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Chapter 12. Snow Yeti (3)
5.
“I misjudged.”
The moment El Palm said those words, Devo, Kiri, and Ralph, who were on the battlefield, had blank expressions on their faces.
El Palm’s words were so unexpected.
“I think it will end sooner than I thought.”
And when they heard the words that followed, the three thought.
‘Are you joking on purpose right now?’
El Palm is making a pun.
But El Palm was sincere.
‘It’s a misjudgment.’
He had clearly expected three minutes.
Of course, calculating something like this perfectly was impossible, but it was none other than El Palm who did the calculating.
El Palm has been fighting a battle where a single second of mistake can determine not only his own life or death, but also the fate of hundreds, thousands of adventurers and tens of thousands of people.
But that El Palm was wrong.
‘I didn’t know it would be this wrong.’
I expected it to take 3 minutes, but it was over in 1 minute and 30 seconds.
‘I didn’t know Hydra’s fangs could be this strong.’
The reason for that fatal misjudgment was none other than the hydra fang obtained from the venomous snake Nir.
In fact, El Palm never had the fangs of a Hydra.
It had to be that way.
‘Only three were discovered.’
The Hydra’s Fang item itself is an item that can only be obtained beyond the Mystic Gate, and only three of them have appeared in Maple World.
Even though the owner was later revealed, the item itself never appeared on the market.
The only thing El Palm knew about Hydra’s Fang was that it was owned by Nir the Poisonous Snake, one of the secret cards of the Kania Upper Order, and that possessing Hydra’s Fang would greatly increase the power of poison attribute magic.
‘Power is power, but.’
But I didn’t know that the power would increase to this extent.
‘The nature of the poison has changed.’
The most unexpected of these was that the toxicity of the poison breath used by El Palm had changed.
‘It’s become more brutal.’
The poison takes effect much faster.
That was the crucial thing.
‘The poison spread faster thanks to Devo’s proper provocation.’
The fact that Devo properly provoked the Snow Yeti.
That would be the case, because from the Snow Yeti’s perspective, it was like a human being infinitely smaller than him was circling around him as if making fun of him.
If you compare it to a human, it would be like a mosquito constantly landing on and falling off the body. It was natural for the anger to rise to the top of his head, and the more angry he was, the faster Snow Yeti’s heart rate could not help but increase.
The speed at which the poison spread also increased.
‘I thought you’d do it to this extent.’
In many ways, it was an unpredictable situation for El Palm.
Ugh!
After the 30 seconds that El Palm had said had passed, the snow yeti that had been chasing Divo began to vomit out red blood.
The pure white snow field was stained with blood.
thud!
At the same time, the snow yeti fell to the ground.
Big, big!
The snow yeti starts panting for breath.
That was it.
The Snow Yeti couldn’t get up from there anymore, because the poison had spread all over its body.
And because of the anger, because of the excitement, pain that I had not known before began to creep in.
Ugh… … .
Only then did the Snow Yeti realize his situation and begin to let out a sorrowful cry.
But there were no adventurers who felt sympathy for that sight.
Okay, I got it.
That snow yeti is the worst monster I’ve ever seen, having eaten hundreds of adventurers.
“Everyone, stay away.”
Everyone just watched like that.
Endlessly.
“Be aware of your surroundings.”
While preparing for a possible attack in the falling snow.
Finally the time came.
As the Snow Yeti’s body was covered in snow, two trees rose up behind the Snow Yeti and soon intertwined to form a door.
The moment the exit appears.
“From now on.”
El Palm, who saw it, said:
“Collect the items of dead adventurers.”
6.
The number of wounds most preferred by adventurers who conquer Mystic Gate is less than 5.
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In the case of Mystic Gates with more than 10 wounds, adventurers would not embark on an adventure unless it was absolutely necessary.
Because it was dangerous in many ways.
However, Mystic Gates with more than 30 wounds have become a major target for adventurers.
The reason was simple.
Beyond that, there’s an abundance of adventurer items!
Because of this, the Mystic Gate, which had over 30 wounds, was treated as more than just a normal gate.
Among them, the Gate of the Hundred Wounds and the Gate of the White Statue were treated similarly to the 100-person Mystic Gate of the Red Grade.
“Collect the items of dead adventurers.”
El Palm, it was precisely because of that item that he wanted to enter this Mystic Gate.
“Even if it takes a few days.”
‘I don’t know what it is, though.’
The unfortunate thing was that El Palm had no idea what items were there.
I did the strategy.
I hunted a snow yeti.
‘Because back then, living came first.’
But the situation after the hunt was dire.
There were eight survivors left, all of the supporters were dead, all of the potions they had were consumed, and even among the remaining eight, not a single one was in good condition.
Most of them had suffered fatal injuries that could have killed them at any time.
Moreover, this was a world of extreme cold where snow fell incessantly.
A world where even breathing can be fatal to a mortally wounded adventurer.
Crucially, as soon as the Snow Yeti was caught, an exit appeared, and the survivors, including El Palm, threw themselves out of the exit without any hesitation or hesitation.
Anyway, because of that, El Palm didn’t know what items were sleeping inside.
There may be treasure there.
‘This is the place that the upper part of Kania used as hell.’
El Palm also had one more goal in mind.
‘A hell to kill anything that could interfere with the resurrection of the Black Wizard.’
This was the place where those whom the followers of the Black Mage considered enemies and obstacles died.
In other words, it meant that they were people who were seen as a threat by the followers of the Black Mage, meaning that there might be clues that could harm the followers of the Black Mage.
Of course, finding the adventurer’s body in a world covered in snow was harder than expected.
It’s not like looking for a needle in a haystack, it’s like looking for a needle hidden in a haystack.
That wasn’t something you could just find.
I had to find it in the midst of battles with the fearsome monsters known as Cold Eyes, which still overflow here.
That’s why a sensible adventurer should have said this here.
Don’t be greedy for treasure, or you might die.
“boss.”
In that situation, Debo said.
“I’ll do the digging!”
Speaking nonsensically.
But no one tackled those words.
There was no reason to walk.
Because they knew.
Qoo?
The existence of Mano, a snail pet that helps you find items.
And as expected, Mano performed brilliantly.
It wasn’t difficult.
Qyuu!
Kiri, if you point in the direction with your eyes on the palm of her hand, it was clearly there.
“I found it here!”
The corpse of an adventurer who died here.
“These gloves?”
The results that followed exceeded expectations.
“Isn’t that a Warrior Mastery skill?”
The first thing I got was a pair of gloves with the 1st circle warrior skill Warrior Mastery.
This was quite an achievement.
First of all, the Warrior Mastery skill increases the physical abilities when used.
When used by a 1st circle warrior, an increase in physical abilities of about 50% can be expected.
And it was a passive skill. A passive skill that becomes effective just by wearing an item!
Of course it was expensive.
Among the warrior skills, it was evaluated as one of the three passive skills along with the physical training and iron body skills.
So the grade was also unique.
An item that is hard to obtain even if you have money!
“If this is a glove type, the price is… … .”
Moreover, what Devo found was a glove.
For regular items, accessories such as necklaces, earrings, and rings were rated the highest.
Because it was easy to carry around and there was no problem wearing several of them.
On the other hand, weapons were the cheapest. Not only were they difficult to carry around, but you couldn’t change weapons at will during battle.
So, even if it is the same skill, the price difference can be more than 10 times depending on whether it is a weapon or an accessory.
Naturally, the armored type was expensive.
“Wow, this is coming out!”
From Devo’s perspective, it was like he had wings.
“It smells really great.”
But the happiness ended there.
“this.”
There was nothing of note found from the corpses of adventurers discovered afterwards.
“This one is broken too.”
That’s understandable, as most of the items discovered were damaged and had lost their function.
There was nothing strange.
In the first place, items were not invincible objects that could not be broken.
Rather, the items were weaker than the adventurers thought.
“The orange grades are definitely different.”
Moreover, as the Mystic Gate level increases, the monsters you face also become stronger.
“Well, something like Cold Eye can chew through and destroy most items.”
There were many cases where items were damaged when fighting such monsters.
That’s why adventurers risk their lives for stronger items.
Skills are skills, but having an item damaged during battle essentially meant death.
“Still, this is a bit much. How is it that even one good one isn’t properly found?”
Even so, El Palm Party’s harvest was so poor that it could only be blamed on bad luck.
This time it was the same.
Qyuu!
“Mano found something.”
El Palm Party, once again on the move with Mano’s help, soon began digging in the direction Mano’s eyes were pointing and they were able to find it.
One adventurer is curled up and dead.
The condition of such an adventurer was very bad.
With his entire body eaten away by Cold Eye’s teeth, he obviously couldn’t expect to get any items.
To be honest, it’s at a level where you don’t even need to touch it.
“Boss, would you like to look for it?”
But El Palm examined the condition of the body.
Divo tilted his head at that sight.
“Nothing will come out, right?”
El Palm knew it too.
The chances of obtaining a good item from such a horribly mangled corpse are low.
But El Palm wasn’t just looking for items.
Rather, El Palm needed a reason rather than an item.
The reason why the followers of the Black Mage had no choice but to kill them.
El Palm, who digs up the corpse like that.
Of course, nothing came out.
Even if there were any, there was no way they would be in good condition, and in reality, nothing came out.
“Boss, let’s look for something else. Ralph is still sitting still.”
Even Ralph, who is crazy about money, just sat back and watched the situation unfold.
That was the moment.
El Palm opened the corpse’s mouth.
“Huh? Boss?”
Then it appeared.
“letter?”
A neatly folded letter in the mouth.
And after taking out the letter and unfolding it, a ring appeared inside.
Everyone’s attention was focused on him.
“Boss, what is it?”
Instead of answering, El Palm handed Divo a letter, which Divo quickly read.
“I ask any adventurer who finds this letter, please… … .”
Divo’s expression hardened as he read the contents.
“It’s a will.”
It happened often.
If an adventurer leaves a will before he dies, it is a case of extreme despair.
What was even more tragic was that less than once out of 100 cases of a will being delivered as the deceased wished.
So, usually when leaving a will, people leave their most precious things along with it.
It was a price.
The price for asking someone to deliver a will.
“Yes, it’s a will.”
“Will you pass it on to me?”
“As seen.”
And adventurers usually passed on their wills to whoever wanted them.
“I must uphold the duty of an adventurer.”
That was the adventurer’s duty, and El Palm had no intention of turning down that duty.
I didn’t intend to give it any more meaning than that.
‘This ring.’
But the moment El Palm saw the ring, he couldn’t help but change his mind.
It looked like an ordinary ring, but El Palm knew the meaning of the small sentence written on the inside of the ring.
‘Cross Ring, the symbol of a Cross Hunter.’
Cross Hunter.
A group of hunters who are not on adventures, but solely to hunt monsters beyond the Mystic Gate.
That was what was known to the world.
‘The only organization that figured out the Black Wizard’s plot and fought against it.’
But their true identity was that they were, in a sense, the only opponents of the followers of the Black Magician.
As you might expect, the Cross Hunters were a very closed group.
It’s so hard to even figure out where their headquarters are.
But now I have the opportunity to meet them.
It was a welcome opportunity for El Palm.
Because I knew it well.
No, I didn’t know it that well.
El Palm resisted the followers of the Black Mage to the end, just like them.
‘Cheryl, she fought till the end too.’
And it was El Palm who saw their end.
Of course he knew.
What is the current situation of Cross Hunter?
‘At this point, we don’t have more items than the Knights of Signus, the Resistance, or the Adventurer’s Guild.’
And what they have.
At that moment, El Palm’s purpose was set.
‘The income is large.’
El Palm’s eyes light up at the unexpected income.
In other words, El Palm thought he could not earn more than this.
Qyuu!
“Boss, it looks like there’s a body over there too.”
That was the case until then.
“This time, it’s a magic adventurer. The body is more intact than I thought. Huh? He’s wearing a monocle? People who usually wear glasses don’t wear monocles, right? Boss, this looks like an item, but is there some kind of magic attached to it?”
But the moment I discovered the body, I changed my mind.
“… … It’s transparent.”
“yes?”
“There is a clairvoyant spell.”
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