Chapter 1161 - Shifting Tree Boundary
Now then. Although they had reached 【Key Tree City】, which was their second destination, they had not, of course, come to play in the city at the risk of causing a huge uproar from being recognized by those around them.
Even though it was a journey of only a few hours in the current environment, the reason they went all the way to the giant tree, which was five hundred kilometers away from their starting point, was... none other than.
Because they had business with that giant tree, as always.
More precisely────
"...Hmm. Nothing particularly different?"
"That's right, at least for this part."
After clearing the second act the other day, they had come to take a look at the 'Key Tree Maze', which had undergone changes.
"...By the way, Green Shrine Maiden-sama. I wonder if you can call your friends?"
"Stop with that 'Shrine Maiden' thing. It was temporary. Just for a moment. If anything, that was basically a part-time job."
"A part-time job for a god...?"
If so, the three girls who had cleared the 100th floor of the foundation. When they were last here... namely, in the grand hall at the deepest part of the 100th floor where they were sent back after clearing the second act. Looking around, sensing the air, each of them checked the situation, but there was no change from the past to the present.
However, that was only if they limited their field of vision to the extremely narrow range of the cleared 100th floor.
"Putting that aside, it actually has changed, right? In various ways."
When Nia, who had only faint knowledge, asked,
"Yes, in various ways. ────It seems the number of tradeable items besides the 'Extense' initialization items has increased, and by buying levels, we can now secure a safety margin."
Never making a mistake, her information accumulation and integrated processing abilities were perfect today as well. Iris, who was not infrequently treated as a dictionary by Nia recently because 'she'll tell me if I ask', answered smoothly with a composed face.
And, pausing for a beat, "Above all,"
"Because permission to enter as a Raid has been granted, you see. Not a few middle- to high-ranking players have already traversed the 100th floor, and there should be conquerors emerging from the general public as well."
She mentioned the biggest change.
Even beyond the upper layers of the Key Tree, which had been hailed as a truly 'impossible game' except for a few exceptional cases, if the absolute shackle of numbers was removed, all premises would be overturned.
The limit was not a thirty-six-person team (Full Raid) but an eighteen-person team (Half Raid), but even so, it was simply three times the combat power. In addition, if it became possible to stack a certain level using the Key Tree Maze exclusive currency 'Pearl', the margin of reinforcement would be massive. It could be said that the current difficulty of conquest has dropped incomparably compared to before.
...And, in that manner. Not limited to a few exceptional cases like those with ranks, players who traversed the 100th floor were increasing in number one after another these days.
The place Iris and the others had come to was none other than────
"Well, shall we go see?"
"Yes."
"Yes!"
Because they followed their curiosity, which invited them to go see what lay ahead.
The situation was no different from before. In the grand hall at the deepest part of the 100th floor of the Key Tree, there was a vast space and the door-like floor leading to the second act of 'Green Connect' which they had dived into the other day────and two portals.
Blue goes forward, red goes back.
The brilliant light of the two choices, to climb or descend, which acted in accordance with the rules of the Key Tree Maze, had previously only functioned on one side... the side returning to the 99th floor.
Now, if they stepped into it.
◇Complete conquest of the Foundation Tree Road has been confirmed.◇
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◇Credential authentication... accept◇
◇Authority authentication... accept◇
◇Do you wish to proceed ahead?◇
Yes / No
...And, like this. Since it had come to ask them,
"────Mm."
For now, pressing 'Yes' is what a game player does.
There was no good place to cut it and it was going to be super long, so stopping here for now.
It will continue tonight, so please wait.