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Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 32

32Angry Blood Citadel (3)

Grumbling.

When Raven pushed a stone into the wall, the candles in the stone room lit up at once, brightening the room..

“Oh, how did I know this??”

“Books are treasures that pass down knowledge..”

Well, you can just read it in a book..

“Let's see, ah! Here it is again.”

As Raven pushes in another brick, a mechanical sound is heard and a book falls from the ceiling..

necronomicon.

It is a magic book containing black magic, and is sold at a fairly high price in stores..

…shit.

“This is something I discovered with my own abilities, so I'll take it as promised..”

“Sure. Anyway, without distortion magic, we can't take it with us..”

“ha ha ha…….”

Raven laughed awkwardly..

Well, you probably know.

The Necronomicon is treated as an item and can be taken outside even without distortion magic..

“Could you please put this in my backpack??”

“Yes, Raven..”

My stomach hurts, but all I can do is watch the wizard gulp down his loot all by himself..

Huh, I said I would collect this by myself later.…….

Why on earth do we know this but don't know what's hidden underneath the statue??

“Then shall we go??”

10As m was walking down a fairly wide straight passage, soon a two-way path appeared with a huge devil sculpture..

“Miss Raven?”

“It doesn't matter which one you choose. You're going to catch all the monsters anyway.?”

We walked around the 'ㅁ' shaped devil worship room and hunted monsters step by step..

The entities that appear are Gargoyle Statue, Deathfiend, Chimera Wolf, and Bone Knight..

“Not only did I get the corpse golem's essence, but I'm lucky in many ways because it's a craving type..”

Uncharacteristically, my luck keeps going..

Hatred, sadness, longing.

7The grade monster ‘Born Knight’ randomly has one of three attributes. And we settled on the easiest and most rewarding type..

“The craving type only has the ‘vitality absorption’ ability to recover vitality when struck. And that can be easily negated with my 'Regeneration Prevent' spell..”

Although Raven boasts majestically, the craving type is actually the easiest regardless of whether she is present or not..

The Sadness type, which emits a delirium-inducing fog, was a very annoying ability in the game..

Well, it's nothing compared to the hate type..

The dwarf blurted out something..

“Good thing then, I heard that the hate type is the weakest.?”

Damn.

The Knight of Hatred uses ‘Soul Slash’.

A crazy skill that does no damage but lowers your level with an extreme probability..

[Colleague A suffers serious damage to his soul and his level drops..]

Once it explodes, this battle log appears regardless of HP, defense, or magic resistance..

And if this log appears, it is easier to grow a new one..

Because it's much easier than recovering experience points through the pain of opening a portal..

“…The level of your soul is dropping, you really are a scary guy..”

The dwarf shuddered and breathed a sigh of relief at Raven's explanation on my behalf..

However, this young wizard did not miss the opportunity to show off her knowledge and continued her explanation..

“Oh, it is said that if you have as many essences as your soul allows, one will be lost at random. This is probably something other explorers don't know about either..”

As a wizard, there was no wrong information..

However, if I were to add one thing,…….

‘The lower the level, the better the 'Soul Slash' effect..

And now my level is only 2.

I even have bad luck, so I'm really lucky that I didn't encounter a knight of hate.—

“Jeongsu-gun.”

Siba, am I finally trying to bloom some??

Even though I only caught a few fish, a lot of water came out..

It belongs to none other than the 7th grade monster Bone Knight..

what is this.

In front of me, he spat out corpse golem essence.…….

Is this the so-called ‘shaft room’??

“It seems like God is taking care of you. Hahahaha!”

“I agree. Maybe, if this continues, the essence will truly come out of the guardian..”

Each person looks at me while saying something that I don't know if it's congratulations..

me and ainar.

It has the meaning of which of the two will eat it..

After thinking for a moment, I came up with a difficult answer..

“Einar, take this for yourself..”

“Well, is that okay??”

It would be a lie if I said I wasn't greedy..

In fact, there were only guardians left, and no one was sure whether additional essences would come out or not..

but…….

“You said you wanted to become stronger, right? you take this.”

From the player's point of view, it is more reasonable for Einar to take the role rather than me..

‘'Vital absorption' is good for swords, and I am in a position where I will have to throw away the weapon at some point..

Above all, Einar is trustworthy..

Judging by his honest personality, he will most likely not leave me and help me out..

So, rather than being impatient, it would be more efficient to use the stronger Einar to get a more suitable essence for me..

“Thank you! Bjorn! After all, you are the best! I will definitely repay this favor!”

When I gave permission, Einar couldn't hide her excitement and drank the essence..

The change was dramatic and came immediately.

“Well, something! suddenly you guys got bigger!”

“You have become smaller. Einar.”

“What?! Is that really true?!”

2Einar's height, which was around m, has decreased..

In an instant, around the late 170s..

“This is the basic effect of this knight's essence. Instead of a significant increase in bone density, height decreases accordingly..”

Raven, who loves explanations, recited even the standard information about this world..

(If you were to express it in exact numbers instead of (top), (middle), (bottom), it would be like this..

[Bone Knight]

Cutting power +12, Bone density +55, Agility +15, Endurance +15, Flexibility -7 Height-25

(P) Antiseptic — All wound aggravation effects (poison, bleeding, putrefaction, etc.) are reduced by half..

(A) Vitality Absorption — When hitting a living creature, regeneration power is temporarily increased significantly..

“Do not worry. My strength didn't decrease because I got shorter.—”

“Me, I'm ruined! This way no one will see me as a warrior! Still, everyone looked at me funny because I was a woman.!”

…They look at me funny because I’m a woman?

Is it a complex that I kept to myself??

“by the way… You've become very pretty..”

Raven, who was watching Einar's scream, muttered with interest..

“Is it because the facial skeleton has become smaller? Maybe they could sell it to nobles for beauty purposes.—”

“Well, doesn’t that mean I’ve become less warrior-like?!!”

I didn't expect it to be this embarrassing, so I hurriedly took care of it..

“no. Einar, everyone knows you are a great warrior.!”

To be honest, if you took out the tattoos on her upper body, she would look like just a tall human woman.…….

“What's it like being a little shorter?!”

“Isn’t this a little bit?!!”

“…But you have become much stronger! Isn’t that enough?!”

I also had to comfort myself.

The rest were sociopaths who were busy only saying what they had to say despite other people's misfortune..

“Hahaha! What an amazing Jeongsu. If a dwarf like me eats it, we'll become invisible.!”

“Hmm, that's an interesting idea. We need to go back and look for examples to see if the height reduction effect is proportional or absolute..”

“i am ruined!!”

“Hahaha! Is it because he's a barbarian? Even though I am short, my voice is very loud.!”

“Einar, if you don't mind, can we go back to the city and let me do a thorough examination??”

“I'm ruined!”

I hope everyone will stop and be quiet..

Because my ears hurt and my head hurts, I want to come home..

***

“It's deathfiend!”

Thanks to the monster that heard the noise from afar and came, the commotion finally died down..

However, perhaps they were curious about the changes in Einar after absorbing the essence, everyone took a step back and expressed their intention to watch..

“Behela…….”

Einar swung his greatsword with a half-hearted cheering sound..

and…….

Suddenly!

You didn't hear wrong..

For the first time while using that sword, I heard a cutting sound instead of a ‘bang!’.

…Was the cutting power +12 like this??

“Aim for Einar's head.!”

“Uh, uh… i get it!”

Einar, who was embarrassed by his own change, jumped high and slashed his greatsword vertically..

OK…….

Suddenly!

Deathfiend, who had to be struck dozens of times by the two of us to catch him, died with a single slash..

It cut through that hard skull and reached the brain..

“Look! Haven't you become much stronger?!”

“So, am I still a warrior?……?”

“Is it possible?.”

“……?”

“Ainar, Pnelin's second daughter! You are no longer just a warrior! A stronger warrior!!”

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

thank god. To cheer up.

The reduced size may still feel awkward, but once you get used to it, Einar will become much stronger..

“Aren’t they a really good pair??”

“I agree..”

I ignored the conversation between Raven and the dwarf and moved forward..

This is because I realized once again that the only way to keep these guys quiet is by fighting monsters..

“Let's go! Bjorn! If you eat this, you too can become a stronger warrior like me.!”

Einar regained his motivation and fought the battle with all his heart and soul..

Pow! Puk kwaang-! Suddenly!

Unfortunately, no additional essence was obtained even though all the monsters in the worship room were killed..

But I didn't give up hope.

Because the Flower of Crack, the Guardian, still remains..

With this much luck, wouldn't it be okay to hope for luck one last time??

That was when that thought crossed my mind..

“I had a lot of fun with you guys, but now it's over..”

The dwarf recites lines that sound like flags..

Raven is the same.

“I feel somewhat regretful. This is my first time entering the labyrinth, but I think I understand why seniors work as explorers..”

I came to my senses for a moment..

Come to think of it, have I ever been so relaxed in my life??

Well, if you look for it, it won't be there..

It's always because something explodes at the end..

The screws in my head that had been loosened were suddenly tightened, while an unknown ominous feeling came over me..

“Then I'll go in..”

What's the problem??

If the worst thing happens now, what would it be??

infighting?

Well, I guess not this..

Not only is the distribution of loot coordinated, but it will only happen after the guardian dies..

I profit.

Even when the dwarf opened the door to the stone chamber, I observed the surroundings..

Clearly certain that something is going to happen.

Every little thing visible to the eye was carefully examined..

I also reviewed all the information I knew about the ‘Blood Citadel’ in the game..

So, I was able to find.

“door! close the door!”

“what does that mean—”

Damn it, is it already too late?.

dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!

As soon as the door opens.

The ground begins to shake violently..

And in the center of the vast stone room, something dark quietly stands up, takes off its robe, and reveals a pale face..

The only one who realized the seriousness of the current situation was Raven, a wizard..

“No, that's ridiculous.…….”

The guardian of the rift has changed.

This is not the ‘Death Knight’ who was supposed to be waiting for us here.…….

「The owner of the bloody fortress wakes up from a deep sleep..」

‘Boss’ monster that acts alone.

Nevertheless, it is a monster rated at level 5 difficulty..

A true hybrid monster skilled not only in hand-to-hand combat but also in black magic..

Originally, it would have been possible to encounter a monster with a faint probability only after reaching the 6th floor..

“vampire…….”

A high-ranking mutant that isn't even a normal vampire..

Simply put, a named monster with intelligence, a name, and a history..

I even know his name.

“It's a creature I haven't seen in a long time..”

Vampire Duke Cambormere.

“Where the hell do you guys come from??”

I spoke on behalf of the frozen crowd..

“Jump out.”

Damn, why are you doing this to me?.

In the game, even if I sing the song “Come out, come out, come out,” he doesn’t show up..