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Chapter 46. The Outlaws (4)
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Whew!
A relentless blizzard.
“Ugh… … .”
And the bitter cold is more than enough to kill a person.
“Move over there.”
The group of outlaws who run the stage, which could be called nothing short of hell, were surprisingly sane.
Except for those who were in poor condition due to the cold, there were hardly any serious injuries.
The secret was simple.
Oww!
“It’s like a white fang.”
“What number?”
“This time, it seems like there are over a thousand.”
As the monster horde approached, Ispa, now the leader of the outlaw party, spoke without hesitation.
“Put the bait and move.”
The injured person was thrown as bait.
“Oh, no!”
The wounded were terrified by the fact that they were now being treated as bait, but that was all.
Literally, they were the wounded, the ones who had lost their fighting ability.
There’s no way this will be a proper rebellion.
Even if they rebelled, it was nothing more than the struggle of an earthworm before it gets stuck on a fishhook.
It didn’t end there.
“Wound his back. Let the smell of blood spread. But leave his arms and legs alone. And his neck. You have to move and scream for the bait to work.”
Espa spared no means or method to use bait more effectively.
It wasn’t just Espa that was like that.
“yes.”
Anyone who heard Espa’s command followed it without the slightest hesitation.
Phew!
“Ugh!”
The order was carried out very quickly and accurately.
As if this kind of thing was familiar.
No, actually, I was used to it.
These were outlaws, men who routinely used the wounded as bait at Mystic Gate.
Furthermore, they were also hunters of adventurers.
They were accustomed to killing people, and were no less skilled than technicians.
“Kwaaak!”
“It moves.”
The group of outlaws, using the injured as bait, moved quickly.
There was only one thing they were looking for.
“Where’s the exit?”
“I can’t see it very well.”
Right to the exit!
There was nothing strange.
‘First, we need to find the exit.’
The goal remains El Palm’s neck and Aran’s items, but even if you obtain those two items, it is of no use if you cannot find the exit.
Conversely, if you find an exit, you can escape at the worst possible moment.
Lawless thinking.
And for that, Ispa and the other outlaws were prepared to pay any price.
‘There is still enough bait.’
Plus, Espa didn’t have to worry about bait.
‘If there’s a difference, just make more.’
If you had to use the injured as bait, you could have just created the injured person.
‘I have not yet encountered El Palm or the Witch of the Snowy Mountain.’
Also, luckily, we hadn’t encountered the enemy yet.
It means that in many ways there is nothing to worry about.
It definitely was.
Phew!
“Ugh!”
Espa, until a sudden scream was heard near her.
“What’s going on?”
“It’s an attack!”
“attack?”
However, the nature of the attack could not be determined immediately.
Ugh!
It was after repeated screams that I realized.
After seeing the condition of the body.
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“It’s magic. I was hit by a fire attribute fire arrow magic.”
“It’s El Palm!”
The moment El Palm appears.
At that moment, Espa was not surprised.
‘bloke.’
Rather, at this moment she saw an opportunity.
‘You came on your own.’
The original goal was to capture El Palm.
Of course, I wasn’t looking down on El Palm.
‘To this hell.’
But the current environment here was by no means positive for El Palm Party.
No, rather, it was a very unfavorable place.
Whew!
First of all, a blizzard was coming. It was so strong that you couldn’t even see your hand if you stretched it out.
Hit something in a place like that?
Never an easy task.
No, it wasn’t just that it was difficult, it was originally impossible.
I think it’s possible because it’s El Palm.
Additionally, the power of fire attribute magic was bound to be greatly weakened in this blizzard.
‘It’ll be hard to escape.’
The most crucial part of all was that this place was subject to blizzards and was covered in deep snow.
This means that even the warrior adventurers of the 5th circle and the thief adventurers have a hard time moving through this place.
In such a place, it would have been impossible for El Palm, the wizard adventurer, to move properly.
That means tracking is sufficiently possible.
‘There’s no need to look back now.’
Crucially, this was the fourth floor.
The last floor of the green grade.
There was no need to worry about what would happen next anymore.
This means that the match will be decided here!
‘Catch.’
That’s why Espa decided to step forward herself. She started charging through the snowstorm.
Kwakwakwa!
Such an Espa showed off an incredible speed that made the snowstorm pale in comparison and the accumulated snow seem trivial.
It literally cut through the snow and moved at incredible speed.
A speed so fast that even fellow warrior adventurers, let alone wizard adventurers, can’t easily keep up!
That’s why she became an outlaw hunter and why outlaws feared her.
There were only a handful of outlaws in the Elnas Mountains who could stop her.
It definitely was.
Phew!
‘This?’
But then a polearm flew in front of her.
Ispa immediately swung the sword he was holding with both hands.
Kaang!
The two weapons, the polearm and the two-handed sword, clashed immediately, releasing a harsh metallic sound.
“Ugh!”
And then a groan followed.
It was Espa’s groan.
‘Uh, how?’
It was an embarrassing situation for Espa.
She was one of the strongest warriors among the 5th Circle adventurers.
Among the five circle outlaws, he was the one whom no one could stop.
But then she got blocked.
It wasn’t just blocked either.
‘I’m being pushed. I’m being pushed.’
It was just one collision, but there, Ispa felt that there was a difference between him and the other person, like that of an adult and a boy.
It was a very big difference.
Of course, Espa was not allowed the luxury of worrying about that difference.
Now it is a battlefield where people are fighting for their lives.
No matter who the opponent was in front of him, Espa had to get through.
She also knew.
That strength isn’t everything.
That technology sometimes trumps power.
Above all, she had that.
“Scarring Sword!”
Scarring Sword, the warrior’s skill!
A skill that grants special powers to the weapon you are holding at the moment of use. Anyone who is attacked while this skill is activated will suffer an indelible wound.
And the moment he received that injury, his physical abilities decreased.
This means that even if your opponent is strong, you can weaken them if you can leave a wound!
It was a very good skill.
Although it is a unique grade, it is no exaggeration to say that the difficulty of obtaining it is comparable to that of the legendary grade.
It was enough to make Espa into an outlaw hunter.
“Brave Slash!”
In that state, she immediately used the Brave Slash skill.
I gave it my all.
“come!”
Upon hearing her cries, anyone who encountered her would rush at her without the slightest hesitation.
The polearm flew in.
Phew!
Espa had no intention of facing such a polearm.
It’s strange to confront someone head-on when you’re being outgunned.
‘The first attack is dodge… … .’
She dodged the polearm and attempted to counterattack.
Kaang!
But the conflict occurred contrary to her intentions.
Polarm chased Ispar, who tried to evade by changing his trajectory like a snake.
Espa, meaning her intentions were read perfectly!
Naturally, she had no choice but to block the attack.
“Ugh!”
And of course, she couldn’t help but groan at the attack.
At the same time, her balance was lost.
The other party did not miss that opportunity.
Polarm began to charge towards Ispa.
The movements of such a polearm were surprisingly fast and accurate.
‘I’m reading it all.’
But what puzzled Espa the most was that he had perfectly predicted Espa’s movements.
‘Where did this monster come from?’
It was a monster that Espa had never encountered before.
That was amazing.
As a law-hunter, she has dealt with countless outlaws so far, most of whom are not well-known throughout Maple World, but are recognized for their skills.
They were capable people.
However, the opponent in front of them was so powerful that they could not even dare to compare with him.
It wasn’t just simply powerful.
It was a different dimension.
‘Could it be Aran? The hero of Polarm?’
For a moment, I thought that the opponent might be Aran, the hero of Polarm.
Of course, the outcome of the battle was obvious.
When the number of collisions reached twenty, the sound of iron echoing through the snowstorm ceased.
Phew!
Instead, there is only the eerie sound of Polarm cutting off Ispa’s left arm.
The moment the battle ends.
“You bastard!”
But at that moment, instead of giving up, Espa gave a warning.
“My men will take revenge!”
An eerie warning.
“I will put a bounty on you and everything related to you, and I will tear you to pieces!”
A warning from the devil.
And it was a very eerie warning.
Because it was a warning from none other than the outlaw.
At the same time, it was a valid warning.
There were still dozens of Ispa’s subordinates here. If you include those who joined hands, there were hundreds of people on her side.
That was the moment.
Whew!
The relentless snowstorm suddenly stopped.
That was a coincidence.
A sudden coincidence that no one expected.
Thanks to that, I was able to see Espa.
‘Who is this guy?’
A man holding a polearm in front of him.
“d?”
It was none other than Di, the warrior of El Party who was first attacked by El Palm and the first to be abandoned as bait.
Espa looked surprised at that fact.
“Uh, how?”
Thrown out as bait.
Not just any other, but a herd of over a thousand Hectors.
But are you alive?
Even though he’s alive and well, he shows these abilities to himself?
Something that is completely difficult to understand.
But at this moment, Espa understood.
“You bastard, it’s Divo! You were disguised!”
The whole truth.
And Espa told everyone the truth he had discovered.
I shouted with all my might.
“El Party was El Palm Party! They were disguised! Now is the time to catch them!”
I told the truth to my colleagues and subordinates.
Then he turned his head, and only then could he see Ispa.
“Ugh!”
“Eww!”
“My eyes, my eyes!”
“Ugh, sa, sa, save me.”
The sight of his men and other outlaws screaming and groaning from their injuries.
There were no exceptions.
Without a single exception, everyone was injured.
Espa’s thoughts paused for a moment at that fact.
Only here, Espa couldn’t understand.
‘It’s only been a few minutes?’
The fight between Devo and her lasted only about two minutes.
But all your colleagues were injured?
Even though a blizzard was raging?
How on earth is this possible?
“The boss told me to tell you this.”
As she stared blankly at him with such a questioning expression, Divo slung his polearm over her shoulder and spoke.
“From now on, you guys are the bait.”
Only then did Espa realize.
That the El Palm Party didn’t kill a single person.
Just injured, not so seriously that he would die immediately, but just enough that fighting would be difficult.
And what that means.
“By the law of the outlaws.”
Whew!
At that moment, the snowstorm that had stopped for a moment began to blow harder.
The world began to turn white.
And then it appeared out of that blizzard.
“Seo, I am the witch of Seolsan!”
A witch made of ice.
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