Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 256



Episode 256 Open World (5)

The Annihilator’s signature fire magic was as vicious as his reputation.

Even with the large number of people gathered from all over the city all they could do was keep the fire from spreading any further.

In the end the fire was extinguished after seven school masters worked together to use magic.

Ssssssssssssss-!

Rain pouring down like there was a hole in the sky.

“Waaaaaa!”

Seeing the flames losing their strength and dying out some people cheered others were quietly relieved and some collapsed on the floor as if they had no strength to shout.

For reference I was in the latter case.

“…nimiral.”

It’s finally over.

The heated body cools down quickly and tension is relieved.

I collapsed and lay down on the floor.

And I immediately regretted it.

“under.”

The ground has cooled slightly.

The ash that had been flying all night mixed with the rainwater and became sticky.

An environment in which it would be difficult for anyone not to feel uncomfortable.

But it was annoying to get up again.

How long had I been there with my eyes closed like that?

“Oh surprise! “I thought you got hurt!”

When I open my eyes I see Raven above me.

“…But you’re not really hurt anywhere are you?”

“I’m just tired and taking a break so don’t talk to me.”

“If you’re going to rest it’s better to go back and wash properly—”

“A little later.”

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“is it so. Because you worked hard…”

After that I lay down for a few more minutes and then got up.

Before I knew it the water had reached my ears.

The drainage isn’t working well here.

“…You’re no good either.”

“Isn’t that what Mr. Yandel would say?”

We walked towards the area of ​​the city where the black lye water was flowing and was still intact.

People were seen everywhere.

Some people were desperately looking for someone they had lost while others were rummaging through the wreckage to see if there were any survivors.

They all looked similar to us.

“Anyway what time is it?”

“It’s almost noon.”

It’s noon on June 2nd….

It’s a little funny.

Originally the only people doing things like this during this time were explorers.

“The rain has stopped.”

The wizards must have dispelled the spell as the dark clouds that filled the sky dispersed and warm rays of light began to leak out.

Also at the same time.

“Bjorn!!”

I saw Misha from afar.

Einar and Erwen were also next to him.

They heard the news during the night and came too.

Seeing as they were no different from us they also seemed to have been struggling to put out the fire all night long.

“…Are you unharmed?”

She was worried that she might get nagged but surprisingly Misha didn’t say anything.

It was because of the people next to me.

“Hey Baron Yandel…!”

The few survivors who were rescued by me last night.

Well I guess I couldn’t ask why I did that in front of them.

“Why are you still around here? “I’m not going to rest.”

When I said that they did not understand the survivors hesitated and expressed their gratitude.

And left.

What did you really wait until now to say a few words?

‘If that’s the case don’t be afraid of being a noble.’

I chuckled and continued walking.

Soon the intact eastern section that had not been consumed by fire appeared.

First I found a lodging nearby.

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I can’t go home on a carriage like this right?

It will take a few more hours to get home in the first place but I want to rest right now.

‘How much is Karnon per night….’

Since it is an imperial capital it is expected to be much more expensive than Commelby in the commercial district but I could not find out the price today.

It was free.

“The manager instructed me not to accept money from anyone today.”

All nearby lodgings were offering rooms without charge to the city dwellers and explorers who came in to prevent the fire.

“Before you go up you need to fill out a list here first… Baron Bjorn Yandel…?!”

“however.”

“I’ve heard a lot about it. “You worked harder than anyone else today… I would like to thank you on behalf of this city.”

I don’t know if it’s because of the noble title or fame.

However the staff member working the counter assigned me the largest room among the remaining rooms.

On the other side fifteen people use one?

There were three bedrooms and two bathrooms in one living room so it was enough for five people to share one room.

“First of all you can use one bathroom Bjorn. “We will take turns writing the rest.”

“thanks.”

I didn’t shy away from the consideration of my teammates and went into the bathroom to wash my body. Even though I washed it as quickly as possible it took about an hour.

‘I decided to wash the borrowed equipment cleanly and return it later…’

He gathered the equipment he had taken off in a corner of the room put it away then lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.

A soft bed as befits a room at Imperial Karnon.

Fatigue hit me all at once.

‘Anyway what happened to the labyrinth? Will the army win? I’m curious about that too…’

Well we can figure that out tomorrow.

That was the last thought I had when Suma came to visit me and I opened my eyes the next morning.

“…It’s the military!!”

The royal army that had gone underground returned.

Thanks to you my mind became complicated.

‘What the hell happened down there?’

Even after wiping their eyes they could not see any traces of battle as they headed towards the royal palace on the road seen through the window.

***

A dark basement where no light penetrates.

Tens of thousands of people are walking in a line relying on torches.

They are all from Noark….

“This way.”

A mysterious old man is leading the way and Seongju the ruler of the city is following the old man right behind him.

“He doesn’t even know the identity of the Lord of the castle. “I have to go somewhere else right now…”

“Be careful what you say. “The only thing we can trust now is the author.”

“But you know this side road that we don’t even know about? It’s so suspicious. Maybe the royal family is playing a trick—”

“stop.”

Seongju firmly cut off his subject’s words.

I understand that people are suspicious of old people.

The same goes for showing strong anxiety.

But playing tricks on the royal family?

This is too much of a leap.

Well if it weren’t for that old man they would have already disappeared along with the city of Noark.

“Isn’t there a choice? “Trust me.”

Seongju muttered in a helpless voice and recalled what had happened earlier.

[The royal army of Seongju has invaded!]

It was just after midnight when the army arrived.

It was exactly the time when all the city’s power went into the labyrinth.

The royal army began to advance shattering the barrier that had protected the city.

[He takes all the city residents and heads to the shelter.]

Although he felt dizzy for a moment the lord of the castle led everyone remaining in the city and hid in a shelter under the fortress.

It was a shelter that could accommodate up to thousands of people and was built by the royal family in the distant past.

Fortress Noark once functioned as a royal castle.

Around that time when a witch’s curse destroyed the world.

Humans gathered from all over the continent built a city under the ground expanded the protective barrier and survived there for a long time before going to the surface.

That’s why the labyrinth portal exists.

[Yes they are encamped in the square and are not moving. It seems like they are waiting for the portal to open.]

I don’t know if it’s fortunate but the royal family didn’t show much interest in them hiding in the shelter.

It was an extremely reasonable reason.

When the portal opens explorers will come out.

First of all the royal family’s priority is to kill the explorers.

It’s a shelter. Even if you destroy it later there won’t be any problem.

[Send a message to the ground.]

In the end Seongju requested support from the ground and the Annihilator drew attention by burning the imperial capital.

but….

[Terrible guys.]

There was no case for the army to retreat to the city.

Even the destruction scholar who was the last hope lost contact at some point for some reason.

So time continues to pass….

[11:41]

There are 20 minutes left until the portal opens and the power that spent time in the labyrinth returns.

[Listen gentlemen.]

Seongju gave instructions to the remaining troops with the feelings of a person driven to a dead end.

It was the best he could do at the time.

I don’t know how many people will die but it is the only way out that I believe has a small chance of survival.

[Open the door!!]

Just before the hour hand pointed to noon Seongju led the remaining troops and came out of the shelter. And he headed toward the square desperately trying to break through the troops waiting in front.

He was even more devastated when he saw the scene in person.

[….]

There were thousands of knights and even more soldiers.

Wizards and priests are also placed here and there.

But it is already too late to go back.

[The portal opens!!]

[Get ready!!]

Soon blue light gathered in the center of the square a portal opened and explorers began pouring out.

[What the hell!!]

[Royal family! It is the royal army!]

[shit! For some reason there was no one inside!]

As soon as the explorers returned to the city they were taken aback by the army that greeted them but they quickly understood how much of a sense of strangeness they felt even in the labyrinth.

[What are you doing! Are you going to die like this?]

[Hurry and take out your knife you bastard!]

The explorers immediately took out their weapons and prepared to fight and Seongju also led his troops to attract as much attention as possible from the outskirts.

There was only one command given.

[Run away! To the ground!]

The best plan he chose.

Everyone lives their own life.

To survive at least a little and plan for the future.

But was it noticeable?

[This is what the leader of the shameless rebels really looked like. I was surprised that it was better than I expected.]

Before long a knight arrived in front of him.

The dazzling aura on the knight’s sword told who it was.

[Knight of Light…!]

Jerome St. Red 1st Commander of the Royal Knights.

A powerful person with great significance in this kingdom so much so that he has another nickname Guardian of the Royal Family.

[Don’t worry. Because you won’t die here. Just in case I will cut off the limbs first and bring you back alive.]

The Knight of Light swung his sword.

As a Seongju who had worked as an explorer for a few years in his twenties and had climbed to the 5th floor he couldn’t even see.

Huuuuung-!

A flash of light appeared along the sword’s path and the sight before my eyes turned pure white.

but….

Flash-!

When the flash of light died down and she opened her eyes.

“…?”

Nothing happened to Seongju.

His arms moved and his legs on the ground were fine.

How on earth did this happen?

That was the time when I had that question.

[You still have work to do.]

The old man appeared tens of meters in the air.

Before I knew it the battle around me had stopped.

It was not voluntary.

Just as the Knight of Light was shaking his wrists while aiming his sword at the castle lord’s neck no one here took any action to harm others.

As if that were the rule of this space.

[Then we’ve all gathered together. Let’s go.]

Soon the old man gestured and a huge magic circle began to emit light on the city floor.

A majestic magical power that I felt for the first time in my life.

[Luckily this still works well.]

As the old man muttered my vision became distant.

and….

Flash-!

When Seongju came to his senses he was in a dark underground passage.

It wasn’t just Seongju.

Everyone on the Noark side who was there was together…

[What have you done!]

[Multiple teleportation? No there is no way it would be possible to move this many people…]

Although there were very few there were also articles that came with them.

[I guess there were some errors because I moved so many things at once. Oh I didn’t bring you here on purpose so don’t worry about me and kill me quickly.]

Like a man possessed the lord of the castle gave orders as the old man said and killed his knights. And when he asked where this place was he smiled meaningfully and walked after the old man who started walking.

So time has passed and now.

“Is he really who I think he is?”

Seongju was awakened from his thoughts by a man’s voice.

Surprisingly the leader of Orculis was speaking to the old man using his honorific title first.

“Well if there are no questions there are no answers.”

“It means think for yourself. All right.”

The leader who divided Noark’s forces and was at odds in many areas bowed his head obediently and stepped down.

On the other hand the appearance is heterogeneous.

Seongju further increased his suspicions about this old man.

‘Who the hell is Iza?’

He thought about going to the leader and asking.

Isn’t he the one who gave instructions to the members to stay still and not act rashly as soon as the teleportation occurred?

He knew something so he must have.

but….

‘There’s no way he’d be so obedient.’

Instead of asking the leader about his identity Seongju approached the old man. And I actively attempted to have a conversation that I had been unable to have before due to some unexplainable reluctance.

Surprisingly the old man was very friendly.

“Oh you mean that teleportation? I just borrowed the power of the ancient magic circle in the city so don’t take it too seriously. The same goes for being able to stop the battle at least temporarily. That’s because Noark is a well-designed city.”

“I didn’t even know such a thing existed…”

“Well it’s strange to know that so don’t be discouraged. So the question is is that all there is?”

Seongju asked the old man many questions and the old man answered well except for the question of where his destination was.

How much time has passed like that?

“Well we’ve arrived.”

The narrow passage gradually widened and a sloping path appeared.

and….

“What the hell is this place….”

As I climbed the hill I came out into the open air.

I could definitely say that it was my first time seeing Seongju.

Earthworms writhe on the moist ground in a forest with sunlight shining down a flowing stream and chirping birds.

And above all….

“There is no wall…?”

No matter where you look there are no castle walls as you should see.

To put it simply it means that it is not inside Lapdonia which is called the final citadel.

“Where on earth are we…?”

Seongju mumbled absentmindedly and returned to where the old man was. I could see the old man smiling from the side of his chin exposed under the hood.

“Congratulations. “You will now be the first people to leave the city in thousands of years.”

June 2 154 Gaebyeok.

It was the day when an era blocked by castle walls finally came to an end and a new world opened up.