The Last Adventurer Chapter 235

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Chapter 67. Guardian Angel Slime (3)

7.

It was two days after they started hunting that the adventurers who had been dealing with the Guardian Angel Slime finally accepted reality.

“Our attacks right now aren’t working properly against him.”

At that point, everyone admitted it.

“It’s impossible this way.”

They are no better than mosquitoes, and that Guardian Angel Slime is an elephant.

That we will never be able to take down an elephant the way we are doing now.

“We must prepare for a long battle.”

There is only one way to go here, and that is to fight a long-term battle, a battle that lasts over a month.

Of course, the moment those words came out, some people said,

“There is a food shortage.”

The reason why you can’t choose that option.

That doesn’t mean I gave up right away.

“Let’s stop fighting for now.”

The first thing everyone agreed on was to stop fighting and sort things out.

That wasn’t difficult.

A situation where everyone is fighting the Guardian Angel Slime while keeping a distance.

Running away was very easy.

But the problem came after he ran away.

“First, let’s look around to see if there’s anything to eat.”

What the adventurers faced after escaping was reality.

“… … There is nothing edible. Not even trees.”

A very sad reality.

“All there is is slime.”

“Do you know how to make slime?”

“How could that be?”

“shit.”

Faced with that reality, the adventurers’ minds became complicated.

Even if you really save and conserve the remaining food, it’s only about ten days’ worth.

But relying only on this food and fighting an all-out war for ten days with all your might? That would be suicidal.

However, it was not possible to fight a long-term war that would last over a month or more with only ten days’ worth of food.

‘It’s the worst.’

No matter what you choose, your odds of winning are in the single digits.

“We need to come to a conclusion quickly.”

What was even more miserable was that they didn’t even have time to think.

That was it.

“excuse me!”

A party appeared before them.

“It’s El Palm Party!”

Those who were thought to be dead.

Adventurers were delighted with the appearance of the El Palm Party.

‘I’m in a situation where I want to get a cat’s paw, so joining the El Palm Party would be helpful.’

Actually, that was a bit of a dangerous idea.

All the adventurers here knew.

Passon party, they might have been hit by someone.

Of course, this is just a guess, and there is no concrete evidence, but if the Passon Party was hit, it was more likely to have been hit by adventurers rather than monsters.

In that situation, the El Palm Party that had disappeared appears?

Something that might raise suspicions about its connection to the Passon Party.

But at this moment, no one, not a single adventurer, doubted the connection between the El Palm Party and the Passon Party.

It was natural.

‘I don’t know how much El Palm Party will help, though.’

Because the El Palm Party in their heads was the fraudulent El Palm Party.

Of course, everyone acknowledged that El Palm Party had special abilities.

But I can confidently say that there was not a single person who thought that was combat ability.

That’s why I happily accepted the El Palm party.

“Are you thinking of joining? Now that you’re here?”

However, I had no intention of simply accepting the El Palm Party.

I wanted to accept it after killing enough of them to kill them here.

“I have no intention of joining.”

“what?”

That is why the adventurers were surprised by El Palm’s subsequent words.

It wasn’t just because the answer was unexpected.

“Are you saying you will betray me now?”

Before coming here, everyone promised to work as one group.

But you don’t join and act alone?

That’s breaking a promise.

The El Palm Party can be terminated immediately.

And it was very easy.

So the tension started to build. A tense tension.

In that tension, El Palm said:

“I have come to make a proposal.”

8.

The moment El Palm brought up that phrase, the adventurers’ expressions hardened into a grim expression.

That wasn’t an option.

‘It’s a punishment.’

Because El Palm Party had no choice.

It definitely was.

“I will give you food.”

But the moment those words came out, the situation changed.

“food?”

Because I have presented the most urgent thing to adventurers at this point.

Of course, no adventurer accepted the offer right away.

“That’s not even funny. Do you know how many people are here?”

Because the amount of food they needed wasn’t just for a few hundred people.

More than 300 people needed enough food to last at least 20 days, or nearly 6,000 people.

Even if it was a preserved food that sacrificed taste and only took in calories, if you collected that amount, it would be similar in size to an elephant.

El Palm raised one finger in response.

Everyone’s eyes narrowed at that fact.

‘A thousand people?’

It wasn’t as much as the adventurers wanted, but it was much more than they expected.

‘At least four days’ worth.’

Additionally, it means that adventurers can now extend their lives by four days.

The value of that food alone was indescribable.

Of course there were questions.

‘You have this much.’

How come El Palm Party, a party of only five, has so much food?

It wasn’t an impossible amount.

If you filled your bag with food.

But a party of five prepares enough food to feed 1,000 people, or enough to last 200 days?

Something that usually doesn’t make sense.

‘Is this the secret to survival?’

However, the results that El Palm Party has shown so far were far from common sense from the beginning.

Moreover, food was very important for survival.

If there was enough food, that meant there was enough time. If you waited, an opportunity would definitely come.

Of course, I had no intention of making a deal.

‘I guess I can just take it if I need to.’

Because the transaction was an act carried out on equal footing.

“This is enough to feed a thousand people. What do you want?”

El Palm said to the adventurers who were tapping away at their calculators.

“Not a thousand.”

“what?”

The adventurers’ expressions crumpled at that answer.

Well, the answer was obvious.

“Enough to feed 100 people? Are you kidding me?”

The adventurers’ spirits turned fierce as they felt like even the smallest expectations they had had were being trampled, and El Palm spoke to them.

“This is enough to feed ten thousand people.”

Words that can instantly stop their anger and reason.

It was no exaggeration.

Everyone was speechless at El Palm’s words.

For a whole 10 seconds.

Only then did one person speak up.

“Are you kidding me?”

With anger.

And that was the natural reaction.

Because it was absolutely impossible for El Palm Party to have brought food for 10,000 people.

Aside from that, everyone saw that the El Palm party came in with the same level of luggage as the other adventurers.

About him, El Palm said:

“I didn’t show up here to play a prank. There is definitely food. If you accept my offer, I will give you everything at once.”

He said he had no intention of even resorting to tricks like handing out food.

‘If it’s a lie.’

‘It’s not too late to deal with it then.’

At this point, the adventurers had only one conclusion to draw.

“So what do you want?”

Listen to El Palm’s suggestion.

To such adventurers El Palm said:

“Given the circumstances, we cannot sell it at the normal price.”

I’ll charge a high price.

At that moment, the adventurers had a gut feeling.

‘This guy is thinking of asking for Fried’s brooch.’

What El Palm wants.

The adventurers laughed inwardly at that fact.

As is only natural, they had no intention of giving El Palm Fried’s brooch in exchange for food.

No, it wasn’t just Fried’s brooch.

Even if you wanted other items, namely legendary items, I had no intention of accepting them.

To be exact, I was only planning to pretend to accept the offer.

The moment I received the food, I planned to deal with El Palm.

Not all adventurers here are villains, but there wasn’t a single adventurer who would agree to El Palm’s ridiculous proposal.

So there was no need to be angry.

You just have to listen to what they’re talking about.

“I’ll give you 10,000 mesos per person.”

“what?”

That is why the adventurers were surprised when they heard El Palm’s proposal.

“It’s enough for 10,000 people, so it costs 100 million mesos. Payment can also be made outside the Mystic Gate.”

“No, that’s… … .”

“It’s expensive for a meal, but considering the special circumstances, I don’t think it’s an unacceptable price.”

At that point, the adventurers exchanged glances.

As El Palm said, it was a very expensive meal.

However, for adventurers who were in desperate need of food more than ever, if they could defeat the Guardian Angel Slime for 100 million mesos, it was not an amount they could not afford.

Crucially, it wasn’t an amount I paid alone.

If you divide it by the number of adventurers gathered here, the amount each adventurer has to pay is 3 million mesos.

Of course, that wasn’t a small amount of money, but the adventurers gathered here were no ordinary adventurers.

There were plenty of mesos like that underwater.

In other words, the conclusion was one.

“What would you like to do?”

I am happy to accept this offer.

9.

“Boss! You sold it for only 100 million mesos?”

The moment they heard the details of El Palm’s deal, everyone, including Divo, looked like they didn’t understand.

“No, isn’t it okay to ask for a few dozen legendary items?”

“Yeah, this is so cheap.”

“In my opinion, this deal seems like a loss.”

There was one exception.

“As expected, boss, that was a great deal.”

Ralph looked more satisfied than ever, and the other three were even more shocked by this fact.

“Hey, did you just take some weird medicine? You only got 100 million mesos! You could have gotten more than that!”

“Wouldn’t it be better to receive 100 million mesos than not receiving even 10 billion mesos?”

“what?”

“It’s true. If the boss had demanded Fried’s brooch on the spot, the adventurers would have accepted his offer. And when it comes time to pay, he’ll stab us in the back.”

It was exactly as he said.

“Even for me, demanding Fried’s brooch in exchange for food would sound like a provocation rather than a trade offer. Of course not. I will never give it to you. On the other hand, the boss’s offer seems reasonable to the adventurers. Some, if not all, would be satisfied with buying food with mesos. Of course, it would be impossible to kill us if everyone couldn’t agree. When we go out, everyone has to agree to kiss.”

Only after hearing Ralph’s explanation did everyone understand why El Palm had made that suggestion.

I thought at the same time.

‘The boss gave up on Fried’s brooch.’

If El Palm is making this deal, it seems that he prioritizes catching Guardian Angel Slimes here.

‘Well, it’s impossible for us to catch it on our own.’

And El Palm’s colleagues understood.

Considering the abilities that the Guardian Angel Slime had shown, it seemed impossible for the El Palm Party to take it down alone.

It would be better to give strength to adventurers.

‘It doesn’t matter if you give it to me.’

Of course my colleagues didn’t know.

That El Palm was not giving food to adventurers for cheap because he had abandoned the Guardian Angel Slime.

‘No matter what method they use, the adventurers won’t be able to catch that monster.’

That would be the case, El Palm knew.

‘When the stamina drops and the phase changes, the slime wave starts, then everyone will realize.’

Guardian Angel Slime turns into Hell after its health drops.

‘Failure.’

And then came the moment El Palm had anticipated.

fantasy,