ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 500 Part 1
ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 500: Scatter Like Dust Part 1
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「And there it is! We have it! First Blood! First Blood goes to No Face! It was actually pretty amazing, what he did out there…… Huh? What the?」
It seemed that Sasahara Eight as well as the comment section were all highly excited by the show they just witnessed unfolding right before their eyes, but when Miss Idol turned towards the other two commentators, both of them were wearing quite sour and solemn looks on their faces.
「…… Is it normal to use the Super Secret Technique so early on during a match? No, it’s not. Not in the least. It’s just a romantic vision, nothing more. Besides, busting out your most powerful move so early does not help the tension of the battle to rise at all. What is he playing here? Hey, Sil…… I mean, Silver Mask-san? What do you think?」
「Is there a reason why he would want to go and eliminate the TV-Head as soon as possible……? Maybe he did not want for her to have the advantage of being able to scout almost the entire field of battle with ease? But even if it would be just that, was there really a reason for him to bust out his Super Secret Move? Probably not. I mean, if we talk about inflicting damage, there are a literal ton of different ways in which one can go about doing just that. At least that is what I think here.」
Apparently, those Two Professional Gamers…… Or at the very least one Professional Gamer and the other one who must have been in the know about gaming, seemed to feel really uncomfortable and confused about just how quickly the very first duel of the match was being settled.
「Ah! Ahh, I’m terribly sorry about that! It seems that we might have gotten a little bit lost in our own little world out there for a second…… But yes, let’s see. How should we put this? Right about now the balance of cost-effectiveness is really weird in this match. Or rather, it seems to be pretty much non-existent.」
「And what do you mean by that, exactly? Could you possibly elaborate?」
「To be blunt here, if only No Face managed to provoke Masked Hannya into forsaking defense and going into full offense, it would create the kind of situation where Dust would have the advantage in a proportion eight to two. And of course, we talk about a situation where Dust would not face Masked Hannya directly, but rather steer her into taking a bulk of Valkyrie’s AoE attacks. Besides, since the TV-Head was Masked Hannya’s top choice, it means more or less that she was ready to sacrifice her in the first place.」
「In other words, what you are trying to say here…… Is that No Face would have easily won this battle, if only he decided to play defensively and prolong the fight for as long as possible?」
「Yes, that’s about right. I mean, one of Dust’s gauge techniques is a technique that loads up his guns to the fullest, he in my opinion he should have gone for that one instead. Or at the very least it would have been a much better choice than to go for a Super! It was a really bad call! …… Or at least that’s my opinion and I am going to stand by it no matter what.」
At the other side of the screen, both the commenters and the watchers online could see Dust making a mad throughout the city, trying his best to escape from the Valkyrie’s chase. While he was at it, he would occasionally beat up the policemen and take their guns, or rescue the small groups of civilians from the clutches of evil mechanized soldiers.
It was nothing unusual for a player to do. After all, with the enemy player about to respawn with their second character, it was only natural to put as much of a distance between themselves as possible and collect the used up resources, at the same time as filling up your gauges. But even though the actions of Dust may have seemed to be unusual and frantic, if only some people would calmly think about his current actions everything would have become painfully clear.
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For some strange and inexplicable reason, at the current moment I feel like a freaking dog. And while I don’t mean to bark at my own reflection in the puddle of water or buries bones in the ground, I would at least wanted to be a dog that remembers where he keeps the bones that he buried underground.
「…… It stinks in here.」
It stinks really awkwardly in this place. More specifically, this place reeks of someone who is packed into a metal armor with Galaxy Power sealed inside of it, and who is currently on a rampage throughout the city. Ugh, just remembering that makes me want to explode.
「One, two, three…… Oh well, I guess it’s just like that, huh? Where is the Valkyrie when you need her the most, huh?」
When it comes to the second and subsequent playable characters, they are set to respawn at the “farthest possible point from the remaining players”. Originally it was supposed to be a method implemented to prevent players from respawn killing, but in the current situation it is something that I am really thankful for.
This little bit of free time between each “round” is something that I am also very thankful for, especially since it really helps out the ones who emerge victorious from a round. It is also a form of gratification for someone like myself, who was really aggressive in the previous skirmish and needed time to collect their resources or to regain the lost gauge bar, especially if the Super Hidden Technique was used.
「For now it’s only about getting a reasonable amount of distance. Nothing fancy to it……」
Because of that, boy was I glad when I stumbled across that kind-hearted man who agreed on parting with his motorcycle the moment I put the gun to his head. I even told him that this city was no longer safe and that he should evacuate immediately, and he was more than happy to give me his bike in return. Because of such mixed actions I was able to collect some bullets of both types, but that is actually beside the point for now.
「Is that supposed to be an American Bike? No, it can’t be, this game is technically done by Western company, so that can’t be right……」
It might only be for the couple of minutes, so it won’t be all that long, but…… Let’s just use that opportunity to run like a wind! Without stopping and full throttle!
Let’s put the proverbial pedal to the metal here, and drive around while we wait for the Cursed Prison to appear. At the same time, we are going to see if the abilities of someone regarded as the Real Life Cursed Prison are indeed as good as everyone claims them to be!
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