Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 418
418eye of the storm (4)
Crumbling.
I move forward while chewing beef jerky..
Not just me alone, but all the crew together..
“I… It looks like I'm going to throw up. I ate too much so I can no longer…….”
Some people expressed their dissatisfaction literally, but that was only a small part of it..
Everyone forced themselves to chew their beef jerky while going uphill at a speed that was close to an alarm..
everyone knows it.
This is the last time from now on that I will be able to eat to my fill like this..
“Mr. Schuitz!! Oh, no… Baronet Yandel!!”
As I was moving forward, Team 5's wizard Marone came running towards me..
“10The detection magic I installed minutes ago has activated.!”
“They were a lot closer than I thought..”
If you run with all your might, you can reach the distance in just a few minutes..
“Everyone throw away your food boxes.!”
Shouting like that, I threw the box of beef jerky I was holding with one hand down the cliff..
That's because to increase speed, you need to reduce the load as much as possible..
whistling!
Most of the crew members threw the boxes down the cliff as soon as the order was given, as if everything went well, but some of the crew members trembled with eyes full of regret..
Members of warrior roles such as paladins and knights.
“Shit, I can still eat more……!”
It's a bit funny to say that with a pocket full of beef jerky, but it's not something I can't understand..
Because I also felt the same way.
‘Why does it feel like my stomach is already emptying??’
This fuel-efficient body only screams that it is not enough no matter how much it eats..
Damn it.
‘Well now the good times are over.’
“Marone, use a new detection spell. So that we can infer their speed through time..”
“yes!”
Soon, Marone installed a new detection magic and at the same time, we increased our movement speed in earnest..
Of course, it didn't increase that drastically..
Previously, it was just a light walk along the banks of the Han River, but now it's almost like running a slow marathon..
About 7 minutes have passed since then?.
“The detection magic worked.!”
Even though the speed was increased, the distance narrowed by 3 minutes..
“It's a pain in the ass.”
Non-officials, such as priests and wizards, are already being carried on piggybacks..
Now there is only one way.
Survival is determined by what you can give up..
“I'm throwing away all my backpacks containing thermal insulation..”
We gave up on the insulating stones that helped us maintain body temperature..
When you throw away the sled, this is the thing that weighs the most if you exclude the tent and sleeping bag that were already thrown away..
Food will naturally decrease as you eat it anyway..
“Nimiral, now I have to fight the cold too.?”
“What are you doing! Without throwing it away quickly!”
“We have to keep running anyway, so let's not think about it too much.!”
As expected, when I gave up the warming stone, my movement speed increased slightly..
Thanks to this, the burden on the crew members who had to carry the fattening team members on their backs has been eased..
In fact, good news was soon delivered..
“The detection magic worked. This time in exactly 7 minutes and 37 seconds.!”
The distance that had been narrowing began to be maintained..
Well, it feels like death because we also increased our speed..
‘It's no different for them.’
From now on, it's a fight to see who is more persistent..
Because the harsh environment is fair to everyone.
Just as we have had to give up many things, there will soon come a moment when they will have to make a choice..
Like right now.
“……Uh, what should I do? Wow, it suddenly got faster. Now there's only a 6 minute difference.!”
He chewed beef jerky while running and ran for five hours without even a moment's rest..
The 7-minute barrier that had been maintained steadily so far has been broken..
If so, what is the reason?.
The answer was really simple.
“I went into assimilation mode for a moment and watched, and the numbers went down! About twelve people!”
They also gave up.
to catch us.
The huge advantage of numbers.
‘Did they hand over all the food and send the rest down below??’
It seems most likely.
Those who go back will have to starve, but they can starve for about three days and eat until their stomachs explode once they reach the bottom..
‘By the way, there are twelve people.…….’
Somehow, now there are twice as many of us..
but…….
‘Still, I'm not sure if I can win..’
Of course, we'll have to bump into each other someday..
However, that time is not yet.
thus.
“Uh, what should I do? If this continues, it will catch up quickly.!”
What should I do?.
They gave up on one thing, we gotta give up on one more.
That's fair?
“Throw away heavy sheet metal equipment. Of course, you have to be able to fight, so shields and weapons are an exception..”
“Yes yes?”
Without saying much, I first took off the equipment covering my body and threw it down the cliff..
“Well, you really have to go that far.?”
“When do you shout that we're all going to die, is it a waste??”
“No, it's not that…….”
“That's it then. Throw it away. Anyway, if I go back to the city and organize the loot stored in subspace, won't the cost of the equipment come out?.”
“Whoa… … . To throw away his equipment while being chased by the enemy. you are properly crazy.”
The linemen who treated the plate equipment as if it were their life made a fuss, but in the end, following my instructions, they took off all the equipment and put only thick fur clothes on top..
As a result.
“6minute! It's the same as before!”
6The distance gap did not narrow but began to be maintained..
They probably don't know, but they're probably panicking right now..
what? Why isn't the distance narrowing??
‘What kind of expression will you make when you meet us naked later?.’
Okay, I feel like I have a little more strength thanks to this..
plod, trudge.
How much further uphill did I run?.
“……This is the first time I learned that people can sleep while running..”
“1minute… It's okay if it's just for one minute, so please try to sleep…….”
Our speed got slower and slower..
It was only natural that the forced march had been going on for several days without any proper rest, let alone sleep..
but…….
“6minute… 6 minutes…….”
The distance between them continued to be maintained..
As we are exhausted and exhausted, their stamina is also decreasing.…….
At that time, for the first time in a long time, there was a change in the status quo..
“what? The detection magic should have been activated by now.…….”
6The detection magic that was activated every minute does not work even after 20 minutes..
Why?.
Is there a way to avoid detection magic??
‘no. If that were the case, I would have used that method a long time ago..’
With that in mind, I ran uphill for over 10 minutes, but the detection magic remained silent..
Therefore, I also concluded.
‘It seems like they are reaching their limit too..’
Currently they are stopping and resting..
So to put it simply…….
“stop!”
Now we can take a break and take a breather.
***
“Rest everyone! It's okay to sleep! I'll wake you up when it's time to leave.!”
As soon as my order was given, the crew couldn't even cheer and fell down..
Some of them, who must have been extremely exhausted, fell to the floor and fell asleep as if they had fainted..
“Uncle, don’t rest.?”
“Take a moment to look around.”
“sorry. I want to stay with you, but I can't stand it.…….”
“I'm sorry. Go quickly and rest..”
“yes…….”
Erwen soon turned his back with a tired look on his face, went over to Amelia's side, with whom he usually had a bad relationship, and squatted down, and they fell asleep tightly together..
Yes, since we don't have a warming stone, we have to at least share our body heat..
I laughed and watched that scene for a moment before taking a spin around the area..
Among the crew members who were eating or sleeping straight out, there was someone who behaved in an unusual way..
“Kaislan, what are you writing now??”
“ah! Earlier, Schuitz… No, Yandel, I was recording what you said..”
“what i said……?”
Instead of answering, Kaislan quietly held out his notebook..
[I will do the hardest work. I will do the dirty work that not everyone wants to do. I'll walk in first where there's a bloody smell, and if someone has to get hurt, I'll get hurt..]
[therefore… follow me.]
[If you're going to throw your life in the gutter anyway, throw it away with me.!!]
Huh, reading this in writing made me feel ashamed..
However, I can't say anything bad about the child who is writing this carefully while holding back sleep..
“……You have good memorization..”
“Well, what good is memorization? I'll probably never forget it for the rest of my life.”
He also has a really bad hobby..
Feeling embarrassed for some reason, I wasted my precious break time writing this down and scolded him for what he was going to use it for, but Kaislan just shrugged his shoulders and laughed quietly..
“You never know.”
“huh?”
“Will this record become a great moment in history?.”
Huh, that damn history..
Come to think of it, he's liked that kind of thing for a long time.?
I straightened my bent back and tapped the guy on the shoulder..
“I have to come back alive. For that record to remain in history.”
“Oh, that's true too. Yes, I have to come back alive.…….”
“Write in moderation and rest. Because it’s not too late to go back and write about that..”
“That's right.”
After finishing the conversation with Kaislan and heading toward Erwen, the female wizard who was crouching and lying with her back on her backpack opened her eyes..
“Bjorn Jandel.”
It was Versil Gowland..
“Oh, did you wake up because of me? If so, sorry—”
“I'm the one who needs to apologize.”
“……huh?”
“sorry. At that time, I left you on the first floor and went.”
I was wondering what he was talking about, but when did he bring this up?.
“Do you remember how you said you sincerely regretted it at the banquet hall? It really wasn't something I just said. How miserable and shameful I felt when I woke up later and heard what you had done in the Crystal Cave..”
“What is there to be ashamed of? It was a decision that any leader would naturally have to make. I would have been like that too..”
Versil Gowland looked at the sincere words..
“Don't joke. You couldn't have done that..”
This is too much to accept..
If the Crystal Cave had given me escape tickets equal to the number of people, I would have taken the portal right away..
Since I was abandoned, I just struggled to survive..
There was no separate heroic mission..
But maybe her thoughts were a little different?.
“You are like the eye of the storm. Even when the wind blows from all directions, you never get caught up in it.”
Oh, what kind of difficult things are you saying to the barbarian?.
As I was staring blankly, wondering if it was an evil spirit, Versil Gowland laughed self-deprecatingly..
“Maybe that's why. Even in a strong storm, people gather around you.”
“only… It just happened that way..”
“……I guess I said something pointless. I didn't mean to burden you. now… You were on your way to rest, right? I'm sorry for taking your time.”
“no. You too, take a break..”
And so the conversation with Bersil ends..
Afterwards, I passed by the fallen member and lay down near Erwen..
When the detection magic activates, the wizard will automatically wake me up, so I was thinking of just sleeping for a little while..
but…….
‘It's the eye of the storm…….’
Even when I think about it again, it is an inappropriate compliment..
If the interpretation is that my arms are full of bad luck and everyone around me is swept away by misfortune, I wouldn't know.—
“mister! wake up!”
what?
I feel like it's only been a few seconds since I closed my eyes.?
“Did the detection magic work??”
“No, that's not it.…….”
What, then why did you wake me up so quickly??
I was able to see the answer with my own eyes even before asking Erwen..
“what! Why do monsters come out?!”
“Wait a minute, these aren't the guys I used to see.?”
“Skeleton… … ? Did the skeleton appear here too??”
Numerous monsters climbing from the cliff.
And even though their faces were half-asleep, the members got up in a huff and grabbed their weapons..
“Yandel, do you know anything about this phenomenon??”
I clenched my fists in response to Amelia’s question..
What you know?
Of course there is.
There is only one case where a monster respawns in the snow of a glacier where the strategy has been completed..
「The Glacier Wizard Cariadea has appeared in the area..」
10%Who would have thought that a boss monster with less than a chance would respawn at this timing?.
‘Damn lucky game.’
Are you just telling us to go out and die??
Why is this coming out now??
My vision suddenly darkened and I let out a sigh, but I checked the time first..
[00 : 12]
Just past midnight.
In other words, when there is only about a day left to escape the snow of the glacier..
“Baroness Yandel! Yes, the detection magic worked too.!”
There is also news that they have finished their rest and resumed their pursuit in the middle of the mountain..
Is that why??
I started laughing without even realizing it..
“Hehehehe.”
The warrior's intuition spoke.
I think today will be a particularly difficult day..
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