On the other hand, Rina also dispatched a new set of instructions to the main force calmly.
"Please take a detour from the north to regroup with Lamda-san, and launch a surprise attack to the flank of Class-1!"
The main force had tried, but they couldn't beco the opponent that could threaten Zephyr and his force.
At the retreat of Class-1, they were also quite easily stopped by long range attacks. They would never achieve their desired result if Class-1 continued to corner them, and with that contemplation, Rina decided to change her approach.
At Rina's newfound command, the main force stopped their advance from the south, and instead focused on the north to group with Lamda (I-16). The sight to the southwest was blocked by a mountain in between, so this would also fall in their opponent’s blindspot.
Rina had analysed everything with «Dragon's Miniature Garden» before opting for this path.
Class-1 should be under the impression that the opponent's main force was taking the southern route (I-18). So she had used Lamda, an advanced job holder, as bait to attract the main force of Class-1 (F-18). And in that anti, just as they'd think the opponent squad was due from shock, the alliance squad would swoop them in surprise attack.
To complete their preparation, she had wanted Lamda to move one square further in the north, but unfortunately, there was no mber from Class-51 accompanying his unit which could have solved that problem. As of now, she had already asked a mber from 4th fortress to swiftly contact him.
The timing was a crucial cornerstone in her plan.
"This should be where the two forces collide. ...A confrontation long due."
The alliance had ended up bearing heavy damage due to the cards played by Zephyr, sothing that broke the ceiling of common sense for them to ever catch a hint of it. But with this, they would finally seize the initiative in their hands.
Rina heaved a sigh of relief. Around then, a group of three approached with a new piece of information.
"Rina onee-sama, we have news to pass!"
"The force on the east side has finally been cleaned up!"
"The fall of Class-10 had dealt that final nail. They've decided to be a part of the alliance now."
"They have?!"
The information appeared to be good news, moreso when they were fighting not one war, but two. On the one hand, they'd been trying to bring down Class-1, while in the background, they also had waged battle for East Domination.
Their background plan was to conquer forces of Class-3, Class-9, and Class-10. Since they'd managed to push Class-1 toward the north, this left them with leeway to use forces of 1st fortress and 2nd fortress to wage this war.
It was unfortunate they couldn't reach out to Class-9 due to their location, but they'd begun negotiating with Class-3, while laying an ambush for Class-10.
Conclusively, it t with success. Class-10 continued to lose their force against traps, and ultimately faced a clean wipeout. Class-51 here earned 300 points as a result. At last the first base of the finale had been topped!
At the sa ti, by slamming Class-3 with their negotiation and force also worked out, and they finally caved in to join their alliance, having broken up with Class-9.
Before the match had begun, Rika had asked Akemi to pass her words to Zephyr; The Top 4 ranking would be there if 4 classes, basically half of the finale's team, joined hands together, and she had just managed to achieve the first part of it. Now, they were leading an alliance of four classes!
As a matter of fact, Rina did send an invitation to Class-3 much like Zephyr, however they rejected on the premise they'd already joined hands with Class-10 and Class-9. But now, either of the class's leaders had been eliminated, with Class-9 now shutting themselves into their base like turtles, while Class-10 had fallen.
Cornered, Class-3 finally caved to join the alliance. And for the Class-51, it was great news. Aside from «Eden», she was the strongest max-leveled person after Lamda, and was a part of S-rank guild «Veritable Pandemonium».
Albeit, in the rapidly changing scenery of the battlefield, Rina had no mont to bask in the joy.
"!! Rina-san, there's a sign of a huge squad from southwest of «Dragon's Miniature Garden»!"
"What?!"
Rina hurriedly returned to the «Dragon's Miniature Garden» when the shielder Tomoyo saw the changes happening. Following the direction of Tomoyo's finger, a group of 15 people suddenly showed themselves from southwest, near the Class-1 base (E-21).
The south of «Dragon's Miniature Garden» was wrapped in mist, so it was impossible to inspect the point. And this was what made this discovery alarming.
Rina's expression turned pale when she saw the situation.
"T-this is...! W-we need to do sothing urgently!"
"R-Rina-san?! Where are you doing?!"
"Hurry up and pack your things, Nagi-san, Tomoyo-san! We're leaving behind the 2nd fortress!"
"W-wait, what?! Then where will we go?!"
"We're imdiately turning to the 4th fortress! This headquarter is to be abandoned!"
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In the Class-1 direction, the events had been unraveling according to the prediction of Rina as Class-1 marched toward the north.
"Zephyr-san, a group is approaching from the east!"
"Oh, I was expecting that! Rina would surely never miss this chance!"
I knew Rina would be formulating so sort of plan, and that's why I had sent Pala in the guise of passing command, while the true objective was to search for any approaching enemy.
Pala's information really didn't drop far from my guesswork.
Ester had completely dominated her presence in the battle of fellow advanced jobs.
I wasn't surprised by the outco, since Ester should be more skilled. After all, she had fought countless bosses, and had arrived at her current stage through sheer hard work. She hadn't used Dojo even once. Plus, I also had imparted to her my teaching to rise up as the Strongest Attacker Manual. I was sure she wouldn't be taken down so easily.
In contrast, her opponent must have used Dojo to arrived at his current level. I an, without the support of 'Official Secret Boss Farming Guide,' the only way it could be possible was if the user had preemptively moved forward with «Advance Job Ascension Ticket» without hitting max level, or use Dojo for quick level up. I reckon he should be the later.
He was hard pressed to keep up with Ester's woven intricate set of movent. It was a lack of experience. And he was making up for that by using the «4-tree» skills consecutively.
"Alright, then I am going to join Ester! You know what to do for rest, just stick to the plan!"
"Good luck-desu."
I gestured back by raising my sword at Pala's see off, and dashed toward the location. One of the opponents noticed , and lunged.
"! Zephyr from Class-1 is here! Do not let him approach leader!"
"Whoops, «Sonic Sword»! And—«Holy Sword»!"
"Gaah!"
Alright, one was taken care of. The attacker already had his HP hovering at a dangerous level from the fight with , and my quick slash brought that down to zero.
"Wha—in an instant?!"
But for inexplicable reason, the shocked voice ca from Saturn, his body trembling as his eyes captured . Hey, hey, there's no need to be surprised by an ally, right!?
"Uoooo! «Flash Strike»!"
"Stop for ! «Volteka Strike»!"
"Hey, hey, what are you doing, you four!? They are coming my way!"
See, they lapsed in their movent, and now, enemies were hot on my trail.
It wasn't a big deal for , per se. But you know.
"«Shine Lightning»! And—«Lightning Vanish»!"
"*Zapped* Awawawawa—"
"And you too, «Quick Strike»! «Lightning Slash»!"
"Y-you must be kidding !?"
And with this, three mbers had been sorted out.
Their attack pattern lacked ingenuity when they tried to catch . So it was easy to catch them with the AoE spell, and then I quickly delivered the finishing blow. Though appeared shaken for so reason, like they'd seen a devil.
"Zephyr-dono, enemies are coming!"
"!! Acha—«Defense»!"
I swiftly raised my shield at a call from Ester, and barely a beat later, several spells struck my shield.
Uh-huh. So even opponents had focused on dispatching agile mbers first instead of bothering with a march. I could see people coming from the direction of the fortress. Well, hospitality works two ways. Couldn't leave them alone, eh?
"Alliance's force has arrived!"
"Lana, bring out your biggest firework!"
"Go forth, light swords—«Four Sacred Shining Sabre»!"
I had Lana promptly greet the union of alliance forces with her spells.
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