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Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 529

529Tue Escape Plan (2)

Exploration day 63, 3 p.m..

We planned our itinerary generously and arrived at Human Island one day before the rainy season began. And originally, I was going to wander around the island and hunt during my spare time, but I changed my schedule and entered the village right away..

“……As I heard, it really is a town of monsters..”

“Mr. Whyte… This is really good?”

“Didn't the Baron tell you? Everyone, take care of yourself..”

Although the story had been discussed to some extent in advance, the explorers nevertheless appeared agitated by the sight of monsters everywhere upon entering the village..

Of course, this only applied to the Hetz Clan..

“A monster who claims to be human?…….”

“This… It's very precious..”

“I heard that if you use ancient languages, you can communicate.?”

“Haha! Haven't I told you so many times? It is a huge waste of space that there is not a single intelligent being who can communicate in this vast labyrinth.!”

The members of the Armin Exploration Team, who had the blood of explorers flowing through their bones, showed curiosity rather than fear of monsters..

Of course, the worst of them all was the trio of Buddhist monks..

“You said you would stay here until the rainy season passes, right? If I get a chance, I'd like to talk to them..”

“……Damn it, I should have studied ancient languages ​​a little harder on a regular basis..”

“Do not worry. I plan to record all the conversations I had and then translate them. This is an unprecedented discovery in the history of the long labyrinth.!”

Well, from their perspective, the monsters on Human Island(?) will feel like aliens..

Some people will feel afraid, others will want to know first..

“From here on out, I'll go alone. You go home. Emily, you can lead.?”

“No problem.”

After having everyone in the group wait at the house given to them by the village chief, they entered the village chief's house alone..

“Thank goodness. Come back in time.”

“Were you even worried??”

“No problem. These are the people who appeared after a long wait..”

I could not feel any emotion in the voice of the village chief whom I met again after all these hardships..

It feels like I'm talking to a machine.

When I look at the monster that became friends with Einar, it seems that just because he is a monster doesn't mean his voice doesn't show emotion..

“by the way…….”

As I was thinking that, the village chief started crying..

“My colleagues have increased while I haven't seen them. How did this happen??”

I guess I've already heard from the monsters we met in the village on the way here that our numbers have increased.…….

“It felt like time was passing by outside even though we were here..”

“So as time passed, new explorers came here??”

“okay.”

I nodded but also asked questions..

“But I'm not really surprised.?”

“Haven't you already proven that time passes outside?.”

Well, that's true..

But now that I think about it, one question arises:.

[Nice to meet you, really. You are probably an explorer from Lapdonia.?]

The day the village chief and I first met on this island.

[Okay, how much time has passed outside??]

Isn’t this question asked first, a question that requires knowing that time passes??

‘The more I think about it, the more suspicious this guy is.…….’

However, I kept these doubts inside and never said them out loud..

Right now, not only do we need the power and knowledge of the village chief,.

If you really have a plan, there's no way you'd give me an honest answer if you asked me this..

“So what happened off the island??”

Soon the village chief asked, and I told him a condensed version of the story that had happened so far..

Starting with the story of exploring the wooden island, the explorers we met on the rocky island. And the rescue of explorers from Giant Island and the portal monument that existed in the cave..

At the end, even the super giant giant I saw leaving the island..

“……You found a lot in that short time..”

The village chief asked me with an exclamation that did not sound like an exclamation at all..

“But, why did you suddenly return to the rocky island??”

It was a question I was secretly anticipating..

That's because I completely left out any mention of evil spirits during the conversation..

So there was bound to be a hole in the story..

“Chief, after thinking about your story carefully, I came to the conclusion that time passes even outside. So I went, just in case. While exploring Namu Island, I ran into a dead end..”

“Hmm… That's right.”

The village chief accepted my excuse that I had prepared in advance without any doubt, and this was the end of information sharing..

Soon the village chief moved on to the next topic..

“It's a tombstone that doesn't work... Maybe that's the key to escaping from here. What are your next plans??”

“Oh, that's right.”

I mentioned this before answering.

“Chief, you and I had a deal. The deal was that you would help us explore, and in return we would give you the information we found out during the exploration..”

“That's right?”

The village chief had an undertone that he had no idea why I was suddenly saying this..

Well, where are you going to eat it raw?.

I said with a grin..

“I need your help from now on.”

The first part of the escape plan.

“my help……?”

we must become stronger.

***

It was immediately after leaving Giant Island that I desperately felt the need to upgrade my specs. That's right, because I saw that super giant at the end..

‘If you look at the level of difficulty rising exponentially... Both Library Island and Tree Island should keep in mind the possibility of such a fearsome monster appearing at the end..’

Well, this is still just a possibility.

Still, it was clear that the giant was serving as the boss of the island..

It was on that island that the portal monument was discovered..

[According to the big data accumulated while playing [Dungeon & Stone] for a long time, there is a very high probability that the giant is the key to escape..

but…….

“I need time to think.”

The village chief gave a lukewarm answer..

After being trapped here for eons, you must want to get out more than we do..

“The rainy season will start tomorrow, so please answer before then..”

“I understand.”

Then, this agenda is put on hold for now..

After that, we talked about less important topics..

“Since the number of people has increased, it can be uncomfortable to stay in just that house. I will prepare a new place for you by tomorrow, so bear with the inconvenience..”

“About a day. People who sleep on the bare floor won't even think it's uncomfortable..”

“If so, you're lucky..”

“But where did they go??”

“If you mean the Silver Lion Clan, they left the island not long after you left. And it hasn't come back yet.”

Hmm… okay?

The rainy season will start soon.

‘Did he go to a strange island and end up in trouble??’

Considering their level, it was quite understandable..

Even we didn't have enough people to reach the end content, so we started collecting them actively..

“First of all, I plan to wait as long as possible. As soon as the rainy season starts, we will lock the village gate..”

“That's natural.”

Perhaps he is currently working his way back to the island, so this is the end of the story about the Silver Lion Clan..

and…….

“Is there anything more to say??”

“does not exist. Please answer what I said today when you decide later..”

“I guess so.”

Since we had all the conversation worth talking about, we returned to the living quarters of our colleagues. The shelter, which was spacious during the last rainy season, has now turned into almost a den of refugees..

Well, is it natural that seven people became 39??

“Hetz, Muhl. Just be patient. The village chief said he would provide a place to stay until tomorrow..”

“I'm glad to hear that..”

While Hetz, a wight whose priority is survival, simply expressed relief at my words, Armin was different..

“Any place you live is fine. But… I heard about a guy called the village chief.…….”

“however?”

“Is it true that the village chief is the Dragon Knight, Cornelius Brungrid??”

“…Who heard that from?”

Muhl flinched at my question and stared at one place..

And Einar, who was sitting at the end of my gaze, avoided my eyes..

“ha…….”

Yeah, it's my fault.

This time, I didn't just cut it out and say it was a secret. If it had been that way, she would never have talked about him..

As he was sighing, Meul noticed the mood and hurried to protect Einar..

“sorry. I asked a pointless question…….”

“no. It's not something to hide anyway. Anyway, to answer… … . What you just said is only half true..”

“half… What do you mean??”

“okay. First of all, he claims that, but nothing has been properly confirmed..”

“okay…….”

Now that things were like this, I decided to listen to Muhl’s opinion. This guy has been searching for the secrets of the labyrinth for almost his entire life..

maybe you know something.

“Mul, what do you think? Do you think that claim is true??”

“well… I haven't met him in person, and I've only heard stories about him, so I don't know. Well, if that's true, there's one thing that's going to happen..”

“What part is it??”

“The part where he is currently enjoying eternal life in the body of a monster..”

“why is that?”

“The great sage's biography is very famous, but... … . There are suspiciously few records of stories about my colleagues. At one time, I was curious about their secret history and diligently collected their records.—.”

“Okay, just the main point..”

“I once found records about Brungrid at an antique market..”

“What was it?”

“Before I tell you anything, let me make this clear first. As a result of analyzing the records, it was confirmed that they were written in that era, but no conclusion was made regarding the authenticity of the records..”

Well, just say the main point briefly..

“That's right. But what was the content??”

When asked again, Mul Armin cautiously opened his mouth..

“It was about a hero named Cornelius Brungrid, the Dragon Knight, who was more obsessed with eternal life than anyone else, and because of this, he came into repeated conflict with the Great Sage..”

An ancient secret whose authenticity is not certain, heard for the first time from Muhl..

But why?.

“It's eternal life…….”

Why do I suddenly feel so uncomfortable?.

***

64Day 1, 9 p.m..

The village chief visited our residence..

The purpose of the visit was two-fold..

One is that a new residence was prepared to solve the already cramped housing problem.…….

“I decided to accept your offer..”

Second, the village chief finally made a decision..

After hearing the story about eternal life, the village chief felt a little more uncomfortable for some reason, but he did not mention this at all..

Because it is not good to be in conflict with the village chief at this time..

It is efficient to first receive what you need and then research it step by step..

thus…….

“The village warriors are all ready.”

The village chief went outside with all the mobilized village warriors..

It was a very simple reason.

Basement 1st floor, archives.

Escape from this place is very difficult at our current level..

In other words, you have to become stronger.

And a person needs suffering to become strong..

“There are about two hours left now. If you change your mind midway, let me know. There is nothing more foolish than facing disaster with your bare body..”

“Well, there's no way I'll change my mind..”

The village chief spoke persuasively, but I never gave in..

And how long has it been like that?.

“…….”

A force of nearly 300, including the village warriors, was waiting with solemn expressions..

The time has finally come.

[Ummmm!]

[Gero, Gero, Gero……!!]

[Wow! Wow! Hehehehe!]

As if in harmony, the howls of numerous monsters are loudly heard from the sky..

Kwasik-!

Monsters that hit the hard ground headfirst become light and disappear..

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!

The monsters that survived in that brilliant light rushed towards us with their bodies completely devastated, and the explorers and monster warriors who were waiting took out their respective weapons and fought back..

and…….

‘What kind of disaster is disaster?.’

I raised my shield high and screamed..

“Behel—laaaaaaa!!!”

Rainy season.

A disaster-like event in which monsters rain down from the sky..

But as expected, this event was just as I expected..

「You have defeated the Ruture Talisman. EXP+4」

「Killed a werewolf.」

「Killed a wall mole.」

「You have defeated Akel'thas. EXP +5」

「You have defeated the underground earth dragon. EXP +4」

「Defeated Ianthro.」

「Killed an Orc Warrior.」

「Defeated the Island Guard…….」

「…….」

「…….」

Monsters that can be encountered with an extremely low probability in cracks, hidden fields, or general fields are pouring from the sky..

「The character's level has increased.」

「Soul power increases by +30.」

「Maximum Absorbable Essence increases by +1.」

If this isn’t a burning event, what is??