installed a singer who can use Requiem from the opposing area stone to the vampire house, eliminating the Ghostly monsters and expanding the demon king's range of action.

The big clan is escorting them. Bandits, Imperials, Over-the-Top, and Stelks.

I thought it would be nice if the demon king stood by near the area stone without bothering to attack, but for some reason, the demon king on the other side was always trying to fight on the front line.

(No, why, that's a stupid question. There is a reason to raise the morale of allies. The NPCs are probably set up like that, and we would be glad if the demon king, who is also supported by the players, fought on the front line. There may not be a mechanism to improve the status, but the tension will rise. That's when the movement gets better.)

Considering that, the Demon King of the New Demon King Army was honestly not good. I had never fought in an event battle, and I quickly fled the Battle of the Magic City Underground. Many players were demoralized.

If I could meet you, I would ask you to fight like usual-- shortly after I thought about it.

An unpleasant treble was heard in Ox's ear.

When I turned around, thinking, the space cracked vertically, and I saw a black space.

In a hurry, a brown-skinned Sister appeared from the space holding a shield. In addition, Samurai-style swordsmen wearing kimonos, armor and robes came out.

"Are you Ox?"

Ah, ah, yes--you 're from the New Demon King army?

"That's right. Ronios contacted me." Yes, my name is Hypnos. Just think of me as the cadre of the New Demon King's army. "

And the samurai-inspired man just said, "It's a snapper."

Even though everyone is an NPC, there is more to it than a sense of intimidation.

Well, Ronios told me an interesting story, so let's work together to win this event.

That said, Hypnos smiled at Ox.