＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□■The northernmost city of Winter Orb and the surrounding airspace

The Laputa-Uroboros battle continued undecided.

The Disk Battalion was unable to harm Ouroboros, and Ouroboros' attacks were blocked by [Spirit Tortoise].

The battle continued without any effective strikes.

(I was gesturing lightly, but the opponent was passive)

Gray speculates that he is probably familiar with the current configuration of the Laputa.

The Laputa is a complex fortress that is connected to the base body with special equipment and early civilization weapons.

However, there are limits to the amount of mass and energy that can be flown on board.

The castle, the disk battalion's production plants, and various weaponry are used to distribute it.

The operating costs of the [Spirit Tortoise] were not borne by Gray himself, but by Laputa.

However, because of the high cost of a multi-deployed automatic defense weapon, the amount of weaponry that can be used is limited when [Spirit Turtle] is deployed.

Ground Attack Bonus with Bullet Formula The Disk Battalion, which is an automatic weapon produced by armaments and plants, can only be used as a live anti-aircraft weapon to prevent approach.

(If you stop by, we'll talk again.)

It is not just about capturing the range of melee anti-aircraft firearms. It was also an attack area for the rest of the < Master >.

I know that, so I keep it at a distance to accommodate the Disk Battalion.

(However, I don't think it will remain like this forever. As long as the purpose is in the Raputa, they will use it as an opportunity to get in or shoot down something.)

I don't know what the opponent's waiting opportunity is.

However, Gray wasn't holding hands again.

We're knitting hands to break through the situation, giving the Disk Battalion resources to the opponent, and analyzing the enemy's strength.

(The biggest neck is the force that shifted the raputer.)

This situation... it is this skill that keeps Laputa out of the [Letter of Commitment], so verification is a top priority.

A massive journey from East to West. If you think of it as a spatial transition, you can say that the distance and the scale are broken.

It is certain that there are some major conditions.

(I tried to move the disc to the location where the laputa had been transferred, but the result was almost the same point after disappearing for a moment. I tried to shoot the laser to pass the same point, but it didn't transfer)

The Disk Battalion was used not only to attack, but also to test for metastasis.

(By not reacting to the laser, we mean that the condition for transfer is the movement of the object... to a certain extent? In addition, the transfer of a disk that has no meaning to be transferred is automatically activated. If it's a type close to the Kingdom's sandalphones, are you expanding the barrier and moving it to the border?)

If we compile what we know now, it looks like the Super Embrio that caused the incident in Gideon, in the Kingdom, is close.

However, there is something unclear about the law.

(Let's say that something like a barrier is laid to transfer it to the position of 250 kilometers to the east and west of Winter Orb. However, it is too wide for merely expanding. Above all, the law of destination is still unknown. Since it moved from east to west, I initially thought it would move from the edge of the screen to the edge of the screen like a retro game map, but it seems that it is not the case when looking at the result of the disc)

Laputa transferred from 250 kilometers east to 250 kilometers west.

A disk that appeared in the west a moment after it disappeared from the transfer point in the west.

What made the difference between these results?

Manned, unmanned, large and small. There were many differences, and Gray hadn't grasped them yet.

(...... I will set aside the law once. Either way, the [Railroad King] who moves that [Super Embrio] or the [Master] inside. There was no doubt that one of them was creating a metastatic cage. Unless you defeat it, the situation will not change for the better.)

However, in the present situation, Laputa does not approach to run freely in the air, and furthermore, Ouroboros, who is protected by Karl and others, cannot be effectively handled.

Therefore, what should be done now... "

(─ ― Rendezvous with Hayato)

― ― Pull back the ace that breaks this situation.

The Laputa is already heading east.

The objective is the exchange of opponents.

Someone, either Gray or the Guard, took control of who Xuanyu was dealing with, and Xuanyu sniped the [Railroad King] inside Uroboros with her Special Ability.

When the [Railroad King] died, Ouroboros would disappear, and all the masters inside would taste a skydive without a parachute.

Except for Kalur, he's not going to survive. Even if the user of this transfer was not [Railroad King], there was no problem.

(...... you must have attracted Kun Yu for fear of that development)

Gray could see why the opponent had moved before this situation.

In short, I wanted to seal off the problem solver named Xuyu.

As long as Hayabusa remains on board the laputa, she will not be able to reach this point.

Now that I knew that, Gray rushed to join Xuanyu.

In the unlikely event, Xuanyu was defeated by an enemy assassin...... who was assigned to fight against Xuanyu's personnel.

However, before that, Ouroboros moved.



Ouroboros increases his speed and leaves the laputa (...).

However, its course is the same as that of the Laputa.

That is, Ouroboros headed for the city of Winter Orbs ahead of Laputa.

With some kind of intent.

◇◆◇

North □■End City Winter Orb

The light of [Husanshen] is spreading, and the number of weapons in the city is increasing.

However, the expansion was gradually beginning to be held back.

"-" Rush Missile ""

While hovering over the public roads of the Winter Orb, [Third Nix] fires a rear missile into a group of locked-on Powered Suits.

I've already switched to incendiary bombs. Continuous burn effects offset the regeneration of the Powered Suit and the corpses surrounding it, and tactics to exhaust the light were effective.

(The number of winter orb powered suits is large, but the performance is less than that.)

It would be possible to protect the city from the surrounding monsters, but I couldn't stop Ruskal driving the [Third Nix] of the [Dragon King Mazine Gear].

Rascal also had enough hand to deal with it if he knew how to play it.

"... where are you?"

In parallel with the piloting of the [Third Nix], Rascal confirmed the information from the observation buoy launched overhead.

Originally, Makina's information processing was supposed to be for the transcendental sniper form [Auver Sniping], but Ruskal could handle it if it was a drone that gathered information.

I was looking for the culprit, [Husan Shen].

(I don't know the appearance of the < UBM >. Still, I thought it would be easy to find it in the city and surrounding deserts. But... I can't find it. Stealth or...)

The reason Rascal couldn't find [Fusanshen] was simple.

[Husansheng] was too small (...) as a [UBM].

In the midst of a burning city, numerous slaves of light are engaged in destructive activities. It was difficult to find a [Fusanshen] that was only about the size of a ball.

Therefore, Rascal moves to follow the rampage of the Powered Suit and looks for [Husan Shen].

(His abilities were as Makina had analyzed. Whether it's a corpse or a weapon that has the power to move itself, it can be manipulated as it pleases, substituting energy consumption, and even regeneration. The problem is.....)

Ruskal stepped on the mechanical dragon's legs and crushed the power suit that had jumped out of the building in front of him.

Not only that, but nearly ten empty powered suits overflowed.

(― ― There is a large number that can be placed under control)

Rascal alone had already destroyed nearly 100 corpses and powered suits.

Even so, the forces of the Light's slaves do not fade, but form a flock.

(Do you guarantee all of these operating energy and renewable energy? Awesome resource. Not even a Tenryu-type power reactor could match. Is this one organism?)

Because it was Rascal who handled weapons, he understood the anomaly of [Fusanshen] with his skin.

Not only the anger that is depriving the partner, but also the sober analysis judged that "this < UBM > is too dangerous".

(Still, this guy hasn't been able to exert his power yet (......))

Understand that the situation is by no means unfavorable to you as you burn down the slaves of light.

(I can't get enough tokens.)

The [Third Nix] is equipped with multiple power reactors of the Dragon type. There is no risk of losing energy.

In addition, Rascal's own abilities can help him recover from damage to the ship.

There is no such thing as winning with a few presses.

The weapons we have in this city are not a threat.

The only point of concern was why he and Machina came to Winter Orbs.

However, if it hadn't come out at the moment, the information might have been incorrect, or it might not have been in the city.

If we crushed the enemy's unexpected power like this, we would eventually reach < UBM >.

Keep it that way.

At that time, Rascal senses a change in the situation.

It was caused by [Husan Shen]...... It wasn't an event inside the Winter Orb.

The observation buoy captured an anomaly in the sky, not on the ground.

― ― It was an aerial fortress and train approaching Winter Orb from the air.

"The Laputa is transitioning into combat mode... the enemy is that train type."......! "

The observation buoy's footage showed that the largest Yellow River, Embrio, was in battle.

The belligerents had no contact with Rascal... except for the one on the car.

"Carrrrrrrrr!"

Rascal tongues at the “invincible” figure in the corner of the “Cephiroto”.

I understand that Cardina is putting a lot of weight into it, not only in Zachariah and the city, but also in the city.

(But, Kalulu? It might be easy to put in force... but it's not the right talent for a laputa opponent.)

The Laputa is a fortress in the air. If we're going to take down that stronghold, we need to get on board or break through the superweapon defenses.

The former was difficult if the aviation clan Werkin Alliance didn't do its best, and the latter achieved only the most powerful [Comet Goddess Bird Tunguska] in mythic class.

Kalul was invincible and possessed an annihilating ability.

However, I wasn't the type with high siege and maneuverability.

Well, if that train makes up for it, I'm just keeping my distance from the laputa and running alongside it.

It is lacking in decisiveness.

(If you want to break through that protection, Fatoum, Manigord, or...!)

While Rascal thought about the discomfort on Cardina's side, a change occurred in the situation overhead.

It was Ouroboros, the train-type Embrio that preceded the Laputa.

When Ouroboros reaches over the Winter Orb, two of the contiguous vehicles... the cargo vehicle (...) starts to open from the inside.

"What the hell is that...?"

From the inside emerged ten mobile weapons (...).

Both were of the same shape - the crown head (...) with the sword crest on the shoulder.

They were thrown one after the other from a cargo vehicle into a winter orb on the ground...

--All of it was the light of [Husansheng].

◇◆◇

□■[Dragon King Drifting Dragonomado] Capital Workshop

…………

That day, Carut, the owner of Cardina's finest workshop, stared far north... at the monitor that reflected the current Winter Orb.

Things dropped along with ten mobile weapons...... Caruit-made observation drones using early civilization technology projected the city sight captured by the camera onto the monitor.

But what he focuses on through the drone is not the tragedy of the city, nor the pitiful victims, nor the slaves of the light.

A red and white mechanical dragon that will fight with a dropped mobile weapon.

And there was only one Master and his plane.

…………

After finding the person through the drone, Carute retrieves the radio and starts communicating with the registered target.

Soon, the call was connected.

{Calluto-san! Did you know that Winter Orb is happening right now...?! < UBM > has been liberated and the city is... Besides, there was Cardina's broadcast... and there was a plane in the air that resembled [Imperial Glory]...]

The voice of the correspondent... Hugo Receps is a negative mix of confusion, impatience, grief and anger. The same goes for the facial expressions I checked with the drone.

"It's impossible," said Callute.

He was the only one on Caldina's side who didn't hear anything about the operation.

A maneuver in a city that is hard to predict. Hugo is a radar that scouts for possible uncertainties, and it is a bait to guide the situation by getting him caught (...).

It is also made of material called undue restraint (......) of investigators.

That's why Hugo has no idea what he's being thrown into.

You have no idea what to do.

To him, Callute answers one question... about the information he's so intelligent about.

"Made by Cardina, official name [MGMA-S Gladius]"

……

"The drone I created... is a mass-produced [Imperial Glory]"

It's about a mobile weapon that was dropped.

A group of weapons developed by Callute at the request of the chairman.

Commonly known as the Small Arcana (...) series.

I created it............

Cardina's newest weapon that incorporates multiple techniques of early civilization and Embrio origin.

Why was it dropped from above the Winter Orbs?

--- [Fusanshen] (......) for use.

"Those were the [Dragon King Class Mazine Gear], but they didn't load the power reactor." A puppet with no engines or fuel (magic power), only airframe specs and weapons. However, the engine, the fuel and the pilot will give me (...) unless there is a chubby [UBM]. "

……

It was a word implicitly saying that "Callute had assumed this situation from the beginning".

"Eventually, it was deployed to the [Nanako Fortress], and it was planned to operate the plane directly under cover while being supplied with surplus energy from the reactor by radio." This time, [Husanshen]... it's the data collection that uses Zhu's [UBM] "

"Take the data!? Even though the damage is spreading due to that light < UBM >, I imitated it like pouring oil on the fire...!"

"Yeah. That's right, Hugo. The firewood burned is a winter orb, but the sparks, fuel, and explosives were prepared by Cardina. But I don't mind (......)"

Mr. Calluto...?

It was a ruthless word.

But on the contrary, the voice makes the listener feel the temperature.

Dark, boiling heat.

"Hugo... I told you why I left the Triangle of Wisdom, didn't I?"

... yes...

"Yes, I slipped out because they put mud on my greatest masterpiece."

The [Imperial Glory], which is supposed to be a masterpiece, is a romantic hobby, so I mixed it with impurities.

Performance... it was his romance to create a masterpiece that surpassed others.

It was tainted with half fun.

It was at that time that I felt isolated and angry because of the difference in direction.

"If Da Vinci finds out about Mona Lisa (L.H.O.O.Q) with a beard, he'll feel that way." I was disgusted with all the nerds who could do that. "

His words were imbued with muddled hatred.

"That's why I decided to go through it and create it on my own, and I appreciate the patrons who give me enough money and environment to do it on my own."

”...... Is it possible that this catastrophe can be brought about right now?”

"Of course. I don't care how you use the weapon you gave me."

All of this misery was revealed by Cardina's thoughts and thoughts, as Carut said so.

And leave it for a moment... "

"Hugo, how do you work on this case?"

On the contrary, I asked Hugo.

There is no dark heat in the voice.

......

When Hugo answered that question without being able to return the words... "

"Oh, don't worry about [FB]." I took care of it, but I didn't do anything wrong. Considering the nature of what was on board, it was likely that [Husansheng] would be spared. You should be able to fight without any problems. "

... eh?

Carut sent advice (...) to Hugo.

Perhaps he thought to himself that Hugo, who hadn't boarded yet, would be 'at risk of being manipulated'.

But why do you give advice?

Mr. Callute, what's up?

I don't know why they would say anything to help me in this situation where I think I've been fooled… The Humans didn't know what to do.

But the reason is simple.

Hugo is also a human who has escaped there.

Best of all, Hugo wasn't there yet when he got angry.

Therefore, I am not the subject of anger... "

"[FB] is the best I can do with my technology right now...... and my last cooperation with [Triangle of Wisdom (Franklin)]. And it's yours. Use it for you."

I only had an attachment to the person who handled my plane.

"This puppet show. It's up to you whether you dance or not, or cut the thread."

That's why I'm pushing my back.

Deposit a lantern of information for those in the Wandering Woods to choose which path to walk along.

From the beginning, he is such a man.

I will create a weapon that I consider a masterpiece, but I will leave it to the person who handles it.

Whether it's a soldier, a hero, a giant evil... or a lost girl.

I just want you to use his weapon without remorse.

"Choose, Hugo. Whether you choose an enemy or an ally... we welcome you."

And the lord of the workshop smiled,

"... because Master seems to be free to choose what to choose."

That's all I told you, I cut the line.

All we had to do was keep an eye on his weapon.

To be continued