Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! Novel - Chapter 320
Pick Me Up – Chapter 320 – Mission Type – Transcendence (5)
Crash! Bang!
Part of the Capitalism Ho collided with a building as it made a sharp turn, getting damaged in the process.
The stern of the steel airship landed in the park.
“Get on quickly! There’s no time!”
Jenna shouted from the bow, maintaining her balance.
The Capitalism Ho swayed side to side, dodging the giants’ attacks.
“The Taonier airship…”
Siris, observing, hardened her expression.
There was no time to hesitate. The contaminated entities were approaching.
“Prepare to board!”
“You want us to get on that airship?”
Siris looked at Lidygion and then at her team.
“This isn’t the time to be picky. If there’s an opportunity, we must take it. Non-combatants first! I’ll board last! Run!”
Crash!
The Capitalism Ho rotated 180 degrees in the air and descended rapidly.
The heroes of Niflheim ran toward it.
“If you miss this chance, you won’t be able to board! Stay focused!”
Jenna lowered the railing by pulling a lever.
The Capitalism Ho continued to wobble as it fell, grazing the ground and sparking.
“Now!”
The airship tilted to one side.
“Ahhh!”
The first man screamed and leapt onto the deck.
Next to him, the operators and technicians also ran.
“Huff!”
Lidygion, Nihaku, and Aaron jumped.
Siris, after ensuring everyone had boarded, grabbed Yurnet and jumped.
“Boarding complete!”
Jenna struck an iron pillar.
Before crashing into a large tree, the Capitalism Ho spun three times and ascended.
Objects on the deck scattered.
“Ahhh! I’m going to fall!”
“Nihaku!”
“Understood!”
Nihaku grabbed the heroes who were about to fall.
The Capitalism Ho, having left the pursuers behind, exited the park.
Gruu!
Aaron looked back.
The clearing was filled with contaminated entities.
Without Jenna’s help, they would have had to face them one by one.
“Phew.”
Jenna wiped the sweat from her forehead.
“I wasn’t late. We’ve gained some time.”
“…….”
“No need for introductions, right? You’re in a hurry too.”
Jenna winked at Siris.
Siris’s eyebrows furrowed.
“How did you get here?”
“It’s a long story.”
“It’s not easy to open a dimensional portal in a place like this.”
Siris examined the airship.
If the calculation had been slightly off, the Capitalism Ho would have been crushed by dimensional pressure.
Even with the rare Dimensional Stone, it wasn’t something that could be used without a highly skilled mage.
“Don’t think that only you have the right to fight.”
The team looked to the side.
A boy in a white robe emerged from an open door.
He adjusted his hat and spoke.
“Before going home, I wanted to stop by to teach you a lesson.”
He had dark circles under his eyes.
‘Katio?’
Aaron had seen him a few times.
A mage from another dimension whom his brother had recruited while Aaron was in training.
After his brother disappeared, he had locked himself in the hangar, researching something.
“They said there wouldn’t be overtime. They’re exhausting me to the end. I’m going to live a long life.”
Siris exchanged looks with the other members of the 13th floor.
Since being abandoned by the master, Siris had set aside her unnecessary pride.
These heroes had been through ups and downs with the master, likely having a deeper bond than the heroes of Niflheim themselves.
“I am Siris Agentheim.”
“I know. Jenna told me.”
“Will you help us?”
Katio shrugged.
“I’m furious about being tricked, but… no choice. If I didn’t plan to help, I wouldn’t have come.”
Katio looked at the contaminated fog outside.
It wasn’t a normal place. Below, hundreds, maybe thousands of monsters roamed.
“This new Capitalism Ho is an airship I modified over days and nights. It has a Hell of Hell engine. The balance isn’t perfect, but speed won’t be an issue.”
Katio spoke.
The new Capitalism Ho.
It was a masterpiece based on his advanced engine theories.
“…Thank you for your help.”
Siris bowed her head to Katio.
Katio entered the ship without saying anything.
Afterwards, the team had about three minutes to prepare.
They reconfigured the magic circle for data work and established a contingency plan for the mission.
‘Even if it’s just a contingency plan…’
Basically, just move forward.
Siris crossed her arms, nervous.
The monitor in the control room showed the surrounding landscape. Everywhere, huge, unknown shadows roamed the streets. They seemed to be looking for something.
‘We’re exposed.’
The original plan was to speed through dangerous areas before they woke up.
But the incident with Frey had thwarted that plan.
‘This won’t be easy.’
A few wouldn’t be a problem, but there were dozens.
They would attack the airship as soon as they detected it.
‘Still…’
There was no more time. The longer they took, the worse it would be.
Siris prepared mentally. The other heroes were already in their positions.
“Ah, before that.”
Katio took out a bottle of pills from his pocket and handed some to Siris.
“Take three. Give them to your companions too.”
“…What?”
“Don’t you know? Never mind.”
Katio filled his mouth with pills.
Then he pulled a thick rope from his sleeve. The rope moved on its own, tightly binding Katio to a steel column.
‘What is he doing?’
It was inexplicable behavior.
Katio smiled.
“Get ready. It seems they’ve found us.”
Siris looked at the external monitor.
Some of the giants wandering between the buildings had detected the Capitalism Ho.
They emitted groans as they approached the ship.
‘It’s time to depart.’
The basic plan remained the same as with the Sleipnir.
Nihaku would handle the pawns and Lidygion the main entities.
Aaron would stay on the deck. The lack of armament on the Capitalism Ho worried him. There wasn’t a single ballista installed. Nor was there resistance to contamination. They were practically unarmed.
“What should we do?”
A technician who had piloted the Sleipnir approached.
Katio spoke in a sleepy voice.
“Just stay still. Our master will pilot the ship.”
The contaminated entities were about to arrive.
“It’s time.”
On the deck.
Nihaku, with the Brionac charged, took a shooting stance.
Lidygion wielded his sword.
Gruu!
Four giants surrounded the ship as they approached.
“It’s okay if it’s slow. It’s better than walking.”
The Capitalism Ho began to move.
“It seems fragile, but that doesn’t…”
A blue flame shot from the rocket engine at the stern.
The ship spun and kept flying.
In the distance, a black wall stretched endlessly.
The mission’s objective. The dimensional barrier that separated Eden from the outside.
“Grrr!”
[Unidentified Contaminated Entity Lv.???] X 756
On both sides of the buildings, hundreds of hidden entities charged at the ship.
They moved at a speed greater than that of a car.
“Where are the anti-aircraft weapons? We must prevent them from getting close.”
“Gyaa!”
The contaminated entities jumped with a sharp cry.
The Capitalism Ho spun 720 degrees in the air and ascended abruptly.
“……?!”
The entities that had jumped fell into the void.
The ship spun in an eight shape in the air.
[Great drift!]
[You can gain momentum with special flight.]
Among a complex of ruined apartments.
[Unidentified Flying Contaminated Entity Lv.???] X 132
Winged monsters rose in formation.
The rear thruster’s flame turned blue.
And then.
Bang!
The Capitalism Ho shot forward.
“Guagh!”
It flew head-on through the flying monsters.
Dozens of monsters crashed into the bow and were torn to pieces.
“Wait…!”
The ship flipped.
Just before crashing into the ground, it sharply turned and ascended.
A severe vibration shook the deck.
“The piloting is a bit…”
Crash! Crash!
The ship began to tremble violently.
In less than 10 seconds, the Capitalism Ho accelerated to hundreds of kilometers per hour, flying like an arrow.
“Kii!”
“Gyaa!”
“Huh?”
The hundreds of contaminated entities were left behind.
Of course, more monsters awaited ahead.
Crash!
Before crashing into them, the Capitalism Ho turned 90 degrees towards a building.
“Stop…!”
Lidygion’s words hung in the air.
Crash! Bang! Bang!
The Capitalism Ho broke through the building’s windows, destroying the internal offices as it advanced.
Hurf!
The friction exceeded the limits.
The bottom of the ship caught fire.
The Capitalism Ho didn’t slow down at all.
It advanced like a mad bull, tearing through the entire building.
Screams echoed inside the ship.
[Warning!]
[Contaminated Entity Jormungandr Lv.322]
Hiss!
A snake coiled around a skyscraper opened its mouth.
Its body was hundreds of meters long. Its size temporarily darkened the area.
“Watch out ahead…!”
The Capitalism Ho turned to avoid the snake’s mouth.
The snake’s tail twisted towards the ship, but the Capitalism Ho spun seven times to dodge it. The cargo on the deck fell.
“Wait! Slow down a bit!”
Aaron, hanging from the railing, screamed desperately.
“We can’t! We’re busy!”
“We’ll fall off!”
“Keep going!”
Bang!
[Super Boost!]
[The Capitalism Ho’s engine heats up.]
Crash!
Crash!
The Capitalism Ho completed twelve spins in the air, accelerating even more.
“Stop! Do you want to kill us?”
Lidygion screamed in dismay.
“We won’t die!”
Hiss!
The ship passed by the snake’s head.
It ran over the scales, passing through the area.
“Sleipnir? It was so slow I almost fell asleep.”
“This is madness!”
“This is how an airship should be.”
The ship reached a dense building area.
The Capitalism Ho flew through the intertwined passages.
Hundreds of contaminated entities charged, but none reached them.
[Great Drift!]
[Super Boost!]
[Great Drift!]
[Mega Boost!]
[Great Drift!]
[Infernal Boost!]
Sometimes fast.
Sometimes strangely.
“…….”
Bang! Crash!
Part of the side of the Capitalism Ho scraped against a building corner.
The ship’s appearance was completely wrecked compared to the beginning.
If not for the metal plates, it would have been destroyed long ago.
[Ding!]
[The hero Largan (★★★) has fallen unconscious.]
[The hero Schnee (★★) has fallen unconscious.]
[The hero Mihatran (★★★★) has…].
All the non-combatant personnel in the control room fainted.
The flames that started from the friction covered the deck.
A supersonic speed beyond the limits.
Vmm!
The internal engine of the ship emitted a mechanical noise.
The thruster’s flames turned white.
Even when turning, it didn’t slow down.
An almost magical drift. The ship traced an S.
The pressure transmitted directly to the heroes on board.
“Aaaah!”
[Special title achievement!]
[You have obtained the title Infernal Pilot!]