Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 298
298angry evil spirit (2)
I feel strange.
It's not like I pity you now, nor do I regret hitting Mace back then..
It feels uncomfortable and stuffy somewhere..
“You don't look good.”
“…….”
“Did you know this kid??”
I shook my head at Amelia’s question..
And I asked one question.
“What happens to children like that when they become adults??”
“Become an explorer.”
“Is there no other way? Isn’t it possible to work at the Yeongju Castle or something like that?.”
“impossible. Those children came under Seongju after making that promise in the first place..”
“It's a promise?”
“Instead of raising you, you will do whatever you ask..”
It was absurd..
“Giving them all the chores and using them as bait when looting is what makes them grow.?”
“Children who survive hell grow up strong.”
As soon as I heard those words, the words the tribal leader had said to me suddenly flashed in my mind..
[You know, right? Only the surviving warriors become strong warriors..]
In a way, it was a similar context..
An environment where you have no choice but to become stubbornly strong in order to survive..
Seongju deliberately put the children in that environment..
“Still, if you exclude the young age when they mainly act as bait, the mortality rate tends to gradually decrease. The same applies to how children are treated by their assigned team..”
Amelia continued to say.
If you survive as a decoy for about 3 years, your qualifications will be recognized and you will begin to receive training in weapon skills..
Additionally, it is said that if an unclaimed essence is found while hunting, you can eat that essence.…….
“Children who go through such a life become a force that can be put to use as soon as they become adults..”
“If you decide to quit when you become an adult?”
“That won't happen. Usually, we receive consistent ideological education from a young age. When I became an adult, I became a servant who was more loyal to the castle lord than anyone else..”
“But if you still come to your senses and quit?”
Amelia frowned as if she was persistent, but then opened her mouth..
“I'm going to do proofreading. Be loyal again.”
“…….”
“Don't worry too much. There will be no children who went into Seongju without knowing that..”
The conversation ended there..
But I've been thinking about it ever since.
What kind of time did the player who entered the body of ‘Gencia Naprin’ have to spend?.
Well, maybe it wasn't that bad..
Because Noark doesn't just kill people because they are evil spirits..
‘……But I won't release it freely..’
From the castle lord's point of view, an evil spirit must have resided in the body of Injae, whom he raised by feeding him the remaining essence for several years..
The castle owner would have made whoever the evil spirit resided in continue to live the life of ‘Jensia’..
Even with a little stronger ‘correction’.
‘Anyway, whether he was discovered to be an evil spirit or was hiding it well, he would have had to go looting from the beginning. Then, treating everyone like an NPC and not treating them like people might actually have been a defense mechanism or something.…….’
No, why do I keep wondering this??
‘Let's stop thinking.’
I finished thinking about it at this point..
It has nothing to do with what environment the player had to survive in..
she tried to kill me.
Yeah, I mean…….
‘I just did what I had to do.’
That's the whole story..
Huh, after organizing it like this, it feels a bit cramped..
“Anything, Amelia. Let's go. Gotta do what I gotta do.”
“you… … Why are my mood swings so severe??”
“Isn’t he a barbarian?!”
After shaking off all of my unpleasant feelings, I continued fishing for predators using the Biggie's 'Inner-Blessing' trick..
A few more days passed like that.…….
“Oh, there's another subspace ring..”
It was a time when I was organizing the equipment of the looter team as usual..
Like-
“……huh?”
As soon as I tilted my head, the ground shook as if there had been an earthquake..
To be honest, I was quite embarrassed..
Huh, I didn't even think about this case..
Like a clatter-!
3A crack was created in the floor.
***
A crack opens in the class that one enters..
It was a little unexpected, but it wasn't anything to be particularly surprised or surprised about..
If you're exploring, it can happen at any time..
However, the problem is…….
‘Why now?.’
We did not enter the labyrinth for normal exploration..
There isn't even any purified water in the 3rd floor crack that I can drink..
No, since the essence slot is full in the first place, it is impossible to eat the corpse golem without clearing its essence..
Instead, aren't there number items and crack stones??
You can't take them back 20 years anyway..
Well, if I sell it, the money will help me stay here.…….
‘Let’s stop drinking kimchi soup and check first..’
I quickly finished thinking about it..
Because a crack is open and being able to enter a crack are two different things..
“Amelia, the location is?
A person with the gift of a guide can tell the location of a rift when it is created..
If so, where was the crack created?.
If the closest thing is several hours away, we can't get in no matter what we do..
So you don't even need to worry—
“5 minutes north.”
Wow, it really opened right in front of you..
It should have come out like this a long time ago.
Last time on the 5th floor, I had to suffer because a crack was created in a completely different area..
“Do something! Let's go now!”
When I shouted with the intention of running away, Amelia briefly asked back..
“Are you trying to go in??”
What can you say, of course.
If you can get into the crack, it's best to do so..
It's purified water, it's an item, it's something..
There is experience that can only be obtained through cracks.…….
‘No, wait a minute..’
“Amelia, have you ever been to the third floor crack??”
“once before.”
Okay, so you've already eaten up all the experience here..
For some reason, I didn’t have the motivation this time either..
“Not me! So let's go!”
“…….”
“Anyway, I almost succeeded in attracting the attention of the castle lord! Nothing will change if you don't get a few more loot.!”
“But if you go to the crack and get into trouble,…….”
“No accidents! And aren’t we colleagues? Please help me! I will just quietly get public value and leave.!”
“……Okay, follow me..”
Amelia, who was silent for a moment, sighed and quickly began to lead the way..
‘He probably didn't change his mind because of the wording 'colleague'..
I guess they just decided that it would be better to endure the hassle for a few days rather than risking a sour relationship with their ‘collaborator’..
Because I am a woman who pursues rationality in many ways..
‘Surprisingly, it goes well with Barbarian..’
Because she is not emotional, the Bavarian-style ignorant ‘please do’ works well for Amelia. It would be more reasonable for this woman to do it instead of bothering her all the time..
Tadat.
Anyway, as I was running, I soon saw a portal within my visible range..
“Yandel, one last thought.…….”
what are you thinking.
“Behel—laaaaa!”
I threw myself over it without hesitation.
and…….
flash-!
When we opened our eyes, we were in a pure white temple..
***
The ceiling is high enough to [jump] to your heart’s content..
pure white marble pillar.
And a hundred stone statues stretched along the edge of the wall..
‘I guess we were the first to come in since no one was there..’
Once I confirmed that there were no other explorers in sight, I slowly looked around..
It was purely curiosity rather than a process of confirming where this place was..
Because there is only one crack on the third floor..
White Temple.
A temple of a hundred colors, not white.
For your information, it was also a place you had to visit at least once while playing..
The supply and demand of experience points is enormous..
“Yandel, do you know about this place??”
“To some extent.”
“Then there's no need to explain..”
The White Temple has three characteristics:.
1. Elite mobs that do not appear in normal fields, like corpse golems, are pouring out..
No matter what you catch, if it's your first time, you can get experience for the first kill.…….
2. Rather than a cooperative raid like regular rifts, the explorers who enter must compete with each other..
Only one team can enter the boss room..
If the team that entered first fails to attack, the opportunity goes to the other team..
Oh, that doesn't mean me and Amelia have to compete against other teams..
3. When a crack is created, a total of 5 portals open on the floor, and those who enter through the same portal become a team..
This was the trickiest thing in the game..
That's natural.
5While working as a team, we discovered a crack. What would have happened if two people had gone inside first?.
Two fellow characters who were traveling together end up falling behind..
Like this team of explorers who just came in.
“……uh?”
“Damn it, I never thought there would already be a passenger..”
The portal floating in the air closed, spitting out three explorers..
It looks like he left his team outside.…….
“We're in big trouble! Remud and Hans couldn't come in.!!”
Uh, nice.
“……Calm down! Even though they were separated from us, Remud and Hans would be able to survive on the third floor just by themselves.!”
Soon, a human swordsman wearing a sword calmed down his confused colleagues and approached us..
“Nice to meet you. There were two of us there.?”
“however.”
The man smiled kindly despite Amelia's disconnected speaking style..
“Haha, we won't be together for a while. It was fate that we met like this, so let's start with the full name first. My name is Carlton Dreck..”
“Emily.”
“It's Bjorn.”
After Amelia and I revealed our pseudonyms, Carlton cautiously asked me:.
“Bjorn, are you by any chance a barbarian??”
It was a natural question.
Right now I'm wearing full plate gear..
Since everything from face to toe is covered with iron plates, it is impossible to check whether there are tattoos or not..
so that…….
“What does it matter??”
When I asked the question crookedly, Carlton apologized as if he had made a mistake..
“I'm sorry. It was just curiosity, but it might have been rude to that person..”
From the looks of it, he seemed to think I was a big person..
Well, most people who react sensitively to trivial questions like this are narrow-minded people..
“Carlton, will you come here??”
Anyway, when we revealed our names, the fairy man who was watching the situation from behind called Carlton..
and…….
‘I can't hear you.’
We whispered and talked about something..
First of all, it seems like they are discussing something.…….
“They say we're suspicious..”
“huh?”
“I can only hear what is said from this distance. Unless you're using magic.”
“……Right?”
This guy had a high level of hearing..
I didn't know until now.
Even later, you shouldn't secretly whisper in front of him..
“So what are you saying? His expression is serious..”
The following conversation was intercepted using Amelia:.
‘These are the guys who just calmly reveal their names. On the 13th day, there were two people walking around on the 3rd floor, and they might be looters. Didn’t one even cover his face?.’
The fairy man said something strange, and Carlton, who heard this, said.
‘But there is no other way. You can't just attack someone in the back because it looks suspicious. For now, let's walk around without showing off and find out what kind of people they are..’
Did the discussion end like that??
“ah! I'm sorry! Because this friend said he was worried about the colleagues he left behind..”
Carlton came up to us with a big smile on his face..
He also revealed the names of the other two and gave them time to introduce themselves..
“Now, this guy from the fairy tribe…….”
“Stop, I'll do it. Aimbern Bertha Garcia. As you can see, the bow is my specialty..”
Aimbern ended his introduction by briefly revealing only his main weapon and name. I guess they don't want to give us any more information..
Anyway, the next one was a barbarian warrior..
“Hahaha! Nice to meet you all!”
Like a barbarian, the warrior, who couldn't even join his two comrades in whispers, approached us with a bright smile..
And without the slightest caution, he introduced himself..
“I am Yandel, the third son of Jharku.!”
“…………what?”
As soon as I heard it, my mind went blank..
Now, if I haven't heard wrong…….
“Oh, is it a little difficult for humans? Just call me Yandel Jarku.!”
It meant biological father..
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