落とし穴１０２堀：森の中のエルフ大樹海を知らず (Part2)
We are outside the combat zone, so if we don't reach the combat zone, the battlefield, within the time limit, we will take damage and eventually die.
This rule is the amazing part of this game.
Although the entire island is the battlefield, the combat zone randomly shrinks with each time limit, so the tactic of hiding in the same place is impossible, and there is no stable safe place.
Every time, a wide variety of battles can be enjoyed within the map's range.
It depends heavily on luck, such as the luck of recovering weapons and the luck of the combat zone.
"We need to find a car somewhere."
"Do you think we'll find one conveniently?"
"...Two motorcycles would be fine too."
"For now, be cautious when you go out into open areas. And watch your backs too, you don't know when the shooting behind us will end and they'll come this way."
I don't think we'll be lucky enough to find a vehicle, so we'll probably be on foot.
As I was thinking this and walking, I saw a road ahead of the forest. Beyond that, there was a mountainous forest.
"Can you see any enemies in the forest on the other side?"
I kept watch while peering through the scope, but I couldn't see any enemies.
"I can't see any on this side either."
"Same here, I can't see anything."
"...The gunfire from behind has stopped. It's not that we can't hear it anymore, it means it's over."
"We don't have time to hesitate."
The people behind us will likely rush to move into the combat zone, and if we're not careful, we might get shot from behind.
We have no choice but to dash through here...
"Wait, wait, I've spotted a vehicle on the west side of the road."
"Oh, really? Oh, there it is, there it is."
"...A jeep. Well, at this point, it can't be helped."
"It's a bit far, and it's moving away from the combat zone, but I'm going to get that."
"““Understood.””"
We used the forest as cover and approached the car.
The combat zone is shrinking, and if we can't use the car, we'll be forced into a very tough battle.
"Enemies... I don't see any."
"Well, the zone has already shrunk. They wouldn't just find a car and leave it, would they?"
"...Eris and I will cover you, so you two go retrieve the car."
"Yes, please do that."
"“Understood.””"
Kaya and I have high-magnification scopes, so we can easily snipe from a distance.
Milly and Ratz primarily use machine guns, so they are more suited for close-range combat, making it easier for them to take action like this.
After playing this game several times, we had become accustomed to these roles based on our weapons.
"...Machine guns for close-range combat, that's strange."
"Indeed. In our common sense, close-range combat would be with swords or spears."
"I understand why Steve and the others dislike using swords now."
"Well, of course. They don't want to get into a situation where they risk their own lives by getting close enough to fight, do they? We just need to shoot from a distance where the enemy can't reach us with guns."
From Yuki's world's perspective, what we consider normal sword fighting distance is called close combat, melee, or infighting, and refers to even closer ranges than close-range combat.
Moreover, the primary weapons are martial arts and knives, not swords.
Well, I can understand that a knife, which is easy to handle, is better than a sword.
If it's sword-swinging distance, it's better to shoot with a handgun.
...Yuki must have been frustrated by the outdated fighting styles when he came to this world.
As I was thinking this and watching Milly and Ratz approach the car...
Bang!
Gunfire echoed, and my vision went dark.
I'm down!?
"I've been shot!! I don't know where it came from!!"
"...I've been shot too."
It seemed Kaya was also shot, and we were crawling together.
"Eh!? Wait a minute, I'll get the car right away!"
"Ratz, no...!"
Rat-tat-tat...
It seemed we were ambushed, and Milly and Ratz also took gunfire and hid behind the car, but...
BOOM!!
The car couldn't withstand the gunfire and exploded into flames.
Milly and Ratz, who were using the car as cover, were caught in the explosion and died.
The display showed "Ranking 15th" and "All eliminated."
Then, I looked at the name of the player who killed me...
Steve > Rlis kill AK7
"Huh? Steve? Steve!?"
As soon as I saw a name I recognized, I stood up and went to Steve and the others' office...
"Yeah, that was well done earlier."
"Praise me, I found them first."
"Nice work, Surakichi-san. Thanks to you, we both had an easy time."
"But the person I got was someone named Kaya..."
"Haha, no way. In a game with over a million players, what are the odds of meeting them? The person I got also had Rlis written, but there's no way they'd be such an idiot..."
"I'm sorry for being an idiot. I'm sorry for being a pathetic elf."
"Huh? You mean, Eris-nee-san!? Huh? Was that really Eris-nee-san just now?"
"That's right. Ah, I'm so frustrated!?"
"Wait, wait, stop!? We're also in the middle of playing!"
"...Alright, Steve is KIA. Unfortunately."
"Indeed. Let's pay our respects to our opponents and move on."
"Yeah."
"Hey, you guys!? Help me!"
To lose to Steve in a long-range battle!?
No, it's natural to lose due to the difference in experience, but as an elf, I can't accept it out of pride!!
"Ah, Eris also had pride as an elf, didn't she?"
"It seems so."
"...But it was like a tactical defeat, so Steve isn't to blame. Even though he has a bad personality."
Well, we're all getting along well.
I won't lose next time.
But I've never won once.
The world, the game world, is vast.
Steve and the others were also taken down by incredible long-range shots afterward.
I realized that I was still a frog who knew nothing of the vast ocean.
The world is wide.
Even if you are a master shooter, you cannot defeat a net-dweller.
Yuki, Taiki > Steve and others > Eris and others, roughly the in-game skill level.
Well, that's that, but PUBG has finally moved from early access to the official version.
I'm not very skilled either, so winning once every 50 times is good.
Please forgive me for transitioning to the "Year-End Pitfall Special" from this point on.