Episode 50. Master of the Jungle
Katarina took my breath away just by appearing.
The client of the problem we solved this time and the mother of Tony, Johnny, and Ronnie.
Catherine de Strange.
Somehow she came to visit us.
“Verdin, it’s been a while.”
Without realizing it, I lowered my head and answered.
“yes.”
A subtle current flowed between the two of us.
Cynthia, sensing a strange energy in her, carefully stepped between the two of us.
“I’m sorry, but I said we don’t meet clients.”
Katarina turned her head and looked directly at her.
“So.”
“yes?”
“I heard from the Master that you said you would not meet. However, is there any reason why I can’t come to this tavern?”
“No, like that-”
“I just came to see the Master. “I happened to hear that you were here and came to say hello.”
Is that possible?
Katarina never moves unless there is a purpose. Because she spends more than half of her day researching at the guild.
“I would like to give additional rewards to those who have solved a quest that I have long wanted to complete.”
The tavern master noticed.
He must have felt uncomfortable about this situation, so he forced a smile and began mediation.
“Yes, that’s right. I should have told you in advance. “I would like to apologize for this.”
Cynthia turned her head with a disapproving expression.
Katarina smiled at her and threw the master key bundle on the table.
Knock.
“100 master keys. “I also added some refined orideocon, a weapon material for advanced equipment that will help you on your adventure.”
Alfredo and Judah’s eyes widened. Cynthia was a little surprised to hear the word Orideocon, but she didn’t pay attention.
“In the case of Oridecon, we will get you more if you need it.”
Rox answered as he opened his pocket and checked its contents.
“I’ve been to Castle Strange a few times, but I’ve never seen you?”
“I guess so. “Because I’m not staying at Castle Strange.”
“then?”
“I am always here at the Legion Alchemy Guild. “Because he is the owner.”
If alchemists, who are said to have grown on the continent, hear this, they will slap their foreheads with exasperation! and hit it.
Katarina, who is only a mid-level alchemist, is the owner of the guild?
‘That’s when it started.’
Strange’s Alchemist Guild Swallow.
I stood up and said to Katarina.
“Thank you, but we will go first.”
“It’s been a while since I last saw you, are you planning on going like this?”
“I’m busy.”
“You’re busy?”
“Yes, we are going to climb the tower with them today, so we have to hurry.”
“Don’t you have time to talk for a moment?”
“sorry. “When the opportunity arises, let’s share it slowly.”
She twitched her eyebrows.
His mouth was smiling, but his eyes were glaring at me fiercely.
“Tony said he wanted to see you.”
“Brother Tony?”
“okay. “Johnny and Ronnie too.”
“why?”
“You will find out when you meet in person.”
A meaningful smile.
“All right. “As soon as I have time-”
“Try to go to the academy within this week. “I told my father about this in advance.”
“To your father?”
“Yes, he said it would be good to see how the Academy is going and that you should visit it.”
There’s no way my father would have said something like that. Apparently this woman made that opinion and her father just agreed.
“I will go to the academy as soon as I come down from the tower.”
The conversation ended here.
Katarina left before us. Why did she come all the way here? I don’t think it was just to say hello.
I didn’t find the answer, but one thing became clear.
‘Katarina started to move.’
For a plan to make the three brothers kings.
* * *
Monestière de Strange.
The so-called Baron Moncle became the leader of Pierre’s mercenary group and began his activities.
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His unexpected appearance not only gave a psychological shock to the other mercenaries, but also restricted the actions of others since they were all from different groups.
“Mix this powder with the finished advanced potion and sell it.”
The owners of the upper ranks of Bourbon gathered in front of Monkl tilted their heads.
“Baron Monkle, the color of the potion may change if foreign substances enter it.”
“If that happens, the value of the product will decrease and we will have no choice but to lower the price.”
“I’m sorry, but can you tell me the identity of the powder? Why do we mix that powder? And wouldn’t you like to know what it is so you can carry out your orders?”
The merchants spoke in unison.
With a nonchalant expression, Monkle took out an advanced potion and mixed white powder into it.
Bogrrrrrr.
The high-grade potion that met the white powder emitted bubbles for a moment and made a loud noise, but soon became quiet and returned to its original state.
There was no color change or foreign matter inside the advanced potion bottle.
“The identity of the powder is an orc’s fingernail. The reason for including it is to subdue our enemies. “When mixed with the blue cannabis contained in advanced potions, it causes hallucinations.”
One of the merchants waved his hand in astonishment.
“Baron Monkle! That recipe is banned by the state! If we do that, we will all have our heads blown off.”
“That doesn’t happen. “After all, Marquis Pierre is behind us, and we don’t have to worry about getting caught by others.”
“no… .”
“If anything is discovered, only the upper level to which it belongs will be punished. “The punishment will also be lightened by the breath of Marquis Pierre.”
Monkul himself drank an advanced potion mixed with oak nail powder.
Gulp, gulp, gulp!
“Wow! As expected, the taste remains the same. what… . “The hallucinogenic effect does not occur in such small amounts.”
The old feudal lord, Pierre’s vassal, said as he took the empty bottle.
“Let’s just get to the point and leave quickly. “There is a lot of snow around here.”
“… Okay, the explanation is over. From now on, you will mix the oak nail powder we brought into the potion.”
Monkl continued speaking while pointing a finger at each of the merchants.
“In the future, all those who do not follow Marquis Pierre’s orders will be killed. “You’d better do as you’re told.”
Unilateral notification.
Some merchants who disagreed with this made a loud noise, but it was not long before they were silenced by Monkl, who drew his sword.
“And I have one more thing to warn you.”
Monkl suddenly began to display auras all over his body. He also showed a type of sword holding method that had never been seen before.
He held the one-handed sword strongly with both hands, pulled the blade out behind his back, and swung the sword sharply.
Boom-!
His blow swung towards a place where no one was around.
Kwasik!
The tip of the sword pierced the stomach of the gargoyle statue in the corner of the room.
Kangrada, who was hiding inside, fell forward, bleeding from the unexpected blow.
dump.
“If you want to hear my story, come forward honestly. Otherwise, you will lose your life like this guy.”
* * *
I visited the jungle again with Cynthia’s party.
The 11th to 20th floors were all made up of similar-looking forests.
The only difference is that as the number of floors to climb increases, the size becomes more and more vast, so even if you know the way, it takes quite a long time to find it.
So we climbed repeatedly for three days, and we grew by dealing with the monsters we encountered along the way.
‘and.’
Rox grew stronger here at an unimaginable rate.
“Verdin, are you taking that guy too?”
He turned jungle monsters into marionettes until he reached his mana limit.
In the past, even when Hysteria used Bae Hu-ryeong, the number of marionettes could not exceed two hundred.
“Yeah, everything.”
Rox has already reached the number of three hundred.
If you were to ask me which of the two is stronger, I would definitely pick Hysteria.
But Rox’s talent was truly beyond imagination. With only a few years of training, he had the strength to overcome hysteria.
“huh! Then I’ll bring all the mantises here.”
In this way, Rox conquered various types of jungle monsters, including ants, butterflies, praying mantises, and spiders.
Not only that, but Cynthia’s party has also achieved amazing growth.
Flutter!
Cynthia, who has accumulated a certain amount of experience, is now able to memorize a higher level sacred spell.
“Holy chain.”
Clap la la rock.
Her aura turned into white chains and bound the scarab.
Pop!
Let’s make a fist by clenching her open palm.
Quad deuk.
The chain pressed down on the scarab’s body and broke it.
“Cleared up. Verdin, you can now move on to the next course-”
When she was caught off guard, a wart appeared from behind her back. I quickly ran towards Cynthia and drew my sword.
“If you move, you die.”
Kwasik!
The blade grazed right next to her face. Of course, my target was not Cynthia but the mantis.
Cynthia slowly turned her gaze and looked at the mantis on her back, then breathed a sigh of relief and said:
“It’s dangerous.”
“Well, that guy’s saliva is mixed with poison, so it’s dangerous.”
“No, it wasn’t the bug, it was your sword that was dangerous!”
“why?”
“Why? “If I made one mistake, my head would have been blown off!”
“That won’t happen, so don’t worry. “There is no one in our Strange group who is that bad at handling a sword.”
It’s true.
But Cynthia pouted as if she didn’t like my reaction.
“Okay, let’s get the box.”
She put the master key into the box in the thick bushes and turned it. A small hand mirror the size of a palm came out with a clanging sound.
“five things. Is it over now?”
“Yes, because there is no point in looking any further.”
“What is this for?”
“You will find out soon enough.”
“… “You always repeat that same thing.”
Rox wiped the tip of his nose and looked at Cynthia.
So, with all preparations completed, we arrived at the 20th floor, which contained the second ordeal.
At the entrance to the 20th floor, there was a huge cliff blocking our path that felt majestic.
Ssssssssssssssssssss-.
The waterfalls pouring down on both sides created a cool breeze.
At the entrance, dozens of gargoyle statues guarding their respective positions, reminiscent of a chessboard, caught my eye.
“Hey, are you guys going to take on the challenge?”
A knight from the group of adventurers who arrived before us spoke up.
I counted the number and there were about 30 of them. They were probably looking for companions because they could not survive the ordeal.
“okay.”
“Would you like to join us? “I think we can go to the next floor if we gather a few more colleagues.”
also.
“No, I prefer to move with the minimum number of people.”
He glanced at me and nodded.
“I get it.”
Negotiations broke down.
We are not with other parties.
The new world of the tower that will begin from now on will be too much for them.
I gave the five hand mirrors I had collected while climbing the jungle to the gargoyle statue.
Crack, thump, thump.
Of course, I didn’t put it on just anyone.
Just place the mirror in the location found through the Dead Lord’s past recorded in the upper level of the tower.
widely.
This is because a mirror positioned directly in front of the sun reflects light.
Easy profit-
The light reflected through the hand mirror reached another hand mirror, and after bouncing five times, it headed inside the cave.
Coo coo coo coo!
The cliff began to split on both sides to create a path. The ground shook so loudly that it seemed as if it would collapse.
Everyone except me took a step back with embarrassed expressions and got into a fighting stance.
‘Will we finally meet?’
King of the jungle, Dead Lord.
Sssssssssssshhhh!
The direction of the waterfall changed inside the cracked cliff.
As a huge amount of water poured down, a small island began to emerge.
I pointed to the temple built in the center of the island and spoke to the person standing in front of the cliff.
“If you don’t want to die, everyone run away.”
Ssssssssssssssssssss-.
Anyone who is not prepared will die.
fantasy,
