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Chapter 77. Horntail (2)
4.
Nine hearts.
He had an iron rule.
Not showing any signs of panic at any moment.
As the brains of the Maple Alliance and the aide of Empress Signus, she had the appearance she deserved.
This time it was the same.
The Maple Expedition must buy time to prevent Horntail from appearing at the real Mystic Gate until they return from the fake Mystic Gate.
‘I can’t last even a day.’
But despite the enormous sacrifices being made, it wasn’t easy to even get through the day.
Considering the amount of time we had to endure ahead of us, this was honestly a virtually impossible situation.
Despite this, Nineheart’s expression was peaceful.
He didn’t show any sign of distress.
Because nothing would change even if I showed it.
It was no exaggeration.
Even when Nineheart heard that the corps he had deployed with great determination could not last even a day, his expression did not waver.
That was when.
“Nineheart, I have some news for you.”
One of his subordinates came to Nineheart urgently and said.
“A party of adventurers appeared there.”
“covey?”
“It’s El Palm Party.”
“I beg your pardon?”
But the moment he heard that story, Nineheart couldn’t help but burst out in surprise.
Of course, no one found that strange.
It was natural.
“Wasn’t it in Edelstein?”
It was a few days ago that we received reports that the El Palm Party had gone to Edelstein.
By the way, you came to Minar Forest?
And you came not just to the Minar Forest, but to the deep Dragon Valley where the Mystic Gate is located?
‘how?’
It was something that was absolutely impossible according to Nineheart’s common sense.
‘Did the Phantom Thief’s Crystal Garden move?’
The only thing that can make this possible is the unfair Crystal Garden.
But Nineheart knew.
The Crystal Garden is now hidden.
Moreover, the Crystal Garden was basically an airship that only the phantom thief Phantom could move through.
And that thief Phantom was now beyond the Mystic Gate.
Above all, the thief Phantom that Nineheart knew was a hero.
A hero who cherishes the El Palm Party, but can choose a cause without hesitation.
Here, Nineheart quickly changed his expression.
I regained my composure.
‘There is no need to know the reason.’
In the end, what matters is not how we got here, but what we are going to do from now on.
And there weren’t many choices here.
Preventing El Palm Party from entering?
That was virtually impossible.
However, it would also be absurd to view this as a coincidence.
There was no way I could have gotten from Edelstein to Minar Forest so quickly, and even to the Mystic Gate of Minar Forest.
El Palm Party is here to catch the Horntail.
So at this moment, there was only one thing Nineheart could do.
‘I didn’t want to take out this card, but.’
Using cards designed with the worst case scenario in mind.
“Tell El Palm Party to wait.”
And the moment his thoughts reached that point, Nineheart pulled out the card without hesitation.
“I will give you the best support.”
5.
“Can you wait a moment?”
The adventurers belonging to the Maple Union who were guarding the Mystic Gate, when they made that proposal to the El Palm party, everyone except El Palm laughed.
Wasn’t it none other than the Maple Alliance that had been hindering them until now?
There was no reason to listen to their words anymore.
And it was obvious why they were saying this.
Trying to buy time.
“Boss, what are you going to do?”
So everyone thought El Palm would ignore them.
“waiting.”
“Yeah, we have to wait! Yes?”
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That’s why everyone was shocked when they heard those words.
Didn’t you come here to attack as quickly as possible?
But wait?
What if the Maple Alliance tries to sabotage the Mystic Gate conquest by making another move?
“If we’ve come this far, there’s no reason to stop us. We can’t be stopped.”
But El Palm thought differently.
“Then there is only one option left: to give us the best support possible so that we can succeed.”
What decision will the Maple Union make now?
“Isn’t that so?”
It was as expected.
“Oh, that’s right. I have something for the El Palm party.”
El Palm’s colleagues are surprised by what he says next.
After that, they were able to receive it after a day.
A lot of items.
And at the same time, a letter arrived.
to everyone
“Huh? This?”
“This is what Aran left behind.”
“Master?”
For Devo, it’s none other than Aran.
In Kirie, there is Mikhail.
Captain Kairin is for Miner.
Everyone’s teacher left them a letter.
“The opening is to be done inside the Mystic Gate. At a dangerous moment.”
With conditions attached.
Everyone tilted their heads at those conditions.
On the contrary, I understood.
Because it was the teacher’s heart to do anything for his student who was facing the worst moment.
Because it was such a grateful thing.
That’s why the three of them kept the letter in their bosom, deepest in their hearts.
“Mr. Ralph.”
“huh?”
The funny thing was that Ralph also received a letter.
Everyone was surprised by that fact.
“Ralph, did you have a teacher too?”
Because as far as they knew, no one had taught Ralph anything in particular.
Ralph was the same.
“None.”
“Then who sent it?”
“I don’t know.”
Even the letter had no sender.
There was only one condition.
A condition to see when the situation is very difficult.
“You won’t lose anything, so I’ll keep it safe.”
In any case, Ralph had no reason to refuse.
“El Palm.”
And finally, a letter came to El Palm.
This time, no one sent it.
What’s unique about it is that it comes in a box, unlike the others.
‘This.’
El Palm, who had received it, immediately knew who had sent the letter the moment he checked its contents.
‘You are the Crown Prince of Kashan.’
Besides, it wasn’t a sudden gift.
‘As promised.’
This is something that has already been discussed before.
‘All the puzzle pieces fit together.’
So at this moment, El Palm no longer hesitated.
There was no need to worry anymore.
‘For this day.’
El Palm, the reason he’s been running since he returned to the past is to attack the Mystic Gate right in front of him.
Because we’ve prepared everything for it and everything we’ve done is in place.
“El Palm Party.”
Then there’s only one thing left.
“Now we begin the attack on the purple-grade Mystic Gate.”
El Palm Party, they entered the Mystic Gate.
6.
When a new purple-grade Mystic Gate was discovered, the Maple Alliance formed a suicide squad.
And they were deployed urgently.
The goal is to buy time!
In other words, everyone was destined to die, and that was why they were called the Death Squad.
Magar was also a member of that squad and a 6th Circle Striker of the Knights of Signus.
He was also a very talented person.
“We have to hold out as long as we can.”
The proof was Magar, he was the last member.
“If we fall, it’s basically the end.”
Behind him, there were no more adventurers willing to sacrifice their lives, nor were there any more Knights of Signus.
The burden that was heavier than anything else was bound to fall on the shoulders of Magar and his companions.
In other words, he was skilled enough to carry that kind of burden.
Of course, Magar and his colleagues knew.
“It won’t be easy, though.”
Even their colleagues who had already entered the Mystic Gate were skilled enough to be compared to them.
And yet, none of them lasted even a day.
“Still, we have to do it.”
However, Magar and his companions willingly accepted that fact, that despair, and entered the Mystic Gate.
I had a determination that could not be broken by anything.
I was confident that I would never waver even if I died.
And that confidence was shattered the moment I entered the Mystic Gate.
Doo doo doo doo!
“Damn it, it’s the Centaur King!”
As soon as they entered the Mystic Gate, the Centaur King pounced on the Magar party.
To be exact, I was waiting.
“Ambush!”
They were lying in wait around the Mystic Gate and pounced the moment the Magar party entered.
Of course, if it was just for that, it would have been worth a try.
As mentioned before, Magar was a 6th circle expert, and his colleagues were also elites of the 5th circle or higher.
It’s true that the Centaur King is a very strong monster, but it’s by no means an unbeatable monster.
“The battle is… … .”
It certainly was.
Doo doo doo!
“I give up.”
The problem was that there were an uncountable number of centaurs surrounding the Centaur King.
Just looking at it roughly, it’s worth ten thousand!
Doo doo doo!
But the sound I heard was distant.
It felt like the ground was shaking, not just turning over, and everyone, including Magar, knew it.
‘At least a hundred thousand units.’
That this place is overflowing with centaurs.
And everyone knew that fact.
‘There’s a reason I couldn’t last a day.’
How can this huge number of centaurs, led by the Centaur King, last a day?
Moreover, the Centaur King had already learned of the adventurers’ appearance and had prepared for it.
‘shit.’
Honestly, there was nothing I could do about this.
Run away?
That was impossible.
Because the Centaur’s mobility was so fast that most adventurers would be unable to do anything about it.
In the end, there was only one way left.
‘I have no choice but to go through it.’
Fighting, not running away.
Of course, this was a method that no one could do now.
Maple Expedition, that was the only way to choose.
And that was normal.
‘This is Bora.’
Because the Mystic Gate that Magar and everyone else are in now is a purple grade, the highest grade Mystic Gate.
Because it was the worst stage.
Anyway, since I was already in, there was no way out.
Also, there was only one option to choose from now.
“Everyone scatters and runs away!”
To scatter.
In this situation, it was more important for at least one more person to escape.
At Magar’s command, everyone dispersed.
Magar also fled.
And Magar was definitely able to escape.
Because he was the striker, the fastest moving class among the Signus Knights.
‘Master.’
At the same time, he was also the disciple of Hawkeye, the commander of the Knights of Lightning.
Although not as good as Hawkeye, his mobility is also one of the best in Maple World.
And that’s why he was the last member of the suicide squad.
‘I will run away until the end. Until the Master comes.’
Magar, who had made up his mind like that, ran away with all his might.
But as he ran away, Magar’s resolve quickly crumbled.
Doo doo doo doo!
‘oh my god.’
Because I saw it.
‘Not 100,000.’
Because the further I ran, the more centaurs I saw.
Because I was able to realize it in the end.
‘One million.’
All you can see here is despair.
‘ah.’
Magar’s footsteps, which had been running away in despair, stopped.
In front of that Magar was a Mystic Gate.
It wasn’t an exit to the second floor.
The first floor, the entrance he came in through.
Needless to say, it was no coincidence that he came back here.
Doo doo doo!
‘You’re all caught up.’
Because the Centaur King used the Centaurs to force him here.
In other words, there was no longer any place for Magar to run away to.
This was a corner, and all Magar could do was struggle in this corner.
But in this despair, Magar didn’t even have the strength or will to struggle properly.
Shiver shiver!
Just trembling.
That was the moment.
Swish!
At the entrance of the Mystic Gate, which he was turning his back on, the portal there shook and someone appeared.
“Uh, boss?”
Five appeared.
“Who is here?”
Magar was surprised by the appearance of the five.
Whoever it was, such things were not on Magar’s mind right now.
I was just venting my feelings.
“Why on earth did you come in here?”
El Palm answered Magar’s words.
“Hontail, I came in to catch that bastard.”
And El Palm said:
“Fire Arrow.”
