Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 4



Episode 4 Tutorial (3)

As far as [Dungeons & Stones] go I am an expert.

You can recite where and what monsters appear what their habits are and what their weaknesses are without having to remember.

Based on this I made my final judgment.

If the barbarian’s body and my knowledge are combined we can survive even in the labyrinth.

At least that’s what I truly believed at the time.

“under….”

As soon as I entered the labyrinth my eyes became dark.

It’s not a metaphor for the future; literally nothing is visible. I probably wouldn’t even notice if someone put an eye patch on my eyes right now.

Well there won’t be much of a difference.

“Fuck.”

I feel like I was hit hard in the back of the head.

The barbarians all only had one weapon so I didn’t even suspect this.

Originally there shouldn’t be any need for torches on the first floor.

This is because the crystals attached to the wall serve as a light source.

Of course there are dark areas on the first floor but only a small part of them except for the outermost area leading to the second floor—

‘Oh did I really fall there now?’

I quickly developed a hypothesis.

When you enter the labyrinth your starting location is random.

Of course words are random and are not thrown around like this. Even if you start from the outskirts there is always a shining crystal nearby.

However this is not a game world that can be viewed simply through a monitor.

What if all of those things were some kind of convenience given to the players by the creators?

What if in reality there are cases where the dark area is used as a starting point?

If so can I explain my situation now?

No it definitely has to be that way.

If everything on the first floor is like this I’m not confident I can survive even a day.

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“after….”

Still after calmly organizing things I calmed down a little.

Fortunately my eyes had adapted to the darkness and were much better than before. Yes only the outline is visible.

At this level the situation is not so hopeless that you just have to bite your tongue and die.

Let’s check things first and move on.

Aren’t you finally alone now?

“Status window equipment window character information status inventory. Check the log… silver nigger.”

That doesn’t work either.

Well I wasn’t expecting it anyway.

“let’s go.”

I move forward holding the shield in one hand and the wall with the other.

The speed is slightly faster than crawling.

Well isn’t it?

Maybe crawling would be faster but you can’t speed up any more.

It’s dangerous…

“Kwaaaaaak!”

Suddenly a sharp pain bloomed in my ankle.

My nerves are going crazy from the pain I have never felt before. But even then I figured out the situation.

What on earth is wrong?

The answer came quickly even without the battle log.

“The character stepped on a goblin trap.”

Fuck I’ve just stepped on a trap.

***

What is defeat?

They come out one after another without even thinking about it.

The shield gave me psychological stability.

But instead it blocked a significant portion of the view.

If I had just fastened my shield to my belt and focused on looking I might have discovered the trap.

What’s the use of a shield if you can’t see it anyway?

I had to focus on practicality rather than mental stability.

Shit.

“Off… hmm….”

My hair turns white.

I want to scream right now.

But I desperately endure it.

Maybe if I scream things will get better.

This is because we are clearly aware that it is making it worse.

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My heart is pounding my heart is pounding.

My heart is beating like crazy like it’s broken.

“Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….”

I pressed my lips and forced myself to breathe.

What I need to think about now is not how sick and difficult I am right now.

There is only one monster on the first floor that uses traps.

There are only goblins.

And he will definitely be nearby.

“….”

He reflexively raises his shield to cover his head.

Then stop breathing and focus on hearing.

There is no sound immediately. It is so quiet as if time has stopped.

…Maybe it doesn’t exist?

I don’t know.

Maybe so. There may be cases where you happen to be away or something like that. Even goblins poop.

‘Damn it I honestly don’t even think about it that way.’

I quietly folded up the hope that was creeping out and threw it away from my head.

There were two reasons.

However being positive and being optimistic are different.

Two what I need now is a negative mindset.

“….”

If you’re not sure assume the worst.

The goblin heard me scream.

It’s hiding in the dark waiting for me to lose strength.

That’s why no sound was heard.

Because it was like that in the game too.

If there was a trap there were always goblins nearby.

“Whoa….”

Slowly let out your held breath.

Anyway since it is a very quiet environment if you don’t relax you will be able to notice my approach.

First let’s do what I have to do.

“…Hmm!”

Lower his posture and open the trap with both hands to remove his feet. He then rips off his trousers takes off his shoes and applies strong pressure to his wounds.

I decided to throw away my worn-out shoes.

In fact it was difficult to even call them shoes.

Because what I was wearing were sandals that were close to flip-flops.

Damn barbarian bastards.

At the very least if they had only sent him wearing leather boots he wouldn’t have been paralyzed by a single trap like this…

‘What the fuck am I thinking?’

I find myself being irrational and my mind becomes cold.

Let’s not be pathetic anymore.

No matter how much you curse at them the situation you face will not change.

In the end it was my fault for not checking the floor properly.

So let’s stop whining and check the condition of our bodies first.

‘Wow this is really a big problem.’

I can no longer feel my right foot.

I can feel the heat but even that is becoming dull.

“I know you’re hiding so come out.”

I muttered quietly.

There was still no sign of popularity beyond the darkness.

So we slowly moved forward.

Trudging. Trudging.

One leg was aching but the pain wasn’t as bad as I thought. I guess it’s because of the paralysis poison…

I don’t know if I should call this a good thing.

“Come out you fucking bastard.”

I didn’t hesitate to provoke them and kept moving forward.

Because time is not on my side.

If you have to fight the sooner you do it the better.

Injury is not only an injury but we cannot ignore the possibility that he is waiting for a colleague.

“Aren’t you coming out?”

Of course this is all just my delusion and in fact there may be no such thing as goblins.

Then I will become an idiot who steps into a trap alone and puts on all kinds of shows.

But so what?

Still I want to be the surviving asshole.

“Then why don’t you just stay there? “I’m going.”

Speed ​​up.

At best it’s a bit faster than crawling but it feels like I’m running a marathon at full speed.

Step by step.

As I was walking too hard my right foot started throbbing.

“Useup hahaha….”

It’s one of two things.

Either the paralyzing poison had worn off or the pain had become so severe that even that wasn’t enough.

When I think about it neither one is bad.

If the effect of the drug is over that’s fine.

Considering that pain is felt isn’t it possible because nerve cells are alive?

‘No but why am I only positive in this direction?’

Well I don’t really want to think about it.

I don’t have the brains to do that.

“…your mother goblin.”

Words come out of the brain without filtering.

Is it because so much blood was shed?

I feel like my brain has been pickled by alcohol.

“Your father is a goblin too.”

Of course I spit out everything that came out but didn’t stop walking.

“So you too are a goblin.”

That’s when I heard the first sound.

It was definitely a small sound but it sounded very loud to my ears while I was concentrating.

Chak-

Finally it showed itself for the first time.

“Why can’t you stand cursing your parents?”

Of course I know that’s not the reason.

Not only was it not an insult to begin with…

The sound came from behind.

It would be more correct to say that I had no choice but to move my body as I got further and further away.

I increased my speed further.

As a result his steps also became faster.

Clap- Clap- Clap- Clap-

The sound of his steps became clearer and more distinctive.

Every time I walked there was the sound of something sticky hitting and falling off a smooth surface.

Even though I knew that my height was less than 1m I felt pressured as if I was being chased by a huge monster.

I kept talking to him just to get rid of my fear.

I am a barbarian.

If you can lead them in close combat there is no way you can lose to goblins.

“Don’t just follow me come along. “Fuck you.”

For that reason I continued to provoke but the guy just kept following me while maintaining a certain distance.

The guy didn’t seem to have any intention of hiding himself anymore.

“Okay okay…!”

It’s a sound close to howling but I can feel it somehow.

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That’s right!”

He’s giggling now. He is truly happy as he watches his prey bleed and die. I hope I hear that sound and get scared.

…Smart bastard.

Okay change of plan.

I stopped walking. And then he stumbled and fell to the floor.

puck!

My forehead hit the rock and it hurt like it would break but I didn’t make a sound.

From now on it is a battle of patience.

If you think I’m down and approach first I win.

If I really collapse before then it will be my loss.

“Really?”

I decided to believe in the toughness of this body that walked the distance of about 300 meters with cramped feet.

Chak-

The sound of its footsteps slowly gets closer.

The pace is slow enough to make you yawn.

Even though his prey has been defeated as hoped he remains suspicious.

‘Why is a crazy goblin so cautious?’

Cursing comes out of nowhere.

In the game goblins were the weakest mob. They used poison and set up traps but other than this their combat power was poor.

But what were the goblins you actually encountered like?

Chak-

He was not someone to look down on at all. I realized why the village NPCs talked so much about the cleverness of goblins.

In my experience they are several times more intelligent than the barbarians.

Chak-

The guy stops walking somewhere between 5m and 10m.

Why?

The car was curious about the reason.

A dull shock comes from his shoulder.

Tuk. Degurrrrr.

what. Did this chewy threw a stone at me?

‘…Surely you won’t throw it until it turns into a blood clot?’

“Grrrrrrrrrrr! That’s right!”

Contrary to concerns it let out a howl of joy.

I guess they thought I was dead because there was no response to the stone sling.

Clap- Clap- Clap- Clap-

He approached me quickly.

I could feel how excited I was while jumping.

I calmed down my excitement and measured the distance calmly through sound. And when I decided that I was within close range.

“Fuck you!”

I jumped up and stretched out my hand towards him.

The decision was made that it would be quicker and have a longer effective distance to pick up the shield and reach out to strike.

However I soon realized that the plan had gone awry.

This time too there were two reasons.

First of all the distance from him was about one step.

And its movements were much more agile than expected.

“Okay!”

The guy pulls his back and steps back.

I couldn’t see it but it felt exactly like that.

He instinctively realized he had missed it.

Dammit what should I do now? I racked my brain and prepared my next plan.

But at that moment my body moved on its own.

“…?”

It was a truly strange feeling.

It was still dark before my eyes.

But I intuitively knew where the goblin ran.

When I realized that fact my hand was already moving towards him.

“Really?!”

I felt like I was holding it at my fingertips.

It didn’t matter whether it was the wrist ankle or neck.

“Aaaah!”

I screamed and slammed the guy on the floor. Kwasik! There was a sound of something breaking. But I couldn’t be at ease so I immediately climbed on top of the guy’s upper body.

“That bastard!”

Now things have changed.

“I am above and you are below. This is a chew! ”

He hit his face like a crazy person.

There were times when I was so excited that I hit the floor but this barbarian’s body was much stronger than I thought.

Not only did my fist hurt but the stone floor cracked.

“….”

Before long it stops moving.

and….

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Dust flies.

It is an unusually bright dust.

I stopped punching.

Before I knew it the body of the goblin that was sitting on its back was being torn into small pieces and flying around.

I’m so dumbfounded.

“Ha fuck is this still the same?”

I would like you to decide on just one.

Is it a game or is it just similar reality?

I keep getting confused about which beat to go to.

“The goblin has been defeated. EXP +1」

Soon after the goblin’s body disappeared without a trace.

Feeling helpless and without knowing why she picked up a small stone that had fallen on the spot.

“I have acquired a grade 9 magic stone.”

It was not strong but it glowed faintly.

It was a magic stone used as currency in [Dungeon & Stone].

How much was this? Soon a memory came to mind.

“A piece of bread.”

The average value of the magic stones spit out by goblins in the game.

For some reason laughter leaked out.

“Hehehehe….”

This is all you got from all that bullshit?

His complicated head becomes much clearer.

It’s almost like the feeling of strangely laughing after crying a lot.

“Hehehehehe.”

There is a labyrinth and there are monsters.

Dead monsters disappear leaving behind drop items.

And in the city out there real people of different races live together.

This is definitely that kind of world.

but….

There will never be any confusion again.