Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu

Riding on haku or syrup is too conspicuous. Therefore, except for Mei and Yui, who had Tsukimi and Yukimi, the six of them were able to use monsters for a limited amount of time during the event, and with the help of monsters roaming the field, they were riding along.

There are plenty of monsters on the plain that can be ridden, including horses and cows.

"It's time to get off the line, Maple."

Got it!

At the end of the long journey, the eight people who also separated from the monster came to the ice-covered area caught between the cliffs. This area has the severe disadvantage of not only reducing movement speed, but also greatly reducing range except for weapon melee attacks.

This is one of several areas on the map that I don't want to go into.

There shouldn't be too many people waiting here.

If it was a melee attack, Maple had an advantage. Ranged attacks don't scare me if they have this serious disadvantage.

"Then I'll put it here first." Faye [Naughty Spirit] "

When Izz takes out the bomb, he lays it out in a resting depression and places a sensor at the end.

Oh, you're not seeing the enemy anymore, are you?

That's right, this skill helped me at the previous event.

That's what the woods were exploding about, right?

"Yes, this is good, but... we'll be more serious when we get into enemy territory."

"We have to get deep inside before we know it."

The goal is to slowly and steadily expand the area where they set up the trap. Izzy has been making items for this event for longer than usual, waiting for them to disappear and take effect. It will suddenly strip the enemy of their fangs and sometimes alter the state of war.

"Let's keep going." Maple. Keep your shields in place. Mai and Yui are behind Mr. Chrome. "

Got it!

Yes!

With Maple's [Mercy], ordinary players can easily enter areas that are difficult to reach.

I intend to cross the enemy alert network by passing through the route without damage.

Next time, it's damage at regular intervals, so Maple, thank you.

Oops!

No one knew that the [Maple Tree] was marching while placing explosives.

When you step in, people die. While spreading the danger zone, the Maples continue to move along the enemy side.

That's how we're moving on. The deep fog burst in, and Sally snugly stopped in the area where monsters were raiding the ground.

"... someone is coming!"

Got it!

Nothing but Sally has yet been felt, but no one doubts the words.

Quickly hiding in the shadows, the eight killed their breaths and stared across the fog. Then, slightly, a figure floats in the thick fog.

"Ten people...?"

Even though it was a simple number, Maple could still be counted. Chrome holds a large shield just in case, checking for any other enemies.

"... I'm sure there are ten of us. Mai, Yui. Can I go?"

It's okay.

No, I can do it.

"Okay, Kanade."

Yeah.

Sally calls out to Canadians and quickly moves on to the mission.

The enemies were still unaware of [Maple Tree] against the Maples who had grasped the situation earlier.

"... is anyone here?"

I thought the fog was too thick.

"But be careful. It's possible they're hiding."

Ten people solidify and move with as few blind spots as possible. I used my shield to go outside and my wizard inside.

With this, I could notice the approach, and there was no problem with magic. Ten people who would remain vigilant.

Something invisible disappeared in an instant. You don't have time to activate a skill. Faster than the [Guardian of Tenacity] can organize his thoughts in the moment he survived. Ten people disappeared from the field unaware of what had happened.

Seeing that, the Maples emerge from the shadows.

Oh! You're both a stone's thrower!

Maple called out to the empty space, and Mai and Yui suddenly appeared with a moment's delay.

It worked!

"I'm glad..."

The two of them were relieved. At that foot, the two cats looked up at us with a feisty face.

"Well then, I'll give it back to you again." Yes, this is Yukimi. "

"I'm tired." Don't drop it. "

Kanade and Sally handed over the [Bridge of Ties] they had in their possession to Mai and Yui and received the one they had in their possession instead.

"This is a loophole."

“Yes, it's possible to exchange them.”

I knew that I could only have one Bridge of Bonds , but I could use my help by unlocking each other's gear and handing them over. Of course, it wouldn't be possible without a relationship of trust between the players, but [Maple Tree] would be fine.

If you can use the [Shadow] of Tsuji and Sow at the right time, I'll have you do it again.

Yes!

Instant Shadow is a skill that disappears for a short while. Even if Sally and Canadian used it, it would be difficult to change the situation significantly.

It's just Mai and Yui. If only two people with the overwhelming destructive power to turn everything they touch into dust, as long as they can get close enough, the 16 mallets can finish everything.

I won't let anyone survive. I won't let you take anything home with you.

If we don't give them time to escape, the least we can do is tell the guild members that they're dead.

If so, we have to make sure. Something definitely defeated an ally, and that means the enemy is approaching.

"Maple, I'll intercept you. Swallow them all."

Yeah! I'll do my best!

The more players come, the better. The more, the more corpses will be stacked.

The eight of them set a trap. Don't overdo it, leave nothing behind.

Left unaware of it. No, we can't even notice it, but we're regrouping in the enemy faction. I didn't even know it was going to be a march to death.

Izzy, I'll wait here.

Okay. Can you help me out then?

You need to get everything ready before enemy players arrive. This foggy place is convenient for waiting.

We all had to get ready and wait for the moment when the enemy arrived.

Hold on, hold on, hold on. As I peered from the shadow of the rock, I saw the shadow of the army slowly approaching beyond the fog.

You must have taken seriously the fact that ten people died in an instant. Although the exact number cannot be measured by fog, it is obviously on a different scale than the scouting party that we defeated earlier.

Maple, I'm going to do it. We can't defeat that just like we did before.

"Don't worry, I'm ready!"

"Then come and get me. in the meantime...."

Gently move from shadow to shadow with Sally at the forefront to regain her advantageous position.

It's just the borderline between the fewer obstacles and the bigger spaces that make it suitable for large groups to fight.

If you want to take advantage of the numbers, your enemies will come to this position.

I'll wait until it's almost necessary.

Yeah.

"Huh, I'm a little scared, but..."

"I decided to do it, so let's do it."

"We too..."

There's Giant's Business .

"I'll compensate you until I hit the bomb."

"I'm always ready."

Confirming the will of everyone, Sally ties everyone to the maple with the yarn created by [Yarn User].

Maple switched one arm to the ground and watched Sally as she saw players approaching one after another in the open space in front of her.

Yu, Shadow Doppelgänger !

[Guardian]!

Chrome uses a skill that takes damage from everyone, while Maple blasts the barrel of the gun, blowing it forward and diagonally upwards with her tied Alliance member.

Something's coming!

"From the front... no, not even above!"

The [Shadow Doppelgänger] that jumped out earlier was distracted for a moment, and it was slightly delayed in dealing with the maple that jumped up.

[Broadening range] Brilliance of the Guardian

Canadians make everyone invincible for a short time, disabling incoming magic and approaching the ground.

Avoid it!

Behind the deep fog, I don't even know what's flying. However, there is no doubt that it will land like this.

After being assaulted, they open up the space while holding their weapons, and all of them are ready to aim after impact.

With the loud sounds of sand and smoke, something that was supposed to have fallen suddenly disappeared.

Not only that, but all the players that were running in were gone in no time at all.

"It's gone...?"

Illusion?

"The main body should be aiming!" Be on your guard! "

The skill of creating illusions is known to be alarming as players' abilities become more diverse. The main unit must still be targeting us. That was a natural prediction, and it would not have been a bad choice to form a dense formation with everyone facing the outside.

At the time of landing, it disappeared into the ground in the mist and dust. I didn't have much of a similar skill to anticipate this.

"W-What was that?!"

”Sinking, uuuuuuuuu!?”

Suddenly thinking that the ground had changed like mud, a red and black spark ran through the ground, and a blue laser surrounded everyone who was caught in a cage.

Without knowing what happened, the status abnormality and the damage it deals sharply shrug off HP, making it even slower to move.

Continuous explosions, gigantic urns, and turbulent streams that disintegrate the posture.

All of that was a momentary event. No skill utterances, no pre-emptive effects. All of a sudden, I was there as if I had been there from the beginning.

"Escape! Escape!"

"My legs...!"

Without knowing the reason, I could not recognize anything, and was deprived of a corresponding margin.

Too flashy to call it an ambush, but it's a fairly well-prepared killing stage. At the end of the day, they were able to recognize their presence at the center.

A monster that stretches four unknown black wings and two unknown white wings from its back on a rocky high that has been created to avoid the muddy ground and keep the sunken thing away, spreading blue and red light that brings death.

Ambush, Annihilation. Seeing the Maples grow far from the time of the Fourth Event, they understood that they had been lured and framed.

Maple's Killing Space literally killed all the players there.

An unusual range obtained in exchange for a powerful disadvantage that involves allies, and a reduced Movement Speed skill for all [Maple Tree] enemies to keep enemies from escaping. Suddenly, the worst-case scenario was knocked down, and the enemy faction was confused and unable to deal with it properly.

"[Earth Swinging Cage] Yeah. Should I have taken it, too?"

"I think it would be great if it matched Maple's skill... but it would be powerful enough to evacuate in the first place."

When you dive into the ground in the [Earth Swinging Cage], activated abilities and removed items are ejected to the ground at the end of the effect. I took advantage of it this time.

Hmmm, you didn't expect that kind of skill to suddenly hit Rock.

"That's true." Besides, no one had ever seen Maple-chan's [realm of annihilation] before. "

When you get hit by more than one thing you don't know yet, it's important to know if you can afford to deal with it. This time, the perfect ambush completely took away the room, so we could win unilaterally.

"Great! That worked!"

"Yes. I was able to land without using Maple's [Mercy]." If I knew it was Maple that jumped in, we'd all run away. "

That's right.

Maple-san, you're strong.

"Everyone will be on guard..."

Gentlemen, don't come near the dangers. Basically, you don't have to go out of your way to fight this.

If you don't use your skills, your legs will slow down. Yes, I could escape from this demon king.

Will more people come next time?

"... I think I'll switch to a handful of elites."

"I think so too." If you know that you've been defeated, you won't come the same way. "

Well then, from here on out, be careful!

“Yes, there's been a cooldown of Maple's skills, and I think it's very likely that they've noticed Maple's presence, even though no one missed it.”

More and more players have strong skills, but still a handful of players have the ability to wipe out enemies and ruin the battlefield. If you lose like this, whoever is there will be able to see through it.

"Let's hurry and leave Mr. Iz's items behind." It's true that there is no [Guardian of Fortitude], so I want to avoid a 50/50 battle as much as possible. "

Got it!

Then let's move quickly before reinforcements arrive.

There was no more covert action to destroy the enemy so flashily. The Maples were moving in their hooks before the next troops arrived, scattering Izz's transparent bombs.