Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! - P.M.U Chapter 235: After the Ending (6) (Part 2)

[SS▩SH黒⊙∈※ Lv.999]

Crackle.

A burst of static followed.

[Mobius Inc.]

[T E L Lv.999]

“So, are you enjoying your grand adventure as you wished?”

Tell smiled brightly at El Cid.

A very refreshing smile.

“…..”

El Cid did not respond.

“Why did you reject my offer? I said I’d make you an executive at Mobius. I offered you a life of luxury, but you turned it down. Even if you didn’t like it, I said I’d send you back to Earth quietly. I even offered you as much money as you wanted. You could have lived quietly on Earth. So why?”

Tel tilted her head, still smiling.

El Cid remained silent.

“This guy…”

He wasn’t frozen.

He was listening to Tel’s words clearly.

“Did you get attached to those kids? You were going to leave, but they weighed on your mind, so you couldn’t? Surely you’re not going to say something so ridiculous? They’re trash with no value compared to you.”

El Cid’s eyebrows twitched.

Tel covered her mouth and chuckled.

“Oh, my true feelings slipped out.”

I tried to open my mouth.

Or rather, I tried to.

My body was frozen, unable to move.

All I could do was watch the conversation between the two.

“I didn’t break the contract. I said if you conquered the tower, I’d make you an executive at Mobius and send you back to Earth. You broke the promise first, El Cid. Do you know? This is a clear breach of contract.”

“…..”

“I’ll give you another chance. Join Mobius. I’ll find you a nice position. You have the ability. I originally intended to give it to someone else, but…”

Tel looked back at me and smirked.

“…It seems that person is a bit late.”

Tel turned her gaze back to El Cid and shrugged.

El Cid still said nothing.

“Silent treatment, huh? There’s no such right in Mobius.”

“…..”

“Compared to Loki, you’re defective. To be honest, you only started the game first, but it seems you lack skill, and you’re not very smart. You can’t grasp the situation. I’m not interested in people like that. If I had known, I would have brought all of Dorado’s kids after clearing the game. It would be fun to use them as toys. Or maybe they’re already toys? That dagger-using girl, I could have…”

At that moment.

Crash!

Tel’s face, which had been idly chattering, exploded like a firework.

Fwoosh.

Fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh.

From the stump of her missing neck, black blood spurted out like a waterfall.

“Shut up.”

El Cid muttered in a low voice.

Then, as El Cid waved his hand to the right, Tell’s convulsing upper body was torn apart and scattered.

“Ha ha ha ha ha ha! How foolish, how foolish! Do you really think you can oppose me? Coming to Server 1? To end us and resurrect Dorado? Even a grade schooler wouldn’t think that way!”

The b*tch’s eyes turned red.

“Look straight ahead. This is the end of fools. This is the fate of a deluded dreamer. This is my warning to you, Loki! Think carefully, think hard!”

[Restoration complete!]

[Reconnecting to the server. We apologize for the inconvenience.]

A blue flashing window appeared in the center of my vision.

The border of the holographic window sparkled in rainbow colors.

[Dimensional Channel (GM Only) – 3 Participants]

[GM Largo – Master, you’re struggling against El Cid’s onslaught. Watching the raid team being overwhelmed by El Cid’s indiscriminate invasion is breaking our hearts here at Mobius. Boohoo. It hurts so much!]

[GM Sendain – For those masters, we, the cute GM trio, have prepared a special buff!]

[GM Ueryl – And in addition, we have some very rare special rewards prepared for you! Please don’t give up! Keep fighting, everyone!]

The rainbow-colored Dimensional Channel exclusive to GMs—a chat window used by Mobius staff to announce notices to the masters—flashed on my screen.

[Dimensional Channel (Advanced) – 28 Participants]

Eclios> As expected, they were ready.

The conversation of those three would have been clearly visible to all the masters in the field.

The airships, which had been preparing to retreat, came to a halt.

The same went for Anytng.

[A divine blessing descends upon the entire event zone!]

A white light began to flash across the sky.

[Ding!]

[The ‘Death Protection’ status is applied to all heroes in the field!]

[During combat with El Cid, heroes who die will not be permanently destroyed. However, heroes under Death Protection will revive after a certain period with reduced levels, abilities, and skills. Please be aware of this!]

As the raid party’s corpses disappeared all at once, the wind that had been raging on the deck of the Himena ship came to a halt.

“Death Protection, huh?”

If a hero dies in PVP below the 40th floor, they aren’t permanently destroyed.

This was a system that had disappeared once Anytng’s level increased.

But they’ve brought it out here.

‘This is… perfect counterplay.’

I looked back at El Cid.

The issue wasn’t whether a hero dies and revives. Once a hero dies, it takes at least a week for them to revive.

However, with ‘Death Protection’ applied, the heroes’ corpses don’t remain. In other words, even if El Cid kills the raid party’s heroes, he can no longer absorb them.

[※Special Reward Announcement]

[A very ★special★ gift will be provided by Mobius to the master who defeats El Cid!]

[Reward Item – Book of Reversal]

And.

Not even ten minutes later,

The number of participants in the advanced channel, which is accessible only to masters of level 70 or above, changed.

[Dimensional Channel (Advanced) – 279 Participants]

The number of masters willing to join the battle against El Cid had increased dramatically. It was as if the announcement of the special reward had flipped a switch.

‘Well, that changes things.’

I muttered under my breath as I watched the figures enter the channel.

With the promise of a “special reward,” many more powerful masters had decided to take the risk. The field was about to become a much more chaotic and intense battlefield.

El Cid, who had previously shown signs of overwhelming power, was now facing a significant shift in circumstances. His previous advantage, relying on the absorption of fallen heroes to restore his strength, was nullified by the “Death Protection” effect. Moreover, the increasing number of skilled masters meant that the odds were slowly tipping against him.

‘Time to see how this unfolds.’

Even as I considered the implications, my mind was already running through strategies. If the tide of battle continued to turn against El Cid, there might be an opportunity to strike at a critical moment.

For now, I would watch and wait—ready to act when the right moment presented itself. The game was far from over, and the stakes had just been raised dramatically.

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