The Last Adventurer Chapter 35

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Chapter 11. Hell of the Eyes (2)

3.

Adventure is so obvious, but the difficulty level changes depending on the surrounding environment.

“We don’t know what kind of environment there is beyond the Mystic Gate.”

Even when hunting the same monster, the difficulty of the adventure can vary greatly depending on whether the environment is a forest or a mountain.

“You might have to fight slimes in the reeds, fight ribbon pigs in the open plains, or meet Stumps in the wasteland.”

That’s why the Mystic Gate adventure was difficult.

“So, when you come across a reed field or a plain, be thankful. It’s better than a snow-covered forest or a sandy desert.”

But the worst of all was the snow-covered world and the hot desert.

There were no exceptions.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that there was virtually no stage more arduous for adventurers than those two.

And that was as it should be.

In both environments, it was not easy to just survive, let alone hunt monsters.

It means that it is a place where even living is difficult.

Whew!

The second adventure stage they faced was a snow-covered world, and that was why El Palm Party’s expression hardened in front of that world.

The snow-covered environment was the worst for adventurers.

“Ugh!”

First of all, the cold itself was a problem.

“First, put on your outerwear.”

Adventurers prepare clothes in case of an emergency, but honestly, it is not easy to expect them to be able to withstand the cold.

Adventurers who had to reduce the volume of their luggage, including food, could not carry around endlessly thick clothes.

In addition, thick clothing was also a hindrance in combat, as it could hinder intense movements.

“Ugh, it’s cold.”

Even though I wore an outer garment, I couldn’t get rid of the cold.

Qyuu!

The snail pet Mano in El Palm’s arms is so big that it can fit inside its own shell.

El Palm and the rest were relatively well off.

“What about Kiri?”

For Kiri in armor, there couldn’t be a worse situation than this.

“I’m fine.”

Kiri responded calmly to that concern, and Divo smiled bitterly at her and said,

“It’s okay, but how about I at least put on my clothes? Okay? You’ll freeze to death, you’ll freeze.”

Divo sends his concern mixed with consideration.

“Not required.”

But Kiri flatly rejected that consideration.

“what?”

From Divo’s perspective, it was absurd that his courage to show consideration was rejected because he was a colleague.

“Kiri doesn’t need it. He’ll have the Sun Stone.”

“Huh? The sun stone?”

“It’s a stone that the Knights of Signus have. If someone with the power of the sun puts magic into it, it will help maintain body heat.”

“There was something like that? Damn, I was worried for nothing!”

Only then does Divo resolve the misunderstanding.

“Wait a minute, so you don’t feel cold at all right now?”

“It’s not that I don’t feel it, it’s that it’s warm.”

As soon as El Palm finished his explanation, Divo reached out and touched Kiri’s armor.

“Wh, what!”

“It’s really warm? Wow! I won’t freeze to death! No, there’s something even better than that? A sun stone? How much does that cost?”

“It would be around 10 million mesos.”

“oh!”

Ralph, who had been quietly watching the situation, lit up at the price of the Sun Stone that came out at that time.

“You have something that expensive?”

In many ways, the tension has been relieved.

How can you relax when you don’t even know what kind of place this is or what kind of threats there might be?

However, El Palm did not bother to warn the party members.

There was no need to do it.

Kieeeee!

Because there were others who could have warned me instead of El Palm.

“Evil Eye?”

“No, it’s cold.”

It was a monster that had a similar appearance to Cold Eye and Evil Eye, but unlike Evil Eye, which had yellow skin, it had white skin.

Of course, it wasn’t just skin color that was different.

The strength was different.

“Everyone, be careful of your breath. If you are exposed to its breath for too long, you will get frostbite.”

First of all, unlike Evil Eye, who only had strong physical abilities, he had special abilities.

“And watch out for the blood. It’s very cold and sticky.”

The most troublesome of these was the characteristic of Cold Eye’s blood.

“No, how can you fight without being exposed to blood?”

For warriors who have no choice but to be exposed in the midst of fierce battle, this is a truly mind-boggling trait.

But El Palm wasn’t worried.

“Other than that, it’s no different from Evil Eye.”

Because I’ve been doing it.

“I’ve been catching Evil Eyes for so long now.”

Because I’ve been chasing that evil eye for a week now.

For such an El Palm Party, dealing with Cold Eye wasn’t that difficult.

Of course, this was El Palm’s intention.

He knew.

‘Evil Eye on the first stage, Snowy Mountain and Cold Eye on the second stage.’

What comes out of this?

‘This isn’t enough to become Baeksang’s gatekeeper.’

Because I experienced it firsthand.

‘The boss monster, the Snow Yeti, is the one who turned this place into a snowy hell.’

What monsters must you face to survive here?

‘It’s a monster.’

And that snow yeti was a monster so strong that it would bring hell to any adventurer who encountered it.

First of all, the Yeti is a monster that only appears in the El Nath Mountains and is very strong.

‘Mutant Yeti.’

The Snow Yeti was a monster born with special abilities among the Yetis.

This means that even among veteran adventurers, there are not many who know of its existence.

‘A monster that never dies.’

The vitality of that snow yeti was so enormous that Evil Eye found it comically overwhelming.

Even if its limbs are cut off and its body is riddled with arrows like a hedgehog’s, it will not die but will roar even more ferociously.

His size was also different.

‘They also have protective coloration. It’s something that can be said to be absolute in the eyes.’

Crucially, the snow yeti featured here had the same traits as the Cold Eye.

It was by no means easy to find someone with skin as white as snow in this snowy field.

Finally, there was one more reason.

‘You have to kill that guy to get out of here.’

The condition for finding the exit is hunting a boss monster.

That was another reason that determined the difficulty of Red and Orange grade Mystic Gates.

At Red level, you can escape even if you give up hunting the boss monster, but at Orange level, there are cases where that is impossible.

‘He won’t be a problem.’

Of course, El Palm was confident that he could catch the snow yeti.

If he hadn’t been there in the first place, he wouldn’t have entered this Mystic Gate.

That’s why El Palm didn’t have to worry about hunting snow yetis.

There was one thing to keep in mind.

‘If only I could deal with the poisonous snake Nir.’

4.

The poisonous snake Nir.

It wasn’t a famous name.

If you capture 10,000 adventurers in the port city of Lis and ask them if they know about the venomous snake Nir, 9,999 of them will say they don’t know.

The remaining one will say this:

Whoever asks, “How did you know that name?” along with those words, will be killed on the spot.

One of them must be a follower of the Black Wizard.

There were two reasons why its existence could be kept secret to that extent.

One is that it is one of the cards that Evoque, the top lord of Kania, treasures the most.

Kieeeee!

“Cold eye.”

The other one was strength.

A strength so great that he has never once failed to kill anyone he has tried to kill.

It was no exaggeration.

Kieeeee!

The poisonous snake Nir was proving that he was not exaggerating against the thirty or so Cold Eyes that were now swarming in.

“This is really annoying.”

For one thing, he wasn’t nervous at all, even though he was facing those terrifying monsters alone.

There was no reason to be nervous.

Kieeeee!

“Poison Mist.”

The moment he uses the 3rd circle poison attribute magic, Poison Mist.

Squeak!

Cold Eye, exposed to the poison, fell to the floor with a grotesque scream and shuddered.

It was the same with other cold kids.

Phew!

Cold children who were even slightly exposed to the poison mist cast by the Viper Nir began to become paralyzed.

It was a sight difficult to understand.

It is true that Poison Mist is a 3-circle magic and is stronger in many ways than Poison Breath, a 2-circle magic.

However, the power was never enough to instantly paralyze Cold Eye.

Even if it were possible, it would only be when a magician adventurer of 5th circle or higher uses the skill.

It was beyond the level of the 3rd circle magician, the Poisonous Snake Nir.

If possible, there was only one way.

Because unique grade items always make adventurers’ common sense and standards ridiculous.

‘The Hydra’s fangs are always great.’

The venomous fangs of the Hydra that the poisonous snake Nir had were like that.

This unique item, which increases the power of all poison magic by 100%, or double, just by possessing it, has made all of the poison magic of the Viper Nir deadly.

Of course, the poisonous snake Nir wasn’t the only one that was deadly.

“Nir, we will finish it.”

Nir, he had subordinates around him to help him.

Nir’s subordinates could face death at any moment with just one word.

“Where’s the exit?”

“I haven’t found it yet. It looks like we’ll have to hunt the boss monster to find the exit.”

“That went well.”

That’s why Nir didn’t really put any importance on hunting boss monsters.

“Because they won’t be able to get out of here.”

There is only one thing that has meaning: carrying out orders.

Of course, there was no doubt about that.

From the beginning, all the adventurers who were suspected and targeted were just laughable people.

Actually, it has already been processed.

The moment he reached the second stage, the venomous snake Nir took out his hidden fangs and dealt with all the adventurers.

“So what about El Palm Party?”

There’s only one thing left, the El Palm Party.

Honestly, it wasn’t anything to worry about.

For the venomous snake Nir and his men, who had already killed over thirty adventurers, to worry about a party of only four adventurers is like a lion worrying about a rabbit.

“Hasn’t it appeared yet?”

The only headache was that there had been no trace of the El Palm party so far.

“Not yet.”

Of course, I wasn’t too worried about that either.

“But if it does come out, we’ll be able to figure out its location right away.”

Because we have taken action.

“Because there is already a traitor among them.”

Take definite action.

It was literal.

Before this Mystic Gate adventure, the upper reaches of Kania had contacted the El Palm Party.

And I bought one of them.

“Money is scary in many ways.”

Money, and a huge amount of money at that.

So I was sure.

“Because it’s more poisonous than poison.”

Because in a way, money was the most deadly poison to adventurers.

A poison that once you become addicted, you can never escape.

So, once a traitor is addicted to that poison, he or she has no choice but to perfectly play the role of a traitor.

“Your Majesty Nir.”

That confidence soon paid off.

“The traitor has left his mark. El Palm Party, they have moved to the second stage.”

After seeing the result, the poisonous snake Nir did not hesitate.

“The hunt begins.”

fantasy,