Hey, can anyone help me out here?

Rui turns his head while blocking a mob's attack with the riser of his bow. Though he wears a smile, he is quite urgent compared to his usual relaxed demeanor. Anyone present can tell that a thick layer 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 body shall assist you!

Tsukasa leaps from the roof of the 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 mustn't. It's too reckless.

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

A single gunshot rings out, embedding itself precisely into the mob's mechanical left joint.

I have also confirmed the button on the back. However, if you enter from the front now, you'll be caught 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 rougher than usual.

Haa, ha... Ah—I'm late. Sorry.

Three small mobs were swarming the detour route, so I had to clear them out.

No sooner has he finished speaking than a holographic notification window appears 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. Toya's strike seems to have halved the mob's momentum, creating a brief moment to breathe. Even if 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.