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Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 29

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[When playing [Dungeon & Stone], there are many instances of ‘infighting’ occurring..

And the cause of 'internal strife' is 'money'..

Research may be the top priority for a financially well-off wizard, but the whole reason explorers enter the labyrinth is to make money..

But now this wizard bitch touched it right away..

“I'll take all the Guardian's loot.?”

The dwarf no longer smiled kindly..

The voice subsided, and the eyes revealed through the thick fur shone brightly..

“Do I look like an asshole??”

The air suddenly becomes cold..

And did you feel this?.

Clap.

A human man puts his hand on the hilt of a sword.

It looks like he's not just a transporter after all..

Raven opened her mouth, breaking the heavy silence..

“…Instead, I will give you all the magic stones that come out of the crack..”

“I'm telling you to just pick up the scraps and eat them..”

“…I think it's a reasonable calculation, right? Those are not things that come out unconditionally..”

Although she tried to hide it, a look of embarrassment was evident on Raven's face..

I guess I didn't expect such a hostile reaction.…….

I thought she was an innocent woman..

Of course it should have been expected, right?.

The guardian's loot is nothing short of the flower of the rift..

Among them, the 'Number Item' is a treasure that can't be compared to anything else for the dwarf..

“Number items cannot be given away..”

“…great. In return, I will take the Guardian's essence. And please acknowledge ownership of any other discoveries using my knowledge..”

“good night. Then, the two people will roll the dice equally to get the crack stone..”

What the hell. Fairness is shit.

The two didn't even care about Einar and I and started fighting among themselves..

It made my head hurt when I looked at it..

It even made me think that it would have been better to clear the rift by shedding blood with the beginners on the first floor..

If this is the case, we'll just have to pick up the crumbs from the cracks that have come in..

It's such a shame to have no power..

“Bjorn.”

“I know what you're thinking, but just stay still for now..”

“i get it.”

What I need to do becomes clearer.

need to be strong.

Whether those dogs kick the ladder or not, they have to climb up on their own..

Only then can you protect your rights like them..

Of course, that is no reason to give in today..

“for a moment.”

“……?”

When I open my mouth, the attention of the two people who were talking in a softer atmosphere is attracted..

“Take care of the integer and number items yourself. But we will keep the crack stone..”

“You're being greedy..”

“Do you think there will be a problem without two barbarians??”

Your eyes are very sharp.

Sir, at our first meeting, everyone smiled kindly..

Yeah, well I just poked at this too..

“Okay, give up on the crack stone. Instead, give us priority for up to 2 integers excluding guardians..”

“great. To that extent.”

“Same goes for me too.”

As expected, Raven and the dwarf easily complied with my request..

This must have been the Maginot Line..

At the level of these guys, if it weren't for a Guardian, there wouldn't be such an attractive essence..

“Well then, shall we go now??”

“That's good, I've been sitting still and my body is already aching! Hahahaha!”

When the tuning was over, the wizard and the dwarf showed their good-natured behavior and laughed haha, as if it had never happened before..

scary explorers.

***

How long did it take to climb the mountain path along the fortress visible between the ridges?.

When we reached the entrance to the castle, we encountered two winged devil sculptures..

“It's a gargoyle statue..”

8Grade Monster Gargoyle Statue.

It is a difficult monster that usually stays still, but becomes active by using 'petrification' when an enemy comes into view..

A typical strategy would be for one person to sacrifice themselves to receive all the 'petrification', and then have the rest kill the gargoyle statue to lift the curse.…….

Surprisingly, we now have a wizard..

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—!”

As the dwarf and I approached, the gargoyle opened its eyes and spread its wings..

At the same time, my lower body instantly turned to stone, but it didn't last long..

“Artena Viar.”

Raven recited the 'curse removal' spell, and the battle began in earnest..

Me and Einar took charge of one, and the dwarf took charge of the other..

Kwaang!

The short dwarf swung his hammer like a madman and smashed both legs of the gargoyle..

And when the gargoyle fell to the floor, he smashed its head with a hammer, as if he had been waiting..

Is that the dwarf way??

It's quite manly to just go straight from the bottom..

Well, it was normal for both of us.

“You guys are doing quite well too.!”

There was no significant difference in the time it took to smash the gargoyle statue..

We are also confident in close combat..

「Killed the Gargoyle. EXP +2」

The two gargoyles turned into light and disappeared, dropping magic stones, but there was no need to pick them up directly..

It floated upward on its own and fell into one of the large artillery batteries..

“I will save the magic stones and distribute them from time to time..”

“I would appreciate it if you could do that! Hahaha!”

The dwarf didn't seem to be worried that the wizard would steal the magic stone..

Well, there's no way a wizard would be thirsty for this kind of money..

“Then let's go!”

The dwarf smashed the old wooden door with a hammer to clear the way..

Is the real dungeon starting now?.

I followed inside, feeling strangely impressed..

“I need some light.”

“Reate.”

A sphere of light floated above Raven's hand, brightening the dark room..

The space I am currently in is the outer checkpoint.

A place where various administrative tasks were performed, such as checking the baggage of carriages and the identities of passers-by before allowing them into the castle..

“That's it.”

As if drawn by light and sound, rotting corpses stand up and approach from under the closet or tabletop on the wall..

“It's a dead man..”

Deadman.

An unrated monster that doesn't even spit out experience points or magic stones..

Even their bodies don't disappear..

Except when spitting out integer.

“The only attack I can do is biting and scratching, so I'll save my magic power..”

Although there was no magic help, it didn't take long to get the whole room in order..

“Mr. Murad and Mr. Yandel, could you come upstairs while I open the door??”

“I'll take care of it soon! Hahaha!”

As I followed the dwarf up to the second floor, a space similar to a shared bedroom appeared..

Likewise, there were about ten deadmen, but since the space was larger than the first floor, it was easier to organize them..

Pow! Powok!

After clearing the second floor in an instant, we climbed the ladder to the rooftop without much conversation on the third floor..

There were about ten soldier Deadmen wearing rusty armor and a commander Deadman with a slightly larger body..

1It's a bit difficult to call him a car boss.…….

This is someone who must be caught in order to proceed..

“He's only bigger, but he doesn't seem to be any different from other Deadmen, so let's kill him quickly! Hahaha!”

This time, we quickly cleaned up the area, searched through Commander Deadman's clothes, and picked up a horn..

When I came down to the first floor again, the iron door on the other side was already open..

“I feel very reassured because I have a wizard..”

With light coming in from both directions, the room, which had no windows, became quite bright, but it was meaningless..

The work at the outskirts checkpoint is done..

Now it's time to cross the 50m bridge..

“Watch your step, Raven..”

“Ah, thank you.”

The bridge collapsed in between, leaving a distance of about 20 meters from the castle gate..

It's not like it's broken down over time..

It was designed that way from the beginning..

Woooooooooooo!

When I blew the horn I had obtained in advance, the drawbridge began to come down with a rattling sound..

Of course, not only this…….

「The Mercury magic circle that has been dormant for a long time is activated..」

“Bjorn! Water is rising from below!”

moat character.

Water began to rise from the furrows that had been dug around the castle walls to prevent invasion by foreign forces..

Dark and red blood.

That's why this place is called the 'Blood Red Citadel'.

The sky is red and the bottom is red too..

But there must be something else that heightens the fin-de-siècle atmosphere..

“Bjorn! hand! There, my hand is floundering on the surface of the water.!”

“They're dead men, so don't be nervous..”

“Hmm, who was nervous??”

Soon, as the blood rose to the bottom of the legs, the dead men who had been struggling on the surface crawled up..

The drawbridge is not even one-fifth down yet..

The concept of this part is simple..

—Hold on until the drawbridge comes down.

If it were a game, this message would definitely have come out..

“That's it.”

Although there were no specific instructions, everyone began to respond by pushing the deadman away or striking him down with their weapons..

Pow! Pow! Kwasik-!

Deadman is an unrated monster, but he was a difficult opponent here on the bridge..

If you fall down, it's game over..

“It's all done.”

1After about a minute, Raven completed the magical spell..

“Witerna Dertu!”

If I were to translate the spell name directly, it would be ‘blade storm’..

A strong gust of wind spread around us, who were in a close formation, and instantly ground the dead men like a blender..

Doo doo doo doo.

The dwarf let out an exclamation as he looked at the bridge that was instantly desecrated by the dead man's body..

“…That's amazing.”

“They're just dead men..”

Despite her humble words, Raven's eyes were full of pride..

But it didn't feel particularly arrogant..

Because it's not a part that can be passed this easily if you don't have a wizard with AoE..

Afterwards, as I was roughly crushing the deadmen who were occasionally climbing on the bridge, the drawbridge that had been slowly coming down finally came into contact with the bridge..

Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

The first chapter of Bloody Citadel has ended..

It's ridiculously easy.

***

Now that we've crossed the drawbridge, there are three chapters left..

Urban battle of the outer wall.

dungeon of inner wall.

Lord's Castle's devil worship room.

“This is interesting..”

Raven entered the castle and her eyes lit up as she saw what looked like ruins..

As if a treasure was unfolding before my eyes..

“Blacksmith shops, taverns, inns, churches, stables used by merchants... Most of these wrecks appear to be public facilities..”

The dwarf chuckled..

“Is that so surprising, Ms. Raven??”

“Sure. There was no farm land or residential areas on the mountain path we climbed or within the castle. That means there were no farmers. Aren’t you curious? What did everyone do to survive in this fortress city built in such a remote mountainous area?.”

“Isn’t there an alchemist in this dimension too? They probably exchanged magic stones for bread like we did. Hahaha”

“…Certainly, that hypothesis is the most influential among scholars..”

“Haha! is it? Even though they are educated people, they all seem to have similar thoughts.!”

“But Murad, that's not the only interesting thing. With its long drawbridge and high walls, this fortress was built to be very practical. Who on earth was their enemy??”

Even the dwarf, who was accepting well at first, became disgusted and distanced himself as the conversation continued..

“I can't understand why you're wondering that. Isn’t it all a created space anyway?.”

“Since it is a created space, ordinary people who have not properly learned dimensionalism may think that way.—”

“Stop it Miss Raven, the monsters are coming..”

As I was passing through the city area towards the inner city, monsters soon appeared..

Starting with Deadman, Skeleton Archer, Mage, Ghoul, and the level 8 monster Deathfiend..

The level of entities that appear is not much different from the Land of the Dead, but there is a big difference in scale..

Each group has at least dozens of animals..

“Everyone please gather next to me.”

Moreover, if you are dealing with a group, another group will hear the sound and approach you..

In less than a minute after encountering the first group, hundreds of monsters surrounded us on all sides..

But at that moment.

The 'blade storm' seen earlier swept the surrounding area once again..

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!

As expected from Yanghak's magic spell, it could not be completely replaced like before..

Some ghouls survived with only a limb severed, not to mention Desfiend, a man synonymous with defense and regenerative power..

but…….

“Please ask for the remaining monsters..”

There is no doubt that the work of several people was accomplished simply because all the deadmen and skeletons that made up more than 90% of the group were wiped out..

“Einar!!”

I shouted loudly and Einar came running out..

The target is Deathfiend.

How to hunt…….

There's no need to explain it any other way..

Just one quick look is enough..

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

By coordinating hundreds of times, we have now reached a point where we barely make any mistakes..

Namely, (true) double barbarian tackle..

thud!

The dwarf was horrified as he watched us lift both legs, slam him to the floor, and smash Deathfiend's head..

“…Have you always hunted like this??”

It's like, 'Why are there all these barbarians?' Eyes like this.

“Is there something wrong??”

“does not exist. As expected of barbarians, they are quite, quite exciting! Hahaha!”

There's nothing to be embarrassed about now, but it's a little funny..

Because the dwarves' fighting methods aren't particularly noble or anything like that..

“Raviod Eheltun.”

There were only seven Deathfiends left, but they were easily hunted after Raven cast the ‘Wound Worsening Curse’ on them..

Deathfiend with the passive 'Body Preservation' sealed was not that difficult of a monster..

“I think I know why everyone says wizards are great.…….”

Could it be that the presence of a wizard was clearly felt in just two battles?.

Einar muttered in a hollow voice..

Raven didn't respond at all, but when I looked, I saw the corner of her mouth twitch..

He seems happy to be looked up to.

The dwarf also added a word..

“Haha! Obviously, having a wizard changes the scope of what you can do..”

I also agreed.

If you had played 'Blood Citadel' with a party of 5 beginners, you wouldn't have even dared to face such a head-on battle..

Even if it took dozens of times more time, they would have reduced the number of metallurgy monsters from the outskirts..

“Hmm, well… That's why I study so hard. Of course, you also need talent..”

Raven gently twisted her body at the continuous praise..

Slowly the character is captured..

A gifted sorceress who pretends to be humble but loves to show off, and who is more than that passionate about magic and research..

I'm starting to get a feel for how to handle it..

“So, I'd like to hang around for a bit and get some research data. If it's okay, could you all help me??”

“I have time left thanks to Miss Raven, so of course I should help. Hahaha!”

“thank you.”

Afterwards, we searched through the rubble of the city and collected antiques, books, soil, metal, deadman flesh and bones, etc..

“Thanks to you all, I finished it early. So let's move on to the next step.!”

I was dazed for a moment..

uh? Wait a minute, it's over.?

You killed all the monsters and searched the surrounding area, so why didn't you take it??

“What are you doing there? I can't wait to come.”

…Is it possible that everyone doesn’t know??

It's easy to find if you break the fountain statue.?