Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 409
409angry dilemma (6)
It was very easy to lure the dragon slayer and his minions out..
Well, they say that the enemy within is the scariest.?
An explorer from Noark who was influenced by Jun and found Gwangmyeong before he knew it. He had Gwangmyeong give him false information and he was immediately caught..
[…There are about thirty royal explorers.?]
“yes! I think I came over the ice rock.!”
[You said you were secretly chasing me from behind, right? Maintain the status quo for now, until I arrive..]
“yes!”
Hehe, are you fooling me again, you bastard?.
I also felt it in Larkaz's Labyrinth, but in some ways, he's a really naive guy..
If you hadn't given up on your 'restrained wish' and given me time back then, you wouldn't have gotten to that point and had your sword taken away..
“Okay then let's move.”
After luring the dragon slayer, we headed south to the ‘dragon’s heart’..
Since our routes overlapped, there was no need to worry about meeting them along the way..
Because we have light.
[Your current location is?]
“This is the western region of the dragon's heart..”
[It's still moving west. Are you trying to go to ‘Iron Falls’??]
“It seems like that if you just look at the movement right away.!”
[i get it. We will be heading there too, so if there is any change in movement, please contact us immediately..]
“yes!”
At this rate, by the time he gets to Iron Falls in the west, we will be in front of his base..
Even if we get the call and make a hasty withdrawal, we will be long gone by the time he gets back here..
“There's a group of Noarks ahead..”
“Stop, hide here and wait until they pass by..”
After continuing the forced march for two days with minimal fighting, we came across a vast wilderness area..
Well, the viewing radius is narrow, so the distance you can see is limited..
Anyway, that's not what's important.
“It's finally a gray field..”
gray fields.
It is an intermediate region located between the Dragon Mountains, the center of the continent, and the Dragon Heart, the northernmost region.…….
The exact same place where the Noark camp starting point is located, allowing direct access to the 7th floor..
“It's quieter than expected. Since it is a place used as a base, I thought there would be a lot of people wandering around..”
“I guess it means that the main university is attracting attention well..”
This expedition plan is a kind of diversionary operation..
While the Royal Army, which entered the Dark Continent through the standard route, engages in close combat with the Noark main force with the Dragon Mountain Range as its border, we strike from behind..
“From here, move as stealthily as possible, even if it means reducing your speed..”
“I will instruct you to widen the distance between the scouts and the main force. To be able to detect the presence of enemies from further away.”
“Okay, I'll leave the detailed military management to you..”
After entering the gray plains, we moved with more caution, but battles continued..
That’s because the labyrinth is originally a place full of monsters..
How can you avoid people but not monsters?.
「Killed a Void Ant EXP +4.」
「Defeated the Dark Crystal EXP +6.」
「Defeated Mynum EXP +5.」
「Defeated a Hell Ghoul EXP +4.」
「Killed Zambet…….」
「…….」
Various monsters climbing out of wide-open gaps like rice fields during a drought..
Among them, there were also level 3 monsters..
“It's Bol-Herchan!”
He is also a member of my shield baba's final training tree..
Of course, the battle itself wasn't very difficult..
“What are you all doing? First time catching it? Start by widening the gap!”
“Warriors just block! Because the magician is going to make the final blow anyway.!”
At Ice Rock, I killed three level 3 monsters at once, but it was only about one..
Even we are full now.
Cooung-!
As an individual with the highest defense, he held out for a long time, but in the end, he fell to the ground and disappeared into light..
「You defeated Bol-Herchan EXP +7.」
Jeongsoo didn't show up, but I wasn't particularly disappointed..
Because I already got this guy’s essence anyway..
‘It's a bit ironic.’
I didn't know you could get this guy's essence before doing the first kill. Unlike the game, which progresses steadily, in reality, the order of looting is arbitrary..
‘Is this how the snowball rolls after eating Ogre Essence in the early to mid-game??
I suddenly had that thought, but if I actually think about it, the starting point of this abnormal growth was probably the 'corpse golem'..
If that essence hadn't come out, it wouldn't have been possible to kill the Vampire Duke Cambormir..
“Schuitz, I got word that the scouting party discovered their stronghold..”
After entering the gray plain, we continued to move for about a day and finally arrived near our destination..
There was a huge tower-shaped sculpture standing there, and about a hundred explorers were guarding the area, so it was clear that they had come to visit..
However, one question is.
“……There are far fewer numbers than expected..”
“It looks like Regal Vagos has brought out more troops than expected to catch us..”
“okay? If that's the case, I'm glad, but it's not certain, so I'll start by obtaining surrounding information..”
“Then I'll send the scout team again..”
“What should the remaining members do??”
“Tell them to recover as much health as possible because there will be a battle soon..”
“What about the declaration of annihilation??”
“Tell them not to use it, they might spot us on the other side. You can't lose everything by coveting small things. When a monster appears, just kill it as quietly as possible..”
“I'll tell you that..”
After having scouts made up of civilians with stealth skills explore the surroundings, the rest hid in the space at the bottom of the cliff to recover their strength..
And this goes for me too.
“You look tired..”
As I was resting and leaning back, Amelia came up to me and handed me a piece of beef jerky..
Well, Ice Rock didn’t even provide beef jerky..
This is what's left over here?
Creak, creak.
As I was chewing it, Amelia said something ominous..
“Schuitz, things are going so smoothly..”
“Nimiral…….”
I couldn't wait to say that..
It makes sense, I just thought about it to myself and never mentioned it..
“……?”
“I didn't say this to you, so don't worry. So what are you trying to say? Did you find anything suspicious??”
“It's not like that…….”
Amelia paused at my words..
I don't think he said that because he had any basis..
“Don't worry, it's not like things will work out quickly, it's because you've done all the hard work in advance..”
“I can't believe I did it all in advance?”
“Didn't we go through all kinds of hardships while crossing the ice rock? The traitor was also hiding..”
“that… yes. sorry. don't mind what i say.”
When I said that, I was already extremely nervous, but I didn't bother to show it..
I just keep thinking inside myself..
‘A hundred people…….’
With this level of force, the mission itself can be successfully accomplished without difficulty..
Although the scouting team only watched from afar, it seems that there are not many people who can be called named..
‘This is probably because they didn't expect the enemy to come from behind..’
Noark's main force is entirely used to maintain a wide front line to prevent the royal army from crossing the mountain..
Of course, since it is a key base, troops were kept on standby, led by the dragon slayer Regal Vagos.…….
‘He's now led his troops outside..’
Now the house is completely empty.
‘There is no Hans around..’
The only problem now is the variables that the scouting team may bring.…….
“Schuitz, the scout team has arrived..”
“What do you think??”
“They say there is no one within a 5km radius..”
As a result of checking, there were no significant variables in the surrounding area..
Ugh, things were going so well that I was worried that they had set a trap or something..
Soon, I tried to shake off the ominous feeling..
“Tell those who have been outside that they did a good job and let them get some rest. Well, I won't be able to rest for long though..”
“…I'm trying to commit suicide.?”
“Okay, get ready quickly..”
Now is the time to end this long expedition..
***
Standing silently in the dark wilderness.
Although it is hidden in the darkness of the labyrinth and cannot be seen with the naked eye,…….
Gazing at Noark's headquarters beyond.
“…….”
Waiting in silence.
With expedition members ready to run at any time.
Cooung, cooung, cooung, cooung-!
Soon a loud noise began to echo in the darkness..
Anyone with some experience as an explorer will immediately recognize the noise as the sound of a large monster walking..
“Hey, they are demonic beasts.!”
“Everyone come out!”
Beyond the quiet darkness becomes noisy.
Although they cannot be seen with the naked eye, the expressions on each of their faces are clearly drawn..
“Fuck, what the hell is this number?!”
Embarrassment.
“Ugh, I'm out of luck. What are you all doing? Without taking out the weapon quickly?”
petulance.
“Why did monsters flock here??”
And question.
Of course, there were some who gave the correct answer..
“Wake! Enemy! Who led the demonic beasts?!”
Is it because they are from Noark, who study all kinds of looting methods??
You're quick-witted.
Of course, it's no coincidence that hordes of monsters are coming from all directions..
After confirming that there was no one within a 5km radius, I sent out a scouting team and gathered up all the nearby monsters..
Now that the aggro is over, the scout team should be returning here with stealth turned on..
“what?”
“Enemy……?”
“Damn, are they really the ones Regal Vagos was talking about??”
“support! Hurry and ask for support first!”
Uh-huh, where are you calling support??
If I come anyway, it will all be over..
“Kaislan.”
As I chanted briefly, Kaislan next to me shouted, raising a flag with the royal family emblem on it..
“shoot!!”
At the same time, wizards, archers, and magicians who had already finished casting fired their special moves all at once..
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
An attack made when monsters were approaching..
One of the enemy formations was completely destroyed, creating a hole, and the clever monsters did not miss the gap..
“Dammit, where are you! Where are you?!”
“Ahhhhh!”
Monsters crossing the collapsed battle line and entering.
“First, stop it from there!”
They tried to quickly reorganize their formation, but there was no way we could watch that..
“Kaislan, one more time.”
Afterwards, as soon as the casting was over, we mobilized all our firepower to fire a long-distance bombardment, and the enemy also realized our location..
but…….
“It's over there!”
“There are guys over there!”
What will you guys do if you find out?.
While he looks like he's busy fighting monsters.
Kwaaaaang-!
Kwaang!
Hehehey profit!
It was a time when they were firing from a greater distance for a while..
Jiiiiiiing-!
The message stone I kept in my arms vibrated..
It was obvious who the sender was..
That's because on my way here, only one person contacted me that day using this message stone..
click.
Since there was nothing to do other than watch, I connected without much thought..
[You! Where are you now?!]
An unpleasant sound comes as soon as the connection is made..
Oh, come to think of it, the last contact was a report that it was at the edge of the continent and that I had to come there.?
[I've arrived at the place you mentioned, but there's no one there! There are also reports that a battle took place near the Eye of the Sky..]
Eye in the Sky is the name given to the magic wave emitter that acts as a transmission tower..
‘Ugh, did the news get there just then?.’
It seems clear why the royal family was so eager to destroy the Eye of the Sky. There must have been more than one loss suffered through that extensive communication network..
[Are you ignoring what I say now? Answer me! where are you now?]
I answered honestly because there was no need to lie anymore..
“me? Front yard of Neugeujip.”
Appropriate personality is definitely a tactic..
After saying that, I waited for an interesting reaction, but surprisingly, he didn't say anything for a long time..
While I was checking to see if contact had been lost, the words I heard were not particularly interesting..
[……who are you.]
Oh, did you even have live octopus in your mouth?.
Holding weight.
“If you know, come find me?”
[……It was your masterpiece from the beginning..]
“Well, I'm just taking the obvious. Hey, that's okay, I'm busy right now, so I'll see you later. The reason I went all the way there was to see the sea..”
[I don't know who you are, but don't think about dying gracefully. Even death won't be able to save you.]
The voice was full of life, but it tingled my ears and I just let it go out of one ear..
Even death can't save you.
First of all, this is a line I said once before.?
“Yeah, work hard..”
[what? Does this sound like a joke? you must be me—.]
It was time to move on to the next chapter, so I hung up..
At the same time, a report came in from Akuraba..
“Schuitz, the demon beasts are almost all cleared now.!”
We fought desperately and the enemies had already killed most of the monsters..
thus…….
“assault formation!”
“forward of the line……!”
They stormed into the battlefield before they could regroup..
“Turn it around!”
Battle formation with veteran warriors at the forefront.
The Noark guys also created a wall of warriors to prevent this..
It is a basic shield wall in many-to-many battles..
“Stop it ah!”
“Kill me!”
Soon, the warriors at the forefront clashed with each other, and a full-fledged power struggle began..
and…….
“Wow!!”
The winner of the struggle of power was of course us..
Not only are we superior to the other side in terms of the average level of warriors.…….
decisively.
「Niaro Campal cast [Healing Wave].」
「Benjamin Orman casts [Moonlight of Regeneration]······.」
「······.」
There's no priest over there.?
How can they stop warriors who risk their injuries and charge recklessly?.
“It was pierced!”
The warriors broke through the front line with a force of one hundred, and our expedition team quickly penetrated the gap..
It's not completely empty, but the center is empty..
“shield wall!”
We changed our formation to a circular defensive formation..
and…….
“Move while maintaining the front line like this.!”
Now the situation has changed and we have advanced to the center, dealing with enemy forces coming from all directions..
That's because our goal is not annihilation, but strike..
“No, they are heading towards the eyes of the sky.!”
“Block it!”
Soon they realized our goal and rushed at us even more aggressively, but it was not enough to break through us who had overcome the ice rock and were united as one..
To begin with, there are many priests on our side..
“stop!”
As I was moving around and dealing with enemies, I arrived in front of the 'Eye in the Sky'..
We stood with our backs against this and held on desperately..
Because there's something I need to do first before I destroy this.…….
“Schuitz! Come here quickly..”
At that time, Akuraba shouted and called to me..
“Quickly! There's a problem!”
what? problem?
“Gregson. This is please.”
“Cancer, leave it to me.!”
I quickly left my position to the warrior next to me and headed to the rear..
Akuraba was waiting for me, standing awkwardly in front of the 'eyes in the sky' that surrounded us..
“What's going on?”
“Saturday, I entered the communication coordinates and contacted them several times, but I was never able to connect with the main unit.!”
Wow, this is a big deal..
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