-- Just as Luke and Garnett were engaging the special class puppet Galatia, outside the Ark's castle, a deadly battle came to an end.

One of the skyscrapers (buildings), so tall that you can look up, collapses with a roar and a scattering of debris.

It smashed into several adjacent structures, engulfing and smashing them, sending up dust that could be seen from far away, and causing the entire floating island to shake slightly.

A figure jumps out of that skyscraper.

That figure, which grabbed the two spears in one hand in a cohesive grip, left the area of influence of the collapse with a single leap and landed on the roofs of other healthy skyscrapers.

'...... finally silenced?'

That figure with a spear - Dustin, the two spearman, threw the wreckage he was holding in one hand onto the roof.

It was the end of the life of the Agart Ram doll, which had stopped functioning, leaving only a small portion of its head and upper body.

Its human-like exterior has been scraped off completely, revealing an inhuman frame, which shows the intensity of the series of death struggles.

However, his counterpart, Dustin, was also far from unscathed.

His hair is disheveled, his armor is damaged, and he is bleeding from many places on his body.

If other adventurers found out that Dustin had suffered so much wear and tear in an engagement with a single doll, they would undoubtedly be speechless with astonishment.

''I had assumed the possibility of a doll ...... using the power of a medallion, but I didn't expect it to be as good as this. Does this mean that the enhanced armor that the Four Demon Generals Vestri showed off using is also outdated compared to this new strength?

While calmly analyzing the current situation, Dustin set about regulating his breathing, which had been disturbed by the deadly battle.

The reason why there was no information about this doll from the Demon King's army is because it is simply a technology that did not exist at the time of the engagement with the Demon King's army.

The fact that the Demon King's Army forces assigned to the attacking troops were in turmoil also really supported this idea.

On the other hand, the numbers should be considered to be reasonably scarce.

If not, they would have sent more forces here to crush it for sure.

In addition to the diversionary force led by Travis and the search force led by Luke, the attacking force to which Dustin belongs is split up and acting in multiple directions - if we want to deal with them at the same time, we have to spread out this scarce new force.

It's not possible to exhaust all of your forces at this time ....... We should assume that any more forces are under wraps .......

Then a bird of prey type spirit beast flies in and tells Dustin the urgent news that he doesn't have a moment to spare.

''Dustin-san! It's an emergency call!

What's going on? What's wrong with Luke's unit?

''No, I mean, I'm sure a special grade doll appeared over there as well, but ...... not so ......!

On the other side of the spirit beast, Roy is desperately trying to suppress his agitation and continue his report.

'The diversionary force ...... Travis-san's unit has failed to withdraw to the second level after the operation!

Dustin's one eyebrow twitches.

'Has the ship crashed?

"They weren't shot down, sir. The ship itself appears to be intact, thanks in part to the medallion Luke gave her.

So you were cut off from the path and you were forced to move on.

'It appears so. Human suffering is not much, reports ......, but still, a move to a second plan is inevitable. ......!

The diversionary force led by Travis was supposed to reach the top of the third level by passing through the underground canal from the second level to the top of the third level, and then withdraw to the second level after attracting the attention and defensive forces of Agart Ram.

However, this was not a strategy devised with the naive assumption that a retreat was absolutely possible.

It's not just the simple fact that they will be forced to join the attack strategy after being cut off from the retreat route, but they are also considering even total annihilation due to the sinking of the ship.

Therefore, Dustin didn't make a fuss, and he changed the subject to the future development of the operation.

'You've reported to the troop commander, right? Then leave the handling of the diversionary forces to him. Whether you're going to join up with him or continue to use him as a decoy to divide the enemy's forces.

"Yes, sir. ...... Yes, sir!

''Travis won't get beaten that easily. Even against a force as strong as this doll's, one or so of them could still win 70 percent of the time.

"Seventy percent ...... is not an optimistic number. ......

Dustin didn't answer Roy's anxiety any further, he looked down at the hand opposite the one holding the two spears and observed the medallion that was ripped from the deactivated doll.

Although the medallion was hit by a blow from the demonic spear in the course of the battle just now, and deep damage has occurred in the center, it will be usable as soon as Luke's [Repair] is applied.

''...... I believe you said it was a demonic beast medallion. If a demonic beast class is such a threat, how much more powerful is the divine beast class going to be ...... well, whatever it is, we just have to defeat it. ......

At this moment, a tremendous roar and flash of light gushed out from the direction of the Ark's castle, and parts of the walls could be seen collapsing.

The battle that had been going on inside the building reached outdoors and then outside the city walls - an overwhelming destructive force was scattered disorderly, pulling the battlefield away from the Ark's castle bit by bit.

'Roy. ''Roy, tell me the battle situation over there. The spirit animal must have been flown in.

"Garnett and General Norseli are engaging in battle with a special class doll. Luke is following suit and continuing to support us: ......!

''It's like we're using those three to separate the people who are in the way while having the other forces secure the materials we're looking for. Considering the scale of destruction of the special class doll, it's a reasonable decision.

"Reinforcements can be found at ......

'We have the brave Ezell and Shiranui Sakura on site. You can take the rest of them to ...... and take this with you.

Dustin threw the newly recovered medallion over to the raptor-shaped spirit beast that Roy was remotely controlling.

'It's a medallion that was built into a special class doll. It's a waste of treasure even if I have it, but he can put it to good use right away. He should also be able to determine what kind of magical beasts are enclosed in it.

"......! Okay, I'll take it now!

A raptor-shaped spirit beast flew away towards the Ark's castle.

Dustin took a glance at its rear, regained his two magic spears in his hands on each side, and leapt to the next skyscraper in search of the next target.