Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 32



Episode 32: Bloody Fortress (3)

Grumble.

When Raven pushed a stone into the wall the candles in the stone chamber lit up at once brightening the room.

“Oh how did you know this?”

“Books are treasures that pass down knowledge.”

You can do it just by reading it in a book.

“Let me see! Ah! “It’s here again.”

As Raven pushes in another brick a mechanical sound is heard and a book falls from the ceiling.

Necronomicon.

It is a magic book containing black magic and is sold at a fairly high price in stores.

…shit.

“It’s something I discovered with my abilities so I’ll take it as promised.”

“I see. “Anyway we can’t take it out without distortion magic.”

“ha ha ha….”

Raven laughed awkwardly.

Well you probably know.

The Necronomicon is treated as an item so it can be taken outside even without distortion magic.

“Could you please put this in my backpack?”

“Yes Raven.”

It made me feel sick but all I could do was watch the wizard gulp down his loot all by himself.

I was told to collect this by myself later…

Why on earth do you know this but don’t know what’s hidden under the statue?

“Then shall we go?”

As I was walking along the straight passage which was about 10 meters wide I soon came to a two-way intersection with a huge devil sculpture.

“Miss Raven?”

“It doesn’t matter which one you choose. “You’re going to catch all the monsters anyway right?”

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We walked around the ‘ㅁ’ shaped devil worship room and hunted monsters step by step.

The entities that appear are Gargoyle Statue Desfiend Chimera Wolf Bone Knight.

“Not only did I get the essence of a corpse golem but I was also lucky in many ways because it was a craving type.”

Unusually for me my luck continues.

Hate sadness longing.

‘Bone Knight’ a grade 7 monster randomly has one of three attributes. And we got stuck on the easiest and most rewarding type.

“The craving type only has the ‘vitality absorption’ ability to recover vitality when struck. And that can be easily negated with my ‘Regeneration Prevention’ spell.”

Although Raven proudly boasts about herself the craving type is actually the easiest regardless of whether she is present or not.

The Sadness type which emits a delirium-inducing fog was a very annoying ability in the game.

Well it’s nothing compared to the hate type.

The dwarf suddenly spoke.

“Then fortunately I heard that the hate type is the weakest.”

Damn.

The Knight of Hatred uses ‘Soul Slash’.

A crazy skill that does no damage but lowers your level with an extreme probability.

[Colleague A has suffered serious damage to his soul and his level has decreased.]

Once it explodes this battle log appears regardless of HP defense or magic resistance.

And if this log appears it is easier to grow a new one.

Because it’s much easier than recovering experience points through the pain of opening a portal.

“…He’s such a scary guy that his soul’s status has fallen.”

The dwarf shuddered and breathed a sigh of relief at Raven’s explanation on my behalf.

However this young wizard did not miss the opportunity to show off her knowledge and continued her explanation.

“Ah it is said that if you possess as many essences as your soul allows one will be lost at random. “This is probably something other explorers don’t know much about.”

As a wizard there was no wrong information.

However if I were to add one thing…

‘Soul Slash’ explodes more easily the lower the level.

And now my level is only 2.

He even had bad luck so he was really lucky that he didn’t encounter a knight of hate—

“Jeongsu-gun.”

Siba am I finally starting to bloom a little?

Even though I only caught a few fish a lot of water came out.

It belongs to none other than the 7th grade monster Bone Knight.

What is this?

In front of him he spat out corpse golem essence…

Is this the so-called ‘shutdown’?

“It seems as if God is taking care of you. Hahaha!”

“I agree. Maybe if this continues the essence will truly come out of the guardian.”

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Each person looks at me while saying something that may be congratulatory.

Me and Einar.

It has the meaning of which of the two will eat it.

After thinking for a moment I came up with a difficult answer.

“Einar take this for yourself.”

“Is that okay?”

It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t greedy.

In fact there were only guardians left and no one was sure whether additional essences would come out or not.

but….

“You said you wanted to become stronger right? “You take this.”

From the player’s point of view it is more reasonable for Einar to take the role rather than me.

‘Life absorption’ is well suited to swords and I am in a position where I will have to give up my weapons at some point.

Above all Einar is trustworthy.

Judging by his honest personality he will most likely not leave me and help me by my side.

So rather than being impatient it would be more efficient to use the stronger Einar to obtain a more suitable essence for me.

“Thank you! Bjorn! After all you are the best! “I will definitely repay this favor!”

When I gave permission Einar couldn’t hide her excitement and drank the essence.

The change was dramatic and came immediately.

“What something! “Suddenly you guys got bigger!”

“You have become smaller. Einar.”

“What?! “Is that really true?”

Einar’s height which was around 2m has decreased.

In an instant it was around the late 170s.

“This is the basic effect of the Bone Knight’s essence. “While bone density increases significantly height decreases accordingly.”

Raven who loves explanations even recited standard information about this world.

If I were to express it in exact numbers instead of (top) (middle) (bottom) it would be like this.

[Born Knight]

Cutting power+12 Bone density+55 Agility+15 Endurance+15 Flexibility-7 Height-25

(P) Antiseptic — All wound aggravation effects (poison bleeding putrefaction etc.) are halved.

(A) Absorb Vitality — When hitting a living creature regeneration power is temporarily increased significantly.

“Don’t worry. “Just because I got shorter my strength didn’t decrease—”

“I am ruined! This way no one will see me as a warrior! “Everyone already looked at me funny because I was a woman!”

…are you looking at me funny because I’m a woman?

Is it a complex you keep to yourself?

“Anyway… you’ve become very pretty.”

Raven who was watching Einar’s scream muttered with interest.

“Is it because her facial bones have become smaller? Maybe we can sell it to nobles for beauty purposes—”

“Isn’t that what makes you unbecoming a warrior?”

I didn’t expect it to be this embarrassing so I quickly took care of it.

“no. “Everyone knows that you are a great warrior Einar!”

To be honest if you took out the tattoos on her upper body she would almost look like just a tall human woman…

“What’s wrong with her being a little shorter!”

“Isn’t this a little!!”

“…but you have become much stronger! “Isn’t that enough?”

I also had to comfort myself.

The rest were sociopaths who were busy only saying what they had to say despite other people’s misfortunes.

“Hahaha! What an amazing Jeongsu. If a dwarf like me eats it he’ll become invisible!”

“Hmm that’s an interesting idea. “I think we need to go back and look for cases to see whether the effect of height reduction is proportional or absolute.”

“I am ruined!!”

“Hahaha! Is it because he’s a barbarian? “Even though he’s short his voice is so loud!”

“Mr. Ainar if you don’t mind could she go back to the city so I can do a thorough examination?”

“I’m ruined!”

I hope everyone will stop and be quiet.

My ears hurt and my head hurts.

***

“It’s Desfiend!”

Thanks to the monster that heard the noise from afar and came the commotion finally died down.

However everyone took a step back and expressed their intention to watch probably because they were curious about the changes in Einar after absorbing the essence.

“Behela….”

Einar swung his greatsword with a half-hearted shout.

and….

Suddenly!

You didn’t hear it wrong.

For the first time while using that sword there was a cutting sound instead of a ‘bang!’

…was the cutting power +12 this much?

“Aim for Einar’s head!”

“Uh uh… I understand!”

Einar who was embarrassed by his own change jumped high and struck the great sword straight down.

Then….

Suddenly!

Deathfiend who had to be struck dozens of times by the two of them to catch him died with a single slash.

It cut through his hard skull and reached his brain.

“Look! “You’ve become much stronger!”

“Then am I still a warrior…?”

“Is that possible?”

“…?”

“Pnelin’s second daughter Ainar! You are no longer just a warrior! “A stronger warrior!!”

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

thank god. To cheer up.

Her reduced size may still feel awkward but once she gets used to it Ainar will become much stronger.

“They make a really good pair don’t they?”

“I agree.”

I ignored the conversation between Raven and the dwarf and moved forward.

This is because I realized once again that the only way to keep these guys quiet is by fighting monsters.

“Let’s go! Bjorn! “If you eat this you too can become a stronger warrior like me!”

Ai Nar regained her motivation and fought the battle with all her heart and soul.

Pow! Puk kwaang-! Suddenly!

Unfortunately no additional essence was obtained even though all the monsters in the worship room were hunted.

But I didn’t give up hope.

Because there are still flower guardians of the rift left.

With this much luck wouldn’t it be okay to hope for luck one last time?

That was when that thought crossed my mind.

“I had a lot of fun with you guys but now it’s over.”

The dwarf recites lines that sound like flags.

Raven is the same.

“Something is disappointing. “This is my first time entering the labyrinth but I think I understand why seniors work as explorers.”

For a moment I came to my senses.

Now that I think about it have I ever felt so relaxed in my life?

Well if you look for it it probably isn’t there.

It’s always because something explodes at the end.

The screws in my head that had been loosened were tightened all at once while an unknown ominous feeling came over me.

“Then I’ll go in.”

What’s the problem?

If the worst thing happens now what would it be?

Infighting?

Well I don’t think this is it.

Not only was the distribution of loot coordinated but it would only happen after the guardian died.

I’m sorry.

Even as the dwarf opened the door to the stone chamber I observed the surroundings.

Clearly certain that something was going to happen.

Every little thing visible to the eye was carefully examined.

I also reviewed all the information I knew about the ‘Blood Citadel’ in the game.

That’s why I was able to find it.

“door! “Close the door!”

“What do you mean—”

Damn it is it already too late?

Dedddddddddd!

As soon as the door opens.

The ground begins to shake violently.

And in the center of the vast stone chamber something dark quietly stands up takes off its robe and reveals a pale face.

The only one who realized the seriousness of the current situation was Raven a wizard.

“That’s ridiculous….”

The guardian of the rift has changed.

This is not the ‘Death Knight’ who was supposed to be waiting for us here…

“The owner of the bloody fortress awakens from a deep sleep.”

A ‘boss’ monster that acts alone.

Nevertheless it is a monster rated at level 5 difficulty.

A true hybrid monster that is skilled not only in hand-to-hand combat but also in black magic.

Originally it would have been possible to encounter this monster only with a faint probability if you were above the 6th floor.

“Vampire….”

A high-level mutant that is not even a normal vampire.

Simply put a named monster with intelligence a name and a history.

I even know that guy’s name.

“It’s a creature I haven’t seen in a long time.”

Vampire Duke Cambormire.

“Where on earth do you guys come from?”

I spoke on behalf of the frozen group.

“Bounce.”

Seriously why are you doing this to me?

In the game even if you sing the song “Come out come out come out” he doesn’t appear.