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Chapter 29. Sand Drawing Group (1)
One.
Malgur Oasis.
A place richer than any other oasis in the Nihal Desert, and thanks to its abundance, it is home to an abundance of powerful monsters.
So, for adventurers, it is a more barren place than any other oasis.
However, the Malgur Oasis was not harsh and cruel to all adventurers.
There were exceptions.
For example, adventurers of circle 6 or higher.
For them, the Malgur Oasis was never that dangerous a stage.
Adin of the Hammer, one of the Sand Drawing Group’s executives, has now proven that fact.
“These fucking monster bastards!”
Boohoo!
He swung a huge hammer the size of a grown man’s body like it was a toy.
Kwajik!
And the monkey monster Lupin, who had been swarmed by the hammer swing of Adin, was crushed like a toy.
It was a distant sight.
Kieeeee!
A sight so dizzying that even the most vicious Lupin gang would run away in fear without looking back.
“Hmph!”
thud!
Adin, who had finished clearing out Lupin’s group in one breath, put down his hammer on the ground, and his subordinates and members of the Sand Drawing Group looked at him with admiration.
“As expected, it’s Adin!”
Adin’s strength was that overwhelming.
“Everyone, don’t get excited.”
That was why Adin’s face was stiff.
“I didn’t come here to catch monsters.”
Originally, there was no reason for a strong person like Adin to come to Malgur Oasis.
Because it was an inappropriate stage.
Moreover, Adin of the Hammer, he was a senior member of the Sand Drawing Group.
A key member of the Sand Drawing Group who willingly raised the flag of rebellion to stop the tyranny of the Ariant Kingdom!
It was an entity that the Ariant Kingdom was trying to deal with by any means necessary.
“We must occupy the prince’s tomb.”
Why did such a person appear in front of the tomb of the prince who had attracted the attention of the Kingdom of Ariant?
It was crazy.
The news of his appearance would have been immediately relayed to the Kingdom of Ariant, and powerful figures would have gathered to capture him.
In other words, there was a reason why Adin of the Hammer came here despite taking such risks.
“We need to let it be known that this was all a fabrication.”
In fact, the Sand Drawing Group’s initial goal was to interfere with the conquest of the Prince’s tomb, that was all.
Beyond that, it wasn’t easy even for the Sand Drawing Group.
If we were not careful, we could end up making enemies of the adventurers participating in this quest to conquer the Prince’s Tomb.
Because from the perspective of the Sand Drawing Group, where legitimacy is important in many ways, they could have lost that important legitimacy.
But the moment the Mystic Gate raid began, things changed.
“It was all already a pre-planned operation.”
This raid on the Prince’s Tomb was not a fair festival, but was a trick that the Ariant royal family had already prepared in advance, designed to fool the gathered adventurers.
It was an opportunity to inform the adventurers of Maple World of the immorality of the Ariant royal family.
Of course, there was no concrete evidence yet, and that was why.
“We have to catch the royal henchmen somehow.”
Adin of the Iron Hammer himself came to the front of the Mystic Gate.
Adventurers coming out of the Prince’s Tomb, they will provide clear and definitive evidence.
“By any means necessary.”
Of course, in the process of securing that evidence, Adin of the Hammer had no intention of sparing his hammer.
“Once they come out, we start by crushing their limbs. After all, they are dogs of the Ariant Kingdom.”
Furthermore, the adventurers currently at the prince’s tomb were not pure and honest adventurers, but were merely dogs of the royal family of Ariant, or more precisely, those who had joined Queen Areda’s plan.
For the Sand Drawing Group, who hate the Ariant royal family more than anyone else, it would be strange to spare them.
Anyway, that was the situation.
A situation where we have to catch anyone who crosses that portal no matter what happens.
The moment you see it, you have to break one of your limbs and start over.
That was the moment.
Swoosh!
‘Portal!’
The yellow portal of the Mystic Gate, which had been like the surface of a calm lake until now, began to shake.
There was no one who did not know what it meant.
Everyone is ready.
Each of them holds a weapon in their hand and prepares to attack the adventurers who come over there.
Kwak!
Adin of the Hammer also took up the hammer.
With the determination to strike in one breath.
At the same time, everyone was drawing pictures in their heads.
‘They’ll be embarrassed when they see us the moment they come out.’
‘They might come in to attack.’
‘He might try to run away.’
All cases.
So everyone was confident that no matter what happened, they wouldn’t panic.
Before their eyes, an adventurer appeared from beyond the portal.
“Ugh!”
And the adventurer who appeared fell to the ground.
‘What, what is it?’
It didn’t end there.
Four more adventurers appeared one after another, and all of them, without exception, fell to the ground.
Their faces were dark as if they were going to die at any moment, no, as if they were already dead.
There was no one who did not know what it meant.
“The poison of the vassal!”
Because that was one of the characteristics of the poison used by the Hassins who terrorized the Nihal Desert.
An unexpected situation in many ways.
That was the reason why no one was able to move as they had prepared in this situation.
In fact, there was no need to attack.
Why would you attack someone who is already dying?
That was when.
“Father, I have a favor to ask.”
Among the fallen adventurers, the first one to emerge opened his mouth, and Adin moved at the sound of that voice.
There was no hesitation.
There’s no way an adventurer dying from poison from the Hasasin would be a threat.
At the same time, I had that thought.
‘If I was attacked by a servant, I would have probably been attacked by Queen Areda.’
The fact that he was attacked by a Hassin who was practically a servant of the Ariant Kingdom means that he was likely an adventurer close to the Sand Drawing Group.
“Father, I have a favor to ask. Give this, this to Prince Kashan… … .”
And the moment he heard the adventurer’s request, Adin of the Hammer no longer hesitated.
“Sio!”
“Yes, Adin.”
“Bring me the antidote. I will take them out alive.”
2.
“The sandcastle is moving.”
“The reason is?”
“I don’t know. It is no longer possible to obtain information from the Prince’s tomb.”
Prince Kashan did not say anything in response to his subordinate’s report.
‘This is how it goes.’
As his subordinate had said, at this point there was nothing more Prince Kashan could do.
It would be nice to catch Adin the Iron Hammer, but catching Adin the Iron Hammer in this situation is virtually impossible.
‘There’s nothing wrong with that.’
And in fact, from Prince Kashan’s perspective, there was no need to catch Adin of the Hammer.
Okay, I got it.
‘The reason Adin of the Iron Hammer is moving is probably to get a clue that the competition for the Prince’s Tomb is unfair.’
The reason why the sand painting group moved.
‘Queen Areda planned this. In the end, all the blame will be directed at Queen Areda.’
The purpose of the Sand Art Group was also beneficial enough for Prince Kashan.
In fact, that alone was enough of a harvest.
In other words, Prince Kashan did not expect it.
“El Palm Party.”
El Palm Party, the expectation that they will do something.
I couldn’t do it.
Prince Kashan was sure of it.
“They must have been wiped out.”
That they do not exist in this world.
3.
“Thank you for saving my life.”
When El Palm raised his head with the horse, three people appeared.
The identities of the three people were unknown, because without exception, all of them had their faces covered with cloth.
I couldn’t even see the snow.
There was nothing strange.
Their true identity was that of the Sand Figures, and since they were enemies of the Ariant Kingdom, it was important for them to hide their identity more than anything else.
In other words, keeping one’s identity hidden meant that El Palm was still on guard.
This too was nothing strange.
From the Sand Figures’ perspective, all adventurers who entered the Mystic Gate were dogs that followed Queen Areda.
It was no different from the El Palm party, because the research on the El Palm party was not yet complete.
That means that El Palm can’t reveal his identity.
“It wasn’t that I saved your life.”
Of course, this meant that he was willing to eliminate El Palm at any time if necessary.
In fact, it was strange to have been saved in the first place.
If everything had gone as planned, at least two of the limbs would have been destroyed.
“You were poisoned by the venom of the messenger.”
However, the only reason he was spared was because of Hasasin’s poison.
“Why were you attacked by the lower body?”
Being attacked by the Hasasin essentially means being attacked by Queen Areda.
At least, that was the case by the standards of the Sand Drawing Group.
‘It’s coming over as expected.’
And that’s what El Palm intended.
If you get poisoned by the venom of the Hassasin, at least they won’t attack you first.
Of course, we have prepared for exceptions as well.
‘Thanks to that, the antidote I had prepared was useless.’
He had already hidden the antidote to Hasasin’s poison in his mouth. He also handed it out to his comrades.
He said as he handed it over.
If the situation doesn’t go your way, you can take the antidote and go straight into battle.
Rather than fighting right after exiting the Mystic Gate, it would be much more advantageous to fight when you judge that you are weakened by poison and the opponent is off guard.
Anyway, the prepared alternative became meaningless.
Now all we have to do is go with the best option.
“Is this the poison of the sergeant?”
“Didn’t you know?”
First, El Palm pretended not to know.
“I made a contract with El Palm, Prince Kashan. I was to raid the prince’s tomb. And we quickly proceeded with the raid.”
And then he put on a disguise.
“And then I found the relics of the Four Princes, and at that moment I was poisoned. From then on, I risked my life to find an exit. To deliver this to Prince Kashan.”
As an adventurer who risks his life for Prince Kashan.
As a noble adventurer.
Of course, the Sand Painting Group did not believe that smoke at face value.
In the first place, El Palm didn’t act like this to make people believe in the Sand Painting Group.
‘I brought the relics of the Four Princes.’
The aim was to balance the scales.
‘That means he could be the one who brought the will of the Four Princes.’
From the Sand Drawing Group’s perspective, we are weighing whether El Palm is worth using or not.
In fact, the Sand Drawing Group began to weigh the options.
‘I am a survivor of the prince’s tomb, and I have the relics of the four princes.’
‘Prince Kashan is the antithesis of Queen Areda. Anyone who follows him will eventually attack Queen Areda.’
And the result of that weighing tilted toward saving and utilizing El Palm.
Of course, that doesn’t mean I was rash in my actions.
‘It could be Queen Areda’s dog.’
There are still some doubts about El Palm’s identity.
“I can’t believe what you’re saying.”
In fact, there were many areas of doubt.
“Even more so since five of you made it to the exit.”
Of these, the most questionable thing was El Palm’s skill itself.
How did five people conquer the Mystic Gate, which even the Four Princes couldn’t conquer?
El Palm answered that question.
“The exit location was possible thanks to following the traces left by the Prince’s rescue team.”
“Even so, it wouldn’t have been easy?”
“I am El Palm. I am not confident in my monster hunting skills, but I am more confident than anyone else in finding the exit from the Mystic Gate.”
I will prove it with my skills.
At those words, the members of the Sand Drawing Group remained silent.
‘The scales will be different.’
Because that’s what El Palm said, that’s what it sounded like to them.
‘Because this is your chance to take advantage of me.’
There is an opportunity to use the party that has conquered the Prince’s Tomb to conquer the Mystic Gate, which no one has been able to conquer before.
The weight is shifting towards saving El Palm.
Of course, it wasn’t a situation that could be easily resolved.
Because my doubts were not resolved in many ways.
‘It starts now.’
I didn’t think El Palm would be released easily either.
Squeak!
“I’m from Cross Hunter. I’ll prove my identity as the author.”
Until the door opened and Cheryl appeared.
fantasy,
