Pick Me Up!-Chapter 230.2: After the Ending (1) (2)

Of course, there was another reason why the Anytng and Silver incident was quietly buried.

In the official cafe and community sites for “Pick Me Up,” there was an unusual level of excitement.

■Reporter News

[If you enjoy playing ‘Pick Me Up’, whether you are a novice or a master, there is a common question.]

[That is, ‘Can this game really be cleared to the end?’]

[Known for its no-revival system, randomness, and infamous difficulty, ‘Pick Me Up’ had no user who cleared the scenario in the two years since its service started. But a few days ago, a user registered in the ‘Pick Me Up’ Hall of Fame, which only users who cleared the game can enter, causing a stir.]

[The protagonist is a user named ‘El Cid’ from server 4, who had been prominent since the early beta test...]

The first user to clear the game appeared in ‘Pick Me Up,’ which had been running for over two years.

No wonder the Anytng incident was easily buried.

[Hmph! What a sneaky bastard, robbing an empty house!]

Iselle, who was looking at the internet window next to me, puffed her cheeks.

[If Loki hadn’t been dragged here, he wouldn’t be the first. He’s just lucky, tsk tsk! No doubt the difficulty was super easy, and he only got good heroes. It’s all inflated, all inflated!]

Iselle slammed the desk with her fist.

[Eek! Sneaky bastard!]

“Why are you getting mad?”

[Loki is better. But he took advantage of a gap and became the first clear user!]

“I don’t really care. Clearing it early doesn’t bring any special benefit. I was already ranked 5th before coming here.”

[If there were only seven stars, Loki would definitely be number one!]

Iselle turned her head sharply.

Geez.

Ignoring Iselle, I checked the comments section of the community news.

▼ [Comments – 1387]

[Lv.38] SuperCrush198

/ Like 3222, Dislike 189

Wow.

There are people who clear this crazy game.

The world is wide, and there are many madmen!

Learned one more thing today.

[Lv.18] SerialDiscounts

/ Like 357, Dislike 132

El Cid is worthy of being the first clearer.

He has been very famous since the closed beta.

Anyone who knows, knows.

I think he’s a notch above Loki.

└[Lv.17] isel0479

/ Like 533, Dislike 789

El Cid above Loki?

Loki started the game late, that’s why.

Do you have a washing machine instead of a brain?

└[Lv.3] CarrCarrLaugh

/ Like 332, Dislike 89

Excuse me, but you’re burning up right now.

└[Lv.79] TexasBlunt

/ Like 153, Dislike 211

If you’re upset, you should have started early.

No matter how much you hype the so-called Master of Masters, he’s just 5th in the rankings.

There are four more above him.

[Lv.21] SiriusJjang

/ Like 853, Dislike 1533

[Comment has been deleted.]

SerisJjang’s cleavage!

[Lv.53] ScissorKingPingKing

/ Like 2875, Dislike 83

Instead of boasting about the first clearer, Mobius should stabilize the server.

It keeps crashing, and the server state is awful.

Are you mining Bitcoin with the server computers?

[Lv.8] MintLover

/ Like 353, Dislike 328

I did some personal investigation, and that El Cid user seems a bit strange.

I think it’s a virtual account made by the game company.

Who puts an ending in mobile games these days?

To milking money pigs, there shouldn’t be an ending.

I predict Mobius will launch a big event soon.

└[Lv.15] TakeItForFree

/ Like 376, Dislike 227

You’re writing a novel. LOL

‘...It’s a mess.’

I closed the internet window.

The comment section was a chaotic mix of opinions.

But one clear fact remains.

‘The existence of the first clearer is now public.’

The top four ranks in ‘Pick Me Up’ had rarely shown themselves to the users.

But with El Cid’s rise as the first clearer, he was deeply imprinted among the masters.

We’ll have to see what effect this will have.

‘Come to think of it...’

I still didn’t know the purpose of his invasion of Muryeon.

Before I cleared the 50th floor, Yurnet said she would investigate El Cid’s details.

It had been a long time since I contacted her.

I checked around to ensure no one was nearby, then turned the ring on my left hand.

Bzzt. The ring emitted a dark light, and a noise echoed in my head.

Yurnet’s voice.

The response came immediately as if she had been waiting.

“More importantly, have you found anything about the first ranker?”

Ahem.

I cleared my throat.

“Sorry.”

A light laugh was heard.

She’s competent as always.

Yurnet continued.

“Then what?”

Yurnet did not immediately answer.

“...Do so.”

The communication with Yurnet was cut off.

I rested my chin on my hand.

It seemed Yurnet’s findings were unexpected.

I could imagine her face pondering over there.

It can’t be helped.

I couldn’t force her to reveal it.

I decided to give it ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) some time.

After clearing my mind of El Cid, I resumed web surfing.

I closed the ‘first clearer’ news and looked for other information about ‘Pick Me Up.’

Discussions on the recent frequent server crashes.

Information about rising hot prospects. ...That was me.

And finally, news about an event to be patched in a few days.

‘An event?’

The Raid Festa had ended not long ago.

I clicked on the news.

New novel chapt𝒆rs are published on ƒгeewebnovёl.com.

[Season 8. World Raid]

[Coming Soon!]

I entered the official cafe’s patch notes board.

There was a similar announcement.

The news was about the upcoming World Raid event.

I had planned to participate as a Townia member in the next season.

The rewards for the main event, the raid, were much better than those for the city-wide sports encounter.

But this was unusually quick.

It seemed hastily made.

‘...’

The raid was scheduled for early next week.

That was also faster than expected.

‘Tel, what’s your plan?’