＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

One day■ in 2044 · Legendary

It was so deep... it was so deep in the forest.

Even after looking around all 360 degrees, the horizon is filled with trees in the black forest.

If you step into the woods, you won't even know where you are.

However, the trees native to the forest are toxic to magic, driving the sense of direction crazy and interfering with the use of skills.

Therefore, this forest was named the Lost Forest by those who lived in Legendary.

Only evil fairies adapted to this environment are not subject to the threat of the forest.

An evil fairy who prefers to trap life and use it as a territory to play for the lives of others.

If you step in, you can't come out, and the Evil Fairy will make you die miserable.

It was one of the most dangerous places in Legendary history.

In the center of the Forest of Wanderlust is a strange structure.

The exterior is a black hexahedron, and the length of one side is about 50 meters.

Because of its height, the ceiling protruded slightly from the trees.

This structure was not built by the Evil Fairy.They cannot do such a creative act.

The black hexahedron... was placed by one of the masters who came here.

The Master, who visited the land, was attacked by the Evil Fairy as expected.

And against the evil fairy that attacked them, they inflicted more cruel death than their tricks.

The Master controlled the Evil Fairy with his difference in power and fear.

Since then, he has been based in this "lost forest" and has directed various activities as their king...... in all seven major countries, he is classified as a criminal.

His name is ISBN.

He took the seat of the [Bookkeeper] and later became a part of the [Designer].

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The interior of the black hexahedron, which was like a foreign object in the forest, was more strange than appearance.

When viewed from the outside, it was a 50-metal square, but from the inside, the hexahedron is invisible.

It's impossible, but the bookshelves (...) are connected to the horizon from the far end of the sky.

The space is distorted and the world seems to be repainted with the nature of a "library".

This is the face of ISBN's Super Embrio.

Type: Calculator Labyrinth, [Tsuyoshi Selaeno].

I hear you started a company.

"Yes, the airline."

In such an unusual library, two [masters] exchanged words.

One person is the main ISBN in this space.

While exchanging words, his gaze is poured into the book at hand.

The other was Cadence, who had just launched a clan called the Wellkin Alliance.

He sits on the palm of a boy wearing a yellow coat, without hiding his true identity as a dwarf.

The reason he doesn't hide his identity is because he doesn't need to hide his identity from the ISBN.

They have been friends since before starting Infinite Dendrogram.

But that's not the only reason.

Cadence has already challenged ISBN, competed, lost and revealed herself.

It was a comparison of the power of friends, and I tried my best at that moment.

As a result, I was defeated, but I had no problem losing and revealing my identity.

Because ISBNs gather more information than anyone else, but they are not the type to circulate that information easily.

Do not store or circulate highly confidential information.Cadence has a similar nondescript nature.

Rather, I think that it was just right as a test partner.

Because I could see the fixes to my style that are still unfinished.

Besides, I wanted one or two people I could chat with without hiding my identity.

"The sea is Gran Baloa and the land is Cardina.But it's up to us to clear the air.I'm sure it will trigger sensations all over the world.You might be surprised to see it in history. That sounds interesting, doesn't it? "

"Well, I don't know." Do you know what delay is? "

What is that?

"Where are the Wright brothers?"

"Of course I do, but... what are you trying to say?"

ISBN responds to Cadence's questions while circling the pages of the book.

“DeLag is the first airline in the world.But you didn't know, and the average person doesn't know.History has no roots in human memory.Unlike the Wright brothers. "

"...... muu"

Understanding what ISBN wants to say to the distant future, Cadence looks a little unhappy.

If you can get cold water from a friend about a new business that you embarked on enthusiastically, you can't help it.

"I think it will be a success as a business.It's what you do. "

"Thank you for that."

"I hope you're not too angry."That's right, I'd like this to celebrate the opening. ”

That's what the ISBN said, and the book came out of the library shelf alone.

Thick enough to be seen as a blunt instrument, the book fits into ISBN's hands and is handed over to Cadence's Embrio.

Embrio replaces the cadence from his palm to his head and receives the book with both hands.

What's this?

"The knowledge I gathered the other day."If I wanted to make a living out of the sky, I thought there would be opportunities. "

The title and author-like name are written on the cover of the book.

Individual name: Wydolt Winkley

Race: Human (Birdman)

Job: [Winged God]

Level: 256 (Total Level: 756)

Total Activity (Writing Time): 367850 hours 25 minutes 14 seconds

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Cadence looked at the cover and thought, 'That's the name you saw in the paper last month.'

Was it the hero of the Birdmen who was found with the upper half of his head crushed?

The killer was unknown, but Cadence wondered if the answer was the book in front of her.

When Cadence's Embrio opened the page, red and black letters were written on it.Sometimes there are white characters like white fingerprints.

There was a smell of ink (...) poking my nose.

"... where can I read this?"

"Page 1057 (page). A page in which a castle is illustrated with an open square."

Cadence's < Embrio > turned the page according to the instructions.

Most of them were filled with letters, but some of them were illustrations of people with birds' heads and wings... pages with pictures that looked a little blurry.

As I went through the pages thinking, "Is it my family?", I arrived at the pages.

Illustration of a large, wide-open castle.

Below the picture, there is a wording like a title.

--- Demon King Transfer Dungeon.

"... Devil King?"

"That's right. It's one of the so-called Demon King series."On that page, you'll find a way to challenge the Demon King Transfer Dungeon.Apparently, it's a secret that can only be passed on to the birdmen's chiefs. "

As the ISBN said, the opening also contained a pattern of patrols of the dungeon travelling in the air.

Also, according to the information described, it is usually hidden in a huge thundercloud, and it is a difficult location to find even those who fly without knowing otherwise.

However, with this information, we will be able to go after them.

"...... isn't this a very rare person in the information you have?"

ISBNs accumulate, read, and digest information.If you are a close opponent, I will teach you routine miscellaneous studies such as "What should I feed the animals I picked up?", but this information is not a substitute for that area.

"Yes, but I don't mind."Because I will stay here for a while, and I will not use it on my own. "

Hmmm. I'm not your backer, unlike that elite guy, am I?

Cadence asks whether it is still a good substitute for her to receive unilaterally if it is offered as a "reward" to those who are working for ISBN, whether it is here or real.

In response, the ISBN nodded naturally.

"Of course, I appreciate realistic support, but my friends are more valuable."

"That kind of black joke (......) is not funny."

"Fufu, but it's true that you think of me as an equal friend."

Having said that, the ISBN laughed.

Well, I'll pay you back for this one day.

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I was happy with the battle records after I got the job.I've read various books (brains), but no one has actually seen [Arrogant Demon Lord] fight. "

While saying that, ISBN strokes the back cover of the book in its hand and looks at the books lined up in Serraeno.

All of them have been collected since ISBN got down to Infinite Dendrogram.

It is a book that was originally something (human brain) of someone alive.

I see. I'm glad they're starting to say 'strongest' in the alley.

"Ahahahaha."The interest is getting too big, that's it. "

The two of them joked and had a friendly conversation.

But how does this connect with the rest of the world?

At this point, even the ISBN could read (...) There was no one.

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□■Alter Kingdom Somewhere

As soon as the battle began, the place name of the area no longer meant anything, and the provisional name of "landfall of the wreckage" became incorrect.

Because what used to be the name has already disappeared.

The mountain, which was the original place name, disappeared, and the fallen debris disappeared.

Whenever two beasts running on the ground wave their limbs, the earth breaks apart.

Whenever a dwarf floating in the sky waved his staff, a storm crushed the substance.

Disasters in the heavens and the earth collide, destroying objects that exist in the area.

"...... Bakemon is going to bump into you"

Gandor, who had retreated to the flying dragon form in Weyburn, could only praise the scene that spread under his eyes.

It was so crazy and miserable.

And his feelings were shared by one of the people who was reputed to be "Bakemon".

(I'm glad they're starting to say "the strongest.")

Comparing the conversation with his former bad friend and the situation in front of him, Cadence exhaled, “Oh my God.”

I can't believe you're really going to be dealing with one of the "strongest" corners.

(Actually, it's too scary.Is this the "strongest"?)

If it hadn't been for the super-jobs that day that ISBN gave us, we'd be dead a hundred times already.

However, the superjobs I had won worked well in the battle against the “strongest”.

Cadence was covered in dirt, but even though she was exposed to the [Beast King] 's onslaught, she wasn't injured.

Cadence's second superjob - one of the seven Demon King series, [Arrogant Demon King (Lord Spervia)].

In terms of defensive ability, it is the best superjob in the Demon King series.

(I can't prevent it with [Upper], but as I tested, [Inner] can prevent it.)

[Arrogant Demon King] 's first skill, [Upper Position (Superior Privilege)].

Interference from an opponent that is inferior in total level... Ability to attenuate and nullify attacks and skill effects.

The attenuation rate is 1% for every five levels.

Therefore, any interference from an opponent whose level is 500 or lower is completely disabled, and any interference caused by Embrio or Summon Items is also disabled at a time when there is a level difference between the opponent and the Master.

And it was the highest wide-area annihilation type in the kingdom, and the total level of Cadence, who had originally extended the level as [Storm King], was 1480 (...).

In addition to the non-superiors, the vast majority of individual combat superiors also have no influence on cadence.This is why Karon's suicide bombing and Gandor's attack were inconclusive.

― ― However, the [Beast King] 's level in front of him was close to 1700.

Yes, [Beast King] surpassed him at all levels.

The [Upper Position], which was the key to defense, was completely ineffective against [Beast King].

Therefore, another skill is used against [Beast King].

Second skill, "Inner Position (External Privilege)".

It completely disables interference from the presence of (...) that is not in the original specification.

This was a skill that [Arrogant Demon Lord] had no reason to use more than 2,000 years ago.

As a prototype superjob, it is a skill that has been installed for examinations.

― ― It was the strongest defensive skill in the world.

Because they were destroyed by "incarnations" 2000 years ago.

From the original specification, it is a foreign object and a target of skill hindrance.

It's an active skill that pays 1,000 MP per second... but he doesn't have a problem.

"Fufufu..."

Why is the name of this skill "Inner Position (External Privilege)?"

Why does this effect nullify attacks such as Embrio and UBM?

Cadence herself doesn't know.

It seems that the ISBN person to whom the information was communicated has given some kind of answer along with other information... but I haven't heard it yet.

(Whatever it is, there's nothing to say if it makes sense even to the "strongest".)

Originally, if the magic superjobs that are the turret of a large-scale attack fight the superjobs in the avant-garde and cross-range, the victory and defeat will be more obvious than the fire.

Not to mention the strongest avant-garde called "the strongest".

However, the [Arrogant Demon Lord] 's power kept Cadence alive even in the midst of that violence.

Unstoppable defensive abilities allowed Cadence to focus only on attacking.

(Unless defeated, there is a winning eye.)

At the time of Karon's suicide bombing, she used a crystal to switch to [Arrogant Demon King], but because she turned [Storm King] into a subjob, the [Great Storm] became unusable.

However, I didn't want to use the massive magic of the opposing army to decide the battle.

In the first place, these two beasts were much more robust than the army.

Therefore, [Beast King] is not used to destroy [Storm King].

"--Foo--"

When Cadence breathed into his staff, a toxic blue-green gas gushed out.

The tornado that struck shortly thereafter intertwined its gases, and a toxic tornado headed for the giant monster...... Leviathan.

Ah! The miniature!

Leviathan evades at a speed that doesn't match the giant, but the colored wind still follows it.

…………

Cadence was only targeting Leviathan, ignoring Behemoth, who was lethargic and beating himself into a series of blows.

If you want to win the [Beast King], you shouldn't aim at Behemot.

The Behemot is small and equipped with a special armor [Four Bitter Rings] that grants virtually all-purpose immunity according to its own end.Whether it was poison or a physical attack, it was difficult to defeat it.

But not Leviathan.

A vast source of stats used in the Gardner Beast Warrior theory, it is also not as resistant or skilled as Behemot.

Yes, Leviathan is the weak point.

Leviathan will be the first to kill anyone who doesn't know Behemoth.

This is a disadvantage because it is a Guardian focused solely on status.

However, it is a different story whether it can be practiced even if you know it, and you would normally die before executing it.

The [Beast King] 's attack was so violent that his tongue was full of violence.

If you don't have enough stats to stand on the same stage, you'll end up in unilateral ransom.

However, with [Arrogant Demon King] Cadence, I could keep trying to destroy Leviathan.

Poisonous tornadoes are one of the ways to do that.

[Ugly Wind Wand Cloud Raree].The blue-green gas emitted from Cadence's equipped cane is a severe poison that soaks up and corrodes the skin without inhaling it.

Cadence puts it on a tornado and tries to shower it on Leviathan.

Even if there is a bonus weapon for continuous healing, I think that if I continue to deal more continuous damage than that, I will be able to defeat it eventually.

It is a weapon that we did not use in a situation where we have allies around us because of the danger, but now we have no problem with using it.

But...... [Ugly Wind Staff] has been in the public domain since before this battle.

Because it is unnatural not to use it, I also use it.

Even in the case of a condition abnormality, it is an idea to the extent that it "becomes one of the elements that will benefit you if you suffer from it".

The main order is separate.

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The earth is shattered by force and risen by the wind.

A space where the distinction between heaven and earth is uncertain.

A petite quadruple-legged beast rushes through its midst, lethargic to the dwarf, and visits its own claws.

But the dwarf doesn't even have a scratch on his gear.

(The cane won't break either.)

Behemot thinks as he strikes at Cadence uninterruptedly.

Even if it's some kind of defensive skill, it's an unusual amount of strength.

That extends not only to the person himself, but also to the equipment.

Moreover, even with the attack of the [Dual Moon Claw Carving] that directly scrapes HP, MP and SP, it doesn't look like it has survived.

Behemot determined that the strength of Cadence's skills was comparable to that of Super Job and Super Embrio.

(Besides, the MP is strangely good)

Continuous occurrence of tornadoes. Not only that, but he also exercises other magic such as his own flight.

Not to mention a series of battles with the Special Assault Corps.If I was a regular magic superjob, my MP would be depleted considering my level.

Then Behemot thought there should be some mechanism to cover it...

(Embrio, perk weapon... close to that Ray Sterling gear type)

From that experience, I came to the answer immediately.

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The mechanism that can use a huge amount of magic power is a bracelet with the motto [Roscoe].

An Epic Perk Weapon that converts winds into magic power to accumulate.

In other words, it was a wind version of [Purple Grudge Goose Maze].

Charges caused by airflow at a high altitude base, and charges caused by using excess magic power to activate wind attribute magic.

As a result, [Rumor Magic] accumulated much more magic power than Cadence himself.

However, Cadence keeps this privilege secret.

I was also deceiving myself about my magic power as if it was because of.

- I'm not good for airlift, and I'm good for charging up Embrio.

That's one of the words he used when he built the Terminal Cloud and bought a lodger.

The first half of the word is true, but the second half is not strictly correct.

With this word, with the words "I can store the wind" he used to say, and above all with the scale of the wind attribute magic he handled, the members thought that "Cadence's Embrio accumulates the wind".

I misunderstood (...) according to Cadence's aim.

His [Embrio] can use his skills autonomously by supplying and saving magic power from him, so it is "charged" in that sense.

However, it was the [Wind Demon] who was actually converting the wind into magic power.

This is a technique that Cadence frequently uses to "intentionally mislead herself into believing her own information".

Much of his information that he was divulging to a member was intended to mislead a third party into believing that he was real through a member.

He deceived the world about the distribution and nature of his Embrio.

Therefore, no one knew the full extent of his Embrio except him.

"--Begging (Iaaaa) --"

- Right here, right now.

"---The search for eternal life (Huster)?"

- Until I cut my hand before the "strongest".

To be continued