Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 302



Episode 302: Evil Spirit (6)

Wow!

Immediately after hitting the top of Beck’s polished head with all my might with the Demon Grinder.

Pishuuuuk-!

The skull and scalp burst at the same time and blood spurts out from all sorts of holes.

A successful surprise attack.

However as befits a group of guys who have been through all kinds of hardships they responded quickly even though the leader’s head was broken.

Tadat.

The archer stepped back and widened the distance.

“You crazy guy!”

The melee flow approached quickly and blocked my left and right sides in unison.

It’s not some kind of cockroach.

Huuuuung-!

[Giant] and struck the hammer at the shield warrior in front.

Surprisingly it didn’t dodge.

Just raise your shield following the hammer’s trajectory and shout:

“Stab!”

Okay I’ll stop it so just poke my side right?

I took a quick look and saw that the color of the shield was quite nice.

‘It’s adamantium.’

It looks like he’s relying on an expensive shield…

There are better items in the world than that.

‘It’s a struggle.’

The shield and hammer collided creating an explosion sound.

Kwaaaaaaaaaa!

The guy’s shield was just slightly dented but it was fine.

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but….

Kwasik-!

The guy holding the shield actually spurted blood out of every hole like a can of beverage that had been pierced by an awl.

That’s because I didn’t use [Swing] earlier.

The effect of the double number item was not visible.

When using blunt weapon skills damage increases by 500% and soul power consumption is reduced by half.

And a 50% bonus to armor penetration when slamming down.

Tuk.

The guy fell to the floor with his eyeballs protruding excessively due to the pressure.

Now it’s next time.

Sigh.

As I moved my gaze towards the third target the guy stepped back.

I took a quick look and saw that the archer behind me was doing the same.

Are you trying to run away?

If so it’s a little funny.

I have no intention of sending this one away.

‘transcendence.’

I quickly recited the command.

‘Eye of the storm.’

An active skill acquired from Stormgush.

Kuung-!

As soon as he hit the ground with his foot a whirlpool began to swirl.

It was different from what Stormgush used.

It was the effect of [Transcendence].

Huuuuuuung-!

[Eye of the Storm] no longer pulls enemies within a 5m radius.

Instead.

Designated target within a 20m radius.

I pull out only one person and bring him in front of me.

“Aaaahhh!”

Just like this.

Kwasik-!

Then this is the third one.

However I was not satisfied and checked the last target the fleeing archer.

If I got too far away I planned to follow by [leap].

but….

Phew.

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The archer has already been approached by Amelia and finished off her.

She was a very reasonable woman.

Like it or not once the accident happened she probably decided that it was best to silence them by killing everyone.

“Oh uh save me….”

Wow!

After Amelia struck her little Zen Xia next to her archer and knocked her out on the back of the neck she approached me.

And she spoke briefly.

“It was a foolish thing to do.”

“Because I’m from Seongju?”

“No because of you now I have to kill this kid too.”

…Is that how it works?

But he was definitely alive at that time?

“Even if it wasn’t today there were many opportunities to kill. “Even if you hadn’t come forward I was planning on killing you someday.”

“…you?”

“Because I am responsible for this as well.”

It’s responsibility…

Oh I don’t know.

My head is complicated.

Bleep.

They were all beaten to death but the tinnitus remained.

Instead of feeling refreshed I feel even more stuffy.

“Why did you do something so rash? “You said you were the father you’d never seen before?”

That’s definitely true.

Even I knew.

Even if I beat all these bastards to death like a crazy person right now there would be no compensation whatsoever for him.

Rather there is no greater hypocrisy than that.

but….

“just.”

There was no better way to express it.

“I just… felt like I wanted to do that.”

“…I see.”

Surprisingly Amelia didn’t get angry at those words.

She just looked at me without saying anything.

“….”

She turned her head as if to avoid Amelia’s gaze.

Then she saw the body of Yandel Jarku.

Not only are there injuries suffered in battle but the corpses appear here and there as if they were treated like toys.

Wow.

She clenched both her fists.

The short conversation we had inside the crack came to mind.

[Did you say Bjorn? If possible she should give birth as soon as possible. It is sad to not be able to leave anything to the world.]

[…Is that so?]

[Yes I didn’t know either before I had a child.]

Jarkoo said.

A blood-related child is like another me.

It’s such a mysterious thing.

After giving birth to children I began to desire something more than becoming an excellent warrior myself.

[Hehe he will definitely become a great warrior.]

So I ran away.

[stop!]

[huh?]

[I’ll just leave now…]

I realized something profound from that one word.

Even if I live under the name Bjorn Jandel save many people and become revered as a hero in the city.

‘I guess I can’t be forgiven.’

Even if that wasn’t what I wanted.

Wow.

No matter what anyone says the truth does not change.

In the end I am an evil spirit.

Even this barbarian warrior’s only precious legacy was taken away.

***

“I guess you’ve calmed down a bit now.”

As I was just staring at Yandel Jarku’s dead body Amelia looked at me and said.

It wasn’t wrong.

They say time is medicine?

Suddenly the tinnitus subsided and the tremors stopped.

So now it’s time to think about how to fix what happened.

I opened my mouth as I looked at Zencia who had fainted.

“…Do I really have to kill him?”

“Then is there another way? “If this little boy returns alive what we did will be revealed to Seongju.”

Ha Nimiral.

Amelia asked sighing at her stuffy heart.

“Is there any reason not to kill him?”

“You’re still… young aren’t you?”

Even while giving that answer she still had questions.

Why am I trying to find a way that doesn’t kill me?

After all I know the future.

This child lives a hellish life and when he becomes an adult his body is taken over by an evil spirit.

So I’d rather die now…

‘Nimiral.’

A swear word comes out.

What am I thinking?

Since I’m going to die someday anyway nothing will change if I die now? Rather you think you can prove that Auril Gavis is wrong by killing him?

I shook my head firmly.

“…Killing is not allowed. “Let’s find a way.”

“That’s not like you.”

“What do you think you know about me?”

I don’t even know about evil spirits.

Although I said some harsh words without realizing it I still acknowledged it deep down.

Certainly if it were me I might have made a different choice.

but….

‘At least today.’

I don’t want to do that now.

Wasn’t it a particularly difficult day?

Even if this decision is about complying with fate it is difficult to handle it any longer.

Therefore…

“It is as you said. I guess I didn’t know you very well. I didn’t know he was such a weak guy. “If you can’t do it I will—.”

“stop.”

She grabbed Amelia’s wrist.

“…it would be better to let it go.”

“Didn’t we say let’s find another way?”

“method? “There is no surer way than this.”

Oh really….

So I’m not saying let’s think about that method together for a moment…

‘Oh that’s right!’

A solution occurred to me and I quickly opened my mouth.

“Yes Hwandan! If you take the medicine created by the alchemist of Noark you can erase your memories! Are you saying it’s Seongju’s faction? “I might have it!”

He spoke with the emotion of a philosopher shouting Eureka but Amelia only snorted.

“This is the early stage when the drug was just developed. There’s no way these guys have that precious thing.”

“But don’t you need to look for it first?”

“…Okay if you’re going to give up after seeing it in person.”

While saying that Amelia shook my hand away.

“And I warn you don’t grab my arm arbitrarily again.”

That’s sensitive.

Soon Amelia approached the corpses and began her rooting.

Okay this gives me time to think about whether or not the news comes out.

‘Oh wait a minute.’

I realized one mistake later.

It looks like Amelia hasn’t noticed that yet…

‘It’s going to turn.’

Ha is it because I was so mentally unstable a while ago?

A mistake I would never have made if it were my normal self.

‘…If he mentions this first we’ll try to take care of it later.’

I also squatted down took off the corpses’ equipment and checked their backpacks.

At the same time I continued to worry about what if the memory removal pills did not come out of these people.

It was then.

“…You’re lucky. “I never thought I would have this at this time.”

A pill actually came out of the bag.

***

After the pill came out things went smoothly.

Amelia hurriedly put a pill in Jencia’s mouth and we waited for Jencia to come to her senses.

And how long has it been?

“Ugh! “What are you doing…!”

With her hands and feet tied and her eye patch on Zencia regained consciousness and we quietly observed her reaction from a distance.

Since it was an early version of the drug it was judged that it might be defective.

“Uncle Beck! Uncle Beck! “Please help me too!”

First of all when I looked for Beck I was certain that his memory had been erased.

So how far has the memory been erased?

We were able to get the information we wanted through Zencia who was mentally unhinged and muttering to herself.

“I can’t believe I don’t remember anything from the moment I entered the Crystal Cave. “Perhaps because it is an early stage the performance seems to be excessive compared to the mass-produced version.”

Soon Amelia went to the struggling Jencia knocked her out again and even gave her sleeping pills to prevent her from waking up.

So now this problem is over.

“The labyrinth will close soon so we’ll just have to stay together for a few hours.”

Afterwards we moved to our seats and killed some time with Jencia who was asleep.

Well you can’t leave him alone in the labyrinth.

If this continues and the labyrinth is closed Zencia will also be taken over by the castle lord’s forces.

You’ll try to dig up information about what happened but you won’t remember anything.

“…Hey Amelia. “I was sorry about earlier.”

She apologized while waiting but Amelia just ignored her and pretended not to hear.

How long had passed in such awkward silence?

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

White light erupted from all directions and the labyrinth closed.

However the warm sunlight did not greet us or the cool air pleasantly wrapped around our bodies as usual.

Only the drab underground city welcomes us.

“You’re out.”

Dimensional plaza located in the western part of Yeongju Castle.

From here on it is different from Lapdonia.

On the ground you had to pass through a checkpoint at the end of the expedition to exchange magic stones but here currency exchange is up to the individual.

“Come on let’s go get a drink!”

“What isn’t that kid from Beck’s gang? Why are you doing this alone? Could it be that the others fell inside?”

“This is news that iron molars will welcome. “I’m already gnashing my teeth at that guy Beck.”

The explorers who came out to the square dispersed according to their respective purposes and the surrounding area quickly became quiet. Gensia who had fallen far away was also found by the Seongju group and transported somewhere.

“Let’s just move on.”

“Oh yeah….”

We slowly left the square and headed to one place.

[Melta top]

It is the only merchant in Noark and the most popular place for underground looters to dispose of equipment.

Unlike the Maseok Exchange Center where the line was quite short the front of the branch at the top of Melta was bustling with people. Well the magic stone itself is money here so there is no need to exchange it.

In the first place I heard that the magic stone exchange shop over there does not exchange money for money but for food or desired items.

“Hmm Iron Mask and Emily. “The most famous people have come recently?”

Soon when it was our turn we took out all the equipment we had been storing.

Oh by the way Beck’s equipment was removed.

Because if we bring this up it will be known that we killed those guys.

“…You mean you obtained all of this during this expedition?”

Anyway as I began to shake off my backpack in earnest the employee’s eyes became increasingly blank.

Noark is full of looters but it seems it’s not common for someone to rob this much.

“It will take some time. “Can you please wait?”

Afterwards the employee called several more appraisers from the top and started settling the accounts together.

And after about 10 minutes the appraisal came out.

21 grade 4 magic stones.

1 grade 5 magic stone.

7 grade 7 magic stones.

Now that I say this I don’t really feel it.

“How much is it based on the Lapdonian currency exchange office?”

“Ah this is your first time coming to Noark so you might not know much. Based on last month’s exchange rate the total is 21.57 million stones.”

I heard it from Amelia but these guys are really thieves.

No matter how low-level the equipment is things like sub-space or expandable backpacks are not listed on the shelves.

“If sold on the ground it would be worth well over 70 million stones.”

“Yes if it were on the ground that would be the case.”

Do you see that thick tone of voice?

“It’s done. “Just take care of Emily and leave.”

“Does this mean you won’t sell it?”

“Yes I have no intention of handing it over at this ridiculous price.”

“If you say so.”

Soon we gathered up our equipment and headed out.

The staff was disappointed and didn’t even catch us.

They think that they will have no choice but to sell it to themselves in the end anyway.

“Then let’s go to the dorm first.”

After leaving the upper branch we moved to the inn where we were staying. Then after washing our bodies in order we sat facing each other and had a conversation.

“Once I stopped by the top and showed the looted equipment the lord of the castle will be interested even if it is not Beck.”

That was the reason we stopped at the top with equipment we had no intention of selling.

In fact the owner of the top is no different from the lord of the castle.

The evidence of the plunder we showed including blood-stained equipment and identification cards will reach the ears of the castle lord.

“Then we’ll just have to wait until then.”

“Okay for now that’s it.”

After chatting about a few more topics we changed into casual clothes and lay down on the bed.

“If we’re done talking I’ll go to sleep first. “Because I’m tired.”

Of course sleep did not come easily.

So it was a time when I kept tossing and turning.

“Are you sleeping?”

Suddenly Amelia spoke to her.

“I’m not sleeping. why?”

“I suddenly got curious.”

I’m curious…

There was something that caught my eye.

Looking back I guess I was thinking about that ‘mistake’ earlier.

“Try it.”

“How did you find out about Amern’s blessing?”

Oh that’s the name of the drug.

Although it was the first time I learned of this information I did not show it and answered naturally.

“Oh that? “Didn’t you give me something to eat at the inn last time?”

“But I didn’t say that it was made by an alchemist in Noark.”

“I was curious about what it was so I asked the other Noark explorer before I captured him and killed him!”

“Hmm I see. Yes that’s right…”

No what is that tone of voice?

I feel anxious for no reason.

“Barbarian first of all the name of the group is Lethe’s Blessing. “It’s not like Amern’s blessing.”

huh?

“As expected my prediction was correct.”

Soon a person’s shadow appeared on the bed where I lay.

As I slowly turned my gaze I suddenly saw Amelia standing in front of me looking down at me.

“You didn’t lose your memory back then.”

She was an outsider.

Even though he knew from the moment he made a mistake it looks like he pretended not to notice the entire time until I let my guard down…

What kind of person is so clever?

I sighed and coolly admitted.

“Okay somehow I was the only one who was fine.”

What should I do if the medicine was defective?

So what are you going to do?

At the time I hid my memories because I was afraid they would come and assassinate me if they found out but there’s no need to do that anymore right?

Noark’s existence has also been revealed to the city.

‘So now what do I have to hide?’

When I thought about it it wasn’t something to worry about.

Accordingly he suddenly raised his upper body and looked confidently at Amelia as if to ask her if she had anything to say.

But what is this again?

“….”

Your eyes are strange.

Should I say that it feels cold somewhere?

“…Why are you looking at me like that?”

Amelia answered my question coldly.

“Bjorn Yandel the only person who doesn’t lose their memories from that drug is an evil spirit.”

Ah uh um….

‘Nimiral.’

I didn’t know this either.