Hey, can anyone help me out here?

Rui turns his head while blocking a mob's attack with the riser of his bow. His face wears a smile, but compared to his usual relaxed demeanor, he is quite urgent right now. Anyone present can tell that a deep sense of impatience is buried in his languid voice.

That mob has a button on its back. That's the only way to counter it.

Rui! This Great Me shall help you!

Tsukasa leaps from the roof of an abandoned building with his Tail Gun slung over his shoulder. Concrete fragments scatter beneath his feet as his body soars into the air.

I, Tenma Tsukasa, will handle this personally!

Tsukasa-senpai, you can't. That's too reckless.

Toya's characteristically calm voice settles low in the earpieces. Without taking his eyes off the rifle's scope, Toya pulls the trigger.

A single gunshot rings out, precisely striking the mob's mechanical left joint.

I have also confirmed the button on the back. However, if you charge in from the front now, you'll be in the line of fire, endangering not only yourself but Kamishiro-senpai as well.

Just then, Akito bursts out from a side alley, shaking off tangled wires from his machete. Having run in a hurry, his breathing is slightly heavier than usual.

Haah, ha... Ah—I'm late. Sorry.

Three small mobs were swarming the detour route, so I had to take care of them.

As soon as he finishes speaking, a holographic notification window pops up in the air.

LV. 85 Mob 『GLIMA: Protocol Type』 Defeated

- Today's Quest -

( Mobs Defeated: 9 / 10 )

His sharp eyes scan the struggling anomaly from the notification window. The mob's mechanical joint where Toya's bullet hit, and its back.

Kamishiro-senpai, if we catch this guy, today's game is over, right?

Rui exhales a sigh as he lowers his bow. It seems Toya's strike halved the mob's momentum, giving him a moment to breathe. Though it was only for a second.

...Yes, Shinonome-kun. Let's finish this quickly and head to the hideout. I was just starting to miss my bed.