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Chapter 10. Evil Eye (3)
6.
When they realized that Evil Eye was coming, the six parties scattered.
Each wanted to fight a battle.
It was a rational choice.
“It’s better for each person to hunt on their own than to play in a clumsy party.”
Any adventurer party that has come here already has their own way.
“If we gather in one place, Evil Eyes will gather too.”
It was also necessary to disperse in order to disperse the monsters.
Of course, that was the biggest reason.
“No need to worry about item distribution.”
The item obtained by catching a monster belongs to the person who caught the monster; that was the unwritten rule of the adventurer’s world.
However, if everyone joined forces to hunt Evil Eye, there was bound to be noise in distributing the items.
That would be the case, since in the midst of a fierce battle, it was impossible to properly determine who had captured Evil Eye.
Of course, the level of magic stone could be divided according to the degree of contribution and activity.
“Especially valuable items.”
The problem was when an indivisible item appeared.
Anyway, everyone dispersed.
And soon after they dispersed, all the parties, without exception, met again.
Haaa!
“Evil Eye!”
A group of evil eyes clinging to trees like lizards and glaring at adventurers.
After that, the hunt began right away.
The beginning of such a battle was announced by an archer or a wizard.
“piercing!”
“Energy Bolt!”
I fired arrows and magic at the evil eye clinging to the tree.
Kwajik!
But it wasn’t easy to get it right.
Hitting the Evil Eye, which is attached to a tree and moves quickly, is not an easy task even for a skilled adventurer.
Of course, those gathered here were all quite skilled people.
“piercing!”
“Energy Bolt!”
After measuring the distance with the first attack, the second attack followed, and through him, the archers and wizards who had now become accustomed to Evil Eye’s behavior patterns were able to get a feel for it.
Kieeeee!
Then, around the third attack, I could hear Evil Eye’s creepy scream.
“It’s falling!”
And the falling evil eye.
That was the beginning.
“Cling to me!”
Neither magic arrows nor archer’s arrows could properly wound Evil Eye, who had excellent regenerative powers.
“Slaughter me!”
In the end, there is only one thing left, to slaughter and trample without mercy to the point where the concept of regeneration becomes meaningless!
The ones who took action here were warriors.
Armed with longswords, polearms, or warhammers, they attempted to crush Evil Eye’s body without mercy.
Wizards were also active.
“Flame of!”
Flame Orb, a fireball that causes a powerful explosion upon contact, was very effective against monsters like Evil Eye.
Kieeeee!
The sound of hunting Evil Eyes could be heard everywhere.
In other words, those who hunted Evil Eye had all the aforementioned elements.
An archer or wizard with a high hit rate, enough to bring down an Evil Eye from a distance.
A warrior skilled enough to slaughter fallen Evil Eyes without mercy.
A wizard who can properly throw Flame Obran Bombs at Evil Eyes who are entangled with melee dealers.
Even the bishop who helps everyone without rest.
It had all those elements.
That was why.
‘Hunting Evil Eye isn’t easy with this party power.’
Ralph, he gladly accepted El Palm’s bet offer.
‘There are a lot of holes.’
Those were the immediately visible elements.
Even if you say there are warriors, there are only Divo and Kiri, and even those two are only 1st and 2nd circles.
Of course, El Palm would be different.
Ralph wasn’t stupid.
‘I survived for three years as a bait slave. And as soon as I became an adventurer, I grew at an incredible rate.’
I did some research on El Palm.
‘There are rumors that he has a sponsor, so he must have quite a few items.’
I knew he wasn’t ordinary.
So, it seems that the top of Kania is offering such a large sum of money as a deposit.
But that was it.
‘Even if he’s great, he’s just a wizard. And he’s only just reached the 3rd circle.’
That’s why Ralph smiled.
‘In my opinion, catching thirty in an hour is a lot. Then, at seventy, each costs 100,000 mesos… … I guess I’ll pay a high price for my pride.’
A smile for the enormous mesos you will earn from now on.
Kieeeee!
At that moment, Evil Eye’s scream appeared, and El Palm recited a spell towards that scream.
“Fire Arrow.”
An order that is nothing special.
“Magic Acceleration.”
And the spell that makes that spell special.
7.
Each wizard adventurer had their own innate attributes.
The highest proportion among them was fire attribute.
About 4 out of 10 magic adventurers are fire attribute magicians.
Those fire attribute magicians used different magic as their main depending on the number of circles.
1st circle is Fire Arrow, 2nd circle is Flame Orb.
It wasn’t common to use it as a main.
The most useful of all magic spells.
And the usefulness that adventurers talk about, of course, meant the same thing as being powerful.
Moreover, each of the three magics had different roles.
First of all, Fire Arrow was perfect for keeping monsters in check. It was easy to use and the power wasn’t bad either.
In the case of Flame of the Orb, it could inflict powerful damage. It could also hit a fairly wide area.
However, you can’t help but feel that this alone isn’t enough to hunt monsters.
So, what is getting the most attention is the passive skill.
A skill that strengthens your skills simply by wearing the item!
For wizards, it was Magic Acceleration.
The effect of this skill was simple.
The moment you use it, the power and speed of your magic increases.
For example, if a Fire Arrow pierces a target, a Fire Arrow affected by Magic Acceleration will tear the target apart.
Also, unlike active skills that are activated, passive skills do not require additional casting or anything like that.
“Magic Acceleration.”
All you have to do is cast a spell while wearing the item.
From then on, the skill’s effects remained effective until the item was taken off. Even while eating or sleeping.
So Ralph wasn’t surprised when El Palm pulled out his magic.
Rather, it was within the expected category.
‘You seem confident in your accuracy.’
A great wizard is not a wizard who uses powerful magic.
No matter how powerful the magic is, whether it’s a meteor that summons meteors from the sky or a blizzard that drops spears of ice from the sky, it’s meaningless if it doesn’t hit the enemy.
In other words, being able to guess well was the wizard’s greatest virtue.
‘If it’s a Fire Arrow enhanced with Magic Acceleration, it would be powerful enough to tear apart Evil Eye in one shot.’
From that perspective, it wouldn’t have been a strange choice to pull out Magic Acceleration if it could just be right.
Of course, the limitations were also clear.
‘But there’s no way a wizard who just reached the 3rd circle can handle it properly.’
First of all, the strengthened Fire Arrow skill was strong and fast, so it was not easy to handle.
A simple example would be riding a fast horse. Being fast and strong is not always good. In fact, it tends to be more difficult to handle.
‘The amount of magical power consumed is also large.’
The power has increased significantly, but the amount of magic power consumed has also increased.
This meant that no matter how well it was matched, its limitations were clear, so Ralph had no worries.
Kieeeee!
‘uh?’
The smile on Ralph’s lips disappeared at the sound of Evil Eye’s cries at that moment.
Ralph turned his head.
“this.”
The moment Ralph saw the dozens of eyes, he shouted.
“It’s dangerous!”
Now is not the time to make any bets.
But El Palm did not answer those words.
There was no need to do it.
Shhh!
Instead, he started moving Fire Arrow, a larger and faster fire arrow with the effect of the Magic Acceleration skill.
At first, it flew straight.
Kieeeee!
He flew precisely and precisely towards the Evil Eye, which was letting out a creepy roar, and in one breath, he dug into the Evil Eye’s giant eye and pierced through its body.
It was an amazing hit rate.
But Ralph wasn’t surprised.
The number of Evil Eyes that can be seen with the naked eye is at least thirty!
It was not the time to attach significance to catching just one fish.
“We have to run away!”
No, it wasn’t the time to fight in the first place.
“one.”
To such cries El Palm said:
“two.”
Ralph’s expression turned fierce at that answer.
What the hell are you talking about in this emergency situation?
“three.”
“Are you crazy now?”
“four.”
But even in front of Ralph’s fierce expression, El Palm continued to count without stopping.
“Five, six, seven.”
Ralph was no longer angry at El Palm’s numbers game.
“ah.”
Because I saw it.
“Eight, nine.”
Evil Eye’s corpses start to fall along with El Palm’s countdown.
At that moment, there was only one thing Ralph could do.
“Twelve, thirteen.”
Waiting in a daze for El Palm’s countdown to end.
“… … Thirty-one.”
Eventually, the countdown ended. Evil Eye’s cries were no longer heard anywhere.
In that quiet, El Palm’s voice was heard.
“55 minutes left.”
8.
Evil Eye was a swarming monster, and at the same time, a cunning and vicious monster.
So when prey was discovered, tens or hundreds of them would rush in without rest.
“1 hours.”
It was thanks to that.
“Divo, how many have you hunted?”
“Yes, this is the 219th confirmed.”
In just over an hour, El Palm was able to hunt a whopping 219 Evil Eyes.
Of course, it was nonsense.
Although Divo and Kiri helped, El Palm essentially took care of most of them on his own.
With two magic spells: Fire Arrow and Magic Acceleration.
But for El Palm, it was nothing special.
‘The reinforced fire arrow is easier to handle.’
In fact, it was much easier for El Palm to catch Evil Eye with a reinforced Fire Arrow than to catch something like an orange mushroom with a Fire Bolt.
It was definitely difficult to write.
Because dealing with something fast is bound to be more tiring.
‘There is no need to use detailed control just to aim for the magic stone.’
However, on the other hand, when attacking using Fire Arrow, you had to target only the monster’s weak points, the magic stones.
It was something that required a high level of concentration, and it was even more difficult when using telekinesis.
On the other hand, the reinforced fire arrows were just good for piercing through moderately.
Its power did not require very precise hits.
‘The only problem is the amount of horsepower consumed.’
Of course, it consumed more horsepower, but it was a penalty worth bearing.
Anyway, Divo and Kiri were not surprised by El Palm’s appearance.
Because we’ve already seen El Palm’s ridiculous abilities.
Only one person was surprised.
“ah…….”
Ralph, he just stared at the mangled corpse of Evil Eye with a bewildered expression.
The one who approached him was none other than Divo.
“Hey, bro.”
Knock knock!
He said, patting Ralph on the shoulder.
“219 horses, prepare 11.9 million mesos.”
Only then did Ralph come to his senses.
Here Ralph did not let out a surprised sound like, “This is invalid.”
Instead, Ralph’s eyes began to shine brightly as he came to his senses.
“If I subtract the 10 million mesos that I will receive, then I only need to prepare 1.9 million mesos?”
And then he said in a calm voice.
“I’ll pay you as soon as I get out. A bet is a bet, after all.”
Divo and Kiri tilted their heads at that sight.
How can a person who loves money so much, a person who came here for money, be so calm when he suffered such a huge loss?
El Palm, on the other hand, knew.
‘Because I’m crazy about money.’
The Ralph he knew was someone who could kill the Commander of the Signus Knights for money.
In other words, he was not looking for small amounts of money, but for big money, money that ordinary adventurers could not even imagine.
To him, El Palm must have looked like this.
‘Because I’ll look like a noble person who will ask for a lot of money.’
And that was the person Ralph had been waiting for.
Ralph had kept his skills hidden and had not undertaken any adventurous activities in preparation for a day like this.
When the number of cases that will make your eyes roll back comes.
That’s why.
“Does excluding 10 million mesos mean you’re joining the party?”
That’s where I mentioned 10 million mesos.
“If I can’t give you money, shouldn’t I compensate you with my body?”
Ralph, the moment he joins El Palm’s party in the true sense of the word.
Debo still had an uneasy expression on his face at that fact.
“Boss, wouldn’t it be better to just receive 10 million mesos? I think we’ll be fine even without him.”
El Palm answered that question calmly.
“Ralph, now is the time for you to show your skills.”
“Okay.”
Ralph nodded willingly to those words, then patted Devo on the back and said.
“Mr. Divo, I will support you from now on.”
Debo’s expression became even more crumpled at Ralph’s words.
To be honest, Bishop’s support wasn’t that great. All he did was cast buff skills and use healing skills when he got hurt.
Of course, it cost him his life, but it wasn’t a big deal for Devo anyway.
Swish!
“Huh? What is that?”
“What is it? Isn’t it a knuckle?”
Then Ralph put on a wicked-looking knuckle, and Devo and Kiri tilted their heads at the sight.
Ralph smiled at them both.
“You go ahead. I’ll follow closely behind.”
“Are you following me?”
“What are you talking about?”
Kiri and Divo were startled by the words that followed.
Supporters provide support from the rear, that was common sense.
But El Palm wasn’t surprised.
“My style is to stick with my warrior and provide healing and buffs.”
That’s why El Palm recruited Ralph.
fantasy,
