Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 543
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Matherkin Lilgriams.
‘I didn't know it was this guy…….’
The emotion I felt the moment I met my face was neither joy nor doubt..
I was just embarrassed.
“you… He would have been killed by the village chief.?”
“yes……?”
The guy who heard me muttering looks at me with an expression that doesn't seem to understand..
This is what happened, I continued..
“Being killed by the village chief... what does that mean—.”
“I saw a dagger with your clan's symbol engraved on it in their blacksmith shop..”
“ah…….”
“Why was that dagger there??”
“that… I do not know. However, before leaving the island, the members made a deal with the residents. I handed over a lot of useless items and received an excessive amount of magic stones..”
Testimony that exactly matches the answer the village chief gave to this suspicion..
Thanks to you, I became even more confused..
‘…The village chief was innocent.?’
So what did I do when I escaped the village??
Was it just a show??
A thought like that suddenly occurred to me, but I shook my head and brushed away the distracting thoughts..
It is not too late to make a decision after hearing everything..
“Tell me. What happened to you when we left the island?.”
“yes? ah… yes! All right!”
As soon as he saw us, he said, 'You've come to save us!' He ran towards me with a look on his face for a moment, but when I reacted coldly and asked him questions as if I was interrogating him, he also froze and answered my questions..
“First of all, we left the island two days after the Baron left..”
Actually, this guy's story was nothing special..
I left the island because I wanted to do something, but after going through that, I got scared and headed to Library Island, which was relatively easy.?
Just like us who came back here to farm, he seemed to feel the need to grow his members first..
but…….
“It was my first time seeing this object. It had hideous-looking wings, and its body resembled a slime. But all kinds of strange limbs sprouted from his body..”
A new monster that isn't even in my database.
As a result, the Silver Lion Clan was annihilated, and even the ship they were on was destroyed. But just when she fell into the water and lost consciousness and thought she was dead..
Matherkin woke up on Library Island..
His backpack was caught on a rock and he was barely breathing..
“After that... I thought it was too dangerous outside, so I came down here. and… … . I waited alone. Until someone finds this place again…….”
I saved as much food as I could just in case, and I endured alone, fighting loneliness rather than monsters..
To summarize, it was like that.…….
“Right.”
I didn't think it was a particularly sad story..
From what I first heard, it seemed like as soon as it was decided that they would be wiped out, they all abandoned the members and jumped into the sea..
‘It's a plausible story..’
Matherkin Lilgriams.
This guy I watched would have made that choice in that situation..
but…….
‘Information collection ends here.’
I heard the story well.
So now it's time to check the truth of the story..
thus…….
“Bersil.”
I gave instructions to the wizard and used verification magic..
Unfortunately, the magic that verified the anti-magic power wasn't working properly, but I didn't have any regrets and pulled out an item from subspace..
‘It's a bit of a waste to spend what's left here now, but…….’
No matter how you think about it, it's suspicious..
“Matherkin Lilgriams.”
“yes?”
“From now on, I'm going to check if what you say is true..”
I didn't ask for your understanding, asking if it was okay..
Because this guy has no choice anyway..
click-
Immediately activated ‘broken trust’.
I was hoping that with this, I would be able to find out everything, even if I was hiding something..
but…….
“So, let's start with a simple question..”
How did this happen again?.
“Tell me. what is your name?”
Just like in the doppelganger forest, simple test questions to find out if something is working properly..
“…….”
“…….”
But why can't this guy answer??
***
Tick, tick.
Compass-shaped disk.
Silence that repeats slowly and steadily, with only the sound of the second hand moving in the middle. As the quiet time continues, a feeling of increasing air density settles down my spine..
but…….
Seueuugh.
The warrior body I had calmly carried out what I needed to do right now..
When I came to my senses, my hand naturally went to the handle of the hammer on my back..
Unconscious behavior based entirely on instinct.
after…….
Still, I feel calmer after touching the weapon..
“Say it, Lil Grimams..”
I asked again.
“what is your name?”
The guy avoided his gaze at that question..
The eyes, which were excessively tilted to the right, were not only suspicious, but also gave off a strange and grotesque feeling of heterogeneity..
thus…….
“I will ask you for the last time.”
It's not just about putting your hand on the weapon..
Now he's openly taking out his weapon and asking again..
“what is your name?”
“…….”
Yeah, I'm going to exercise my right to remain silent.?
‘Just in case, let's start by breaking all the limbs first..’
As soon as I finished organizing things in my head, I strengthened my grip on the hammer..
And just as I was about to swing.
“……ah.”
He broke the long silence and opened his mouth..
“heard, turned on, everything…….”
It was a short word, but somehow the tone of speech seemed to have changed..
That feeling was actually not wrong..
“I got caught. I got caught. I got caught. I got caught. I got caught. I got caught. I got caught. I got caught. I got caught. I got caught. I got caught. got caught.”
The guy's eyes were constantly shaking as he repeated the same words like a lagging audio device, and his nervousness and anxiety were clearly evident in his voice..
It's like I'm in a panic.
The guy was clearly scared..
“I got caught. I got caught. I got caught. I got caught. got caught—.”
“……What are you?”
Immediately, I stretched out one hand and grabbed the guy by the head and lifted him up, and the words he spoke changed..
“What do we do?”
“……?”
“What do we do? What do we do? What do we do? What do we do? What do we do? What do we do? What do we do? What do we do?”
It was a feeling I had never felt before..
Obviously, I was the one who lifted him up by the hair, so why should I feel this bad?.
“What do we do? What do we do? What should I do?—.”
At that time, the guy suddenly closed his mouth..
and…….
“……ah.”
He quietly lifted his chin and looked at me..
The pupil, which had strangely turned to the right, was suddenly staring at me straight ahead..
Soon the guy spoke slowly..
“i get it.”
A voice as if he had finally realized something.
It was the moment I raised the hammer upward, feeling an inexplicable sense of anxiety..
“what to do.”
With those words at the end.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
The body of the guy I was holding exploded..
***
The explosive power itself wasn't that great..
The grip that was tightly held in the hair stinged slightly.?
Even that felt a little itchy, like an allergic reaction, rather than a scratch..
But the explosion was enough to tear someone's flesh into thousands of pieces and scatter bone fragments..
“fuse… doesn't mean anything.”
For a moment, I looked down blankly, covered in blood and flesh..
After understanding the situation, I let out a long sigh..
‘Hey, I'm tired of this.’
It's not that there are no excuses, but in the end, the reason we lost was because of my lack of imagination..
Always trying to keep the worst in mind.
I couldn't have predicted this situation..
‘……No, anyway, how do you know this?.’
Of course, while I was blaming myself, I also had that thought..
Not only was it difficult to know, but the fundamental question was whether it would be possible to stop it even if we knew..
Of course, how do you prevent an emergency escape??
Emergency escape is a skill with no countermeasures..
Because you can't bring back a dead person unless you're a god..
In theory, it's the best escape.…….
As much as it boasts of its deceptive performance, the cost of casting it is one's own life.—.
‘Enough with the useless thoughts, let’s get things organized first..’
“Yandel……!”
“It's okay, so don't make a fuss. Oh, I have something to think about for a moment, so leave it alone..”
After reassuring my colleagues who were worried and rushing to me, I first took time to review and organize the situation..
Just talking about the results, it was possible to condense it into one sentence..
‘An unknown entity pretended to be Matherkin Lil Grimes..’
If so, who is the culprit?.
There was only one suspect..
‘village chief.’
No, more accurately, I should say he was sent by the village chief.?
I don't think the village chief would have panicked as soon as he was caught being so sloppy..
Anyway, now that we have a suspect, the next step is simple..
One of the basic elements of reasoning.
‘why? and how?’
For what reason and what method was used to do this? I made many assumptions and thought about it, but this was completely hidden and I couldn't figure it out..
‘To trick me into thinking I'm innocent? No, maybe he just wanted to keep an eye on me.…….’
Not only is it still unclear what the purpose was,.
‘What on earth do I have to do to make this possible??’
There is no integer that can be guessed..
There are some skills that allow you to steal someone else's body, but that's completely different from this feeling..
In most cases, the caster must be nearby, and even after the body is taken, a thread-like thread is connected and can be confirmed with the naked eye..
Yeah, I mean…….
‘not an integer.’
If I were to ask,.
‘evil spirit.’
Rather, it would be more similar in form to an ‘evil spirit’..
After thinking about that, my hands were filled with cold sweat..
However, after a while, I continued to speculate, sometimes consulting with colleagues, but in the end, I was unable to find out anything more..
Although it is still just a hypothesis with insufficient evidence,.
‘The village chief has the means to take over other people's bodies like an evil spirit..’
Just be careful and there will be no harm.
***
After the commotion of Lil Grimams' emergency escape.
As soon as the incident was somewhat resolved, even if it was uncomfortable, I led the group and went to investigate the library..
There were two changes during the time we were gone..
‘book… It's back again.’
Already used summoning books have been recharged..
When I left, the bottom of the bookshelves was almost empty. All the books that had been thrown around in a haphazard manner were organized and the floor was neat..
and…….
‘The stairs have also been reset..’
I diligently consumed summoning books and climbed the stairs to the upper bookshelf where a level 3 monster appeared, but when I returned, the library was back to the way it was when I first came there..
‘Hmm, then what is the initialization standard? Is it time??’
If that's the case, I wonder if the rainy season might be the reference point, but that hasn't been confirmed yet..
“Yandel, it's still good. This way, you will be able to obtain purified water with much more ease..”
“ah… … . That's right.”
First of all, as Amelia said, it was a positive situation..
It's heartbreaking that the stairs have been reset, but it means that farming itself is theoretically infinitely possible..
Well, that doesn't mean there aren't negative points..
‘If it resets in the middle like this, it will be difficult to get to the top of the bookshelf with simple labor..’
There was a time limit attached to clearing Library Island, which is already very difficult..
However, it won't be too late to complain about this later when you aim to clear it..
‘I knew it reset, but let's stop wasting time here..’
I threw away all my worries and anxieties and focused only on the reason I came here..
Actually, I was good at hard-working type games..
If you just do it blankly, all kinds of distracting thoughts will disappear..
「Defeated the Frostwolf.」
「Defeated the Stone Golem.」
「Killed a Hobgoblin.」
「Killed an Ice Orc Warrior.」
「Killed a Yeti.」
「Defeated Ruture Talisman..」
「…….」
Afterwards, the team divided the personnel into a group that looked for books containing good game and a combat group, and continued to work like crazy..
9Grade, Grade 8, Grade 7…….
As the height of the bookshelf that can be climbed increases, the difficulty gradually increases, and when monsters of level 4 or higher begin to appear, the focus is on finding and summoning 'specific monsters'..
The magic stone came out.
Experience is accumulated.
and…….
“It's integer!”
Although there has not yet been any purified water to feed the Anavada members, several purified waters have been produced every day, and the group I lead has grown little by little..
And so time passes…….
“That's enough! That's all for today, so everyone take a break.!”
Day 85 of entering the labyrinth.
「The character's soul resonates and draws you to a specific world..」
The day has come.
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