Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! Novel - Chapter 226
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Enemies appeared incessantly.
From those who were once human, not a trace of reason could be found.
Soldiers, amidst shouts and groans, surged towards the statue of the goddess like a torrent.
«Five to the left!»
Click.
The blade of the Bifröst sword made no distinction between steel and flesh.
It cut through everything it touched.
Undoubtedly, not being able to see was an absolute penalty.
However, even in the darkest darkness, I could clearly see those who were lunging towards me.
Synesthesia.
Lidygion had said it.
With enough training and real experience, you would eventually start seeing what was once invisible.
‘How ironic.’
Now it seemed I had completely transcended humanity.
My mind turned sounds and smells into visual images, projecting them onto my retina.
This was not a skill.
It was simply the result of accumulated training and experience.
Of course, I couldn’t deploy all my combat capability as usual.
The same goes for the other members.
But they didn’t back down a single step in their fight against the enemies.
[The Left Eye that Devastates the Skies]
Again, my senses intertwined.
As the darkness in front of me dissipated, I could see numerous corpses lying on the sandy ground of the colosseum.
«……»
Kiadni, battling Kishasha, turned towards me and muttered something.
He was only moving his lips; no sound was heard.
‘Come on, see.’
Apparently, Kishasha couldn’t see this time either.
I swapped places with Kishasha.
‘Now it’s Belkist and me.’
Both of us were the type of swordsman who mixed strength and technique appropriately.
The balance wasn’t bad.
‘Your arm isn’t in good condition.’
I read Belkist’s lips.
Further ahead, the Beast King, bleeding profusely, lunged forward with a clenched fist.
‘I’ll take the lead.’
A soundless world.
Belkist’s sword and the Beast King’s fist clashed once again.
I crouched, rushing and aiming for a weak point in the enemy.
[The divine energy level of the goddess statue has increased to 62%!]
[The blessing of glory is granted!]
[Buff applied to all areas of the Abyss of Chaos!]
[Buff applied – All heroes’ statistics increase by 10%]
The level of divine energy began to rise again.
[Monster Wave!]
[Round 7.]
[Corrupted Human Soldier Lv.53] X 53
[Corrupted Human Knight Lv.61] X 11
As time passed, the number of enemies increased, but they all ended up as corpses on the ground.
‘A boss battle where skills and Engravings can’t be used.’
This challenge was testing the heroes.
Had they neglected their physical training and weapon handling training, relying solely on skills and Engravings?
Moreover, they periodically imposed sensory restrictions to test whether they could coordinate with their team members. In this regard, I was confident in myself.
So the cycle repeated several times.
[The divine energy level of the goddess statue has increased to 82%!]
[Strengthened blessing of glory!]
[Buff applied to all areas of the Abyss of Chaos!]
[Buff applied – All heroes’ statistics increase by 20%]
Finally, the level of divine energy exceeded 80%.
«Ha, ha, ha! Splendid!»
The Beast King, covered in wounds, watched us and laughed.
His hair was disheveled, and his steel muscles bore the wounds.
Unlike him, we had minor wounds, but they weren’t serious.
‘An incredible recovery ability.’
I shook my right hand.
It had broken while incorrectly blocking a punch from Kiadni, but after taking a potion and with time, it had recovered.
I no longer felt pain.
‘Have I really transcended human limits?’
Although I was outside the influence of the Black Dragon’s Blood, still…
I firmly gripped my sword with my right hand.
«Is this all? This fight is boring me too.»
Belkist mocked the Beast King.
Kiadni, clenching his fist tightly, stepped forward.
«I was thinking the same! The left eye or the right hand? Such trivialities aren’t fun, don’t you think?»
<They’re not trivialities.>
«I’m tired of hearing your complaints, woman! I’m also tired of empty words like liberation!»
<The prince…>
«Shut up!»
Bam!
Kiadni threw a punch into the air.
An invisible shockwave surged, and the saint moved to the side.
Kiadni turned to the prince behind him.
«Prince! I’ll do things my way. Don’t interfere!»
<You’re insane.>
「Riane, release your ocular ability.」
The prince moved his lips.
<But…?>
「Let them fight as they wish.」
After a brief hesitation, the saint lowered her hand.
From above the colosseum, a pair of fiery eyes disappeared.
Finally, the strange energy that had been fluttering around dissipated, and my senses revived.
«Why are they fighting each other?»
Jenna whispered in my ear.
«Who knows? If they fight among themselves, better for us.»
I laughed and replied.
[Monster Wave!]
[Round 8.]
[Corrupted Human Soldier Lv.53] X 75
[Corrupted Human Knight Lv.61] X 13
Uuuuung.
A dark portal on the wall trembled, and from it emerged soldiers and knights.
The eighth wave of monsters had begun.
‘It seems he’s lost his mind…’
I examined my left arm.
Fzz. A dark red beam surged.
The Black Dragon’s Blood had returned.
«Aaaaargh!»
A soldier, with gleaming eyes, ran towards me.
«Get out of the way, idiots!»
Before the soldiers, the Beast King descended like lightning.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Shockwaves and explosions resounded in rapid succession.
Then, what seemed to be bloody remains of human flesh fell scattered across the colosseum.
<…He’s lost his mind.>
Riane glanced at Kiadni, then turned her head.
Soon, the saint’s body dissipated into darkness.
「……」
Then, the prince sitting on the throne also vanished.
In the colosseum, only the Beast King remained, indiscriminately slaughtering the soldiers.
Bang!
The Beast King crushed the black knights emerging from the portal.
[The divine energy level of the goddess statue has reached 90%!]
[Blessing of Strengthened Glory!]
[Debuff for all Chaos Abyss areas permanently removed!]
[Buff applied – All hero stats increase by 25%]
Crack.
The Beast King’s muscles, inflated to the maximum, twisted.
Hot steam rose from his skin.
«Hero? Monster? Mission? What are all these nonsense?»
«……»
«I just want to fight to the end without regrets!»
Crunch!
The last remaining soldier was torn apart by the Beast King, who then turned towards us.
«For a madman, the whip is the remedy.»
Belkist dropped his bloodied sword.
«It seems that by capturing that guy, we can fill the remaining missing divine energy.»
Katio surveyed the area.
It seemed that the divine energy index of the goddess statue would not rise above 90% anymore.
‘Now we are at full capacity.’
Skills and engravings had returned.
Same for that guy.
I slightly shook my left arm.
The punch that had penetrated my defense with the Black Dragon’s Blood was still vivid in my memory.
«Yes, it’s you.»
The Beast King pointed at me.
Fangs protruded from his mouth, glistening.
«I need nothing else. I just want to fight you!»
«Nonsense. There’s no need to indulge your childish whims, Major.»
He wanted to fight me with all his might.
So he had removed the obstacles himself.
I smirked sardonically.
«You guys go first. It seems a portal has also appeared.»
I looked towards a corner of the coliseum.
A whitish dimensional whirlpool shimmered.
That whirlpool was the same one we had used to enter here; it seemed set to return us to our original place once the divine energy index exceeded 90%.
«Are you in your right mind?»
«Are those words?»
It wasn’t precisely an act of pride.
Simply, the need to divide our forces had arisen.
«It seems the main force is having trouble. Perhaps you should help.»
It seemed Taonier’s fleet had entered the key area of the field.
For a while now, death messages of heroes had been continuously appearing.
During the previous floor exploration mission, I had seen many large monsters lurking deep in the forest.
Initially, a single group should have dealt with them, but because we deviated, the main force had suffered severe damage from that gap.
«I’ll resolve it quickly and return.»
«How absurd! All together…»
«Let’s go.»
Jenna stopped Katio, who seemed to want to argue with me.
Katio frowned and then sighed.
«Come back soon. I’ll be waiting.»
«Of course.»
Jenna and Katio stepped onto the other side of the whirlpool.
Belkist, silently watching me, also entered afterward.
«Will you be okay without us, Han? Dad is very strong.»
«Don’t worry.»
«It’s okay.»
Finally, Kishasha also disappeared.
«Haha! Finally, just the two of us. I’ve been waiting for this moment for so long!»
Kiadni laughed heartily and then hardened his face.
«Han Israt, I’ve observed your battles for a long time. Your figure, combining madness and calmness in one, was precisely the ideal warrior I dreamed of. Very well, warrior. Show me! Prove that it’s worth living again in this world!»
Kraaaaang!
The Beast King looked towards the sky and roared.
Click.
The sound of muscles and flesh tearing.
Kiadni’s body swelled.
Over the fragile human skin, spread the robust skin of a lion.
[Danger!]
[Beast King]
[Kiadni Vikshabi Lv.103]
<This is my last battle.>
He had completely transformed into the form of a beast.
A lion reaching 4 meters in height.
That was his true form.
<If you truly want to overcome your fate, defeat the pathetic me who couldn’t save his own relatives!>
The Beast King showed me his teeth.
«I’m not interested.»
Overcoming a fate of destruction?
I hadn’t intended that from the beginning.
‘Come.’
I plunged Bifröst into the coliseum floor.
[Unique Ability, Black Dragon’s Blood, activated!]
Crackle!
Dark red lightning began to emanate from my left arm, covering my entire body.
<Why did you stop communicating earlier? Was it just a joke?>
Halgion’s voice resonated in my ears.
I weakly smiled.
<Doesn’t matter. Since you’ve summoned me, make sure to win.>
As the lightning ran through my body, shiny black scales began to sprout.
My eyes reflected in the blade transformed into those of a dragon.
[Han (★★★★) has entered Exceed state.]
I extended my left hand.
The sheath of Bifröst, hanging from my belt, trembled and slid into my left hand.
Then, I drew Bifröst from the ground with my right hand.
The Beast King extended his long paws.
He was in a jumping position.
Crackle.
Lightning began to jump from the sheath in my left hand.
Uuuuung.
The sword blade in my right hand vibrated rapidly.
I inserted the sword blade into the sheath.
And gripped the sword hilt loosely.
«How powerful is this technique?»
<Beyond what you can imagine.>
Though I had practiced the combination before, I had never actually used it.
Indeed, it could have blown up the entire Training Field if I did.
I opened my eyes wide.
The moment he attacked,
If I reacted, even a little late, my body would turn to dust and disappear, regardless of whether I had Black Dragon’s Blood or not.
«Kraaaaaaah!»
The roar was so powerful it made the air vibrate.
And then, the figure of the beast disappeared.
‘Ten thousand times.’
The hilt of my right hand tore.
‘I can endure it.’
Any other sword would have bent under the pressure, but Bifröst, forged with transcendental strength, could handle it.
‘A hundred thousand times.’
Thunk Thunk Thunk.
Bifröst began to bend.
Gravity concentration at one point.
The space around me began to distort.
Bang!
I stepped on the ground to execute a spin.
In an instant, the wind kicked up sand.
On the other side, the figure of the Beast King appeared.
The front paw, full of barbaric force, was aiming for my head.
With my thumb, I flicked the sheath of my sword upwards.
[Ability, Spirit of the Conquering Sword, activated!]
Blue flames ran along the blade of Bifröst.
Soon, the flames merged with the lightning, tinting it a jet black.
[Unsheathing of Extreme Gravity!]
I threw my sword.
[Linked Ability, Spirit of the Destroyer Dragon, activated!]