Golden Experience

Episode 441: Fire on the Beach

Lyla raised her face unexpectedly in Behemoth's cockpit.

"─ ─ I wonder, I think a new female cat has appeared."

I was worried that it would be okay to cross the sea in Bechmos, which is the strongest seller on land, but simply stating that "Complete Absence" does not activate does not have any other disadvantages.

Behemoth's armor was originally rigid, and there seems to be a lot of water and pressure resistance.

I couldn't swim, but I could walk under the sea.

Walking around with a lot of sediment such as sand and mud will sink, so it was necessary to be careful about the route of walking, but if you were careful, there would be no hindrance to moving.

Nothing bothers me enough about the miscellaneous fish that come over occasionally. For some reason, sharks tried to shred their armor with rotating saw, but Behemoth literally had no teeth.

After such pleasant seabed exploration, Lyla and Bechmos finally set foot on the southern continent.

I took some care of the route and traveled slowly, so it took a lot of time.

If Rare and others are bad, professors may be returning to the Western continent by now.

I don't know because I try not to talk about games in real life, but if I shake it lightly, I'll look a little troublesome, so maybe someday I'll burst out and blow something up. I can't fool my sister's eyes.

Anyway, if Rare and the professor are working hard, Lyla also needs to get results.

Specifically, it's a ride-on mechanic. It's a machine.

I chose the southern continent because nobody else was likely to go, but I cannot deny that it is on this continent more than it was found in the central continent. Bechmos was buried far south from the entire central continent.

Originally manufactured in this continent, it is thought to have moved there.

"There wasn't anything like a ditch, maybe, but it was much closer to the western continent or the eastern archipelago. It wasn't deeper than I thought, and maybe the central and southern continents were originally land-based."

Nevertheless, the Western continent, rather than this one, is the main source of the transaction, probably because there is no counterparty on this side.

Reporting emails sent by professors a few days ago stated that the western continent had a port town at the eastern end.

On the other hand, there is no trace of civilization at the northern end of the southern continent where Lyla arrived.

If you don't have a business partner, there's nothing you can do about it.

At the southern end of the central continent, in the southern part of the former Portree Kingdom lies a lush sea of trees.

It wasn't a big monster from Lyla and the others, but it was strong enough to call it a threat to humanity.

That is hindering the southern advance of humankind in the central continent.

Lyla stepped out of Bechmos' pilot's seat on the beach.

I feel the air outside for a long time is delicious.

Now, where does Behemoth's internal air come from?

"─ ─ Is the forest just beyond the sandy beach?

The density of the tree sea is also convincing. I don't see any particularly suspicious LPs or MPs... If this tree had been a Trent-like monster, I wouldn't have seen it. It's a detour to appraise one at a time, and there won't be anyone, so why don't we blow it off with Bechmoscanon? "

Behemothcanon refers to the two catapults of Behemoth. I didn't have a name in particular, but Lyla named it herself.

Summon a Wall Golem inside this catapult and use Behemoth's skills to eject it.

Temporarily given the skill "Heavenly Drive" and an overwhelming initial speed, Golem flies at high speeds and dares to hit the target.

The Behemoth skill used at this time is an exclusive "throwing" skill that will be overwritten by boarding, which also suggests that the catapult was not designed to aid an ally's mobility, but was completely designed for shooting attacks.

The Wall Golem, ejected with the aid of a number of skills, will self-destruct while scattering destruction when it hits a target.

So the same bullet cannot be used continuously, but the stock of bullets is quite good. No problem.

All right, let's launch the first shot ─ ─

Fly through the trees in the aftermath of the energy provided by the Golem, which was fired at high speed.

Normally, the speed is invisible, but the higher the AGI, the better it looks.

He then gauged the moment of impact and instructed Golem to activate the Tidal Wave around him.

The idea of timing and activating magic and skills for family members came to mind after watching Bamboo's experiment with event fusion.

As a result, Bechmoscanon's destructive power improved dramatically.

On the verge of impact, Golem produced a large amount of water around him.

Shortly afterwards, it collided with the target, and a high temperature and pressure condition was created by the impact around the golem.

When water enters this space, a large amount of water vapor is generated in an instant, and the water vapor spreads to envelop the golem.

The Golem, who exploded, died leaving a large crater at the impact site.

"I feel a little sorry for Golem, but it's refreshing after all... I wonder what civilizations used to think and make such dangerous things."

The path created by the Golem ejection into the tree sea began to walk with the crater as its target for the time being.

I don't know if Trent was there, but at least there's nothing new on the road.

Many birds were seen flying from the trees shaken by the shock and blast. Regardless of the monsters, the creatures themselves seem to be abundant.

While "Magic Eye" cannot be used while on board Behemoth, it is equipped with functions similar to "True Eye" as a biological radar.

According to it, you can see that many fine light spots are coming and going through the forest. However, unlike the "true eye", I don't even know whether the Lord of Light Points is strong or weak.

Arriving at the crater, he went outside to load the next Golem in order to create the next path.

This task cannot be carried out while riding on Behemoth ─ ─ because the "Summon Monster" has been overwritten and disappeared ─ ─ so it is necessary to exit the pilot's seat once.

As I was walking to Cannon with my hatch open, I caught something as the Magic Eyes and True Eyes moved into the air.

It's not a bird or a bug. Something stronger and bigger. No, it could be a bird-system or an insect-based monster.

Besides, there are not two.

Dozens of them are forming a formation and heading for Bechmos.

When they were stationary in the air to encircle Behemoth while maintaining formation, a small shadow came out of the group and called out to Lyla.

A small shadow, or something else that just looks too big, is probably an adult woman.

Bat-like wings.

Adult appearance.

Disastrous LP shine.

It doesn't have to be an "appraisal". Big demon.

I didn't come here to see the Great Demon, but all of a sudden it's Bingo.

But if this is the Great Demon, what is the formation behind her?

Normally speaking, it is a demon, but its appearance and size are completely different from ordinary demons.

According to Rare, demons and angels only grow up to junior high school, no matter how much experience they give them. If we want more physical growth, we need to reincarnate archangels and demons.

That's why I decided to call the demon the Great Demon, but the demons she brought in were nothing but anomalies.

Rather than being an adult, it's just something that doesn't even have a human face. All are over two meters in size, and some are as big as Giant Corps.

Most of them are shaped with animal motifs, and there are many different types of them, such as goats, cats, dogs and boars.

In a glimpse of several "appraisals", the species is considered a demon, but its characteristics are ─ ─

"─ ─ Finally, there was an ambush coming from behind as I moved across the sea.... It's a trivial thing about human habits.

It's an armored beast horse the size of which I've never seen before, but I'm surprised there's still enough room to build such a thing. But that's it too. No matter how huge it is, Taka knows that she can do it with only one horse. I don't know if that's the mankind's plan or your bravery, but you should die regretting it. "

The Great Demon talked to me like he was making a mistake.

But he gave me some really helpful information. There are countless facts that can be deduced from the current words.

First of all, it can be inferred from the word "ambush" coming from behind that the forces of these demons are in a state of war with someone. And it looks like they live further south of the Southern Continent. If you look at the front, the north side of the beach where Bechmos landed is behind it.

Next, it can be seen from the word "human habits" that the other person is a human species.

This means that this continent is a region where demons and humans are at war. What a dangerous continent. I can't even catch fire in the tree sea.

Also, judging Lyla at first glance to be human, it is possible that there is no evil of the Evil Human race on this continent, and even if she does, she will live in concert with the Noble race. Because if the devil race were to live apart from humanity, the demons would count as a force apart from humanity. Based on the history of the Evil Rebirth, it is unlikely that they will get along, so they probably won't be there.

Extreme information is the word "Armor Beast Rider" and the rhetoric of construction.

In other words, humans on this continent have the know-how to build and operate something similar to Bechmos.

The Great Demon had nothing to do with it, but it was definitely bingo for Lyla.

"─ ─ Just calm down. You big demon. Before I say no, I'm not going to be hostile to you.

I apologize for burning the forest. I crossed the ocean from a distant continent. My body was cold.

I just came from another continent and I don't know what's going on ─ ─ "

"─ ─ Not at all. Just be nice to Vinea because she's the same big demon. Well, is it similar to not listening to people?"

In the meantime, it turns out that the Great Demon race tends not to listen to people.

Lila's negotiation ended in failure.

Although she's complaining alone, I don't think the other person will listen to her, even if it's Lyla.

All we were talking about was buying time.

Then I drew my attention to myself, secretly stretched out my "evil hand" in the gap, and "summoned" Regenwurm into the tree sea. The "Summon Monster" must be specified by visual inspection of the activated position, and cannot be specified very far from the surgeon. However, one characteristic of a coordinate designation type skill is that, exceptionally, it is not necessary to view only the coordinates in which it exists. In addition, since the "Evil Hands" are part of Lyla's body, you can use them to set the "Summon" point quite freely.

When the Great Devil gave the order to attack, he boiled down Lyla's pointless story and gave the order to Regenvolm, who also placed Lyla.

Regenvolm can't fly, but he can leap with his pure muscle strength.

Although the crust is heavy enough to jump not so high, it is sufficient to capture the demons that are fighting the air at a low position to surround Behemoth.

Hundreds of Regenvolm jumped out of the tree sea and devoured a formation of alien demons.

Surprised by the situation, he dived into the pilot's seat through the gap of the great demon being chased to deal with it, activated Behemoth's skill "Underground Diving" and dived under the ground of the tree sea.

We can't dig that deep, and the speed of movement in the ground is slower than Behemoth walks, but we can't track Behemoth once he's dived. In places with lots of trees like forests and tree seas, it is necessary to dive deep to avoid roots, but there is no reason to deliberately dive and move to shallow positions in the first place.

This is how Behemoth dazzled himself from the front of the demons and began to move southwards through the earth.

The ability to move underground is a very good system, and perhaps even a rare one will not be able to spot Behemoth in this state.

Because the earth is an obstacle, and neither the "magic eye" nor the "true eye" passes through it.

Therefore, no matter how wars are waged on earth between humans and demons, Lyla was able to calm down and think.

"I forgot to ask you the name of the Great Devil. In that state, I feel a little weak to say that it has been a disaster for a long time, and there is a possibility that there are other great demons. Or have you lost your life in the war and replaced it several times? Even so...."

I am concerned about the alien appearance of those demons that the Great Demons brought with them.

For example, if Rare had brought in an army tomorrow, I wouldn't mind that much.

Because I don't seem to like it, and I don't think I will actually do it.

But the story is different when it comes to the presence of a large number of forces that have nothing to do with it.

That means that there is someone else in possession of an Alchem Extractor or similar artifact besides Rare.

And if you think about it in conjunction with the catastrophe of the Great Demon, it is likely that the person is the parent who created the Great Demon.

Because we both need advanced 'Alchemy' technology.

It is sympathetic to humanity on this continent that we must wage war against such forces.

"The forces of the devil are concerned, but before they do, we're human. It's really interesting how to ride an armored beast. If we were to fight forces that would create such a heretical demon, humans would need that kind of power, and the answer would be a weapon called the Armored Beast Rider. With a specification similar to Bechmos, anyone on board can get some combat power."