Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 278



Episode 278: Whirlpool (4)

Farune Island’s hidden piece ‘The Fury of the Sea’.

The difficulty of this event which occurs when an offering is destroyed when there are less than 20 people on the island is determined by the number of people.

For 5 to 9 people the number of regular monsters increases.

In 10-14 player mode a fourth wave is added and the final boss appears and in 15-19 player mode some of the penalties that the final boss had are removed…

‘I never thought I’d do a level 3 raid without being properly prepared like this.’

The more I think about it the more I sigh.

What I was aiming for was the boss of the third wave.

If you start the event with 6 people the fourth wave won’t even start.

I wanted to catch a large number of miscellaneous mobs to obtain magic stones and essence for sale and if possible even level 4 essence to feed to Mishana and Erwen.

But nothing went as planned.

‘…Why is my arm always like this?’

Not only did the event start at the highest difficulty level but the number of people continued to decrease with the final wave being conducted with 10 people.

Even the target Elfrott Essence did not come out.

Of course if the final boss spits out essence it’s a trivial story that can be laughed off…

‘It’s probably hard to catch.’

This is a situation where survival should be pursued rather than loot.

That’s what level 3 monsters are in this game.

Even if you are an explorer who has reached the 6th floor it is a monster that it is nearly impossible to successfully hunt with 10 people who have never matched together.

‘But what should I do? I’ll give it a try.’

Raise your body up.

“The power will soon disappear.”

The goddess spoke as if she had been waiting.

“Exactly how much is left?”

“10 minutes.”

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I nodded and looked around.

From a distance I saw Partsran and Amelia having a conversation.

“Are you sure it’s a level 3 monster?”

“The truth doesn’t change just because you don’t believe it.”

“You’re talking as if you saw it with your own eyes? I guess [Crisis Detection] isn’t that accurate of a skill? “I heard that information is often exaggerated or minimized when conveying information in the form of sensations—”

It was a meaningless doubt and conversation.

I took my attention away from their conversation and approached one person.

“Bjorn….”

Misha Karlstein.

A colleague who was with me in the labyrinth for the longest time…

‘I can’t say we’re lovers.’

I smiled bitterly and opened my mouth.

“Are you feeling okay?”

“I guess that’s what I should say…?”

“I’m fine. “I feel a little groggy but that’s probably because I slept for so long.”

Afterwards I talked to Misha for a while.

It wasn’t like I was sharing secret plans that I couldn’t tell others about.

Well I haven’t had a proper conversation with him yet.

After we reunited I spent the day passed out and when I woke up I had no time to do so because the last wave had begun.

“I was very worried.”

“I… I’m sorry. “That woman seems to know you so I can’t leave her behind —”

“In cases like that I’m just saying that I won’t worry you next time.”

“huh. “I won’t.”

Okay then this problem is solved.

What should we talk about now?

“Anyway I’m glad everyone is okay. Actually I was very worried. “I have a strange feeling…”

“Do you feel strange?”

“…It’s nothing to worry about. “When I think about it now I think I was just anxious because I was left alone without you guys.”

Well that’s how people really are.

Usually when you imagine something negative it is pictured more clearly in your mind.

“…But is it okay for us to be like this?”

What’s not to do?

There is a priest who just sits there and prays.

Even Uncle Bear is writing a letter.

Is it because I almost died once and came back alive?

As soon as I heard that a level 3 monster had appeared it seems like the things I couldn’t say to my wife came to mind…

“Urakburak! What kind of useless thing are you doing? “Wouldn’t it be okay to go out and say the child’s name in person?”

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“Okay just say it. What name would you like if you were a girl? “First of all aren’t you… a woman?”

What are you talking about naming your child?

It makes me anxious for no reason.

I wish they would stop putting up flags…

“…For some reason it feels like that time.”

“Oh you mean when she was trapped on the first floor?”

“huh. “It was exactly like this back then.”

What kind of atmosphere is this?

Compared to then he is now a nobleman.

Even Raven left a will to tell if she couldn’t return to the city.

Oh by the way most of it was about property.

“Anyway Bjorn you’re the same this time too.”

“You mean not leaving a will?”

“huh.”

I burst out laughing.

In the first place there is no one outside the labyrinth to whom I can convey my will and even if I die I don’t want to die revealing my identity.

Because that will be a much better memory.

“But Misha it must have been the same for you as well for not leaving a will?”

“That’s true but…”

Soon Misha trailed off her words.

It looked like he wanted to tell me something so I cut him off firmly.

“Enough of the dark talk. In the first place didn’t we all come back alive in the end? “It will be like that this time too.”

“…huh. “I believe it because you said it.”

Afterwards we left the present and had a normal conversation.

How long has it been like that?

“Barbarian.”

Amelia called me.

“It’s time.”

Peaceful time always passes quickly.

“Hehe a level 3 monster. “I’m excited!”

Einar was holding a greatsword that he had polished with a whetstone for a long time.

“Really Mr. Einar… Is now the time to get excited? “He might all die?”

Raven criticized Einar.

“Come on stop fighting. “Everyone get this.”

Mr. Bear handed out letters covered in crooked writing to his colleagues.

“May light shine on the path we take.”

The priestess also finished her long prayer and stood up.

“Misha.”

“huh.”

I returned Misha to his seat and stood at the front of the formation clutching my mace and shield.

Soon the barrier surrounding us crumbled.

“[Declaration of annihilation] is lifted.”

It’s time to roll the dice.

***

[Kyeeeeeek-!]

As soon as [Declaration of Destruction] was lifted a group of monsters camped in front of the barrier began to rush in and Raven memorized the starting words for the magic circle she had prepared in advance.

“Seartum Ebeher!”

Military magic that ordinary wizards are not allowed to learn because its lethality is abnormally high compared to its class.

“Arua Raven cast the level 4 attack magic [Collapse].”

As the drawn magic circle radiated light a red target appeared on the vital area of ​​the hundred or so monsters that were rushing towards us.

And about 2 seconds later.

Kwazizig-!

An explosion occurred from within and numerous monsters exploded. A group of monsters with an average level of 6 were completely wiped out with a single magic blow.

Of course the results were not obtained without any cost.

“…I’m going to get some rest now.”

We can no longer expect support from Raven who has used up most of her magical power in this one spell.

His role is to conserve mana as much as possible and replenish MP until the final boss arrives.

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

Therefore the remaining enemies are ours.

[Kyeeeeeeeek-!]

A dense group of monsters has been destroyed but monsters still appear everywhere.

Kwasik Kwasik Kwasik-!

I only activated [Giantization] and focused on its role as a ‘barrier’ for my colleagues to comfortably deal damage.

It still has enough firepower against minor mobs.

Whiiiiiiiit!

Phew!

Quaaaaaaaaaaa!

A 3-way deal consisting of Erwen Nebarce and Mr. Bear.

“Einar Pnellin has defeated the enemy.”

“[Predation] is activated and soul power is restored.”

Einar of the Berserker tree whose true value is revealed when dealing with multiple weak enemies.

Partsran a level 4 explorer also did a good job and Misha used his unique quick movement to kill enemies that passed me and headed toward the rear.

and….

‘He fights really well.’

The most impressive one was Amelia.

She refused the position I assigned her saying she would take care of it herself. Should I say she really had the talent to do that?

Suddenly!

The number of monsters that have disappeared as a result of the dagger strike of that woman who moves among the monsters like a special unit has already exceeded ten.

If you count the number of clones summoned through [Self-replication] killed the number will increase by 1.5 times.

That made me a little worried.

“Wouldn’t it be better to save a little bit of energy?”

MP is MP but the part I’m most concerned about is mana.

Another resource consumed when using ‘Auror’ which is also the symbol of a knight. If you use this much you may end up not being able to use it later when you defeat the boss.

but….

“I know best about my condition so stop giving me advice.”

“…If that’s the case.”

What can you say when you say that?

Besides if he has thoughts he will be able to control them on his own.

You must have a lot more practical experience than me.

‘I’ll just do my job well.’

Hold a shield and focus only on blocking the monsters that come in. The mace is occasionally wielded but it only does so much to push the enemy away.

The decision was that MP should be saved for later.

Unless you use [Swing] you have to hit ten more times to kill the mobs.

“The monsters are slowly decreasing.”

As the magic stones spit out by the monsters piled up around the area the number of monsters flocking decreased.

“Maybe the priest’s prayers worked!”

Everyone including Mr. Bear looked pleased with this fact but I remained indifferent.

Because that’s what I knew.

All the monsters I’ve been fighting so far are just the ones wandering around the island that I couldn’t catch in the third wave.

There are no regular mobs in the fourth wave.

Well if you have a conscience it should be like this.

A level 3 monster appears as a boss but if it is crowded with miscellaneous mobs how do you catch it?

“Let’s try harder!”

Anyway the positive news boosted the group’s morale a little.

and….

“It seems like there are no more people around now.”

Time passed and the mobs were finally sorted out.

We quickly picked up the magic stones reorganized our formation took a short rest and waited.

About 10 more minutes had passed since then.

“You’re here.”

No one asked which direction.

Everyone raised their heads and stared at one place as Amelia murmured.

Cooung.

Beyond the bushes where the sound of heavy steps can be heard.

Kuung-!

It was showing itself by breaking a tree.

[Koooooooooo—!!]

The first level 3 monster we faced.

As soon as she saw him Raven shouted and shared the information she knew.

“…It’s Stormgush!”

He was also called the Ogre of the Sea.

***

Storm gauche.

A grade 3 marine species monster nicknamed the Ogre of the Sea. If we were to classify it in more detail it is closer to a crustacean.

This does not mean that it looks like a lobster.

The basic form is similar to that of a lizardman except that the 5 meter long body is covered with a thick and hard shell.

Kuung-!

A long tail that acts as a counterweight.

A protruding snout.

From the fact that he walks on two legs to the fact that he has crazy physical strength and uses weapons.

Kuung-!

Soon when it fully revealed itself everyone swallowed their saliva.

“That’s a level 3 monster….”

A non-standard monster that must be hunted by dozens of clans that entered the 7th floor.

I’ve fought against large monsters of this size many times but the ominous presence it gave off was completely different from those monsters.

Even so it is nothing compared to a hierarchical monarch.

I shouted in a hurry.

“Ready for battle!!”

What are you all doing?

It’s already within that guy’s range.

[Kooooh—!!]

The guy holding the huge harpoon in his hand moved towards us with incredible agility due to his massive body.

Therefore he immediately turned on the gigantic (transcendence) mode.

Okay first of all if you want to fight a guy like that you have to match his size first.

“Your physique grows in proportion to your muscle strength.”

The warrior’s body began to swell in an instant.

The eyes of the guy who was running at me change slightly.

From simply looking at prey to looking at an enemy.

Well the last time I measured my height like this it was a little over 5m I guess? He probably didn’t know that there was a person with the same eye level as him.

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

Soon with [Wild Eruption] even his body values ​​were boosted and he ran away. The judgment was that if he was pushed by force in the first exchange of moves he would be looked down upon.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

As soon as I took a few steps its trident struck my shield.

Even saying it is heavy is not enough.

‘As expected even in this situation we are being pushed back.’

Even though it was hit rather than caught the body bounces back. It is an experience I have rarely experienced since obtaining the spirit imprint [Unity].

There is no knockback correction bonus but since [Giantization] was applied to the equipment it has become much more convenient to use t units when talking about my weight.

“Everyone don’t attack anything!”

As soon as I was thrown back Einar swung his adamantium greatsword.

“Einar Pnellin casted [Wildlife Control].”

“All conditional activation effects of the next attack are converted to cutting power.”

One of the various ‘transformation’ skills that convert the effectiveness of bonuses when hitting into cutting power. In addition the weight of the great sword and the force of the slash were added.

but….

Kakak-!

Einar’s great sword only penetrated about 1cm and barely scratched the shell.

Rather than seeing Einar’s lack of ability it is more correct to view him as a ruthless monster.

It’s not called the sea ogre for nothing.

Physical resistance is at an insane level.

Well it doesn’t matter since there is a separate main dealer.

“Let me borrow it for a moment.”

Soon Amelia stepped on my shoulder jumped and slashed the dagger into the guy’s shoulder.

The dagger is filled with an aura that has the effect of ignoring 90% of physical resistance.

Phew!

Amelia’s dagger plunged deep into her all the way to the handle and then came out.

Pishuuuuut!

Dark green fluid rising from the wound area due to the pressure difference.

However it was not a significant blow.

Not only is it not a monster that is so weak that a wound of that magnitude would hinder its actions or cause pain…

His regenerative power is also very high.

Whoa!

Soon the bastard scratched Amelia with his sharp nails. Fast movement that could double my agility value.

However it was not enough to catch a real civilian.

Tadat.

As soon as Amelia evaded his counterattack by backstepping I closed the distance again to prevent her from going any further.

Is it because I don’t have enough strength to make a one-on-one mark yet?

It wasn’t a big problem right now.

JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

First of all even though I’m the main tank I don’t have to stop him alone.

“Shell lizard! “Get away from Bjorn!”

No matter how much you are pushed back by a single spear strike there are several warriors next to you who will distract you.

“What are Missha parts? “You too please help quickly!”

I placed my order quickly.

“Never stick close stick close only when attacking me!”

Melee damage is something that must be kept as a top priority during raids. Once the front line was prepared according to my instructions the battle was established.

[Koooooo!!]

I take full responsibility for tanking heavy damage.

When I get pushed back the Gundams approach and divert attention.

In that gap I would stick back and draw aggro and in the meantime Amelia would deal damage every now and then repeating the process.

“The wound is already healing. Raven you start with the ‘worsening’! And if you know anything about him tell me everything!”

While repeating the series of processes Raven performed support magic and briefed information about the bastard in real time.

“Bar floor! Make sure to get far away when Stormgush slams his feet on the ground! This is the movement when using the ability called [Eye of the Storm]…”

There is insufficient data to call it a strategy.

However even this was something I could not tell my colleagues in advance.

Well how can you say something like a strategy?

Even though no one knows what type of monster it is they only know that it is a level 3 monster.

‘But Raven knows very well so there’s no need for me to step forward.’

If Raven wasn’t there I probably would have had to do the briefing.

Because it’s too risky to pretend to learn while getting hit together. In a fight with such a monster one blow can lead to fatal injuries.

For example…

“Stormgush casted [Eye of the Storm].”

Yeah like what Raven just said.

Cooung.

In less than a second after he hit the ground with his foot a whirlpool formed in a 5m radius and sucked everything in it.

Hehehe!

The wind pressure can be felt even one step behind.

“Get back!”

Those who escaped the radius widened the distance one step further fearing they might get caught up.

Oh of course I was the exact opposite.

Tadat.

Instead of retreating from the radius they push themselves into the whirlwind.

“B Bjorn? “Where are you going!!”

[Eye of the Storm] is an aura-type skill.

That whirlwind lasts for 5 seconds around the guy not at that point.

Simply put if it runs towards us there is a chance that someone will get caught up in it.

It is safe if someone takes charge of the holding.

Hehehe!

The moment I entered the radius the wind swirled and enveloped my entire body but I was not drawn into it like a magnet.

“The total weight of the character is more than 1000 kg.”

“Ignores the special effect [Eye of the Storm].”

Wouldn’t it be even weirder if a body like this were just blown away by the wind?

Whick!

The real problem was the trident being stabbed in an environment where it was difficult to even open one’s eyes.

To be honest I didn’t even see it.

but….

Kwaang-!

The hand moved arbitrarily and blocked the window.

Is it because I’ve been rolling my body around so much?

‘Wow this is reacting.’

Now my body is really reacting before my head.

Quang! Quang! Kwaang-!

I relied on my intuition and blocked the spear three more times and the whirlwind soon subsided.

Okay then we can increase the distance now.

Tadat.

As I stepped back I heard Raven’s yelling which had been drowned out by the noise of the wind.

“Mr. Yandel what did you just do!! “I said it just before…!!”

A warning to a member who did not follow instructions.

However as a barbarian I had only one thing to say. It’s a bit much to say that I forgot…

“Oh sorry. “For some reason I felt like that was the way to go.”

As a wizard you should have told me in the first place.

Heavy people can’t be sucked into it so go in and hold on.

Tsk this is why they are local wizards.

‘Huh aren’t those basic things written in the book?’

For me this is deplorable.