Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! - P.M.U Chapter 187: For Just Once (11) (Part 2)

I knew it.

Condensing tens of millions of thrusts into a single one…

Myuden’s secret technique, a deadly spear art.

‘Did he perfect it?’

Bang!

The blue flash swept Aaron.

“…Ha.”

I exhaled deeply.

The duel was over. The verdict was made with a single exchange.

The dust that had risen in the stadium cleared.

Soon, the desolate stage scenery was revealed.

The ground was dug out entirely.

Boom!

A gigantic signboard split in two fell to the front of the stage.

The spectators fell silent for a moment.

If the area in front of me had been the audience seats, dozens would have died easily.

Cough.

I spat out a mouthful of blood.

I wiped it roughly with my sleeve and shook it off.

‘Maximum output.’

I used all my strength without any reservation.

If the opponent had the strength to swing the spear even once, it was my defeat.

“What… what just happened?”

“One slash… ended it all?”

I looked ahead.

Aaron stood in the posture of thrusting his spear.

The ground where he stood was unscathed.

Only from beside him was it dug out in a V shape.

‘Soulblade Fusion…’

I laughed in disbelief.

Ping!

Belatedly, the sound of wind reached, and the skin on my neck tore.

Crunch.

A hole was pierced in the middle of the Bifrost sword blade.

Snap.

Snap snap.

Cracks spread from the hole.

Ka-ching.

The Bifrost split in two, fell to the ground.

‘This guy…’

How did this happen?

<What just happened?>

<It seems one of the players used a special skill. Amazing. It’s hard to believe he’s a 4-star. His weapon couldn’t withstand the power of the technique.>

[Tazza11: Wow… crazy strong;]

[Hou38: Told you to bet on him. He’s beyond the 4-star level.]

[Restio0: Master, buy him a new weapon. How strong must he be for the sword to break?]

“Impressive, you mad dog! Glad I bet on you!”

“At this level, even the true Sword Demon would be pulverized.”

“Tsk tsk, looks like he intentionally missed. If he hit, there’d be no corpse left.”

Couldn’t withstand?

This Bifrost, couldn’t withstand the backlash of Sword Soul?

What nonsense.

I laughed.

“……”

I raised my sword.

The upper part of the blade was gone, leaving a broken hole.

‘…Ridiculous.’

I barely held my collapsing body.

It’s not over yet. The finish remains.

“……”

Aaron remained motionless in the posture of thrusting his spear.

His eyes extinguished. He used all his strength.

Just once. The maximum effort Aaron could muster.

“I’m speechless.”

I approached Aaron with the broken sword.

“You have to do it in restraint, man. If you do it like this, you will interfere with the missions.”

“……”

“What will you do about this? Pay up.”

Aaron didn’t respond.

He stared blankly at where I was.

‘He’s dead.’

Standing up.

I smiled.

He doesn’t know.

When you wake up, you won’t know what happened and what you did.

I won’t tell you. Until you figure it out yourself.

Now I understand.

Why Niflheimr participated in this event, abandoning the World Raid.

A 5-star summon ticket and the offering experience to other trainees were trivial issues.

‘I struck gold.’

I looked up again.

Myuden, sitting in the ventilation, had a broad smile on his face.

There’s no turning back now.

The time Aaron spent must have been unimaginable hell.

It will be the same in the future.

As I said, your pain will not disappear.

‘But don’t worry.’

The ability you awakened is not a mere thrust.

It’s not a slash, a thrust, or a swing. Not physical or magical, non-attribute or piercing.

No genius, even ten Ridgion, could imitate it.

Karma.

Among the thousands of skills and imprints in Pick Me Up, the only unique attribute.

With that alone, Myuden rose to a near-invincible position.

I raised the broken sword.

In front of me stood someone who had surpassed a wall humans couldn’t overcome.

A monster who spent thousands, tens of thousands, tens of millions of nights in training.

A genius is someone who taught one thing and mastered ten.

But even that genius could not surpass a predetermined limit.

Just as a lion, though the king of beasts, cannot surpass the limits of its species.

This guy was once a rabbit.

But now, he is no longer a rabbit.

Nor was he a lion.

He had become something different, beyond recognition.

‘Aaron.’

The guy I once knew is no more.

When you return to Townia…

“Farewell.”

I lowered the broken sword.

“……”

Thud.

The sound of Aaron falling echoed.

At that moment, a shadow appeared from nowhere and retrieved Aaron’s body.

I smirked and sheathed the broken sword.

It wouldn’t go in.

“Ha, Han! Cough!”

The referee, buried in rock debris, stood up.

His neat suit was now a rag.

“Victory! Congratulations… on your win.”

As I passed by, I patted his shoulder, causing him to collapse.

What professionalism.

I walked towards the corridor.

A few staff members stopped me, saying we had to do the award ceremony, but it wasn’t going to happen in this state.

I pushed them away and headed to the waiting room.

<Master, congratulations on your victory.>

As if she had been waiting Yurnet’s voice tickled my ears.

“Take it easy, will you? I almost lost. If that guy was in his right mind, I’d be the one dead.”

<Hehe, I believed you would overcome it. Because you’re the master.>

“Enough. More importantly… Bifrost broke.”

<Due to the Karma attribute, natural recovery is impossible. I’ll retrieve it and have it repaired.>

“Thanks for that.”

I leaned against the corridor wall.

The sky was yellow.

“What about Aaron…?”

<Myuden will not let him go easily.>

“I guess so.”

He must have been lonely.

Well, it’s something for later.

“Give him my congratulations.”

<As you command.>

I ended the communication.

I heard footsteps from far down the corridor.

“……Too late.”

I leaned against the wall and closed my eyes.

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