Vorpal Rabbit and Fortress Uncle

Episode 257 "Radical Defense

Blowing up blue flames, the "flying spider" slowly descends down the side of the cliff.

Thanks to the electromagnetic disturbance field, there are no needle-pecking birds attacking and the deck is peaceful, but the plume and gryphon are suspended, weighing heavy and making the operator nervous.

I look at the status of each piece of equipment in the tent on the console and open my mouth.

"I think it's time to change the batteries.

"Do you have enough?

"I think I've got enough for you, but the weight has increased. I'm not sure.

The BB boosters could support the weight of the spider with at least four of them running.

I continue to replace the remaining two batteries with new ones while I activate the six to allow for more uptime.

Letty, I want you to watch the engine for a moment. I'll take care of some of the stuff hanging down there.

"Yes. Letty, I don't know what I'm looking at here!

"If you do something poorly, you'll get an alert that something is red and you can let me know.

Leaving Letty in charge of the control panel, I descend to the side of the flying spider.

I strapped lifelines to my own waist and the spider's legs, and walked along a thick chain leading from the base of its legs to the hooked giant bird and the eagle lion at the end of the chain.

'Well, they're both new species, so it looks promising.

A new protist is just a pile of new material.

We'll dismantle it well, and we'll take all of its body with us.

"The knife of the starving wolf is at the ready to steady my mind.

It's the first time I've ever dismantled something in the air with no scaffolding or anything else.

It's always shaking, and the prey itself is as big as a car.

I hope that the level of "disassembly" skill required in the first place is 70, but .......

"'Demolition'

Grab the chain and insert the knife.

Start with the plume, which is still simple in structure.

Slip the blade along the red lines displayed on the entire body.

'It's like a mandala,' he says, 'so complex it hurts my eyes. It's so complex it hurts my eyes.

Proceed with the knife, paying close attention to avoid straying from the thin line as much as possible.

I'm not sure if I should call it the wall of the fifth layer, or if it's the wall of the fifth layer, or if it's so difficult to dismantle that even the "Helm of the Old Armor" would run away barefoot.

But, well, it's only a bird. There are many places you can go with the flow.

Their size is an order of magnitude different, but their basic body structure is no different from that of proto-bird species such as sunbirds and songbirds.

I've handled sunbirds in the jungle for so long that their movements are still ingrained in my body.

Okay, I guess that went pretty well,

As a result, the demolition process is completed with a satisfactory, if not perfect, score.

The bonus drops that are added to your inventory along with the normal drops are also a decent amount.

"I see that 'Winged Wings' is a rare drop.

The rare drop, which can only be obtained by dismantling it, is safely obtained, and I'm satisfied with the results.

Once I return to the back of the iron spider, I can move the items to the portable storage unit I left in the tent, so they'll be safe and sound, even if I die.

"Letty, is everything okay?

AOU. For now, it's ....... I'd say the battery in the electromagnetic disturbance field generator is about 30% of its capacity.

Well, I'll trade that in. The field disappears for a second, so get ready to intercept.

The electromagnetic disturbance field is the cornerstone of this descent operation.

The moment it breaks, the needle-pecked birds that are rushing around it will point their beaks at you.

'Couldn't the electromagnetic disturbance field be doubled?

I can't put that much on there. The boosters are a fundamental part of the activity, but Letty and her team can handle this one.

The lactos who were resting their bodies are gathering.

Among them is Amy, who is in high spirits.

It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with them.

'This is where I come in. I'm not going to let a single one of them get close to you.

I'm counting on you.

I'm doing a lot of research and powering up too. I've been doing a lot of research on it.

Since Letty and Toka were not suited to fighting against a large number of opponents, the roles of Letty and Toka were divided up: Amy at the front line, Racto attacking from behind, Mikage on the loose, and the two of them dealing with the few enemies that the three of them missed.

All of them will be given advance support arts and the four production workers will stand in the center of the flying spider to make it easier to defend.

Try to make the exchange as quick as possible, but give it at least three minutes.

The batteries could not be replaced immediately after the field generator was turned off.

It had to be allowed to cool down before replacement.

"You're on it. We'll get through this for hours.

Maybe it's because she was never in front in the Plume or Gryphon battles, but Amy is more bloodthirsty than ever.

It's a good thing that she's motivated, though.

"Well, here we go, three, two, one--

On cue, the field surrounding the flying spider disappears.

At that moment, the countless needle-thrusting birds that surrounded it all go at once.

"'Spin-Bound Large Wall'!

At that moment, with the flapping of gray wings, a rush of large pigeons.

Suddenly, a huge translucent wall appears in the void.

It's the same wall that caught Plume's rush, but this one doesn't stay still in the air, it starts to move.

'Blow it up!'

The great wall around the "flying spider" with Amy at its center.

It knocked the rushing birds off their sides and blew them away.

The sky momentarily widens, as if the trash had been swept away with a broom.

'Come on, let's go.'

While the great wall of spinning circles repels many needle-thrusting birds, it doesn't stop them all.

Amy generated a small shield in the air and jumped up, skillfully flying through the air.

''Breaking Impulse Fist!''

Her black fist catches the bird as it passes through the great wall.

The bird blows away like a rubber ball and crashes down, engulfing her companions following behind.

''Three scattered shields of twelve sharp, piercing needles that continue to self-destruct, scatter, reflect and amplify.

"What?

Amy let out a long string of words in an instant.

When she stopped working and looked up, she stood in the air and saw a series of three thin shields in front of her fist.

'Scatter.'

Papa-pan, and in an instant the three shields are shattered.

Destroyed by Amy's own fists, the defensive arts that Just Guard was forced to invoke diffuse the shards, shaping them into twelve sharp needles.

When it pierces the handy needle-pecking bird, it collapses in its body, becoming new fragments that turn into needles.

It pierces, shatters, amplifies, reflects the impact, multiplies further, and diffuses into its surroundings.

What was once three small shields transformed into countless needles and swept up the flock of birds around them.

'Eh, egregious: ......'

"It's not a little map weapon, that one.

Lacto also stopped watching the arrows and was stunned.

The needle, which was spreading everywhere in front of Amy to a wide fan-shaped area, was repeatedly amplified, increasing its attack power to a vicious degree.

The bird died just as the tip of the needle snatched the bird, and the needle continued to increase and spread further.

'That's a defensive art, right?

It's supposed to be, though.

During the duration of the effect of the Arts, it seems that the more needles Amy has, the more her LP is being consumed, but that's only because she decided to Just Guard, and that's only because her recovery in the tent is catching up with her.

She has already moved on to deal with the other direction without seeing where the needles go.

'I thought you could afford it without the electromagnetic disturbance field?

I think it's safe to say that they don't always seem to be able to cover all directions.

Amy, who is still skillfully generating her shields and literally dropping birds in the air, looks more lively than ever.

Is she happy that her longest art move was well executed?

"Hard Wall, Bouncing Shield (Bound Small Shield)!

She generates a hard wall and strikes the charging birds by bouncing them off her shield.

It may seem circuitous, but when she uses it, it's said to be a useful strategy that can be fired at very low cost by Just Guard.

"It's kind of like playing tennis with a wall.

"It's a voluntary exercise.

I was watching from a step back, said Crowley, and Murasame nodded.

The difficulty level will be on an order of magnitude greater than that of launching a willful bird in the three-dimensional space of the air, but it certainly looks like that from the edge.

"Okay, we're done replacing batteries.

During Amy's efforts, the batteries are successfully replaced and the electromagnetic disturbance field is redeployed.

Instantly, the needle-thrusting bird crashes and peace returns again.

"Whew. That was a good sweat.

Amy comes down with a refreshed look on her face.

'We didn't have any work at all,'

She was greeted by a group of talkers with a bitter smile.

As a result of Amy's joking work, even Lacto and Mikage, let alone Letty and Toka, hardly had to move their hands.

Truly, she alone survived nearly all of the needle-thrusting bird's onslaught.

Good job. I'm going to go dismantle the gryphon, can you ask Letty to keep an eye on it again?

I understand. Take care of yourself.

The talkers are free to spend time on the deck, where peace has been restored.

Letty stands in front of the control panel and I head down to dismantle the untouched gryphon.

I tie the lifeline and put my hand on the chain.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Suddenly with a loud bang, the "flying spider" shakes and almost gets shaken off.

"Reggie, get down!

Neva's voice.

Lower your gaze in a hurry.

Following the thick chain, the destination is the body of the gryphon with the fall of the head, and -

"That's a new one. ......

A giant snake with fangs deep into a suspended gryphon.

It is a strange-looking, long, slender body covered in thick, black bristles.

It's eye contact with its glowing eyes.