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Chapter 52. The Lion King (2)
4.
Adventurers in Maple World always enjoyed a splendid banquet after finishing their adventures.
The same thing happened with the El Palm Party.
El Palm had prepared a dinner in advance in anticipation of the arrival of his colleagues, including Debo.
So that you can enjoy it right away.
But now the El Palm Party couldn’t enjoy the dinner properly.
“The food here is good.”
An unexpected guest attended the event.
Of course, it wasn’t just because of the fact that guests were present.
“What are you doing? Isn’t everyone eating? Isn’t it a bit weird for me to be the only one eating?”
That guest is the phantom thief Phantom.
It was an unexpected guest.
Did you really think it would suddenly appear like this?
“Let’s all eat together. Oh, I ate all of this. This spaghetti was pretty tasty. Can I order some more?”
Even the thief Phantom was quickly finishing off the banquet, surprisingly quickly.
It was a mind-boggling sight in many ways.
Of course, El Palm was different.
Far from being surprised, he was also eating.
“You can order as much as you want.”
“This is a big bowl. Here, take my order!”
Beyond the level of eating, he was able to leisurely accept the existence and actions of the phantom thief Phantom.
“Did you two plan to meet beforehand?”
At that sight, El Palm’s colleagues thought.
“No, I never made such a promise.”
“Hey, if you promised, you wouldn’t have met in a place like this.”
But there was no such promise between the two.
From El Palm’s perspective, it was honestly not at all unexpected that the thief Phantom would appear.
“It looks like something pretty big has happened.”
But if he came like this, it was expected that it wasn’t for an ordinary reason.
That was the important part for El Palm.
“You’re getting straight to the point. Let’s eat some more.”
The phantom thief was tight-lipped about that.
“If you listen to my story, you’ll lose your appetite. Eat some first. It’s better to eat halfway than not to eat at all, right?”
And everyone’s expressions became stiff as the explanation continued.
If you’re talking to this extent, it really isn’t an ordinary thing.
That’s why.
“Yes, I like ghosts that died while eating.”
Everyone, including Devo, focused on eating.
That was an adventurer.
Adventurers, who never knew when they would have to go on a dangerous adventure, had to eat properly while they could.
It was like that now.
If today’s dinner might be your last, then it’s best to enjoy it!
Also, the El Palm Party was very tired now.
It was important to fill my stomach properly in some way.
It was around that time that everyone started eating.
“Did you really have a blast in the mine?”
The conversation started again.
“yes.”
“Isn’t that amazing?”
At that point, Devo slowly opened his mouth.
“It seems like our party’s activities have reached Phantom’s ears.”
“huh?”
To that question, the phantom thief shrugged his shoulders and said.
“Didn’t you hear that?”
“yes?”
“Did you see it in person?”
“yes?”
And at the words that followed, everyone’s expressions hardened.
“then?”
“Yeah, I was in the abandoned mine area too.”
Were you there?
“Oh, it’s not because of you guys. Our routes barely overlapped. The place I went to was an abandoned mine.”
I couldn’t help but be even more surprised by the words that followed.
The Forest of Dead Trees is clearly an abandoned mine area, but the real abandoned mine that Maple World talks about is literally an abandoned mine.
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It was a very dangerous place.
“Why did you go there?”
“There is only one reason why I came to the Elnas Mountains.”
In other words, there is a reason to go even though it is dangerous.
“So there is no other reason than that.”
There was no need to elaborate on the reason.
Aran’s item!
Because everyone knew that was the reason.
Naturally, everyone’s expressions became even more tense.
So, the next destination is a true abandoned mine.
In many ways, it was a story that was not lacking in anything to ruin the taste of the meal.
“Well, let’s stop talking for now. Finish eating. You might get really sick if you listen to the rest of the story.”
“yes?”
But surprisingly, the story of the Phantom Thief was only a prologue.
“What else is there?”
Phantom the Phantom Thief tilted his head in confusion at Devo’s question.
“Right. Do you think you’d eat rice with just this? This is just dessert level.”
It seems hard to understand why people are surprised by something like this.
“Look at your boss. He doesn’t even care yet.”
In fact, El Palm was concentrating on his meal without paying any attention to the story of the thief Phantom.
El Palm knew that too.
That the phantom thief Phantom didn’t come here just to talk about this kind of thing.
Above all, El Palm knew.
‘If it’s inside a mine, then there it is.’
Where is the place that Phantom Thief is talking about now?
I couldn’t not know.
“What on earth is going on?”
“Well, I told you to eat first. What are you going to do if you get sick?”
“Is there any point to what I’ve heard so far? Just tell me.”
However, El Palm’s colleagues, including Divo, who were unaware of this fact, asked the Phantom Thief to tell them, and the Phantom Thief willingly told them.
“Well, if you want, you can tell me. There’s a Mystic Gate deep in the mine. It’s green in grade.”
“Green rating?”
“But the shape of the Mystic Gate is completely different from anything I’ve seen before.”
Everyone understood the explanation.
“Could this be the 400-person Mystic Gate?”
If it’s a 400-person Mystic Gate, it wouldn’t be strange if they ate it.
That’s understandable, because it was a closed mine area.
In the abandoned mine area where Zakum’s curse was, a 400-person Mystic Gate was no different from a 1,200-person Mystic Gate.
It seemed like a level of difficulty beyond common sense.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is hell.
“no.”
To everyone’s expectations, the phantom thief said.
“It could be worse than that.”
“Huh? Is there anything worse?”
“Yes.”
Whatever you imagine, you will see more than that.
“When I saw it, the boss monster inside was Zakum.”
“Phew!”
The moment he heard that, Devo spit out the food he was eating onto the dishes on the table.
But no one criticized that fact.
I wasn’t even interested.
“So, is it Zakum?”
Zakum.
Because nothing meant anything in front of the name of the Devil’s Tree, the terrifying monster that had turned the abandoned mine into hell.
Of course, I had some questions.
“That’s all you get from a green grade?”
Zakum’s strength was too much for even heroes.
“Zakum becomes stronger as the resentment and curses of the living accumulate. The newly born Zakum is not that strong.”
The phantom thief explained it to him.
“Well, the fact that it’s Zakum is nothing short of a nightmare. It’s impossible to catch him.”
It was an explanation that was by no means comforting.
Anyway, the words of the phantom thief Phantom became reality.
The moment he uttered those words, no one would ever be able to eat properly again.
There is one exception.
‘also.’
El Palm didn’t look all that surprised.
‘There it was.’
Because I knew it.
‘Judge of the Abandoned Mine.’
No, it wasn’t to that extent that I knew.
‘The place I barely escaped alive.’
El Palm, he had experience in conquering the Mystic Gate where Zakum appeared.
Of course, the results were the worst.
‘Only five people, including me, escaped alive.’
It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a disaster.
That’s why at this moment, El Palm could understand what the Phantom Thief was trying to say.
“Let me be clear. You must not go in there. Absolutely not.”
Don’t be afraid.
That is, the phantom thief came here to give a warning.
El Palm nodded.
‘It’s very dangerous right now.’
El Palm had no intention of attacking that place right away.
And there was no need to.
‘It’s a place that no one can conquer anyway.’
There was no reason to rush.
That’s why.
“Phantom.”
El Palm’s expression was very serious and hardened.
“Yeah, I know what you’re thinking.”
The same goes for the phantom thief Phantom.
He knew it too.
“An ant hell is only meaningful if ants pass through it. If not even a single ant can come near it, then there is no reason to create an ant hell.”
There is no way that the followers of the Black Wizard would not know that fact.
That is, they had intentions.
“El Palm, this isn’t a trap I made to catch you.”
The intention is to catch something else huge.
“That’s right. This is a trap to catch them.”
“them?”
And El Palm had a rough idea.
“Yes. There is only one person in Maple World who could fall into this trap.”
“Who is that?”
5.
“I beg your pardon?”
Oz, the commander of the Knights of Fire, looked surprised at the sudden appearance of a guest before her eyes.
“Hawkeye’s here?”
Because Hawkeye, the commander of the Lightning Knights who should be in the Elnas Mountains right now, came to meet him.
Naturally, the meeting took place right away.
“It’s hot here, it’s hot. Maybe it’s because I came from somewhere cold a little while ago, but it feels even hotter.”
The first time they met, Hawkeye, the Commander of the Lightning Knights, started the conversation with a smile.
“But I’d rather be hot than cold, right?”
But Oz, the commander of the Knights of Fire, was different.
“What’s going on?”
She looked at Hawkeye with a more serious expression than ever.
It had to be that way.
It is highly unlikely that the Commander of the Lightning Knights, who is currently active in the Elnas Mountains, would have come to the Nihal Desert because he hates the cold, right?
Even Hawkeye, the Commander of the Lightning Knights, was currently on a secret mission.
You have to be more careful than ever before, but you moved such a long distance?
Something happened that was worth taking a risk on.
Hawkeye was well aware of that fact.
“Let’s get straight to the point.”
That’s why he told me the reason right away instead of just saying useless things.
“I found out where Aran’s item is.”
The moment he heard the reason, Oz’s eyes narrowed.
It was clearly an important story, but it wasn’t something the Commander of the Lightning Knights could come to in one go.
“They say it’s in the Mystic Gate that appears deep inside the abandoned mine.”
Oz nodded in agreement with the subsequent explanation, but it was very weak.
It’s certainly not an easy task, but it’s not something Hawkeye can rush to in one go.
“The grade is green, but the shape of the Mystic Gate is very special.”
“Is this the 400-person Mystic Gate?”
But from the explanation that followed, Oz’s expression could not help but change.
If such a mystic gate appeared deep inside an abandoned mine, of all places, it would be correct to say that it was virtually impossible to conquer.
Of course, Oz didn’t take the situation seriously.
“That Aran item has become something that no one can obtain.”
At this point, it has become an object that no adventurer can be interested in.
From the Signus Knights’ point of view, it wasn’t all that bad.
Clearly, recovering Aran’s items was a very important task.
The name value of the six heroes in Maple World is indescribable, so it was natural to secure as many of the items they used as possible in preparation for their return in the future.
But what the Knights of Signus considered most dangerous was the bloody war between adventurers and outlaws over Aran’s items.
In this situation, at least something like that won’t happen.
“Yeah, if we just leave it alone, no one will go.”
Hawkeye knew that too.
“Who do you think I heard this information from?”
In other words, the fact that he came here anyway means that another problem has arisen.
“Who are you?”
Actually, there was a problem.
“The Lion King.”
“yes?”
“The Lion King himself has asked the Knights of Signus to attack this place.”
A very big problem.
fantasy,