Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 425



Episode 425: Teaming (3)

Teaming.

This is a term often used in online competitive games and refers to the act of temporarily forming an alliance between players who are classified as enemies within the game.

‘Ha we’re teaming here?’

Each game company has different perspectives on teaming.

Some view teaming as part of the game while others see it as cheating and actively sanction it.

Of course in the case of intentional teaming either party considers it to be cheating at the level of hacking or bug use. This is because it greatly ruins the balance of the game and causes great damage to general users.

‘What are the Nimiral executives doing? ‘Don’t catch these bastards.’

A sigh comes out of nowhere.

We somehow created a three-way match but I never thought we would team up here.

Aren’t Noark and the royal family enemies of Cheolcheon?

Things got complicated.

‘If this is the case is it too much to fight individually…?’

Plan A went awry from the start.

Come to think of it most of them were like that.

Should we say that the case never ends with the original plan? I’m not the type of person who always makes hopeful plans but for some reason things always turn out that way.

“excuse me······.”

Listening to Marone’s cautious voice I woke up from my thoughts.

“Oh sorry I was thinking about something else.”

“no.”

“So how many people were on the Noark side?”

“Six people.”

“Who are the members?”

I don’t know the enemy’s name but is it because I fought once?

Marone briefly explained the members focusing on their abilities.

“The woman who turned into a lightning bolt and turned into a black spear and ran. ah! She had her bald boxer…”

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There is one priest of Karui here.

There is one warlock.

And finally…

“There was that Regal Vagos guy too?”

“yes yes···!”

Dragon Slayer Regal Vagos.

He may be a little vain but I thought he might have died from [Soul Extraction] but he seems to have used some kind of trick and managed to come out alive.

‘······It’s a mental world so even if the body were to recover it wouldn’t have been easy. ‘Is the Ancient Dragon weaker than I thought?’

“thank god. “Because he’s alive…”

After Marone’s report was finished Ravien next to him muttered in a strange voice.

“···huh?”

“Because you need his heart to get the pen.”

“ah······.”

I completely forgot.

It was Dragon Little Pen who cursed Regal Vagos and turned him into a bee. As a result of the unreasonable curse time stopped in my body and I became unable to take a single step out of the Dragon Temple for the rest of my life.

“······Now that’s the expression I remembered.”

“sorry. “There’s a lot to worry about.”

“You still have to pay attention. “If you save the pen you may be able to receive your father’s protection.”

“Can’t it be done under your protection?”

“I have no authority within the clan. But my father is different.”

To put it simply if you complete this quest you can get all the dragons as allies.

In reality I don’t know how things will turn out but in my situation where I have to confront the royal family it’s a quest that I can’t miss.

“Keep that in mind.”

“That’s enough. But don’t push yourself too hard. There will always be another opportunity. “As long as I live…”

What do you mean you have to kill him to survive?

Still the message I was trying to convey was fully conveyed.

Whatever you do from now on don’t forget your top priority.

“Okay then let’s move again!”

Afterwards we continued moving installing detection magic throughout the passage.

They’ll think we’re running away.

In order to fight with even a little more advantage I need to call them to the battlefield I chose.

More time passed like that…

Day 70.

There are 5 days left until the labyrinth closes.

We wandered around the cave and settled on one spot.

“Everyone get as much rest as possible. “This will be my last rest.”

It was time to prepare for battle.

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That’s because during the last detection spell they were caught chewing beef jerky.

‘It’s probably the food that the Rose Knights had.’

This is something that is both enviable and unfair.

One side is chewing on monster meat while the other side is eating a normal meal.

Well thanks to that it seems like the chase doesn’t speed up…

‘If this happens will we really be at a disadvantage if we take our time?’

Thanks to monster meat there is no problem with survival.

However since the distortion magic had to be successful to supply meat it was impossible for everyone to eat their fill.

It’s just that they are not starving to death but even at this moment hunger is growing.

So if you decide to make a decision do it now before you get more tired.

“Yandel it’s cold. Don’t stay there come here!”

Soon after receiving Marone’s call I obediently headed to the fire.

The team no longer had any meaning.

The crew gathered together in one place and doused the flames as if they were making a campfire.

“Ugh… of course we have to grill the meat! Yandel! “Would you like one?”

Since you can’t be called a barbarian if you refuse meat I quickly took it and put it in my mouth. Then I chewed and listened to the crew’s conversation.

“This will be the last fight right?”

A woman wrapped her arms around her knees as if she were anxious.

She was a new member of the Periton Eria Bosti 5 team.

She belonged to the Heindel Church and she grew up in an orphanage and became a priest? She said she had her husband in town too.

She is not an explorer but an ordinary man who works as an administrative officer at an administrative office. It is said that her relationship with him deepened because of her service to the church.

‘They said there was a child too…’

This is a change that occurred as the long expedition reached its end.

As we spent time together going through several near-death crises we got to know each other very well.

“I will return alive. “I can’t have my child grow up like me.”

A precarious yet firm determination.

There is silence at this.

Cracking crackling crackling-.

Amidst all the sounds of sparks flying it was our team’s wizard Ashed who opened his mouth.

“If you were my wife you would get through it just fine without me. Because he is a strong person… but… he will definitely cry.”

“Are you… married? “You never said anything like that right?”

“Well you never asked. Mr. Aldidi.”

“her······!”

Old Didi opened his mouth as if he had been betrayed and the next person to open his mouth was Futa Rickerburn.

A poor guy who worked as a fixer for the Duke of Kealunus and was thrown here using his retirement as bait.

“The more I listen the more miserable I become.”

“······yes?”

“I don’t know but if you had to choose the most insignificant person among us it would be me.”

“······Suddenly?”

“Besides I am not married and there is no one waiting for me in the city. I was sick of that kind of life and wanted to retire but I ended up in this situation. If God were to choose someone to die he would definitely choose me.”

“······.”

“But… still I will survive. “Isn’t it terrible that this miserable life becomes my entire life?”

It was like a collapsed riverbank.

Anxious that this might be the last time he is unable to be seen by anyone and vents out the anger he had hidden deep inside.

“I don’t think that’s what the guy who said it was all over would say.”

“Can’t we just forget about that?”

“ha ha ha! Well with your bare mouth?”

However the atmosphere was still bright.

I know that some of the people I’m talking to now won’t be able to face tomorrow together.

Nevertheless everyone talked about the future.

“What are you going to do after you get out of Yandel? Of course you will take revenge right?”

Someone takes revenge.

“Ah that’s okay I want to eat cake…”

Someone has a small affair.

“I’m worried about my grandmother at home…”

Some people strengthen their will by thinking of the person they want to see.

“Putting everything aside I wish I had at least a drink.”

“I see. really.”

An atmosphere where you desperately need a drink.

In that atmosphere the conversation continued continuously.

“Hey… if we go to the city how about forming a clan?”

“Clan?”

“This too is fate. And… everyone won’t be able to stay where they were… “I thought that if we all worked together something would work out in the city too…”

Not just me but our future.

“Kala what kind of person was your friend?”

“You mean Rick…?”

“Now that I think about it I don’t think I’ve had much conversation with that guy.”

Not just our story.

Even the stories of those who are dead and no longer here.

I spoke without hesitation trying to remember commemorating and expressing regret.

How much time has passed like that?

“Mr. Yandel…”

Marone calls me with a stern look on his face.

“The detection magic has worked.”

At that one word we smiled bitterly and got up from our seats. And we extinguished the fire that was burning in our core.

“······.”

It was time to return to cold reality.

***

The plan is simple.

No there isn’t really a plan.

We have decided on a place to fight and here we will fight fiercely against the enemy with utmost determination.

And whoever survives will be the winner.

“···I entered.”

“What are the numbers?”

“It matches.”

I heard the information I wanted through Erwen who had her ear to the ground but I waited to prepare for just one chance.

About a minute has passed since then.

plod trudge.

They got close enough for me to hear them with my ears and soon they appeared from around the corner.

But the numbers are a bit strange.

Seven from the Rose Knights and six from Noark.

A total of thirteen enemies.

‘Did you leave behind those who are not helpful in battle because of the penalty?’

No that doesn’t make sense either?

Even if it’s not cold this place is a labyrinth with monsters appearing everywhere.

‘I didn’t leave it behind but I threw it away….’

If anything they reacted like a bastard.

“······Dead end?”

The woman standing in front tilted her head as she looked at us forming a defensive formation.

I’m glad it finally caught up with us but it seems like I felt a bit out of place…

“Could it be that they were waiting for us?”

As a woman who seemed to have experienced all kinds of prenatal care she was quick to grasp the situation.

Well that won’t change anything.

“collar!”

At the same time as my shout James Calla cast a skill.

“James Calla casted [Swift Hands].”

Since we are blinded due to the penalty it may be impossible to match our attack skills but that is not what we wanted.

“The skill was used within the range.”

The ground trembles as soon as the skill is cast.

“The trap is working.”

Kwa-kwa-kwang-!

Before long the sound of something collapsing was heard behind them.

Well this is a trap room.

You can sometimes come across this when you cross the ice cave section.

“···The road is blocked!”

The operating condition is whether the skill is cast or not.

And once the trap is activated the only entrance is covered in ice which becomes a secret room until it melts after a day.

However compared to the panic of the Noark guys the Rose Knights were calm.

The best among them was that woman who was the leader.

“Why did you make this choice?”

A question that seems to be filled only with curiosity.

The answer is really simple.

“Because there is no paradise where you run away.”

“That’s impressive.”

It will happen.

That’s what my favorite author said.

“There’s something I’d like to ask more than that.”

“My name is Six.”

“···huh?”

I wasn’t curious about the name.

When she gave a dumbfounded look the woman who gave her name as Six continued talking without any change in her expression.

“So what do you want to ask?”

It seems like he’s embarrassed somewhere but there’s no reason to find fault with it here.

I just asked what I wanted to ask.

“How on earth were you able to cooperate?”

The answer came from an unexpected place.

“Oh you mean that?”

Regal Vagos the dragon slayer proudly walks out as if she has recovered her body to some extent.

“Didn’t these women know too? “They need our help to catch and kill you.”

Well that’s certainly possible from the Rose Knights’ perspective.

Because the mission is the best for these women.

but······.

“But there would be no reason for you to accept that offer right?”

He said this while looking at a fierce boxer not a dragon slayer.

Regal Vagos may make some idiotic choices due to his grudge against me but he seems to be the actual leader.

“Are you sure you don’t know? “After what happens to us it’s your turn next?”

A question with the intention of causing discord.

At this the stubborn boxer finally opened his mouth.

“It is a famous story that the Rose Knights can never break the oath they made in the king’s name.”

Oh I see.

I thought the oath was a cheat for our barbarians.

It’s funny that it’s famous in the first place. This is my first time hearing it.

“Besides we had no choice. Because I ran out of food while following you guys. “We have no choice but to work together to catch you and get food.”

Now the situation is a bit sketchy.

How did these two groups become cooperative?

“So are all the questions answered?”

Soon Six the woman who seemed to be the leader opened her mouth as if to end the conversation and I shook my head.

“No not yet.”

“······.”

“Did you say Repeles? “There is one thing I would like to suggest.”

Pakpakgi chuckled at my words.

“Are you really going to try to appease me?”

Oh how did you know?

I obediently agreed.

“okay. Stick with us. “If it’s food we’ll provide it.”

It’s monster meat though.

“···what?”

He was so surprised that he didn’t know he would actually receive this kind of offer.

I continued speaking quickly.

“Does that mean the royal family abandoned us anyway? If possible I would like to take this opportunity to completely change my affiliation. What do you think?”

“…There is nothing more foolish than trusting your enemy.”

“If an oath is necessary I will swear it. “I put my warrior’s honor on the line.”

Just as the Rose Knights used cheat keys I also used my tribe’s own cheat key.

“Are you serious?”

Then Pakppakgi also started to worry with a confused look on his face.

Of course that time was short.

Now that I think about it there was a saboteur.

“Repheles do not fall for the enemy’s tricks. That guy has broken his oath once before. “It’s a different breed that doesn’t care about the honor of a warrior.”

The dragon slayer who had a history of being stabbed in the back of the head in Larkaz’s maze revealed his story and the gangster also hardened his resolve.

“Unfortunately I will decline that offer. “There is no way to control you in the city in the first place.”

Well doesn’t that work too?

“It’s a shame.”

“······.”

“The only way is to kill them all.”

I looked at them with my upper body covered with a shield.

Since I couldn’t use [Giantization] the standard was somewhat low but it wasn’t that important.

The spirit of a barbarian is to chew with the gums if there are no teeth.

“Erwen!”

The moment my call went out Erwen’s body turned into a blur.

“Erwen Fornacci di Tercia casted [Spiritualization].”

Since it is full of Auror users of course its attribute is Earth.

「Fire property damage is reduced by half.」

「Damage received from water properties is doubled.」

“Poisoning immunity bonus.”

「When using blunt weapons a strong correction is added to destructive actions.」

“Physical resistance level increases significantly…”

「······.」

The physical resistance value soared and the second stage of the evolved shell was activated even without [Giantization].

“The character’s physical resistance value is over 350.”

“Damage is reduced by 50% for piercing wounds only.”

Okay let’s give it a try.

“Behel—laaaaaaa!!!”

I’m pretty confident in dog fighting.