Chapter 1051 – A Foul Is a Foul
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From that iron machine that suddenly appeared, Artis’ voice rang out.
Her voice was full of herself, and it seemed like the fact that she had already won was right before her eyes.
Since her aircraft could not remain still in the air, she was constantly moving, circling around her group and ‘Mac’.
[… Why, the weapons of the primordial world are in this dream world…]
The Guardian’s voice, which spoke with a sigh while looking at such an aircraft, seemed to contain a little more ‘annoyance’ mixed with ‘doubt’ than ’embarrassment’.
I guess he is like that too.
Guardians are truly beings created at the end of the ‘primitive world.’
Even from her perspective, the weapon that suddenly appeared before her eyes was something close to an antique.
In a sense, the guardian and the fighter could be seen as relatives in that they were weapons from the same primordial world, but in the guardian’s opinion, it was cute to see such a piece of junk flaunting in front of him.
That’s probably why she sighed a little and shook her head.
[It seems unlikely that you, a human from the Succession World, can handle that weapon properly. Of course… Even if you handle it properly, there is no way you can overcome the magical beast ‘Mac’…]
“The only time I can shout like that is now. The lab has already confirmed what kind of weapon this is…”
[Hmm…]
In response to Artis’ rant, the Guardian showed an interesting reaction.
This is because in the head of such a guardian, all the fighter’s weapon information that had already been stored was uploaded.
And, whatever attack she can imagine, it doesn’t work on Mac.
Because in this world, she, her guardian, is the absolute ruler.
[Then, let’s give it a try. Only after you realize that your struggle was meaningless, will you realize that living in this dream is much more beneficial than living outside.]
When the Guardian let out a small sigh as she said that, Artis replied, ‘I was going to do that even if you didn’t say it!’, And moved her control wheel.
Then, the aircraft she was riding in accelerated rapidly.
When the aircraft, which was already moving at a speed that was difficult for her eyes to catch, became faster, it accelerated to the point where Sasha could barely follow the afterimage.
“Wow, it’s amazing!”
“The speed is certainly impressive, but the problem is whether that machine’s attack will work on Mac.”
Sasha is impressed, and Lila reacts as if it is too early to be happy.
The guardian just watched the fighter plane return from a distance as if it were a child’s entertainment feast.
And, the returning fighter finally approaches Mac.
With a solemn expression, Artis pressed a button on the complex dashboard that was unfolding before his eyes.
Then-
“Eat it! Photon power beam!!”
A voice resounding from her mouth along with a ‘clunking’ sound.
And as if in response, the bottom of the fighter opened and a machine with a complex-looking structure popped out—
From there, a ray of intense heat shot out and pierced the vein.
[──Ha?]
That was the only voice that came out of the guardian’s mouth.
Meanwhile, Mac lets out her pained screams, drawing on the power of her dreams to regenerate herself.
At the same time, Artis’ aircraft passed by him and left the spot once again.
“Wow, the attack just happened, it definitely pierced the vein!?”
Even Kuon raised her voice in surprise, and Lila nodded her head with a puzzled expression.
“Yeah. It seems like it’s a more powerful weapon than I thought, that guy called ‘Raptor’…”
Well, Lila could not help but express her pure admiration in her mouth –
[That─]
Her mouth opened, and a voice barely escaped from the guardian’s mouth, which had not been closed for a while.
And she will say.
[That can’t be possible…!? What is it, a photon power beam!? Why is a weapon that will be mounted on a mobile weapon centuries later used on an old weapon like that!? If you don’t have that kind of common sense, you must have gone crazy-]
And after she says that, she will realize it.
It’s not what happened to my head.
What was natural ‘common sense’ for a guardian was something that was not natural at all for her, Artis.
What Artis confirmed was only formal data on raptors that existed in the past.
And in the weapons research center, along with the raptor, information on various weapons was stored.
In other words, ‘an encyclopedia of weapons’.
In the history of mankind, the aircraft she is riding was only considered ‘representative’ as it is synonymous with flying weapons.
So, what kind of weapons are in her head?
And what kind of misunderstanding must there have been to put such a ridiculous weapon in the Raptor?
The guardian must draw on all of his or her memory capacity to ‘predict’ – a sort of impossible battle.
“Plasma cutter!”
While the guardian’s thoughts were stagnating, Artis, who had once deserted, returned and his voice rang out once again.
Does she know that, unlike magic or martial arts, there is no need to shout out the name of a weapon?
Nevertheless, the guardian had no choice but to react.
[So, why does something like that pop out of Raptor?]
Suddenly!
Rather than figuring out what a plasma cutter is and having Mac respond to it.
The ultra-high temperature blade fired from the raptor first cut off Mac’s nose.
[KIKIKIKI…!]
An urgent cry rang out from the guy’s mouth.
It is clearly an attack from a distance, but it cannot be absorbed.
In the end, against attacks that the guardian could not ‘recognize’ or ‘anticipate’ in advance, Mac was left infinitely helpless.
[Ugh…!]
As Mac’s body regenerates, the dream realm is gradually consumed.
This is because Mac uses the dreams he has consumed and digested in the past to maintain his body.
However, the smaller the dream area becomes, the weaker the pulse becomes, and the vicious cycle will repeat itself.
That’s why the guardian had to change his judgment.
[Well, I understand… What kind of weapons were you imagining and putting into that raptor… It’s clear that you just put weapons known to be effective…!]
As she muttered that, a red light flashed from the white visor she was wearing.
[Data update… Simulation by focusing on predicting weapons above a certain tech level.]
And, the returning Artis will fire a ‘photon power beam’ and a ‘plasma cutter’ at the same time from the fighter this time.
Because I confirmed that both sides work.
But.
Shuooot!
When the sound was heard, Mac’s nose opened wide and sucked in the two attacks.
“W-what is that!!”
Artis lets out a panicked voice and flies away, passing by Mac at a speed that exceeds the speed of sound.
“This is a big deal! It looks like the Guardian is responding to Artis’ weapon!”
When Melu Jean urgently raises her voice, Lila narrows her eyes and speaks.
“Hmm. Then doesn’t that mean we can’t respond back to this side?”
Next moment.
Dozens of magic circles appeared simultaneously like wings behind Lila’s back.
While Mac was fighting against Artis’ fighter, it was a technique he was constantly preparing to take advantage of her opportunity.
“Infernal Chain!”
Churrrr! Burning chains simultaneously popping out of the magic circle.
[There is no way…!]
The next moment, the Guardian snaps his fingers as he says so, and the regenerated Mac’s nose opens wide to suck in the incoming chains.
You can hear the sound of chains hitting each other, and the pleasantly loud metal sound continues to ring.
[…!?]
The chains flowing out of the magic circle do not stop, and continue to pour out.
Burning chains that don’t stop even if you suck in them like a glutton inhaling pasta.
“Are you trying to stick with me patiently? That might not be a good choice for you.”
Lila raised the corners of her mouth, feeling her own magical energy rapidly diminishing.
[Well, like that. Meaningless actions…!]
“It’s not without meaning!”
The next moment, Amelia’s voice rings out.
If you think that her wings of light were sparkling, it means that she was close to her pulse, along with the (hammer) of light she was holding in her hand.
If it takes a direct hit from that huge mass, it will take up a lot of resources to restore it, no matter how Mac it is.
However, the fact that she came close was an opportunity.
[Pfft…! Vein! Suck it up!]
When her guardian shouts urgently, Mac will twist her head and try to point her nose at Amelia.
But.
Card filled!!!
As the chains intertwine, they create strong tension.
And then, Lila even used her own hands to pull several of her overlapping chains towards herself.
“Where are you going to turn your head!”
Mac’s head will stop spinning once again, making the sound of ‘kkkk’
In the end. Bang!
The huge hammer swung by Amelia smashed Mac’s head, scattering it into pieces all around.
And after Amelia, Melusine quickly approached her and swung her sword several times, cutting the rest of her body into small pieces.
The guardian muttered as if in a daze, looking at Mac trying to regenerate after being torn apart and the party attacking.
[W-what a fool… Thinking about this from the beginning…!?]
The guardian spoke as if he had never dreamed that Lyla would use chain magic even though he knew it wouldn’t work.
“Of course!”
Lila raises the corners of her mouth while confidently shouting.
‘Actually, I didn’t know it would turn out like this…! Let’s just say that for now!’
But inside, things went in a different direction than I expected, but I thought it would be resolved anyway, so I just thought about moving on.
[Hehe, hehe… But it didn’t work out. Mac is a monster in a dream without substance… As long as this dream world lasts, it will never be completely destroyed.]
She seems to have less leisure than before, but she still talks as if she has the advantage.
As she said, I watch the scattered pieces of Mac come together from a small distance.
From that pesky nose.
[Thanks to once completely destroying her body, those chains are now useless…!]
And, when the guardian spoke as if driving a wedge, the regenerated Mac sucked in its breath once again, this time clearly trying to devour Lila and her companions.
“Aaaaah!”
Laila had exhausted her magic and energy to almost the limit by pulling the chain earlier.
That moment when I could not resist this suction and thought I would be sucked in by the wind.
Wedge! I could hear the sound of the fighter jet returning, which had left while making a noise.
[Hehe… I guess I came back to see you get sucked in. Annoying wizard…?]
“Who has such bad taste?”
However, Artis refuted her words and pressed the button on the control lever again.
Then.
A clanking sound was heard, and this time, unlike before, a long cylindrical weapon appeared.
It has three wings on the back, and flies in the air with a fighter jet for a while.
It makes a popping sound, sprays flames, and flies forward.
“Eat it! Air-to-air missiles!”
Bang! And an explosion occurred that was incomparable to when Amelia swung her hammer earlier.
Once Lila’s suction power disappears, the guardian will look puzzled and then speak.
[Suddenly don’t take out a weapon suitable for a raptor!!?]
We had all expected that weapons a few generations later than the Raptor would appear, but when the times suddenly turn back and an appropriate weapon appears.
The accident stopped, and the Mac was unable to respond.
In the end, Mac is completely destroyed once again and consumes the dream realm once again.
This time, maybe it was shattered into even smaller pieces than before, and there were a lot more areas to use for recovery.
Feeling the area slowly narrowing, the Guardian for the first time-
For thousands of years, on this mountain, she has guided those who come to her realm of dreams, freeing them from their suffering.
For the first time, I couldn’t help but feel anxious and impatient.
‘The world of dreams is collapsing…? The paradise of mankind that I found…?’
If the fight continues like this, the dream realm will suffer irreversible damage.
If that happens, even the souls who have melted into this dream world and gone to paradise over a long period of time will completely disappear.
“Regenerate! Chase again!”
Once the smoke from the exploded missile disappeared, Lila raised her voice.
In response to that, everyone except Lila aimed their weapons and tried to attack Mac.
[Oh, no! Wait!]
The guardian will urgently raise his voice and try to stop them.
Naturally, everyone would look back at her giant guardian – her face filled with urgency.
“No? What?”
[… I hope you don’t destroy paradise anymore… I’ll send you outside…]
Lila and her group will look at each other.
If you cross your gaze for a moment as if speaking silently.
“Attack-!”
Lila gives the command to attack once again.
[Uh, why!?]
“You know this isn’t a story about what happens if only we escape, right? Free the people from the expedition that were sucked in by that Mac a while ago, and free us in reality as well.”
[Ugh, huh…!]
If Lila says that, the guardian will be unable to say anything for a moment out of embarrassment and anger.
However, she thought that the longer it continued like this, the more disadvantaged she would be.
[All right. I promise I will free you all. Is this the solution?]
In response to the guardian’s reluctant response, this time the party put up their weapons.
And at the same time, her regenerating pulse disappeared as if she had fulfilled its role.
The huge trapdoor located behind it opens, and light pours in from outside.
And, when Mac disappears, the people who were absorbed by him appear.
This time, the party was able to escape the trappings of the dream world by passing through the trapdoor.
