＜Infinite Dendrogram＞

□■Nearby airspace

The Lexless and Suside series flew from Karon one after another, like the aircraft carrier and the shipboard plane, and approached the Terminal Cloud as if it were a cluster of fish.

Looking up at the monsters with many uniform figures, Fall muttered, "Is that the product of the [Triangle of Wisdom]... the modified monster of Franklin?"

"Currently, if only the number of enemies is 20 times more than our current flight strength." It's really overwhelming, isn't it? "

If you look around you, there are some members who are stunned by the difference in material quantity.

Most of them had never been in a quest with Fall.

“Now, the concern is whether Franklin himself is there.”

I wonder if you're worried about that.Ninety-eight out of ten are not there. "

“Owner”

Cadence's voice was heard in his ears as he responded to Fall's words.

However, there was no sign of Cadence nearby.

Voices... just the vibrations of the air are pumping into the side of the fall.Cadence herself is a substitute for "aerial ears" and so on.

His [Super Embrio] cannot be deployed in the sky, and the decubes confirmed at the peace conference will not fit in [Jewel].Well, if I could make it human and downsize like Catherine's maid, I'd change my story, but I don't think so.I was also forcibly releasing Jewel by destroying it.If you were there, wouldn't there be a slightly different way to do it?

Fall nods "I see" to the explanation of Cadence past "Hollow Ears".

"I'm convinced."

As planned, you don't have to be the first to kill Fall.After that, it'll be me and the leaf, so I'll do my best to stay here. "

"Follow-on?"

Hey, I know ~? There's a quasi-flight fighter in the Empire.Because all the vehicles that you can see over there are monsters (...). "

"... I understand."

Fall himself was a good man, so I understood what Cadence had to say.

In any case, as instructed, the Falls will only do their utmost to deal with the impending enemy air power of 2000 over.

"Combat astronauts, all hands ready to take off.Combat crew, all hands ready to intercept. "

The falls set the left-hand sigil while instructing the members to fly.

"As soon as I activate my skills, I start from the base."Please start engaging using the 1,000-metre radius as a defensive line. "

Roger (Rajah)

Immediately after the members responded to the fall's instructions, a strong wind blew around them.

Was it the effect of the Cadence storm breaking through, or were thousands of wings flown causing disturbances in the air currents?

The sound of bangs and the wind blowing through the terminal cloud...

-Qualified (S)

--Aside from that, Fall's Special Ability was declared.

At that moment, the surrounding air was enveloped in dazzling light.

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The Imperial Special Attack Squadron that was flying in front of the enemy base.

There was a strong light emanating from the base, as if to crush their eyes.

"Flashlight bullets... no, no!"

Due to the light-blocking properties of the goggles, the eyes of Tsiklon, who led the Special Attack Squad, were safe.

No, even if you're not wearing something that blocks the light like he is, your vision will recover quickly.

Their dazzle was not much different from looking up at the sky on a clear day.

"The sun (...)...!"

As Tikron said, there was a small sun floating on top of the Terminal Cloud.

The amount of heat transferred is about the same as sunlight, and the light that burns the eyes is about the same.

However, the sole that exists at a low altitude of 2000 meters cannot be a real sun, and first of all, it is definitely... someone's [Embrio].

No signs of debuffs!

No! The status abnormality is not displayed!No stats fluctuations! I don't feel physically unwell, and neither does the devil we're riding! ”

My people responded to Tsiklon's call.

It was a natural exchange assuming a known example.

Embrio, which takes the form of sunlight (day) or moonlight (night), has been confirmed in several cases.

The most famous is the moonlit Kaguya of Fuzo, and in some cases the Dajibog of Juba.

They have the property of effecting buffs and debuffs throughout the space.

You can become a target of Embrio's skills at the time of day or night.

Tsiklon and the others figured that the space of the sun that had just unfolded was a similar thing.

However, there is no visible effect.

That, in turn, is a source of suspicion and hesitation.

What should we do, Tsikron!

I'll close the distance at once as planned!

In response to the call from his allies, Tsiklon immediately decides to continue his assault.

Originally, the most alarming presence in this operation was Cadence, who was also known in the Empire as the quasi-extinction type.

Tactics against him in numbers can be described as reckless.

However, the location of the assault is where his clan is based, and the presence of the Wellkin Alliance in the vicinity is a viable avenue.

(Thanks to Msgr. Hallheim, we were able to approach a distance of about five kilometers!)

First of all, I got as close as possible to the Karon with the optical camouflage and stealth.

Since Cadence's defense method was an all-circumference storm, it can be determined that Karon's approach was not sensed until then.If I had, I would have hit the pinpoint with maximum firepower.

Of course, there was still a threat called Cadence.If they remain at a distance, they will be wiped out by the widespread annihilation of Cadence.

The opponent was a magic superjob in the rear guard.The more time you take, the more powerful and accurate your magic is.

Therefore, before that happens, we will limit the distance to the enemy area, and if we annihilate a large area, we will push the enemy into a situation involving the Kingdom's battle force, and we will stop using it.

In addition to the risk of involving allies, if there is a treasure in the enemy base, it can't be destroyed in a wide area similar to a suicide bomb that threatens to destroy it.

(If you plan to annihilate each of your allies and bases, that's fine.You can greatly reduce your fighting power)

From the beginning, the Suside and Lexless series, as well as Tikron and the others, were discarded in order to weaken the opponent.It was nothing but a cloth stone to win the war.

Therefore, no matter how suspicious the Sun's Embrio is, you have no choice but to approach it.

(Suspicious. But the kingdom is closer to the sun than we are.If it was an offensive ability, not a debuff, it would be the Kingdom that would suffer more damage)

Based on these judgments, Tsiklon deduces that the Sun is not a debuff or an attack, but a type of buff ability to an ally.

Even if it is a wide-area attack that can be identified by the enemy side, the controller's ability to do so will make it more powerful.The skills of Embrio were stronger without discrimination or control, and vice versa.

Distance to the enemy base, 2,000 more!Distance from enemy aviation forces, 1500!

I'll smash it!

While sending instructions to your allies, Zyklon himself prepares to activate his Special Ability.

His Goggles-type: Arms's Embrio is activated.

Multi-lock-on cursors are stacked on all enemy forces in front of the line of sight through the goggles.

At the same time, Zikron destroys his inventory and scatters countless swords and spears.

Originally supposed to be scattered by the wind and gravity, the sole and others continue to stagnate around Tikron.

It was like a propellant bomb (missile) waiting to be fired.

"--- [Leo], the meteor with the fangs (Need)!!"

--Correctly ejected like that.

A group of weapons, named after the Leo Meteoroids (Leonids), has been given speed and guidance by the Embrio, as if they were a beast on the air force of the Wellkin Alliance.

"Huh!?"

Leading multi-objective simultaneous (multiple) attack high-speed guided projectiles (missiles).

Some of them landed with poor turning performance and were defeated by other Special Attack Squads when they were slowed down.

Some of them were shot at the point where they escaped, while avoiding a spike like a dogfight.

Still, 90% of the air power of the Wellkin Alliance was defeated.

Immediately afterwards, a long-range counterattack arrived, shredding fifty Suside series.

It was a mid- and long-range aerial battle like a role model.

The iron rule of open sight aerial combat is First Look First Kill.

Therefore, many people who are good at air combat use long range as a weapon.

But that's not all we need to do for air combat in the big army.

Long range battles alone do not cut down the strength of the battle, and shrinking ranges increase the hand you attack.

The Suside series with the figure of a monster bird also opens its mouth wide when it reaches its effective range and starts spitting out fireballs to the enemy forces and enemy bases.

The more power you have available to fight, the more power you will gain by applying Lancaster's secondary laws.

Therefore, the closer the Suside series gets to the Terminal Cloud with its imprinted combat program, the clearer the difference in damage between the two factions will be.

Then the Special Attack Squad will approach the base as close as 1,000, and the timing will be decisive for the difference in strength between him and me.

The change comes just before that.

― Judge

― ― A man's voice, unknown to the Special Attack Squadron, was heard in the airspace.

An anomaly attacks the Special Attack Squad before you can be alert to its voice.

An impromptu buddy of their own in this operation.

The Lexless series that flies in the sky, and the Suside series that is a wingman.

They all began to crash into the earth.

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A few seconds ago, an Air Combat Controller (Fall) on the Terminal Cloud was looking up at his Embrio as he looked at the impending Special Assault Corps.

Then he reaches out to the incoming enemy army and turns his hand into a thumbs-up.

"--" Judge ""

Declare with thumbs pointing down.

Inspired by his one-action, the crash began.

Almost all of the Special Attack Squads that were approaching the Terminal Cloud fell to the ground.

As if following Fall's gesture "Fall into Hell."

That's why it's his special skill.

[Sky Referee Icarus].

Icarus is the name of the man who flew with the wings of a wax, and the story of his loss to the earth as he approached the sun.

And the Fall's Embrio is not personal, but inspired by a story.

Icarus takes on the shape of a small sun, and like the world's known precedents, the space of its light is the object of skill.

Specifically, it is a spherical range with a radius of 300 meters centered on Icarus.

Unique abilities are AGI Buffs and AGI Debuffs on flying objects in range.

Normally, it was activated by selecting between the buff [Wings of Blessing] and the debuff [Wings of Loss], but either way it was indiscriminate (...).Strengthens even enemies and weakens them even if they are allies.

The same goes for Special Abilities.

--The wings are not qualified to fly (a), and awe of the heavens (b) becomes qualified (s).

This ability inflicts Buffs and Debuffs indiscriminately and more severely.

However, procedures and effects are added one by one.

Along with a declaration of Special Ability, Icarus remembers the initial position (...) of all flying creatures in range.

After the Special Ability Declaration, the Special Ability is completed by the [Master] Fall making a [Judge] declaration.

When declaring "Judge", those who left Icarus from the initial position (...) are buffed.

For each mettle away, AGI is awarded a bonus for one hour.

This is a powerful Buff in the advanced class, as it will go up to nearly 3,000.

Naturally, those who approach wait for the opposite end.

One AGI drop per meter approaching the initial position.

AGI decreased by 300% at most.I couldn't ignore it in advanced class combat either.

However, the sky is a world of pure dragon class.

Even if the AGI drops to 3000, there are still many creatures that cannot be said to be deadly.

In this sky, not absolutely - therefore, the true fear of this skill does not degrade in stats.

This Special Ability has an Ancillary Effect that only applies to those who meet certain conditions (...).

The target is a person who has approached 1,500 meters or more between the start of the activation of the Special Ability and [Judge] (......).

They are subject to a special state anomaly.

That 's-- [no flying (...)].

The wing loses power, and the flight skill and flight assist skill are no longer functional.

Still, we may be able to live on the ground.

But this place is empty. If I lose my wings on the battlefield in the sky.

Only falls.

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Tsiklon immediately sensed an anomaly in his mounted Lechless series.

The Winged Dragon was a flying creature that spread its wings like it was gliding, generating its own wind attribute magic.

However, its lift has disappeared.

The air and magic that was supposed to float herself avoided herself, and she flapped her wings without suffering, but it seemed that the wings did not feel like they captured the air.

Similar anomalies occur in more than 90% of Special Attack Squads.

The ones on the tail end have not fallen just because they are slowing down, but they are few.

……

Tziklon took care of the Pteropterygium that was riding on the ridge with [Jewel], and switched from the [Jewel] that had been deposited with him to a spare Lechless series.

The others were riding the same Lechless series on [Jewel], or abandoning it and switching.

Some people were knocked through the gap, but the damage to the < Master > was light.They weren't flying themselves, so they weren't the target of any debuffs.

However, the Suside series (flying creatures) was different.

The Suside Series, which stood out for Terminal Cloud, was most significantly affected by Icarus' Special Ability.

My status dropped significantly, and I was [banned from flying]... and fell to the ground without any magic.

Suside series for aerial warfare, counting nearly 2000.

All of them crashed to death without being allowed to survive in the sky.

At this point, if you look at the number alone, it is more than 90% of the loss of combat power.

"Shit!"

Those who survive seek the sky to recover the altitude they have fallen to halfway.

Altitude itself is an advantage in air combat.

Just dropping objects from the sky can kill the creatures underneath.

In addition, there is no one here who has the firepower to destroy an enemy base directly below.

The Tiklons are a force for assault, air combat, and landing.

Up you go!!

The Rechless series is excellent as an air weapon, and even if it has just been called in, it will continue to raise its altitude in response to riders' requests.

Rapid ascent while evading incoming Rechless series and enemy attacks.

Half of the remaining forces, including Tsiklon, returned to their original altitudes.

"--The rain shower is in the gap between the heavens and the earth (Galguille)?"

― ― The other half was left at the bottom ().

It was a moment.

In a flash, the surface of the water (...) is bounded by the altitude of the < terminal cloud >.

From above or below, the < terminal cloud > is a strange sight that looks like an island at sea.

The Special Attack Squadron was divided up by a strange underwater space in the air.

Perhaps the sudden environmental changes could not be avoided, and five or six Lexless series were swallowed up on the water surface.

Pure dragon class monsters adapted to the sky are scratching the algae ugly in the water.

It's broken.

Confused by the change of scenery, drowned in the air, and confused Special Attack Squadrons descend on a lethargic voice.

The source of the voice was a dragon floating on the surface of the water, sitting on its back.

"The stagnant waters of our galguille are very viscous."It's a hassle to break through and escape. "

The voice of the core member of the Wellkin Alliance, Slide.

His inscription on the Guardian is [Ichigo Shui Garguiru].

The motif is a dragon spitting water, which is also said to have been modeled after a monster statue of a rainbow pupa (gargoyle).

"By the way, this water, energizing (...) is also very good."

A thunderbolt resides in the palm of [Golden Thunderclap Magician (Boltmancer)] with a smile.

"Wait..."

For as long as it takes to stop them.

The thunderbolt that was emitted instantly passed over the surface of the water and electrocuted the trapped creature.

"The lightning attribute magic is incredibly powerful and fast, but it's very difficult to target."If it doesn't hit the target, it could hit an ally.But if you direct it with the water of Garguille, it's a hit for you. "

Fuck you!

Angered by the brutal slaughter of his companions while laughing, [Master] approached the slide.

Instead of being a long-distance type like Tsiklon and the others, he struck the slide holding the horseback spear Embrio.

"--Are you an idiot?"

- It exploded in the air.

A rekless series driven by a stormed < Master >.The moment an arrow was pierced into its belly, it burst and wiped out the Lechless series every time it was on board.

The Rechless series, which is supposed to boast the strength of the Pure Dragon class, is a single blow to fine dust.

It's a linear orbit in the air, so it's not a compliment.

The archer stands on the Terminal Cloud.

An eagle-like man with a bow and arrow next to the fall and another bow on his back.

Core member of the [Windbreaker (Gale Archer)] Seven Eyes (Naname).

The bow in my hand is Type: Arms, [Upper Shot and Lower Shot Stole Amenokago Yumi].

In Japanese mythology, a bow shot at the heavenly kingdom.

In exchange for certain risks, it is an anti-aircraft Embrio that boasts a special attack of "fifty times the damage to flying creatures".

The aim was already set for the next prey.

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Drops, water, anti-aircraft fire.

All three types are designed to kill organisms adapted to the sky.

And that was the essence of the Wellkin Alliance.

The Wellkin Alliance is a clan that specializes in air transportation.

However, if it was just flying, anyone could do it if they obeyed the Tenryu.

But none of them has ever succeeded in air transport before.

Because the world of the sky is such a magical realm, a world of powerful flying creatures.

So why did they succeed?

Also, air transport is the safe transportation of people and things by air.

If the monsters that live in the sky are dangerous to accomplish it.

You just have to kill him before he does any harm (...).

First Look First Kill. That's the rule of aerial combat.

Therefore, they specialize in the killing of flying creatures.

They didn't succeed because they could fly.

(...) I succeeded because I could kill things in the sky.

That was the true identity of the clan called the Wellkin Alliance.

To capture such an aerial base that devours their nest is to get lost in the hunting grounds.

The Tiklons, who have lost almost all of their power in the tactics of the Wellkin Alliance, have no power to take on the Terminal Clouds.

― ― To Tsiklon and the others.

To be continued