Pick Me Up, Infinite Gacha

# 109

109. Record on the 25th floor (3)

I chased after the third party.

Kishasha is in the lead, and the other three are running alongside and behind. Freeasis was barely following the 3rd party, a few steps away.

“Human, can’t you run a little faster?”

Lakari, who was at the very end, urged.

“Me, this much is my limit.”

Friasis bit her lip and replied.

It was natural. Perhaps because of the characteristics of the race, the speed of the 3rd party is too fast compared to other heroes of the same level. I had to exert all my strength to barely catch up. There was no way Priasis could follow.

“I can’t help it. Let’s slow down.”

Kishasha said.

The pace of the party all at once slowed down. From jumping to walking level.

Priasis wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Would it have taken 10 minutes?

When they crossed the middle of the village, Kishasha stopped. Kishasha shouted as she looked over the market where the tents were spread out.

“Daruma!”

“I just came, sister.”

Someone jumped from the tent.

Another beast girl. He was a member of the 3rd party who fell to the side alone when the party started moving.

“There are three exits. The west, east and north gates, respectively. Monsters are in full swing at the west gate. Humans are running away from the east gate, and the north gate is rather empty.”

“Hmm.”

Kishasha put her hand on her chin.

An escape mission to get out of the field accompanied by an NPC.

He seemed to be contemplating where to run away. The party was given a short waiting time.

I sat down on the stump of a palm tree that had been cut down.

I looked to the side and saw refugees rushing forward on the main street in the distance. At the forefront was a procession of luxurious carriages. It seemed to be a group of nobles. Behind them were tough men who looked like merchants, and women and children at the far end.

Priasis watched the scene from afar.

“They… will be caught up soon.”

A muffled moan escaped her mouth.

Lakari, who was looking at me with sad eyes, said.

“It’s none of my business what happens to humans.”

I looked to the right.

The high barriers surrounding the city had long since collapsed, and the city was burning from the edge. And the screams and the roar of metal monsters mingled and resounded.

‘The 25th floor is not a defense mission.’

On the 10th floor, he defended the city half forcefully, but the situation is different from that time. The attacking party also became a different side, and the mission took on a different aspect. There was no need to go through life and death to protect them.

‘I don’t think I can protect it.’

[Lizardman Lv.21] X 415

The number of Lizardmen displayed in the mission status window continues to increase.

On the other hand, the number of human soldiers steadily declined. 3 to 1 to 4 to 1 4 to 1 to 5 to 1. The multiplier widened exponentially.

The roadblocks have already been breached, and the village is being invaded from all directions.

In any case, this town was over.

“I’ve decided. I have to go north. How many monsters are there?”

“There were about 30 of them when I went.”

“Enough. Let’s break through. Everyone gather! Human female, you too.”

“Now, wait! I have something to tell you.”

Priasis opened his mouth.

His expression was terrified, but his eyes were deeply sunken.

“Hero, can you… help them?”

“What dog eating grass?”

“It only takes 5 minutes. In 5 minutes, the refugees will be able to get out safely. If the road blocks them for a moment…”

Kishasha’s expression hardened at the moment.

Priasis continued without hesitation.

“Hey, I know you’re shameless. You’re asking a dangerous favor for someone who owes you his life. But, but! They’re innocent people. You guys…

” Whenever we slaughter our people! A guy like this will…”

Lakari approached Priasis with a sharp expression.

“stop.”

Kishasha reached out to block Rakari.

“Don’t touch me carelessly.”

“But sister. This human…

”

Kishasha said as if it were assertive.

“I’m sorry, human, but we can’t do your favor.”

“Is it really not possible?”

“It’s not so good.”

Priasis closed her eyes and

fell to her knees. That moment.

[Teeling!]

[Different occurrence!]

[Special NPC ‘Priasis All Ragna’ is asking for help!]

[Sub-quest (diagonal type)]

[Goal – Buy time for refugees to evacuate!]

[Reward – NPC Increase in affinity, open intermediate experience and gold bonus stages]

[Tips/About sub-quests]

[Sometimes sub-quests appear during missions. Sub-quests are unrelated to the mission you’re doing, but completing them can give you great rewards. However, don’t forget that you have to take the risk!]

Kishasha’s face frowned as she looked through the quest log.

[You can instruct the Master Hero to complete the quest!]

[1. Perform Perfectly – Refugee Protection and City Defense (Reward X 2)]

[2. Do it – protect refugees]

[3. Rejected]

[Hero’s intention is as follows]

[Kishasha – Negative]

[Lakari – Extremely Negative]

[Nishaz – Negative]

[Nandio – Neutral]

[Daruma – Positive]

Logs came to mind one after another.

It was a message announcing a sub-quest.

‘Did he leave here?’

I had expected it.

Sometimes NPCs give quests within missions. practice is free. When you clear it, you get a certain reward. Even if you refuse, there is no great harm.

I saw Priasis.

She knelt in the sand, her eyes tightly closed.

but.

[3. Refusal (choice)]

[Declining the quest.]

Amkena refused at once.

The reason is simple. Party members were generally negative. Even if you force it, it won’t work.

Even the hero can tell that the Master has refused.

Because the research reached a certain level, even the hero could observe this level of system messages.

“Open your eyes.”

Kishasha said.

Priasis opened her eyes and looked at Kishasha with a desperate expression.

“Are you sure it’s not okay?”

“Sorry. The risk is too great for us. We cannot lose our kind while protecting humans.”

The clear reward is specified in the quest message.

‘Experience and gold. And…’

Bonus Stage.

It was a rare opportunity. Even Kishasha knows that there is no reward for doing this. But Kishasha refused.

‘The risk is great for Kishasha.’

Due to the nature of the 3rd party, which is made up of minority races, it is not easy to replenish once a member is lost.

Priasis’ shoulders trembled.

“…I get it.”

Priasis arose helplessly.

Those eyes followed the procession of refugees. A massacre was already taking place on one side of the boulevard. Elderly people and children with slow gait die from the weakest.

“Still I can’t do anything.”

Priasis smiled bitterly.

“They’ll be coming this way soon too. Let’s move.”

Kishasha turned her back.

The target is the northern street. It was where the gate leading to the desert was located.

I left the oasis area and entered the street.

The enemy appeared immediately. Lizardman type. It was a lizard-type monster that walked on two legs. Gray-white scales were soaked in human blood.

“Ugh!”

As soon as the Lizardman saw the party, they rushed at it with shining eyes.

The curved sword in his hand danced.

puck!

Although the head was only blown off by Kishasha’s fist.

In addition, Lizardmen appeared all over the street, but it did not become a big crisis.

Kishasha and the others killed the monsters without difficulty. Although numerous, they were spread throughout the village. Also, their goal wasn’t priasis. They just went on a rampage, trying to kill everything in sight.

“…”

Looking at the human corpses strewn on the street, Friasis lowered her head.

The 3rd party didn’t care what the friasis was or not and went on. I followed Kishasha and the others from behind a few meters and put the structure of the street in my head. Where is the shortcut and how many lizardmen are there?

‘The difficulty is not difficult.’

It is clear that the monster is rampaging.

However, they did not pose a great threat. The 3rd party made their way to the north gate without difficulty.

‘Is it a mission to take a break?’

The difficulty of ‘Pick Me Up’, known externally, is random.

There are ridiculously difficult missions, and there are times when missions are so easy that you wonder if this is okay. The difficulty of the 25th floor, which I had grasped, was certainly not difficult compared to the cases so far.

It’s all about escaping with NPCs.

It’s not like hundreds of Lizardmen flocked to it at once.

The high-level boss monster didn’t even appear.

‘but.’

If the missions of Pick Me Up are not random,

each mission has a hidden meaning.

There is only one possibility.

‘A bridgehead for reaching the 30th floor.’

I followed the 3rd party at a quick pace.

At the north gate, Kishasha, who had transformed into a half-man, half-beast, was cutting the Lizardmen into pieces. It had ears sticking out on top of its head, and the tail on its hip swayed with movement. It seemed that such a form of transformation was also possible.

I sat on the rubble of a broken building.

The party that dealt with the Lizardmen was leaving through the North Gate, but they had no intention of following them. I’ve already seen everything to see. The 25th floor ended here.

[Stage cleared!]

[‘Kishasha (★★★★)’ ‘Lakari (★★★)’ ‘Nishhazu (★★★)’ ‘Daruma (★★★)’ ‘Nandio (★★★) ‘ Level up!]

[Reward – 200000G]

[MVP – ‘Kishasha(★★★★)’]

As expected, the stage clear message came up and the background gradually began to blur. The town’s buildings were littered with sand. Lizardmen and human corpses then became light and disappeared. and.

Pod!

I was back in the gap of time and space.

[Record reading complete!]

[‘Han (★★★)’ has learned the experience of the 25th floor.]

[Regeneration Stone is consumed.]

The shadow lifts.

Three mirrors that had lost their light stood tall.

‘Different type sub questra.’

There are several types of sub-quests.

However, the branching type appeared on the 25th floor. Among the many quests, it had a unique feature. that.

[Tips/About sub-quests 2]

[You can re-challenge missions with branching sub-quests. This has nothing to do with clearing the boss stage. However, you cannot obtain the clear rewards you have already obtained.]

Just then, an appropriate explanation message came to mind.

It seemed that Isel was trying to inform Amkena of the facts just now.

The rewards for sub-quests are experience and gold, NPC favorability increase, and bonus stage opening.

Experience and gold can be passed on to other heroes or amkenas. It was the latter that mattered.

In the bonus stage, there was a high possibility that information about the next floor would come out.

More than anything else, it was what I was most curious about.

The NPC favorability is a bit ambiguous.

‘That mission.’

i don’t

clap.

I fastened the sheath to my belt and left the room.