Pick Me Up!

[Warning!]

[‘Chaos,’ ‘Despair,’ and ‘Resentment’ are descending!]

Crash!

A massive fissure exploded.

What emerged was a gaping void, like the maw of a demon.

Within it, countless fragments writhed.

It resembled a flood of cockroaches bursting out of a drain.

I stared at the dark mass swarming out of the void, completely blotting out the sky.

[Chaos Fragment Lv.113] X 3,153

[Despair Fragment Lv.108] X 2,913

[Resentment Fragment Lv.121] X 3,689

…Had we miscalculated?

There were far more of them than anticipated. Even though the random traits had yet to manifest, the sheer number alone was overwhelming.

“It’s definitely more than ten thousand,” Jenna muttered under her breath.

“Don’t worry. Their target isn’t us,” Pria said calmly.

The cloud of fragments swarmed toward the imperial capital.

A mercenary shouted in a panic, “Your Highness!”

Pria’s voice rang out sharply, cutting through the noise.

“Scatter the Breath of the Goddess!”

From the back of the airship, shimmering blue powder began to disperse.

The capital’s fall couldn’t be stopped. That much was already clear. But at the very least, we could ensure they’d meet a clean and painless end.

The powder rode the wind, spreading across the entire capital.

“Oppa!”

“What?”

“Look… over there!”

[Chaos Fragment Lv.113] X 13,942

[Despair Fragment Lv.108] X 11,964

[Resentment Fragment Lv.121] X 15,531

The void was now completely filled with fragments.

Velkist let out a laugh, his tone laced with disbelief.

“How many of those things are there?”

Ssssrrrkk!

The swarm of fragments began writhing, spreading out in all directions. They were like parasites devouring every last inch of Townia’s remaining lands. ṚÂNồΒÊș

‘So this is the end.’

I bit down on my lip.

We had always known this day would come.

A predetermined conclusion, inevitable from the start. But even so, at this moment, at the very least…

“Until the very end.”

Srrrkk.

Pria unsheathed her sword, its blade gleaming brightly.

“We will resist!”

The “Sword of Townia” accelerated sharply.

It had no durability or weaponry to boast of, but its speed was unmatched.

[Special NPC ‘Phriasis Al Ragnar’ awakens her ‘Golden Lineage’!]

Pria’s eyes began to glow with a brilliant light.

Her silver hair, which fell to her waist, shimmered before bursting into radiant gold.

[Multi-Dimensional Sword ‘Lusrada’ awakens!]

Wuuuuuuung!

Pria’s sword emitted an intense burst of light.

“Advance!”

The airship surged forward, a golden trail of light erupting from the blade.

Hundreds of fragments attempting to block its path were obliterated in an instant.

It was like a tidal wave of light, swallowing up the swarming darkness.

[Chaos Core Lv.322] X 531

[Despair Core Lv.315] X 287

[Resentment Core Lv.311] X 377

Cores had begun appearing.

The creatures within the void were watching us from the other side.

Jenna hurriedly ran up to Pria, her expression pale with fear.

“Your Highness! There are too many of them! We need to retreat and regroup! That ability of yours isn’t invincible!”

Flash!

The dimensional sword unleashed another surge of light, erasing hundreds of fragments in a single moment.

The airship spun as it pressed forward, carving its way through the swarm.

“Save your strength,” Pria ordered. “Once we’re inside the passage, my ability will weaken significantly.”

“But… you’re bleeding—!”

Gulp.

Blood trickled down from Pria’s lips.

I clicked my tongue in frustration.

“Pria is right. If not now, then never.”

Jenna hesitated before replying, “…Fine.”

Wuuuung!

Surrounded by a golden barrier, the “Sword of Townia” pushed forward, cutting through the fragments and heading toward the void.

“If this is the path you’ve chosen…”

Then we had no choice but to follow it.

“Kyat! Kyaaak!”

[Corrupted Lizardman Lv.74] X 15

[Corrupted Goblin Lv.59] X 19

[Corrupted…]

Suddenly, monsters began appearing on the deck of the airship.

They must have been fragments that had taken on physical forms.

It was obvious what their target was.

Pria swung her dimensional sword, scattering the fragments attacking her.

“Prepare for battle,” I commanded.

Drawing Bifrost, I turned to face the others. Jenna, Velkist, and the remaining mercenaries unsheathed their weapons as well.

I addressed the group in a low but firm tone.

“You already know how to fight. Protect Pria first. Then the ship. Ignore everything else. Only deal with enemies that get in the way.”

“At this rate, we’ll need reinforcements…”

More soldiers would’ve made all the difference.

I opened the master control interface.

Anytng, who had been thinking the same thing, was already organizing an assault unit from the standby troops. She pressed the deployment button—

[Error.]

[Server connection lost. Please wait momentarily.]

The screen flickered with static.

‘Not again.’

Disconnected.

And of all times, it had to be now—just before we entered the void on the 90th floor.

No, wait… Was it deliberate?

I let out a bitter laugh.

‘They must not want outsiders like Anytng seeing what’s inside the void.’

But it didn’t matter.

This was the final mission.

And a contract was a contract.

As long as the mission allowed, I would fight until the very end.

[Airship ‘Sword of Townia’ has entered ‘???’.]

Finally, the airship carrying us pierced through the void and entered its depths.

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