Pick Me Up!

The fortress built to guard against enemy invasions had long since lost its function.

Now, it was merely a battlefield where dozens of Masters and hundreds of heroes were fighting.

“Now, this is more like it.”

Velkist swung his sword at an enemy jumping from the fortress wall stairs.

At his feet, corpses piled up, whose owners were unknown, and his leather armor was already stained red with blood.

Ping! Ping ping ping!

Arrows flew from Jenna’s short bow.

The arrows struck four bandits climbing the fortress wall using ladders.

“Kahahaha! Kill them! Kill them!”

“You think that’s possible?”

Inside the fortress, where it was hard to distinguish between allies and enemies, heroes swung their weapons at each other.

They didn’t care whether they hit an enemy or an ally.

Every building in the fortress was engulfed in hot smoke and flames.

The sounds of weapons clashing, desperate screams, explosions, and the sound of flesh being torn apart, mingled with manic laughter, echoed like an orchestra throughout the ruins.

“How many of them are there?”

Jenna whistled.

She didn’t stop shooting her short bow.

“Ugh!”

I swung my sword without looking back.

Blood gushed from the diagonally severed torsos of two men.

‘There are quite a lot.’

We stood on one side of the fortress wall, observing the situation.

Just fighting recklessly wasn’t the answer.

To enjoy a delicious meal, you need to let it simmer.

In a siege, killing many didn’t yield much benefit.

Whether you killed a hundred or one, the side that captured the central objective of the fortress would be victorious.

If one side successfully occupied it, the other forces wouldn’t be able to enter the ruins for a certain period.

‘The vigilantes must be there.’

If there were magicians, they could quickly move through the dimensional gate.

They would be forming the final defensive line in front of the objective to block the enemies.

Boom!

An airship spewed fire and crashed into the fortress.

When the bow hit the fortress wall, the debris flew in all directions.

Crash.

A few heroes fighting nearby turned into minced meat.

I looked up.

An aerial battle was unfolding in the sky as well.

Three airships with different emblems were chasing the Lucette.

Bang! Bang! Bang bang bang!

Scarlet artillery fire bloomed in the air.

The Lucette dodged left and right, avoiding the bombardment.

“Take good care of it. If you blow up our new toy, there won’t be any soup or rice.”

We’re down here, and you’re up there, how can we help?

‘Handle it yourself.’

Once we capture the ruins, we can mass-produce those airships.

We can just make new ones.

“You mad dog…!”

I stabbed a flustered man in the gut.

Mad Dog. Whoever gave me that nickname,

If I ever meet them, I’ll grind them up nicely.

I squinted my eyes.

Heroes from each faction were fighting frantically on the fortress walls, roads, and alleys, but the key forces weren’t here. They had gone inside where the objective was.

‘It’s about time we went in too.’

I didn’t plan to drag this out.

I looked at Jenna and Velkist alternately.

The two nodded silently as if they had sensed my thoughts.

“Let’s go.”

Without hesitation, I jumped off the 8-meter-high fortress wall.

Thud. I landed on the roof of a building inside the fortress and jumped to the next building 2 meters away.

The two quickly followed behind.

Slash.

As I cut down an assassin on the roof, my vision blurred.

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Someone seems to have started a broadcast.

It’s rare to see such a large-scale battle in the 40th floors.

‘Move away.’

I moved the broadcast window to the right.

The viewers were chattering about something, but I decided to ignore them.

Let them watch if they want.

My skills were already revealed in the event match anyway.

From roof to roof.

From wall to wall.

We cleared away any annoying enemies and moved toward the inner fortress.

‘As expected.’

Here, it’s a bit more distinguishable.

In the middle of the inner fortress, a crystal symbolizing the ruin rose like a skyscraper,

And around the crystal, the Silver Star vigilantes had set up barricades.

“Kya ha ha! Kill them!”

“Kill those herbivores!”

And raiders swarmed the barricades like ants.

‘There it is.’

I noticed a narrow staircase leading underground in front of the crystal.

If we go in there, there will be a goddess statue overseeing the entire ruin.

“What should we do? Should we sneak in?”

I shook my head.

The entire barricade was surrounded by a transparent barrier.

It was the magical barrier of a mage.

‘That’s why mages are a nuisance.’

Sneaking in is the most efficient.

The underground path of the ruin is very narrow, so three people could block it sufficiently.

The original plan was to deal with Adilung and then proceed, but some crazy guy got on my nerves, messing things up.

‘If they know we’re here, they’ll give us a warm welcome.’

Because we’re the ones who caused this chaos.

“Block them at all costs! Contact the other Masters! Call in everyone, whether they’re here or not!”

In front of the barricade, Sijal shouted as she cut down the enemies.

Well, whether the message got through or not, reinforcements for the Silver Star kept coming to the barricade.

Cannons inside the defensive line fired continuously, checking the airships in the sky.

There were 24 Masters from the same sector.

It was not a small number.

“It seems there’s no choice but to break through the front.”

Velkist raised his sword.

He had cut down so many that the blade was completely dull.

“I’ll take the lead.”

“Wait.”

If we join the fray, there’s a risk of being attacked by both the Silver Star and the bandits.

If they know anything about me, they won’t hesitate to team up.

I looked back.

Masters from neighboring sectors seemed to have caught the scent too.

Another fleet of airships was gathering.

‘We need to finish this quickly.’

We could call for reinforcements from the waiting room, but it would be a waste to use them here.

I thought for a moment and then looked at the two.

“So we’re breaking through the front?”

“Yes. But I’ll go alone.”

I continued.

“I’ll draw attention over there, and you two sneak into the underground entrance. Block the front and take control of the place.”

“……Can you do it alone?”

“What choice do we have? We have to try.”

“Oppa you will cause a commotion, and we’ll sneak in, right?”

Jenna smiled brightly.

I nodded.

“Then I’ll leave it to you. Vel oppa, let’s go.”

“…….”

Velkist looked slightly displeased but soon hardened his face and followed Jenna.

After confirming that the two had disappeared, I jumped off the wall.

‘The strategy is becoming similar each time.’

This time too, it’s causing a ruckus.

Well, this is the most efficient way, so it can’t be helped.

I smiled as I spun my sword and slowly approached the barricade.

“Halkion Syraos.”

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