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Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 141

141fire awakening (4)

Hector Ludwig.

He was a respected high priest of the Leatlas Church, but was an unfortunate old man who was kidnapped by a dragon slayer in his later years and forced to become a slave to an evil spirit..

“The star at dusk will guide them…….”

He makes the sign of the cross as is his habit, but then pauses..

It was because of the voice of an evil spirit echoing in my head..

[Hypocrite, do you still harbor vain hopes?.]

I know even if you don't say it.

It's a vain hope, it's nothing but hypocrisy.

No matter what excuse he gives, all of this is a result of his choices..

‘If, that day…….’

If you didn't give in to evil.

If you did not give up your beliefs and made all the sacrifices like the great people in the fairy tales,.

The man would never have reached this place..

So many people would not have disappeared in despair, and the explorers we met today would have completed their exploration without incident and returned to the city..

but…….

Wow.

Ludwig clenched his wrinkled hand into a fist..

It was a meaningless assumption and a regret..

Even if I were to go back to that day, I would definitely make the same choice..

And as if to prove this.

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!

He is still standing in front of the flickering portal..

To follow the one instruction given by the dragon slayer.

To be precise, to protect my precious grandson, whom it would not hurt to see..

They are guarding this place in case they escape here..

In my mind, I was just thinking like this..

‘I hope they don't come here.’

It was the only hope given to him..

To say it is simple is not enough, it is literally like crumbs of hope..

However, the evil spirit was not satisfied with even this..

[Ripen even more.]

In a long period of despair, Woongji has been chipped away, and now even the will to solve the problem has been lost..

Just as a slave rejoices that he received only one beating today, he has resigned himself to the miserable reality..

I chose the lesser evil and masturbated that it was the best..

I tried to ignore the fact that I had the means to end all of this..

But as if it's still not enough, the evil spirit says.

[Hypocrite, watch. Despair because of you, pain because of you.]

A voice that resonates as if engraved in the brain.

Soon, a sight appeared beyond his tightly closed eyelids..

A barbarian and his companions were fighting against a great evil..

In a situation that seems to have no chance of winning,.

[Behel—laaaaa!!]

Unlike myself, who conformed to fate.

***

“Yeah, why don't you run away?.”

He looks at me and laughs like it's funny..

Since I had no intention of losing momentum in the battle, I forced myself to raise the corners of my mouth..

Well, if you run away, they won't let you go nicely..

The current situation is extremely simple..

[Use the wizard to survive until Soul Exhaustion ends..]

If it was a friendly game, a message like this would pop up.

Soul exhaustion lasts approximately 20 minutes..

Until then, we must persevere tenaciously..

Oh, by the way, it's impossible to run away..

There is nothing better to bite than a prey that has shown its back..

“Protect Dwalki!!”

Shout with all your might.

Tadat!

He punches the ground as if he doesn't want to give me time..

A new model that accelerates in an instant.

In his hand, he holds the fangs of a poisonous snake that he took from Misha..

Shit, even if you take it away, how can you take it away??

I erase my bitter feelings and focus on his movements until the end..

Kwaang-!

I judge by blocking a sword with a mace..

I stumbled, my feet slipped backwards..

This means being pushed back from the power you were most confident in..

whistling!

The sword is swung again, drawing a gentle curve..

I quickly backed away, but it wasn't enough to follow his movements..

This means that he also has the upper hand in agility..

Suddenly.

Acidic blood splattered from the gaping skin..

As expected, [Ironskin] doesn’t work either..

I was just wondering because I couldn't use the Ark's long sword. Yes, it is a skill whose efficiency increases as physical resistance increases..

Huh-!

I wave my mace while erasing my complaints..

Suddenly.

Instead of reaching the guy, the wounds increased..

But he swings the mace again.

Giving time to colleagues while getting hit again and again.

Because that would be my role.

“Dwalki, when is the magic?!”

“I'm ready. But they are so close—”

“That's enough, shoot!”

Finally, the long-awaited ice spear is launched..

As expected, the guy quickly backed away..

You must have decided that it would be a loss if you got beaten up like me..

Thank you so much.

Tadat.

I also stepped back and escaped the radius of the ice spear..

However, without any time to catch my breath, I quickly reached behind my back and took out a shield from my backpack..

Isn’t it a place where you can’t even use [Giantization] anyway?.

It was judged that a shield would be much more helpful in battle unless it was an Arc-made longsword..

I want to wear a breastplate too, but…….

‘I won't give you time to do that.’

I try hard to erase my regrets about things I cannot have..

Not to give up, but to focus everything on what is more pressing..

Throw away what needs to be thrown away, and take only what needs to be taken..

In that sense, there is one piece of information that needs to be checked first..

“What happened to Misha??”

“It looks like the bone broke and stabbed an internal organ. I gave you the potion, so you'll be fine soon..”

Yeah, until then, we have to fight 1:4..

It's a cold statement, but I'm glad the one person left out wasn't Dwalki. If it had been Dwalki who had been hit, there wouldn't have even been a chance of winning.—

“carefully!”

The guy runs at me again.

I guess there is no time to wait leisurely..

First of all, it is a positive factor..

‘Yes, you are also in a hurry..’

Although I had expected this, I was convinced by this..

He's not suffering from a short-term condition..

As you can see just by looking at them rushing towards each other as if every minute is a waste..

Kakak!

Even before the exhaustion of the soul ends, the guy is overexerting himself to have a chance at winning. Simply put, it means that if we hold on for just 20 minutes, an opportunity will come to us..

but…….

‘20I guess I'll have to endure it for a while..’

time is not on our side.

You don't know this, but we only have four potions left..

‘Excluding the highest level, one intermediate level and one upper level.’

If we continue with the current structure, it is certain that it will all be used up in less than a few minutes..

so that…….

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

I shout with all my might and push away the shield..

And then quickly dashes and swings the mace..

I decided that I would never be able to last 20 minutes by lying down..

Of course, only for the first few minutes..

Tadat.

If he gets too far away, he'll catch up immediately..

And focus on offense rather than defense..

Whether Rotmiller's arrow support comes or not..

Whether Dwalki shoots magic or not.

“……Are you saying you want to die together?.”

He stands close and swings his mace like a person aiming at Dongguijin..

It's called Barbarian Water Ghost Mode..

Although contradictory, this tactic actually reduced injuries and prevented him from even thinking about approaching Dwalki..

As if to prove that the best defense is offense.

“Tsk.”

Instead of thrusting his sword at me, he twisted his body to avoid the ice spear. Unfortunately, towards the point where the crossbow was fired.

Puuk!

A monumental first hit.

It didn't get stuck deep due to physical resistance, but since it's just the thigh, there would have been some restrictions on mobility..

However, did he finally realize something??

‘I guess this is the end of me.’

From this point on, the momentum in the eyes changes..

So I quickly took a step back..

A guy who has learned how to give up to get something is dangerous in any field..

“persistent things……!”

A deep sense of death comes from the swing of the sword..

It's like the shackles have been taken off..

The sword of the guy who limited the attack path for defense draws a free trajectory with only one purpose..

Well, the biggest change may be something else..

whistling-!

Even though the arrow grazed his shoulder, he didn't flinch and pushed me forward..

and the result.

Puuk!

After several rounds of fighting, his blade pierced deep into my abdomen..

Injuries that could lead to death if left untreated due to loss of natural regeneration.

「The recovery (medium) effect causes the body to regenerate.」

Under Rottmiller's judgment, one more bottle of potion was used..

Now all that's left is one upper grade and two top grades.

To add insult to injury,.

Tadat.

I failed to stop him..

As if he were performing some kind of acrobatics, he stepped on the swinging mace and jumped over me..

‘Nimiral.’

I quickly turned around and stretched out my hand, but it was already too late..

The guy hits the ground once more and quickly closes the distance towards the back camp..

“go back!”

The dwarf blocked Dwalki's path, but it didn't mean much..

How can we stop that monster from the front?.

In a situation where there is no core skill [Balance Weight].

Kwaang!

A dwarf who flies like a soccer ball while holding a shield with one kick..

Rotmiller threw away his crossbow and swung his sword..

Of course, there was no way it would work..

Puuk!

The guy struck down Rottmiller's sword with ease and plunged the green blade into his abdomen..

Just as one guy was about to pull out his sword.

“This is our stuff..”

Rotmiller stops this by holding his hand..

Pisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssw-!

Fortunately, the ice spear was fired just in time and the guy let go of his sword and retreated..

dump.

Rotmiller soon lost his support and fell helplessly to the floor. However, the sword that was stuck in my abdomen was completely gone..

Mimic's skill that does not consume soul power [Treasure Storehouse]].

So that guy can't use it.

To help this team even just a little bit.

‘If you give it the potion at the right time, you can save it..’

I kept my cool even when my colleague was injured..

However, not everyone could do that..

“You, Rotmiller……!!”

Misha, who was recovering against the wall, swings his sword at the guy with a body that has difficulty even moving..

Even though I know there's no way I can reach you.

for just one purpose.

“I couldn't go to Dwalki... … Wow!”

Misha's new model, kicked by the guy's foot, was once again thrown into the wall. One of them did not go straight to Dwalki, but quickly moved towards the unconscious Misha..

It was obvious what I was going to do..

I guess he's planning on striking the final blow and stealing the only remaining sword..

This damn thief.

“Didn't I tell you? It's our stuff.”

The mace was swung as if chasing away a fly, and the guy fell away from Misha without any hesitation..

And I chuckled..

“Barbarian, are you still thinking about giving it a try??”

What are you saying, you idiot? I'm stating the obvious.

Instead of answering, I rushed towards him..

Huh-!

The guy easily backed away and dodged..

“Are you really believing that trash? Except for a few curses, the guy whose ice spear is only emitting cold air?”

Of course.

How about it being a sub-attack spell?.

They say that if it gets stuck in the head, it will fall off the same way..

Just once, even if it's a lucky punch, you only need to hit him once..

Until then, I will do whatever it takes to pass the time..

“Dwalki!!”

Thinking that it was time for the magic to fly, I shouted with all my might..

But what is this again?.

‘Nimiral.’

magic doesn't fly.

***

Royal wizard, Riole Warb Dwalki.

It was no coincidence that he submitted an application to join a team with only two fighters..

I wanted to look like someone special.

So I chose the easiest place..

I thought that if there were two warriors, the wizard would seem more valuable. However, it did not take long for the essence to be revealed..

[Hahaha, my name is Riol Warb Dwarki, a level 8 wizard recognized by the royal family of Lafdonia.—]

[I did something, and it was trash..]

trash.

A being who is not even treated as a wizard by the same wizard..

[Hahaha! So our team is all half-hearted? That's actually a good thing, because it means we won't have to be intimidated when we see each other in the future..]

Still, they said it was okay..

He said it was the same for me and understood..

I felt like I was being saved.

25I even thought that my entire life over the years had been meant to meet these people..

but…….

[Are you really believing that trash? Except for a few curses, the guy whose ice spear is only emitting cold air?]

After all, the essence has not changed.

Even though the moment came when he had to act for the first time, he couldn't do anything properly..

No matter how powerful the magic becomes,.

He was half a wizard..

A half-baked wizard who can't even live up to the expectations of his precious colleagues..

But, on that topic.

[go back!]

Protected by close friends.

[This is our stuff..]

Couldn't save a smiling comrade with a sword stuck in his head.

[I couldn't go to Dwalki... … Wow!]

I couldn't protect the woman I loved..

My head turned white at that fact..

I couldn't breathe due to the feeling of extreme helplessness..

If I could, I wanted to run away from this cruel reality right away..

but…….

“Too bad it looks like he's already given up..”

You must not give up.

I wouldn't know if I was the only one left.

Isn't your precious comrade still fighting?.

Alone, to protect everyone.

“Barbarian, you probably know that, right? It's all already over.”

Despite the guy's ridicule, he silently wielded his mace and squirted the blood from his mouth onto the guy's face..

till the end.

Aren't you doing your best to respond?.

[Well, your face has brightened up. Do you like your colleagues that much??]

As I started chanting, I remembered a conversation from one day..

It was a conversation I had with the instructor at the Magic Tower Training Center right after the troll war..

[what? Do you want me to tell you a magic that can catch a troll? Um, well… … It's not like it's not there.]

That day, Dwalki paid a large amount of money to the instructor and learned one magic..

No, to be precise, I learned the ‘magic combination’..

The instructor told him several times to let him know, but to never use it.…….

‘acceleration of accidents.’

Cognition improves dramatically and time passes more slowly..

‘Magic amplification.’

Stimulates the magic power inherent in the heart and temporarily increases output..

‘cardiac stimulation.’

It forcibly increases the heart rate and causes magic to spread throughout the body, and also overlaps psychosensory magic that is famous for its severe side effects..

My heart is pounding, my heart is pounding!

My heart beats like it's going to explode, and magical energy flows through my entire body. On the other hand, my mind is refreshed and my vision is clearer than ever..

Feeling like I can do anything.

[What's your name? There is no exact name. It's a combination that everyone knows. However, if I were to add it,…….]

[Well, well. Sacrifice has a bit of an odd feel to it..]

Dwalki stretched out his hands forward..

That's just it.

[Yes, awakening level would be appropriate..]

Basic attack magic power.

Dozens of arrows became light and were shot out..