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Chapter 46. The Outlaws (1)
One.
“An adventurer needs many qualities.”
There were many different qualities for an adventurer.
“They’re all important. But the most important of all is friendliness.”
The most important quality among them was friendliness, the ability to quickly become close with others.
“The ability to be friendly even with your enemies is one of the most important qualities. Right? If you fight your enemy in the worst situation, what will happen? Of course, it won’t be easy. But keep in mind. You have to come back alive to be able to go on the next adventure.”
Because in times of crisis, cooperating with enemies and competitors can have a huge impact on survival.
And that affinity has become an even more important ability in the era of the Mystic Gate.
Even if they were fierce enemies, we had to join hands to conquer Mystic Gate.
“And the place where the most friendly adventurers are located is the Elnas Mountains.”
The adventurers of the Elnas Mountains knew this fact better than anyone.
I couldn’t not know.
“In that barren land, you have to be ready to join hands at any time.”
Because the more difficult the situation, the more we had to hold hands.
Of course, it wasn’t just for that reason.
“And the adventurers of the Elnas Mountains are lawless people who will do anything to survive.”
The outlaws of the Elnas Mountains were more serious about survival than any other adventurer.
Because they were people who willingly chose to live in the harsh land of the Elnas Mountains in order to survive.
For them, the concept of eternal enemies or allies did not exist.
It was the same even then.
“It’s called Espa.”
“They’re called Cheetahs. I’ve often heard of their reputation as outlaw hunters.”
“I’ve often heard of the reputation of the 100 million Chi, who has received a bounty of 100 million mesos so far.”
Those who had been chasing the bounty on El Palm Party’s head, including the Ispa Party, were rivals who were ready to kill and kill at any moment until just a moment ago.
It wasn’t just a metaphor.
“I remember you were aiming for my neck too?”
“But in the end, it failed.”
There was actually an experience of a fight to the death in the El Nas Mountains.
“I’m glad I failed then, because thanks to that I got some help here for a while.”
“It’s me.”
Nevertheless, they were willing to join hands at this moment.
“After we catch El Palm, let’s think about our share.”
Moreover, they were willing to reach a reasonable agreement here.
“There’s nothing to gain by fighting each other over who will take your neck.”
“Of course. We’re not the only ones here. From what I can see, there must be at least 300 people here targeting El Palm.”
I gladly accepted the offer to hold hands until the end.
There was nothing strange.
‘If it makes a difference.’
‘Just remove it and that’s it.’
The adventurers of the Elnas Mountains were those who could hold hands at any time, but who could also cut off that hand at any time.
Of course, I didn’t shake hands with just anyone.
It took faith.
“If we join hands with someone worth 100 million mesos, there won’t be any problems.”
And at this moment, their reputations became trust.
That’s why.
“So what about this side?”
“My name is Elle.”
“This is the first time I’ve heard of it.”
The moment El Palm saw his fake identity, El, the expressions of the other party leaders, including Chid, hardened.
At this moment, the only thing I could trust was fame, but that name, Elle, was one I had never heard of before.
“It hasn’t been long since I came to the El Nas Mountains.”
“Experience is no big deal. What’s important is skill.”
In that case, the only thing left is to see the skills for yourself.
“great.”
El Palm gladly accepted their offer.
Oww!
At that moment, the howling of Hector’s pack was heard.
The herd is one hundred!
It was a considerable number, and the moment he faced that number, El Palm spoke confidently.
“Let us show you what our party is capable of.”
With those words, El Palm Party moved to hunt.
At the same time, Espa and Chido also moved.
“To keep an eye on.”
“Look carefully.”
I gave the order to the rogue adventurers in my party to watch over me.
Kwakwang!
A moment later, a loud explosion was heard.
From that moment on, the sounds of a fierce battle could be heard.
Over and over again.
It was a strong sound.
“It’s like an explosion, but with this level of power, it’s definitely worth 5 circles.”
A sound that only a 5th circle fire attribute wizard can create.
“But you’re not wise.”
But it wasn’t magic that could be used here and now.
When hunting monsters that can form groups like Hector’s, it was standard to hunt them as stealthily as possible.
There was nothing good that could come from making such a fuss.
Fortunately, I got lucky this time.
“I don’t hear any howling.”
Despite the commotion, Hector’s group did not gather any more.
Kwakwakwang!
Nevertheless, the battle dragged on.
Without fail.
“If it were us, we would have finished it a long time ago.”
“If it were our party, we could have finished it three times faster and in half the time.”
Even considering that El Palm Party only had five members, it was by no means a fast pace.
Soon, the colleagues who had gone out to monitor returned and told me a more detailed story.
“The wizard named Elle used powerful fire magic. She had quite a number of magic spells.”
“The warrior named Dira was good at handling polearms.”
“The test called Kay didn’t show anything special.”
“The pirate named M was quite skilled with a gun. He hit everything within 20 meters. He seems to be a person of interest.”
“Al, the priest, was only big in stature, and was very passive, only supporting from the rear.”
“Except for one pirate, they were all below average 5th circle adventurers.”
Below average.
“okay?”
“Then the answer is decided.”
And the moment they received that evaluation, Espa and Chidl came to the same conclusion.
2.
“Boss, it really is as you said.”
Espa and Chidl, after seeing the power of El Palm Party, made the same decision.
“He’s holding my hand.”
He agreed to join the El Palm Party.
“Because you’re hiding your skills. No, does that make sense?”
Divo was honestly dumbfounded by that fact.
“If you don’t have the skills, isn’t it normal to throw it away?”
The world of adventurers was cold. It had to be that way. Humanism was not enough for adventure.
Lacking skills? If so, you need to pay something else to compensate for your lack of skills, then they will accept you.
Moreover, this was the Mystic Gate.
A place where those who lack skills become a burden.
El Palm answered Devo’s question.
“Because he’s an outlaw.”
Debo was even more curious about that answer.
“I know. Aren’t you heartless bastards?”
Since they were outlaws, they would have been even more thoroughly and calculating, so why did they accept the El Palm party?
Of course, El Palm knew the answer all along.
“What outlaws fear most is someone stronger than themselves.”
“yes?”
“On the other hand, what they like the most is someone weak enough to crush at any time.”
“ah!”
The habits of outlaws.
Only then did everyone, including Divo, finally understand the reason for El Palm’s spell, that is, the spell to deliberately hide one’s skills.
El Palm’s intentions were successful even afterwards.
After Ispa and Chidl joined hands, they roamed the first floor of Mystic Gate and made contact with other lawbreakers from the Elnas Mountains.
“Shall we move together?”
“If you have 100 million mesos and the outlaw hunter Ispa, you’re worth joining hands with.”
And the outlaws he came into contact with were more than happy to take his outstretched hand.
“Unless it’s those guys called El Party.”
At the same time, they tripped up El Palm Party, but later, when they saw El Palm Party’s skills, they gave the same answer.
“We should go together!”
Without exception, everyone recognized the El Palm Party.
“That’s 158 people.”
In this way, a whopping 158 adventurers and outlaws from the Elnas Mountains gathered together.
Very smoothly, without any major conflicts.
No, it wasn’t smooth sailing.
“Our Espa party will break through the front.”
“Then our Chidle party will take charge of the rear.”
The gathered adventurers and outlaws showed a cooperative attitude that made their accumulated karma and notoriety seem insignificant.
As if it was one party.
Teamwork in battle was even more amazing.
There was not a single instance of anyone falling behind, saving strength, or anything like that.
I went out hunting monsters with all my might.
“No, boss.”
At that sight, Divo and his colleagues at El Palm could not help but be astonished.
“Aren’t these guys outlaws?”
“right.”
“But don’t you think that your cooperative attitude is much better than that of most adventuring parties?”
In fact, adventurers in a competitive relationship rarely showed a cooperative attitude toward each other.
Rather than being numerous, it was common to hide one’s skills or hold them back to save energy or fight for power.
Naturally, proper cooperative play did not occur.
But how can these outlaws show such great cooperative play?
“Because he’s an outlaw.”
“yes?”
Of course, El Palm wasn’t surprised.
“As I said before. Adventurers pursue many things. Justice, fame, meso, there are so many. But outlaws are different. Their top priority is survival.”
Because that’s what the outlaws he knew were like.
“That’s why the Elnas Mountains are such a scary place. When you start getting chased by lawbreakers, hell begins.”
And that was a very spine-chilling story for the El Palm Party.
Honestly, Devo and his colleagues at El Palm thought so.
Those who are after them will engage in a dog-eat-dog fight.
But looking at the situation, that wasn’t the case.
Rather than fighting each other to eat each other, they became a pack of lynxes that were even more of a pain to deal with.
“This is dangerous.”
A headache in many ways.
Of course, there was still some room for expectation.
“But if we clash with other groups, our numbers will decrease considerably, right?”
The number of outlaws gathered around the Espa Party and the Chidle Party is 158.
It wasn’t a small number, but this was a Mystic Gate with 400 people.
That means there are at least 200 outlaws left.
The competition was just beginning.
No, rather, if large groups collide, the damage is bound to be greater.
“If we collide, the damage will be greater.”
About him, El Palm said:
“So there’s no way we’ll collide.”
“yes?”
“You can tell the damage is huge, but there’s no need to shed blood.”
At that point, Miner asked a question.
“No, but aren’t there some guys like that who just jump in without thinking about the consequences? Huh?”
Among the lawbreakers of the Elnas Mountains, there were quite a few who were so mentally unsound that they could not possibly be treated well.
These are people for whom the very concept of cooperation, holding hands, or weighing things does not exist.
People like that will definitely have an accident.
“That’s why I sold the information.”
“what?”
That was the reason.
“To filter out those kinds of people.”
“ah!”
El Palm, he sold information about himself.
Not just for the money, but to weed out those who would cause trouble inside the Mystic Gate.
Of course, there would still be those who caused trouble, but those who failed to build up power would just be a typhoon in the palm of their hand.
That is, everything here was like the palm of El Palm’s hand.
‘oh my god.’
When they got to that point, El Palm’s colleagues felt goosebumps all over their bodies.
“That’s great, that’s really great.”
Did you really think they would design it this perfectly?
Of course, the creeps soon turned into belief.
“If you just trust the boss, there won’t be any problems.”
El Palm nodded in agreement with that belief.
“But I can’t do it alone. I need help.”
“Of course, please order anything.”
“Divo.”
“Yes, go ahead.”
“Take the Fire Arrow.”
“yes?”
“It won’t be life-threatening, but it will hit a pretty critical spot. Don’t defend yourself.”
Divo, who had been tilting his head at those words, soon realized something and his face hardened.
A little while later.
“Kwaaaaak!”
A scream was heard, and the outlaws, including Ispa and Chidl, immediately responded to the scream.
“what?”
“My colleague was attacked!”
“Attack? Who?”
“I got hit by a fire arrow!”
At that moment, the adventurer wizard El, who was carrying his injured comrade, spoke.
“El Palm has arrived!”
fantasy,
