Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 142



Episode 142: Awakening (5)

Three minutes have passed since Dwalki’s magic support was cut off.

Well maybe it could be shorter.

Still in my experience it felt like 10 minutes had passed.

“I admit it Barbarian. “This is the first time in my life that someone like you has met me.”

I never looked back.

Whether it’s his estrangement or not.

In fact even though Dwalki is mentally unstable and in a state of panic.

He decided that nothing would change.

But did I find it boring?

“I will put your soul to good use. So just die.”

It seems like the entertainment ends here.

He stabs me with a dagger from his waist.

It came at such an exquisite angle that it seemed impossible to block or avoid it.

At best you choose the lesser evil.

Twist your body as much as possible and give up your lungs instead of your heart.

It must be a near-fatal injury but there are still top-quality potions left.

After healing by drinking it.

Let’s hold on somehow.

Both Misha and the dwarf will wake up soon.

Also soul exhaustion will not last forever.

It was a car that made a plan for a split second and tried to put it into action.

A dazzling light poured down from behind.

Ssssssssssssss-!

Dozens of rounds of magical energy that radiate and bend with pure white brilliance. It was like a heavy rain and the guy took a step back in confusion.

Just like Rotmiller and Misha were the dwarfs who stood up to Hana.

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It was not a meaningful response.

Hehe!

The arrows of light chased after him bending as if each shot had its own will.

At this the guy stopped running and started hitting the arrows one by one using a small dagger.

It didn’t look much different from the situation of scooping up water from a river with a single bowl but…

‘crazy.’

Surprisingly his actions worked.

Although he became a hedgehog whose entire body was pierced by an arrow of light he succeeded in protecting only his vital parts.

Trudging.

Suddenly I heard someone shouting from behind and it was only then that I came to my senses.

Actually I expected it to some extent…

Dwalki was standing behind me.

To put it simply it means that he also used the magic just before.

“I’m sorry for keeping you waiting. “It took me a while to make up my mind.”

“determination? What on earth happened—”

“Well… let’s talk about it after we get rid of the author.”

Dwalki looked away as if avoiding an answer.

Seeing this I definitely don’t think it’s someone else…

‘What on earth?’

There is no explanation at all.

Magical power so dense that even a barbarian with 0 magic aptitude could feel it was flowing out of its body.

And I guess I wasn’t the only one curious about this.

“What on earth have you done wizard?”

The guy asks even though blood is dripping all over his body.

If I were that guy I would have jumped out and seen it—

“You’re asking when you already know.”

what? You know?

When Dwalki shouted coldly at the guy the guy became mute.

What does he really know?

“I’m sorry if I’m taking your time. “I know that I don’t have much time.”

what? What on earth is going on?

Or rather was he really this smart?

It’s been a long time since my brain couldn’t keep up with the current situation.

But still one thing remains to be determined.

For me it is a very positive variable.

‘You can hear later how I did it…’

Focus on the situation.

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Tadat.

And Dwalki said to me:

“Step back. “You might get hurt.”

“Oh uh. “Sure.”

The character change was hard to get used to but I just followed what he said.

But what is this again?

“Lol Warb Dwalki casted the level 8 attack magic [Ice Lance].”

An ice spear is fired.

An ice spear large enough to fill half the passage.

Twice in a row.

Pishuuuuk-!!

It emits truly overwhelming wind pressure and shoots towards the guy.

But do you have much experience with magic on this scale?

The guy calmly stared at the ice spear and quickly pulled out an Arcje longsword from subspace.

Pachichichit-!

A sword that emits sparks as if to reject his touch. However the guy had a vein on his leash and swung it with his teeth clenched.

Kwaaang-!

As expected of an Arc-made longsword with magical counter properties the huge ice spear was shattered into pieces and scattered with magic just by making contact with the sword.

In that situation.

Tadat.

He kicks the ground again and closes the distance.

Judging from the way Dwalki’s eyes were slightly shaken it seemed like this was an unexpected situation even for him.

However that time was not long.

“Riol Warb Dwalki casted the level 7 attack magic [Cold Storm].”

The magic was cast after completing the chant in less than a second.

Ssaaaaaa-!

At this point it’s not ice shards but small ice spears…

This time too that rotten Ark-made longsword was the problem.

The figure of the bastard getting closer and closer beyond the blizzard.

When it became possible to confirm with the naked eye the figure was seen moving forward only cutting off large chunks of ice with a sword.

‘That’s right it won’t be easy until the end.’

I let out a silent sigh and prepared for what would happen next.

There was nothing special about it.

Not only was my life far from dull but…

Isn’t it the tanker’s destiny to protect the dealer?

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

A sure win.

I swung my mace aiming for the moment when the guy came out of the blizzard.

But in the meantime was he even paying attention to me?

Even though it was a surprise attack the guy reacted quickly and blocked the mace with his sword.

A clash between the 1st level material Steel and the 6th level material Arc.

Suddenly!

Regardless of thickness or density mace cuts like tofu. One guy wasn’t satisfied with this and aimed for my neck.

Just that moment.

Pachichichit-!!

Sparks fly out of the sword like crazy and the guy flinches.

Hands that are red and even steaming.

Is the fact that my entire body is covered in burns related to that sword? I don’t know the details but the guy must have decided that it was no longer possible and put the sword back into subspace.

and….

Tadat.

He pulled out his dagger again and clung to me.

What he wanted was very clear.

Okay I was wondering why it rushed through the magic so suddenly but I guess that was what it was aiming for.

“Stay away from Bjorn!”

It is a strategy in a similar vein to the Barbarian Water Demon mode I used earlier.

Using me as a shield to suppress Dwalki’s magic.

I never thought this would happen to me.

“Riol Warb Dwalki has cast the level 9 curse spell [Slow].”

Instead of attack magic curse magic has been superimposed on it but it is not easy to shake it off because it clings so tenaciously and swings its dagger.

thus.

‘Okay let’s give it a try.’

The mace which has turned into a bamboo spear is stabbed.

You have to be hit by magic to be defeated right?

Phew.

Thanks to the ‘slowdown’ that has further strengthened its power it is not as difficult to deal with as before.

In addition Dwarki also provides detailed control of a small amount of magical energy instead of ice spear or cold storm.

The situation is clearly in my favor.

But that makes me even more alert.

‘Do you really think he doesn’t know that?’

He knew about the current situation to which Dwalki avoided answering.

Still he rushed at me.

Why?

[I know that I don’t have much time.]

The answer is time.

There is little time for Dwalki to remain the same.

Maybe this guy knows more about the time left than Dwalki does.

“Use Dwalki Frost Storm!”

I made a decision.

“…!”

Looking at the guy’s expression I knew it was the right answer.

However Dwalki hesitated.

“but…!”

Even though it has changed a bit Dwalky is Dwalky.

“Don’t worry about me just write it!!”

With another shout as if urging Dwalki cast a spell.

Chill swirling over Dwalki’s grasp.

“Can you tolerate the cold well?”

“You crazy guy.”

Again I give you high praise.

I raised my shield and distanced myself from him.

I planned to hold on somehow blocking the ice chunks with my shield.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Soon a blizzard filled the passageway we were in freezing our skin to a crisp.

But what is this again?

Through the blizzard where it was difficult to see even an inch ahead he stabbed me with a dagger.

Phew!

A sword body about 20cm long penetrated deep into the lungs.

“Kahahahah!”

I can’t breathe.

Meanwhile chunks of ice are flying and hitting my body. Crystals as sharp as ice spears grazed my skin.

But you can’t just live with it.

Phew!

My body reacted first and I stabbed the javelin which was a mace with all my might.

And that moment.

Ssaaaaaa-

The snowstorm ends earlier than expected and visibility returns.

I quickly checked the surrounding space.

Surprisingly three unexpected situations occurred in that short moment.

“….”

Dwalki was the first to fall to his knees with blood pouring from his eyes nose mouth and even ears.

“….”

The second thing is that the spear that was randomly stabbed pierced through the guy’s heart.

“The activation conditions for Regal Vagos’ [Second Heart] have been met.”

It was the third time that there was one more numbered item that he had not used yet.

Haha really I wasn’t going to do this kind of double insult anymore.

“The character receives absolute protection until his or her heart recovers.”

What a fucking crazy bastard.

***

Something red reminiscent of muscles covers its body.

Looking at this I thought.

How on earth can I kill this bastard?

Is it really something that can die?

I don’t know but first I coughed up blood.

“Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Kek keheek!”

A heart-shaped shell that doesn’t even make a corrosive sound despite being covered in acidic blood.

I turned my back without any regrets.

No.3120 Second Heart.

A consumable number item that is activated when instant death damage is inflicted on the heart.

At my current level no matter what I do I can’t break that shield.

So I guess I should finish what I have to do first.

plod trudge.

I walk slowly unable to breathe properly.

It’s fortunate that Dwalki is a cold attribute wizard.

If it wasn’t for the ‘frostbite’ verdict blood would have already been gushing out.

“De walki.”

To say that De Walki’s condition unconscious as he was on his knees was gruesome would be an understatement.

His blood flowed from every pore of his body.

When I checked his pulse I felt his heart pounding.

As if the speed limit was broken.

“Please… hold on.”

First of all since I couldn’t see any injuries I poured the highest quality potion into my mouth.

Just half as much.

Because there are other people dying right now.

plod trudge.

Walk as fast as possible.

Every time I walk my stomach churns and I feel out of breath but I use my short spear as a walking stick to speed up my pace.

“Rot Miller….”

Fortunately he was alive.

Yeah at least not yet.

He was running towards death in a completely different way than Dwalki.

A heart that beats faintly as if it would stop at any moment.

I sprinkled all of the remaining top-quality potion on the wounded area.

Cheeeeeeeek-!

A wound that is bubbling and starting to heal.

I sat down next to him and focused on my breathing.

I kept coughing and bleeding.

But all I could do was endure it somehow and wait for Rotmiller to recover.

That’s because the remaining two bottles of potion are all in this guy’s [treasure warehouse].

Has it been about a minute since then?

“B Bjorn…!”

The dwarf who fainted after hitting his head against the wall came to his senses.

“Dwalki? Where is Dwalki?”

Well I’m dying too.

First of all you put your best friend first right?

I didn’t have the energy to speak so I pointed in the direction where Dwalki was.

“What on earth happened…!”

He rushed over looked at Dwalki’s details then carefully picked him up and carried him towards us.

It was then.

“Off….”

Misha who had fallen about 4 meters away from the wall I was leaning against lifts her head with difficulty.

“…Bjorn.”

“It’s alive.”

“Luckily this is it….”

Yes it’s only you.

Misha stood up with difficulty touching her broken ribs.

And she came over to me and sat next to me.

“What about Lot Miller…?”

“Potion Kkeokkeok… I fed it.”

Well this isn’t a gathering of the sick.

As I was trying to rest for a bit the dwarf who had finished transporting Dwalki came up to me and put a bandage on my injured area.

“What happened to Bjorn! “What is that strange shell over there?”

I didn’t want to explain.

What difference will it make if you don’t have the energy to do so?

Close your eyes and focus on your breathing.

“I’m sorry. It must be hard for you too so take a break. “I’ll do whatever it takes to do the rest.”

The dwarf apologized and went back to check with Dwalki for details.

About another minute passed like that.

“The soul exhaustion condition is lifted.”

Finally my stats returned to normal and I could breathe a little easier. Even if there is no natural regenerative power the durability of the body itself changes.

I slowly opened my eyes.

“…Hey! “My friend give me strength!”

“Bjorn…? Rotmiller is trembling so I guess he’s okay…?”

The line between life and death was being drawn.