The destination is located seven kilometers from the main scene of events.
The movement into the forest thicket itself happens instantly, but only a layman will come to the enemies with open arms, especially if the enemy group has specialized spellcasters. Usually, they are the ones who pose the main threat: a quick escape from the battlefield, transfer of information to a friendly base and support for hiding data for allies.
This group can also be monitored remotely.
There is a solution to this problem; it is quite simple and elegant.
First, we create a ghost portal using the scroll, then we throw two other scrolls through it: one to disinformation for observers and one to block teleportation for mages.
Next, it is important to cast invisibility not only on yourself, but also on your ally.
Communication and cooperation with Kurumi is achieved through the "message" spell, and the mass muffling of footsteps will fool even experienced hunters. We cannot be detected by sound if the enemies are made up of people, plus determining scents in the wild is useless unless the enemy is a wolf.
Message: "It's amazing to put up such a primitive defense against attack in the form of a complete lack of any defense. Our enemies are clearly confident in their strength," - after passing through the ghostly gate, I found myself at the edge of the forest, where I contacted Kurumi. It is important to warn my ally that in the current situation, spending energy on vigilance is a waste of resources.
It seems that we have overestimated the power of the Black Scripture, if Demiurge's guess about the enemy group's affiliation with them is correct.
Message: "Well, well, and I was so hoping for our exposure, so that I could desperately protect my creator," the girl teasingly conveyed the message, clearly mocking the "power" of our enemies, who were unable to see the two uninvited guests through the cover of darkness.
In the early stages of the Yggdrasil storyline, our opponents could be a force to be reckoned with, so to speak, in noob spots for farming mobs. One of the members of the enemy squad is about level sixty-five, which is higher than the same Solution Epsilon.
If we sum up the strength of the entire squad, then we get a sad picture: all of them are capable of defeating the battle maids, but they are no match for the guards. For example, Mare is rightfully considered one of the strongest spellcasters in Nazarick. Let's say they blindfold him and leave him only with a stick, forbidding him to use magic. But even in this case, a boy in women's clothing will easily scatter the entire squad of Pleiades.
As for this group, the situation is more interesting.
Almost all people are wearing legendary class equipment, adding to this not the lowest level, we get an average chance to delay the guardian of Nazarick for ten seconds before inevitable death. And if we also take into account the PMK, then a stalemate will arise, since these things break the game balance.
"Lady Kaire, is it possible to subdue this creature?" a young man with a mixture of feminine and masculine features, as well as long dark hair, asked an old woman in very interesting clothes.
An artifact in the form of a crystal can easily detect world-class items, and also point out their owner at close range, as well as the item itself. If the reddened crystal does not deceive me, a Chinese dress on the body of an old woman in her eighties is my goal, no matter how ridiculous it may sound. Taking into account ethnic considerations, taking away clothes while twisting the head of an old woman is a feat that will hardly cause admiration, but rather disgust towards oneself.
Undress an old woman, how is that possible?
Putting aside the antics, the question remains unresolved.
It is important to equip all the floor guards with the necessary artifacts to strengthen them, but it turned out that Mare was left out. Just ten minutes ago I was thinking about re-education, but now I'm wondering if it wouldn't be better to leave everything as is, to give the PMK. But giving the guy a woman's dress with a large slit on the side looks like a mockery. Although it looks exquisite thanks to the soaring dragon embroidered with gold threads. The question is whether it is worth rejecting morality for the sake of strengthening the security of my base for the research I need.
Reality is full of disappointments.
- It's as clear as night, hell, day, - the woman was confused in her thoughts. - Some creature will not be able to resist the manifestation of the power of our deity. Long ago, God gave us a gift, immeasurable power, capable of changing the laws of the universe. And throughout history, he has never failed! - The serious and moralizing tone of the elderly woman made me want to smile, drawing some analogy with Pandora's Actor, but her eleven comrades were in no mood for laughter. Men and women listened seriously to the older generation, which means that granny has a high position in the squad.
"If we can capture the mind of this monster with a miracle of God," the guy glanced at the woman's dress. "And redirect the creature to the Lord of the Catastrophe Dragon..." What a cold voice he has, making his subordinates tremble... or is it the dragon's menacing name.
"I think it is more powerful than the Catastrophe Dragon, but we cannot say for sure, just like the truth of the information about the dragon's revival," the old woman raised her head, grimacing as if from a headache. The woman's wrinkled face expressed complex emotions, largely due to serious hesitation.
Message: "I'm bored, maybe we should kill them?" - a tempting offer from Kurumi, who had already changed her outfit to a red and black dress.
Her main weapon is similar to what cutie Delta uses, only the firearms have a divine class addition. The pistol and long rifle are made in the best traditions of dueling times. Scarlet spheres formed by the user's magic are used as bullets. They are in no way inferior to their counterpart from the technological world in speed, but surpass them in destructive potential by several times.
Does the girl really want to rush into battle and shoot down all creatures stronger than dust?
Message: "You need to be able to listen and draw conclusions, like my heir - something like this will benefit you" - as far as I know, offspring is possible when crossing certain creatures, and without the participation of the undead in the process. Death cannot give birth to life. I remember it was written like this in the lore books of Yggdrasil.
Such a rule is not equal to the truth, the Umbra Hands are doing some research in this area, once they have obtained a couple of samples for research. However, in the current situation, I have no heirs except Kurumi. And they must be there to restrain the floor guardians from rash actions if something happens to me. The girl is the creation of the last supreme being and the last of the Lords - she must retain influence.
Message: "And what can you learn from people who can barely stand on their feet?"
It's a good thing she didn't say those words out loud.
It would be a shame for the pride of the opponents to be trampled before the battle began. According to the information extracted from the captured members of the Light Scripture, we have before us the main trump card of humanity, but it seems that among them there is not enough one who instills fear in living beings. Moreover, "instills fear" is all the available data about a potential enemy or ally, depending on how it goes.
But for now, the strongest one in this group is the guy.
Message: "Let me think about what we managed to find out... We are not the first creatures from Yggdrasil to come here. There were others before us, which is proven by the presence of the PMK in the inhabitants of this world. This means that in the future, inhabitants from our world may appear due to the broken concept of time. Unless, of course, "long ago" is a local dialect meaning a couple of days. And we were also told about a dragon whose level of power is like that of the chimera Ainnash, therefore, the combat potential is similar to a boss for four players of level eighty. In addition, without any torture, we learned about the properties of their PMK."
The message: "Wouldn't it be better to capture them, find out all the information, and then draw conclusions?" is a reasonable remark; without many tests and experiments, it will be difficult to separate truth from fiction, and any opinion expressed is subjective.
Message: "Knives are sharpened with a steel, and the mind is perfected with analysis. If you walk around with a relaxed brain for too long, you can dull your consciousness," - for example, if you lie down and do nothing, your muscles will atrophy.
Okay, I talked to my ward, shared my thoughts, as well as some of my experience.
We need to decide what to do with this detachment.
"Should I ask her for help?" asked a burly man with a stern look, clad in heavy armor and holding two shields. He was a funny guy, but a tank without a sword was trash.
"Brrr, she's scary as hell," a guy with short blond hair, holding a long sword in his hands, intervened in the conversation.
"That's impossible," the leader of their squad quickly snapped. "It guards the treasury, and can only be used in the most extreme of situations."
"When will we lose?" the blonde asked sullenly.
- Including if we die, but that won't happen.
- Ha, speak, but don't talk too much, - the old generation teaches the young one wisdom. It's good to meet individuals who have a head with all sorts of useful knowledge, which the Hands of Umbra can extract and sort into shelves.
But first, a friendly talk to find out more information. The world items are interrupting each other anyway, so worrying about subjugating the mind of an ally or myself is a waste of time.
Invisibly, through which Kurumi was looking at me, I raised my palm to chest level, pointing in the direction of the owner of the World Class Item.
Message: "Liquidate her if..."
Immediately after the two words were spoken, the sound of a gunshot spread throughout the area.
Okay, next time I'll try to start my message with the word "If".
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