Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 263
263angry bug (2)
A cave where crystals clinging to the walls create a brilliant light..
I've already been to this place several times, but it feels unfamiliar today..
Well, I guess that's natural since it's actually been two months since I entered.…….
‘Other reasons may also have played a role..’
I looked around and quenched my appetite with regret..
First of all, unlike usual, there are only three people..
Also, although it is not as bright as daylight, the surroundings are bright enough to require a separate torch..
To put it simply…….
“It's not a dark area..”
Experience copy bug fixed.
This means that it is now impossible to start from the second floor portal entrance using the dimensional instability phenomenon..
“Do you know anything??”
When asked pretending not to know, Raven carefully came up with an inference..
“I heard that the royal family recently placed a large request for a magic tower. Since I've been outside all the time these days, I didn't know the details... … . Looking at it now, I think it may have been a portal stabilization project..”
Huh, that's really why the bug got blocked..
Still, thanks to Soul Queens, I was mentally prepared in advance, so I was able to quickly give up my regrets..
Well, what can I do? From now on, I'll go classic..
You've been sucking honey properly for several months.?
“I will move slowly.”
After looking around the surrounding terrain for a while at the starting point, I quickly took out a compass and found the direction..
That's right, there aren't many people in attendance this time..
If done well, it may be possible to receive portal opening experience points without bugs..
“Abman, summon Cheolwoong. I'm thinking of moving a little faster than usual..”
Soon, Mr. Bear pulled out a summoned animal, and Raven climbed on top of it like she was used to..
“It would be nice if Einar was this soft too.…….”
Anyway, wizards are.
All I can think about is the ride?
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!”
Anyway, I took the lead and ran, followed by Raven and Mr. Bear..
A formation with Mr. Bear, who has a solid body for an ADC, positioned in the rear..
Goblins are no longer a threat, but…….
Still, you never know..
The most dangerous thing in the labyrinth was always people..
‘First of all, it looks like there are no Noark bastards.…….’
At first, I was nervous and ran through the cave, but soon I lowered my alert level a notch..
As I increased my speed, I encountered several explorers, but most of them were low-level explorers wearing low-level equipment..
Even that number was small..
‘Maybe it's possible to open a real portal?’
As time passed, my anticipation grew, but it was dashed the moment I arrived at the beginning of the dark zone..
“It looks like there is a passenger..”
A grade 9 magic stone located along the path we are taking..
There was no way Missha's team passed first..
I don't know about Erwen, but I didn't teach Misha and Einar that way..
“……why are you picking it up?”
“9Grade magic stones are also magic stones..”
When I think back to the time when I had to crawl across this long passage on three feet, I cannot accept the act of throwing away the magic stone..
At that time, this little magic stone was my hope—
“No, I meant I could retrieve it with magic..”
Well, that's it too.
No, so that means there wasn't a single wizard in the team that passed here??
I thought they would definitely be a top team at this rate..
“Reate.”
Instead of a torch, he used light magic to illuminate the darkness and continued running again..
After about 40 minutes, a portal appeared..
I wasn't expecting much, but as expected, someone had already opened the portal..
「2Entered the Goblin Forest.」
I put my regrets aside and entered the portal..
Because it was a promise to wait for whoever arrived first..
“……It was like that in the cave earlier, but something feels strange..”
“yes. It was so intense back then.”
The Goblin Forest where there was a fierce battle between the Noark bastards and the explorers of Lafdonia..
The surroundings were quiet and there was no one in sight..
“Looks like Missha is still waiting, so wait a moment..”
Afterwards, I had free time to rest and looked around, and was able to find traces of people nearby..
“I guess they were the ones who came first. But why are you looking so closely??”
“I just got nervous for some reason.”
“Uh, when Mr. Yandel says that, I suddenly get anxious.…….”
What do you say, this guy.
“Everyone, please sit down instead of standing and take a break. I don't know when the team over there will come..”
Soon, we took out our individual chairs from the sub-space and sat down..
Occasionally goblins approached from afar, but they did not disturb the rest..
Because that much was resolved in the Cheolwoong line..
***
“Hey there…….”
A forest bathed in soft moonlight.
A woman who appeared to be in her early twenties opened her mouth as if complaining..
“Now that we're up to the second floor and there's no one around, can we summon Yongyong??”
“Can not be done. With that size, it will definitely leave a mark..”
“Hey, sister. Don't do that. Are there just one or two summoners? yes?”
“Carmilla, stop it. Didn’t Lane Wales say no?.”
“Hey, man, stay still.?”
“Either stay still and act like you are, then. What on earth are you saying is difficult in the first place? If only you were sitting on my shoulder even on the first floor.—”
“No, he smells like a widower. It's soaked into my clothes. It's harmful to your nose!”
“……what?”
The warrior carrying the woman stopped for a moment due to the sharp attack, but he just sighed as if it was something he was used to and ended it..
“Yeah, what can I say to you?.”
“Don't do it from the beginning, then!”
“Carmilla, I know you're sensitive these days, but don't keep acting like a child. I don't know, but there are other people too..”
“Really, the admonition is…….”
The woman called Carmilla mumbled and pouted her mouth..
She didn't like the whole situation..
“Anyway, why do we still have to do the mission? While everyone has abandoned us and run outside and there is no news, killing that explorer changes something.?”
“……There may be circumstances there too. Actually, I didn't even get a call a few days ago..”
“Ah yes. That call that ended after 10 seconds of just saying what they had to say.?”
Carmilla spoke sarcastically, and the archer frowned at this..
“We asked for your understanding on that as well. Because of the barrier, it is impossible to keep in touch for a long time. Still, it looks like there is a way to get us out, so let's just work hard.—”
“So naive. I don't think it's a lie?”
“……Then why on earth did Miss Carmilla follow you here? not in the city?”
“that…….”
Carmilla trailed off and chewed her lip..
That's right, how can I say it?.
He said he didn't want to go and yelled at her, but he followed her because he was scared because he didn't know how she would get out..
‘Oh, what's really going on?.’
Feeling nervous for some reason, she spoke sharply to the archer again..
“By the way, Nebarce. So what happened to that Annihilator? You were the one he was with until the end..”
“I told you not. The Annihilator had a conversation with ‘him’ and then disappeared somewhere.—”
“Everyone stop.”
Soon, the woman who was leading the way stopped, and the archer also stopped talking and his expression changed..
“Amelia, something is wrong.?”
“The trap placed near the portal disappeared..”
“I guess it means someone came up to the second floor. Looking at the time, he seems to be a high-level explorer... … . Maybe more explorers entered than we expected..”
“Nebarce, is there a team you can guess??”
“I don't know. However, he will not be part of a large clan. Because they are not the ones to move without certainty.”
“Right.”
Carmilla blurted out in their conversation..
“But does it matter who you are? I don't know why I'm curious about that.”
“……It's definitely not wrong..”
Amelia seemed to be deep in thought at her words, and then muttered quietly..
“But for some reason I'm worried.”
“yes? What did you say?”
Amelia shook her head..
“……It is nothing. don't move again.”
***
“Uncle, have you been waiting long? sorry. Unfortunately, it took a while since I started in the southern area..”
After arriving at the forest and waiting for about 2 hours, Missha's team arrived on the second floor..
Therefore, we quickly resumed movement..
Well, while I was waiting, more than ten teams had already passed by here..
‘It's not as empty as I thought..’
Naturally, the portal on the third floor that we arrived at afterwards had already been opened, and the same was true for the portal on the fourth floor, which we arrived at over the course of six days..
“But now I can eat properly.”
We spent the entire schedule running without eating properly, so we replenished our stamina and cleared the ordeal..
Unlike usual, there were a total of 6 people in the party, but the pace was actually slower..
6This is because the difficulty of the trials increases from the beginning..
It's good that there are more monsters, but in cases like the Trial of Wisdom where you have to go through a maze, it takes a lot more time because the map is bigger..
‘Still, is it because of the racial value? You definitely find your way better than me..’
Erwen, who was trained as a explorer by her older sister, found her way better than I expected..
If I were to base my experience and knowledge on it, Erwen was closer to the type who relied on her senses to find her way. He had much better night vision, so he was able to spot traps from afar..
“From here on, I can understand without Mr. Abman. This is the door, right? I can hear the sound of magic waves coming from beyond the door..”
Even without his guiding skills, his senses were high enough to find the portal leading to the 5th floor..
I don't think hearing was added to the ingested essences..
‘Is it just something I was born with??’
Anyway, when I arrived in front of the portal on the 5th floor, the 19th was just about to start..
‘Is it about a day later than usual?.’
If there were 7 people it would have taken much longer..
From then on, the waiting time for each trial increases..
Oh, by the way, this is proportional to the number of people..
It's not for nothing that large clans choose to divide everyone into teams of five and meet on the 5th floor..
“Aruru, but why don't we meet on the second floor and hunt and do things like that on the lower floors??”
“We have to distribute each person's share more, but the unit price is not right in the lower floors. Moreover, if the team is divided into two, there must be a guide on each side. There are many non-combatants among the lower level explorers.?”
“hmm! Right!”
“I… Now I get it! Even though you didn't understand at all, you just nodded, right??”
“Oh, he's a wizard too!”
“Both of you, stop messing around and just go to sleep..”
Since it was time to camp anyway, we rested on the safe 4th floor and entered the 5th floor together early in the morning..
「5I entered the Daimagyeong floor..」
The 5th floor, which I arrived at after a long time, looked a little different from usual from the start..
It was exactly what I expected.
“It's very nice and quiet..”
Wherever I go, the clans that always arrive first, settle down, and control the hunting grounds are nowhere to be seen..
also…….
“uh! Hey there! Istoltos Party!”
Monsters that were previously unseen unless you paid money to the clan roam the field freely..
“It used to be a place with so many monsters..”
Seeing this, Mr. Bear said as if he was in despair..
Well, this guy has been active on the 5th floor for a long time..
It must feel strange as there was a lot of ill will towards the clan..
“Yandel, what do you think? It won't continue like this forever.?”
“Yeah, it probably won't last long..”
I answered honestly..
Even next month, large clans will enter the labyrinth one by one. And as time goes by, newly created clans will fill all the empty seats again..
“So, I'll stop sightseeing and move on. Because opportunities like this don't come easily.”
There was a monster that would be difficult to catch unless this time..
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