Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 319



Episode 319: Memory (4)

How strong have I become?

This is a question I have been having for the past few months.

It was only through the game that I could get a sense of what this number would be but it was difficult to feel it based on that alone.

Because this is not just a game.

‘In that sense he might be the perfect match.’

Even a ‘common knight’ capable of manifesting auras is considered equal to a 6th floor explorer and is ranked above them when it comes to interpersonal battles.

However I am not particularly good at specs either.

Of course the spirit imprint is still only level 6 and the level is low so the number of essences is overwhelmingly small compared to the strong players of this era but…

From Ogre to Bayon to Stormgush.

Grade 3 has a whopping three integers.

The combination of essences is not fundamental but is tailored to create synergy.

Above all the biggest reason why tanks cannot compete with knights is because of lack of damage which can be covered with Demon Crusher.

So let me say it again….

‘The conditions are the same for each other.’

If you get hit once it’s the same as going to the goal.

“….”

“….”

An untimely silence continued on the dark stairs.

Did they feel uncomfortable somehow when I came out strong?

‘Did I go out too hard for no reason?’

He carefully measured the distance between me and me to the point where I had that thought in mind.

However the more I did it the more I concentrated.

And as they say the battle between swordsmen of old was decided in one breath.

“….”

“….”

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The game was decided in an instant.

Sigh.

It was the other side that made the first move.

Just one step.

The moment when he climbed one flight of stairs to make up for the short distance.

“Puhuuuuup!”

I chewed my tongue and sprayed the acid blood on his face.

However the guy did not avoid it.

He extended his sword in a straight-faced stance like a boxer not even blinking his eyes even when his fist flew.

This was the reason why the Corpse Golem Essence was a scam.

No one knows anything about acid blood.

I think they thought it would be enough to just cover up the blood…

Cheeeeeeeek-!

The acid blood reached me before the guy’s sword.

There was only a melting sound and no screams.

However even if you only trained your arm it was impossible to perfectly control your body as a human.

The bastard’s eyes closed momentarily and the tip of his sword wavered.

Taking advantage of that gap I twisted my body to the side and flew in.

Tadat.

While hovering the sword grazed his side.

It wasn’t an injury worth worrying about.

But could he have realized that just from the feel of the sword?

Sreuk.

He lifted the shield he was holding with his left hand.

Since the first move was in vain I decided to endure this turn through defense.

Looking at the white light forming on the surface of the shield it seemed to have at least one defense-related skill.

But that was his second defeat.

This hammer has armor penetration.

Kwaaaaaaaaaa!

Immediately after hitting the hammer mercilessly.

“Wow!”

It opened its mouth and blood spurted out.

The eyes were full of only embarrassed emotions.

Well I blocked it well with my shield but I guess I didn’t understand why my body was sore.

However understanding and understanding are stories from different realms.

Tadat.

The guy accepted the dangerous situation and stepped back kicking down his stairs.

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He said he would somehow buy time for maintenance.

This was his third defeat.

I also have a grab skill.

Huuuuuuung-!

By combining [Transcendence] and [Eye of the Storm] I brought the guy who had been walking away in front of me.

and….

“Oh no…!”

What can’t be done?

Kwasik Kwasik Kwasik!

I hit the guy again and again with the hammer until his head was crushed.

***

“Oh I’m sweating.”

After completing a total of three confirmed kills I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead. Although the battle lasted only a few seconds it consumed a lot of mental energy.

Well the reward was clear though.

‘Wow the equipment starts at least level 4.’

Seongju must have invested a lot so the equipment is quite good. Since I couldn’t bear to leave him behind I quickly took off his equipment and put it in the space.

There was a bit of space so I had to remove the least valuable items but that was an unavoidable problem.

Suddenly I remembered the note Amelia left.

Did you say that you would go alone after getting the fragment stone of record?

‘…What are you telling me to go to? ‘I haven’t found a place to bury the equipment yet.’

Cancer how did you collect these? Just leave them behind.

I can’t go anywhere until that’s resolved.

I don’t even know how to use it in the first place.

‘Anyway this is an opportunity that will never come again so let’s take it quickly.’

After finishing rooting I left the naked body behind and went down the stairs.

Tuk.

The stairs themselves were very wide but after going all the way down there was a passageway wide enough for 20 people to easily pass through.

For reference there was a huge door at the end…

‘It’s slightly open.’

There was no one immediately visible nearby.

Therefore I approached the door with as little warning as possible.

There was only one person in the huge cavity beyond the door designed as a shelter.

The crown of the head has been peeled off by the ravages of time.

A fat belly.

A gorgeous outfit that looks like it was made of good-looking fabric and double eyelids that are so thick that they feel burdensome.

It was definitely the castle lord I had seen from afar once before.

“…Is this Sir Omanus?”

At that time Seongju seemed to sense that I was popular and spoke to me in a voice full of anxiety.

Hmm what should I do?

After thinking for a moment I just showed myself.

“You… the iron mask?”

Seongju looked at me and was shocked.

“Where is Lord Omanus who said he was coming to check what was going on and where are you…”

“If it is Omanus he is dead.”

“….”

“Oh just in case I’m the one who killed him.”

“…!”

When I calmly told him the truth Seongju opened his eyes and started to back away.

Doing something useless.

Do you think you can run away like that?

“Ugh! Let go! Let go! How cruel! “You know who I am and how dare you…!”

I quickly approached him and lifted him up by the back and Seongju began to struggle with all his might.

He had an extremely ugly appearance for a city ruler.

Tsk even if it was a panic room that no one knew about I should have taken some more escorts and hid there.

“What do you want…! Stop that! “Do it with words!”

While holding the holy wine with one hand I patted myself and briefly searched through my belongings.

And soon he found what he was looking for.

Amelia said she would definitely have it in her arms and that was true.

I didn’t know it would be in the form of a necklace.

Tuk.

He used his strength to cut off his necklace and then let Seongju go.

The lord of the castle opened his eyes and shouted in anger as the treasure left behind by his ancestors was taken away but he didn’t rush to me as if he had any thoughts.

‘Okay I took care of this for now….’

I was worried that it might activate just by touching it with my hand so I held on to the string of the necklace and put the record fragment stone into subspace.

“bloke…! I know what that is!! Come on give it to me! “Give it to me!”

“You were noisy from earlier. “Would you like me to pick something for you?”

“….”

First Seongju closed his mouth and asked calmly.

“Do you know how to use the Record Fragment Stone?”

“bloke! “I’m really aiming for this… Ugh!!”

“Just answer what is asked. “It’s just you and me here.”

“…Do you think I have something to tell you!”

Surprisingly Seongju was quite tough.

At first he got angry then he said he didn’t know and only after getting a beating did he reveal the stories left behind by his ancestors.

“There’s no way to use it?”

“According to this known record that is so… When a person who has been called by the times comes near light comes out….”

It was information I wasn’t expecting.

According to Amelia even the lord of Noark Castle didn’t know how to use it so he just kept it.

But actually I knew everything.

‘It wasn’t active but was activated naturally when conditions were met.’

It was a good idea to ask just in case.

“Now if the question is answered—”

“Okay tell me this. “What should a person who has been called by the times do if he wants to go back?”

“what…? “Why on earth am I curious about that?”

Seongju’s eyes opened wide as if he had no intelligence at all.

“You can’t believe it…!”

Well if you don’t know even though you made it obvious you’re an asshole.

He had no intention of hiding it so he just nodded his head.

“It’s just as you guessed. So tell me. “What should I do to return to the original time zone?”

“Oh somehow… I wonder how he came to this place where no one knows about it but that background…”

“You didn’t even ask again.”

As I made a sound the Lord of Seong hurriedly answered the question with a white face.

“I heard it was the same as when I came. “Once I finish everything I have to do here I can be called upon again…”

“It’s becoming a nuisance.”

“…Can I ask you a question?”

While I was wondering what to do now Seongju spoke to me.

“What kind of person was I in the future?”

When asked that question Seongju’s eyes sparkled to the point of making him feel bad. Did he really expect to leave his name in history like a hero?

“Why are you asking that?”

“It’s all just curiosity… Now that you’re here that future doesn’t exist… but you can be curious.”

Yeah he really doesn’t know anything.

Well I guess there was talk of it being a treasure that could go back to the past and change history.

“Oh how was today? Orculis did you succeed in driving those bastards out of this city?”

“Are you that curious about the future?”

Seongju nodded his head.

“Then close your eyes.”

“…I closed it.”

“What do you see?”

“I can’t see anything.”

thank god.

If I said I could see something I would have gotten in trouble.

“That’s your future.”

I hit the hammer with all my might.

***

dump.

The castle lord’s body lost strength and a red pool of blood began to collect where he fell.

I looked away without much emotion.

Even if only half of what I had seen and heard during my months here was true he deserved to die.

‘In the first place I was destined to die on this day.’

For reference the murder of the castle lord was known to the world as the work of Orculis and Amelia also believed that.

But as it turns out:

The real culprit is me.

‘Well it’s not surprising anymore.’

In fact I debated until the very end whether to kill him or not.

Nevertheless there was one reason why he finally put down the hammer.

Even if I just leave there is a high possibility that Seongju will be killed by someone today and history will be completed.

No it will definitely happen that way.

Really it’s just a coincidence.

Actually what I killed was just a double.

The real lord of the castle fled to the surface hid his identity and completely deceived the world for 20 years.

Unless it is such a ridiculous case.

The result doesn’t change—

“uh…?”

At that moment I stopped walking without realizing it.

“wait for a sec.”

I felt like I could understand the feelings of the philosopher who shouted Eureka.

“…Fool the whole world?”

It felt like an electric current was flowing from his head to his toes.