Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 166
166Hua Dae-magyeong (1)
5floor hemp mirror.
A layer where limits are gradually reached at the team level and clan-scale hunting can be carried out smoothly..
As soon as I entered there, my heart sank..
Not a description, really..
“uh? Bjorn, did you feel it too? It seems like the level of my soul has risen.!”
Einar immediately received a special offer, but did not level up..
Just increased soul power.
「Achievements achieved」
Condition: Reach level 5.
Reward: Permanently increases soul power by +20.
But if this happens, have all the other achievements that met the conditions been broken??
I think so, but I'm not sure..
Well, I should be able to see the stats window..
Mental strength is not a stat that can be clearly felt..
“Calm down, Mr. Einar. It's not promotion, it's a phenomenon called baptism..”
Anyway, Raven, who likes explanations, kindly informed Einar on my behalf..
It's also easy to understand at eye level.
“The labyrinth bestows its blessings on explorers who reach this point. That is generally known about baptism. Wizards think a little differently..”
“Oh, I see! something romantic!”
Einar, who loved superstition, never asked what the wizards thought. She just wondered if Misha, who was listening to her, was curious.?
“So, isn’t it meaningless for wizards who can’t drink essence to be baptized??”
“no. We have increased horsepower. Looking at it now, the amount is considerable. If I had known it would be like this, I would have come a long time ago like my seniors said..”
“Ugh, that's right…….”
Misha frowned..
However, I felt like I knew what he was thinking..
It probably reminds me of Dwalki, who always lacked magical power..
“Oh, I heard that priests' sacred power increases. And let me tell you one more thing—”
I cut off Raven's explanation before it became endlessly long..
“Isn’t there something weirder than that??”
“yes?”
Raven tilts her head as if she doesn't know what it means.
On the other hand, Mr. Bear, who often visited the 5th floor, nodded in agreement with what I said..
“There are a lot of people. It wasn't like this originally..”
Yeah, it's not a common case after all..
I looked around and swallowed my saliva..
5The starting point of floor magic is the safe zone..
So this place always looks like a camping site..
but…….
‘Why are there so many tents??’
At this point, it's almost the size of a village..
Not only that, looking at the flags planted here and there, it looks like more than half of them are explorers belonging to the clan.…….
‘what? Why are they staying here??’
Most explorers who base here are in teams..
Should I say it's some kind of expedient method??
Clans with a large number of members camp among themselves, even in the middle of the 5th floor..
however…….
“Bjorn, it seems like everyone is looking at us... … . It's okay?”
5floor explorer.
An explorer of a high level enough to belong to a clan..
They look at us from afar and whisper.
It's not like I'm trying to be territorial..
What is it really?
It was a time when I was thinking about the reason..
“hey!”
From far away, a man came quickly, waving his hand..
“Abman! You are right?”
“……Karal?”
“Nice to meet you. Looks like he finally changed his mind and saved the team.?”
“I happened to meet you. By the way, are you still there??”
“Aren’t men loyal? I need to bury my bones.”
Mr. Bear greets me warmly, as if we are quite close friends..
Soon he realized my gaze and added an explanation..
“Ah, this is Karal Larbeger. He was a colleague. Until you abandon me and join the clan alone.”
“When did I abandon you? I begged you to come with me, but you ignored me..”
It looks like we are close friends, as Mr. Bear speaks in a lighter tone than when talking to us..
It just worked out well..
“This is Bjorn, son of Yandel..”
“……Oh my, you?”
Karal looks interested, as if he has heard of the nickname “Little Vulcan.”.
“I heard it hasn't even been a year yet, but I can't believe we've already come this far... … . For some reason, I feel so shabby today..”
“I just got lucky. Rather, there is one thing I would like to ask..”
“I think I know what you’re curious about. You want to know why we're still here when we should be heading upwards?”
Well, to be exact, I was most curious as to why you were looking at me from afar.…….
First I nodded..
“It's simple. For us alone, more than half of those who were supposed to join did not make it. The entire schedule has been halted..”
Half of them didn't come up?
How can that be?
It was a car that intuitively felt the seriousness of the situation..
“So I guess I'll ask.”
Karal asked cautiously..
And then he said something completely unexpected..
“Were you also attacked on the 4th floor??”
That masked bastard…….
It didn't just appear to us..
***
After thinking for a moment, I answered honestly that I had been attacked..
Karal then asked us a few questions about the situation, and we answered honestly and got the information we needed..
“Yeah, I found it with detection magic.…….”
“It was purely coincidental. When I first used the detection magic, it said there was nothing..”
After his identity was discovered, Karal's expression became serious when he told him that the masked man had chosen to commit suicide..
“Huh, what do you mean suicide?…….”
“Are there any people who have a clue??”
“All I can say is that it is still something thoroughly planned. Anyway, thanks for talking to me. If you found out anything... … I'll send you the news through Abman..”
Soon Karal left to report the news to the clan..
So we also had some time to talk..
“……After all, he wasn't just a plunderer..”
There were several people left behind..
And indiscriminate terror attacks were carried out on explorers on the 4th floor or higher. We are the third team to come out alive after being attacked.?
It's definitely not something I can't understand..
Because there are no people who keep watch even in the tower in the sky..
“We were really lucky…….”
It is said that those who actually survived barely managed to kill the Masked Man after their team members died or were seriously injured..
We are the first case that was discovered in advance and led to suicide..
Now I understand the gaze that was directed at us..
At first, they must have looked at him expectantly to see if he was a member of the group they had been waiting for so desperately. Then we would have wondered if we had been attacked too..
“Mr. Yandel, is what he said earlier true? At least 300 people were likely killed in this attack.…….”
“Well, I'll have to go back to the city to find out for sure. There may have been some who survived, but stayed on the 4th floor because their explorers or guides died..”
“Oh, right…….”
Of course I said that, but it doesn't mean much..
'Cause I'm sure hundreds of explorers died.
It's not low-ranking explorers hunting on the first and second floors, but veteran explorers who have climbed the tower for over a dozen years..
“Phew…….”
Even though I felt scared of this huge ember, I also felt a little relieved..
Still, it wasn't sent by the dragon slayer..
I even had a delusion that it might be the local mayor's bastard or an assassin sent by the Yongin tribe..
“What kind of bastards did such a shameless thing?…….”
I stopped talking at this point..
It is information that has not yet been made public that the royal family is making plans to subdue Noark..
‘As expected, this incident is like a declaration of war against him..’
I was confident in my heart.
The culprits of this terrorist attack are said to be explorers from Noark..
‘This is going to be a big problem..’
I have a headache.
There will be a war between the royal family and Noark..
No, it is safe to say that it has already happened..
However, the biggest problem here is…….
‘When the subjugation ends in failure.’
When Noark locked the door and the war prolonged.
At that time, I was also fucked..
The next battlefield will definitely be a labyrinth..
‘Whether it's Noark or Lafdonia, magic stones are needed to maintain the city..’
Nimiral.
Why was I drawn into the game at a time like this? If I had come a year earlier, I would have had more time to prepare..
‘uh… … . But if I hadn't delivered the letter from Grand High Priest to the temple, wouldn't the war have happened??’
A thought like that suddenly occurred to me, but I shook it off..
why is this my fault.
It's all that dragon slayer's fault..
Originally, all three major religions were in neutral gear to keep the royal family in check. So, who kidnapped the high priest and made him a slave??
“Bjorn?”
“Ah, I thought about it for a moment..”
“So what are you going to do now??”
By the time I finished thinking, everyone on the team was looking at me. Because they still only see it as simple terrorism..
You're probably not as confused as me..
“There is no change in the schedule. resume exploration.”
Soon I made a decision, and Raven cautiously expressed her concerns..
“Those guys are in the labyrinth. Will it be okay??”
“It'll be okay. The clan is gathered together like this, and if they have their own ideas, they won't be able to do anything here..”
Rather, now is the safest time..
Next month, tunnel babies may be active on the 5th floor as well.…….
It may be possible for entry into the labyrinth to be blocked..
“Okay, stop thinking and let's go make some money..”
30The 5th floor will be closed when the day ends, so you need to save money..
I might be taking a break for the next few months..
***
5The structure of the layered hemp mirror is simple..
Just think of a wide, tray-shaped rock, and then imagine a four-pronged slide..
The problem is that the slide is divided into dozens of sections, and it breaks in the middle to connect to another section..
Grumbling.
As soon as we left the starting point, which was illuminated with red lights like a butcher shop, the darkness of the labyrinth and hot heat greeted us..
Not all four paths are like this.…….
This is a characteristic of the route we took..
「Character has entered a special area.」
「Field effect - Hellfire Canyon is granted.」
「The status abnormality [Ember Brand] is granted..」
「All consumption values increase by 1.5 times, and fire resistance decreases by -30..」
all consumption value.
Simply put, it means consuming 1.5 times the amount than usual, whether it is soul power, magic power, divine power, or energy..
Still not bad.
Compared to other routes, this is a good level..
「Arua Raven casted the level 8 enchantment [Cold Blood].」
「The character's fire resistance increases significantly..」
The magical power of cold seeps into the blood vessels, and the heated body becomes cold..
In that state, we continued our exploration slowly..
I haven't encountered any monsters yet, but just walking was more stressful than I thought..
‘This is not a sky bridge.’
A road about 10m wide.
The darkness of the labyrinth that blocks sight.
And a cliff radiating strong heat.
“Einar, stop looking down..”
“Me, I just wondered what was down there…….”
“I heard lava is flowing.”
“lava? what is that?”
“Ugh, it's hard to explain.…….”
Raven faithfully answers Einar's curiosity. Einar frowned every time a difficult word came up, but still listened seriously..
‘In this respect, it seems like a good fit..’
As a team leader, it was a satisfying sight, but I couldn't just watch..
“Einar, stop bothering Raven and look straight ahead..”
“Ah, I got it.!”
I tighten my loose tension again and go down the slope. There was a fork in the middle, so I took out my notebook and drew a map that ignored measurements..
I have no intention of using the safe area as a base to continue exploring nearby.…….
I decided that I needed to be able to come back if something happened..
It was the moment when I passed through three crossroads and realized for myself the greatness of Rotmiller..
Kwaaang-!
Ground shaking with explosion sound.
Soon a plume of fire passed by us..
and…….
Toad-duk-duk.
Small embers fluttered and fell forward, forming a dense cluster..
A beast whose entire body is covered in blazing fire..
“It's Ifrit..”
“There are two level 5 monsters from the start..”
As soon as the battle began, Raven cast the 'Improve Cold' spell. Ifrit is a spirit so he is immune to physical damage..
「Adds cold damage to your character's weapons.」
The frost that drifts over the mace.
I turned into a huge person and ran over to hit one guy with a mace..
The taste was unpleasant.
Powok-!
It's a mace that shattered a troll's shoulder with a single blow, but Ifrit didn't even flinch..
This is why I don’t like permanent residency..
Maybe it's a 'property conversion' magic that changes physical power into other attributes of the same level. Because ‘Give Cold’ can only deal damage equal to the amount of additional damage..
“Aisir Feist.”
Raven's Grade 6 Curse Magic 'Quick Freeze'’.
And Missha’s [Ice Crush] combo.
In the end, this battle ended with Misha and Raven carrying while I held on..
「Ifrit has been defeated. EXP +5」
Uncle Bear summoned Cheolwoong to assist the tank, but Einar just watched..
It was the fate of a physical warrior..
Degurrrrr.
A magic stone fell where Ifrit disappeared..
As expected, the essence did not come out..
But instead.
「The character's level has increased.」
「Spirit power increases by +10.」
「Maximum Absorbable Essence increases by +1.」
I finally reached level 5.
This also has to be an integer to be meaningful..
[Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!]
So now there is only one monster left.
The flame beast that lost its precious comrade roars at us..
It was that moment.
“……It's Ifrit.?”
A group of five explorers appeared on the other side. They seem to be heading to a safe area after finishing the hunt.…….
Where did you learn this dog manners?.
“Just by looking at it, it will take more than 5 minutes..”
“Ah, I'm so tired, but let's just catch it.?”
A huge ball of water fell from the sky and wet Ifrit's body..
The flames spread out in an instant.
“what is this—”
Before I could say anything, an arrow was fired and pierced Ifrit's head..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
The last one that becomes light and disappears.
I soon realized what he had left behind in the world and let out a deep sigh..
“……purified sugar!”
5The essence of the level monster has been revealed..
‘Nimiral.’
I'm so dumbfounded.
Why only at times like this??
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