The Last Adventurer Chapter 42

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Chapter 13. Cross Hunter (3)

8.

Cross Hunter.

Those who fight against the followers of the Black Wizard.

In other words, they are the top priority targets for elimination for the followers of the Black Mage.

It goes without saying that Cross Hunters were more sensitive than anyone else to those who knew their true identities.

Of course, such a cross hunter did not just eliminate everyone he encountered.

“A will?”

“Yes, I found the letter and this ring while I was raiding the Mystic Gate.”

Because it was closed, those inside were closer than anyone else.

Their unity was stronger than that of any other group.

They were the ones who would spare no expense in sacrificing their lives for their comrades, and so they were ready to give a price beyond what they could afford to pay to anyone who brought them their comrade’s will.

The same was true for El Palm.

“They said that if I brought this to them, they would give me a proper reward.”

He was prepared to give a sufficient reward in return for the will and cross ring he brought.

“… … How did you know about this place?”

The problem was that El Palm had come to find the secret branch of the Cross Hunters.

“The letter definitely didn’t mention the location of this place?”

Even the letter mentioned an ordinary bar that the Cross Hunters were operating as a front.

Common sense would suggest that El Palm and Cross Hunter should have simply paid the price of the will and parted ways without knowing each other’s identities.

So El Palm came here himself.

‘It’s meaningless to just take the money and break up.’

Because what he wanted wasn’t money.

To achieve this, El Palm took steps one by one.

“Please read the will first.”

He handed over a will.

Cross Hunter picked up the note.

The content was ordinary.

Just a letter to my family.

But Cross Hunter knew that what was visible was a disguise, and the real contents were written separately.

To read it, you must use a method known only to Cross Hunters.

“The true identity of the upper ranks of Kania is a follower of the Black Wizard, that’s what it will say.”

El Palm said the hidden content.

At that moment, the atmosphere around changed.

The already grim atmosphere became even more grim.

You can see the password that only they know? Do you know their secrets to this extent?

‘It needs to be removed.’

At that moment, the Cross Hunters gathered here became guns.

A gun ready to spring toward El Palm at any moment, as soon as the signal to pull the trigger is given.

The murderous intent of such Cross Hunters was blatant and vicious.

It was so suffocating for the recipient.

It was worth it.

The fate that Cross Hunters held was different from the fate that adventurers held, and their determination was on a different level.

Of course, El Palm was an exception.

This murderous intent gave him no stimulation whatsoever.

Above all, now is a good opportunity for El Palm.

‘I originally had a separate plan prepared, though.’

El Palm’s plan was to package himself as something special in many ways.

After that? The goal was to go through several stages to meet the Cross Hunter executives.

It was a goal that took quite a while to achieve, but now it’s different.

‘Because Cheryl is here.’

Because there was a Cross Hunter executive here.

So El Palm didn’t hide it.

“I will discuss the details with the person in charge.”

With those words, El Palm looked at Cheryl.

At that moment, the man who was pointing his gun at El Palm said.

“Follow me.”

9.

Cheryl.

It wasn’t long before El Palm first became acquainted with her.

I noticed some time later, after monsters started jumping out of the Mystic Gate.

After hearing the story of Gerator, the leader of the Cross Hunters, dying and Cheryl becoming the leader of the Cross Hunters.

In other words, until then, the existence of Cheryl was not properly known even within the Cross Hunters.

It was for security reasons.

The leader can remain hidden, but the executives must move around frequently and manage the organization known as the Cross Hunters.

If the existence of such executives becomes known, the followers of the Black Magician will not just sit back and watch.

Because we will use every means and method to get rid of it.

And the means and methods mobilized by the followers of the Black Magician will transcend common sense.

El Palm, that was why he looked at Cheryl as he mentioned the person in charge.

What if the truth comes out that Cheryl is an executive and no one knows about it?

Even if you kill El Palm right now, it’s still a headache.

“Follow me.”

That’s why the moment El Palm said those words, Hor, the head of the Cross Hunters’ Reese branch, took El Palm and moved there.

He went to his room.

A room just for two, with a desk and a chair, that’s it.

Crunch!

The lock on the room creaked harshly, as if it were not letting anyone out of there.

That was the moment.

“Cheryl.”

With those words, a woman appeared in the chair in front of the empty desk.

A sharp-faced beauty with blonde hair.

The woman El Palm had been looking at a little while ago.

“1 min.”

The woman, Cheryl, said, looking at El Palm.

“Try to convince me not to kill you for one minute.”

It was a chilling statement.

El Palm also knew.

‘At this point, Cheryl has six rings.’

Cheryl, if she really can’t convince you for a minute, she’s capable of killing El Palm.

‘I wouldn’t hesitate if it was her.’

Also, she is the type of person who would kill El Palm without hesitation.

‘It was the same back then.’

I already knew it well because I had experienced it firsthand.

‘Even when she went to catch the last horntail, she didn’t hesitate at all.’

What kind of person she was until the end.

Of course, El Palm didn’t feel too worried or nervous at this moment.

If I didn’t have the confidence to persuade, I wouldn’t have come here in the first place.

“There are two things. One is the merit of not killing me, and the other is the risk of killing me.”

El Palm was happy to tell us why he prepared.

“I am now being chased by the upper reaches of Kania. I have become the target of the followers of the Black Mage.”

The first was merit.

“So if you use me as bait, you can deal with the Black Mage’s followers.”

That was a pretty good merit.

While the Cross Hunters hide their identities, the followers of the Black Mage hide their identities even further.

If it is revealed that you are a follower of the Black Wizard, then the entire Maple Alliance, including the Knights of Signus, will step forward.

But did it become the bait that could draw them out?

But that wasn’t enough to convince Cheryl.

“We can do that too.”

The fact that the followers of the Black Mage are chasing the Cross Hunters means that the Cross Hunters could become bait at any time.

“There are 30 seconds left.”

So now all that’s left is the penalty.

“The moment I die, the location of Chief Gerector will be relayed to the followers of the Black Mage.”

And the moment El Palm said that penalty, Cheryl wasn’t angry.

Instead of getting angry, he just laughed.

Because I didn’t believe it.

How could a mere El Palm, a novice adventurer, know the location of the leader Gerector, who is unknown even to the followers of the Black Mage?

“20 seconds.”

“Then can I tell you the location?”

“19 seconds.”

“Edelstein.”

“18 seconds.”

“Underground of Parliament.”

The moment the words were spoken, Cheryl stopped counting down.

Now I know.

At this very moment, the person bargaining with El Palm is bargaining with the life of none other than the head of the Gerector.

In that situation, we cannot take the risk of forcibly killing El Palm.

“What do you want?”

In the end, there was only one choice left: to do as El Palm wished.

And on that spot El Palm said:

“The top of Kania was chasing me. And I avoided it and entered the top of Gapor.”

“The Gapor top will use you as bait. They just need proof that the Kania top is trolling. They want to shake up the Kania top and bring it down.”

“So I need an item. An item that will help me survive against the fish that is trying to eat me.”

Cheryl didn’t dwell on that story for long.

As I said before, this position was virtually non-negotiable.

All I needed was one thing.

“If we give you the item, can we trust that you won’t betray us?”

trust.

El Palm spoke calmly about it.

“If I die, the information I have will disappear as well. On the other hand, if I survive, the Kania Clan will try harder to kill me. The followers of the Black Mage will die to me.”

After hearing those words, Cheryl no longer had any worries.

“What is your job?”

“I am a wizard.”

“What about the properties?”

El Palm, just give him whatever he wants, whatever item suits him.

That was it.

Cheryl didn’t think there was any more significance to this incident than that.

“Please give me anything.”

“So tell me the attribute. Is it fire or poison?”

“You can give me anything.”

“What is that… … .”

“Any item, from fire attribute to super power, will do.”

But the moment she heard those words, Cheryl had to think again.

“Olmaster, that is my ability.”

10.

Top of Gapor.

“boss!”

It was late at night when El Palm appeared there.

“You’re late?”

“Something happened.”

When El Palm arrived, everything was already prepared at the top of Gapor.

Ebisu, he was waiting for El Palm until late at night.

“Here is the deposit.”

20 million mesos, that huge amount of money prepared.

Moreover, that was not all that was prepared.

“And here’s a list of Mystic Gates to conquer.”

The upper part of Gapor required a Mystic Gate attack.

There was nothing strange.

First of all, it was written in the contract. The El Palm Party was to attack the Mystic Gate periodically.

Also, if you’re an adventurer, you know.

“In this situation, it’s actually safer beyond the Mystic Gate.”

That the outside of the Mystic Gate is much more dangerous when fellow adventurers are the enemies.

That would be the case, as there were entry conditions for the Mystic Gate. In the case of the Orange Grade Mystic Gate, only those with 3 circles or lower could enter.

That means you will never encounter adventurers above Circle 4 beyond that gate.

Of course, it is still dangerous, but there is no need to worry about which is more dangerous: conquering an orange-grade Mystic Gate or being attacked by a 5th circle adventurer in reality.

“I found the safest place possible. A place with less than 50 people allowed, and where the level of adventurers going on the raid is low.”

Above all, the upper part of Gapor was mainly obtained from the Mystic Gates with the lowest difficulty level.

At this point, El Palm Party should be thankful for the consideration.

‘Rejection is impossible.’

In other words, El Palm Party had no choice but to accept this proposal, whether they liked it or not.

The problem was that El Palm knew.

‘Even if it’s hell.’

This list presented by Gapor is bound to be a trap for El Palm Party, no matter which one is chosen.

Whatever you choose, it’s hell.

Actually, the answer was simple.

“You paid a lot of money to sign the contract, so I can’t just do a half-assed Mystic Gate raid.”

“What does that mean?”

Just choose something else.

Of course, there was no problem with just choosing something else.

“That’s literally it. If you received a deposit of 20 million mesos, shouldn’t you demonstrate abilities commensurate with that?”

A place with definite merits.

“I will conquer the Mystic Gate with a bounty of 9.99 million mesos.”

Moreover, in the world of adventurers, the word merit soon meant just that.

“9.99 million mesos? Are you talking about the Mystic Gate that the Nautilus has put a bounty on?”

“yes.”

“Hey, wait a minute! That’s… … .”

“Captain Kairin of the Nautilus, and one of her disciples, Eagle-Eye Rhea, failed to conquer the place.”

There are risks as well as merits.

“Since then, no one, even after a year, has dared to venture there.”

El Palm, his next adventure was to take place there.

fantasy,