The Last Adventurer Chapter 203

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Chapter 60. Centaur King (3)

6.

The resistance did not welcome outsiders.

It wasn’t like that in the past.

When exchanges between other continents and Edelstein began, the Resistance wholeheartedly welcomed adventurers who learned of Edelstein’s plight and wanted to join the Resistance.

However, after being betrayed by the Knights of Signus before the final battle with the Black Wings, the Resistance became very aggressive towards outsiders.

Of course, we later learned that it was not a betrayal but an inevitable event, but the Resistance’s course did not change.

The Resistance wanted to keep everything to themselves.

Still, the reason why more than thirty adventurers participated in this Blue Grade Mystic Gate raid was simple.

“I will begin treatment.”

They are none other than the Bishop class, which means they are healers and supporters.

For the Resistance, where every life is precious, the presence of the Bishop adventurers was more important than anything else.

He was also a person to be thankful for.

“thank you.”

In a situation where Edelstein was captured and executed by Blackwing for the sole reason of helping the resistance, there weren’t many bishops who would help him with all their might.

“No, I didn’t have anything to do this time, fortunately.”

Moreover, the Mystic Gate conquest was proceeding more smoothly than anyone had expected.

An atmosphere that can only be good in many ways.

But he was an exception.

“I mean El Palm.”

El Palm, he was currently unfamiliar with anywhere, and no one even spoke to him.

“Aren’t you doing anything?”

“Why on earth did you bring me here?”

Far from speaking to him, most people dismissed El Palm as a useless human being.

That’s understandable, since no one was friendly to El Palm from the beginning.

It’s not that I didn’t know El Palm.

El Palm’s nickname was famous enough to reach Edelstein.

“That con man.”

Of course, it wasn’t a good nickname.

Especially when viewed from Edelstein, where information was limited, the titles El Palm had achieved were all too hard to believe to be real.

It means that he is an unbelievable being in many ways.

That doesn’t mean everyone thought of El Palm that way, though.

Alby, the leader of this expedition, knew.

‘El Palm is a real piece of shit.’

If El Palm was really a fraud, Cheki of all people would not have included him in this raid.

And if El Palm’s ability is real, it was absolutely necessary for this Blue-tier raid.

El Palm’s real ability was not his fighting ability, but his ability to find a way out of any situation.

But not anymore.

‘The information was accurate.’

The information the Resistance had obtained was more complete than they had imagined.

‘From the 1st floor to the 4th floor, everything including the monsters and the exit locations.’

A situation where you are attacking Mystic Gate with a perfect map.

In that situation, the ability of someone like El Palm was now good.

‘It was useless anyway.’

Albi also did not like El Palm.

It was natural.

First of all, the fact that an outsider had suddenly come in was a cause for concern for Alby.

Even if the reason is not to ultimately prepare for the case where the resistance fails or comes close to failing?

That means you don’t trust the resistance.

It wasn’t a pleasant story.

El Palm also knew all about this.

So I said.

“I hope you won’t be bored in the future either.”

There is nothing better than not stepping forward.

“Yeah, I wish I could do that too. It wouldn’t be a headache.”

Alby agreed.

But El Palm knew.

That there will be something that requires you to step forward.

After finishing their conversation, they were able to see each other again.

“This is the exit to the 5th floor!”

The gate to the last floor.

And the moment he saw the exit, Alby said.

“We’re going in right after maintenance is done!”

7.

5th floor.

There was not a single bit of hesitation in the steps of the resistance group as they approached the final stage.

So when they reached the 5th floor, they could see.

A forest soaring high into the sky and greenery streaming down between the forest.

“These footprints?”

“It’s a centaur!”

And the footprints of the centaur that fill the floor soaked in the recording.

The number was huge too.

“It looks like at least a thousand units have moved.”

It was a story that would have made ordinary adventurers dizzy if they had heard it.

The strength of the Centaurs was indescribable, and their strength grew stronger as their numbers increased.

If it was in the thousands, the horror was even more miserable than what the monster thought.

In particular, most of the firepower of the resistance forces right now was being handled by none other than the metal armors of the Mechs.

Clearly, their firepower was enough to inflict considerable damage on the advancing horde of centaurs.

But once you get past the thousands, it’s a different story.

It was absolutely impossible to defeat all the advancing centaurs.

That means there’s going to be a collision.

That was the problem.

In that clash, the Centaurs had enough mobility and attack power to shatter and destroy metal armor.

Of course, there was no reason for the metal armors to collapse with that one attack.

The problem is that it takes a considerable amount of time to repair damaged metal armor.

If parts were in short supply, repairs might not be possible.

First of all, since there were thousands of battles taking place, there was a high possibility that there would be tens of thousands of centaurs here.

Because there were 300 people.

It was a very remote situation.

But there was no worry on the faces of the resistance members who faced that situation.

The same was true for Alby, the leader.

The moment she confirmed that it was a centaur, she gave the order without a moment’s hesitation.

“Build a base here.”

Even the orders she gave were completely contrary to common sense.

As I said before, the monster here was a centaur.

It was never wise to engage in a showdown with such a centaur.

Above all, this was the Mystic Gate.

A place where you can’t expect any support.

A place where you have to find the exit by yourself.

So the decision that had to be made at this moment was to find an exit as soon as possible.

Above all, the resistance has shown itself to be finding the exit faster than anyone else.

And yet you make this choice?

At that moment, El Palm was sure.

‘The conditions are holding up.’

The condition for the exit to appear here is not by defeating the boss monster, but by enduring for a certain amount of time.

It was never an easy situation.

Especially in situations where you don’t know the conditions for holding out, it can be the most embarrassing condition.

Since the exit usually appears after defeating the boss monster, adventurers tend to put all their effort into finding and defeating the boss monster.

But what if the exit doesn’t appear even after defeating the boss monster?

The feeling of despair I felt at that time was indescribable.

Conversely, if you know the conditions, the story is different.

‘If you can just figure out how many days you have to hold out, the perceived difficulty level becomes easier than any other condition.’

First of all, there was no need to engage in a reckless battle.

And crucially, the psychological stability had to be better than in any other case.

I can promise you that nothing comforts an adventurer’s heart as much as that.

Of course, it was usually painful not knowing that.

‘You even know this.’

In other words, this means that the Resistance even knew the conditions for conquering Mystic Gate.

That meant that even the followers of the Black Mage were fully aware of it.

That’s why.

‘Please take it easy.’

El Palm hoped at this moment that his prediction was wrong.

May your ominous predictions never come true.

‘May there be no Centaur King.’

But El Palm knew.

The ominous predictions he made always turned out to be reality.

It was the same even then.

Heehee!

The cry of a centaur was heard from afar, and Alby cried out at the sound.

“A horde of centaurs are coming, everyone get ready.”

At that shout, the resistance members prepared for battle without the slightest hesitation.

There was no need to worry.

“If you want to come, then come. I’ll hold on.”

After all, all they had to do was block the things that were coming.

It definitely was.

“Alby.”

“The battle is imminent. In short.”

“Run away.”

“what?”

“I am the Centaur King.”

El Palm, until he spoke.

Of course, the moment he heard that, Alby’s eyes sharpened rather than being surprised.

El Palm’s words were dismissed as nonsense.

Because in none of the strategies she knew of did the name Centaur King exist.

That’s why Albi didn’t give a proper answer to El Palm’s nonsense.

I wasn’t even angry.

“Alby!”

“What’s going on?”

“The centaurs are coming!”

“so?”

“That, that, no matter how I look at it, there seems to be a peculiar centaur at the front.”

But the moment he heard those words, the look in Alby’s eyes changed.

Doo doo doo doo!

Suddenly, a herd of centaurs approached him, and Alby shouted as he saw a giant centaur running at the head of the herd, carrying a huge hammer and wearing a horned helmet.

“It’s the Centaur King!”

8.

Centaur King!

The moment that name was mentioned, the expression on the faces of the resistance fighters was a question mark.

The question is, why does that name appear here?

But soon the expression turned to shock.

The expression on his face was proof.

“The Centaur King?”

Proof that the resistance members here know that name well.

And it was worth it.

“That nightmare of the Minar Forest?”

Minar Forest.

The notoriety of the place, teeming with powerful monsters that still exist in unexplored areas, is well known even to Edelstein’s resistance.

The existence of the centaurs that rule over an area of ​​the Minar Forest was also known to Edelstein.

And when the people of Edelstein heard that fact, they thought.

“How is it possible for centaurs to rule an area in a place where there are such enormous monsters as blue turtle dragons and red wyverns?”

Certainly, the Centaur was a strong monster, but there were even stronger monsters in the Minar Forest.

That’s why many people have questioned the centaurs’ dominance over an area.

The answer to such questions has always been one.

That was the existence of the Centaur King.

As his name suggests, he is the king of the centaurs, and his appearance is completely different from that of ordinary centaurs.

First of all, it was three times larger than a normal centaur, held a huge stone hammer in its hand, and wore a terrifying horned helmet on its head.

“The Centaur King is strong enough to fight a thousand centaurs alone.”

Needless to say, its strength was incomparable to that of ordinary centaurs.

But that was the scariest part.

“And the centaurs with such a Centaur King become three times stronger than usual.”

The ability to strengthen a herd of centaurs.

That was why the Centaurs could become the rulers of an area in the Minar Forest.

That’s why the Adventurer’s Association spoke clearly about the Centaur King.

“The Centaur King leading the Centaur herd must never be confronted. You must flee at all costs.”

Albi, she knew that too.

But at that moment, she couldn’t give the order for everyone to run away.

It was something I would normally have said.

Whether or not he gave the order to build a base, he probably knew that running away was the best option right now.

‘Uh, how?’

But now, things were different for her than usual.

‘There was no information about the Centaur King?’

In a situation where I was betrayed by information I had completely trusted, it was natural that I couldn’t come to my senses.

It wasn’t just her.

‘The Centaur King?’

‘You didn’t say anything like that?’

‘What should I do?’

Everyone was equally shocked.

In the end, everyone missed their chance.

A chance to choose the answer that you must run away at all costs when facing the Centaur King who leads the Centaur herd.

There was only one exception.

‘I have to run away.’

El Palm, he ran away.