"But Elena had done some pretty good research on that before that.

There wasn't much to gain at that time, and to be honest, you can't expect much now. ”

"Well, okay. Let's investigate. Aside from the fact that I'm not here, some things may have changed. ''

Elena said it with a smile as her eyes moved to Sarah's chest, and the smile was a little worried.

“ ... Moreover, there are not many nanomachines in Sarah, it is better to replenish them as soon as possible.

We are reducing supply because our income is insignificant. Are you okay?"

Sarah also looked at her chest.

In that lacking undulating chest, you can't see the fullness that once was.

Both Elena and Sarah understood the implications.

Because of this, Sarah smiled so as not to worry Elena.

"It's okay, don't worry. ”

Sarah is a body-enhancing expander of consumer-based nanomachine systems.

Sarah's boobs are also a supply depot for the nanomachine.

The hunter class requires fighting monsters.

The enemy is the descendant of biological weapons made in the old world, and the defense machines of various facilities are very difficult opponents.

To combat them, most hunters seek ways to strengthen their physical abilities.

Wear reinforced clothing.

Prosthetic robotization, and the technology of the people of the east to analyze the old world in order to fight against the existence of the old world, have produced a variety of means that seem to transcend physics.

One of the means is the use of nanomachines.

The effects range from strengthening muscles through force field manipulation, strengthening cell function itself, and redesigning human functions including genetic modification.

Once you reach an extremely high level, the cells of the whole body will be replaced by mechanical cells made of nanomachines, and even the body will become a robot that is not significantly different from the high.

Although there is no difference in appearance from a real person, he does not wear a reinforced suit, and throws the car directly, becoming a superman who can shoot bullets.

Sarah, who was previously on the verge of dying due to various things, received nanomachine injections as a treatment.

The treatment itself was successful.

Not only did he avoid death, but he also gained enhanced physical abilities.

But at the cost of this, nanomachines have become an indispensable part of sustaining life.

Nanomachines can also be consumed in everyday life.

If the body is excessively consumed in the hunter class, the consumption will skyrocket.

In addition, the supply fee is also quite high.

Even if the nanomachines are exhausted, treatment to prevent death can be performed.

However, this also requires more money, and is frail because of the loss of enhanced physical abilities.

The body is frail and sickly, and the treatment also requires a high cost of treatment.

These are problems that can be solved with money.

With no money, Sarah continues to maintain the status quo.

The reason why Elena is interested in this scandal is also because she is worried about Sarah.

Because if there are only weak monsters, the burden on Sarah, who is in charge of firepower, will also be greatly reduced.

When the body's nanomachines are consumed, the spare part is replenished from the chest to the whole body, and the chest becomes smaller.

It will not change to its original size until it is full and well stocked, and now it can only be considered a danger zone.

Elena cast a strong gaze at Sarah.

“...... Sarah's body, Sarah should be the clearest, so I'm not going to say anything more.

But if this continues, I can sell my gear or resupply her. ”

Sarah also turned her intense gaze to Elena.

"Stop! If you do this, the performance of the equipment will be drastically reduced, and you will not be able to make any money.

How much time do you think you've spent equipping?"

"Sarah's life cannot be changed.

That's it when the time comes.

Let's get up from below together.

If things go well this time, we'll be the first to raise money for Sarah's nanomachines. ”

Objections are not recognized.

Elena's eyes were filled with strong will.

Elena: They have been dating for a long time.

This is something they started dating before they started their career as hunters.

Everyone knows who will give in in this situation.

Sarah loses and smiles softly.

"I know, if you don't have money, you don't have money. ”

Elena responded with a smile.

"What are you talking about now? Is that what hunters are?"

"That's right, so far. ”

With all the circumstances, Elena and the others walked into the ruins of Kuzara Street with a smile.

Akira has been moving around the perimeter of the ruins of Kuzara Street.

It's rare to come to the ruins, and by the way, I also want to collect relics.

However, in addition to Akira and Elena, there are also a considerable number of hunters in the ruins, who have to continue to move in order to avoid encounters.

Thanks to Alpha's unusually high search ability, encounters with other hunters and monsters are avoided.

However, with shooting training and collecting artifacts unable to take place, Akira appears to be a little tired.

"Akira, I'll move again. ”

"Again, why is it so crowded, or are there so many other hunters in the ruins?"

"Is there any difference in this ruin? But it's been more than half a year.

When I met Akira, there was no sign of hunters other than Akira.

After that, the only other hunters I saw in the area, apart from Akira today, were the duo who returned home and attacked us, except today. ’

Akira's expression was serious.

“...... So, do you mean I'm being stalked, or is that the guys found out something?"

The reason for aiming at yourself is the same as before, isn't it practiced by many people this time?

Akira couldn't help but think so, a little uneasy.

Alpha smiled to reassure Akira.

"Don't worry, even so, as long as I'm here. ”

"Well, you're pretty good at that......"

"And the other hunters are probably not actively looking for Akira himself. There are also clues to the rationale.

So it's okay, rest assured. ”

Alpha explains his reasons to Akira.

The content and basis of the gossip that other hunters may have heard.

The actions that people who hear that sentence will do.

Akira, who heard these words, understood that the reason was herself, but she still had a somewhat sinister expression.

"That's right, I'm sorry for you. ”

"Well, because it's just some rumors, most people are skeptical.

If no relics are found, they will soon disappear.

So I don't think I need to worry too much about it. Let's go. ”

Akira followed Alpha through the ruins.

Akira had mixed thoughts about those who were forced to search for relics for their own actions.

But Akira felt that she simply didn't have time to care about this, and immediately changed her mind.

Elena and the others, who continue to explore the ruins, have not achieved results so far.

Although it was as expected, Sarah sighed in such a situation.

"I didn't have any expectations, but it would be annoying if there was no result so far. ”

Elena smiled wryly and made a bright voice as if encouraging Sarah.

"If anyone can find it right away, someone will find it sooner. Let's keep looking. ”

"That being said, I couldn't find it. Elena. Did you guess right?"

"We are looking for children's footprints.

If the child did find the uninvestigated part of the ruins, then the child's footprints may be there. ”

"It's Elena after all. Something was wrong right away. ”

They have a clear division of roles in the team.

Elena is in charge of gathering intelligence, and Sarah is in charge of firepower.

The content of each piece of equipment is also biased towards their respective characters.

The main equipment of the Erena is the information gathering equipment.

Information collection equipment is a high-performance product that combines complex functions such as moving body detectors, echo recognition charts, and high-performance sights.

It is used in a wide range of information collections, such as grasping and searching for structures within the ruins.

Although also armed with guns, they were slightly lighter compared to Sarah's armament.

Sarah's main armament is a powerful musket.

Due to the weight and recoil, the firearms that were originally used in the reinforced suits were very light due to the physical strength of the expanders.

The protective suit worn, in order to be Elena's shield in case of contingency, was worn in a fairly sturdy protective suit.

Elena finds her prey, and Sarah takes down the enemy.

In some cases, Sarah will flee the scene with Elena in her arms.

That's how Elena and the others explore the dangerous ruins.

As the team's head of intelligence gathering, Elena does her best to live up to Sarah's expectations.

Finding the footprints of others from the hard rubble piles and the bumps and bumps of fine dust accumulated is also a credit to Elena's high strength.

But not getting a satisfactory result, made Sarah smile bitterly.

"Ah, I haven't found the child's footprints yet. If it's an adult's footprint, it's a waste. ”

"It's better than no hope. Where are you looking next time?"

"Go ahead and find a place where the kids can walk. Oh, by the way, I'll tell you first. Sarah. The colorless fog has become thicker, pay attention. ”

"Understood. If the impact is too severe, let's retreat. The decision on the timing of the retreat is left to Elena. ”

Elena and the others raised their vigilance and continued to search for the ruins.

In order not to encounter other hunters, Akira has been moving through the ruins.

In the process, they entered an abandoned building in order to hide.

Now, while resting, he uses binoculars to observe the situation outside from the abandoned building.

Whenever I see other hunters through binoculars, I wonder if I can come back sooner and take a casual look, and I will be accosted by Alpha.

"Akira. This is a good opportunity, but I'll start by explaining something about the Colorless Mist. ”

"Colorless fog?"

"yes, it was very thick just now, look over there. ”

Through the binoculars, the figure of Alpha comes into view.

He pointed to the scenery ahead.

"Compare the other side and try to find the difference. ”

“...... It shouldn't be any different, it's all the same. ”

"Really?"

Akira took a closer look at Alpha's cautious smile.

But both of these are ruins of abandoned buildings, and they both look the same.

However, in the case of alpha expecting an answer, it is even reluctant to find out the difference.

“...... If I had to say, I think the right side looks a bit blurry. ”

Alpha smiled and nodded slightly.

"Correct. The fog on the right is thicker and there is no color around. ”

“............ , it's as simple as that?"

This is where the important story begins. The hunters in the east don't know it's deadly, so ask well"

Facing Akira, who was a little confused, Alpha laughed as if he was admonishing.

Colorless fog has such a phenomenon in the east.

Unlike the usual fog, it does not pale due to the random shooting of light.

When an event is confirmed visually, the concentration and extent can be identified based on the blurring of the scenery in the field of view.

Under the influence of the colorless fog, the surrounding scenery becomes blurred.

If this is the case, the field of view will deteriorate somewhat, which is a real problem, but it is possible to use high-performance information collection equipment, etc.

But when the fog becomes high, it's a different story.

Plus a variety of other phenomena of unknown cause.

Radio waves, communications, and even sounds and smells make it difficult for biological machines to obtain the information they need to grasp their surroundings.

Very powerful jamming devices, close to the state used in this area.

The thermo-optical camouflage function also significantly reduces its performance, and the camouflage effect is almost ineffective.

Various locking functions, including optical ones, are also almost impossible to use.

Wireless communication is also very unstable, and sometimes wired is also affected.

Add to this the fact that the power and range of various firearms have decreased.

Increases ballistic sloshing and worsens mission mid-mission.

Depending on the concentration of the fog, the trajectory of the bullet after the shot can be seen visually.

These events had a great impact on the activities of hunters in the east.

But for Akira, who is still a layman as a hunter, he can't properly understand the danger after listening to those explanations.

"I knew that if it wasn't for that color of fog, it would be too big. ”

Alpha could see the shallow understanding of Akira's expression, and shook his head with a serious expression.

I don't know. I will explain only in detail what is closely related to Akira.

First of all, the fact that the Orientals are rarely attacked by monsters is due to this colorless fog.

Monsters are also affected by the same fog.

As a result, humans in the east have been difficult to detect by monsters, so they have survived.

If these colorless fogs, the monsters at the end of the horizon will also know where Akira is, and Akira will have no place to stand.

The old-world technology created weapons that seek the enemy are incredibly high-performance. ”

Regardless of the importance of that understanding, Akira could also understand the importance of not being discovered by the enemy.

Nodding in admiration.

"I see. I see, it's so important. ”

And then another. When the colorless fog is thick, all people and mechanical monsters also lose their ability to seek enemies.

My search ability will also drop considerably.

In the worst-case scenario, maybe Akira himself noticed the monsters left and right before I did.

Therefore, you will stay in the city when the fog that has no color for a while is thick.

When the fog suddenly becomes very thick and you choose to give up, it is a pity to leave the ruins.!'

Akira still listened to Alpha's story with admiration.

But gradually, Akira understood the danger.

“...... So, when the fog is heavy without color, even with the support of Alpha, the probability of encountering monsters is very high, right?"

"yes. ”

“...... If I encounter a monster now, what do you think I can win?"

"Encounters under the influence of a high concentration of colorless fog that my support can't compensate for, quite close encounters. Ah, what a despair of survival. ”

“...... Is the fog getting heavy now?"

"yes. ”

Akira wordlessly raised his binoculars and began to search for nearby enemies.

Although it is extremely rare for the fog to get thicker and thicker, Alpha smiled silently when he knew it.