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Chapter 15. Mushmom (3)
6.
Mushroom monster.
It is the most commonly seen monster in Maple World and is a source of fear for many adventurers.
At the same time, it was also a funny existence.
“Mushrooms are scary. But if you see too many scary things, you get sick of them. They become funny after a while.”
Because after hunting so many times, at some point the mushroom monsters started to seem ridiculous.
In fact, veteran adventurers were wary of mushroom monsters, but they rarely got nervous.
But there are always exceptions to adventure.
“But the story changes when Mushmom appears.”
Mushmom was the exception.
“Remember, if you see Mushmom, don’t even think about fighting her. Just run away.”
That wasn’t just an exception.
Mushmom.
As the expression suggests, she was the mother of mushroom monsters and had the ability to create a huge amount of mushroom monsters.
“The presence of Mushroom Mom means that there are at least 100,000 mushrooms there.”
The number of mushroom monsters that could be created was beyond the reach of adventurers.
That’s why.
“Everyone run away!”
Miner, she led her men and started running away with all her might without looking back.
Boo!
Behind the Miner Party, a giant mushroom measuring a whopping 15 meters tall was chasing after them.
It was Mushmom.
Woof woof!
And it’s not just any mushroom, it’s a zombie mushroom.
Kkiei!
As expected, there were tens of thousands of tiny zombie mushrooms surrounding the zombie mushroom.
We were chasing the Miner Party together.
The sight was so spectacular that it looked like waves and a tidal wave were crashing down on the Miner Party.
Of course, the appearance of the zombie mushroom was different.
Kwah, kwah!
The ground and the forest shook as if screaming whenever the giant two-legged zombie Mushmom moved.
That’s another reason why zombie mush moms are so terrifying.
“Avoid combat at all costs!”
No adventurer can survive being crushed by a zombie mushroom.
Of course, it was impossible for an adventurer to tank against that zombie mushroom.
It wasn’t entirely impossible.
If you are an adventurer with skills like Physical Training, Iron Body, and Endure, and you are an adventurer with 4 circles or higher, you should be able to endure it to some extent.
In other words, no one could stop the Zombie Mushmom at the Orange Grade Mystic Gate, which only adventurers with a Circle 3 or lower level could enter.
That’s why Miner ran away.
Of course, I had no intention of just running away like this.
‘I need bait.’
When someone needs to be the bait to attract attention from zombie mush moms and zombie mushroom hordes.
And here, there was only one person who could do that.
‘I have to do it.’
Miner, only she could do it.
I wasn’t trying to talk about things like the spirit of sacrifice.
‘Only I can do it.’
Because the only ones who could act as bait against the zombie mushroom moms, tens of thousands of zombie mushrooms, and the zombie ribbon pigs mixed in among them were Miner, herself, and a few of her subordinates.
I was fully prepared.
Now all that remains is action.
“Geo!”
At that moment, Miner called out to the pirate Geo, whom she could call her right-hand man.
And at that call, Geo reached for the gun on his waist without hesitation and fired into the sky.
“Geo?”
Miner is surprised by that fact.
Phew!
At that moment, when the bullet shot by Geo exploded and gave off a red light, Miner screamed.
“Geo!”
“Captain, I will pay the penalty later.”
Geo, the moment he crushes her resolve to save Miner.
Miner was not angry at that fact.
It was not the time to be angry.
On this vast stage, El Palm Party will also be busy fighting fiercely against zombie mushrooms.
That is, the chances of seeing this light were not high.
‘It’s not a situation that he can help with.’
Even if someone were to come to help after seeing this red light, how could they possibly help?
In the end, nothing changed.
Miner, she had to move.
And then she moved.
She was left among her fleeing subordinates.
Then, he aimed the pistol in his hand at the zombie mushroom in the distance.
The distance was far.
Even with the size of the zombie mushroom, it’s not that easy to hit it.
‘You won’t even feel any sensation in some areas.’
Moreover, at this moment, the only area Miner could effectively damage was the face, and that was the eye area.
‘Several shots.’
It doesn’t have to be one or two shots, but several. Only then will the zombie mush mom unleash its rage on Miner.
But Miner did not hesitate at that fact.
“Swift Fire!”
She activated the skill and pulled the trigger.
Taang, taang, taang!
And the bullets flying along with the gunshot struck the two eyeballs of the zombie mushroom.
Kkieeeeeeee!
The zombie mushroom screamed in anger at the repeated attacks.
Then he looked at Miner, who had fired a gunshot at him.
“come!”
Miner did not avoid her gaze, and this fact made Zombie Mushmom feel even more angry.
Boom, bang, bang!
Zombie Mushmom led his men and started running towards Miner.
The chase has begun.
It wasn’t easy.
After just one minute, just one minute, Miner felt like his whole body had become as hard as a rock.
The pressure of having tens of thousands of zombies and that scary zombie mush mom at your back was usually unbearable.
That wasn’t all.
Kkieeee!
Ohhhhhh!
Zombie mushrooms and zombie ribbon pigs jumping out from all directions mercilessly ate away at Miner’s concentration and mental power.
Of course, the worst was yet to come.
‘this!’
At one moment, a wall-like swarm of zombie mushrooms appeared before Miner’s eyes.
Front, back, all directions!
A situation where there is nowhere to go!
At that moment, Miner had a gut feeling.
No matter how I escaped from here, it would take too much time, and in the meantime, the distance between me and the zombie mushroom would be shortened.
The end has come.
But she didn’t give up.
Taang!
I made my way by killing the zombie mushrooms that were rushing in from all directions.
Boom, boom, boom!
Meanwhile, the sound of zombie mush mom’s footsteps in her ears began to grow louder.
At that moment, she had a gut feeling.
‘It’s the end.’
Even in the face of that intuition, she did not close her eyes.
She was rather prepared.
‘I can’t just die!’
He turned his two eyes towards the zombie mushroom, his golden gaze burning.
She could see that.
Shhh!
‘uh?’
A line of flame crossed her head.
Phew!
And that cross line is stuck right between the zombie mushroom’s eyebrows.
‘what?’
Surprised by that fact, she turned her head in the direction the line had come from.
And I could see it.
Shhh!
‘Oh, how come from that distance?’
A flaming arrow flying from an incredibly distant distance.
7.
“Oh, how come from this distance?”
El Palm did not respond to Debo’s words.
“Fire Arrow.”
Instead, he summoned a single Fire Arrow and then used his psychic powers to fire it straight at the front.
The fire arrow that flew like that flew endlessly.
At some point, it became invisible to the eyes.
Debo was surprised again by that fact.
‘No, I can’t even see it clearly?’
Because he couldn’t see the target clearly.
Moreover, the target was not just any target.
Zombie Mushmom, that huge thing.
‘How far is it?’
If you can’t see such a huge thing clearly, then it’s a distance that is beyond common sense.
But now El Palm’s Fire Arrow was flying that long distance and hitting the target accurately.
No matter how great El Palm was, it was impossible to hit it when the target was invisible.
That was actually the case.
El Palm, it was impossible for him to hit a target at such a long distance while invisible.
‘see.’
In other words, El Palm, he was seeing clearly.
‘Thanks to the Eye of Artemis.’
The Eye of Artemis, a relic of Eagle Eye, and the necklace were what made it possible.
‘I really thought it would be effective in improving eyesight.’
The Eye of Artemis, El Palm also heard rumors about that item.
It is said to be a unique item that, when worn, increases vision according to the number of the wearer’s circles.
But it was just a rumor.
Because during the time El Palm was active, there wasn’t a single adventurer with the Eyes of Artemis.
But Eagle Eye, she was the owner of that item.
What made this item famous was its value.
‘1 circle, 1 vision.
It seems to increase by about 0, so if that’s the case, my current eyesight is 5.
It’s close to 0.’
The effect of the item is increased eyesight!
Looking at it this way, it may not seem like much of a deal compared to other unique items, but that wasn’t the case at all.
For an adventurer, having good eyesight was a talent that was far superior to any other talent.
There are even those who are included in adventurer parties just because they have good eyesight.
Of course, it wouldn’t be bad to have the help of a telescope, but the world you can see through a telescope is smaller than you might think.
Moreover, fighting with a telescope was often more of a hindrance than a help.
‘It’s like an eagle.’
Moreover, El Palm’s current eyesight is comparable to that of an eagle.
Despite the distance, El Palm could see the zombie mushmom very clearly.
Then, guessing correctly was not a problem.
Even El Palm had that.
‘If you write perspective here… … .’
Clairvoyance magic.
‘My brain won’t be able to take it.’
But it was dangerous to use clairvoyance magic right now.
And there was no need to write anything.
“Fire Arrow.”
All you had to do was shoot a flaming arrow at the target’s forehead.
“Fire Arrow.”
Surely.
“Fire Arrow.”
Steadily.
“Fire Arrow.”
As the falling water droplets penetrate the ground, El Palm continued to fire his fire arrows steadily.
El Palm didn’t have to worry about how long he would keep firing the Fire Arrows.
I’ll let you know when the time comes.
Kkieeee!
Zombie Mushroom, feeling a sense of crisis amidst repeated attacks, turned its head towards El Palm.
He told me the time.
Now that El Palm has inflicted enough damage on him, the wound is deep enough to cause fatal damage.
“Fire Arrow.”
At that moment, El Palm put on a bracelet enchanted with Magic Acceleration and activated Fire Arrow.
Whirririrri!
The reinforced Fire Arrow spun like a revolver and pierced the forehead of the zombie Mushmom running towards El Palm.
Finally I heard.
Kookung!
The sound of a zombie mushroom collapsing.
8.
Kookung!
The moment the zombie mushroom fell, a huge roar echoed through the forest.
It was a strong sound.
Enough to make everyone lose their minds.
Miner, even she who had been running without rest, had no choice but to lose her mind for a moment at that moment.
‘how?’
Because it was a sight I couldn’t even dare to imagine.
That was the moment.
Shhh!
A flaming arrow quickly passed right in front of her absent-minded nose, and she turned her head in surprise at the fact.
“Run away!”
At that moment, Miner finally came to his senses at the sound of a voice.
‘ah!’
The battle is not over yet.
Kukuku!
Far from ending, there are still tens of thousands of zombie mushrooms and zombie ribbon pigs targeting her.
It’s still a do-or-die moment.
Of course, that was just her opinion.
Phew!
The flaming arrows began to dance before her eyes, and only then did Miner realize.
‘Nonsense.’
El Palm, how he could create such an absurd sight.
‘How on earth is this?’
But she didn’t even have time to be surprised.
“there!”
Devo appeared and spoke to her.
“What are you doing? Come here quickly! Boss, you can’t hold out much longer! Your magic power is starting to run out!”
At those words, Miner ran towards Divo.
Even in this urgent situation, her reason worked.
That was one of her abilities.
Never lose your senses in any situation.
She was running away after following Devo, and was able to meet him after dodging the oncoming hordes of zombie mushrooms.
El Palm lying on the floor and resting.
That wasn’t an expression of leisure.
“Phew.”
El Palm, lying on the floor, looked exhausted.
It was a price paid for using everything to the limit, including magical power, concentration, and mental strength.
‘The Eye of Artemis demands more than you might think.’
In particular, the moment the Eye of Artemis was activated, El Palm’s magical power consumption increased rapidly.
‘When using magic power while the Eye of Artemis is activated, the amount of magic power consumed is approximately doubled.’
That wasn’t all.
‘The concentration and mental power consumed are greater than that.’
The price for demonstrating the ability to step out of one’s own vessel was serious damage to one’s body and mind.
Of course, it was a ridiculous price to pay compared to the results El Palm showed.
Then El Palm rose from his seat. The strength raised his body.
Then he handed the bag that was nearby to Miner.
“What is this?”
“It is Eagle Eye’s relic.”
At those words, Miner’s golden eyes widened as if they were going to burst, and she began to rummage through her bag.
When I found the letter, I read it like crazy.
At that moment, tears, clear tears, began to flow from her golden eyes.
Without fail.
After shedding tears for a long time, she looked at El Palm and said.
“Why on earth, why on earth are you helping me like this?”
El Palm pondered the question for a moment.
Golden Eye, my connection with her.
‘I got help. From her.’
Some of the help I received from her before returning to the past.
‘It helped me a lot.’
And thanks to that help, my colleagues’ lives were saved, and my own life was saved.
El Palm felt grateful for that fact.
“If you shoot red bullets, it will help.”
But El Palm never helped her simply out of gratitude or a simple feeling.
El Palm knew.
“Instead, you get paid for it, because that’s what we did.”
The path that El Palm wants to take now, what is needed on that path is not to be immersed in emotions, but to think about reality.
“I will go out and claim the price for this help.”
And now El Palm needed Golden Eye and the items that Captain Kairin, who cherished her, had.
“Then, now join your colleagues.”
That’s why I saved her.
Of course, El Palm had no intention of ending it here.
El Palm knew.
‘The exit here appears a week after you enter.’
What are the conditions for conquering this place?
‘When everyone died and I was the only one left, when I just kept running away.’
Miner, before returning to the past like no one else, she told El Palm.
‘So after a week, the exit appeared.’
The exit appearance condition here was survival.
That means that the El Palm Party and Miner Party have to spend a week with the zombies overflowing here, even if they don’t want to.
“If you judge it to be dangerous again, shoot the red bullet. Then I will help you.”
That was an opportunity.
“The price is payable later.”
El Palm, his chance to get his due from Miner and Captain Kairin.
And then the opportunity came.
It took a week for the exit to appear.
Phew!
Phew!
During that week, the Miner Party detonated two more red flash grenades.
fantasy,
