You tell me, this is called daily youth?

The shattered windbreaker was bleeding, his eyes were full of fear, and he had no idea why the air exploded. The heavy feeling of oppression made him change his mind.

Time is running out to escape from the Purgatory Tower, and he must complete prompt three before the tower is activated.

"I'm Weeks from the 'Survivor' camp. What are your names?"

No one answered. The blond young man had a playful smile on his face, while the player who didn't look like a human had a grim expression.

Weeks lowered his stance and extended his right hand. "I'm sorry for following you two. We have no hostility and would like to cooperate with you."

"It's impossible to bypass the prompts. Give up as soon as possible."

"Oh, so you're going to join the Shura Tower players."

"No."

"That's to kill them and take control of a tower ourselves." Weeks looked very knowledgeable and ambitious. "To be honest, we have this plan too. Using the Alliance's crusade order, we will definitely be able to reach the highest point..."

"No."

The answer was still cold, which immediately made Wicks' biological CPU smoke. Unable to bypass prompt three, and not planning to use the Shura Tower, he was still wandering outside.

Could it be that he came to the dungeon to commit suicide, waiting to be killed by the game?

"Forget it, there are too many people causing trouble here. Let's go to the Skyclave Tower." Ulquiorra no longer wanted to answer and turned to leave. "The leader has just entered the 'Monster' level. I'll give you two minutes to take care of them."

What did you say!

This tyranny made the 'survivor' furious. He had already admitted his mistake, but why did he still want to kill him?

No one gave them a chance to explain. Deidara stood up with a smile and snapped his fingers when Wicks' whole body mutated and swelled up like a monster.

Snapped.

Without any warning, the clay spilled from his palms and expanded rapidly, causing Wicks, who had grown giant claws, to raise his head and open his mouth.

Shadows covered him. A giant clay ship, more than ten meters high, blocked out the sunlight. Countless gun barrels were pointed at the 'survivors' and the hundreds of wizards who had heard the news.

"Welcome to appreciate the art of explosion." Deidara snapped his fingers again and looked at the mutant player rushing towards him. Before he got close to him, he inhaled the clay particles in the air and exploded from the inside out.

"One and a half minutes is enough."

Chapter 6: War Orphans (K)

Is this the War Tower?

Yuki entered the tower, and it was indeed a space completely different from the Shura Tower. The sky above his head was full of symbols of swords, spears, and halberds, and the earth was like a chessboard, divided by black and white squares.

Yes, it is a chessboard like a chess piece. Apart from that, there is nothing extra. It even makes the tower look very small. There are only a hundred squares and a kilometer from one end of the chessboard to the other.

But Yuki tried, he couldn't jump directly to the other side with a standing long jump, he could only move one square in a "M" shape.

Once you step into it, these blocks will evolve into various battlefields, such as hills, plains or mountains. Those who enter the tower will serve as chess pieces to play against the minions of the war witch.

This game contains certain rules, and the lepton communicator has become useless. It is obvious that there is a spatial barrier between the blocks.

But unlike the strategy guide, Yuuki did not receive any quest from the witch spirit.

"Could it be that I have mastered the Shura Tower and am on the same level as it, so it can't issue any missions to me?"

Yuki stepped on the head of an iron rhinoceros. It was this thing that had just rushed out of the woods with a group of witch beasts. This was a very clever ambush. First, they suppressed them with javelins, and then the witchcraft turned the earth into a swamp. The witch beasts like armored cavalry advanced like a forest, and then, there was nothing else.

Absolute force suppression can make any tactics ineffective, and the witch beasts here are weaker than those in the Shura Tower.

"No, I should say I've become stronger and broken through the bottleneck."

After realizing this, Yuki became bolder. The grid was like a maze, and there were no signs like "stairs". He was in a dilemma as he had not yet analyzed the pattern.

But Yuki no longer needed to look for patterns. The shortest distance between two points was a straight line. He stepped on the dozen or so squares around him like a road roller, then slowly bent down, chopped off the head of the steel rhinoceros, and pulled out a piece of its arm.

Unlike the Shura Tower where the enemy corpses were discarded carelessly, the witch beasts in the War Tower would eat people. Yuki's expression was tense, but he heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the arm was strong and powerful, belonging to a wizard. He pried open his palm, revealing the silver headphones inside.

The spirit particle communicator, as soon as they stepped into the same block, Yuki could sense it. Obviously, there was an internal conflict in the team. A wizard snatched the communicator and was killed by the wizard beast. Yuki was very familiar with this tactic of taking advantage of the opponent's force.

"Mr. Yuki, we've entered a strange battlefield. Our mission is to catch a traitor. Then, those noble tower explorers decided to end their cooperation and respond to the alliance's call."

[Don't worry, I followed their wishes, thinking that if you come, you might run into them halfway.]

[It just so happened that they were very interested in something like the Spirit Communicator, which allows real-time communication within a space, so I deliberately let the assassin steal it.]

The Lingzi communicator has a recording function. When the clear voice came, Yuki smiled.

Having Shiina Hiyori is worry-free. She calculated that he would come, but she couldn't give up her progress in the strategy, so she simply borrowed the NPC's hand to pass the message. They are not players and cannot hear the recording inside.

If you take him out of the tower, Yuki will sense it immediately. It doesn't matter if you can't take him out. You can always meet him halfway by spending some time.

[Everyone entering the Tower of War will enter at one point, and then go to different directions based on the color of the blocks.]

Yuuki focused, Hiyori must have walked a long way, and there was no need for him to analyze it himself.

We can think of it like a chess board. Each piece has its own rules for movement. Of course, everyone can reach the end point, but if you want to join us, please follow the rules below.

The mountains and forests disappeared, and Yuki stood on the chessboard again.

"Using the white square in the middle of the end of the board as the reference point, should we select all white squares and proceed in a zigzag pattern?"

He held the knife and smiled contentedly. The senior students must be fighting hard in a certain grid ahead.

"Well, wait a moment."

.......

"Why are you a deserter?"

The corpses of witch beasts filled the valley. A circular defensive formation was rapidly devoured, and a corner of the originally stable circle was missing, triggering a chain reaction that made the entire formation shaky.

The man wearing a blindfold, who gave people a terrifying and oppressive feeling, was growling, and the saber in his hand was trembling slightly, but hundreds of witch beasts separated him, and he could only kill the opponents with his eyes.

Across the valley was an Alliance tower explorer dressed in black and carrying a coffin. Because they had taken the initiative to unite with the nobles, the Tower of War was a collective attack. Thorn Rose, the War Orphans and the Alliance nobles acted together.

Although they didn't know what was in the coffin, the Alliance Tower Explorers were an indispensable force. But just now, they suddenly retreated, throwing the remaining people into the beast tide.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Bradley, we have to obey God's command and go to the Shura Tower to fight." A man bowed slightly, and there was no apology in his old tone.

"You are afraid that we will capture the second tower as well, which will make it even more uncontrollable." Bradley saw through the other party at a glance, but put down his saber and had no intention of continuing to question.

This is meaningless. The further back you go on the chessboard, the harder it becomes. It's already very difficult to get here. Now you should find a way to retreat and use the moments of peace in each square to restore your strength.

The Alliance tower explorers continued to retreat, using coffins to hide in the dark, while endless witch beasts kept pouring in from both sides of the valley, almost causing the already small number of mercenaries to collapse.

Once these miscellaneous soldiers dispersed, the player was exposed and had to face the firepower directly. The man swept his eagle-like eyes over and frowned.

The war orphans suffered heavy losses, with only the priest and Miss Violet left. However, the Briar Rose was somewhat unexpected. Although they were obviously weaker, they had managed to hold on until now without any casualties.

"Complementary skills, superb teamwork. Could it be that a single team has gone through more than five dungeons?"

Bradley was a little confused. Generally speaking, teammates are not fixed and a few new people will be brought in so that the team can improve together.

But they had done their best and could not expect more.

He has sharp eyes and can instantly tell who is slacking off and who is trying their best, but these witch beasts are too troublesome.

There was fire suppression on the top of the hill, and spears fell like rain. These things were comparable to heavy armor-piercing bullets, and the defensive witchcraft was pierced like paper.

There are countless level 4 wizard beasts in front. They are very weak and surround the players in a mess and they are slaughtered without a trace. However, they are just cannon fodder to consume the players' physical strength.

Behind the light infantry, thousands of monsters like black iron stone statues advanced like a forest. They were arranged in dense formations, obviously knowing that these people entering the tower did not have the ability to cause large-scale destruction. The extraordinary-level steel rhinos were patrolling around, waiting to launch a fatal blow.

"Breaking out in separate directions is courting death, and holding on to one's position is equivalent to slow death." Bradley was a little troubled. He had commanded many wars, and he studied even harder after entering the reincarnation game. He had experience in everything from leading primitive people in fights to commanding interstellar battleship assaults.

Precisely because of his rich experience, he understands that tactics must be based on strength.

boom! !

The hills on both sides exploded inexplicably, and the strong shock wave blew away the tree monster-like witch beasts, finally stopping the rain of spears and improving the battle situation a little.

Bradley was stunned for a moment, not understanding why the hilltop exploded. He turned to look at Shiina Hiyori who was constantly feeding 'comfort pills' to the mercenaries.

"Miss Hiyori, have you found the core witch beast?"

This girl is very weak, but ever since she used the 'Sacrificial Chain' to help him block a fatal blow, the President has been very optimistic about her.

"If we find one, we'll snipe it immediately, but just like before, we'll probably only be able to injure it."

Rihe spoke in a hurried tone. The task of this square is to kill the core witch beast, otherwise the enemies will come in an endless stream. However, the witch beasts in the War Tower are very cunning and will never show up. If you dare to attack and behead them, they will ambush you from all sides.

It was precisely to kill it that the team rushed into the valley and became unable to advance or retreat.

"I can't worry about that anymore. Let Miss Kaguya take action immediately and fill the hole left by the alliance first."

There was no need for Bradley to speak. Kaguya Shinomiya, who was in the middle of the formation, had already drawn her bow and arrow. She was like a beacon on the battlefield. Ever since the witch beast was hit by an arrow, she had attracted enough hatred.

A priest held two swords and shouted "Amen" to kill the witch beasts that rushed over one after another; a beautiful blonde girl stepped on a long spear and shuttled among the beasts like a sword fairy; the fish that escaped the net were also entangled by Hayasaka Ai's gun fighting skills, and the revolver and machete left a gorgeous waltz.

Shinomiya Kaguya was focused, and the senior found the target, guided the Void Puppet to approach, and then shared the vision through Hiyori's characteristics.

"can see."

More than ten kilometers away, on the back of the valley, an iron man-horse was surrounded by witch beasts. The witch beasts around him held up large shields, providing tight coverage. The witch beasts with goat horns on their heads and magic wands in their hands released various witchcrafts.

Strong winds, mist, and phantoms, this is the maximum defense.

Arrow of scattered light.

Psychic reshaping.

Frost enchantment.

Kaguya pulled the longbow to its full length, her movements as effortless as if she had practiced shooting countless times.

A straight shot will hit.

call out--

A beam of purple light rose into the sky and shot out like a missile. Kaguya Shinomiya did not stop. The second arrow, the third arrow, and the fourth arrow followed one after another. The sound of breaking through the air was still echoing in her ears, and the purple light arrow had already reached the target.

Through shared reading, Kaguya saw the arrow find the only route and hit the centaur through the gap. Those covering witchcrafts were completely useless. Kaguya was aiming at it, so it would definitely hit it.

Ding--

The arrow exploded on its body surface, and the spreading frost froze its hands. The witch beast, somewhat confused, began to run wildly, spreading its hooves and sprinting at a speed close to the speed of sound.

It is very fast and its route is irregular, but the arrows flying from behind will hit it no matter how you dodge.

Ding, ding, ding.

Except for one arrow that was cut off by the witch beast that shattered the ice, the other two pierced through its back and stabbed into the back of its head, causing its body to shake and fall to the ground, splashing a large amount of mud.

do you died?

Kaguya widened her eyes, and then saw the witch beast lying on the centaur recklessly, forming a mountain of flesh, and she couldn't help feeling powerless.

"No, its soul crystal is neither in its head nor in its left chest. It will be repaired soon. It's really cunning."

Snipers are most afraid of this kind of immortal monster. Fortunately, they severely damaged the target, causing the approaching witch beasts to lose command and all stand there in a daze.

"We have no choice but to break out." Bradley was helpless and wished he could take this opportunity to penetrate the army and tear them into pieces.

But he only has Monster II, and he will probably be surrounded by the recovered witch beasts halfway through his charge, and eventually die of exhaustion.

Or should we leave them behind to cover our retreat?

The President had this thought in mind, but quickly discarded it. Not to mention that the two sides were inseparable, the "war orphans" also had their own rules.

Those who fight side by side are comrades-in-arms and should be treated equally. Anyone who dares to desert the battlefield must be executed on the spot.

"Father Andrew, open up the retreat. Violet and Miss Hayasaka will cover the rear, and I'll guard the others." He spoke firmly and quickly, looking at Hiyori in front of him.

"Please find the weak point in the arrow formation and leave this valley first."

I feel a bit like Mr. Yuki.

Hiyori couldn't find any fault with them. After fighting side by side for seven days, they were already familiar with each other. She even became friends with Miss Violet.

Players who are orphans of war are not good people, but they are all reliable.

The disadvantage is that it is a bit old-fashioned. I have long proposed that the coffin should be controlled by the players.

She really wanted to continue to attack and reach the end of the chessboard, but she knew better than to quit while she was ahead. Saving her life was the most important thing.

"Hey, why are those Alliance tower explorers gone?"

Bradley looked over when he heard the sound. While they were drawing fire, the deserters had already approached the valley entrance, but they had all disappeared without a trace.

There were no signs of fighting. He knew very well the function of those coffins. In certain situations, they could achieve invisibility. He had commanded them to kill generals and seize flags several times.

No, they are dead.