＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□ [Armored Pilot] Hugo Receps

The thing I saw rushing to the fire pillar that rose from the mayor's mansion was a clash of monsters and monsters.

The white maggots monster unleashes magic from as many as six hands and wraps it around the other monster with countless mouths created on the maggots' body.

But the other monster - the only monster in the lower body that emits a non-glossy similarity to silver - doesn't go through with it willingly.

He shakes his tail to crush the maggots' monster, and even if he gets stuck, he's not taking any damage.

However, the maggots' monsters are also the same that are not taking damage and are immediately healing all wounds sustained.

Maggots monsters that get rid of scratches and monsters in the lower body that don't get scratched.

The two monsters are trying to defeat each other, but neither is compromised.

It was like a post-mortem world of eternal strife.

The sight reminded me of Emily earlier.

"... Cuco, what's the count?

"Both zero. Because you are a ginger monster. I don't know... I didn't."

... Will Hellgate work for both of them anyway?

"Hmm. Did your husband call [Greatest]? Well, if you buy time for that one, that would be the best one."

Persephone talks to me as I watch the monsters endlessly kill each other.

"Persepone, you know what?

"Oh. If it's just that lower body...... well, succinctly, it's the summoning monster my husband called out with a perk weapon. The name is [Greatest Bottom]."

"That's [the Pluto] 's..."

If you invoked it with a reward weapon, that means it comes from < UBM >.

Relative maggots monsters are also labeled [Maggots Reborn De Welmis] overhead, which means this can be called < UBM > killing each other.

"I don't use that one that way. Anyway, it's not fuel efficient. My husband, who is a super magical super position, looks at his spare time and fills his reward weapon with MP, but he can't fight for long even if he wears out the accumulated MP like that. Besides, it's not as powerful as the original."

"Original?"

"As you can see, I only have a lower body. If I had an upper body, I could have defeated that [De Welmis], too. But the upper body was taken, and only the lower body and defensive skills remain in the current [Gray Test Bottom]. I won't be knocked over there, but I can't knock this one out, so I'm a thousand hands. No, this one with no endurance is at a disadvantage."

Is it worse than it was in < UBM >?

... but “the upper body is taken"?

The way you put it, it's like someone else (...) owns your torso.

However, < UBM > allows you to divide the privileged weaponry with others….

"Persepone......!

A voice reached my ear blocks my thoughts.

Turning around, there was a skinny man there and a bone dragon with him on the inside of his ribs coming this way.

Regardless of the dragon of bone, it looks familiar to a man.

I've seen it again and again at the home of the [Pluto] Benetnache.

"Oh, sir."

"You were here... Is that..., of?

Apparently they remembered me there, too.

"It's Hugo Receps. Um, Master...... [Shooting Down King] He is also a companion of AR I. CA. So we also hear about the circumstances regarding the beads and the negotiations with the master"

"Right..."

"So, that maggots monster..."

"... in short, the beads the mayor had were broken and the sealed < UBM > was released."

!?

"By the way, her companion means... do you have a means of contacting her? I have to tell her something."

"Yes, sir"

Besides [telepathic cuffs] for when in the same city, the master also keeps audio communication items that can communicate over distance.

If this is the case, [Pluto] Benetnache can also talk to his master.

I immediately connected my correspondence to my master, and [Pluto] Benetnache began to tell my master what was going on.

"... so the volume is gradually expanding over there. Most attacks don't give you an effective hit, and if you take it down, you have to burn down a wide area without a trace."

"............... Seriously."

From the comms machine, I heard a master groan who understood the situation.

'I'm back in the middle of dumping this one too... oh yeah. I see it. I see a lot of gloy. The guy with only the lower body...... hey, [Pluto]. That...'

"About that, with no comment..."

'Oh, yeah.... Oops.'

Shortly afterwards, a singing engine sound rings in the sky, and a pale aircraft flying through the sunset sky passes overhead.

The pale airframe - [Blue Opera] fires a light-bearing shell from the rifle, attacking [De Welmis].

However, [De Welmis] did not intentionally go through that attack, and his body, worn with shells and burned with thunder, was quickly repaired.

'Oh, no. This. You can't beat a rat. "

"... Master, isn't it too soon to give up?

"In the first place, Atashi was chosen as a bead collector“ because he didn't have too much firepower! These big, regenerating guys aren't in charge of Atashi, they're in charge of Fatum and Alberto, and those golden idiots and haters!

... Who would be the golden idiot and the loathsome woman?

'I wonder what I can do about calling it now... But we're on the border with the capital and other countries over there, and we're traveling slowly... oh, already! Cortana disappearing into boulders sucks even as a cardina!

This Cortana is the starting point for Cardina in < Infinite Dendrogram >.

Destroying this place is like crushing the entrance to Cardina.

Choosing an abandoned city as a starting point would not be.

Even if not, this city, the heart of commerce, must not be lost for Cardina.

"[Shooting Down King] AR I. CA, I have a suggestion to make"

That's when [Pluto] Benetnache spoke to his troubled master.

"What?"

"If you swallow three conditions - I will defeat that < UBM >"

".................. Phew"

To the suggestion, the master seemed to have devised something.

'I see. You mean there's a guy in hand (...) who can do something about that?

"... Speaking of which, you knew my special skills"

"So, what are the terms?

The Master does not doubt any declaration that "I can defeat that < UBM >".

Rather, it also looks like you are certain of something.

"The first is to defeat that one itself. … because if the beads were unnecessary, the promise to give them to you would no longer be fulfilled"

"Ok. Next"

"The second is to have your favor fulfilled when you give the beads on it"

"Specifically?

"That you will inform me in the future if you find items or information about the handling of grievances or the“ healthy resuscitation ”of the dead"

"Give me items and information, not"

"Yes."

'... hmm. Well, that's ok, too. At the end.'

"It's..."

To the Master's inquiry, Benetnache accumulated his words with only a little hesitation,

"... only with a radius of 600 meters centered around that [De Welmis] - permission to wipe out Cortana without a trace."

I said something terrible.

"Whether…, after people have been evacuated. That time...... my summoning monster is making money so it will be done soon. If you can, I'd like you to help me with that."

'I see. But no sign of it... how bad do you have it?

"... So, what's your permission?

"Wait a minute."

When the master said so, there was noise with Gasagoso from across the comms.

'Ah. Hello, Madam... it wasn't, Chancellor. Yeah, it's Atashi. AR · I · CA. I have a bit of a problem with recovering the beads... Huh? Do you know what's going on?... No, how far are you really seeing through this? Seriously, what is the demon of foresight (Laplace) as the name suggests?

It was over communication, but I found out that the master was communicating to another location in Cockpit.

'Yes, yes. Bene, Bene, Bene, Bene.'

............... Bene Chi?

But if you're Benetnache, who called you weird, you don't look particularly concerned either.

"Yes."

'I'm checking. Is the mayor dead?

"……… taken in by [De Welmis]"

"Ok. I'll say he's dead"

... I think there's been a little black interaction right now.

"Then report the results. The third one is ok too. The mayor's emergency authority in the event of his death gave permission from the chancellor." I won't charge you for loss of life or material damage, and I'm not guilty. I want you to erase all of the threat of [De Welmis] without leaving any of it in this cardina "'

"... I understand"

… loss of life or physical damage,?

"Master. I..."

"Then explore if Atashi and Yu have missed their escape within a radius of 600 Metel!

That's what the master said, as he took what I wanted to say first.

"... Yikes!

"So when does Bene cut the trump card, though the Atashi and the others move with the Soyu translation?

"... you have a maximum of fifteen minutes and thirty seconds to maintain your summons. So… I will use it in 15 minutes."

'Ok! Then hurry, Yu!

"Yes!"

In response to my master, I went to rescue people who were running late with [White Rose], who only stored armor and became lighter.

But I can defeat that monster...... I wonder what the trump card of Benetnache is.

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□ ■ Commercial city Cortana

Benetnache was silently thinking of something while dropping off two < Magingear > headed for life-saving and moving himself out of the 600 Metel area.

"Apparently, your husband is also shocked that the story of 'The New Eternal Raw' has come off"

"... Persepone"

Persephone talks to Benetnache like that.

Aragorn is alert to his surroundings in case he doesn't get in the way of the skills he's about to activate, and the only voices he talks to are the two of them.

"That's why I told you. Don't count on the beads. If your husband had the miracle-like power he wanted in the first place, he would have done better sooner. Or something terrible (...)"

To Persephone, who teaches himself, Benetnache turns his gaze quietly......

"Did you... did you know what [De Welmis] was like?

"It is known. I heard (...). I know very well that's what I hate about my husband, that even changes the meaning of a person's death."

In a conversation with Hugo, Persepone said:

'Then this city is a crucible of death. Those who transcend death, those who mass produce death, those who change the meaning of death. I don't even think someone matched up, but isn't it supposed to be a lot of fun',.

Those who transcend death are Benetnache and Persephone.

Needless to say, those who mass produce death [Murder Princess] Emily. (Or if you knew beforehand what Yonardepaztori was capable of, you might have mentioned her as someone who transcends death as well)

And those who change the meaning of death. Turn humans into maggots, even souls into maggots. Making people die as people alive [De Welmis] is not exactly what they deserve to call it.

But only those who know what [De Welmis] is capable of can call it that.

At that point, even the mayor, who was the owner, didn't know.

"Why..."

"Why didn't you tell me, sir? I wouldn't have felt sorry if I hadn't made sure I told you. It's been... it's been on the straw."

…………

Persephone's words stabbed Benetnache's heart softly as well.

That was an undeniable fact.

"The concubine has said it many times. They keep drowning, holding heavy stones they can't hold. If you throw it away, you'll be able to swim through it easily. I'm suffering because I can't do that."

"... Still, I am"

"I know. Because the concubine was born of such a lord. But this is what the Lord's first concubine of heavy stones must continue to say."

With that said, Persephone struck his own forehead against the back of Benettonache.

"I've told you many times. What your husband is trying to do is only a miracle. Even if the concubine truly moved on to the seventh, it is a wish that cannot be said to be fulfilled."

"I know..."

"The concubine wants her husband to be happy. The truth is, about the concubine and this world… I want you to forget all the hard and painful things and get back to the life you should be on the other side"

…………

"Again... you can't?

"... oh"

That being said, Benetnache looked back... and placed his hand on Persephone's shoulder.

"I don't deny that I'm having hard feelings or that I find it painful... I don't think it's a free way of life."

Persephone clouds his expression in the words, but Benetnache continues with the words "but…".

"I chose that infirmity... it's my freedom. And even if I have the freedom to stop that choice...... I still don't choose it"

"Sir..."

"I can't forget, and there's no way I can give up. As long as I am me… keep choosing my way of life now with my freedom"

That is the word said by determination.

A will that Benettonache resolved many years ago, faded, hurt, but never broken.

Persephone, who knows what that means more than anyone else, put a little tear in his eyes... and wiped it with his hands.

"... well. Then there is still one thing a concubine should do. As the person responsible for your husband's wishes, let's do our best."

"... thanks"

That being said Persepone shook Benetnache's hand on his own shoulder.

"What we need to do now is take out that [De Welmis]"

With that said, let go of Benetnache's hand, and Persepone stands looking at [De Welmis].

"Let's do it. Sir, it's a special skill. [Persepone after the Underworld Spirit]. For your husband's sake, let's try our best to erase that living hell."

"... please. Persepone."

BENETNASH is an item removed from the item box… Hand the Epic Benefit Armor to Persephone.

Persepone nods as he takes privileged weapons and confirms them.

"This will be enough. It's not that long... If you can do it with a single blow, that's fine."

After the words, Persephone lists the privileged weapons in his hands.

"Well... sir! We'll build a gate!

"... oh, do it"

And Persepone,

"-Affiar Rosé Sisabroy dedicated to treasure here," Ftiakst Tiz Piles to Build the Gate "

- I started singing.

- This will be Afto Aynai Tar Kato, Gate of the Underworld, Cosmo Tiz Piles.

It was the voice of Persephone, but tree spirits around it with a strange sound as if more than one person were singing in a circle.

As that voice overlaps, the privileged weapon that was in Persephone's hand becomes dust of light… it loses its resources and disappears.

- My inner "Porter Anoige Ener" opens the spiritual peace chamber to "Necrotomeau Nau" and "Aenai Metaeksy Mau".

At the same time that the privileged weaponry is consumed as a resource, a huge gate can be created in front of Persephone.

That, in two words, is the purple Triumph Gate (...).

Unlike what is in Paris, the parable was most appropriate to draw an arch and stand on the ground.

Including the name Arc de Triomphe.

- Here the soul triumphs. Pushchi sto arc dee.

- Glory and glory is "Doctor Kai Tar Meghereau."

"- Now (Ostoso), at this time," Otan Aftotore. "

"-Charlisteite Tin," "Acme Tiz Dinamiz."

As the song progresses, inside the gates built by Persephone… a film of light arises.

A membrane of light that changes shades into a thousand changes is stretched out on the gate.

"... ready, sir"

"Oh......"

Benetnache supports Persephone's shoulder with both hands.

"... 14 minutes and 30 seconds."

Benetnache groaned at the time that had elapsed since he told Hugo and the others about his time limit.

Thirty seconds.

At least as far as you can see from Benetnache, there is no human soul except inside [De Welmis].

And all the time...... Benetnache unsubscribed [Greatest Bottom].

◆

Unsummoned [Gray Test Bottom] disappears in the dust of light in front of [De Welmis].

…………

[De Welmis] was surprised at the disappearance of the mighty enemy, which was relative to the brink, but did not think deeply.

Because what was important to [De Welmis] was to increase his split.

Because there were no organisms within the scope of the effects already, and we had to look for organisms to replace them with splinters.

But......

'... what's that?

Soon, strange purple gates were erected nearly twice as far from the range of their own skills.

I didn't realize it when I was fighting [Greatest Bottom], but it was something I definitely didn't have before.

But when I saw the membrane of light stretched inside that gate,

――――

At that moment, [De Welmis] feared something.

That's a feeling I don't inherently have.

It's like peeking into an abyss… a giant void that is the opposite of the eternal raw you want for yourself.

With the strong intuition that that gate had to be broken, [De Welmis] tried to make a move.

But it's too late for that.

Because I'm already ready.

"Percepone Gate -"

From a distance that can't even be heard, [De Welmis] gives the word… a hallucination of the proclamation of special skills by Benetnache.

Shortly afterwards, the gate intensifies its luminescence and emits a glow that is not even what it seems to be in this world.

And from the inside of the gate...

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□ ■

Persepone is the wife of Hades, king of the underworld in Greek mythology.

The most famous anecdote derived from Persepone is the marriage to Hades, which spoke of the beginning of the four seasons, but the next most famous anecdote is the anecdote with a bard named Orpheus.

Descending to the underworld to resurrect his late wife, Orpheus attracted numerous underworld dwellers with an incredibly beautiful harp performance that could not be written in its words, finally reaching to Hades and Persephone.

Persepone wept at his performance, hoping to grant Orpheus' wishes to his husband, Hades.

Thus, Orpheus said, "Never look back to your wife, who walks about behind you until you are back on the ground. If you look back, your wife will have to go back to the underworld," he takes his wife and leaves the underworld behind.

In this anecdote, Orpheus ends up looking back on earth and his wife is sent back to the underworld.

The dead only resurrect for a moment, and return to the underworld and the story ends.

To have such motifs, Persepone's special skills are close to anecdotes.

TYPE: Maiden with Castle Rule [Persepone after the Underworld Spirit].

Her special skill, the Underworld Conductive Gate of Regression (Persepone) - is the skill of resuscitation of the dead.

We dedicate our resources to building the gates, the passages of the dead, and to recalling the souls of the dead who sleep inside Persephone to the world in their full-season appearance.

There are only other things in this world that [Heavenly Dragon King Drag Even] can do, resurrection from the soul...... Persephone is possible.

Persephone calls back the whole season dead.

The figure of the dead in the best of times, including equipment.

That could be an ancient namesake hero.

Or it could have been a party for a couple of people.

Otherwise, maybe he's a giant monster.

The amount of total power will change the resources and resuscitation time needed - but whoever it is will be resurrected.

However, that is not a power that is free to use the dead.

The resurrected dead are not bound.

Keep each mind free to move out with a tentative first body.

Sometimes they will move with different aspirations than Benettonache, or turn their fangs to Benettonache.

Thus, Benetnache bonds.

Because if you're not the same dead man as yourself, you won't be able to help him.

The same goes for the dead who call in here now.

Once, Benetnache fulfilled their wish to be a soul.

They slept in Persephone and vowed to work together one day when they liked each other.

And I call on you now at this time.

The aspirations are equal and they themselves do not want people to be taken into hell by the monster in front of them...... [De Welmis].

Therefore, Benetnache wishes them.

Therefore, Benetnache now... calls them beyond the time of two thousand years (...).

"The Underworld Gate of Regression (Persepone) - [Amber Abyss] Squad" Amber Abyss Skodron "!!"

The gates of the underworld shined - the amber mechanical dragon flew more than its interior.

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□ ■ Commercial city Cortana

The purple Arc de Triomphe shines, and a single giant shadow flies from its interior.

It's a mechanical dragon covered in amber armor.

A dragon is a weapon, and inside, four humans move a dragon.

Its name is Brilliant Jade Dragon, [Amber Abyss].

A superweapon of earlier civilizations that vanished in the war two thousand years ago.

Yellow Springs returns here and now with the power of Persephone with the soldiers who drive it.

"Captain. Departure from the gate, complete safely. Check the surroundings."

"Check the radar and fly over. Enter the Abyss Cannon firing sequence. Do you have any idea what's going on? Don't make any mistakes outside the evacuation completion area!

"I know! Because after 2000 years I haven't forgotten how to move it!

"Huh, Ensign. You haven't changed since 2000 years."

In the cockpit of [Amber Abyss], the resurrected dead exchange words.

"Captain. Ensign's strained, too. We can thank Mr. Benetnache for finding out about his wife's safety after our death and his descendants."

"Well, there's that, too.... because you can fight for people again. I'm glad to hear that."

"Right..."

The captain says words to confirm, looking down at the city under his eyes and the ugly [De Welmis] crawling in it.

"The covenant we entered into with [Pluto] Benetnache was' to help in situations where we fight monsters that threaten lives, as well as“ incarnations ”and“ ships of different continents ". Determine that this situation is not inconsistent with it. Any objections?

No one said anything against the captain's inquiry.

The aspirations of all of them were one.

"Then we [Amber Abyss] squadrons will begin our mission with this!

"Copy that!"

Thus, [Amber Abyss], which continued to rise, stopped at a point in the air.

Move the neck of the machine and turn its head towards the site of the Mayor's residence, Cortana under your eyes….

"Brilliant Jade Dragon Unit 1 [Amber Abyss], fixed at shelling point"

"Abyss Cannon, ready to fire. The attack range is narrowed to a pinpoint. 20% energy fill."

"Roger! Abyss Cannon, enter firing position!!"

The Brilliant Jade Dragon [Amber Abyss] opens its mouth toward the ground.

The cannon gate in its mouth begins to be poured with enormous energy.

I was squeezing the power, so I visited shortly then.

"Energy fill...... 20%, charge complete!

"Abyss Cannon... Fire!

The compression demon-guided heavy particle accelerator cannon delivered into its mouth fired a giant fireball into [De Welmis] on the ground.

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[De Welmis] didn't understand what the built gate was, or what the amber dragon emerged from it, nor the shards.

But there was vague fear, and I crawled on the ground desperately trying to escape.

But the escape, before it moves with dozens of meters, ends.

If I felt the heat and looked over my head, there was a giant fireball descending into [De Welmis].

The fireball released from the mouth of [Amber Abyss] landed on the ground involving… [De Welmis] while distorting the space with great heat.

――――!?

[De Welmis] screams voiceless at the heat enough for the atmosphere to plasma and the ground to evaporate.

The maggots all over his body scream from his mouth, but the propagating atmosphere no longer exists and the sound is transmitted nowhere.

[De Welmis], which is supposed to have an "enabling reincarnation," but repeated substitutions do not keep up with the recovery of the volume.

Maggots in the body evaporate without trace through carbide.

While rapidly decreasing volume, it still holds up critically [De Welmis].

[De Welmis] Limitation use of "Enabling Rebirth", which is burdensome on itself. Rebirth to one maggot of a cell used by the mayor when his leg was amputated...... Mass Preservation Rule Ignored Limit Overtaken by Continuous Rebirth.

Pain runs with recoil all over the body exercising skills, but I don't have time for that. Rather, it's like there's no skill recoil pain or anything like that in the large calories that burn and melt your whole body.

(Calculate the overall… wear and tear and recovery, if…… can withstand…)

Slurping down the body, yet [De Welmis] hasn't given up survival.

But the next moment - The Abyss Cannon exerts its true power.

A compressed magic nucleus inside the fireball releases with a burst of heat.

Gravity magic is activated remotely using half of the magic unleashed.

The remaining magic becomes even more caloric, settling into the ground with the newly created supergravity.

Formed are vertical holes that do not let heat escape and gravitational fields that do not let prey escape.

Do not miss the captured object and completely incinerate.

That is one of the proudest and most powerful weapons of civilization from earlier periods, the mainstay of the Abyss Cannon.

――――!!!?

And a meltdown to the abyss that begins.

[De Welmis] continues to sink deep into the ground as it is burned inside the vertical hole.

Even maggots that the fireball didn't hit directly will return to [De Welmis] when hundreds of meters settle in the ground (...).

And the heat was even higher, which easily exceeded even the recovery rate of [De Welmis], who was exercising reincarnation above the limit.

[De Welmis] tastes the fear of his disappearing as he is burned to the sight of the maggots forming his body.

(Wah, I...... Doug Ras...... us, Eien, eternal life...... SEYMAY OOOOOOOOO!!!?)

Eventually, the fireball activates the last magic planted - exploding with maximum firepower.

A few seconds later, a fire column rises from the ground from the vertical hole… [De Welmis] 's last one extinguishes in it as well.

Thus...... under the tombstone of flames the eternal raw of [De Welmis] burned out without a trace.

To be continued