Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 102



Episode 102: Mafia (1)

“What! suddenly….”

“earthquake…?”

The sleeping explorers wake up to the sound spreading through the ground.

I realized.

Once you are Hans you are always Hans.

‘I never thought changing my name would be of any help.’

Hanst took a deep breath…

No I took one last look at the man who would be remembered as Hans G from now on.

“I didn’t do anything!”

Yes I guess so.

How could you have opened a crack here?

It’s just my luck.

“Bjorn?”

“Run!”

I grabbed Misha and started running.

Because there is no time.

There was no explanation but Misha asked.

“…Could it be that a crack has opened?”

“okay.”

Like everything else in my life something crazy happened again.

Of course it’s not the kind of shit that threatens my life.

but….

‘How much did I spend?’

I chose the rift I wanted to enter and purchased the items accordingly.

I was so excited that I even enchanted the lightning attribute.

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But what in the world is this?

“Bjorn! excuse me!”

I don’t know who it was but it ruined my plans.

Is it a player?

Or just someone with a lot of knowledge in this world?

You’ll get a feel for it once you get into it.

Whoa!

A portal was formed in the direction Misha pointed.

There are probably thousands of portals created throughout the first floor by now.

“Misha!”

In case she fell I pulled Misha and held her in her arms.

And she thrust herself into the portal.

***

“The character entered the crack on the first floor.”

***

Kwaang-!

After landing with a heavy noise he lowered Misha he was holding.

And immediately checked the surroundings.

Perhaps because they had barely boarded the last train three men and women had already entered the crack first.

First we looked at each person closely.

“Oh the barbarian and the beastman are already reliable. Nice to meet you. “Please call me Carlson.”

First of all a human male.

He is around 170 cm tall and his weapon is a sword.

If I had to express my first impression in terms of an animal…

Hmm I think a rat would be appropriate.

“…It won’t be a burden. Abman Urikfried.”

The second is a beastman man.

Judging by the round ears sticking out on top of his head he appears to be from the Black Bear tribe one of the seven major tribes.

Its characteristic features include a rugged muscular body and a very large crossbow reminiscent of a siege weapon.

“hello. It’s called Gencia Naprin. As for my weapon I use this sword here. “I will try my best not to cause any inconvenience.”

The last one is a human woman.

Her height is around 160 cm and she has a pretty face.

Also surprisingly he has black hair and twin tails.

It’s not that it doesn’t suit me but I never thought there would be people with hairstyles like this.

Anyway now it was our turn so I introduced myself as the representative.

“I am Bjorn son of Thor. This is Michel. As you can see it’s a group.”

“huh?”

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What kind of yes is that?

When I gestured for her to stay still Misha pursed her lips as if she sensed my intention. Then she relaxed her eyes and looked into space.

…is that his poker face?

It was strange just to look at it so I took control of the conversation before it caught anyone’s attention.

“I have taken on the role of guardian within the labyrinth and am most confident in it. “What are you guys good at?”

The most basic procedure is to check each other’s power when entering a rift.

“I am a sword! Oh and I drank the essence of a goblin archer and was trained as an explorer from a young age so I have some knowledge of traps and mechanical devices.”

A woman named Jencia explained herself in more detail.

Not a goblin swordsman but the essence of an archer?

As soon as I heard it I wondered if there was such a thing as this but it wasn’t something I really cared about.

It’s not a character I’m raising.

From the beginning I could tell that he was a beginner just by looking at the equipment.

“I mainly use a sword and shield. Mr. Bjorn? In any case she may not be as good as there but when she was working as a team she played the role of receiving attacks from the front line.”

Sword Fighter Carlson was better than Gensia but in the end they were similar.

At most about the middle of the second floor?

Still seeing as she doesn’t reveal her true identity as naively as the woman before her she seems to have a lot of experience.

Well maybe I didn’t eat it.

‘Besides power there are two beginners….’

Well I kind of expected it.

Because the situation is different from when I met Hikurod and Raven. Since it has only been three months since the crack opened it is impossible to know in advance and wait.

Since it was opened on the first day it would have been crowded with only locals who had not even been to the second floor.

‘In that sense it’s still suspicious.’

I looked towards the last person in line.

But did he take it as a urging to introduce it quickly?

“As you can see.”

Mr. Bear who had the Macho Beard Muscle attribute waved the large crossbow on his back.

Of the three he was the only mid-level explorer.

Like a barbarian I asked directly.

“I wish you could clearly tell me how trustworthy it is.”

“In that case shouldn’t you say it first?”

Oh that’s right.

“I am a level 6 and Michal is a level 7 explorer. Originally we were mainly active on the 4th floor.”

“I see I’m level 5.”

Seeba it wasn’t mid-level it was top level.

Typically level 6 is called a mid-level player level 5 is called a top level explorer and level 4 is called a top explorer.

That’s because from level 6 onward the guild even conducts a promotion review and the gap between levels widens enormously.

Wow this makes me even more suspicious.

“Why is someone who is a level 6 explorer here?”

“Isn’t that the same for you too?”

What kind of man doesn’t say a word?

“…We originally worked as a team but circumstances arose and the two of us joined. “Because there were no explorers we couldn’t go up to the second floor yet but the crack opened and we came in.”

The answer I prepared to give to anyone who was suspicious when I opened the crack.

but….

“What a coincidence. I am similar. Well it’s been a while since I left the original team.”

Hu Nimiral.

‘Is this real?’

Although I wonder if an arrow wrapper who is tough enough to play solo really exists I can understand it when I look at that macho man’s face.

‘Still I have to be most careful with this guy.’

Mr. Bear was designated as the No. 1 alert target.

The force they have is not only force but every single circumstance is suspicious.

‘In the first place other than this man there is no one else who can go to the second floor at this time and dig up grade 8 magic stones.’

Of course this is only based on the circumstances that have been revealed.

Carlson and Jencia.

We can’t rule out the possibility that these two are hiding their skills.

“Ah but who came in first?”

Soon I asked the question calmly as if it were purely out of curiosity.

Who really opened the crack?

In fact unless the three of them are fooling around I believe that this question alone will reveal their true identity.

but….

“well? I think we all came in together…”

“It’s so simultaneous that I don’t think I can say who came first.”

“You care about strange things.”

After all I am not allowed to eat raw food.

After fuck.

This isn’t a mafia game.

***

An unknown person opened a crack.

This went awry in many ways with my plan.

First of all it is a matter of distribution.

“Okay then it’s decided.”

After discussion it was agreed that me Misha and Mr. Bear would each take three shares while Carlson and Jencia… or ‘Jensen’ for short would share one share.

Because the world of explorers is heartless.

“It won’t be that much of a loss. “I will give you all the remaining essence.”

“yes….”

The commonly known kicking of the ladder.

This is what I did to the dwarf and Raven at the Bloody Citadel.

For your information I tried to do it too.

Well what is left of making concessions and considerations in a place like this?

‘Unlike his appearance he has a lot of compassion. I said I wouldn’t even give you magic stones.’

My plan was to open the cracks by the third day.

And they tried to monopolize everything among the locals on the first floor and make it a busy place.

However a variable called ‘Uncle Bear’ arose and there was no choice but to make significant concessions in distribution.

First of all Misha decided to eat the guardian essence but…

When a number item or crack stone is dropped I have to roll the dice with Mr. Bear.

‘I’m not confident about the dice.’

I’m already feeling sick.

It’s not because I’m confident I’ll lose I’m not confident I’ll win.

So I tried not to create the dice variable itself…

“Then let’s leave quickly.”

I shake off my regrets and move forward.

A formation with ‘Jensen’ on both sides behind me Mr. Bear behind him and Misha behind him.

Crackling.

Every time I walk I hear a cracking sound like walking on thin ice.

It wasn’t a particularly wrong description.

Because we were now passing over a frozen lake.

It was a fortunate part of the misfortune.

‘I guess I can use the items I prepared.’

There are a total of four cracks on the first floor.

Depending on the type not only the difficulty of the monsters that appear but also the rewards vary.

So where should we go?

After much deliberation I chose one place and coincidentally that was where I was walking right now.

[Glacier Cave]

A level 8 monster that appears in the beast’s den on the 2nd floor.

A crack opens when you offer the monster’s magic stone to the altar.

For reference the only selection criterion was Missha.

Well I also reached level 4 this time and I still have one integer digit left…

‘There’s nothing worth eating.’

Even if it is a crack it is a crack on the first floor.

Even the guardians are only level 7 and they don’t spit out essence that suits me.

‘That’s probably why this guy willingly gave up Jeongsu in the first place.’

Anyway I decided that it would be more efficient to raise Missha for now and use it to fill in the empty spots with better essences later.

Oh no but wait a minute.

For some reason it seems like it was like this last time and Einar left for the Holy Land…

‘It won’t happen again this time… right?’

“Why does it stop suddenly?”

“It’s nothing.”

I shook off the sudden thoughts and focused on my surroundings.

Still hasn’t it entered a crack?

Moreover there is an unknown mafia so this is not the time to be distracted.

Ssssssssssssssssssss-.

Frozen snow mountains.

Snowflakes fluttering from above.

And the sunlight reflects off the ice making it feel even warmer.

‘It feels strange to come to a place like this after always being in dark places.’

After walking for about 30 minutes the lake area ended and a suspicious cave appeared underground.

For reference there was one monster blocking the way.

“Goooooo!”

Grade 7 monster Yeti.

A gatekeeper-class elite monster that only appears in the ‘Glacier Cave’ and appears from the beginning.

Zencia muttered as she looked at the guy who let out a threatening shout as soon as he saw us.

“Should I hold on to that and go down?”

The answer came from Mr. Bear.

“I don’t know what it is like here but in cracks the path is usually where the monsters are.”

As a gamer this is an answer that makes me nod my head.

Somehow it feels more suspicious….

“Don’t just step out and die you guys stay behind.”

“…Is this really okay?”

‘Jensen’ looked at Misha and me thanks to Mr. Bear’s kind consideration. Well I have no conscience risking my life fighting with a guy like that just for 10% of magic stones.

So I just said that.

In the first place I think it would be uncomfortable to just lie next to him.

“I will do it first.”

Soon Mr. Bear lowered her oversized crossbow from his back for the first time.

and….

Huuuuuung-!!

The battle began with arrows being fired.