Pick me Up – Chapter 299 – Ragnarok (4)
On Mobius's empty ship,
I was sitting on the side railing of the deck, drinking water.
The great battle with Mobius was reaching its final phase. With Karacle's death, the Forced Suppression had been lifted, and the chain of command had collapsed. The fact that Group 1, freed from their hardships, began to go out of control was also an important factor.
‘It would be good if it all ended here.’
I threw the empty canteen overboard.
Even with the forces invading us, enough to crush several of the best, thinking that this would be the last offensive was too optimistic.
‘If we don't finish quickly…’
They will continue attacking.
Since this is a battle for control of an entire dimension and universe, it's inevitable there will be a difference in endurance capacity. Even if Niflheim has defended this attack, it will eventually fall.
We must destroy them before that.
Boom! Boom! A huge Mobius airship fell burning next to me.
Beyond the Mobius problem, it is also unknown how long the main server computer of Server 1 will hold out. It wouldn't be strange for the unleashed fragments to wreak havoc throughout the universe at any moment.
‘The possibility of victory is… a race against time.’
While Ikar, Tel's sister, seals the fragments.
Now, when Mobius's defensive system is not yet complete, is the time with the highest probability of success.
Well, first, everything must be cleaned up.
I smiled and waved my cloak.
A golden circle was drawn, revealing the scene inside the Lobby.
The Taonier Lobby was a mess.
The Training Field, the Workshop, the dormitories, and various rest facilities, most of the basic structures were completely destroyed, and the gatherers and artisans, who had no endurance capacity, were massacred. If Anything had been here, at least he would have given the evacuation order, but his account was already suspended. These corpses scattered in the square must have died without knowing anything.
“What do we do with the bodies?”
“There’s no way to treat them. Gather them and burn them.”
“…Understood.”
The heroes in Niflheim uniforms were busy tidying up the place.
“Ugh! Ugh! Haa!”
A boy was lying on the ground, vomiting.
It's understandable, as the bodies here were so disfigured they were unrecognizable.
I glanced at the boy and climbed the stairs. I headed to the top floor of the Lobby, passing by the Niflheim and Taonier heroes who looked at me with strange eyes.
“You're here, big brother.”
Jenna stood up from the rubble of a destroyed mansion.
Her leather armor was stained with blood and dust.
“I knew you would come if I waited here.”
“Are you hurt?”
“I’m fine. Although they used strange weapons, I’ve been training with Bel.”
Jenna dusted off her rear and approached me.
She couldn't hide the exhaustion on her face, but she had no injuries.
“But, big brother, I heard something strange from the Niflheim mage.”
“The mage…? Yurnet?”
“Yes, I think that was her name. She told me where you come from, who you are, what Taonier is, and what the fragments are. She was a very intelligent woman. She said we are destined for destruction.”
Finally, she said it all.
Since we had anyway reached the 90th floor, it was information that would be revealed.
“So… are we…?”
“Destined for destruction?”
“But, what we saw on the 90th floor was…”
“Why do you think that?”
“She said everything we did was useless, that it was all in vain. That returning big brother to where he belongs is the best we can do…”
“Not at all. Everything had meaning. At least, we are still alive, right?”
Jenna fell silent, staring at me.
When she thought deeply about something, she used to make that expression.
With pursed lips, Jenna spoke abruptly.
“So, do you still want to fight, brother?”
She has a sharp intuition, like a ghost.
Well, I didn't think I could deceive this girl either.
“Take me with you.”
“Aren't you going home?”
“How can I go back? I have nowhere to go.”
“You're too weak. You’d be nothing but a snack for that guy.”
“Maybe I'm not a match for him, but at least I can be a nuisance!”
Jenna extended her arm, showing a non-existent muscle.
“Hey! If we are going to die, we should at least try something. You never know! A miracle could happen, and I could awaken my super inner potential, defeating the enemies…”
Thud.
I held Jenna as she fell and laid her on the ground.
By pressing her acupuncture point, she’ll sleep like a log for at least a day.
“She’s going to hold a grudge, Major.”
“Do you think I care?”
I smiled as I looked to the side.
Belkist was coming out from behind the building.
“Major… you've changed. It’s obvious at a glance.”
“As Jenna said, my super potential has awakened. They don't stand a chance.”
“Whatever the result, for you, it will be hell.”
“I don't understand what you mean.”
“How many years will it take?”
I frowned.
Belkist was looking at me with an impassive expression, leaning against the wall.
“How many years?”
“No matter how much you have awakened an unknown power, how many years will it take to finish them?”
“That will be known by trying.”
“You talk about trying, but you leave like running away?”
“Belkist, you have grown.”
“Thanks to you, Major.”
Belkist smiled slightly.
Suddenly, his eyes turned cold.
“Is it an eternal battle with infinite enemies?”
“That’s funny. There’s definitely an end.”
“Can that ‘end’ be judged from a human perspective? For us humans, that amount of time would be eternal. But, even though I say this… I don't think I can change your decision.”
Belkist sighed and spoke.
“If you have any requests, tell me.”
“When I start fighting…”
“When you start?”
“Taonier will return to how it was. Then, help Pria.”
Once I finish with Mobius and go on guard, I will be able to restore Taonier.
“I haven’t cut your connection with Asynis. You’ll have enough power. Until I return, you will be the sub-master of Taonier. Take good care of everyone in my place.”
“Really… are you going alone?”
“Would you come with me?”
I smiled widely.
“Would you fight infinite enemies for millions of years for me?”
“…”
“Explain everything to Jenna well. Goodbye.”
I turned around.
There are still many heroes I haven’t met.
There’s Kishasha, the future leader of the beastmen, Katio, who will be repairing the airship, and Wiryung, who gathered the Taonier defense troops to protect the Lobby. But… I'll leave the farewells for later.
I don't need to go through the lower floors.
I can open a dimensional portal at any time.
I walked the path leading out of the garden.
“Oh, by the way, I forgot to say something.”
“… What?”
“I… will definitely come back.”
There was no response.
I smiled and moved on.
Then, I turned left and entered a solitary warehouse on the top floor.
‘Open.’
Wielding the Bifrost sheath, a dimensional portal connecting to the outside of the tower was created.
[Loki!]
Poof.
Iselle appeared amidst stardust.
She had thick documents at her waist.
[The results of the investigation you requested have arrived.]
“So efficient. I like it.”
[Most of the calculations were already done, I just had to print them.]
I took the documents from Iselle.
The request was simple. Estimate the number of fragments and the time needed to eradicate them. Most of the data was already entered, so the analysis didn't take long.
“Let’s see.”
I quickly flipped through the pages.
Then I stopped at the last one.
[2,700,000]
2.7 million years.
[What was calculated here? There are only numbers.]
“It's nothing. Just a joke.”
I threw the documents.
A black flame consumed them completely.
‘First, I must go to Server 1.’
There are 32 directors left at the headquarters.
I’ll start by absorbing all their data.
I firmly grasped the sheath on my belt and stepped onto the dimensional portal.
[Dimension 1035 – Taonier]
Outside the tower.
Wreckage of destroyed airships floated everywhere.
I pulled one that seemed intact with telekinesis.
Thud!
I landed on the deck.
Injecting interference force, the damaged parts were repaired, and the fuel was replenished.
‘Insert coordinates.’
I already know the entrance to Server 1.
Vroom! Flames shot from the stern of the airship as it ignited.
[Glup…]
“If you're scared, you can stay.”
[No, I’m coming with you! I’m coming with you!]
Iselle shook her head and climbed onto my shoulder.
Thud. By lightly tapping the deck, the airship began to move.
‘Accelerate.’
Vroom!
The airship accelerated, gliding through the clouds.
Now that I think about it, I haven't named the airship.
I don't need to think much. It came to me in a second.
‘Anything.’
I wonder what the master is doing now.
Maybe he got tired of this trash game and deleted it.
Or maybe he's desperately trying to recover his account from customer service.
Anyway…
“Once more, please.”
Vroom!
The Anything advanced rapidly towards the edge of the field.
<Master!>
I looked to the side.
A projection appeared with an urgent voice.
It was Yurnet.
<Stop immediately!>
“….”
<If you have decided to fight, you don't need to return to Earth. But, but this way… you will abandon us…!>
I snapped my right finger.
Yurnet's projection faded like mist.
Boom!
Looking back, Siris was jumping between the airships towards us.
At a speed reminiscent of a fighter jet.
“Well.”
Already discovered?
I accelerated the airship more.
With maximum energy, the airship advanced quickly.
[Loki… I don't know the situation well, but… shouldn't you talk to them?]
“There’s not much to say.”
They just yell at me as soon as we see each other.
To return to Earth, to hand over the Reversed Sky Book, how arrogant.
‘It's not that they weren't helpful.’
Without them, I would have had to take a much longer path.
I might have been destroyed without knowing anything, being used by Tel.
“Boring.”
I hate cheesy melodramas.
I could predict what he would say and how he would act. It has always been arbitrary.
Since he was the master, he always interfered in everything I did. If he hadn't been a 4-star born, I would have replaced him a long time ago.
“….!”
Siris's lips were moving.
It seems she’s saying something, but I can't hear it from the distance.
I also had no intention of listening.
Sching.
I drew Bifrost.
A collaboration between Yurnet and me.
With almost infinite durability and various effects, it was very useful in my missions.
[Loki! Ahead there is a wall! You will crash!]
Iselle was pale with fear.
We had reached the edge of the field before I knew it.
It seems to have no end, but at one point, there is an invisible wall.
[You will crash! It will break…!]
A golden glow enveloped the airship.
The Anything, which should have crashed, passed smoothly through the wall.
[Huh?]
Iselle blinked.
I smiled and stepped on the ground.
The rapidly advancing airship suddenly stopped.
Boom!
Siris crashed into the barrier after.
She was immediately thrown back but quickly drew Lævateinn and began to strike the wall.
Fwoosh!
Although Siris's fire was almost invincible, it couldn't break the system's rules.
The fire only heated the wall uselessly.
“…!”
She was shouting desperately, but it couldn’t be heard.
‘2.7 million years.’
Converted to days, it's 985.5 million.
In hours, it was a number hard to imagine.
‘I won’t get bored.’
I threw Bifrost into the air.
The large dark sword, wrapped in blue energy, stopped in the air.
‘Heavenly Seal.’
A secret technique of the Blue Winged King, Sternberg.
This barrier can fix the space-time of an area.
Although it won’t last long, it will give me the necessary time.
Thud!
Bifrost flew quickly and stuck into the invisible wall.
Then, a blue flame spread throughout the field from the blade.
I took the sheath from my belt and threw it over the railing.
I won’t need this sword anymore.
“Siris.”
“….”
“With this, we are even.”
Dimensional jump.
A blinding light enveloped my vision.