Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 118
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5level monster troll.
He is the epitome of rebirth, but he also falls apart when his heart or head explodes..
But I put all my team's effort into cutting off his 'arm'..
and finally.
[That’s right-!!]
I sealed the arm of the one remaining guy and rendered him incapacitated..
In other words, an environment has been created where Missha can make deals without risk..
Tadat.
Misha, who was careful to keep his distance while wary of the troll's long arms, was the first to jump..
And it landed on my shoulder—
deeply!
At the same time, the twin swords were thrust into the eyeballs..
No matter how high your physical resistance is, there are bound to be weak points..
[That's right-!!!]
As the sword enchanted with acid blood was inserted into its delicate eye, the troll's struggles became even more severe..
Nimiral, what power…….
“rain, bjorn?”
“Don't worry here, just keep picking.!”
I shouted, squeezing his arm with my thighs with all my strength. Misha must have known that this was not the time to relax, so instead of answering, he focused on cutting..
The first variable occurred here.
Phew, pew, pew.-
At the moment when Misha kept sticking the knife into my eyelid.
Kak! Kakak!
There is a scratching sound.
This was what I expected up to this point..
Because humans also have bones behind their eyeballs..
but…….
“…Rain, Bjorn? It was too hard so it wouldn't go in.!”
Bone strength was the problem.
I don't know if it's a thick arm bone, but I thought this would be enough to break the bone and bury it in the brain..
Yeah, I'm not giving it up easily..
“continue.”
“Okay!”
Soon, Misha held back the 'viper's fangs' and continued to lower his eyelids..
Then, a second variable occurred..
thud! thud! thud! thud!
As time passed, the troll began to run wild..
The guy who lost his eyesight gave up trying to separate me and rushed to one place using his only free feet..
the problem is…….
“Dwalky! They're aiming for Dwalki..”
For some reason, the eyeless troll bastard runs straight towards where Dwarki is..
[Yeah!!]
Rotmiller hugged Dwalki and avoided him, but he chased after him violently as if he could see what was ahead..
“horsepower! It's clear you're feeling the magic.!”
I didn't know about this phenomenon either..
Is it really possible to instinctively sense magical power and follow it like the dwarf said??
‘Nimiral.’
Whatever the reason.
I thought the food was ready, but in an instant, things started going crazy..
Less than 10 seconds after the situation erupted, Dwalki and Rottmiller were cornered..
It was natural.
Wouldn’t you know it if it was Misha there?.
Rotmiller's physical level was not high enough to run away from a level 5 monster while holding one person..
[Ahhhhh-!!!]
Eventually, a troll rushes towards them as they are cornered. The dwarf tried to stop it somehow, but it was no use..
Kwaang!
The troll's kick caused the dwarf to fly like a soccer ball and land on the wall. At that moment, it seems like the MP ran out and [Balance Weight] was released.…….
Damn it, at a moment like this.
“rain, bjorn?”
“Ah, okay!”
Still, Rotmiller escaped from the corner by taking advantage of the momentary gap provided by the dwarf..
Of course, it was just a matter of buying time..
Was it about 3 seconds??
thud! thud! thud!
Rotmiller, who was running towards the other side, was caught up by the troll and rolled on the floor to avoid being kicked..
Now, from my position, I can't see the situation between the two..
thud! thud! thud!
In that state, the troll kicks..
“Hee, hee hee……!”
There is no sound of someone being trampled, probably because they are rolling hard.…….
If we leave the troll like this any longer, someone will definitely die..
Dwalki, Rotmiller.
No, maybe it's both..
Cooung-!
It was a crossroads of choice..
Misha was so busy stabbing his sword that he had no idea what was going on..
All decisions were mine..
Cooung-!
If you relax your arms and go down here, you will be able to protect Dwalki and Rotmiller..
But in the end, that choice will lead to annihilation..
If I fall, the troll will attack Misha with his free arm.…….
Because you'll never get another chance.
‘Shit.’
I close my eyes tightly..
And without realizing it, I think about it.
Isn’t this something that will happen someday?.
Cooung-!
[[Dungeon & Stone] is not a game that pursues adventure full of dreams and hopes..
As the game progressed, the death of my companion seemed inevitable, and as long as the main character survived, the adventure continued..
Yeah, it was that kind of game..
This damn game—
Kwasik-!
At that time, I heard a crushing sound from below..
The sound of flesh and bone crushing, something I've heard countless times since I woke up here..
Misha must have sensed something strange about this and stopped cutting..
Of course it was only for a moment.
“continue!!!”
At my shout, Misha resumed cutting..
Kakak, Kakak, Kakak!
I gritted my teeth and put all my strength into restraining the troll's remaining arm..
It was that time.
Powok-!
Dwalki, kicked by the troll, comes into view. The spine may have been broken and the body is curved to the point where it is deformed..
From this I realized one thing.
It wasn't the information I really wanted to know, but…….
Then, the sound that was made at first must have come from Rotmiller's body..
“……Hmm!”
Have you seen Dwalki, who has risen to our eye level??
Misha flinched for a moment, then slashed his sword repeatedly with an expression as if he was about to cry..
“Die! Die! die! You monster! I mean die!!!”
In order to survive, he had to watch his colleagues suffer, but the situation took a turn for the worst..
The curse was lifted when Dwalki was struck..
[The effect of [Super Regeneration] is applied normally and the arm recovers quickly..
「Misha Karstein casted [Ice Crush].」
「Misha Karstein casted [Ice Crush].」
「Misha Karstein casted [Ice Crush].」
As if he knew he was running out of time, Misha slashed his sword with all his might. It was a moment that lasted like an eon, every second..
Kakak! Kak, Kakak... Kwasik!
At the same time, a refreshing crash sound is heard somewhere..
The troll's body that was holding on with its entire body disappears..
「You have killed a troll. EXP +5」
***
The dead troll's body was transformed into light and disappeared, and Misha and I fell to the ground..
Normally we would have balanced ourselves midway and landed on both feet, but neither of us had the energy to do so..
Cooung!
As I stretched out on the floor and looked blankly at the ceiling, a magic stone the size of my fist fell next to my head..
Tuk. Degurrrrr-
That was all the loot was..
There was no dramatic emergence of essence..
Once again, I felt that this moment was real..
Yeah, it's not like a dream..
The choice I just made.
Dwalki, who flew away in a miserable state due to that choice,…….
“Rotmiller! Dwalki!”
I throw away my desire to rest and force my body to stand up. Misha was already running to pick up her fallen comrade..
“Rotmiller! Come to your senses!!!”
“Heh, shake it... mind……!”
“I'm sorry.!”
Surprisingly, Rottmiller was alive..
One leg was broken and crushed, but the injury is not life-threatening..
Literally heaven helped me.
If my head or upper body had been trampled, that would have been the end..
“Rather than me... De, Dwalki first.…….”
“Ah, okay!!”
While Misha ran to Dwalki, I turned to check on the dwarf..
No major injuries were noticeable..
‘Did he just hit his head on the wall and faint?…….’
The problem was Dwalki..
“Rain, Bjorn!! What should I do! De, Dwalki is not breathing.…….”
“Get out of the way.”
He pushes Misha away and checks Dwalki’s pulse..
Breathing has stopped, but the heart is still beating faintly..
This means that there is still room to revive it..
Cheeeeeeeek-!
First, take out a bottle of advanced potion and pour it into Dwarki's mouth..
I know it's just a temporary measure..
His spine was half-folded, and his legs were also broken due to the impact of the fall. Additionally, blood continues to flow from the nose and mouth, as if the internal organs were damaged..
And Dwalki is an ordinary human being..
That's also from the wizard profession, famous for its paper body..
‘fuck.’
I pressed my lips together..
With injuries of this magnitude, it is not only unclear whether advanced potions can be used to revive them.…….
“Dwalky! Just be patient! I took the potion, so I'll be fine soon.!”
Even if I survive, there will definitely be huge aftereffects..
If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have used the highest quality potion there.—
“portion…….”
I turned my head when I heard Rotmiller's voice struggling. At first she thought he was asking for a potion for her too..
but…….
“Use this.”
Even as Rottmiller shuddered in pain, he stretched out his hand toward us with a bottle of potion floating in it..
“It's a top-notch potion..”
Well, top quality potion.?
That's it……?
“I bought it just in case. Write this to him…….”
Before I had time to reply, Misha ran over to get the potion, and I immediately stopped her from pouring it into her mouth..
“If you feed it like this, you will never be able to walk..”
“what?”
Potions are not all-powerful.
If you just give the potion without hitting the bone, there will be bigger aftereffects..
thus—
While Misha fed me the potion little by little, I adjusted my bent legs and spine back into place. Even if it's in place, it's only roughly aligned.…….
The potion will do the rest somehow..
Isn’t this a top-quality potion that can heal even a severed arm?.
“Phew…….”
As I was watching Dwalki in heavy tension, I let out a long breath that I had been holding..
my breathing returned.
It will take a while for me to come to my senses, but my pale complexion has improved a lot..
“……Saved me an hour.”
As for the rest, even advanced potions will do the trick..
Of course, there was no time to sit still and rest..
“Don't be still, help..”
“Ah, okay. What can I do??”
“Bring Hikurod and lay him down next to you. Just in case, give me a bottle of low-level potion too..”
While Misha followed my instructions, I inspected Rotmiller's neglected leg injury..
“Dwalki, what happened??”
“Don't worry. Thanks to her, her life was saved. So why don't you worry about yourself now??”
“That too… Right. Huhuhu.”
“It's going to hurt quite a bit..”
“That's it... Ugh! Ughhh!!”
Soon after, Rotmiller, who had been 'potioned', groaned and fainted, and all measures that could be taken immediately were over..
Was this the same for Missha?.
“Bjorn…….”
Misha looks at me as if looking for confirmation..
I smiled and answered.
“Yes, they all lived..”
“really… thank god… really…….”
Missha's body goes limp, as if her body has lost all strength..
It seemed like it was only after hearing my answer that it felt real..
Actually, I still don’t feel it..
‘really… I never thought anyone would die.’
I don't want you to die.
No, I'm more than happy that everyone survived..
However, there were too many things that made me uncomfortable to just be happy..
That's right too…….
Because I'm good at it.
Plan well in advance.
Respond well when variables arise.
So the crisis has not been passed..
‘Lucky… It was good.’
I was just lucky.
After acknowledging this, it was only then that I realized it..
What does it mean to be an explorer in this damn world?.
Today, everyone survived like in the movies..
but…….
‘maybe… It won't always be like today.’
I know better than anyone else..
There is no way luck like today will come to a guy like me again and again..
***
As time passed, one by one, I came to my senses..
The first one to open his eyes was a dwarf..
“……Yes, they all survived..”
The dwarf who confirmed the news of everyone's survival did not laugh as cheerfully as usual..
Just repeating the same words as if praying.
“Thank goodness. Okay… I'm really glad…….”
Well, if you had worked as an explorer for a few years, you would have experienced quite a few things. Because the death of a colleague was like the fate of an explorer..
“Since everyone is safe after meeting the troll, I guess I should at least make an offering to the temple when I get back.…….”
The next person to wake up after the dwarf was Rotmiller..
I hesitantly approached him and spat out an apology mixed with excuses..
“sorry. I didn't expect the troll to act like that when he couldn't see..”
“…How could that be your fault? We should say thank you. Without you, none of us would have survived..”
“but…….”
“You were right, don't blame yourself..”
It seemed like Rotmiller already knew about the choice I made to sacrifice both of them..
There's no way you wouldn't know.
I yelled at him to continue like that..
“Ugh, ugh.…….”
As time passed, Dwalki also groaned and opened his eyes..
“Don't move. Because the wound is not fully healed yet.”
“everyone… Is it okay?……?”
“We're all fine! So don't worry!”
“ah… Oh, Miss Misha... I'm glad you're safe.…….”
“You idiot! Just like you said?”
“Well, that’s… … ! Cough! Well, I guess... … ? Hahaha.”
Dwalki, who was in the most serious condition, woke up and the atmosphere, which had become infinitely heavy, became brighter..
“Haha, the five of us caught a troll. I can't even brag about this. Because no one will believe it!”
The dwarf started telling jokes as usual, and Misha did the same..
“Ugh, at least Jeongsoo should have come out! I feel somehow unfair. After all that hard work, I got nothing.?”
“Didn't you save my life?.”
“Rotmiller, if you just look at me, you're the problem because you're not too greedy..”
“So, you said you used the highest level potion this time? Oh, of course, don't worry. We'll collect it all together and pay the price..”
“If so, I feel a little relieved..”
“Ah, but Bjorn. What are you going to do from now on? I don't intend to go any further from here.?”
“after… What on earth do you think of me? Of course I will rest for a while..”
“No, Misha? Why are you asking Bjorn about his doctor? I'm definitely the leader of the team?”
“ah… That's right?”
Anyway, it's a dwarf's question..
My suggestion to stay on that floor until the labyrinth was closed was accepted without opposition from anyone..
Because I was in no condition to continue my exploration..
We took a break to soothe our tired bodies and minds after a fierce battle with the trolls..
「The labyrinth is closed.」
「The character moves to Lapdonia.」
A week passed and my sixth expedition came to an end..
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