Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 426
426Like ice (1)
It is completely different from the snow on a glacier where one road is full when four people stand..
Structure close to an open space on all sides.
The range that the vanguard must block has greatly increased, but the number of vanguards in the expedition has actually decreased..
‘Me, Jun, Goblin.’
The pure tank line is now just the three of us.
However, in the meantime, one of Jun's legs is crippled, making it difficult for him to show off his skills..
so that······.
‘Futa Rickerburn, Kaislan, Lavien, Amelia.’
The vanguards belonging to the close range are also spaced apart to form a barrier. Of course, there are too many empty spaces to be called walls.······.
This is a problem that cannot be changed by complaining..
We chose the best we could.
Now all that's left is to get the results out.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
Black fog spreads in all directions and covers the vacant lot..
It's the work of a warlock.
Although it has a debuff effect, its real purpose is probably to obscure our vision..
‘Visible range is about 1m.’
The warrior's body, whose field of vision is narrowed, becomes sensitive and heated..
And in such a situation
[Sooooo]
Various undead monsters appear from the darkness, baring their teeth and swinging their claws..
These are all summoned by Karui's priest..
In the snow of the glacier, the road was narrow, so the volume war was useless, but that's not the case now..
Kwasik-!
Swing the hammer here and there to push away the approaching monsters..
It was that time.
[mister···!]
As soon as the warning from Erwen, who was in a spirit form, reached my ears,.
Swish-!
With a short sound, a sharp blade is aimed at my neck from the darkness..
Kakak-!
Due to my narrowed field of vision, I reacted later than usual, but I managed to block it with my shield..
But at that moment.
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Pure white light emanates from the area where the heart should be..
I was confused at first, but I quickly figured out what was happening..
「Periton Eriavosti casted [Undying Lantern].」
It's one of the priest's buffs..
A skill that wasn't used much in the game because it only increased the mental score..
but······.
‘Was it used to improve visibility? You were smart..’
I ended up laughing without even realizing it..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
The white light that blooms from the heart pushes away the darkness..
Now the visible radius is about 3m.
Of course, the darkness filled in the empty space still remains..
You can barely see Sven Farab and Amelia on the left and right..
but······.
Kakak-!
Although the face may not be visible due to the darkness, the light burning at the heart flutters clearly..
Like a firefly swimming in the dark.
“Ahhhhh!!”
Block flying blades with your shield, swing your hammer frantically, and check the lights floating around you in real time..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
A shaking and turbulent light as if indicating a fierce fight..
It may be a highly visible target for enemies hiding in the dark, but for us, it is a mark..
Next to me, and my comrades next to me, are still alive and fighting..
evidence of such faith.
「Erwen Fornacci di Tercia casted [Focused Fire].」
Arrows are fired, pushing away the darkness.
「Benjamin Orman cast [Purification Moon].」
Light particles falling from the sky seep into the body..
And as time goes on,.
Puuk-!
Wounds accumulate in the body.
The woman who introduced herself as Six or something said as she looked at me..
“···You're much weaker than before.”
That’s because I can’t use [Cheolongseong] right now..
Even if Eli Baba (Ground) mode is activated, the ability to block aurors is greatly reduced..
No, that's all.?
[There is no strength bonus from [Giantization].
I can't use [Swing], which was my only striking skill, or [Eye of the Storm], which sometimes caught the enemy off guard and kept them in check..
but.
This is something I always say over and over again..
“So what?”
I said with a grin..
“If you think you're weak, kill me.”
“······.”
“'Cause I'll never fall.”
To be exact, I decided that I would definitely do that..
In a fight like this, the one who stands until the end is the winner..
“···Do you believe in God??”
Well, it's not wrong..
If it weren't for the heels that are coming in at this very moment, it would have been difficult to hold on..
but······.
‘What are you splitting?.’
What a funny woman..
“Is it wrong to trust your colleagues??”
Originally, [Dungeon & Stone] was a team game..
Kwaang-!
Strike the hammer down in the direction from which the sound came..
Of course, there was no unique feeling of hitting the head through the hammer handle to the fingertips..
“You seem impatient for trusting your colleagues..”
Ah, you really talk a lot..
“Are you anxious? That I'm the only one dealing with you here?”
This woman's intentions are obvious..
Something that excites me and exposes even the slightest gap. This icy woman wouldn't have fluttered her snout like this if that wasn't her purpose in the first place..
The problem is... it probably worked a little bit..
Whoa whoa-!
Swing the hammer one more time.
Still, the doubts and anxiety do not go away..
Where are all the other guys? I definitely expected that many people would flock to me. So I thought that if I held on, my colleagues would be much more comfortable..
“Ahhhhh!!”
Amid the sounds of weapons clashing, someone's screams are caught in my ears..
“Bjorn Yandel, you are the last..”
Who does that scream belong to?.
“Because I already realized back then that you don't fall easily..”
enemy? Either that or an ally?
I can not know.
but······.
“So, I hope I never fall down until then.—.”
I force my hot head to cool down..
Isn’t it impossible for me to rush over and check right now?.
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”
I just have to believe and do my job..
***
The archbishop who took him in when he was young said.
[You have no parents anymore. Your only parent is Tobera, the brilliant sun..]
[Worldly affections are meaningless to the representative of God, so give up your human heart..]
[Now, from today, you are now Jun.. ]
Former Inquisitor of the Tobera Church, Jun.
The day he abandoned the surname Arshen.
From that day on, he lived a life not like a human, but like an animal called God's representative..
[It is something that must be done. Aren’t you a man too?.]
I castrated my desires by reciting prayers.,
[Oh, it hurts.···!]
[There is still a human heart left..]
I underwent training that was close to torture every day..
[You can stand up. As long as the sun's light is with you.]
There were times when he wanted to break down like this, but the warm light of the sun forced him to heal..
When he became an adult, he could no longer be called a person..
There was no doubt.
I just did what the church told me to do and did things for the world in the name of God..
but······.
‘Why was it?······.’
There was no special occasion.
It was an ordinary day..
The sky was cloudy, but the sunlight felt warm on my skin. But that day, while looking up at the sky blankly, Jun Arshen had a question for the first time..
‘am i correct.’
A long overdue question at the latest..
Thinking about it again, I don't know why such a question suddenly arose. Well, maybe the family of three I saw on the road that day looked so brilliant..
One thing is clear: from that day on, the life of an animal came to an end..
[···What! How can you do that?!]
I gave up my position as a Heresy Questioner and returned to being an ordinary church member. The process changed, but only then did I become disillusioned with the denomination..
It wasn't hatred towards God.
Because in that question that came as a revelation, he felt the presence of God up close for the first time..
Rather, my faith became stronger..
‘I...wasn't right.’
Frustration took precedence over anger..
The weight of the sin committed using God's name as an indulgence finally began to constrict my entire body..
It seemed like an ordinary life would not be allowed..
But that's why I wanted that life even more earnestly.
Yeah, maybe that was it..
[Lastly, I have one more thing to ask of you..]
Jun Arshen accepted the final mission in order to end his relationship with the old man who was now an archbishop... no, a cardinal..
It was not a mission to create criminals who did not exist like usual, but I thought it was a mission for the good of this world..
I thought it could be atonement at least a little..
And as time goes by······.
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!!!
It has come to now.
“punishment.”
maybe this is punishment.
Punishing foolish children who have misunderstood God's will and been manipulated by those swayed by perverse human minds..
Yeah, I definitely thought that way at first..
But he could now speak.
If this is really his punishment.
“You... are wrong..”
obviously that is wrong.
Even if it was he who took me out of my animal-like life..
This is not correct.
“Ahhhhh!”
“Ugh, how did they get here?···!”
The light in my heart goes out.
For those who wanted to move towards the future.
Sigh.
The right leg doesn't move at all, as if it won't let me move forward..
Sigh.
Move forward unsteadily, dragging your legs..
Even if it's a dangerous movement that makes you feel like you'll fall at any moment, little by little.
Sigh.
There was something I realized only after moving forward..
Maybe it's like a play on words, but I don't know.······.
Sigh.
Those who want to move forward can move forward..
No matter what the situation.
‘Probably, if it weren't for that man, I would never have known.’
Then I heard a sound from behind.
“Jun! What are you doing?!”
Periton Areabosti.
A woman who, unlike herself, lived a very bright life and carried out the justice of whiteness. She was a woman who burned her will to survive for the sake of her beloved child..
It's not just her.
“Barhatun Wiar!”
The bearded wizard had a loving wife.
「Gold Aldidi used [Nullify].」
The old man who lost his child had a long-cherished wish to fulfill..
「Titana Akurava casted [Vampiric Awl].」
Dwarves have a strong cause..
Suddenly, what Futa Rickerburn said before the battle began flashed through my mind..
[The more I listen, the more miserable I become. I don't know, but if you had to choose the most insignificant person among us, it would be me..]
what he said was wrong.
Of the eighteen who have survived to this day. No, even if you add up all the 30 people who started out,.
The most insignificant among them is probably.
No, obviously······.
‘It's me······.’
Soon Jun realized his role..
“Please come here!”
Born with only the names of parents.
Become an Inquisitor.
After wandering, I arrived at this cold place.
All the moments I saw, heard, and felt on this journey.
“I'm just doing my job.”
It was all for this moment.
It was like a revelation.
The moment I realized, my mind became bright..
There was no fear anymore.
I didn't even think that this moment was an ordeal..
Even not moving one foot was considered inevitable for standing in this position..
“I never thought there would be a vanguard here too.”
“I can't use my legs.”
“Is that why you were here??”
“rule it out quickly.”
Enemies emitting a red-hot aura rush towards him in unison..
Jun held up his shield..
Kakakakakkak-!
Two daggers pierced the shield.
and······.
Puuk-!
Two daggers pierced his lungs..
There was no pain.
For the first time in my life, I felt grateful. The harsh training he received as a child.
「Jun Arshen casted [Descent of the Eucharist].」
The power of God dwells in your body.
Feeling like you can truly accomplish anything.
Soon he let out a shout..
It may not be a shout suitable for a paladin, but.
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”
Since I can't pay for all the sins I committed anyway, it will be okay for once..
Yeah, at least once.
Letting out the shouts that I just want to let out.
“We need to help Jun.!”
Priest, Wizard, Archer.
The rear ranks behind him began to use their talents to help him as best as they could..
However, despite this, Jun Arshen's flame of life was quickly extinguished..
Less and less.
The shield falls from the arm with the tendon severed..
Phew, Phew, Phew.-!
A dagger cuts through the upper body..
Jun Arshen didn't even think about blocking or dodging anymore..
Just stand there and focus on not falling..
Looking at him like that, the Rose Knight members exchanged opinions as if they did not understand..
“Injuries that should have killed you long ago.”
“···But why doesn't it fall down??”
“I've already lost more than 3 minutes. Hurry up and get it done.”
A more intense offensive.
Puuk!
The blood spilled on the floor forms a puddle and my mind becomes blurry..
How many minutes were you standing there?.
The sense of time is distorted, and even the faces of enemies become blurry and cannot be seen properly..
However, there was something clearly visible.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
Lanterns swaying in the dark.
There must be him among them..
Bjorn Jandel.
He's probably doing his job at this very moment and moving forward step by step..
“clan······.”
Did you say you would make it when you go to the city?.
I am not afraid of death, but suddenly I feel regretful..
When those words came out, I didn't say anything because I thought it wasn't my place..
“I thought it would be fun······.”
It must have been like that..
The royal family, Noark, and countless other organizations that abandoned us. Even if they all turn against us.
Puuk-!
A sharp blade cuts through the lungs..
Jun Arshen realized this intuitively..
That all my flames have burned out.
“······.”
“······.”
The noisy surroundings become quiet and vision turns black. The light swaying in the distance moves away and leaves a mark like a stain..
and······.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
The darkness recedes and the whole place is colored with light..
It's as if he came to pick up his child after completing a mission..
A light that warmly embraces the whole body.
“Puh, puh heh······.”
Jun Arshen smiled..
Even if this may just be a hallucination you see before you die,.
Even if it's just vain faith and expectation.
“I was wandering, save me······.”
Without punishing foolish sinners with whips.
Please, my tired and weary soul.
“Please, embrace me.······.”
It was the moment I had been hoping for.
***
No strategy, no tactics..
A series of struggles just to survive.
Quaaaaang-! Clap, poop-!
A melee involving explosions, the friction of weapons, and the sounds of cheers and screams..
After the battle was over, how many minutes did the situation last where it would not have been strange at all who lived and who died?.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
The fog that surrounded us began to disappear..
There is no way the warlock's magic power has already run out.······.
‘Who killed the warlock??’
Well, you'll find out soon enough.
Soon the fog clears and the narrowed field of vision returns to its original state..
The first thing I saw was a woman frowning.
and······.
‘When did he get there?.’
Far away in the front, where the enemy's rear ranks are gathered, a knight is swinging his sword vigorously..
Meland Kaislan.
Around him, a robed figure lies dead with his head cut..
‘Although it was an unexpected action, nice.’
Afterwards, I looked left and right..
First of all, there were no deaths among the vanguard..
But everyone is like this..
The most serious one is of course Ravien..
You said you were confident in your fists, but since you don't have a sword, you're in trouble..
‘Okay, no one's dead yet..’
Then what about the rear?.
That was also where the screams were heard earlier..
‘It felt like someone was shouting the name of our ancestors..’
not sure.
There must have been so much binge drinking around..
Tadat.
I took advantage of the woman's slight distance from me to quickly check behind her..
Contrary to expectations, that place was the most miserable..
Three Rose Knights standing in front of the rear row.
“······.”
a body lying on the floor.
As soon as I saw it, my heart skipped a beat, but when I looked closer, I saw that it was a member of the Order of the Rose..
and······.
‘Jun blocked it..’
Jun can be seen standing in front of the back row as if protecting it..
As soon as I found him, the conversation we had before the battle started suddenly flashed through my mind..
[In the back row... Do you mean to hide??]
It seemed like he didn't like my request..
However, he reluctantly nodded when I persuaded him that the real fight would be after he returned to the city and that he would need your strength outside later..
however…….
‘Until the guy who couldn't even walk properly ended up looking like this.…….’
After seeing Jun's facial features, I sighed bitterly..
It was even more difficult to find a clean place for the body covered in blood..
Maybe this guy made a decision too..
This is not the time to worry about the future..
‘If it wasn't for this guy, the back would have been completely destroyed..’
While that fact is dizzying, it also brings relief..
Still, thanks to Jun's fighting spirit, the rear ranks were able to kill a Rose Knight member.—.
Exciting-!
The feeling of discomfort came late..
“why······.”
Jun stood up straight..
You may not have a shield in your hand, but.
It definitely was..
but······.
“The lights are off?”
Unlike other crews, the lights are not lit..
And unlike my heart, which only pounded, my head came up with the answer straight away..
Yeah, you're dead..
“······!”
I wasn't the only one who was late in realizing his death. The members of the Rose Knights, who were fighting right in front of us, also realized belatedly that Jun had died and rushed forward to surprise our rear line..
However, their daggers did not reach the desired destination..
Caen-!
As soon as she checked behind her, Amelia moved her body and slashed the daggers of two people with her clone.······.
Puuk-!
Maybe I was paying too much attention, but I ended up getting stabbed in the back..
Thanks to you, I came to my senses.
‘···I thought wrong..’
I focused on defense with the mindset that I would win as long as I held on..
That's because the active skills are also sealed..
Instead of being greedy, I thought it would be best to use a meat shield and make a stable portion for one person..
but······.
[mister···!!]
Was this really the best??
Was that really all I could do??
Until a little while ago, I thought I did my best without any doubt..
But I couldn't do that anymore..
Because I saw it.
With half-hearted legs, to the end, to the end.
The Holy Knight, who burned everything he had to protect his comrades, stood upright and blocked his enemies even after his death..
It's definitely a word that can only be used in such cases..
That means I did my best.
Wow-.
After making up my mind, I placed an order with Erwen..
“Erwen, change your attributes..”
Land mode, which specializes in defense, will only increase the damage..
Yeah, I mean…….
[yes? What??]
As soon as I hurriedly stated the attributes I wanted, a change came to my body..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
Its attributes are not water, fire, earth, or wind..
Erwen's main attribute called Blood Spirit.
「A dark spirit resides in the character's body..」
An ominously thick darkness blooming over the skin..
By name······.
「All resistance values are fixed to 0.」
「Holy resistance is fixed at -200.」
「Dark resistance is fixed at +800.」
「Abyssal Blessing Bonus.」
「Receives immunity to all types of status ailments.」
「All types of attacks receive the Unavoidable Strike modifier.…….」
「…….」
Elemental Barbarian (Black) Extreme Deal Mode.
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