Hundreds of crystal-clear bullets are shot out of the Gatling gun, and the flames spread out in front of me are shattered into pieces.

"Oh, it's surprisingly fragile.

　As he muttered that, the frame gear of Lean's heavy weapons equipment, the black Grimgelde, now aimed its Gatling gun at the manta-shaped flames flying above and shot down.
　It also deployed its chest armor in another direction on the ground, firing a double Gatling cannon at it.
　When he finished firing to some extent, he went into cool time to avoid overheating.
　At that timing, several heavy knights 《Chevalier》 make sure to kill the nucleus of the flames that Grimgelde failed to break.
　Lean's Grimgelde has a few disadvantages. First, because of the way it attacks, it prevents its allies from getting ahead. It's a collateral damage.
　Secondly, depending on where the enemies overlap, they may inevitably leak their nukes. Even if the body is in pieces, if the nuke is safe, it will eventually regenerate. That's not the case if you fire a single point at once, though.
　The other thing is that you can't leave it firing for a long time. The body can't withstand the heat and impact of that. Because Grimgelde is made from crystal, it has a certain degree of automatic repair capability, but it can't keep up with that if you keep firing away. Some cool time is required.
　Therefore, they needed someone to cover for it.
　A flying flay attacked Grimgelde from above as she stopped moving, but she was hit by a bullet that flew in from somewhere, stalling and crashing to the ground.

''Thank you for saving me, thank you.''
"You're welcome.

　Just as an added bonus, a blue Helmvige in flying form flies by while shooting down Frase, who approaches Grimgelde. Linse.
　Linse's aircraft used its abilities to fly around the battlefield and provide support in various places. It's a ranger position.
　Likewise on the ground, the green dragon knight [Dragoon] that Lou rode was holding two small swords in both hands and was running across the battlefield in high mobility mode in all directions.
　In the rear where Lean and the others deployed, another battle was being fought.

''Stardust Shell!

　With Su's cry, countless star-shaped lights were born from the Ortlinde Overlord's shaded left hand, and in the blink of an eye, a defensive wall of light was born in an orderly line.
　That stardust protective wall completely blocked the beam fired by the mid-level carp-shaped flames floating in the air. The next moment after the defense was completed, Oltrinde's huge right hand is shot out of her elbow at high speed.

''Cannon knuckle spiral!

　The shot out right hand shattered the carp-shaped flames while spinning fast like a bullet. The piercing right hand arced back to the Ortlinde Overlord.
　The rotation was added? Well, it's a correct modification in a way........
　Basically, Su's Ortlinde is having him focus on the main defense. And that's why it's equipped with a high level of defense. More than anything else, I don't want the youngest Sue to be sent to the front lines.
　.... I was flying on the fly when I saw a troop that was being pushed around on the ground.

"Fifth Squad, just because you're a lowly species doesn't mean you can't take them out by yourself! Pay attention to the enemy in front of you, as well as the people around you, and support each other!'
"'Yes!'

　Skip the orders from your phone. Troop 5 is a unit of rookie knights. Apparently, they're not used to one-on-one combat yet. In this kind of situation, I need to look around carefully to avoid being surrounded.

"Ice Entangle, Freeze Bind, Ice Bind!

　He launches a capture spell towards the 5th Squad's Frays. The Frays' feet freeze underneath them and their movement stops temporarily. Even if I did this, those guys would destroy their own legs and escape, but a temporary halt would be enough.
　The heavy knights 《Chevalier》 of the 5th unit destroyed the stopped Frase and the others, one after the other, destroying the nukes. Okay, this one will be okay.
　Just when I thought that, a red fuselage, a wisteria fuselage, and an orange fuselage flew out of the main camp.

Sorry, we're late!
I'm sorry, that I am.
I'm sorry!

　It was Gerhilde of Else, Schwertrite of the Eightfold, and Sieglune of Hilda.
　The three of them had been sleeping in the castle. It couldn't be helped.
　The lightly armored Yae danced to the front of the line, and with the crystal wood taiji in her hand, she accurately sliced through Frase and the others with the entire nucleus.
　The three of them reached the front line in no time and slaughtered the crystal demons one after another.

''Your Majesty. A large distortion was observed one kilometer in front of the main camp. It seems to be an indication of the appearance of an advanced species.
Keep your distance from the senior species appearance point.
"Ha.

　Tsubaki-san, who is in the main camp to observe, informs me that I've started to take out a crystal 'star' for Meteor Shower, the Meteor Zapper, from the storage.
　As soon as it appears, I'm going to shoot this thing out. I don't think this will be enough to destroy the nuke, but I'm going to make an all-out assault on the damaged and battered parts.
　I'll use Long Sense to skip visuals and see a crack in space in the sky at the appearance point. Come on.
　With a click, the cracks spread out like cracks in glass. Eventually it shattered loudly with a roar, and from the wide open cracks in the dimension, an advanced species emerged.

''Gogaaaaaaaaaaaa!

　With a thud, the earth resounded, making the huge body like a small mountain shine and roar towards the sky.
　Its back is smooth and round and curved. It has six thick and short legs. Its long, countless spiked tail wavers like a snake, and its head extends from its shell-like body.
　It's a large turtle. Can we call it a tortoise-type thing? It has six legs, and the edges of its shell have sharp, saw-like edges, though.
　The nucleus is........one behind the shell. It emits a dull orange light.

It's as big as ever........ But I guess it's a better target. Meteor shower 《meteozapper》

　Numerous 'gates' opened right above the Rikugame, and crystal-clear 'stars' weighted with 'Gravity' fell down. Damage with this, I thought, but the turtle retracted its limbs, tail, and even its head, and was completely trapped. Moreover, the star that hit the shell part is deflected by its roundness and slides down to the ground.

''Gee. Is that even possible........

　So the turtle is the only one with a defensive flase? Stunned, the confined Rikku turtle pins up only its long tail. The countless spines on the tip shot out in all directions like missiles.

''Oh, no! Evasive action!

　Hundreds of crystal arrows that were further separated from the spines rained down on the surroundings like cluster bombs.
　Perhaps it was fortunate that everyone kept their distance so as not to become collateral damage to the Meteor Shower [Meteor Zapper], but there wasn't much damage. Even so, several planes became out of action and the color of the aircraft changed. This is the reaction of the passengers escaping with shifting magic.

''Nono, shatter!

　Else's Gerhilde jumped to the feet of the Lykkame and shot out her right hand pile bunker into the middle leg with all her strength. The first blow was not enough, but the second shot shattered one of the legs.
　However, because of its six legs, it wouldn't lose its balance if one of its legs was crushed. If I put a 'slip' on it, I could take it down, but in that position, Else could get underneath it.
　However, Else immediately retreats from the spot and slashes one of the remaining legs on the side she crushed with a two-person Hilda and Yae Zupan from both sides.
　Rikugame, who has lost two of her three legs on one side, loses her balance and falls to Yae and the others' side. Yae and Hilda quickly escaped to avoid being trapped underneath. Rikugame's body tilts at an angle.
　Although Rikugame couldn't move, he opened his mouth wide and began to collect a ball of light. ''Oh no. You're going to release that thing!
　Lean's Grimgelde takes a gatling cannon to the Rikugame, but the bullets that hit its shell change its direction and fly towards the day after that. Apparently, that shell is quite hard, and moreover, due to its shape, it seems to be able to repel any attack. It's just like Spica-san's shield.

''Cannon knuckle spiral!

　A rocket punch fired by Su's Ortlinde from in front of the main camp shattered Rikugame's head to pieces. The ball of light dissipated into a cloud, and the head, which had no head from the neck up, was shaking. Nice!
　But the head has already begun to regenerate along with the legs. I need to crush the core as soon as possible. Now what to do...
　As I was lost in thought, the phone in my pocket announced an incoming call.


''Fuyao-kun, would you like to try the thing?''

　We'll be receiving a transmission from the doctor.

"That thing... that thing? The secret weapon that Rosetta says she made. But that thing eats up a lot of magic...
''Yes. It takes two Linse and Leanne to barely get a shot off, but it's better than not trying, right? By the way, I've already checked with the two of you. The rest is up to you.

　Mmm, ugh. I wanted to avoid an impromptu performance, but it can't be helped.
　Linse and Lean, that 'cannon' that was transferred in front of the two of them, was supported by Helmvige and Grimgelde's fuselage, sandwiching it from both sides. A claw-like anchor was launched from the barrel of the cannon to the ground, securing it to withstand the impact.
　This is the giant magic cannon 'Breunach'. With a barrel nearly three times the size of the frame gear, the explosion magic enhanced by the enormous magic power shoots out a specially processed bullet, and the spiral magic gives the bullet a rotation that boosts its power.
　Apparently it takes a long time to recharge its magic power and because of its enormous consumption of magic power, it can't fire continuously. It means it's a one-hit kill weapon.

Are you two ready?
I'm okay.
I will.

　Linse poured the magic power of the fire attribute and Lean poured the magic power of the wind attribute into the "Breunak". The magic power filling meter on the side of the gun barrel gradually goes up.

''Fill rate 75%........80.......85.......90.....''

　As I hear the doctor's voice, I turn my gaze to the Lykkame in front of me. My aim is the throat, which is heading in a straight line to the nucleus. The base where the neck extends from the carapace. It is not played here.
　The regeneration of the head and legs is in progress. We have to finish this before the regeneration is complete.

Fill rate 100%!
Okay, fire!

　The "Breunak" emitted a tremendous roar and blew up a grand fire.
　The huge bullets that were shot out exploded into the neck of the Rikugame without any aim. Alright! This is where "Breunak" really comes into its own.
　The warhead with a spiral groove on it begins to rotate at high speed as soon as it explodes. It's a so-called drill round. Without stopping the momentum of the shot, the spiral projectile crushed the body of the advanced species Frayze and pushed forward.
　Eventually, it reached the nucleus in a straight line, and with the same momentum, it shattered the orange nucleus into pieces, and the bullet went through towards the tail.
　The advanced species whose nucleus was shattered collapsed with a rattle and a flourish, causing cracks to appear all over its body.

''Did you manage to........''

　Bushee! and "Breunak" gives off a white plume of steam. Has the cooling system been triggered? Both Helmwige and Grimgelde got down on one knee and stopped moving.

'Are you two okay?'
"Something...
'This is not good.... You've lost all of your magic. We can't get a second shot at it.

　If I can use it with our guys, the only other ones I can use are Yumina and Sakura. Well, there's still room for improvement and maybe we can make it easier to use.

''Okay, the advanced species are taken care of. Let's move on to the cleanup battle.
Copy that.

　The frame gears of each country took down the remaining flames.
　As soon as I let out a breath of relief, the flames in the area stopped moving all together. What is it?

"Fuyao-san, that!

　The sky in the direction Linze's Helmvige was pointing cracked open, and a sound of destruction louder than when the advanced species had appeared rang out. This can't be...!
　That thing that jumped out of the hole in space, quietly landed on the ground and began scurrying around.
　Hard skin and crystalline hair, reigning at the top of the flames covered with crystals all over - the dominant species.
　This is the fourth dominant species I've seen. Nei, the female-type dominant species, who directs his anger at Ende. The battle-crazed, male-type dominant breed, Gila. And the bystander, the female-type dominant species Lise, who works with Ende.
　The dominant species in front of her has a well-defined face, but is probably masculine. I don't know if gender is a meaningful thing to Fraise, though.
　We descend to the ground and confront the dominant species. The dominant species' eyes turned to us, but its expression did not change at all.
　The dominant species points at me with a slow movement, and its fingers suddenly extend as if to skewer me.

''Huh?''

　The fingers that relentlessly reached out to his face were struck away with a brunnhild that was clothed in divine spirit. All of a sudden? If it were a normal human being, he'd be dead for sure.
　Seeing the attack played and the crushed finger, I can see a slight change in his expression. It was just a change of being a little surprised. That finger also regenerates in the blink of an eye.

'Hm. Let me guess, you're Ende's collaborator.......
You can talk...
'The words were picked up by Gila, you know. You're the Touya Gila was talking about, right?
Yeah, I do.

　Why does the guy who's never met you know your name? Is it the guy from Gila who's been talking to you? Dammit, that bastard. I poisoned the dominant species of battle-crazed maniac while clicking my tongue.

"I'm not interested in you, unlike Gila. I have some work to do before the shakeout. Get out of my way.

　Is that what they call "shaking back," or is it the one where the dominant species is brought back to the inter-dimensional space, just like a wave returning to the ocean? Ende says that by appearing here many times, the dominant species will gradually become shorter and shorter, and eventually become fixed in this world.
　I guess it means that the dominant species is not easily allowed to exist in this world, but even the last time Gila was on our side for nearly half an hour. It's no less troublesome. Then I'll take him down here.

"I don't know what's going on over there, but we can't just sit back and let it happen.

　Using 'teleportation', he went behind the dominant species. As it is, I tried to make a single cut at the top of its head into a karatake chop, but it avoided me just in time and only cut off its right hand.
　The guy who got away from me turned his startled eyes to me this time.

''....I see. So that's why Gila is making a scene.

　The right arm that was cut off from his shoulder regenerates again. d*mn, this guy also regenerates faster than a normal flay.

"Unlike Gira, I don't find joy in fighting. I'm not interested in you, after all.
...and all you're interested in is the core of the King?
I was.
What?

　What do you mean? I was about to ask him back, when I noticed a swordfish-shaped flaze flying towards me.
　The dominant man leaps up from his spot and jumps onto the back of the Daito fish flay.

''A 'rocking back' is imminent. I don't have time to deal with you, after all. My name is Yura. I'll see you sooner or later.

　The dominant species, which called itself Yura, flew straight to the Tachiyo. d*mn, let him go!
　Activating 'Fly', he chased after it. He continued to fly, and just when he thought he had caught its back in the air, a dazzling flash of light was released from Yura's body.

''Ugh!''

　The intense light blinded me, and my vision went blank. When I eventually opened my eyes, there was not a shadow or shape of Yura in sight. Blinding!

Search! Flight Frase!
That's four results.

　Three of the places the phone displayed are the battlefield I mentioned earlier. Then the one to the west of this one is the flying flames with Yura on it.
　He's heading that way in a straight line. After five minutes of flying, I saw the Tachi-Fishu Fraise and it shot a laser of light towards me. There was no sign of Yura on its back.

''Get out of the way!

　The flames of the taiyoukai fish, which was only an intermediate species, were struck by a reinforced Brunhild crystal bullet, crushing the entire nucleus.
　The dismembered Fraise fell to the ground while reflecting the glittering light.

'Search. The dominant species.''
...and zero results.

　No? What do you mean? Did a "shake-up" occur and you were played out of this world? Or does that guy have a way to prevent detection magic? What is his purpose........
　As long as there's a shaking back, he won't stay in this world for now. In time, he will be pulled back to the space between dimensions. But what was he going to do with that little bit of time?
　I can't answer that question, but I have an uncanny feeling that it's going to happen.