198-True value of Zeno




 Xeno shook off the shivering of his legs that wasn't caused by the cold, and dared to take a frontal lunge from the Winter General on his horse.

 While Garum was acting as a tank, Xeno was granting Ember Aura to his PT members, but that wasn't the only thing he was doing. Xeno had been watching the battle between Garum and General Winter closely.

 The attack of the Winter General on his horse intensified as he had heard from Tsutomu beforehand. Although the right sword, which was a long-range attack, was blocked, the left sword, which had high hardness, was still intact.

 As for the separate actions of the Winter General and the horse, which was feared as the most troublesome action, the pressure was prevented by Diniel, who fired powerful arrows, and Amy, who was incessantly firing sword fights aimed at bleeding, putting pressure on them. However, the swords that are swung from above the horse to prune his neck will be bounced off if they hit the critical decision area.

 And Garum had failed to avoid the Winter General's attack and was seriously injured by an unexpected critical attack on his arm joints. That's why Xeno took the sword that was swung from his horse to cut his neck from the top of his horse with dignity, only avoiding the critical strike from him.

 However, as soon as he received the slash, his arm was lifted up as if being pulled and his shoulder was dislodged by the impact. Xeno clenched his teeth at the attack of the misunderstanding-sama, but he did not crack a smile.


''Huh, I think I can handle it.''


 Then, with an unassuming look on his face, he forced his dislodged shoulder back under his own power. He was recovered by the flying heels from Tsutomu and managed to raise one arm.


(Gwaaaaah! That's a hell of a lot of pain! (I don't want to do that again!)


 But inwardly, he was screaming in too much pain. Xeno was the son of a wealthy merchant from the royal capital, one who had been educated in a good environment in this world. And as an explorer of God's dungeon, he had never been on the front lines before, and he was one of the few who had experienced death.

 As such, he can't stand up like Garum, who has fought in harsh environments, nor is he as talented as Amy, nor has he gained a great deal of experience like Diniel. Perhaps Zeno is the closest person in the infinite circle to Tsutomu's senses.

 His high VIT and protection would alleviate the pain to some extent, but it would naturally hurt if he was subjected to the Winter General's intense attacks. Tsutomu and Xeno probably won't be able to stand on the edge of the limit and ignore the pain like Garum and Daryl did, for the rest of their lives.


''Hahaha! Keep 'em coming!


 What hurts hurts. It was normal for that to slow down his movements, and it was unbearable pain. In other words, the current Xeno was just completely skinny, just like the Mount Golem battle. The pain countermeasures he had trained in the swamp had already been blown out of Zeno's mind.

 It's not a good idea to have a good time, but it's a good idea to have a good time. The winter shogun uses his sword to lacerate such Zeno.


(.........Wouldn't it be easier to die?)


 A green chi hits Zeno from behind as he can't bear the pain of having his whole body cut to pieces and thinks about it. Then the pain that had been tormenting Xeno's body and spirit eases.

 Furthermore, Diniel's fire arrows are fired at the horse, and Amy approaches as she runs through them. Tsutomu keeps an eye on Garum, who is waiting in the area heel, and does not lack support for all of them.


'Combat-o! Cry!


 Zeno's VIT rise continues with the ochre chi, and he unleashes a silvery combat cry to beat the three of them. Amy moves her cat ears as Zeno comes out in front of the Winter General again.


'There you go, good luck, good luck!
Just hold onto it long enough for Garum to recover.
I'll know!
Hey, Dini! Don't talk like that!


 With Amy, who is bright despite being in the middle of the battle, Zeno takes the Winter General's sword head on. She receives a slash from the sword that is emitting icy cold air on her body, and the coldness can be felt even though she has been granted Ember Aura.


(Huh, feels like I'm on a big boat.)


 But naturally, there's no fear. Amy and Diniel are doing a perfect job as attackers, and Tsutomu, who supports and recovers in the background, may be in his role as a tank, but from Xeno's point of view, he's like a god. I don't know how many times Xeno was saved by a heel who predicted the Winter General's attack and shot him.

 Furthermore, Garum was the only one in the tank position who was on the front line when he first came to the labyrinth city, which he saw on the divine table when he first came to the labyrinth city. The fact that he was standing behind him was quite heartening.


'Come on, General. I'm with you.


 Although Zeno has been in a similar environment to Tsutomu in this world, he does not lose heart even when he is attacked by the harsh Winter General. The reason for this is that Xeno is supported by various people.

 Starting with his beloved wife, his friends from King's Landing, the guild members of the Infinite Circle, and the many spectators who watch him through the Shentai. Many of these people supported Xeno, and he had the heart to accept their favors with open arms.

 Zeno already has faith in the clan members of the Infinite Circle. And about being selected for the first team this time, Zeno doesn't feel any drawback. He genuinely accepted the expectations of those around him and had the heart to turn them into power.

 In contrast, Tsutomu was trying to return to his original world in the first place, keeping a certain distance from everyone in this world. And the game "Live Dungeon! I've been living in a world where I've been cutting out most of my real time to spend on

 And "Live Dungeon! Tsutomu, who was famous as a white mage in the "The White Mage", has been exposed to the favors and malice of an unspecified number of people whose faces are invisible to him. As a result, he does not have the heart to accept the favors of others in a straightforward manner. The support of others does not make him any less strong.


Heel.


 However, Tsutomu is not so much in that situation as he is in "Live Dungeon! He was able to put his experience in this world in The only time Tsutomu would be in pain due to his role as a healer was when he was wiped out, and with his knowledge and excellent clan members, plus the ability to see the hierarchical master first at the divine table, there would be no such situation.

 Then Diniel and Amy's long-range attack causes General Winter's horse to fall down. General Winter fell off his horse as he rolled off the horse and then placed his hand on the horse as it began to emit particles.


'Diniel! Stream Arrow!
Stream Arrow.


 Diniel folded his hand on the dying horse and folded into the Fuyu General as he tried to strengthen himself further. The arrows that fell like meteors covered the Winter General with the entire horse, and Tsutomu's Airblaze and Amy's Twin Wave Slash were also sent flying.

 There was no sign of the Winter General in its wake, only a pure white magic stone falling.


 oo


Thank you, thank you.


 After defeating the Winter General, we return to the guild, where Amy is looking at the God's Table and responding to the excited fans. Zeno is exchanging hugs 《Houyou》 with his wife, and Garum is also talking with the guild staff.

 In the midst of all this, Tsutomu is being looked at by those around him as if he were peering at the situation from a distance. In the meantime, Tsutomu has also made a name for himself with the stampede, so the fans are there in their own way. However, the fans seemed to refrain from calling out to Tsutomu when they saw that he immediately went to check out Kamindai.

 The two armies of the infinite circle of PTs, reflected to the second platform by the return of Tsutomu and the others earlier, were Daryl, Garum's apprentice, and Hannah, the dodging tank. Amira and Leleia, the dragonborn, and Korina, the praying priest with the eyes of the Grim Reaper.

 But Daryl is the only one facing the Winter General on horseback. The others were already nowhere to be found. As Tsutomu walked through the guild where the eighty level breakthrough PTs were out and making a lot of noise, four people dressed in flaxen clothes were congealed in a corner.


''Good work,''
Well, good job.


 The only one who responded to Tsutomu's voice was a completely dejected Hanna. Amira and Leleia were looking at Kamidai at a distance from each other, while Corina was just looking down.


''Aren't you going to change?''
Hey, I'm not going anywhere until Daryl gets back.
Oh, yeah.


 Hanna said as she plucked at her buzzing flaxen sleeve, and Tsutomu looked around at the four people who were quite heavy on air as he returned it.


''But it's not over yet! Maybe I'll come back with that equipment!
Well, that's not going to happen.


 Even though Daryl is putting them at the edge of their limits, without recovery, they'll just die of jitters. The candy potion has already run out, the Winter General still shows no signs of collapsing, the swords on either side are still alive and well, and the horses are healthy. The game should be obvious by now.


''Can I go home?''
Oh, after you. I'll look around some more.
Bye.


 Diniel finished renewing his status card, Diniel said and went back to the clan house by himself. Tsutomu saw Diniel off and toured the second platform with Hannah, who was cheering him on in good health.

 And in a little while, Daryl was hit by a horse's lunge, and when he fell, his head was cut off. Then the second platform went dark and instantly switched to a different image.

 At the same time, Daryl came out of the black gate to be spat out, dressed in flaxen clothing. He looked around him and recognized that he was dead, and pounded the floor with a powerless fist.


'Alright then, let's get dressed and head back to the clan house.
Yes.


 With a light call to a sluggish Daryl, the Clan members of the Infinite Circle returned to the Clan House.