Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 22



Episode 22 Level Up (2)

Library urban adaptation fighting training.

I skipped all the daily tasks that I had been doing every day for a month.

That’s not what explorers will have to do when the labyrinth opens.

[08:10]

As soon as I woke up I skipped breakfast and ran to the meeting place where I had planned to meet Einar.

This is because she was told that even if she was late she would have to wait several more hours.

“think! Bjorn son of Yandel!”

Surprisingly Einar came before me.

“…How long have you been here?”

“Didn’t I say that if I’m late you’ll leave me behind? So I slept in front of this! Welcome! “We are the first!”

“….”

Even though there are 30 minutes left until opening time there is a long line in front of the entrance.

However thanks to Einar we were able to enter the Explorer’s Guild as soon as the door opened.

“What business do you have?”

“I came to receive the binding spell.”

“Are there two of you on the team?”

“Yes.”

“Please put your hands here together.”

After following the instructions a faint light leaks from the crystal ball.

The color is greenish.

“There are two level 9 explorers. It costs 15000 stones.”

It’s 15000 stones….

If I hadn’t saved up for living expenses it would have been a bit tight.

I obediently opened my pocket and paid the fee.

Although it made me feel sick it was an inevitable consumption.

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The starting point when entering the labyrinth is random but if you receive this magic in advance you can at least start from the same place.

“What is the basis for an explorer’s grade?”

“It is measured by the total amount of essence engraved in the soul.”

“I see. So does the cost of bonding increase as the level increases?”

“Of course.”

Ha this doesn’t have to be the same as the game.

“It’s over. Please note that this will only last for the next 24 hours.”

“i get it.”

When I finished my business and left the Explorers’ Guild it was a little after 9 o’clock.

“Let’s go back to our inn for dinner. “It tastes pretty good.”

“hotel? “You mean they cook for you at the inn?”

What kind of life has he been leading?

When I asked about it subtly Einar responded that it was no big deal.

“I bought bread that I usually eat in the labyrinth.”

Ah that one costs 20 stone.

I tried to save money on food once but gave up after a while.

I don’t know what the principle is but what was quite edible in the labyrinth was as hard as a rock here.

‘Maybe that’s why the name was Stone Bbang….’

But you ate only that for a month?

I felt sad for some reason so I ordered meat and stew and Einar swore loyalty.

“Bjorn! Even if I tell you to go into the pit of fire I will go in! So don’t abandon me!”

After a tearful meal I went up to my room and took the time to put my backpack away.

“Do it carefully. “If you need it and you forget to take it with you you’ll be in trouble.”

“Don’t worry! “Because I don’t have anything to take with me!”

As I was checking my equipment and stacking exploration supplies and consumables in my backpack time passed surprisingly quickly.

“Then let’s take a nap now.”

“I have never seen such a soft bed in my life. I think two people can lie down there! “It doesn’t even smell!”

After finishing the maintenance so that we could enter the labyrinth right away we lay down next to each other and went to sleep.

But when I lie down with him it’s quite cramped.

When I lay down with Erwen there was still room left.

“Even if you can’t sleep force yourself to close your eyes. “I won’t be able to sleep well for a while—”

Well what was I worried about?

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Before I can even finish speaking a native Bavarian-style snoring sound is heard.

At this I smiled and closed my eyes.

How long has it been since then?

[20:30]

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We woke up a little early and had our last meal on the first floor.

Splurge on a special meal worth 800 stone per person.

“What on earth does this taste like?”

Ainar who had been making a fuss throughout the meal took a bite of the cream pie that was served as dessert and froze.

“Is it magic? “Now the tears keep flowing.”

“Ah that’s what ‘sweetness’ is.”

“I think I will have to live hard from now on….”

It wasn’t my intention but I think I was properly motivated.

“egg plant.”

As I pack my bags and head out into the night I see people everywhere passing by unlike usual.

Most of them are armed like me and carrying large backpacks.

As I said not all of them are like that and you can also see barbarians with bare bodies and only one weapon.

It looks like he just finished his coming-of-age ceremony and came into the city today…

“stop! “I guess I’m lost.”

“No way! “We have to get to the labyrinth within the given time!”

“Partoon has no qualifications to lead!”

This has been happening every month.

How do they get to the labyrinth every time?

It was a time when I was truly thinking about it.

“If you follow them you will be able to reach the labyrinth.”

Einar approached them and gave them advice.

Her young warriors looked at her and appreciated the look in her eyes as she treated their similarly successful predecessors.

“thanks. “I will definitely repay this favor!”

Einar wiped her nose as she watched the barbarians moving away.

“…Hehe it reminds me of the old days.”

I hope you don’t pretend like it happened in the past.

To me it doesn’t seem like anything has changed between now and then.

“Everyone step back!”

There were already over a thousand people gathered at Dimension Square. As I waited for midnight to come light began to burst out from the center.

The halo of light was small at first but quickly grew in size and shimmered in the shape of a sphere.

“You may enter now!”

As the civil servant shouted the surrounding explorers quickly threw themselves into the portal.

I led Einar out to the outskirts to avoid the waves of crowds.

“Bjorn aren’t we going in?”

“Wait and see.”

The number of explorers gathered in the square disappeared by the dozens per second but the crowds still remained.

This was because other explorers were arriving one after another in time.

About 40 minutes after the portal opened the once crowded Dimension Square became quite quiet maintaining the number of 7800 people.

“…Shouldn’t we go in now?”

The portal which had already swallowed up tens of thousands of explorers was already shrinking in size.

But I kept waiting.

Einar also changed his voice as if he was being oblivious.

“What are you waiting for Bjorn?”

Well it’s too long to talk about…

I don’t know if it will happen or not.

Still since I had quite a bit of time left I decided to explain briefly.

“I plan to enter when the dimension is unstable. The book said it happened once in a hundred years but if you take advantage of this phenomenon—”

“I don’t know what it is but I will do as you say.”

“…?”

“I have a feeling you won’t understand anyway!”

Honestly I thought it would be like this.

I’m pissed that you would do that after asking but…

In fact it may be convenient to be able to omit explanations for each action.

“The gates will be closing soon! “Stay back!”

Soon the light in the portal began to fade.

There were no explorers left at this point.

Only then did I slowly walk towards the labyrinth with Einar.

The official shouted as he saw us like that.

“It’s dangerous to go in now!”

I pretended not to hear.

I don’t know why they say they are dangerous.

Considering that there is even a book with statistics it must be true that they are also aware of this phenomenon…

“Bjorn! They say people who look tall are dangerous! “We must retreat quickly!”

Why don’t you think of using this?

***

1 second 2 seconds 3 seconds….

Well isn’t counting numbers meaningless?

When I came here with a strong feeling that this was enough.

“Now is the time. “Let’s go in.”

“Kkuek!”

I pushed Einar’s back and entered the labyrinth at the same time.

Flash-!

A flash of light obscured my vision and when it reappeared deep darkness greeted me.

It means that what I intended worked.

“Ahead! I can’t see! After all you should have listened to the high-looking person! “Bjorn is a fool!”

“Einar calm down.”

As I quickly lit the torch I took out of my backpack Einar regained some of his composure.

“How on earth did this happen?”

“Even if I tell you you won’t understand.”

“That… I guess so!”

After easily convincing Einar I calmly looked around. And when I discovered the monument located in front of the dead wall I was overcome by a strange feeling.

As expected the dimensional instability phenomenon was closely related to the starting point of entering the portal.

While I was happy about that fact I was also sad.

Doesn’t this mean that if you had made a decision just a minute earlier when you first entered you wouldn’t have had to crawl on three feet with one foot broken?

Huuuuuuung-!

As soon as I put my hand on the tombstone a bunch of light bursts out and takes the form of a sphere.

“What is this?”

“It’s a portal that goes up to the second floor.”

In other words we skipped the entire process of looking at a compass for direction fighting monsters as we saw and wandering around in the dark.

At least a day or two of time was saved.

“What?! The tribal leader said it would take three days to find the portal! “What kind of magic did you use?”

Even if I tell you anyway you won’t understand.

“The portal has been opened for the first time. EXP +2」

“The character’s level has increased.”

「Soul power increases by +10.」

“Maximum absorbable essence increases by +1.”

In order to become a problem you have to be good at dealing with bugs.

***

「Bjorn Yandel」

Level: 2 (New +1)

Body: 46 / Spirit: 36 / Ability: 4 (New +3)

Item Level: 202

Total Combat Index: 136.5 (New +3)

***

“You have entered the goblin forest on the second floor.”

After floating about 3 meters in the air I quickly regained my balance and landed on my feet.

Tuk!

That’s because I practiced.

While wrestling with barbarians.

“Smash!”

As I watch Einar fall and hit her butt I feel my own growth.

I felt like I knew to some extent what Erwen was feeling as he laughed while looking at me.

“Ugh my butt is numb.”

It’s quite fun to watch.

Well if he’s athletic he’ll land properly in no time.

“What? “What about that regretful expression?”

“It’s nothing.”

After looking around I took out my watch and set it to 0:05.

I was supposed to do it as soon as I opened my eyes but I forgot.

Still I figured it out 5 minutes quickly so there shouldn’t be any problem.

“…Ainar can you feel it too?”

“What do you mean?”

“It feels like my heart is vibrating.”

Should I say that it feels like something dense is coming through the blood vessels and filling the body?

It’s been that way since the moment I came through the portal and now I can feel it clearly.

What on earth?

After explaining the symptoms Einar quickly made a diagnosis.

“It looks like the status of the soul has been promoted! Congratulations!”

Ah you have leveled up.

[Dungeon & Stone] also has levels.

Soul power depending on level. In other words MP a resource required to use this ability increases and the total number of essences that can be absorbed increases.

For example at level 1 I could only absorb one essence…

It reaches level 2 and can now have up to two.

Well it only makes sense if both of them come out as integers.

“It’s fascinating. “I haven’t killed any monsters yet but my soul level has increased!”

“There is nothing to be surprised about. “The first portal to be opened has been publicly acknowledged.”

Achievement is a term that refers to experience points here.

“Well is that also publicly acknowledged?”

It happens.

No once you reach a certain level ‘speedrun’ is the easiest way to increase experience.

[Dungeon & Stone] is a game with a slightly unusual growth system.

You can only gain experience from the same monster the first time. Therefore you can only level up by killing various monsters as if filling up an encyclopedia.

Oh wait isn’t this a bit dangerous?

“…Einar this matter is a secret between you and me. “Do you understand?”

“secret? “What do you mean?”

“The first time I opened a portal. This one is all you need. “If anyone asks tell them it took about two days to get up to the second floor.”

The portal opening experience is only 2. That is it is only about 2 level 9 monsters but…

‘Unlike monsters it can accumulate over and over again.’

Therefore adventurers who have reached a certain level get excited and focus on speedrunning.

The monsters that can be hunted are limited depending on the presence or absence of an area wizard who is compatible with monsters or the characteristics of the god served by the priest.

When you are blocked by a wall the only way to break through it is through public effort.

But is this possible from scratch?

I am the only one who knows about this trick.

If it becomes known it will never be good for you.

“I swear on my warrior’s honor.”

Was my expression quite serious?

Einar’s eyes changed and he even swore an oath that he was not asked to make. This put her at ease but she needed to move quickly.

“I guess I’ll have to leave from here first.”

In just a few hours adventurers will soon enter the second floor. And when they see us looking like beginners they will have questions.

How come you came faster than us?

It’s best not to be noticed at all.

It’s always been like that but I’m more scared of explorers than monsters.