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Chapter 74. Urs (10)
25.
Ursus Expedition.
Each and every one of them was a person of exceptional ability and at the same time held a very important position, so they were busy every day.
Because of the tasks and work given every day, I feel like even three bodies wouldn’t be enough.
It was their resolve that made them stay on the Nautilus, leaving all their work behind.
The determination to catch Urs by following the path that El Palm Party risked its life to create.
At the same time, it was because of the danger.
“Ursus might suddenly appear.”
The moment the El Palm Party fails, the moment the Mystic Gate portal disappears, that’s when Ursus might appear.
Of course, there was still time.
And when anyone entered, the flow of time stopped.
If there was a difference, the advance party could go in first, so the advance party was always on standby in front of the Mystic Gate.
But you never know what will happen in this world, right?
“There’s nothing you can trust. Not anymore.”
Moreover, the Mystic Gate was no longer a gift from the world to adventurers.
It was a nightmare gate from which monsters that would destroy Maple World would emerge.
In that situation, do you believe and follow what you vaguely see?
Something that can’t be happening.
That’s why.
“Come out of the door!”
The moment those words came out, everyone thought.
‘Ursus!’
That what came out was none other than Ursus.
‘f*ck!’
It may come as a great surprise, but on the contrary, everyone was fully aware of the possibility and took immediate action.
“Code Indigo!”
The operation had already been planned with this situation in mind, with Ursus coming out of the Mystic Gate.
“Let’s start with the provocation force to stop Ursus, and let the rest evacuate everyone on the Nautilus!”
Promptly.
There is no need to talk in particular.
Everyone immediately took action.
“Uh, uh, uh!”
Captain Kairin’s subordinate, who had come to convey the situation to that fact, had a puzzled expression on his face.
“Over there, over there!”
It had to be that way.
“Uh, it’s not Ursus… … It came out… … .”
And that confusion spread to the Ursus expedition as well.
Because I saw it.
“El Palm?”
26.
El Palm Party.
The adventurers and knights surrounding them froze as they emerged from the Mystic Gate.
Among them were Oz, the Commander of the Knights of the Order of Signus, and Hawkeye, the Commander of the Knights of Lightning.
“uh?”
Even those who had experienced all sorts of incidents and accidents were shocked and paralyzed by the appearance of El Palm Party.
“What? What are you all doing here?”
It was after Debo spoke that they came to their senses.
Of course, just because I came to my senses doesn’t mean I immediately greeted them or acted as usual.
Everyone was on guard.
It was because of instinct.
Because of our instinct to use all our senses to cope with situations that we cannot understand.
El Palm Party was also wary of that fact. It was for the same reason. They instinctively reacted to the fact that something was wary of them.
Suddenly the atmosphere became heavy.
“El Palm Party.”
It was El Palm who changed the atmosphere in an instant.
“I have returned after completing the Ursus conquest.”
Only after El Palm said those words did everyone’s guard begin to let down.
At the same time, I began to feel astonished.
‘You conquered it?’
There was no one who did not recognize the capabilities of El Palm Party.
In particular, the two Knight Commanders of the Signus Order currently present here spoke highly of the El Palm Party.
Because I saw a mission unknown to the world carried out perfectly, beyond imagination.
‘For 60 people?’
But this Ursus conquest was on a different level than any adventure El Palm Party had ever experienced.
That was it.
“El Palm!”
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Captain Kairin appeared after receiving the report, and she also showed a surprised expression the moment she saw El Palm.
“How did you come back?”
And then she asked a question.
“Was there a separate exit?”
At that point, everyone realized.
There is a possibility that catching Ursus is not a condition for the strategy.
It was a pretty high possibility.
The purpose of the Mystic Gate was to get out through the exit, and catching monsters was merely a process to achieve that goal.
El Palm Party in particular were adventurers who did it better than anyone else.
At that point, El Palm’s colleagues also looked at El Palm.
‘If I were the boss, I would say yes.’
Up until now, El Palm has never said that he has killed a boss monster in this situation.
If he could hide his abilities, he would gladly do so.
So this time too, I expected that Captain Kairin would answer yes.
“no.”
But El Palm answered everyone’s expectations.
“I caught Ursus.”
‘uh?’
He was willing to show off his abilities.
“You caught Ursus?”
“It wasn’t easy. Ursus, the thing was the size of a small mountain.”
Even El Palm did not stop there, but went into detail about Ursus’s fear and strength.
“Every time he moved, the terrain of the island changed.”
The explanation was completely unacceptable to the listener.
This is ridiculous!
It’s to the point where you’d think El Palm was lying!
In fact, most of those who heard El Palm’s explanation thought:
‘Is El Palm committing a fraud now?’
‘Does that make sense?’
‘You caught a monster the size of a mountain? With only five people?’
Maybe the nickname ‘swindler’ given to El Palm by the adventurers of Maple World is true.
“My colleagues will prove that fact.”
But the moment his colleagues came forward as witnesses, the story changed.
The knight commanders of the Signus Knights looked at Kiri, and Captain Kairin looked at Miner.
The two nodded at that gaze.
“you’re right.”
“There is absolutely no mistake about what El Palm said.”
The moment those two proved it, there could be no more doubt.
Above all, it was impossible to outwardly suspect an adventurer who had made a conquest.
Instead, another question arose.
‘Is El Palm someone who shows off his skills like this?’
That this is not what El Palm has been like so far.
Of course there was a reason.
‘There is no need to hide your skills anymore.’
From El Palm’s perspective, the reason they hid their skills all this time was because it was advantageous when competing.
The more they underestimated themselves, the better El Palm’s chances of winning became.
But not anymore.
It was no longer possible to aim for El Palm or anything like that.
Crucially, only one remained.
‘Hontail, all we have to do is catch that guy.’
El Palm, the one he wanted to catch so badly.
‘The Hontail Expedition will be formed soon.’
That’s why El Palm showed his skills.
‘Centered on the 8 circles.’
The Mystic Gate where Horntail appears is Bora!
Of course, the only people qualified to conquer that place were those with 8th Circle skills.
No matter how great El Palm was, he had no right to participate in the Horntail Expedition as long as he was in the 7th Circle or higher.
So, I have no choice but to prove my skills in this way.
Of course, El Palm was the 8th Circle before returning to the past.
But that was a state that even El Palm had only reached just before returning to the past.
Moreover, for El Palm himself, the 8th Circle realm was a realm where no proper exploration or training had taken place.
It means that it is still an unknown territory.
Unlike the 7th Circle, it was not a level that could be reached whenever one wanted.
For that reason, El Palm had no choice but to reveal its presence and value.
‘There isn’t much time left.’
That was when.
“Hey, Kairin!”
A pirate appeared inside the power room, his breathing heavy and nearly out of breath.
“Ouch, we’re in big trouble!”
At those words, everyone looked at the pirate who had appeared.
If something this urgent is happening, it can’t be an ordinary matter.
Besides, everyone had some idea.
Because right now, there was only one thing that could be considered a big deal in Maple World.
“Whoa, the door is open!”
A monster appears.
That’s why, when they received that report, no one, including Captain Kairin, was particularly nervous or surprised.
I made up my mind.
‘It looks like another huge monster has appeared.’
‘If it’s this surprising, it’s at least blue level.’
Get ready to hunt the most powerful boss monsters.
And those gathered here are more than capable of doing so.
It’s none other than Ursus! We’re here to catch that terrifying Indigo-grade monster.
Because they were skilled enough to hunt even the most blue-ranked boss monsters.
“Where is it?”
Captain Kairin also asked about the location calmly, and the pirate subordinate said in response to that question.
“Everywhere.”
27.
Rumors spread.
“You know what? The Mystic Gate opens on its own, and monsters come out of it?”
When they heard such rumors, most adventurers reacted.
“Where did you get such nonsense?”
That’s bullshit.
“No, I’m telling you, it’s true!”
“So, did you see it yourself?”
And I couldn’t help but think that way.
“No, that’s not it.”
“What’s the adventurer’s rule? You don’t believe anything you don’t see with your own eyes, right? Don’t you know that?”
Because the instances of monsters appearing from the Mystic Gate are still extremely rare.
“And monsters don’t only come from the Mystic Gate?”
Crucially, monsters have overflowed into Maple World.
So some thought.
“It’s just a groundless rumor that’s just trying to keep competitors in check. Mystic Gate is so rare these days, isn’t it?”
This too must be someone’s work.
That’s why no adventurer believed this rumor.
It was the same at Leith Harbour on Victoria Island, where many people always come and go, and where rumors first spread.
“A monster coming out of the Mystic Gate? That’s ridiculous.”
No one believed that.
“If that’s true, then Junior Balrog could be appearing above our heads right now?”
A being who can give them faith has appeared.
“No? Huh? What? Why is the sky suddenly getting dark?”
Wow!
“Oh, oh oh oh!”
Junior Balok appears.
Lees Harbor, there.
“It’s Junior Balrog!”
Wow!
Kwaaaaah!
“There are more than ten!”
Not one, but dozens.
Even that was just the beginning.
While the Junior Balrogs were leisurely flying through the skies of the Port of Lees hunting, another monster appeared above the ground.
Doo doo doo doo!
“It’s Mushmom!”
“Mushroom Mom? Where?”
“Over there! It’s a bunch of Mushmoms!”
“what?”
“Hundreds of Mushmoms are coming!”
A single mushroom can produce tens of thousands of mushrooms, and hundreds of them covered the harbor of Lees like a tsunami.
In an instant, the port of Leeds became a scene of chaos.
Of course, I wasn’t just being taken advantage of.
There are quite a few adventurers in the Port of Lees.
There were also adventurers from the continent of Osiris, who were of a higher level than the adventurers from Victoria Island.
Crucially, they were there too.
“Cross Hunters, listen up! We will now deal with the monsters! Don’t worry about your identity being revealed.”
Cross Hunters Reese Harbor Branch.
The best monster hunters.
“Yes, Cheryl!”
Even Cheryl, one of the leaders of the Cross Hunters, was present there.
She was not flustered by this situation, as she already knew that the Mystic Gate would open and monsters would come out.
‘It’s here.’
Because I was prepared.
So she quickly set up a network.
‘I need to ask for help.’
I wanted to send support to the Cross Hunter branch, which was already preparing elsewhere, and ask them to come to Lees Port.
Using items that allow long-distance communication.
‘uh?’
However, she was the one who contacted me when I tried to contact her using that item.
‘Perion branch?’
Cross Hunter Perion Branch, there.
‘Need help?’
And then it began.
‘In the Ellinia branch? In Kerning City?’
Calls came from everywhere.
Only then did Cheryl realize.
‘ah.’
The nightmare of Maple World has begun.
