Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 35



Episode 35: Warrior (3)

My mind is white and my vision is blurry.

pain? Needless to say.

It felt like my whole body was being soaked in salt water.

I want to let go of everything right now but…

‘Damn.’

Even if it means forcing her weak heart throw it away.

When faced with a crossroads humans must choose.

What will you throw away and what will you keep in return?

Phew!

Something sharp stabs him deeply in the thigh.

It’s okay.

It’s not an area that will immediately put your life in danger.

However I wonder if he was filled with anger seeing the prey that would not die no matter how much he tore it to pieces.

“Kyaaaaaaaa!”

The vampire cub’s movements become more vicious.

But there is still work I have to do.

Raise the shield which has been cut and torn to pieces and reduced in size to somehow protect the vital area.

Blah blah blah!

The shield which could not withstand the attack of a level 5 monster was torn off leaving only the handle.

Without a moment of hesitation I raised my arm instead of my shield to protect my head.

That moment.

Clink!

Something that wasn’t a fingernail hit my head and broke sending out sharp shards.

“The ‘essence of the corpse golem’ seeps into the character’s soul.”

Pain that dulls in an instant.

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“Pain resistance increases by +70.”

New vitality inhabiting a body that has reached its limits.

“Strength increases by +15.”

My vision which had been cloudy as if there were fog has cleared.

The first thing I saw was the vampire’s sharp claws swinging over the arm covering his head.

As soon as I saw this I unconsciously imagined my own arm being cut off…

What actually happened was completely different.

Suddenly!

The nails dug into the delicate flesh so easily.

However that was all that was allowed.

Kakak!

The nail is blocked by the bone and cannot go any further.

Only then did I realize.

What is the identity of this mysterious power?

“Bone strength increases by +55.”

“Poison resistance increases by +12.”

“Cognition decreases by -5.”

“Appetite increases by +9.”

“Your weight increases by +21.”

“The character’s blood becomes acidic due to the passive skill [Acidic Body Fluids]…”

Relief and sadness flooded me at the same time.

‘Did you feed it the essence of a corpse golem?…’

Because of this my training method will have to undergo significant modifications.

However if we look at the present with a myopic perspective for the first time in a long time…

Very positive.

The chances of survival have increased.

Tadat!

I rolled backwards on the floor and got up from my seat.

Could this be due to the effect of pain tolerance?

Once the pain problem was resolved to some extent there was nothing that prevented me from moving.

‘But what happens to the guardian’s essence? Since I consumed the corpse golem’s essence does that mean it is nullified?’

I let the thought that suddenly passed by go away.

That’s something you can think about later.

“Kyaaaaaaaa!”

The vampire seems to be amazed by the sudden freshness of the prey and rushes at it with enthusiasm.

In response my body moved to avoid it but what happened afterwards was not much different from before.

That’s right there’s no way it would be possible to overwhelm a grade 5 monster just by eating one grade 7 essence.

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The meat shield which had been hit while lying down was now able to stand up and move.

‘I guess that’s exactly what has changed.’

Even as I made this self-deprecating self-evaluation I chuckled.

Phew! Suddenly! Kakak!

Nails tear through flesh and rip out internal organs.

The regeneration speed is slow perhaps because all the potion that was swallowed by mouth and stored in the stomach has been digested.

But it doesn’t matter.

Even the passive wizard began to pour out his wealth perhaps realizing that his life was in danger.

Clink!

A glass bottle flies and breaks spilling its contents onto my body.

“The body regenerates quickly due to the recovery effect.”

Could it be a high-level potion?

Just looking at the cancer it works better than the potion the blonde used.

Cheeeeeeeee!

Rather the wound is starting to heal faster than before.

I aggressively rushed at him.

What if your flesh is cut and your muscles are torn?

It heals in just a few seconds anyway.

“Kyaaaaaak!”

“Waaaaaaah!!!”

I let out a shout to avoid being pushed back by the vampire and engaged in ultra-close combat.

Well there was no choice.

The hammer is far away and the shield has become a bundle of scrap metal.

“Kyaaak?!”

As if he had never met an explorer who used ground techniques he was very embarrassed as he was hanging on his back like a cicada and putting pressure on his neck.

Well you’re not embarrassed you’re just distressed?

“Kyaaaak!”

Smoke rises from the area where flesh touches.

Cheeeeeeeek!

It was impossible to tell exactly whether it was the smoke created by the acid from my blood touching the bastard or the smoke created by my body healing with the potion…

It doesn’t matter.

‘I guess it’s both.’

Even in such a confrontational situation another bottle of potion flew in and said ‘Clink!’ It breaks with a sound.

“The body regenerates quickly due to the recovery effect.”

As expected there was a slight difference between potion and acid.

As soon as the potion broke the strangled vampire let out a louder scream and threw me away very easily.

The overwhelming difference in strength is clearly felt.

but….

“It’s no big deal kid.”

Slowly a path begins to appear.

In this state i.e. Barbarian Immortal Mode I can last for several minutes against this bastard.

I am confident of that.

“Bjorn! “I will help!”

Even Einar joined the battlefield again.

“What about Murad?”

“The porter is taking care of it!”

Einar’s joining had an even more positive effect.

I take on the role of main tank while drinking potions and whenever things get a little dangerous Einar swings his great sword to give me time to catch my breath.

Battle just got easier.

“Kyaaaaaaaa!”

“Ainar! Avoid! “The crow will fly soon!”

The moment Einar took a big step back at my shout.

Its body turned into hundreds of crows and flew away. However it did not reach us who moved one step ahead.

“As expected Bjorn is amazing! “How did you know this was coming?”

That means he always squinted one eye before writing this.

Rather than a racial characteristic of vampires it feels like a habit that only applies to these people.

It really seems like the end is in sight.

“You have no shame! Everyone held up well! Hahaha!”

Soon even the dwarf whose injuries were healed with a potion rejoined the battlefield.

Even the transporter was brought in.

“From now on I will help you too.”

“We will be there to assist you!”

The role of main tank naturally became something I would continue to perform.

However it doesn’t feel like everyone is doing their best.

It really seems like they think it’s more efficient that way. A 3rd year dwarf warrior spoke to a 2 month old barbarian.

“Bjorn son of the great warrior Yandel! I’m sure you can do it well! Hahaha!”

To me this may seem like a compliment but…

‘It means you have to act like a dog until the end.’

After all am I the type of person who can’t just suck honey for the rest of my life?

There’s nothing new about it anymore.

“Behel—laaaaa!”

With the four of us in a formation centered around me facing off against a vampire the long-awaited starting point soon arrived.

[It’s done.]

If ‘I’m done’ means that I’ve finished recovering magic power finished chanting ‘Sunspot Sphere’ and even completed ‘strengthening attributes’…

This means that all preparations are finally ready.

In other words it’s time to end this fucking long fight and go outside.

[You can use magic at any time.]

The moment I heard the confirmation I shouted loudly.

“Murad! Now! Use ‘Electric Release’!”

An instruction that was never mentioned let alone promised.

However the dwarf immediately carried out my instructions without any hesitation.

Support support support!

A yellow light appears on the dwarf’s hammer and sparks begin to fly.

“Hikurod Murad casted [Electric Lightning].”

The ability of the 7th grade monster Ilatrek.

The effect is to allow a strong electric current to flow through a part of the body.

In that state the dwarf raised the hammer low.

A posture as if about to throw up.

“It would be best for everyone to stay away for a while! Hahaha!”

The dwarf gave a brief warning and swung his hammer in the air with all his might.

Staying away from your target vampire?

Such trivial things were not a problem.

“Hikurod Murad casted [Discharge].”

‘Emission’ is one of the rare ‘Transformation-type’ abilities in [Dungeon & Stone].

The effect is to ‘radiate’ the ‘energy’ acquired through other abilities to the outside.

Whoa!

The electric current in the hammer shot out like a cannonball in the form of a sphere…

It literally exploded.

Kwakwakwak!

The physical power was low compared to the sound.

There was no such thing as craters forming on the floor or the limbs of the vampire being hit being torn off.

but….

“Vampire Duke Cambormir has fallen into [faint] state.”

In the first place the key to this combo is not power.

I left behind the dwarf who had instantly turned a level 5 monster into a groggy state and sent a signal to the back.

In a very analog way.

“Raven——!!!!”

Fortunately the signal seems to have been transmitted well and a strong light immediately converges on a roof about 200 meters away.

I quickly took out the items I had hidden in my boots.

A small gem the size of a fingernail ‘Tear of the Goddess’.

Even through so many crises it has been saved and saved just for this moment.

Tadadat!

I ran out holding it tightly.

And after sticking it in the guy’s mouth.

Pow!

I uppercutted it with all my might.

Kwasik.

The sound of something breaking was heard and soon white light burst from its mouth.

“The goddess’s tears have been destroyed.”

“[Grace] is granted at the location of destruction.”

“Due to [Grace] all resistance of Vampire Duke Cambormire is temporarily sealed and he suffers great damage.”

Blood is flowing like crazy from the corner of the vampire’s mouth.

It looks fine on the outside but it looks like it has a sore on the inside.

It was surprising again.

As expected this alone won’t work.

“Due to a strong shock Vampire Duke Cambormir’s [faint] status is adjusted to [paralysis].”

The man’s fingers twitched as if he had passed out.

‘Not yet? It can’t be too late…’

The moment I turned my head behind him with that thought in mind.

“Arua Raven casted the level 6 attack magic [Sunspot Ball].”

It was as if a dazzling black sphere passed right in front of my nose.

Regret came to me later.

Quaaaaang-!

Oh my gosh it would have come out a long time ago….

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“The character is caught in the explosion of the [Sunspot Ball] and falls into a state of [fainting].”

“Vampire Duke Cambormir casted [Share the Pain].”

“Hikurod Murad falls into [faint] state.”

“Einar Pnellin is in a state of [fainting]…”

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Bleep-.

A loud sound resonates in my head like a terrestrial channel where the national anthem has ended.

And through the tinnitus you can hear a conversation.

The conversation is like a comic on TV.

[What if a butcher sells grilled meat?]

[no! This is raw meat!]

[No it was grilled so how can this be raw meat!]

[but….]

I opened my eyes while listening to their conversation.

[You’re alive right?]

A dark sky appeared.

I could smell the smell of grilling meat through my nose.

Is it my body odor?

“Hehehehe….”

When I open my mouth a scratching sound comes from my dry throat.

Your ears are fine too.

I decided to only think about the positive aspects as much as possible.

“Kahahah! “Yuck!”

‘Sunspot Sphere’ an attack magic with solar attributes that combines fire and holy attributes.

Naturally its power is weaker than its equivalent ‘Fireball’.

This was the fortunate part for me.

Otherwise I might have actually passed out on the spot.

‘But why is it so quiet…?’

I was caught in the ‘black spot ball’ and temporarily fainted.

It was clear but there is not enough information to understand the current situation.

Why haven’t I been cured yet and why can’t I hear anything around me?

“….”

I raised my body placing my hands full of fluid on the ground. Then I forced my eyes to focus and checked what was ahead.

First I saw a vampire cub.

“Fuck.”

Why is that thing alive?

Of course that bastard is also in a state of complete disrepair.

Both arms were torn off and bones were visible through the upper part of the chest.

He even seemed unconscious.

but….

“Vampire Duke Cambormir’s regenerative power increases significantly due to the [Eternal Life] effect.”

Even at this moment the wound is healing.

Considering that it is proportional to the loss of physical strength it will not take very long for the flesh in the chest area to heal and for the torn arms to grow back.

“Your mi….”

Looking around I see several fallen people.

A dwarf Einar transporter.

For some reason the wizard on the rooftop in the distance seems to be in the same situation…

I’m confused.

What kind of fucking case is this?

Why are you all passed out after holding everything?

What happened while I was unconscious?

From the looks of it it doesn’t seem like it’s been that long?

All kinds of questions arise…

I decided to throw it all away and took a step forward with my foot that wasn’t moving very well.

Trudging.

I still don’t understand the situation.

But one thing was very clear.

What should I do now?

Trudging.

Vampire Duke Cambormire.

We have to kill him before he comes to his senses.

There is no answer other than that.

No matter how rich a wizard is potions are not infinite. In fact it would be more correct to say that the strategy of surviving with potions like before can no longer be used.

Trudging.

So I walked even though I was staggering.

Pain that penetrates even pain tolerance?

I ignored it pretending not to notice it and stretched forward the leg that smelled like steak.

Trudging.

Pain is a signal to live.

At least I think so.

It’s not that there were times when I thought the opposite but for now that’s the way it is.

So I kept walking.

Trudging.

As I got closer this vampire bastard also smelled like grilled meat. I fell on top of him my knees giving out strength.

“Dog Jogart bastard….”

The wound on his chest which was big enough to show the bone had already grown quite a bit while he was walking.

I can’t get through it without cursing at all.

puck!

So I hit the guy in the chest with my fist.

A vampire’s weak point is the heart.

Even if their brains are broken these babies can be revived as long as their hearts are intact.

‘Ah that’s why this guy’s arm was torn off. By blocking the ‘black dot sphere’ with your arm?’

In hindsight I pictured a momentary situation that I didn’t see but as always I just let it go.

Pow!

I slam my fist down again.

The empty space in the equipment feels bigger than ever.

However if you don’t have teeth you have to chew it with your gums and swallow it.

Pow!

I don’t even know where the mace is and the shield had long ago become waste and was carelessly dumped around the area.

Of course Einar’s greatsword and the dwarf’s battle hammer were on the floor…

‘I didn’t think to pick that up.’

I probably wouldn’t have had the strength to pick it up anyway.

As he was slamming his fist like that the crumpled hole-filled seam of the half armor tore off and fell to the floor.

‘My 360000 stones….’

Looking at the half armor that has been corroded here and there due to acidic blood it seems difficult to repair.

What really affects your mentality is something else.

“Fuck you.”

This is not like pouring water into a bottomless pot.

No matter how much you hit it nothing changes.

Why are your ribs so strong?

I thought if I kept hitting it it might break and pierce my heart.

‘Okay let’s give up on this plan.’

I always like to have a plan B.

Because A has rarely succeeded.

Maybe it’s because I’m so lazy but no matter what I do something crazy always happens at the end.

‘By the way I’ve never tried it before…’

…Can I do it like this?

Erwen said that accurate imaging is important.

‘Flesh explosion.’

Well it really works.

Pow!

The hand placed on his chest explodes.

The explosive power was not that great but the acid mixed into the flesh and blood caused a slight dent in the creature’s chest.

Even that played quickly…

‘I didn’t even expect it to be a one-time thing anyway.’

[Flesh Explosion] was cast one after another.

Was it when I used it like that 10 times?

Pow! Pow! Pow!

His left hand was completely sore.

Perhaps because the bone strength has increased the skeleton is intact and only the flesh has disappeared making it look like a skeleton of some kind.

Anyway I can’t use my left hand anymore.

‘Then now it’s the right hand’s turn.’

Even though I thought it was not a sane thing to do I continued to recite the spell in my mind.

After placing my right hand on his chest.

‘Flesh explosion flesh explosion flesh explosion….’

It continued to explode.

Without knowing the limit I ignored the pain of breaking through the high point as much as possible.

I feel like I’m going to die but I’m not doing it to die.

I will definitely survive.

Pow!

I think I wrote it like that about 8 times.

My body swayed.

It seems like it only needs to be done a few more times but…

「Warning: Your character’s health is below 1%. If not treated quickly the character may die.”

It felt instinctive.

I’ve reached a point where I can no longer endure with my mental strength.

It has to stop now.

Otherwise it might be possible to kill the vampire cub but I would also die.

While I felt that intuition reason made the decision.

‘If you die the same way if you quit anyway….’

You must not stop.

This is absolutely not a reason to say that you will sacrifice for your colleagues.

Pow!

I may seem like a crazy person to some people but…

For a split second I was sure.

Rather it is clear that this is the only way there is any chance of survival.

Pow!

The moment when the flesh exploded once more.

“Warning: Your character’s health has reached 0%.”

I feel like something has changed.

Should I say that it feels like something is leaving my body yet my body feels strangely lighter?

Soon I realized.

“The countdown begins.”

Ah this is it.

That’s what I called the 回光返照.

「Consumes 3 mental power per second. (43/46)」

「Consumes 3 mental power per second. (40/46)」

「Consumes 3 mental power per second. (37/46)」

Even though it felt as if the Grim Reaper had touched my back I burst into flesh again.

Pow!

Once more its chest caved in.

But is this the combat instinct that a barbarian possesses?

Somehow I could feel it more clearly than ever.

‘once.’

One more time forward.

It only needs to be done once.

therefore….

‘Flesh explosion.’

Now I held my chest against him instead of my right arm which had almost no flesh left and exploded once more.

And at the same time.

“Vampire Duke Cambormire has been defeated. EXP +5」

The vampire cub’s body turns into particles of light.

Yes you die too.

「Bonus for killing high-ranking mutants. EXP +1」

「Guardian kill bonus. EXP +3」

My heart was pounding.

Not a psychological description really.

Having experienced it before I accurately understood my current situation.

“The character’s level has increased.”

「Soul power increases by +10.」

“Maximum absorbable essence increases by +1.”

The level has risen.

I wasn’t particularly happy.

Not only is it time but…

[Dungeon & Stone] is not a game where you get tired just because you level up.

「Consumes 3 mental power per second. (16/46)」

How many seconds do I have left to live?

I don’t know but at most it would be about 5 seconds.

‘…In the end the end has to be left to luck.’

No matter how many times I think about it I cannot help but dislike it.

However I decided not to regret it.

‘In-game the probability of a guardian spitting out essence from a rift is about 33%.’

33%.

A possibility too low to risk one’s life.

However the possibility is so high that it cannot be compared to 0%.

‘Even if I think about it again there’s no reason not to do it.’

I grinned as if shaking off my regrets.

I struggled until the very end.

So now we have no choice but to wait for the results.

「Consumes 3 mental power per second. (13/46)」

「Consumes 3 mental power per second. (10/46)」

「Consumes 3 mental power per second…」

1 second 2 seconds 3 seconds.

As time passes my eyes gradually close.

‘Did I fail….’

It is not a failure caused by a mistake.

I just wasn’t lucky.

‘Maybe it’s the ending that suits me best.’

I closed my eyes as if going with the flow.

I hope that when I open my eyes again I will be back as Lee Han-soo a 29-year-old office worker.

“Kick.”

Well that won’t happen.

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“[Vampire’s Essence-Guardian] seeps into the character’s soul.”

“Natural regeneration increases by +40.”

“Strength increases by +15.”

“Agility increases by +15.”

「Hanging power increases by +30…」

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“The character will not die until the heart is destroyed due to the passive skill [Source of Darkness].”

“The character’s regenerative power is greatly increased by the [Eternal Life] effect.”

“The character’s vitality has recovered by more than 1%.”

“The countdown ends.”

「Achievement achieved」

Condition: Survive after the countdown.

Reward: Permanently increases your sanity by +10.

「Bjorn Yandel」

Level: 3 (New +1)

Physical: 155(New +75) / Spirit: 90(New +44) / Ability: 115(New +85)

Item Level: 98 (New -104)

Total Combat Index: 381.5 (New +204)

Essence obtained: Corpse Golem – Rank 7 Vampire (Guardian) – Rank 5 (New)

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“This is an abnormal growth rate.”

“The administrator is keeping an eye on the character.”