Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 215



Episode 215: Discard (4)

The knight who gave this ring said:

If you show this and tell your story your identity will be verified immediately.

Yes that’s exactly what I said.

“It’s a message ring. That too… Lord Garfizel went out to search through the portal on the second floor.”

Before I could say who gave it to me a knight recognized the ring.

And when he saw my reaction he chuckled.

“Message ring…?”

“It looks like you didn’t even know what this was. Please wait a moment. “Now you will know whether what you say is true or not.”

Soon the knight turned the jewel on the ring to the side and blue light leaked out and flowed into the knight’s body.

“….”

The knight closes his eyes and remains silent as if enjoying the lingering atmosphere.

It was about three minutes later that his mouth opened.

“They say there is a body collector near the portal….”

With that one word all cause and effect was pictured in my mind.

Seeba so it was a ‘message’ ring.

For some reason I didn’t even ask for compensation first but they gave it to me.

‘I understand why you gave it to me.’

The knight named Garfizel wanted to convey information.

By taking advantage of a chance encounter with me.

I’m sure that’s why I gave you the information here.

[If you say the dark area in the center do you mean the place where the monument is located?]

[Okay go there. If we can get there we will be safe.]

It’s good if it’s delivered and there’s no loss if it’s not delivered.

Still it would have been okay if you had just told me honestly.

This makes me feel like I really got hit.

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‘Why are there so many bastards in this world who play with people?’

It makes my taste buds bitter but…

But the good news is that this ring did a good job of guaranteeing my identity.

“Bjorn son of Little Balkan Yandel.”

A driver who has never uttered his full name calls my name.

“Are your doubts resolved now?”

“It seems certain that he is not from Noark’s side. I’m a bit curious as to how you guys got through that path but… come in. “For more details let’s go to the central temporary headquarters.”

“I’m glad I heard it. “Is there even a priest?”

There is no way there is no priest but I put it that way.

Fortunately the driver seemed to understand what I meant.

“Okay I guess I should get treatment first.”

The driver who was looking at us nodded his head in understanding.

It was a little surprising.

I thought you were going to be inflexible and say the investigation came first—

“Your colleagues will take you to the temporary treatment center.”

“…I am?”

“Investigation comes first.”

Oh well is this even a noble person?

“I can handle it so go and rest first.”

“but…!”

Misha protested my decision but I stared at one place in silence.

A place where there is a patient in a more serious condition than me who is missing an arm.

“Is Daria okay?”

“Now I don’t know. “Raven used a spell to remove the curse but I’m still not conscious…”

“If you see the priest you will get better. So go ahead and go.”

“…sorry.”

What am I sorry for?

I chuckled and patted Erwen on the shoulder who looked as if she had committed a sin. Then he approached Raven and had a brief conversation.

“When I’m not around you are the leader. “I know it’s difficult because of magical exhaustion but please do me a favor.”

“…Don’t worry Tim. Because I will take good care of it. “No matter how difficult it is will you do it as well as Mr. Yandel?”

Well wasn’t that what the one-armed bastard would say?

“When you’re done follow me. “As for my colleagues my subordinates will take them to the treatment center.”

“i get it.”

Afterwards I parted ways with the group and followed the driver inside.

It was a different sight.

Originally a dark area where no light came in all passageways were illuminated thanks to the torches that had already been installed.

‘It looks like some kind of temporary shelter.’

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If the outside was made up of knight explorers standing guard the inside was a little different. Explorers sitting or lying down in a narrow passageway.

“By the way there is no fog here?”

“Because I created a defensive magic circle.”

“Defensive magic circle…?”

“Oh if it’s from outside I don’t know yet. The fog is a poison-type dark spell. “Because the scope was set broadly the risk is not that high.”

It’s a fog-type dark spell…

So is it also [The Feast of Evil]?

There was no problem with breathing and the range was large enough to cover the entire first floor so I thought it was a fog spell to block vision.

‘How many warlocks did you replace?’

It sends shivers down my spine.

What would have happened if we had decided to go to a deserted outskirt and survive on our own?

‘…I almost got screwed.’

No matter how low the power the symptoms will appear after being exposed for a few days. Perhaps only then would I realize the identity of this fog and devise a solution.

The later it is the fewer options you have.

“It’s good for you to rest there but it’s a distraction so stick to the wall.”

“Oh yeah… I’m sorry.”

It took about 20 minutes to navigate through that narrow passage.

Finally a cavity in the center appeared.

No should this be called a square?

“…How on earth did you do it?”

“Using a wizard we collapsed all the nearby exterior walls to expand the space. “Because we can’t accommodate everyone in that small space.”

Huh is this military-style civil engineering construction?

When this many people come together there’s nothing they can’t do.

The cavity which had a radius of about 30 meters expanded to hundreds of times its size. On the expanded terrain there were barracks with each clan’s emblem engraved on them.

“Come in.”

The place where the driver took us was a large barracks located in the very center.

The Lapdonian royal family flag was displayed at the entrance and when I went inside I saw people having a meeting at a round table.

‘This is a leadership meeting….’

It was a barracks for the royal family but it wasn’t just for knights.

Explorers with famous clan marks were also in attendance and talking enthusiastically.

By the way there were some familiar faces among them.

“Oh you…!”

She is a startled woman who looks as if she has seen a ghost.

I smiled bitterly and said hello.

“See you again Bersil Gowland.”

I didn’t know that we would meet again so soon.

***

“How did you come here… by any chance to find a wizard capable of teleportation?”

Is that possible?

Instead of answering I waved my arm which was only the elbow.

Looking at the expression it seemed like what this meant was clearly conveyed.

“You really came through that path…?”

Bersil muttered in disbelief.

I guess they never expected that we would go head-on on the route that others had given up on and even succeed.

“How on earth did you do it?”

Well it’s not something I’m proud to say.

Because I used a similar method to what he did.

I threw away things that needed to be thrown away according to priority.

“Saddam ends there.”

As I was sharing my thoughts with Versil a man joined in and silence came.

Yes this guy is the biggest hit here.

“Sir Ergos who should be at the front what is going on here? “Who is that barbarian next to me?”

“I have a priority matter to report so I left for a while.”

“Tell me.”

“I obtained Lord Garfizel’s message ring.”

“…Honor Garfizel?”

“yes. And this person is an explorer named Bjorn Yandel and he is the one who gave me the ring.”

Soon the driver handed him a message ring and the man activated it.

And how long has it been?

“I am Marco Elburn serving as the leader of the 3rd Royal Knights.”

A man stares at me and talks to me.

It seems that now even me who was behind me has become interested.

“I’m going to ask you a few questions but will you answer honestly?”

“…Sure.”

“If the information contained in this first ring is correct it means that the ‘Corpse Collector’ is stationed in the northern part of the Goblin Forest.”

At those words several explorers shouted ‘Corpse collector!’ He let out an exclamation but it wasn’t enough to interfere with the conversation.

It wasn’t something I needed to worry about right now.

“So what do you want to say?”

“Is this information reliable?”

“I’m sure. “I ran away but I fought for a while.”

“If you fought would you know what your team’s rating is?”

“…It’s level 5.”

When the rank was revealed the knight leader made a strange expression and placed his hand on his chin.

“If that’s true then it’s safe to say he let you go.”

“Probably so.”

I obediently agreed.

In fact it seemed like his only interest was blocking the second floor portal. Otherwise he would have had a hard time escaping.

“The question is is this the end?”

“No one more thing. From what I heard just now it seems like you entered the path designated by Lord Ergos. Is that true?”

“Yes.”

“I’d like to hear more details. “Is there any way to avoid them?”

“Do you think I would have ended up like this if there was such a thing?”

“…That too. So can you tell me the details of how you got here? “It might be useful as a reference for strategy.”

It seems like it has already been proven that I am not a Noark explorer but there is no need to reject this and cause trouble.

The 20-minute bloody battle was briefly summarized.

But does that alone convey what a miserable path we have traveled?

“It was an impressive story.”

The knight commander’s gaze became more favorable.

The explorers of the clan who were listening to my story were also looking at me with curiosity.

“You seem to have the qualities of a commander.”

“If you had the qualifications half of you wouldn’t have died.”

“That’s why he said he showed quality. “All your companions survived right?”

“….”

“A good commander is not one who makes perfect choices. He’s a dick who makes the choices he has to make.”

I don’t mean to be sarcastic I think I’m saying this sincerely but it’s not a topic I really want to talk about.

Even though it’s a compliment I’m not particularly happy about it.

I changed the subject.

“If I don’t have any more questions I’d like to go there soon.”

“Actually I have one more question to ask. “Didn’t the guy I met last have a scar on his chin?”

It’s a scar….

“There was.”

When I nodded the knight commander laughed as if it was fun.

“I was surprised to hear that he used an adamantium greatsword but he really was a serpent knight.”

“Serpent Knight?”

“This is the guy who stabbed the son of the lord he served with a sword and ran away. “He’s a famous guy but I guess you don’t know because it happened so long ago?”

I guess he used to be an auror and was a knight.

Looking at the surrounding explorers buzzing it seems like he was a guy with a reputation.

“Anyway congratulations. “If you killed someone like that wouldn’t your reputation go up?”

“It’s fame…”

“Why don’t barbarians like that?”

It’s not wrong but I’m different from the average barbarian.

Of course there is nothing wrong with increasing your reputation.

I also need to obtain permission to enter the Imperial Capital Karnon.

but….

“If I come back alive.”

It won’t be too late to worry about that later.

Not even a day has passed since the labyrinth opened.

***

“Oh you held the injured person down too long. Go ahead and rest. Sir Ergos will tell you the rules here.”

With that we left the barracks. Then under the guidance of the driver he moved to the temporary treatment center and joined his colleagues.

“mister!!!”

“What about Daria?”

“I was completely healed after being purified by the priest. I’m sleeping now because I’m tired… but anyway it’s all thanks to you!”

After her older sister also received treatment Erwen seemed to have more leisure and became as active as before.

Misha came over and pulled Erwen away.

“hey! “Stop bothering me and get away from me.”

“yes?”

“What about you? “Can’t you see that Bjorn is hurt?”

“ah….”

“Look! Are you okay? Are you in any particular pain? In the meantime I had a hard time being called back. “Let’s go quickly and show the priest our arms first.”

First of all it seemed like all my injuries were healed so I followed Misha to the priest and received her treatment first.

Oh by the way there was no cost.

Because it’s a wartime situation right now.

All explorers must follow the royal family’s instructions.

In the first place this treatment center was originally conscripted from priests from other teams.

“For about a day you will feel less energetic and strange than usual. Well then there are a lot of patients so that’s it. “May the brilliance of the sun be with you.”

Her arms grew in less than a few minutes with a single heel.

I feel the importance of the new building once again.

If it was a top-quality potion two or three bottles would have been poured.

Not only is it not possible to reconnect a severed arm…

This is because as physical abilities increase the effectiveness of the potion gradually decreases.

‘If you create a clan you must first find a priest.’

After receiving her treatment I again joined her colleagues and chatted.

“Raven have you heard about the situation here?”

“Roughly speaking as I was assigned to the region.”

“Region assignment?”

“This is where we will sleep from now on. Looking at the map I received it turned out to be a passage on the outskirts. I guess it’s because I came too late. “I think the safe inside is already saturated.”

I laughed silently at Raven’s words.

There were only barracks for large clans in the very center. Did they really come quickly and be assigned there?

“Anyway let’s move there. They said that starting tomorrow I will have to stand guard in shifts according to my turn.”

It looks like some kind of army has arrived.

As I looked around in a tense atmosphere I asked a question that suddenly occurred to me.

“…But where is Tarkelan?”

Takelan Arbenon.

In fact he is a level 5 explorer who can be said to be the only survivor of this plan.

“….”

The moment I said Takelan’s name my colleagues froze.

“Oh that person….”

Raven smiled and opened her mouth.

“As soon as I was assigned to the area I went there. “They say that explorers who are alone or with two or fewer people are dealt with by supplementing a team with a vacancy.”

“okay?”

But wouldn’t it be okay to just join our team?

It seems like the clan all hangs out together.

In the first place there were quite a few groups that formed teams of 6 or more people.

When I expressed that question Raven smiled awkwardly and said

“I wanted it myself. So don’t worry about Mr. Yandel.”

“If that’s the case.”

I nodded indifferently and thought.

‘Something happened while I was away.’

There was an incident.

I don’t know why you kept it from me.

You can secretly ask Einar or Misha about this later…

“Erwen you said you were joining the Blue Wall Clan right?”

“Yes… I don’t like poetry but my sister says I must… There could be problems with the contract later.”

Well a contract is a contract but they probably thought it would be much safer that way. Blue Wall is a clan that runs as many as 6 teams.

Well one of them disappeared when I came here.

“Then we’ll just go. When your sister wakes up take care of her too. “Always be aware of your surroundings.”

“yes…!”

Afterwards we parted ways with Erwen and headed to the assigned area.

It was a passage located on the outskirts and the distance from the team right next to it was less than 2 meters.

“It’s been a really long time since I slept on the first floor….”

However like explorers we laid out our sleeping bags on the floor and laid down close together without any complaints.

Everyone knows this.

Just being able to sleep like this is something to be thankful for.

Drurrrrrrrrrr!!

As soon as she lay down Einar started snoring.

I don’t know why but when she heard it it reminded me of what I had to do.

You need to check the loot you got today check the equipment covered in lava and clean your body soaked in blood and sweat.

Ah I need to find out what happened with Takelan.

There is a lot of work to do.

I did so many things.

‘Oh I don’t know do it tomorrow.’

As she closes her eyes strength leaves her body.

It feels like sinking in water.

As my consciousness was slowly sinking into a state of sleep I heard Misha’s voice next to me.

“Bjorn you had a hard time.”

Raven’s voice was also heard on the other end.

“yes. “Thank you for your hard work.”

Abman also smiled awkwardly and said something.

“Rest Yandel.”

It was only then that it felt real.

Drurrrrrrrrrr!!

The unusually long first day has finally come to an end.