Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 178
178angry doppelganger (3)
darkness without a single ray of light.
Raven cast a light sphere spell..
“Reate.”
I reflexively closed my eyes before I was struck..
Raven asked me.
“Mr. Yandel, what are you doing now??”
When I slowly open my eyes, I see a sphere of light emitting a faint and soft glow, unlike usual..
This one also allows you to adjust the brightness..
“It is nothing.”
When I looked around with my shyness behind me, Raven scolded me..
“By the way, if you're going to do something like this, please tell me in advance. You were surprised..”
“That's right. What if I go out and get caught by the guards??”
“You'll just have to pay a fine..”
“No way, I don’t plan on paying with public money.—”
“It was for the team..”
When I spoke clearly, Raven sighed. But he didn't say much there..
It's not like I'm wrong.
Because that's not what's important right now..
“Isn't it strange? It's a dark area from the beginning..”
“It's not just a dark area. I see it over there?”
In response to Mr. Bear's muttering, Raven pointed to a tombstone on one wall..
Now it's time to get to the point..
“It's a class monument. I know how this happened?”
“I think it's a dimensional instability phenomenon..”
“……what is that?”
“Portals are ultimately a type of dimensional magic, right? I heard that sometimes this happens. An error occurs when entering the starting coordinates..”
“……So is it just a coincidence??”
“well. There are observation records showing that the possibility of dimensional instability occurring just before the portal disappears increases..”
Oh, that somehow seems like a book I've read too..
For some reason, my mouth was itching, but I just kept it shut..
He's going to explain everything on his own anyway, so there's no need to raise doubts..
“Bjorn, this was then.…….”
When I gave him a glance, Misha kept his mouth shut..
And I approached Einar's side to prepare for any possible slip of the tongue..
Okay, so this part is over..
“Hmm, so that means we came in at a close second.?”
The corners of Mr. Bear's mouth rose slightly..
Like an explorer, he seems to have realized the deceptiveness of the experience copy bug..
However, Raven shook her head..
“That's a little ambiguous..”
huh? What on earth?
I couldn't resist and joined the conversation..
“What do you mean by ambiguous??”
“No matter how many errors occur in coordinate input, it will never fall to the outermost part like this. If that were the case, everyone would go in late, why would they go in quickly??”
Well, that's true too.
Actually, I also had doubts about this part..
Surprisingly, many people are aware of the phenomenon of dimensional instability. But why is no one using this damn bug?.
“The phenomenon of dimensional instability was properly known 130 years ago. At that time, there was a big problem with the dimensional magic circle, and the frequency increased exponentially..”
“so?”
“I received a request from the royal family at the Magic Tower and repaired the dimensional magic circle. After the stabilization work was completed, instability almost never occurred again..”
Simply put, it means that even if you enter late for a hundred years, you cannot use the experience copy bug..
“So what happens now??”
“……Isn't it time for repairs again??”
Raven, who came up with a plausible guess, carefully added a suggestion..
“So, let's keep today's matter a secret..”
“in more detail.”
“I don't think anyone knows that there's a problem with the dimensional magic circle right now. However, as time passes and the phenomenon worsens, other explorers will also experience it..”
Mr. Bear, who was listening quietly, nodded..
“Until then, we'll just keep it to ourselves..”
“yes. It's great to reduce exploration time and build public value.?”
I intervened..
“Wait a minute, aren’t public values meaningless for wizards??”
Wizards cannot consume essence. So there is no use in taking experience points..
But why are they so active?.
Raven smiled and answered.
“I'm personally interested. The same goes for the class monuments that have not yet been touched by humans. In that sense, can I open it??”
“do whatever you want.”
After I gave permission, Raven touched the headstone..
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
A portal that opens emitting five-colored brilliance.
Raven closed her eyes as if concentrating on the sensation of her fingertips and the flow of magical energy in the air..
And I muttered briefly..
“It's a very strange feeling..”
As a barbarian with zero magical talent, this is a feeling I will never know..
However, even in those countries, one thing was clear.
「The portal was opened for the first time. EXP +2」
Wow, this is it.
This feeling of eating raw.
***
「2Entered the beast's den.」
「1I entered the crystal cave on the first floor..」
***
I just went up and then came down to the first floor..
That’s because we have no answer to the beast’s den..
There are so many crossroads that if you are not an explorer like Rotmiller, time will be delayed..
‘Even Rotmiller went so far as to say that it would be better to just give up on the beast's lair..’
It's not like you can't find your way because you have a guide..
However, there is no reason to take this route when it is faster to take the other route..
“Then slowly we move too.”
I took out the compass, held it in one hand, and found the way..
Once we left the dark area, we then headed in a northwest direction..
There wasn't much wandering along the way..
Still, I learned how to find my way on the first floor properly from Rotmiller..
Of course, it's still immature, but…….
“Abman, the portal location is?”
“It's over there.”
“Well, from now on we can just go north..”
Thanks to having a guide on the team, it is possible to follow the optimal route with just a compass..
He is making up for his lack of skills with cheats..
It was about 3 hours after entering the labyrinth..
“stop.”
The first person appeared on our route from outskirt to outskirt..
A group of knights and four soldiers with the royal family's emblem engraved on their chests..
“Do you have a dog tag??”
The driver who stopped us asked briefly:.
They've already been in battle so many times that their weapons and armor are covered in blood..
It's not monster blood.
1Because there are no monsters on the floor that bleed red..
“Finally, ask. The dog tag is?”
“Ah, here it is. You too, take it out quickly..”
Everyone hesitated for a moment due to the intimidating feeling radiating from the driver, so they took out the dog tags they had received from the city and showed them..
Then the driver opened the road that had been blocked..
Even giving me one piece of advice.
“Be careful not to let it get stolen. It looks like some quick-witted people are already running around aiming for the dog tags..”
Yeah, I see..
Well, they're not stupid, they probably realized that's the only way to survive..
I passed by and asked a question..
“Is there any way to distinguish between stolen dog tags??”
“No.”
“Then why don't we doubt?”
Did you find my question a little annoying??
The driver frowned slightly but answered the question..
“blood.”
“……?”
“If it was stolen, it would have had human blood on it. More than anything, I know your face.”
huh?
“I am a knight of Count Verdehild..”
Ah, you saw me at the banquet..
By the way, I don't know what this count is doing..
At that time, he said meaningfully that he would call me separately when he was ready, but I have not heard from him yet..
Well, I guess no news is good news..
“Hmm, it's comfortable to go around with a famous person.?”
“Don't make fun of me.”
“yes? I'm not kidding.?”
Phew, this guy really thinks I'm a barbarian.
“Just lower the corners of your mouth and do that.?”
“……Just be really quick-witted.”
“Anyway, let’s speed up a bit from now on. If you're having a hard time, tell me.”
“What will you do if I tell you??”
“Einar will carry you..”
“Eh? I?”
Both Einar and Raven looked disgusted, but there was nothing they could do. He needs to get up there as fast as possible so he doesn't have to bump into people as much as possible..
“……Einar, please carry me on your back..”
About 30 minutes have passed since I picked up the pace.?
Raven, the corner wizard, lost face and chose to lie on his back..
Thanks to this, the speed has increased significantly.
Raven massaged Einar's body here and there, probably because she was bored just sitting on her back..
“Don't touch it.!”
“Wow, Einar, your body is softer than I thought.?”
“……Are you kidding me! If you're going to do that, get off.!”
Einar, who trembles and hates.
As I was about to warn Raven, I stopped when I noticed something blocking my path..
“Bjorn, why did you stop??”
“It's a corpse.”
There were five bodies in total..
four men and one woman.
His equipment seemed to have been completely taken away, so he was practically bare, and looking at his bleeding state, it seemed like quite a bit of time had passed..
“Mr. Einar, would you please drop me off??”
Raven also got off the vehicle and looked at the body..
“I don't think I was hit by a driver..”
“The basis is?”
“It's a wound. One with a blunt weapon, one with an arrow. And the rest were burned. I don't think it's magic, it's probably just a supernatural ability..”
a knight uses a sword.
That's because it's the best weapon to use Auras..
But there isn't a single sword mark.…….
“Wasn't he an explorer from Noark? Another explorer saw that there was no dog tag and killed it..”
Raven smiled bitterly at Misha's words..
“Maybe it's the other way around.”
“Opposite running?”
The answer was from Mr. Bear..
“The driver I met earlier also said that. It is possible that they targeted other explorers to obtain dog tags..”
“ah…….”
“Moreover, the face was made unrecognizable. Isn’t that usually necessary??”
Of course, we don't know what the truth is..
However, this corpse was a wake-up call for all of us. After all, isn't he an explorer who reached the outer reaches of the first floor at this early hour?.
He must have been an explorer at the level of speedrunning..
However, less than a few hours after the labyrinth opened, he died in this form on the first floor..
“……I must be really nervous.?”
“Yandel, it looks like these guys also went to the Goblin Forest. Wouldn't it be better to go somewhere else??”
“It won't make any difference if it's the other side..”
“Huh, that's true too.”
In the end, we headed toward the Goblin Forest without changing our schedule..
How long has it been since then?.
We arrived in front of the second floor portal..
[06 : 47]
A time so fast that it cannot be compared to the previous exploration. Compared to Time Attack with Rotmiller, the difference is only 30 minutes..
“Mr. Yandel can now turn into a real explorer.?”
“Nyahat, a barbarian explorer. Even if I tell you, no one will believe me!”
“Bjorn is the hope of the Barbarians!”
Everyone checked the time and heaped praise on me, but it's hard to say that it was actually my ability..
Because this exploration had a different starting line..
Since we moved from the outskirts to the outskirts, it was bound to save a lot of time..
“……Okay, let's go up..”
I briefly dismissed it and stood in front of the portal..
“You're embarrassed..”
“Yes, yes, yes..”
What do they say?.
***
「2Entered the Goblin Forest.」
「3I entered the pilgrim's path..」
「4Entered the Tower of the Sky.」
***
7day 1 morning.
The time is actually a day earlier than when Rottmiller was there..
We reached the 4th floor.
‘At this level, he would be the leader among explorers.?’
The result of the combination of my guiding ability and my advanced guidance ability..
In fact, explorers rarely encountered anything during their expedition. With two clans moving on a large scale, there were about 10 teams of 5 people.?
We all pointed our weapons at each other, checked the dog tags from afar, and then parted ways..
Huh, the atmosphere in the labyrinth has become really scary..
“Raven, the results are?”
“no.”
As soon as I cleared the first stage, I kept using search magic for about an hour, conscious of the Mask Man incident last time..
‘What are you really doing because of those bastards?.’
The more I think about it, the angrier I get, but what can I do?.
As the situation is the situation, we just have to be careful..
「I chose the stairs of wisdom.」
First, I naturally chose the Gateway to Wisdom..
A maze full of traps and monsters.
Since I received the most training from Rotmiller in this area, the clear time was reduced by about 40 minutes..
“Raven, how long did it take??”
“1Time 58 minutes.”
Considering it took 5 hours the first time, it's really become ridiculously fast..
「I chose the stairs of wisdom.」
「I chose the stairs of wisdom.」
「I chose the stairs of wisdom.」
「I chose the Stairs of Courage.」
「I chose the stairs of wisdom.」
「I chose the Stairs of Courage.」
From then on, I continued to focus on beating the trials and raising the number of floors..
And the 7th day is slowly coming to an end..
‘Stage 27 on the first day…….’
In fact, we were able to clear one quarter of the tower in one day. A speed that would never have been possible if the Stairs of Wisdom had not appeared one after another..
“It's a little early, but I'll take a break early today..”
Since I had to wait 4 hours to open the next door on the last cleared Stairs of Courage, I just prepared to camp..
“What are you going to do about the night watch??”
“I don't think it's necessary..”
No watch alert was set up..
I used detection magic periodically throughout today's exploration, but no other explorers were detected..
“Well, even if someone is hiding, being on alert is meaningless. Detection magic doesn't work, so what difference should there be??”
“That's exactly what I was trying to say.”
“Then let’s eat before going to bed.?”
“It's good.”
After everyone gathered together, cooked a simple meal, and then went to their respective seats to lie down..
4A comfortable sleep that can only be found on the floor.
Well, it certainly should have been that way.…….
‘Nimiral.’
Maybe it's because of the masked man incident, but I can't sleep easily..
In the end, after tossing and turning for a long time, I was finally able to close my eyes..
I had to wake up not long after that..
dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd-!
Vibration transmitted from the ground on your back.
The entire tower is trembling slightly..
I quickly stood up.
There is only one reason for this to happen in the labyrinth..
“Mr. Yandel, this phenomenon could not be possible.…….”
“Yeah, it's what you think..”
4A crack opened in the floor.
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