Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 458
458Tuesday Raid (3)
[In order to fully enjoy [Dungeon & Stone], you must be generally good at improvising..
I'm not talking about active constant setting, but really just the basic way of playing..
While hunting, a rift suddenly opens, you meet a looter, or you are betrayed by a comrade you were with..
Such unexpected situations occur in every game..
For example, like right now.
“Man, this…….”
“yes, that's right.”
The hierarchical monarch has been summoned..
In other words, someone among the explorers on the third floor put seven human corpses in the cabin..
I don't know if it was intentional or not.
No, I think it must have been summoned intentionally.…….
‘……Because sometimes it's just a coincidence.”
The basis is none other than me.
Misha and I were that case back in the day..
I was desperate for rest in the hut, so I burned the body, but coincidentally, there were those who burned the body first, and an 'accident' occurred in which the class monarch was summoned..
Anyway, this isn't the important thing..
“Yandel, what should I do??”
“First, get out of the forest. Because I can’t go to the 4th floor anyway..”
When Liakis, the Lord of Chaos, is summoned, all portals on the 3rd floor become inactive..
To put it simply, the entire third floor becomes the boss room..
“I'll handle it..”
Erwen used the fire spirit to kill three chaos spirits at the same time without even shooting an arrow..
「The elemental of chaos has been destroyed.」
「The location will be eroded.」
We only have to manage tiles during boss battles, but it's not like we're hunting Riakis anyway.—.
[Gooooooooooooooooo—!!!!]
At that time, a familiar howling sound was heard from the direction of the Witch's Forest..
I felt a bit disappointed about something..
When I heard this sound again, I thought it would be time to end this guy..
“Bjorn! Shouldn't we do something instead of just running away like this??”
“So, the four of us are going to hunt down a class lord??”
Strictly speaking, there are five if you include Auyen, but no one gave a damn about this..
But that doesn’t mean the impossible turns into the possible..
As I got as far away from the forest border as possible, those familiar faces slowly appeared..
“Bjorn! Is there something unpleasant-looking creeping in from over there? What is that??”
“It is a spirit of chaos..”
When Liakis is summoned, it is a token-type monster that begins to infest the entire third floor. Once aggroed, it has the characteristic of chasing the target until it dies..
‘Hehe, it's been a really long time for these guys..’
“Bjorn, that's not what I meant... … . It meant that there was nothing else we could do. I heard a lot of people died last time too.?”
surely… I heard it was like that.
To be honest, I felt really shitty because I was responsible for the accident..
“Oh, and again! I also heard that in the event of a disaster, upper-level explorers have a duty to step forward.!”
Yeah, that explorer's oath..
In fact, that was the reason why the Dzarwi Clan, who was staying on the 3rd floor at the time, tried to protect the explorers on the lower floors as well..
Because large clans have no choice but to look at the guild’s opinions..
‘Well, at the same time, I didn't want to lose money so I took the money.…….’
Still, one thing is clear.
Without the Dzarwi Clan, there would have been much more casualties. It wasn't enough to gather the lower-level explorers and protect them all day, and wasn't it enough to hold them for almost four hours after the level monarch arrived?.
“Oh, of course, I don't know how to do anything other than fight, so I don't know what to do in times like this. But, Bjorn, if you—.”
“Einar, calm down..”
When I stopped running and turned around, Einar also closed his mouth. And even though he was anxious as if he had done something wrong, he did not avoid my gaze..
I felt it again in those eyes.
“…….”
Einar is just..
The only things Einar is merciless against are monsters and looters..
Basically, they treat others with kindness and want to help if they can..
and…….
“Don't worry. I don't plan on leaving it like this either..”
i don't see it as a bad thing.
Because I found out by chance.
Giving does not always lead to losing business..
“oh! Was it like that too?!”
“So you thought I would just leave it at that? There must be quite a few of our compatriots on the third floor.?”
In fact, that's what I said, but even though it wasn't a problem of my own people in the first place, I had no intention of turning a blind eye to the situation..
How much fame have you accumulated so far??
It is clear that public opinion will turn against me if it becomes known that I survived alone during a disaster..
thus…….
“Ooooh!! So what should we do now? Even if you tell me to jump into the fire, I will do it.!”
“I'll be watching from here for the time being..”
“………uh?”
We took a stance watching the forest from a distance..
It was a very simple reason.
“……Maybe we don't have to come forward?”
“3Because layer lords rarely get permission to subjugate the explorer guild. Maybe it was summoned by a clan trying to subdue it without permission..”
“ah! So that means there won't be any problem if they catch them.!”
“yes.”
Of course, this is just speculation and nothing has been confirmed..
so that…….
[Gooooooooooooo-!!]
As I watched the forest echoing with ferocious cries, I received information in real time through Erwen..
“Liakis is moving to the western part of the Witch's Forest. It's hard to see because it's too far away, but I think there are quite a few people around..”
“how much?”
“I don't know Because it's so far away…….”
“Then we just need to get closer..”
Afterwards, we moved west around the outskirts of the forest, and thanks to Erwen's amazing detection ability, we were able to obtain more accurate information..
“…15About 100 people. Right now, it feels like I'm being chased by Liakis..”
Well, I guess it's not that they're being chased, but that they're picking a place to hunt. The Witch's Forest is not a good environment for raiding as there are many terrain features that block vision..
I was interested in something else than that..
“15My name is…….”
Just looking at Armman, this is not the number of people who will play raids..
Well, there's nothing you can't catch if you plan the raid properly.…….
“It would be correct to say that the fifteen of them are manned, and the main force is waiting somewhere else..”
“Yeah, I guess so.?”
“Can I know what you are talking about??’
“no. I guess they used the 'voice control' magic, but I can't hear any voices..”
“Hmm, I see.?”
It was a real shame, but it saved me an hour..
If a disaster had truly occurred by chance, I would have had to rush out and fight it with my body.—.
To-duk, to-duk, to-duk-
Then rain started falling from the sky.
Cheeeeeeeek-!
Black rain that makes your skin tingle just by touching it, as if it were filled with acid..
It was Liakis' passive aura skill..
「The character is taking continuous damage from the chaos attribute..」
「The character's resistance is greatly reduced..」
「Warning: When continuously exposed to chaos attribute damage, there is a certain probability that the status ailment [Confusion] will be applied..」
Simply put, it means we're close to him..
“I guess I'll have to go back further.”
As we do not have a fuse, there is no way to resist this passive skill, so we adjusted the distance along the rain border..
How much time has passed since then?.
“We'll be out of the woods soon!”
The third floor, where the darkness of the light-absorbing labyrinth has disappeared.
Although I don't have great eyesight like Erwen or Amelia, I could see a group of about a dozen explorers running out in the distance..
Kuung-! Kuung-! Cooung-!
Oh, of course, there was a huge monster chasing behind me..
“Erwen, please check quickly. Where is the clan??”
“…There is no pattern.”
Huh, I came here with all the emblems removed.?
Well, they are the ones carrying out the subjugation without permission..
They were running with all their might and quickly walked away, taking Liakis with them. Amelia asked me:.
“Yandel, what to do now??”
“follow.”
“The reason is?”
“If they fail, it's a real disaster..”
Besides, you don't know?
Will there ever be a situation where we raise our spoons?.
***
The place we arrived at, following the group presumed to be manned birds, was the ‘thorny reed field’..
‘Well, this is the standard.’
The most suitable field for tile management as there are no terrain features, the land is flat, and the terrain is wide..
As if all the preparation work had been done, all the thorny reeds that reached up to the shoulders had been burned and removed.…….
“Man, there’s the main unit over there.—.”
The radio I was listening to suddenly cut off..
“What's going on?”
“They noticed our presence over there too. Now, one person is getting closer quickly..”
“If I widen the distance, can I widen it??”
“…I think it will be difficult for everyone. I guess there's only one person over there..”
Hmm, that's right.
Thanks to this, there was no reason to even worry, so I made a decision quickly..
“Then let's wait here.”
Why are you running away when you haven't done anything wrong??
I was curious too from the beginning.
What kind of people are these people who carried out an unauthorized subjugation that inevitably creates innocent victims due to its structure?.
“You came.”
Soon, beyond the burnt-out reed field, the figure of someone rushing towards us appeared like a dot..
It didn't take long for the dot to grow and take on the shape of a person..
Tuk.
A man stopped about 10 meters away.
Just by looking at the seven daggers attached to his belt, he looks very agile..
“…….”
“…….”
As soon as he saw me, his expression hardened and he didn't say anything..
In the end, it was me who opened my mouth first..
“Why are you silent? Just now, he came running up to me.”
“……It's great to meet a famous person in a place like this..”
Oh, that's why.
The reason I made that shit-chewing face.
“It's an honor to meet you. Baron Yandel. I had no idea that a big name like His Excellency the Baron was on the third floor.—.”
“Okay, so who are you??”
When I interrupted the conversation and asked again, the guy seemed to think for a moment and then opened his mouth..
“……It's called Malid Chevron..”
I don't know if it's his real name, but the man introduced himself with that name..
In short, I asked Dagger Jab an additional question..
“The clan you belong to is?”
“…We are the Cogtooth Clan..”
“It's a sawtooth…….”
One of the largest clans reduced from ten to four during the war, and the clan where James Calla also served as vice-captain..
“That's fun. No matter how you look at it, doesn't it seem more surprising that you were on the third floor than me??”
When I asked that question with a grin on my face, Danggeomjabi boldly asked back..
“We had a situation. But are you the Baron who summoned the Hierarch??”
He was truly a man with extraordinary judgment..
Who would have thought that in this situation, I would play without fear?.
“I am not.”
“Is that so.”
“But on the other hand, if you ask me if it's you, of course I'll say no.?”
“We really don't.”
“Does this mean that those who moved with Liakis have nothing to do with you??”
“They are part of us. However, since we were nearby, we only stepped forward to resolve the situation according to our pledge..”
Wow, you speak well..
“Well then, that's good. From now on, we will help too..”
Soon, when I gently held out the spoon, the corners of Dagger Jab's mouth turned cold..
“…I am truly grateful that you took the initiative to extend your hand, but I believe there is no need to use your precious hand..”
“Hmm, why??”
“Wouldn't it be appropriate for explorers to do this dangerous work?.”
Huh, just because you're a noble doesn't mean they don't treat you like people in the same profession??
For a moment, I had the urge to hit the top of my head with a hammer, but I barely held back.—.
“I'm sure your Excellencies will not want the prestige of the noble family to be undermined by the Baron's actions..”
“…what?”
What did I just hear??
“If it were any other minister... Are you talking about someone like Count Alminus? One of the supporters of the Sawtooth Clan.?”
I asked again to confirm, and he answered with a shameless smile..
“Yes, that's right..”
Yes, I understood correctly..
There was no reason to continue the polite conversation any longer..
what? Don't be greedy if you don't want to get in trouble.?
“What are you talking about, you crazy bastard?.”
“………yes? I heard wrong?”
I took a step forward, looking at Daggerjap, frozen like a new recruit who didn't even know what he had done..
“Hey, dagger.”
“…yes?”
“Is there goblin shit in your head??”
“yes? What do you mean by that?……?”
No, that's right..
The same goes for your tone of voice from earlier..
It's also the same as the fact that I'm breaking out in a cold sweat and keep walking backwards..
“Well, you'll find out when you open it. What's inside.”
Secretly, I lifted the hammer..
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