Leaving the room, we head straight for the magic circle to get to the shelter.
The air around us feels so chilly that it's hard to believe we're on a different path than the one we usually take.
This isn't like the evacuation drill we did last year.
A real battle.
Everyone has a serious expression on their face and keeps silent, paying attention to their surroundings.
Quietly and as quietly as possible, and as quickly as possible we move in a huddle.
We lived in a room on the upper level.
So we got to that magic circle before it was captured by an enemy force that I don't know if it was terrorists who had invaded.
"......... is not working. It's not activated.
It would have been nice to be able to evacuate from there, but unfortunately things don't seem to be going that easily.
I'm glad that Memoria touched the magic stone on the wall interior, channeling magic power and deploying a magic circle, but the gate won't open.
You can't," she said, shaking her head, her expression dark.
The seal key is not on, so I'm able to activate it, but something is blocking me and the gate won't open.
And Memoria describes the feeling when it started.
The content was not due to any action on the part of the company, but indicated interference from others.
"Needless to say, it's something, huh?
"Yes, perhaps.
It was common knowledge among everyone except me and Memoria that the reason for this was interference from the other side.
"So is it appropriate to evacuate directly?
It's a matter of whether we can go to the transition camp in the company or in the shopping district, using the connecting corridor, or go directly to the shelter in the dungeon area.
If things don't go as planned, then we have no choice but to take the next best thing, but the hierarchy below us is playing a game.
So the decision will be made by itself.
Let's head to ......... to avoid going directly to them. Let's head for the connecting passageway. Hey, Suela, can you get a telematic confirmation of the situation?
I'm trying, but the interference is so severe.
Communication breakdown is a given. My son-in-law.
With no new information coming in, a poor move could lead to danger, but we can't stay locked in our room.
We rush out again, at least to move to the less dangerous direction.
Deciding that the elevator is too dangerous, we take the stairs.
I run down the stairs, watching for a surprise.
Stop!
Then, as you proceed, a sign tells you to stop as soon as possible.
The current position is the staircase connecting the fourth and third floors. If you want to go through the connecting corridor, you can only go down to the bottom or use the third floor's connecting corridor.
However, the sounds I hear are impossible to hear from the demon king's army equipment I usually hear.
I heard a light bursting sound, parallax, parallax, and peeked down from behind the railing.
Downstairs was a sea of blood.
The hand seen from the corner lay powerless, never to move again.
"I can't believe we're under attack this far.
"What about the other testers?
The first floor is a now disused party room.
The second and third floors must have been occupied by single testers.
The second and third floors must have been occupied by the single testers.
That's strange to me.
They could be trapped, in hiding, or
Muille's face was grim as he offered the possibility.
The reason why the last part is muddled is probably because he saw the amount of blood and thought it was a possibility but not a good omen.
Let's go to .......... I'll pick up the other testers if I can.
You decide on your next move, not wanting to see it end if possible.
Either way, the option of stopping here would be a fool's errand.
You close your eyes and listen carefully for any sign of the presence at the bottom of the stairs.
You'll be able to feel the faint magic inside your body, and yet you'll be able to move without hesitation to break through the door.
I'll go, you guys wait here.
If I'm right about the sound, then it's either me or Himikku who can handle the weapon.
Then he decides it should be me who has the weapon.
Be careful.
"Oh.
Knead the magic, one foot to the bottom of the stairs, two feet to turn, and three feet to jump into the pause .
The first and second steps are light and thumping and rhythmic, and only the third and final step .
!
"Slow
Heavy footsteps with a thud, alert in both directions, noticed me, helmet and mask, bulletproof vest, black clothes, gloves and body armor .
In the darkness, the figure reflected in the faint light of the remaining electric light.
There are five of them.
And before you can look at the black object in your arms and wonder what you're up to, the first two enemies who spotted me are going to step in between the two mineral trees before their fingers are drawn.
Slashing
That black object, a rifle, cuts off two arms, and bashes the neck with the returning blade.
This is not a dungeon.
In the blink of an eye, two lives were snuffed out, never to be resurrected.
In the face of such certain death, the enemy stops for a moment.
You take a step toward your opponent, unaware that this moment is fatal, and in your cold mind, you command your body to take another step and turn your blade.
The enemy, who had been facing the door, turns only to face you.
The two enemies who had been on guard on the other side are now turning around.
While everything seems to be in slow motion, only I move quickly.
I slice the face of the enemy in front of me to the side, sending it flying from nose to top in the air.
"Hee!
Before a spray of blood erupts, the sight frightens one of them, and the other steps back and holds his gun.
Immediately grasping the priority, you slip past the frightened enemy and slash the arm of the one who is about to fire, kicking it away and making it lie in a pool of blood.
"You monster!
I'm not going to be able to get a good reaction to the movement of less than a second, but I'm not going to be able to hit it just by pulling the trigger in the dark, and I'm going to be able to fly to the ceiling with all the strength in my legs.
To the opponent, the enemy must have seemed to disappear, despite the fact that I fired my gun at him at the side cleave.
How long would it have taken your brain to figure out where it had gone, and how long would it have taken you to figure it out?
I can only know one thing.
"You get that name a lot.
This man's life would have ended before then.
Is there a man alive who has been cut off from the base of the left side of his neck to the opposite side of his body in a flash from the ceiling?
A battle that was over in the blink of an eye, the last man standing before the struggling man, surviving, stamping his heart as hard as he could. Stomp your heart as hard as you can.
Ka-ha!
I tried to hold it down between me and the floor, but it was too much trouble to be moved.
Ah, yawning eyes.
The voice of a man who speaks like a goldfish.
He must have seen the viciousness in my eyes.
"I'm not from your tribe, by all means.
The result of the killing, called the devil.
I'm not complaining.
That's all I did.
If you ask me if I don't have a sense of disgust or guilt, I can answer that I do, but I'm comfortable with this decision.
I was going to ask him why he did this, but I looked into the man's eyes as he said it and realized it was useless to question him.
"Fanatic.
He put his foot down and shook the mineral tree to at least make it less painful, and snapped its neck.
I saw a bad thing.
I saw the same eyes as those of the knights I'd seen when I went to Isreal with Memoria.
In the midst of the devastation, after a thud, a voice came from underfoot, and if you looked there, you could see that it came from a radio attached to the chest of a man who was heading for the door.
Ignoring the voice, if you look down the corridor, down the street where these guys must have come from, you'll see a number of rooms with their doors cruelly broken down.
There's no sign of them.
Since you don't smell blood, you decide that they've probably been taken away, and instead you knock on the door that was about to be opened earlier.
It's Tanaka of Tester Section One. Is the guy inside okay?
You try knocking quietly for a few seconds and there is no response.
Just when I was beginning to wonder if it was no good, the door opened with a crash.
"Hey, Chief?
You, Hamamatsu?
Out of that came this, for lack of a better word, uncharacteristic man.
Recently, he can often be seen working with Kato, the Fuji Ranger.
"Hee! You don't think this is the Chief?
Well, yeah.
Seeing Hamamatsu's reaction, I wondered if it was natural.
While imagining what would happen next, you honestly affirm that denying it when you're still getting blood on the ground would be a hindrance in future battles.
"Hi, murderer!
You can see the horror on Hamamatsu's face as he backs away from you while sitting with a clatter, pointing at me.
Your mind refuses to accept your explanation, as if there's no way you can accept it, even if you give a lame excuse.
"......... huh?
But that doesn't mean I'm going to abandon my men.
You change your mind with a sigh and give a choice to a man who is a mere hair's breadth from a common man who can only be frightened in front of you with a face devoid of emotion.
Choose, Hamamatsu, I will now kill the enemy to escape to the safe zone. You can follow it, or you can stay in your room and wait for help, hoping that you are lucky enough to survive.
It's true that it will be painful, and it's also true that it's hard to understand what happened all of a sudden.
But now there is no time for you to express your feelings.
Anger, sorrow, and fear are the most unnecessary fetters of emotions in the here and now.
Even if you dragged him out of the room, against that armed force, much less with a cutthroat angel in the enemy's midst, a lame drag would mean total annihilation.
That's why you have no choice but to make your choice here.
!
That decision would change the future.
I'm sure I won't be able to see Hamamatsu at work again in the future, I thought as I saw him shake his head as if he refused to go with me at all costs.
Then don't ever leave the room. Hide in the back closet at the end of the room. Don't answer until morning, no matter who's coming.
Regretfully, and perhaps with a little sadness, I changed my mind and slowly closed the door.
Survive, Hamamatsu!
The sound of distant footsteps is not an ally.
I sense it from the presence.
Glancing behind me, I see a goblin, an orc and a lizardman at the end of the stairs where the dark elf had fallen.
All of them were well equipped, as if they claimed to work for the security department.
Their bodies were riddled with holes as if to prove they were shot to death.
But that's strange.
Within this company, an attack without magic will do less damage.
I'm told that small bullets, such as firearms, can only contain a small amount of magic and that it's difficult to increase their power.
It's understandable if it's a subordinate soul, but it's doubtful that a powerful demon in the security department can draw enough performance to be beaten unilaterally.
''Either way, isn't it better to take it for nothing?
Suddenly, you pick up a bullet lying at your feet.
It's one of the bullets scattered on the floor because the magazine was torn off with it when I tore the rifle in the battle. If there's any cause, this is it.
There's no time to think about it.
"Suela! Pathway secured! Let's move on!
You can examine it later.
Put the single, finely engraved bullet in your pocket and signal to the rear.
It's time for Suela and the others to come out.
When they come to Hamamatsu's room, Muir asks quietly if it's all right.
"It's not good, but it would be dangerous to take them with you.
Well, ............ son-in-law, your behavior may not be right here, but to me it is a noble way to protect your family. Don't forget that.
"Yes.
He sees that I'm in shock, and with a wry smile, I quickly suppress my emotions and run.
Additional forces are being sent from downstairs.
Due to some technology that made firearms effective against the demons, the security department is also behind the curve.
The flag is in a completely bad shape.
If possible, I'd like to join up with Amelia and Kaido and the others, but with no telepathic communication available, it's not a good idea to go looking for them in the dark.
Stay safe.
You can't even go to the rescue when you can't even protect yourself.
Your wish will melt into the air without anyone hearing you.
If you run through the path you usually take, you'll reach the connecting passageway in less than three minutes.
An atmosphere of relief is created when you know that if you go ahead, you can take refuge.
"Finally, I found you. Stupid sister.
As if to shatter that hope, a dignified voice rang out, "Get down!
"Get down!
A light struck from the side, blotting out the connecting passage.
The owner of the voice that created this polarizing light is slowly descending from above.
We had a hard time finding it due to the magic in this building, but we found it, Himikku.
"......... Nicia, sister
It's the worst kind of timing.
It's just bad luck to come across the best of the opponents.
It's bad luck to have the wings my father gave me painted such a filthy color.
And as if we weren't there, we are the beings with three pairs of wings that speak only to Himik.
He smiles gracefully with an atmosphere that overwhelms others and a righteous, strong appearance, contrary to his gentle appearance, but his eyes are not kind.
Be prepared to be punished when you return to heaven.
And then she announced as if everything she said was a done deal.
But first, let's polish them up.
When they finally have us in their sight, there is no mercy, no forgiveness.
It's just someone to be exterminated, so it deploys its magic.
The amount of magic you have is enormous.
The killing intent that threatens to reduce the entire place to ashes.
Set up your mineral tree and before you can slash at it, it releases.
Negative, I would disagree with that statement.
Before it could do so, a huge arm crashed through the wall and pounced on the fierce angel Nisia.
The building crumbled, the sound of tiny footsteps rattling, and out of the dust cloud emerged Amiri Mazacraft, who used a huge bowl as an umbrella to defend against falling rocks.
Her figure is young, but she is one of the seven generals listed in the list, with multiple cords hanging down from her back and floating in the air to keep her from touching the ground.
She stops quietly, stares for a few seconds, and then turns to Nissiya floating in the sky and says
"You're going to be exterminated.
At the same time there was an operating sound as if some machine had been activated, Amiri's code spread out in all directions.
It's the first time I've seen Amiri in a combat stance.
Her mood is a complete change from her usual quiet demeanor, and she calls out, "Activate, 'Monster without a figure'.
"Activate, vanishing monster.
Word of the Day
You can stop hurting, but wounds take time to heal.