Vorpal Rabbit and Fortress Uncle

Rely on the light of the lanterns to move through the darkened seventh tier of the first base. However, in addition to the usual members, there are three dwarves in green army uniforms.

For now, should we aim for a power zone?

Hmm. We need to make sure Honmaru's okay.

They are personnel of the DWARF Equipment Department. Responsible for maintenance and management of all bases other than the first and second tiers, which are the interception areas, was regularly awakened and inspected during the indefinite seal period. That is why they are also poor people whose accusations have been directed by other departments at the current situation where most of the facilities have significantly aged.

Hmmm... I can't believe we've been hit by an energy cable after all.

I don't know why at all.

The engineers turn their lights against the wall and move their beards. I'm not familiar with it, but it seems that the aging of the facility is unexpected for the Facilities Department. They were also trying to find out the cause.

"The timing of the awakening with the security department was misplaced, so you never saw each other, right?" Didn't you skip it because no one saw it? "

Letty, who was walking in front of her, looked back and said:

During the indefinite seal period, most of the DWARFs were dormant in suspended state. However, only the Security Department and the Facilities Department regularly wake up and inspect the facilities. That said, it seems that the timing was staggered so as not to overlap with each other, as the consumption of supplies becomes intense when both parties act at once.

"Don't be disrespectful! We are proud to follow this mission." During the last inspection, we completed the maintenance work without any problems!

That's right.

The dwarf was so angry that Lettie pulled back. If you look at them in the central control area, you can see that they're not the ones who can get away with it.

What happened between the time of the last inspection and this time?

Lacto tilts his neck. The dwarves tilted their necks in the same way.

After all, I don't know anything at this stage. Apparently, the damage was as great as going deeper. I have to go over there..... '

I see. ― ― This is the power section.

As we speak, we reach the power section of the seventh tier. It's a tiny corner of donuts, but it's no exaggeration to say it's the heart of the base. In the meantime, the fact that we're stuck here doesn't mean that Lepad can't work either.

Even if you say seven tiers, the enemy isn't that strong.

Well, we're still at the beginning.

That's why the six-tier library number was abnormal.

The enemies along the way were both Lettie and Toka, and they were able to defeat each other in their own way. Chiffon, who had left it to the rear, was not relieved in the first place, but now there is even room to leak the stretch.

This mission was escorted by the Dwarves, but so far it hasn't been as difficult.

Well then, let's go home and fix the power properly.

Chiffon, who was completely distracted, said so and stood in front of the double-opening door separating the power section from the others. Fortunately, the key was not locked or distorted, and when the chiffon pulled left and right, it opened in a very good proportion.

Well, there's also a dedicated mechanical guard in the power section.

"Huh!?"

As one of the dwarves remembered.

The chiffon that opened the door was wrapped around a glowing rope that stretched from the depths of darkness. Neon-like fluorescent colors float blurry.

"Babe!?"

"Chiffon! - [Slashing Wave]!"

In addition, the rope wrapped around the chiffon emits an electric shock. She screams as she receives an electric current all over her body. Torka waved his sword at the hammer, and the slash that jumped out broke the rope.

"Awwwww!?"

The freed chiffon rolls onto the floor. A state of "paralysis" occurred, and she couldn't move immediately.

"You're such a bastard to call an ambush from the dark!" Let's deal with Letty! "

My sword muscles are faster than the current!

Bloody Letty and Torka jumped out immediately. What appeared in the dark was a mechanical guard with the appearance of tangling countless cables. It is beating and discharging, making the cable stupid like a tentacle.

"Are you okay, Chiffon?"

"Ugh... my tongue is still tingling..."

While the two of you fight, I'll wake Chiffon with my shoulders up. However, it is unusual for a chiffon to become unaware of its survival even if it is usually thrown into a swarm of protozoa.

Perhaps his thoughts were on his face, and Chiffon poked his lips out with some remorse.

"There was a glowing cable and a non-glowing cable." So I missed it. "

Troublesome.

Apparently, the mechanical guards guarding the power section have the cleverness to master the manipulation.

"Ha ha ha ha ha! Only those who do such a palliative thing are weak! I just don't have the strength to fight properly!"

"If you sharpen all your nerves without relying on your sight, it doesn't matter!"

Nevertheless, there was no way that the two vanguards riding on the bike could be enemies. It was crushed with a hammer, slightly dusted with a great sword, and sank without a thrilling counterattack.

It looked like a collection of scraps from the beginning, but the constant violence turned it into an even more ruinous figure.

In the meantime, is it okay if the machine guards in the power section can be defeated?

It's getting pitiful, but it's not bad because they attacked first. Judging that the crisis had left, the dwarves looked back and saw that they were fighting with a bewildered face.

What... I don't know...

Wow...

We're more puzzled by the unexpected reaction of the Dwarves.

"Isn't that the mechanical guard in the power section?"

The mechanical guard in the power section is an armor type machine. I don't know such a nasty mojamoja. "

"Yeah..."

Turn a blind eye to the facts told by the technician in the Facilities Department who knows the site well. I'm also cautious that the original mechanical guards will come, but there's no sign of that.

Why don't you just dismantle it?

That's true, too.

Amy prompts me to insert the dismantling knife into the Mojamoja. I'm just getting used to the uncomfortable feeling of dismantling the machine.

"I-Is this...!?"

However, I was surprised to see the drop items I got from the dismantling. The T-1 that noticed it came running.

What happened?

"Look at this guy.... what do you think?"

What I showed you was a window with the results of an appraisal of the items I got after dismantling.

"Modified (Converted) Current Incinerator Heavy Machinery Armor (Thunderbolt)!

T-1 turns around in a loud voice, but the dwarves shake their heads sideways.

"Current Incinerator Heavy Machine Armor (Thunderbolt)" is the name of the machine security guard in charge here. However, I don't know any record of making modifications. "

Not me, not me.

What are you going to do about it?

Looks like something the Dwarves don't even know is happening. No matter what I think, it is abnormal.

This can't be judged by us alone. I have to go back to the control area and talk to Zorala. "

It's going to take a while to restore the power supply......

This is the Engineer in the Facilities Department, not the person in charge. Nothing moves without telling the Facilities Manager, Zollara.

Is this a retreat?

"It's a strategic retreat." We should report it to the Nesecas, but we need to share it with the Expedition. ”

If a modified mechanical guard is to emerge in the future, it will be necessary to deal with something that Neseka and the others do not know. Further caution will be required in future site surveys.

We postponed our investigation of the power section for now and returned to the control section to share information.