The Last Adventurer Chapter 101

101

Chapter 32. Pharaoh (3)

5.

Pharaoh Snake.

The moment those words left Pir’s mouth, most adventurers had similar reactions.

‘What is that?’

A question mark appeared on his face.

However, some were different.

Adventurers from the Nihal Desert, some of them with faces filled with fear and horror that could not be measured.

‘What is this? Could this be?’

And that expression was immediately contagious to those around him.

“Hey, what’s a Pharaoh Snake?”

“A giant cobra that existed in the Nihal Desert.”

“cobra?”

“It is called the Pharaoh Snake because its head shape resembles a crowned pharaoh.”

“Wait, something like that existed? Then why didn’t I know about it?”

“Its existence was only confirmed in the murals of the pyramids. It was also only told in stories in the Nihal Desert, and no adventurer has ever seen its true form.”

It was an explanation that was completely incomprehensible just by hearing it.

That was why.

‘oh my god.’

Everyone’s expressions hardened after hearing the story.

Because I knew it.

“So you’re saying there’s no known strategy?”

For an adventurer, there are few things more terrifying than hearing about something for the first time.

“I don’t know how to attack. But I do know one thing.”

To those adventurers, Pir said:

“The Pharaoh Snake has a powerful venom.”

Creepy words.

“If it is poison, what kind of poison is it?”

“If you are poisoned, you will become a mummy.”

And no one felt creeped out anymore by the explanation that followed.

“Mummy?”

“What does that mean?”

Because it was virtually impossible to feel or express any emotion in a situation that was beyond common sense.

To them, Pir was happy to explain.

“Become a mummy and be controlled by Pharaoh Snake.”

Whatever you imagine, you will face a situation more dire than that.

“Are you a pilot?”

“You can think of it as paper. It means that you become a mummy who sacrifices your whole body to protect Pharaoh Snake. A mummy that does not die.”

Everyone who understood those words felt a chill down their spine.

It means that the moment a colleague next to you is poisoned, he or she becomes your enemy.

It wasn’t just any enemy either.

Mummies were no different from zombies, if anything, they were much more difficult than zombies.

It means that precious and trustworthy colleagues become enemies that do not die easily.

The eyes of El Palm’s colleagues wavered at that fact.

“Boss, this is getting crazy.”

The greater the trust you have in your colleagues, the greater the shock you will feel when you imagine them becoming your enemies.

El Palm said to them:

“It’s not a big deal if your comrades become your enemies.”

Don’t worry about that.

At those words, everyone’s eyes, including Devo’s, sparkled.

“Boss, do you happen to know the strategy?”

Doesn’t the fact that there’s nothing to worry about mean that there’s a way to deal with it?

El Palm responded to those expectations.

“Because there are bigger things to worry about than that.”

“yes?”

“That’s true. If one of us gets poisoned, we don’t have to worry about it right now. The monsters here are more important.”

“ah!”

Only then did everyone realize.

“Most of the monsters here can be considered mummies of the Pharaoh Snake.”

What you really need to worry about.

That was when.

“It is as El Palm said.”

Pir, he came out.

“The monsters here now are Pharaoh Snake’s mummies. So the most certain way to defeat Pharaoh Snake now is this.”

He presented a strategy.

“We must eliminate all the monsters here.”

A long-awaited strategy.

But no one complained, got annoyed, or got angry at that far-fetched strategy.

Yellow rank, any adventurer who has come this far would know.

Getting angry or annoyed will never change the reality of your situation.

“After all the monsters have been eliminated, when Pharaoh Snake is left alone, then aim for that moment. Right now, that is the strategy with the highest chance of success.”

Above all, Pir’s words were valid.

In order to catch a boss monster, it was essential to remove all obstacles.

“So let’s divide the unit.”

“You’re dividing the unit?”

“If you encounter the Pharaoh Snake in a crowded situation, there is a risk of annihilation. So, split into at least five parties and eliminate as many monsters in this jungle as possible.”

“What should I do if I encounter the Pharaoh Snake?”

“Run away. With all your might.”

Of course, it wasn’t easy to do those basics.

Not only is it not easy, but the more power you share, the lower your chances of survival.

But there was no other way.

As Pir said, gathering together and moving around was dangerous in many ways in the current situation.

So, everyone was satisfied with the operation.

In fact, in these moments, adventurers usually harbor positive feelings, or hope.

That was the adventurer tribe.

‘But there’s a leak.’

Moreover, there was someone here now who they could fully hope for.

“I know it’s hard for everyone.”

And the being spoke.

“I will hunt the monsters with all my might. So please trust me and endure.”

At those words, the eyes of all the adventurers changed.

I was confident.

‘It’s possible, if it’s a leak.’

With the confidence that I can survive here.

The same was true of the El Palm Party.

“If the Leak Party catches monsters together, it might be more fun than you think.”

No, it was the El Palm party that I was more confident about than any other party.

“Yeah, no problem. We have El Palm.”

“Of course, we have an even bigger monster on our side.”

Because I knew El Palm’s skills well.

So there was no sense of crisis.

‘Boss, just the two of them will be no problem for that Pharaoh Snake or whatever snake bastard!’

No matter how much I rack my brain, it’s hard to imagine two monsters being defeated by another monster.

It wasn’t just those two.

Thanks to the leak party, the third floor was now full of all forces without a single straggler.

In addition, the skills of those adventurers were in no way comparable to those of the Leak Party.

Cross Hunters, because they were the skilled people they had selected.

Of course, there were exceptions.

“Why is everyone so optimistic?”

Ralph’s expression was hard.

At that expression, Divo, Kiri, and Miner quickly realized.

“Yeah, that’s right. I was too optimistic.”

“I’m sorry. It was a matter of life and death, and I acted too rashly.”

“I feel like I’ve been shot in the head lately. Thinking like this in a place like this. The life of a pirate is like that, you never know when you’ll die.”

There’s Leak, and there’s El Palm, but it’s clear that this is a very dangerous stage.

Crucially, as Ralph had said, it was none other than the thief Phantom who had personally commissioned the job.

“This is the place indicated by the thief Phantom.”

Thinking it’s easy means being arrogant.

“If you don’t act here, you might miss your chance to obtain the treasure of the Phantom Thief!”

“huh?”

“What do you mean, yeah?”

Of course, what Ralph pointed out was different from what everyone thought.

“There’s no way that the thief Phantom would give the treasure to everyone, right? Even if he did, he’d probably give one or two. If things continue this way, who’s going to get the treasure?”

That you have to give it your all, even if it’s just for the treasure.

“haha.”

At that fact, the rest of them, including Devo, burst into laughter.

But he didn’t scold Ralph.

“Yeah, Ralph’s right. Just sitting here like a dead mouse isn’t an adventurer.”

In this situation, you have to be more proactive than anyone else, only then can you be confident that you are an adventurer.

“Isn’t that right, boss?”

El Palm gave a short answer to Divo’s question.

“The leak party is unbelievable.”

“yes?”

“From now on, Leak will try to kill us.”

6.

“The hunt will begin now.”

The moment we split into parties to annihilate the monsters in the jungle, at that moment, Rick spoke.

“All adventurers except us.”

“yes?”

Leek’s men were surprised at those words.

“Why are you surprised?”

Leak actually questioned that fact.

“We are simply carrying out our original plan. Wasn’t that our plan to annihilate everyone here for the sake of the Great One? So why are you surprised?”

In response to that question, one of his subordinates, Marcel, opened his mouth.

“Didn’t you make a deal with El Palm Party?”

I heard the general story.

El Palm, he too is a follower of the Black Mage and must complete this mission.

So in return for listening to it, he gave her an incredible item called the Ring of Zeus.

But they kill them all here?

Then it’s breaking a promise.

“There is only one thing we must keep in mind, one thing we must keep in mind.”

But Leek didn’t see any significance in that fact.

It wasn’t really anything meaningful.

“Following orders. I have been ordered by Will to annihilate.”

Because in the first place, he had no intention of dealing with El Palm.

After hearing those words from Leak, his subordinates no longer had any doubts.

The Leak they knew was that kind of man.

“Genocide. Death of everyone but us.”

A man who is like a machine, not caring about anything in order to carry out a given order.

But I didn’t give up on asking questions.

“Mr. Leek, the Pharaoh Snake here is still dangerous. Wouldn’t it be better for other adventurers to eliminate some of the monsters before eliminating the adventurers?”

The monster hunt is about to begin, but are you going to find the adventurers here and kill them?

Then, the hunting difficulty of the absurd monster called Pharaoh Snake will naturally increase.

It was a dangerous thing.

“No problem.”

But Leek wasn’t worried about that at all.

“I alone am enough.”

“yes?”

“That’s right. Our party is more than enough to handle any monster that Pharaoh Snake might be.”

Because I was brimming with confidence.

“I can now clear the green-grade Mystic Gate on my own.”

And none of his subordinates dared to refute Leak’s confidence.

Considering the abilities that Leek had shown so far, discussing a crisis in front of him was laughable.

At that point, the subordinates changed their plans.

“All right.”

I decided to follow Leak’s words unconditionally.

Without a word.

“Then who would you like to be first?”

“It’s El Palm Party.”

“yes?”

But in front of Leek’s subsequent words, the subordinates had no choice but to spit out words again.

“Hey, Mr. Leek. This is… … .”

It would be nice to wipe out the other adventurers, but the El Palm Party is under the command of another legion commander.

He was not just any subordinate, but someone on a very important mission.

But you even kill people like that?

It was a whole other level of interference with the mission.

“That could be a problem.”

To be honest, it’s a problem. This expression is also used indirectly. The moment El Palm dies, the commander of the legion who has El Palm as his subordinate will not stay still.

And the fact that the Legion Commander would not remain silent meant that he would implement strong punishment against the Leek Party.

“Again, Will said it.”

However, Leek said with a faint smile at his subordinates’ reactions.

“Kill everyone except us.”

There wasn’t a single word in the orders he received that said, “Save El Palm Party.”

That’s why Leek prepared to hunt El Palm Party.

“El Palm Party is the strongest. They are also quick-witted. If we start hunting them, there is a very high chance that they will notice and respond.”

thoroughly.

“But the first one is different. It is impossible to tell what our intentions are… … .”

That was the moment.

“Coolook!”

As Rick was about to finish speaking, a cough appeared and cut him off.

Everyone looked at their colleague who coughed at that fact.

At this crucial moment, he looked angry at the person who cut him off.

The one who coughed at the anger of the gathered colleagues answered.

“Wow!”

He vomited bright red blood.

At that moment, Leek shouted.

“It’s poison!”

fantasy,