＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

■ [Acra Vaster]

For Showdown Weapon III [Acra Vaster] for the “Incarnation”, 90% of the time carved into him was time to develop himself.

Create a body in line with the basic design of Flagman, who was a genius, and mimic its function while filling the bug and eat of his analyzed “incarnate” abilities.

That was a very elusive task, and it was not so long ago that we were able to mimic Spatial Fixation and Spatial Dilution.

[Acra Vaster] was also spending two thousand years preparing for the day when he would do his part, as [the leader of the Windsor], who was the administrator of the facility, was.

However, there was only a few... times when it wasn't.

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- Dad, is this what's keeping us?

- I suppose so. This [Acra Vaster] will protect us all

That was not long after the artificial intelligence block, the core of [Acra Vaster], was created.

One of the technicians involved in the construction of the facility and his son, who had also been brought to the residential facility while evacuating, watched [Acra Vaster], which had just begun to be created over a transparent wall.

- Really?

- Oh, this [Acra Vaster] is hope.

- I'm sure he'll defeat that incarnation and save the world.

Protect people. Destroy the Incarnate.

Their hope, [Acra Vaster], was aware at that point that it was all engraved in its own roots.

- Then can I be your mother again?

-... one day, when the world is at peace.

That being said, the technician stroked the child's head and withdrew his hand and left.

[Acra Vaster] continued to look at the child waving at [Acra Vaster] with the opposite hand from being held by her father, with a sensor.

Even after that, the child came to see how [Acra Vaster] was made from time to time.

But after a few of those days, there will be an alarm at the facility.

- [“Beast incarnation", “Black vortex incarnation", “Armed incarnation” approaching the capital]

- [For the purpose of concealing the facility, officials and their families are required to move to another shelter…]

“Incarnation” appeared.

"Incarnate” is the opponent you should fight for.

But [Acra Vaster] can't move.

Even if it moves, it's only finished with artificial intelligence.

[Acra Vaster] still needed a long time to complete.

- [It will be evacuation by moving around the ground]

- [Hope everyone is in place and can rendezvous safely in the shelter...]

[Acra Vaster] 's artificial intelligence starts a calculation of the voices flowing from the facility's audio transmission equipment.

It's a chance to safely reach the nearest shelter by traveling on the ground, which is being subdued by the incarnation.

As a result of the calculations, the probability was… extremely low.

During the evacuation, [Acra Vaster] was receiving footage of cameras in the facility.

[Acra Vaster] herself doesn't even know why she was looking at it.

But the camera showed a scene where a child I found out aboard a moving vehicle with his father.

In the video...... the child was waving.

Maybe that was a breakup to this facility where I lived for a while, or maybe someone knew me at an angle that didn't show up on the camera.

Otherwise...... maybe it was meant for the [Acra Vaster] that stays in the facility.

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Either way, they left this facility... and never returned.

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Then after a long time [Acra Vaster] brought himself closer to completion, and when incomplete but capable of combat, his own enemy, the Incarnation, reappeared.

[Acra Vaster] takes precedence over everything else in order to achieve the annihilation of the “incarnation", the role engraved on itself.

That's natural. For that reason, we have spent two thousand years creating ourselves.

But why should we destroy the Incarnation?

The reason for this is:

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□ [Brilliant Cavalry] Ray Sterling

"Done..."

In the Shining Dispair I released, the whale is causing a lot of damage to itself.

The middle of the torso has burned down and all the engines there have evaporated.

As a result of a thousand torso cuts, the area touching the tail bile has fallen to the ground.

I didn't think it was a good idea for a moment, but I don't have that juncture anymore.

It's the size of a few trucks, but it wouldn't be like that meteorite.

I was concerned about Azrite and Tom, who were supposed to be dealing with that helmet crab directly below, but looking at the ground it seemed like they were already retreating.

Eventually Oville fell to the ground, but it was also only by hitting and roaring with the remains of the helical crab on the ground, not enough to create a giant crater and shock wave.

However, something odd happened.

"What, that?

From the remains of the tail and the helical crab, powder of colour, neither white nor silver, had erupted.

I wondered what the hell was going on, but it also stops after spitting out a small pile or so of it.

"It was like when Kumanisan accidentally broke the item box."

Speaking of which, it's similar when my brother broke an item box that was previously filled with flour. For example, that item box that was in the whale and the helmet crab may have been damaged.

I still don't know what's in it.

"Than that, Ray"

"... oh, I'm aware of that"

The helmet crab on the ground crumbled over falling apart, the whale disappeared in the middle of his torso, and the tail bile fell now.

But he's still alive.

"I make it very hard to break"

Over my head, there was the first half (...) of the whale that still kept floating.

Come to think of it, this guy kept on surfacing even though he was all destroyed by Mr. Tom and Dr. Mario.

It may have made it easier to maintain functionality even if it was broken.

But that too... would be the limit by now.

Whales only have the first half, and there are few safe parts or anything inside that you can see from the cross section of the lost part.

And I can't repair what I've been doing until recently.

Already, dead body.

"Don't even shoot the laser."

I don't even have the luxury of trying to shoot a laser at me, like just before I shot Shining Dispair.

Has the laser-related institution been lost, or does it have no more energy to irradiate?

Either way, the first half of the whale was just a floating object.

"Do you want to go after him?

That might be better.

However, the Shining Dispair charges zero, as does the accumulation of nemesis.

In addition, [Armor] can also be used in the current situation where it is not usable. That is nothing but slashing it.

No problem if you fall here like a tail......

"Wouldn't that be..."

The whale began to move slowly.

I don't know what you're up to, but that path is as south as it was earlier.

But the helical crab that goes on the ground as a big difference has already been lost, and the whales can no longer use the connections that widen the distance.

So the fact that Calcheratan will be bombed is...... ugh!!

"Hey......!

"The altitude is dropping!?"

Slowly moving south, the whale slowly lowers its altitude.

That's like a plane landing - a crash course into the heart of a carcellatan.

Even if there is no kinetic energy bombing of the junction already, if a giant like a whale crashes into the center of the city, the damage will be...... I don't have to think about it.

"Kuh!!"

Move silver toward the front of the whale.

Expand the compressed air barrier of "Wind Hoops" as far as possible with the remaining [Purple Grievance Runaway] MP - but burst without being able to hold back the whale giant.

'Then knock it down here...!

"No! It's already an area with people on the ground!

We don't have enough firepower to destroy this guy here, and even if we can drop it, we'll get a lot of casualties!

If so......!

"Ray!"

I attach to the bottom of the whale in silver and try to push that body up from the bottom.

As soon as possible, a tremendous load hangs on my back and silver.

Keep it up, maintain a little altitude and take the crash to the outskirts of Calcellatan......!

'It's impotent!!'

Still, you can't just turn your finger around and watch.

If you look at it, the remaining Dr. Mario doll has also joined me in trying to hold back the whale crash into the center of the city.

But still, the crash was only slightly slower.

The proximity of the whale to downtown cannot be stopped, because its giant is the house on the ground and -,

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■ [Vaster]

While losing [Acra], his own vital institution and half body, [Vaster] nevertheless had not given up the annihilation of the “incarnation”.

Restart the southward march in order to play a little part of its own.

But soon, I notice an anomaly in my own institution.

The propulsion engine that was reactivated was severely damaged and could be understood to self-destruct if moved any further.

It is therefore decided to shut down the propulsion engine and then carry out the torso landing with inertia.

Critical engines have only been lost, but they can be reactivated once they have stopped functioning and repaired.

Even without the "Mutual Complementary Repair Function" that was needed, self-maintenance functions like other Flagman weapons are installed. Although the Mutual Complementary Repair Function is inferior to both repair speed and repair performance, there are no problems. Regardless of [Acra], which has no room for restoration, [Vaster] can be fully revived if it takes a month.

So now we land the torso to minimize our own damage - a crash into downtown Calcellatan.

Until recently, the opponent comes into contact with [Vaster], but never fails to do so, lowering the altitude.

All you have to do is run a torso landing and repair the laser as a top priority to intercept the approaching enemy while stopping the engine.

The chances of being able to hold out until the restoration is complete are not very high, but [Vaster] still does not give up the annihilation of his basic order, the "incarnation”.

That's how I made the plan, just before [Vaster] entered the torso landing,

"- Optical sensors, new motion reactions"

Something emerged from the house at the landing point.

There is no “incarnate” reaction, and the energy is weak.

It just happened to be caught by an optical sensor.

The sensor mounted on [Vaster] confirms that it is… a young child.

The young child looked up at [Vaster] descending from the sky in wonder.

The crash is only a few minutes away.

You don't understand the critical situation, the young child wasn't crying.

It's just as if even a big dog saw it.

[Vaster] waved to...

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To its appearance, [Vaster] 's artificial intelligence... overlapped something.

"- Residual propulsion agency, fully operational"

[Vaster] reactivates an institution that should have been shut down once.

"- altitude, rise"

[Vaster], who was on the verge of crashing, raises his bow and rapidly recovers its altitude.

However, the forced movement of the nearly broken propulsion engine accelerates the damage to the propulsion engine.

"- Engineering Department, Confirm Self-Destruction by Load"

The collapse does not remain with the propulsion agency.

The energy running the circuit burns [Vaster] 's own interior, causing small explosions and shorts everywhere.

"- Energy reflux outbreak, explosion crisis"

As it is, [Vaster] will blow up from within itself.

In that case, there will be no room for maintenance, and [Vaster] will be completely destroyed.

"- Fully activated, continue"

Still...... [Vaster] didn't stop the institution.

"- Overall engine wear and tear rate, 87%"

The collapse proceeds acceleratively, and the [Vaster] giant begins to erupt fire.

"- Avoiding Self-Destruction, Impossible"

It's too late to stop the institution already, and [Vaster] will break no matter what.

"- Traveling from downtown, reducing damage during self-destruction"

Even in that situation [Vaster] did not stop the engine and continued to move and rise in altitude.

As if, … that is your role.

"- Basic Order, Confirmation"

In meeting his limitations, [Vaster] 's artificial intelligence also questioned his actions now.

So I reiterate my basic order… "Reason for birth”.

- The annihilation of the incarnation.

That's the role of a showdown weapon against incarnations.

The annihilation of the “incarnation” is why [Acra Vaster] was born.

But why should we destroy the Incarnation?

The reason for this is:

"- Protect people."

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□ [Brilliant Cavalry] Ray Sterling

Suddenly, the load on my back became lighter.

When you look at it, the plane that was crashing into the city of Kalcherathan is surfacing again.

It moves as if it squeezes through all of the last margins, sounding the engine sound like a whale roar.

Eventually the whale left over the carcellatan to reach over the mountain where the demons of [the demon general] flew in,

...... we had a big explosion there.

It's an explosion enough to shatter the whale giant, with only small shard-like debris and ash-like powder pouring down after the smoke blast, neither white nor silver.

A few moments later, a slight shock wave and explosion sounded as far as where we were.

So, it was over.

The superweapon that has been sleeping in < ruins > for 2,000 years... has now fallen to eternal sleep.

I no longer speak of anything.

No one knows why we stormed off and why we raised altitude on the verge of a crash anymore.

But......

"Ray."

"... what, nemesis"

"Why are you crying?

Asked by Nemesis, I noticed tears on my cheeks.

"... I wonder why"

No one knows what that thought anymore.

But only that it protected something at the end of the day...... I could understand it.

To be continued