Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 212



Episode 212: Discard (1)

A man shouted in the silence.

“What do you mean everyone can’t go together?!”

A voice that clearly conveys the anxiety of being left out of this shitty party.

“Let me explain.”

Vice-captain Versil spoke calmly.

“Our explorer said that Noark explorers are encamped in all the passages leading to the dark area. “So that you can’t go outside or go in.”

There are so many troops encamped in front of us that we can’t even compare them to before.

Another man shouted at those words.

“…From now on if you want to clear the way sacrifices will have to be made!”

The true meaning of the saying is that not everyone can go together.

I also had a similar interpretation to that man.

but….

“It might be similar in some ways.”

The moment I hear a recitation that somehow sounds bittersweet yet meaningful.

Exciting-!

My heart began to beat uneasily.

Vice-captain Versil continued his speech without wasting time.

Leave out all the excuses and just conclude.

“I’m going to use multi-teleportation magic.”

Mass teleportation.

A high-level special magic that can only be used by level 4 or higher wizards from certain schools.

Now I finally understand.

Why did everyone say we couldn’t go together?

“….”

A deeper silence weighs on me than when I first heard those words.

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“B Bjorn? If you use teleportation magic won’t you be able to get over it without fighting? But why is everyone’s expression…”

The reason is simple.

“…Multi-teleportation magic can only be used on a maximum of twenty people.”

As Raven a current wizard said.

Mess teleportation is possible for up to 20 people but currently we have a total of 35 people.

That means.

’15 people.’

To put it simply a total of 3 teams will be discarded.

In a situation where the safety zone in the center is just around the corner.

“If you’re going to throw it away in the end like this why did you say we should join forces!”

Someone shouted in anger.

However Versil did not change his expression and only briefly apologized.

“I’m sorry about that. “We didn’t know it would happen like this.”

A voice that seems soft but doesn’t leave anything to be desired.

I sighed quietly.

For this type persuasion is meaningless.

Probably nothing I say here will make that woman change her decision.

“So how are you going to select the 15 people who will be discarded?”

When I asked Bersil looked at me with a strange expression.

It seems that the barbarian was unusual in remaining calm even in this situation.

“We will draw lots for each team.”

“Everyone but your team?”

“no. “Except for one more team.”

Bersil said that and looked to one side.

Throughout the journey there was a team that fought right behind them and cleared the way.

“I’m sorry. “I have a long relationship with Vice-Captain Bersil.”

The leader of the team expressed regret to us without showing any surprise as if he already knew what was happening.

Yes it was agreed upon in advance.

There is nothing strange. Because they are also a team from a large clan.

but….

‘Nimiral.’

Suddenly a headache comes over me.

There are only two tickets left for teleportation.

On the other hand there are only 3 tickets for losers.

If you go by drawing lots there is a greater chance of being abandoned here.

But is it because he knows that?

“Take us with you.”

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The expressions of the remaining team all changed.

Very desperately.

“Unload 5 million… no 10 million stones per person.”

Someone offered money.

“We are a team under the Blue Wall Clan. If you take us with you the Master will surely reward you greatly…”

Someone promised the future through power.

“We don’t have a clan yet. They all happen to be women. We are currently operating on the 5th floor but we were originally located on the 6th floor. The Larère Clan has also recently lost strength and is recruiting clan members…”

Some people have promoted themselves as tools of the trade.

No one willingly came forward to draw lots.

That was natural.

No one wants to leave their only life to chance.

“Yandel.”

Mr. Bear called me in a heavy voice.

I guess we have to do something too.

However I just watched.

I decided that it would not be too late to report on what decisions Versil Gowland makes to suggest something.

“sorry. “Anyway I don’t think it would be right to do it that way.”

“You mean…!”

“yes. The remaining people will be decided equally by drawing lots. “I hope you understand my decision.”

Bersil who made an exception for only one team he had promised stuck to the principle as he had originally said.

“Vice-captain Bersil Gowland of the Larrere Clan. “He is exactly as I heard.”

Raven recited as if admiring the nobleness but I found it difficult to sympathize.

‘I guess there just wasn’t an attractive offer.’

If he were truly fair he wouldn’t have excluded that other team in the first place. Even more so when it is obvious what kind of situation the ones left behind will be in.

‘Anyway I have to decide to draw….’

I don’t know if it was a good thing.

You must have won something like this at least once.

“Well then since we don’t have time let’s get started right away.”

Afterwards Versil created a bag containing five stones and preparations for drawing lots were completed.

The rules are really brief.

Two white stones are winners.

If you pick out three black stones they will be thrown away here.

“Which team will go first?”

“Let me do it first.”

The first team to step forward was the team that pledged to pay 10 million stones per person.

“I can’t believe my fate depends on a stone like that.”

A dwarf warrior wearing fancy equipment put his hands in his pockets with a nervous look.

and….

“Hahahaha…. That’s it!!”

I succeeded in my first try.

The team with the dwarves burst into laughter while the other team’s faces darkened.

“Come here. So what’s next?”

In a situation of mixed joy and sorrow no team stepped forward first.

Because now there is only one winning ticket.

Three is a ticket to hell.

“Mr. Yandel you have to wait. “Probably if you draw now there is a greater chance of picking a white stone.”

25% winnings.

75% failure rate.

But as always the odds were meaningless.

“We’ll just do it first.”

While we were just looking at each other vaguely a team came forward.

It was an all-female team.

“Aaaahhh!!!”

I pulled out the one remaining white stone.

“….”

Shit.

***

“Then it’s all over.”

The fate of all five teams was decided with just two draws. The remaining three teams didn’t even have a chance to leave their fate to chance.

“Aaaah!!”

What did I do while that women’s team was picking out white stones?

Misha Einar Raven I was wondering who to pick out of the three.

I really didn’t think it would end in two.

‘Does this make sense?’

Cha Versil who suddenly had this thought turned over his pocket and scattered three black stones on the floor.

As if to prove that there was no fraud whatsoever here.

“Then everyone gather together. “I will use magic as soon as I am ready.”

Those chosen by Bersil’s words quickly gathered in one place.

It was then.

“Now wait a minute!”

One of the three teams that had a mental breakdown in this situation.

The leader of Erwen’s team Jugeuttuk urgently approached them.

“Please take us with you too! “Please I will do anything!”

A humble plea.

However she was not the kind of woman for whom such things would work.

“All the seats are already taken.”

At Bersil’s emotionless voice her chin turned to plead.

“If you give up your seat to me it’s 10 million stones! No I will pay 20 million stones!”

He said he would pay money to buy a seat….

Now that I look at it it’s downright ugly.

Since she doesn’t mention anything about her teammates I guess she means that she wants to live on her own.

“….”

First fellow team member Daria frowned at her as if she were a bug but her chin did not stop her from speaking.

She couldn’t even talk from afar so she approached each person one by one and asked if they would like to make a deal but she was turned away by everyone.

“Am I really not there?”

If it were you would that be possible?

Money is not the issue; the moment she sells her position for money she becomes separated from her colleagues.

“When we’re done talking can you please step aside?”

“….”

As Versil muttered briefly Jugeotjak weakly turned his back and returned to where his teammates were.

That’s the end of the happening.

The wizard on Versil’s side was drawing a magic circle on the floor to use scalpel teleportation.

“Bjorn….”

“We’ll talk later.”

I left Misha’s call behind and spoke to her vice-captain.

“Bersil Gowland.”

“yes. “Please tell me.”

It’s a kind voice but other than that it doesn’t show much emotion.

No sympathy or curiosity.

Well maybe they thought I was going to behave like a douchebag.

I chuckled and asked one thing.

“Why did you place us in the safest middle formation when moving?”

Versil tilted her head.

But I guess you weren’t particularly curious as to why I was asking this question.

I just answered whatever I wanted.

“I cast lots. “Be fair.”

Yes everything this guy said was nonsense.

Although I expected it the reason we were placed in the middle formation was not because of the spatula.

‘Okay it’s confirmed that he’s a pretty bastard.’

Whether you like it or not you will have to work with the three abandoned teams from now on. It becomes clearer how to deal with the jutting chin.

“Is that the end of the question?”

“No one more thing.”

“Try it.”

“You said there were guys camped out in the passage right? I’d like to hear that in more detail. What is the layout like and how much power is there?”

“…Are you really planning to break through it among yourselves?”

So you thought I was just going to die here?

“If necessary.”

In the first place I only came here briefly after meeting them but that was my destination from the beginning.

So nothing will change.

“So what is the answer?”

At my urging Bersil stopped talking for a moment and stared at me.

“…He really is as good as the rumors say. great. Xenia?”

“yes. “Vice-captain.”

“Go ahead and tell me everything you want to know.”

“yes.”

Afterwards Versil sent me a searcher from her team and I listened to the woman give me general information about the surroundings.

And she’s been gone for like five minutes?

“Xenia come here.”

All preparations for using magic were completed and Vice-Captain Versil left with just one word as he looked at us.

“I hope you don’t hold any grudges.”

This meant that from now on we would have to get through it on our own.

Well it’s nothing new.

***

“…You really went.”

With more than half of the staff gone the empty space feels even bigger.

But the more I did the more I focused on one thing.

What should I do now?

Well you probably don’t want to waste your precious time brooding over your empty feelings.

“Mr. Yandel what are you going to do now?”

“Think for a moment.”

There are two options.

Either go through the route that Versil gave up and head to the center the original destination.

Or maybe he turns his back and looks somewhere else.

The latter wasn’t a bad option either.

‘I can survive as long as I stay on the outskirts.’

In the center war is raging.

In the outermost area Noark’s strongest people are blocking the road.

On the other hand there will be relatively few people in the outskirts.

The area is large so if you avoid it well and hide you might be able to survive.

but….

‘You don’t know how things are going.’

This is the biggest drawback.

This is a confusing situation where every minute and second flows differently.

If you stay hidden you cannot get information about how the situation will progress.

furthermore….

‘On the third day a hierarchical monarch appears.’

We can’t defeat the first-tier monarch on our own.

If you are summoned from among the living creatures you will definitely be annihilated.

“I’ll have to check the power first.”

“yes?”

“Would you all like to gather together?”

I first withheld judgment and gathered two other teams in the same situation together.

And immediately got to the point.

“One by one take turns telling the essence specialties you achieved at the explorer level.”

“You want me to cut off the entire bottom line?”

“In the meantime does it matter? “I think we need to work together to make this happen.”

“You talk like you’re the leader.”

His chin frowned at my suggestion.

Although not as much as he did not everyone was happy that I naturally spoke like a leader.

It’s so annoying.

“Does it matter who the leader is? “You must be such an asshole to even care about such things in this situation.”

“…What what? “What are you doing now?”

“If you really want it let’s decide on a leader first. “Can I at least vote?”

I naturally led the topic to voting.

That’s because Erwen is here.

I decided that if another team member casts his vote for me I would never lose the vote.

However the situation took a slightly unexpected turn.

“I don’t think there’s any need to vote.”

“…?”

“If you vote my team will vote for you.”

These were the words spoken by the man who was the leader of the remaining team.

“Then including that team we already have 10 votes so there’s no need to waste time.”

Um does this happen?

To be honest I’m a little embarrassed.

However this also seemed to be the case with the jutting chin so he strangely asked me the reason first.

“…What do you mean? You want to make a barbarian your leader? “Are you sane?”

“First of all I’m not good at leading anyone.”

“Then of course it’s not the barbarian but me—”

“If I had to choose between the two I think this one is much more reliable.”

I think I know roughly what you’re thinking.

I guess he thought I was better than the one who abandoned the team and tried to live alone.

From what I heard there must have been another reason.

“More than anything this man was the only one who asked the woman for information when everyone else was denying reality.”

…This is kind of embarrassing.

“What’s your name?”

“I am Takelan Arbenon.”

“I am Bjorn son of Yandel.”

After making a formal statement with Takelan I returned to the original topic.

“Anyway the decision has been made. Now one by one take turns saying the essence specialties that you achieved at the explorer level. Only then can you decide what to do next—”

“Wait a minute who made the decision anyway?”

Ha this bastard keeps saying.

“Do you have any complaints?”

“Of course—”

“Then go away. “We just need to move together as a team.”

Not wanting to waste any more time I cut him off and spoke firmly.

“…Shit.”

He just clenched his fists as if he was angry and did not leave our side.

Well where can he go during this time?

I smiled and said to the guy.

“If you interrupt me or disobey my instructions one more time it will be over. Do you understand?”

“….”

“Answer me.”

“…I understand.”

Okay then the ordering is over.

After that I quickly finished what I originally wanted to do.

Who is in what position and what essence does he have?

‘Hmm it’s a bit ambiguous.’

I checked the approximate power but my concerns deepened.

Should I say I’m still not sure?

So I went through additional verification process.

“For now let’s just say each other’s names. “Shouldn’t you be able to call in an emergency?”

I listened to each person’s name giving reasons.

To be honest it would be difficult to remember everything but…

‘But Hans isn’t there.’

Fortunately Hans was not there.

It was a fairly positive indicator.

This means that whatever decision you make in the future your chances of making it are slightly higher.

“What are you going to do now?”

At Raven’s question 14 people’s eyes focused on me.

It’s time to make a decision.

I opened my mouth erasing any doubts about my choice.

“We are heading to the safe zone.”

“What do you think the chances are?”

Takelan’s question was answered with just a rotten smile.

I was able to see just now how meaningless possibility is but…

One thing was certain.

Not everyone who succeeds will survive.

‘I feel like I’m half dead.’

We have to risk our lives to get to a place that some people could easily escape with a single magic trick.