Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 50



Episode 50: Colleague (4)

Skills are very important when looking for companions.

But there is a virtue that is just as important.

faith.

In other words is he someone you can trust?

Of course when things are going smoothly this is not a big problem. We can just all smile and be happy together.

But what if that’s not the case?

When the worst situation comes whether you can trust and have your back at that moment is a completely different question.

‘Maybe it’s not a question of trust but a question of nature.’

These are things you cannot know even after looking at the application several times and meeting and talking with them several times.

A person’s true nature is always hidden deep inside.

If possible I hope we never have to show our true nature to each other.

Because it would be better for both sides.

“I can’t get used to the smell here no matter when I come! Hahaha! Dwalki are you okay?”

“…Don’t talk to me!”

I turned my gaze away from Dwalki who was gagging and took a quick look around.

The area I am currently in is the 2nd floor area which can be entered through the portal in the eastern area of ​​the 1st floor where the blade wolves live.

The beast’s den.

As you can see from the name beast-type monsters mainly appear.

And maybe that’s why the smell of sewage is so strong.

A lot of that too.

“Rotmiller are you okay? “I heard you have olfactory essence.”

“Thank you for your concern but I’m fine. “It doesn’t come once or twice.”

“I see.”

Is this the 8th year?

For some reason just looking at this guy makes me feel reassured.

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I’ll have to look at this a bit more to find out.

“Anyway when will our wizard come to his senses? “I have to go make money quickly…”

Misha Karlstein.

She shows no empathy for the suffering of her colleagues and only cares about her own interests.

I was about to add a phrase to the character evaluation in my head but stopped.

Hmm is this the same for me?

“Dwalki come to your senses. How long are you going to take up our time?”

“That’s right that’s right. If you do this you won’t be able to become an explorer. wizard! “Grow up!”

As soon as I uttered a word Misha who was next to me immediately agreed with a sneer.

However even after hearing this Dwalki only showed an unexpected reaction.

“That is correct. “Now I have to become an adult too.”

Oh did he have this kind of personality?

To be honest I thought I was going to make excuses that didn’t work. Or conversely get angry.

“Let’s go.”

“Ha but are you okay?”

“Of course it’s difficult. However just because you are a wizard in the first place… how pathetic would it be to become a burden to your colleagues?”

“I didn’t say it was a burden….”

While Misha is taken aback by the unexpected apology.

Dwalki who had difficulty getting up from his seat with a noticeably gaunt face muttered with a solemn look on his face.

“We cannot tarnish Baron Martoin’s reputation.”

“…Hey! You’re pretending to be a noble again!! “I won’t be fooled anymore!”

“Hahaha! Let’s go. “I’m really fine now!”

Seeing him become so cheerful as if he had never been like this Misha expressed her anger with a look on her face as if she had been wronged again. And with that we started moving slowly.

“Everyone follow me carefully from here. “Even though it appears to be flat the terrain has many potholes.”

“pit? “I can’t see it with my eyes…”

“Normally it would be difficult to tell because it is full of dirt. “If you don’t know much it’s easy to get lost.”

“…Rotmiller I will only trust you.”

The beast’s den can be said to be a canyon terrain.

There are high cliffs on both sides of the narrow road and explorers passing by this place must find their way through a maze of cliffs.

‘There are no traps but it is a floor where the role of the explorer is more important than in the Goblin Forest.’

For reference the monsters that appear include blade wolves wall shrews saber tigers werewolves and Bulkar and most of them live in caves on cliffs.

Explorers whose primary purpose is hunting usually enter caves and engage in battles that involve exterminating hordes of monsters.

However our goal is to go to the 3rd floor so let’s pass.

“The giant blade wolf has been defeated. EXP+1」

“The Sabel Tiger has been defeated. EXP +2」

“The werewolf was defeated. EXP +2」

“I killed the wall mole. EXP +1」

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As I was moving quickly catching only the occasional monsters wandering around outside the cave it soon became time to take a break.

There were 3 hours left until day 2 started.

[20:58]

Today I devoted my entire day to moving.

However if it weren’t for the explorer Rotmiller it would have taken twice as long to get here.

“The entrance is too narrow so this would be a good place to camp.”

We cleared out the wall mole’s den and started preparing for camp using it as a base.

Dwarf Rotmiller Misha.

With three explorers from several years apart setting up camp was a breeze.

Even the wizard who had no presence other than creating drinking water shined at this time.

“There is an alarm spell so I guess one person on watch will be enough.”

“Why do you need night watch?”

“It’s not because I don’t trust you Dwalki so don’t think strange things. As you know it’s not just monsters you have to be wary of in the labyrinth.”

To become a proper explorer you need to be more wary of fellow explorers than monsters.

“The Rotmiller who worked the hardest today will take the first turn and from then on we will take turns taking turns.”

“Wait a minute I don’t have to stand?”

“Leave this to us and you get some rest.”

Wizards were excluded from the watch-and-run order.

It wasn’t something that took into account the fact that my physical strength was weak but this was the custom.

As befits explorers who are sensitive to the business of farming they acknowledge that they have made one serving with just the alarm magic.

‘Well actually it’s just a custom that arose naturally from trying to please a wizard.’

Anyway it was incredibly comfortable to have each person on watch in shifts for two hours.

Can you sleep for 6 hours a day?

Compared to the time when the two of us walked together it is almost like heaven.

Of course there is a disadvantage that the number of people who have to share increases as it is convenient but that’s because there are several people who can catch more stronger monsters.

“I am Riol the great wizard….”

“Stop talking in your sleep and wake up wizard!”

“…is it already morning?”

“I don’t know if it’s morning but I’m sure it’s time to get up.”

5 am on day 2.

The first night which I was worried about passed without incident.

The monster was detected by the alarm magic and on the fourth dwarf’s turn a group of explorers approached the camp so we all woke up once…

Because this is a normal thing.

“I’m sure Dwalki has adapted so I’ll speed up a bit from now on.”

“Hmm there’s no need to be too hasty right?”

“It’s easier to camp if you get to the third floor a little early.”

From the second day we reduced chatting as much as possible and focused only on moving. Of course monsters would block the path every few minutes and get in the way…

For me it was a welcome experience.

“You have killed the Asiatic Rock Bear. EXP+1」

“The Wall Mole Queen has been defeated. EXP+1」

“The blood blade wolf has been defeated. EXP+1」

So have you now caught all the level 9 monsters in the Beast’s Lair?

Perhaps because it is the first time you have come to this level experience points accumulate quite quickly. Of course there is no separate experience bar.

‘If you count the monsters we’ve caught so far…’

It’s just 40.

If we assume that the bonus for killing high-ranking mutants and the bonus for killing guardians are properly received it will be 44 days.

‘There’s still a long way to go before reaching level 4.’

As the level increases the required cumulative experience increases explosively.

Level 1 is 6 level 3 is 30 level 3 is 150.

Of course it does not continuously increase by five times but it is safe to say that the perceived difficulty level is higher than that.

Monsters only increase by +1 when their level goes up by one level but if there are no monsters that can be hunted even supply becomes impossible.

‘…Well I’m not in a hurry to level up right away.’

My current level is 3.

Up to 3 essences can be absorbed.

In other words there is still one more free seat.

Of course I don’t expect the essence to come out before reaching level 4.

Because [Dungeons & Stones] is not that kind of game.

‘Why do I play games like this…’

Lately such regrets come flooding back but what can you do?

At that time I was a true pervert who felt happier as the level of difficulty increased.

“Just relax. From here only high-ranking species appear and the number of individuals increases significantly.”

That was when I followed Rotmiller’s tail for about half a day.

To be precise the color of the cliffs has changed.

From reddish brown to black.

‘Have we reached the latter half of the year?’

From here on no level 9 monsters appear.

However no one including me was very nervous.

“Even though it’s a second-floor higher-ranking species it’s definitely 8th grade!”

Our team’s average grade is 7th grade.

These are people who have previously worked on at least the 3rd floor of a certain team.

Well it’s my first time.

I’m an exception because I’ve been through a lot in the game.

“Now that I think about it Bjorn said he hasn’t been to the third floor yet?”

“Is that true?”

He seemed like he was going to start a fight so he answered in a crooked tone but Misha was genuinely impressed.

“It’s amazing. “It took me a year just to get to the third floor!”

That person is so embarrassing.

“…I was just lucky.”

I didn’t think it was a topic I wanted to talk about for a long time so I gave it a short thought and then the dwarf joined the conversation.

“One year to the third floor? “Then how long did it take to get to the 4th floor?”

“Um two years? “I think it took that long.”

“You’re similar to me.”

“Hey! I suddenly feel a little unfair! “The team leader has less years of experience than me but he’s level 6!”

“Instead wasn’t Ms. Karlstein born into a good family!”

“Hey! “I told you not to talk about your family!”

As the conversation became longer and there were signs of another bickering Rotmiller who was looking for a way intervened and stopped the two.

“Both of you stop.”

His voice manner of speaking and facial expression were the same as before.

But why do I feel more irritated than before?

‘Well I’m working hard alone so if I’m doing something like that behind my back it’s going to be a hassle right?’

I passed it on so carelessly.

***

“I have entered the pilgrim’s path on the third floor.”

***

A little after noon on the second day.

After receiving precise directions from Rotmiller we entered the third floor.

It’s a bit disappointing that I couldn’t catch some of the level 8 monsters that can be hunted in the beast’s den…

Because they don’t always come out on the second floor.

‘Someday another opportunity will come.’

Shaking off the remaining regret I focused on the current situation.

“Rotmiller! “Get back!”

Where I am now is the 3rd floor ‘Pilgrim’s Path’.

Among other things we are at ‘Steel Rock Hill’ which is the starting point when taking the Beast’s Lair route.

And upon arrival we encountered two grade 7 monsters.

“Dwalky! “Use corrosion magic!”

Entity name ‘Iantro’.

It is easy to think of it as a wild boar with molars made of steel.

It is about five times the size of the Jiri Mountain wild boar.

“Riol Warb Dwalki casted the level 8 curse spell [Corrosion].”

While Rotmiller who was the first to enter through the portal retreated to avoid the monster.

Dwalki immediately cast a spell.

And immediately the dwarf and I rushed forward and took on each of them with our shields.

Kwaang-!

A heavy shock coming from the front.

If it was an old shield it would probably have been dented here and there the moment it blocked the charge.

Like that dwarf’s shield over there.

“Hikurod Murad casted [Emergency Restoration].”

“Bjorn why are you suddenly looking at me?”

“I’m not jealous.”

It’s true.

If you use a solid shield in the first place you don’t have to bother fixing it every time right?

“What does that mean all of a sudden? Anyway Bjorn! “Don’t even think about pushing me away just stop me from going back!”

“I know even if you don’t say it!”

Iantro’s active skill is ‘Balance Weight’.

It has the effect of knockback immunity.

It’s also the essence that the dwarf drank.

“Hikurod Murad casted [Counterweight].”

Do you have a conscience or not?

A wild boar bastard who even has skills like this while his main weapon is a charger or a dwarf who yells at me not to be pushed around by something like that.

The anger inherent in the barbarian’s body wells up.

Is that why?

“Behel—laaaaa!”

Instead of waiting for another teammate to attack I swung my mace and struck Ianthro in the mouth.

Kakakak-!

It was the moment when the steel molar which had been in a state of [corrosion] was shattered without any help.

“Jeongsu come with me!”

Misha stepped on my back without permission and jumped high stabbing a dagger into the top of Iantro’s head.

“I have defeated Iantro. EXP+3」

First of all I caught one.

Next I tried to deal with the other guy but I stopped moving and watched for a while.

Dwalki was casting a spell.

One of the few attack spells he has.

“Lol Warb Dwalki casted the level 8 attack magic [Ice Lance].”

The ice skewer flew out and lodged itself in Iantro’s abdomen.

If I had aimed at the head or heart I would have caught it in one shot but…

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Deep!

The battle ended with Rotmiller approaching the fallen and struggling Ianthro placing a crossbow on his forehead and firing an arrow.

Of course the essence did not come out.

Well I guess that’s not what’s important right now.

‘There was a monster right in front of the portal…’

Maybe the chewy is nearby.