<Infinite Dendrogram>

Episode XXII: Reactions to Costumes

□ [Saint Knight] Ray Sterling

[From now on, we will begin a war between the Kingdom of Alter and the Empire of Drife]

[Throughout Infinite Dendrogram, a 30-fold time acceleration is executed]

[The applicable area of the war junction is the whole kingdom except urban areas. Outside the ranker < master > will be forcibly moved to the last minute in-city savepoint]

I heard such an announcement when the clock indicated 3: 00 a.m.

"Here we go."

"Look at that."

I was in the Tomb Labyrinth with a Barbaroy Mode senior wearing armor.

One room like a large hall on the second basement floor. Around us are Patriot, among others, the Master of the AETL Coalition, and the Master of the ranking clan, although I have never spoken directly.

In this war, each ranker is individually instructed.

Essentially, instructions are given on a clan-by-clan basis, and a ranker who is not in a ranker clan is directed at an individual.

In other words, invasion and defense, exploration and play.

The invasion is an attack on a known enemy flag, and until then it has retained its power.

The defense is the defense of the self-armed flag, including the Fort.

Exploration is literally a flag exploration.

The guerrilla is the discovery and elimination of enemy forces in the battle field.

Regardless, at the end of the day, it will be a flow that will be defended if the flag is dropped with total force, but it is generally such a division of roles.

Azrite is the only one who knows all the division of roles.

Now, the division of roles will be on a clan-by-clan basis and on a ranker-by-ranker basis...... The circumstances are different.

For whatever reason, my clan has five super people.

Making everyone fight in one place is too much in vain.

Or even without Mr. Figaro, who is difficult to party fight, their fight does not engage, and it is difficult to cooperate.

Everyone is biased towards offensive abilities, and in an environment with allies, it becomes a choice between saving or getting involved. Even my brother, I guess.

Even if Marie is not, it is better to use her covert abilities and let her hit exploration alone to gain an advantage in the intelligence battle.

It is easier for us to exert our full power by moving our forces separately even within the clan.

For that reason, this is what happens to the division of roles among members, except Luke, who was unable to come home by the start of the war.

Invasion: brother, Mr. Alberto.

Defense: Me, senior.

Explore: Marie, Xia, Io, Fuji no.

Ambush: Mr. Figaro, Mr. Hannya.

Especially my brother and Mr. Alberto, who have limited remnants and resistance stock, need to keep their powers warm until the flag is confirmed and are temporarily logged out until we hear from them.

Defense Luke also joins as soon as he returns. Defense. And the role here is to defend life.

- The flag of is inside this Tomb Labyrinth.

It is an intra-urban dungeon, outside the war zone, and the empire cannot be broken into.

Reason is to avoid the risk of flag destruction.

Flags outside the battlefield are not activated and are defeated when flags in the battlefield disappear.

But on the contrary, if there are any other flags that are valid...... it's fine to be outside the battlefield.

If the Fort is alive until the time limit is critical, exit immediately before the end to activate the flag.

When a treasure or fort is attacked elsewhere and the number of others is running out, exit the field and maintain the flag.

... I can't be logged out like my brothers, considering the possibility that activation is most urgent.

Also, when logging in, the perimeter becomes unknown, making it the perfect time for an ambush.

None of us have been ambushed, but the immediate PK at login seems to be a major method, so we need to be vigilant.

"If nothing happens, you'll be here for three days."

'Nothing's gonna happen... there's gonna be no such thing'

Nodding at the seniors' words.

We don't even know where the Fort and Treasure are, but those who protect them need to leave here as soon as one of them is destroyed.

…………

Now this Labyrinth gathers the Rankers who have taken on the defense of.

But most people don't know who life is.

If you know it, it will be targeted with focus, and there will be leakage of information.

For that reason, we are here to eliminate monsters and await a change of circumstances, not knowing who to protect.

However, the atmosphere of the gathered < MASTER > is somewhere loose, either because it is an unlikely place for an Imperial raid.

Occasionally, an undead monster popped in the hall, but with so many fierce men gathered, it was eliminated in an instant.

Among them, there was the [bishop] who declared, 'Speaking of which, there was magic that allowed him to leave the low level undead in the sacred attribute magic', and since that was used, even pop has disappeared.

"Nevertheless, there are many rookies"

That's what I said as I watched Nemesis go down the aisle visible from the Great Hall, which stuck in my hand with an undead vigilance and a great sword, and then never return.

They were early gear, like me and Luke used to be equipped, with an intriguing peek at the rankers gathered in the Great Hall.

"... well, this is the only level up place you can use in the kingdom right now. A lot of people."

Outside the city it becomes a battlefield, and other than the rankers are forced to leave.

So now more and more people are extending their legs to Legendaria and Cardina and exploring the < Gravemark Labyrinth >, an intra-city dungeon.

The Kingdom is also offering subsidies for [permits] purchases in order to keep the Master in the country.

And now the Tomb Labyrinth was very busy.

There are many rookies here because they are shallow hierarchies, but many dive deeper hierarchies. Many parties try to use this 30-fold acceleration to move forward at once.

"But don't miss Rookie exploring the Tomb Labyrinth that way."

"Hmm. Remember us when the Wang du was sealed off."

"Kehun."

Oh, the Nemesis remarks made seniors upset me.

Well, I bought a [permit] and dived in here because the Wangdu blockade terror made the perimeter map unusable, so it's not irrelevant.

... That's where the cause with that [permit] started, too, I think.

That still comes out of the chatter sometimes......

"Mr. Ray. You got a second?

With that in mind, Mr. Patriot has spoken to me.

"Yes."

From Death Period, is it just the two of you?

"Yeah. I'll come by another one later. … for how many minutes, because there are many members ready to attack"

"Indeed."

It looks like Mr. Patriot was convinced of my words.

Speaking of which......

"Even the AETL coalition, what about Mr. Voinich?

[Sickle King] Voinich, the sub-owner of the < AETL Coalition >, who also accompanied him on the level-up tour, was invisible in this large hall.

Patriot's next most prominent appearance in the armor, so you'll know as soon as you're around.

"His < Embrio > is biased towards exploration and play. At my discretion, I asked him to come. '

I did find one monster after another when I accompanied him.

If you use that ability, it would be best to go outside instead of crawling into the Tomb Labyrinth.

"... but it's amazing how intimidating it looks when these three get together. Attention, too."

If you ask me, I feel gaze.

Inside and outside the Great Hall, several people are whining about 'That sucks looking rumor......' or something.

Are you talking about seniors or Mr. Patriot in armor?

".................. Ray"

... I know. I'm in, too.

I'm used to it...

"Well, if you think about performance, you can't change it from your current gear."

Yeah. Performance is more important than appearance.

"I wonder if there's any equipment somewhere that looks decent and performs well..."

'Well, we just want to get in on one of our production jobs. I also want a trusted maintenance person because there are many luxury weapons.'

That's what the senior who once led the clan said following the words of Nemesis.

"Trust?"

"When it's a hundred million units of equipment, sometimes a production job entrusted with maintenance runs away. If we're together, we're not guilty.

..................... Wow.

'That's why it's often easier to have a production job in the clan. Well, it's a challenge since this war is over'

"Okay."

As an owner, you mean you have to discriminate around it, too?

But a production job where you can maintain your weapons... you don't have a handout.

Would anyone know if he was a brother with a wide face or Marie?

"Wow!

"What the hell is that gear!

"So!

Second, I heard that voice coming from the aisle that connects to the Great Hall.

Looks like it belongs to Rookie, a voice that admires something.

They hear it coming from the end of a bent L-shaped passage visible from the passage, and the object is not visible from here.

"Are there additional Rankers here again?

"Maybe."

The person also seems to be aiming for this great hall, and the footsteps can be heard from behind the aisle.

The footsteps were stiff and heavy.

It's like a senior in Barbaroy mode, and I can tell from the rookie cheers I've heard that the target person is quite a giant.

…… A heavily armed armored ranker? I think he was in the middle of a duel... '

Footsteps approach as seniors grunt such questions.

Eventually the Lord of Footsteps appeared from beyond the bend.

"- Huh?"

- When I see that figure, the thought of everyone who was in the hall blanks for a moment.

That's as if even a cat walking at the bottom of the ocean had seen it, a question about the impossible sight.

"Why," the word fills my thoughts.

I knew what it looked like.

That appearance was on the prior information list.

But in that blank space, the opponent moves.

Huge, headless leans that giant over here,

"- Goal discovery"

- Heavy firearms held on both sides were pointed at the rankers in the hall.

"Enemy attack"

Enemy with Mr. Patriot's cry - Igor Ronak of "Immortality” pulled the trigger.

Day one of war.

The Imperial < Super > broke into the Impossible < Tomb Labyrinth >... the first battle began after the war began

To be continued