Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 115
115reunion (3)
9day tea afternoon.
「3I entered the pilgrim's path..」
After searching around the northernmost part of the Land of the Dead for over a day, we found a portal and reached the third floor..
‘……Next time, if possible, I shouldn't come in without a searcher..’
We decided that if we took the Land of the Dead route, we could reach the third floor with just the two of us.…….
Nevertheless, the absence of explorers had a big impact..
If I hadn't secretly followed a group of explorers who happened to be passing nearby, I would have still been wandering around there..
“Ugh, I still feel bad whenever I come here..”
Anyway, after all that hardship, we arrived at the jet-black estuary..
This is the starting point when taking the Land of the Dead route, and is a field characterized by pale ditches flowing in dozens of directions..
Oh, by the way, the smell from the gutter is a bonus..
“Then go.”
Since there was no explorer, I continued to check the compass and moved in the 'northeast' direction..
As I did that, I soon arrived at a dead end..
In other words, now I have to dip my feet into that black river and cross it..
“…I can't give you a piggyback ride?’
Tsk, I'm just trying to go somewhere comfortably..
“…Just this time.”
“and! Really? Thank you!”
Carrying Misha on my shoulder, I cross the river..
The width is about 5m, and the water depth is just below the knees..
I crossed the river carefully so as not to fall, and once again the wet ground continued forward like a road..
However, just as I was about to move on,.
[Geez! Geez!]
[Gel gel gel-!]
A monster creeps out, as if it heard the sound of passing by the river and followed it..
“Bjorn, there's the frogman..”
frogman.
A level 8 monster that looks exactly like a frog and walks on two legs..
For reference, something like a harpoon is used as a weapon..
It may look funny because of its small size, but because it has a high agility value, there are many explorers who let their guard down and quickly run into the goal..
The skills are also a bit annoying..
‘…plaguy.’
These guys don't get along well with me..
My mace is powerful enough to blow off Deathfiend's head with one blow.…….
Isn’t it meaningless if you don’t get it right?.
Huh-!
A frogman who steps in the air and leaps once more, easily dodging my mace..
I tried to immediately dash towards him and hit him with my shield, but it didn't really mean anything..
「[The attack was missed by [Rotten Slime].」
The shield made contact with the guy's body, but instead of making a loud sound, the frogman glided like a slider..
[gel gel!]
Is it fun??
Nimiral.
These guys had absolute evasion correction limited to blunt weapons, so for me they were difficult enemies regardless of their grade..
Well, there was no problem because I had Missha..
“Nyaha! Get out of the way!”
Misha, who was laughing as he watched me being toyed with by the frogman, took out his sword and started dancing with it..
[Geez-!]
He was a frogman with considerable evasion compensation even with blades.…….
Because our prosecutor is an ice prosecutor..
[Geng?!]
Not only is the cut on my thigh not enough, my lower body is frozen solid..
dump.
The baby frog, which was running around unable to tell where it was going, fell down on the floor..
“Misha, wait a minute.!”
“huh?”
“I will do it.”
Powok-!
Huh, I feel like my stress has been relieved..
Originally, it was a monster that had to be caught with magic, but the level difference was so great that the battle wasn't that difficult..
[gel gel!]
[Gulp! Geez!]
How long has it been since we moved around and caught the frogmen like that?.
[22 : 57]
After checking the time, I slowly started looking for a place to camp. Fatigue is fatigue, but this is a place where you are forced to take a break at certain times..
“Bjorn, the water is getting colder.?”
“I'm already looking for it, so don't fuss..”
After exploring the surroundings for about 30 minutes, a rest point appeared. Unlike the dark estuary, the mound is red and fluffy, not muddy..
All nearby explorers had gathered, and about 30 people were already seated at the point..
‘I came late and lost all the good places inside..’
I had no choice but to take a seat near the water, where the smell of the gutter was strong. The soil isn't wet, so the water won't reach here..
As I was drying my wet legs first before laying down the blanket, the water level in the river began to rise quickly..
[00: 00]
Okay, it's midnight now, so it won't get any hotter here. Since this condition will last for the next 6 hours, I put Missha to sleep first..
There were many people around, so there were several teams that took a break without being on watch.…….
You probably don't know.
‘I also met Hans a few days ago, so be careful..’
It was a time when I was rummaging through my backpack with the intention of filling my stomach with snacks..
“Hahaha! Cheer up, my friend! Is there a tree that you can't fall over if you take ten pictures of it??”
“but… As you know she—”
“Well, everyone is sleeping, so be quiet.?”
“Ahaha! I'm sorry! Be careful from now on!”
I heard a familiar voice from far away.
And was it before I fell asleep yet??
Misha, who had been rolling up a blanket, suddenly stood up..
“This is Hikuro’s voice.……?”
Seeing as we had the same thoughts, I guess I didn't mishear.…….
Huh, how can there be such a coincidence??
***
It is not common to meet someone you know in the labyrinth..
First of all, not only is each floor incredibly spacious, but because of the darkness inside the labyrinth, even when the lights are on, the visibility is less than a 10m radius..
Well, it's a 'clan' where you enter by dividing into several parties. You meet on which floor and at what time and go up the floors.…….
‘I never thought it was really them.’
Surprisingly, the owner of the voice I heard was a dwarf..
Next to him were Dwalki and Rotmiller..
“Hiku road? Hikuro is right?”
“…Misha? Bjorn? what! why are you here!”
“Wow, it's clear that our team is destined to be together.!”
What are the chances of going in separately without an appointment and meeting again by chance??
“What about the request? Didn't you say you were making a request? how do you do that?”
Just as we were both amazed at the amazing coincidence, the dwarf expressed his doubts..
Actually, it must have felt strange..
Because we were the ones who entered the labyrinth separately to request an escort..
I said what I had said beforehand..
“Oh, I'm already done with that..”
“I can't believe I finished it?”
“The reason I had to do something was on the first floor. As the labyrinth closed, the client returned to the city first..”
“Oh my, that's right?”
Perhaps it was an understandable reason, but the dwarf nodded without any doubt..
Now it was our turn to ask questions..
“So why are you here? Didn't you say it would only be on the second floor??”
As far as I know, these three were supposed to do a simple collection request in the rocky desert..
But why am I on the third floor, and strangely enough, in a pitch-black estuary connected to the Land of the Dead??
“Ah, that's because the stone golem's inner core came out earlier than expected. He came to add one more request he had just in case..”
However, if they had assumed the 3rd floor from the beginning, I think they should have told me in advance.…….
“Hahaha! If that were the case, wouldn't you have stopped me from doing it?!”
Well, that's right.
The combination of Tank 1, Mage 1, and Explorer 1 is a bit uneasy. That's not something we can say, as we came to the 3rd floor with 1 tank and 1 close deal..
“…So what kind of request is this??”
“This is a collection request again. All you have to do is get two of the frogman shaman's eyes. Since we met here, will we do it together??”
“How much is the completion fee??”
“200It's 10,000 stones. Of course, if you are involved, the completion fee will be divided into exactly five equal parts..”
400,000 stones per person is not bad..
If you sell by-products other than eyeballs, your income will increase further..
Of course, since he is not an ordinary frogman but a shaman, the question remains as to whether he can complete the request.…….
Well, it depends on luck..
“summer solstice.”
After meeting Hans, I was already anxious about going out together, so I agreed. Anyway, the only way to do this is to hunt the Frogman if the two of you do it together.?
If the request ends early, you could suggest that we all go to the 4th floor together..
“Haha, then get on your feet. If I talk any more here, I think I'll get stabbed..”
There were continued glares among the other teams who were resting comfortably, so we ended the chat and took a break..
‘Thanks to you, I'll get five hours of sleep..’
This is an advantage when there are a lot of people..
Sleep time is shorter and you have more time to sleep..
[06: 00]
As time passed and the morning of the 10th day dawned, the depth of the river went down and we left the resting point..
And then I wandered around and devoted myself to hunting..
‘There must be at least one explorer..’
I feel this again, that being an explorer is a position that improves the quality of life in the labyrinth..
“If you go that way, you will come across a river. Come here..”
Rotmiller guides you along the optimal route as if you memorized the entire terrain..
I've been wandering around for so long, but I've only passed by the water's edge less than three times..
“Hmm, it sucks again…….”
We soon satisfied our appetites by killing one more shaman in four hours..
A body that disappears without leaving anything behind.
This is a disadvantage of collecting requests..
‘If you use the 'Distortion' spell on a monster, there is an extremely low chance of acquiring the monster's body intact.…….
Because essence and magic stones do not drop.
‘Huh, I'm already feeling lost thinking about the hard work I'll have to do later..’
The later you go, the more work you need to do with monster by-products, such as making equipment or consumables..
For example, just look at the spirit imprint..
6Up to this stage, it can be solved with money, but from then on, you have to collect the materials yourself..
‘……Let's think about it then. If you have money, you can supply it by entrusting it to the exchange or a request..’
Anyway, just as movement has become easier, combat has also become easier..
Rotmiller's Arrow, Dwarki's Magic.
Plus, Missha’s ice cutting..
“……I've been meaning to ask for a while now, what on earth is happening??”
Rotmiller expressed some doubts as he looked at the frozen Frogman, but this was no problem either..
[[Cold Condensation] and [Ice Crushing] are not skills that stand out that much..
“Oh, that? The number of souls has evolved this time.!”
Missha naturally answers as instructed in advance..
“Hot, is that really true? At this level, you can be promoted to level 6.?”
“Oh my, Miss Misha! Congratulations!”
Everyone knew that Misha had signed a contract with a cold spirit beast, so no one suspected anything..
No, it's only natural that we wouldn't even think of lying in the first place..
‘Every time I do this, my conscience pricks me..’
But what can I do?.
I have to accept it.
It is my destiny to live as an evil spirit..
“Rotmiller, it looks like the water is rising... It's okay?”
“Don’t worry, the safe zone is right next to you..”
The 10th day was already coming to an end, and the water was slowly rising, but thanks to Rotmiller, who memorized all of the nearby terrain, we filled the time and hunted until the end before moving on to camp..
“uh…….”
“Is this right? What has become of me now?”
“Yeah, I guess so..”
As soon as we resumed our exploration, we were frozen in shock as we hunted the shaman we encountered..
A corpse that clearly remains after being pierced by an arrow in the neck, but does not disappear..
“Well, it seems like our journey will be blessed with Miss Misha.!”
“Hehe, this friend's bean pod. I think this is thanks to that guy Bjorn, not Misha. I heard that friend is lucky.?”
Anyway, it's Dwalki and the dwarf's plan..
Obtained the shaman's body in just two days..
Hmm, it's a bit hard to say I've acquired it yet.?
“Uhm, but what should I do with this??”
“Well, wait and see. I'll use magic first.”
First, Dwalki used 'preservation' magic to prevent the body from decomposing..
But that was it.
Isn’t it impossible to put the whole body in the bag?.
“Misha, you use a knife, so you must be good at this.?”
“What do you mean, you dwarf! Me, I've never done anything like this! Rather, should you do it? He said he also requested a stone golem.?”
“Well, that… The Stone Golem just had to take out her inner core.…….”
Even if all other by-products are discarded and only the eyeballs are dug up, disassembly work is necessary..
And I had no experience with anything like this..
Except for the all-rounder Rotmiller..
“Get out of the way. I will do it.”
Soon, Rotmiller sighed and skillfully dismembered the shaman's body with something like a carving knife..
I used to do this often when I was in the ‘collection team’.?
“As expected, Rotmiller, you are the best.!”
“Oh, I agree... … Ugh, I guess I'll look elsewhere for a moment.…….”
30Is it okay??
Under Rotmiller's skillful hands, the shaman's body was divided into muscles, blood, bones, and internal organs and placed in a box..
“So what do we do now??”
3The pilgrim's path closes after the 15th day. In other words, there are still three days left..
I spoke as if I had been waiting..
“The request is over. How about going to the 4th floor??”
“Umm, definitely… It's been a long time since the whole team came together, but it's a shame that it ended only on the 3rd floor.…….”
“Rotmiller, what do you think? I think I'll be able to get to the 4th floor soon.?”
Rotmiller closed his eyes as if he needed some time..
Well, you must have a lot to think about if you want to go through several areas in three days and reach the portal in the center of the Witch's Forest..
“It's tight, but do you think it's possible?.”
It was a little surprising.
Originally, I was planning to just break the rift, catch some monsters, and then return to the city..
‘After all, things never go as planned..’
I somehow ended up going to the 4th floor..
***
The three-day journey that followed was more intense than I thought..
First of all, my sleeping time was drastically reduced, and I invested all my spare time into moving around..
Even moving was at alert level.…….
As the days passed, deep fatigue piled up on the faces of my colleagues..
But I was still able to achieve my goal.
「Character has entered a special area.」
「Field effect - Witch's Forest is granted.」
The Witch's Forest, which I have passed by three times already..
When I first came here, I was shipwrecked alone with Misha and went through all sorts of hardships.…….
There was nothing to be afraid of as long as Rotmiller was there..
“Everyone please follow along..”
As it happened last time, we quickly covered the witch's forest by connecting each other's bodies with a rope..
And how long has it been?
[20 : 31]
3Just over 3 hours left until the floor closes..
“Thank you for your hard work, Rotmiller..”
We stood in front of a huge tower located in the heart of the Witch's Forest. A colorful portal located in front of a huge door that looks like the entrance to a tower..
“Now, let's go in.!”
It was the moment to wait for the color to change in case of an accident and then enter at the same time..
“Ah, man?!”
A faintly familiar voice was heard from afar..
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