257話 首狩り
感染都市サナトリウム中層。
殺しの場として選んだのには訳がある。
入り組んだ街並みは身を隠すのに適しているし、ここにくる
さん、ここぁ一旦引くべきじゃねえか」
トムが私に正論を述べてくる。
そうしてこの都市の攻略を遅らせてきた。
もちろん『首狩る酔狂共』単独で、この広い
この中層で彼らを見かけ、しばらく観察していると団長と思われる風貌の少年がいないとわかったので、殲滅しようと奇襲を仕掛けたのだけれど......。
瞬く間にPvP界隈で知名度を上げているだけの事はあって、実力はかなり高い。近接戦に特化した
私達も咄嗟に身をひそめたものの、完全に後手に回ってしまっているわね。
「姐さん、どうするんで」
相手が本格的な反攻作戦に乗り出す前に撤退か......損害を覚悟で勝負に出るか。
数瞬の迷いが私の脳裏をよぎり――
「俊敏で鋭利な攻撃、撹乱と索敵に特化した奇襲戦法!
合図をメンバーに送ろうとするも、自ら姿を現した敵が意気揚々と私達に語り始めた。
それは顔に青の刺青を入れた青年。彼はこちらから見える路上に堂々と姿を晒し、余裕げに笑みを口元に張り付けている。
鍛え抜かれた筋肉は躍動感に溢れ、質量があるはずなのに重さを連想させないしなやかな体躯。そんな立派な肉体美を誇示するかのように、露出度の高い毛皮製の装備をつけている。どこかの民族衣装だと勘違いしそうな恰好だけれど......あれは見た事があるわ。『
先程まで丁寧な口調で喋っていたのに、頭のネジが外れたような様子に驚く。同じ人間とは思えない、その口調の豹変ぶりに不信感を抱かない人間はいないだろう。
トムも同じ思いだったらしく、神妙な顔付きで首を捻っている。
あいつは、なんだ? ああいうキャラでロールプレイでもしているの?
「しかし、それにしては執拗すぎではないでしょうか? もう十分すぎる戦果は上げたでしょうに、未だに狩り尽くそうとする。少し、貴方たちはやり過ぎでしょう」
またもや丁寧な口調に様変わり。かと思えば――
「そうなると、こっちも疑っちまうわけだよぉぉぉ? まーるーでぇー? この先にある何かをぉー、守ってるんじゃないかってなぁぁあ? キハハハッ」
気色悪い、と一蹴できない何かが青年には宿っていた。その異様さもさることながら、武器がおかしいのだ。右の腰には長杖を、背には本人よりも巨大な戦斧を背負っている。
「なぁーのにぃー。なーぜ、『首狩る酔狂共』は『感染都市サナトリウム』攻略に専念しない?」
沈黙が数秒間ほど過ぎる。その間に私の決断は決まった。
おそらくあの青年はリーダー格ね。そんな彼が、わざわざ姿を見せて口上を述べた理由......それはこちらの集中砲火に狙われても防げるという自負と、攻撃をさせて私達の位置取りを見極めるための誘い。
こちらが取れる最善の選択肢は、ある程度の損害を相手に出しての撤退。しかしそれが無事にできない相手となれば、後からやってくる有象無象の
そうして撤退の合図を出そうとした矢先、仲間が潜んでいる場所付近で轟音が響いた。
何事かと判断すべく傍にいたトムを見るも......彼は『わからない』と首を横にふるばかり。パーティ―メンバーのHPバーを確認すれば、確かに仲間の一人のHPが激減していた。
「うん? 私達ではないようですね。予定通り、
その言葉を耳にした私は、すぐさま撤収の合図を出す。
ダメージを負ったメンバーをカバーしにいくため、屋根を伝ってトムと共に宙を駆ける。
こんな時こそ、焦りを消して頭を巡らす。
不安を怒りで埋め尽くし、屠るべき敵を見定める。
両目を閉じ、屋根を強く蹴って身を翻す。
予想通り、獲物は引っかかった。
宙空で無防備な私を狙って先程の青年が飛翔し、巨大な戦斧を振り抜いてくる。
喉仏のあたりを切り裂かれた青年は、苦悶の表情を浮かべながら呻く。クリティカルヒットを受けて無様に地へと落ちていった。
HPが全損しなかったのは褒めてあげるけれど、戦闘面での技術はそんなに高くないのかしら。
そんな風に青年が倒れるのを見ていれば、彼はすぐさま緑色のオーラに包まれた。
仲間に回復魔法士がいるのね。
「ああ、さすがは悪党ですね。そう、あまりにここの攻略をしつこく邪魔する人達がいると、そう耳にした紳士たちがですね。そのような悪党は狩ってしまおう、と名案を思いついたのです。そうして、いくつもの
けれど、時間の問題だろうと確信する。
苦しい撤退戦になりそうね。そう判断すれば、私は即座に戦闘中でもPTメンバーとの音声通話を可能とするスキル、『
「はぁ、わたしが二重人格、ですか?」
「そのうるさい口がついた首、落としてあげるわよ」
化石掘りをしていた。
「よっしゃ! エル、この化石を見てくれよ! 【
「お兄ちゃん......レベル上げ......」
ジト目で俺を見つめるエル。
「待て、もう少し、もう少しだけ!」
「おねーちゃんが困る。早く行くの」
「いや、それはそうかもだけど、姉は姉だし、大丈夫だろ?」
なんたってPvP最強の
しかしエルの目力が俺のワガママを許しはしないと訴えてくる。そんな義妹の視線から逃れるように、回れ右をして化石が埋まる崖へと向き合うも――
不意に身体が宙に浮く。
何事かと振り向けば、エルが化石を求める俺の身体ごと抱えこんで、全力ダッシュを始めたと理解した。【
「......なに?」
「あ、兄である俺を、いつまで抱っこするつもりなのかな?」
「します! 速攻でしますから!」
260 257 Stories Neck Hunting
Infected city sanatorium middle layer.
There is a reason why the Cannibal Demon (Ghoul) chose this area as a place to kill mercenaries (players).
The mixed streets are a good place to hide themselves, and the mercenaries (players) who come here are wary of the cannibals (ghouls) first. Not us (players).
"Sister, shouldn't we pull this off once?"
Tom comes to me with an honest argument.
That's how I've delayed this city's offense.
Of course, "Neck Hunting Madness" alone cannot continue to cover this wide area of infection (middle layer). So, while we were inviting some belligerent mercenaries (clans) to attack these middle-class mercenaries (players) with a different action... I'm also aware that they stopped contacting us regularly earlier.
I saw them in this middle class and found out for a while that there was no boy of the appearance who seemed to be the captain of the regiment, so I ambushed them to annihilate them...
Sometimes I'm just gaining visibility in the PvP neighborhood in an instant, and my strength is pretty high. I heard there were many mercenaries (players) specializing in melee, but the first hand from this ambush attack was brilliantly prevented and only 2 out of 11 people were able to kill it. We immediately turned to counterattack and did not allow us to pursue... I was surprised to quickly hide ourselves like a predator at an unexpected speed. Probably lurking in nearby indoors and shadows, but you can assume that more than half of these people have grasped the location from earlier exchanges.
You're completely behind us, though we've all turned our backs.
What are you going to do?
Retreat before the opponent embarks on a full-scale counter-attack operation... ready to take the damage and go to battle?
A few moments of stray came through the back of my head.
"Agile and sharp attack, an ambush tactic dedicated to agitation and opponents! You will be seen as his (or) famous mercenary regiment (clan), The Drunken Neck Hunter!
Our enemies, who revealed themselves, began to speak to us willingly, even as they tried to send signals to their members.
That's a young man with a blue tattoo on his face. He exposes himself dignified to the streets you can see from here and sticks his grin to his mouth sparingly.
The forged muscles are full of dynamism and a supple body that should have mass but does not remind you of weight. He wears highly exposed fur gear, as if to boast such splendid physical beauty. Though it's a good idea to mistake it for some ethnic costume... I've seen that one before. It must have been a rare piece of equipment made from the fur of a warcraft called "Sonic Rabbit," which can be heavily corrected for speed.
I was talking in a polite tone until earlier, but I'm surprised at how the head screws came off. I don't think you're the same person, no one would disbelieve in that toned leopard freak.
Tom seems to have felt the same way, twisting his neck with a strange look on his face.
What is he? Oh, so you're even role-playing with characters like that?
"But isn't that too intransigent for you? Too much already. I would have achieved the battle, but I still try to hunt it all down. You must have overdone it."
Once again, it changed to a polite tone. I thought...
"When you do, you're gonna suspect this one, too, huh? Ma-ru? I thought you were protecting something up ahead. Kihahahaha."
Disgusting, something that I couldn't overreact to was lodging in the youth. Something's wrong with the weapon, even though it's different. He carries a long cane on his right hip and a huge battle axe on his back more than he does in person.
"Hey, but no. - Why doesn't" Neck Hunting Madness "focus on the" Infected City Sanatorium "strategy?
Silence passes for about a few seconds. In the meantime my decision was made.
Perhaps that young man is a leader. That's why he went out of his way to show himself and say something... it's the pride of being able to prevent us from being targeted by this concentrated fire and the invitation to make an attack to locate us.
The best option this one can take is to retreat with some damage to the target. But if it can't be safely dealt with, it's better to hunt for an elephant mercenary (player) who comes later. You don't have to bother wearing it out on a mighty opponent.
That's how the arrow tip that tried to signal the retreat, near where my buddies were lurking, sounded.
I could see Tom beside me to decide what was going on... he just swept his neck sideways saying 'I don't know'. If I checked the party - member's HP bar, one of my buddies did experience a drastic drop in HP.
"Yeah? Sounds like it's not us. As planned, have other (...) mercenary regiments (clans) started targeting 'Neck Hunting Drunk Co'?
Having heard the words, I immediately give a signal to withdraw.
Run the universe with Tom by passing on the roof to cover damaged members.
This is the time to turn off the rush and circle your head.
Fill anxiety with anger and identify enemies to slaughter.
Close your eyes, kick the roof hard and flip yourself.
As expected, the prey caught on.
An earlier young man flies at me defenseless in space, swinging through a giant battle axe.
The young man slit around the throat Buddha groans with a distressed look on his face. He took a critical hit and fell to the ground like no other.
I commend HP for not losing the whole thing, but I wonder if the technology is that expensive in terms of combat.
If he watched the youth fall that way, he was immediately wrapped in a green aura.
You have a healing magician in your people.
"Oh, that's a scoundrel. Yes, when there are people who persist in disturbing the offense here too much, there are gentlemen who have heard that. I came up with the idea that such villains would hunt. That's how many mercenary regiments (clans) get in here -"
But I'm sure it's only a matter of time.
It's going to be a painful retreat. Judging by that, I immediately activate Breathing with Battlemates (Brace Hulk), a skill that enables voice calls with PT members even in combat.
"Ha, I'm the double personality, is that it?
"I'll drop you a neck with that loud mouth on it."
I was doing fossil digging.
"Come on! El, look at this fossil! [Divine Attribute (Duke)]
"Brother... level up..."
Jito, look at me with your eyes, El.
"Wait, just a little more, just a little more!
"Oi's in trouble. Go quickly."
"No, that might be true, but my sister is my sister, and you're gonna be okay, right?
He's the leader of PvP's strongest mercenary regiment (Clan), The Drunken Neck Hunter.
But Elle's eyesight complains that she won't forgive my wagamama. To escape the sight of my sister-in-law, turn right and face the cliff where the fossil is buried.
My body floats in the universe unexpectedly.
Turning to something, I understood that Elle had begun to dash as hard as she could by holding each of my bodies in search of fossils. Run through the [ancient nest of gears (Harold Gear)] and see and understand Kyoro Kyoro and Elle looking around. He said it was his sister-in-law's aim to dive into a neighborhood where enemy monsters seemed to be.
"... what?
"Oh, how long are you going to hold me, my brother?
"I will! Because it's a fast attack!
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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