Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 422
422Like ice (2)
I gave up hope of being rescued..
Food was thrown away, equipment was thrown away..
Even though I ran away, I was caught up and had to watch helplessly as my colleague died..
Because that’s what survival is all about..
Giving up, giving up again.
Deceive yourself into thinking it was the most rational choice in an unreasonable situation..
So I burned everything I had and used it as fuel to move forward..
but…….
“···Enemy! A new enemy has appeared!”
What else should I give up now?.
Damn it, I already know the answer.
“Jun, I’ll leave this to you for a while..”
I quickly touched the baton and headed to the rear..
As soon as I turned my back, I saw a long-distance unit running towards us from behind..
Enemies were following behind him..
“mister……!”
“Erwen!”
“About fifteen people! He doesn't look like a knight, but he uses auras! Right now, Mr. Gerrod is blocking it alone.!”
ventis gerrod.
A psychic belonging to the 3rd team.
A guy that everyone liked even though they scolded him for his unnecessarily positive smile..
“thanks for letting me know. Quickly follow Akuraba and join the main force..”
“…be careful!”
Afterwards, when he passed by Erwen and arrived at the rear, he was lying on the floor, hot blood spraying out..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
Blood steaming in contact with cold air.
‘okay… Another person died.’
If it weren't for this man, more people would have been hurt and killed..
Exciting-
For a moment, my heart tightened, but this harsh reality did not give me time to grieve..
Sigh.
Raise your head and look at the front.
Fifteen enemies can be seen above Gerod's corpse..
As soon as I saw it, I remembered a conversation I had with the leader of Orculis in Noark..
[human female.]
[An awl-shaped red aura that appears to be specialized for daggers..]
[These are all characteristics of the Rose Knights..]
Rose Knights.
A special unit directly under the royal family that handles special missions such as assassination, infiltration, and operations..
Yes, the day will come when they will finally meet each other..
Drop, drop, drop, drop—
A woman holding a dagger dripping with blood stands still and stares at me..
It was similar to Amelia when we first met..
Eyes that do not convey any emotion.
and…….
“Baron Bjorn Jandel..”
A dry voice that cannot even be described as dreary.
“According to information, he has a sword defense ability of at least level 2 or higher. The power of evaluation is two levels higher than that of each of us, so deal with us carefully..”
As soon as the woman's formal briefing was over, they were ready to pounce at any moment..
It's been a while since I've felt this way while looking at an enemy, but it honestly sent shivers down my spine..
I'm not afraid of someone who doesn't even know me screaming that he's going to kill me, but that's not the case here.?
Professional trained solely for the purpose of killing.
Exciting-!
Even though they haven't even crossed arms yet, the warrior's heart beats with the intuition of a difficult battle..
but…….
Wow-
So what?
“Did the marquis send it??”
I asked while maintaining the readiness to respond immediately, but no answer came back..
“…….”
Oh, it's too hard to make a quick glance.
Is that something like I don’t talk to people who will kill me??
Even the faintest expectations disappeared due to his completely professional appearance, but I hope he could tell me at least this one thing..
“How on earth did you know that I was waiting here??”
“…….”
“huh? Tell me. No matter how much I think about it, I just can't explain this one thing. Don't you feel sorry for us??”
Despite the joking tone, the woman looked at me without changing her expression and quietly opened her mouth..
“……At someone's persistent request, we were just on standby just in case, and the intelligence department also judged that the chances of you actually coming here were slim..”
“It's thin…….”
I ended up laughing without even realizing it..
Well, what are the chances of completing the mission after such an arduous journey, being abandoned by our allies in the middle of the enemy's territory, and yet perseveringly finding a way out on our own and arriving here?.
The expedition team that we met for the first time a few days ago was hastily formed..
To say it is rare would be an understatement..
“……why are you laughing?”
“I just thought you guys couldn't win..”
Of course, does it make sense to put this kind of power on standby to block even the remotest possibility??
It feels like a huge wall is tightening from all directions..
It feels like no matter where I go, there is no exit..
“Then the conversation is a failure..”
Then the woman looked at me and muttered.
“failure?”
“Because a person with a broken heart doesn't look like that..”
What? Then, the reason you responded was actually because you wanted me to be frustrated.?
I said grumblingly..
“That's really strange. I was in enough despair right now.”
“So are you planning on dying like this??”
“No, you have to do as much as you can..”
“Yes, sometimes there are people like you. Never take death as an escape…….”
At my answer, the woman's expression changed for the first time. It's very slight, but it seems like he feels a little sad somewhere.?
Of course, we don't know what it will be like in reality..
maybe i was wrong.
But even if you saw it right, nothing would change..
“I guess the time for conversation is over now..”
I said.
“…….”
the woman didn't answer.
we both know each other.
“Behel—laaaaa!!”
That there is no need for any more conversation.
***
Essence for Aura preparation, Bol-Herchan.
Thanks to this, I have been able to evolve into something that is a knight's nightmare, but that doesn't mean I am invincible..
Because there was nothing like that in [Dungeon & Stone] in the first place..
Creep, crease, pukeuk-!
It doesn't cut like tofu, but each time the dagger touches the body, small injuries pile up..
The priest's sacred power has long since run out, so healing cannot be expected..
In the meantime…….
「The character is poisoned with royal poison..」
「The character's body value is over 700.」
「Poison resistance is over 100.」
「Poison effect reduced by 70%.」
The knife is covered in something, and the wound area is numb and the tingling sensation spreads to the surrounding area..
Even natural regeneration was blocked, possibly causing the wound to worsen..
Injuries steadily increasing.
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
I swing the hammer as if to swat away a fly, but this time it only flies through the air in vain..
Climb walls, somersault in the air, suddenly turn with braking abilities that defy the laws of physics, and more..
He dodges all my attacks, but if he finds even the slightest chance, he slices me with his dagger..
Of course, each of the injuries is not serious.…….
Creep, crease-
The body, which was already relatively slow, becomes even slower and the number of injuries increases..
If the terrain had been a little wider and 15 people had attacked from all directions, they would have been reduced to rags on the ground a long time ago..
“…Ugh!”
A body that stumbles and leans forward.
Immediately, a dagger is swung towards the neck..
‘yes, now!’
As if I had been waiting, I put strength into my feet and raised the hammer..
but…….
‘Oh, get it right now!’
Holy shit, this doesn't work either?
It feels like I'm dealing with a machine, not a person..
It's a situation where you can't help but say, "How are you playing games?".
「The character casted [Soul Dive].」
「Soul power is regenerated in proportion to the soul power consumed..」
First of all, I used [Soul Dive] right away because the cooldown was short, and recovered the MP that was running toward the floor..
And just at that point.
“We'll help too!”
reinforcements have arrived.
It was Ravien and Amelia who were supposed to be guarding the front line against the Noark guys..
“What's ahead? What happened next??”
Amelia answered my question.
“They have maintained a standoff since they came out of the glacier's snow border..”
Okay, so you're in recovery..
Waiting for our power to decrease as we fight them. Well, I don't know what the situation is, but I'm not sure that the Rose Knights are their allies, so it's a wise decision..
‘Nimiral, why are you in the middle?.’
I raised my shield to protect my upper body..
thud-!
A dagger bouncing as if it were blocked by an iron wall..
However, as time passes, pain does not occur in the lower body as usual..
Normally, I would have been poking the bottom as if I was waiting..
Why?.
I realized the reason as I watched the Rose Knights vaguely distance themselves from each other..
‘Ah, thanks to them..’
Because I was wary of Amelia and Ravien standing on either side of me, I couldn't poke around like I used to..
Yes, it's national rule that min characters are dealt with by min characters..
‘Huh, but I have some free time now..’
I shouted so that even Akuraba in the back could hear..
Well, I'm a tank and the leader of the expedition.?
Must perform two roles at once.
“Akuraba, if you can, tell him to keep it that way with the Noark guys.!”
It's heartbreaking to give time to the Noark guys when all they have left to do is hit the final blow, but there was no other way.—
‘huh?’
But what is this??
Even though I shouted loudly, there was no response from the Rose Knights. It's not just ignoring it, it's looking like it didn't hear anything..
“Emily, are you using voice control magic??”
“Ah, I guess the wizards who came down wrote it..”
“……Come down?”
No, what does that mean??
Ravien responded by striking away the dagger that was aimed at my shoulder..
“As soon as the attack started from behind, the priests and wizards used floating magic and all fled in this direction..”
“escape? no way… Was there an enemy above too??”
“yes. Priest Royta Mamander was killed in the ambush..”
“Right…….”
Why is it that nothing but bad news comes out?.
It wasn't just that those 15 people weren't all enemies, even one priest was killed.…….
‘Now there are 19 people…….’
30The expedition that started in the Ming has already decreased to this extent..
Even if they manage to make it back alive, less than half of the people will be there..
Wow-
The anger I have been holding in blooms in my heart..
I gave up again and again..
I didn't dream of a golden future and let it go.
We fought, shedding blood, for a future that was no different from rolling in dog shit..
But why do unreasonable situations continue endlessly?.
I want to curse and blame God and scream at him right now..
but…….
“Aaaaaaaaa!!!”
Shaking off my heated breath.
I even forcefully relieve the heat that is covering my head..
Because what we need now is not hot anger..
At least at this moment, it shouldn't be like that for me..
“……Akuraba!”
“yes, go ahead!”
“There's no need to help here, so let's all recover as much as possible. Because I'm going to have to use a lot of energy soon..”
There is only one chance.
***
It's a ridiculous plan.
If you follow what I say, you'll all die..
No one says that now.
“……all right. I'll do as you say..”
Akuraba immediately carried out my instructions, and so did the other members..
Were you recognized as a leader during the last expedition??
If so, I feel somewhat proud..
It doesn't seem like my hard work went unrewarded at all..
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”
As support from the rear ranks was cut off, the Rose Knights' offensive became more intense..
“Yandel is fighting more than ten enemies alone! Stop it somehow!”
To make matters worse, the Noark guys who had finished maintenance also ended the standoff and started attacking in earnest..
And there's only one thing we did.
“Hang in there!!”
holding on somehow.
In a situation where the priest has run out of sacred power and ADC support has stopped,.
Buying time by maintaining a front line back and forth..
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
I was surrounded and harassed from both sides, but surprisingly, it was more manageable than I thought..
‘It's just that we are already treated as corpses..’
Noark and the Rose Knights, who have accepted our annihilation as a fait accompli, are engaged in a silent battle of wits..
‘If we all die, we'll have to fight among ourselves one more time.?’
Well, it's my personal feeling anyway..
The enemy's letdown was a positive sign for us..
Thanks to you, the time has finally come.
dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd.
A gorge shaking as if there was an earthquake.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
A pure white chill rises in the form of fog from beneath the cliff, where there was only darkness like an abyss..
「The character has been exposed to [Frozen Faith].」
「Binding magic is canceled.」
Glacial Wizard Cariathea.
After climbing up from the bottom for a long time, he finally arrived..
“Shit! Break through!”
Starting from this, an urgent cry came from Noark..
“……Sort it out as quickly as possible.”
Although they were much more polite, the Rose Knights seemed to be embarrassed as well..
I burst out laughing.
‘I couldn't have guessed that I was the only one here who calculated the time when the boss would arrive..’
Well, I guess it was that relaxed..
[Sooooo]
Thousands of skeletons flailing their arms above the gathering fog. And from the center of the fog, the Elder Lich, Cariathea, glares at us with red-hot eyes..
“Yandel, everything is ready.!”
The ‘big thing’ I asked for from the ADC line was ready just in time..
therefore…….
“shoot.”
Now I have no choice but to try it.
「James Kala cast [Piercing Light].」
「Erwen Fornacci di Tercia casted [Elemental Synthesis].」
「Titana Akurabaga [No. 1911 Fabler's broken pocket watch] was used..」
「Versil Gowland casted the level 3 attack spell ‘Flame of Destruction’.. 」
「MacKelly Rayathus casted the level 3 attack spell ‘Condemn’.. 」
「Liard Ashed casted the level 3 attack magic ‘Magic Ray’.…….」
This was the case not only for ranged dealers, but for anyone with at least one ranged skill..
Do your best and use your skills as much as cooldown and MP allow..
Noark measure.
Not even the Rose Knights side..
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak.-!
Towards the Elder Lich that just appeared..
「The first soul chest of Glacier Mage Cariathea has been destroyed..」
Huh, yes, I guess I had enough firepower..
[Wow!!]
The banshees pulled out of the fog scream in pain and go crazy..
And at the same time.
Grumble, grunt, murmur, murmur, murmur..
The Elder Lich, who restored his shattered bones in an instant, looks at us and extends his hand..
「Glacier Wizard Cariathea casts [Soul Extraction].」
[soul extraction].
2The very pattern used in the phase.
I caught my breath and closed my eyes..
“Phew…….”
That was all I could do.
Didn't the die just get thrown in a fierce storm?.
「All characters within range are stunned.」
I can only hope that a good score comes out..
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