Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 297



Episode 297: Evil Spirit (1)

After running for about 30 minutes we met a team of 5 people.

The members are three humans one dwarf and one fairy.

Based on the equipment it was estimated that he was an explorer of at least the 5th floor or higher…

“Lost? “Just calm down and come here and get some rest.”

When they saw me approaching while camping instead of giving them warning they made me sit at a campfire and gave me beef jerky.

At first I thought it was poisoned beef jerky.

but….

“Hmm what should I do? “I don’t have time to search all three floors to find your team.”

None of them showed greed throughout the conversation nor did they even ask for equipment in return for saving their lives.

Well this is probably pretty much the norm.

“Haha you’re giving me a weapon? That’s it. “What will you do with this expedition if you give us your equipment?”

“That’s it. “If you really feel like it when you meet similar people later on don’t be stingy and repay them by helping them.”

People with such character that it is not enough to say they are good people. On the contrary it was even more suspicious so he showed his emptiness by sitting at the bonfire and dozing off…

“You must be very tired.”

“What are you going to do Jess? I’m a little concerned about leaving interest like this. In effect it is no different from asking to die.”

“Why don’t we hang around for a few hours and see if we can find any colleagues?”

“What if I can’t find it?”

“Well then let’s go upstairs together and take him with us during this expedition right? “It may be a hassle but we can’t let them die in a place like this.”

There was no point in testing them anymore and it would only cause inconvenience.

So I gave a signal to Amelia who would be nearby.

A signal to come pick me up which I had already arranged.

“There are a lot of people looking for us today. “Who are you?”

“…I’m sorry for disturbing you. “I’m looking for a colleague.”

“A colleague? Oh no way…!”

Soon as Amelia approached the bonfire I got up and ran.

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“oh! Emily!! I missed you!! “Why are you here now?”

“I’m sorry… but this…”

“Emily!!”

I hugged him tightly to prevent the smoke from getting out but kept a close watch behind me.

They seem like good people but I think they might change their minds after seeing Amelia.

Oh that must have been the case….

“It’s nice to meet a colleague.”

As a result there was no twist until the end.

“Hehe from next time follow your colleagues carefully.”

“You have good colleagues. It’s not easy to search for things scattered around in a labyrinth like this. Please cherish each other.”

They were nice people from start to finish.

Therefore it is time for the uninvited guests to leave.

“Now let’s go. “Everyone is… worried about you…”

Amelia took me there saying she had a meeting place with her colleagues and they saw us off with warm smiles.

So time has passed and now.

‘I… did you really come back without anything happening?’

At the same time as I felt dazed I was deeply moved.

Is this healing…?

What kind of life have I been living?

There are so many wonderful people in the world.

“Unfortunately your method didn’t work.”

While I was immersed in emotion Amelia looked at me with eyes asking me what to do now.

Damn people give Muan.

Did you know it would end up like this for me?

“Are you going to continue?”

I was truly concerned about Amelia’s next question.

It was that moment.

“Have you even separated from her colleagues there? “What are you two doing?”

Five explorers emerged from the darkness.

“If that’s really the case come here. “We will help you.”

They were all smiling brightly.

As if someone had picked up gold on the street.

Therefore I stopped praising humanity at this point and approached them with a smile.

“Oh really! “I need help. Good job!”

These guys usually come even if you don’t look for them.

***

The second team I met was a lot more blatant than I expected. As soon as we joined they naturally surrounded us as if they were putting us under siege.

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and….

“Oh isn’t this a subspace ring? “The equipment is crappy but you’re wearing something valuable.”

He created a threatening atmosphere by pulling my hand and touching the subspace ring.

“So where is your colleague?”

“I don’t know.”

“Hmm really?”

After getting some information did you think there was no major threat?

Soon one of them approached Amelia.

And then she placed her hand on her exposed thigh….

Phew.

The dagger pierced the back of my hand before I could reach it.

“Ahh!! “You crazy bitch!”

“Kill!”

The battle started less than three minutes after we met face to face.

Whick!

Seeing as they counterattacked without the slightest hesitation as soon as they were stabbed they seemed to have quite a bit of experience in person-to-person combat.

Of course there was no problem.

Because it’s the same for us too.

“Behel—laaaaa!”

[Giantization] [Swinging] etc.

As soon as they began to use their skills in earnest the outcome quickly became even stronger. The fact that they formed a surrounding formation to prevent us from escaping was effective.

It would be advantageous to trap goblins and defeat them but…

Kwasik-!

You’re not a troll or an ogre are you?

We started with the back row armed with bows and staffs and soon they were all lying down on the ground.

“Are you fooling me?…fuck.”

Kwasik-!

“….”

The moment I crushed the head of the guy who seemed to be the leader a pleasant silence came.

Now it’s time to pick up lost items.

When I took off my equipment and opened my bag evidence of looting was visible everywhere.

Because it was only day 3 I didn’t have much equipment but I had some sleeping pills a mental scroll etc. It was full of consumables that could be used on people not monsters.

There were several ID cards that looked like they had been stolen.

But is it because you earn a large amount of income at once?

“I guess we’ll just have to do it 10 more times.”

Amelia no longer questioned my methods.

I guess she knew it herself.

There is no more efficient way than this.

If you kill the looter who plundered you will receive a lot of equipment.

Since you have multiple IDs you can achieve much more results with your time and effort.

“Then just wipe the blood off and keep moving.”

Anyway after that we continued to implement the same strategy and met with several teams.

The reactions were all varied.

But if we break it down broadly…

[I’m not interested so go.]

90% of the people will not even let you approach them when you approach them alone.

[Because the circumstances are unfortunate I will allow you to stay for a while.]

After listening to the story 5% asks for a reasonable level of compensation in return for letting them rest.

[…It’s suspicious. Take out your ID.]

3% are those who mistake it for looters and take out the mace of justice.

[No matter how precious an item is it is still worth more than your life.]

A group of people who want to take off all my equipment regardless of whether I get attacked by a monster or not…

[I’m sorry. Be careful not to do anything that could lead to trouble.]

About 1% of people are willing to take their lives just because they saw their faces.

‘The batting average is much lower than expected.’

If I meet a hundred teams I don’t know whether to save one of them or not.

Ha why have I met these bastards so often? Are you doing this because you can’t even use dog poop for medicine when it’s time to find it?

I don’t know but time passed and it was already the 8th day.

We met a type of team we had never seen before.

“Oh you see all those famous newcomers here?”

It was a team of marauders from Noark.

***

As for the result there was no battle.

Rather than saying that we had no intention of doing so it is closer to saying that the other party did not give us the opportunity to do so in the first place.

“Haha it’s nice to meet you but I hope you keep the line.”

They didn’t even give me any distance and Amelia didn’t show any hostility.

No she rather warned me.

“They are from Seongju so don’t act rashly.”

I had no intention of doing that.

First of all we have to pretend we’re on the same side right?

If we attack first and one of them comes back alive to testify our plan will be ruined.

“Would you like to talk for a moment?”

“good night.”

Amelia did not hesitate to accept the Noark team’s proposal. It didn’t take much time to realize what his intention was.

Because we have to join Seongju’s forces.

Rather the current situation could be said to be an opportunity to appeal to oneself.

“I’m Beck.”

“we are….”

“I know. “Emily and that’s the Iron Mask right?”

“Iron mask?”

“Oh you didn’t know? “It’s a nickname given to you.”

I had no idea you had that nickname.

Well I guess I should look good since I always cover my face with a thick helmet.

“But your face is taller than I thought.”

Oh right. I wasn’t wearing a helmet because I was in the middle of fishing right now.

Although she felt a sense of disappointment she did not bother to wear a helmet.

Yeah anyway showing your face to a few people won’t change anything.

Nothing will change anyway.

“But is that your method? It was very impressive. “You did a great job of exploiting the preconceived notions about barbarians.”

“…What do you mean?”

“Oh it was just a compliment and had no other meaning so don’t look at me like that. “If you do well you might become a colleague right?”

Amelia chimed in with those words.

“A colleague?”

“Oh you didn’t say that. “I didn’t tell you because you need time to adjust to this city but the lord of the castle looks upon you favorably.”

To interpret it it means that although he seemed to have good skills I was watching him because I didn’t know what kind of person he was.

“The lord of the castle likes bold people. “Especially if you are not bound by morality like you.”

This will mean that there is no need to do any more testing.

“I’ll probably contact you when I get back so think about it carefully in the meantime. Isn’t it a strange city? “You guys should have a nest too right?”

“…think about it.”

“Haha that’s it.”

Soon he smiled brightly and looked at me.

“Oh and you. “It seems like it hasn’t been long since I came into the human world but I’ve heard a lot of human stuff right?”

“So it’s been so long since you came into the world that you’ve lost all your hair?”

“…what?”

Just by looking at it it seemed like I was going to turn it around so those words came out without me even realizing it.

But was that really not the intention?

“ah! Praise! Praise! “I’m sorry if I misunderstood.”

Rather than showing his displeasure the guy spit out an apology.

Therefore it is my turn to apologize as well.

“Oh that was a compliment to me too. “I’m sorry if I misunderstood.”

“…Is that so?”

He laughed awkwardly and I followed suit and laughed out loud awkwardly.

Still I kept looking at him.

It was a very strange feeling.

‘The name was definitely ‘Beck’ right?’

But why do my hands keep getting itchy when I look at it?

When you move your gaze while feeling an inexplicable discomfort.

The only explorer in the group was seen wearing a robe.

His build was small. Like a child.

“Oh you might not know yet?”

Beck who must have thought I was curious as I stared at him quickly took off the kid’s robe.

“In a way it’s similar to the method you used. They’re using him as bait. Then most people aren’t alert. If you let them inside you can find out the opponent’s strength in advance. It’s surprisingly helpful in battle too. “Most people have a psychological resistance to killing these children.”

Beck described the child as if showing off a product.

However no explanation reached my ears.

It’s something I only heard from Amelia once…

‘what? ‘Where did I see him?’

I felt a sense of déjà vu from the child standing expressionless even after his robe was lifted.

But maybe I misunderstood the staring gaze?

“Hmm now that I see it I guess it wasn’t something I was curious about but something I liked?”

He was talking nonsense that didn’t even make sense.

Normally I would have opened my head and cleared up the misunderstanding first but instead of denying it I asked a question.

“What’s your name?”

“name?”

Beck tilted his head as if it was a strange question.

An expression that doesn’t seem to know what the importance of a name is.

However the question was still answered.

“Gencia Naprin.”

Yes it was you.

For some reason it felt really strange.

[Wow we are real people… we are people right? If that were the case it would be murder right?]

This child was the first evil spirit I killed in ‘Glacier Cave’.

Of course the Gensia I killed will be different from this child.

The only ones possessed by evil spirits are adult locals and no other cases have been discovered yet.

‘No wait a minute then…’

As soon as I recognized this I realized one thing.

A child born in Noark.

Even when this child became an adult it is highly likely that he was still living underground.

That means.

[I want to go back home. I can’t die in a place like this. How did I survive in a place like this? yes? Please…]

Only then did I understand why the woman was so angry.

Because survival is easy for human characters.

Since taxes are much lower than those of other races there is no major problem with survival for a few years even if you do not work as an explorer.

So I couldn’t really agree with that statement at the time.

She just seemed like an evil woman trying to live an easy life by acting like a predator.

but….

[Oh mom…]

Yes he started from this hell.

So far I thought the Barbarians were the worst starter.

“….”

There was an extra bottom on the floor.