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Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 420

420eye of the storm (6)

dragon mountains.

A place where Noark's troops and the royal family's forces form a long battle line and a power struggle is in full swing..

“traitor! It is a report that a traitor who had not been seen for a while has appeared on the Western Front.!”

Eltora Terserion, commander of the 3rd Corps, frowned as he received his subordinate's report..

“You are a traitor... Okay, I'll just leave now..”

“yes!”

The subordinate thought that the traitor's presence offended his superiors, but the real reason for Eltora's frown was different..

‘The traitor has appeared again…….’

El Tora is not stupid.

A few days ago, it was discovered that Noark's Western Front troops were heading north..

It is highly likely that the reason they moved their troops was to chase an expeditionary force attempting to escape on their own..

‘……So does that mean the chase is over??’

Eltora clenched his fists without realizing it..

‘father… … . No, what on earth is the Marquis thinking??’

Just before leading the army and entering the labyrinth, Eltora received two secret orders from his father..

One will ignore the expedition's rescue calls..

And the other one is…….

‘If he comes back alive on his own, we will kill him without anyone knowing..’

I don't know if I should say it was fortunate, but Eltora did not have to carry out the second secret mission..

Because the path the expedition team took was the opposite of this one..

‘Are they really all dead?……?’

It was truly a contradictory feeling..

It was he who also helped to abandon them..

He was also the one who would be in trouble if the expedition team came back alive..

but…….

Exciting-!

I can't believe it somewhere.

Are they really dead??

Bjorn Yandel, who came back alive from the crystal cave,?

“…….”

Eltora closed his eyes and was lost in thought..

And I assumed how I would have behaved if I had been the commander of the expedition..

‘The reason he fled to the north rather than the south, where our troops were, must have been to catch the enemy off guard..’

It wasn't a bad number.

Especially since he avoided two lions..

‘Did he know and avoid it?……?’

Well, I don't know about this..

But even if I knew, the result wouldn't be different..

It doesn't seem like there is any escape route just because you're heading north..

Enemy territory where reinforcements cannot be expected.

The siege is getting tighter and tighter..

A tired crew.

What decision would I have made if it were me?.

No, not me, but Bjorn Yandel… What would that ignorantly decisive man have done?.

‘……ice rock.’

Suddenly, the accident continued there..

If you don't give up until the end and run away, there is no other option left to see..

but…….

‘Even if he really went there, he wouldn't come back alive..’

No matter what assumptions you make, you can't picture the choices that lead to a hopeful future..

By no means should we ignore Bjorn Jandel's abilities..

ice rock?

glacier snow?

He will definitely overcome adversity.

Considering the capabilities shown in the Crystal Cave, it makes no sense to collapse in such a crisis..

One, he met the wrong person..

‘There's no way the Marquis didn't know this..’

Heading to Ice Rock.

An unconventional move no matter who sees it.

But in the end, it was a number that he too could think of..

But didn't his father do anything??

The person who wants to prepare for every situation to the extent that it seems excessive.?

‘Bjorn Yandel's return alive... does not exist.’

Eltora Terserion concluded thus:.

Exciting-!

Trying to ignore the inexplicable sound of my heart beating.

***

Our current formation is simple..

A narrow side road wide enough for about four people to stand..

“Schuitz, I'm sure it'll be fine.?”

“Didn't I tell you? If you were there, it would be so narrow that I wouldn't be able to move..”

I am the only one in the front line who has to stop the enemy..

Because this is the answer I came up with.

How can we save at least one more person and return home?.

“Don't push yourself too hard. Because we are behind you.”

“Yes, that's reassuring. I believe it—”

“Bjorn Jandel……!!”

At that time, the dragon slayer's cry filled with murderous intent echoes loudly..

“Is this where you ran away?!!”

Looking at their energetic voices, it seems like they still haven't realized their situation..

But unfortunately, not everyone has flowery hair like that guy..

“Regal Vagos, calm down..”

An explorer reaches out in front of a dragon slayer who looked like he might attack at any moment and stops him from making an unexpected move..

Crackling.

Someone who sees his face grits his teeth.

Actually, I didn't feel any different..

“That guy is Miss Naria…….”

Troll Summoner Milburn Naria.

Whether he was an evil spirit or not, he was the one who killed the woman who had hoped for us to return alive until the moment she was about to die..

“Bjorn Jandel, correct.?”

Soon, the guy who stopped the dragon slayer stepped forward and spoke to me..

‘Is this guy the real leader?……?’

Behavior so natural that it makes you think that way.

Normally, if you don't have authority to do something like that, you might be concerned about what others think..

I see that the dragon slayer is just sitting still..

“Yes, I am Bjorn Yandel..”

After much thought, I decided to accept the conversation..

Because I was already curious too.

“Then who are you??”

He answered my question without much hesitation..

“Manoir Repeles.”

The name that will be written on my life book.

“I will kill that guy…….”

No, should I say that this is the name that will be written on all of our lives??

From the moment this guy started talking, the look in the eyes of the crew members standing behind started boiling with murder..

However, there was no one who made a rash move..

“Manua Repelesra… … . This is my first time hearing this name..”

“Well, I guess so. First of all, the name and color are like a secret weapon..”

This gives more credibility to my guess..

8When I saw that they were armed with high-level essences that could be supplied from the floor, I thought about it just in case..

I really think these guys are one of the 8th floor raiders..

“So what do you want to say??”

First of all, I heard the name to be written in the death record, so I decided to check the business first. He immediately opened his mouth, wondering if he was the type that enjoyed long introductions..

“I have a suggestion for you guys..”

“proposal……?”

“As I said before, we are like a secret weapon. Even if we succeed in taking them all out, it would be a huge loss if one or two of us die in the process..”

“Okay, just the main point..”

He opened his palm at my words..

“five.”

“……?”

“We need to save face, so please hand over just five people. Well, I'm satisfied with that and I'll leave here. Oh, of course it doesn't have to be you, Bjorn Jandel..”

Hehe, I wondered what he was going to say.…….

They say that sometimes I don't get angry when I hear something so outrageous, and that's exactly what I'm in right now..

“Not a bad proposition, is it? If I give you just five people, you can all return home alive..”

“Well, it actually seems like a suggestion I should make. If just five of you stick out your heads, I will send you back alive. Oh, of course you and Regal Vagos must be included..”

“You won't regret it?”

What are you saying, you idiot?.

Alcohol is alcohol no matter how much it is used, and poison is poison no matter how sweet it is..

“The regret is your mother's regret..”

“……what?”

Even in the rough-mouthed Noark, this guy was shocked, as if he hadn't heard much of this. Hahahoho Since we weren't in a relationship where we would laugh, I just continued talking..

Looking at his bald head, reddened by the light of the flare.

“Your mom probably didn't know either. I don't believe that a child born with a stomachache will be a coward who only clings to the enemy..”

“…….”

“Are you sure you're not tired because you're scared of us? There's so much rotten me coming to you right now that I can't tell..”

“…….”

“Why aren't you saying anything? Oh, maybe I don't have a mother—”

“This guy……!”

“Well, I guess it really wasn't there. Seeing you so excited. Don't get too excited. I understand. The reason you grew up a coward is probably because you didn't receive a proper education as a child..”

“…….”

“The reason why all the hair on my head fell out was because I was going through a lot of heartache at that time.—”

“……I will kill you!!”

Oh, why do you keep interrupting me??

Although I felt a little offended, I achieved my goal..

Of course, the world has always been like that..

“Yeah, I won't die.”

“……profit!”

Whoever gets excited first loses..

***

Repeles, a hot-headed person who gets caught up in a thoroughly rational provocative comment and leaves his seat..

“Repeles! That’s the kind of guy he is, so don’t get excited! If you fall for cunning, he will only do good things.…….”

Surprisingly, the dragon slayer spoke words of restraint towards that guy..

but…….

eat.

Would that work?.

My bald head, covered in blood, is already turning red..

Tadat.

Soon he comes running towards me with his fist clenched..

His class is boxer.

This is a rare occupation in the labyrinth..

It's useful in the lower tiers, but it's a class that doesn't have the core essence to be useful in the mid tiers..

Well, there are a lot of good skills in the second half..

A representative example is this one I wrote just now..

「Manua Repeles casted [Iron Fist].」

8[Tekken] can be obtained from floor cracks.].

The effect is simple.

flash-!

Dash of approximately 4 meters, close to instantaneous movement.

and…….

Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!

Unconditional knockback that ignores the laws of physics.

and…….

「Fixed damage is taken in proportion to the caster's strength level and the target's physical resistance level..」

The harder it is, the more painful the true damage is..

In the last battle, everything was ruined because of this skill..

After a few hits, the mana shield shattered, and the battle line collapsed as they were pushed back. Meanwhile, as I chose evasion rather than defense, holding the enemy, which is one of the tanker's main goals, did not work properly..

But then and now are different.

“……Pfft.”

shock that shakes the intestines?

Since there is no mana shield, the pain is felt clearly, but…….

So what should I do?.

「Loita Mamander casted [Emergency Regeneration].」

Healing that comes immediately after being hit.

「Benjamin Orman casted [Moonlight Shrine].」

Flooring, which increases natural regenerative power, also stands between us and them..

Sigh.

I looked down and shouted at the guy's fist stuck in my stomach..

“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”

The guy flinching because his ears hurt from the sudden shouting..

Then I hit the hammer and the guy steps back..

After widening the distance again, I plan to use [Tekken]..

Those skills are all good, and there is no cooldown, but you have to rush a certain distance to use them..

‘Well, who knows how to leave it alone?’

I immediately linked [Transcendence] and [Eye of the Storm].

At that time, the battle line was collapsing and numerous enemies were passing me by, so I couldn't respond..

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!

“……!”

I swung the hammer at the right time towards the guy who was being sucked in with a confused expression..

But unfortunately, I didn't have much fun..

Well, this guy is also in a tank position..

「Manua Repeles casted [Inferno]..」

Guy defending a hammer with his hands crossed above his head.

As soon as the brief exchange of hands ends, the guys behind them join in and start running..

「Ricky Aymond casted [Thunder Target].」

「Kayle Elbad Zenegger casted [Earth's End Thorn].」

A talent shooting towards me.

Some skills ignored my physical resistance and penetrated my body, but I recovered quickly thanks to the focused healing of the priests..

「Ann Parvela cast [Lightning Rush].」

A close-range explorer passes me by in an instant without stopping..

and…….

「Ann Parvela cast [Gather].」

Linkage of skills that teleport two colleagues within a certain distance.

「Furan Cullen casted [River God].」

「Marione Trider casted [Dance of Cataclysm].」

It looks like it's some kind of assault unit..

Well, if you go over here, at least the field effect will be canceled. They must have decided that it would be better to fight here, even if it was in the middle of the enemy army..

‘It seems like they were quite underestimating us..’

No matter how much better individual skills may be, did you really think that just the three of you could take us down??

“Don't worry about this! I will never spend any more time here.!”

I decided to leave the assault unit to my colleagues..

I was confident that even if a knife was stabbed from behind, I would never die on the healing floor..

I don't think they'll give him a chance to target me in the first place..

“Kill it! It's time to draw the sword of revenge!”

“Do you think you will be helpless like last time?!”

“Wow!!”

That's how the melee started.

Enemies beyond the border, including Pakpakgi, rushed to break through me, and the three people who crossed the border had each other's backs and swung their weapons in an attempt to somehow break down the front line..

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!

The priests located on the safe hill indiscriminately cast divine spells, dealing damage and healing at the same time..

“fuse! Deal with the fuse first.!”

Accordingly, they poured out various skills to somehow target the priest first.…….

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!

It could not reach the top of the hill where the priests and wizards were gathered and disappeared in the air. This is the magic circle I worked hard to draw as soon as I came up..

Because as long as I protect the priesthood, I can't lose this fight..

“barrier magic……!”

When they realized that projectiles didn't work, they started coming up with other methods..

「Mike Roymus casted [Slime Walk].」

「Lia Andes casted [Firewalk].」

Those who try to use their supernatural ability to climb directly onto the cliff..

「Erwen Fornacci di Tercia casted [High-Speed ​​Fire].」

Of course, we were stopped by our team's ranged units..

How much time has passed like that?.

“……These nothing people!”

The battle went much more in our favor, as I expected..

The three people who came over with great vigor were unable to overcome their numerical inferiority and were getting beaten up, and I stayed in my position as firmly as an iron wall and kept the remaining guys in check to prevent them from crossing over..

“Shit……!”

“Why doesn’t that monster get tired?!”

“Kill it! Kill me somehow!!”

As the situation became more unfavorable, they rushed in more aggressively..

The reason is very simple.

Because everyone is injured.

I decided that if I leave here, there will be no next opportunity..

“Everyone, don’t worry!”

“No matter how much you get hurt, if you win this battle, it's over.!”

As injuries accumulate, attacks become more intense..

This was also the case with the dragon slayer who was swinging his sword at me while collaborating with Pakppaki in front of me..

“Hey, let me ask you one question..”

“……?”

“I'm curious, so when are you coming? The moment when not even death can save me?”

“……Crackling.”

He was stabbing me with a knife for a long time, but as if the wise man Time had come, he stepped back and glared at me..

“Yeah, you always forced me to make sacrifices.”

The guy who mumbled something like that pulled out a special move with a determined expression on his face..

「Regal Vagos casted [Verse: Silence of the Soul].」

Oh, okay, I'm finally writing this..

「The character lacks soul power.」

「[Gigantization] ends.」

A body that gets smaller in an instant.

The hammer and shield, which felt light as a feather, feel as heavy as a thousand pounds..

「The character is in a state of soul exhaustion..」

「All stats are temporarily reduced by 70%.」

The same condition I experienced in the Labyrinth of Larkaz..

Hey, I miss you.

At that time, I really thought this was all over in one shot.—

“Hehehe! Kehehehe! Oh my gosh……!”

What is this, you bastard?.

Why am I suddenly coughing up blood?.

Ah, did the use of the idiom just put a strain on my body??

This is not a bee that dies with one sting..

“Regal Bagos! It's okay?”

“I'm fine... Kill him... … . Hehehehe…….”

I don't know for sure, but it felt strange to see him glaring at me with hatred even as he stumbled..

「The character casted [Soul Dive].」

「Soul power is regenerated in proportion to the soul power consumed..」

For some reason, I have to say I'm sorry.?

「The soul exhaustion condition is lifted..」

Yes, it can be solved with just one skill.…….