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Lesson 19: Warped Hope Overflows

□ ■ Kalceratan/Yamanaka

In one mountain, more than a dozen parties were in motion throughout the night.

They were all < MASTER > who ordered the quest and still worked to destroy and retrieve the brilliant Jade soldiers roaming the mountains of Calcheratan.

"Is this seven bodies? Don't be a good earner."

"Conversely, our party alone is seven. I don't know how many people are in this mountain... it's gonna freak me out."

The party that exchanges the above conversations is one of them.

[Gunshot], [Gunshot], [Bishop] and a balanced threesome.

By a vigorously moving party like them, the brilliant jade soldiers in the mountains were beginning to reduce their numbers.

"No. Tomorrow morning, the quest for a halt begins. What are we gonna do about joining you?

"Join or not. If this machine overflows, there's no more Calceratan."

"Right. It's about the same strength as a dragon, but it's a threat to Tian..."

Talking about that, they walk through the mountains looking for the next brilliant jade soldier.

But such a strange sight spread before them.

"Hey, this... what?

"Is the tree gone?

The space was out of pockets and trees.

Only soil is there in the state as if it had dug up the roots of every tree on the ground.

"Did that machine dig back the tree? Or some other monster?

"I don't know. But here's the situation. You need to be vigilant."

[Rigid Spears] and [Rigid Archers] stand face-to-face around [Bishops] and pay attention while covering all directions in each other's sight.

[Bishop] is also prepared to allow the two of them to immediately fly the support skills they need.

That's a good collaboration as a party.

Under the example of "a party including a support job would do so in this phase" - it was aiming for nothing.

"Phase 1"

Moments later, things popped out of the dirt that had been dug up and softened, assembled into the [bishop] that was at the center.

"... Huh?

The jumping thing, like made by twisting a tree - a doll made by twisting a tree, fell [the bishop] at his own weight, equivalent to one tree, and cracked [the bishop] 's throat with a knife held in his right hand.

――――

After crushing his voice and sealing his declaration of skill, he stuck a blade in his brain, spine, and heart to make him completely desperate.

The resurrection respite resurrection respite time is instantaneous due to the thorough destruction of life functions, and [the bishop] becomes the dust of light.

By dolls, too early for work.

"Nah!?"

"Temee!!"

Responding to the jumping doll, [the Rigid Spearman] and [the Rigid Archer] immediately destroyed the doll, but by that time [the bishop] had become a death penalty.

The number of defeated is one together.

But the uninspiring doll and it is the lifeline of the party [Bishop]. The difference in losses is significant.

"What the hell is this doll...!?"

"This one, too, won't go away. Is this the same machine?

A monster that won't disappear if you knock it down.

Unusually, they identified themselves with what they were hunting in this mountain [Rigorous Archer], but the discussion was wrong.

But they also don't have a respite to realize that the reflection is wrong.

"Phase 2"

While they focus their consciousness on the defeated doll, their north and east ground thrives.

Pay for the cover disguised with leaves and dirt - twenty dolls showed up.

All of which possessed [assault rifles] like those used by [musketeers] and [drifes] mechanical weapons.

And I was trying to figure out what the situation was, poking through their gaps and hiving them with a full-auto crucible fire.

[Rigid Spearman] and [Rigid Archer] become dust of light without being able to resist.

Later, only the drop of the Death Penalty and the twenty dolls who stood guarded by the firearm remained.

"Clear"

Within such a doll, words of the same will arise.

"Now, eighteen."

The voice had arisen not only within the twenty bodies present here... but within all the less than one thousand dolls in the mountains.

"It's only been two hours, but it's been a long time since a thousand bodies were simultaneously operated (...), don't indulge a little"

With such a voice flowing inside, the puppets that annihilated the < master > on the spot make their way around the mountain, each practicing the best way to walk and take vision.

That's what all the dolls in the mountains as well as these twenty bodies are doing.

It is the result of only one human being operating (...) a thousand dolls at the same time in a manual.

Receive a thousand visual information, understand a thousand situations, manipulate each thousand, and collaborate in a thousand bodies.

In addition, let the doll hold the [vibrating knife] or [assault rifle] made of the drife that you bring in, and treat it the same as when you use it, with the same dimensions.

As a result, one person and a thousand troops can be fully unified at the will of one individual.

No matter, it's not human business.

Whatever the auto is, it's not in people's domain to do it in a manual.

But he can do it.

Current Imperial Marshal, Gifted Barbaros.

Unmanned Weapons Command Specialized Super Position [No General].

And for thirty years, he has been using the mythical privileged weapon, [Lifeless Army Eye Edelbartha], the most powerful special agent.

For him, the puppet manipulation is something he started earlier (...) than walking (...) with two legs.

He is the most powerful soldier in the empire.

No, it is a single army (one-man army).

"The power of the kingdom side, do you want to shred a little more"

Night ambush combat is his specialty in spending the majority of his life as a Secret Service.

He continued his manhunt to sharpen the kingdom's power of war in order to achieve the [Acra Vaster] seizure tomorrow morning.

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□ [Brilliant Cavalry] Ray Sterling

The next day after dawn, it was cloudy weather that changed and distracted me from yesterday.

"... what a heavy air pattern."

"Right."

In the end, I couldn't sleep a single night yesterday, and I picked up the morning as I woke up outside the inn.

That is also because the intervention on the part of Drife is now definitively visible.

Where the Alliance used long-range communications magic to get Wang Du to send backup personnel as well... they were blocked.

"Totally troublesome."

"Oh. He'll do it, too..."

Perhaps it was Dr. Mario.

Yesterday, he was on the ground the whole time we were searching for the ruins.

In the meantime, I suppose I deployed a trick to shut down communications all over the Kalcherathan and activated the communication shutdown device, perceiving that there was a rush around the guild with our information.

Fortunately, long-distance communication does not pass, but short-range communication within this carcellatan does. Alternatively, I can say that I was delayed in realizing it because it makes sense.

It is currently unclear how many communication blockers are running, and it is unrealistic to crush them.

Currently, an advanced, AGI-type Master is taking a quest from the Alliance and running to preach to the King's Capital, but he doesn't know if he'll make it.

In the first place, there is also the possibility that a transmission will be terminated along the way.

Perhaps Dr. Mario has enough strength to do that.

What I recall is that move when Dr. Mario avoided Azrite's sword flashes.

I don't think that was an evasion due to the height of the AGI, it seemed like a form of idleness. That's also high level off the girder.

Secret Service, even Drife said the strongest soldier species and Azrite......

"Ray, in your Lord's eyes, how strong is Mario?

"... at least, the top ranker class in the duel"

More precisely, Chelsea and Mr. Bishmal can't think of winning, etc.

Close to intuition, not the result of gathering information in detail.

However, there is no doubt that the intimidation emanating from Dr. Mario at that moment was close to my brother or Mr. Figaro...

It's supposed to be Tian.

"But I was on guard... you didn't come in the night"

It's blocking communications, because Drife will be willing to decide the battle before reinforcements arrive, with information passed on to the King's Capital.

But even if you don't come in the middle of the night, the raid on Drife will happen in a few hours.

This is from Drife. While protecting the city of Kalcherathan, we have to stop the factory and secure another weapon, or destroy it.

... tough story.

It would be comforting to have a brother, Mr. Figaro, or a companion in Gideon, but I couldn't even ask for a message to my companion because Hate and I haven't been able to connect to my brother's phone since last night.

Even if we get in touch and my people are on their way, it's hard to see if we can get there by the end of the day, from Gideon in the south of the kingdom to Calcherathan in the north.

Also, the seniors seem to be hanging up their phones for the convenience of the house, and it was unlikely that they could get in touch with the feminized seniors via the seniors.

Inside, he wrote on the bulletin board about the situation of the calcheratan and said, "Rescue me!" Some of them threaded, "but it's unknown if reinforcements will come there, too.

As things stand, it's unlikely that this one will gain more fighting power.

"You look difficult."

"Azrite......"

Soon, she stood next to me.

"I brought you a plug first."

That said Azrite handed me warm tea and sandwiches.

"Thank you. Are these the innkeepers?

"Yeah, plugged in to the people who were working on it."

Thankful story.

I realize that Azrite said something when she handed me the plug.

"Has there been any change in circumstances?

"That's sharp.... I have good news and bad news."

For a moment, I thought, "It's a dialogue I hear a lot about in western movies, etc." But looking back, the situation was mostly that way.

"Let me hear it from the good news"

"We've discovered a path that seems to lead us to the back of. In the mountains, from a hole different from the one that came in yesterday, frequent brilliant jade soldiers appeared. I guess there's a factory behind it."

This is good news because we were talking about whether or not we could find a way to the factory for the brilliant Jade soldier in the matter, and it would be decided tomorrow morning if we could get in for a halt.

"A few dozen of them, starting with Tom Cat, are on their way."

"So, are you all right?"

Tom would be able to break through the defense system like he did yesterday and get to the bottom of it.

"... So, what's the bad story?

"Nearly thirty men were defeated in the mountains when they were sweeping the Sunny Jade."

"Is that a drife?

"Yes. According to Tian, who was acting with Master, he was attacked by a knife or a doll armed with a firearm."

A doll armed with a knife or a firearm, huh?

Speaking of which, Mr Berdolbel's story last night was that Drife has a tian who uses puppet perk weapons.

That was Secret Service...... maybe it was about Dr. Mario.

There are other things that have caught on...... now that still didn't take shape in my head.

"So how many people didn't dive in?

"There are two hundred Knights of the Kalceratan Territory, and they won't reach fifty if they join senior and junior ranks. And then there were about four or fifty Tians who came to explore."

"Less than three hundred people together,"

Quite a few, I can say, but the other guy has Dr. Mario who defeated at least thirty of them in one night.

Plus, if a force like Franklin came out...... it could be described as very dangerous.

There are trump cards that can counteract that threat...... (...).

…………

I look at both hands... [Guldranda].

At the same time, he also shifts his gaze to [Purple Grievance Gozmaize].

A little negative thoughts have been released from the city of Kalcherathan about whether the information is already spreading that the site is dangerous… it has been absorbed by [Purple Grievance Runaway].

If there were raids by Drife like this, it would be even more so.

It could have been a situation where I could use a trump card.

'There are three constraints to this skill, right?

'One of them is already cleared, but two more. Especially after use. Is that a problem?

Two days ago, when I spoke to [Gardranda] inside [Stun], I'm reminded of his words.

In particular, about the three disadvantages after use (...).

The odds of the disadvantages are threefold (...).

Death penalty if you do poorly...... or worse than that (...).

There, when it comes to lack of anxiety elements, it lies.

Still, if there was a situation where that was the only way to cut it open......

"Ray?"

"What's up? You look like you've come up with something..."

Azrite and Nemesis pull me back from thinking.

...... hmm?

"Nemesis. You, you didn't know what I was thinking?

"Hmm. I couldn't read it for some reason.... did you even think about obscene things?

"It's not"

Is this keeping [Gardranda] from reading information about that?

... Well, I can't talk to him now because I haven't [passed out], and I can't be sure.

"So, Azrite. Three hundred men are weak enough to turn it into defense, but where and in what position?

"Yep. Now..."

Then Azrite gave me an explanation of the defensive system.

But along the way......,

"... The,... The..."

Magic items in Azrite's possession for communication emitted noise.

Originally an Adventurer Guild comms machine, so it would be communications from the Guild.

"It's me. Something happened..."

"... Dear Azrite! Got word from the Ruins!

That was a badly panicked voice, but a familiar guild official voice yesterday.

The voice is over communication,

"From the inside, they say an unprecedented number of brilliant jade soldiers have overflowed...! That number, more than 1000 bodies (...) ……! '

- I told him about the unexpected murder.

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■ 30 minutes ago...????

[Circular from [Leader of the Wind Sinks (Zircon Leader)]]

[High energy response in neighborhood]

[Threat Determination - Detect A + +]

"Detect reactions similar to incarnation"

[Quasi ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ - Superior (...) class and conclusive]

[Intentional invasion of our facility]

[Issue Absolute Defense Attitude]

[Brilliant Jade Soldier [Windsor Fire (Zircon Fire)] All Stocks - Activate 2065 Bodies with Defensive Warfare Equipment]

[Brilliant Jade Soldier [Windsink Flash (Zircon Laser)] All Stocks - Activate 898 Bodies with Defensive Warfare Equipment]

[Showdown Weapon III for “Incarnation"] - 37% Completion]

[Completion of 75% if limited to hulls]

[Main uniform, as well as accessory uniform not implemented]

[Within the analytical weapon, one type is completed and mounted]

[Deliberation - decision to put on the front]

[Discuss backup at containment bases I and II - no communication]

[Determine the defense battle of the facility alone against the applicable threat]

[Damage to surrounding areas until elimination of the applicable threat is complete - regardless]

[The Rise and Fall of Humanity, in this World War]

Clear out the threat of "ships of different continents."

To be continued