Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 25



Episode 25: Marauder (2)

Running in the dark.

Occasionally I open the compass to check the direction and do my best like crazy.

“Grrrrrrrrrrr!”

Various monsters including ghoul skeletons blocked the way but since they all had slow movement speed there was no problem.

But the same goes for the pursuer.

Ta-da-da-da-da-da!

Has it been about 5 minutes?

The psychopath year rooting will soon be over.

That’s the fortunate part.

If we hadn’t been dressed like beginners we would have given up on rooting and started chasing after him.

If you think about it another way it may be proof that they had the means and confidence to pursue it even if given time.

Still I somehow gained some time.

“Bjorn isn’t that the mark?”

Good news continues after a long time.

There are collapsed stone buildings everywhere in the Land of the Dead.

I marked it every time I passed it.

So that you can find the portal on the first floor later.

“This way!”

Although it was active nearby the speed of discovery was earlier than expected.

Maybe I’m just trying to get lucky—

“What a guy!”

Damn I wasn’t planning on planting a flag.

Einar and my feet stopped at the same time.

It was because I encountered another group of explorers.

No in a way is it a good thing?

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To explorers looters are no different from exploits.

If you explain the situation and offer appropriate compensation you may be able to receive help.

“Barbarian?”

A group of explorers who appeared from the darkness and were aiming their weapons at us tilted their heads.

The number is four.

The species is all human and their equipment appears to be at least twice as good as ours.

It’s hard to believe in humans but they probably have no choice.

“We are being chased by marauders. “I ask for help.”

“So what guarantee are you that you are not predators?”

“I swear on my warrior’s honor. “Everything I say is true.”

Unlike the fairy’s promise it is a warrior’s oath without any force…

Surprisingly this oath works everywhere.

The one who seemed to be the leader among the four thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“If we catch the looter we will get all the compensation. Do you agree?”

“Of course.”

“good night.”

As Pakpakgi gestured the other explorers also lowered their weapons.

Obviously if I wasn’t a barbarian I would have needed more time to let my guard down.

“Come here first. “We’ll talk about the details later.”

As they approached them a yellow head about 160 cm tall used a supernatural ability.

“It is a gnome’s special ability. On the ground it assimilates with surrounding objects up to a 3m radius.”

To put it simply the goblin archer’s stealth ability is exercised within a range.

However it has the disadvantage of not being able to move.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“does not exist.”

“You were lucky.”

Pakppakgi looked at me and said.

It’s definitely true.

Among the group of explorers I met by chance there was someone with ranged stealth ability? With this it is possible to avoid battle altogether—

“Two barbarians rolling in.”

I was just talking to myself.

Somehow it seemed like things were going well.

There is no way.

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“The character has entered [Suppression] status.”

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“Hehehe.”

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The eyes of the explorers including Pakpakgi are filled with greed.

One guy has already searched through my backpack and even opened his magic stone pouch.

“You earned a lot in just two days.”

I want to hit the head with my mace right now but my body won’t move.

And this is the same for Einar.

“Why are you surprised that your body suddenly stops moving?”

Without further ado it is the power of essence.

I can already guess what kind of essence it is.

There are many similar abilities but these guys who are explorers at a similar level to us have only one thing.

‘Is this the [suppression] of the stone golem…?’

I’m sure.

Now I was hit by the active skill of the grade 8 monster Stone Golem.

The easiest way to escape would be to take even 1 damage but…

If these bastards have thoughts they will be careful.

“Hey buddy there’s no use glaring at me like that. “Because it’s not an ability that can be solved that way.”

This is the worst situation beyond words.

I gave up all my damned efforts to survive but am I going to die like this?

“Do you want to see the scary look in his eyes? “Do you still not understand the situation?”

“It’s done La Mode. Let’s end this. “It gets annoying when the looters they say they met come by.”

“Tch that’s a shame. “You just caught a woman and you’re a barbarian.”

“You’re stupid but isn’t it better because you’re a barbarian? “If you just take off the heart and sell it how much would it be worth?”

The ugly desire that is clearly revealed can be felt through the skin and throughout the body.

Soon Pakppakgi took out a sharp blade.

“Kill him with one hit. “Don’t bother me for no reason.”

“Tsk no worries.”

Whick!

Killing intent flies in the wind.

The direction in which it is aimed is none other than the neck.

‘…The neck?’

Even in situations where death was just around the corner my brain synthesized the given information and suggested a solution.

Of course I didn’t know if it would really happen.

However it would be much more productive than looking back on your life and brooding over regrets.

Sigh!

Soon a sharp blade digs into my neck.

At the same time a tingling sensation arises and the stiff body relaxes.

I immediately threw my head back.

It’s like a boxer turning his face to release the power of a punch.

Time passes slowly.

“…uh?”

You can see Pakppaki’s grumpy expression.

The hand holding the dagger was empty.

Only then did I feel a foreign body in my throat.

‘Ah it’s already halfway in.’

The moment you realize it your brain quickly comes to a conclusion.

Not bad.

As the bleeding is minimal I will hold on a little longer.

Tsutsut.

Maintain balance by forcing force into the leg that is about to loosen.

And then he swung the mace he was holding.

Towards the top of the shiny shiny head.

Kwasik-!

A man with half of his face sunken falls down.

At about 0.5x speed.

“Darban!!”

There are many confused faces everywhere.

Why the fuck didn’t I think the guy with the knife to his neck was going to fight back?

“Your mi….”

Actually I didn’t know either.

I never thought this would happen.

“Mr. Bar….”

Something keeps popping up in my throat.

My entire body loses all strength and the light spreads hazy.

Is it shock?

I feel numb from my toes to my head.

There is a lack of oxygen and blood.

Scream!

The mace and shield he was holding fell to the floor as his hands loosened.

I want to collapse and rest right now but…

There’s still more to do.

It’s not like I’m doing this damn thing just to get one more baby.

Tsutsut.

I take a step and raise my shaky body.

And then he pulled out the knife stuck in his neck.

Throw it towards Einar who is about four steps away.

Sigh!

Oh I didn’t know it would get stuck.

“Ugh!”

Sorry but your body is moving now.

Suddenly!

As soon as the dagger was stuck in his forearm Einar swung his great sword and cut the archer’s waist in two at close range.

Then as if in a linked move he spun once more then leapt up and hit the other guy’s head.

The iron helmet he was wearing was useless.

Kwasik-!

Blood flows down from the helmet that has been turned into a piece of scrap metal.

“This is crazy…!”

The yellow head that was far away saw this and immediately jumped out without even looking back.

Judging the situation as quickly as a goblin.

“Bjorn!”

Soon after finishing organizing the surroundings Ai Nar hurriedly ran to me who was kneeling on his knees.

Well then I guess I can leave the rest to you now—

“Bjoruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…!”

Einar hugs me and cries out my name mournfully.

…It’s like dealing with a deceased person.

Feeling somewhat ominous I forced my closed eyes to open and spoke.

“Four keuhuk.”

“I get it! “I will definitely take revenge!”

No because revenge is done.

「Achievement achieved」

Condition: Vitality drops below 0.1%.

Reward: Permanently increases your sanity by +3.

I desperately opened my mouth.

“Po Shen….”

Fuck me save me.

***

「Bjorn Yandel」

Level: 2

Physical: 46 / Spirit: 39 (New +3) Ability: 4

Item Level: 202

Total Combat Index: 139.5 (New +3)

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Cheeeeeeeee!

The hole in the neck begins to heal accompanied by pain.

But I am happy.

I felt so clearly that life was being breathed into my body which had reached the end of its life.

“Kuhuhuh.”

The burning pain awakens the dull mind.

…You survived.

I really thought I was crossing the Jordan River this time.

I’m glad I didn’t do anything else with the 1.4 million stones and got the immortal engraving first.

If it wasn’t for that it would have been broken long ago.

“Ainar.”

“Are you out of your mind?”

“Take care of your equipment first….”

As soon as I had the energy to speak I gave instructions to Einar.

Then I barely managed to get up and pour the remaining bottle of potion down my throat.

Gulp.

It’s all about money but there’s nothing we can do about it.

Even though the wound on my neck seems to be somewhat healed I don’t know what’s going on inside.

There is no way to know what kind of damage may have occurred to the brain from what just happened.

So it would be better to take all precautions in advance.

“Kkeuhuh….”

In fact it wasn’t long before a tingling sensation bloomed in the back of my head.

Considering the intensity of the pain it does not seem to be serious but if left untreated it could have led to a major problem.

“Do you mind if I check for a moment?”

“…What about the equipment?”

“I took everything I could see.”

If that’s the case.

When I nodded Einar lifted my chin and carefully examined the wound.

“It will leave a scar.”

It’s a little strange.

Come to think of it Erwen also said something similar.

Well the emotions inside are completely different.

“That’s amazing. “You may be the only barbarian with a scar on his neck!”

Does this look like a medal to his eyes?

Well no matter how much you believe in a barbarian’s body it would not be common for someone to survive with a hole in their neck.

“What should we do now?”

Einar asks about his future plans.

Because of this I also tightened my mind.

It was just before that I was walking a tightrope on the line between life and death…

Nothing has been resolved yet.

“How long has it been since?”

“It’s about 5 minutes at most.”

5 minutes…

On the contrary meeting these bastards made the situation even worse.

I’m crazy.

No matter how urgent it is you want to borrow the power of other explorers.

Anyway you’ll regret it later.

“What direction did that guy run away from earlier?”

“It’s over there.”

I led Einar and moved in the direction where the yellow head ran away.

Even though the floor was muddy there were no footprints left so proper tracking was impossible…

Sure enough.

“There you are.”

I was able to spot a yellow head not too far away.

Well how far can I go when the surroundings are this dark?

He may have hit his head on the remains of a building while running recklessly but he fell to the floor and fainted.

“Hi! “Please save me!”

After taking what could be a weapon I roughly stomped on its back to wake it up and the yellow head fell flat on its face.

Compared to before this is a very polite attitude.

She clicked her tongue when she realized that the woman she caught earlier was a barbarian.

“Uh huh!”

Einar grabbed the guy by the back of his neck and lifted him up with one hand.

But perhaps because the yellow-haired man’s physique is small his feet can’t even touch the ground.

“Kuh keuhuh!”

Watching a person struggle from strangulation does not make you feel pity but only makes you feel relieved.

If you’re going to give advice like that you should have given it properly.

Make sure to aim for the head not the neck.

If that were the case I wouldn’t have been able to do anything about it whether it was a potion or an immortal imprint.

“Release Einar.”

Despite questioning the instructions Einar let go of her hand.

I approached the fallen guy and gave him a command in his ear.

“Use this ability. “If you want to live.”

That’s the only reason I didn’t immediately rip off this yellow rat.

The gnome’s ability that this guy has.

Because I need it right now.

“I wrote it!”

“How much can you keep?”

“30 minutes! No I can last 40 minutes! so-!”

The words are long.

I wish I could just answer what was asked.

I grabbed the guy’s collar and asked again.

“How long will it take to use that much again?”

“You should rest for the time you spent.”

“I see.”

He released his grip on my collar.

And I pressed his upper body with my foot so that he couldn’t even think of running away.

Just like when dealing with goblins.

“Wouldn’t it be better to just kill him? “I think she gave up on us anyway.”

I thought this was some kind of bullshit but I think it might seem that way from his perspective.

Although he ran away it is unknown whether he was actually chased.

Even considering the rooting time it was definitely strange that he hadn’t even shown his nose.

“Give up….”

There is certainly a possibility of that happening.

Maybe to a psychopathic bitch small children like us weren’t worth chasing.

Will there be a problem if I return to the city and testify?

This would be explained if the bare face seen earlier was actually disguised with something magical.

but….

Eat.

There’s no way things would go that well.

The opponent is me.