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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 587: It’s Like a Meteorite That Wears Out But Certainly Delivers Power Blow to the Earth Part 2

On the contrary, the progress of our infiltration team is not all that good…… or rather, it’s downright bad.

「And here we go again. Yet another change……」

「God damn it…… Now, if we want to talk about salvation, it would only be possible if the enemy was also lost just as we are right about now……」

Yes, that’s right. At the current moment our only chance of salvation is actually taking down Deerhorn, the commander of the enemy fleet, after we somehow managed to invade his flagship, the Queen’s Throne. But unfortunately, right in the middle of the battle Deerhorn decided to change his approach to doing things, going from repulsion to delay of all things. And every time the enemy changed their strategy, we were at a loss what to do. And that is without mentioning teleportation gates, which were making navigation in here a living nightmare.

According to the words of the Mercenary, the teleportation portal should not be able to be sabotaged, but…… If it is indeed so, there is still one possibility here. The possibility of a human-powered shuffle. Most probably because Deerhorn himself manually changes the teleportation destination to keep us away from the center of the ship. It was judged that it was almost certain at this point in time from the movement of the Queen’s Throne, which had almost exclusively answered with mechanical counterattacks against the attack from the Mercenary. But that does not mean that the Mercenary wanted to sink the enemy’s flagship with his people still on board. That solution was out of the question here.

If the ones being in the position of the Mercenary were either Pencilgton or Katsu, those guys would not hesitate to sink the Queen’s Throne alongside with their friends, not even for a single moment. However, the Mercenary is the epitome of Capitalism, and he would not want to see such a golden opportunity, as well as money, go to needless waste…… Ahhh, oh yeah. So that’s what it all means, huh?

「I’m sorry that because of me we are falling behind, you guys……」

「No, it’s nothing, don’t worry. You have done more than enough on your end, managing to cut the active functions of Queen’s Throne effectively in half…… That’s more than enough in my book to earn you a medal.」

Now, all that being said…… No, let’s stop thinking about it over and over, nothing good is ever going to come out of things like that. To be honest, it’s not like I really want to contribute to the Mercenary’s victory here, but on the other hand wandering around in this shitty labyrinth with all those other guys is not something I wish to be doing, either…… Now, the lubricating oil in my brain has run out and I’m getting squeaky all over again. Oi, let’s start doing what you are supposed to be doing, brain! Haah…… why is it always that when I want to just live a good and peaceful life I am getting roped into things like that? Could it be that Gazelle-sama can’t actually catch a break?

「Mister Leader, I think I might have a suggestion in this situation of ours here.」

「…… Alright, let’s hear it.」

「If nothing is done here, we are just going to keep on walking in circles until the last day of the battle arrives. Now, do we really want that? Or do we perhaps want to make a bet against fate?」

「What do you have in mind, specifically?」

「No matter if we go forward or backwards, there is always a shuffle waiting for us. So maybe we can go back to where we initially were if we were to go so fast that they would not be able to keep up with the shuffle? …… But then, if we happen to wander into a place filled with guards, it would be a literal hell that would break lose.」

「That is exactly why we should drop that line of thinking and choose stagnation instead.」

「…………… Huh?」

In other words, this is what we are going to do here.

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「CHAAAAAAAAARGEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!」

「But it’s a dead end!」

「Shut up! Go back! Then go ahead!」

「There are way too many enemies!」

「Shut up! Go ahead! Go ahead, I said!」

「Oi, what the hell!? Hey, Gazelle, you asshole! We are never making you the brains of the operation ever again!!」

「Shut up! Go ahead! Go ahead! Go ahead if you know what’s good for you!!」

Throw away your thinking! Use only your instincts to act! Don’t think deeply about top-notch gunballs! Press on! Advanceeeeee!!!!!!

The hell is even a human-powered shuffle!? In other words, the response speed will be about the same as that of a normal person, so run through at a higher speed and reach the main enclosure before they manage to shuffle you somewhere else! Hurry up! We need to go in such a way that it will be short and fast, not giving our enemies the time needed to organize their plans! Aim for the world record! Make absolutely no detours whatsoever!

「Open the maximum path with the least effort! Even if the bullet is stretched, if you manage to crush one person, then it was all well worth it!」

「But that means that the remaining four people are going to die, isn’t it!?」

「…… If that’s what it takes, then that’s what we are going to do!」

In the beginning, we jumped into the security room and made some havoc in there, and Rhino who caught up immediately afterwards charged in with full force. Mowing the collapsed parts with a backpack and pushing forward, we were not aiming for the annihilation of the enemy, but a forced breakthrough. So the damage that cannot be ignored will increase, but…… Do your best to ignore it! Push forward! We then stepped on the teleportation panel! Off we go! Charge! Charge! We stepped on another teleportation panel! Chargeeeeee!!!

「I’m about to run out of bullets! You wouldn’t have any ammo packs on you right now, guys!?」

「Take what you need from the corpses of your enemies!」

「But they do not match! Oh, that does it! Give me that gun, bitch!」

「Hey! We are not going to be able to make it for much longer, but…..!!」

「…… Think positively! No press on! Chaaargeeeeee!!!」

「Sorry Fox! Lend us your wisdom, not your spirit! It’s a puzzle lock!」」

「… Wait, puzzle lock at such times?」

Then there was silence. Only the sound of a bullet hitting Rhino’s armored suit echoed throughout the hall…… Immediately afterwards, everyone’s minds saw the light shining from the path ahead of us, just like a sudden roaring thunder.

「Fox! Open this thing! Hurry!」

「Come on, come on, come on, COME ON!!!!!!」

「…… Stop pressuring me like that! And stop telling me to hurry! My hands are going to slip!」

You can see the command center. Now, prepare to be slaughtered!!!