Vorpal Rabbit and Fortress Uncle

The rendezvous with Letty and the others eliminated the grief. Supplies have been replenished, energy has been restored, and we are finally on our way.

So, what was Mr. Ledge aiming for?

"I see. Take a look at this map first."

In response to Letty's question, I spread the map that Pram gave me on the table.

"Is this... a map here?"

Pretty splendid, isn't it?

Around the table, the tokas say:

"After separating from the lactos, I met a pair called Leto and Plum. So I got this map data in exchange for items."

Huh, that's a boat for crossing.

“Buddha in hell, maybe”

"Eh, eh, the tip of the cane that won't fall!"

Letty shook her ear and said, followed by Toka. "Chiffon screams in a hurry to see what she's in a hurry, but it feels a bit different..."

"Anyway, as you can see from this map, the second tier is like a big doughnut. I think there's something in the center of this hole."

“I see. Well, if you think about it normally, there's no reason to leave the center.”

"That's right. So, I was thinking about looking for something hidden in the center..."

When I got to the inner circle of the donut, I was going to go to the wall from there and look for clues. But now that Letty and the others are here, things are a little different. You don't have to do such a troublesome thing on purpose...

Well then, Letty will break down the wall!

Thank you very much.

All I had to do was break through directly in front of them.

Somehow we know that the remains of the ancient civilization are a valuable place, but bold shortcuts have already been created by Letty and Toka. Now that we have one or two more holes, I don't know what to say.

“Yes, there's one thing I don't know.”

Having shared her course of action, Amy gently raises her hand.

"After all, what was the cause of Enemies' rampage?" Ledge and I had no idea. "

Indeed, the sudden onset of a protozoan rampage is incomprehensible. I thought maybe we triggered some kind of trap, but I don't realize it. Maybe if we defeated too many creatures in this world, it would happen, but there were no such signs.

Amy asks the lactos, but the three of them shake their heads. And it came to pass, that they were lost in a place where the same way was repeated, and where they were chased by a flock of iron teeth.

"I see. We ran into Enemies rampaging about half an hour ago..."

"That's all we have."

Open the log window and go back in time. The time of encounter with the rampant creature in this world is easy to understand because it coincides with the time when it protrudes and defeats a large number of iron teeth.

Does that mean it happened at the same time across the hierarchy?

I wonder if it's like a little < Beast Invasion (Stampede) >?

Amy and the others tilted their heads at the unexplained rampage. At that time, Letty peered into their logs and listened.

Huh?

What's the matter?

Letty twisted her head slightly and roared. Then, I raised my hand.

Perhaps that time coincides perfectly with the time when Letty and Torka entered the second tier by punching through the first tier floor.

"Yeah..."

Everyone refuses to give a statement that exceeds their expectations.

In the first place, there should normally be a spiral staircase from the first tier to the second tier, so I should have used it. Why did you go out of your way to do such a rough thing...?

"After all, we need to rush to Mr. Ledge as soon as possible."

"Anyway, you didn't know where I was in the first place, did you?"

"There, I can cover it with the power of love."

"I see..."

Lettie would have met with the Lactos first, and then counted on Chiffon to figure it out.

Well, that doesn't matter.

That means Letty broke the ruins and Enemies went rampaging?

Well, it's not decided yet!

Letty shook her ears in an impatient pursuit of Lact. She turned to Toka to ask for help, but the swordsman with the great sword stood blindfolded.

"Well, well, no one is to blame." For now, none of us are dead. "

Amy claps her hands bitterly and stops.

It wasn't decided it was Letty's fault, and I didn't know the cause. You can leave the verification around to people who are good at it.

"I can't abandon that possibility, so I think we should hurry to break into the center." I want to finish it while there are still few people in the second hierarchy. "

That's right.

I nodded and agreed with Lacto's summary.

Then we evacuate the tent and walk through the second level relying on the map.

Alright, you're coming from anywhere!

Returning to the aisle, Letty spoke up courageously. With strong hopes on their part, the enemies on the road decided to leave it entirely to Letty and Toka.

"Is the physical system the number one thing?" If you hang on to my demonic immortal flower, you won't be the same as the straw doll. "

"I'll make you a fool!"

I followed them with a rough nose and a steady march. They're still breathing because they haven't fought the second level of protozoa directly in front of them.

I found it! It's Letty's prey!

"Fufufufu. Be the first to win!" The sooner you win, the better! "

"You said it!?" I don't want you to lick the quickness of the mackerel! "

After turning the aisle, Letty and Toka, who had found three "Wandering Void Armor", ran to the front. Poor warriors continue to be beaten with Bokoska because of their high physical resistance.

"How are you, both of you?"

There's something I can rely on, though.

Me and Amy look at Letty and Toka, who are constantly attacking each other in a breath-taking combination. Both of them are cheerfully bullying the samurai without regard to 2-3 disadvantages.

"Ledge, I've been searching around. This map is quite correct."

"Oh, thank you."

While Lettie and Torka were destroying the native creatures, Miggers returned from the reconnaissance around them. He checked the accuracy of Plumb's map and filled in the missing pieces. Choose a route based on it and push the shortest distance.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Swallow it!

"Why don't you let Letty fly as well?" The world will change. ”

Letty smashes the ruins' floor and creates a gigantic rift. The iron teeth that appeared in the straw were swallowed up and wiped out. Next to it, Toka split the body of the wandering virtual armor standing at the end of the aisle in two.

Letty doesn't rely on anything as soft as a flying tool.

Isn't that word, Lacto, even used against the enemy?

"Well, that's not true...!"

Lettie and Toka's lion's thrill was exactly what they could call a storm. The protozoa that heard the noise from the aisle are coming, but they don't dare to dive into it and destroy it in an instant. The two of them were destroying the protozoan creatures of the ruins of unknown civilization with fierce force.

"Hmm. I guess it's just the two of them..."

The importance of the attacker is soaked in you, isn't it?

Lacto and Chiffon looked at the situation with distant eyes. If Letty and the others had been in the second tier alive, they would not have had so much trouble, and they bit their lips.

The existence of a professional attacker is considerable. With the two of us together, we went surprisingly smoothly.

Arrived!

It's time for us to wrap up our predictions and get to the inner circle of the donut. It was a stone wall with no gap, as expected, and there was no sign of breakage even after a light slap.

Can you really break it?

“Maybe it's okay. The materials on the other walls are the same.”

Letty nodded, carefully observing the wall. We're counting on Lettie-sensei from here on out.

We're going to step back a little and watch her out of the way.

Well then ― ―. [Space-Time Ripple Destruction Technique]

Letty holds the hammer and quietly activates the technique.

The ground looked wavy from her feet. I doubted the mysterious sight, immediately afterwards.

"Fuoriaaaaa!"

Letty shouted violently and slammed her head against the wall.

The sound of jumping into my ear was a betrayal of expectation. It was a heavy, dull sound, like tapping a soft rubber plate.

Then, a ripple spreads over the stone wall, starting from the hammerhead. It was a strange sight that distorted the existing laws of physics and hindered intuitive understanding.

The interval between waves becomes finer and the shock increases. And the moment the force exceeds the threshold ─ ─.

I'm so sorry!

The stone wall shattered with the sound of lightning striking up close. The rubble blew around and Amy rushed out, unfolding the barrier to stop it.

The lactos coughed heavily, filled with thick soil smoke. I covered my mouth with my arms and looked at Letty. She spends a huge amount of LP and stagger. I don't think I'm in a Stun state because of my high State Abnormality Immunity.

Nahh

Letty, who managed to stand with her trembling feet, suddenly spit out blue liquid from her mouth. It's the Blue Blood that's circling our bodies.

She receives the recoil of the [Space-Time Waveform Distortional Destruction Technique] and sets the LP to zero.

A few seconds later, a red light shone through Letty's chest. Lettie was slowly falling over, and she stepped on the edge to maintain her position.

The "Shine of the Dead Earth" effect was activated and I endured it while in LP1.

"I've opened it, Miss Ledge...!"

Letty wipes the blue blood in her mouth and looks back with a refreshing smile. There was a huge hole in her back.