The Last Adventurer Chapter 32

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Chapter 10. Evil Eye (2)

4.

Mystic Gate has entry restrictions based on the number of circles.

Only adventurers with Circle 2 or lower can enter the Red rank, and only adventurers with Circle 3 or lower can enter the Orange rank.

It goes without saying that the difficulty of the Orange level is incomparable to that of the Red level.

“The monsters are on a different level.”

First of all, the monsters that appear are much stronger.

“And the exits are different too.”

But what made things even more difficult for adventurers was that the Orange Grade Mystic Gate had two exits.

“For the Red level, Maple World appears the moment you exit. However, for the Orange level, it’s different. The moment you enter and exit, another stage for adventure unfolds. You have to find the exit there, and only then can you return to Maple World.”

Simply put, the Orange rank required two adventures.

It was a daunting task just to hear.

And when you actually try it, it is so difficult that the word “difficult” doesn’t even come to mind.

“Because of that, there are quite a few 3rd Circle adventurers who leave Mystic Gate.”

In fact, among the 3rd Circle adventurers, there were quite a few who simply adventured in Maple World rather than the Mystic Gate adventure.

Or do upper escort.

No matter what, if you were a 3rd circle adventurer, you would receive good treatment anywhere.

“Well, only some of them are like that.”

Of course, despite this, there were many adventurers who challenged the Orange Grade Mystic Gate.

There was a reason for that too.

“Because the rewards are as great as the difficulties.”

First of all, the value of the items that appear are different.

A representative example was an item that was granted a 3-circle skill.

“Orange magic stones also appear.”

Another reason was the existence of orange magic stones that come from the orange grade.

3rd Circle Adventurers can no longer consume existing magic stones to make their circle darker.

Only by consuming magic stones of orange grade or higher could the circle become darker.

This means that in order to reach Circle 4, you have no choice but to hunt at the Orange Grade Mystic Gate.

Of course, that was the biggest reason.

“Well, putting all that aside, if you don’t take risks, you’re not an adventurer.”

There is no word that stimulates adventurers as much as risk.

Anyway, the adventurers who challenged the orange-grade Mystic Gate were of that type.

Those who are willing to take risks to get more.

“Are you here?”

The adventurers who gathered at the Mystic Gate, located deep in the old forest south of Henesys, were of that type.

“Is this El Palm Party?”

And the El Palm Party joined that group.

“El Palm, Divo, Kiri and Ralph. Four confirmed.”

Now we have a party of four.

At the appearance of these four people, the parties that had already been waiting turned their heads to check on El Palm.

‘Party of five?’

There were five parties waiting, each with an average of about ten members.

Including the El Palm party, there were exactly 50 people.

“Now that everyone is here, let’s begin the briefing. As you all have heard, the Mystic Gate is orange-grade, and the maximum number of people allowed to enter is 50. And there are three wounds.”

That was all the explanation was.

And that was all it could do.

Because no one knew what was inside the Mystic Gate until the Mystic Gate was conquered.

“Boss, what level is 50 people for orange rank?”

“It’s at a reasonable level.”

First of all, the number of people allowed to enter, 50, was not a very high number for an orange level.

Also, three wounds wasn’t that threatening of a number.

In particular, those gathered here were not just a bunch of adventurers.

They were veteran, D-class adventurers who had opened three circles.

“It seems like they are all skilled.”

With such capable people gathered together, there was no room for problems to arise.

“It’s a perfect test stage.”

It is a Mystic Gate of a level that is just right for testing the skills of El Palm Party.

Of course El Palm knew.

‘If there really were only three wounds, then yes.’

The truth about this Mystic Gate.

So El Palm checked out the other parties that would be participating in this Mystic Gate raid.

‘All of them are people that the upper class of Kania is trying to eliminate.’

The upper part of Kania has been using this Mystic Gate as a hell to kill adventurers.

That is, all of those gathered here were dead according to the history before El Palm returned to the past.

Of course, El Palm didn’t have any intention of saving them or anything like that.

El Palm just wanted to figure it out.

‘If you see a familiar face.’

If any of these people are familiar with El Palm.

‘It must have been something that didn’t exist originally.’

If that’s the case, then that person would never have come here in the first place.

That was when.

El Palm’s eyes, which were checking the faces, stopped at one party.

‘That’s interesting.’

At that moment, El Palm’s eyes changed.

‘I knew the Kania boss would take the bait, but I never thought they would send him.’

It began to glow ominously.

Of course, that gaze didn’t last long.

Because showing emotions in front of prey was something that even the most clumsy hunter would not do.

“Then, we will begin the Mystic Gate entrance.”

And the position started.

“If you all come in, I will hurt you.”

An official from the top of Canaan said ahead of the announcement.

“I hope this will be your last wound.”

Saying things you don’t mean.

“Then have a good adventure.”

With those words, the Mystic Gate conquest began.

5.

As if walking through deep water, the first thing that greeted the adventurers as they crossed the gate was a tree.

“What a huge tree!”

A large tree that must be at least 100 meters tall.

Such large trees were gathered together closely to form a forest.

And some of those who saw the tree had frowns.

It was because I knew.

“f*ck.”

Ralph was one of them.

“Why are you suddenly swearing?”

“Wouldn’t you like to curse?”

Ralph’s expression became even more distorted as he stared at Devo, who was reacting to the verbal abuse. His already fierce expression became so ferocious that even the onlookers were terrified.

Even Divo, who had been complaining, was startled without realizing it.

“It’s a pure tree.”

“Pure tree?”

However, Debo, who did not know the Puree tree, could not help but tilt his head.

It was the same with Kirido.

She also looked as if she didn’t understand English.

It was El Palm who explained it to them both.

“Usually, evil eyes reside in puree trees.”

Evil eye.

The moment that word came out, Divo and Kiri’s expressions also couldn’t help but harden.

It wasn’t just those two.

The expressions of the 50 adventurers who entered the Mystic Gate were all stiff.

“Evil Eye? That one-eyed monster lizard?”

“We’ve come to a painful point.”

“Damn it, of all people!”

The Evil Eye monster was, as its name suggests, a devil-like monster to adventurers.

First of all, its external appearance was different from other monsters.

It looked like a 3-meter-long lizard with its hindquarters cut off and its front legs moved around, with a single large eye on its head. Just looking at it was enough to give me goosebumps.

Monsters like mushrooms, slimes, and ribbon pigs are closer to pets than monsters compared to Evil Eye’s appearance.

Of course, adventurers would never be scared or afraid just because of their appearance.

“Those kids are freaking fast.”

One of the biggest reasons Evil Eye was so scary was because of its apparent mobility.

Of course, when it comes to mobility, the Ribbon Pig is also amazing.

“It’s fast, but its jumping power is also amazing.”

However, Evil Eye showed a leaping power that was incomparable to that of Ribbon Pig.

You can easily jump about 5 meters.

“Climb the tree as if you have glue on the soles of your feet.”

On that subject, he even had the ability to easily climb up that tall, sky-high tree.

That’s why it was more of a headache.

“Watch your head. You never know when Evil Eyes might rain down on you.”

Because the synergy effect of Evil Eye’s ability and the Pure Tree Forest combined was a nightmare for any adventurer who encountered it.

That wasn’t all.

“Evil Eye’s regenerative powers are no joke. Even if his body is cut in half, he can still move, so I’ll definitely finish him off.”

It even had a tenacious vitality like a lizard.

In many ways, I couldn’t help but have a crumpled expression.

“I didn’t expect Evil Eye.”

There was only one exception.

‘My memory is becoming clearer.’

El Palm, who had personally experienced the presence of the Evil Eye here, had an exception in his expression.

That’s why El Palm knew.

‘You can’t become Baeksang’s gate with just Evil Eye.’

Evil Eye is certainly a threatening monster, but it’s not the only thing that’s left this place with over a hundred scars.

The adventurers currently here are not gathered.

Instead, we talked.

“Don’t move hastily and find a safe place.”

“Evil Eye has scouts. Anybody you see, immediately take them out without exception.”

“Watch your head.”

The story of hunting Evil Eye in the future.

That was it.

There was no adventurer who said, “Let’s all join forces to deal with Evil Eye.”

There was nothing strange.

“Evil Irony, oh my, why do I feel like I have such bad luck with the Mystic Gate?”

Evil Eye is a difficult monster, but it is definitely not an unkillable monster.

There was one case where we had to worry about Evil Eye here.

“Are you okay?”

Ralph frowned at Devo and Kiri.

“With one circle?”

It’s only natural that Ralph, who has to support Devo and Kiri from now on, is not happy with them.

“What, Inma?”

That fact made Devo furious.

From Devo’s perspective, it is highly unlikely that he would have just let this story pass when Ralph’s skills were lacking.

On the other hand, Ralph’s position was not strange either.

Because he had never seen how El Palm Party fought.

Of course, Ralph, what he was most curious about wasn’t Devo’s skills.

Ralph said, looking at El Palm.

“And I also have doubts about your skills.”

At those words, Divo, who had been furious, and Kiri, who had been narrowing their eyes, simultaneously made surprised expressions.

It had to be that way.

Because they both knew.

‘Are you crazy? To the boss right now?’

‘You’ve lost your mind.’

El Palm, what a man he is.

But Ralph’s situation was different.

“I know you’re a survivor of the 100-man gate, but honestly, I don’t know if that’s because of luck or not.”

There is not a single thing properly revealed to the world about El Palm’s skills.

“If you’re a leader, isn’t ability even more important?”

Crucially, El Palm was the leader of this party.

One who can give all orders.

If he tells you to jump into the fire pit, you should jump in willingly.

“That makes sense.”

That’s why El Palm nodded to Ralph’s words.

“No testing required.

I gladly accepted Ralph’s offer.

“But it would be meaningless to set my own test conditions, so how much do you want?”

I asked Ralph how to test it.

Ralph smiled at the suggestion.

“What else is there? I want to see you catch an Evil Eye. Of course, just catching them is meaningless, so how about catching a hundred of them in an hour?”

Ralph’s eyes lit up as he made that suggestion.

‘There’s no way I’ll get an offer.’

In fact, this was a provocation from Ralph’s point of view to seize the initiative.

‘A hundred in one hour? That’s ridiculous.’

If Evil Eye was a monster that could be caught so easily, then everyone’s expression would not have hardened at the mention of Evil Eye.

So Ralph was sure.

I will decline this offer.

You’re going to say that’s nonsense.

‘It’s one of two things. Either refuse or show your pride.’

If not, I’ll just bluff somehow.

Anything was good for Ralph.

As I said before, this was a provocation to seize the initiative, nothing more, nothing less.

“But if we just do it, it’s no fun, so how about we make a bet? If you don’t catch a hundred fish in an hour, you pay me for the amount you didn’t catch. On the other hand, if you exceed a hundred, I’ll pay you for the amount you caught.”

So Ralph made a bigger provocation.

“How much for one?”

And Ralph laughed inwardly at El Palm’s subsequent words.

‘This is how you show off your pride.’

Ralph responded without hesitation to El Palm’s words.

“How about 100,000 mesos per large one?”

To that El Palm replied shortly.

“good.”

fantasy,