Sword Art Online Alternative "Gun Gale Online" Episode 09

Ten-Minute Massacre (十分間の鏖殺) is the ninth episode of the Sword Art Online Alternative "Gun Gale Online" anime adaptation, as well as the fourth episode of the 2nd Squad Jam story. It aired on June 9, 2018.

Plot
Following the directions of their leaders, the main force of the seven team alliance arrived at a valley with a waterfall, the place where the satellite scan had indicated the position of PM4. As their targets were nowhere to be seen in the valley, the teams deduced that M's squad was hiding beyond the waterfall, thus the leaders of the alliance ordered their teams to open fire towards it.



However, the only one hiding behind the waterfall was M, who used his shield to avoid most of the bullets. When several players climbed up to investigate his hideout, M used two plasma grenades to expel the scouts, prompting a new barrage of bullets from the remaining assailants. As all the players focused on the waterfall, PM4's mercenaries dispatched the lookouts above the valley, just before Pitohui entered the battlefield, ordering her teammates to limit their support during the battle.



Without bringing any of her own armaments, the woman assaulted the distracted players, dispatching them one after another with hand-to-hand combat and their own weapons. Within mere moments, the massacre had nearly drawn to an end, leaving only two players from the opposing teams alive. Since one of the two remaining players was preoccupied with keeping his incapacitated comrade from falling into the water, Pitohui took the opportunity to toy with her prey, before ending their lives with a grenade. Moments later, Pitohui used her M107A1 anti-materiel rifle to quickly dispatch the leaders of the seven teams from the mountains without giving the time for most of her opponents to react, only one of them managing to resign before she could kill him.



Meanwhile, during the massacre that took place on the mountain, Fukaziroh and LLENN had entered the dome in order to avoid confronting SHINC and MMTM by circling the dome from outside. Thus finding themselves in a field of tall grass, the two girls were crossing the dome by hiding in the grass to avoid being detected, using Bullet Lines to keep track of their course without having to leave their cover. Suddenly, the two girls heard gunfire in the distance coming from the three other teams within the dome. However, based on the unusual orderly nature of the gunfire, LLENN quickly realised that the three teams were actually conspiring against them, working together to imitate a battle in hopes of luring the previous SJ victors into a trap.



Although LLENN planned to avoid the three teams entirely, she unexpectedly encountered a group of scouts, forcing her team to reveal her team's position to dispatch them. This resulted in Fukaziroh being suppressed by the remaining enemy force, prompting LLENN to resort to their secret plan. Just as LLENN removed her camouflage poncho, Fukaziroh fired several smoke grenades, covering the area in pink smoke. Using the cover of the smoke, the Pink Devil easily dispatched player after player without being seen, while Fukaziroh extended the duration of the smokescreen by firing more grenades.



When Fukaziroh decided to investigate her surroundings after depleting most of her grenade stock, an enemy nearby attempted to pounce on her but his attempt resulted in him tripping and falling to the ground. Although the girl immediately targeted the attacker with her side arm, her poor accuracy with the handgun resulted in her missing every single shot. Having regained his confidence at that moment, the player gleefully shared his plan to grope Fukaziroh's immobile avatar after killing her, causing the girl to use a nearby gun in lieu of a sword to beat the harasser to death.



In the aftermath of the battle, LLENN counted the corpses, discovering that there was one corpse less than expected. Struck by a hunch, LLENN fired at a pile of corpses, causing the last enemy to reveal themselves. Wanting to conserve her remaining ammunition, LLENN requested the player to resign. However, during their conversation, LLENN took notice of the player's spare ammunition pouches and demanded to know what was inside of them. Discovering that her opponent had magazines that could be used for her P90, the girl ordered the player to relinquish all of their spare ammunition.



Reluctantly agreeing to the demand, the player suddenly requested a kiss from the pink girl as compensation for the cooperation. Although disgusted by the proposition, LLENN decided to comply with it due to feeling guilt over robbing a player. After materialising their spare magazines from their storage and receiving a kiss on the cheek in return, the player became overjoyed, unexpectedly revealing their gender to be female. The masculine woman, revealed to be named Clarence, offered the two girls to become friends and form an all-girls Squadron.



To avoid continuing the conversation, LLENN decided to collect Clarence's spare magazines, when the woman suddenly tackled her, warning Fukaziroh to take cover. At that moment, Clarence shielded the pink girl from a hail of bullets with her body, sacrificing herself in the process. While retreating with Fukaziroh from a second barrage, LLENN realised that their new enemy was MMTM, the team that had achieved third place in the previous tournament.

Teams

 * LF
 * PM4
 * APRT
 * EF-G
 * GNP
 * LEEE
 * Q/2
 * UEP
 * VOET
 * CoQ
 * NMR
 * WYO
 * MMTM

Locations

 * Gun Gale Online
 * 2nd Squad Jam tournament map
 * Town Area
 * Rocky mountain area
 * Bar
 * 2nd Squad Jam tournament map
 * Dome area

Adaptation Notes

 * Adapted from Gun Gale Online Volume 2, SECT.9 - Gun Gale Online Volume 3, SECT.11