Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! - P.M.U Chapter 201: The Black Seed (9) (Part 2)

I looked down.

“….”

Corpses were scattered all over.

I knelt and examined one of them.

‘Is this a Joind tribe?’

Where arms should have been, there were wings and claws.

Harpy. I had seen these creatures a few times in the sections before the 10th floor.

They were dead in droves.

Considering the situation so far, the culprit was obvious.

‘Did the monsters fight each other?’

It’s not a rare case.

There are missions where heroes and monsters from two factions engage in a three-way battle.

I thought it was strange not to see the Joind tribe outside, but this explained it.

<How foolish.>

“This works in my favor.”

If they fight each other, I should welcome it with open arms.

I found a usable sword among the Joind tribe’s corpses.

It would be inconvenient to fight barehanded, so I decided to keep it.

‘If only I had Bifrost…’

Damn.

I shouldn’t have shown off at that event.

I continued to follow the narrow cave path.

After squeezing through a narrow gap, I found a wide open cavern. The walls of the cavern were filled with dozens of holes, and inside them were beds and household items. It seemed to be a village of the Joind tribe.

The number of corpses here was many times greater than in the passage.

Not only Joind corpses but also human soldiers’ corpses were mixed in.

I searched the soldiers’ belongings and found a few throwing daggers.

After taking a short break, I moved into a passage on the left side of the cavern.

After walking for about 10 more minutes, a vibration and explosion echoed from afar.

‘Are they fighting?’

I caught the timing just right.

If I’m lucky, I might be able to reap the benefits.

I slowed down my walking pace, slightly bending my body.

The fresh smell of blood wafted in.

“Ugh… black… ugh…”

Inside the cave wall, a male Joind tribe member was groaning with a stalactite piercing his chest.

His entire left side was burnt and festering. It was evident he had been hit by a fire spell.

He was the first living creature I encountered since entering this place. I approached him.

“You… you…”

“Don’t worry. I came to kill that woman.”

The Joind tribe member groaned.

“I have something to ask.”

“…”

“Why are you fighting each other? Did they insult you for having a high-pitched voice?”

This guy probably knows what’s going on.

He was bleeding thick, black blood.

This blood was a direct sign of being contaminated by Tel.

“We… we…”

“We?”

I brought my ear to the Joind tribe member’s mouth.

But I didn’t hear the answer I wanted.

<He’s dead.>

“Seems like it.”

I sighed.

The skewered Joind tribe member had his head drooped.

It seems I need to go deeper into this cave to find out.

I closed the Joind tribe member’s wide-open eyes and moved further into the cave.

The violent explosion sounds were gradually decreasing.

‘This is it.’

At the end of the passage, turning to the right, something awaited.

I caught my breath lightly. I couldn’t say my body was in good condition. To be honest, it wasn’t great. I had activated Ascend for nearly 30 minutes and even used Soulbade Fusion at the end. If it were my former self, I would have died from the penalty long ago.

‘…This isn’t normal.’

This mission is not normal.

What should exist is gone, and what shouldn’t exist has appeared.

‘Well.’

Was it ever normal?

No matter what comes out, I’ll just kill and eliminate it.

<Be prepared.>

No need to say it.

I drew the rusted sword from its sheath.

And moved forward.

‘….’

It looked like a shrine.

Luxurious marble columns were set on both sides, and a rectangular altar could be seen inside.

A small, glowing orb was floating above the altar.

‘That’s the key.’

I dismissed the orb from my mind for now.

It wasn’t important right now.

[Danger!]

[White Feather]

[Rakavi Si Raka Lv.63]

On the brick path leading to the altar stood a young woman wearing a pure white robe and a wooden crown.

Two large pairs of wings spread from her sides.

Our eyes met.

The woman opened her mouth.

“We…”

“…”

“We wanted to… turn back…”

Crack!

In the next moment, the woman shattered into pieces.

“Amazing.”

A woman in a blood-stained blue robe emerged from behind a pillar.

The robe, which should have been blue, was so soaked with blood that its original color was unrecognizable.

“To think you broke through that fortress. I thought for sure you would die.”

[Danger!]

[Lord of Shutenberg]

[Perseine Riedel von Stravern Lv.???]

Perseine’s eyes curved into a crescent moon shape.

“How did you get here? I exterminated all the Assinis. Did you summon some special reinforcements?”

“I just broke through.”

“…What?”

Perseine blinked.

Then suddenly burst into laughter.

“Hahahahaha! You broke through high walls and gates, thousands of soldiers, and hundreds of knights to get here?”

“Does it sound like a lie?”

“No, actually it crossed my mind, I thought maybe you could do it… I just didn’t think you would.”

I glanced around the shrine once more.

There were bloodstains and feathers scattered everywhere.

It seemed the situation was already over.

And… the sorceress in front of me was unscathed.

“Anyway, since you’re here, it means you want to die.”

Perseine’s eyes shone blue.

Her pupils throbbed with visible, powerful magic.

“If you had stayed put, you might have lived until the time limit.”

“Where are the other two?”

“Why do you care?”

It seemed the sparrow’s words were right.

The Beast King and the Saintess had returned to their original locations.

The only one here was this crazy sorceress.

“Hey.”

I smiled and opened my mouth.

“Didn’t I tell you before? Think about what sound your head will make when it gets cut off.”

“…Arrogant.”

With no plan, just a reckless approach, I made it here.

If I had tried to sneak in, I would have fallen into her trap. According to the sparrow, the whole fortress was covered with detection magic.

‘The situation isn’t good.’

My physical condition was at its worst.

By now, the blocked cave should have been broken through, and reinforcements would be coming.

And the sorceress in front of me was extremely powerful.

But I had to end it here.

No matter what happens.

‘So you…’

I looked up.

What I saw was the plain ceiling of the cave, but Anytng would be watching.

I couldn’t guess what he was thinking.

Maybe he was considering quitting, wondering what kind of game this was.

‘Just cheer for me.’

I snapped my fingers.

[Master, ‘Han (★★★★)’ requests your support!]

For a moment, Anytng didn’t move the control panel.

But eventually, he did.

[Opening the Battle Shop.]

[You have selected the High-Grade Cheering Glow Stick (One-time use, 100 gems). Would you like to purchase it?]

[Yes (Select) / No]

Put your soul into waving it.

That would give me strength too.

I pointed my sword at Perseine.

“Now, let’s start the real fight.”

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