203話 止まらない歩み
月影のルナリーにお願いしたアビリティ『罠への報復』。
それは双子人形の共鳴時に発動できる特殊なアビリティだ。共鳴とは兄である陽光のルチルと、妹である月影のルナリーの二人が互いに半径4メートル以内にいる時を表す。
二人は俺のすぐ傍にいるため条件は整っている。
『罠への報復』の効果は罠属性を持つアビリティやトラップを一つ撤去し、仕掛けた
「ご主人さま、これでやり返せたよ?」
「いい子だ。さぁ、次にいくぞ」
俺達の周囲にあった沼はすっかり消え失せ、あえいでいた味方の民兵や
「天使閣下が危ない!」
いくつかの沼を解除し終わったところで、傍にいた味方
のキルログが流れた時点で、どうやら俺が罠解除をしている事がバレたようだ。数十本もの矢が空を駆け、俺達のいる場所へと降り注ごうとしている。
「ブルーホワイトたん!」
『導き糸』を素早く操作し、『氷花』を上空へと張り巡らす。
空へ氷の花園を咲かせ、弓矢を見事に迎撃させる。次いで即座にアビリティを解除すれば、一瞬にして氷花は霧散し、勢いを失った矢だけボトボトと音を立てて落ちてくる。
「すごい......あれが白銀の天使か」
「空を、凍てつかせた......?」
「勝てるぞ! あの子がいれば勝てる!」
なんとか弓矢の雨を逃れた味方兵に、俺は一刻の猶予もないと伝える。
「白銀の仰せのままに!」
「天使ちゃんに続け!」
実はこの場での全面衝突はかなりまずい。
砦というアドバンテージがあってこそ、俺達は有利に立ち回れ、数的不利を撥ね退ける事ができていたのだ。後に続く敵の援軍との戦いが控えている以上、ここで大きく兵を損耗できないのがコチラの現状だ。
好ましいのは一撃離脱で敵を壊滅させる、もしくは戦意を
それに失敗した今、迫りくる敵兵を押し返すように反撃を浴びせ、すみやかに砦へと撤収する事が勝利の鍵を握る。
「ミナ! 大丈夫か!?」
「は、はい! ま、また助けてもらってしまいましたね......また足を引っ張ってしまいました......」
ミナがハマっていた沼地を解除すると、やはりミナは暗い顔をする。
だから俺は意識的に肩をすくめ、周囲で沼地にあえぐ仲間たちを見て言う。
「足を引っ張ったって......こんなのみんな普通だ。俺だってここにいたら、ハマっちゃうよ」
後から来たからこうやって解除して回れる。
完全に不意をつかれたら俺も沼地にドボンだったろう。
「だから、俺がもし沼にハマった時はミナも助けに来てくれただろ?」
ミナは『それはもちろんです......けれど』と、自分が不甲斐ないとでも言うかのように目を伏せる。
「そうやって力を合わせるのが、仲間ってものだもんな」
少し臭すぎる台詞を落ち込むミナへハッキリと伝える。
足を引っ張るとか、協力し合うとか。そういうの全部ひっくるめて、一緒に戦うのが仲間。それを俺はこのクラン・クランで何度も教わったんだ。
「さーて、まだ助けに行かなきゃいけない仲間がいるだろ? ミナはここで待ってるのか?」
そうしてこの手を握ってくれると信じて、俺は『首狩る酔狂共』が叩かれている箇所へと視線を移す。
数瞬後、俺の手には小さなぬくもりが落とされる。
「わたしも! 私も天士さまについていきます!」
「いい返事だ」
俺はミナを引き連れ、最前線へと身を投じた。双子人形を両手の『導き糸』で操り、自身に襲いかかって来る敵兵の壁にし、決定打としてブルーホワイトたんの圧倒的な物理攻撃でもって次々と敵を砕きはらっていく。
「ミナ! 今!」
敵の密集地帯にでくわしたら、ミナの魔法範囲攻撃で大ダメージを浴びせ、同時に俺の『狙い撃ち花火(小)』が派手に敵を混乱させる。そうして怯んだところで俺とブルーホワイトたんが突貫し、完膚無きまでに叩き潰す。
早く、もっと早く姉の元へ。
敵民兵が繰り出してくる攻撃を多少は受ける覚悟で強引に突き進む。残存HPが危なくなれば、『
「なんだよ......あの子、止まらないぞ」
「おい、誰かあの子をキルしろ!」
「無茶言うな! 誰があんなの止められるって言うんだ」
「やべえ! こっちくるぞおおおお!」
敵が怖気づいたところで味方の兵を鼓舞しつつ、突進をかましていけばすぐに『首狩る酔狂共』の元へと駆け付ける事ができた。だが、やはり予想通りの痛手を被っている。姉は敵の攻撃が最も激しい地点で何とか踏みとどまっていたが、あのままでは数の暴力に押されてキルされてしまう惨状だ。
波のように押し寄せる敵の波状攻撃をどうにか止められれば......
「今しかない、か......」
双子人形のルチルとルナリーをしまう。
「ミナ、俺があっちで派手なアビリティを放つから、そしたらすぐに撤退して。みんなにそう呼びかけて」
「でも、じゃあ......あちらに行った天士さまはどうなるのですか?」
「大丈夫、戻って来るから。ブルーホワイトたん、抱っこしてくれ」
「はイ、あるじ様」
お姫様だっこという点以外は大いに納得の抱かれ心地、安心できるホールド感を確認した俺は両の手をブルーホワイトたんと『導き糸』で結ぶ。
姉の元へ飛び立つ前に、ミナには一番言っておかねばならない事を思い出す。
「友達の家に行こうとしてたって話、この戦いが終わったら詳しく聞かせてな」
「え? なぜですか?」
その問いには答えられなかった。
ミナへ返事をする前に、俺は『氷花』を発動してしまっていたのだ。
姉が敵兵の剣によって身体を切りつけられたのが目に入り、急がねばならないと戦場に氷のアーチを生成していく。もちろんその上には俺とブルーホワイトたんの二人がいて、姉のいる場所への架け橋となる。
白青の雪姫人形の腕の中で、敵味方双方の注目を浴びながら姉の元へ辿り着く。
「太郎! どうしてここに!?」
姉は血相を変えて俺の登場に驚いてはいるが、その一言を吐きだすのが精一杯のようで、敵と一進一退の攻防を繰り広げている。
俺がどうしてここに来たのか、言葉より行動で示せ。『
「ブルーホワイトたん、『約束の千本針』をお願い」
口よりも先に指を動かし、『導き糸』が紡ぐブルーホワイトたんの身体へと機動式ギミックの発動を命じる。
「あぁ、ブルーホワイトたんとずっと一緒だ」
俺は彼女の手を取り、彼女は俺の手を握る。
このような約束を結ぶ事がギミック発動の条件。
『約束の千本針』の行使後、ブルーホワイトたんの全ステータスが12時間の間100分の1になる。そう、つまりは普通の女の子になる。その弱体化期間に、もしブルーホワイトたんの耐久値が0になった場合、俺のHPも全損する。
死んでも一緒という契約のもとで発動できるのが、『約束の千本針』なのだ。
「ァァァァァアアアアアアアアァアアア!」
夜闇の中で、胸が張り裂ける程の悲鳴が辺りを震撼させる。美しき白青の雪姫人形は、真っ青なドレスを禍々しい深紅へと染め上げ、上空へ怨嗟の絶叫をほどばしらせる。それらはブルーホワイトたんの慟哭、生前に守られなかった恋人との約束に対し、裏切りへの報復の気持ちを込めた千本針へと成り変わっていく。
針というには少々、大きすぎる。
直径1メートルに及ぶ鋭利な針が、次から次へと前方から
である俺と約束を結ぶ事で、再びブルーホワイトたんの中で再燃する悲しみ、負の力を利用して行使する残酷な能力。瞬く間に敵兵の身体を串刺しにしていき、相手の勢いは一瞬で怯んだ。
ほとんどの敵民兵はHPを全損させ、さすがに
それはもちろん敵だけでなく、味方の方も同様だったようでせっかく後退するチャンスなのにポカーンと、串刺しになった雑兵達の屍を眺め続けている。
「太郎......いったい、何をした?」
「ちょっと、錬金術士として本気を出しただけ」
姉の問いにニコっと笑う。
っていうのは、いついかなる時もみんなの前で動揺を見せるな。そう言った姉のアドバイスに従い、サラッと錬金術スキルをアピール。
「ちょっと......だって? はぁ、ほんと私の太郎なだけあるわね」
「そんな事より姉、今のうちに逃げて! 敵の攻め手が止んだこの隙がチャンスなんだ! 俺も逃げるから!」
「そんな事って、あぁ、なるほど。初めから私達を逃がすために、ここまで来たのね。助かったわ、弟」
「助けてあげたよ、姉。少しは感謝してよ」
「はいはい、わかったわ。お礼と説教は後でしてあげるから、あんたもキルされずに戻るのよ! みんな、砦まで撤退するわ!」
やれる事はやり尽くした。
アイテムもストックがだいぶ減ったし、近接戦の頼みの綱であるブルーホワイトたんは超弱体化してる。正直、ボロボロで今襲われたら、ほとんど抵抗できずにキルされてしまうだろう。
だからあとは全力で逃げるだけ。敵の攻勢が緩んだうちに、俺は堂々とした態度で敵を威圧しながら下がればいい。
「そう、うまくいかないか......」
今、最も見たくなかった顔が目の前に着地した事で、俺の脚は止められた。
そいつは圧倒的な素早い身のこなしで、抜き身のサーベルを俺の喉元へと突き付け、その切っ先をいつでも動かせると示威する。
「フン、久しぶりだな。白銀の天使」
灰髪の少年、
たちが、俺や姉を囲むように立ちはだかった。忍者かとツッコミたくなるような軽業師も顔負けの見事な動きを披露しながら、あっという間に包囲網が構築される。間違いなく精鋭部隊だろう。
ほぼ撤退行動に移っていた味方の反応は敵の強襲に遅れてしまい、
ヴォルフが俺に攻撃を仕掛けてない以上、下手に動けないのである。
一触即発の空気で、いざ戦いが始まればこちらの陣営、つまり俺の不利は目に見えている。それを理解して味方は動けずにいる。
「フン。あれ程のスキル、代償がないわけないだろう。再び発動できるわけがない。今が『白銀の天使』を、『
正直、難易度は最高の状況だ。
PvPをしたら負けは確定の布陣で、おまけにこちらは消耗しきっている。
しかも、ただでさえこっちはヴォルフに借りのような物があるのに、味方の目がある以上、下手な発言は士気に関わるという縛り付き。
さて......この局面、どうひっくり返すか......。
205 203 Stories Unstoppable Walk
Abilities I asked Lunary in the Moon Shadow: Retaliation to the Trap.
That's a special ability that can be activated when twin dolls resonate. Resonance denotes when two brothers, Lucille the Sunshine and Lunary the Moon Shadow, his sister, are within a radius of four meters of each other.
The two of you are right next to me, so the terms are in order.
The effect of Retaliation against Traps is to remove one Ability or Trap with Trap Attributes and inflict Damage to the Mercenaries (Players) and Demons planted, as well as the Murder Values held by the Demon Dolls.
"Your husband, now you can do it again?
"Good boy. Come on, let's go next."
The swamp around us disappears completely, and the allied militias and mercenaries (players) regain movement. However, the swamp is still alive elsewhere, so we hurry around to the other swamp relievers and call on the mercenaries (players) to cover the "Neck Hunting Drunk Co".
"Your Lordship the Angel is in danger!
At the end of disarming some swamps, an allied mercenary (player) beside him pointed up as he screamed.
At the time the killlog of the second enemy mercenary (player) was flown, he apparently found out that I was unstrapping him. Dozens of arrows are rushing through the sky, trying to pour down to where we are.
"Blue White Tan!
Quickly operate the "guide yarn" and stretch the "ice flower" over the sky.
Blossom an ice garden into the sky and let the bows and arrows intercept brilliantly. Then instantly disable the abilities, and instantly the ice flowers will be foggy and only the arrows that have lost momentum will bottom-bot and sound and fall.
"Wow... is that the Silver Angel"
"I froze the sky...?
"You can win! With that kid, we can win!
Tell the allied soldiers who managed to escape the rain of the bow and arrow that I have no respite for a moment.
"As silver says!
"Continue to Angel!
Actually, the total clash on this spot is pretty bad.
With the advantages of a fort, we were able to stand in our favor and pull back a few disadvantages. It is the current situation of the cochlea that cannot drain soldiers much more here than the subsequent battle with enemy reinforcements has refrained.
Preferably destroy enemies with a single strike away or frustrate (lottery) the will to fight.
Now that we have failed to do so, the key to victory is to strike back and quickly withdraw to the fort.
"Mina! Are you okay!?
"Yes! Ma, you're getting help again... I'm pulling my leg again..."
When Mina releases the swamps that were haunting her, Mina still looks dark.
So I consciously shrug my shoulders, and I look around and say to my buddies in the swamp.
"He said he pulled his leg... all these people are normal. If I were here, I'd be in trouble."
I can disarm and go around like this because I came later.
I would have been a dobon in the swamp if I had been totally surprised.
"So if I fell for the swamp, Mina would've come to help, too, wouldn't she?
'Of course it is... but' Mina lays her eyes down as if she were saying she was impudent.
"That's how we work together."
Tell Mina that she is clear to let down the dialogue that is a little too stinky.
You think we'll pull our legs or work together? All of that flipped out, and it's my buddy fighting with me. That's what I've been taught many times in this clan clan.
"Well, you still have company to go help, don't you? Is Mina waiting here?
Believe me, I'll move my gaze to where Neck Hunting Madness is being slapped.
A few moments later, a little plush is dropped in my hand.
"Me too! I will follow Heavenly Master too!
"Good reply."
I took Mina and threw myself to the front line. The twin puppets are manipulated with two-handed "guide threads" to turn them into walls of enemy soldiers attacking themselves, crushing enemies one after the other with an overwhelming physical attack of Blue White Tan as a decisive hit.
"Mina! Now!
Once you reach a dense area of enemies, take heavy damage with Mina's Magic Range attack, while my "Sniper Fireworks (Small)" flashly confuses the enemy. That's how me and Blue White Tan pierce where I was frightened and smash it by the time I had no skin.
Come on, get to your sister faster.
We push forcefully, somewhat prepared to undergo an attack launched by enemy militias. If the residual HP is at stake, pshire "Emerald (Emerald) Tears" and keep running forward, just forward.
"What the... that kid, he's not gonna stop"
"Hey, somebody kill that kid!
"Don't be impotent! Who says we can stop that?"
"Yabe! They're coming this way. Ooh!
As soon as the enemy was scared and inspired the soldiers of his allies, he was able to rush to the "Neck Hunting Drunk Co". But he's still wearing the painful hands he expected. My sister had managed to stop at the point where the enemy attack was most intense, but as it is, it is tragic to be pushed and killed by a number of violence.
If we can somehow stop the wave-like attacks of our enemies... we might create a gap in retreat.
"Only now, or..."
I screw Lucille and Lunary the twin dolls.
"Mina, I'll release flashy abilities over there, then retreat immediately. Call everyone that."
"But then... what happens to the Heavenly One who went over there?
"It's okay, I'll be back. Blue White, hold me."
"Ha Yi, Ruji-sama"
Except for the fact that the princess is a princess, I have confirmed a very convincing feeling of comfort and reassurance of holding. I tie both hands together with blue white and "guiding thread".
Reminds Mina of the most important thing she has to say before she can fly to her sister.
"Talk about going to a friend's house and let me know more when this fight is over."
"Huh? Why is that?
I couldn't answer that question.
Before I answered Mina, I activated Ice Flowers.
It is in my eyes that my sister was cut off by the sword of an enemy soldier, and if I have to hurry, I will generate an arch of ice on the battlefield. Of course there are two of us on top of that, me and Blue White Tang, which will serve as a bridge to where my sister is.
In the arms of the white blue Snow Princess doll, you reach your sister with the attention of both enemy allies.
"Taro! How did you get here!?
My sister is surprised at my appearance by changing her bloodline, but she seems to be the best at spewing out that one word, making a one-off offense with her enemies.
Show me how I got here by deed rather than words. To convince the commander why I took the risk of the entire army to the front line on my own.
"Blue White Tan," Promised Thousand Needles, "please"
Move your fingers before your mouth and order the activation of a motorized gimmick into the body of the blue white tongue spinning by the "guide yarn".
"Oh, Blue White, I'm with you all the time."
I take her hand, she holds mine.
Gimmick activation is conditional upon entering into such a commitment.
After exercising the Promised Thousand Needles, all Blue White Tan stats become one-hundredth for 12 hours. Yes, that means being a normal girl. If the endurance value of Blue White Tan reaches 0 during that weakening period, my HP also loses all.
It's the Promised Thousand Needles that can be activated under a contract to be with you even if you die.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"
In the darkness at night, the screams of a ripped chest shook the neighborhood. The beautiful white blue snow princess doll dyes the bright blue dress to a disastrous deep red, causing the more grudging screams over the sky. They turn into a thousand needles with feelings of retaliation for betrayal against blue-white tantrums, promises made to lovers who were not kept in their lifetime.
A little too big for a needle.
A sharp needle spanning a metre in diameter poured relentlessly over an enemy soldier springing forward from the next to the next.
By making promises to me, the Lord of today, I am once again able to exercise my grief and brutal ability to use my negative powers in the blue white Tan. Instantly he skewered the enemy soldier's body, and the opponent's momentum frightened him in an instant.
Most enemy militias lost all their HP, just as the mercenaries (players) could only shred a few percent of their HP, but suddenly stopped moving in a sudden ultra-large attack.
Of course that's not only the enemy, but the same seems to be true for those on my side. Even though it's a chance to retreat, I keep looking at Pokhan and the corpses of the skewered soldiers.
"Taro... what the hell did you do?
"Hey, I just meant it as an alchemist"
Nico laughs at my sister's inquiry.
Commander (officel) is not to be upset in front of everyone at any time. Follow the advice of my sister who said so and appeal to Sarah for her alchemy skills.
"A little... because? Well, that's just my Taro."
"Better than that, sister, run now! The enemy's attacker stopped. This gap is your chance! Because I'm getting away with it, too!
"Oh, I see. You've come all this way to get us out of here since the beginning. Thank you, brother."
"I helped you, sister. Thank you a little."
"Yes, yes, okay. I'll thank you and preach later, so you can go back without being killed! Guys, we're retreating to the fort!
I did everything I could.
Items have also lost a lot of stock, and the blue-white tongue, which is the linchpin for melee requests, is super weakened. Honestly, if they attacked me now because I was worn out, they would kill me with little or no resistance.
So all you have to do is run away with everything you can. While the enemy's offense is loose, all I have to do is step back and intimidate the enemy with grandeur.
"Yes, it doesn't work..."
My leg was stopped when the last face I wanted to see landed right in front of me.
It's an overwhelming quick figure, sticking a stripper's sabel down my throat and demonstrating that I can move that cut anytime I want.
"Hung, it's been a long time. Silver Angel"
Grey-haired boy, leader of the Mercenary Corps (Clan) and Lonely Wolf, appears as the enemy's Commander, Wolf.
Dozens of child mercenaries (players) stood around me and my sister a few moments late. A siege net will be built in no time while the light contractor, who wants to scratch whether he is a ninja or not, also shows off his brilliant movements of facial defeat. Definitely an elite unit.
The reaction of an ally who was almost in retreat was delayed by the enemy's assault, leaving me, my sister, and only a few of the others around me, unable to move without moving.
Wolf can't move any worse than he hasn't attacked me.
With the one-touch air, if the battle starts, this faction, or my disadvantage, is visible. Understand that and your allies can't move.
"Hung. There can't be as much skill, no price. There's no way I can activate it again. Now I see the Silver Angel as a chance to end the Commander."
Honestly, the difficulty is the best.
If I play PvP, the loss is a definitive formation, and besides, this one is worn out.
Besides, even though this one has something like borrowing from Wolfe, it's more tied up that bad speech involves morale than having the eyes of an ally.
Well...... how to flip this phase......
I Became a Beautiful Girl, but I’m still an MMO Junkie
美少女になったけど、ネトゲ廃人やってます。
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