Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 548
548hwa secret room (1)
Day 87 of entering the labyrinth.
While going about my morning routine, I received some unusual news from Amelia..
‘Because it's a ghost…….’
When Amelia checked, she couldn't find anything, but there were already one or two witnesses, so she couldn't just ignore it..
Except for Amelia, everyone on the security team saw it at least once while on watch duty.?
So, I called them all and had a brief interview..
“I felt something eerie and when I turned my head towards that direction, I saw something with white hair staring at me..”
I heard testimonies from everyone who had seen a ghost, starting with Mikhail Rector, a former member of the royal investigation department, but surprisingly, the forms they all saw were different..
“What I saw was a monster with fangs sticking out like this.…….”
“I’m a little different… … . He was a man dressed in rags. His entire eyes were stained black, he was shedding bloody tears and looking at me with resentment..”
“What I saw looked like slime. It was approaching me in the dark, sticking to the floor as if it had melted into the ground. But as I rubbed my eyes for a moment, it disappeared. So I thought I was just seeing something because I was tired..”
All very different eyewitness stories.
However, these eyewitness accounts have one thing in common:.
When I took my eyes off him for a moment, he suddenly disappeared in front of me.…….
“Did you see it all yesterday??”
“No, the timing is different for everyone. Yesterday, after Lectus mentioned it during his watch, I asked everyone about it, and everyone except me seemed to have seen it at least once..”
Yeah, that's right…….
As I was stroking my chin and continuing to worry, I heard the sound of something being torn apart next to me..
Crackle, crackle, crackle.-!
The source of the sound was Einar's jaw..
That's because when barbarians are scared, they tense their jaws too much..
“Oh, you're a ghost... … . Above, isn’t it dangerous?……!!”
Come to think of it, Einar has been very afraid of things like this for a long time..
No, actually most barbarians did that..
There are quite a few people who feel a physiological discomfort towards spirit monsters, and even have this fear of them..
Later, out of curiosity, I asked Raven about these characteristics, and received this answer:.
Barbarian Blood.
In other words, there is a possibility that information about natural enemies impervious to physical force is engraved into the genes themselves.?
It was said that such characteristics may be commonly expressed in numerous individuals due to the barbarian's tendency to rely on instinct..
Well, that's not what's important right now..
“I mean, it smells..”
“huh? smell? Does it smell like meat?……!”
As I muttered to myself, Einar began to look around and sniff..
Is my craving for meat greater than my fear of ghosts??
It was ridiculous, but I turned off my attention..
That's not what I smell right now..
‘Meat is good too…….’
There are things in the world that are more delicious than meat..
The smell I smell is one of those types of things..
‘Hidden Piece.’
[If you are a user who has played [Dungeon & Stone], it is so fascinating that your eyes will turn as soon as you discover it..
But as soon as I heard about the ghost, I immediately smelled it..
Chureup.
The smell of hidden peace full of milk and honey.
And very darkly too.
***
Hidden Piece.
In this world, it is called the legacy of Gabrielius..
[Having found numerous hidden pieces while playing [Dungeon & Stone], I immediately got to work..
First of all, what was needed most was information..
There is so much and diverse information that it can be put into statistics..
“hour… What do you mean?.”
“1It was a little after o'clock.”
“It was my first night watch... It must have been around 23:00..”
After asking all the crew members who had seen the ghost, it was found that the ghost only appeared between 11 PM and 3 AM..
Is this really a coincidence??
‘No way.’
The ghost in the library appears between 23:00 and 03:00..
“excuse me! It's over there. They were watching me from there.”
“I was on the bookshelf over there…….”
“In my case, it was the stairs leading outside..”
The location seems random.
Hmm, is it correct to say that it's not random at this time, but the entire library??
“Sir, do you think that the ghost is one of Gabrielus' arrangements??”
As I was studying so diligently, Erwen gave me a curious look..
No, it wasn't just him..
“Okay, for now.”
When I answered in the affirmative, the eyes of all the explorers who were eavesdropping lit up..
“Gabriel's Arrangement!”
“It was really true!”
Needless to say, the Armin Exploration Team, which specialized in finding hidden pieces, also showed strong desire in the eyes of the members of the Hetz Clan..
Well, how can an explorer put up with that??
“that… Are you saying that if you find a ghost, you can get treasure? They say that everyone who found the arrangement became rich..”
Even Einar, who was afraid of ghosts, reveals his true feelings. Oh, that doesn't mean everyone turned their eyes away..
just one person.
Only one person came up to me and expressed concern..
“Yandel, it's dangerous to think too positively..”
Amelia Lane Wales.
My colleagues, connected by a bond that transcends time.
“It's dangerous?”
“Literally. Because it seems like you're only thinking about the positive side of things, which is uncharacteristic of you..”
Ah, I think I know roughly what you mean..
Actually, as soon as I heard about ghosts, I thought about it too..
Could it be that that ghost was sent by someone to monitor us and that we discovered it by chance?.
‘For example, a village chief or something like that..’
On the day I revisited the library, there was an incident with the leader of the Silver Lion Clan who made an emergency escape..
It is not good to regard the existence of ghosts only as good news..
Even if you are not the village chief in the first place, it may not be ‘good news’..
“Emily, I know what you mean. I've got that in mind too, so don't worry too much..”
“…If that's the case. i get it.”
“Yeah, thanks for telling me..”
My intuition still told me that the ghost was related to the Hidden Piece, but for now, I decided to follow Amelia's advice and be a little more careful..
Because in any situation, it helps to assume the worst..
‘As for which one... You'll know when the night comes.’
After coming to that conclusion, I went back to my main job and spent the day summoning monsters..
I spent the entire day fighting monsters, resting only as much as needed, but unfortunately there wasn't much to gain today..
‘It's a level 4 essence that can't be eaten.…….’
Originally, I would have thought that this alone would be great and put it in a test tube, but now I can't be satisfied with just this..
‘Tsk.’
The most disappointing thing is that I was lucky enough to find Belarios again and caught two more, but no essence was found..
Still, if this trend continues, I think I'll be able to get it before I leave the basement level. As the bookshelf got higher, the frequency of books appearing increased..
‘Anyway, what should I do with the remaining integer?.’
Currently, I have two integer spaces left..
One of them is fixed as the essence of Belarios, and the essence of Hypramargent is not counted as it will be used as an orc hero later..
Worries about the one remaining position deepen..
Well, this position is not set in stone..
I just thought it would be a good idea to fill it up in preparation for an armed conflict with the village chief, since the graduation essences cannot be obtained in the current state..
Unless another crack guardian from the 8th floor like Milayel appears, no matter what you eat, you will have to erase it after a few months..
‘……Let’s think about this gradually while watching it come out. There's no reason to be in a big hurry right now..’
What if you didn't get the Aegis Wall?.
Now that I have earned my graduation shield, there is no reason for me to be impatient even if I am the village chief of Amman..
With that thought in mind, I ended my thoughts..
Tick, tick-
The library is ready for camping at the end of the day..
[23 : 00]
Before I knew it, it was night..
***
11pm.
According to our expedition team's schedule, it is a time when everyone except those on watch duty is sound asleep and relieved of fatigue for tomorrow's work..
But surprisingly, there were many people who were awake..
“The Great Sage's Arrangement…….”
“Is that true??”
“Even if that's not the case, I'm still curious. It might be a clue to escape from here..”
The explorers lie down and chat with their colleagues, like children who can't sleep the day before a picnic..
Well, go to sleep quickly..
“Everyone, stop chatting and close your eyes! If you're awake a lot, you might not show up.!”
As soon as we patrolled and caught the kids who were not sleeping, the library soon became quiet. Oh, of course, the conversation disappeared, but it was far from silence..
Drurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-!
Dororong-. Dorong, Dororong-
The loud and quiet snoring sounds of dozens of explorers..
“Everyone seems to be sleeping.”
“So, what are you going to do from now on??”
“Anyway, I'll have to go around and look for it..”
After confirming that everyone was asleep, I led Amelia and Bersil to patrol the surrounding area..
and…….
“therefore… I have to stay like this until 3 o'clock.?”
After patrolling for about an hour and not finding anything, Bersil spoke up..
It doesn't seem like there are any complaints about the patrol.…….
“Mr. Yandel, how are you these days??”
It seems he was bored with being quiet like this..
Well, I felt the same way, so I naturally accepted the signal to have a small talk..
“How are you these days? What do you mean??”
“Just overall. Everyone is curious too.”
“So what?”
When I asked again, Versil glanced at Amelia, who was patrolling alone in the distance, and whispered softly..
“so who are you?”
“No, please, can you please use a subject??”
“Oh boy... If you know what it means.”
Well, that's true..
It's not that I'm clueless..
I smiled and answered.
“no one.”
“yes? really? I didn't know anyone else, but I thought I was dating Raines..”
“No way. we are just colleagues.”
“Hehe… … . okay?”
Versil spoke in a tone of complete disbelief, and then quickly brought up another name..
“Then what about Mr. Karlstein? Recently, the time we spend together has increased significantly..”
“stretching.”
It just got a little less awkward..
So these days, the time we spend talking together has increased. Most of the time, it was just trivial things like whether the rice was good or not, or eating some vegetables..
“I guess everyone is paying attention. Because Myeongsaek is the Baron's only ex-lover..”
Ah, after being in the labyrinth for so long, everyone has become more interested in things like this..
Small talk during patrol is welcome, but since this topic is stressful, I decided to end it here..
“Just stop and be quiet. Isn’t everyone sleeping?.”
These are valuable workers who have to work hard tomorrow, so they should at least sleep comfortably..
“…….”
What, why doesn't he answer?.
Are you upset??
Just as I was thinking about that and turned around.
“……Mr. Yandel.”
Bersil, who was following me, stops walking and quietly recites as if ventriloquizing..
“Over there, over there.”
Bersil turns his head towards me and only moves his eyes to the side to show me the direction. First, I did the same thing and just moved my eyes to check the direction..
and…….
“Right? That's the ghost they were talking about.”
“Well, I'm not sure, but it might be worth checking..”
“……Something is scary. There was no mention of such a terrible appearance..”
When I heard that, I tilted my head without realizing it..
‘terrible appearance……?’
It seemed like Bersil and I were looking at completely different things..
‘that's interesting.’
All I see in my eyes is a rat..
***
Unidentified creature living in the library.
The characteristic is that it appears between 11 PM and 3 AM, and each viewer sees a different appearance..
It was a mysterious guy in many ways, but surprisingly, it wasn't that difficult to capture..
「Character casted [Eye of the Storm].」
「The abilities inherent in the skill are unlocked by the power of the transcendental body..」
The grab machine flew in with one hit..
[beep? Beep, beep.—!!!]
It was so small that I could fit it in one hand without having to use [Giant Enlargement]..
However, at that moment.
[Beep, beep! Bleep.!!]
The body of the rat, which was screaming and struggling, becomes translucent..
However, I was so embarrassed by this that I almost exploded it with my hand..
「Versil Gowland cast the level 8 curse spell [Materialization].」
After Versil responded in time, the rat's body returned to its original state..
“What on earth did you hear just now?…….”
Amelia, who heard the commotion and came running at once, looked at me and frowned..
“Yandel, what is that in your hand??”
“Well, what does it look like to you??”
“……Something very thin and disgusting.”
“okay? Bersil, you are?”
“A man covered in filth... … . It looks suspiciously similar to someone I know..”
“Acquaintance……?”
“I don't know Mr. Yandel..”
Hmm, that's right…….
[Beep, beep! Bleep—! Beep!!!]
I licked my lips and looked down at the thing in my hand..
Just looking at the cancer, he was an ordinary rat..
Should I say that it looks like a hamster standing up on two legs??
The only difference is that, unlike Earth's hamsters, they are very large. In fact, it would be no problem to play with dwarves and acorns to measure their height.…….
[Beep! Beep—! Beep profit!!!]
Watching him struggle as hard as he can, it even looks cute..
But that's it and this is this.
“First of all, wake up the crew... There's no need to cry.”
All the crew members who have already heard the commotion wake up and look towards us..
“……Is that the ghost??”
“It really is in terrible shape..”
“If I had seen it alone at night, I would have really freaked out.…….”
No matter their reaction, I headed to the center of the library without a rat in my head..
and…….
Tuk.
I placed a rat on the altar where the summoning book was placed..
“……This doesn't work?”
Unfortunately, no reaction occurred at the altar..
thus…….
[Beep, beep! Bleep—! Beep!!!]
There were two options left for me going forward..
1. For now, I'll just kill it..
2. I try to kill him with a distortion spell..
Which way should I test?.
Since there is only one sample, you will have to make a careful decision..
[Beep! Beep! Beep!!!]
He was tied up on the altar like a lab rat and continued to worry..
[Oh, this outrageous thing!! Hurry and let me go! It means let go!]
……Suddenly the rat began to speak human language..
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