Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 81
81fire sewer (2)
“Rotmiller, do you feel who's in there??”
“The smell of sewage is so strong that it is impossible to tell..”
“Right. Then I will go down first, so follow me when I give the signal..”
A 5m long pit reminiscent of a water tank..
I put my shield on my back and quickly went down the creaking ladder. And when he gave a hand signal, the rest of the group followed suit..
“There's something spooky.”
As the view becomes brighter through the torch, a passageway that was not visible from above becomes visible due to the angle..
“From now on, you take the lead..”
The man took the lead, chanting quietly so as not to make any noise. And I walked down the passage holding the rope..
I think it lasted about a minute?
‘fuck…….’
I see corpses piled up like piles of clothes..
Dozens of corpses in a shape similar to a mummy, such as 'Hanson', whose life had been sucked out of existence..
Somehow, my rotten self was particularly severe..
“Uh, uh… What is this…….”
Looking at that embarrassed face, I don't think this place was like this originally.…….
“keep quiet and keep moving.”
I continued to move forward, pushing the back of the man who had stopped..
At the same time, I focused all my attention so that I could respond immediately if something happened..
That's why I was able to react.
Shake it off.
A faint light began to seep through the pile of sheets, accompanied by a sound like a mechanical device operating..
And a deep voice echoing through the passage.
[Saveum, Bania, Hartia]
There was nothing more to see.
One of the trap-type skills possessed by Karui's priests..
Because the sound effect was unique, it was usually shortened to ‘Sabaha’..
「The character has entered the radius of [Evil God's Call].」
Fuck, I laid this down?
“step back!!”
While warning his colleagues with his mouth, he pulled the rope with his hand and dragged the man out..
The reason is simple.
‘'Sabaha' is not a skill that can be blocked with physical resistance or a lithium shield..
“Eh, yeah?”
Instead of a shield, the man in my hand makes a stupid noise..
and at that moment.
Hundreds of banshee-like ghosts pour out from the other side of the passage..
“evil!! Ahhhhh!!!”
The man who saw this screamed and struggled, but I did not relax my strength and hid behind him as best as I could..
I was lucky that this guy was tall..
Otherwise, it wouldn't have ended with this much damage..
「Character absorbed 102 ghosts.」
「Dark resistance is above a certain level.」
「Effect is reduced by 30%.」
「The character's maximum vitality is temporarily reduced by 29%..」
Vitality draining away as if there was a hole somewhere in the body. My skin feels dry, like someone who hasn't had water for a few days..
Misha was the first to notice my change..
“Rain, Bjorn, is it okay?!”
Misha immediately runs to me and checks my condition..
I straightened my crouching body, stopping myself from giving him the potion right away..
My muscles were sore because I was so nervous..
‘Fuck, I almost fell..’
[Evil Spirit's Call]
A trap-type skill that pours out hundreds of souls in a designated direction when activated. The characteristic is that the maximum vitality decreases according to the number of times the soul is hit..
Of course, if the maximum reaches 0, you die instantly..
Like this guy hanging on my hand.
“Is everyone okay??”
“It's okay thanks to you stopping me from front. By the way, he… Is he dead??”
I didn't bother to answer.
It would be even more amazing if he survived with nothing but bones and skin remaining..
As soon as I put down the man he was holding tightly in his hand, the dwarf muttered as if he was dizzy..
“……I hate to say this, but it's a good thing you brought him to the forefront..”
To agree.
And I'm not ashamed of that fact.
Because we are explorers without blood or tears.
“What are you going to do? If something like this happens again, it would be dangerous to go any further..”
I thought about it for a while and then made a decision..
“Let’s go.”
[Several materials are required to install [Call of the Evil God].
Most of them are human.
Although there are many corpses around…….
Well, it doesn't amount to a hundred units, so it must have been a one-time installation..
‘Besides, for some reason, I feel like if I don't do it now, I'll be in trouble later.…….’
There is no evidence, but I have a feeling that way..
As the car was about to leave, the dwarf handed me something..
“It's nothing special, but when I searched my chest, I found something like this..”
It was the identity card of a man who turned into a mummy..
I don't know why fugitive criminals carry identification cards.…….
“Later, when you receive additional allowances, you can submit it to the administrative office... … No, why do you look like that??”
I was shocked when I checked my identity card..
[Hans Marcom]
……This was Hans too?
Wow, I suddenly feel anxious..
***
After walking about 20 steps, we came to the hiding place that Hans E had mentioned..
It was decorated better than expected.
There is a comfy bed, a table with leftover bread and coffee on it, and even a candle holder hanging on the wall..
but…….
“Hahaha, there's no one there.?”
“Hmm, I guess I either left here completely or was away for a while..”
I don't feel like I'm popular at all.
It's not like there's anywhere to hide..
“Don't let your guard down. Maybe they're hiding.”
Still, I was alert to the surroundings and searched the area thoroughly..
Under the bed, under the dining table, or even if there is a hidden space in the wall..
I observed it carefully for about 5 minutes, but there was no significant result..
Until Dwalki casts a spell.
「Riolb Dwarki casted the level 8 auxiliary magic [Magic Detection].」
[Magic power detection]
Exploration magic that reveals in some way if something magical was added..
“What is it like??”
“It's ambiguous.”
“It's ambiguous?”
“I can faintly sense some magical energy on the floor here... … It's too faint. To the point where I wonder if I was mistaken..”
Soon I checked the floor that Dwalki pointed to..
Since I'm not a wizard, I didn't see anything strange..
It's not like there are any minor flaws or anything..
“Is there any way to find out more about something magical here??”
“No. If I had to guess though, it would be that this magic hides something underneath..”
“Right.”
After asking one question, I immediately raised my mace upward..
The dwarf looked at me like that and asked.
“Hey, what are you doing??”
“hit it down.”
“……Hitting it down?”
I didn't bother to answer the dwarf's question again. Well, since magical means are blocked, isn't it time to use physical means?.
Like a barbarian.
Kwaang-!
The moment the mace, whose price and size have doubled from before, hits the floor, the ground shakes..
but that was all.
“Bjorn, magical devices cannot be opened that way..”
Dwalki, who was watching, admonished me and said, “That’s right,” but I continued to use the mace in silence..
Quang! Quang! Quang! Kwaang!
Perhaps because it is made of steel, the mace remains intact even when hitting the ground..
Of course, the ground was slightly dented but remained unchanged..
thus—
“Stop it. Didn’t Dwalki also say that? In that way…….”
Take off your breastplate, take off your shoes, take off your helmet, and put down the backpack on your back..
Why is everyone acting like this all of a sudden? It's the look in your eyes that says.
「The character casted [Giant].」
「The character's physique increases, and the threat value and body value increase in proportion to the size..」
The body doubles in size and the power surges accordingly. The dwarf was still making exhausted noises..
“No matter how much you say, magic is not like that.…….”
It would be impossible?
As a veteran of this game and a current barbarian warrior, I still find it difficult to agree..
If you can't break it with force—
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!!!!
That's because it lacks strength.
“……???!”
Oh, of course, except for ghosts..
***
“This is what happens.”
“Dwalki, what happened? Didn't you clearly say that it couldn't be done??”
“Uh, that… … I don't know either. Why is this happening?…….”
Everyone left their murmurs behind and checked the floor..
After hitting it a couple of times, light began to leak out and cracks began to form, and only on the third time did a staircase appear underneath the shattered hole..
“A hidden staircase in a sewer like this?…….”
It's so deep that even if you put a torch under it, you can't see the end..
It feels like a road leading to the underworld..
“I guess I have to go down here……?”
Misha looks at me with a reluctant expression..
To be honest, I wasn't willing either..
Since it was used as a hiding place, I thought to myself that there would be room to hide at best.…….
‘But what is this again??’
At the same time, I feel like I'm caught up in something troublesome, and at the same time I'm a little curious. That's because the sewers themselves were off-limits in the game..
Of course, I have no intention of risking my curiosity..
but…….
“Bjorn, I can smell her faintly down here..”
“what?”
“It must have passed by here. Before too long.”
Shiba, what should I do??
Should I just stop here and go back and tell you guys to take care of it now??
My worries deepen..
Therefore, I also asked Rotmiller’s opinion..
“Rotmiller, what do you think? Do you think it's good to leave like this??”
“……I think it'll be okay if you just check it out a little bit. There is no smell of anyone else down here except that woman..”
It was a slightly surprising answer..
But was that feeling evident??
Rotmiller chuckles and adds an explanation..
“For some reason, I get the feeling that it won't be too dangerous..”
Well, the sixth sense stat was the reason..
There is no clear basis, but I did not listen to what he said..
‘The hit rate is higher than I thought..’
In fact, when Hans E was hiding, Rottmiller accurately detected it..
Reluctance to head to the hiding place?
If he felt that there was a trap and danger, it is understandable that he was the only one to oppose the majority vote..
‘It's a sixth sense... … This might be a better stat than you think..’
Soon I came to a conclusion.
“Rotmiller, you take the lead from now on. If something feels even a little off, I'll go back right away..”
Rottmiller's sense is quite reliable..
***
“Vice Captain, the 'door' has been destroyed..”
A man frowned at his subordinate's report..
An underground refuge built thousands of years ago, before Lapdonia, which was just a lordly castle, was expanded countless times like it is now..
And the city 'Noark' built there’.
Most of the entrances to this place are guarded by members standing guard at all times..
however…….
“The door is destroyed? Could this be an attack from the royal family??”
“I think the probability of that happening is low..”
“……tell me in detail.”
At the man's urging, the subordinate hurriedly explained the situation..
“I checked and found that it was a gate that had been forgotten since the Karui Bridge incident. The last reconnaissance report said that a vagabond was using it as a hiding place..”
“Hmm.”
The man smoothed his chin.
It was his old habit of coming out when he was worried..
“There is no reason for the royal family to come and mess with us now... … Still, it's clear that it's an intruder, so we need to check..”
“yes. So which unit would you contact??”
“Is there any reason to send troops??”
The man asked a question and looked at the woman next to him..
It was a woman who was talking to him until his subordinate reported..
Did you say that the barbarian you once saved became a famous explorer in the city? For the first time in a while, an interesting conversation ended midway.……
“Amelia, I think you can deal with it quietly, no matter who it is. Will you come on our behalf??”
We can continue the rest of the story later..
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