Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 422



Episode 422: Like ice (2)

I gave up hope of being rescued.

Food was thrown away and equipment was thrown away.

Even though I ran away I was caught up and had to watch helplessly as my colleague died.

Because that’s what survival is all about.

Giving up and giving up again.

Deceive yourself into thinking that it was the most reasonable choice in an unreasonable situation.

So I burned everything I had and used it as fuel to move forward.

but….

“···Enemy! “A new enemy has appeared!”

What else should I give up now?

Damn it I already know the answer.

“Jun I’ll leave this place to you for a while.”

I quickly touched the baton and headed to the rear.

As soon as I turned my back I saw a long-distance unit running towards us from behind.

Enemies were following behind them.

“mister…!”

“Erwen!”

“About fifteen people! He doesn’t look like a knight but he uses auras! “Now Mr. Gerrod is stopping it alone!”

Ventis Gerode.

A psychic who belongs to Team 3.

He was a man that everyone liked even though they scolded him for his smile and unnecessarily positive attitude.

“Thank you for letting me know. “Hurry follow Akuraba and join the main unit.”

“…be careful!”

Afterwards when he passed by Erwen and arrived at the rear he was lying on the floor hot blood spraying out.

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Blood steaming in contact with cold air.

‘Okay… one more person died.’

If it weren’t for this man more people would have been hurt and killed.

Exciting-

For a moment my heart tightened but this cold reality did not give me any time to grieve.

Sigh.

He raises his head and looks at the front.

Fifteen enemies can be seen above Gerod’s body.

As soon as I saw it I remembered a conversation I had with the leader of Orculis in Noark.

[Human female.]

[A red aura in the form of an awl that seems to be specialized for daggers.]

[These are all characteristics of the Rose Knights.]

Rose Knights.

A special unit directly under the royal family that handles special missions such as assassination and infiltration.

Yes the day will come when they will finally meet each other.

Drip drip drip—

A woman holding a dagger dripping with blood stops and stares at me.

She was similar to Amelia when they first met.

Eyes that do not convey any emotion.

and….

“Baron Bjorn Jandel.”

A dry voice that cannot even be described as dreary.

“According to information he has at least level 2 sword defense ability. “Evaluation power is two levels higher than that of each of us so deal with us carefully.”

As soon as the woman’s business-like briefing was over they were ready to attack at any moment.

It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this way while looking at an enemy but it truly sent goosebumps down my spine.

I’m not afraid of someone who doesn’t even know me screaming that he’s going to kill me but that’s not the case here is it?

A professional trained solely for the purpose of murder.

Exciting-!

Even though they have not yet met a single weapon the warrior’s heart beats as he senses a difficult battle.

but….

Wow-

So what?

“Did the Marquis send you?”

I asked while maintaining the readiness to respond immediately at any time but no answer came back.

“….”

That’s a bit harsh to look at.

Are you saying you don’t talk to people who will kill you?

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Even the faintest expectations disappeared due to his thoroughly professional appearance but I hope he could tell me at least this one thing.

“How on earth did you know that you were waiting here?”

“….”

“huh? Tell me. No matter how much I think about it I just can’t explain this one thing. “Don’t you feel sorry for us?”

Despite the joking tone the woman looked at me without changing her expression and then quietly opened her mouth.

“…At someone’s persistent request we were put on standby just in case and the intelligence department also judged that the chances of you actually coming here were slim.”

“It’s rare….”

I ended up laughing without realizing it.

Well what are the chances of completing the mission after such an arduous journey being abandoned by our allies in the middle of the enemy’s territory and still persevering to find a way out on our own and arrive here?

The expedition team that we met for the first time a few days ago was hastily assembled.

To say it is rare would be an understatement.

“…Why are you smiling?”

“I just thought you guys couldn’t win.”

Does it make sense to put this kind of power on standby to block even the remotest possibility?

It seems like a huge wall is tightening from all directions.

It feels like no matter where I go there is no exit.

“Then the conversation was a failure.”

At that time the woman looked at me and muttered.

“failure?”

“Because a person with a broken heart does not look like that.”

What is it? So you responded because you wanted me to be frustrated?

I said grumpily.

“That’s really strange. “I was in enough despair right now.”

“Then do you plan to die like this?”

“No you have to do as much as you can.”

“Yes sometimes there are people like you. “Never takes death as an escape….”

At my answer the woman’s expression changed for the first time. It’s very slight but should I say that he feels a little sad somewhere?

Of course we don’t know what it will be like in reality.

Maybe I was looking at it wrong.

But even if you see it correctly nothing will change.

“I guess the time for conversation is over now.”

I said

“….”

The woman didn’t answer.

We both know each other.

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

That there is no need for further conversation.

***

Essence Bol-Herchan for Aura preparation.

Thanks to this I was able to evolve into a knight’s nightmare but that doesn’t mean I’m invincible.

Because there was nothing like that in [Dungeon & Stone] in the first place.

Creep Creep Creep Pugh!

It doesn’t cut like tofu but each time the dagger touches the body small injuries pile up.

Since the priest’s sacred power had long ago run out healing cannot be expected.

In the meantime….

“The character has been poisoned by the royal poison.”

“The character’s body value is over 700.”

“Poison resistance is over 100.”

“The poisoning effect is reduced by 70%.”

The wound area is tingling as if the knife is covered in something and the tingling sensation spreads to the surrounding area.

Even natural regeneration was blocked as some wounds worsened.

Injuries are steadily increasing.

Huuuuuuung-!

I swing the hammer as if to shoo away a fly but this time it only flies through the air in vain.

Climb walls somersault in the air suddenly turn with braking abilities that defy the laws of physics and more.

He dodges all my attacks but if he finds even the slightest opportunity he slices me with his dagger.

Of course each of the injuries is not serious but…

Creep Creep Creep-

The body which was already relatively slow becomes slower and the number of injuries increases.

If the terrain had been a little wider and 15 people had attacked from all directions I would have been reduced to rags on the ground a long time ago.

“…Ugh!”

A body that stumbles and leans forward.

Immediately a dagger is swung towards the neck.

‘Okay now!’

As if I had been waiting I put strength into my feet and struck the hammer.

but….

‘Oh get hit now!’

Holy shit this doesn’t work either?

It feels like I’m dealing with a machine not a person.

It’s a situation where you can’t help but say “How are you playing games?”

“The character casted [Soul Dive].”

「Soul power is regenerated in proportion to the soul power consumed.」

First of all I used [Soul Dive] right away because the cooldown was short and recovered the MP that was running towards the floor.

And just at that point.

“We’ll help too!”

Reinforcements have arrived.

It was Ravien and Amelia who were supposed to be guarding the front line against the Noark guys.

“What’s ahead? “What happened ahead?”

Amelia answered my question.

“They have been in a standoff ever since they came out of the glacier’s snow boundary.”

Yes you are recovering.

Waiting for our power to decrease as we fight them. Well I don’t know what the situation is but I’m not sure that the Rose Knights are their allies so it’s a wise decision.

‘Nimirel why are you in the middle?’

I raised my shield to protect my upper body.

thud-!

A dagger bouncing as if it were blocked by an iron wall.

However as time passes pain does not occur in the lower body as usual.

Normally I would have been poking the bottom as if I was waiting.

Why?

As I watched the Rose Knights vaguely distance themselves I realized the reason.

‘Ah it’s thanks to them.’

Because I was wary of Amelia and Ravien standing on either side of me I couldn’t poke around with peace of mind like before.

That’s right it’s the rule of the country to deal with civilian characters.

‘Well I feel like I have some free time now.’

I shouted so that Akuraba behind me could hear.

Well I’m a tank and the commander of the expedition team right?

You have to fulfill two roles at once.

“Akuraba if you can tell him to keep it that way with the Noark guys!”

It’s heartbreaking to give time to those Noark guys who only had one last hit left but there was nothing else to do—

‘huh?’

But what is this?

Even though I shouted loudly there was no response from the Rose Knights. It’s not just that they ignore it it’s that they look like they didn’t hear anything.

“Emily is the voice control magic working now?”

“Ah it looks like the wizards who came down wrote it.”

“…come down?”

No what does that mean?

Ravien responded by striking away the dagger that was aimed at my shoulder.

“As soon as the attack started from behind the priests and wizards used floating magic and all fled in this direction.”

“escape? Could it be that… there was an enemy up there too?”

“yes. Priest Loita Mamander was killed in the surprise attack.”

“I see….”

Somehow nothing but bad news comes out.

Not only were there 15 enemies not all but even one priest was killed…

‘Now there are 19 people….’

The expedition which started with 30 people has already been reduced to this much.

Even if they manage to make it back alive less than half of the people will be there.

Wow-

The anger I had been holding in blooms in my heart.

He kept giving up and giving up.

It’s not like I envisioned a golden future and let it go.

We fought shedding blood for a future that was no different from rolling in dog shit.

But why do unreasonable situations continue endlessly?

I want to curse blame and scream at God right now.

but….

“Aaaaaah!!!”

Letting out your heated breath.

Even the heat covering his head is forcibly relieved.

Because what we need now is not hot anger.

At least at this moment it shouldn’t be like that for me.

“…Akuraba!”

“Say yes!”

“It’s okay to not help here so let’s all recover as much as possible. “I’m going to have to use a lot of energy soon.”

There is only one chance.

***

It’s a ridiculous plan.

If you follow my words everyone will die.

Nowadays no one says such things.

“…all right. “I’ll do as you say.”

Akuraba immediately carried out my instructions as did the other members.

Were you recognized as a leader during the last expedition?

If so I feel somewhat proud.

It’s not like my hard work went unrewarded at all.

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

As support from the rear ranks was cut off the Rose Knights’ offensive became more intense.

“Yandel is fighting more than ten enemies alone! Stop it somehow!”

To make matters worse the Noark guys who had finished maintenance also ended the standoff and began to attack in earnest.

And there’s only one thing we did.

“Hold on!!”

Holding on somehow.

In a situation where the priest had run out of divine power and ADC support had stopped.

Buying time by maintaining a front line back and forth.

“Aaaahhh!”

Although we were surrounded and harassed from both sides it was surprisingly more manageable than we thought.

‘It’s just that we are already treated as corpses.’

Noark and the Rose Knights who have accepted our annihilation as a fait accompli are engaged in a silent battle of wits.

‘If we all die we’ll have to fight among ourselves one more time right?’

Well that’s my personal feeling anyway.

The enemy’s letdown was a positive sign for us.

Thanks to you that time has finally come.

Dedddddddddddd.

A gorge shaking as if there was an earthquake.

Ssssssssssssss-!

A pure white chill rises in the form of fog from the bottom of the cliff where there was only darkness like an abyss.

“The character has been exposed to [Frozen Faith].”

“The binding magic is canceled.”

Glacial wizard Cariathea.

After climbing up from the bottom for a long time he finally arrived.

“Shit! Break through!”

Starting from this an urgent cry came from Noark.

“… Sort it out as quickly as possible.”

Although they were much more polite the Rose Knights seemed to be embarrassed as well.

I burst out laughing.

‘I never thought I would be the only one here who calculated the time when the boss would arrive.’

Actually it must have been that relaxing.

[Grrrrrrrrrr]

Thousands of skeletons flailing their arms above the gathering fog. And from the center of the fog the Elder Lich Cariathea glares at us with red-hot eyes.

“Yandel is all ready!”

The ‘big thing’ I requested from the ADC line was also ready just in time.

therefore….

“Shoot.”

Now I have no choice but to try it.

“James Kala cast [Piercing Light].”

“Erwen Fornacci di Tercia casted [Element Synthesis].”

“Titana Akurabaga [No. 1911 Fabler’s broken pocket watch] was used.”

“Versil Gowland casted the level 3 attack spell ‘Flame of Destruction.’ 」

“McKelly Rayothers casted the level 3 attack spell ‘Condemnation’. 」

“Reard Ashed casted the level 3 attack magic ‘Magic Ray’…”

This was the same for everyone not just ranged dealers but anyone with at least one ranged skill.

Do your best and use your skills as much as cooldown and MP allow.

Noark measure.

Not even the Rose Knights side.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!

Toward the Elder Lich who just appeared.

“The first soul chest of Glacier Wizard Cariathea has been destroyed.”

Huh it looks like the firepower was enough.

[Kyeeeeeeeek!]

The banshees pulled out of the fog scream in pain and go crazy.

And at the same time.

Grumble growl crackle crackle.

The Elder Lich who restored his shattered bones in an instant looks at us and extends his hand.

“Glacier wizard Cariathea casts [Soul Extraction].”

[Soul extraction].

The exact pattern used in Phase 2.

I caught my breath and closed my eyes.

“Whoa….”

That was all that could be done.

The die was just thrown in a fierce storm.

“All characters within range faint.”

I can only hope that good readings come out.