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Chapter 60. Centaur King (5)
13.
“Run away!”
Albi, the moment she gave the order, the resistance moved quickly.
It was so quick that it was hard to believe that just a moment ago I was feeling embarrassed and losing my mind.
“Evacuate the mechanics!”
Even in that urgent situation, Alby protected the mechanics, the most important force.
Of course, it wasn’t without sacrifice.
Rather, it was the opposite.
“Battle Mages and Wild Hunters, buy some time!”
To save the majority, to save the core force, more than forty resistance members were sacrificed.
Heehee!
“Come on, you f*cking horse!”
He willingly threw himself against the fearsome Centaur King and was crushed by the Centaur King’s massive stone hammer.
The bodies were so badly damaged that they could not even be recognized.
“Are there any survivors?”
Anyway, thanks to that, the resistance was able to avoid the worst moment.
“There are 223 people.”
But just because the worst was avoided doesn’t mean things are going well.
Instead, there was hope.
‘I think I can last a week at this level.’
Hope some will survive and make it out.
In other words, everyone, including Alby, knew that among those who were still alive, there would be less than fifty people left alive.
It was a damage that was never expected.
‘The information is wrong. Orca, the information you got from that Wingmaster’s memories is wrong.’
But what was more terrifying than the damage was that all the plans the Resistance had prepared now had to change.
So I had to survive even more.
I had to tell the Resistance leaders that all plans had to change while I was alive.
‘Phew.’
Looking at it that way, it was fortunate that I survived like this.
‘If we had fought an all-out war, it would have been the end.’
If I had fought the Centaur King there, it would have been impossible to even worry about things like this.
Of course Alby knew.
‘If it weren’t for that help back then.’
Chain Lightning, if that magic hadn’t temporarily held back the Centaur herd, we would have been in the worst situation right now.
And I knew who helped me.
‘El Palm.’
Among those present, only El Palm was capable of using Chain Lightning, a powerful spell.
So the question was.
‘How is that possible?’
Because what El Palm showed wasn’t just a simple chain lightning.
In a row, it was as if they had manipulated Chain Lightning as they wanted.
And that was completely different from the common sense about Chain Lightning that Alby had known until then.
El Palm was watching Alby, who was struggling like that, from afar.
‘You handled it well.’
At the same time, El Palm, who saw Albi’s troubled appearance, turned his back without the slightest hesitation.
Now he has done all he can.
Survival thereafter was up to the resistance.
‘The longer the resistance endures, the greater my chances of survival.’
Moreover, the biggest reason El Palm helped the resistance was for his own survival, nothing else.
It was cold, but that was the reality.
Because it wasn’t easy for El Palm to survive alone against the Centaur King right now.
‘If you hold on, there’s an exit.’
But what El Palm was concerned about here was the possibility that the attack method itself might have changed.
Surprisingly, the possibility was high.
Judging by the Resistance’s reaction, the Centaur King wasn’t in the strategy they knew of.
If that’s the case, then the strategy may not be survival.
‘But what if it’s a boss monster hunt?’
And if that method was to capture the Centaur King, then it would be a huge headache for El Palm as well.
Of course, there was a way.
El Palm, he had one last card.
‘It has to be the 7th circle.’
Because I had prepared enough magic stones so that I could circle up to 7 circles at any time.
However, from El Palm’s perspective, this card was one that should only be used at the very last moment.
‘The problem is that the Mystic Gate conquest ends the moment you reach the 7th circle.’
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That would be the case, as the Mystic Gate grade and the Blue grade that 7th Circle adventurers can enter were practically unexplored.
It was natural.
Currently, there are only a handful of 7th Circle adventurers in Maple World, and they are not just simple adventurers, but leaders of their respective groups.
They were the ones who could not hastily step beyond the Mystic Gate.
Of course, there were those who attacked the Mystic Gate despite this, but it required tremendous preparation and determination.
‘The blue grade is almost non-existent.’
Crucially, the number of blue-grade Mystic Gates that have appeared in Maple World so far is less than fifty.
The worst situation for El Palm, who needs to collect at least one more item through the Mystic Gate strategy!
‘And then my colleagues lose the chance to follow me.’
Above all, the moment El Palm became the 7th Circle, the El Palm party truly disbanded.
They will never meet again.
In many ways, it is an undesirable choice for El Palm.
That doesn’t mean there were no other options, and El Palm was in agony.
That was the moment.
Qyuu!
Mano, who had been in El Palm’s arms, suddenly came out of El Palm’s body and climbed on top of his head.
Qyuu!
And then he showed a strong reaction, an excited look.
Looking at one place.
El Palm asked with narrowed eyes in response.
“Mano, what’s over there?”
Qyuu!
Then Mano answers again!
Kyoo, Kyoo!
After that, Mano seemed excited and even jumped up and down on El Palm’s head.
‘This?’
It was the most intense reaction Mano had ever shown.
Of course, El Palm knew what that meant.
That’s why El Palm moved without hesitation.
And I was able to find it.
14.
Qyuu!
That was a pitch.
A very ordinary pitch.
It was just a plain, plain black helmet.
‘this.’
But El Palm could feel it the moment he saw it.
‘It’s a different dimension.’
That wasn’t normal.
So far, El Palm has seen an uncountable number of legendary grade items.
And I have experienced it.
Because El Palm knew.
Even if they are the same legendary grade items, there is something even greater inside them.
Of course, El Palm also had experience using legendary items of a very high level.
To say that El Palm is of a different dimension means that it is truly something extraordinary!
‘Dangerous.’
That is why El Palm was certain that the Hyperion Helmet he was holding in his hands was a very dangerous item.
In fact, among the legendary items, there were quite a few that caused the death of adventurers.
This was especially true for items with skills higher than 6 circles.
In a way, it was natural.
To begin with, the power displayed by legendary grade items was beyond the common sense of adventurers.
Moreover, many of them were things that did not originally exist in Maple World.
That’s why it was dangerous.
The only things that existed in Maple World were those that suited the level of adventurers in Maple World.
But beyond the Mystic Gate, there were many adventurers who deviated from the standards of Maple World.
And it was only natural that the reality that those who deviate from the standard face is destruction.
That’s why you have to be very prepared when using these legendary items.
Be prepared that if you make a mistake you could die.
Be prepared to be unconscious for at least a few days.
El Palm’s position was such that they couldn’t help but feel distressed.
Right now, there isn’t a single reliable comrade here who can protect him.
But what if something goes wrong with your body?
Of course, there were also thoughts like that on the contrary.
‘If I could handle this item, then I could change the situation here.’
The power that can be gained by handling this item will be as great as the anxiety that El Palm feels.
That was a very important part.
‘If I reach the 7th circle here, will I be able to catch the horntail?’
El Palm’s goal has always been one: the Horntail.
Of course El Palm knew.
Catching Horntail won’t save the world, nor will it stop the plans of the Black Mage’s followers.
That’s by no means the end.
That there would be greater difficulties.
But El Palm didn’t look beyond that. Or rather, he didn’t need to look beyond that.
Because the future he experienced ended up not being able to catch Hontail.
And it was the same now.
‘impossible.’
El Palm, if he could become the 7th Circle here, he could change a lot of things compared to before he returned to the past, but it was impossible to catch Horntail.
To catch a horntail, what was needed was not a circle, but a more powerful item.
Like the helmet of Hyperion that El Palm now held, it was not within the scope of his imagination.
Of course, even if it becomes the 7th circle, the use of Hyperion’s helmet does not change.
‘There may be more things like this.’
But if that happens, El Palm will lose the chance to obtain things like Hyperion’s helmet.
That was it.
El Palm, he stopped worrying.
Swish!
And El Palm, who had stopped worrying, put on Hyperion’s helmet.
15.
“I have to survive for the next week.”
The surviving resistance’s goal has not changed since they first came here.
“But if we stay together like this, we’ll just become targets for the Centaur King. He’ll be tracking us from now on.”
But the method was different.
“Divide the unit.”
Instead of sticking together and holding out, the resistance members were divided into several units.
Of course, it wasn’t just a matter of reducing the number of people to simply increase the chances of survival.
That was just a way to defeat them individually, and it was by no means a good method.
“And organize a special force.”
The key here was to organize a force that would continue to attract the attention of the Centaur King.
“Focusing on Wild Hunters.”
Naturally, the role of the special force was assigned to the Wild Hunters, who were the most mobile.
Of course, I couldn’t just trust that special force.
The Wild Hunter’s mobility is excellent, but the Centaur is also a monster with greater mobility than any other monster!
Moreover, the Centaur King was no ordinary man.
Crucially, there were countless centaurs everywhere.
If you keep running around like that, you’ll just end up provoking more centaurs.
So I prepared.
“Organize a special force centered around mechanics.”
In the event that the Wild Hunters are in danger, a special force that can distract the attention of the Centaur King and his men is needed on their behalf.
Of course, they were called special forces, but in reality they were sacrifices.
But there was no hesitation on the part of Alby as he made this plan.
The same was true for the resistance who heard the plan.
“There are 50 people.”
Because their goal was one.
“If only 50 people survive, it is our victory.”
Killing the rest to save 50 of the 200 or so survivors is the only option here.
The current situation was not that good.
The best outcome is that 50 people survive, which means it wouldn’t be strange if everyone died.
That is why my determination was even stronger.
Everyone looked determined.
Alby also answered with a look of determination in his colleagues’ eyes, as if he was prepared for death.
“Then, after dividing the units, we move right away.”
After that, work progressed very quickly.
A special force was organized, and a special force was formed.
And the moment the special force was organized, everyone waited.
The Centaur King runs towards them.
Everyone held their breath and waited for their moment.
Heehee!
‘This?’
Eventually the resistance could be heard.
“A scream?”
The centaur’s desperate last words.
fantasy,