Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 526
526Hwa Giant Island (5)
Portal monument encountered in the inner space of the cave.
As soon as I found it, I approached it as if I was possessed and raised my hand, but the tombstone remained silent..
“also… Even the Baron's hands can't do it..”
Well, this is what I expected..
The requirement for special conditions to open the portal was the same when I came here..
I'm sure I'll need some preparations this time too..
Sigh.
When I checked the joint between the monument and the ground, it was clear that the ground around it had already been dug up..
‘This time there is no text below.…….’
Ugh, so does that mean I should just keep heading from scratch? First, I asked various questions to Wight, the original discoverer..
“Did you check the headstone every day??”
“yes. Since I found it, I've come here every day and put my hand on it, but there was no response..”
Simply put, it means that the tombstone does not react only on certain days..
“There was no special phenomenon or anything like that worth telling me about.?”
“yes.”
“When you found the portal monument, why were you so skeptical earlier??”
It was a question that arose a little while ago..
When he first saw me a little while ago, he expressed his inner anxiety. He wondered if there really was a way to escape..
If so, why was that?.
“…You don't know this, right?.”
He answered in a cautious voice..
“The place beyond this monument may or may not be outside..”
“ah…….”
That's definitely what I thought as soon as I saw the tombstone..
Since this is an unknown stratum that people have touched for the first time, nothing is certain..
When I activated that portal monument.
As we expected, a portal may open that will take you back to the ground floor or the city.…….
There is also the possibility of connecting to a completely different space..
‘Something like the second basement floor..’
Of course, finding a way to activate this monument is the top priority..
There is only one way for an explorer to find the answer.
All you have to do is try out all the interactions you can find..
“How many people know about this monument??”
“Everyone who was with me knows.”
Hmm, then there's no need to keep it secure..
“First, let's go back to where we were before..”
At this point, I finished examining the tombstone and headed to where my colleagues were. And I shared the story about the monument with everyone, including the Armin exploration team..
Basically, something like this requires collective intelligence..
“It's a tombstone with no way of knowing where it leads... . Still, I finally found a clue.?”
“So everyone, please speak freely. What should we do next to make this tombstone work?.”
“……Wouldn't something change happen if we catch that giant that is over 40m tall??”
“There might be something at the end of the bookshelf in that library.…….”
As soon as I decided on a topic, various opinions poured out, starting with Bersil, and I engraved them in my head one by one..
“I… If you're the village chief, you probably know something.?”
Yeah, this might be a good idea too..
Mul Armin, who was listening to the conversation together, asked me in a cautious tone..
“The village chief... Who are you??”
“I'll stop by that island someday anyway, so I'll explain then..”
“yes…….”
After the brainstorming time was over,.
The wizards and some of the Armin Exploration Team left, saying they wanted to examine the tombstone, while the rest freely rested in the cave..
And time passes and the next day.
After completing the deployment of 12 newly recruited unpaid slaves, exploration resumed again..
There wasn't much time now..
‘Is it already day 9?…….’
Based on the date I started exploring, it would be 59 days, but based on the time of the newly opened labyrinth, that is..
Anyway, the rainy season begins after the 14th day, so you should explore the island as much as possible before then..
‘The rainy season is tricky.…….’
Considering that I'll be stranded for another week, it's already a waste of time..
No, not even a week..
Right after the rainy season, normal exploration is difficult because it is full of monsters, and right before the rainy season, exploration is stopped because you have to move to a place to avoid the rainy season..
“Yandel, what are you going to do next rainy season? Are you going to spend it in that cave they found earlier? Or should I go back to the village?”
“I'm thinking about going back to the village. Anyway, I have something to ask the village chief. If the Silver Lion Clan is still there, more manpower can be added..”
“Then I guess I'll have to leave the island in three days. It takes time to get there.”
You can explore this island for the next three days..
Although time was tight, the exploration itself became much faster as the number of people increased. Should I say that it feels like the map is illuminated as I move with the auto hunting mode on??
“There's a bunch of trolls on the right.……!”
“Teyrun Erbuas!”
Powwow-!
5Low-grade mobs are hit by the concentrated fire of long-distance dealers without me even stepping forward, and they turn into light and disappear before I can even approach them properly..
This is why explorers almost always move in clan units from the upper levels..
As the number of people increases, exploration becomes easier..
Well, there is a fatal drawback that the profits have to be distributed a lot..
“Sheruton. How is the map production going??”
“yes. Would you like to take a look??”
Please note that I no longer make maps..
Hetz Clan's archer seemed to be several times better than me, so I gave it to him..
Additionally, a reconnaissance team is also in operation..
I assigned a few people to Mikhail Lectus, a former agent of the Royal Investigation Department, and now he searches the area around the base throughout the expedition and brings all the information to me in advance..
Just like this.
“Baron, there are three Nelphardons ambushing you 3 minutes away. what would you do?”
How to do it.
[There are three Nelpardons that can grow to gigantism.?
“If I avoid it, do I have to go back a lot??”
“Not really..”
“Then let's take a detour..”
In the case of Nelpardon, there is no particular need for essence, and since it is an object that has already received experience points from the library, I boldly skip it..
In that way, I was able to move around while catching things to catch and avoiding things to avoid, so I was able to explore a wider area much more efficiently..
and the result.
‘It's safe to say that it's over for the South..’
90% We left the southern part of the map shown above and expanded our territory to the eastern part..
And how much time has passed?.
Just when I thought about going back to my hideout or setting up camp here and taking a rest..
“Baron.”
Mikhail Rector, who had been out on reconnaissance, returned to base in a hurry..
“Hipramagent is 4 minutes away. The giant is sleeping alone.”
Hmm… … . How can I say this?.
***
Hipramagent.
The same guy I met on my way to this island by boat and had to run away when he called his friends..
In the village chief's book, it was written that when he was first found, his body was half submerged in the sea..
So I thought it was just a sea monster..
‘I guess it only appears in the sea..’
Since it was discovered on land like this, it appears to be an amphibious individual..
Anyway, this isn't the important thing.…….
“I'm alone?”
“yes. For now, yes.”
“Search the area as much as possible without provoking him. Because there might be people like you back then. Decide what to do next.”
“yes.”
First, I gave a detailed search order to Mikhail Rector and then gathered my thoughts until he returned..
After finding out that this was the type of entity that leaves behind corpses, my enthusiasm waned, but I still felt like I had to catch it at least once..
Because while we stay in this class, we will meet again someday..
‘It would be better to catch it when you are alone and gain experience..’
What are the passive skills, and are there any other active skills that have not been confirmed? The judgment that such things must be known in advance in order to be able to devise a relative method or not..
“There are no monsters within a 2km radius..”
Therefore, as soon as we heard the news from the returning scout team, we immediately started preparing for the raid..
I made a new formation and prepared for a situation where the guy would run away rather than fight like before..
and…….
“Well then let's go.”
Now all that remains is execution.
“Wow, already??”
“He might wake up. Maybe my compatriots will come back.”
2Is it because it is a monster of presumed rank??
Some people seemed unprepared, but it would be a waste to waste any more time here..
Sigh.
After that, we moved as secretly as possible to the place where he was sleeping, then spread out and surrounded him on all sides..
However, at the moment when the ranged dealers, led by the wizard, were preparing a 'very strong first bread'.
[Ugh……?]
The giant who was curled up like a shrimp sleep raises his head and looks at us..
The sound was blocked with magic, so he probably didn't wake up after hearing it.…….
‘…Did you feel the magic??’
Whatever it was, he was already awake so there was no reason to be cautious anymore..
「The character casted [Giant].」
Immediately link up to [Transcendence] and raise your weight class first..
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”
Before the guy can stand up properly, I slam the hammer down on his shin..
Kwaang-!
The blow wasn't enough to break a bone, but it was enough to throw the body off balance just as it was standing up..
Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure-!
The massive giant falls to the ground, creating a cloud of dust, blocking the view..
It was a minor problem that often occurred during combat..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
The wizards waiting at the back quickly used wind magic to remove the dust, and with my vision secured again, I ran up to the guy and hit him on the chin with a hammer..
and at that moment.
[Whoa whoa whoa—!]
He looks at me from the front and roars..
It was so loud that I could feel the air vibrating..
‘Oh, surprise.’
For some reason, my pride was hurt by the fact that my hair temporarily stood up all over my body and I got goosebumps..
thus…….
“Aaaaaaaaaaa—!!!”
I looked at him and screamed as loud as I could..
It wasn't something I thought about or acted on, but it surprisingly helped boost morale..
“Well, whatever! Don't attack quickly!”
“Everyone just needs to stay calm and follow the plan.!”
Wight Hetz and Mul Armin came to their senses and led the members, and soon a long-distance attack came..
Arrows, attack abilities, etc..
Most of them couldn't inflict as much damage as the hammer I swung, but…….
Still, it was a waste of time..
「Charlotte Amblot casted the level 2 attack spell [Spear of Annihilation].」
The joint magic of three magicians from the Armin Exploration Team who worked together for a long time in the labyrinth..
Puuk-!
A huge white spear is sunk deep into the giant's lower abdomen..
It was a little surprising.
‘That thing doesn't go all the way through.?’
How high is the drag force??
I was curious about the basic abilities, but that wasn't something I needed to worry about right away..
“Barbarian, don't go too crazy this time, take it slow.—.”
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!!”
Starting with Einar and Amelia, the close damage lines also actively stuck to attack the guy..
The main target is his ankle area.
For reference, this was the order I placed in advance..
After all, isn’t he a guy who has a habit of running away before he can do anything?.
You need to reduce your mobility in advance.—.
“He wakes up!”
“Oh, step away!”
I tried hard to get in his way, but he eventually got up completely and stood with both feet on the ground..
and…….
[Woooooooooo—!]
He starts running recklessly in the opposite direction from me..
‘Well, there are all these scary monsters.?’
It's absurd, but I didn't plan on experiencing what happened once again..
To begin with, this isn’t the sea back then.?
「Erwen Fornazzi di Tercia summons [Dicloe, Spirit King of Darkness].」
Spheres of black light pouring down like missile bombardments.
Surprisingly, he ran hard despite being hit with his bare body, but he still had his limits..
Cooung, cooung.-!
I ran out at once and clung to the back of the guy who had slowed down due to staggering..
Kwa-kwa-kwang-! Kwaaang-! Kwaang-!
The Spirit King's bombardment continued, but it didn't pose any problem to me right now..
There is a saying that after Jeongsoo’s food, it’s Temp’s food.?
No.12 Trust.
The thing that belongs to the highest level among double numbers.
「This is the damage inflicted by a bound ally..」
「Light of Trust protects the character from this damage.」
With this, a strategy like this becomes possible..
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