The Last Adventurer Chapter 110

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Chapter 34. The Crown Prince (3)

7.

It was a week after King Abdullah VIII announced that he would choose a crown prince.

“You’re choosing a crown prince?”

A brief period of time during which no one has heard the news yet.

“Prince Kashan is about to attack Mystic Gate!”

During that brief moment, Prince Kashan moved.

“That’s reckless.”

Everyone questioned that move.

But one thing was certain.

“There’s no way I’ll be properly prepared.”

The chances of being fully prepared for something that moves this quickly are close to zero.

“The preparation is perfect.”

But Prince Kashan thought differently.

“Because we had the best party ever.”

That’s understandable, since he had organized the best party to conquer Mystic Gate.

“I didn’t know things would turn out this way.”

Of course, it was by no means the case that Queen Areda’s actions had been predicted or prepared for in advance.

Only Prince Kashan was prepared.

“He who is not prepared for the Mystic Gate is not fit to be king.”

If you want to lead the Ariant Kingdom, you must have the ability to attack the Mystic Gate more than anything else.

That’s the quality of a king.

That person was Prince Kashan.

He is not someone who simply desires the throne, but someone who truly wants to lead the Kingdom of Ariant properly.

A person who will do anything for it.

“We’ve come all the way to the El Palm party.”

Even unexpected power, a reliable power, was added.

In that situation, there was absolutely no reason to hesitate.

And there was no reason to spare my body.

“Now let’s move.”

Prince Kashan, he immediately led the prepared men and headed to the Tiho Oasis where the 300 Mystic Gates that Abdullah VIII had prepared in advance were located.

“Prince Kashan has moved!”

The news had already spread throughout the Nihal Desert.

To be exact, it was spread by Prince Kashan.

The more dramatic the process of becoming crown prince is, the higher the approval rating for Prince Kashan will be.

Prince Kashan’s plan paid off.

All attention in the Nihal Desert was now focused on no one else but Prince Kashan.

Naturally, they began to question.

“So how many people are you going to attack with?”

The condition for becoming the crown prince is to succeed in the conquest with the fewest numbers.

“There shouldn’t be a problem attacking with 200 people. There are quite a few cases like that.”

“But there should be about half, 150 people. There may be variables in the 300-person Mystic Gate.”

“then?”

“140 people, that would be the limit.”

And people estimated that the number of people prepared by Prince Kashan was 150 or something like that.

“The lowest number of people who have conquered the 300-person Mystic Gate so far was 135, recorded by Gina, one of Captain Kairin’s disciples.”

Because the lowest number of records recognized by the Adventurer’s Association of Maple World was 135.

You’re going to conquer such a place with about 140 people, and with Prince Kashan, who is a burden in some sense?

Even that was a matter of high praise for Prince Kashan.

The answer to such public expectations soon came out.

“Kashan, the third prince to receive the glory of Abdullah VIII.”

Prince Kashan, he appeared in Tahoe Oasis.

“99 people, including me, will take on the challenge.”

8.

99 people!

“What? How many people?”

When the number of Prince Kashan’s party members was revealed, everyone’s reaction was the same without exception.

“Stop joking. Is it even possible to conquer a 300-person gate with 99 people?”

That’s impossible.

The number 99 was a shocking number.

“A double-digit attack!”

A number that is virtually suicidal.

So, quite a few people have expressed such opinions.

“They could pretend to be 99 people and come in more. There’s a chance they’ll intentionally create an issue by making a fuss.”

In reality, it’s not 99 people who will enter, it’s more than that.

But that opinion did not last long.

“He has entered! Prince Kashan has entered!”

As soon as Prince Kashan arrived at Tahoe Oasis, he set out to conquer Mystic Gate without even taking a moment to rest.

It proved in the most certain way that the plan to conquer with 99 people was not a vain ploy but serious.

Those who learned of it agreed on two things.

“If Prince Kashan comes back alive, he will become the crown prince. Who would do that?”

There is no prince who can conquer the 300-man Mystic Gate with 99 people, or even fewer.

“If you come out alive, if you come out alive.”

However, the conquest will be very difficult.

“It’s going to be difficult right from the first floor. We have to stop a huge number of monsters with 99 people, no, 98 people.”

Many people expected that Prince Kashan would not even be able to conquer the first floor.

“boss.”

Among them was the El Palm Party.

Of course they knew that if El Palm came to the forefront, there would be no difficulty at all.

Conversely, I thought it would be a huge headache if El Palm didn’t come out with full force.

“This is no joke.”

However, Prince Kashan’s soldiers and the adventurers he hired showed great strength even without El Palm.

It had to be that way.

“Items.”

Because the adventurers and soldiers gathered by Prince Kashan were overflowing with unique items.

There were even a few legendary items.

That was evidence of the confidence Prince Kashan displayed.

“It’s definitely on a different level.”

While the strength of the adventurer is important, the strength of the item can change the level of the adventurer in an instant.

With so many legendary items, it was strange not to feel confident.

“Money is a scary thing.”

“Yeah, money is scary.”

Because of this, Divo and Miner were amazed at the wealth of Prince Kashan who had collected such items.

“Money alone won’t do it.”

Ralph, on the other hand, had a different opinion.

“what?”

“You can buy good items with money. But you can’t buy really good items with money.”

“What are you talking about?”

“The biggest reason adventurers save money is to get really good items. That’s why adventurers who buy expensive items never put them on the market.”

It was just as Ralph said.

The level of items that Prince Kashan had collected was not something that could be simply purchased with money.

That means I got it some other way.

And on this floor, there was usually only one way to get items other than money.

“There’s a good chance I got half of them myself.”

“oh my god.”

When they realized that fact, Devo, Miner, and Kiri couldn’t help but be even more surprised.

Of course, El Palm was an exception.

He had known of Prince Kashan’s abilities long ago.

I couldn’t not know.

‘That’s why he secretly grew his power in various places, including the upper part of Gapor.’

Because the upper part of Gapor, where El Palm belonged, was one of Prince Kashan’s forward bases for collecting such items.

That is, Prince Kashan had been preparing for a long time, and the results of that preparation were bound to be extraordinary.

Confidence also had to be different.

“driving me crazy.”

Of course, at this moment, that fact offered little comfort to El Palm Party.

Instead of comforting them, everyone frowned.

‘Most of them are traitors?’

Because they knew that this overwhelming strength would eventually become the force that strangled them.

It is something that is bound to be worrisome in many ways.

“There is no need to fight right now.”

El Palm said to those colleagues:

“Until we catch the boss monster.”

There’s no need to fear them.

“From the traitors’ point of view, there is no problem in moving after defeating the boss monster.”

In fact, it wasn’t their existence that worried El Palm.

There was only one thing I was worried about now.

“The problem is the boss monster here.”

El Palm knew it.

“A boss monster stronger than any we’ve ever encountered will appear.”

9.

Tahoe Oasis.

A place of rest for adventurers venturing through the Nihal Desert.

But now, any adventurers are forbidden from entering the Tahoe Oasis.

“No entry.”

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Ariant had occupied Tahoe Oasis and were blocking all adventurers.

Normally, this would be a situation where adventurers would have to rise up.

After all, occupying and blocking the oasis was a life-threatening undertaking.

But this time it was different.

None of the adventurers who found the Tahoe Oasis were angry.

“how is it?”

“It looks like Prince Kashan’s party has arrived!”

In a situation where this huge event to select a crown prince was taking place, strict security was only natural.

“Really 99 people?”

“I think so.”

“You’re crazy!”

Even with Prince Kashan’s party currently in place, what if someone barges in?

I could guarantee it.

The moment someone breaks in, all those standing guard here will become one with the sands of the Nihal Desert under the command of King Abdullah VIII.

“Get out!”

Those on guard duty were bound to be more nervous than ever.

“There is only one warning.”

He had a voice and eyes more chilling than ever.

At this point, it would have been normal to back down, as if it were a given.

But the adventurers gathered here were different.

Some thought.

‘What if someone barges in?’

He said that this situation was a great opportunity to make his reputation known to the world.

Of course, only a few adventurers, or rather, only a few crazy ones, thought like that.

The problem was that there were adventurers who were of sound mind who considered intruding.

Of course they had a purpose.

‘If the interference is successful… … .’

Ruining Prince Kashan’s strategy.

Moreover, there were so many people in Maple World who wished for Prince Kashan’s failure.

‘The success fee is 100 million mesos.’

It was a situation where such a huge reward was at stake, and it was a situation that was bound to be very exciting in many ways.

There were actually attempts.

A few adventurers attempted to intrude.

“Kwaaak!”

And soon after they attempted to invade, they turned Tahoe Oasis red.

Not only did they not succeed, but no one even got close to the Mystic Gate.

There was nothing strange.

“This is no joke.”

“This is no joke. The Sixth Circle’s experts are standing guard right now.”

For this security, the Ariant Kingdom has deployed as many as ten of its 6th Circle experts.

Beyond the strict level of security, only a 7th Circle expert could break through.

And currently, the only 7th Circle adventurers in Maple World were those whose fame was sky-high.

‘I can’t get through that.’

A place that can be called an iron fortress.

But for him it was an exception.

‘Except me.’

The phantom thief, he got through that tight security with so much ease.

It wasn’t difficult.

He roamed the Tahoe oasis like it was his home.

Of course, it was possible because of him.

‘The detectors are overflowing.’

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Ariant are not fools, so they have taken measures to monitor thieves using Dark Sight skills in various places.

There is only a tiny gap.

It was virtually impossible to find it, let alone move through that tiny gap.

‘It’s funny to me.’

But it was a laughable thing for the thief Phantom.

That’s why.

The Phantom Thief was able to reach it so easily while everyone else failed.

‘This is it.’

In front of the 300-person Mystic Gate where Prince Kashan’s party entered.

Of course, the reason Phantom Thief came here was not to interfere with Prince Kashan or anything like that.

I had no intention of helping.

He was just curious.

‘El Palm.’

El Palm entered here with the help of Prince Kashan.

‘I hope the deal goes well.’

And the thief Phantom was hoping that El Palm would survive and succeed here.

That would be the case, as El Palm’s success was a profitable business for the thief Phantom as well.

Queen Aretha!

If she disappears, the Ariant Kingdom will quickly return to normal.

So I came to see.

To gauge the odds of El Palm Party winning.

And the thief Phantom could see with his special eyes.

Just by looking at the Mystic Gate, he could tell what the boss monster was.

That was the reason.

‘It won’t be easy.’

The reason why the phantom thief smiles bitterly.

‘The boss monster is Junior Balrog.’

fantasy,