Chapter 622: The Triumphant Hero Swings Their Arms and Sheds Their Clothes

Author's Preface

Love Rei-Generations... The texture, the sheer mass is just too magnificent... It's so high-calorie it makes me fat... Just watching the movie makes me fat...

【Leviathan】Third Shell Layer Strategy BBS Part 32【The Real Game Starts After You Go Bankrupt】

326: Mekemeke

Damn you, Red One!! How dare you take my entire life savings!!

327: Bentoven

Oh, a newbie? The bankruptcy route honestly isn't half bad, you know? If you become a race jockey, you get to use the Tactical Mechs as much as you want.

328: Shirafushirasu

That was pretty entertaining as a spectacle, I gotta admit. I mean, sure, if you half-kill everyone else and physically throw them across the finish line, you can manipulate the rankings without even needing to collude.

329: Sukan Penguin

Since they didn't give us any prior warning about that, it's basically terrorism.

330: Money Specter

Dumping your entire life savings into a race where a race-crusher like Red One is participating is just way too uninformed. Did you honestly think betting exclusively on Red One was a safe bet?

331: Shirafushirasu

Now, now, losing your life savings just means you have to take out a loan, right? I can't speak for the guys who maxed out their debt limits and dumped it all in though. Why do people try to take shortcuts when trying to turn a negative back into a positive?

332: Bentoven

And that concludes the words of wisdom from the gambling addicts.

333: Pasta Majin

There's a reason Isana's affection rating for us is at rock bottom.

334: Money Specter

Isana's tone of voice when you take out a loan... It's exactly the look you'd give a rotting tangerine... hehehe.

335: Sukan Penguin

You get Score just for being despised!?

336: Jack the Pot

You get Score on top of having her look at you with utter contempt!!?

337: Mekemeke

Strong.

338: Million Mamba

This is crazy, I'm just not getting bored of this place at all.

339: Demonic Liquor Demonic TowerMarshmallow Siege TalismanWhipped StrikeChoux Anguish Profit Mourning DreamCream

What the heck is a VIP Zone!!?

340: Shirafushirasu

What the hell is YOUR name!?

341: Darumacho

What's the VIP Zone? I've never heard of that.

342: Miriko

Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Video]

343: Virgo

Wait, there are hidden areas?

344: Torque

Hoah!?

345: Biting Yakan

No no no, what is that wonderful item?!

346: Jack the Pot

There's a Ball-Men just walking around outside!

347: Blade Red

No, that's not the point! Seriously, how the hell are they doing that transformation!!?

348: Falcon

No matter how you look at it, they're doing a full-body equipment swap with a single touch.

349: Blade Red

I'm telling you, that's not the point! That equip effect clearly has a player's customized touch to it!

350: Miriko

More importantly, the fact that someone personally owns a Type-Men is a way bigger shock.

351: Million Mamba

I was wondering who Rust was, but it's literally just Red One-san!

352: Shirafushirasu

Actually, if you think about it, there's no way Red One-san manipulated the race standings all by herself. She absolutely had outside collaborators...

353: Bentoven

Wait... does this mean Red One-san hit a perfect long-shot payout and went to the Fourth Layer...?

354: Miriko

Additional Info

・The Fourth Layer is a paradise of mechs and weapons.

・The instant-equip system is thanks to an accessory.

・You can buy Type-Men and firearms with Score in the Fourth Layer.

・Quote: "We basically full-cleared the Leviathan using the Tsuchinoko-san Boost."

355: Darumacho

Tsuchinoko-saaaaaaaannnnnnnn!!!?!?

356: Renga

Ah, so that's why they were frantically selling off all those cards.

357: Pasta Majin

The hardcore PhyloGeo players are way too unfazed by this.

358: Mashumarohouifushukurikimu

I heard about it too. Apparently, you can go to the VIP Zone if you have an Amberjack Pass 4.

359: Renga

Well, thanks to dumping my entire life savings into Tsuchinoko-san's pockets, it looks like I'll be able to see the scenery past the 60th floor.

360: Darumacho

Wait, seriously?

361: Renga

Thank you, Tsuchinoko-san! Thanks to the True Rare card for a race-exclusive perfect meta, my deck is currently undefeated...!!

362: Sukan Penguin

Is Tsuchinoko-san some kind of miracle drug or something?

363: Blade Red

Uwa, wait, seriously, this isn't the time to be stagnating in the Third Layer.

As someone roleplaying a transforming hero, that accessory is an absolute must-have no matter the cost!

364: Biting Yakan

Who the hell is Tsuchinoko-san really? I'm pretty sure the first eyewitness reports of them in the Third Layer only popped up last night.

365: Shirafushirasu

Wait, did that guy reach the Fifth Layer in a single night...?

366: Bentoven

Is the Fourth Layer actually just really easy? I mean, you can literally buy Type-Men down there.

367: Yashirobird

Hey everyone, thanks to knowing the rumored Tsuchinoko-san, I managed to go all the way to the Fifth Layer too.

368: Mekemeke

!?

369: Money Specter

Say what!?

370: Pasta Majin

Details, please. Seriously, I'm begging you.

371: Blade Red

How much?! How much do you want!?

372: Miriko

That does not sound like a line from a player roleplaying a transforming hero.

373: Blade Red

You can only say that because you don't know the trial-and-error history of the ShanFro Transformation BBS... Do you have any idea how sad it is to manually trigger an explosion and frantically swap all your equipment before the smoke clears!?

374: Biting Yakan

And then you step out of the smoke to strike a cool pose, but your HP is slightly depleted.

375: Darumacho

Lmao

376: Yashirobird

That's the effect of the Dressing Key Dresseria. (Strictly speaking, it's slightly different though).

It's basically a custom loadout function that lets you equip a full set of gear instantly at the cost of MP. The MP cost scales based on the strength of the equipment, but early New Continent gear supposedly costs about 30 MP.

However, there's a recast timer, and if you try to use it again before the timer resets, the MP cost doubles.

377: Bentoven

That is about five times more detailed than I was expecting.

378: Blade Red

I WANT IT SO BAAAAAAAAAAAD

379: Pasta Majin

I don't know if it's the Fourth or Fifth Layer, but an item like that actually exists...? Wait, what did you mean by 'strictly speaking, it's different'?

380: Shirafushirasu

So basically, it's like a separate inventory specifically for equipment?

381: Yashirobird

Strictly speaking, what Rust-san has is actually a high-end model that has the Dresseria functions installed into it. Apparently, they're hidden through all sorts of convoluted methods, and by the time I asked about it, they were already sold out.

By the way, even if they aren't the top-tier models, the standard ones are still incredibly useful. I got one called Chestoria, and it's basically just a functional infinite inventory.

382: Mekemeke

This is way too massive of an info drop.

383: Jack the Pot

Uwaa, so that's what's going on! That means the Third Layer isn't just a casino, it's literally a money-farming facility so you can buy things in the Fourth Layer!!

384: Darumacho

No wonder Isana-chan laughs at us through her nose.

385: Biting Yakan

We had forgotten... We had forgotten that we are Pioneers, and that we must always keep moving forward...

386: Virgo

The Mech Race, a paranoia-inducing battleground where betrayal runs rampant.

The Human Roulette, still functioning perfectly as a meat grinder.

The Tree Diagram Slot, a hellscape of endlessly mashing the RNG button.

The PhyloGeo Tower, where you catch glimpses of the true darkness of card games.

The Gravity Board, where people plummet while reaching for a sky they can never grasp.

Take your pick, everyone.

387: Renga

Honestly, PhyloGeo isn't that dark. The fact that the meta is struggling to solidify is actually a good trend. Also, I'm currently on floor 61!

388: Sukan Penguin

The fact that a card gamer is currently the closest person to reaching the Fourth Layer...

389: Yashirobird

Finally, regarding the VIP Zone... Apparently, there's an arena down there.

390: Miriko

Ahhh! They're absolutely planning to test out their new weapons—!!

Author's Afterword

・Dressing Key Dresseria

Unlike the bracelet-type Inventoria or the waist-mounted Chestoria, this is one of the "Keys"—a slightly larger-than-palm-sized device shaped somewhat like a machine.

Its true identity is an item exclusively dedicated to instant equipment swapping, allowing players to perform what is essentially a Henshin, Jouchaku, or Sentai Change!!

Furthermore, by paying an appropriate amount of Score, players can customize the appearance and transformation effects. Rumor has it that the development and tuning of this item involved a specific group of staff members whose sheer passion for the concept was enough to verbally persuade two literal Gods...

By the way, regarding Rust:

・She strutted through the Third Layer completely fused inside a Ball-Men.

・Undid the fusion with a painfully smug expression.

・Shouted her transformation while striking a hastily thought-up pose!!

・Swapped instantly into her Divine Age custom gear while automatically storing the Ball-Men.

・Let out an incredibly exaggerated "Phew~" while striking a final pose for the camera.

She basically executed this entire full combo purely to flex on the players in the Third Layer.