177 It becomes convenient to work with 173 people. (1/2)

The hierarchical boss of the forty-two levels, we call him Soldier Commander, but he doesn't look humanoid.

And although we call its cronies tanks, they are not the same as the turreted, shell-launching weapons that exist today.

It's a soldier commander, but at first glance it looks like a monolith.

Yeah, it's like an iron plate with its surface polished to perfection.

It's located floating at the far end of the space, which is about the same or slightly wider than Tokyo Dome, and emits mysterious luminescent signals from time to time.

In actual combat, it's not much of a fighter, but the trouble with this thing is that it commands its cronies as if they were its own body, grasping the whole picture by looking down on the space from the air.

And its cronies, the tanks, are ......

”They're coming from the left side, drifting in two bodies!

”Kitamiya!　Freeze the ground and fly it straight out of the field, that is!

”Don't be absurd!　I'm using too much magic in this one, and it's not going to last!

”Then, Kaido-senpai!　GO, that is!

”You're going to end up getting run over!

Kaido, Minami, and Kitamiya are busy dealing with a golem with a wheelbarrow-like lower body.

Its mobility is unparalleled in large, well-defined spaces.

It is equipped with the ability to run around in all directions, with accelerated attacks and more than a certain amount of weight for a golem.

Because it moves on wheels, even a simple assault that cannot move as finely as a bipedal walker would be fatal if it were to hit you due to its over five meters in height and weight.

In addition to this, they are also in numbers, and they take turns assaulting you with a shield in one hand and an assault spear in the other, as if you were being held up by a chainsaw blade.

''d*mn, it's always hard to suffer through the improvements I've made, but this is so depressing!

That's just the way it was designed to be.

”Ugh, the attack didn't hit me.

”In Amy's case, she doesn't have enough offensive power, either.

I've always strangled myself in doing this job, but I seem to have created some rather troublesome monsters.

You can hear the sound of tires on the track, swearing and moving your body to intercept the golems.

Originally, the bosses at this level were guarded by a soldier commander and an ordinary night golem.

But that makes it easy to capture them.

In fact, we were able to capture them easily and comfortably.

So, as an improvement, I proposed a high-mobility golem with a wheelbarrow underneath so that we could use the large space effectively.

The ready-made golem was implemented with a performance that exceeded our expectations.

Thanks to this, we're suffering now.

I'm going to complain, but it's honestly hard not to be able to bring it to a shootout.

Moving around at over 100 kilometers per hour all the time, you'll be out of the safe zone by the time you launch your attack.

This is what I suggested, but when you experience this, you realize that you are not fast enough as a vanguard.

”Tut, I missed my cut.

”But you still can cut it, can't you?

It can temporarily catch up to you when you step in, but it cannot catch up to you.

Only Amelia is the only one with equal speed, but she has difficulty sustaining it, and her attack power is low.

If you let one of them get ahead of you, you'll be an easy target.

So if you can't catch up with her, she'll basically take a wait-and-see stance, aiming for a counter.

This would naturally lock you in a fixed position and make you less likely to chase your opponent.

The enemy will be able to maneuver freely, allowing the Soldier Commander to position his allies more conveniently and at a gradual disadvantage.

To prevent this from happening, Kitamiya's long-range attack is effective regardless of his speed, but his attacks have a limit of magical power and cannot be unleashed indefinitely, so he cannot rely on it alone.

In addition, if the damage ratio is tilted to the rear guard, the vanguard's firepower will be reduced.

The shortcomings of this party, in which the vanguard is the main player, are nowhere to be found.

This is another area that needs improvement.

”What did you say, senior?

”Speak for yourself!　Don't hold back, Kaido!

I stifled a tongue lashing and cut off the arm of the approaching golem as it passed me, and the arm that was holding the shield rolled to the ground, but as for me, I was willing to cut off the torso.

One thing after another, improvements emerge one after another.

Although it is true that the party can still be strong mentally and physically, including me, I feel more disappointed to be exposed to this situation now.

It's difficult to duck and attack while ducking spears that are approaching at high speed.

You'll have to do this in the manner of a counter, an advanced boxing technique.

It's not easy to counterattack while in a state of mind where there is a risk that you might become a skewer if you make a mistake.

Unconsciously, your thoughts will be on the defensive.

At both the timing of the attack and the timing of the drop of the weapon, the unconscious mind of defense intervened and shifted the position of the attack.

Consciously, it will take some time to get used to eliminating them.

Now, although I'm struggling like this, I can still afford to have a conversation.

It's a stalemate, so to speak.

But...

What?　Who is that?　Who said we should make something like that?

There is also poverty.

Finally, Minami, who has reached the end of his patience, steps on the ground and points to an arm extending from the ceiling.

The arm you pointed at didn't exist until just now, but it appeared when the golem I cut off the arm passed right underneath you.

Sliding the ceiling plate, the golem is being repaired dexterously with and without the golem's parts by sliding multiple arms out of the gap.

In the past, I've seen a video of an F1 car changing a tire in less than three seconds, and this arm repairs the golem as fast or faster than that.

I thought they would eventually have a healer, but I didn't know they'd be throwing it into the tiers I'd attacked.

It's not quite the same color as a healer.

Well, it's more of a repair than a recovery,

”They're going to come back unscathed, it's not going to make much difference.

The enemy moves fast and is difficult to catch.

Furthermore, if you do not defeat them with a single attack, they will be repaired.

The environment is ready for a deliberate war of attrition.

”Now, have your chief of staff, Minami, come up with any ideas?

We can't stay in that arena forever.

Ask the south who is in charge of the solution.

In my mind, I don't feel that I'm inferior to my opponent in terms of ability, so I think I can win if I link up with Koki and steadily push him with force.

But I want to avoid that if possible.

This is a pinch, but it's also an opportunity.

I would rather have more cards in my hand when I can, than rely on any one method.

If there is a way, I would choose it.

We must take them in turn, that we must.

While still subjected to the attack with the sound of tires scraping the ground, each of us listens to South's measures while dealing with them.

What Minami presented was the royal method.

We have to do something with the arm first, that we have to do. As long as it's there, the opponent will recover and our attacks will be meaningless, that it is.