Volume 2 Chapter 4 (2/2)
Asterius as lost for words and violently shook his eyes, revealed a bitter ser's face du at his pal on what kind of person he was
”That's right, huh? No, that's exactly right What a It's unrelated to a Bull Monster like e befalls upon the innocent nation Those right noeren't the words a Minotaur should sayNo,”
Asterius shut hishis oords
In the first place, Monster refers to a disaster with intentionality
The aforementioned Perytons were exactly that
Perytons existed not by the reason and instinct of ”Killing others in order to live” but just ”Killing people” But as they rejoiced life, never did they had necessity to kill people If asked whethermankind, the ansould certainly be this
The same can be said for Minotaur
The Minotaur being a Monster of the Labyrinth was a cannibal, but it couldn't be called a tribe who couldn't live without eating humans by any means
Rather, in case of taking in , it could be concluded that the efficiency was bad
In the first place, the reason Minotaur was co cannibalism───Was probably because it was a spiritual rank that relied on thein the blasphe life-forms that possessed souls
”─── That's right, I'm not mistaken Minotaur isn’t from the race of murderers but cannibals That's why I shouldn't commit murders that isn't connected to cannibaliser Deity I a in any way”
Asterius condery
White Tiger despite seeing through his thinking that resey without any particular feelings
『Is that so? I did so improper You are certainly notfro would be difficult at this rate, don't you think?』
Returning to the anticfortress
The Spirit Train was still under the fierce attacks of the ”Bull of Heaven”, however its speed didn't know of declining Its speed couldn't be compared to the Celestial Beast's sprint, however there was no way of knowing of what kind of tru up in a sha a counterattack or letting them slip away
Even with his sure-kill technique that utilized pseudo-lightning being sealed, Asterius showed a confident s that he could still win despite that
”Regarding that, I have an idea”
『Fumu Let's hear it』
”To put it siood If I hold a noruys In that case, don't you think it would be faster toinside ourselves?”
Asterius revealed a sadistic ser, that was a desired outco how to do that
Asterius took out a sed axe used for rituals from his pocket
White Tiger immediately realized that it was a powerful Gift───But suddenly, he stepped on the atmosphere and leaped away from the Spirit Train
Asterius wondered as going on, but he quickly grasped the situation
The deck of Spirit Train opened and ballista appeared from it
『It's co Get ready, Bull Monster!』
Taking White Tiger's advice, Asterius put hiuard If that ballista held the same ability as the one from the other day, then they would pursue them even if they avoided the arrows
It would be hard to cope with unless they were resolved to knock down every single one of them
Asterius prepared while holding the double-edged axe in one hand and holding on to the White Tiger's fur with the other
With the sound of a gong that seee, the ballista arrowheads shot out, piercing through the wind and rain Their totaled twelve in number, but only three approached them directly If it was only this much, it wouldn't be a problem to knock them down
Even if they instantly released the loaded rounds, the ratio that went straight was prettypainful to watch If one was challenged with this degree of arer
Only the reloading and firing speed were praiseworthy, but like this, they looked like an amateur
Asterius who knocked down the ballista arrowheads on the spot, immediately understood the war power and circued himself
”It was a mistake for theree of skill, there is no chance of hitting us even by luck! Be ashamed of your inexperience and become the rust of Keraunos!”
He kicked the abdoet closer to the ballista The ballista appearing on the deck meant that there was a door that could be opened and closed as well as an elevator
White Tiger who immediately understood his intentions, dashed towards the ballista that appeared above the deck If it was his speed, he wouldn't need more than a second to destroy the ballista and take down the archer
White tiger who drew near to the enemy with speed that left the sound behind and overtook the wind, bared his fangs and rushed to attack the ballista However, his fangs───pitifully stopped at tearing through the air
『The ballista disappeared!?』
That's right, it disappeared
───The ballista itself had disappeared The ballista that gave off sounds until just now, disappeared without leaving a trace behind as if everything was a lie
Everything including the archer vanished like mist
Froer whose momentum still remained fell down from the deck
In addition to the wet foothold, his claws could not stand on the sheet of Adaer stepped on the atmosphere and stopped, but he shouldn't have done that in this situation
Asterius yelled while kicking his abdomen
”Don't stop your legs We are surrounded!”
With Asterius' reproaching voice, the White Tiger finally noticed it
The first nine shots that were supposed to have floards random directions, have surrounded them from every direction before they noticed it It wasn't certain what kind of trajectory they drew to coet didn't dwell in them, there was no way they would fall into this situation
They knocked down four ballista arrowheads at once and dodged the other five Taking a distance from the arrowheads that turned back, they adjusted the position so that the trajectory would head directly at them and knocked down all the arrowheads
Their speed itself couldn't be a threat to the White Tiger and Asterius, however their tracking ability and number was troublesome In addition, different from nore weight It was certain that it would become a severe injury if even one of them were to hit
(No, that's not what I should be thinking about In the first place, the released ballista arrows should have went astray without pursuing us)
There existed Gifts that would track targets unconditionally, however a Gift that powerful wasn't supposed to beof the fact that it was out of the question for theet despite the initial ai off
What's more, the disappearance of the ballista just noas also concerning In the first place, even though the ”Bull of Heaven” still created whirlpools in the sky, rising the ballista onto the deck was a foolish plan in that heavy storm
There were undoubtedly some tricks behind enemy's Gift
However, without having any time to solve that mystery, countless numbers of ballista and archers appeared on top of the deck
Different fro wouldn't be hard even in this storm The instant the enee
The White Tiger raised the altitude and attacked the ballista arrowheads from the sky
And ballista as well, without quickly disappearing, released innu them down at once The battle between the thich seean to rival each other
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───”Sun Thousand” - Aron
The tactics devised by Kudou Ayato, was ined
The horizontally lined up ballista inside the wagon were facing the e them on command However, the ballista arrows never penetrated inside of the wagon
As for why───It was because Ayazato Suzuka who possessed Apport & Asport stood at the edge of ballista with her hand raised overhead and transferred the fired arrowheads towards the enemy
”A!”
”Ballista disappeared! Even arrows disappeared!”
Ukkyaa~♪ - the spirit colony jumped about
Lapko IX also nodded her head froain
”T-That surprisedthem with hand! I have seenthem, only Maxwell Demon should've been able to perfor”
”Yes It appears there are some requirements, but it's an extremely powerful teleportation Gift”
However they didn't think it would be compatible to this extent
There were two especially unique points of Ayazato Suzuka's Gift───”Apport & Asport”
First, ”Being able to teleport objects without touching them”
And second, ”The teleported objects do not lose their kinetic energy”
If one transferred projectiles like ballista arrowheads towards the enemy, then it wouldn't be hard to surround them or strike their blind spots The ti elevators wouldn't appear, and safely evacuating would be possible
A the Gifts of teleportation system, Suzuka's Gift of ”ability to freely teleport objects to a straight line of her left hand” froht hand”, boasted of extraordinary tactical nature The tactics Ayato told to that Suzuka, was to ”transfer the projectiles with ”Apport & Asport” and carry out multi-sided attack”
This was the trick behind the battle being carried out on the deck
It was such a cheat that as long as it was in a straight line, flying objects or even a closed room space could be meddled with The Gift bestowed on Ayazato Suzuka, was a Gift that showed its true power in group battles instead of individual use
”However, we are stalling time as much as we can If only we had the Gift of Hermit of ”Perseus” here, ould've lent it to her”
”That's a wonderful idea Please consider it if there's a next time”
If the Gifts of Hermit and Distant Teleportation were combined, it would undoubtedly be the birth of the unrivaled Player
As the battle entered the struggle for supremacy, Suzuka transferred to the distant place in the sky for a moment to confirm the situation and quickly returned back Suzuka shook her slightly wet hair left and right, and reported the situation with clenched fist
”A developed just as Aya-chan said!”
”No, you are the one whose agested the tactics once, aren't you?”
Ayato revealed a half-ad, half-amazed bitter smile
”However, Suzuka Why didn't you settle it with the first arrow? If it's this Gift, it should've been possible to take them by surprise”
”I could do thatBut I thought if one who showed a little failure at the beginning, then the ene Look, e of 120if they fled? That's why I thought it would be better to approach them from the other side”
This is what they call girl power! Boasted Suzuka with her index finger raised
That argument was coht To her who regarded battle as attacking the enemy with exquisite skill and tactics, the plan to purposely display one’s own inexperience was probably an unexpected idea
”The secret would be leaked before long, but we should be able to gain so this time, we should be able to start super acceleration and break off from them”
” I see Aya-chan is quite well-informed”
Ayato's heart skipped a beat from her nonchalant smile and remark
Her tongue slipped just now Even if you took into account Ayato's speech and conduct until now, it would just be a matter of time to notice that she was related to Little Gardenor rather, keeping her secret would hit its limits any time now It's difficult even for her like this, and above all, it was painful to keep the secret from Suzuka and Homura
Ayato who turned around to dodge thetowards the wagon in front
”Suzuka Lapko IX I leave this place to you I'll go have a little audience with Queen”
“Eh? Ah, alright Will you be alright alone?”
”Yes If it gets dangerous, please rely on Kuro Usagi-san Because inside this wagon, she is undoubtedly the strongest war power”
Leaving those words behind with a son
Suzuka was surprised with her ape with the words she left behind at the last second, but that was only natural
Because she probably thought that rather than relying on such a young and adorable usairl, she should have relied on Sharol as still boisterous and worked hard
Ayato slightly ss
If Kuro Usagi as the member of the War God's household and was called the ”Aristocrat of Little Garden” were to fight seriously, she would be able to easily achieve so the Spirit Train However, since her original duty is to be the judge, it wouldn't be good to depend on her unless necessary, and it would be unsightly both as warriors and Players
Although she decided to re its limit
Even for Kudou Ayato───The tirasp her sword had come
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