Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! Novel - Chapter 283
Pick Me Up – Chapter 283 – Mission Type – Conquest (9)
‘Overcoming destiny, huh.’
I let out a bitter laugh.
I once met a man with a similar title.
But it’s not her time to fall yet.
[The golden lineage of Priacis Al Ragnar, the special NPC, has awakened!]
[The multidimensional sword Lusrada has been completed!]
The light emanating from the body of the dead prince fused into the form of a sword in Pria’s hands.
Compared to the irregularly shaped dimensional sword Priacis had used before, this one had a much more stable appearance.
“……”
Pria raised the sword to the sky.
Golden sparks rippled from the tips of her silver hair.
“Is it the end…?”
Jenna blinked.
I shook my head and replied.
“No.”
[Fragment of Despair Lv.108] X 1037
Grrrrr.
The fragments floating near the hole began to fall, accompanied by a strange groan.
Their target was Priacis, who held the sword aloft. Light spiraled from the tip of the sword.
[Charge Level – 1%]
Belkist smiled as he grasped the hilt of his sword.
“Looks like we still have something to do.”
I nodded.
Well, the prince showed something unexpected, but a mission is a mission.
It wouldn’t make sense if there wasn’t a final phase.
‘Buy time until the charge is complete.’
I looked up.
Thousands of fragments were falling toward us.
The Fragments of Despair are large, transparent crystals. Each one is about 3 meters long. From the center of these fragments, which looked like transparent glass, a beam of light emanated.
Zing!
A high-density beam was shot towards Pria.
‘Expansion.’
The blade of Bifrost extended and unfolded.
I swung the sword, which had now transformed into a long whip. The tip of the sword deflected the beam.
‘Looks like I’ll have to go once more.’
Crackle.
Red lightning began to course through my body.
“Commander.”
“Yes?”
“I think you should rest this time.”
Belkist continued speaking.
“I don’t know what happened, but it seems you had a lot of fun while we were away. At least this time, let us take over. It would be a shame not to use the strength we’ve cultivated.”
“I don’t think it’s something to concede.”
“You seem quite tired.”
Belkist stepped forward.
‘Tired.’
I’ve been in a state of Demonization since the fight with the prince began.
The demonic state is a technique that consumes a lot of energy. Even after leaving the mission, I didn’t know what might happen, so I didn’t deactivate it.
‘He’s not wrong.’
I smiled bitterly.
I’ve been using my power for a long time.
“Do it your way.”
I sat on the remnants of a collapsed column.
With a snap of my fingers, the black dragon energy enveloping my body disappeared.
I looked at Priacis.
“……”
She was in a trance.
She held the sword with vacant eyes.
The golden glow surrounding her grew more intense.
‘Has she lost her mind?’
I averted my gaze from her.
A few meters in the air, dozens of crystals were ready to fire their beams.
I sighed. Although the prince had died, the mission wasn’t over yet.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’
Zing!
Dozens of beams were fired simultaneously.
[Belkist (★★★★★★) has activated Demonization!]
A crescent-shaped beam of light sliced through the sky.
The beam not only disintegrated the beams but also destroyed dozens of floating crystals simultaneously.
It was as if a white line had been drawn in the sky.
“This is more satisfying.”
Belkist advanced.
His white hair was now completely silver, with two horns protruding from his head.
Belkist, who had fully accepted the power of the white dragon Asynis, had reached the same level as me.
Halgion had said it was incomplete and dangerous, but there was no doubt that Belkist could use the power of the white dragon.
“I could have reduced that prince or whatever to dust if they hadn’t told me to control my strength.”
Belkist lowered his sword.
The space around him distorted.
I smiled.
“I told you to save it for this.”
Our team was exhausted from just defending against the monster attacks.
So, this intruder had to be repelled by the power of the three of us.
‘Not three…’
One.
I smiled bitterly.
Belkist had already leapt several meters high.
He landed right on top of a crystal and plunged his sword into the core of the fragment.
Before the fragment exploded, he leapt again and landed on another. His movements were precise and fast. Explaining it might seem slow, but watching it was incredibly fast. The white dragon’s ability allowed him to accelerate time. To an ordinary person, it would seem like the fragments exploded on their own as the white trail passed.
Pop, pop, pop, pop!
Dozens of crystals disintegrated simultaneously.
Belkist was already 100 meters high, destroying the falling fragments. Although beams were fired at him, none touched him.
<He’s having a lot of fun.>
Halgion clicked his tongue.
“Is that why Asynis is your complement?”
<Shut up.>
It didn’t have the same destructive and defensive power as the black dragon, but it had an equivalent or superior power.
I sighed as I watched Belkist in action in the sky.
“Well. Looks like I don’t need to intervene.”
Jenna whistled.
Then she looked at me.
“Hey, big brother, what did you talk about with the prince?”
“I’ll tell you later if there’s a chance.”
Jenna tilted her head.
I smiled and watched the fragments burst in the sky.
It was like a fireworks show. Each time a light slid, countless sparks and flames erupted.
‘The immovable sword.’
One of the few weapons that could penetrate the perfect technique of the Black Dragon Scale.
That was the reason why Asynis was Halgion’s complement.
‘He hid his strength.’
He was preparing for the fight with Siris.
They would also be watching the mission.
I shouldn’t reveal my trump card unless absolutely necessary.
But now…
I no longer know what to rely on.
“When we return…”
“When we return?”
“I’ll talk to them again.”
The secrets this world hid were deeper and heavier than I thought.
‘If you want to save the world, go to server 1.’
I remembered the words of Alpha Zero and Sijel.
They weren’t lying. They just omitted some details.
[Charge Level – 80%]
I looked to the right.
The chat window, which had been full of messages, had disappeared.
Anything must have ended the broadcast. With so many complaints and criticisms about the game, it must have been hard to endure.
The mission on the 80th floor was quietly approaching its end.
The type of mission was conquest. But I still didn’t know what to conquer and overcome.
Destiny, conquest, transcendence.
Grand words without a concrete plan.
They should have provided a realistic alternative.
Priacis’s lips parted.
A single word escaped her mouth.
“Brother.”
But there was no trace of the prince anywhere.
“That’s enough.”
I put my hand to my ear and whispered.
Shortly after.
“Is it over?”
Belkist had descended to the ground.
Clunk! The remains of several crystals fell to the ground.
“We must finish that off.”
Belkist pointed inside the hole.
From there, an enormous crystal, hundreds of meters long, was emerging.
[Crystal of Despair Lv.315]
“Don’t worry. Pria will handle it.”
Right after saying that.
[Charge Level – 100%]
There was no sound.
From the tip of the sword that Pria raised, a beam of golden light extended to the sky.
The beam pierced the hole in the sky.
Then, the golden light gently enveloped it, covering the entire hole.
“……”
I closed my eyes.
[Stage completed!]
[No experience will be granted in this mission.]
[Reward – 10,000,000G, Supreme White Iron (A) X 13, Red Dragon’s Heart…]
[MVP – Belkist (★★★★★★)]
When I opened my eyes, it was all over.
As the hole closed, the monsters stopped and fell.
Their bodies turned into a black liquid that covered the streets and alleys.
“How many injured?”
<693.>
Roderick answered.
About 300 survivors. Not bad. I had anticipated the possibility of total annihilation.
‘What remains…’
Nothing else.
This was no longer a city.
Everything was on fire, collapsed, and destroyed.
Thud.
Priacis, who was holding the sword, fell to the ground weakly.
I stood up and approached her. I put a hand on her shoulder and she murmured weakly.
“Is it over?”
“The hole is closed. It won’t open for a while. Learn well how to use that power. It will be useful in future battles.”
Priacis didn’t respond.
I sighed and spoke.
“Do you regret it?”
“……No.”
“I think you do.”
“I’ll feel better when I recover.”
“……”
“Give me time. I want to be alone.”
Priacis staggered to her feet.
And began to walk somewhere.
I could only watch her back as she walked away.
‘It’s time.’
The light of return enveloped my body.
With no time to say anything, I found myself back in a familiar place.
The Taonier Lobby.
“……”
The survivors of the mission looked at each other with dazed expressions.
When Roderick finally gave the order to disperse, they headed to their accommodations with unsteady steps.
[Han Israt!]
Iselle flew towards me, flapping her wings.
[I knew you would win! Now you have conquered both Niflheim and Taonier on level 80…]
“We’ll talk later.”
[Huh?]
I pushed Iselle aside and walked towards the elevator.
Once in my room in the mansion, I closed the door firmly.
And sat on the bed, muttering.
“I have something to say.”
A white mist gathered before me.
The mist took the form of a person in a robe.
Yurnet Sid.
‘Were you watching me?’
She kept her head down.
It seemed she understood what I discovered in the mission.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
<I didn’t think you would believe me.>
Yurnet finally spoke after a moment of hesitation.
“Not believe you?”
<It’s beyond logic.>
“It’s hard to believe.”
To be honest, I still find it hard to accept.
The truth seemed like something out of another world, something very distant.
“At least I would have tried to understand.”
<This world is more dangerous and dirty than you think.>
“And?”
<I thought it would be better to help you detach.>
“Detach.”
I let out a bitter laugh.
“So, you acted so I would hate you? So I wouldn’t get attached to this world?”
<…….>
“That also sounds strange. Didn’t you ever think that if I knew the truth, I would return to Earth without any problems? Without the need for fights.”
Yurnet kept her head down.
She didn’t offer any excuses.
“It’s troublesome.”
<……I’m sorry.>
“Let’s confirm this once more.”
I crossed my arms.
And spoke.
“Why did I fall from Earth to this place?”
<To replace the server’s computer that has reached the end of its life. There were five candidates, and four have been eliminated. You are the last one.>
“……”
<The goddess created the 7 stars to merge a Master and a Hero and create a transcendent being. This is to replace the old server of Pick Me Up. That is the truth Siris revealed to us.>
Yurnet closed her eyes.
<If you go to server 1, you will burn with all your power, prolonging the life of the universe, unable to die or live.>
“……”
<It would be better for you to return to Earth without knowing any of this, rather than discovering this madness.>
“Is there a way to return?”
<We have recently located your real body.>
Yurnet waved her hand.
A transparent holographic window appeared.
In it, an unfamiliar scene.
‘A hospital room?’
A dark room.
A man lay on a white bed.