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A leader in the field of fully-immersive VR games boasting over

30 million players worldwide,

the so-called god-tier game, Shangri-La Frontier,

Seven Colossi

contains a class of unique monsters known as the Seven Colossi.

One of these Seven Colossi is Lycagon the Nightslayer.

I'm a little different than the last time you faced me!

I'll show you the power of level 99!

Embrace the Lamplight of Ambition, Part 2

Impact blows hurt just as bad as the last time!

Amazing.

Deflecting Lycagon's attacks with a light weapon would be so hard!

I'll join you now!

Supreme Divineslash!

Supreme Divineslash

The hide is so tough...

My standard attacks really won't cut it.

Rei-shi!

I'll draw aggro!

Once you're recovered, find an opening to mount a powerful attack!

Understood!

It's the shadow clone attack!

I got a real eyeful of your double act during the fight with SF-Zoo.

Your double can travel through shadows to attack. It's scary as hell...

But it seems like the double can only execute simple actions!

Only simple actions?

The double's actions are limited to the basic "leap straight at you" maneuver.

It never did anything more complicated,

like pursuing an opponent that dodged the first blow.

Which means...

if you keep a mental picture of the shadows cast by the structures around you,

it's not impossible to dodge in perpetuity!

The bigger thing to watch for is the move that took down Animalia.

When clouds cover the moon, the entire field counts as "darkness,"

and it's hard to tell where the thing might come at you from.

And with the double blending into the darkness,

it's hard to even see the thing.

Dodging it would be next to impossible.

We'll just have to whittle her down now, while the moon's still visible.

Rei-shi!

Keep an eye on the clouds while you fight!

U-Understood!

Even Hizutome-kun can't find time to attack while dodging a barrage like that...

I'll have to land damage myself!

Apocalypse!

Apocalypse

Hey, nice critical!

Sunraku-san, I'll draw her aggro this time!

Got it!

Weapon unequipped.

Maybe I'll give it a real whammy from my Gilta Brill.

This is my fourth time fighting Lycagon...

I can handle distracting the main body—

Still running the shadow clone trick, huh?

Close call!

Good thing I only need to dodge it once!

Sunraku-san!

You're wrong! That's—

What?

It's the real one?

Sunraku-san!

Shana-Oh Incarnate Invoke the power of a fleet-footed figure of legend to greatly increase jumping ability for a set period of time.

Sunraku-san, I'm amazed that you survived that!

Yeah, guess I did.

If not for the Inventoria, I'd have been dead on the spot.

That attack just now...

Her main body can move through shadows as well?

Actually... it's not that impressive that the main body can move through shadows...

The kicker is that she hid that fact from us.

I'd convinced myself that her true form couldn't move through shadows.

She fought this whole battle without ever using that ability,

to make us think that was the case.

No...

Which means even while she was fighting SF-Zoo,

she was putting up a smokescreen for us.

No. From the moment the fight started...

she's known what we were saying, and she's been using it to toy with us.

Lycagon understands player speech?!

It's the only explanation for her reactions.

This is nuts...

Even if it's a unique, that's one nasty AI to give to a monster...

This game's something else!

No wonder you're one of the Seven Colossi...

Lycagon the Nightslayer!

You're more than just a buffed-up monster!

The question is, if Lycagon's that smart, how do we fight her?

Vorpal Secret...

Waning Mirror!

Vorpal Secret [Waning Mirror]

Sunraku-san, what is that?

Kinda like a decoy.

It won't last long,

but it looks like even the smartest AI can't just ignore skill mechanics.

I see.

Rei-shi, let's form a plan quickly.

R-Right!

Though to be honest...

Right now, our options for effective attacks are limited.

Sunraku-san.

I do have an Ultimate I can use.

Ultimate?

The reason I hold the title of "Attack Master"...

I have an attack skill with the most instantaneous firepower in all of SLF.

If I can land it, it should be effective, even against Lycagon.

Nice one, Rei-shi!

You got something like that?

But the trigger conditions are quite strenuous,

and I've never managed to achieve them against Lycagon.

But with you, Sunraku-san...

I think I can do it!

I see.

The Attack Master's "Ultimate"...

Who wouldn't want to see a thing like that?

I'm down, Rei-shi.

We'll stake our victory on that!

Right!

Hey!

Battle resumes!

Fleet Float!

Airgetlám!

Airgetlám

Airgetlám Grants bonus to damage based on luck stat when a critical hit is landed.

Guess one little hit's not enough to shake her...

Hey, what's the matter?

Gonna have to do a little better than that!

To activate my attack,

I need to land hits with my skills Apocalypse and Catastrophe five times each.

Apocalypse is that one you used before?

Yes.

It's the unique skill I can use as Satanael... in other words, in my current form.

Evil Emperor Satanael

And the other...

Satanael, reversal...

Satan!

Emperor of Evil Satan

The unique skill I can only use in Satan form...

Catastrophe!

Catastrophe

So that's Catastrophe?

Both skills have a pretty long charge-up time and draw lots of aggro.

Hey, whatcha lookin' at?

I thought you were fighting me!

So I'll have to work even harder than before to draw aggro!

Just four more times each...

It's definitely a tricky activation requirement,

but it should come with a major reward.

Counting on you, Rei-shi!

You handle the offensive on Lycagon!

Right!

Sunraku-san! The moon!

The invisible double is coming!

Copy that!

If I can't figure out this attack,

I'll never get us to Rei-shi's "ultimate."

Focus, man.

If you can figure out when and where the invisible double's appearing,

you won't need to be able to see it to dodge it.

There's a faint sound the moment Lycagon generates her double.

Gotta listen for that!

Focus all your senses and trace the origin of that sound!

And how the hell am I supposed to do that while I'm fighting the main body?!

Sunraku-san!

Darn it!

I had to rely on the Inventoria again!

That lousy doggo.

Bet she was smashing up the rubble nearby to disrupt my focus on purpose.

Sunraku

And using the Inventoria still consumes a ton of mana...

Unlike the Wethermon fight, which I came into prepared,

I basically stumbled into this fight with Lycagon.

Potion High Potion Highest Potion Magipotion High Magipotion

I didn't do much in the way of prep, so I don't have many recovery items left.

Sunraku

If I can't figure out the trick behind that invisible clone,

I'll be screwed in no time flat.

I'm even fighting the weather now?!

Should I bring a rain charm next time or something?

Maybe this'll do it!

My Satan form should give me a durability boost,

but at this rate, I'll run out of recovery items in no time!

Hey! Sorry I'm late!

Waning Mirror!

Sunraku-san!

I knew you'd be all right.

That equipment...

Yeah, Non-Standard Specialized Armor "Adebane."

The headpiece, anyhow.

Non-Standard Specialized Armor Adebane

Non-Standard... Armor?

It's time for our comeback, Rei-shi!

R-Right...

So maybe I can't equip the full sci-fi suit...

But the headgear's a different ballgame.

And with this helm

and the Non-Standard Ether Reactor,

I can awaken the legacy of Wethermon!

Time for your first job!

Non-Standard Tactical Avian Suzaku!

Non-Standard Tactical Avian Suzaku

Non-Standard Tactical Avian... Suzaku?

Hey, the helm's activated too!

The Ether Reactor that Bilac repaired for me

is the power source for the Tactical Beasts.

That power is channeled into the corresponding power suit to unlock their functions.

Okay, was a little worried it might not activate with just the head part,

but looks like it worked!

Non-Standard Specialized Armor Adebane's head equipment...

It'll let me give orders to the Non-Standard Tactical Avian, Suzaku.

I finally get robot action in SLF!

Standing by. Orders requested.

Explanation of weapons...

Hang on, man.

Can I get the explanation later?

Suzaku, I've got a job for you to start with.

What in the world is that?

A robot bird?

I've played SLF for over a year,

and I've never seen anything like it.

Oh, no! I missed my chance to attack!

I'm supposed to hit it five times each with Apocalypse and Catastrophe,

but I've only landed one of each.

I'm being too cautious!

I won't let Hizutome-kun's efforts be in vain!

I'll trigger the activation conditions,

and bring myself to his level!

Catastrophe!

So, you think you can handle it?

Eh? What's the matter?

Yes, sir.

What was with the weird pause there?

I know it's not the flashiest job, but no one else can do it.

Counting on you, Suzaku!

Apocalypse!

That's two each!

Decoy's down!

I'll draw aggro again, so back off for now!

Right!

I'll keep my distance until the recast time is up!

Recast Time = Time before a skill can be used again

What's wrong? Come try me, Lycagon!

Firing up!

All right, comeback time!

Use those vibrations!

Growing-up!

Looks like your head takes damage more easily than the rest of you!

Hizutome-kun really is amazing!

He's been learning to read Lycagon's moves little by little from the start.

But...

Sunraku-san! The invisible double is on the way!

The invisible double—the surprise attack is completely unseeable.

It blends into the darkness when the moon fades.

Which means there's a way to counter it!

You're up, Suzaku!

Blast away those stupid clouds!

Booster power to full.

Entering circling trajectory.

Orders completed.

Continuing mission.

Incredible!

It dissolved the clouds to make the moon visible!

There you are.

As long as I can see you, it's no different than the regular clone attack!

Too bad for you, Lycagon...

You can just write off your invisible double attack from now on!

Airgetlám!

Rei-shi!

Right!

To be honest, I'd thought we couldn't beat her.

I thought it was impossible to fight Lycagon head-on.

But Hizutome-kun... with you, I feel like...

no opponent is beyond me!

Apocalypse!

Rei-shi!

Ah, but verily, this fellow is known to you?

I can't be sure...

But...

from what Emul-san said, I think it's the same Sunraku-san!

It has to be!