Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! (Novel) Chapter 231

C231

Several days had passed since that night.

[Welcome to Pick Me Up!]

As always, Anything logged in.

The loading bar on the screen began to fill slowly.

[Loading complete.]

[T O U C H! (Select)]

A cheerful sound effect rang out, and a banner appeared just as Anything was trying to skip through the news quickly.

<★Surprise Notice★>

[Thanks to the great support shown by many masters in the 7th Raid Festival, a special event will be held once again! Tap 'here' for details.]

It seemed they really wanted to grab attention, as the announcement sparkled with rainbow colors.

After hesitating for a moment, Anything pressed on the word 'here.'

The screen darkened, and with a fiery effect, a video began to play.

[Do you want to become stronger?]

The vast twilight sky.

A small aircraft, without weapons or insignia, was heading somewhere.

[Do you want to test your limits?]

The aircraft expanded on the screen.

On the deck, someone was standing.

Their face was not visible due to the backlight, but there was something strangely familiar about their figure.

[Then accept the challenge! Great glory awaits you, Master!]

[Coming soon!]

Chiiis.

A static noise sounded once.

The video ended with the man on the aircraft.

For a promotional video for an event in a popular game, it was clumsily amusing.

The slogan of the 7th Raid Festival was clearly pasted there, and it didn't include the exciting battle videos that usually inspire players. Showing only a man standing on an aircraft and ending was ridiculous.

[The first player to complete Pick Me Up, El Cid!]

[But is the final fate for a player who has surpassed all stages indiscriminate PvP?!]

Then a detailed guide appeared.

<Hyper Raid Sudden!>

[Masters, an unexpected crisis has come to the peaceful Mobius, where heroes and monsters coexist.]

Here's the phrase with corrected syntax for clarity and fluency:

"Is there nothing to do after completing the game other than simply massacring low-level masters? That can't be! Show your power to the reckless one who occupies the first place in the ranking. Show that life is a true battle!"

<Rewards Information>
[Masters who defeat the main boss, El Cid, will be granted a huge reward!]

[More rewards will be granted depending on the contribution to defeating the boss!]

[Additionally, obtain various items from the Golden Fragrance Warehouse as participation and completion rewards! There are many amazing items, so don't miss out!]

[※Note]

[This raid is limited only to Server 2. Masters from other servers will not be able to participate, so be careful!]

Anything read through the announcement.

The event would start early next week. There was less than a week left.

Normally, for big events like Joint Raids, announcements were made weeks in advance, but this time it was quite sudden. There wasn't much time to prepare.

‘It seems they were in quite a hurry.’

I followed Anything's gaze through the details of the rewards.

The method of distributing items was different from that of World Raids. During World Raids, players with the highest contribution usually took most of the loot, but in this event, even just participating in the raid could yield substantial rewards.

I was expecting it.

The time when El Cid began to act coincided exactly with the announcement of the surprise event.

He had broken through the server barrier that an ordinary hero couldn't have surpassed and had completely destroyed one of the largest Lobbies, the Mu-ryeon. It seemed the company was directly intervening to sanction him.

‘…….’

Still, it was a risky move.

Turning a legitimate player into the sacrificial lamb of an event. Although Masters who didn't know the situation would probably overlook this, those who had connections with El Cid might find it suspicious.

According to Yurnet, Mobius also had its own internal military force.

Its main function was to sanction Masters and heroes who violated the rules within the game. But for them to extend their hands towards other Masters in this way indicated that the target this time was truly significant.

‘Well, he's number one in the ranking after all.’

I smiled.

After closing the event announcement, Anything was checking the Official Forum.

The forum was buzzing due to the unexpected event.

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<JaJaJa>
[In the end, the number one in the ranking was an account created for the event by the company. Of course, there are no players who can finish this trash game.]

└<Response – Lightning Sikhye>

[So, is El Cid registered in the Hall of Fame not a real user?]

└<Response – Neo Esthess>

[It must be a promotional account. They'll probably delete it after this Raid ends. It has hardly been active and suddenly completed the game, if it's not fake, what is it? It seems like a setup by the gaming company.]

└<Response – Lightning Sikhye >

[I don't think they'd play with these kinds of records…]

└<Response – Neo Esthess >

[How many times has Mobius messed up? Come on, there was nothing to do, but they're giving us an event. We should just take advantage of the rewards.]

[An event limited to Server 2? Do users from other servers have nothing like this? What are they supposed to do, twiddle their thumbs? Is it okay to discriminate like this just because they're from different servers?]

└<Response – Messi19>

[Are you jealous…?]

└<Response – Melt Kkaing. >

[If you're jealous… you know.]

<Maest>
[I always thought that user El Cid was strange. Now with today's announcement, it turns out it was a fictional account created to be used in the Raid. So, maybe some others in the top as well? Up to fourth place weren't much different from El Cid.]

└<Response – Sigyn>

[The top five, except Loki, are all hermit types. But even Loki has been quiet lately.]

<ThreePunchColdNoodle>
[It's strange. I'm a beta user and I've talked to that user. And now it turns out it was all fake?]

└<Response – LeadOff>

[So, would they do that against a real user? The moment someone complains, the company would be in trouble.]

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Anything closed the official forum.

And immediately opened the airship tab.

[Airship Lucette]

[Class - Small]

[Current Status - Under repair (64%)]

[Manager - Katio (★★★★)]

Anything clicked on the wrench icon next to 'Under repair.'

[Ding!]

[You can order overtime hours to the manager. The health of the assigned hero will decrease, but the airship repair speed will increase. Will you order overtime hours?]

[Yes (Select) / No]

Anything's reaction indicated that he definitely planned to participate in the event.

Although he had obtained harvests from the 7th festival sub-event, he had really missed the main event, and that seemed to leave a bitter taste in his mouth.

There was no need to bring a large group.

According to the reward method, bringing only one person to the field would be enough to get a reward box.

Probably, Anything would send a small but select team to the raid. And it was very likely that I would be in that team.

'In the end, this is how it turned out.'

I sighed.

Somehow, I ended up entangled with the number one in the ranking.

And after Anything logged out, and the other heroes were probably sleeping in the early hours of the morning, Wiryung and I were gathered in the lounge of the fourth-floor mansion.

"The time has finally come for that villain to pay."

Wiryung pursed his lips after hearing the news from me.

"Lord Han, let me join the expedition to subdue him!"

"I will even if you don't want to. You're not much help in missions anyway."

"Do not worry. If I can avenge our leader's grievance, I will deal with the Lotus Oath at any cost. Put me in front. I will lead from the front line..."

"That can't be."

The only airship being repaired on an emergency basis was the Lucette.

Anything would probably only send an elite team on that airship.

But being on the front lines...

Being human shields was not an option.

"Anyway..."

I took a sip of water from the table in the lounge.

"Don't cause trouble. If you die, it would also be a great loss to us."

"If that's what you say, I will consider it."

"It's not something you should consider. Just do it."

"...It won't be known until that moment comes."

Wiryung shut his mouth with a brisk gesture.

Unless she was at maximum level of 6 stars, this girl hadn't even reached level 40 yet.

"By the way, Lord, since that man's evil deeds have been proclaimed everywhere, shouldn't the leader of the subjugation team be, not the little lord of this place, but the lord of Niflheim?"

"I won't go to Niflheim."

"Why?!"

Wiryung confronted me as if she wanted to devour me.

"Anyway, other 'kids' will come flocking. It's okay if we don't intervene."

Various rare ingredients abounded in Niflheim, so the event rewards were not really necessary.

Among the rewards of the Surprise Raid, there was nothing I really wanted to obtain to the point of participating.

'They said it was only one person?'

After Anything logged out, I also separately checked the information about the event on the Official Forum.

More than 99% was useless content, but it wasn't that there was nothing useful. The most notable thing was that the target of the Raid this time was not all El Dorado, but only a submaster of El Cid, Laskandar, a single person.

Anyone would have laughed at that, but the guy who posted it was known as an informed master even on server 2.

I had relied on him several times before. He was probably not wrong.

'But... where did everyone go?'

El Cid had carried out the mission with only a few, but it wasn't like he didn't have many heroes.

However, the powerful heroes of El Dorado, comparable even to the elite of Niflheim, had never appeared. Not in the battle with Mu-ryeon. Not in this Raid either.

Well, time will tell.

This raid was just a walk.

I would use force when necessary, but the idea was to minimize it as much as possible.

'More importantly...'

The time has come.

I looked towards the sofa in front of me.

On the sofa cushion, mist was gathering to form the figure of a person.

Originally, I had planned to come here alone, but I changed my mind.

He should know why his Lobby had been destroyed.

"Master, at your service."

Yurnet, emerging from the mist, bowed to me.

Although it was a deception created by illusion magic, her appearance was indistinguishable from her real body.

"It's a pleasure to see you after so long."

Wiryung bowed with clenched fists to Yurnet's illusion.

"It's a relief to see you're also well."

Yurnet smiled softly.

Then she turned to me.

"I have discovered El Cid's purpose. The reason he invaded Mu-ryeon has also become clear. I will now proceed to explain."

"Please do."

Glup.

Wiryung swallowed hard with a tense expression.

"Master, did you know that, in the current Dorado, apart from the 7-star hero Laskandar, there are no other affiliated heroes?"

"I had heard. Why is that? Saying that everyone except one died on the mission is not very convincing."

"El Cid, or rather, Laskandar..."

Yurnet closed her eyes.

"It seems he used other heroes as sacrifices to break the barriers between servers."

"..."

"As I mentioned before, upon reaching 7 stars, unlimited fusion is possible. It seems he devoured his comrades to gain enough interference power to cross servers. But he lost much of that power in the process of reaching server 3. He needed materials to replenish it."

Wiryung's eyes widened.

As if he had had an epiphany.

'I see.'

I crossed my arms.

'It wasn't for revenge...'

There was just tasty meat in front of him.

"This barbarian...!"

Wiryung's face twisted like a demon's.

I muttered.

"So, his goal is..."

"Server 1."

Yurnet replied briefly and continued speaking.

"After completing the game, he heads to Mobius headquarters."

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