Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! - P.M.U Chapter 227: Mission Type, Complex (7) (Part 2)
[‘Edis (★★★★)’ is in a critical state. Her life is in danger!]
‘Critical.’
Not good.
“What’s Edis’s condition?”
<Well…>
Benik hesitated to speak.
I looked at the rear of the Lucette.
At the very end of the fleet, the battered Capitalism was struggling to stay airborne.
The outer hull, reinforced with high-grade alloy, was in shambles, and thick smoke was rising from holes in the sides.
‘It must have been targeted.’
Other airships were firing at the monsters, but they were still swarming the Capitalism.
While we fought in the arena, the monsters had focused their attacks on the flagship, the Capitalism.
Come to think of it, I hadn’t heard any reports from Edis since the middle of the fight.
“Abandon the ship. Help the survivors to transfer to Tier.”
<The order has already been given by Edis.>
I scrutinized the Capitalism.
On the deck, a hazy dimensional gate was shimmering.
Heroes and crew members were entering it.
‘Edis’s turn must be… the last.’
What a foolish person.
What’s the point of the leader being the last to enter?
“Benik, bring Edis here. Force her if you have to.”
<…I’m fine.>
A weak voice came through.
<I’m sorry, I got distracted during the fight.>
“How bad are your injuries? How many potions do you have left?”
<But, thanks to you, I had quite a fun time. I even got to wear a headpiece.>
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
I looked at Katiio.
He was busy blocking the monsters’ offensive.
With the electric barrier down, the magical shield was all that kept the monsters from bringing down the airship.
Other airships also had their wizards replacing the role of the electric barrier.
‘Isn’t there a way to create a new dimensional gate…’
[Current Evolution Progress: 072 / 100]
Roar.
A shadow giant, a hundred meters tall, swung its massive hand.
But tentacles from somewhere ensnared the giant and dragged it away.
Soon, the sound of something being devoured echoed throughout the forest.
[The airship ‘Capitalism’ has been severely damaged!]
Finally, Capitalism’s defenses were breached.
Hundreds of monsters swarmed the deck and hull.
[‘Sirad (★★★★)’ has returned to the goddess’s embrace! His spirit will be remembered forever!]
[‘Nidal (★★★)’ has returned to the goddess’s embrace! His spirit will be remembered forever!]
[‘Widni (★★★★)’ has returned to the goddess’s embrace! Her spirit will be remembered forever!]
[‘Haydin (★★★)’ has returned to the goddess’s embrace!…]
Heroes who hadn’t managed to escape were being massacred.
<There was nothing in Sector 7. We need to go deeper. Han, you take over command from here. Benik from Tier will assist you.>
“….”
Even if I created a new dimensional gate now, it’s too late.
The advancing airships didn’t slow down.
The Capitalism, which had broken formation, was receding into the distance.
‘…Damn it.’
I raised my left arm.
Crackle. Dark red lightning sparked once more.
<Foolish! Save your strength, Han! There’s still the final battle left!>
I looked at the members on deck.
They must also understand the current situation.
“Are you all thinking of not going back to her?”
“It’s already too late.”
Velkist crossed his arms.
Jenna bowed her head in silence.
“Fine. Even if I go alone……”
No.
I suppressed my regrets.
This is not the right choice.
It is never the right answer.
‘Damn it.’
I closed my eyes.
Crackle.
Noise echoed in my ears.
It was Edis’s command channel.
<The end is near. Just keep going forward.>
“…”
<Bring us… victory.>
[‘Edis (★★★★)’ has returned to the goddess’s embrace! Her spirit will be remembered forever!]
Boom!
The Capitalism exploded in a blinding flash.
[The airship ‘Capitalism’ has exploded!]
It seemed they had activated the emergency self-destruct switch.
All the nearby monsters were obliterated.
[Current Evolution Progress: 082 / 100]
Not far away.
The massive egg was trembling.
‘Not yet, not yet.’
Crack. Crack.
Cracks started to form on the egg’s surface.
Dozens of tentacles moved wildly.
I touched my ear.
With Edis’s death, the command of the raid had fallen to me.
“This is Han from Party 1. Airship captains, listen up. Spread out. Scatter to minimize damage. From here on, it’s a race against time.”
Crack.
A large crack appeared in the middle of the egg.
Through it, a black eye appeared.
[Current Evolution Progress: 085 / 100]
I locked eyes with the black eye.
‘There were no other objects.’
In the end, we didn’t find the goddess statue in this field.
The one in the arena was all there was.
The role of that statue was to remove the curse and strengthen the heroes.
And it seemed the statue’s role wasn’t just that.
[You have entered the final stage of the Chaos Depths!]
[The radiance of light shines brilliantly!]
[Goddess’s blessing is bestowed upon the heroes of ‘Party 1’!]
At some point, the airship had reached right in front of the egg.
“This is the last phase. Get ready.”
The final phase of the 50th floor.
I lowered my sword.
<What should we do?>
Benik’s voice came through.
“Prevent the monsters from reaching us.”
<Yes.>
Vwoom.
The three airships opened fire simultaneously.
Their guns were aimed at the monsters outside.
‘Goddess’s blessing?’
I looked at the blade of my sword.
The Bifrost, enveloped in light, was trembling.
‘What a joke.’
Playing tricks on us.
Anyway, there was only one thing left.
I looked ahead.
The black eye was still staring at me.
[Current Evolution Progress: 091 / 100]