Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 429



Episode 429: Like ice (4)

As soon as [Spiritualization] is used.

“The spirit of wind resides in the character’s body.”

A translucent wind begins to drift over my skin.

Although we couldn’t exchange glances let alone conversation we could tell what Erwen was aiming for.

“All damage is subject to evasion correction.”

Evasion correction that activates with probability.

Please note that this evasion correction only reaches the maximum evasion probability for attacks classified as magic damage.

Maybe that’s why this condition was attached to the mode itself.

“Magic damage received is doubled.”

Because of this I did not turn on wind mode when dealing with wizards or magicians.

That’s because I judged the risk to be greater.

An evasion ability that works with a 50% chance?

It sounds good but if you get double the deal when you hit it can cause greater risk due to the nature of the game.

but….

Hehehe!

The coin has already been flipped.

So there is only one thing you can do.

Excited-.

Just watching the results.

Whiiiiiiik-!

In a moment where everyone’s fate may have been at stake.

The results appeared immediately without any delay.

“The character succeeded in dodging.”

The [Earth’s End Thorn] which was flying with the momentum to pierce my body twisted its trajectory barely grazing my skin as if being pushed away by a gust of wind.

and….

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Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaut one another – there up there?

A black thorn stuck in the ceiling with a loud noise.

“…!”

Along with the feeling of exhaustion as if my heart was sinking the wind that had enveloped my entire body died down.

“Erwen Fornazzi di Tercia’s natural power has all been consumed.”

“[Spiritualization] is canceled.”

Yes this was all that was left.

‘…think about it later.’

I rolled around on the floor and got up still holding Erwen’s body.

“Bjorn…”

huh? Why is it not you?

The sudden change in title is unfamiliar but it doesn’t leave you wondering deeply.

Because checking the status comes first.

“It may be difficult but can you deal with the magician over there? “You can just take charge.”

“…I can do it.”

Okay then the baton touching is over.

“You…!”

As soon as I take my stance and turn my body the shock is transmitted through the shield.

Kakak-!

Dragon Slayer Regal Vagos.

The one who first taught me what the death of a comrade meant.

Kakak-!

It may seem like a random move but it has its own momentum and I think about it as I catch the swinging sword.

‘I thought you’d be so happy that I’d cry.’

Not really.

Is it really inevitable that it will be like that?

Although it was a moment he had been eagerly waiting for he had had to lose a lot to get here.

“You you you… “How can it be so tough?”

“I don’t think that’s what your bastard who followed me here to catch me would say.”

“I’ll tie a knot!”

This guy’s sword gains strength.

A knife that is swung while burning itself as if squeezing a dry towel.

The driving force is obvious.

The grudge against me is also a grudge but it is something that the person himself knows. There is no other way to survive from this place than to kill myself.

Kakak-!

The current structure is simple.

Erwen who came back from the dead uses her last strength to mark the magician in the distance.

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“Emily! “You don’t have to worry about him right?”

“…Sounds obvious.”

Amelia is in a close battle with Repeles.

Everyone else fell.

Of course there are some who are still alive but they are just holding on by holding on.

I don’t have the energy to fight right now.

So to put it simply…

Kakak-!

The winner of this long battle will be decided.

Kakak-!

Apply strength to the shield and push the sword away.

Even if the resistance value is reduced due to recoil it does not mean that the strength has decreased.

“······!”

A guy who takes three steps back with a light gesture.

He received the knife several times and checked his body condition so now it was my turn.

“Behel—laaaaa!”

They shout the names of their ancestors and rush to them.

Even if you scream [Wild Eruption] which is classified as active does not activate…

‘Now I have no strength without this.’

Huuuuuung-!

Strike down the hammer with the power of the ancestors.

Tadat.

He dodges by taking two steps back swings his hammer and extends his sword toward the slightly visible gap.

He was definitely a guy who had experienced a lot of combat.

but······.

‘That’s why your judgment is clearer.’

Soon his sword is deeply embedded in my side.

An injury where the decline in resistance level due to recoil is clearly felt.

Phew!

In fact it was not a blow that could not be avoided or blocked.

However if that were the case the game would have been longer.

Hwiik.

As soon as the sword stuck in his side he stretched out his arm forward as if waiting.

The target is everything.

As the difference in strength was clear he decided that once he caught him he would not be able to escape no matter what.

But was he well aware of that fact?

Tadat.

The guy quickly steps back.

He was in such a hurry that he couldn’t even take anything to take care of.

“Are you leaving this behind?”

I gritted my teeth and pulled out the sword stuck in my side.

And then he raised the corner of his mouth which was caked with blood.

“Now the sword is a gift.”

“······.”

“Why does that prosecutor keep losing his sword?”

I even kicked his tongue as if I was pathetic and his face hardened. His eyes are so full of hate that it looks like lasers are coming out of them.

But actions are different from eyes.

He’s embarrassed and doesn’t know what to do perhaps because he lost his sword.

fault.

Soon the guy rushed over.

Not to me but to the side.

This time the psychology was clearly read.

‘Are you going to use the sword on the floor?’

Come to think of it it was like this in the maze back then.

Since he was unable to use his sword he rushed at Misha and took the sword away.

I had to watch helplessly until Rottmiller took the sword with his own body and placed it in the [treasure warehouse] saying this was ours.

but······.

‘It’s different now.’

The worst and the lesser evil.

Back then he gave us options and we had to choose one of them.

But now the situation has completely changed.

It’s not me who chooses it’s this guy.

Tadat.

As soon as he takes his steps I also dash forward.

“······!”

The guy’s pupils shake as the distance narrows by the second.

It looks like he’s contemplating whether it’s right to take the sword like this or what to do…

Huuuuung-!

As I watched the hammer swinging above his head the choice he made was so pathetic.

Tadat.

The guy gave up the sword that was on the floor and rolled on the ground.

‘Was there any need to worry about fakes?’

If it were me I would have pretended to pick up the sword and then turned around to catch him off guard.

Well he’s a prosecutor so there’s nothing we can do about it?

Well if the sword was that important he might have had the option of giving up one of his shoulders and taking the sword.

‘······Maybe there’s something else they’re aiming for.’

I would be lying if I said I didn’t find his judgment pathetic but I armed my mind with vigilance rather than carelessness.

Well it would be much better this way.

He would rather look down on his enemies and suffer misfortune.

So in that sense.

Huuuuuung-!

Swing the hammer carefully to avoid getting too close.

Tadat-!

The guy took a step back again.

And when the process was repeated several times.

Tuk.

Finally its back touched the wall.

At the same time its dragon eyes expanded long.

Only then did I realize.

‘This bastard… ‘Have you not even thought about the wall?’

The secret move this bastard was aiming for?

There is no such thing.

I was just rushing to avoid the hammer moment by moment and ended up being driven here.

That’s what this is all about.

Kwasik-!

As if to prove this the hammer struck from above hits the guy’s left shoulder.

“Ugh…!!”

A guy running to the side screaming with bloodshot eyes.

For some reason I felt strange.

Should I say exactly that I feel empty?

“If you give me a shoulder I have to take something with me.”

No if you’re going to give me a shoulder like this you should have brought a weapon with you earlier right?

Instead of being happy at the enemy’s misjudgment I feel angry.

Therefore…

Wow.

Pull the back of the guy who is trying to escape to the side like a loach and throw him into the wall.

Quang!

The thing opened its mouth wide and spit out his blood.

“Wow!”

I swung the hammer once more.

The target was the top of the head but the guy dodged it by throwing his body to the side.

Kwasik-!

Thanks to that my left leg was completely crushed.

“Aaaahhh…!”

The guy screams.

He didn’t feel relieved at all.

The woman who killed Six earlier maintained her composure even at the moment when her head started pounding.

This isn’t even a kid.

“Only because of people like you.”

Still his desire to survive was great.

Quality.

He’s trying to get away from me crawling on the floor with his tiny legs.

He asks where he is going and finds a gangster who is having a hard fight with Amelia.

Are you planning on relying on that guy?

Kuuk.

Step on his back to stop him.

Then did he finally realize the reality?

“······Kill the Lord.”

Soon the guy gritted his teeth and spoke as if crying.

It was a very fortunate thing.

Although he stutters a bit he doesn’t beg for his life.

If I did that I would feel really bad.

Kwaaang-!

I quickly put an end to my worries after taking a look at Amelia who was still fighting hard at this moment.

Without further ado let’s just say that and end it quickly.

“Do you remember Riole Wove Dwalkie?”

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…”

The guy who was prepared to die sneered as if he had found my Achilles heel.

It wasn’t a particularly important part.

“Are you sure you’re talking about that half-wizard from back then?”

I couldn’t get out of the labyrinth without even taking the body.

That day a funeral was held with only a few of his belongings left behind.

That day I decided.

Someday when this moment comes I will definitely tell that guy to his face.

therefore······.

“You just listen.”

He says after smashing the guy’s remaining shoulder with a hammer.

“Riol Wobb Dwalki.”

Almost three years.

“The half-wizard who saved us all from the maze that day.”

It took a long time but it took a really long time.

“I didn’t lose.”

He didn’t lose to the bastard.

“Because this is how I ended up killing you.”

“······.”

“Do you understand that he won?”

The guy didn’t answer this time either.

Is this the last bit of pride?

I turned him over grabbed his chin with my toes and forced him to nod.

‘Well then is it all over now?’

It doesn’t quite feel real but it seems that way.

Anyway that’s enough…

Kwasik-!

Now die you bastard.

***

Kwasik-!

Following the dragon slayer he joined forces with Amelia and crushed the head of the fierce boxer with a hammer.

“Manua Repeles has been defeated.”

Next it was the turn of the magician who was making a fuss while trying to avoid Erwen who was persistently following him.

“You have defeated Kayle Elbad Zenegger.”

With this the heads of all enemies were broken.

And as soon as my head recognized that fact.

The heat of the arduous battle escapes from the body and cold air surrounds the body.

Ssssssssssssssssssssss-.

The area around where the enemy had disappeared was quiet as if a storm had stopped.

Is that why?

It finally felt real.

“It’s over…”

The battle finally ended.

But there was no time to rest.

“Amelia check to see if you are alive.”

“I’ll help too…!”

“Helping. Resting is helping you.”

The confirmed kill was left to Amelia and Erwen who had exhausted her energy to the limit was forced to rest.

And I…

Crackling.

We picked up the crew members who were lying on the cold floor.

The crew members who were still breathing checked the extent of their injuries and the crew members who had lost their warmth directly closed their eyes.

Even the word “horrible” is not enough.

‘Sven Farab Meland Kaislan Lilith Marrone Titana Akurava Ravijen James Carla Bersil Gowland Erwen Amelia.’

And even me.

“Ten people…”

Number of crew members who survived this expedition.

Everyone else died.

“Yandel… I found four bottles of potion.”

After searching the bodies of the Rose Knights and Noark Amelia found potions and distributed them according to the severity of injuries.

“I’ll see if there are more potions.”

“Thank you Emily…”

The amount of potion was too insufficient for all the injured to fully recover. However thanks to the potions being administered in an urgent order the members who were between life and death gradually recovered and came to their senses one by one.

and······.

“We are the only ones who survived.”

A thick darkness falls under the eyes of the members who were informed of the exact damage of the expedition.

The reason is simple.

We got to know each other too well to feel the joy of surviving first.

Anger rises before relief.

“Aaaaaaaaa!!”

Even if he doesn’t cry like the wizard Marone he holds on to his sadness by clenching his fists.

“Ash De… said her wife was waiting for her. Priest Eriabosti… had a child.”

“Ventis Gerrod had a dream to go to the abyss someday.”

“Mr. Iriburn said that once this expedition is over he wants to open a store.”

“Everyone… was not meant to die in a place like this. It wasn’t… But… but why…!”

It didn’t take long for sadness to turn into anger.

“Mr. Yandel… please tell me. What did we… do so wrong? “Why did everyone have to die here like this?”

After coming back for a long time I finally came to a fundamental question.

“Did we… make that much of a mistake? “To the extent that I have to be punished like this?”

“······If you go outside I will kill the clan leader first. Even if I have to die.”

“It doesn’t work that way. This matter needs to be properly publicized and protested. “What we had to go through here!”

“It may be difficult as the royal family is involved but… I guess it’s possible. Ravien is a dragon and you Akurava should have quite a say within the dwarves.”

“I heard Yandel was also a candidate for tribal leader? Erwen also holds a very important position in the fairy race…”

“Yes if all four races come together and join forces…!”

The more they vent their emotions the colder their heads and hearts become.

I also want to vent my anger like them.

Because that won’t work.

[As expected… you… will become a giant…]

In order to become the kind of person Didi wanted me to be…

Wow-.

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

“Mr. Yandel! What do you think Yandel? Of course you won’t stay still right?”

I said looking at them shaking their bodies with hot emotions.

“I… No we will stay still.”

“···yes?”

“Because that’s the only way we can live.”

“······!”

“As a Kaislan knight you would know right? “If the four races gather together and enter the palace they will all die.”

Kaislan who has always influenced public opinion on my side did not respond this time.

Okay I don’t want to answer this.

I just continued talking.

“It would be impossible for the four races to join forces in the first place. Do you really think they’ll risk their lives fighting alongside us if we ask for help? Risking the fate of the race?”

I don’t think so.

Because reality is different from fairy tales.

Those who live here calculate and make decisions on the cold ground not in the flower garden.

“still···! But we still have to do something!”

“Even if we all die because of it?”

“It’s better than staying still!”

“Marone do you really think that? “Do you think those who are already dead will be happy if you waste their remaining lives like that?”

“then······. “Then what should I do?”

It was strange for this wizard who never lost his smile no matter how difficult it was to scream like this but I didn’t stop talking.

“As I said before you have to stay still.”

“······.”

“You shouldn’t even say anything let alone protest.”

“······.”

“I have to think that there must have been some reason why the main team didn’t come.”

“······.”

“It must be said that we were not the ones who killed Noark’s troops who were being raised on the 8th floor like secret weapons.”

If you reveal the fact that you caught and killed them it will be considered a very big deal but you will not be able to reveal it to anyone.

“The Knights of the Rose which is considered an urban legend?”

This is also the same.

Confronting them will be an achievement worth bragging about at a drinking party for the rest of your life.

“We won’t even be able to meet them.”

It has to be that way.

Because only we know what happened here.

If we act like we don’t know anything and don’t have to make excuses the people who sent us here will put the pieces together on their own.

In a direction that makes sense to them.

I wonder if something went wrong and the Rose Knights clashed with the guys who were chasing us. So I guess they were lucky to survive.

“Then… then what about the dead people…”

Soon you were crying and her words were blurred.

“Those guys…”

I chewed my lip and vomited.

“Those guys… “After escaping from the snow of the glacier you will be killed by monsters.”

“Monsters…?”

“Yes we were very tired from getting out of the snow of the glacier and while we abandoned our equipment we ran out of food. therefore······. “It’s definitely not an unconvincing story.”

“It’s a lie! Those people didn’t die like that! You fought against people who were that strong. It was so difficult that it would be better to just die… I was in a situation where I thought about it several times…”

“······.”

“And yet we fought… we… Until the very end… without giving up on anyone. They said they fought and won… but… however···!! Monster? “He died from a monster…?”

“Stop it… Ms. Marone…”

“Aaaaaaa!!”

Kaislan hugged Marone and calmed him down.

Then this time Sven Farab stepped forward.

“Then… what happens next?”

“We hid like cowards until the lockdown and after holding on we were the only ones who survived. “That will be the conclusion of our expedition that will be told to the world.”

“okay. That certainly seems like the most likely way to survive. but······.”

Soon he looked at me and said.

“I don’t like it either.”

A strong voice that I have never heard from him before.

However there was no hostility in the eyes.

What is the reason?

“But I will do whatever you say.”

“Why?”

“Because you can tell just by looking at those eyes. At least you’re the one who doesn’t like that shit the most. ”

As I was unconsciously speechless Akuraba came forward this time.

“You don’t plan on staying quiet forever do you?”

“···Of course.”

“Then I will wait.”

Soon Akuraba retreated and James Kala was next.

“I’ll try it too. I guess I’ll have to face the clan leader and pretend like nothing is wrong… “It will be better than today when I didn’t even see my colleagues dying…”

A burning passion that can be felt even with closed eyes.

I approached the other members and asked and confirmed their intentions one by one.

And when the process is all over.

“Lilith Marone.”

Finally I turned to the wizard who had collapsed.

When our eyes met she looked up at me and asked.

“until when······.”

“······.”

“How long do I have to endure it?”

Well I don’t know.

However let me answer honestly.

“A very long time.”

A few years will not be enough for us to be able to draw our swords.

But still one thing is clear.

“······okay.”

Day 71 of the expedition.

The ice cave of Ice Rock on the 7th floor.

On the frozen ice the cold chill rising to the ground.

“If you wait… “If it’s okay to wait…!”

Although it may not be a burning anger that burns itself.

Rather it is a cold anger that will not go away even with time.

“I want to wait too.”

We each engraved it in our hearts.