＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□Day one, midnight.

After the church was raided, Luke and Beasley rested their critically injured rays as they shared information about the results of their battles.

Splendida was an immortal [Venom King]. Both of them had noticed from that hint that it was the user of [Embrio] who combined [Shadow] and [Doppelgänger].

However, I don't know why it's going to be (...) from there.

"That's..."

"At that time, Splendida, who had read the code left by the [Light King] and noticed the intention, ran away.... but why did they escape?"

"Yeah, I don't know."

Splendida, who raided the church, chose to escape.

Even if you read the tip correctly, it won't be enough to escape.

Because Splendida's abilities are so invincible.

From within the safe shadows, the [Venom King] was sent in. There is no such thing as a cure.

“The barrier has been lifted, so you're afraid of getting Tian into a death penalty?”

“What about that? He probably also has a duplicate of the contract itself. It is doubtful that it will ever apply to you. There is also a high probability that they are experimenting with the specifications if they are contracted by someone other than the Principal in another contract. So if there was no problem, he could win by just spraying poison with a duplicate. And the time I spent with him was short, but he didn't seem to have the personality to hate Tian's irrelevant harm.”

Then Luke thought that Splendida escaped for another reason.

"Perhaps there was a 'chance I could lose' in the place where I was noticed the mechanism."

That's close to what Ray thought the next day.

However, Ray saw it as a kingdom-side attack that could be effective against shadows, such as the holy attribute's silver light and attribute magic. The environment of the church also assists in the conjecture.

Luke's reasoning, however, sought Splendida's motive for his escape.

"If the Holy Attribute and the Light Attribute were natural enemies, attacking Ray-san... most importantly, he would have reacted when he was hostile to [Light King]." But he was under laser radiation, like nothing? ”

"... yes, as far as I can see"

In contrast to Juba, who was inside the barrier and the [Yellow Water Crystal], Splendida was continuously under attack.

"The [Light King] that Mr. Ray fought had a deep meaning that could attack in all directions... even though there were attacks that reached downwards, including shadows, he wasn't even alert. Well, his weaknesses shouldn't be those. The shadows lurking in his body could not be interfered with by lasers, so it was fine. The moon shadow may be able to intervene if it's drowning in the shadows, but... at the moment, it's unknown."

The situation where the main unit's invincibility has not broken down.

The immortality of the body also blocks the light. The situation was revived by the death of [Light King].

Why did you escape in such a situation?

(Being a duplicate, lurking in the shadows. Just these two pieces of information...... because it's these two pieces of information (...)?)

What else was there?

I guess there was someone who had the ability to become a natural enemy.

No, if that were the case, I would either retreat sooner or try to defeat that person first.

Even after listening, no one seemed to have a good match with the ability to make a duplicate out of the shadows.

Luke's magical undead... even the taller said something like "out of the ordinary".

Besides, no matter how Splendida is, it is also a story of knowing the hands of the kingdom forces that have been packed here so far.

(… Should I think about it as something other than a person?)

But what are the elements besides crypto and people?

"Let's go back to the cathedral."

Luke decides to check the scene for evidence.

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The cathedral looked miserable.

There were traces of attacks on Splendida before and after Beasley was captured by the barrier, and even though it was now purified, the Extreme Poison that affected Fu and Splendida was melted to the floor.

After the war, it will be necessary to repair the facility.

But other than the traces of destruction, nothing was different from the Cathedral.

Not just Splendida who escaped or Efraim who died, but the people here are now gone.

That's why there's nothing strange about this guy...

…………

No, I don't think so.

Traces, people. But there must have been something else weird.

Luke tries to carry out the thread caught in the corner of his memory.

(History of the battle within the barrier. Description of the effect. Sakura. Seal of Splendida. Battle with Juba. Sakura destroyed. Ray woke up. The destruction of Juba. The collapse of the barrier. The end of the cathedral I saw)

What Beasley told me and what she saw and heard.

As he pushed it, Luke noticed a discrepancy.

"...... sealed"

Luke didn't see any signs of destruction or poison on the melted floor.

When Ray and the others returned to the cathedral, it was an anomaly that was easy to see at a glance... where the light was blocked by the zodiac.

That darkness was lifted after the Efe was poisoned, so what happened there...

(withered fruit)

The Splendida figure that was sealed like that... I thought that the wooden body was transformed.

There must have been some wreckage like dried fruit.

Not now... no. It's gone.

Something that's vanishing from here except people.

But as long as I kept my memories, they would have been there the moment Splendida left.

(The biggest change for Splendida with the Immortal Doppelganger...... is that the Immortal Doppelganger is dead.)

He was fatally wounded by Beasley, crushed by Zodiac to regenerate with light, and the Doppelgänger is dead in there.

After that, the [Destiny] was used as the second counterpart.

You must have melted without a trace with [Venom]... On the contrary, the corpse of the one-eyed Doppelgänger remained there.

(In Tom Cat's case, the Doppelgänger's Embrio would be a dust of light if defeated.)

It may not be the nature of all of them, but given the resources, it seems a waste of resources to keep the corpse of the doppelgänger alive.

Then we should consider it meaningful, not futile.

(Shadows and Doppelgänger. If they belong to a one-set rather than independent abilities......)

I wonder if Splendida's escape was not due to the nature of his abilities being discovered by the Effs, but because the key to his strategy was rolling there.

(For example, the corpse itself is the shadow of Splendida itself...)

It takes the form of overlapping inferences.

However, given the need for Splendida to escape there... Luke decides to pass on his reasoning to Beasley.

In order to obtain further thought materials and help guide the strategy to completion when it is relativized again later.

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Eastern □■Kingdom, Trading Road, Forest Zone

"Can I continue with my max HP when it reaches zero?"

"Fufu..."

While sweating coldly, Splendida confirms Beasley's remarks in her heart.

If the Eldridge in the [Greater Old Rain] state has his HP cut by 100%, his max HP will be reduced to zero.

There is no way to recover when the playback limit is zero.

(The ability of the moonlight was safer than expected, but is this tough?)

If the stats are cut down, the Doppelgänger will die there.

Of course, the fruit (duplicate) can be re-injected (continued) as on the first day, and the duplicate of the third body can be sent in today.

But that is by no means a no-risk.

As a worst-case scenario, the Greater Old Rain could be applied to subsequent faces that are uniform.

And even if I escaped the worst of it, now that my abilities are gradually being revealed... the very death of my counterpart is in danger.

And let me ask you one more question.



Splendida is a little impatient, Beasley adds more words.

"Why did you die just before you put the child in the shadow?"

…………

Splendida doesn't answer.

Even though I expected to be noticed by the unnatural, I can't answer the question.

"If the doppelgänger hadn't died, he wouldn't have put the child in the shadows... no, it's the opposite."

Pointing to Splendida, Beasley recalls Luke's reasoning.

It's not a word for Splendida, it's a word for Eldridge, who will rendezvous later, to update the information.

From now on, the strategy procedure is how to defeat Splendida.

"The body of the counterpart. It's your tactic (...). So yesterday you ran away"

"...... ah"

The reasoning is critical for Splendida to know her own nature.

Unlike the outrageous reasoning in yesterday's bluff, this time... nothing is wrong.

"After being defeated, the corpse of the Doppelgänger remains in an unusual state, without becoming a dust of light, and in an easy-to-understand state called" dead fruit "." So, how does that lead to a strategy? If your 'shadow' and 'doppelgänger' qualities are not separate but one thing, you can guess. ”

Beasley's fingertips shifted from the Doppelgänger to the shadows beneath her feet.

"In order for others to enter the inviolable" Shadow ", the corpse of the" Doppelgänger "is necessary."

That's why I just died when I put the child in. "

Defeating the [Doppelgänger] leads to the attack of the main body protected by the [Shadow].

You'll get a key to defeating the boss and moving on in the game.

It was a form of deductive reasoning... but when Splendida showed a practical example of evacuating a girl in the shadows, Luke's deductive reasoning was correct.

The biggest disadvantage to Splendida would be the girl's presence here.

…………

"We will strengthen ourselves by imposing constraints on our abilities. The nature of Embrio is quite a story. In your case, you risk being defeated and combine the" inviolable shadow "and" the one that plays fast with light ". However, this difficulty level has been raised because the [Death Soldier] combo has been established. If you don't block regeneration like yesterday or reduce your max HP to zero like you're doing now, you won't be defeated.”

On the other hand, if I keep doing this now, the Doppelgänger will die, and it will be possible to attack the main unit.

“Well, here's one more thing you can see. Why don't you do anything just by listening quietly (...) when you've been presented with such a strategy? Nevertheless, you will not deny it verbally. If you deny it, it will depend on the [Authenticity] as well as the previous hostage statements."

Well, there's nothing wrong with Beasley's words.

If you deny it, it will be definite.

But... it's not a word, it's a reason not to act.

"Why don't you put the body back in the shadows where it was about to be killed?"

Why didn't you send me a replacement?

Why don't you pull yourself into the shadows without showing your identity? "

Holding her fingers up one by one, Beasley pinpoints Splendida's unnatural behavior… the fact that there is a better way to avoid a crisis and yet she doesn't do it.

"If all of these things are not 'I' but 'I can't'... then I can see your ties."

…………

Beasley breaks one of her fingers.

"The counterfeit can only be returned if it dies. And when you put the body back, you do it at the same time as the girl. In other words, it must be used as a right of way (...)"

Fold the second one.

"I can't send a replacement." You can only send one copy at a time, unless the previous copy dies suicidally or otherwise. "

And I also folded the third one.

"I can't help but take out the counterpart." The shadows and doppelgänger are one set, and if you don't do do doppelgänger for a long time, you have to come out of the shadows. "

Three bindings. No, four bindings, including the one I mentioned earlier, Beasley said.

Splendida smiles... at the reasoning that has been pushed against her.

“Now, is something wrong?”

"... fufu"

Because these things have no choice but to laugh.

--All of them are correct (...).

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About ■Til Na Norg

Type: Legion Castle, [Paradise Gaming Fake Till Na Nogue].

What are its ability characteristics?

As long as you realize it, it's a very easy substitute to understand.

Splendida sits on the main body of Till Na Norg.

― ― Game hard gaming chair.

A different space in the shadow of a safe area.

― ― Game room.

Automatically recovering Doppelganger.

― ― The game's own device.

A duplicate to be re-introduced.

― ― Remnants of the game.

Yes, Til Na Norg's ability traits are neither light, nor shadow, nor life.

― ― It is the [Embrio] of [Game (...)].

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Til Na Norg's abilities are made up of two abilities that were on board from the beginning.

First skill, "Shining Life".

A skill that creates an avatar that Splendida can control.

Evolving skill levels have resulted in a Fast Light Regeneration ability and an additional ability to have the same stats and abilities as Splendida himself.

Basically, the number of units running at one time. The fruit that is the origin of the counterfeit becomes a Til Na Norg one day at a time, and it is stocked over the days with the previous counterfeit remaining.

The Doppelgänger ends up dead fruit when it dies, and it will remain until Splendida logs out or is "used".

The second skill, [Underwater Seat].

A skill to submerge Splendida and Till Na Norg in a different space in the shadows.

The shadow is a safety zone that plays almost all interference, but there are two bindings.

The first binding, [Shining Life], cannot be activated without using it.]

It doesn't matter if the Doppelgänger is alive or dead, but if the Doppelgänger is not outside, the cross-space will collapse in up to one minute, and Splendida who is inside will also die.

Because the counterfeit is in the light, the main body lurks in the shadows.

The second bond, "The fruit left by the [Shining Life] counterpart can also be invaded by a third party".

Those who defeated the Doppelgänger can use it to enter a different space.

Knowing that the main body lurks in the shadows, as long as you defeat the doppelganger, you have the right to fight the main body of the safety zone.

This bondage is Splendida's strategy.

However, for a long time, this strategy was like nothing.

Originally, whenever a Doppelgänger is defeated, it leaves a dead fruit... an item that has a right of way.

Dropping an item when defeated is a binding that embodies the nature of the game and is a limitation to increase output.

However, the bondage is no longer visible because of the element of not completing on its own... the addition of Job.

Even if my Doppelgänger was defeated by the presence of the Death Soldier , it wasn't defeated, and I was able to resurrect from zero HP.

The most dominant bug (glitch) in Splendida.

One of the many transcendences that occur when a job intersects with an Enbrio.

Light auto-recovery is triggered as long as life activities are maintained.

If you're a dead Death Soldier , you'll come back to life before it becomes fruitful.

Opportunities for dead fruits to be inherited have been drastically reduced, and no one has noticed the strategy.

However, in yesterday's battle, when the Effe blocked the light, the Doppelgänger died.

After that, Fufu's cryptogram indicating the nature of Splendida...... "In the shadows" was inscribed, so "Right of Way" and "Location" were all there.

That's why Splendida chose to pull out.

He could only see the composition of his defeat in that situation, with the one-action "fruit can be picked up and touched by the shadows".

But it was this action that made the Kingdom realize that there was a possibility that he could be defeated...... one [Demon King].

Splendida's maneuver was established here... and those holding Eldridge, the natural enemy of the Doppelgänger, put their hands on it.

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In the shadows, a cold sweat flows from the forehead of the Splendida body.

For Splendida, the Beasties were more threatening than the [Beast King], and they were more in a predicament than ever before.

His safety zone has already collapsed due to his encountered natural enemies and derived tactics.

The chances of defeat stretch your spine, and sweat drifts.

"Fufu..."

But his mouth smiled, his eyes shining.

It's getting interesting, he laughs.

Like a boy who enjoys games.

Like a player who gets to compete.

He laughs.

To be continued