Chapter 1461 December 14th: Catastrophic Warfare

「Ahh! ← Ahh! → Ahh! ← Ahh! → Ahh! ← Ahh! → Ahh! ← Ahh! → Ahh! ← Ahh! ↑ Ahh! ↓ Ahh! → Ahh! ← Ahh! → Ahh! ← Ahh! ↑ Ahh! ↓ Ahh! ↑ Ahh! ↓ Ahh! ↑ Ahh! ↓ Ahh!!!?!?」

BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE!!!!!!

With that very pleasant set of movement, the screams of Survivor who was tied up to the vehicle and being swung left and right and up and down while screaming all the time, I continued to move like a witch flying on a broom while doing some preparatory exercises. I then look at the Deepslaughter who was straddling her own wand, looking like a genuine witch out there.

「Now for a back and forth movement!」

「Can we please go somewhere else with this conversation……」

「Sexual libido is the best way of communication to someone else! After all, nothing beats communication with one’s sexual desires!」

It doesn’t really matter what you do, so please don’t move like that with your wand lodged between your legs. It’s really making me feel sick.

The reason why I sent Yashiro Bird and Karoshis UQ up ahead was because I wanted to see the pleasant appearance of suffering Survival some more, but…… it was also to respond to the “provocation” of Deepslaughter, who seemed to be as ready to tease people at all times as ever. I’m reluctant to admit this, but the history of engagement between the two of us is reasonable in terms of number of times. Maybe that’s why I can understand when this pervert is serious and when she is just fooling around.

She said earlier that she also wishes to obtain the title of “Maximum Speed”. Or not…… I guess what she meant by it was that she wanted to become even faster than I am now.

I mean, whatever? The title of “Maximum Speed” was only acquired as a matter of course, and it was not that I was originally aiming at obtaining it or anything else like that. And just because I had obtain this title, it does not mean that there was any dramatic change in me (while I have heard from Rei-san and Joset, both the record holders, that it seems to affect the skills and magic they learn when leveling up, but that’s about it).

In other words, even if you try to steal it away from me…… I don’t think it will do you any good. At least if you are serious about it, then make sure it will be a landslide victory over me, otherwise I feel seriously sorry for you. But it’s not like I am ever going to lose in that department. And definitely not Never lose, at least for this perverted woman! !!

「I’m sorry, Deepslaughter, but it’s really a shame, you know……?」

「Oho? Hey, somebody here feels confident as hell, huh……?」

「Well, I guess you could say that.」

The only piece of the puzzle missing here is the Black Lightning. Other than that, I already have everything that I need.

Skill Connection, Top Speed. A critical point where a person accelerates to the very limits of speed that a human being can reach. To tell you the truth, I could have chosen “Faster-Than-Light ‘Luxion’” skill that is one step higher than this, but…… It would do me no good here. It’s more like sliding in a straight line at a certain distance while staying in invincible, transparent mode. Well, from that I have reached a conclusion, the “flying distance” is simply not enough. It seemed like something could go very wrong very fast with it.

Therefore, I beseech you, gods of acceleration! Slam some much unreserved blessing into that stepping foot of mine! Protect the storm by layering on the detonation-like velocity of my next five steps!!

「Let us go forth! The anomalous tornado, “Critical Speed ‘Bradion’”!!!」

The moment I step on it, everything around me starts to twist and turn.

* * *

For Deepslaughter, the Player named Sanraku is a very nice person. She always whispers that she loves him above all else and her eyes are locked only on him, but the essence of this feeling of hers is a much deeper and darker attachment.

「Ahh, haah.」

Even now that is the case. While rotating herself like a bullet in the air and seeing off the Bird-Head Player making funny faces while being blown away and meandering around her orbit…… Normally that strange move could only be said to be something beyond recklessness, but Deepslaughter who saw it knew that it wasn’t it.

Shangri-La Frontier is a just a game, no matter how realistic it may seem. Most Players would drop out from it after the first area if all the information fed back to the body were too realistically compliant.

But that is not the case here. There is an upper limit to the intensity of the senses that Shangri-La Frontier brings to the Player…… That is, even if that “upper limit” can be tolerated, the existence of the cyber world Shangri-La could be then described as nothing but ridiculous.

But while it’s easy to say, it’s almost impossible to do. For example…… Yes, the “upper limit” mentioned above is, of course, not set at a height that can be reached with just the minimum amount of effort.

Behavioral patterns and physics in the cyber world almost always try to follow that of the real world. Whether it’s an infant avatar or a giant avatar, the basics of moving your shoulders and arms between your joints remain the same. The “upper limit” naturally refers to that basic limit.

「You are just like me, because you can break your arms without hesitation if need be……」

The Floating Magic. Plus the magic that brings the propulsion doubled by The Desire and accelerates Deepslaughter’s movement. It is thanks to her magic staff, the greatest in the entire game world that she could fly like that without actually using a witch’s broom.

Only one person is reflected in her eyes. On that day, even though he was not as fast as the “meteor” that showed all the Players what the word “fastest” means , he was someone who quickly overtook everyone else.

「Reality is often so boring, so you “too” surely think that it’s better to make it funnier, isn’t that right? Right…… Sanraku-kun?」

While thinking that they are truly one and the same, Deepslaughter looks at the back of her beloved man with moist eyes. I’m the only one who truly understands Sanraku…… I’m the one who truly understands him…… and while still clinging onto the Desire, she laughs out loud, while the noise is lost in the wind that is so strong it feels like it would blow her away any moment now.

Let’s catch up first! If Deepslaughter is going to line up next to Sanraku, it will surely give people the right idea. They will finally realize that Deepslaughter is indeed Sanraku’s greatest comprehension…… Yes, Deepslaughter could be that much of a convenient woman if she only wanted to.

* * *

Sigmonia Frontline Valley. We had to wait for a while until Survivor managed to get a hold of himself after that bumpy ride of his, but aside from that we have all managed to successfully arrive at the edge of the mortar field.

「Is this the place where there is a monster that drops the material that you said it would, Sanraku?」

「Oh wow! Just look at how big and sturdy that rock looks! It’s standing up so high!」

Let’s just ignore that remark, even though it was becoming increasingly harder to do. By the way, if you have come to this place, you have to enjoy it to your heart’s content.

「I will build up a tent here really quick, so we can all rest up and save.」

Alright, did you all sleep well? Alright, alright, you did, huh? Huh? Some of you wanted to sleep together? I wonder if I could bury you in that soil here and let you sleep in it forever.

「It looks really quiet, but … is it under the soil, perhaps?」

「Good for you to make that remark. I’m sure the Treynor Centipede and Fortress Gargantua that live here are dormant at the moment, but they dwell right under us.」

「Hmm, I see…… So if we find them first before they can spot us, we can launch a surprise attack at them.」

「Yes, it’s more or less about that. What are you going to do, for the time being?」

Nufufufufufufufu ………

「As for me, I’ll just sit right here and watch you do all the work.」

「……… Sanraku, aren’t you enjoying this way too much here?」

「No, I’m just looking forward to seeing the reaction of each and every one of you when you get to experience that for the very first time. That’s all.」

Hmm, I wonder if they started to suspect that something is not right here from the expression on my face alone? But yeah, it’s a hassle alright, but they have all made a save, so I’m willing to go with this prank all the way until the very end. Now that being said……

「Hey there, Deepslaughter. Paw.」

「Woof! Woof!」

「Now sit!」

「The flow of this conversation…… Are you going to say “wiener” next!?!?!?!?!?!?」

「Alright, now see this ball right here? Go get it!」

「WOOO––––––OOOOOOFFFFFF!!!」

I took out a small ball object from my inventory and threw it right in the middle of the Sigmonia Frontline Valley, and predictably enough Deepslaughter jumped right in to retrieve it. (strictly speaking, it was a ball-shaped consumable item, so you can pretty easily imagine what is going to happen to it once it hits the ground there)……

「Oh, just look at her go! She jumped right in!」

I’m used to fighting here, so I can intuitively understand how many seconds it takes for all hell to break loose.

「Now then do your best! Just so you know, humans are less than vermin on this particular battlefield!」

「This is more than enough of a reward for me! But I really do hope that you won’t forget to give me that “wiener” of yours next and ––––––」

The moment Deepslaughter caught the ball I threw in there, she managed to safely land on the ground at the very bottom of the crater.

「Huh?」

「Haa?」

「Hmm?」

「Wow ………」

All of a sudden Armillet Gargantuas and other monsters started to appear all over the place. And with the ground shaking like it was an earthquake, cracks starts to run across the ground ……… And then these two appeared. The giant insects that appeared by breaking through the ground, or rather erupting from under it, because they were both so huge. It’s been a while, huh! I would really like to fight you personally, but it’s more fun to see how others are going to react when they realize that this is what they have to deal with here.

「Hey, Sigma? How many minutes do you think they can hold out?」

「Question: Are you asking for my judgment when the subjects are going to die? Is this the so called betting? Win and lose prediction?」

「Hmm? You’re dead already? Oh, I guess not. It looks like you’re still alive.」

While looking at the four people who were caught up in the chain explosion of Armillet Gargantuas and were blown away, I smile in a nasty way while I pull out a chair, a small table and a slice of a carrot pie from my inventory. Yes, this is going to be really interesting to watch. And then I just continued to enjoy the dying screams of four humans versus the army of the oversized insects for a while……

This is starting to get more and more interesting by the second!