Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 339
339angry snowball (3)
I'm about to lose my mind..
My vision becomes distorted like a crushed can, and the words Amelia left me a moment ago keep ringing in my head..
‘The royal family declared that you were an evil spirit..’
‘The royal family declared that you were an evil spirit..’
‘The royal family declared that you were an evil spirit..’
The shock was as if dozens of men were surrounding me and hitting my head with hammers..
If it wasn't for him, it would have been like this for a long time..
“Yandel.”
“ah…….”
“…Are you okay??”
When I came to my senses, I saw Amelia's face up close. He was looking up at me with worried eyes, with his right hand, which seemed infinitely small to me, placed on my chest..
“Uh, uh…….”
“I know how you feel, but now is not the time..”
“Oh sorry…….”
Amelia tugged on my wrist and moved forward, and I also moved my feet in a daze..
That’s because I can see that his judgment was right..
[I wonder if she still has the will to do that.…….]
Erwen also knows me as an evil spirit..
In other words, it is difficult to expect them to regard you as a colleague just yet..
This… Probably the same goes for other colleagues..
‘okay…….’
I feel strong in my jaw without even realizing it..
‘Finally, the day has come.’
Apart from meekly admitting it, I also had this thought..
You never know.
Isn't Erwen chasing Amelia under the misunderstanding that she killed me? Maybe I'm an evil spirit or not, but you can treat me like before..
Yes, that possibility definitely exists..
but…….
“It's okay if you don't hold me anymore.”
I took Amelia's wrist away and started running under my own power..
It was definitely as Amelia said..
Erwen can't protect me now..
Even if they were willing to do so, Erwen is a member of the fairy clan..
If you try to help me, you will harm the race, and Erwen is also likely to make decisions for the sake of the race rather than personal feelings..
‘……That's probably just an excuse.’
I smiled bitterly as I ran..
Because no matter how clever and cowardly you are, you cannot deceive yourself..
I don't want to meet Erwen yet..
To be exact, I'm afraid..
Because I don’t know what I’ll hear when I meet him..
[right! So did the chieftain! Evil spirits must be killed as soon as they are discovered.!]
What Einar once said.
[Yes... I didn't know before, but after experiencing it today, I definitely understand. Why are people told not to believe in evil spirits?······.]
Misha's words.
[It is wise to kill it when the opportunity arises. What happened to those who believed in evil spirits, the results are right there..]
Mr. Bear’s words.
Wow.
It becomes a dagger and pierces my heart.
Just thinking about it makes me feel like this, but what if I experienced it myself?.
They doubt my sincerity.
If you see with your own eyes a person spewing out anger at being deceived,.
What kind of expression will I be making at that time?.
“…….”
If we can somehow avoid this situation, we might be able to prevent that day from ever coming..
So I ran after Amelia..
“Yandel, this way.!”
I left the empty square, passed through the dark streets of the underground city, and headed to Yeongju Castle, located in the center..
Besides the cemetery, there is a secret passage in Yeongju Castle..
The urgent priority is to get to the ground through this.—
It's good-!
That was the moment when we arrived at Yeongju Castle and opened the closed door with force..
“Yandel, avoid it..”
“huh?”
The moment Amelia pushed me from behind and made me fall through the crack in the door..
Puuk.
An arrow flew without a sound and penetrated deep into Amelia's back..
“……!”
Mouth open and body tilted in shock.
Amelia, who soon collapsed on top of me, caressed my cheek..
“thank god…….”
“…Good thing, that's it—!”
“Looking at the table, Jeong... I don't think I'll hurt you…….”
It was something I couldn't understand at all..
But there was no leaking back..
I quickly picked up Amelia and got up..
“gold, pick…….”
Meanwhile, Amelia was saying something to me, but the words were not completed..
Kwasik-!
Amelia exploded..
In my arms.
***
「Erwen Fornacci di Tercia casted [Rupture].」
***
Too doo doo doo.
Dozens of pieces fall to the floor.
It was such an unrealistic scene..
“Ah, Mel… Leah……?”
The weight disappeared from the arm holding Amelia..
But I couldn't even think of moving my aimless arm..
just thought.
Amelia is dead?
like this……?
That too… by Erwen……?
For a moment, my body stiffened like a stone statue, and I caught a foreign part..
“blood.”
there was no blood.
If an explosion like this was enough to cut a person into pieces, blood would have been flying everywhere..
There wasn't a single drop of blood on my body..
And as soon as I realized this fact.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
Amelia, who has turned into hundreds of pieces of flesh, turns into a halo of light and disappears..
Like a monster facing death.
「Amelia Lane Wales's clone has suffered too much damage..」
「The summon is canceled.」
Yes, it was an alter ego selected through [self-replication]..
Ah, you were surprised.…….
I thought he was really dead.
‘If you were meeting through an alter ego from the beginning, please tell me in advance..’
As I was so surprised, I started to complain about Amelia, but I quickly put those thoughts away..
Because now is not the time.
‘Let's think while running.’
I kicked the ground and continued to run away..
I knew the location of the secret passage because I had memorized the route when I followed Amelia to Noark..
The question is whether we can get there safely.…….
Tadat.
The arrow hasn't arrived yet.
But I don't know how long it will be like this.
thus…….
‘If you fight... Can I win?.’
assumed the worst.
There is a possibility that Erwen will oppose me and try to kill me..
When I thought about that premise, the scene where Amelia's body was exploding naturally came to mind..
‘the effect…….’
It was an explosion that was different from a normal explosion..
There was no spark.
The fragments did not fly like grenades..
It just collapsed into hundreds of pieces like Jenga..
‘Just looking at the cancer, it looks like [rupture].…….’
For reference, the effect of [Bursting] is simple..
Regardless of whether it is an arrow, a sword, or an axe, if the blade can penetrate the flesh and inflict a certain amount of damage.
Deals fixed damage proportional to the caster's main stats..
This means that physical resistance, anti-magic power, and various other attributes are all ignored..
Like ‘Aurors’, exclusive to humans..
‘It was said that he obtained a 'pure blood' and made a contract with the Spirit King.…….’
Whether it's [rupture] or not, I think my chances of winning in a one-on-one battle are low..
Of course, with that level of specs, wouldn't the equipment have been set to a similar level?.
‘How can I beat this with my bare body and no weapons??’
It was a time when I was running at full speed with that thought in mind..
Whoa whoa-
The light gem that served as a light source in the dark underground city lost its light..
It was not a natural phenomenon.
If it's a light gem, I've used it several times..
When this magic tool runs out of magic, its light gradually gets weaker and goes out..
It doesn't lose its shine right away like this..
‘…Is it a spirit of darkness?.’
I had no idea that this attribute was even covered..
Soon I stopped running.
Tuk.
I am confident in memorizing the route I once took..
If you focus on your stride and walk, you will be able to find your destination in the dark..
Unless there is a pursuer chasing after you.
‘Escape failed.’
As soon as I made that decision, I closed my eyes..
The judgment that it is right to discard the useless sense of sight and focus on other senses..
Soon my overheated hearing caught the sound of footsteps..
plod.
It was a little surprising.
Of course, I thought I would hear the sound of an arrow flying first..
‘Well, even if you thought I was an evil spirit, I'd still like to talk to you..’
While I strengthened my toes so that I could move quickly at any time, I also remembered Amelia's last words..
[Looking at the table, Jeong... I don't think I'll hurt you…….]
It would be true to say that you saw the expression.
Because she’s a woman whose visibility is several times wider than mine..
You may have made eye contact with Erwen, who was shooting an arrow beyond the darkness..
but…….
‘How can you be sure just by looking at facial expressions??’
No one can tell what Erwen is thinking as he walks towards me in the dark..
so that…….
“Is it Erwen??”
I spoke to Erwen..
no answer came back.
Also, the sound of footsteps stopped..
Exciting-!
Silence where only the sound of my heart echoes like thunder.
“mister.”
The light gem started working again with a name I hadn't heard in a long time..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-
Light spreads in all directions and illuminates the surroundings.
Thanks to you I was able to realize.
“really.”
Why did Amelia say she was lucky?.
Why were you so sure you wouldn't hurt me?.
“mister… It's……?”
I could tell just by looking at his face..
Well, at least it was for that moment..
***
“okay.”
The moment I say positive words.
Erwen's amber eyes tremble violently, pouring out countless fragments of emotion..
Joy, gladness, anticipation, anxiety, fear.
and…….
“Uh, how…….”
distrust.
“Boo, I'm sure he's dead…….”
“Ah, that happened..”
“Well, that’s how it happened! The story will end with those words……!”
Erwen, who had raised her voice as if her emotions were heightened for a moment, suddenly closed her mouth..
“…No way, that woman's masterpiece?”
Muttering as if realizing something.
At the same time, Erwen's eyes turned sharp..
“who are you.”
Oh, I didn't know my mood swings would be this severe.…….
From then on, I became anxious as to whether he would really harm me, but I answered without making an effort to show it..
“Who is it? It's me, Bjorn Yandel.”
“lie.”
“Well, would you believe it if I used [Giantization]??”
“Uh, try it..”
Although the brief tone was strangely foreign, I cast [Giant] without saying anything..
“What, what… He's a real guy?!”
Erwen's tone returned to normal..
Well, it was only for a moment.
“That's right—”
“No, I don't believe this alone..”
“…huh?”
“try something else.”
Erwen, who was happy with a tearful expression, instantly returned to cold mode, and I quickly used [Leap]..
and…….
“Oh, really man……!”
“Yeah, I'm glad you trust me now—”
“…Did you think it would be like this? This isn't enough.”
The same thing was repeated several times.
Erwen continued to make demands, wondering if only by checking all of my essence would she be relieved..
[When I was told to use [Flesh Explosion], I was very dizzy..
“…It was fake too?”
Those eyes, filled with madness and murder, were truly enough to make my stomach tingle..
However, we decided to say that we deleted the integer and instead prove our identity with stories that only the two of us know..
“What you gave me when we first met.”
“Licho leaves.”
“The name of the inn where we spent our first night.”
“…….”
“Answer… can not……?”
“It was an inn named Ma, Garlic and Salt..”
“late.”
“No, you were embarrassed when I said it was your first night. I just went to see the essence.…….”
“Hmm.”
How much did we talk about old times like that?.
As the story that only the two of us knew in the world came out, his emotional ups and downs gradually eased, and finally, he has completely let go of his doubts..
Although it's unclear when he'll mess up again and aim his protest right between my eyes..
First of all, for now it was like that..
“Ah, man……!”
“It's been a long time, it's already been 2 years and 6 months?”
A greeting that took a long time to say.
Erwen raised his bow as if he had never done that before and clenched his fists as if he was disgusted..
“why… Now it has appeared! If you were alive... … ! Why didn't you come see me?!”
Ah, it might seem that way from his perspective..
It's not that I didn't want to come, so I didn't come.…….
“There was a situation.”
I hurriedly answered, thinking that I might get angry again, but Erwen asked carefully..
“When you say it's a situation... Are you talking about something that has been announced as an evil spirit??”
In some ways, this may be the most important question in this conversation..
It was a mountain I had to climb someday..
However, as I was thinking about how to approach this problem,.
“fool.”
Erwen muttered softly..
“There's no way I care about that…….”
“…Are you saying you don't believe the royal family's announcement??”
Even as I asked that question, guilt and relief coexisted..
Erwen must have concluded that she ‘does not believe it.’ The fact that you are talking casually in front of me right now is proof of that.—
“no? I said it had nothing to do with me whether the announcement was true or not.?”
“huh?”
I couldn't help but tilt my head as I looked at Erwen asking the question as if it were obvious..
Then did you think an explanation was necessary??
Erwen opened his mouth as if giving a detailed lesson..
“Man, we met as adults.?”
“Uh, right?”
“Evil spirits only appear on the day you become an adult..”
“…however?”
“But what does it matter if you are an evil spirit or not??”
“…Is that so??”
When I asked again, unable to hide my nervous expression, Erwen suddenly came up to me and held my hand tightly..
“You risked your life to protect me in the cave, you taught me what I didn’t know, and after my sister died… The person who raised me up was all you..”
The body heat transmitted through my hands felt particularly warm..
“No matter what anyone says, to me, he is Bjorn Yandel..”
Yes, there may be people who think this way..
“…….”
Many words like thank you came to mind, but I couldn't say anything and just kept my mouth shut..
Erwen probably doesn't know..
How much comfort those few words just gave me.…….
“however…….”
Then Erwen let go of my hand..
And then he spoke to me with his eyes and tone of voice as if he had returned to square one..
“You are a real man?”
I feel like I'm going crazy.
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