#274
274. Catastrophe (5)
evening the next day.
In the hangar on the second floor of the waiting room, heroes preparing to compete on the 80th floor were gathered.
Only about one thousand of them. It is safe to say that this raid, which consisted of at least 5-star high-ranking heroes, was everything in Taonier.
‘You mean you won’t leave behind.’
If you convert the gems poured into the current raid into cash, more than 10 million won.
It was a power that was nurtured by investing for nearly half a year. If the attack on the 80th floor fails, Amkena will become an idiot. You have to start nurturing heroes from the beginning.
‘Many masters in Korea who were said to fly and long fell to their knees.’
The 80th floor of Pick Me Up.
It was a demonic gateway that allowed only 5 out of 100 million masters to climb.
In fact, 4 out of 5 of them had 7-star heroes, so there was only one Master who cleared the 80th floor among normal Masters.
‘Irrational.’
The difficulty of the 80th floor could be defined with this one word.
If hints were given to clear the previous stage no matter how difficult it was, the 80th floor didn’t even have that. A mission where no hints exist. The Master and the heroes had no choice but to find out how to break it. Of course, if the gamble fails, the heroes will return to nothing in an instant.
‘ha.’
I took a deep breath.
This is my last test to prove my qualifications.
If it collapses here, I will lose the right to choose.
What remains and what goes back.
[Pick Me Up!]
[RPG MOBILE GAME]
[Game Start]
[Account linking is required to play.]
The game’s access window popped up on the right side of my field of vision.
A female knight with a melancholy expression while holding a sword and shield appeared in the background.
It was a slightly different screen from the usual login.
[※caution!]
[Currently, Pick Me Up is running as ‘NUX PLAYER’. Be careful about using macros. If caught, it will be permanently suspended without warning.]
Amkena, who always played games on her phone, used the Nux Player.
Nux is a program that runs cell phone apps on a computer. It has the disadvantage of requiring a complicated and cumbersome authentication process, but once applied, the game could be played on a large screen.
‘I got the angle at all.’
I remembered the face of Amkena, who was making a stern expression in front of the computer with the door locked.
Well, it wasn’t a bad choice. If you’re playing on a computer, you can’t miss a single variable. Mouse play was more comfortable than touch.
Soon after, the authentication processing window came up, and Amkena registered the public certificate and entered the password.
[Master Amkenna, welcome to Pick Me Up!]
A hologram window appeared with a cheerful sound.
[Loading has finished.]
[TOUCH ! (optional)]
Amkena entered the main screen of Pick Me Up.
Immediately, the heroes waiting to participate appeared in the hangar.
[※caution!]
[This mission is a mission that allows you to play unlimited heroes without limit! If the party is not enough, use paid summons or free summons to recruit heroes!]
[This mission has a ‘restriction on fleet participation’!]
[Tips/ You can organize raids by grouping parties.]
[Tips/ Airships cannot be used on missions with fleet restrictions.]
A mission warning window popped up.
There are two characteristics of this mission. It is an ‘unlimited mission’ in which any number of heroes can be put in, and a ‘limited fleet mission’ in which airships cannot be used.
I clicked my tongue.
If you could use the cannon firepower of the fleet, your tactical range would be much wider.
The difference from Niflheim’s 80th floor was that there was no advance party and that the fleet could not be used.
“You’re here.”
Jenna looked at me and squeezed her bow.
Jenna, Belquist, and I all kept our mouths shut and didn’t say anything.
I looked around the hangar.
Heroes are filled without a gap to step on. Warriors, wizards, archers, and other hidden classes.
Men and women of all ages were preparing for battle.
“Gentlemen, I believe you will fight well.”
Roderick, the current raid leader, continued his speech from the podium.
Unlike Edith, her voice was thick and blunt, but it contained an unknown power.
“If we finish this battle safely, you will be one step closer to your homecoming. In this decisive battle now… the fate of your hometown, Taonier, depends.”
If these guys had noticed, they would have guessed.
Why they were brought to the tower and what this mission was for.
Each of them was determined to fight with their weapons tightly gripped.
[http://go.onewinch.tv/ – Onewinch TV]
[Pick Me Up! – Taone language 80th floor]
[BJ-WindFlow]
[107,053 viewers]
Meanwhile, Amkena also hit the drain.
‘It’s a live broadcast.’
Until then, if you uploaded a play video after completing the mission strategy, now you are preparing for a live broadcast.
On the 80th floor, which can be called the highlight of Pick Me Up. A whopping 100,000 viewers. If you add the viewers of other BJs who illegally relay Amkena’s videos, the number will double.
In a way, it was natural.
Because the challenge videos on the 80th floor of Pick Me Up were extremely rare.
I didn’t upload the 80th floor clear video of Niflheim either.
Even at this point, the number of viewers was growing exponentially.
The chat speed was so fast that I couldn’t even read them one by one.
[Try21 : I came to watch all the heroes beat up.]
[Malang Cow (BlackCow): If you are satisfied here, you will be treated as a ranker and live. Did you come here to prove black cow? The 80th floor is not made to break.]
[Praisethesun : ＼＼[+]／／ Tae! sheep! only! count!]
[Ttukbaegi Oriental Medicine (breakhead3): Hahaha. crazy crazy crazy You want to break the 80th floor? Do you think Ji is Loki?]
[Last Live (Neven13): In my opinion, the accounts from 1st to 5th seem to be English characters. The difficulty of the 80th floor is really strange. If you are a normal user, you will never wake up.]
[Tactical7: Go after all the heroes! Mangem certification GAZAAAA! Sales Ranking Gazoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!]
[LilyZzang: Fuck me please! Jeb! Jeb! Jeb! lose! Extermination! Extermination! Minago Roshi! Koroshiyas!]
Well, most of the viewers here came expecting Amkena to fail the challenge.
There’s nothing sweeter from a third person’s point of view than the collapse of someone else’s tower. Occasionally, cheering messages came up, but they were quickly pushed out by the successive papering.
I turned off my nerves at the broadcasting window.
What they will see anyway is only a small part of the filter.
Simple game graphics cannot properly represent even one hundredth of what I actually see and feel.
<I’m ready.>
I heard Roderick’s voice in my ears.
It seemed that the opening speech was over.
[※caution!]
[This mission is extremely difficult and requires a lot of time to clear. Make sure you have enough free time before playing the game and make sure you haven’t missed anything! Once you try, you can’t go back.]
[Optional Mission – 80th Floor: Are you sure you want to challenge yourself?]
[Yes / No]
clap.
I firmly gripped the Bifrost’s scabbard.
[Yes / No]
Amkena touched the play button.
hangar corner. Isel, who appeared sprinkled with star dust, twirled his hand.
[Hahaha! Let’s go!]
Beads of sweat formed on Isel’s forehead.
Isel, who was concentrating on his strength, stretched out his hand.
[Open, the dimensional gap!]
Whoops.
A large mirror-shaped portal came to mind.
<All troops, advance!>
The front of the hangar.
The rider waved a red flag and entered the portal.
And according to the instructions, a thousand heroes began to enter the mission one after another.
“Let’s go too.”
I stepped out.
The target is a mirror dozens of meters ahead.
‘The preparations are over.’
All that remains is conquest.
If only the 80th floor was broken, it was not far off to complete the mission.
From the 81st floor, the difficulty is surprisingly not high.
“Remember what I said yesterday. No matter how impossible it may seem…”
“There is a strategy, right?”
“At least half of the guys here are going to die. Never mind. Just think of what we’re going to do.”
“Object Occupy and Special Target Handling.”
Belquist murmured.
I nodded. The basic quantity warfare is left to Roderick and the Master.
We must prioritize what only one party can do.
<It’s finally the beginning.>
Paperweight!
A dark red electric current bounced off the shoulder.
Halgion crackled his beak and opened his mouth.
<The future of Taonier depends on this mission. let us be by your side You must win.>
Halgion turned into lightning and disappeared.
I smiled and walked forward.
[AZ: Sirisjang… … .]
[Nihaku: Master, fighting!]
It seems like all the different types of people are watching.
I hate being a spectacle, but I can’t help it.
Immediately, the light emitted from the mirror engulfed my whole body.
‘Familiar sense of levity.’
It feels like my body is being sucked into the deep sea.
After some time passed, I opened my eyes.
A clear midday sky caught my eye.
If anything else… … .
[Current progress – 99%]
[When it reaches 100%, ‘Advent’ begins.]
[Master, prepare for battle!]
Cracks are engraved in the sky as if it were CG processed.
Beyond the rift, countless loach-like figures wriggled.
I lowered my gaze.
The roof of the Imperial Palace glistening in sunlight.
Below them, the officers of the princess’s army, including Freea and Yoshu, were gathered.
<To the location!>
As soon as we arrived at the field, the heroes started to scatter in order.
It is to form a defensive line so that the enemy can block it no matter where it comes from. They rushed to the gates located in the north, south, east and west of the ecliptic and raised their weapons.
<I’ll leave the key strategy to you. please.>
Roderick’s communications were cut off.
I walked to the entrance of the imperial palace.
Yoshu trotted towards me and bowed his head.
“You’re here, brother. I’ve been waiting for you.”
“The current situation?”
“The weightlifters are still holding a sit-in within the imperial palace. We plan to launch a rush operation within today…”
“today?”
“Yes. It is Your Majesty’s order.”
I increased my walking pace even more.
Not long after, I was able to meet Freea in a commanding robe.
“one.”
Freea said without looking back at me.
“Have you made your decision?”
“Of course.”
Fria spoke in a low tone.
And he firmly gripped the sword at his waist.
It didn’t seem necessary to explain it in words.
“You’ve come just fine. In an hour, we’re going to start an assault operation with the elite. The purpose is to subdue the prince and capture him alive. We have to put an end to the situation before it gets any more serious.”
Freea looked up.
The crack in the sky is invisible to normal NPCs. The mercenaries standing guard around them would have no idea what was about to happen.
“I will go with you. Han, help us. If you use your hands in advance, we will minimize the damage as much as possible…”
“There is no need for that.”
Kwajangchang!
With an explosion, shards of glass and stone flew in all directions.
“Get down!”
“Ugh!”
“your majesty!”
I leaned over.
A piece of marble passed over my head.
Soon, the dust accompanied by the wind blew up.
Eyes wide open.
Through the collapsed walls of the imperial palace, the image of Prios sitting on the throne was reflected.
Beside him stood a young boy and a girl upright.
“You barely showed that disgusting face!”
Yoshu, who was buried in the rubble, jumped to his feet.
The blade of the sword was pointed at the prince’s face.
“Do you think such an outrageous act will be forgiven because you are of the same bloodline as Your Majesty! Tens of millions of people have shed tears of blood because of your tyranny. Any more…”
“Won’t you forgive me?”
“Yes.”
Yoshu growled.
Prios said in a low voice.
“What if I don’t forgive you?”
“I’ll hang myself on the scaffold! All the people in your death…”
“All people.”
“Look around you, Prios!”
Prios turned his head.
The entrance to the imperial palace, along the main roads, and on the streets were full of mercenaries.
They were looking at the prince with hostile eyes while holding their weapons.
“All I see is dirt to be cleaned.”
Praios fluttered his cloak and stood up.
<Hwiyu, I can finally finish it.>
<Fulfill the contract, Prios!>
A boy and a girl chimed in soft voices.
The prince smiled and raised his fist to the sky.
Dismissed! The cracks in the sky became even clearer.
[Current progress – 99%]
[When it reaches 100%, ‘Advent’ begins.]
Oh oh oh oh!
An unpleasant cry like digging through the brain.
The sky was about to fall.
“That’s… it can’t be!”
Freea raised her sword.
A golden glow covered her body.
[Dimensional sword ‘Rusrada’ is awakening!]
Brilliant brilliance began to flash from Freea’s sword.
can’t forget It was a fusion type item of three keys that sent the egg of chaos from the 50th floor at once. Pria gritted her teeth and drew her dimensional sword down forcefully.
Flash!
The brilliance emitted from the sword closed the crack.
“Have you seen it, weightlifting! This is the power of a legitimate successor!”
“Is it a dimensional sword?”
“This is the sword that the first emperor gave to His Majesty! With this, we can bring peace to all Taoni…”
“Will you bring peace?”
Prios laughed.
Yoshu frowned.
“What’s funny?”
“The essence of the sky, the bowl of the earth, and the cup of the sea. These were the three. Certainly, Ruthrada was the secret weapon of the Taoniers. Without it, I wouldn’t have lasted a month.”
Jenna, who was next to her, spoke in a whisper.
“By the way, can we just watch?”
“What can I do? The mission is like this.”
I sighed.
Even if you want to hit the first bread, there is no way.
My body doesn’t move at all, as if I’m being held by a transparent hand.
You are a spectator until the event is over.
‘It was a secret weapon?’
Prios is speaking in the past tense.
It seems like you’ve used it before.
<Hahahaha, peace? It’s a bug-like statement.>
Boy, Lantia smiled.
At the same time, Prios reached out his hand.
“Something like a dimensional sword.”
Woo woo woo.
A dazzling light gathered in his right hand.
“While going through seventeen worlds… … .”
A brilliance dozens of times greater than what Freea was holding in her hand.
It was a brilliant light, as if the entire sky was dyed golden.
[Dimensional sword ‘Rusrada’ is awakening!]
[Dimensional sword ‘Rusrada’ is awakening!]
[Dimensional sword ‘Rusrada’ is awakening!]
[Dimensional sword ‘Rusrada’ is awakening!]
[Dimensional sword ‘Rusrada’ awakens… … .]
Prios lightly swung what was in his hand.
“I made it more than ten times.”
Dismissed!
[Current progress – 100%]
oh oh oh
A cry echoed through the broken sky.
[Chaos Fragment Lv.113] X 795
[Fragment of Despair Lv.108] X 931
[Fragment of Grudge Lv.121] X 674
‘come.’
I gave strength to my hand.
