Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 80
80fire sewer (1)
How long did you walk through the sewer while being alert to your surroundings?.
The dwarf and Misha started to take off their cranes..
“There's really nothing here.”
“So, that's right. I hope something comes out soon.…….”
For some reason, he said he would follow me..
What on earth did they expect??
“So, I said it right? It's a quest that just goes around once and you're done..”
This request is simple.
The end is to attach a borrowed video recorder to your head and walk around the designated route to check if there are people hiding..
Well, there may be battles in the process.…….
‘My predecessor said that less than 30 discoveries were made in 2 years..’
The frequency of encountering strangers is low..
Even if you meet them, you don't have to chase after them and fight them..
“Eh? There's no need to chase?”
“I heard that if you get caught, you get extra pay, but there's no need to hang in there..”
“Why??”
That’s because the request I received was ‘Sewer Patrol’..
I heard that treatment or arrest is handled only after the administrative office checks the video records and then sends new personnel..
“That's right…….”
As I was briefly explaining the request to Misha, Rotmiller, who was leading the group in front, suddenly stopped..
“I feel like there's something around me..”
Groundless muttering based on intuition.
However, with that one word, everyone in the group looked around..
Since it is a sewer full of musty smell, the olfactory system stats will not shine as bright as before.…….
Because it was Rotmiller who had the Sixth Sense stat increased by +50 and the Luck stat by +20 with the essence of Mimic..
“uh! Hey, that's the person over there!”
Then Misha points to a place and shouts..
As I follow this, I see a man with a puzzled expression..
‘Huh, how did he see this??’
A gap that is difficult to squeeze through.
The man was hiding like a shrimp in the hole in the middle..
“Hehehe!!”
I put my hand in, grabbed the man by the collar, and pulled him out..
It's quite tall, but because it's so thin, it's light as if you're picking up a goblin..
What they did wasn't much different from goblins..
“die!!”
As soon as it comes out, the man stabs me with the dagger he was holding tightly in his hand..
Nice try.
If you want to live, you have to try anything, right??
“Ugh!!!!”
The battle ended with him grabbing the wrist holding the dagger and breaking it..
“why were you hiding here?”
The man quickly changed his stance in response to my question..
“Please, save me! please! Well, I didn't hurt anyone, I just didn't have money.?”
It's not the answer I wanted…….
If I had to interpret it, it would mean that he ran away because he couldn't pay his taxes..
No one believed that.
“It reminds me of old times! In the past, when I worked at a blacksmith shop, gangsters with tattoos like this often came to visit. Hahaha!
It is different from the geometric form of the barbarian tattoo..
Skin with tattoos of skulls, naked women, monsters, etc..
Of course, I don't judge a person's inner self by their outer appearance..
but…….
“Bjorn, look at the brand on his forehead. He must be a criminal who escaped into the sewers..”
The mark on the forehead hidden under the hood is evidence that a heinous crime has been committed that cannot be covered by a ‘fine’..
There is no room for sympathy.
Well, even if the person had delinquent on taxes, the result would not have been much different..
“Bjorn, what will he do now??”
“well.”
“Wouldn’t the administrative office have given you instructions in advance??”
Well, he definitely gave me some advice..
The basic policy is to catch them and bring them back, but if you film them properly, there is no problem with killing them and throwing them in the sewer.?
“You can kill me? What if it was an ordinary person??”
“They say there's no way an ordinary person could accidentally come into a place like this..”
“Hahaha! As expected, there is no blood or tears in the administrative office.!”
Well, I think they were being considerate of the explorers who had no blood or tears..
That's not what you're worried about right now..
“So what do you do??”
“Let's just take him for now..”
I wouldn't know if I was alone.
Thanks to the five of us coming, we have more hands left..
Above all, the person who takes the animal alive will receive an additional allowance of 5,000 stones..
“Please, please just take a look. You can't just pretend not to know and overlook it. I ended up like this just to make a living.—”
“stop.”
There was no need for detailed conversation.
Whether you are a non-payer of taxes, a criminal, or have no choice but to commit a crime,.
So what should I do?.
“I received a request. So I take you with me. The decision will be made there..”
“……Fuck! You fucking bastards! What are you different from me?!”
It's different.
If it were the same, you would have had to wish me like this.?
“Dwalki, shut this guy up..”
“Oh, I understand..”
Afterwards, Dwalki used the newly learned [Paralysis Poison] spell to silence the man..
a stiff body.
I carried the man around my shoulder like I was carrying a bag of rice and continued walking..
Has it been about an hour since then??
“Rotmiller, how much further do we have to go??”
“We're halfway there now.”
“Eh? There's still half left.?”
Misha sighs as if he followed me for no reason..
Then he opens his mouth as if he is curious about one thing..
“But Dwalki, why are you so fine? I threw up last time and it wasn't a joke.”
“Hehe, you mean that? Actually, this time I learned a magic that prevents me from smelling. It turns out that magic is considered essential among wizards who have lived as explorers..”
“Oh, I see. But I can't give that to someone else.?”
“uh… That's because I'm not familiar with technique modification yet.…….”
Dwalki, who was boasting about a new magic, loses his voice..
I chuckled..
It's not that I'm not used to it, it's that I can't do it..
‘'Magic transformation' is the main source of food for magic tower wizards..
Even if basic spells are taught for money, methods for modifying magic or creating new forms of spells are never exposed to the outside world.—
“Well, let's make a deal! Let me go and I will give you the information.!”
[The man suddenly began to scream and struggle, as if the duration of the [paralysis poison] had expired..
“information?”
After stopping Dwalki who was about to apply [Paralysis Poison] again, the man continued speaking hastily..
“That crazy bitch! If you catch that crazy bitch, it will be much more expensive than mine.!!”
“Bjorn, what are you listening to? It's clear that he's struggling to survive somehow..”
That's what I think too…….
One word particularly sticks in my ear..
“……You crazy bitch, tell me in detail..”
It was worth a listen.
***
Negotiation.
The act of persuading and discussing to make a decision.
This is reasonable yet absurd.
If the relationship is not equal, someone is bound to suffer a loss in the end..
Just like this.
“……I need an appointment before we talk.!”
“Dwalki, just do it again like before.—”
“Yes, I will tell you!!”
Perhaps because he didn't want to waste the opportunity like this, the man began to explain the situation in detail..
“There are many people besides me living in this sewer. Usually, it's just hard to see because it knows the patrollers' paths and avoids them.…….”
“briefly.”
“……Some crazy bitch stole my hiding place a few days ago..”
To summarize the man's story, it was like this:.
I was doing pretty well under the sewer when a woman came and took my house away..
she was not an ordinary woman.
Although he had a delicate body, he had to be kicked out because he couldn't use his hands properly because he was carrying around skeletons..
“A skeleton is just someone who ate the essence of Necramia.?”
Misha tilted his head, citing the grade 7 monster Necramia as an example..
But the man seemed convinced..
“I don't know what exactly it is. but! It was completely different from the skeleton in the labyrinth! I'm sure I was an explorer once too.!”
“So the conclusion is?”
“It's clear they used evil black magic. If you hand it over to the temple, you will definitely receive a reward. So much so that you can't even compare it to someone like me!”
I was lost in thought for a moment..
The timing was too unfortunate to pass by inadvertently..
A woman using evil black magic who hid in the sewers a few days ago.…….
“……Isn't it supposed to be that woman??”
“Elisa Behenk. Surely if she wanted to escape, she had no other choice than here..”
Rotmiller and the dwarf seemed to have similar thoughts as they swallowed their saliva and spat out one word at a time..
‘Fuck, is she really that bitch??’
need to find out more.
Because there is still insufficient evidence to be sure..
“How was your impression? tell me in detail.”
“I couldn't see much because he was wearing a robe and his face was covered with a hood. I knew she was a woman by the lines of her body or her voice, but that was it..”
“Right.”
“ah! Now that I remember, I was wearing a very unusual shaped necklace.…….”
“What shape was it in??”
“It's hard to explain in words…….”
I felt like I had something to point out, so I quickly took out one item from my backpack..
The symbol of the Karui Church I found while searching Hans' backpack the other day..
“Was it like this??”
“exactly! It looked like this!”
I sighed as I saw the man nodding his head, saying it was right..
The possibility that it is really that bitch has increased dramatically..
“What are you going to do??”
“I'm thinking.”
“Hahaha, what are you worrying about! We need to catch him right away and bring justice to him.!”
What is justice? It's about wanting a reward..
Anyway, if the dwarf was a radical, Rotmiller was a moderate..
“I think it would be best to go back to the administrative office first and file an official report. We're not even sure if she's the one yet, but we don't need to risk her.?”
Both opinions are definitely correct..
If you catch it yourself, you can get a reward, but if you don't take the risk, you can report it and pass the case on to others..
but…….
‘Something feels uncomfortable..’
If Elisa Behenk is the crazy bitch this guy was talking about, it's especially unpleasant to see things continue like this..
Elisha Beengk is not just a chewy..
The woman is a chew with a grudge for me.
Because of this, I was worried that someone might be plotting something in the dark..
‘Even if the administrative office or temple cooperates and sends someone, it will still take a few days.…….’
If she runs away in the meantime, I'll have to keep feeling this way..
“I'd like to check it out, what do you guys think??”
Misha immediately agreed to my question..
Dwalki, who was in a neutral position, also voted according to the decision of his best friend, the dwarf..
Rottmiller, who was worried, also obediently followed the majority decision..
“Since the four of you have the same idea, I will follow along. But before that, how about completing all patrol requests first??”
“You are right. Don't do that.”
Soon we moved a little faster and finished patrolling the route designated by the administrative office..
“Where is your hiding place? Guide me.”
“I need you to promise me that you will save me..”
“If you're the woman we're looking for, or if we decide you're worth it, we'll let you live..”
“Okay, follow me..”
“Wait, kick this first..”
“huh……?”
What kind of yes is that?.
I tightly tied a rope around the waist of the man who was making a dumbfounded expression. And I held the remaining long rope tightly in my hand as if holding a dog's leash..
Well, it's annoying if you even try to run away.?
“Okay, now that's enough, take the lead..”
“……This path is not on the map, so follow it carefully..”
Soon the man began to find his way in this maze-like sewer..
Then I felt that the structure was really complicated..
Until now, we have only wandered along the main road where water flows from the gutter.…….
If you squeeze through a narrow gap that looked like a wall, a new space appears, and there is a fork in the middle, and there is also a place where you have to climb through a hole in the ceiling..
So, one question arises at this point..
“Why did you get caught hiding in a place like that??”
“……I was wandering around looking for a new hiding place. Then I heard you guys from far away and had no choice but to quickly hide..”
I see, this guy is really unlucky too..
“Arrived.”
The place where the man stopped was where there was a hole with a diameter of 2m..
I don't know what the terrain was designed for, but it seems that if you follow the path under the hole, you will come across a large space..
“Everyone, lower your voice from now on..”
“Hehe, this is pretty nerve-wracking..”
Unlike the dwarf who looked somewhat excited and Misha who seemed a bit scared, I wasn't overly anxious..
Coincidentally, all five of us ended up in the sewer together, not alone..
Also, everyone is much stronger than before..
If the woman hiding down there is Elisa Behenk…….
“Hey, is there a place inside to escape to??”
“There is no other entrance than this hole..”
This time, we will be able to show you what justice is..
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