The Last Adventurer Chapter 4

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Chapter 1. Back to the Past (3)

5.

Adventurers, who everyone admires, are broadly classified into five occupations.

“Adventurers refer to the five professions of warrior, magician, archer, thief, and pirate.”

What divides these jobs is what skills can be used, that is, skill aptitude.

Wizards naturally meant those with an aptitude for magical skills.

“Magicians are called by different names depending on the attributes they can handle, and these are broadly divided into three categories. Attack-type magicians who handle fire, poison, electricity, and ice, and healer-type magicians who use blessings, buffs, and healing magic, commonly called bishops.”

These wizards were also classified according to their respective attributes.

“It has light and dark attributes, but in fact, there is only one wizard in Maple World history who was able to handle them, Luminous, one of the six heroes who sealed the Black Wizard, so it is meaningless. The problem is psychic powers.”

Among them, the one that was classified as particularly special was telekinesis.

“Information on telekinesis is in some ways less than that of light and dark magic. Light and dark magic is surprisingly well known to the world through the heroic tales of Lady Luminous.”

Unlike other attribute magics that were systematically classified, telekinesis magic was still unknown.

“It’s also because there are so few psychokinesis users in the first place.”

The first reason was that there were few magicians with aptitude for telekinesis magic, and the second reason was none other than the difficulty level.

“Even among the few telekinesis magicians out there, only a handful are able to use telekinesis properly. That’s how difficult it is to use telekinesis. Even simply picking up a rock from the ground is something that only those with some level of skill can do. Move that rock quickly and hit the target you want?”

It’s very difficult to move something using telekinesis.

“At least the pebbles are better.”

Moreover, the more irregular the shape, the more difficult it was to control.

“Move energy bolts or fire arrows quickly with psychic powers?”

That’s why.

“I guarantee that if there is such a person, he or she will be entitled to the title of greatest psychic.”

El Palm, he got the title of the best telekinesis.

He could.

“Fire Arrow.”

Hurrr!

An arrow made of flame summoned with a horse.

Doo doo doo!

The ceaselessly burning flaming arrow flew towards the group of thirty or so orange mushrooms that were approaching.

Straight, in a straight line.

Phew!

The fire arrow that flew like that pierced the forehead of the two-meter-tall orange mushroom at the very front.

Up to this point, it looked like a normal Fire Arrow.

A very sensible look.

Hurrr!

However, the fire arrow that came out between the orange mushroom’s eyebrows began to go against common sense.

Suddenly, it turned around and passed through the temple of the orange mushroom next to it.

Phew!

The fire arrow that destroyed the second orange mushroom’s core in one breath didn’t stop there.

Phew!

It began to cut through the heads of all the orange mushrooms in all directions, like a snake cutting through water.

In an instant, more than thirty orange mushrooms fell to the ground with their heads pierced by fire arrows.

It was a wonderful sight.

With just one Fire Arrow, you should be surprised that you can kill two at a time, but you can kill over thirty Orange Mushrooms with just one Fire Arrow?

‘It took 5 years.’

In fact, it took El Palm, who had natural talent, quite some time to reach this level.

‘Thanks for surviving for five years.’

Moreover, it was not an ability that El Palm wanted.

That would be the case, as honing my telekinesis magic control to this extent was not very efficient compared to the time I put into it.

At that time, it would have been more advantageous to use magic one more time or obtain an item with more powerful magic.

Especially against boss monsters, this technique wasn’t as effective as expected.

No, there was no need to go all the way to the boss monster.

It was possible to use one Fire Arrow like this because the body of the Orange Mushroom was weak. Against a monster with strong defense, the Fire Arrow would do its job and disappear the moment it pierced one enemy.

Above all, the wizard adventurers had no need to use magic so desperately.

Because most wizards could deal with monsters more efficiently with the help of party members.

In other words, El Palm failed to do so.

Whenever he fought a war, he had to deal with monsters not in the hundreds but close to ten thousand, and when he fought in that war, most of the party members protecting him ended up as corpses.

In order to survive in such an unconventional battlefield, one had no choice but to have unconventional abilities.

That’s why El Palm didn’t express his admiration for the results he created.

I also didn’t get lost in sentimentality.

‘First, eliminate all the monsters here, then go outside.’

6.

The Mystic Gate that changed the world.

“Mystic Gate? It looks ordinary.”

The appearance of the Mystic Gate was not that great.

“It’s just a tree.”

First of all, the part that could be called the door frame of the Mystic Gate looked like two ordinary trees touching each other.

“It’s so ordinary that there are countless people who don’t even know that the Mystic Gate is right in front of them.”

When viewed from the forest, it is impossible to tell from a distance whether this is the Mystic Gate or not.

“Once the portal is activated, the Mystic Gate will take on the appearance that everyone knows.”

Instead, when a person approached, the portal would activate, and the portal would take on one of seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

Such portals remain open as long as there are people inside.

Conversely, if there was no one inside, the portal disappeared.

The peculiarity here was that there were two cases in which the portal disappeared.

“There are two cases where the portal disappears. One is when those who entered exit. In this case, the Mystic Gate has fulfilled its function and disappears. The other case? What would it be? Everyone inside is dead. In this case, the Mystic Gate allows re-entry.”

That was why.

“If you look closely at those Mystic Gates, there are numbers on them. Those numbers are the entry restrictions. Adventurers should make a wound next to those numbers before entering.”

Before entering the Mystic Gate, the adventurer leaves a mark on the Mystic Gate by scratching it.

The traces became a milestone for the next adventurers.

“The more scars there are on the Mystic Gate, the more hellish it is inside. Well, that’s why some people rush in more.”

For some, it was a warning, and for others, it was a milestone that ignited their spirit of adventure.

El Palm, the Mystic Gate he came out of had a scar.

This means that the party that brought El Palm was the first adventurer.

This was the most popular case for beginners.

After all, the Mystic Gate, which had multiple wounds, was bound to feel difficult for beginner adventurers.

Of course, the wound was not a definitive proof of the difficulty of the Mystic Gate.

Even the Mystic Gate, which ate all the adventurers in the world, appeared without a single scratch at first.

Anyway, El Palm, who came out of the Mystic Gate, looked at the Mystic Gate with a puzzled look.

To be exact, I looked at the portal.

I looked at the red portal that was stagnant at the Mystic Gate, like stagnant water in a well.

Then the portal disappeared.

Fususu!

At the same time, the Mystic Gate collapsed.

Only then did El Palm look away.

‘They’re all dead.’

El Palm, he looked at the gate to see if there were any survivors or not.

In the original history before returning to the past, the only survivor was El Palm, himself.

But you never know what will happen in this world.

El Palm had every intention of dealing with any survivors, if any.

It was natural.

‘It’s a new beginning.’

Because El Palm knew better than anyone how dire the future he was about to face was.

‘Three years later, a monster bursts into the world.’

First of all, the time given to El Palm was only three years, but there was so much he had to do.

But El Palm did not agonize here.

It wasn’t a problem to worry about.

‘There’s only one thing I can do.’

The last adventurer, El Palm, because before he returned to the past, there was only one thing he was good at.

Monster hunting.

So now there was only one thing left to do.

‘Kill as many monsters as possible.’

It was a long time ago.

But things were clearly good.

‘I got the item.’

Right now, El Palm had quite a few items in his possession, unlike before he returned to the past.

‘The mana circle has also become a little darker.’

Additionally, by absorbing the magic stones obtained by hunting monsters within the Mystic Gate, his magical power also became stronger.

Before returning to the past, you have already obtained enough progress to clear the Mystic Gate four or five times.

There was only one problem.

‘The only thing left is the debt to Gapor.’

Before returning to the past, it took El Palm three years to gain his freedom from slavery at the top of Gapor.

That was why.

‘So we need to go to the top of Gapor.’

El Palm headed to the port city of Ris, which is located at the top of Gapor.

7.

Victoria Island.

There were two main ways to get to this island in Maple World.

One is to ride an airship.

Another one is taking a boat.

Needless to say, travel by airship was extremely rare, and most travel was by ship.

And most of those ships anchored in the port city of Leith, located on the southwest side of Victoria Island.

“All the top 10 are seated at the Lees Port.”

That was why many merchants settled in the port of Lees.

But when the Mystic Gate appeared, the world changed.

Adventurers escorting the logistics transport headed beyond the Mystic Gate, and all the money went towards items coming from the Mystic Gate, and in the process, the logistics volume of the Port of Liss was bound to be greatly reduced.

The world has changed.

“And since the introduction of Mystic Gate, Gapor’s top has taken a place among the top 10.”

The Gapor upper group led by Gapor was a group that grew rapidly in power during the Mystic Gate era.

That was possible because the Gapor top was more active than anyone else in conquering the Mystic Gate.

Beyond simply providing strategy, they also provided Mystic Gate adventure services to adventurers.

Provided the location of the Mystic Gate and the items needed to get there.

Among them, the most popular product was the bait slave rental system.

Of course, it was never a pretty business.

It wasn’t an easy business either.

In fact, there was no country in Maple World that legally recognized the concept of slavery.

In particular, the recently formed Maple World Union, led by Empress Signus, has never tolerated slavery from the past to the present.

The concept of simply lending money and getting it back through labor if it can’t be repaid is completely acceptable.

This means that it is impossible to treat someone like a real slave.

So Gapor top thought.

“It is better to be a slave than to die. But it is better to die than to be a slave to the upper class of Gapor.”

We need to punish those who borrowed money very thoroughly and brutally so that they will never even think about such things.

In particular, the upper Gapor showed no mercy to runaway slaves.

‘The upper class of Gapor pursues and kills runaway slaves.’

El Palm was well aware of that fact.

That was why he returned to the top of Gapor even after he opened the 1st circle and became an adventurer.

That running away doesn’t give you freedom.

‘For three years, I only attacked the Mystic Gate given by Gapor’s top.’

Only after paying off the debt at the top of Gapor did he gain his freedom, and as soon as he gained his freedom, the era of the Mystic Gate came to an end and the era of monsters, the era of despair, began.

That’s why El Palm is now returning to the top of Gapor.

‘No one knows the upper part of Gapor better than I do.’

Having worked like a dog my entire life, I know better than anyone what will happen in the next three years within the upper reaches of Gapor.

‘How can I properly suck out their marrow and soul?’

The more you know about it, the easier it is to use.

The port city of Lis appeared in El Palm’s eyes.