The Last Adventurer Chapter 98

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Chapter 31. Letter from the Thief Phantom (3)

6.

The Nihal Desert, this vast land was home to impressive ancient ruins and pyramids.

Since a very long time ago.

From a time when its history was difficult to fathom.

Not even one, but several.

“The pyramids of the Nihal Desert stimulated the romantic fantasies of adventurers.”

At one time, countless adventurers attempted to reach that pyramid.

But not now.

“And now it’s just a tourist attraction.”

The pyramids of the Nihal Desert appeared thousands of years ago.

Of course, many adventurers had already completed their adventures in the pyramids of the Nihal Desert.

This means that it has been revealed how the pyramids were built and whose tomb they are.

“There is one strange pyramid among them.”

There was just one exception.

“Usually there are tombs in pyramids, but there is one pyramid where there is nothing.”

A pyramid made of nothing more than stacked stones.

“It’s a question. That’s why it’s called the Pyramid of Questions.”

Naturally, the public interest in such a mysterious pyramid was not that great.

Because, as I said, there was nothing.

There is no reason or need to go on an adventure.

“Is that the mysterious pyramid?”

El Palmar party was now heading towards the mysterious pyramid.

That was quite a challenge.

First of all, the El Palm Party has been on a forced march recently.

After conquering the Prince’s Tomb, we also conquered the Tomb of the Knights of Signus.

That was just a week ago.

It means that you haven’t even gotten a proper rest.

“How far is it? How far is it?”

Even the mysterious pyramid that El Palm Party was currently heading to was located at a distance that took more than 10 days to walk from the Cactus Desert where the tomb of the Knights of Signus that El Palm Party had conquered was located.

A distance that will make your tongue stick out just by moving.

But you want to get over that distance in a week?

“I think we’ll barely make it on time.”

There was no time to rest.

“Thank goodness, boss.”

However, there was a bright smile on Divo’s lips as he forced his way towards the mysterious pyramid.

It wasn’t just Divo that was like that.

Miner and Ralph’s expressions were more excited than ever.

He showed no sign of dissatisfaction with these days of absurd forced march.

It had to be that way.

“A request from the thief Phantom! What kind of Mystic Gate could there really be?”

Phantom Thief!

Because there was no adventurer who wouldn’t get excited at the name of the six heroes who sealed the Black Wizard.

The only exception was Kiri, her only one.

Her expression was more subdued than ever.

There was no choice.

It would be strange if he had a bright expression when he saw the death of the Knights of Signus and the conspiracy of the followers of the Black Mage with his own eyes.

Even in her eyes, the word interest was burning.

That was the extent of the name value of the phantom thief Phantom.

A name that makes everyone look forward to it.

In front of the El Palm party filled with such anticipation, a familiar face appeared.

“Nice to meet you again.”

It was Pir. The El Palm Party saved him.

“It’s nice to meet you like this.”

The look on Pir’s face when he met her again was more delightful than ever.

There was nothing strange.

Because I knew what El Palm Party was capable of.

Of course, there were more trustworthy corners.

“You’re the last one. All members, including the Leak Party, have already arrived.”

Leak.

“uh?”

The moment that name was mentioned, everyone at El Palm Party looked surprised.

“Wait a minute, who are you? Leak?”

“Wait a minute, what if it’s Leak?”

“The best of the four circle lightning attribute wizards?”

Leek, that name was that famous.

“That Lightning Master Leak?”

Even his nickname was Lightning Master.

Actually, this was a ridiculous nickname.

As great as Leek was, he was only a 4th circle adventurer.

In Maple World, where there are quite a few 5th circle, 6th circle, and even 7th circle magic adventurers, how can a magician of only 4th circle be given the nickname of Lightning Master?

However, the reason for being given that nickname was simple.

“That’s right. The genius Leek acknowledged by the masters of those wizards.”

Heinz, the master of wizards and the owner of Ellinia, the city of wizards on Victoria Island.

That great being gave Leek that nickname.

And as he grew into an adventurer, Leek showed results that lived up to his nickname.

It wasn’t just about showing rapid growth.

“Freely wielding lightning magic.”

He demonstrated incredible skill in controlling lightning magic, which was considered virtually impossible to handle.

So he was the Lightning Master.

Anyway, he was that famous.

Is he going with you?

There can be nothing more solid than that.

In fact, El Palm Party’s expression brightened.

‘Boss, you’re the Lightning Master?’

‘I can’t break this.’

With such perfect power, it was impossible to fail even if I wanted to.

That was when.

“Your Majesty Pir.”

A man wearing an ashen robe walked slowly toward where El Palm Party and Pir were talking.

And the moment he took off his robe, his hair as bright yellow as lightning appeared.

It was an impressive hair color.

But, I can say for sure that not a single person was interested in that hair color.

‘Wow, this is no joke.’

‘What about appearance?’

The face of the person who was revealed had a dazzling appearance that made even the word handsome seem meaningless.

The man said as he looked at El Palm.

“Is this him?”

“right.”

“Ah! My name is Leek.”

He was a leak.

Lightning Master, the best of the four circle wizard adventurers with lightning attributes, and a genius acknowledged by Heinz, the master of wizards.

That Leak looked at El Palm and said.

“El Palm, I have heard of your fame.”

I know El Palm.

El Palm’s colleagues looked surprised at that fact, but soon their expressions changed to emotion.

It was worth it.

‘Leak knows the boss, the boss is amazing!’

It is this genius, and no one else, who recognizes El Palm.

Because that was clear evidence that El Palm’s position was unique.

“I really wanted to meet you at least once.”

Even the words that he wanted to see me.

At those words, the hearts of El Palm’s colleagues swelled.

Of course, El Palm was different.

‘I guess you wanted to meet me.’

The moment he heard those words, El Palm knew.

‘Because you have to kill me.’

7.

“What do you think, Mr. Leek?”

After finishing his greetings with El Palm, Rick approached his subordinate and asked him a question. Rick answered.

“It was ordinary.”

“Normal?”

“I didn’t feel anything particularly special.”

“He was just a nobody.”

“No way.”

“Huh? Didn’t you say it was ordinary?”

“He is an extraordinary person. The results of his life are proof. But the fact that he looks ordinary is a disguise.”

“ah!”

“He is a dangerous person.”

The expression on Leek’s face as he spoke was warmer than ever.

“So, the moment we enter the Mystic Gate, we will eliminate him first.”

But the words and voice coming from that warm expression were so incredibly cold.

There was not a single bit of emotion in it.

That was Leak’s true form.

A machine-like being with no emotions.

A being that carries out any given task perfectly and flawlessly, like a machine.

“According to His great command.”

And the owner of the machine said:

“Remove everything. Everything.”

The phantom thief, everything related to him, must be eliminated completely and definitely, without leaving a single trace.

Rick smiled as he said those words.

Still a warm smile.

The faces of the subordinates who saw that smile turned pale.

‘He is a scary person.’

And I was convinced.

‘Just follow this person.’

No matter what happens, if you stand on Rick’s side and become his henchman, you will never fail.

This time it was the same.

It was never easy.

There’s no way that the request from the phantom thief Phantom would be just an ordinary request.

Also, the adventurer party that Cross Hunter gathered to carry out the request in this letter from the thief Phantom was not only the Leek party and the El Palm party.

Rather, the combined number of those two parties was only 23.

The number of adventurers gathered by Cross Hunter to carry out this request from the Phantom Thief is a whopping 93!

That meant that the 18-person Leak Party had to deal with all of them, as well as the monsters beyond the Mystic Gate.

It was a long time ago.

But even with that daunting task in sight, not a single person doubted the possibility of success.

Rather, that was the question that was being raised.

“By the way, where is the Mystic Gate of the Phantom Thief?”

Where is the target?

In other words, everyone thought.

“It seems like they’re going to gather here and then move on.”

The pyramid in question is just a meeting place.

It was a valid thought.

Because it was a fact that everyone acknowledged that there was nothing in the pyramid of doubt.

So after we gather here, Pir will guide you to the place where the real Mystic Gate is.

Everyone had the same idea.

Pirga gathered everyone together and said:

“We will now move to the mysterious pyramid and the secret room within it.”

But everyone couldn’t help but be surprised by what he said next.

Secret room? Is there something like that in the mysterious pyramid?

If a normal person said something like that, it would be unbelievable.

“A map to the secret room was enclosed in the letter from the thief Phantom.

But the name of the Phantom Thief made it believable.

So everyone started getting excited.

‘A secret room in the pyramid of mystery?’

‘It’s a total flop from the start.’

Because an adventure of a different dimension from the Mystic Gate adventures they had been on was prepared.

“Then let’s move in an hour.”

Pir now gave the excited adventurers time to prepare.

Finally, time to sort everything out.

And after filling that one hour, Pir led the adventurers on their way.

Everyone walked towards the mysterious pyramid.

‘uh?’

‘what?’

‘Why are you passing by?’

However, Pir passed the mysterious pyramid and continued walking a little further.

‘what?’

While everyone was tilting their heads at that fact, Pir’s footsteps stopped.

At the end of such footsteps of the Pir, there was a huge shadow of a mysterious pyramid, and the end of that shadow.

Pirga immediately saw the place and nodded, and then, as if they had been waiting, Pirga’s colleagues began to dig around the shadow with shovels.

Infinitely deep.

widely!

After digging for an hour, I heard the sound of something hard, not fine sand, hitting something hard.

At that moment, everyone could hear.

Ddddddd!

“What, it’s a door!”

A mysterious pyramid known to have nothing in it, and a stone near the middle of the pyramid moves by itself to create a door.

Everyone was astonished at the sight, and their astonishment soon turned to excitement.

Because I felt it.

“It was real! It was a real request from the real thief Phantom!”

That they really got to experience the real adventure that Maple World adventurers dream of.

In excitement, the adventurers rushed toward the open door.

lively.

Everyone was moving with an expression on their face as if they were possessed by something.

The Leek Party was an exception to that spectacle.

They moved, but they didn’t move quickly.

There was no rush.

That’s why.

The Leak Party was the last to reach the secret door.

And they could see.

“Mr. Leak.”

An adventurer who was waiting for them.

“El Palm?”

El Palm.

He appeared suddenly without notice and spoke to Leak.

“I have something to tell you separately. Could you spare me a moment?”

“As much as you want.”

Although it was a sudden remark, Leek accepted El Palm’s offer with a warm smile without the slightest hesitation.

“Can we go outside for a moment and talk?”

“I guess this is an important story.”

“yes.”

Even after hearing those words, Leek nodded without the slightest hesitation.

And then Rick walks out the door again.

Of course, at this moment, Leak was prepared.

‘Did you notice something?’

El Palm, in case he tries to kill himself.

‘No, now is not the time to make such calculations. The moment I leave, the moment El Palm utters his first words, I will use Thunder Spear.’

With that in mind, Leek came out and quietly cast Thunder Spear, a 4-circle lightning attribute magic.

El Palm appeared in front of him.

The moment El Palm appeared, Leek prepared himself.

‘The moment the first words are spoken.’

The moment he finished speaking, he prepared to stab El Palm’s body with the Thunder Spear he had cast in one breath.

“Mr. Leak… … .”

El Palm said in front of such a leak.

“I am here on the orders of the great Black Mage, Commander of the Legion, Hilla.”

fantasy,