＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ [Saint Knight] Ray Sterling

"Counter... Absorption"!

It was critical.

Nemesis's expanded wall of light sandwiches between me and [Gardranda] 's fist, reducing its damage to 0.

Nemesis reacted quickly because of his experience with agitation many times before. Fortunately I'm unhappy.

'This guy has more power than that muckade...!

Above [Demidragworm], or?

[Gardranda the Great Ghost]... Monster with title and name.

I've never seen a monster with a name like this before... No, was there a guy with a name like this on Nemesis's watch bounty neck list yesterday?

"Mr. Ray, Luke, be careful! He is a UBM Unique Boss Monster!!"

Marie's warning reminded me of some information that was on the wiki.

< UBM >.

That's the common name of a boss monster that exists only in one place in this world, as the only (unique) word indicates.

Even boss monsters usually have multiple homologues, like [demidragworms].

But < UBM > is not. There is only unity in this world, and there is no homogeneity before or after it.

And without exception, it has unique abilities and high fighting power.

In a way, it is possible to say < master > on the monster side.

They are therefore said to have more combat power a few steps above the boss in the same level band.

Even compared to the earlier little ghost (Goblin), it's not a monster of good standing to be here.

No, wait, kid?

"I see... Is this big ghost the leader of those little ghosts? My men were wiped out, so I rushed out."

Then you'll be angry with us.

but I have something to say to you too.

…………

When I moved my gaze, there was one body there.

It belongs to the convoy escort who was attacked at the same time as me.

The other day, I exchanged words.

His body was crushed by the Great Ghost. It appears to be cropped somewhere.

I'm sure that's because I've only seen an object in the movie called the body of my own self who died an unbroken death.

However, there is a real sense in this world that is extremely close to reality.

There's a real sense of life gone.

I fought zombies and skeletons, and in Noz Forest, players killed by Super Killer were watching the clouds scatter away.

Some of the guards were killed by [Goblin] just now before we broke in.

But this is the first time people have died in front of me.

…………

I don't know this guy's name.

I don't even know what he was like.

Even my face is stubborn.

But I was just exchanging words with this guy.

But he can't do anything anymore.

There is no unwinding in this world either.

Dead.

"I don't like the aftertaste..."

A blood vessel is rising and pulsating on the head of the [Great Ghost] who looked up.

On the contrary, it pulses loudly even around the mouth of both shoulders......

"The braces are coming! Retreat!!"

Is Marie screaming fast or slow?

[Gardranda] erupted black-purple smoke from all three locations of the oral cavity with fierce momentum.

"... ugh!?"

What I associate with you is insecticides.

Insecticides that kill depressing mosquitoes and flies flying in one blow while sounding feathers. Naturally I have used it too.

But I never turned to the side where it was used.

The poisonous braces were showered at the same time by me, Luke and Babi, escorts and Marilyn.

When I got that black and purple poisonous tantrum, there was no damage.

Shortly after, however, a fierce glare struck and collapsed from his knees.

If you look at the status window, you suffer from three types of state abnormalities: [severe poison], [intoxication], and [debilitation].

Under the influence of [Violent Poisoning], HP decreases diligently, does not even get up due to [intoxication], and the status decreased to less than half due to [debilitation] even feels heavy on the equipment.

If you shift your gaze, the escorts and merchants are equally down.

Luke was..., overhead. Apparently, Babi held him and he escaped into the air.

"V, VAMOOOOOOOO……!"

A familiar growl sounded weaker than before though.

It's Marilyn.

Marilyn also still suffers from a state abnormality due to her previous temper.

But trembling its giant, it storms into [Gardranda] as it steps on the earth.

[Goblin] Then ten, whether low level or boss monster, will crush in one blow. That advance will be fulfilled,

"GoAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"

Stopped by [Gardranda].

He was stretching out his arms like a whole tooth and grabbing two outside Marilyn's three horns.

And a few meters were pushed back, but that's where they stopped Marilyn, the complete demi-dragon, from advancing.

[Gardranda] put more effort into the

"GeeeeeeeeeYYAAAAAAAAA -!!"

I threw Marilyn into the universe.

A few tonnes of Marilyn's giant flew through the sky for a hundred meters in a radial shape and was slammed to the ground with the sound of impact.

"Marilyn......!

I heard Luke's wolf.

"VA, VAMO, MO…"

Marilyn is ringing weakly.

It was the earliest limit due to the damage of the current fall and the abnormality of the condition causing it.

"Return (R-Call)"!

Along with Luke's wording, Marilyn was stored in Luke's [Jewel].

The time of the internal organism will stop, so Marilyn will still be fine if there is one.

"Mmmm! It works. - Hey!

Babi seems to be trying "seduction" on [Gardranda] from the last minute, but his opponent's level, MP, and SP seem too high to hang on [charm].

"unsuitable, or"

Luke and his skills are not suitable for boss fights.

Suitable for me and Nemesis...

"Master!"

To the voice of Nemesis, I restore consciousness to the [Gardranda] in front of me.

[Gardranda] swings his right palm down at me because he's in an abnormal state and he can't move, as if he were a fly.

- Don't lick it.

Move the heavier body, slash up the Nemesis of the Great Sword and slap it into the palm of [Gardranda].

"Vengeance is on me. Vengeance Is Mine!!"

Activate skills at the same time as the contact.

Deactivated Fist Damage, HP still severely toxic and decreasing, double the damage of those sums bursts in [Gardranda] 's right palm.

The blow tore his palm to pieces and blew three fingers off.

"GuuuooooAAAAAAAAA!!?"

[Gardranda] raises a scream of agony.

But the damage is light.

Because it accumulates less damage than when I used it on Demi Dragworm before, it is less powerful.

Now I've beaten back what I took from this guy with my current blow.

You need to accumulate more damage to unleash the second round of Revenge on Me.

"Shh!"

Wave the Nemesis as a pursuit and carry out a normal attack that is not "Revenge is on me".

But the blow was extraordinarily weaker than its predecessor and lacked a few steps of glory than usual.

The cause is historical. This is a state abnormality that is currently causing trouble in the form of progression.

In addition to its physical ability to throw away demi-dragons, this [Grand Ghost Gardranda] appears to have characteristics that weaken it with a triple state anomaly.

[Violent Poison] HP reduction can be managed even if it stays hung if you know it and pay attention to the HP gauge.

However, the paralysis of the Triple Regulation due to [intoxication] … i.e. the player's own reduced ability to operate and a reduced status of more than 50% due to [debilitation] make the combat act itself difficult.

"Yummy..."

Even the local power says it's too bad.

"Mr. Ray!

That's when I heard Marie from the rear.

Now when I turned around thinking what a warning it was, a glass bottle hit me straight in the face and broke it.

"Kaha......"

"Master!?"

I lean back as the glass bottle fragments and contents descend.

It's not painful because it's a pain blocking setting, it's not painful, but why?

Since Marie was like a pitcher after the pitch, I can guess how much she blew.

What the hell did you do during the fight... I noticed that.

"HP and state abnormalities are recovering?

HP has recovered to its maximum value, and all three state anomalies have disappeared from the status window.

The glass bottle now......

"It's a [healing panacea (erixil)] to keep! Now for another 180 seconds you won't suffer from a viral system condition abnormality! But there's no second one, so good luck!

What is [Pleasant All-purpose Psychotropic]?

Recovery pills by name, they were also a fairly high level substitute.

But now...

"At least we're good here..."

"Uhm. If there is no state anomaly, this guy is like having hair on his shitty muckade"

Then I can stand it with my HP and defense right now, and if I can, I have a chance.

"stinking breath minutes and marilyn minutes, and dead people minutes...... I'll beat you right back, shithead"

I set up a nemesis and stormed [Gardranda].

[Pleasant All-purpose Psychotropic] has 154 seconds left to effect.

After this time, it will feed [Gardranda] 's temper again, and he will be unable to fight properly due to a triple state anomaly.

So before I do, I have to put Keri on.

"Luaaaaa woo hoo!!"

Swing the sword swept down the upper stage to [Gardranda] 's knee.

The Great Sword rips his skin and flies a blood splash.

But shallow. It stopped at tearing the skin, the muscles did not fall out, and it was not as if it had reached the bone ahead.

Again, full stats are not usually enough offensive power by means.

My own STR isn't as high, and Nemesis's gear attack power would be more of a weak category now that I've reached level 20, anyway, when I was at level 1.

If you're doing it decently, you can't take this guy down for 1500 seconds instead of 150.

But...

"GuuuOOOOOAAAAAA!!"

I dared to take a kick at [Gardranda] to fight back.

"Guh......!

There is no pain, but there is a sense of shock and body paralysis.

But I was able to land about seven meters away.

They flew flashy, but not as much as damage.

The damage taken in the current attack is approximately 600.

About a quarter of my HP.

Having reached level 20, my current HP has reached 2500 due to a combination of occupational correction at level up, correction of Embrio, and equipment skill "HP Up".

Defense is also increased by the Guardianship of the Holy Knight, and equipment is much better than it was when it was done with [Demidragworm].

Therefore, instant death is unlikely if it is powerful enough to be somewhat stronger than Demi Dragworm.

And if you don't die instantly, you can do it to me.

"First Heel"

I run with healing magic on myself and use my [heel potion] when the magic process is finished.

So my HP is almost at full speed.

"Shaaaaaa!"

And carry out the assault again.

And then I repeat.

Attack. Attacked back. Heal.

All you have to do is keep that repetition going for 150 seconds.

So, we can win.

600 damage per set in 20 seconds, plus a reduction of about 660.

Total 4620 damage over 7 times in time.

Double that to "Vengeance is on Me"... estimated 9240 damage.

Eat that thing directly into your head... can you live, shithead?

"That's the only hand I have,... Master!!"

As I was calculating the amount of time and damage left, I heard Nemesis.

I can already hear that, the voice of warning.

"Up there!

Look up at the sky in that voice.

There is a smoking sky with the exhalation of [Gardranda];

"KIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"

There was a "giant red raptor" who rattled his hook claws and descended super fast from the sky.

Jump to the side and bow.

A red gust passes next to it with a piece of paper.

The Raptors who missed me flaunt themselves once and then soar into the sky.

The name [Crimson Rockbird - Riding Beast: [Great Ghost Gardranda]] was displayed above the head of the Raptors who saw it during the moment it flew away.

Riding Beast: [Gardranda the Great Ghost].

With that notation, I finally realized.

When [Gardranda] came down to the scene, he “jumped" here.

But he doesn't have the ability to fly or jump himself, and he doesn't have the height to jump on this plain.

Then the story is simple.

[Gardranda] There's a guy who flew in... and that's him.

Probably been waiting at high altitude the whole time. I didn't realize and lost sight of its existence until now.

"... not good"

Now I can't concentrate on [Gardranda].

You can tell by that velocity and body, [Rockbird] is a pretty powerful monster. Perhaps this is also a [Demi Dragworm] grade or higher.

Worst of all, that hook nail would grab me and take me away to the sky, and I would be dropped from the sky.

However, even if the hand is still wrapping, the effect time of [soothing all-purpose psychic drug] runs out and packs.

"Mr. Ray!

At that time,

"[Rockbird] 's opponents we will!

"It's up to Babi to fly!

Luke and Babi's... I heard my party members.

"But they..."

"Mr. Ray, focus on [Gardranda]!

Luke and Babi can't fathom that powerful monster.

Probably [charm] doesn't even make sense. Luke took control of my words.

"We'll buy as much time as we can until Mr. Ray defeats [Gardranda]!

"So don't worry -!

That being said, Babi and Luke, caught by Babi, flew off to intercept [Rockbird].

…………

"Master. We can't waste our thoughts on you two?

"... oh, of course"

I set up a nemesis and run to [Gardranda] again.

The only reason I can fight like this now is because Marie used [a healing panacea].

I can only concentrate on fighting [Gardranda] because Luke and Babi are keeping [Rockbird] under control.

I'm not fighting with Nemesis alone right now.

Not like when he was killed by Super Killer.

Now I'm, we're... fighting at a party.

"Time Left, 57 Seconds...... Minimize Recovery, Three, Four Sets If You Can"

"Answer!"

Me and Nemesis run, slash, get attacked, get up and run again.

To not waste this chance my people made me.

To increase our chances of winning.

I don't care how worn out you are.

And 10 seconds left.

"Nemesiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!"

"Damage Accumulation 4973! I can go. Master!! '

I just got my last counterattack from him.

My HP is less than half, but it still works.

All you have to do is tap "Vengeance is on me".

I set up one last assault to strike [Gardranda] with a special blow.

7 seconds left.

6 seconds,

5 seconds,

4 seconds,

"Guuuu - GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"

Just a few more steps to catch him at range.

At that time he opened his head mouth wide and spewed out a bright red flame.

I'm not angry.

Braces for purely damaging attacks.

It's probably the special skill of the guy who's been keeping it warm, and if he hits it straight, he dies without a single one in HP today.

But...

"Put it together, eat it!!"

"Counter Absorption:!!"

A wall of light blocks purgatory flames to absorb damage,

"Revenge is on me!!"

The damage to his Special Skills was also multiplied, and a blow was fired - crushing [Gardranda] 's head, killing him.

- It looked like it.

I lost my neck. [Gardranda] kept moving like nothing - he attacked me.

!?

[Gardranda], who lost his neck and died instantly, waves his left arm at me without losing his brain.

When I ran out of Counter Absorptions and just fired my own revenge on me, I couldn't avoid the attack.

"... ugh!

Direct hit, bounced backwards, slipping a hundred meters with friction on the ground and back.

But the damage was lighter and less lethal than earlier if the loss of the head also had a slight effect on his abilities.

"First... Heels..."

Hang your healing magic on yourself as you wake up.

But that ran out of time.

180 seconds.

The effects of [Pleasant All-purpose Psychotropic] expire.

The surrounding area was still full of [Gardranda] 's temper, and I fell again into a triple state anomaly of [fierce poison], [intoxication], and [debilitation].

"Kuh, so..."

He's still alive when he says he can't fight properly in this state.

It's salvation that you're losing sight of me because of the loss of my head... No.

"How monstrous I am..."

His mouth on both shoulders, just above it, creates a cleavage, from which a pair of vivid spheres are produced on both shoulders...... an eyeball.

You don't seem to see it yet, but you'll be back in sight soon enough to come and kill me.

"What's going on! We must have crushed him!

He's been blown up around the head by Revenge Is On Me.

Over 10,000 damage hit him directly in the head without a trace, and his chest is semi-circular.

That's not even the heart anymore.....................,

"... heart?

I felt hooked on the words I thought about.

That's how - I remember.

He manages to control his trembling hands with [intoxication] and displays a note window from the menu window.

There was a note there that I wrote, "The Ghost's Heart Is In Her Belly" by Chesha.

"... you know what?"

"Master?"

Chesha's words and the status quo tell the story.

I'm sure Cheshire assumed she'd run into this guy at the time I told her I was headed to Gideon, and she taught me the word.

Perhaps the heart of [Gardranda] … the core that captures life function is not in the head or chest, but in the abdomen.

And this guy himself has HP individually in every part of his body.

It's a common type for large RPG bosses. Even the head is just one of the attacking organs for this guy.

He moves to crush the remaining shoulder faces unless he destroys the core of his abdomen.

I should have targeted my belly, not my head, with an earlier blow.

But now that I've figured that out, there's no more room...

"... no"

No leeway?

It has nothing to do with it.

Even now Luke and Babi are still keeping [Rockbird] under control.

Then I can give up on my own to defeat [Gardranda].

"Not yet..."

I won't give up.

I won't give up, even if my body doesn't move because of a state abnormality or if my status drops.

Heal to the limit Bear with magic and items and slap another blow into his abdomen.

I don't know if I can do that or not.

I was left to my people.

entrusted.

Then I'll take my role to the limit... even beyond the limit.

- Let them grasp the potential for victory.

"If we can't do that, we can't even get revenge to Super Kill...!

We can still stand on defeat at Setouchi.

"Master!"

"Nemesis, I'm going to have quite a few bad minutes, but it's not over yet. Hang out with me."

'Oh, that's irrelevant. But Master, what I'm trying to say is not so'

What? I'm sorry.

"What do you think this is?

There was a strange red window in the corner of the window I deployed.

[Tuner (Master) Life Crisis Sensing]

[Toner Survival Intent Sensing]

[TYPE: Maiden [Revenge Maiden Nemesis] 's Accumulated Experience - Green]

■ ■ ■ Executable

[■ ■ ■ Preparing to start up]

[Stop operation should be performed within 20 seconds if stopping]

[Do you want to stop? Y/N]

What the hell is this?

"Nemesis"

'Neither do I. What the hell...?

A red window like a warning.

I can see from the text that it is something related to nemesis.

But what you're trying to do at the heart is like lettering... no, you don't come in as a language in your head.

This... what?

…………

Numbers that decrease incrementally from 20 seconds.

I'm anxious, trying to stretch my fingers to stop the count I've already cut 10 seconds...

"'Cuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaa!!'"

He was blocked by [Gardranda] 's assault, which apparently made his shoulder eyes visible.

"At a time like this...!

Upcoming [Gardranda], the red window in front of you.

I ignored the red window and relative to [Gardranda].

But [debilitating] weakens the status, and in the current situation, which is also irresistible to move with [intoxication], we can only erect a great sword of nemesis.

This is a good place to defend and recover, and manage to shoot "Revenge is on me" again...

[End of Count]

[■ ■ ■ Accepts the intention to execute the emergency evolutionary process by]

[Calculate the optimal solution to the current situation from the 172 pattern that can be taken from the current accumulation experience]

[Subject < Embrio >: Execute an urgent evolution by ■ ■ ■ against [Revenge Maiden Nemesis]

[Extends the accumulation period until the next evolution in order to reduce load]

When I saw the announcement displayed sideways, the nemesis in my hand became particulate and solved it.

"Huh...?

That was usually the same sight as when Nemesis transformed from man to great sword.

But now he's not going back to people, he's not going to be a great sword, he's swirling around me.

"'CQAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!'"

I don't hesitate to keep up with the situation. [Gardranda] is imminent,

■ ■ ■ - Done]

A new string will appear in the window shortly after understanding,

[- Form II [The Flag Halberd]]

The nemesis particles that were drifting around me converged in my hand.

To be continued