Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 354



Episode 354: Isolation (1)

The lakeside where the garrison is located is one of the few safe areas on the Dark Continent.

However just because monsters do not occur naturally does not mean absolute safety.

Because monsters are not the only dangerous things in the labyrinth.

Just like this.

Bleep-! Bleep-! Bleep-!

An alarm magic that detects enemies and sounds like an emergency siren.

It is clear who the enemy will be.

Even if a monster accidentally flows in the monster won’t fire a magic cannon.

“It’s Noark!”

“They came in!”

But another problem arises here.

I know who the enemy is.

But how did they get here?

The main force that had gone ahead must have conducted a thorough search before advancing.

‘First of all there is no way the main unit was hit.’

First of all that premise was laid down.

By the way what is the number of the main unit? There is no way that many troops could have been defeated in such a short period of time.

In such a difficult situation we should have been contacted at least and if we had been contacted the 3rd Corps to which we belong would have immediately provided support.

thus….

‘We attacked this place while avoiding the eyes of the main unit.’

The above possibility is the most plausible and based on this premise the attacker’s force is likely to be small. In order to avoid the attention of the main unit it is much more reasonable to move as a small number of elites.

Of course I don’t know what it’s like in reality…

“mister…! what are you doing! “Don’t leave quickly!”

It’s called Lehen.

I guess there’s no need to correct Raven since she misunderstood anyway?

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“Okay let’s go out first.”

After finishing my brief thoughts I hurried out of the barracks.

And that moment.

“Uh uh…!”

A cannonball made of pure magical power was visible from the front.

It’s a good thing you took the lead.

Kwaaang-!

When blocked with a shield the remnants of magical power explode and scatter in all directions. The impact was quite significant but not enough to push me back.

50% is absorbed by the Guardian Corps’ mark.

“Are you okay?”

I’m scared.

Is it because it’s a magic unit that was always in the rear?

“No problem.”

He quickly gave the order while reassuring Raven’s aide who was surprised by the magical bullet that exploded in front of him.

“You said Alex right? “Stay close behind me.”

“Yes yes!”

“Emily Erwen you two follow behind and guard this man.”

“yes!”

In an instant the formation was established.

Originally this would have been the job of our group leader Alex but…

From what I can see he is the type of person who does exactly what he is told to do.

It doesn’t seem like there was any resistance to me giving the order.

“Where is Vice-Captain Alex’s barracks?”

“It’s over there!”

“Then let’s head there first. Follow me carefully.”

“yes!”

While other explorers rushed out of the barracks and headed outside we moved inside the camp.

Our group’s goal is to protect the person.

… was honestly just an excuse and I thought I could get more detailed information about the current situation if I went to the command center.

‘Raven might be in danger…’

So I picked up the pace and arrived at the barracks where Raven would be.

At that moment Raven was standing in front of the barracks.

The surrounding area was full of wizards belonging to the Magic Corps wearing uniforms. It looked like a magic circle had been drawn on the floor and some kind of spell was being used…

“Vice-Captain Raven what is the situation right now?”

When I quickly walked forward and asked Raven frowned.

“Why are you here….”

“Of course since this is an emergency I guess I’m here to carry out my assigned mission.”

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“ah….”

Raven nodded with an understanding look on her face.

I guess it occurred to me that my group’s mission had been changed to my own escort.

However one thing still bothered me.

“Deputy Alex Halo why is this man doing what you need to report? “Aren’t you the leader of this group?”

When Raven glared Alex froze unable to hide his embarrassment.

“That’s right….”

For some reason it seemed like he finally realized that I was naturally leading the group.

Well it may not be a reason for a reduction in fines.

“So…?”

“No I will correct it!”

“What are you going to do and how are you going to correct it?… Sigh that’s it. “I don’t have time to be like this right now.”

“Vice-captain magic power charging is complete!”

At the shout of one of the wizards Raven ended the conversation and entered between them.

and….

“Arua Raven casted the level 2 defensive magic [Wall of Thousand Gold].”

A huge iron wall covered the entire lakeside in the shape of a dome.

***

To be honest my mouth dropped as soon as I saw it.

‘Wow… are you using level 2 magic now?’

Level 2 defensive magic Wall of Heavenly Gold.

Dozens of wizards poured out their magic but in the end it was Raven who cast at the center of it all.

Simply put it means that he has grown to the point where he can use level 2 magic as long as he has enough magical power.

‘I feel strange….’

Vice leader of the magic army.

I expected him to be quite strong since he was given the nickname the Gold Wizard but…

Would it be possible to bring a kid like this back as a colleague?

If you were the vice-captain of a corps you would have a solid life ahead of you without needing to live the life of an explorer.

“First of all this buys me some time. “Thank you all for your hard work.”

“No vice-captain!”

“Everyone follow me.”

Afterwards as Raven walked away with the power of a leader the wizards of the corps followed suit.

I quickly increased my speed and got next to Raven.

“Where on earth are you going now?”

I was worried inside while asking but fortunately Raven glanced at me and answered with a bothered expression.

“…I received a call from the command center of the 3rd Corps. First activate the defense magic and then join the central headquarters. If this has been answered please do not ask any more questions in the future. “I already have a lot to think about.”

I also fully understand how annoying it is to have your thoughts interrupted so I just shut up and followed along.

Soon when they arrived at the central headquarters Raven went inside alone.

I tried to follow suit but…

“…Why are you following me here?”

“Our group’s mission is to protect you—”

“Don’t talk nonsense stay outside. “It’s an order.”

This time I had no choice but to take a step back due to Raven’s stubborn line drawing.

I was curious about the conversations the leaders would have within Who.

How could there be no way to eavesdrop?

I also asked Erwen and Amelia but they seemed to have no solution.

How long has it been since I just waited like that?

“Vice-captain!”

After about 30 minutes Raven came out of the barracks.

At this time he wanted to know everything so he quickly came next to me and asked what happened but he only received a cold reply that he couldn’t tell me.

‘Ha… I really don’t care about people I’m not close with.’

I miss the old Raven.

Even though I had a disgusted look on my face I actually listened to everything I asked for…

“Emily can you please help me?”

“I was already thinking of doing that.”

In times like these information is worth more than a thousand gold so I collected information through Amelia.

It didn’t take long since I had a lot of experience in this area.

“First of all they said communication with the main unit was blocked.”

“So does that mean I can’t receive support from the main university?”

“Well I guess not really. Because we normally contact each other at regular intervals. “If that is cut off they will be able to recognize that something has happened there.”

“Then the key is whether you can hold out until the main unit returns.”

Nearly 10 hours have passed since the main unit departed.

Even if they retreat due to loss of contact it will inevitably take a considerable amount of time for them to return.

“What is the explorers’ reaction?”

“It’s not that bad. Because everyone trusts the Gold Wizard. “They seemed to believe that nothing would happen this time just like last time.”

“Last time?”

“Oh I know that!”

Erwen thought it was time to join the conversation.

I heard that the garrison was attacked just once?

It is said that it was in the early days when there was no information about each other.

“Even then the woman summoned this wall by infusing her magic power into her pre-set magic circle. “She tried to break through at Noark for hours but in the end she couldn’t break through and ran away.”

For reference this was the incident that earned Raven the nickname ‘Gold Wizard’ and after that Noark realized that Raven would always guard the garrison and never attempted anything like this again.

Yes until today.

“Something is strange.”

“surely….”

Unlike Amelia who agreed to my mutterings Erwen tilted her head.

“What do you think is strange?”

“I heard you failed that time and never made the same mistake again?”

If you have reused a strategy that once failed it is correct to say that you have a way to overcome it.

Because those Noark guys are not assholes.

I wonder if the guys who prepared a large-scale explosion magic in anticipation of the main force escaping through the portal just stabbed them one more time?

This makes no more sense.

‘The problem is how are you going to break through it?…’

I thought about the ‘Wall of Thousand Gold’ magic.

It was a high-level spell that could only be used if the mastery of earth and lightning magic was at its peak.

For reference the features are…

‘First of all it’s not a channeling skill.’

Unlike other magic that requires continuous input of magical energy to maintain the actual object this magic’s maintenance time is determined in proportion to the amount of magical energy used when first activated.

‘Furthermore if damage occurs it is possible to repair it by infusing more magic power.’

It seems understandable why explorers do not view the current situation as so hopeless.

First of all didn’t the wizards of the corps gather together?

If it breaks you can just fix it and beyond fixing it it will be possible to re-activate the magic at least twice.

but….

‘Just looking at cancer I don’t think it will end like this.’

Didn’t I meet Hans just recently?

I worked hard under the assumption that the other side had some kind of ace up their sleeves.

“Um… uncle?”

“Leave it alone. “It looks like he’s thinking about something.”

How are we going to break through this wall?

Did a high-ranking mage like an Annihilator come along?

No in the first place….

‘…is there really a need to drill it?’

If I were them I would not have fired magic cannons from afar but would have closed the distance by surprise and induced a melee.

But they didn’t do that.

It made a long-range attack from afar and gave him time to use ‘Wall of Thousand Gold’.

As if waiting for that moment.

‘In other words they wanted to use a wall worth a thousand gold.’

If so what is the reason?

When I thought about this from the other person’s perspective I quickly came up with an answer.

“Because I already sneaked inside.”

There is nothing easier than destroying an unwary enemy from within.

Could it be that you just didn’t understand what I was saying?

“…What does that mean?”

Instead of answering Amelia’s question I looked at the wall of gold surrounding the lake and asked.

“Do you even know how long this wall was maintained in the past?”

“It must have been about 8 hours. “It was said that it remained intact for a long time after the main unit arrived.”

Yes that’s right.

‘8 hours…’

It was time for us to be confined within these walls.

***

The moment I had Noark’s plan in my head I went straight into Raven’s barracks.

“I have something to tell you.”

“I’m sure they would have told me to wait in front of the barracks. Did she tell you to imitate her to the point of rudeness?”

Raven frowned but was this the first time she had seen this expression?

He conveyed all the information he needed to convey without any hesitation.

Raven who at first wondered what kind of situation this was also changed her expression as the conversation progressed.

“Why did you repeat such meaningless attempts in Noark? That’s definitely something we were curious about as well. And what you say makes sense. “I organized these opinions carefully and immediately conveyed them to my superiors—”

“We need to prepare measures right away not just deliver them.”

“…I’ll take care of that so let’s go out.”

I stopped talking and spoke once more firmly but unfortunately it didn’t work out well.

Is it because it doesn’t speak like a barbarian?

“It doesn’t seem to have worked out well.”

“I can only hope that Raven properly conveys this to the higher-ups.”

It was a time when I came out of the barracks and spent time guarding the front.

Fuzzy-!

Suddenly something dark and parabolic fell in front of us.

And then slowly stood up.

[Grrrrrr-!]

It was a corpse with squishy skin.