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Chapter 39. Michael’s Disciple (1)
One.
“Boss, you’re amazing.”
El Palm, the sight of him hunting D. Roy with Zeus’ lightning spear was truly amazing.
“You walked in three days.”
And the sight of El Palm moving after three days of being in a state of magical shock was truly astonishing.
It was amazing how quickly El Palm recovered his skills.
Wizards who suffer from magic shock tend to retire from being adventurers nine times out of ten.
But the admiration didn’t last long.
That wasn’t the situation.
It’s true that El Palm showed great things, but in return, he became virtually a powerless presence.
Lloyd was also a sufficiently threatening monster to the other four, except for El Palm.
“Start exploring.”
That’s why when we started searching for the relics, the speed had to be very slow.
Because fighting Lloyd without El Palm would have been extremely dangerous.
However, that doesn’t mean that you can avoid battle entirely.
“But I guess we have to reduce the number.”
It is impossible to achieve what you want in a situation where Lloyd is still overflowing.
In other words, this exploration was actually a hunt, not a search.
“Slowly, slowly.”
The only difference from the hunting that El Palm Party has done so far is that they hunt from the position of the weak, in a very disadvantageous situation.
So it was like being a mouse and hunting cats.
Of course, it was beyond difficult and it was mind-boggling.
The number of Lloyds that the El Palm Party had to catch easily exceeded several thousand.
Of course, it was difficult at first.
Dismissed!
“Damn, it’s hard to even catch five without a boss.”
Just catching a few strays from the herd can be enough to leave you breathless.
So on the first day, it was difficult to catch 200 fish even if we fished all day.
It was the same on the second day.
“I get it now. I get what kind of people these guys are.”
But on the third day, when El Palm began to move on its own, the El Palm party succeeded in hunting over 400 Lloyds a day.
“These guys are different from monsters.”
It was thanks to you that I noticed.
“They don’t have the wildness that’s typical of monsters or anything like that. They’re just guys that move mechanically.”
What kind of characteristics does Lloyd have?
“Excellent, but not different. There’s nothing more special about it.”
And what are the weaknesses of that trait.
“The movement pattern is also quite predictable.”
It is predictable.
It was the surest check for an adventurer.
“There’s nothing I can’t catch.”
A guarantee check for a successful hunt.
Of course, it was true that Lloyd’s behavior patterns were regular and mechanical, unlike regular monsters, but it wasn’t something that anyone could figure out and conquer.
Even if you explain it to me verbally, it’s not something I can follow along with.
“I get what you mean.”
However, Miner had already felt to some extent what Divo was feeling.
“I felt that way too.”
Ralph was the same.
El Palm wasn’t particularly surprised by that fact.
‘As expected, you’re being observant.’
Because he expected that they would notice the fact, Lloyd’s traits, and his tactics themselves.
So I deliberately didn’t tell you.
You have to experience things like this yourself, because that’s how you develop your skills.
‘It was worth the effort.’
Moreover, that was the reason why El Palm hunted D. Roy even when he was out of power.
If we can catch D. Roy, the remaining members will be able to hunt Lloyd here.
There was not the slightest doubt about him.
‘It’s talent as expected.’
Devo, Miner and Ralph.
Because these three were the owners of talent recognized by the last adventurer, El Palm.
Simply opening the 7th circle, not just that level of talent, but talent enough to leave a mark in that era of chaos.
“Kiri, what do you think? Do you know what I mean?”
If you have such talent, it’s only natural to take notice.
“What does this mean now?”
There was one thing that went beyond El Palm’s expectations here.
“Isn’t that obvious?”
“What? Of course?”
“I thought everyone knew. That’s why I didn’t say anything.”
“You knew? When?”
“From the beginning.”
“From the beginning? Kiri, aren’t you being too boastful now? Huh?”
Kiri, it was her ability.
“Don’t lie.”
“I’m not lying. I knew it from the beginning. Lloyd’s characteristics.”
El Palm knew that.
‘It’s true.’
That’s the truth.
D. The moment El Palm caught Roy and fought without any power, El Palm knew that Kiri had figured out Lloyd’s pattern.
That was beyond El Palm’s expectations.
‘I thought Kiri’s talent was extraordinary, but I didn’t think it was to this extent.’
El Palm recognized Kiri’s talent.
She was special.
If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have brought you here in the first place.
However, El Palm felt that her talents were not comparable to those of Divo, Miner, and Ralph.
It was natural.
Because those three were on different levels.
If luck had been on their side, if fate had been on their side, then they could have been the last adventurers.
Kiri, on the other hand, was different.
To be honest, she was someone who didn’t even exist in El Palm’s memories.
Of course, it was only natural that there were people with talents hidden all over the world that El Palm didn’t know about.
So El Palm had no doubts about Kiri’s talent.
What El Palm had questions about here was something else.
‘It’s unlikely that those around her were unaware of her talent.’
Her background.
I don’t know for sure, but from what she said and what she knew, she wasn’t an ordinary person.
I became certain when I spoke with Oz, the commander of the Knights of Fire.
‘Signus Knight Commander-level, Kiri’s background is one of them.’
I’m sure Kiri’s background will be more special.
‘Who could it be?’
Leaving El Palm behind with such doubts, the companions continued to hunt Lloyd.
The speed kept getting faster.
After entering the 4th floor, on the 11th day, he succeeded in hunting a thousand in one day.
And from that point on, the full-scale search for the relics began, and it didn’t take long.
There was no reason to take it.
Qyuu!
Because the moment the environment where Snail Mano can be active unfolds, El Palm Party can find it right away.
“Boss. This is it.”
A place filled with broken Lloyd parts, with a single black suit of armor lying there.
“You can tell at first glance that it’s not ordinary.”
“This feeling is seriously no joke.”
“It smells like money.”
Even though its identity is unknown, it is surprising just to look at it.
And El Palm, who knew the identity, could not help but be more surprised.
‘This is Mikhail’s armor.’
Mikhail, the commander of the Knights of Light of the Knights of Signus and the best knight who protects Empress Signus!
Because his armor was obvious.
Of course, it wasn’t ordinary armor.
‘Armor of the Sun.’
The power of the sun’s techniques used by the Knights of Light of the Signus Knights is doubled with the armor imbued with the power of the sun.
This means that just by wearing it, you become twice as strong or more.
It was an armor with ridiculous abilities.
So, it was an armor that was given only to the commanders of the Knights of Light for generations.
‘Why is this?’
That’s why El Palm couldn’t understand why this armor was here.
‘Disguised in black.’
Moreover, Mikhail’s original armor was a dazzling white, like light, but what was visible was coated in black.
This means that they deliberately tried to hide the fact that it was Mikhail’s armor.
In any case, what was clear was that there was only one person who could wear this armor other than Mikhail.
‘It is certain that he is Mikhail’s disciple.’
And El Palm knew of one disciple of Michael.
‘Is it Qasim?’
Kasim, Mikhail’s first disciple.
It was a name the world did not know.
I didn’t even know about El Palm.
‘After Mikhail died, he took over.’
The Black Parade, which included Ralph, only learned of his name after they killed Mikhail, the Commander of the Knights of Light.
I didn’t know any more information than that.
In other words, to that extent, information about Mikhail’s disciples was unknown to the world.
‘No one was meant to die here.’
Additionally, before El Palm returned to the past, Mikhail’s disciple Kasim was still alive until Mikhail’s death.
It obviously means that he was alive at this point in time.
But El Palm wasn’t surprised by that.
History has already changed a lot. It was El Palm, no one else, who changed it.
In that situation, there were two things to focus on.
‘I don’t know who killed him, but it is no small matter. The Knights of Signus will move when the enemy is revealed.’
This is a very big deal.
‘And not many people know about this incident.’
At the same time, few people know that this is the tomb where the disciple of the Commander of the Knights of Light died.
‘I’m the only one who knows here right now… … .’
That was the moment.
“T, what the heck is this?”
Kiri, she looked surprised when she saw Mikhail’s armor.
“Huh? Do you know what this is?”
Devo was surprised by the reaction and asked back, and Kiri looked embarrassed at the question and soon shook her head.
“Oh, no. I think I saw something wrong.”
“I thought you knew.”
Devo didn’t ask any more questions, and at that moment, no one paid any more attention to Kiri’s reaction.
‘I see.’
El Palm, except for him.
‘Kiri, she.’
2.
“Kiri, she is also Mikhail’s disciple.”
Cheryl, she looked surprised at the words of Oz, the Commander of the Fire Knights.
It had to be that way.
Cheryl suddenly came running at Oz’s call, and what Oz said to her was shocking.
“oh my god.”
And the reason Oz said that was even more shocking.
“Then are you there now?”
“Yes. Two of Mikhail’s disciples are about to die there.”
It’s surprising that Michael had a disciple, but both of those disciples died in the same place?
How will Mikhail, the Commander of the Knights of Light, accept this fact?
And how will the Knights of Signus take this fact?
Anyway, one thing was certain.
‘You think I’m dead.’
Oz thought that the El Palm Party would fail.
So, he was already describing that place as a tomb where two disciples had died.
“Information has come in. The first person to enter there is none other than the Green Scorpion Kimar of the Red Scorpion Group.”
And the moment she heard the explanation that followed, Cheryl couldn’t help but think the same way as Oz.
‘A green scorpion.’
Because a much bigger giant was mentioned than I had thought.
Plus, if it’s the Green Scorpion, it’s more than enough to conquer the Mystic Gate.
In other words, there is absolutely no chance that El Palm Party will survive.
‘It’s different from when we estimated the probability of success to be over 30 percent.’
Obviously, Oz didn’t think the El Palm Party had a very high chance of success, but he still gave it at least a 30 percent chance.
Also, even if they failed, it was due to their ability. The Knights of Signus were not a ridiculous group that would cause irritation to those around them due to the shortcomings of their members.
But if it fails due to interference from someone else, the story is completely different.
By then, Cheryl could see why Oz had called her.
“You want to clean up after yourself?”
They want the Cross Hunters to handle them, the Red Scorpions.
There was nothing strange.
In the first place, there was no disciple of Mikhail, that is the official position of the Knights of Signus.
That’s why the Knights of Signus couldn’t take revenge on Mikhail’s disciples.
Of course, it wasn’t just revenge.
To begin with, the Knights of Signus were not a group driven by such emotions.
It was literally a deal.
“I want a thorough cleanup.”
Dealing with the spy within the Signus Knights and the Red Scorpion attached to that spy.
It wasn’t easy, and that’s why Cheryl was here.
In Maple World, the only group that could handle such things quickly and reliably was the Cross Hunters.
That’s why Cheryl couldn’t easily accept this offer.
‘It is not easy.’
Because even if the Cross Hunter’s abilities were fully utilized, it was impossible to predict the possibility of success.
On the contrary, the merits of doing it were clear.
The Knights of Signus have been staunch supporters of the Cross Hunters, and they will not pay the price for this undertaking lightly.
Above all, the crisis of the Signus Knights was also the crisis of the Cross Hunters.
Regardless of the price, I couldn’t back down from here.
So all that was needed was one thing.
‘But I have to do it.’
Resolution.
Cheryl said she had one of those needs.
“Okay, our Cross Hunters… … .”
That was the moment.
“Mr. Oz!”
During the conversation, Oz’s subordinate barged in.
Even Oz’s expression, which had always been smiling, began to turn cold at that fact.
Because it was such an important conversation.
But that expression didn’t last long.
“The Mystic Gate is closed.”
Oz wasn’t surprised by those words.
“Kimar, they succeeded in their attack.”
As expected.
“That, that’s not it.”
Her subordinate said to her,
“The returnee is El Palm Party.”
fantasy,
