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Chapter 22. Gambling Table (4)
8.
3rd Floor.
The first to enter that hell were the leader hunter Hassan and his party.
It was thanks to that.
“Hasan, I believe in your abilities.”
When Hassan told the story of Head Hector and asked the adventurers to stop gambling and unite for survival, the other adventurers readily accepted his offer.
Hassan, the leader of the hunters, had a reputation that was well-deserved, even in Ariant.
It was the same when El Palm Party made its proposal.
Most adventurers weighed the odds, but the results were the same.
“But I think the El Palm party will fail.”
Even Rebecca, an adventurer from the El Nath Mountains, thought the El Palm Party would fail.
Nevertheless, there was only one person who accepted El Palm Party’s offer, even though it gave them five unique items.
“But I made the deal, Hassan, because I trusted you.”
Hassan insisted strongly.
This proposal is a no-lose proposal.
Whether El Palm Party succeeds or fails, there is nothing to lose.
Of course, he argued that.
“You said that El Palm Party would be a success.”
The possibility of an El Palm Party.
It wasn’t a vague claim.
“It was definitely an extraordinary career.”
First, he highlighted the career of El Palm Party.
“In terms of survival.”
El Palm Party has managed to survive beyond its means, in the Mystic Gate, beyond its subject.
That’s how Jack Leach’s legacy was obtained.
Anyone who saw it could tell that it was just luck.
“Because luck is also a skill.”
But in the world of adventurers, luck was, in a sense, one of the factors that was valued quite highly.
“It’s also like betting on something that increases the possibility even though you know it won’t be easy.”
In fact, the most decisive factor was El Palm Party’s attitude.
Hassan told what he had overheard.
It is better to take risks in exchange for power enhancement than to be drawn without any power enhancement in the lottery.
Honestly, that was a method that even the other adventurers hadn’t expected.
And it was a method worthy of admiration.
“I don’t know his skills, but I’m sure he’s an adventurer.”
An adventurer is someone who goes on adventures.
In that sense, El Palm Party’s actions could be said to be a model of the greatest adventurer.
So I believed Hassan’s words.
The possibility that El Palm Party will succeed.
“Tell the truth.”
Hassan said about him:
“El Palm Party will fail.”
“I beg your pardon?”
That I lied.
“It was nonsense to begin with. If it had been something that could be done with just five people, there wouldn’t have been any trouble.”
“Then why did you accept the offer?”
“If El Palm Party comes out, we can at least properly understand Head Hector’s movements. On the other hand, we have nothing to lose. Hectors will eat corpses, but not items. Above all, they serve as an example.”
“An example?”
“A clear example of how drawing lots is the answer, don’t have useless thoughts.”
Rebecca didn’t question Hassan’s words.
Rather, she was now convinced.
“also.”
Because from the beginning, all the adventurers had the same thoughts as Hassan.
That was why.
Awww!
Awww!
When Hector’s howling began to resonate in earnest.
“The El Palm party has begun.”
As the El Palm Party set out to lure the Hectors and the Head Hector guarding the exit, the waiting adventurers thought.
“It will be useless.”
That you’re doing something useless.
So, no one was prepared to escape.
“Just find the body.”
The howling sound died down, and I was ready to find the items the El Palm Party had.
Awww!
“It’s taking longer than I thought.”
It was the same when the howling sound was heard repeatedly.
Everyone thought the sound would soon die down.
Awww!
“… … Has it been more than 10 minutes?”
“It seems like it got bigger?”
But as time passed and the sound did not die down, but rather began to grow louder, the adventurers’ expressions changed.
Eventually the adventurers were able to see.
“Head Hector is gone! I can’t see Head Hector or any of the Hectors near the exit anymore!”
9.
Awww!
As promised, the moment Head Hector was lured to a place one kilometer away from the exit, the adventurers’ rush to escape began.
“From now on, everyone hides.”
At the same time, El Palm Party stopped its operations.
I held my breath.
Awww!
The snow-covered world was covered with the angry howls of Hector and Head Hector, who had lost both eyes.
Awww!
The anger lasted a very long time.
Half day.
Keuheung, keuheung!
Head Hector and Hector searched for El Palm Party, who had taken their eyes, for half a day, howling in rage.
Of course, it was impossible to find the El Palm Party.
“Move.”
“Now? Is that okay?”
“It’s okay. It’s out of his olfactory range.”
“Outside the olfactory range? Can you tell something like that?”
The person being pursued is El Palm.
“Able to know.”
The last adventurer, El Palm, didn’t need much time to figure out the habits of the monsters he encountered.
And although hunting a monster that was identified in that way was difficult, running away from it was not difficult.
The last adventurer, in other words, also meant an adventurer who ran away until the very end.
Oww!
After half a day, Head Hector gave up the chase and moved closer to the exit again.
Of course, it didn’t just move.
Awww!
After Head Hector took his position at the exit, he started gathering all the Hectors there.
Keuheung, keuheung!
It was an expression of will.
“From now on, Head Hector and the Hectors will operate only around the exit. To prevent us from leaving.”
An expression of his will to kill El Palmar Fati, who blinded him, by any means necessary.
It was an eerie will.
“As expected.”
And that was the will El Palm had hoped for.
“From now on, Hector’s group’s route will be within a two-kilometer radius of the exit. They will not follow further than that.”
Because it is now possible.
“The optimal environment has been created to reduce their numbers.”
To gnaw at.
From now on, Hector’s group was forced to operate only within the invisible fence.
In that situation, tactics were not difficult.
“From here on, Devo, Kiri, and Ralph act as bait to attract attention.”
Lure them near the fence.
“Miner and I will snipe.”
All you have to do is hunt down the guys who lured you.
It was a simple tactic, and no one in the El Palm party questioned it.
“Hey boss.”
There was only one question.
“But what about the leader?”
The boss monster, Head Hector, won’t be easy to catch this way.
El Palm answered that question without the slightest hesitation.
There was no reason to hesitate.
“It’s the same as before.”
“At that time?”
“When Cold Eye came out.”
“ah!”
Because there was a clear answer.
“Use a cold beam containing poison.”
At that moment, there were no more questions.
“More powerful than before.”
There is only hunting.
And the hunt was quick.
Keuhung!
“Come on, you fucking dogs!”
Devo, Kiri, and Ralph served as bait excellently.
There was no reason not to do it.
“I am the hero of Polarm, Diboda!”
First of all, although Divo was a 3rd circle adventurer, thanks to Jack Leach’s legacy, his firepower was at a level that overwhelmed 4th circle adventurers.
The same was true for Kiri.
Her newly acquired unique items further strengthen her defenses and make her sword sharper.
Ralph was the same.
No, Ralph’s case was overwhelmingly the same.
“Blessing Ensemble” This time, you get a unique item, the Blessing Ensemble!
It was a skill that strengthened the caster’s abilities by the number of party members receiving the buff when casting a 3rd circle skill.
It was a very important skill.
Bishop is the weakest member of the party, but he becomes stronger? The merit of that is indescribable.
Phew!
“You’re so powerful!”
Of course Ralph, being strong for him was huge in a different way.
Honestly, at this point it wasn’t bait.
Keheng!
Even with just the party of Devo, Kiri, and Ralph, they can easily deal with dozens of Hectors rushing in.
But it didn’t end there.
Taang!
Keng!
GoldenEye Miner, Hector’s dying words echoed every time her gun blew.
Taang!
Keng!
Without exception.
Miner showed off his incredible accuracy and clearly demonstrated what it means to hit every target.
“shit.”
Of course, her performance was not that impressive.
“I told you, he’s a real monster.”
El Palm, because he showed it.
Phew!
The sight of Apollo’s two arrows mercilessly piercing the heads of the rushing Hectors.
A sight of overwhelming carnage.
The Hector horde, which had grown to over a thousand, quickly dwindled in number in front of El Palm Party.
In the end, only one remained.
Krrrr!
Only one head Hector lost both eyes.
That head hector hunt was the easiest.
Keheng, keheng!
El Palm, the time Head Hector lasted in front of the cold beam soaked in his venom, made several times stronger thanks to the ring of Frid of the Hydra’s fangs, was less than an hour.
‘As expected.’
Just as El Palm expected.
Of course, not everything went as expected.
Qyuu!
El Palm, the moment he hunted Head Hector, the snail Mano that had been sleeping in his arms moved.
Towards Head Hector.
And the snail mano brought it.
‘… … I didn’t expect this.’
Something unexpected.
But the admiration for him did not last long.
“Boss! Let’s go now!”
Because there’s still work to be done.
10.
It was a sudden thing.
“Adventurers are coming!”
Adventurers began to emerge from beyond the 300-person Mystic Gate, which was created amidst everyone’s attention.
“It’s a Hassan party!”
“It’s Rebecca’s party!”
“What? Why are they all here?”
Not one or two, but hundreds of adventurers lined up.
It didn’t take long to realize what that meant.
“Something happened!”
An accident that no one could have imagined occurred beyond the Mystic Gate.
And it didn’t take long for it to become known what the accident was.
“Head Hector? There was such a monster?”
“Thousands of Hectors under your command? How can you catch them?”
“You’re saying that such an absurd situation can occur at Yellow Level? You’re not lying, are you?”
Something unexpected happened.
“El Palm Party was the bait?”
However, it was thanks to the sacrifice of none other than El Palm Party that the adventurers were able to return.
In other words, everyone was convinced.
Sacrifice, that is, that El Palm Party will meet its death beyond that Mystic Gate.
And the moment they die, the portal to the Mystic Gate will disappear, and the Mystic Gate will disappear.
Many people were disappointed by that fact.
Of course, I did not express any regret or sadness over the death of El Palm Party itself.
“Damn, Jack Leach’s legacy is gone like this!”
“It’s not just Jack Leach’s legacy, either. Five unique items are flying with it!”
“If we include the unique items that were originally beyond the Mystic Gate, isn’t this a huge loss?”
With the death of El Palm Party, there were unique items of immense value that disappeared, and those were the ones that people were expressing regret for.
And it was because of that regret.
“I’ve just been wasting my time.”
The surviving adventurers, including Hassan’s party, cannot easily leave the Mystic Gate.
I invested, but instead of making any profit, I only suffered losses.
So that’s what’s left.
“I have to make sure it ends.”
Because only when I saw the Mystic Gate disappear could I truly acknowledge the damage I had done.
The adventurers who were waiting for the end to be reached could soon see it.
“uh?”
“I am a survivor!”
Five adventurers began to appear from beyond the portal that was thought to be closed.
“It’s El Palm Party!”
It was the moment when the El Palm Party, which had been the bait, returned.
Bam!
With the head of Hector.
“The gambling table is over.”
fantasy,
