Over The Infinite

-1-

Heat that irritates and burns the skin.

I took it all over my body while I fell and came grilled in a good way.... It would be about time to eat.

"... hey"

"... ah?

"... Would you like to" self-destruct "once?

…………

I find Gaul's words terribly appealing.

It's not like I didn't even think about it. When I said it first, I felt like a loss, and I just didn't want to put it in my mouth.

There's nothing more I can do. About that time, we were cornered.

Something that looks like a radiant sun...... ground heated to the extreme. Instead of legs to walk, I can't move one finger.

I came this far with patience over weak sounds, but I had already crossed the limit.

Had it not been for Gaul, I would have given up a few hours ago. I understood that losing and hating each other lined up was also good and bad.

I can't move anymore. I'm beyond the level where I can manage with my guts alone.

It just dries up that he was falling like this.

"... ok. Then it's from you."

"Why am I first? Take the lead here..."

"You, you think you're gonna lose if you destroy yourself first."

"... that's not true."

Then why are you free between them? Answer me immediately.

"Good, then we'll go at the same time"

"Ok...... counting down"

"... 5, 4, 3, 2, Yichi..."

…………

If you "self-destruct," you should lose all your HP and disappear, but you never disappear.... each other.

"... hey, trash wolf"

"What the hell.... Startup failed."

"It's okay, it's a voice-over. We're not going to eat time in this weird place."

"Shit... I get it"

Anyway, there's no reason to stay here.

We "self-destructed" at the right time.

I wanted to beg your pardon for being hotter than this, but the reproduced death image is burning to death.

It was an image of fire from the inside of my body and death spitting flames from all over my body.

Anything else comes already. I'll try again as much as I want.

"... that sucks"

"... sucks"

Two of us go back to the waiting room and whine as we look up at the ceiling.... I don't feel like moving.

But there's a time limit. They'll fly over there in half an hour, even if you leave them alone. I have to get ready before I do.

"Damn... it's water. We don't have enough water. Hey, Gaul, no more empty containers?

"The food came out pretty sparingly, but the water, the container, it only matched it."

Water is more than food. I can't talk without moisture.

I can't even walk dry like a mummy.

[Between Second Gate Burning] was a hell of a different direction than I assumed.

We imagined the trials that would strike us with lava and heat and extremes.

Fire arrows, lava attack gimmicks, monsters that use such power, … I thought fire dragons, for example, were the opponents.

In fact, that assumption was true.

There would be a warp gate. Nearby was a dungeon of that kind of structure, and so was the enemy. The problem is the previous phase there. It's a journey to get there.

It was the wilderness and quicksand surrounded by rock walls waiting for us through the gate. I don't know what [while] it is anymore.

Sky, sun, rock and quicksand, that's the only scorching hell. There's not even a monster.

After consuming plenty of drinking water and strength in there for a few hours, it was the real deal from there when I thought I finally got to the goal.

What we came out of was like a small hand check in front of the first gate.

Dungeons ahead that fell out. Can I say dungeons in dungeons?

So finally, the river and the fire wrapped skeletons greeted you with lava as initially assumed.

This one is full of creativity. like a dried mummy. I don't know which one is undead.

It's not a joke to try that tropical crossing of death again, excitedly challenged, but Gaul gave up and "self-destructed" after his whole body was burned or my hands and feet were wiped out.

We were put back in the waiting room, stuffed in a silent container with drinking water, ready to try again with sadness, but now we can't get that far.

The structure leading up to the dungeon had changed. The roads, the directions, the structure are different.

We tried seven times and only made it to the real dungeon twice.

Besides, I haven't even worshipped the boss yet. I mostly do my best in the middle of the wilderness. They fall together after they have dried up to their limits, stretching out their will to see if they fall first.

Keep it up, it's just going through time. How much time do I have to spend at the second gate?

The challenge time on the card exceeded 3 days. The second gate alone has taken more than three times as long [between the iron spheres].

When you look at the candlestick candles, everyone breaks through the first gate and some guys have already challenged the third gate. We are clearly behind.

"The benefits of being two are not being harnessed."

"... there's no point in splitting it up. We don't have the means to teach the way, and if we can't rendezvous, we'll end up alone in the dungeons ahead."

Maybe with Lotte's "Tales of Reading," that'll come true, too.

And with Mapping and Position Mapping, it would be a lot easier. We have a deadly lack of such assistive skills.

The only thing that is useful is the sense of direction, but Gaul actually has the same thing and is wearing it.

Gaul and I combined many times in training, but that's basically combat training. I'm not assuming anything like this.

"You, you can't handle it with your wolf nesting instinct or something?

"It's not the wolf itself, so it's not.

Maybe I should raise the base LV, but I'm not returning in the first place. "

I know. I'm just saying.

... What do I do?

Somehow, it's impossible to attack without reducing the time to reach the dungeon.

There's no way I can confront that fire creature with all its creatures. That's where the real deal comes from.

And it's time for me to be sleepy.

We don't have time to take a nap.

The standby time is 30 minutes, and right after that, you can't afford to sleep in a scorching hell. The only way to get water is to wait.

It is true that physical damage and strength recover at the time of retiring, but is it a habit, the body demands sleep?

"How's the food?

"I have very little more but mobile food.... What about you?

"This one's already just compressed dry bread"

Nothing wrong with food. Dry bread without flavor, but mysterious compression magic ensures that even my diet is about 30 days long.

Even though it's dry bread, it's nutritious enough, and you won't starve if you eat all this.

But it's just dried bread, so it's too twisted. There is something spiritually tight. I miss my rich diet during training.

I couldn't secure the quantity because of < Grand Golem Hand >, and I never thought it would be a long battle to this point in the boulder.

... I have prepared it with you, so I know Yuki has a lot of food in her Item Box the size of mine. Envy.

It's hard not to say I should have thrown it away because it helped.

And then the retry begins.

Conceal skin with clothing to keep it out of the strongest possible sun, hydrating it with vertigo. I don't have a hands-on experience, but it's not so different from crossing the desert.

If the position of the sun moves, a shadow can be formed on the wall, which makes it a little easier, but it sits directly on top of it all the time, as it was sticking.

Not just from above. Heated rock skin and sand steam us from below.

The wind is not what brings us cool, it is the enemy that strikes us with heat and deprives us of moisture.

"Hey......"

"What the fuck?"

I don't even talk about walking for so long.

My strength drains me, but silence makes me spiritual, so I decided to talk to each other as much as possible.

"Philos told me to ask you when I get a chance."

"... I have a bad feeling about this, but what?"

"... you, why are you in a bad mood when they call you your own name?

…………

No response.

I never really felt it, but it's like a picture star. He also takes a good look at party members.

"Gaul may be weird when he's human, but isn't it normal when he's a werewolf beast?

It sounds like a wolf.

It's weird that my tuna is human, but there are a lot more weird names when it's other species.

It would be weird if we hadn't met before, like Mr. Topopo or Mr. Gwal, but Mr. Dhadaka would be weird too.

In that case, I don't think Gaul is so weird with a wolf.

"... Well, that sounds normal. I thought so, too."

So you're saying it's not normal?

"It seems to be the name given to him by his already dead grandfather or great-grandfather, but he took it from an ancient silver werewolf word that wasn't used anymore."

"Oh, I see. The right source."

I guess I'm similar. It's too old for details. I don't know, but he's a great guy.

"I'm not going to say what you mean, but I hate this name. He's already dead, but I even think he wants to punch his named parents.

That's why I'm working on my goal of renaming it as a near-term goal or giving it a family name.

Even if you rename it yourself, it's a labyrinth city and it stays on your status card.... Actually, I can't help but envy you "

Mine was duly handed over, but it's not a record update bonus for a trial at all.

Dammus wanted to do a story, but I think it's like an aside.

"If I don't have a family name, I'll have to call you Gaul. Would you prefer to keep trashing or something?

"I hate that more"

That's right.... you mean better than garbage?

"The name thing is good. If I could, I'd like to change my name. … is there another topic?"

That doesn't seem like a very good place to touch it.

Let's just say I ask when I can afford some more time in my heart.

"I've noticed a few challenges so far.

... We talked about looping around here every certain area. "

"Oh, if only we could see the same topography."

First of all, this [during the scorch] has a loop structure along the way to reach the real dungeon.

On a vast scale, it is difficult to discern because the structure has only straight paths composed of T-shaped roads, crossroads, etc., but there is no doubt.

This is so that we can't get to production without following the path in a specific order. And that correct route probably changes every time.

"It's on us. It's the sun."

"... it's moddly because it sure doesn't work"

Once I climbed the rock wall and tried to see if I could move, I was held back by an invisible ceiling, so the array shining on it might not be the sun but just footage.

"Is that a little closer to the time that has elapsed?

"... doesn't look the same in size... do you mean the temperature?

"That's right. It's hard to tell because of the subtle rise, but the temperature feels cooler than last time."

"It feels like if you ask me."

Last time, I can see the difference because I was too mean and wandered for too long.

In other words, the temperature rises after a very long time. I don't know how far it's going to go, but with previous patterns, it's going to be normal to die of temperatures.

The more time it takes, the more intense your health and moisture consumption will be.

Well, I just found out that there's no way to open it. It doesn't change what I want to get out of here. Close to just chatting.

And I couldn't make it to production this time either.

"Hey Gaul, you okay?

"... bad. I was just asleep."

After 10 convenient challenges, it's time to limit your sleep appetite. Even shortly after "Self Destruction", where the sense of death creeps me out, I'm getting scratchy about being able to sleep.

I'm going to fall asleep, too. Then at the end of the day, the worst happens: the challenge without water. If that happens, we'll just have to "destroy ourselves".

"Do you want to throw it away once and go to bed for 30 minutes? It's time for you to limit yourself."

"... dammit, you hang 30 minutes of sleep and Self Destruction on your balance."

Even if you don't have any physical problems, you should definitely go to sleep mentally.

"... I'm still fine, just get the container out. Because I can afford my Item Box."

"Sorry...... it's time to be mean is also tight.... I'll take turns."

He seems to be the one who doesn't receive the benefits unilaterally, but it does help if you can take turns and rest for even half an hour.

It hasn't been a week, but how long should I take?

From what I just said, Gaul even has a verse where he's already given up his next offense.... I can't tell you how optimistic I can be cleared next time either.

Relying on luck is the limit and we are starting to figure out the pattern of the loop in the total win, but we still don't have enough information

In the end, he spent a lot of time analyzing the pattern and needed five more challenges from there until Constantly he could get through the wilderness.

The time needed to get through the wilderness is 4-6 hours in total. And this is where it comes from.

... I'm going to be distracted.

-2-

[During Burning]

Even direct sunlight in the wilderness is a level of death enough, but this one is not the ratio.

Moisture evaporates quickly, and if it falls into flowing lava, instant death will be assured before all HP losses.

Monsters are mostly made up of fire. The contents can be bone, so they are undead.

Flame wraps that wrap around fire emit high temperatures in places where it is not known why they are able to maintain their shape, and it is not easy to approach them.

Flaming bone dragons are stopped with Gaul's Ice Breath and go through some damage, but few physical attacks.

Me, too, but in Gaul's case, the metal nails on both hands are the main wappon, so there's hopelessly not enough distance to avoid heat damage.

Both the flaming wreck and the flaming bone dragon are burnt just because they are attacked, making the place useless. Conditional abnormality: I don't have the means to treat such things, even if they say severe burns or something.

Doesn't make it a decent fight. This place doesn't go too well with us.

Because it is a special rule, I confirmed that what was equipped where the coal was extinguished, such as mental rings, would come back without loss. It's hard to lose it because it's a rental product.

Since it does not work while the coal is being extinguished, it often eats abnormal conditions after losing the effect of the mental ring. In that case, it's mostly a "self-destruct" course.

Avoid fighting as hard as you can, and if the enemy finds you, go ahead while you run.

Even if you don't encounter enemies, the gimmicks in the dungeons are the only thing that makes your body worn out. It's easy to take a piece of your body.

It's normal here for one arm to move with coal extinguished.

Gaul is so hairy that the indistinguishable position silhouette changes before and after entering here.

That's how I finally see the goal.

Five Ravah Golems are positioned in front of the road that would lead to the Warp Gate, inhibiting the way to go.

It's not an undead, it's a doll made of lava. Maybe I've been traveling just for here. Good luck.

It seems like an enemy that doesn't have to be defeated, but it's hard to slip through it because it emits high temperatures that are likely to evaporate just by stopping nearby.

Even with the distance between Rava Golem quite apart, I don't even see a gap running through.

Or he's still quite a distance away, but he's dying of heat.

"Well, I've never been near the gate before, but what do you say?"

"I don't care what they say... it's impossible to run through with these legs"

I've come this far with constant breath, but it's a good place for me, Gaul, and full creativity.

Before entering the boss room, he manages to observe the hall where Rava Golem and the others are located, but it is also difficult to move from here.

On the road to here, my whole body burned and I couldn't even grasp my weapon properly. Up to Gaul, he receives a flying lava, and his right arm is evaporating in its entirety.

This aisle has lower temperatures than the halls on the road, but it's still not a place to rest. It drains my strength just standing there.

At least a breakthrough in this one will be difficult.

I don't even have a definite perspective on dying if I leave it alone, but I want to bring some information back for the next time.

Rava Golem is blunt in motion, but there is no blind spot in its placement.

It's too much to get out of the front. It wouldn't even be a wall temperature to the extent of Gaul's Ice Breath.

... I can't even take them down. It's impossible to attack a melee without a more powerful heat control, and there's no throw to just knock it down.

I'd like to think not, but it could even melt before the throw hits.... You might want to try it before Self-Destruction.

"Do either of you have to be..."

If we move Ravah Golem on the line, it might be possible for the other one to break through.

"Then I guess that's me. Even Ice Breath can buy you a few seconds. One person can also use Ice Coat."

Indeed, Gaul would be better able to withstand heat for longer.... but is that okay?

Even if you succeed in breaking through, the one who got killed sucks and falls out of the trial. It would be good and "self-destructive" and go to the waiting room.

Even if I can try again, I have to break through alone next time.

Even this far has been critical for both of us. I can't believe I left this place alone, which is more difficult than that......

At a time like this, would I come up with a good way to do it if I were Yuki?

"Either way, I can't do it this time. You can't even do that."

"Ok... once you throw the sword, look at the situation, then it's" Self Destruction ""

That's all I can do this time. It's an investigation into his speed of movement, response to throws, and behavioral patterns.

If you are unexpectedly brittle and your sword stabs you may die.

You can't hold it and shake it, or you can't. Expand the long sword in Instant Attachment.

Using the "Phantom" of a child's right arm, swing it thoughtfully...... throw!!

Not very good. My throw, but those guys are moving slowly, hitting sure.

But Ravah Golem reacted to the sword I threw, spinning only the facial area.

Unlike the speed of travel, its movement is fast. Into interception almost instantaneously.

- Action Skill

It was thrown out of the mouth. It intercepted and swallowed the sword I threw and flew straight over here.

A huge lava bullet ejected with tremendous momentum hits me defenseless after the throw.

Shit, avoided......

"Stupid bastard!!

Shortly after "self-destruct," Gaul moved me with one hand when I was about to be swallowed up by Lava Bullet.

"Grrrrr!!

I avoided a direct hit with a sleuth, but I feel my skin melt off just because of the high heat of the passing Lava Bullet.

No, we have to destroy ourselves quickly.

"Ji, jiggu... Huh!!

I don't have a voice if I got hit in the throat.

Gaul disappeared as to whether he had "self-destructed". But what am I supposed to do?

I'm blind anymore, but if I'm bringing it in like this, the next bullet will fly.

Activate Self-Destruction without a voice.

It's been scattered. It's not even fart in difficulty. While you're thinking about it, the radiation heat from the Lava Bullet that landed on the wall will melt your whole body down.

Come on, come on!! I'm not kidding about falling off here!!

- "Self-Destruction."

Did the scattered and repeated experience say something, or was successful in launching "Self-Destruction" without pronunciation?

The death image was a throw at the melting furnace.

"... there's nothing I can do"

Early in the resurrection, Gaul said.

Surely there's nothing I can do. If they show me something like that, I'm suspicious that I can even break through with the use of a pigeon.

"You go first."

"... are you going to get sick?

"That's the best chance. With skills like Philos' Ice Blade or Ice Shield, there could have been a better way to cut through it."

If you can provide powerful attribute resistance and attribute attack, you may have hands, but we don't have such clever skills.

Gaul's Ice Breath and Ice Coat are useful, but take a long time to re-use and can only be used almost once.

There's nothing more I can do. I think you can hang a lot of water. I just sprinkled about the amount of drinking water on my lava opponent, and I know it won't be anything.

"But you sacrificed me to go first."

Do you want me to tolerate such a fall?

"No, as far as his movements go, I might be able to break through by myself"

…………

Isn't that a strength to get me going first?

"Don't look at me like that. I mean it.... I just don't have the confidence to break through in one go, so go ahead.

It's useless to have you around. "

That's true. It's so correct that it doesn't even make a sound.

"And look at that."

What Gaul is referring to is a candlestick hung on a wall.... I know what he's trying to say.

"There's a guy who's already reached the fourth gate.... No, only three people, including us, are stopping at the second gate anymore.

You're the only one who can catch up, and if you don't help him, he'll be crushed.... You're a leader, aren't you?

Damn, I can't give you anything back when they say that.

I can't find a way to break through the array in two. I don't even have time for that.

Other guys suffer ahead, so if I can break through alone, we should move on.

"What, maybe I can break through in one go?"

"... are you serious?

"Oh. I don't think it would be possible with my agility if I used" Ice Coat "after attracting attention.

They'll take a few hands and feet, but maybe we can go.... a few times and you'll definitely get out of it. "

"Ice Coat" is a skill that stretches a protective film of cold air on itself.

If I'm not around, I know it's more efficient there than it is to prevent it with Ice Breath.

Only there would be easier for one person to break through.

But what are we gonna do on the road up there, even the two of us? We're gonna figure this out by ourselves.

"Well, I'll give it a try.... but you go first, no matter what."

"... damn, I get it"

It's a beating to just use it to get one of me out. If this is the only way, then you have to do it.

-3-

In the first place, it's just a struggle to create a situation that challenges Rava Golem in decent condition.

I stopped dying in the wilderness in front of me, but it's not easy to get to my boss room.

Even if we get there, we can't even hit a beating. Running through without one foot is impossible on a boulder.

By the time we reached the boss room, maintaining a state where we seemed to be able to compete properly, and then for another 10 hours or more, we needed two "self-destructions".

Still, it's a line about whether or not you can manage a critical battle. But I can't even say luxury.

And even with all that time, I couldn't find anything other than a plan.

Leave Gaul at the entrance to the square, and I'll step back a little.

Gaul enters the square like this. After pulling Rava Golem off the aisle of the goal whenever possible, it's my operation to get in.

I'll take care of the timing. There is a good chance that the Lava Bullet will fly even if the main unit is pulled apart by a "", so it is necessary to proceed while avoiding it.

But with your hands and feet, melt, crawl, but I'll get you to the gate.

"Don't worry. I'll start moving as you head to the gate.

But if you can't, I'll destroy myself, so you stay on the gate dive.

Don't wait for me at the third gate, just go ahead. "

"... Okay, I get it"

After several simulations, I did find that one of these guys seemed better to get out of there.

I can understand this role because it's nearly impossible to break through on my own. I'm stuck.

But I can't help but admit I feel sorry for myself.

I can't help but feel sorry for myself for not coming up with any other way. Oh, shit.

"... are you ready"

Get in a position where you can dash towards the aisle of the goal.

Never miss the timing. Those guys aren't moving fast. Run out when the critical intervals are likely to fall out.

Gaul launched Ice Coat because he needed to get as close as possible to those five bodies. I can see it wrapped in a blue and white membrane.

"I came to the labyrinth city and I found out that situations like this' Leave it to me to go first 'don't burn"

"That's a death flag"

"You're not going to die. Go to the hospital in the worst case. I even have" self-destruct "insurance. Flag and don't do it."

I think I've heard a similar dialogue somewhere.

"Let's go!!

Gaul flied out toward the square.

Aim at the back of the waiting list of five Rava Golems. We need to get there and draw attention.

There is no worst pattern of just not moving and shooting Lava Bullets. The primary concern is immediately dispelled, and Rava Golem begins moving.

Noro Noro and I thought you might be inviting this one so late, spitting out Lava Bullet in the direction where Gaul would be.

Not yet. It's still early.

If it pops up at this time, it melts down with heat by the time it reaches the back aisle.

Damn it, move it.

I don't see Gaul from here, but Gaul should still be alive and well beyond Ravah Golem spitting out Lava Bullet.

Come on, hurry up. Before it's too late.

Just a little more... now.

"It is!!!

In an extreme forward leaning position like crawling through the ground, he ran out the aisle like a bullet.

As soon as you get out of the square, you are hit by a violent rise in temperature. You're just a little close. Is this it?

But it's totally better than Gaul, who's in the middle of all this and is shooting Lava Bullet.

Whether your body melts and just your head, just momentum will jump you into the gate!!

I could check sideways, but Gaul's alive and well. Surrounded by the ground that melted in Lava Bullet, it's likely to evaporate even now, but it's still fine.

Run straight to the back without stopping your legs!!

I thought I could keep running through the straight line, but it doesn't seem like it.

Avoidance and Hazard Detection raise red flags. Probably the Lava Bullet that was ejected at me.

But it's also a waste of time to turn around. Believe only in the senses and change direction, run to the goal greatly avoiding the point of landing.

Two, three degrees and the Lava Bullet are fired, each time forcing a change of direction.

I got a feel for it and I wondered if Lava Bullet needed charge time or if its launch interval was long. There are five of them that look like they're shooting in a row.

The goal is still far, but shoot as many as you want. Gaul gets easier for that, and it's best if we both break through.

I can't even breathe properly at too high a temperature. We don't have enough oxygen. Insufficient moisture. But don't stop.

While surrounded by molten rock in Lava Bullet, it runs through a critical line that will not damage your body.

It's okay. I can keep running through this.

I went through the square and into the aisle. My body is worn out, but I don't have any missing parts.

Minimum goal reached. And then...

"Gaul!!

Looking back, the square was in a terrible misery. Most of the ground dissolves, little scaffolding, etc.

It's a tragedy that's going to evaporate just one step back.

Have I come running through this place?

I can see Gaul getting shot at countless Lava Bullets and running through them.

Fits the landing, the lava columns blow up and explode over and over again.

Splashing firepowder and lava are not in such quantities that they can be completely swept away. I haven't hit him, but I can see the damage is definitely accumulating.

"A little later!!

It arrives here a little later, a little later. His physical abilities as an Orc are far superior to mine.

Even a lava pond I can't jump over should get us this far in the shortest possible distance.

If you jump in here, Gaul won't be able to walk, but I can take charge of it.

But that possibility ruthlessly disappeared.

"Guaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

The flash runs in front of Gaul at that time that he can jump right into the aisle right now.

Rava Golem's "Lava Bullet" landed so as to break off the entrance to the aisle, and a lava pond could be created.

No. I can't go through with that anymore...

No, not yet, if it was his physical ability, I could jump over this position!!

"Gaul! Fly!!

Screaming, but no response.

... No way, eat a direct hit... HP Total Loss...... No, did he die?

"Whoa!!

"... uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu idiot. Just go."

I heard voices, but I can't see them with smoke. Is the damage terrible?

"Hey, it's okay!! That way now..."

"... stop. There is too much distance. You can't do this."

"Then hurry!!

"... I can't do it anymore from my leg. I'm going to destroy myself. You go ahead."

What the hell, that.

Seriously, I guess you think one of us can handle it or something.

"We can talk about it in Lava Bullet charge time, but we don't have time for this anymore.

Again, don't take the liberty of "self-destructing". I can get through this by myself, so just wait. "

"but..."

"Uh, ku... Damn, no. It's time... to die. We're going to destroy ourselves.... Yes, no, get ahead of me because I'm in the way"

"Ku...... damn!!

I know it's strong, and I know it's a lie to get me out of the way.

But you also know that I'm better off here first.

Again, the Lava Bullet landed with the roar.

It's blocked by lava and smoke, and I don't even know what's going on with the square.

There's no sign of Gaul already. I can't even confirm if he's "self-destructed" or dead.

Damn...... I'm sure it's true.

Even one guy who avoided Lava Bullet would be able to make a breakthrough.

However, there is no doubt that this will take a considerable amount of time.

I know it wouldn't be a big help if I went back here and "self-destructed".

Then it's best to head ahead and wait for Gaul while helping the other members who are ahead.

"Ahhhh!!

Slap your fist all over the wall releasing high temperatures that burn.

Such pain is not a fart. Go to the waiting area and you'll be cured.

"Ahead… do"

I walked out to the light in the back gate.

-4-

[Between the Third Gate Spire]

Moving to the waiting area in this way, you can well see how crazy the scorching hell was.

The configuration of the waiting area has not changed even at the third gate.

The candlestick fire, which was my biggest concern, is properly lit eight times. Looks like Gaul made it back.

Now there are two people staying at the second gate.

One of them was the first one to break through the first gate because the position of the candles showing the individual remains unchanged.

I don't know who it is, but I'm a little concerned about that. It means he's eating more stops at the second gate than we are.... and alone.

I can also think of a case that put the other one ahead, like Gaul, so isn't it possible?

There are no shadows in the waiting area.

One of them is already at the Fourth Gate and two of them are at the Second Gate, so five of them, including me, should be at this stage.

I'm not in the waiting area, but I should be able to rendezvous with someone here...

No, you're not, there's one ahead of Gate IV and two second, so the worst case scenario is zero. Possibly unable to merge.

... Should we at least wait until the time limit is critical here?

Either way, I need prep time. Draw water and read the description. It won't be long before 30 minutes.

However, when I approached the wall to read the description, an unpleasant representation caught my eye.

[Time Remaining: 9: 58.52]

They attack me in plain sight.

The standby time is now 1/3. Wouldn't be like 3 minutes next.

Hurry up and check the rules [between spires] written on the sticky paper.

The rules for the next gate are simple. Just climb the tower to the top, as the name suggests.

... Simple, but naturally, it's not just that simple.

Climbing is a scaffold installed on the outside of the tower. Recovery is impossible if it falls.

It's nice to be honest where you don't write me stairs.... you know better than that.

The details are unknown, but naturally there will be a full load of gimmicks to interrupt, and many monsters will be in place.

And the biggest eyeball is the time limit. If we don't break through within an hour, the tower itself will disappear.

Besides, it's a specification that disappears from the lower floor every certain amount of time. Start, just stand there and get caught in a collapsing tower.

What you do is simple. I know the difficulty is getting worse again, but one challenge isn't that long.

Even if we wait for Gaul, we should check the contents first.

"Oops, no. Water..."

When I was hydrating my body like a mummy and putting water in an empty container, it was the start time.

It will be easier after next time because I'm not ready at all, but it won't be like consuming a lot of rule water.

It's just that I'm still not likely to get a busy night's sleep.

A circular hall made of stone at the end of the waiting time, not even diving through the gate, but at the end of the automatic transfer. Probably the first floor of the tower.

In a square with nothing but columns, the stairs that appear to lead up can be seen outside. It means climb out of here and out of there.

And there was Yuki directly next to him for some reason.

"Is that it?"

You look strange, but I don't understand the situation either.

"... oh, did they match the start time"

Yuki is convinced, but I didn't quite understand the situation.

After being briefed, I finally found out that I would have been forwarded at the right time for Yuki, who was ahead of me, to try again.

With a time limit, I guess this kind of processing will be necessary.

"You don't have time, do you? We're not moving on."

"... Fine. If Tuna is here, I think I can take a different way. Throw it away this time.

What are you going to say?

I know I'm not used to it, and there's no way I can attack you in one go from a previous case.

... No, do you mean sharing and organizing information is more important?

"I think it would be quicker to share information than to try it at first sight, resulting in a faster attack"

"... that's okay, but you're going to collapse here, right? Don't you have to move up there?

You can't even take time to explain.

"The collapse here starts in half an hour, so there's plenty of room. Let's go upstairs with an explanation."

It feels pretty familiar. At this rate, you're trying quite a few things.

You can hang "Self Destruction" on the scale and make two throwaways at a time.

"Let's go to the outer edge first"

"Oh, oh."

After Yuki, head to the stairs set outside the tower.

"What... is this place"

Viewed from the outer edge of the tower were vast skies and clouds. That's all I've got as far as I can see.

If you look far away, you're going to get sucked into the sky.

"A tower floating in the sky is the place. There's nothing quite a distance down there.

If it fell, the air would become thinner, so I couldn't confirm it. "

You tried it.

It's also covered in clouds below and I can't see anything, but I guess there's nothing if you believe what Yuki says. You might consider that there is no land or sea.

Looking at the top of the tower on the other hand, I can't see the top of this again. How far are we stretching, this tower?

"I don't know exactly because I'm just climbing the perimeter, but there's more than a few dozen floors of the building.

... It's just a staircase for a while, so let's talk as we climb "

"... oh"

Slowly enough, but if you think about the offense, it sounds like this lower level needs to run through.

There doesn't seem to be enough time.

It's the wind that bothered me the most when I was climbing. Quite a strong breeze, it's going to blow me away even if I'm normally just climbing the stairs.

It would be a big pinch if I were Zura.

"First of all, that's the problem. It's still a breeze up here, but it's like a storm up there."

"I think I'm about to be flown."

It's a staircase without even a railing, so I can't help it.

... What's going on up there with this breeze?

"Stage you seem to be good at, but I wonder if it would help me. Wouldn't it be quicker to get ahead of you by yourself?

I pulled my leg on the previous stage, so I'm not sure.

I wonder if there are occasions where I can be of use.... battle?

"You don't have that. I've got two boss fights on the way, so I just want to thank you for reducing that battle time."

"Twice...... has the goal been confirmed?

"Yeah. Actually, I went just before the goal, but it didn't arrive in time up.

... Sargess is on her own. "

You're doing the same thing as Gaul.

Was it Sarjes who went to the Fourth Gate? In a way, that's not what I expected.

"Second gate ate quite a bit of time, so should I assume it will take quite a while here too?

Then I have a hand in gathering information and getting used to it, waiting for the next gaul. "

"Were you with Gaul at gate two?

"Oh, I failed at the end, and one of me got ahead of me."

It's easier to gather numbers and attack at once, but it's easier to close the next door, so we need to think about it.

"... wait here but I don't know if I can rendezvous with Gaul"

But Yuki's words were in denial.

No way, is there anything besides the possibility that he can't attack?

"Is it also for any reason?

"I was with Gowen at the second gate."

[Between the organs] or another name that feels disgusting.... Will it also be digested?

"What about that Gowen?

"I missed the gate. Maybe it's a random way to get flown to another gate."

"As far as it goes... I imagined it was like a tournament table, but can you sort it by gates?"

"Yeah. You know, there might be a condition for people flying to smaller numbers at that time,"

Including the preceding Sarjes, six people have already reached the third gate.

If Gaul doesn't come this way, the last one will inevitably be the last one left in the second gate for quite some time.

"Besides, I can't wait here for decades. We have to continue to" destroy ourselves "in the meantime, beyond the time limit.

I didn't know who they were until I met them, but I almost gave up on the three guys at the second gate.... I think we should head here first "

Isn't it realistic to wait?

Gaul could break through in the next six hours or so if it's the shortest, but I don't know the other one.

"... have you heard who Sargess met at the Second Gate?

"Moyer.... Maybe the other one's stuck at the second gate."

Before the start of the training, the words said by Mr. Sword Blade come back to life.

"Maybe if this rule breaks first, it's ours."

... Well, is Mr. Sword Blade's anxiety in the middle?

"Did Sargess say anything?

"For more information...... But maybe we can't move on."

... Damn, that sort of thing, I guess there's some basis.

Even Gaul is not likely to break through in the shortest possible time.

"We have to go aggressively on offense.... Even if it's a throwaway this time, it's got some calculation of the offense, right?

"Right.... depending on the tuna, but as early as next or maybe even next"

That's dependable.

You're not like the rest of us at the second gate.

Eventually, with some gimmick confirmation and information folding, that time was over.

I'm used to Self Destruction. I feel terrible, but I'm starting to break it off as one of my means.

Even the damage taken in the dungeon is not so different from dying.

For example, in the second layer, it is easier to "self-destruct" alone than to "self-destruct" while the hands and feet dissolve. You only need to suffer once to die.

... You're completely paralyzed.

The information I shared with Yuki [between the spires], but first, the lower levels are not that problematic. There's wind, but you just have to run up so you don't step off the stairs that go around the outer perimeter.

The means of travel change dramatically around the middle layer. The staircase turns into an athletic one where scaffolding intricately crosses into a scaffold, into a scaffold, into just a stick, into an spaced floor.

This is much easier than the first gate for the lack of iron balls, but the problem is strong winds and flying monsters.

With stairs it's not that much of a threat, but bad scaffolding...... it sucks to be swarmed by multiple flying monsters on one stick or something.

And there's a boss around the middle of the middle tier.

It's a monster that mainly attacks a state anomaly called Skull Bishop, and it's pretty easy to fight if you have the resistance of a mental ring.

... Without the mental ring, it could have been tragic.

They won't open the way up until we take this guy down. Yuki said that if you can't do it, you can't follow the outer circumference and move on, but it's unrealistic.... What the hell did you do?

After the middle and upper levels, stormy winds and limited mobility seem to be waiting.

The last one almost has to do something like rock climbing.

... I didn't realize there were hooked ropes and picks available in the waiting room.

"Next time, you said next time, but isn't that your standard?

"Yes, but I can handle the physical abilities of adventurers. I'll do my best to follow up, so let's do our best."

Will you say it lightly, but will it be okay?

You're not overestimating me? The second gate was scattered.

If it's a test like this, it might be easier if you were a < Summoner > able to summon flying riders.

And then there's magic that can block the wind?... I don't know what it is.

Something tells me that since this trial started, it would have been easier if I had an array.

"You, what do you think of this trial?

There's still waiting time, so I swing by.

"Is it too hard?

"... yes. Zero Blake or... I hate to admit it, but I can try again with Self-Destruction, but do you think this is the test that adventurers need?

"I think"

You're out of words.

"Intermediate...... would be an excessive trial for standing like a cat ear right now.... No, most adventurers don't need it.

... but I think I need to do the same. "

"I'm being asked ahead of time to do what I might need on top of that."

Yes, it is.

From now on, the difficulties that we will be waiting for are condensed and stuck.

Indomitable mentality is certainly the most tried element, but with it, I feel like there are many occasions that are not enough for us right now to teach what we are going to need.

That would make it easier. With this, I didn't have to taste the extra pain. What too many occasions.

There's nothing there, so it's a basic forcible breakthrough, but at that time, if I had what I needed, it would have been just a trial that I could easily break through.

"I felt it at the time I saw the floor of the multilayer structure that it had to come out after the middle level of the infinite corridor. I thought maybe this was ahead of the difficulties.

You said you should just cross the walls where normal adventurers would stop.... I thought they were saying that.

Something I said in front of the Clanhouse in Ark Sabre is probably ahead of me. It's almost like this tower or something. "

It's about the dungeon in the dungeon that Gaul and I experienced [during the scorch].

A space that can be called one world is established as a dungeon. It's more unnatural not to think it's coming out in production than it can be reproduced.

I don't know how far ahead we're going to go, but I guess there's a dungeon of this kind of structure waiting for us as early as 70 layers or later.

It's a terrible nightmare trial, but it does tell us what we need to do to get up there.... that's what you have. We're the ones who get the hang of it.

... I think it's too much. That's what Dammus tells me.

"But I think it's probably the tightest next time"

"What makes you think that?

"Number of people, because at the point of the third gate breakthrough, it is a mechanism that will bring us all together at once"

"That's the real deal?

"Yeah."

I want to smile, but it seems possible.

The main bait, the D-level promotion, can be obtained if you cross here, so it might also mean trying out those who want to go further.

For a moment, make that a normal level of difficulty to cross, before Lotte's thought of impossibility begins.

Then we're all losers.

"Well, it's about time."

"Oh, I'll leave you up front"

The waiting time limit ends.

-5-

I tried to impress you, but it seemed difficult for me.

"You, absolutely crazy!! How can you fly like that!!

"I can do it, I can do the tuna, too. Sargess seemed like a tough guy at first, but after doing it a few times, she's starting to get sarcastic."

"I've failed a few times, a few times."

"Oh, about 50 times?

... I think I should think about it. While we were stuck at the second gate, these guys were only trying for an hour.

Later, Sargess felt that the recovery would work because there was "Feilongxiang"...

It was good until we defeated the Skull Bishop on the middle floor.

Whether the scaffolding is narrower, that's just a stick, or you have to jump, that's a far easier difficulty than the first gate.

It is also significant that Yuki sets an example. He had fun, I fought badly, but still moved on.

The problem is after defeating Scarbishop, which is not even very strong.

Boss, when I left the room, what a rain.

That's stormy rain, too. If you get distracted, you'll be flown. There's also a strong wind, so you could be sure of it by storm.

In the storm, when you look down, where there's nothing scaffolding, support your body with one stick, one rope that you can't rely on too much. That's the situation.

Yeah, Yuki did say Storm. It's my fault I don't have the imagination.

But what the hell kind of motor nerve is this guy who's standing flat on a stick in a place like that? I don't think he's the same person.

"High!!

Step off your feet and grab hard on the pick you stabbed in the wall.

No, no, no, no, no, no! My hands slip!

"It's okay, Tuna? Can you come up?

"I can't! Because I can't!!

"... I can't help it"

While, Yuki hooked a rope somewhere and moved lightly. He made me scaffolding with picks when he came near me.

I'm surprised, put my foot on that pick, and gradually weigh in.

"... Helpful"

That was a wonderful thing to have a scaffold.

"For that matter, you need to practice a few more times."

…………

... just a few times? Is this possible?

Here, I just lost the middle layer. What is it? Still, the difficulty increases dramatically, doesn't it?

"Let's go back to the boss room once."

"Oh, oh."

Yuki urges me to travel a small distance following an unreliable scaffold.

Boss, when I got back to my room, I fell.

There is ground. There's a roof. The wind is not blowing. How wonderful.

Finally, the view outside from the entrance to the boss room is blue sky for some reason. be healed.

"I already live here."

"What are you talking about?"

Forced to wake up, special training begins at the expense of this one.

Ask Yuki for tips on how to posture in the rain, how to handle picks and ropes, and practice in the room.

I don't feel like moving on if I stay like this. 'Cause it's only the middle of the day. I'm not kidding because the second half is going to get even tighter.

The best harvest is Attitude Control. Using this guy with good consciousness only made his posture better.

All we have to do is get used to the rain and overcome fear.... I also feel like that would be a big deal, but this is the only way to get used to it.

I don't have time. Let's move on a little before it collapses. Let's get used to it.

I'm going to be frustrated by the strong winds and rain I experience again, but I have to get used to it to not start.

At first, we rope each other, get Yuki to stab the pick, and focus on moving.

Pity, but this is the shortest way. I just have to put up with it.

Little by little. Little by little, but I feel like I'm getting used to it...

I just learned that feeling, and I was caught up in a collapse.

As it falls, it is "self-destructed" while being pecked by a large number of bone birds.

Get ready in the waiting room again.

If you put the ropes and picks you need to climb in the Item Box, you won't be able to use them aggressively, and it will take a while.

It is best worn in a ready to use condition. Get ready for that while Yuki gives you some advice.

"... you know, why couldn't you get to the gate? Did Sargess leave you or something?

"Boss, the aisle is divided into four parts after you knock it down. There's only one person in each aisle, so we had to split up."

You mean there's a corridor for each person who can get through here?

"It wasn't even a big trip, but I couldn't do it with my boss and I did everything I could on the way. So, Time Over."

Just before the goal. That's tight.

But it's hard for me to break through here without Yuki. In that sense, I can say it helped.

It's only been about two hours since then, so naturally, but looking at the candlestick hasn't changed the situation.

I've thought about waiting for the rest of it, but Gaul and Moya are the ones who are good at coming later, and even one of us is going to be able to break through.

Then we should move on.... If they catch up, that's good again.

"Then go. If we don't at least shrink our time to the middle of the day, we won't even get time for training."

"Right. I guess the last half is the best."

"... I will do good"

Oh, what is this guy, going as fast as that to the middle tier?

Once again, Yuki's challenge to the Third Gate continues as she feels her super specs.

Getting used to it is scary, and I can handle it within less than 10 times.

I guess there are physical specs of adventurers as well, but Yuki's example and help are enormous. You just have to do what he does my way. Turns out I can't keep it that way.

Recovery methods could also be established in the event of falling.

I noticed from the stabbing of the picks that if you use the right arm of the child to stab the sword with all your might, the fall will be avoided.

If Yuki follows us, recovery is possible.... Sometimes I can manage on my own.

The time limit is quite tight.

Especially as the collapse speed increases with less time left, so when that gets into my eyes, I'm really in a hurry.

In a hurry, it's easy to step off your feet and fall free.

Waiting on the top floor was a ghost knight with no contents wrapped around a huge armor. And it's a skull bishop on that shoulder.

Yuki says it's not the same as when Skulbishop's usage skills fought at the middle level.

Mainly abnormal condition: his method of warfare is continuous damage, mainly corruption.

If that's all, Yuki alone seems to be able to handle it, but the problem is a giant ghost knight.

It comes from Hulbert, gripped by its giant, to use "Whirlwind Formation," a long-handled weapon move, and "Storm Formation." It's a giant Mr. Asha.

It won't be as good as Mr. Asha's in strength, but if they use more of those moves in a storm like this, it's nowhere near here. easily blown away.

Even if you manage to support your body using weapons and ropes, corruption progresses.

... a formidable enemy.

He was blown out of the tower in the Ghost Knight's "Whirlwind Formation" and fell. I think as I look at the collapsing tower.

... but we got there. After that it's finally my show.