02x09 - Maxing Defense and Setting Up a Base

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Finally, the eighth event is starting-dra!

I'll explain the detailed rules,
so please listen carefully!

The duration is three days in-game time!

Those who take on the most
difficult level and survive till the end

will be offered five silver medals!

Hey!

Our goal is for all of us to try
the highest difficulty level!

I don't think Dorazou can hear you.

You can also win medals

by defeating strong monsters
or finding hidden objects-dra!

And...

when you obtain a medal,

it's immediately distributed
to everyone in your party!

Medals are shared, so...

Rather than acting together,

it's more effective to split up
when gathering medals.

Of course, it's probably
safer to stay together though.

Also, during the event,

there will be periods of time when
super-strong monsters will appear-dra!

A timer will be displayed.

Be careful, everyone.

Also, it'll be the same map
as the preliminary round-dra!

Just as I thought.

All right then, the countdown starts now!

-Ten, nine...
-What do we do, Sally?

Do we all gather together?

-Or do we gather medals separately?
-...five...

Let's think about that
after we check the situation there.

...one, zero!

Good luck-dra!

Oh, I'm glad we can see
way off in the distance.

I don't think any other players are here.

They're coming out already!

So they're our first opponents!

Loving Sacrifice!

Fay, Item Strengthen!

Fay!

Syrup, Spirit Cannon!

Tur...

...tle!

Tsukimi!

Yukimi!

Bear!

-Power Share!
-Bright Star!

Bear!

-They can't beat them in one go!
-As expected!

Haku, Super Enlarge!

Paralysis Poison!

Oboro, Binding Barrier!

Snake!

Snake!

Necro!

Death Flame!

Double Strike!

Bear!

Your monsters are all so strong, everyone!

Thanks to your protection,
fighting was so easy, Maple!

But don't you feel anything weird?

It felt like it was way too powerful.

Now that you mention it...

Sou, this way!

Me?

I used your attack abilities.

It was so impressive.

I see. So Sou can copy
our appearance and abilities.

That's amazing! So that's Sou's skill!

So instead of a double strike,

it was a triple strike!

Isn't that interesting?

But she can't transform for too long,
and the cooldown is long too.

Sally? What's wrong?

I don't see a medal drop.

I guess those monsters are
low-level ones in this event.

It doesn't seem easy to gather medals.

All right, let's check again.

Our goal is for everyone
to gather ten medals,

and then exchange them
for rare skills and items.

We get five medals
for surviving till the end.

So we need to gather
another five medals in total.

You're right.

Now, what do we do?

Do we act together or split up?

Shall we split up into two teams?

Based on our abilities and compatibility.

I agree.

It's safer than everyone
acting separately.

Members with low defense
should pair up with Maple.

First me, and then...

May and Yui!

Let's work together!

Let's work hard, sis!

And so, the remaining four
will be the other team. Right?

If Sou is with us, we don't
need to worry about attacking.

The locations of party members
are marked on the map.

Let's split up for now and gather again
when the strong monsters come out.

So, let's head to the forest.

You guys head to the raised bog.

Got it!

How do I put it?

It's a unique feeling riding on this.

You'll get used to it soon.

And it's faster this way too.

I like it. Cool and comfortable.

Haku, does it feel heavy
to have four of us?

Snake, snake.

So cute!

There's no battle
between guilds this time,

so we can focus on gathering medals.

But the field is also
big this time, right?

Where should we look?

I expected this.

I'm sending you the map. Take a look.

I marked places that seem to have
something during the preliminary round.

I sent this to the other team too.

As expected of Sally!

Let's see, we're here right now, so...

Oh, there are marks in the raised bog too.

You're right!

Yes, so shall we go there first?

Okay!

-Tsukimi!
-Yukimi!

Bear!

How does it look, Sally?

I didn't see such monsters
in the preliminary round.

The terrain hasn't changed though.

But there seems to be
something there, right?

What do we do?

We mustn't die, so it's dangerous
to jump in carelessly.

Don't worry.

In that case...

It's convenient to fly
in the sky after all!

Syrup, land!

Turtle!

Syrup, come back!

Underground...

I guess this is under that island.

They're coming!

Loving Sacrifice!

Attribute attacks may work!

Use flames!

-Okay!
-Let's end this in one hit, sis!

Double Strike!

We have Maple's Loving Sacrifice!

We're fine no matter
how much we're attacked!

-Here!
-Here!

We have to keep it up too!

Fire Ball!

Once more! Here!

As you'd expect!

Wait, something looks weird!

What?

May, Yui, on your feet!

Oh!

Thank you so much!

Maple, summon Syrup!

May and Yui, come this way!

So they increase after revival.

What shall we do?

If we land,
the vines will attack us again.

Don't worry!

We're prepared for this.

We can attack from here too!

Ready!

Here we... go!

It's a hit!

That's the result of practicing!

Oh, that's amazing!

Wouldn't it be more powerful
to use rugger hammers?

Oh, that won't work.

Because the iron ba*ls would break.

We asked Iz to make harder ones.

I see.

Here! Here!

There!

There's nothing for us to do.

I'm starting to feel bad for the monsters.

We got a medal!

Oh, Maple's team got a medal.

That's really fast.

According to Sally's map,
we're almost at the place on the map.

Oh! Isn't that what we're looking for?

I don't see anything near it though.

Should we touch it?

Let's do it. Haku, please.

Snake.

Haku, come back.

Necro.

-Fay!
-Sou!

Cover!

Kanade, please!

Sou!

Thank you, Sou. I'll help you recover.

Looks like a ninja-type monster.
It probably won't show itself easily.

It must be out there somewhere.

What do we do?

I'd be able to find it
if there weren't any obstacles.

I've got it. I'll figure something out.

Something? Like how?

You made some horrifying stuff again.

There'll be an expl*si*n,

so be careful not to
come out of the safe zone.

You should stick together.

I'm doing it now, okay?

Three, two, one!

Kanade!

Leave this to me!

Explorer's Sun!

There it is!

-Let's go!
-Super Speed!

Last of Sword - Hazy Moon!

Mud of the Dead!

Necro, Death Flame!

All right, our second medal.

It's pretty nice progress
for the first day.

But it took a lot longer than I thought.

We should probably gather together.

Strong monsters will come out at night.

All right then,
let's gather with Maple's team.

Oh, there you are!

Hey!

Maple!

Is this the place?

What do you think?
Isn't it perfect for our base?

It looks like a dungeon
from the outside though.

Nothing's coming out.

Well, I guess it's a fake
to baffle players.

And perhaps also made for resting.

Hey, it's so spacious.
We can stay here comfortably, right?

You're right.

So, we have to set up before it gets dark!

I'll prepare the furniture right now.

Thank you!

So, I guess I'll place
some defensive traps.

We'll help you!

Us too.

We'll place traps in other places too.

Yes, we don't have much time.

Let's work together and build
a defensive mechanism first.

All right, let's get to work!

Yeah!

That being said...

What should I do?

It's pretty spacious, so I have
to make sure nothing gets through.

Oh, right!

Venom Capsule!

This alone won't work, I guess.

If it's attacked,
the whole room will be destroyed.

Oh, right!

All right.

Now to make sure poison
won't get inside the cave!

Throne of the Heavenly King!

All right, completed!

How's it going? Is everything good?

Oh, Maple!

Please watch your step!

Maple!

That startled me!

I'm sorry I broke your traps!

Don't worry!

More importantly, I'm glad you're okay!

I'm so sorry. I'll help you rebuild them!

I have to be careful too
when I visit other rooms...

As long as we walk carefully,
we should be able to get through.

It should be okay
when we want to go outside.

Oh, no!

I made that room unable
to get through for anyone!

What a failure.

I have to remake it so that
we can get in and out.

-What kind of room did you make?
-I'll show you later!

Let's finish things here first!

-Okay!
-Okay!

It's amazing! It looks so beautiful now!

Welcome home.
Are you finished with placing traps?

Yes! We've finished!

We've prepared everything!

Iz, you didn't put anything on this half.

That space is for fighting monsters.

Because some may escape our traps.

Okay.

This is amazing.

You've used
quite a lot of materials, right?

I didn't use too many precious ones.

But I'll need help from you to get more.

-Okay!
-Any time!

You've made something impressive again!

Good work. Have you finished there?

Yeah. But we need to be
careful when going out.

Lots of traps can k*ll us
if we step on them carelessly,

so it's dangerous.

What if other players come in by mistake?

They'll get involved!

Don't worry.

I put a notice outside.

Nobody but monsters that
can't read will come in.

MAPLE TREE MAIN BASE

What kind of notice?

WE DO NOT GUARANTEE YOUR LIFE

Like this.

LOTS OF HAZARDOUS OBJECTS

You're not lying about that.

Or rather, it can't be more correct.

Yeah, because the place
is filled with traps.

But...

There's a part of me
that wants to try it out.

This is what the whole thing looks like.

Rather than a base,
this is more like a fortress.

But we can't let our guard down.

We don't know what kind
of monsters are coming out.

Oh, it's about time, right?

They say super strong
monsters are coming out.

They may break through our traps too.

Yes, just in case,
let's get ready and wait.

It has started!

Yes.

Be prepared to attack at any time!

Are they dead?

Probably...

But we should check
the status of our traps first.

Should Maple and I go?

Just in case the monsters
are faking death to ambush us,

the two of us can escape.

Yes. Even if you accidentally
activate the traps,

it's reassuring to have Maple.

I understand!
We'll go check the situation!

Maple!

Is that a strong monster?

I think so.

But...

Oh well.
It must've worked hard to survive...

But we're aiming to survive too.

So it can't be helped!

Although, the monster earlier
got through that trap...

Yes, flying monsters can get through.

So this means we don't have
enough traps in the air...

Lots of materials have dropped!
They're from the monsters that died here!

It's not a lot of trouble
to redeploy a few traps.

Let's remake them together.

Sounds nice. I want to sleep well too.

Let's make the defensive
mechanism rock solid.

We should be relieved for now.

Hey, Sally!

It's still early, what should we play?

Sure, what shall we do?

Games! Let's play together!

How's the situation now?

Well, it's mostly as we expected.

Players who befriended
powerful tamed monsters

have survived easier than we thought.

That was our intention
when we added that element,

so it's a great thing!

The strengthened monsters at night
are working hard for us.

But parties that got ready
didn't suffer much loss, right?

Almost all the members
of Order of the Holy Sword

and Flame Emperors have survived.

How's it going for Maple Tree?

Let me show you the visuals.

My goodness...

They made a dungeon...

And a more hazardous one
than what we've made...

It became a tower defense game...

What about Maple and her guild?

They're really relaxed.

Like they're on the night of a field trip.

Well, you see!

We knew that strengthened monsters
at this level won't be a match for them!

It's just getting started!

Yeah!

The monsters will become
stronger and stronger.

Even so, this is too much
of an advantage for Maple Tree.

Shouldn't you have placed
a more simple cave?

Oh, but in that case,

they'll immediately find out
that it's just a dummy dungeon.

I think this is the correct way after all.

Right!

-Yeah!
-Yes!

The first day is about to end.

I'm waiting to see
how they'll act on the second day.

-THE EIGHTH EVENT STARTED. LOOK IT'S 888
-CONGRATS

HOLY SWORD AND FLAME EMPERORS
HAVE SURVIVED

MAPLE TREE TOO... I MEAN WTF IS THE DUNGEON?

-I LEFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER I SAW THE SIGN
-IT CAN BE NICE TO STAY AND PLAY THERE

-THEY'LL LEAVE TO GET MEDALS
-ISOLATION ISN'T GOOD!

I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE OUT...

THERE COULD BE A WHOLE
DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT