Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 188
188Hwa Temper (3)
walking in a dark forest.
At the Shadow Altar, follow the direction where the doppelganger disappeared..
“…….”
I'm moving my feet in the stiff air..
For reference, the formation is such that I am at the forefront, and the rest follow a few meters behind..
Although it is far from a typical formation,…….
Well, what can I do?.
This is the life of a carry tanker..
“ready for battle!”
The moment I felt popular from the front.
Dozens of doppelgängers appeared beyond the darkness where the light sphere magic could not reach..
This is the change that occurs when you enter the fourth chapter..
After the doppelganger's seal is released, the number of clones on the field increases exponentially..
and…….
“Empire, empire… … enemy……!”
“porridge… … Yeora!!”
No longer transforming into our own image..
At least that is until you meet the main body in person..
I don't know why.
Because I just wanted to do that when playing games..
Well, now that I look into it, I think there must be some hidden background to this phenomenon.…….
That's not what you're thinking about right now..
「The character casted [Leap].」
Before the distance narrowed any further, I jumped and landed in the middle of them..
Kwaaaaang-!
A special terrain effect [rebound] that causes the ground to tremble as soon as you land. Dozens of doppelgängers simultaneously appear in the air..
Kwasik-!
First, I hit a guy like I was swinging a baseball bat and cast [Wild Eruption]..
“Behel—laaaaa!!”
3Threat level doubled.
Doppelgängers in the shape of soldiers rushed at me like wild-eyed beasts..
As long as you are a monster, you cannot ignore provocation..
“For the empire... … So……!”
The doppelganger disguised as a soldier had no skills, but was still a very difficult enemy..
Because the gang stat is very high..
As you can see just by looking at the shield soldiers withstanding my mace attack, if you look at their stats, each one is at least Einar or higher..
In addition, the fact that it consisted of various classes such as bows, spears, swords, magic, crossbows, and shields also contributed to increasing the difficulty of battle..
but…….
Kwasik! Kwasik!
Even though I block what I can block, I never avoid it..
There is no point in avoiding it in the first place..
Because there were already enemies everywhere.
All you have to do is take the hit like a tank and wait for support from your colleagues..
「Arua Raven cast the level 5 attack magic [Lightning Strike].」
Soon the long-awaited magic was completed..
widespread lightning.
「Kyleman Parthean casted level 5 auxiliary magic [Spell Enhancement].」
Perhaps thanks to Partheian's assistance, the power has increased to about twice the usual amount..
So pause so you don't get caught up in the magic..
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak.-!
The lightning strike, which was no different from a natural disaster, lasted about 5 seconds, but it was enough to knock the doppelganger army into a half-destructive state..
‘After all, hunting is herding hunting..’
I took my time killing the remaining remnants along with my colleagues who had stayed far away..
One battle that ended like that.
The blunt warrior muttered as he wiped the blood off his weapon..
“……Partheian, will Miss Sarman be okay? I keep getting worried.”
“Didn’t you see it too? The doppelganger couldn't even come near the altar. As long as you don't go outside, you'll be fine..”
“Still, wouldn't it have been better to bring him?…….”
The blunt weapon warrior seemed to be constantly concerned about the Indian woman he left behind in the safe zone..
But it was an inevitable choice for me..
Due to the nature of doppelgangers, there may not be any ways to use Indian women.…….
This is the story of when it was used as a disposable discard card.
If you are together as someone to protect, the harm is much greater than the benefit..
“Stop it. Isn’t that something Ms. Sarman agreed to? If we fail, we'll all die anyway..”
Partheian looked at me and ended the conversation at this point, and I just resumed my exploration without saying anything..
There's nothing good to be gained from wasting time..
Hehehehe-!
After that, as I fought several more battles and advanced through the dark forest, I felt a slight vibration beneath my feet..
This means that the seal release rate has reached 20%..
Well, it goes up by about 1% every 10 minutes, so it's about time that happened..
“Mr. Yandel, can you go a little faster??”
“That's right.”
I increased my movement speed as if I was running out of time..
and…….
“It arrived.”
finally reached the goal.
A sinkhole that I hadn't seen before when I was wandering through the forest looking for a mid-boss..
Now go down here and the boss battle will begin..
However, before that, let’s start with this.
“I'll search around here for a while..”
Under Raven's direction, we wandered around the sinkhole, looking for something..
It didn't take long.
“It's exactly as the book says. I heard there must be one hiding near the entrance..”
A white tombstone that emits an eerie sound.
It was named as a proper noun ‘Seal Stone’ in the game..
However, it is not enough to call this a hidden piece in itself..
In the fourth chapter, not only do they appear in abundance throughout this forest, but…….
“According to the contents of the book?”
Information about the seal stone can be found naturally through the [Sacrifice Note] generated at the Shadow Altar at the end of the third chapter..
Well, at least it's information that tells you to just find it and activate it..
“There was no such content in the memoir..”
“A book other than a memoir..”
Raven did not answer Wizard Partheian's question in detail, but placed her hand on the seal stone..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
Black light shooting into the sky in the form of a pillar.
「The seal stone has been activated.」
「Seal release rate 10%.」
As a result, the rate of unsealing the doppelganger was reduced by 10%..
Of course, if we follow our strategy, this number may not be very meaningful, but since we are passing by anyway, there is no reason to skip it..
“Well, we're ready to go here..”
Soon we returned to the sinkhole..
“Is everyone ready??”
It's time for a boss battle.
***
「The character has entered the usurper's lair..」
***
A boss battle that is no different from the flower of cracks..
However, the boss battle in ‘Doppelganger Forest’ takes place in a slightly unusual format..
First, the expedition must be divided into two..
One team fights a boss battle.
The other team finds sealing stones in a forest full of doppelganger soldiers and manages the seal release rate..
[This is the standard strategy written in [The Memoirs of Sacrifices]..
‘The concept is annoying once in a while..’
In this place, we can only break through if we trust each other and play our roles..
We probably would have selected two or three appropriate members from each team and divided them into two teams to fight the boss..
If only that landmine hadn't exploded.
[I can't use that method anymore. 'Cause now there's only seven of us.]
Things went awry when the expedition team was half gone..
There are absolutely not enough people to divide into teams..
So what should you do??
After checking the loot left by the Dwarf and HansG teams, I came up with an answer early on, and gave Raven a hint to guide her to the same answer..
All in.
Dividing the small number of people into two would be useless, so focus all your efforts in one place and aim for a short-term war..
Simply put, a stagnant water strategy..
[It might be a little dangerous, but everyone will be okay.?]
[There's no other way, right?.]
That's how the foundation of the strategy was laid..
The probability of success I predicted was 90%.
Of course, probability is just a number, so the only way to see if this will work is to see for yourself..
Life is all about plan A.?
Cooung-!
Like a barbarian, he ran down the tunnel first to check if it was safe. And when a signal was sent upward, the remaining personnel came down one by one..
“The air is chilly.”
cave with cool temperature.
[Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!!]
The inside must have sensed our presence, and let out a bizarre howl..
I chuckled..
This is one of the roles of a barbarian..
“What's frozen? Let's go George.”
Inspiring courage in team members.
As I took the lead and walked down the straight aisle without a moment of hesitation, some who had been intimidated also came to their senses and followed behind..
plod, trudge.
I think I walked about 40 steps like that.?
The fog scattered throughout the cave cleared, revealing the boss room..
A cavity with a huge magic circle drawn on it.
The Stone of Truth is lying scattered on the floor like a toy, and something in the shape of a person is squatting in the center with its back turned..
And the sobbing sound.
“You, Hee-do… … You came to kill me……?”
Something turned its head and stared at us..
The face revealed was none of us.
He was just an ordinary kid.
If only the eyes, nose, and mouth weren't upside down.
“I didn't do anything wrong…….”
A kid glaring at us as if he was being wronged..
Soon the emotion in his eyes turns into anger..
This is the intro to a very common boss fight..
“I am just like you—!”
So, skip before typing the next line..
“Behel—laaaaa!!”
‘It wasn't a good environment to use 'Leap', so I just dashed and swung my mace..
Powok-!
A kid whose head got crushed just as he was sitting there.
But it doesn't taste the same as usual..
It feels like hitting a punching bag full of water..
[Wow!!!]
A scream of unknown origin filled the entire cave, and at the same time, the kid turned into black slime..
Bubbly, bubbling!
Something black that expands and contracts convexly like sea urchin spines..
‘Am I the one who started it?.’
When the process was over, another me was standing there..
mimicry.
Doppelganger's unique skill that cannot be obtained even if you take the essence.
However, it was a little different from the field..
“Wow!!!”
He no longer follows my words and actions..
and…….
「The nameless usurper casted [Swing].」
It doesn't just end with imitation, it becomes stronger than the original..
5It is easy to think of the stats and skills of the mimic target as being added to the abilities of the level monster..
It's not a monster that was rated level 4 for nothing..
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
As a test, I backed away and avoided it..
At the same time, his mace fell to the floor..
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
The entire cave was shaken, leaving a crater..
It's so powerful that you'd think it would only be achieved if your strength increased by 200 more. When I think about my future, I feel a little proud..
however…….
‘This is enough to stop it..’
Just cover up any missing abilities with items..
Hold up a shield to block the guy swinging the mace randomly so he can't get to his comrades..
Kwaaang-!
There was no clear sound as expected..
The weight I felt from the shield was beyond my imagination..
This is a 50% reduction in impact.?
“Raven!!”
Like a poor explorer, I sent a support ping..
Magic that flies right away.
Since the opponent was a high-level monster, it started with curse magic, not attack magic..
Kwaang-!
The guy's attack became a little easier to withstand.
However, this only satisfies the first premise for the strategy..
The first real phase starts now..
「The nameless usurper casted [Self-Replication].」
Black slime splattered indiscriminately from the body of the doppelganger that looked like me and fell to the floor. The particles are so small that counting them is meaningless..
“Iherno Haindar!”
Raven's staff spouted flames and melted the grains, but it was impossible to dispose of them all..
The grains that clumped together as they crawled steadily across the floor began to mimic us through a series of transformation processes..
“There are four in total.!”
Raven calmly relayed the information to me..
I was quick to judge..
Because they are clones, they do not perform as well as the main body..
Therefore, the plan continues.
“Don't worry about me, just kill them first.!”
It was a time when I decided to leave the clones to my colleagues and focus only on dealing with the main body..
“It's all Hans Krysen.!”
Raven’s additional briefing made my body stiffen..
‘what?’
I couldn't believe my ears and checked my surroundings even though I was in the middle of a battle. Of course, there was no such thing as Raven giving me incorrect information..
‘……Nimiral.’
How can everything be displayed as Hans G??
Wasn't there a pattern of transforming into one of 15 people, dead or alive??
Then what are the odds??
Raven shouted, unaware of my speed..
“I'm glad Mr. Yandel isn't among the clones! Let's organize it quickly.!”
A voice that seems to convey good news.
It's not that I can't understand how you feel..
Not only is Hans G relatively inferior among us in terms of combat power, but if there are four summoners, his composition is poor..
Sure, it's a good thing for us.
but…….
Exciting.
My heart started beating like crazy..
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