The Last Adventurer Chapter 168

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Chapter 51. The Wolf King (3)

5.

Aran, the hero of Polarm, there were countless heroic tales that came up when describing her.

There are so many that it’s hard to pick just one.

Moreover, none of those heroic tales were light. Just one story could make one a hero.

There are countless stories like that.

However, there was one thing in common among those countless stories.

“Aran, the hero of Polarm, she became stronger with each battle.”

The more enemies she faced, the stronger she became.

That was something that defied common sense.

No matter how strong an adventurer or hero they were, there was no way they could become stronger as the battles continued.

Battle was a continual attrition, and repeated battles were acts that ate away at physical strength, mental power, and magical power. But Aran was different.

She really did seem to get stronger as the battles continued and she defeated more enemies.

It was later revealed.

“Thanks to the combo ability.”

She said that what made it possible was one of her skills, the combo ability.

As the expression suggests, the skill was a combo skill, where the ability increased the more enemies were defeated consecutively.

The skill standard is 50.

That is, the ability increases every time you defeat 50 monsters.

Of course, it didn’t mean that I became stronger unconditionally.

There are some conditions attached.

“First of all, the duration is 10 minutes.”

The most important condition among them was that the time for the ability to increase was only 10 minutes.

It was by no means a short time.

The problem was that, as explained above about the combo, you had to keep hunting monsters within 10 minutes.

What if you don’t catch a single monster in 10 minutes?

In that case, all abilities gained through combo abilities at that moment were lost.

Even taking that into account, it was an incredible skill.

“If you catch about a thousand of them, you can enjoy a similar level of ability increase as if you circled up.”

Because that level was powerful enough to overturn a circle.

This was not usually meant to be.

The difference of one circle is so great that it is unmanageable, and when the Black Mage was sealed, Aran, the hero of Polarm, was in the 8th circle.

She jumps over a circle like that?

It is literally the realm of the transcendent, reaching within reach.

That’s why.

The six heroes fought against the Black Mage, the transcendent being, and were ultimately able to seal his existence.

In other words, it was one of the skills that made Aran, the hero of Polarm, a hero.

Qyuu!

That was also the reason why Mano looked more excited than ever.

Because it was an item of greater value than any item El Palm Party had ever obtained.

‘I never thought this would come out.’

In fact, even from El Palm’s perspective, I didn’t know that one of Aran’s items would contain a combo ability skill.

‘You wouldn’t have known.’

Something I would never have given up if I had known.

‘Because at this point in time, there was only one person who could use Aran’s item.’

And I couldn’t help but not know.

“This is an incredible item,” said the Black Mage’s followers, since there was no one worthy of succeeding Aran.

If it weren’t for Devo, El Palm wouldn’t have known its identity.

“He’s a huge guy.”

Anyway, I got what I was looking for.

“There is no reason to be here anymore.”

So El Palm didn’t worry any longer.

“Hunting lycanthropes.”

6.

Lycanthrope.

Oww!

The appearance of the guy who howled incessantly was not much different from that of a werewolf.

Of course, it was only in appearance.

Oww!

First of all, the bastard was twice as big as a werewolf.

Werewolves are by no means small monsters, but this one is twice as big? When facing it, it feels like a house is standing right in front of you.

Also, the fur color was silver. This was also a very troublesome part.

Whew!

It was very difficult to see the lycanthrope with one’s own eyes on a stage where a blizzard was swirling.

But the most troublesome part wasn’t this external aspect.

Awww!

Awww!

Every time a lycanthrope howls, a werewolf appears from the lycanthrope’s shadow.

“Oh.”

It’s a terrible thing to even imagine.

“Just looking at it roughly, it seems like it’s over three or four hundred?”

But what was even more terrifying was that the number of werewolves already summoned was in the hundreds.

“First of all, I confirmed that there were 348.”

The werewolf’s strength is equivalent to that of 100 Hectors.

There are 348 werewolves gathered together? It is no exaggeration to say that there is a herd of over 30,000 Hectors right in front of you.

Of course, in reality it was worse.

If there were 300 werewolves, they could hunt and kill 100,000 Hectors.

It was such a distant sight.

So El Palm Party came to a conclusion right away.

“I think it would be better to catch it as soon as possible.”

That now is the weakest time.

“As time goes by, it becomes uncontrollable.”

If things continue this way, there will be no answer if the number of werewolves exceeds 1,000.

But I couldn’t execute it.

“Boss, what are you going to do?”

Because the only person who could catch the lycanthrope now was El Pham, wearing Zakum’s Helmet.

The remaining colleagues were in a situation where they could not even provide proper support to El Palm.

This means that all decisions are El Palm’s.

“Not right now.”

When El Palm’s answer came out like that, not a single colleague objected or was surprised.

‘It won’t be easy.’

It was clear that we had to catch it as soon as possible, but isn’t that something we can’t do if we want to?

‘You’ll need to prepare in advance.’

So everyone waited for El Palm to make his move.

Without a word.

But El Palm didn’t show any movement.

‘Is something bothering you?’

His colleagues were puzzled by his appearance, but did not ask any questions.

Still waiting.

Awww!

As time passed, the number of howling sounds began to increase.

But El Palm was still there.

I spent time sitting around without moving.

A day passed, two days passed, a week passed.

Awww!

“I think it’s over a thousand.”

The number of werewolves summoned by lycanthropes now exceeds a thousand.

El Palm, on the other hand, did nothing.

At that point, I couldn’t remain silent any longer.

“Over there, boss.”

Devo asked a question.

“Do you have any problem?”

El Palm tilted his head at that question.

“problem?”

“No, I mean… you didn’t do anything for a week, right?”

If there’s no problem, isn’t it incomprehensible that you can waste time like this?

To this El Palm replied:

“There is no problem.”

“Over there, boss.”

In response, Devo opened his mouth cautiously.

“We may not be comparable to you, Boss, but we are still your comrades. You don’t have to shoulder everything on your own. You can use our lives as you wish, Boss.”

At those words, other colleagues also opened their mouths.

“That’s right. Just give me the order.”

“Orders are fine. Just give me Zakum’s helmet. I’ll blow a hole in those wolf bastards’ heads.”

“The boss can’t die. There’s still a lot of money to be made!”

They showed their readiness to sacrifice themselves if necessary.

That was a great determination.

No matter how great an adventurer you are, it’s not easy to be prepared when faced with death.

Moreover, this was a place where Zakum’s curse was in effect.

It was a place where everyone except El Palm could use about half of their abilities.

And yet, he shows such a fearless attitude.

El Palm said it would not be strange for his colleagues to be overwhelmed with emotion.

“There really is no problem.”

It wasn’t that I was deliberately keeping my worries to myself to reassure my colleagues.

Of course El Palm knew.

“boss.”

At this point, I know that my colleagues won’t easily believe me even if I say something like that.

There was also no need to convince them.

“Then why did you wait?”

“Because a sacrifice was needed.”

“yes?”

“And the offerings were all gathered together.”

Now that El Palm has completed the stage he wants.

“The lycanthrope hunt begins now.”

And the moment the stage was completed, El Palm began the hunt without the slightest hesitation.

“I move by myself.”

El Palm, who had said those words, disappeared into the snowstorm alone.

His colleagues did not follow.

It was definitely not because I lacked determination.

Because he knew better than anyone that in the current situation, it would actually become a chain that holds El Palm back.

So everyone held their breath and waited for the hunt to end.

Of course, the worries still remained.

‘How on earth?’

I acknowledge El Palm’s abilities, but even so, it seemed impossible for him to hunt lycanthropes alone.

It wasn’t just any lycanthrope.

‘There are over a thousand werewolves?’

The area was full of werewolves, those incredibly tough monsters.

That was when.

Awww!

A howling was heard, and the moment El Palm’s comrades heard it, they immediately noticed.

‘It has begun.’

Unlike the howling he had made so far, this howling contained a very vicious hostility and murderous intent.

The hunt for El Palm has begun.

Awww!

Awww!

Soon the world was covered in howling. Just hearing it was enough to drive you crazy, the howling was literally piercing your ears and shaking your brain.

It was worth it.

The howling of over a thousand werewolves, let alone lycanthropes, couldn’t have been an ordinary howl.

Awww!

At that sound, El Palm Party’s worries grew even bigger.

‘The sound moves.’

‘The chase has begun.’

Because I felt like the werewolves and lycanthropes were chasing El Palm like crazy.

It wasn’t just a movement either.

‘In all directions.’

The werewolves scattered in all directions, chasing El Palm.

The overwhelming numbers made it possible.

Awww!

The werewolf’s howl spread out in all directions, covering the world in ever-larger ways.

‘Even running away isn’t easy.’

In that situation, El Palm Party did not move.

If we move here, El Palm will be in even more trouble.

But that kind of waiting can’t go on forever.

Awww!

The moment the howling died down a little, Divo looked at his comrades and spoke with his eyes.

‘Let’s decide the order.’

No further explanation was needed.

Because everyone knew that it was El Palm’s turn to willingly offer itself as bait the moment it was in danger.

‘I’m the first.’

‘I’m second.’

‘Okay, then you’re third.’

‘I’ll be the last one to go.’

And the order was quickly determined.

Awww!

That was the moment when the order was decided.

Swish!

Something suddenly appeared in front of them, and everyone stood up from their seats.

‘no way?’

I thought it might be a lycanthrope.

A voice came to their ears, filled with such alertness.

“Let down your guard.”

“boss?”

El Palm’s voice.

“You came back alive!”

Everyone showed a look of delight at that voice.

“thank god.”

“Yeah, there’s no way our leader would die.”

“I believed!”

There was no expectation in such a welcoming atmosphere.

No one had any expectation that El Palm would hunt lycanthropes.

“You still need us, right?”

“The hunt is over.”

“yes?”

“I caught the lycanthrope.”

The reason why everyone was surprised by El Palm’s words.

“So, you got it?”

El Palm gave a brief explanation to his colleagues who were surprised by the fact.

“You attacked from a kilometer away wearing the boots of Hermes. It’s a wonder you couldn’t catch it.”

Everyone looked dumbfounded at that explanation.

Of course, one thing everyone was sure of.

If El Palm says he caught it, then he caught it.

I don’t think he’d ever lie about this, even if he didn’t know anything else.

A question naturally arose.

“No, boss? If it was so easy to catch, then why?”

Why did El Palm take so long?

El Palm answered that question.

“Because it was necessary.”

“yes?”

With that answer, El Palm took off Zakum’s helmet and handed it to Divo.

And then he said.

“A sacrifice.”

fantasy,