＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□■About Laputa's strategic forces

The situation of the people in the vortex is very different, although it is a series of disturbances plotted by President La Plus Fantasma and caused simultaneously and sporadically around Winter Orbs.

Winter Orbs have gathered strength to counter the Chancellor's tragedy in various parts of the world, avoiding the Chancellor's predictions... but they understood the movement and were destroyed by the conspiracy.

After visiting in Cardina's quest, Hugo Receps realizes that his demonic hand is trying to defeat [Husan Shen], the tragedy that destroys the Winter Orb itself.

Ruskal the Black Onyx came to investigate and retrieve a weapon, but he fought with Hugo to overthrow [Husan Shen] because he was harmed by his partner.

Unleashed by Cardina's conspiracy, [Husan Shen] kills people for his own pleasure, marching on while increasing his hand (toy).

Xuanyu, who has the power to break through the enclosure of the conspiracy, is separated from Laputa and trapped in a battle with the Zachariah-run "Lion Face".

Hired by Gray and the Kingdom, the Masters were working to protect Elizabeth, the Guardian, the Azure Dragon, and Eileen, the daughter of the Winter Orb Mayor.

The situation of the factions other than Caldina is as described above.

Then Cardina against them... what is the President's aim?

What did the chairman aim to fit the Winter Orb and involve the Laputa and the Kingdom?

Only Zachariah, the Cardina faction of this battlefield, knows it (...).

Whether the other personnel are Cephiroto or not, the truth of the matter has not been heard from the chairman.

There's no need to ask (...).

< Ceffiroto > is a group that follows the instructions of the chairman in return for its own wishes.

And the quest is imposed within a range that does not bend the instructions.

Just as the Illyou Dream Road was removed from this incident and Albert was removed from the Cephiroto itself before the conspiracy, the chairman does not involve anyone who might bend the instructions on the spot.

To put it the other way around, at this point in time, Kallu, Tsukunft, and Eve have no objection.

Those stances were not only for the other three...... semi...... who participated in the Laputa assault, but also for the second-class passenger cars.

Among the talents that Cardina scouted from the Kingdom's "tournament", she chose someone who had no problems with this battle.

Many of them are amusementists, standing here in search of battles with strong enemies and high rewards.

The objective of the quest is to defeat the Guardian, and to secure the three Tians they are protecting.

Therefore, what is done in Laputa is a simple offensive defense compared to the conspiracy in the city.

Attack or defend. There are only those who belong to one of them.

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□■[Unconfirmed Flight Fortress Laputa] Garden Area

Cardina's Laputa strategy arrived in three parts.

This is a common tactic in battlefields with many uncertainties, such as Embrio and special weaponry.

Infinite Dendrogram's battles, in which each individual has a high degree of specificity and uniqueness, are threatened with destruction in the first massive assault.

Like Hugo's "Hell Gate" in Gideon's case, and the "Thin Brightness" and "Barrier of Extermination" combos of the Moon at the peace conference, there are cases that are unknown and unavoidable.

Cardina was originally able to cope with them with perfect prediction, but this time the prediction has been deficient due to a case centered on Winter Orbs.

That's why we put in more Super and Quasi. We've also adopted an orthodox tactic of dispersing and scattering the opponent's defenses to break through.

Cardina's goal is not to annihilate the enemy, but to protect their deepest targets.

"We're pretty out there, aren't we?"

The fourth car settled in the garden on the outer edge of Raputa.

The area was filled with colorful flowers and lush trees, but the flowers were scattered and the branches of the trees were broken by the shock waves of the ongoing shelling.

"But it sounds terrible..."

One of the < Master >, who got off from the fourth train, still had his face covered with the sound of a clash from overhead.

In addition to the sound that hurts the tympanic membrane, shock waves continue to pour down.

Immunity gear... it would have been more troublesome if I hadn't worn the combat suit supplied by Cardina.

"I can move properly, but not that way." I'm going to attack you all at once... nh? "

Cardina's masters tried to start a fight in a favorable situation.

However, the prospectus collapses in an unexpected way.

There were no enemies in the garden area.

I can't see any of the kingdom's masters.

"What do you mean?"

”... hey, this is the outer side of the island, isn't it?”

As he spoke of his doubts, his companions called in with the masked communications.

"Oh.... no way"

Before they fought against us... they fell in the shock waves, didn't they?

Immediately after the bombardment, some of the masters were seen falling from the laputa through the windows.

"I didn't think so...", but it seemed unlikely that everyone had fallen and moved indoors to avoid further damage.

"Oh my, I was so enthusiastic, but you're so penetrating."

I was ready to activate my Special Ability.

Don't be so careful. There will still be enemies indoors. "

"Yeah, I know."

Then the thirty masters advanced vigilantly,

--The two of them danced through the air with a huge explosive flame.

It ate a thousand cuts of humans like a giant jaw of a hammer... a burst of flame that even felt biological killing intent.

Too much heat and pressure to kill humans, mixed with the destruction of the blast.

I can't tell where the [brooch] was activated because my body carbonized, it ran out of a thousand times.

"What, ahhh!? Did you miss (...)?!"

The first thing they thought about was' accidental shooting '.

The Artemis bombardment finally landed beyond the protection of the Spirit Tortoise and hit them directly, not the enemy.

Therefore many looked up at the sky, and cautioned against the ensuing shells.

However, a small number of people notice it.

The things that attack them do not come from the sky,

― ― They spewed out of the earth.

The second explosion was also the jaw of the hammer.

A bursting flaming raven with the ground as the surface of the water holds a stupid prey in its stomach.

Those who witness it will shout what happened in front of them and not share the information with their peers.

"It's a mine! A mine has been laid...!?"

At that moment, a curved blade was engulfed in the neck of the one who shouted vigilance.

It's like the exact movement of scratching your neck from behind.

Instead of losing all HP, it was an exquisite Critical Hit that shredded a few of the remaining HP with Bleed .

As a result, the screaming man lost his breath while damaging the [Brooch] in vain with continuous damage.

Listening to the screams of the dead men, the masters saw something as thin and long as a snake behind a man who disappeared into dust of light.

"N-no...!?"

It's a chain sickle (...).

However, the handles are invisible, jumping out of the ground and holding a sickle.

However, when the other < Master > tried to attack, he was pulled back into the ground at high speed.

(After confusing us in the minefield, an ambush from the ground! They'll do it!)

They are also battle-Scarred.

Although some people were eaten in the first-kill trap, I quickly understood the situation.

"Don't move! I don't know where the mines are!"

"Alert on the spot!" That chain sickle is going to launch another ambush! "

Surrounded by mines. If you step out, it might detonate the switch.

Therefore they stand still in the place, and watch their surroundings. They tense their consciousness on the spot so that they can cope wherever and whenever the chain sickle jumps out.

(That explosion was incredibly powerful, but the range of attack was not that great. If you could take us all out at once, you'd have done it already.)

It seemed to be as powerful or more than the superjob's dark magic, but only one or two people died each time it exploded.

Therefore, the risk of annihilation is reduced if you stay at a distance and do not move.

(Hmm. It would be nice if the mines were visible, but there are cases where explosives are hard to tell, like the pellets used by the understanders of [Landmine Craft] ([Blaster]). I can't move around.... but is the purpose of the super-powerful minefield and ambush chains a stop?)

Due to the nature of minefields, the "existence itself has not been discovered" stage is the most effective way to deal physical damage.

If you know you have it, you can pay attention to it.

That is why the purpose of the second and subsequent mines is to draw attention to them in this way.

(A small number. Worst of all, there was a risk that the two people in charge of the mines and the chains and scythes would be the only ones holding us back. Are you going to turn the numbers to other fronts and destroy each one?)

One of the masters deduces the other's intentions and thinks about what to do.

……

But he suddenly notices.

When you hear a sound like "Incoming Manner Mode of Mobile Device" from somewhere,

It's not hard to grasp where it's coming from in a garden of shocking sounds.

Shortly thereafter, he was blown to death by the flames that sprayed from his feet.

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(... it's the first time I've blown people up so much, but...)

Affiliated with the Fairy Tale Squad, Sonia.

Her < Embrio >, the Clockdale, is a minefield that is currently expanding its damage.

The unique skill of the Clockdile, [Showtime Mine].

Even after evolving to Advanced Embrio, there was only one skill.

Instead, the power is bouncing up.

The bursting flame that buried many [Master] just now was in addition to the [Flame King] 's [Star] equivalent in power...

"Don't you have to move!?" Shit! The High Fire Resist! O beautiful love, protect me! (Dine)! Prevent this, guwaaaaa!?

It has been granted up to "Flame Heat Immunity Disabled".

The master of the just-blown Sea Attribute Magic Job tried to deal with it by superimposing attenuation magic that prevents fire attributes and a special skill that uses compressed water as armor.

However, the attenuation magic did not work, and large quantities of water caused a water vapor explosion due to the amount of heat.

As a result, not only the person himself blows up, but also causes secondary damage to the surrounding [master].

(Wow, it would have been dangerous near here.....)

She was now hiding from her illusion skills as she watched Caldina's masters explode from a distance.

This is because of the constraint that she must also be within range of the clock dyle.

A mine that randomly explodes against a moving object in the barrier after a random time of up to one minute. An indiscriminate attack skill that is dual uncontrolled and has no protection against.

Because it pursued the point of firepower and threw away the others, it exerted the power of being a superior and a boss monster.

However, as it should be, the [immobile thing]... can't blow up a stationary enemy like it is now.

The means to do that is not by the clock dyle.

[This is as planned.]

Suddenly, my companion Grimes called out via the [Telepathic Cuff].

Even if it disappeared, there was no point in being exposed by the sound, so this time I divided the gear frame into one and used Telepathic Cuff .

She and her crew are usually close to the explosion of a crocodile, so they are also equipped with equipment to mitigate the sound and impact of the explosion.

Therefore, even if it is exposed to the shock waves outdoors, the Cardina side is similarly not subjected to any restrictions.

[The clock dyke is steadily increasing its kill score]

[... thanks to you]

It was Grimes who made the tactic this time, and the ambush was also due to his chain sickle... Kutonian with mineral potential.

Vigilant the mine with the first clock dyle detonation.

Shortly thereafter, we will alert K'Thonian to more ambushes in the ground.

As a result, Cardina's [masters] searched for K'Thonians and those who dealt with them [...] without moving from the spot [to avoid stepping on the mine].

That's Grimes' trap.

[Fitted funny. My landmine lady is not a gentle friend of mine anymore, [If she doesn't move, she'll be fine].

[... do you sell quarrels?]

[I'm complimenting you]

I want to be outraged by the lies of admiration, but I can't do that now that I'm hiding.

[Jiminy read it again. Next up is the guy at Point B.]

[Raja]

At the behest of Grimes, Sonia touches the metal tuning fork of her glove.

(Point B is... bismuth ore (...))

When Sonia remembered, the tuning fork vibrated slightly...

A few seconds later, a crockdile blaze devoured one of the < Master >.

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Grimes watched the tragedy from a distance from Sonia, outside the crock dale.

(Even with the Embrio and gear that has evolved more than us, I still can't stand Sonia's crockdile. And, no one has yet noticed the combo with that perk and armor.

Grimes laughs bitterly when he thinks about the (...) perk that Sonia brought him.

The inscription on the glove is an Epic Weapon, [Mineral Vein Fork Probe Gold Rush].

It was obtained from the UBM, which was the prize of the "tournament".

Sonia's greatest firepower in the party, not the winner, Grimes.

Its equipment performance is a fixed value correction of +100000 to defense and Luc.

And just one non-combat skill (...).

Mine Soundtrack:

Vibrate the designated metal in the soil within a radius of 200 meters.

* The metal designation is activated by imagining the metal while touching the sound fork.

* It is necessary to record the specified metal by letting the same type of metal touch the [mineral vein probe fork].

Benefits The armor's gear skill is extremely normal.

From the design of the glove with the tuning fork and the specification of recording in advance, it can be seen that it probably uses the natural frequency of each metal.

Grimes speculated that the original owner, the metal centipede, was using this skill to find and devour food minerals.

However, it is difficult to make effective use of human beings if they are not mine husbands.

It is possible to spot rare metal veins, but they are still useless in battle.

Gear Upgrades that allow you to improve your stats regardless of the build still seem more useful.

(It's not such a hard substitute, but... if it wasn't for the mine woman (Sonia))

Clockdy's [Showtime Mine] detonates anything that moves within the boundaries of the barrier at random and indiscriminate time intervals.

If you move, it will explode indiscriminately.

That's... even as a result of the vibration of the metal that was buried in the soil.

It remains silent and does not move, but it can vibrate the specified metal.

This Perk Artifact changed the tactics of the Fairy Tale Squad.

Although a prerequisite is to bury metal and know its location in advance, indiscriminate mines have been transformed into remotely detonatable [Remote Control] bombs.

For this reason, the Fairytale Squad dug a hole in this garden and filled it with metal.

(Our landmine woman (Sonia) is a semi-finalist at the moment, if only by firepower.) It's up to us to operate it efficiently)

Remote blasting is not random.

…………

Asma, who is with Grimes...... Jiminy, the [Chorus Insect] he is with, reads the enemy's thoughts and looks for an opponent with excellent judgment and analysis.

Grimes tells Sonia the point that Jiminy is pointing at in silence.

By doing so, we are eliminating this tactic from those who are more likely to read it.

In addition, the Grimm's explosion is effectively overwhelmed by the Kutonians.

With this tactic, Cardina's side unilaterally escalated the damage.

(Have you shaved more than half? Unlock the clock dile after a few more. Put in the monsters of Asma with the people waiting indoors to avoid collision and destroy them)

Grimes reads that we can bring the metal to the ground before it's gone.

With three monsters, thirty of the four cars are taken by the handballs.

This garden had already been transformed into a hunting ground for the Fairy Tale Squad.

[This is Grimes. It's time to go]

I called the other [Master] with the [Telepathic Cuff].

…………

But I didn't get a response.

I tried calling while switching the communication target, but there was no response.

Grimes turns his attention to the structure they were supposed to be waiting for... like a vacation home in the garden.

No abnormalities were found there.

No, I didn't see it (...).

Suddenly, a vermilion mist (...) leaked out from the building... and the villa collapsed.

……

Grimes suddenly caught sight of the situation, and there was someone on the side of Cardina who was upset and hung on the crock dile.

However, as if I didn't care about the chaos around them, a large silhouette appeared in the vermilion mist.

In a different silhouette than a human, it carries a cylinder on its back and holds a hose extending from the cylinder in its hand.

And the hose was spitting out a vermilion mist.

The fog devoured trees and even building materials, causing them to decay and collapse.

(...... Were those indoor folks hit by that?)

Grimes understands instantly.

That was one of Cardina's Masters.

Many [masters] in the building next to the garden were detected, and with the arrival of the fourth train, they jumped indoors first... and were destroyed alone.

(The one who can do such an artistic thing......)

As the Grims battled, the silhouette in the fog began to walk toward the garden...... Cardina's masters.

[…… Point X!]

Grimes made an immediate decision and ordered Sonia to blow the target up remotely.

A crockdile that had already buried several of its masters.

However, Grimes knew that it was unlikely to work.

But I did it thinking that if I didn't actually verify it, I wouldn't be able to do it.

And according to my calculations, the opponent... is devoured by the jaw of the flame.

Until recently, the Fairy Tale Squad continued to hunt, just like the others.

"The result is..."

"......"

Grimes leaked out his voice unknowingly.

He knew more about how things had changed than anyone else in the room.

This was a hunting ground for the Fairy Tale Squad.

However, it is a mistake.

"If you say 'hunting grounds'..."

…………

--Isn 't it right for a hunter (...) to be here?

The man was unharmed in a blazing flame comparable to that of a superjob if only by firepower.

Thick clothes (...) are dirty with soot, but they don't have any scorching.

Even a blast throwing a man high in the sky can't even shake him.

The white-bear hunter walked slowly without worrying about the minefield.

It was true that there were no enemies.

That is, "Myriad Unstoppable". [Divine Beast Hunt (God Hunt)] Carl Ruhruru.

In the garden area, the "Fairy Tale Squad" enemies the "Super" party.

To be continued