Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! - P.M.U Chapter 234: After the Ending (5) (Part 2)

El Cid’s expression remained indifferent as he glanced around the deck.

[Dimensional Channel (Advanced Players Only) – 61 Participants]

*Melt* > How are we supposed to beat this? Everything we send is getting wiped out. Are you even giving the right orders?

*Iclios* > This looks like a slightly modified pattern. Just hang in there for a bit longer.

*Melt* > No, it was your party that suggested this war of attrition. We’re all going to die if we keep following your lead. I’ve already lost half my fleet. If we lose any more, it won’t be worth the rewards. Can we pull out now?

*Iclios* > Mobius wouldn’t start a raid without thinking it through. There must be a strategy point. Just hold on a bit longer.

“I’ll end this now.”

Amidst the fierce battle on the deck, El Cid stomped his foot hard.

Boom. The entire Himena ship shook once, and then thunder and storms began to gather behind El Cid.

The same effect as when he summoned the Army of Conquest. But this time, the difference was that an enormous amount of mana was spreading out, so powerful that even from here, I could feel it.

[Danger!]

[Conqueror of Fate]

[Raskanda El Seed Lv.452]

El Seed’s level dropped by nearly 200 all at once.

Soon, as the storm subsided, newly summoned heroes appeared.

[Danger!]

[Galloping Thunder]

[Reltea de Gor Lv.99]

[Danger!]

[Howling Storm]

[Kirzak Delahar Lv.99]

“Those guys…”

Just as Niflheimr has its first party led by Seris,

They were the three great heroes who represented Dorado alongside the central Laskanda.

Even though focusing on missions was important, climbing the tower often led to PvP situations.

In the early days of Pick Me Up, those two had brought many rankers to their knees as Dorado’s sword.

They may have been forgotten now, but in their prime, their infamy was far greater than that of the sub-master, Laskanda.

A dark-skinned woman with a sleek figure.

Reltea twirled two daggers in her hands.

Crackle. Thunder began to arc around her body.

‘They said she was the fastest hero.’

Though there was no light in her eyes, her resolve was clear.

To Reltea’s left, an old man with a bushy white beard placed his hand on the hilt of a greatsword.

The man, nicknamed ‘Cleave,’ was clad in thick plate armor. As he drew the greatsword, intricate patterns began to glow with a golden hue on the plate armor.

And the last one.

A middle-aged man wearing a shabby robe and a straw hat walked out slowly.

[Danger!]

[Master of Martial Arts]

[Dan Jaheum Lv.253]

Wiryung’s jaw dropped.

The sub-master of Muryeon, who was thought to be dead, had reappeared.

Strictly speaking, his spirit was dead, but his body was still active.

Seeing that his level had dropped significantly compared to what I remembered, it seemed the synthesis had been done recently, leading to a significant degradation in his power. However, even so, that middle-aged man was recognized as a swordsman on par with or even superior to Ridigion. His abilities wouldn’t have completely vanished.

“What the hell are those guys…”

The raid forces on the deck, barely holding out against the Army of Conquest, all gasped in shock.

At times, there are people whose strength can be guessed just by looking at them. If I could sense this from afar, they would surely sense it up close. They would know immediately that these people were on a completely different level.

‘Good thing I didn’t join the fight.’

If Anytng had given a reckless attack order, I would have fled the field immediately.

Indeed, it’s essential to know your place. While it’s true that I’m unrivaled among those of my level, it’s not my time yet.

“Go.”

El Cid gestured with his hand.

The three figures lifted their heads and began to move simultaneously.

“…….”

Reltea spun her daggers once more, leaving an afterimage as she vanished.

Then, dozens of heads from the raid forces on the left side of the deck flew off, spraying blood. In a single move, she had annihilated an entire strike team made up of max-level 6-star heroes.

“…….”

Next, Kirzak swung his greatsword in a wide arc.

An intangible shockwave burst forth, instantly reducing the riad forces in front of him to chunks of flesh. The shockwave didn’t stop there; it ripped apart dozens of heroes who were descending on ropes from above.

“…….”

Dan Jaheum, wearing his straw hat low, leaped into the air as if stepping on thin air.

His movements resembled a graceful dance. Each time his short sword flashed in the air, the bodies of heroes fell from the sky.

In just a few minutes, the entire raid forces that had been struggling to hold off the Army of Conquest on the Himena ship turned into corpses strewn across the deck. These corpses then transformed into particles of light and were absorbed once again by El Cid.

***

The atmosphere in the Dimensional Channel became tense.

[Dimensional Channel (Advanced Players Only) – 61 Participants]

*Melt* > This is hopeless. How are we supposed to beat that? Every unit we send gets slaughtered.

*Iclios* > Stay calm. We’re figuring out the pattern. We just need to hold on a bit longer.

*Melt* > I can’t afford to lose any more. I’ve already lost over half my fleet. If this keeps up, even the rewards won’t be worth it. I’m pulling out.

*Iclios* > Don’t be rash. There’s still a strategy point. We just need to find it.

The exchange continued, but the tone was increasingly desperate. The top Masters were beginning to realize they were up against an overwhelming force.

Meanwhile, El Cid, now strengthened by the souls he had absorbed, was cutting through the raid forces with frightening efficiency.

As I watched this, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of emotions. Fear, admiration, and a strange sense of nostalgia. It was a reminder of how far I had come, and yet, how much further I still had to go.

‘It’s not my time yet,’ I reminded myself again.

But one day, it would be.

And when that day came, I would be ready.

But for now, all I could do was watch and learn.

El Cid was indeed a formidable opponent, perhaps the most powerful I had encountered so far. But even he had his limits. If the top Masters could find a way to exploit those limits, they might still stand a chance.

If not, well…

The thought trailed off as I continued to observe the battle, waiting for the tide to turn, one way or another.

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