Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 374
374Hwa Treasure Hunter (2)
13 hours after entering the labyrinth.
We were in the crystal cave on the first floor..
There is one reason why the three of us are still on the first floor, which we covered in a few hours last time..
Because this exploration plan begins here..
“Hmm, this is the first time I knew you could open a crack like this..”
“Hehe, you really don't know anything.!”
There are four types of cracks on the first floor, including blood-red fortress and glacial cave. It is possible for this rift to be opened intentionally by the player..
The reason it took so long was because we had to go up to the second floor, kill a level 8 monster, and then come back..
‘By this time, everyone will have gone up.…….’
I took out the grade 8 magic stone that I had stored in subspace and looked around..
‘Anyway, it's been a while since I've been here.’
A cavity with a radius of approximately 30 m where a tombstone is placed..
When armies and large clans opened the portal and fled, it was here that those who remained tried to figure out how to survive..
Well, at that time, the wizards had expanded here and there, so the space was much larger..
“So is everyone ready??”
The two people nodded in response to my question, and as a signal, I placed the magic stone in front of the monument as if making an offering..
and at that moment.
dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!
Vibrations spread throughout the first floor, centered around the monument..
At the same time, a green colored portal opened..
「The character entered the first floor rift..」
Come on, let's go..
***
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
A cave outlined by the light of a portal floating in the air..
There are railroad tracks on the floor, and wooden waste materials are scattered around..
Is it a bit more gloomy than the game??
[green coal mine]
1One of four types of cracks in layers.
The process is simple.
Start at a point blocked by a collapsed ceiling, wander through the coal mine along the railroad tracks, and end by wandering around and catching the guardian..
“What are you all doing? Let's go quickly.”
As soon as I entered the unfamiliar space, I first led the two people who were checking the surrounding terrain and quickly headed inside the tunnel..
It's clear that more people will arrive soon.?
It's best not to encounter each other.
Even though Amelia and I don't know, Erwen has become very famous in this city. Even if you're a low-level explorer, there's a chance you'll recognize it.
Tadat.
Soon, after escaping from the area where the portal's light reached and covering their bodies with the dark spirit summoned by Erwen, only then did additional people enter the crack..
“Ooh, ooh, ooh!”
It started out as a man wearing low-level equipment..
“What, what? am i the first?”
The man, who was looking around blankly at first, seemed to realize belatedly that he had entered a crack, and a smile appeared on his face..
and then.
“Wow!”
A second person jumps out of the portal and falls to the ground..
This time it was a man again.
“Hehe, nice to meet you.!”
Okay, we're both men, so something won't happen..
As I watched the two exchanging greetings condescendingly, I quickly gave up my worries and turned around..
and…….
“The sound won't reach that far anymore. Let's run.”
“yes!”
We began to attack the crack by running through the tunnel in earnest. The first monster I encountered was, of course, a goblin..
1, 2He has a slightly different physique than the guys I saw on the floor..
[Grumble-!]
The height is similar to that of a normal individual, but the body size is different..
A wide open back and tight muscles.
Even the hood on his head and the pickaxe on his shoulder..
“Goblin Miner Army.”
The grade is 8.
1He is a guy who can only receive experience from floor cracks..
[Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]
As soon as the guy with a macho body found us, he rushed at us, swinging his pickaxe at us, saying it was a 3:1 situation..
It was definitely a blow with a force that was incomparable to that of an ordinary goblin..
but…….
“Upset…….”
Will that work?.
Even if it were just one of us, we could easily break the crack on the first floor..
Puuk-!
Without even having to shoot an arrow, Erwen used the wind spirit to pierce the guy between the eyes..
「Killed a goblin miner. EXP +2」
One shot one kill.
In fact, at our level, this could be seen as a natural thing… The process of pointing at an opponent with your index finger and then blowing out compressed air was quite impressive..
‘This is Tanjigong……?’
There was a time when I was obsessed with martial arts novels..
Huh, I can’t have anything like that either.?
“Schuitz, is there something wrong??”
“Yes, he suddenly looked at me like that.…….”
“It's no big deal. Hurry up and go.”
I hurriedly threw away my distracting thoughts and moved forward..
Well, if I were to compare my current state to martial arts, I would be like a martial arts expert who has reached the level of diamond buddha.?
Ta-dat, ta-dat.
Anyway, from then on, I took the lead and found my way. Well, actually, in the beginning, all you have to do is follow the straight tunnel and you're done.…….
“why stop?”
“Seeing that the railroad track was cut off in the middle, I thought it was probably like this..”
I was moving while observing the floor and stopped as soon as I came across the damaged rail..
and…….
Kwaaang-!
The surrounding walls were smashed with a hammer..
Amelia was shocked and asked if she was going to bury us alive, but it was a useless worry..
Where did the crack field break so easily??
Where things break, there are usually hidden elements..
Just like this.
Kwazisig-!
A wall that crumbles like it was made of Styrofoam boxes..
Soon the space beyond was revealed..
The side road is so crowded that it fills up when one person enters..
Huh, I almost wouldn't have been able to get in before my physique shrunk.—
Tuk.
Oh, it still hurts my shoulders.
I had no choice but to turn my body to the side and walk like a crab walking into the side road..
and…….
“First of all, I earned 3 million stones..”
I picked up a green gem from a box hidden in a narrow space in a side road, repeated the series, and came out again..
“This is the first time I've heard of something like this in a coal mine..”
“But man… Even though I don't have a wizard, I can take it with me.?”
“Okay. Usually these items don't require distortion magic..”
1It's easy to understand if you think back to the days of the bloody fortress..
‘The only things that require 'distortion' magic are miscellaneous things like bricks from cracks and building decorations..
‘Valuable items like the 'Necronomicon' are judged as items, so you can just pick them up and go out of the portal.…….
Oh, he wasn't there then.
“Then let's go quickly. I've taken everything I need here..”
Anyway, this was the only hidden piece in the first chapter, so from then on I didn't care about the floor and just focused on movement, and soon a cliff appeared..
More than two-thirds of the bridge collapsed along with the railroad tracks..
The original strategy was to take the passage next to it and take a detour.…….
‘If there was a leap, I could have just skipped it..’
It's a pity that the mobile device is gone.
Originally, this section could be skipped by anyone with an intermediate level or higher..
‘I'm only going to find goblin miners there anyway, so I'll just be wasting my time..’
Although it wasn't a route with a hidden piece, we had no choice but to take the side passage. Then, he killed as many goblin miners as he saw and escaped through the exit on the other side..
It took about 30 minutes to get here?
“1Maybe it's because it's a floor crack, but it's easy..”
“It's definitely a little different from what I expected.…….”
Erwen seemed dissatisfied with the dullness of exploring the rift, but it could not be helped. She is a member who can hunt on the 7th floor and she came to the crack on the 1st floor, so isn't it natural that she.
In typical RPG games, experience points are not usually given..
Ah, but is it a more vicious system to come to a low-level hunting ground to get experience points?……?
“Don't be disappointed everyone. I'm going to finish it soon anyway and go out again..”
Since everyone seemed to be bored, we accelerated our efforts to attack the crack..
I passed through the passage beyond the bridge I bypassed and hunted all the monsters from the second chapter..
「Killed a Hobgoblin Miner +EXP 3」
「Killed a mineral slime +EXP 2」
「Defeated a Copper Golem +EXP 3」
These are the new monsters encountered in the second chapter..
Ah, now I have to add a mid-boss as well..
「Killed a Goblin Bomber +EXP 4」
As expected, Jung Soo didn’t come out..
Well, I don't have a test tube or a wizard to put it in anyway..
‘The second chapter is mainly about combat, so it ended quickly..’
After clearing the mid-boss in about 10 minutes, I searched around for a while and found a hidden piece..
It appears when you destroy the minerals around the middle boss room..
[goble quartz]
Oh, there are only three..
“I guess we can share one by one..”
I was about to hand out the Gobble Quartz I dug up, but Amelia and Erwen frowned..
“That… Eating?”
“It smells strange. For some reason, it feels sticky to the touch.…….”
“Still, it is an elixir. Increases your poison resistance level.”
“If that's the case.”
Amelia, who was born in Noark and had no choice but to grow up to have a good stomach, swallowed the goble quartz first, and Erwen also closed her eyes tightly and put it in her mouth..
“Does it taste that bad??”
“…Surprisingly, it tastes nothing..”
“The texture is very unique..”
“Oh, really?”
The texture is unique..
You don’t have to be particularly prepared to eat it..
Oh Dodog-!
Soon, I chewed the gobble quartz with my molars and felt a truly amazing texture..
It's soft on the outside, but on the inside it feels like you're chewing on a rock.?
Barbarians usually chew on bones, so there was nothing special about them..
「Character has taken Gobble Quartz.」
「Poison resistance is permanently increased by +3.」
「This effect does not overlap.」
Anyway, the crack strategy was generally similar from then on..
Move forward, destroying all visible monsters. Stop for a moment and search the surrounding area only where the hidden piece is located..
That's how the third chapter ended, going down the circular stairs designed at the edge of the cliff..
and…….
“Now it's the last time.”
Arriving at the deepest part of the coal mine, we stood in front of a collapsed mine shaft as if something had been sealed..
Originally, the road had to be opened using explosives hidden throughout the coal mine, but…….
High level players have their own tricks.
Bang, bang-!
As I was smashing and splitting the lower cornerstone with a demon crusher, it collapsed, creating a gap for people to pass through, and soon we entered it..
「The sleeping green king wakes up.」
Wide cavity with a radius of approximately 50 m.
At its center, green slime writhed and howled..
[Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk-!]
‘It was King Slime, the guardian of the ‘green coal mine’..
***
At that time, the beginning of the crack.
The two men were trembling in the deep darkness, leaning on a flickering torch..
“……Well, we really have to go together.?”
“There is no other way, is there? The portal was also closed..”
“I heard that the crack is a place where five people can explore... … . What the hell is going on?…….”
The archer sighed at the ax warrior's words..
Even if you said that, there was no way to know that it was him..
Why did the portal close when only two people entered the rift?.
Of course, at first I thought it was a temporary error..
However, even after the portal was closed, waiting around for an unknown number of people to arrive, it still lasted for 3 hours..
I couldn't just deny reality forever..
“Okay, let's go. In order for the two of us to break the rift, we have to move forward slowly from now on..”
“…Oh, I understand..”
The ax warrior, who had a weak personality despite his size, stood in front, and the archer followed behind him, supporting him..
‘What a fucking bug..’
The archer always thought he was lucky..
Well, I found that game by chance and came here after playing it.…….
Other than that, his life was easy, and this didn't change even after he woke up in an unfamiliar world..
Just look at the first exploration..
He was lucky to get the essence from the start, and on his second expedition, he made some initial money by stripping off the equipment of the two-faced explorers and raiders..
Based on this, he was able to grow steadily..
but…….
‘I thought I might have come to the crack on the first floor on my third expedition, but I never thought something like this would happen..’
Even though the man was complaining internally, he came to his senses..
Only then will you be able to get out alive..
“…Wait, stop..”
“…Why are you doing that??”
“Because something is strange. At this point, it's time for the goblin miners to come out.…….”
“About cracks… Let's see if you know me well.?”
“I just kind of know. Because I usually like studying.”
First of all, it was said like that, but it wasn't true..
Because he had experience with the original version..
Even though I couldn't get past the first part and quit, I later found out that there was a cheat version and quit it..
Nevertheless, since I played the original, the first part was quick..
Because of the insane difficulty level, it was essential to read the 'Newbie Guide' left by 'Elfnuna' several times in order to play properly..
“……Let's go first. I don't know why goblins haven't appeared yet..”
However, since nothing changes by waiting, he cautiously resumed his movement, thinking it was just a gap between the game and reality..
and…….
“Oh, there must be a side road through the collapsed area.!”
The point where the railway line broke down.
He realized the truth when he saw a hole in the wall at that point..
“……Who came in first?.”
“…What did you say??”
“I'm talking to myself.”
Someone entered the crack first.
Obviously the number is three.
‘then… I guess they caught all the monsters there too..’
The moment I recognized this, a sense of relief washed over me and my legs relaxed..
And after the feeling of relief subsided, I started to feel like it was an opportunity.,
‘Seeing that there are no signs of battle around it, it probably means that it is strong enough to just cut down everything..’
They probably weren't interested in the essence of the crack on the first floor..
And the essence drop duration is about 30 minutes..
If you follow along quickly now, you may be able to obtain the discarded essence in the latter part..
Maybe you can pick up the hidden piece you left behind..
“Let's go quickly. Don't worry about monsters.”
“…what do you mean?”
“There will probably be no monsters ahead. If you don't believe me, I can go first..”
The archer said that and started running through the dark tunnel without hesitation..
but…….
‘I took the goble quartz with me..’
There was nothing left in the second or third chapters. Those who entered first were so familiar with this crack that it was hard to find anything they didn't take with them..
‘I didn't know that either... Since it was broken, I guess there was something hidden inside..’
Anyway, after running for a while, he arrived at the final boss room..
It took about 40 minutes to get there..
If the Guardian Essence drops and they don't eat it,…….
‘Maybe it will stay.’
Soon he entered the boss room with the ax warrior..
and…….
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
Spotting the essence floating in the air, the two men's eyes showed deep greed..
Of course there were differences.
“It's me, Jeong Su-ro.……!”
“That's right.”
“Seriously, that is the essence of the guardian.—”
The ax warrior in front had more surprise than greed in his eyes, but the man behind him was the opposite..
Push-!
The man held the arrow in his hand and drove it into the ax warrior's shoulder..
“Ahhhh!”
The ax warrior rolled on the floor screaming at the sudden surprise attack..
Of course, he also came to his senses and tried to pick up the axe, but unfortunately it didn't work out..
Crumbling.
The ax slipped and fell from my hand..
“It's no use. Because I put paralyzing poison on the arrowhead..”
“…Why, why are you doing this! I'll give you Jeongsu. So please!”
The warrior, sensing defeat, begged and shouted..
But the archer's eyes were cold..
“How can you save your life for an NPC??”
“Eh, N.P., Mr.… … ? What does that mean? No, it's more like a dragoon! Please just take a look. I have a daughter at home—”
“Dragoon is Protoss.”
The man chuckled and pulled out the arrowhead stuck in it..
and…….
“Hans Eliburn.”
“……?”
“That's my name. Ah, now that I think about it, that’s not my real name either..”
“Well, you can't believe it……!”
“I guess you've noticed now. sorry. I think I should tell you this in advance so I won't lose heart..”
“Oh, no—!”
The warrior tried to shout something, but the shout could not continue..
This is because the arrowhead pierced the warrior's neck before that..
“It's no different from catching a goblin..”
Soon the man quickly stood up and headed towards the essence floating in the air..
There was a wry smile on his lips..
“You're lucky..”
He truly thought he was lucky.
「[Essence of Slime] seeps into the character's soul..」
Until I saw my newly acquired skills with my own eyes..
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