Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 421
421Like ice (1)
Adverb: silence of the soul.
A destructive skill that burns the MP of all characters within range, leading to ‘soul exhaustion’.
But this also has its weaknesses.
It's a weakness I heard about from a dragon man a while ago. First of all, you can only burn up to 40% of your maximum MP.?
Simply put, if you maintain it longer than that, it will not lead to 'soul exhaustion' that occurs when MP becomes 0..
‘Maybe that's why I've been saving it until now..’
After escaping the snow of the glacier, I received healing from a priest and my body recovered, but MP is a different story..
My MP was already over half, and in the meantime, I was fighting these guys, using [Giant], using [Swing] excessively, and consuming a significant amount of MP..
That's why.
I deliberately provoked this guy.
[I'm curious, so when are you coming? The moment when not even death can save me?]
[……Crackling.]
If this continues, you'll run out of MP..
Of course, there is [Soul Dive], but this is a skill that has a cooldown. Once you use it, there is no way to counter the verb in the future..
Therefore, we encouraged people to use verbs quickly..
As a result…….
“Hehehe! Kehehehe! Oh my gosh……!”
The dragon slayer is incapable of combat..
Well, I think I had a hard time every time I used verbs in Larkaz's Labyrinth..
I never thought it would turn into a bee this much..
unexpected income.
「The character casted [Soul Dive].」
「The character casted [Giant].」
On the other hand, I had nothing to worry about as I recovered the MP I was running low on, excluding the enemy's special moves..
“Uh, how……?”
That facial expression that you want to take a picture of and keep forever is a bonus..
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”
It feels like the energy of the ancestors is surging from your whole body..
「Manua Repeles casted [Iron Fist].」
I accepted the ensuing stabbings at the government with a smile..
Hmm, as expected, these do not apply to verbs..
‘Well, if you were thinking about using the term, you probably would have formed a bond with the kids around you in advance..’
Noark's vanguard, including Pakpakgi, were not exposed to the silence of the soul..
The postfix line seemed to be outside the scope of the verb..
‘Fortunately, my team seems to have missed the radius as well..’
This was actually the reason why I sent the expedition's line back..
My role was to act as a secondary line of defense to block the assault troops, but I had to prevent them from being attacked at all costs..
‘Nevertheless, the reason I didn't force myself to go inside and use the harsh words was probably because I decided that if I were the only one to deal with it, everything would be over. There was probably a calculation that if our camp became unable to fight, their lives would be in danger..’
When I thought about it that way, it couldn't help but be funny..
[Yeah, you always forced me to make sacrifices.]
This is a sacrifice?
If you decide to cut off your arm, you should be prepared to cut off the entire shoulder blade..
But still, you throw your cards so carelessly..
If we had really decided to sacrifice, it would have become a very threatening variable for us as well..
‘It's a good thing. but…….”
It's a feeling of relief, but at the same time, it's unfair..
No, it's exactly vain..
‘At best… … . Dwalkie is just for this guy…….’
Officer of Orculis?
A tycoon who killed the Great Ancient Dragon, and a notorious criminal.?
Well, the essence doesn't change.
That guy was a much greater person than this guy..
「Character casted [Eye of the Storm].」
「The abilities inherent in the skill are unlocked by the power of the transcendental body..」
Use the grab machine to pull the dragon slayer..
A man coughing up blood and helplessly being pulled by a strong gust of wind..
Kwasik-!
As soon as the hammer hits, the guy's left shoulder is shattered..
“Ahhhh……!”
‘Tsk, I was aiming for the head. I'm twisting my body there.’
Well, there will be another chance next time..
Putting my regrets aside, I stop the gangster who rushes in to save the dragon slayer..
No, not just him..
「Mike Roymus casted [Tearing Ground].」
「Damage taken by allies within a certain radius is reduced by half, and the remaining half is taken instead..」
Blunt warrior close to a tank.
「Lia Andes casted [Wave of Fire].」
「All fire damage is temporarily greatly increased, and additional effects are gained the closer you are to the damage target..」
A rare melee magician.
These three must have been working together a lot, but since the dragon slayer left, they have been working even more closely and annoying me..
「Kayle Elbad Zenegger casted [Earth's End Thorn].」
A long-distance attack from the rear in the middle is a bonus..
Since I had no armor, their attacks pierced and cut through my body..
but…….
「Loita Mamander casted [Greater Heal].」
「Benjamin Orman casted [Greater Heal].」
It's not enough to apply the priests' buffs, but it's not enough to push me away even though I'm receiving intensive care..
「Kelvus Ayrne casted level 4 black magic [Mark of Evil]..」
「All regenerative effects of the character are reduced.」
「Benjamin Orman cast [Purifying Moonlight].」
「All negative effects inflicted on the character are removed.」
The warlock also persistently cast curse spells, but it's usually easier to remove these types of spells than to cast them..
“Don't overdo it, just block it.!”
If we were more proactive, we might be able to put things in order one by one, but we strictly maintained a mercury posture..
That's what defense games are all about.?
A type of game in which the player wins as long as he is not penetrated..
The current situation is not much different.
‘These guys can't escape anyway.’
To be precise, it doesn't matter if you run away..
Because their escape route is blocked..
There are a lot of monsters behind you, and even the boss monster comes up with its eyes black and blue..
I don't know about the others, but the three people who fell behind me and got beaten up are sure to rot and rot in their bodies within a few days when they return to the eyes of the glacier..
In the meantime, will you be able to escape to the 8th floor??
While it looks like there is no food anymore,?
“Damn, where did this guy come from?……!”
The blunt warrior who started a struggle with me without fear, but was knocked out with a single kick, gave me a vain expression..
“If we just went outside, there would be no one to stop us.!”
Oh, you had that hope growing up on the 8th floor secretly from the royal family..
Well, I don't think it's a completely false hope..
8Because the floor is filled with essences that are so valuable that each one becomes a core essence..
however…….
‘If that's the case, get the combination right..’
Even for Shield Baba, the key is [giantification].
It is a level 5 essence that can be obtained when hunting Orc heroes, and it is incredibly efficient from the moment it is linked with [Union]..
It is not a good idea to just blindly use the higher integer..
“Repeles! Let's step aside for now.!”
Did he lose his will to fight when he saw that I didn't flinch even when he attacked me? The blunt warrior requested a retreat, but the gangster did not listen..
“Where are you going?!”
“Still, I need to do some maintenance first.……!”
“Stop talking nonsense and start fighting.!”
He knows it too.
If you step back for a moment to regroup, you'll have to face a tougher battle next..
In the end, they only have one choice..
“Just kill this guy, just kill this guy.!”
“The rest is no big deal!”
Moving upward through us.
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!!”
Of course I have no intention of sending it away..
***
A battle ensues.
And once the pendulum was tilted, it never moved in the opposite direction..
“……It's no longer possible!”
some kind of assault force.
The two explorers who had passed me and were aiming for the main force passed me again and joined our troops..
“Cullen……?”
“Can't you tell when you see it? she died!”
The three of them fought desperately, but when one of them died, they were unable to hold out and ran away..
‘Okay, so now there are 11 people..’
The number of enemies has decreased.
On the other hand, there are no deaths on our side..
There are some crew members who are injured as the heals focus on me, but even those are mostly minor injuries..
but…….
‘Now is the key..’
Instead of letting down your guard, you raise your guard even further..
Because with this, they will definitely realize it..
If things continue like this, we could all die..
“……I never thought I would have to risk my life in a place like this..”
Humans are calculating animals.
Therefore, when faced with a crossroads in survival, they ultimately choose to give up..
Everything except survival.
‘It's the scariest state when you meet an enemy..’
As for the boss monster, it is a 'berserk' pattern..
A state of fighting for one's life to survive.
「The character lacks soul power.」
「[Gigantization] ends.」
Just in time, your MP runs out and your body shrinks..
“Yandel, you should go back and rest for a while..”
Immediately Amelia came to my right..
“that's right. Because we'll be in charge of this place..”
On the left is Ravien..
“We will take your place.”
Soon Jun and Kaislan also walked out from behind..
Yes, I don't know about Kaislan, but I think Jun can take the main tank position..
Deciding that it would be more efficient to trust my colleagues rather than trying to come when I was out of MP, I quickly withdrew from the first row and moved to the second row. I was planning to rush out immediately if something happened..
“That monster retreated!”
“Now, now is your chance!”
As soon as I, who seemed like a thorn in their eyes, left, the Noark guys regained their fighting spirit and rushed at me..
However, it did not take long for the will to fight to break down..
「Jun Arshen casted [Holy Opening].」
When Jun uses up all his skills, he turns into a monster tank just like me.…….
Kaislan, Ravien, Amelia.
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
If you cut them wrong, you'll die..
“……Tsk!”
“be careful!”
As the saying goes, the best defense is offense..
Instead of just getting hit, a sharp counterattack aimed for an opening, and the other side was unable to continue the offensive as actively as before..
and…….
“Repeles and Ricky Aymond were hit.!”
Additional goals soon followed..
The bombardment line formed by Erwen, Akuraba, etc. finally won the battle of strength and killed one of the enemy's ranged dealers..
This was very encouraging.
「The status abnormality [Immortal Whisper] is activated..」
Unlike the guy who died earlier on our side, the glacier eye field effect activated and he rose up as an undead..
“Oh, push it out quickly! drop it down—”
“Ahhhhh!”
The enemy magician who turned into a lich was indiscriminately firing skills at his allies, but was suppressed and fell down the cliff..
Unfortunately, we were unable to score additional points due to our good response.…….
‘The remaining ranged ranges are two warlocks, one metamancer, and one Karui priest.…….’
From then on, a fierce battle continues..
Kaislan was seriously injured and retreated, but a tanker waiting in the second row was immediately brought in to block the path..
“Whoo, whoo, whoo…….”
Sven Farab.
The way he is exhaling nervously is somewhat untrustworthy, but he is still a holy knight by name..
Excluding me and Jun, this is the only main tank line..
Oh, for your information, the melee dealer was replaced once..
“Emily, come back!”
“…….”
Amelia, running out of MP, retreats to the second row, and Rick Jugusta, a warrior from the third team, comes in..
We took advantage of every advantage we could gain through numerical superiority in the narrow passage to deal with the enemy..
however…….
Fuuuuuk-!
Still, sacrifices were made.
A sharp rock spear piercing the upper body..
The very thing that instantly killed Might Million, a tanker, during the battle in Deadwood..
Crackling…….
Rick Jugusta, who had just replaced him, died..
[Immortal Whispers] did not activate because it was not outside the field boundary.…….
“Oh, no! Rick……!”
Yeah, he… He was a friend of James Calla's..
“Futa Recover! What are you doing! Stop it quickly!”
He hurriedly sent the 2nd team's guide and close friend to the empty seat, and at that moment, James Calla, who was in the back row, ran over and hugged the corpse of his friend..
However, I opened my mouth calmly..
“……Carla, return to your position..”
What he needs right now may be words of comfort, but what he needs and what he needs to do are different..
Fortunately, James Calla knew this too..
“yes…….”
James Calla left a brief word and moved to the back row carrying his friend's body..
I couldn't say anything as I saw him gritting his teeth and stretching out his shaky feet..
I just turned my gaze and looked at the battlefield..
Suddenly-!
There were sacrifices, but just in time, another additional goal was scored..
“Oh, the microphone……!”
Defeated a blunt weapon warrior who was in a tank position..
The one who caught it was Ravien.
However, he was injured in the process..
You won't die because the priest has healing, but it will take time to recover..
「The status abnormality [Immortal Whisper] is activated..」
This time, the field effect works again and the enemy turns into undead..
However, I didn't have much fun this time..
“What are you doing, everyone please step aside.!”
The guy who passes aggro to us and then pushes back the front lines. Because of that, we had to go through a lot of trouble to catch him one more time..
but…….
‘Now 10 people... . No, the dragon slayer is incapable of combat, so there are 9 of them.…….’
Number of enemies steadily decreasing.
Victory gets closer and closer.
Just as our ranged dealer line is seeing operators running out of MP, they are also starting to run out of all kinds of resources..
“Oh, curse magic! Quickly cast a curse spell!”
The warlock's curse that reduced their regenerative power is lifted, and their bodies begin to rot and crumble..
The magic power of the warlock who was keeping the priest in check has completely run out.…….
‘Okay, just keep going like this..’
As soon as I confirmed that Paladin Jun's doping was over and his tanking power was dropping, I put the front line back and went forward..
“……Damn it, has he recovered already?!”
There's still a long way to go until MP is fully filled, but just maintaining [Giantization] is enough..
[Soul Dive] will soon be on cooldown..
‘Above all, since the curse spell is over, there is no need to deal any more damage..’
It's like the dam that was barely blocking it has burst..
From now on, if you just block the way and apply the Glacial Eye field effect to them, they will collapse on their own..
“Push it out! Push me away!”
Those who knew this tried their best to move the front line off the field, but I gritted my teeth and held on..
“It seems like the priests' sacred power has run out.!”
It didn't really matter anymore that heel, who had been a strong supporter, was over..
These bastards have lost all their strength too.
He manages to swing the weapon with his arms and legs, which are quickly starting to rot, but that's all..
It was a time when I held on to my shield with that single thought in mind..
Exciting-!
Despair always comes without warning.
“Ahhhhh!”
Suddenly a scream was heard.
From behind us that should never be heard.
“Hey, Yandel.!!”
Kaislan urgently shouted on behalf of me, who couldn't look back as I was busy blocking the enemy..
“…Enemy! A new enemy has appeared!”
A variable occurred.
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