<Infinite Dendrogram>

Chapter 88: The Hand

□■Original: Terminal Cloud Perimeter

"... you almost did it."

Gandor mutters in a cockpit where the canopy is gone and the temperature drops in the outside air.

The response beyond the joystick and the fact that they were still alive announced the destruction of the [General Flying] Reef.

The consciousness that was focused on the strong enemy in front of me gradually began to grasp the surrounding situation.

Weyburn was the only one left with the Imperial power that was damaged by him and the whole plane.

There are nearly 200 people, and there are no flying strengths now, including the Suside series, which counted a thousand and hundreds.

Dropped by the Wellkin Alliance, crushed by the wind of Cadence and ravaged by the shadow birds of the reef.

The few that remained took refuge in Gandor and disappeared into the air.

Still, they won.

After many sacrifices, we overthrew the core members and destroyed the Terminal Cloud.

The explosion of Karon completely evaporated the underlying clouds and shattered the structure.

The treasure that was the objective was destroyed.Since it is a specification that cannot be used for item boxes, it has been destroyed by all parties if it existed in the base.

The enemy air power was dropped in battle, caught in the shadow birds of the reef, and the rest retreated close to the base to avoid collisions... but it was also caught in the suicide bombing of Karon.

Of course, it was the same with the remaining Master at the base.

Some people endured the explosion with [Brooch], but it didn't make much sense.

Even if you don't have the ability to fly alone, you'll have to follow gravity without the scaffolding, the Embrio, or obedience.Because the sky is not a world for human beings.

The falls that wiped out the Suside series with Icarus, and the seven-eyes that fired anti-aircraft shots with the Amenokago Yumi, are already dead.However, in their case, they were crushed by the falling Karon, and the [Brooch] was damaged, and then stabbed by the explosion.

In any case, the Werkin Alliance's power in this war has collapsed.

"... Gandor and his enemies are gone. Our objective is complete.For this, the treasure was blown up.We won. "

Gandor grabbed the radio and told the ground forces he was holding back for you.

All I had to do was leave before all the other forces in the kingdom gathered.

I was going to.

…………

But I remember watching people fall from a vanished base.

Falling. There was no one among them.

To be more precise, there is no one who could have fallen.

(Wasn't he in a crushed position the last time you saw him?If it was just an explosion, it should be able to withstand the Brooch .Best of all, he can fly alone. hey.....)

Gandor felt a chill that wasn't caused by the outside air, and pulled out Weyburn's sniper scope.

To find what's supposed to be there.

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■■■■■his feelings

- Wow. You're so flashy...

Go down to the ground and look up at the sky.

Overhead, the base where he had spent a long time exploded and rained down on the ground.

--If it's broken so grandly, it might be interesting on the contrary.

When his base collapsed, he was less sad than he should have been.

Because that airbase is already a fairly purposeful facility for him.

The biggest goal was achieved just before this war, and the second goal, propaganda, was already enough.

There is no longer any point in staying at this facility, and I think that the next facility should be made more convenient as requested by the members.

I have no idea what happened to the members of this defensive battle.

- Yeah. Well, I guess we all did our best. It was all wiped out.

In his opinion, he was by no means defeated by the strength and compatibility of the specs.

However, in strong terms, there is one defeat at a time in terms of tactics and spirituality.

The tactical defeat was left to the fall to take care of the first team.

It was no longer a shame, but he should have been left to the second team.

It was my first death, so after I used it on the first side, I couldn't get through to the second side.This is the difference between a group of flying creatures (monsters) who fight in regular operations...... and a group of flying creatures who don't gradually put in their fighting power first.

To conclude, the first team could have dealt with him or the reef.

If there were only a large number, they could be destroyed by the two of them.

Then why didn't you do so?

― ― I didn't know what was in it, and I didn't want to deal with it by myself or Leaf.

We know from the Imperial side that he is on the stronghold.It was because it feared the ability to react to magic and shadow birds.

That concern grew stronger when we assumed that the majority of enemy forces were Franklin's modified monsters.The tactic that Franklin used to play in his previous war was to "set another trap for a monster with a uniform appearance."

A group of works that focuses more on unpleasantness than they do now, offering different debuffs and counters when being shot.

Based on that precedent, I used the fall because I didn't want to step on the first kill in two major battles.

In the end, this tactic takes a detached form.

The spiritual reason is the difference between individual struggles.

While the Empire struggled more than expected, the Werkin Alliance remained within its expectations.

― ― It's a company (clan) of players who have gathered together with efficiency and profit, so it's not powerful enough.

― ― Things that I wasn't as enthusiastic about as much as all of you who put me in life and dreams.

--The leaf... is natural and uneven and interesting, but it doesn't explode...

He sees the cause of defeat as more than two points.

But in fact, there is one more... simpler reason.

Because he hid his hands from even the most desperate of people and saved them.

He will not regret it himself.

Hide the information that determines winning and losing, and the timing of disclosure is the time to generate the most benefits for you.

Still, I didn't reveal everything, and when I showed you all my current cards, I got another one.

He thought so and saved five cards (...).

One of them...... the privilege weapon obtained in the "tournament" was misused, but it was judged that the other four were not worth disclosing even in the crisis of the clan.

Always running out of cards... there are people like Ray Sterling, but I think he's stupid.

The superiority of the amount of information and the ambush that took advantage of it.

Crushing the opponent's surprise, inflicts amazement and defeat.

He knows that that is the most pleasant way to win and that it is his nature.

It is not a competition (sports), but a play (games).

Anyway, he thinks.

The only remaining enemy in the sky was Gandor, who had defeated the reef.

It's a full-bodied mating, and it's easy to bury now.

But I didn't mean to.

Stabbing Todome here suggests the presence of the person who stabbed Todome.

Rather, I thought of hiding myself by making it 'a dead thing' like this.

Yes. There's no point in fighting here.

No, I can even say that it didn't happen from the beginning.

We have already decided to win or lose the battle between the clans.

The royal base was destroyed, but it was not a victory for the Empire.

According to the conversation he intercepted with the application of "Aurora" and the opposite reasoning, the Empire raided the aerial base with the aim of destroying the treasure.

But it's not here.

At least he doesn't know.

No matter how well situated, the First Princess didn't want to leave the flag of the national lifeline with the players in the majority [Werkin Alliance].

He is not trusted.

While the First Princess was most disgusted, her abilities and work were not the same as the Fuzo Moonlight she trusted.

Pure suspicion.I don't know where he got that kind of appreciation himself.

However, I am also convinced (...).

The first princess of the kingdom that he knows works by making a distinction between "things to trust" and "things not to be trusted".

And that assumption is correct.

If he had to... no, he would have prioritized his tastes and real relationships over the (...) kingdom from the beginning.

They must have seen through it.

Anyway, this wasn't a battlefield for flags.

It was merely a battlefield to cut off each other's flying power.

Both countries' flying power was almost destroyed.

“You're wasting your life,” he says, shrugging his shoulders.

- Poor little Werkin Alliance.

--After that, I'll leave it to everyone in the [Second Model].

- Ah, there was still Juliette.

Left alone, he wondered if it would be possible for Gandor, who survived this battle, to fight with Juliette, the Kingdom's remaining quasi-flight.

― ― Both are omnipotent flying forces.That's a good card.

- It doesn't matter to me anymore.

--There's no point in allocating the cost to this battlefield anymore.

There was no point in taking revenge on the Reef.

Slightly lower aperitifs and a change in ratings.

I'm not going to divide the power I've stocked up on.

Moreover, his bad friend (...), who painted this picture, will be satisfied with the unknown information of "Dendro's first large-scale aerial battle".

After all, I let the Empire spread all the information about the [Terminal Cloud] and believed that it was excellent as a place to store flags, so I let it attack here.

He inwardly corrupted his bad friend by saying, "Vibriomaniacs."

Whatever it is, whatever it is.For him, the battle here is over.

With such a big bang, he would have fallen out of the war.

Hide like this, hit someone on the side of the battlefield at the right time.

I still don't know which (...) or who (...), but I'm sure you'll be stunned.

― ― Even though the [Contract] for participating in the war was already fulfilled because the clan had worked so hard to crush it.

--I 'm free as long as you don't ask me again during the war.

--If they think I'm dead, they won't give me orders.

If you keep disappearing like this, you can only get involved when you want to get involved, and you can only do what you want to do.

- Like a real mystery novel criminal.

--At present, it was a battle lanobe of abilities and war treasures.

Then he tried to leave the scene of the crime (the site of the battlefield) in the mood of "doing it"... and suddenly stopped his foot.

I caught my thoughts with the word 'mystery'.

I have one question about this battle.

- Hmm? Huh? But...

It is not about the disguise of his death.

The fact that the flag was not here from the beginning.Mysteries. Secrets. Mysteries.

So... the King who ordered the attack couldn't read it.

- Isn't that what the emperor would read?

At the beginning of this war, the imperial readings were sharp after the raid.

However, I felt uncomfortable coming here and putting in a lot of strength and making an empty gesture.

That's why it's not surprising that a bad friend notices the odor of scattered information.

Not to mention, the Empire has more enemies (...) than the Kingdom.

--This is why I purposely gathered my flying strength and attacked here... ah.

He thinks a little and realizes that there is.

--To establish suspicion (...)?

The presence or absence of a flag was a kind of test.

If the elements are arranged, it has excellent indexing as a place to place the flag.

If there was a treasure, the Werkin Alliance was just a kingdom force trusted by the First Princess.If we attack, we can destroy the flag, and we have nothing to say.

If it hadn't been, there would have been something the First Princess couldn't trust.

The element is what he himself said before this battle began.

"Maybe. I don't want a one-side game of the Empire anywhere."I wonder if you're pulling a lot of legs. "

Besides, you'll be more excited to be close to everything in sports, and there will be more interesting scenes to watch.The drama is something to make. "

In other words, he was also recognized as an interventionist of external forces that the Empire feared.

The King had identified him through the eyes of an unparalleled Artimia figure.

- If it were this line, it wouldn't be good anymore.

--You said I haven't done anything yet...

Even after receiving the report of the destruction of the base, the King would have noticed the decision to destroy the treasure.

I may be contacted to take action.

--When you use magic, it stands out, but get out of here quickly...

That's why he's determined to get away from this area.

"Where do you think you're going?"

I was burned by a flame that poured down from overhead.

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□■Wreckage landing site

As soon as she found him, Gandor blew the brace from the dragon head on his chest.

A mountain slope scattered with wreckage from an aerial base.Grass and trees burn and the wreckage is red-hot.

The damage and energy drain of the Reef Battle had reduced its power considerably, but it would still have been able to exert a power close to that of Advanced Deep Magic.

"--You 're really sensitive, aren't you?"

--However, he was alive and well in the flames.

Wind Attribute Magic could have prevented it, or some other way.

Either way, the most terrifying force in his base is now standing on the ground.

"There are things in the world that you don't have to notice."

"Ha...... even if it changes (...) a lot, it doesn't matter."Is it the reverse growth period? [Storm King (Cadence)]

”Hmm. Rather, it feels (...) like you're wearing it down?”

Gandor spoke lightly... and the actual tension accompanied the conversation with [Storm King] Cadence, the owner of the [Werkin Alliance].

But Gandor doesn't have a cadence to stare at beyond the scope.

There is no figure of a boy wearing several coats.

No human-sized creature stands on the burning ground.

Standing there was a small human (...) who seemed to be riding in the palm of his hand.

The figure... the identity (...) was also one of the cards he had hidden.

To be continued