＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ [Cat God] Tom Cat

"Ha, ha... Flagman guy. Even if there's degradation, it's impotent to convert Ledking's abilities to weapons..."

In the mountains, a short distance from the blast site of mass bombardment, I exhaled viciously at Flagman, the producer of [Acra Vaster].

This is the first time he's had his hands burned by his weapon.

... I'm probably the one who's damaged it. I wish they'd run into more of them, too.

"It's not complete with the guy who broke it 600 years ago. I knew we shouldn't leave the automatic weapons unattended.... If that could be < UBM >, Javawok would be able to give direction, but I wouldn't be able to do that either."

[Acra Vaster] can't be < UBM >.

[Edelbartha], the same Flagman weapon, has made it < UBM > in the past, but this time things are different.

Unlike [Edelbarsa], a half-biological weapon whose premise was to operate without asking for a person's instructions in a stand-alone, [Acra Vaster] is a multi-legged tank or aerial battleship.

Weaponry that people would otherwise board and move on just keeps running normally (...) on autos.

Maybe as long as there is a dedicated code, [Acra Vaster] will soon return to a weapon that is submissive to people. Well, I guess that code was only in Flagman's head.

For that reason, [Acra Vaster], a machine still used by people, is not certified by < UBM > … monsters, just like the brilliant Jade Man who does not move unless it is the property of a person.

There's nothing I can do about this because Javawok himself is a safety hanging from his < master >.

"I don't know what to do now..."

The basic stance is, as I thought in the Relics, that they will eventually be destroyed by a compatible super.

In fact, if both Spatial Fixation and Spatial Dilution are compatible < super >,...... no, I can handle a single ride if I'm a swift feather capable of a spatial leap attack.

However, [Acra Vaster] 's battle power rating has changed considerably from the previous one.

If we are taken south while continuing mass bombardment like this, the map of the kingdom will change again.

"... well, I'm glad I didn't even imitate Redking's ability to attack, I guess I should say. It was really good... the only thing that was imitated was the ability to defend."

"That's not where the map was going to change..." he exhales with heartfelt relief.

"If we wait until Super comes, the northern part of the kingdom will be devastated. But there's only one hand I can hit as it stands."

I - Chesha knows the original of space manipulation, so I can figure out how to deal with it.

And I know that this calcheratan has the power to execute that response.

Miraculously, he is super capable of beating that [Acra Vaster].

It's unlimited, but there are people (...) who can break through and destroy [Acra] 's absolute defense and [Vaster] 's vast vacuum.

"It would be like sweeping across with cotton yarn when it comes to actually doing it, but I have my hands. I need to rendezvous with them for that too...... But I don't know how to let you know."

I know they have the power to deal with [Acra Vaster].

I know their power and the power of [Acra Vaster].

But don't grasp it.

"It's only unnatural that I know that. Even that warning was critical."

When mass bombardment began, I assumed it was an attack using Space Dilution.

If this were all, I would still be deluded by the fact that I was inside the junction and the "experience” that had held the throne of the Dueling King for eight years. But it's unusual to even know the details of [Acra Vaster] and their… her abilities.

Unlike him, whose palms are well known by that Franklin, because her (...) power is not a state secret.

"... that would be the quickest thing if they realized what he was capable of on their own and knew they could handle it."

"I wouldn't be able to do that," I said.

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□ [Brilliant Cavalry] Ray Sterling

"My guess, whales have the ability to extend the space beyond what it looks like"

After we beat the shock wave, we were talking to each other to figure out who the attack was while we were distancing ourselves.

Because if you get close to the detour without knowing anything, the whale might drop the fin again.

I'm worried about Tom, who was closer to the blast than we were, or Dr. Mario, who saw him in the sky when he ran away.

But if you can't grasp who that is and hit the measures, all of the calcheratans could turn into craters.

That's too...... bad aftertaste.

So I squeezed my wits, and from the information I saw and heard... I guessed who that fin was.

"... distance and space?

"What do you mean?

But they didn't pass well on to Nemesis and Azrite.

"Why did you think that?

"There are several reasons. One is that anti-aircraft guns no longer arrive. It was far-sighted, but it was naturally parabolic and fell off. I didn't hit the wall or get interference from other energy because there was no way the shell hit something and the warhead was crushed. That one really didn't arrive. Then all you can think about at this point is the choice of whether the effective range of the anti-aircraft guns has been shortened or whether the whales have risen to such an extent that they can't reach more"

Reminds me of the other day's battle with [monochrome].

Even then, what fell unreachable in the attack of the < master > on the ground was like that.

"Anything else?

"It's that fin drop. That was falling very slowly from us. But that power. Assuming there were dozens or hundreds of tons of that fin, the kinetic energy that would cause all those shock waves at that rate is unlikely."

"Then wouldn't it have been loaded with explosives as well?

"Maybe, but there wasn't an explosion flame, and what I heard wasn't like an explosion sound. Yeah, but there are cases of magic bombs like that..."

Bombs that scatter only shocks may be normal.

Sometimes Earth's laws of physics don't apply because fundamentals are fantasy.

"No, now keep speculating about Ray"

"Okay. The other thing I noticed about that was that it didn't sound like that drop either."

"Didn't I, it's already with Zudon"

"That's when you crashed into the ground, isn't it? What I'm saying is I'm in the middle of a fall. It was silent during the fall, even though it was quite large in shape like a fin. There is not even a sound at all that cuts the wind. Maybe that was because, as you guessed earlier, there was more distance than it looked, or... or maybe it was a vacuum"

"Vacuum..."

If it's a vacuum, there's one more thing I can convince you of.

"If it's a vacuum, I'm convinced it wasn't heated during the fall."

"Heating?"

"Oh, objects generate heat of friction with the air when they travel fast in the atmosphere. When that exceeds the limit, the molecules of air compress and plasma.... you know what I mean?

"... shine like a metal-based monster with super sonic speed, then I know something close too"

"That's fine. But if that thing was accelerating to the rate of scattering all that destructive power, it should be heated and red-heated with friction to glow. The lack of it means there's a good chance he was in a vacuum all around him."

"A vacuum, what changes?

"Normal free falls have air resistance, so I can't accelerate to that much speed. But not if it's a vacuum. No limit of acceleration."

Gravity acceleration without air resistance is a free fall in existence.

I remember seeing such experimental footage in school class memoirs back in the day.

It was about dropping the iron sphere in a cylinder that drained the air and put it in a vacuum, and the fall rate of the iron sphere was faster than when there was air.

... I only thought it was "heh" or so at the time, but I didn't think that class would come in here and help.

"And there's another reason why he's creating a vacuum."

"What's that?

"It's a laser. He only used lasers to intercept flying dolls. If you look at the brilliant soldier, even though there are many other missiles and gatlings and they are armed, they only use lasers. But assuming that's the ability to widen the distance and create a vacuum, it's terribly convincing"

Assuming a vast vacuum, there is no point in using it except lasers.

Because

"The laser does not attenuate in distance (...) the power (...)"

That's the properties of light.

"Lasers attenuate their power only by the molecules they pass through. So assuming it's hundreds of kilometers, thousands of kilometers away... if it's a vacuum, it won't diminish its power."

That [monochrome] range was about 15,000 meters.

But that was because it was in an atmosphere full of air molecules. Assuming a vacuum, that laser would have arrived everywhere.

"In addition, the laser is the speed of light. Increasing your distance won't take your goals off"

Speed of light, i.e. 300 million meters of travel distance for seconds.

There is no big difference if the distance to the target would be 100 meters or 10,000 meters.

In other words, laser is the only weapon that can be used without any loss of color before or after creating a vast vacuum.

The fact that the whale is only loaded with laser and that fin reinforces my guess.

"I mean, what happens when you sum up Ray's guess?

"I don't know what that whale looks like, but it creates a pretty wide vacuum space around it. So the attack won't arrive, and what he drops gets enormous acceleration, knocking kinetic energy to the ground. If you think about it, you can explain everything he caused."

It's a desperate ability inside.

I'd say a heavenly champion, separate from that [monochrome]

But......

"What can I do with someone like that..."

"... No, I can take you down"

"Huh?"

Stand your index finger as you nod at the Azrite looking back.

That's a "once" sign of intent.

"Maybe I can defeat that whale if only once (...)"

That will surely be a curtain.

Will I (...) be as powerful as I think I am?

Can you hit an array (...) that can only be used on a whale once?

And can you live until the attack is over?

The wagering element is strong, but if Arre (...) retains his power even half that time, he should be able to think about it and destroy it from that intensity during the battle of Mr. and Mrs. Tom.

but......,

"Can't you just destroy it once...?

"... oh"

Yes, Nemesis was right, those whales repaired and surfaced as if nothing had happened even though Tom and the others had destroyed them even this.

That may be standard with super-repair capabilities, similar to the defense of a helical crab on the ground.

Even if I destroy it, it could come back to life soon...

"No, that's not true."

"Mr. Tom!

Tom, whose heartless outfit was worn out, emerged from the alley beside him and began walking side by side in silver.

"You were safe!

"Six eighths got hit, but hey. But it's okay that we're talking like this. One of us is still watching him."

... It's really very viable.

We couldn't keep Tom running, so we moved into the shadows and got off the silver.

"Um, is Dr. Mario...?

"Mario...... oh, he was using a doll, he just doesn't get it. Maybe he's alive or dead."

"Really..."

... let's believe he's alive.

That guy, too, if you say he's a Secret Service officer, has a status... he should have a high ability to survive.

"Earlier, that's not true, what?

"His ability to repair. It's called the Mutual Repair Function. Occasionally, the machine has it."

"Reciprocal Repair Function" …?

"Simply put, the ability of Machine A and Machine B to repair each other. And if one stays, the other will fix it trying to get dusty. I mean, if we take down both planes at the same time, we won't fix them anymore."

"Is that a feature, …… wait"

If that's what those helical crabs and whales are doing...

"... you can't defeat me, can you?

I have a hand in defeating the whale, though it will be a sweep.

But we don't have the means to defeat the helmet crab at the same time.

If "Vengeance is on Me" works, I can defeat the helmet crab, but... from the ground, the whale cannot be attacked. It's not at the right distance, so it would fly in the wrong direction with a centimeter of discrepancy.

So knocking down a whale or knocking down a helical crab requires proximity..., even if I can knock it down, it's just one side or the other.

"By the way, I don't think your skills will work on that multi-legged tank."

"Huh?"

"Uh, look, on Gideon's relay, I know your counter-attack skills, too. That multi-legged tank is untouchable in the first place. Before you touch the tank, you're held back in the space in front of you."

"Oh no..."

I can't even use Nemesis' Revenge is on me.

I know you can't defeat a helmet crab with Mr. Tom or Dr. Mario in the battle until just now.

And as long as the helical crab remains, the whale is immortal.

... packed.

"Nooo, shouldn't we ask the Kumanisans for reinforcements? Hmm! If you call for a swift feather that can warp attack..."

"How do we get in touch? I didn't get through to my brother, and I don't know his contact details. Besides, even if I could call you two, by the time I get here..."

This calceratan will perish.

... I'm sorry to end up like that.

"Don't you have any hands yet...? Are there any other kingdoms left to deal with that helical crab?

"All the kingdoms that entered are destroyed except me. Plus, the rest of them were shredded last night."

Rest in peace.

I can bet everything and challenge that whale crusade.

But that's not enough.

At least one more...... if anyone has the potential to defeat that helmet crab......!

"Tom Cat. I'd like to ask you one thing."

In my ear I was worried, realizing that there were more decimals of possibilities I wanted... I no longer get the voices I'm used to hearing.

That was... Azrite's voice.

"Oh, my God, the masked lady"

"Weapon defenses on the ground are held back by space, okay?

"That's right. But not even our intensive attack. And the whale bombing is intact, so I think it's just a defense you can't go beyond."

"Yes."

to desperate Tom's answer, Azrite nodded,

- Then I'll take you down.

As a matter of course, I said so.

"Nah!? Azrite, lord... are you insane!?"

"It's sane. I'll take the weapons on the ground."

That's what Azrite says, he looks me in the eye.

There was no stray in its eyes, just an altercation of gaze that would pass through each other's will.

"Ray, you can bargain for an empty weapon if you only do it once, right?

"... oh, I'll be sure to knock you down"

"I'll believe you without a lie. So..."

That's what Azrite says, holding a pale sword wrapped around his hips with his left hand... saying the words.

"Trust me, you too. I said - I will surely slay the weapons on the ground."

In those eyes there was a strong will, confidence, readiness and trust in me to defeat the whale.

She really must have a hand in knocking down that helmet crab.

That may be a trail as well as I am, but she believes my trail will succeed.

Then my answer is decided.

"Oh - I Believe in Azrite"

Accept Azrite's determination and choice.

I don't make the choice to stay away from her because she's Tian.

That wasn't my choice I wanted to support her.

Believe her to take on a helmet crab, and I take on a whale with everything I have myself.

That would mean supporting her, right here and now.

"Let's do it, Ray. This case involves... me and you will draw the curtain."

After the declaration, Azrite took off her mask and smiled.

To that smile, I smile back, too.

"- Respond!"

That's how the final round begins… to defeat the weapons of heaven and earth.

To be continued