Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 424



Episode 424: Like ice (4)

Seal of active skill.

Needless to say it is one of the worst penalties.

Well it’s still better than being blind like James Calla.

‘It would have been better if I had lost the use of one arm like old Diddy.’

A penalty that greatly reduces combat power to the point where one might think that one without one arm would have had an advantage.

But it can’t be helped.

What can I do when the dice I throw come out like this?

I can only hope that the results of the dice are terrible on that side as well.

‘Besides… it’s not bad except for my penalty.’

In fact the [Soul Extraction] pattern is quite a tricky pattern.

Although he stumbled a bit he was able to maintain his balance so it doesn’t seem like his legs were blown off as a penalty.

This is especially true for positions such as psychics or wizards. Since he is in the dealer position he must have hit a lot of last hits but he has to fight and win alone without the vanguard who is always with him.

but….

“How is your body? “Are there any bad places?”

‘Luckily everyone has lived a good life.’

“I’m not sure….”

Both priests survived safely.

Erwen looks somewhat dazed.

All but one of the four wizards have woken up and Akuraba is the only one who is unconscious.

Did something happen inside?

I don’t know but I didn’t dig deep.

Right now the first thing to do is find out what the penalty is.

‘Probably the fact that they were wizards who had been at the Magic Tower for a long time was effective.’

‘Nimiral.’

Even if this is enough the gamble can be considered successful.

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Even though we were part of the same expedition team and went through hardships and hardships together I have no idea what kind of life these people lived before.

As I was experimenting with random penalties in the order of bad ones I soon sighed heavily.

plod trudge.

An ice cave where the sound of hard steps echoes.

As I was moving as far away from the glacier’s eye entrance as possible I felt movement on one of my shoulders.

“mister….”

“You’re awake….”

Although I felt a deep sense of relief I first carefully put Erwen down.

‘It’s the eighth…’

Unfortunately Erwen was also unlucky.

“Recovery of all resources for Erwen Fornacci di Tercia is limited.”

All resources cannot be recovered.

Simply put it means that now MP or spirit power can only be consumed and cannot be replenished.

“…Conserve your strength as much as possible unless you have to protect yourself.”

“Yes… I’m sorry…”

“What is there to be sorry for? That’s how it happened. “I’m just glad I woke up.”

Anyway as time passed those who had fainted woke up one by one.

“I caused you trouble. From now on I will walk on my own.”

Fortunately Meland Kaislan received a weak penalty.

“Tsk…! Why is this…”

Ravien who was restricted from using weapons placed his hand on his sword and trembled as if he had received an electric shock.

“Hey… why isn’t everyone talking?”

Tsuon Irivan an archer from Team 5 who lost his hearing.

and….

“It was a really… terrible place.”

Akuraba has a completely white expression.

‘Now there are two….’

By the time 25 minutes had passed since the [Soul Extraction] pattern began there were only two people left.

Amelia and team 2 wizard McKelly Rayothers.

“Please please stay strong….”

As time is running out the crew sends anxious glances towards the two who are still asleep.

I felt like I was going crazy too.

‘Why doesn’t he wake up…?’

He definitely didn’t die in there.

If that were the case my heart would have stopped already.

My heart is pounding.

A period of time continues as if my heart is tightening.

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How much more has passed since then?

“Mr. McKelly there is only one minute left. Please cheer up….”

[Soul Extraction] One minute left until the pattern ends.

“Uhm….”

“…Emily! ”

Amelia finally opened her eyes.

and….

“…Shit.”

The other one couldn’t open his eyes.

***

18 survivors.

However the number of people capable of combat is much smaller.

Because many crew members including me received significant penalties. In fact it is safe to say that power has been reduced by more than half.

but….

‘Then what is it like over there?’

As the saying goes happiness is a relative value.

The same goes for misfortune.

「You gain new power in proportion to the total amount of souls absorbed by Glacier Wizard Cariathea.」

Now 30 minutes have passed and Phase 2 is over.

How many people over there survived and what penalty did those who survived have?

‘It’s okay I just hope that all the surviving cubs fight the boss and die…’

Tsk realistically that won’t happen right?

Because Cariathea is not a monster that chases you beyond the eyes of a glacier.

I don’t know how many people have woken up but everyone must have escaped the glacier’s eyes by now.

‘Dragon Slayer… What happened to him?’

Maybe he is dead.

Because he was the one who killed the Great Ancient Dragon who served as an elder of the Dragon Race. He said that even then he was ambushed and barely killed him so it is highly likely that he would not have won if they had met him again in normal conditions.

Well I’d be lying if I said that this speculation didn’t involve my own wishes.

‘No wait a minute.’

While I was thinking about the dragon slayer for a moment my body suddenly stiffened.

‘Fuck then wasn’t Dwalki also on that bastard field?’

Should I say that I suddenly felt very dirty?

At the same time I also had that thought.

Aren’t all the people in my fantasies someone’s only and precious person?

End your thoughts and open your eyes.

Grumble-!

A flame that emits warm heat.

The priest kneeling in front of the flames continued to recite prayers and the members each took a moment of silence while listening to them.

At least this is a positive aspect of the current situation.

This means that we now have enough money to pay for the funeral of our dead colleague.

Kwasik Kwasik Kwasik-!

The fire that poured in the firepower of the wizards instantly melted the flesh and skin and after casting a distortion spell on the remaining bones the warriors broke them into small pieces and stored them in their pockets.

I hope this will be at least a small consolation to his bereaved family members who will be left behind.

“….”

That was the end of the short funeral.

The hot flame goes out and the body that was warm for a moment is cooled by the cold wind.

So now it’s time to come back to reality.

“…Yandel what are we going to do now?”

As soon as Kaislan spoke to me the crew’s attention focused on this.

Well that’s the end of the plan I told you.

When [Soul Extraction] begins those who wake up first jump out taking the rest with them.

There were no instructions for what to do next.

but….

“If we keep increasing the distance like this it might be possible to hold out until the closing date.”

Kaislan seemed to already know what I was thinking as his expression was frozen as he said those words.

That’s probably why I mentioned it first.

So that I can speak at least a little more comfortably.

“Hana Yandel you would know. “Even if you run away like that the end will be a cliff.”

“Am I off a cliff? What does that mean? “Didn’t they all buy it now?”

An operator flinched at Kaislan’s words and raised his voice.

“You said you could hold out until the closing date? Isn’t that enough? “What are you worrying about?”

I feel sorry for those who really thought this was the end but the most important hurdle has not yet been overcome.

If that were the case there would be no reason for me to say ‘gambling’.

“….”

Kaislan gave me a silent glance and I smiled bitterly and stepped forward.

Yes no matter how capable Kaislan is he can’t be entrusted with something like this.

“We are not running away like this. No to be precise we cannot escape.”

As soon as he finished speaking the crew members’ eyes widened.

Looks filled with astonishment and doubt.

“…What is the reason?”

That’s simple.

“The enemies that appeared from behind are the Rose Knights.”

“Are you saying you won’t be able to shake off the chase?”

“No that’s not true.”

“What does it mean…?”

Since no one seemed to understand what I was saying I continued.

If we return alive the royal family will come up with an excuse.

Something went wrong at the main unit and I couldn’t go to rescue them. Still it was fortunate that he was able to come back alive on his own.

They would cover their eyes and try to cover the sky with their palms.

and….

Ignoring the truth.

That was our only way out.

“What does it mean to turn away?”

“If we pretend not to notice that we are outcasts the royal family will not resort to extreme measures.”

It may be cowardly but this was my plan.

“But that method can no longer be used.”

“….”

“The moment the Rose Knights tell the royal family what happened here the royal family will most likely try to get rid of Woo Hwan.”

“…Couldn’t they try to negotiate to keep us quiet?”

Well yes that is a possibility.

however….

“Do you really think so?”

No answer came back.

It’s just that someone next to me asked a new question.

“So what are you going to do? “If we don’t want to die here shouldn’t we somehow get out of the city first?”

It was Futa Rickerburn a member of the Kealunus Dukedom.

There was something about her that was both unique and funny.

“I didn’t know that the guy who was so desperate that it was all over would say something like that.”

“Because you brought us here by the collar. “He’s been through so much do you think he’s going to give up here?”

“It was a compliment so don’t take it sensitively. And he never said he was giving up in the first place.”

“ah….”

He opened his mouth in disappointment at what I said and I continued speaking quickly.

“Everyone don’t worry too much. “Because there is a way.”

“method?”

“okay. Who knows if no one comes back alive? “What could have happened here?”

Of course there will be doubts but there is a difference between having a mental belief and the existence of physical evidence.

Therefore…

“We will kill both the Noark guys and the Rose Knights from now on.”

From now on it’s just us.

You have to cover the sky with your palm.

***

Are you going to run away like this?

Or will we fight back one more time?

The consensus on that ended sooner than expected.

“I… I don’t know what the right choice is.”

“Haha it’s nothing special. “Because that’s what most of the situations were like on the way here.”

“But even in all those moments he made a decision.”

“Bjorn Jandel Trusting your choice. “That is my choice.”

“Me too. “It may seem a little petty to you but it’s easier for someone like me.”

After the expedition’s decision-making was over everything became clear.

We wandered around the cave deployed detection magic to various places cast distortion magic hunted monsters and supplied food.

“Is this… more edible than I thought?”

The monster meat was surprisingly edible.

Well some of them were so bad that they were considered inedible.

“Not to mention the taste it’s a waste. “If we take those by-products we can sell them at a high price.”

“It can’t be helped. “Now I have to lighten my load as much as possible…”

I threw away all the expensive by-products obtained through distortion magic with tears in my eyes.

While having to carry a colleague who had difficulty moving around there was no time to take care of such things.

Half a day had passed like that.

“Mr. Yandel! Mr. Yandel!”

Marone the wizard from Team 5 hurriedly calls my name and runs towards me.

There was only one time he was like this.

“Did the detection magic work?”

“yes yes…! “It worked!”

The news brought by Marone could be broadly classified into three types.

First some good news.

“It was the Order of the Rose Order. “There are only seven people!”

The number of Knights of the Rose Order has decreased significantly.

It seems like they caused a lot of damage because they committed murder like a meal…

“What was the condition of the remaining ones?”

“That’s….”

The second was ambiguous news.

“Everyone seemed fine on the outside… If I had to guess one person was slightly stumbling.”

Compared to a third of our expedition group who suffered quite strong penalties they seem to have had quite good random penalty luck.

Well since we don’t know what it will actually be like it’s bad news so it’s too early to confirm.

“Uh… ah anyway this isn’t what’s important!!”

The long-awaited third was bad news.

That’s usually not bad news either.

This is literally the worst news.

“I don’t know why but those people and the Noark people are moving together…!”

Water and oil were mixed.