Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 429
429Like ice (4)
[As soon as [Spiritualization] is used.
「The wind spirit resides in the character's body..」
A translucent wind begins to blow over my skin..
Although we couldn't exchange glances, let alone conversation, we could tell what Erwen was aiming for..
「All damage is given an evasion modifier.」
Evasion correction that activates with probability.
Please note that this evasion correction only reaches the maximum evasion probability for attacks classified as magic damage..
Maybe that's why this condition was attached to the mode itself..
「Magic damage received is doubled.」
Because of this, I did not turn on wind mode when dealing with wizards or magicians..
Because I judged that the risk was greater..
50%Evasion ability that operates with a probability of?
It's a good thing to say, but if you get double the deal when you hit, it can cause greater risk due to the nature of the game..
but…….
Hwii profit-!
the coin has already been tossed.
So there's only one thing you can do.
Exciting-.
Just watching the results.
Hwiii profit-!
In a moment where everyone's fate may have been at stake.
The results appeared immediately, without any delay..
「The character successfully dodges.」
The [Earth's End Thorn], which was flying with the momentum to pierce my body, twists its trajectory, barely grazing my skin as if being pushed away by a gust of wind..
and…….
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
A black thorn stuck in the ceiling with a roaring sound..
“……!”
Along with the feeling of exhaustion, as if my heart is sinking, the wind that had wrapped around my body fades away..
「Erwen Fornazzi di Tercia's natural power has been used up..」
「[Spiritualization] is canceled.」
Yeah, this was all that was left..
‘…think about it later.’
I roll around on the floor and get up while holding Erwen's body..
“Bjorn···.”
huh? For some reason it's not you?
The sudden change in title is unfamiliar, but it doesn't leave you wondering deeply..
Because checking the status comes first.
“It may be difficult, but can you deal with the magician over there? All you have to do is take charge of it..”
“…I could.”
Okay, then the baton touching is over..
“You guy······!”
As soon as you take your stance and turn your body, the shock is transmitted beyond the shield..
Kakak-!
Dragon Slayer, Regal Vagos.
The one who first taught me what the death of a comrade was like..
Kakak-!
It may seem haphazard, but I think about it as I catch the sword being swung with its own force..
‘I thought I would be so happy that I would cry.’
Not really..
Well, I guess it has to be that way.?
It was a moment I had been eagerly waiting for, but I had to lose a lot to get here..
“You, you... How can it be so tough??”
“I don't think that's what your bastard who followed me here to catch me would say..”
“I'll tie a knot!”
This guy's sword gains strength.
A knife that burns itself as if it were squeezing a dry towel..
That driving force is obvious..
The grudge against me is also a grudge, but it is something that the person himself knows. There is no other way to survive in this place than to kill me..
Kakak-!
The current structure is simple..
Erwen, who came back from the dead, uses her last strength to mark the magician in the distance..
“Emily! You don't have to worry about him?”
“……It sounds obvious.”
Amelia is in a tight battle with Repeles..
Everyone else fell.
Of course, there are some who are still alive, but they are just holding on by holding on..
I don't have the energy to fight right now.
So to put it simply…….
Kakak-!
The winner of this long battle will be decided.
Kakak-!
Apply strength to the shield and push the sword away.
Even if your resistance level decreases due to recoil, your strength does not decrease..
“······!”
A guy who takes three steps back with a light gesture.
I've been under the knife several times and checked his physical condition, now it's my turn..
“Behel—laaaaaaa!”
Cry out the name of your ancestors and rush to them..
Even if you scream, [Wild Eruption], which is classified as active, will not be activated.…….
‘Now, without this, I have no strength at all..’
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Strike down the hammer with the power of the ancestors.
Tadat.
He dodges by taking two steps back, swings his hammer and extends his sword towards the slightly visible gap..
He was definitely a guy with a lot of experience in real combat..
but······.
‘That's why I'm more judgmental..’
Soon his sword is deeply embedded in my side..
An injury where the decline in resistance level due to recoil is clearly felt..
Puuk-!
Actually, it wasn't a blow that couldn't be avoided or blocked..
However, if that were the case, the game would have been longer..
whistling.
As soon as the sword stuck in his side, he stretched out his arms forward as if he was waiting..
The target is the bastard's face.
Since the difference in strength was clear, it was judged that once caught, the guy would not be able to escape no matter what..
But was he well aware of that fact?.
Tadat.
He quickly backs away..
I was in such a hurry that I couldn't even take anything to take care of..
“Are you leaving this behind??”
I gritted my teeth and pulled out the sword stuck in my side..
And the corner of his mouth, covered in blood, was stiffened..
“Now the sword is a gift..”
“······.”
“Well, why does this prosecutor keep losing his sword?.”
When I clicked my tongue as if I was pathetic, his face hardened. The eyes are full of hatred, it looks like lasers are coming out..
But actions are different from eyes.
He's panicking and doesn't know what to do, perhaps because he lost his sword..
fault.
Soon the guy rushed over..
Not me, but to the side..
This time, the psychology was clearly read..
‘Are you going to use the sword on the floor??’
Come to think of it, it was like this in the maze back then..
Since I was in a situation where I couldn't use the sword, I ran towards Misha and took the sword away..
I had to watch helplessly until Rottmiller took the sword with his own body and put it inside the [treasure warehouse], saying this was ours..
but······.
‘It's different now.’
worst and lesser evil.
Back then, he would give us options and we had to choose one of them..
But now things have completely changed..
It's not me who chooses, it's this guy.
Tadat.
As soon as he takes his steps, I also dash forward..
“······!”
The guy's pupils shake as the distance narrows by the second..
It looks like he's wondering whether it's right to take the sword like this and what to do.…….
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
The choice he made while watching the hammer swinging above his head was so pathetic..
Tadat.
The guy gives up the sword on the floor and rolls on the ground..
‘Was there any need to worry about fakes??’
If it were me, I would have pretended to pick up the sword and then turned around to catch him off guard..
Well, he’s a prosecutor, so there’s nothing we can do about it.?
Well, if the sword was that important, there would have been an option to give up at least one shoulder and take the sword..
‘······Maybe there's something else they're aiming for.’
I would be lying if I said I didn't find his judgment pathetic, but I arm my mind with vigilance rather than carelessness..
Well, it would be much better this way.
Rather than looking down on your enemy and suffering misfortune.
So in that sense.
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Swing the hammer carefully to avoid getting too close..
Tadat-!
He took a step back again..
And when the process was repeated several times.
Tuk.
Finally his back hit the wall..
At the same time, its dragon eyes expanded long..
Only then did I realize.
‘This bastard... Didn't you even think about the wall??’
The secret number this bastard was aiming for?
There is nothing like that..
I was just rushing to avoid the hammer moment by moment and ended up here..
That's what this is all about..
Kwasik-!
As if to prove this, the hammer struck from above hits the guy's left shoulder..
“Ugh···!!”
The guy who runs away to the side, moaning with bloodshot eyes..
I felt strange for some reason.
Should I say exactly that it's disappointing??
“If you give me your shoulder, you should take something with you.”
No, if you're going to give me your shoulder like this, you should have brought a weapon with you earlier.?
Rather than being happy at the enemy's misjudgment, I feel angry..
so that······.
Wow.
Pull the back of the guy who is trying to escape to the side like a loach and throw him into the wall..
Kwaang!
The guy opened his mouth wide and vomited blood..
“Wow···!”
I swung the hammer one more time.
The target was the top of the head, but the guy dodged it by throwing his body to the side..
Kwasik-!
Thanks to that, my left leg was completely crushed..
“Ahhhhh···!”
The guy is screaming.
I wasn't relieved at all.
The woman who killed Six earlier maintained her composure even when her head was pounding..
This is it, I'm not even a brat.
“Because of people like you....”
Still, his desire to survive was great..
quality.
He's trying to get away from me by dragging his tiny legs and crawling on the floor..
I wonder where the direction is, and it's where there is a gangster who is engaged in a fierce battle with Amelia..
Are you planning on relying on that guy??
Kuuk.
I stop him by stepping on his back..
Then did he finally realize the reality??
“······Lord, kill me.”
Soon the guy gritted his teeth and cried out..
It was a fortunate thing..
You stutter a little, but you don't beg for your life..
If I did that, I would feel really bad..
Kwaaang-!
I quickly put an end to my worries after taking a look at Amelia, who is still fighting hard at this moment..
Without further ado, let’s just say that and end it slowly..
“Do you remember Riolb Dwalkie??”
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk······.”
The guy who was prepared to die sneered as if he had found my Achilles heel..
It wasn't a particularly important part..
“Are you really talking about that half-wizard from back then??”
I can't get out of the labyrinth without even taking the body with me..
The day we held a funeral with only a few keepsakes left behind..
That day I decided.
Someday, when this moment comes, I will definitely tell him to his face..
therefore······.
“you just listen.”
After smashing the guy's remaining shoulder with a hammer, he says:.
“Riole Warb Dwalkie.”
Almost 3 years.
“The half wizard who saved us all from the maze that day.”
It took a long time, but it took a very long time.
“I didn't lose.”
I didn't lose to that guy..
“Because this is how I ended up killing you.”
“······.”
“He won, I get it.?”
He didn't answer this time either..
Is it the last bit of pride??
I turned him over, grabbed his chin with my toes, and forced him to nod..
‘Huh, then it's all over now??’
It doesn't quite feel real, but it seems that way..
Anyway, that's enough······.
Kwasik-!
Now die, baby.
***
Kwasik-!
Following the dragon slayer, he joined forces with Amelia and smashed the head of a fierce boxer with a hammer..
「Manua Repeles has been defeated..」
Next, it was the turn of the magician who was making a fuss while trying to avoid Erwen, who was persistently following him..
「Killed Kayle Elbad Zenegger..」
With this, the heads of all enemies were broken..
And as soon as the mind recognizes that fact.
The heat of the arduous battle escapes from the body, and cold air surrounds the body..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-.
The surrounding area, where the enemy had disappeared, was calm as if the storm had stopped..
Is that why??
It finally felt real..
“It's over······.”
The battle is finally over.
But there was no time to rest.
“Amelia, check to see if you are alive..”
“Well, I'll help too.…!”
“Helping. Resting is helping you..”
The confirmed kill was left to Amelia, and Erwen, who had exhausted her energy to the limit, was forced to rest..
and i…….
Crackling.
We picked up the crew members who were lying on the cold floor..
The crew members who were still breathing checked the extent of their injuries, and the crew members who had lost their warmth directly closed their eyes..
Even the word “horrible” wasn’t enough..
‘Sven Farab, Meland Kaislan, Lilith Marrone, Titana Akurava, Lavien, James Calla, Versil Gowland, Erwen, Amelia..’
and even me.
“ten people······.”
Number of soldiers who survived this expedition.
Everyone else is dead.
“Yandel... I found four bottles of potions..”
After searching the bodies of the Rose Knights and Noark, Amelia found potions, which were divided and distributed according to the severity of injuries..
“I'll look for more potions..”
“Thank you, Emily···.”
The amount of potion was too insufficient for all the injured to fully recover. However, thanks to the potions being administered in an urgent order, the members who were between life and death gradually recovered and came to their senses one by one..
and······.
“We're the only ones who survived....”
A thick darkness falls under the eyes of the members who were informed of the exact damage of the expedition..
The reason is simple.
We got to know each other too well to feel the joy of surviving first..
Anger rises before relief..
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
Even if I don't cry like the wizard Marone, I endure my sadness by clenching my fists..
“Ashed said his wife was waiting for him. Priest Eriabosti... had a child..”
“Ventis Gerrod had a dream to go to the abyss someday..”
“Mr. Irivan said he would like to open a store after this expedition is over..”
“None of them... were meant to die in a place like this. It wasn't... But... But why?······!”
It didn't take long for sadness to turn into anger..
“Mr. Yandel..., please tell me. What did we... do so wrong? Why did everyone have to die here like this??”
Coming back for a long time, I finally had a fundamental question.
“Did we... make that much of a mistake? To the point where I need to be punished like this...?”
“······If you go outside, I'll kill the clan leader first. Even if I die.”
“It doesn't work that way. This matter needs to be properly publicized and protested. What did we have to go through here?!”
“It may be difficult as the royal family is involved, but... I guess it's possible. Ravien is a dragon, and you, Akurava, should have quite a say within the dwarves..”
“I heard Yandel was also a candidate for tribal leader? Erwen is also a very important person among the fairies.······.”
“Yes, definitely if all four races come together and join forces.······!”
The more they vent their emotions, the colder their heads and hearts become..
I also want to vent my anger like them, but.
Because that won’t work..
[After all... you... will become a giant...······.]
In order to become the kind of person that Old Man Didi wanted me to be,······.
Wow!-.
At least it shouldn't be like that for me..
“Yandel! What do you think, Yandel? Of course you won't stay still.?”
I said while looking at them shaking their bodies with hot emotions..
“I... No, we will stay still..”
“···yes?”
“Because that's the only way we can live.”
“······!”
“Kaislan, as a knight, you would know, right? Even if the four races gather together and enter the palace, they will all die..”
Kaislan, who has always influenced public opinion on my side, did not respond this time..
Okay, I don't want to answer this..
I just continued talking..
“In the first place, it would be impossible for the four races to join forces. Do you really think that if we ask for help, they'll all risk their lives fighting alongside us? Risking the fate of the race?”
I don't think so..
Because reality is different from fairy tales.
Those who live here calculate and make decisions on the cold ground, not in the flower garden..
“still···! Still, I have to do something!”
“Even if we all die because of it?”
“It's better than staying still!”
“Marrone, do you really think like that? If you waste your remaining lives like that, those who are already dead will be happy.?”
“then······. Then what should I do?!!”
It was strange for this wizard, who never lost his smile no matter how difficult it was, to scream like this, but I didn't stop talking..
“As I said before, you have to stay still..”
“······.”
“You shouldn't even say anything, let alone protest..”
“······.”
“I have to think that there must have been some reason why the main team didn't come..”
“······.”
“It must be said that we were not the ones who killed Noark's troops, who were being raised on the 8th floor like secret weapons..”
If you reveal the fact that you captured and killed them, it will be considered a very big deal, but you won't be able to reveal it to anyone..
“The Knights of the Rose are considered an urban legend.?”
This is also the same.
Confronting them will be an achievement worth bragging about at a drinking party for the rest of your life..
“We won't even be able to meet them..”
It has to be that way..
Because only we know what happened here..
If we don't have to make excuses and just act like we don't know anything, the people who sent us here will figure out how to put the pieces together..
In a direction that makes sense to them.
I wonder if something went wrong and the Rose Knights clashed with the guys who were chasing us. So I guess they were lucky to survive..
“Then... then what about the dead people?······.”
Soon, Marone was crying and his tail was blurred..
“Those guys······.”
I chewed my lip and vomited..
“Those guys... After escaping from the snow of the glacier, you will be killed by monsters..”
“Monsters...?”
“Yes, we were very tired from escaping from the snow of the glacier, and as we abandoned our equipment, we ran out of food. therefore······. It's not a story you'll ever understand—.”
“It's a lie! Those people didn't die like that! You fought against people who were that strong. It was so hard that I thought about it several times, wouldn't it be better to just die?······.”
“······.”
“And yet we fought... we... Until the very end... without giving up on anyone. He fought and won... but... however···!! Monster? He died from a monster···?”
“Stop it... Ms. Marrone···.”
“Ahhhhh!!”
Kaislan hugged Marone and calmed him down..
Then this time Sven Farab came forward..
“So... what happens next??”
“We hid like cowards until the lockdown, and after holding on, we were the only ones who survived. That will be the conclusion of our expedition that will be told to the world..”
“okay. That certainly seems like the most likely way to survive. but······.”
Soon he looked at me and said.
“I don't like it either..”
A strong voice that I've never heard from him before..
But there was no hostility in the eyes..
What is the reason?.
“But, I will do whatever you say..”
“why?”
“Because you can tell just by looking at those eyes. You're the one who doesn't like that shit the most.. ”
As I was speechless, this time Akuraba came forward..
“You don't plan on staying silent forever.?”
“···Of course.”
“If so, I'll wait..”
Soon Akuraba retreated, and next was James Calla..
“I'll try it too... I have to face the clan leader and pretend like nothing is wrong... It's better than today, when I didn't even see my colleagues dying.······.”
The heat that can be felt even with closed eyes.
I approached the other crew members and asked and confirmed their intentions one by one..
And when the process is all over.
“Lilith Marrone.”
Finally, I turned to the wizard who collapsed..
When our eyes met, she looked up at me and asked.
“until when······.”
“······.”
“How long do I have to endure it??”
Well, I don't know.
However, if I were to answer honestly,.
“a very long time.”
A few years won't be enough before we can draw our swords.
But one thing is still clear.
“······okay.”
Day 71 of the expedition.
7Ice cave in layered ice rock.
On the frozen ice with the cold chill creeping up the ground.
“If you wait... If it's okay to wait……!”
Even if it is not a burning anger that burns itself.
Rather, that is why the cold anger that will not go away even with the passage of time.
“me too… I want to wait.”
We each engraved it in our hearts..
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