Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 321
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1st Commander of the Royal Knights, Jerome St. Red.
A young knight in his mid-20s who took up the position left vacant when the Blood Knight murdered the squad leader..
“If I hadn't heard about the ancient refuge beforehand, my plans would have been ruined..”
He brushed his short silver hair behind his forehead and headed down the dark stairs..
plod, trudge.
The reason why the man was in the basement of Yeongju Castle rather than the eastern part, which has now become a battlefield, was simple..
The offer to condone this city if you approach the castle lord and help eliminate them is merely an excuse to lead troops into the city..
The royal family had a separate purpose from the beginning..
Fragment Stone of Records.
According to information provided by Seongju's close associate, it is highly likely that it is always stored in the form of a necklace..
Of course, Jerome didn't know much about this stuff..
However, since his name was lost, he somehow returned to the royal family with it.—
Tuk.
Soon the man walking down the stairs stopped..
This is because a body was found lying on the stairs..
The cause of death was an injury to the occipital region believed to have been caused by a blunt object. They had even taken off their equipment, so they were practically naked..
And the time of death is…….
‘At most 30 minutes ago.’
The man's expression hardened as he bent down and touched the wounded area..
Someone broke in here first..
There is a strong possibility that the target is Seongju, which is hiding down here..
Then, is the intruder still down there??
Tadat.
Jerome ran quickly up the stairs..
Soon, a wide open stone gate appeared along with a widened passage. However, what was waiting for him beyond was the bloated corpse of a middle-aged man..
This time too, there were traces of being crushed by blunt objects..
‘I don't know who it is, but it's too late.’
Jerome pursed his lips in frustration, but quickly inspected the scene of the incident..
First of all, there were no fragments of the most important records..
Judging by the scratches on the neck, it looks like it was pulled off with force.…….
‘I never thought there would be a competitor.’
After being taken aback by the unexpected situation for a moment, Jerome turned his back and quickly went back the way he came..
It's too early to give up.
‘30If it had been minutes, I wouldn’t have gone far..’
have to find it.
***
Auril Gavis said.
[The time zone once observed does not change..]
Certainly, as he said, it may be impossible to change the future at all..
However, if there was an error in the observation itself,?
For example, what if we could make childhood Amelia believe that her older sister was dead? And if she makes the older sister she rescued hide her identity for 20 years.?
Then wouldn't it be possible to save it??
The thought sent shivers through my body, but it wasn't long before I faced a major obstacle..
[That day, my sister died holding me in her arms..]
Amelia saw her sister die right before her eyes..
Just like Dwarki did in the Labyrinth of Larkaz, I personally saw the burning of the final flame..
How on earth should I fake this??
I can't feel it.
It wouldn't be easy to make Amelia, who has killed countless people since she was young, mistaken whether her sister was alive or dead.…….
‘Well, it'll work out somehow.’
It feels like I'm back to square one, but it's not as daunting as before..
After all, didn’t Seongju say it in his will?.
When all tasks are completed, the Record Fragment Stone will function naturally. In other words, there is still work left for me to do here..
So, what on earth is the ‘role’ left to me?.
it's so obvious.
so that…….
Kwaang-!
After a long run, I entered the alchemist's door, pushing it with my shoulder..
Maybe the door was just open…….
So what should I do?.
Probability is just a number. Therefore, I decided to live every moment to the best of my ability.—
“Ooh, ahhh!”
huh?
“what.”
As I smashed the door in and entered, I saw an old man in a corner of the workshop looking very startled and scared..
This is not Marfa Ipaello, the owner of this workshop..
“who are you?”
“that is…….”
When I asked, the old man started rolling his eyes..
Just by looking at it, something looks suspicious.…….
‘uh?’
While examining the old man's clothes, an unusual brooch on the front of his robe caught my eye..
“Are you an alchemist??”
The old man flinched at my question..
Thanks to you, I didn't need to hear an answer..
plod.
I took a step forward, wary of my surroundings, thinking that my guard might be hiding there..
Then the old man stepped back and made an excuse..
“Oh, misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding! I never meant to steal anything…….”
“Right.”
For some reason, he seemed surprised, like he was caught doing something bad..
I guess they took advantage of the chaos to steal something..
“If you keep this a secret, Nobu will definitely do it.—”
There was no reason to have a long conversation.
Looking at it, it looks like they left their guards behind to commit theft..
Powok-!
As a non-combatant, the alchemist could do nothing until I dashed in and slammed the hammer into the top of his head..
“Hey, there is also sub-space.?”
Since I didn't have much time, I only looted the Alchemist's Subspace Ring, quickly searched the workshop, and soon found the item I was looking for..
Lethe's Blessing Prototype.
A consumable with crazy performance that causes you to forget all your lifetime memories when taken..
‘Okay, so we got the first supplies.…….’
Now it's time to go see Amelia..
A world without phones. There was no set meeting place or time, but there was no problem..
It's been 6 hours since I fell asleep, so he's probably by now.…….
‘They must be being chased right away.’
need to hurry—
“Found it.”
I hurriedly turned my back at the voice I heard from the entrance, and saw a silver-haired knight..
“Give me the fragment stone of the record..”
What is this guy again?.
***
The traitor, Ricardo Lüchenprague.
A prosecutor who was once called a swordsman..
Everyone who has seen him swing a sword or dealt with him in person says the same thing:.
The texture is different from that of a typical article..
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Aura flickering at the tip of the sword.
This in itself is not special.
The auror, which was spread to a minimum to reduce energy consumption, exuded sharp energy, but that was it..
‘It is not like the auror of 'Knight of Light' that shows off the force of a mighty mountain, nor does it change the form of the auror at will like the knight of the moon..
But still.
Suddenly-!
This man's sword is considered superior to theirs..
Not because of the Auror, but because of the ‘way’ of swinging that sword..
“Argh! Buy, save—!”
Among the hundreds of explorers blockading the eastern region, none could withstand his single sword strike..
“I have to run away... … ! Ouch!”
If you block it, cut it down as much as it blocks you..
If you dodge it, the sword will reach that location first, as if you had expected it..
Anyone could see that it was a clunky sword..
Even if I washed my eyes and looked for the splendid skills pursued by the knights, I could not see them..
But Amelia couldn't take her eyes off the sword..
“Hey, Emily. Well, we need to run away too.…….”
I could feel the wall just by looking at it..
killing people.
Swordsmanship that has been constantly refined and reached its peak based solely on its value..
“What are you all doing? Don't come quickly!”
As the one-sided massacre began, clan leader Felix Barker began preparing to flee with his members..
It was something Amelia could not bear to see..
It was just for this moment that I hung out with them for over several months..
“Felik Barker.”
“huh?”
The moment Felix Barker turned his head at her call, Amelia threw a thin spit and stuck it in his neck..
“……Uh, uh?”
Body as stiff as a stone statue with only the neck turned.
Amelia lifted Felix Barker's body onto her shoulders..
“What on earth is this?……!”
Clan members belatedly realized the situation and aimed their weapons at Amelia, but there was no major problem..
“Betrayal?!”
It's not betrayal.
Because I never thought of you as a colleague from the beginning..
Suddenly-!
Amelia decapitated the one who came closest..
Then, sure enough,.
“…….”
“…….”
The enraged explorers took a step back, seemed to be thinking about something, and then ran away, leaving behind the captured clan leader..
“lady, i don't know!”
“……Okay, let's go quickly.!”
It was expected behavior.
Aren't the 'traitors' on the other side carrying out a massacre and getting closer?.
There would have been no reason to risk one's life for the clan leader..
Unlike these two here.
“……Please let go of that person.”
The moment when she looked at herself as a child and spoke to her.
whistling-!
A sudden sound was heard from behind..
Amelia twisted her body to the side to avoid it, then used her rotational force to kick her wrist..
Clang-!
The lost sword rolled on the floor, and a girl was seen holding her tingling wrist and enduring the pain..
It was her older sister, Laura Lane Wales..
“Amelia, let's run away.!”
As soon as Laura felt that the situation was getting difficult, she took her younger brother and ran away, and Amelia just watched..
Without realizing it, my heart felt tight..
Well, she knows why these two tried to save Felix Barker while all the other clan members ran away..
It's not like loyalty..
It's just because of the bet Felix Barker placed on Laura..
[Unsound contract].
There are all kinds of unequal contracts involved, but the core is one. Felik Barker takes over all of Laura's life force the moment he receives a fatal injury..
So the two stayed to confront him..
However, the reason why I ran away without looking back as soon as I failed was…….
‘me.’
It was because of Amelia herself..
In that brief moment, the older sister acknowledged her own death and allowed her younger brother to escape..
Crackling.
Without realizing it, my jaw tightened..
Only three years age difference.
When she was young, she felt like she was bigger than adults, but now she knows.
Well, I was only seventeen years old..
There's no way he didn't know how difficult it was, and at times he probably wanted to give up everything and run away..
so that…….
Tadat.
Amelia carried Felix Barker, as stiff as a log, on her back..
Suddenly-!
Like a wild beast among herbivores, I chase after hundreds of people who run away in a panic, heading toward the place where the man wields his sword for business purposes..
“……?”
For the first time, emotion appeared on the face of a man who was expressionlessly swinging a sword..
it was a curiosity.
Well, it must have looked strange because they were running towards the station while everyone else was running away. And that too with some kind of gear slung over my shoulder..
Whoa whoa-!
The aura in Amelia's dagger turned black..
4It was the transformation-type ability [Power of the Abyss] acquired by obtaining the essence of the grade monster Grabanich..
When this ability is activated, all resources, including spirit power and dragon power, are replaced with soul power, and performance is doubled..
It's the same thing with 'Aurors' who use mana.
For Amelia, who was born with low mana reserves, this ability served her well..
but…….
Grumbling.
The moment it approached a certain distance, the black aura returned to its original color..
It was because of the traitor Ricardo Lüchenprague's superpower as a hierarchical monarch..
This ability renders all abilities within a certain radius ineffective..
Okay, so to put it simply,…….
‘That's it now.’
In this, even [unsound contracts] become ineffective..
Tuk.
Soon, Amelia threw Felix Barker, who was on her shoulder, and Lüenpraha cut him down with a single sword..
Suddenly-!
Body split in two with a short slaughter sound.
I was worried, but the [Unsound Contract] was activated and the injury never healed..
‘Is this one hurdle over?…….’
Amelia felt a sense of relief because she had not seen how Felix Barker died while running away with her sister..
But there was no time to think about that..
Tadat.
Having achieved her purpose, Amelia quickly retreated..
Then, the man who had not said a word while massacring dozens of people immediately chased after him and opened his mouth..
“I don't know much, but I know that you used me..”
It seemed like he understood the general situation just from the context, and seemed angry about it..
But for some reason, the word the barbarian told me a while ago stuck in my head..
It wasn't a particularly pleasant sound, but…….
Unfortunately, there was no such condensed word in Lapdonia..
‘It's a place with a really interesting vocabulary..’
Amelia said those words without realizing it..
“Gi, Kimochi…….”
A word of gratitude to an enemy who helped you?
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