Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 425
425Teaming up (3)
Teaming.
A term often used in online competitive games, it refers to the act of temporarily forming alliances between players who are classified as enemies within the game..
‘Ha, we're teaming here.?’
Perspectives on teaming vary from game company to game company..
Some view teaming as part of the game, while others see it as cheating and actively sanction it..
Of course, in the case of intentional teaming, either party considers it to be a hack or bug use-level cheating. This is because it greatly ruins the balance of the game and causes great damage to general users.······.
‘Nimiral, what are the executives doing? Don't catch these bastards.’
The sound of laughter comes out of nowhere..
We somehow created a three-way match, but I never thought we'd be teaming here..
Noark and the royal family were not enemies of Cheolcheon.?
Things got complicated.
‘If this happens, is it impossible to fight each other?······.’
Plan A went awry from the start..
Come to think of it, most of them were like that..
Should we say that the case never ends with the original plan? I'm not the type of person who always makes hopeful plans, but somehow things always end up that way..
“excuse me······.”
I woke up from my thoughts while listening to Marone's cautious voice..
“Oh, sorry, I thought about something else..”
“no.”
“So how many people were on the Noark side??”
“Six people.”
“The members are?”
I don't know the enemy's name, but is it because we fought once??
Marone briefly explained the members, focusing on their abilities..
“The woman who turned into a lightning bolt and ran with a black spear. ah! She had that bald boxer······.”
There is a priest of Karui here..
There is one warlock.
And finally······.
“Regal Vagos, he was there too?”
“yes yes···!”
Dragon Slayer, Regal Vagos.
It may be a bit vain, but I thought he might have died from [soul extraction], but it looks like he somehow managed to survive..
‘······Even if both the mental world and the physical body recovered, it wouldn't have been easy. Is the Ancient Dragon weaker than you think??’
“thank god. Because he's alive···.”
After Marone's report was over, Ravien next to him muttered in a strange voice..
“···huh?”
“'Cause you need a damn heart to get a pen.”
“ah······.”
I completely forgot.
It was Dragon Little Pen who cursed Regal Vagos and turned him into a bee. As a result of placing an unreasonable curse, time stopped in my body and I became unable to take a single step out of the Dragon Temple for the rest of my life..
“······That's the expression I remembered now..”
“sorry. There's a lot to worry about.”
“Still, you'll have to pay attention. If you get the pen, you might get your father's protection..”
“Isn’t it possible to do it under your protection??”
“I have no authority within the clan. But my father is different.”
Simply put, it means that if you complete this quest, you can get all the dragons as allies..
I don't know how things will turn out in reality, but in my situation where I have to face the royal family, it's a quest I can't miss..
“Keep in mind.”
“That's enough. But don't push yourself too hard. There will always be another opportunity. As long as I'm alive······.”
What do you say, you have to kill this guy to survive?.
Still, the message I was trying to convey was conveyed sufficiently..
Whatever you do from now on, don't forget your top priority..
“Okay, then let's move again.!”
Afterwards, we continued moving, installing detection magic throughout the passage..
'Cause they'll think we're running away.
In order to fight at least a little more advantageously, I need to call them to the battlefield of my choice..
More time passes like that······.
70primary.
5 days left until the labyrinth closes.
As we wandered through the cave, we settled on one spot..
“Everyone, get as much rest as possible. This will be my last break.”
It was time to prepare for battle..
That's because in the last detection spell, they were caught chewing beef jerky..
‘It's probably food that the Rose Knights had..’
It is truly enviable and unfair..
One side is chewing on monster meat, while the other side is eating a normal meal..
Well, thanks to that, it seems like the chase doesn't speed up.······.
‘If this happens, will we be at a disadvantage if we take our time?.’
Thanks to monster meat, there is no problem with survival..
However, since the distortion magic had to be successful to supply meat, it was impossible for everyone to eat their fill..
It's just that we are not starving to death, but even at this moment, hunger is growing more and more..
So, if we decide now, before we get even more tired.
“Yandel, it's cold. Don't stay there. Come here.!”
Soon after receiving Marone's call, I obediently headed to the Bulgari..
The team no longer had meaning..
The crew gathered together in one place and doused the flames as if it were a campfire..
“Ugh... after all, you have to grill the meat! Yandel! I'll take one?”
Since you can't be called a barbarian if you refuse meat, I quickly took it and put it in my mouth. And I chewed and listened to the crew's conversation..
“This will be the last fight...?”
Woman covering her knees with both arms as if anxious.
Periton Eriabosti was the new member of Team 5..
Did you say he grew up in an orphanage as a member of the Heindel Church and became a priest? She said she also had a husband in the city..
Not an explorer, but an ordinary man who works as an administrative officer at an administrative office. It is said that their relationship with him deepened after he volunteered for the church..
‘There was also a child...······.’
This is a change that occurred as the long expedition reached its end..
As we spent time together and overcame several near-death crises, we got to know each other very well..
“I will come back alive. Because I can't have my child grow up like me..”
A precarious yet firm determination.
There is silence.
Crack, crack, crack-.
Amidst all the sounds of sparks flying, the one who opened his mouth was our team's wizard Ashed..
“My wife would get through it just fine without me. Because he is a strong person... but... he will definitely cry..”
“Are you married? There was no such thing, right??”
“You've never asked that, have you? Aldidi.”
“her······!”
Old Didi opened his mouth as if he had been betrayed, and the next person to open his mouth was Futa Rickerburn..
A poor guy who worked as a fixer for Duke Kealunus and was thrown here under the guise of retirement..
“The more I listen, the more miserable I become..”
“······yes?”
“I don't know, but if you had to pick the most insignificant person among us, it would be me..”
“······Suddenly?”
“After all, I'm not married and there's no one waiting for me in the city. I was sick of that kind of life and wanted to retire, but I ended up in this situation. If God were to choose someone to die, he would definitely choose me..”
“······.”
“But... still, I will survive. Isn't it terrible that this miserable life becomes my whole life??”
It was like a collapsed riverbank.
Anxious that this might be the last time, I let out the anger that I had hidden deep inside and could not be seen by anyone..
“I don't think that's what the guy who said it was all over would say..”
“Can’t we just forget about that??”
“ha ha ha! Well, bare mouthed.?”
However, the atmosphere was bright nonetheless..
I know that some of the people I'm talking to now won't be able to face tomorrow together..
Nevertheless, everyone talked about the future.
“Yandel, what are you going to do after you get out of there? Of course I will take revenge?”
someone takes revenge.
“Ah, that's enough, I want some cake.······.”
Someone has a small affair.
“I'm worried about my grandmother at home.······.”
Some people strengthen their will by thinking of the person they want to see..
“Putting everything aside, I wish I had at least a drink..”
“Iknow, right. really.”
An atmosphere where you desperately need a drink.
In that atmosphere, the conversation continued continuously..
“Hey... if you go out to the city, how about forming a clan??”
“clan?”
“This too is fate. And... everyone won't be able to stay where they were... Well, I thought that if we all worked together, something would work out in the city.······.”
Not just me, but our future.
“Carla, what kind of person was your friend??”
“Rick?······.”
“Now that I think about it, I don't think I've talked to him much..”
Not just our story.
Even the stories of those who are dead and no longer here.
I spoke without hesitation, trying to remember, commemorating and expressing regret..
How much time has passed like that?.
“Yandel······.”
Marone calls me with a stern look on his face..
“The detection magic worked..”
At that one word, we smiled bitterly and got up from our seats. And extinguished the fire burning in our hearts.
“······.”
It was time to return to cold reality..
***
The plan is simple.
No, there isn't really a plan..
We have decided on a place to fight, and here we will fight fiercely against our enemies with utmost determination..
And whoever survives will be the winner.
“···I entered.”
“The numbers are?”
“It matches.”
I heard the information I wanted through Erwen, who had his ear to the ground, but I waited to prepare for just one chance..
Has it been about a minute since then?.
plod, trudge.
They got close enough for me to hear them with my ears, and before long they appeared around the corner..
But the numbers are a bit strange.
Seven Knights of the Rose and six Noark.
A total of thirteen enemies.
‘Did they leave behind those who are not helpful in battle because of the penalty??’
No, that doesn't make sense either.?
Even if it's not cold, this place is a labyrinth with monsters appearing everywhere..
‘I didn't leave it behind, did I abandon it?…….’
If you're a guy, it was a guy's response..
“······dead end?”
The woman in front tilted her head as she saw us forming a defensive formation..
I'm glad it finally caught up with us, but I guess I felt a bit out of place.······.
“Could it be that he was waiting for us?.”
As a woman who seemed to have experienced all kinds of prenatal problems, she was quick to understand the situation..
Well, that won't change anything..
“color!”
James Calla cast a skill at the same time as I shouted..
「James Calla cast [Swift Hands].」
Since we are blinded due to the penalty, it will be impossible to match the attack skill, but that is not what we wanted..
「Skill was used within range.」
The ground trembles as soon as the skill is cast.
「The trap works.」
Kwakwakwak-!
Before long, the sound of something collapsing was heard behind them..
Well, this is a trap room..
When crossing the ice cave section, you can sometimes see.
“···The road is blocked!”
The operating condition is whether the skill is cast or not..
And once the trap is activated, the only entrance is covered in ice, which becomes a secret room until it melts after a day..
However, while the Noark guys were panicked, the Rose Knights were calm..
The best among them was that woman who was the leader..
“Why did you make this choice??”
A question that seems to be filled only with curiosity.
The answer is really simple..
“Because there is no paradise where you run away.”
“Those words are impressive..”
It will be like that.
That's what my favorite author said.
“There is something I want to ask more than that..”
“my name is six.”
“···huh?”
I wasn't curious about the name.
When I made a bewildered expression, the woman who gave her name as Six changed her stance without any change in her expression..
“So what do you want to ask??”
It seems like he's embarrassed somewhere, but there's no reason to find fault with it here..
I just asked what I wanted to ask.
“How on earth could you guys cooperate??”
The answer came from an unexpected place.
“Oh, you mean that??”
Regal Vagos, the dragon slayer, appears to have regained some of his health..
“Don’t these women know too? They need our help to catch you and kill you..”
Well, from the Knights of the Rose Order's point of view, that could certainly be the case..
Because mission is best for these girls.
but······.
“Still, there would be no reason for you to accept that offer.?”
I said this while looking at a fierce boxer, not a dragon slayer..
Regal Vagos may make some idiotic choices due to his grudge against me, but he seems to be the actual leader..
“Do you really not know? After what happens to us, it's your turn next.?”
A question with the intention of causing conflict.
At this, the stubborn boxer finally opened his mouth..
“It is a famous story that the Order of the Rose could never break the oath they made in the king's name..”
Oh, I see..
I thought the oath was a cheat for our barbarians..
It's funny that it's famous in the first place. This is my first time hearing it.
“Besides, we had no choice. Because I ran out of food while following you guys. We have no choice but to work together to catch you and get food..”
Now the situation is a bit sketchy..
How did these two groups cooperate?.
“Well then, are all the questions answered??”
Soon, the woman who appeared to be the leader, Six, opened her mouth as if to end the conversation, and I shook my head..
“no, not yet.”
“······.”
“Did you say Repeles? There is one thing I would like to suggest..”
Pakppaggi chuckled at my words..
“Are you really going to try to appease me??”
Oh, how did you know??
I obediently agreed..
“okay. Stick with us. If it's food, we'll provide it..”
It's monster meat, though..
“···what?”
A guy who is so surprised that he didn't know he would actually get an offer like this..
I spoke quickly..
“So, the royal family abandoned us anyway? If possible, I would like to take this opportunity to change my affiliation. What do you think??”
“···There is nothing more foolish than trusting your enemy..”
“If an oath is necessary, I will swear it. With the honor of a warrior.”
Just as the Rose Knights used cheat keys, I also used my tribe's own cheat key..
“Are you serious??”
Then Pakppakgi also started thinking with a confused look on his face..
Of course the time was short.
Come to think of it, there was a saboteur..
“Repeles, do not fall for the enemy's tricks. That guy has broken his oath once before. It's a different breed that doesn't care about the honor of a warrior..”
A dragon slayer who had a history of being stabbed in the back of the head in Larkaz's maze revealed his story, and even Pakpakgak hardened his resolve..
“Unfortunately, I will decline that offer. There was no way to control you in the city in the first place..”
Well, that doesn't work either.?
“It's a shame.”
“······.”
“I have no choice but to kill them all.”
I saw them with their shields covering their upper bodies..
[Since I couldn't use [Giant], the standard was somewhat low, but it wasn't that important..
If you have no teeth, chewing with your gums is the spirit of a barbarian..
“Erwen!”
The moment my call went out, Erwen's body turned into a blur..
「Erwen Fornacci di Tercia casted [Spiritualization].」
As it is full of Auror users, of course its attribute is ground..
「Damage received from fire properties is reduced by half.」
「Damage received from water properties is doubled.」
「Poison Immunity Bonus.」
「A strong correction is added to destructive actions when using blunt weapons..」
「Physical resistance level increases significantly······.」
「······.」
The physical resistance value soared, and the second stage of the evolved shell was activated even without [Giantization]..
「The character's physical resistance value is 350 or higher..」
「Damage is reduced by 50% for penetrating wounds only..」
Okay, let's give it a try..
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!!”
I'm pretty confident in dog fighting..
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