Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 592
592What a boss (5)
5Floor Unique Rift, Soul Fortress.
And the labyrinth-type boss monster that appears as a guardian here, ‘Soul Keeper Hausiel’’.
Actually, this guy's 2nd phase isn't that dangerous..
There is an error depending on the character's luck level, but usually you can find a magic stone by opening about 500 boxes..
but…….
‘There's no guarantee that I will either..’
That's why we brought in Sven Farab..
What you need to attack this crack is not the ability to find gold, but the ability to avoid shit..
From my perspective, this guy specialized in avoiding misfortune..
‘So I wasn't expecting this…….’
But what? Is this a fucking hidden camera??
My head feels dizzy as I look at the box with the brilliant golden light flowing out of it..
“Sven Farab…….”
“yes? Ah, yes. Baron.”
“Did you feel something strange before opening the box??”
“no… … ? It was the same as usual…….”
Huh, so does that mean I just got really lucky??
Even thinking about it again, it doesn’t make sense..
A character with both the ability to intuit misfortune and innate luck..
At this point, I wonder if a new number item needs to be added to this worldview..
Roughly the name is…….
Parav's Golden Goblin Statue
The grant number is 7777.
Otherwise, a single number less than 10.
Well, the balance will be right at that point..
“I… But what is this??”
I slowly came to my senses from the questions that followed..
As if on guard, the guy a few steps away from the box was looking at me with an innocent expression..
I feel like I want to give her a kiss, but if I do that, the misunderstanding that I managed to calm down will grow again, so I'll pass..
“This is a box that can be found with a very slim probability when conquering Hausiel..”
“Is it good??”
Who isn't an explorer?.
“It's good. That too a lot.”
When I answer firmly, the look in his eyes changes..
And then I look into the box with eyes filled with curiosity and greed..
I'm wondering why I'm even talking about this because of what's inside..
‘But I don't think it's particularly attractive to him..’
The value of the items inside the box varies depending on the object..
To some it may have greater value than a single number, but to others it may be of no use..
Parav, the paladin, belongs to the latter group..
Sigh.
Soon, I put my hand into the box where light is still flowing, and I catch something round with my fingertip..
“…Where is this item used??”
I grinned and explained the purpose of this item..
Since I had to pretend to be a local, I had no choice but to talk for a long time, using words like 'public value' and such.…….
In fact, it can be explained in five words..
‘experience potion.’
11Leveling is now possible.
***
「The character has taken ‘Dreaming Soul’.」
「10Upon reaching the level, you will receive 10,000 EXP.」
***
dreaming soul.
An ultra-rare item that can only be obtained during a boss battle with Soul Keeper Hausiel..
In fact, it is an essential item to obtain in order to reach level 11, which was the maximum level in the original mode..
Even if you kill all types of monsters, you need about 14,000 additional experience points up to level 11..
No matter how you catch all the monsters, it is close to impossible to fill that number with Portal Run or Crack Run.…….
‘This... I eat like this.’
Honestly, I'm dumbfounded..
It was extremely rare to find this..
In fact, even the last play that opened the door to the abyss was level 10..
Instead, I was able to relax from the beginning and eventually fully set up the equipment and essence..
anyway.
“…….”
I hit a one-shot at once, and when I check the side, I see Parab dropping his shoulders with a sullen expression..
Well, it's worth it.
I thought I won first place in the lottery, but it turns out that if it was the number from the previous drawing, everyone would feel deprived..
That's why the response afterwards was surprising..
“Still, it's good. This means that the Baron can climb even higher..”
I can clearly feel that this is not being said out of politeness, but is being said sincerely. There is a bit of regret, but there are no feelings of envy or jealousy..
“Haha, don't look at it that way. Didn't you say that it's useless to me anyway, and that it's impossible to take it away even if you use a distortion spell??”
“By the way…….”
Since you said that first, I feel like I owe you more. If something comes up later, I'll have to take care of this guy first..
“Now let's move again.”
The longer we mess around, the more difficult the boss fight becomes, so we cleared out the room and resumed our search..
And we continued to talk while playing with boxes..
“Baron, I have a question.…….”
“Try it.”
“What happens if you open that box the Baron is worried about??”
Oh, that.
“Simple.”
As soon as you open the box, 5,000 experience points are lost..
Of course, it is common for the level to drop, and in that case, the integer number is randomly locked according to the dropped level..
“It's a crazy curse... … . I can't believe the public values I've accumulated so far are disappearing.…….”
Parab had no doubts about the authenticity of my information. Just tilting your head with an expression like 'Why didn't I know there was such a thing?'.
“But the curse is a later problem, the real problem is the Rift Guardian..”
“Guardian?……?”
“okay.”
When you open the box, the guardian absorbs your experience points and becomes stronger..
But catch that guy with one whole number locked.?
There is no guarantee that even I will make it out alive..
“There must be a reason for bringing me here. It's a meaningless curse for a paladin..”
“Well, it’s not like there wasn’t a reason for that. Don't worry though. On the other hand, when you find the 'Dreaming Soul' in the box, you become much weaker than usual..”
As we continued to talk and open the box, I became more aware of Sven Farab's intuitive abilities..
‘If you see that it doesn't work when opening a weak curse or monster box... … . I guess it only activates when there is real danger..’
However, that alone is almost a magical ability... No, maybe it's really amazing..
You actually received a trust some time ago.?
“Ah, I think I finally found it..”
After continuing the search for a while, we found a box containing a magic stone and were able to move on to the next phase..
Kwasik-!
As soon as the magic stone was broken, the place we moved to was a space that seemed to have materialized inside the body of a giant earthworm..
Exciting-!
The floor was slippery and squishy, and it wriggled periodically like a living creature..
also…….
「Soulkeeper Hausiel's [defense system] becomes more robust..」
A sticky liquid begins to leak from the ceiling, floor, and walls..
“I need to move quickly before it all fills up..”
We moved faster than ever and continued our attack on Phase 3..
No matter how good a tank you are, you still need to take a breather.
In the game, if the liquid fills up, it's game over..
Of course, after completing the map, I have never once encountered an annihilation ending here..
‘Go straight and turn left at the three-way intersection, then go straight two more times and then turn right.…….’
I haven't memorized the entire map, but I know perfectly well how to get to the magic stone..
Chubbuck, Chubbuck.
As I was running on the acid liquid that was up to my calves, smashing the monsters that blocked my way all the time, I quickly reached my destination..
Exciting-!
A heart-shaped magic stone that emits waves as if it were alive. Without looking any further, I swung the hammer with all my might and destroyed it..
and…….
Huh…!
The long-awaited final phase.
What greeted us as we closed and opened our eyes was a space reminiscent of outer space..
In the center, there was a glass-like, transparent staircase in the shape of a pyramid, and at the top of it, a huge magic stone in the shape of an eye was floating..
Soulkeeper Hausiel's body.
‘There are no lines this time either..’
As soon as I arrived, my eyes opened brightly, and monsters started pouring out like the first basement floor during the rainy season..
Hundreds of monsters that could easily be called an army..
「Soulkeeper Hausiel's [defense system] becomes more robust..」
Still, I arrived early and even opened the golden box, so the level of the monsters themselves wasn't that high..
‘Is it up to level 4?…….’
Oh, by the way, if you arrive at the maximum level with your experience points depleted, even level 2 monsters will appear..
The body becomes much stronger.
“Move quickly!”
I quickly climbed the stairs before the monsters came down, and when I came into contact with the monsters, I fought fiercely and cleared my way..
5As it was a floor rift, it wasn't easy for the two of us..
If there had been a wizard with AoE, it would have been much easier to open the way..
Well, what can I do if I don’t have it??
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”
Climbing the stairs while continuing a fierce fight.
In fact, what was more annoying than the monster was the existence of the main body..
Powwow-!
Let alone the magic cannon that is fired while aiming at me..
「Soul Keeper Hausiel casts [Target Designation].」
Because aggro is released periodically, colleagues who follow must also have the ability to withstand the wave..
Also, in the meantime…….
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Every time a wave is emitted periodically, the body with [Giantization] turned on is pushed back..
“Why are you standing still! I'll open a path somehow, so follow it and come up! Don't act like a moron!”
“yes, yes……!”
I spoke stronger than usual, but I couldn't help it..
The moment you are knocked back or pushed by a monster and fall down, you are declared instant dead..
Even if I manage to catch the boss mob by myself, I need to stubbornly climb the stairs and endure until then..
Pow! Pow! Powok-!
Swing the hammer randomly and knock the monsters aside..
Most of them ended up losing their balance and tumbling down the stairs, but the unlucky ones tumbled for a long time and fell into the endless darkness..
Yes, there were more newly created ones..
‘…shit.’
As I was climbing in a fierce battle, the distance between me and Sven Farab, who was following me, widened. And before I knew it, the space between me and this guy was full of monsters..
‘I think it would be faster to grab the main body than to go rescue it.…….’
Once the brain was marinated in the game, it made the most rational decision, excluding emotions..
The monster army is tricky to begin with, but if you can get close to it, it is not difficult to defeat the main body..
However, the question arises as to whether it would be right to go to rescue a colleague..
‘…What do we do?’
It was a moment when I was deeply worried..
“I'll hold on! go first……!”
He shouted that first, and thanks to that, I was able to move up without any regrets..
and…….
「The character casted [Swing].」
「The character casted [Swing].」
「The character casted [Swing].…….」
When I finally reached the main body, I swung the hammer again and again like crazy..
Even if the arm was a fragile body, it would have had to be struck hundreds of times more with the damage inflicted by the tank barbarian.…….
Kwasik-!
Eventually, the huge magic stone shatters into tens of thousands of pieces and scatters..
and…….
「Defeated Soulkeeper Hausiel EXP +6」
「Guardian kill bonus. EXP +3」
An army of monsters numbering well over a thousand turn into light all at once and flutter around, coloring the entire space with light..
I quickly found him inside..
“Huh…….”
The guy who fell to the middle of the stairs was gasping for breath with his body almost completely ruined..
“lived, lived…….”
Huh, I really need to take good care of him from now on..
***
The boss battle ended and a portal opened..
Additionally, rainbow-colored essence was also dropped..
‘under… I can't believe I have to throw this away.’
It's a waste to say that I'm going to die, it's not enough.
It was a highly valuable essence..
Because of none other than a passive skill.
[soul contract].
The effect of this passive skill is simple..
Instead of instantly reaching level 8, you no longer gain experience..
Pure water that you should never drink if you wish for a higher place..
However, this purified water is sold very, very expensive..
In fact, there is a famous story that it was purchased by a marquis for billions of stones a few years ago..
‘My wife ate it and filled 7 spaces with only beauty-related essence.…….’
It's not funny, but the reality is that such things happen every day..
‘Anyway, I came down here and made enough money. Let's make getting out a top priority.…….’
I soon gave up my greed and went out through the portal with Parab. Normally, it would be the time to come running and greet you as if you were waiting and ask if you are hurt..
But this time it was different..
“…….”
“…….”
In the quiet silence, everyone around the statue is staring at one place..
I quickly turned my head to see where they were looking..
‘The door is already open…….’
Is it because I took my time even after beating all the bosses??
The stone door, which had been tightly closed, was already wide open, revealing what was hidden inside..
“portal……?”
A red portal that feels somewhat ominous just by looking at it..
A familiar wizard mutters as he sees this..
“This is not an ordinary portal. This magic wave is…….”
“……?”
“crack… It's a crack!”
A crack in the first basement floor opened..
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