Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 169



Episode 169: Burning (1)

The world behind the mirror.

A kind of hidden field similar to Larkaz’s maze.

The level of difficulty right after entering this place is quite high.

That’s because monsters are pouring in from the beginning.

“Bjorn! “Here we come again!!”

As soon as one battle is over a horde of monsters rushes in again.

The scale is completely different from before.

There are eight grade 7 beast species flame wolves.

Five grade 6 natural salamanders.

And there are three grade 5 redwood plants.

“Is Raven’s magic far away?”

As I shouted blue light erupted from Raven’s wand.

“Nara Brigiano Tun!”

Grade 5 wide-area freezing magic [Ice Rain].

The English name in the game is called Blizzard.

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

Gray clouds forming in the sky pour out sharpened ice picks.

Kwakwakwakkwak!!

More than half of the monsters were destroyed by a single spell.

Of course level 5 monsters were fine even in this wide area.

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

Connection between [Wild Eruption] and [Giantization].

Thanks to the increased threat level monsters flock to me even if I don’t do anything.

The reason why tanks are as important as wizards here.

[Gaaaaaagh!]

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I focused only on defense blocking the redwood’s stem whip with my shield.

Also known as Barbarian Turtle Mode.

If you use [Swing] you can catch at least one animal by yourself…

It is better to save your soul power.

When [Giantization] is released the threat level drops.

“Take care of Salamander first!”

While I was in charge of the Redwood set the wizard prepared magic for the next wave.

Therefore this time it is the remaining dealers’ turn to take action.

Kwaaaaaaaaaa!

With long-distance support from Uncle Bear Einar and Misha went out to capture the monsters in earnest.

It took about 3 minutes to clear out the mobs.

‘With two close dealers it’s quick to clear out the mobs.’

Afterwards the five of us worked together to defeat a level 5 monster.

But there is no time to rest.

“…Here you come again.”

As soon as one battle was over a group of monsters came after hearing a sound.

We repeated the series over and over again and had fought about ten more battles.

“Mr. Yandel I don’t have much magic power anymore.”

Raven’s magical power which had been using a lot of AoE skills was reduced to less than a third.

Of course there was no big problem.

The first wave was almost over.

“Don’t use attack magic just help support.”

“yes!”

Afterwards Raven’s remaining magical power was used to curse the enemy or buff the team.

Around that time my [giantification] was over.

It seems that Mr. Bear who was firing explosive arrows excessively does not have much soul power left.

“Behel—laaaaa!!!”

As the performance of the three of us becomes more difficult Einar and Misha. In short the importance of the Geundil sisters has increased.

Normal DPS is also close damage.

“Ooooooo!! “This is the battle I wanted!!!”

Einar’s excitement reached its peak as she dealt with countless enemies.

As Barbarians are called a fighting race the excitement actually helped.

‘Did he fight this well?’

It looks like he’s swinging a great sword roughly but he avoids everything he can avoid.

A fighting technique that feels as if you took some kind of stimulant.

‘Well you said you also trained swordsmanship there….’

The combat sense itself seems to be superior to Misha.

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Anyway the battle was nearing its end so he changed his formation.

“Abman send him this way now!”

Cheolwoong Iradun is in charge of our team’s tank assistant.

Woongi for short.

[Ugh-!]

Even Woongi who was protecting ADCs from the rear joined the battle line and gave strength to the front line.

Well it really seems like everyone is at their limit now.

The wizard’s magical power has completely run out and even support has been cut off.

Kwasik! Kwasik! Whiuuuuung!

Mace and sword Large crossbow arrows.

Really for the first time in a long time I was pushed to my limit and cleared out the remaining monsters with basic attacks that did not contain skills.

“I think it’s over now….”

The battle ended with the burning skull being smashed with a mace.

Hundreds of magic stones spread on the floor.

“But was the color of the magic stone originally this dark?”

“It’s a characteristic of this space. “It’s about twice as dense.”

Simply put it means that the double event is being applied.

It took about a few minutes for Raven to gather what little magic power she had left.

Ah one integer also came out.

“If that’s the case I saw it! “The guy who was wearing a bunch of human heads came out from the dead!”

“Headhunter.”

A fire-type undead grade 7 monster.

So I coolly threw it away.

If you eat it it will be useful in some way but…

Now even level 5s hunt every day so there would be no reason to eat this.

“Umm throwing it away…?”

At my decision Einar stared at me with lingering eyes like a child who spilled candy.

That still doesn’t work.

A bunch of people.

“It is not a good essence for you. So even if it’s disappointing bear with it.”

“…I get it!”

If you pick up anything you end up spending more money because you have to erase it later.

But did you feel comfortable throwing away the loot?

“But wouldn’t it be okay to put it in a test tube and sell it?”

Einar shouts Eureka and comes up with a new proposal.

It has been sorted out on our wizard line.

“No. There is no test tube value below grade 6. “I heard from the beginning that there was only one item I could take out of here.”

“huh? There is only one? “What do you mean?”

“I don’t know why. However they say that you can only take the items obtained here using the ‘distortion’ spell and only one is possible.”

If Raven didn’t know I should have explained the field characteristics.

“You have to choose carefully what you take with you. “Water purified water is pure water but… I’ve heard of people getting something very valuable here.”

“It’s a precious item….”

I decided on what to take with me anyway.

But I’m quite curious.

Does anyone know anything about that stuff?

I asked for more details but Raven drew a line saying that was all she knew.

“It is difficult to find this kind of information through books. “I heard it from the beginning.”

Well from the 5th floor onwards it is classified as advanced information.

Even minor achievements are treated as intellectual property and are not easily shared.

In the case of clans there are places in the labyrinth where work cannot even be mentioned at all.

It’s not for nothing that he was obsessed with the crack record.

“Everyone rest for now. “I will stand guard.”

We took a break as we fought an intense battle.

Then he checked the current situation.

“How long does it take for Raven’s magic power to reach its full potential?”

“If you meditate or sleep 12 hours. Otherwise it takes another day.”

“I see.”

This is why it is said that only on the 5th floor it has better melee damage than a wizard. It takes a while for wizards to replenish their magic power.

“From now on you should conserve your magic power as much as possible.”

“Are you going to continue exploring like this?”

“It’s not a place you can easily get into is it? I need to explore as much as possible. “You may find that precious item you mentioned.”

“That is definitely true. “I don’t know when I’ll be able to come here again…”

So this problem is over.

After replenishing our stamina for 15 minutes we resumed our exploration.

Although it was a forced march no one complained.

Didn’t you see the magic stones and essence already pouring out?

“It’s been a while since I gave her wife a pat on the shoulder.”

Mr. Bear’s mouth caught in his ear.

Anyway he is a truly family man.

“Abman is there a place where a portal can be detected?”

“I can sense it vaguely from far away.”

Fields where the compass does not work.

I took direction using my guiding ability.

“…If you’re going the opposite way why did you ask?”

Because that’s where I’m going.

Of course I couldn’t say that.

“Because the portal is most likely an exit. “Wouldn’t something come out if we went to the other side?”

A plausible reason given roughly.

However since it wasn’t wrong I was able to quickly get Raven’s support.

“ah! that’s right. “I saw that there was a portal inside the mirror.”

This is why you need to have a reasonably smart character.

“Now then let’s go.”

Around 7pm on the 22nd.

The day is almost over and there is about a week left.

You have to hurry to pick the mulberries.

***

Mirror of Fire.

This field has one peculiarity.

It takes a day for monsters to respawn.

Thanks to this once the hunting is over the area temporarily becomes a safe zone.

In many ways this is fortunate.

If you live in a place where hundreds of monsters flock every time you won’t be able to sleep well.

“The Hell Guardian has been defeated. EXP +4」

“The gremlin has been defeated. EXP +2」

“The Doom Warrior has been defeated. EXP +5」

「The chaos insect has been defeated. EXP +2」

「Defeat the Flame Flame Fairy….」

We left the wilderness that was our starting point over the course of three days killing various monsters that we could not hunt due to the clans that controlled the field.

Progress was much slower than I expected.

‘The map is large but there are too many monsters.’

Once a battle occurs surrounding monsters gather one after another upon hearing the sound.

Of course it’s better than the beginning when people gathered from all directions.

You only had to worry about enemies coming from the front and it was possible to retreat back if necessary.

However as the forced march continued stamina and MP were depleted and the hunting speed itself slowed down.

Because of that there were a few times when I was almost in danger.

In the end I had to take breaks periodically.

‘Still the speed at which the magic stones were opened was crazy.’

It’s not for nothing that I call it a burning zone.

A large-scale battle using magic.

In addition there is a double magical stone event.

When I come here I really start to feel like I’m making money with magic stones. Until then all the jackpots were equipment obtained by killing looters.

‘After all hunting is driven hunting.’

Morning of the 26th.

After finishing camping ahead we entered a new field in earnest.

Grumble!

Burning forest.

As the name suggests this is a field where trees are engulfed in black flames and burning 365 days a year.

However the fire damage is minimal.

This is because the spacing between each tree is quite wide and they are also coated with [Cold Blood] which increases fire resistance.

For reference there are three reasons why I chose this place.

First of all the battle difficulty is the lowest.

“Well it’s not as bad as I thought is it?”

“Yeah I was a little nervous but I think this is easier than where I was before. “No level 5 monsters appear.”

The number of objects itself is large but even so only grades 6 and 7 are present.

Of course easier means less reward.

However the Ashen Mountains and Lava Lake that appear in the other direction are still quite difficult for us to conquer.

There is nothing to eat at the altar of the dead with a portal.

In that sense….

You both need to get that first so it will be easier in the future.

This item is hidden in the heart of the Burning Forest.

If you have this when you come back here later not only will you be able to attack the other field but you will also be able to enter the island on the 6th floor.

“Don’t relax too much. “I don’t know what will come out.”

Although I gave a warning out of habit I also increased my speed significantly after entering the forest.

It took longer than expected so it was difficult to know whether it would arrive on time.

“Are all the trees burned here?”

“Let’s rest here today.”

After fighting and moving around all day we unpacked our sleeping bags at the camping point at the end of the day.

And the next morning.

‘It’s finally come out.’

I encountered a monster.

“Arua! “What’s his name?”

“Uh that’s… I don’t know.”

A monster whose name and level are unknown even to Raven who has spent her entire life reading books.

There is only one monster in the burning forest.

The clan that controls the 5th floor field connected to this forest is also a rare monster that may or may not be encountered once a year.

[Goooooooo-!!]

Grade 5 rare species Berthas.

This was the third reason why I chose the Burning Forest.

“Behel—laaaaa!”

This guy guarantees drops of essence.