Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 525
525Hwa Giant Island (4)
Traces of a person made about five hours ago.
There is no need to worry about who the owner of these traces is. There is no way there are any other explorers on this island..
Must be some of the castaways.
“Total number of people is two. Judging by their large footprints, they both appear to be men. Also, it seems like they are moving very secretly..”
“Secretly? Does this mean it's difficult to track??
“no. Not really. There is no attempt to erase the footprints themselves. What I am saying is that there are traces of taking one step at a time with caution, keeping your posture low and looking in all directions. Perhaps what they were wary of were monsters..”
mikhail rectors.
A middle-aged explorer who is said to be a former agent of the Royal Investigation Service..
It seems like this guy is in a similar position to Amelia in the Armin exploration group.…….
“It would be better to leave the tracking to the author. If you're from the royal investigation department, you'll be a step ahead of me when it comes to tracking..”
Looking at Amelia's weak voice, it seems that her record as an investigation department agent is better than expected..
“Did you say Lectus??”
“That's right. Baron.”
“I'll leave the tracking up to you..”
“yes. I will complete it without any mistakes..”
From then on, I took the lead and this guy gave me directions..
And how long has it passed?.
We followed the trail and stopped for a moment..
It's because I encountered something unexpected..
No, in this case it should be called a discovery.?
“That is…….”
A corpse lying in the middle of the forest.
For your information, it was the corpse of a giant, not a human..
“It's the giant I saw in the sea.…….”
He must have died a long time ago, so there is no sound here and there and a rotten smell is in the air..
What on earth did the giant die from?.
“Looking at the scars... … . It seems like I was attacked not by a person but by the same monster..”
Could it be that another monster that rained down during the rainy season was the culprit? Even as I thought about that, I sighed without realizing it..
“Yandel, you don’t look good. Is there a problem??”
“That's right... Isn't there a body left?.”
The fact that the corpse doesn't disappear means that you can't get the essence from this guy..
“ah…….”
What is passive and what are the stats?.
I was so excited and looking forward to it, but it all ended up being a matter of drinking kimchi soup..
As soon as I saw the corpse, my whole body was drained of energy, but unlike me, there were others who burst into cheers..
“…giant! It's the corpse of a giant.!”
“Not just any giant! Didn't the Baron tell you too? The name of this giant is Hipramagent..”
“What are you all doing? Let's get rid of what needs to be removed before it deteriorates further.!”
The wizards of the exploration team dissected the giant's body as if they had obtained a treasure that was unique in the world..
“for a moment! carefully! Even if you remove anything, make sure to properly record what the original body structure looks like.!”
“Camouflage! What's in your stomach? No, does he even have a stomach in the first place??”
It's just that even in hell, I think they'll be happy with just one book they've seen for the first time..
“You have a truly passionate wizard as your colleague.?”
As I muttered in an absurd tone, Meul, the leader of the exploration team, put an awkward smile on his face..
“Aren't they the wizards who joined our exploration group who are only looking for dangerous jobs that don't make money? haha…….”
Well, that's true too.
Although not as much as the wizards, I was also interested in these things, so I watched from the side as the wizards enjoyed eating and tasting the giant corpse..
“What about leather??”
“…It's very soft. When the basic reaction was tested, anti-magic properties were also not found..”
“Is it difficult to make it with equipment??”
“yes… . To use as a material... I think a lot of research is needed.”
To interpret it, it means that leather has no particular value as a material..
“Then the bones?”
The wizard answered my next question with a brighter face..
“ah! Bones are very hard yet light. Also, the bones themselves are extremely large, so I think it would be possible for a skilled blacksmith to weave them together well to make armor.…….”
“Oh, really? In terms of material, how many steps do you think it will take??”
“uh… that is… Since it is light, it seems to be more valuable as a material than ordinary steel.…….”
What is that.
There was nothing special about the bones that I had hoped for..
As long as it is slightly better than steel, it is reasonable to use steel, which is cheaper and easier to manufacture..
“Well, there are still advantages to making equipment from bones. First of all, it doesn’t rust and…….”
The wizard appealed to me like a researcher wanting more time and budget, but it wasn't something I really needed to listen to..
“i get it. Let me know if you find anything unusual.”
“yes……!”
After that, I stopped paying attention to the corpses and spent my time just looking out for the surroundings, and it was around the time when I used [Giantization] to catch about ten attacking monsters..
Tadat.
The moment I swung my hammer out of habit at the sight I heard beyond the bushes.
“Ugh, ugh.!”
I quickly stopped the hammer at the scream I heard..
“…Okay, okay… Heo, heo, heo…….”
was a person.
It's also a familiar face.
***
The hammer stopped exactly above the top of the head..
And then, as if he lost his strength, the man fell backwards and let out a sound as if he were caught in a sandbag..
It was Versil who recognized the man's face first..
“Mr. Mirtane?”
Oh, that's right, that was the name..
A five-person team whose warriors were not able to come in with them when they came down to the basement level. He later said that when he went to the Human Island, a conflict broke out and he turned to the Hetz Clan..
“…Huh, huh…….”
“calm down. no one can hurt you.”
“Go, Ulan, Denim……!”
Soon after Versil tapped his back, the man came to his senses and fell flat on his face..
And the first thing he said was this.
“Also, please help me. Berion fights with monsters and gets seriously injured.…….”
Now I saw that behind him was a small man tied to a sack and being carried on his back. We quickly unbuckled the bag and laid the man down on the floor..
And just as they were about to bring in the priest,.
“…It's already late.”
The man collapsed at the words of Amelia, who checked his breathing by pressing his ear..
“Well, that can’t be… … ! Boo, I'm sure it was just now... I was talking……!”
Soon the man pushed Amelia away and hugged his colleague's body. And she tried hard to deny the truth, and once again checked her breathing with her own hands..
“…….”
It was a rude attitude, but Amelia didn't say anything to that guy, and neither did I..
Because every explorer has one at least once..
The experience of losing a friend in the labyrinth.
Sooner or later, it takes time to accept.
“……Have you calmed down??”
“yes… First of all, let me tell you this. I couldn't say it earlier because I was in a hurry... thank you My life... For saving me.”
“I'm sorry about what happened to your colleague. Can you fix it??”
“yes. I have to... Because it's work. Can I just ask you for some distortion magic?……?”
“Of course.”
Afterwards, the man collected all the belongings, including equipment, from his colleague's corpse, then cast a distortion spell on the corpse and placed it in a subspace bag..
It was a bit weird to say in this situation, but this guy was in a good situation..
Because at that time we were in a situation where the wizard was dead..
I had no choice but to leave the body in the labyrinth..
Well, that would be that and this would be this..
“…Now, I'd like to talk to you a little bit..”
If you had waited until the settlement was over, you could say you did your duty..
“Are the others alive??”
“…The survivors are hiding in a hideout..”
From what I heard, the location of the hideout was not far from here..
“How about a hideout? Is it safe??”
“…At least that was the case until now.”
“okay? But why were you two outside??”
“There was an opinion that in order to escape from this island, you need to know about the island. so… Berion and I, who had the fastest feet, were selected..”
Yeah, it was some kind of scouting party..
Shit, if I had just hidden in there, none of this would have happened..
‘…It's better not to say this.’
I just decided to go to the hideout and listen to the rest of the story, so I didn't say anything..
After receiving guidance and moving to see if it was true that the hideout was nearby, a rock hidden in the bushes soon appeared..
“It's been disguised as a wall using magic..”
“I'll send you a signal now..”
The man knocked on the rock to signal the inside, and after waiting for a moment, the wall disappeared and a person came out from inside..
“Myrtane! Why is it so late... … . Hey, Baron Yandel.?”
The leader of the Hetz Clan, who widens his eyes when he sees me, even as he reprimands his colleagues for making him worry..
“It's been a while. wight hetz.”
“Oh God……!”
“Can I come in??”
“Oh, of course! Please come in!”
The cave we entered with our entire group was much larger inside than it looked from the outside..
“I… I was really surprised. I never thought I would see Baron Yandel here.…….”
“Is that so? Surprising group?”
“Surprisingly... What the heck?”
“I thought you would ask about the explorers who came with me first..”
“ah… … ! Oh, that's right too! Apparently, there were only 60 of us who came down at that time.…….”
I said that as if I realized it too late, but somehow it doesn't seem like I meant it..
So is this an evil spirit calling for rescue??
Well, I didn't need to find out, so I didn't dig in..
“Also, what on earth happened??”
In response to Wight's question, I roughly explained the situation..
Starting with the fact that time in the city is passing even while we are here, the labyrinth has opened once more not long ago. And the influx of additional explorers into the first basement level..
“One of you called for help from a coven of demons, and it seems it has spread to the city as well. Thanks to you, I was able to find out the location of this island and visit it..”
“That, like that…….”
“Is there anyone who can guess who the evil spirit is??”
“I do not know. Ha, but… Maybe he's one of the dead already..”
“Like someone who died today?”
“…….”
Wight Hetz kept his mouth shut, perhaps to protect his comrades, and so I stopped talking..
If you think about it, this was also a bad habit..
Even though there is no need to, I keep saying things that come to my mind without me realizing it..
“Okay, just talk about it. What happened after we broke up??”
I ended the story about evil spirits at this point and moved on to other topics..
However, their exploration wasn't as great as expected..
We explored the library we left, but when we found nothing, we changed our plan and went back to the sea.?
“It was a time when we continued sailing aimlessly in search of new areas. Suddenly, monsters poured down from the sky like rain..”
Unlike us, who spent the rainy season in a safe village, these people welcomed the rainy season on the sea..
And arrived at this island just before the ship broke up..
It is said that he ran away frantically and then found this cave and hid there..
‘For some reason, the number was less than half, so I guess they all died during the rainy season..’
It was a shame that I found a place to hide in just a few hours. If I had been outside longer, I would have been completely wiped out..
“You've done a great job. You had a lot of trouble.”
“I… How was it for you, Baron? If time passes outside too, then you have to find a way to escape from here... … . Did you find it??”
“yet. I'm looking for.”
The wight pursed his lips at my honest answer, then cautiously asked:.
“…There won't be any?”
“okay. I'm sure there will be. I will definitely find it.”
Those words that will comfort you more than anything else to someone who is looking for a place to lean on..
“……We will also help you, Baron. Although it is not a great power.”
In response, Wight spoke in a determined voice as if he was the only one he could trust, and I responded by counting the number of explorers he was leading..
“Thank you for saying that. Let's cheer up together.”
12 unpaid slaves were created.
***
There is still time left until the time we normally set up camp, but we decided to end today's exploration at this point..
“Everyone, take your time and rest. I don't know what happens tomorrow, but I'll stay here today.”
As more people were added, it was judged that maintenance was necessary..
Plus, you can do some research in advance..
“wight. Have you found out anything about this island??”
Although he was mostly hiding in a cave, the wight's story was helpful as he was an explorer who had visited the island long before us..
Currently, we have no information other than that monsters use [Giantization]..
“The rainy season the Baron mentioned… When it was over, Berion went outside to investigate and saw a giant monster from afar..”
giant monster.
However, after listening to the characteristics, I was not referring to Hipramagent..
“When first seen, it was about 40 meters tall.…….”
Hipramagent is not only less than half the size of that one..
“They say he was tearing Balksus apart with both hands..”
2You should never use force to kill a level monster like that..
“To be honest, I think we might have encountered a monster with an illusion-type ability... … . First of all, I'm telling you because I think you should know..”
“Right. Good job. First of all, I know.”
Since it was already witnessed by a dead person, I couldn't ask him in detail, so I saved this matter for now and listened to the rest..
A map of the surrounding area drawn by a reconnaissance team.
A new type of monster that we haven't encountered yet..
There was a lot of information that would be quite helpful in the exploration, which will resume tomorrow..
Well, there was a separate Hwaryong point..
“And finally… I have something to show you, Baron..”
“something to show?”
“for a moment… Would you like to follow me??”
Afterwards, there was an artificial sculpture in a small cavity inside the cave that followed the wight..
As soon as I saw it, my mouth dropped open..
“This…….”
It was a portal tombstone..
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