Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 59



Episode 59: Survival Rules (2)

What is the most important thing in a disaster situation?

water? food? Physical strength? equipment?

Well they are all very important items but…

If I had to choose just one I would choose mental.

“I don’t know… I can’t die like this! “How could I have held on so stubbornly but it’s so vain…!”

“Misha calm down.”

When you find yourself in a shitty situation you need the courage to calmly accept reality without denying it.

Only then can an objective understanding be possible.

So I put all my doubts aside.

‘It doesn’t matter what happened over there.’

A unique monster may have appeared or a group of Elisa girls may have made a surprise attack in that short moment in a surprising way.

All possibilities are open.

But I guess that’s not what I need to focus on right now.

‘Think.’

I am now left out of the group.

Next to him is a fellow prisoner.

Unfortunately it is a warrior class that only has physical damage.

And the possibility of the lost comrades returning here seems infinitely low.

Yes in one word it was fucked.

This area where physically immune monsters run rampant is also called the Warrior’s Grave.

It is nearly impossible for a barbarian and a beastman warrior to get through it together.

Meanwhile there is also a pursuer targeting us.

Actually this is the biggest problem.

If the two of us run into them it will be game over immediately.

But if that doesn’t mean you can just bite your tongue and move on you need to think about it.

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It’s not about how shitty this situation is—

‘So what do we need to do right away?’

What actions should be taken moving forward?

Even if it’s just a struggle what should you give up and what should you prioritize in order to survive?

Simply put what is the best right now?

“…Move.”

“What? But anyway—”

“Even if you can’t find your way it’s better to leave this place.”

After objectively assessing the situation I can see what needs to be done even under the worst conditions.

I decided to divide the priorities and tackle them in order of importance.

First of all.

“It’s dangerous here.”

Leave this place.

The reason is simple.

There is no information at all about what the dwarf group encountered around here other than that it was so dangerous that they couldn’t come to get us.

“If that bitch was tricking we will find out someday.”

“But if that were the case shouldn’t you have shown up a long time ago?”

Well maybe it’s just that I’ve fallen off their priorities. For some reason the dwarf was running away and I had to follow him.

Of course I had no intention of arguing at length.

The first thing we must give up in order to survive are intangible values ​​such as warmth and consideration.

“So what are we going to do? “The choice is yours.”

I have no intention of carrying around luggage just because I am a colleague.

In the first place that kind of thing can’t be considered a colleague.

I drew a sharp line.

“If you don’t like my judgment let’s move separately from now on.”

“What are you talking about!”

“Answer me.”

I have no intention of wasting time arguing.

Is it Yes or No?

Misha who was staring into my eyes without saying a word bit her lip and made a choice.

“…I will completely follow your words from now on. “There’s nothing I can do when I’m injured in the first place.”

A great answer that understands exactly what the questioner wants.

I didn’t look at it that way but it seems like he’s pretty quick-witted.

Even though it seems that way normally there is a reason why I am a 5-year explorer.

“But that’s too much to say…!”

When her frozen expression relaxed Misha started whining as if she was hurt but that’s it….

I guess it’s good. If you just follow what I say.

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“Drink.”

I opened a bottle of her potion and handed it to her and she drank it slowly her face cupped as if Misha was taking her potion.

And then she started moaning.

It wasn’t the strange kind.

In the first place potions are something that can’t be done like that.

“Higggguk kkeuuuuu!!”

Listening to the sounds of pain it seems like the potion is working well.

Therefore she lifted Misha onto her shoulder and carried him.

She sprained her ankle but in 5 minutes her pain would be gone and she would be able to walk….

It’s good if you can save that time.

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Please take your time! No just walk gently!”

As she begins her canter in earnest Misha comes to her with a mewling cry.

I guess I’m getting motion sickness.

But all I could say was this.

“Even if it’s hard just endure it.”

Sorry I’m a psycho barbarian who has forgotten warmth and consideration.

As soon as the warning light comes on for survival efficiency comes first.

A little motion sickness doesn’t kill anyone right?

Ta-da-da-da-!

Anyway it was a time when I was running aimlessly through the forest.

Misha hanging on her shoulder beats her back like crazy.

“Get down in the kitchen! Drop me off! “Everything is healed!”

“Don’t lie.”

“Really! “I swear to the guardian god of this clan!”

“Hmm then why is your voice weak?”

I pointed out the logical flaws in Misha’s words.

But for some reason I felt scolded.

“It must be powerful! You ignorant barbarian bastard!! That’s it hurry up and drop it off!”

“i get it.”

Watching her smash her back she seemed to have the mental head to move to some extent so she obediently put Misha down.

“Ugh I really thought I was going to die!”

That’s a big deal.

At first glance it looked fine but I asked about it just in case.

“So are your feet okay now?”

“As you see.”

“Say it properly. Does this mean we can fight right now?”

“First of all… That’s right! But why do you ask that?”

That’s because there’s a fight to be had.

“Good there’s a monster over there.”

Misha’s head moves in the direction I pointed. At the end of it a huge tree was moving rooted to the ground.

Grade 8 monster ‘Snetry’.

It is an unpleasant monster that attacks explorers using its tentacle-like twisting branches.

For reference this is one of the few regular monsters that inhabit the Witch’s Forest along with the half-troll.

Simply put hunting is possible with just physical damage.

“But do you have to catch it? That guy moves so slowly that I can’t keep up with him… Ah! “That doesn’t mean I won’t do what you say!”

Well then I’m glad.

Anyway the question itself was reasonable so I gave a short answer.

“Maybe the essence will come out?”

“integer?”

Misha tilts her head as if she just heard the word.

It’s worth it.

If it weren’t for this situation I wouldn’t have made this plan.

“All the monsters that appear in the Witch’s Forest have attribute-type abilities.”

Except for the half-trolls to be exact.

Well even if he comes out I won’t catch him and will just skip him so he’s an exception.

Soon Misha understood the gist of my plan and froze.

“Are you sure they’re going to catch him because of that?”

Yes it’s not just him there’s more to see.

I have to somehow obtain attribute-type abilities.

It’s only a day or two to avoid the permanent stay but it’s not like I can sleep well like this.

Well if you get lucky and find your way out of the forest while wandering around you don’t need to worry…

‘There’s no way something miraculous like that could happen to me.’

Of course the drop rate of essence is also infinitely low.

But in a way this is like a side quest.

I have no intention of focusing solely on this plan.

It would be great if it came out but there’s nothing I can do if it doesn’t come out.

Should I say it’s just like that?

‘In the first place the moment Elisa comes looking for us it will all be meaningless.’

The explorer over there is looking for us because he either dealt with or missed the dwarf.

When that time comes these current efforts will have been in vain.

but….

That’s no reason not to struggle.

“Anyway get ready to fight.”

“I understand!”

Soon Misha took out her weapon.

“Giggle gurgle scratch!”

It rushed at Snetree who was crawling on the ground with his roots up.

One survival rule

You have to fight to live.

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“Snetri has been defeated. EXP +2」

***

Walking through the witch’s forest without a explorer.

And if someone asks me how I feel I will definitely answer like this.

It feels like wandering around the hall of mirrors at an amusement park all day.

For reference there is always BGM in this room of mirrors.

[Just kill me! Or enjoy it! Why are you being so nice to a useless bitch?]

[Kihihi kihihihi!]

[It’s all your fault! If it weren’t for you!]

Is it because of my mood that the auditory hallucinations become more and more detailed?

Well I don’t think that’s true.

You can see that the hallucinations are also clearer than before.

[Hansoo why are you the only one who survived?]

Unlike before where they were just monsters characters engraved in my memory appear.

People you can never meet in this world.

[it hurts! it hurts! it hurts!!]

[When are you going to kill that girl? When are you going to kill that girl? When are you going to kill that girl? When are you going to kill that girl?]

Sometimes those people appear in the form of hallucinations and say shit to me.

At some point hallucinations and auditory hallucinations began to merge.

‘The field effect couldn’t have suddenly gotten stronger it’s just that I’ve become weaker.’

I calmly assessed my situation.

But that was all.

I stayed up all night.

In the meantime a fierce battle took place.

Due to a curse he was half-dead and came back to life and is currently wandering the streets in a hopeless situation.

Of course your mental power is bound to reach its limits.

But so what?

‘I just have to endure it.’

That’s what life was like.

At least for me.

Let’s hold on and hold on and hold on and do what we can without dwelling on what we can’t change.

“Use this instead of the Misha dagger.”

“Huh? “I’ve never used a window before…”

After killing Snetry I took a short break and checked my expandable backpack. And he handed the spear that was Tayson’s weapon to Misha.

This is an item that we plan to sell and distribute when we go to the city but now is not the time to worry about such things.

“Don’t talk nonsense if you have to write write.”

“Hey I understand….”

During that time I didn’t say anything out of respect for each person’s individuality and accumulated experience.

However my usual theory is that the longer a weapon is the more practical it is.

In fact if it weren’t for the dagger when I caught Snetry earlier I would have been able to dig deep and destroy the core in one go.

“Ugh that’s awkward! “Why not just give me a sword?”

No.

I don’t know which is easier to handle a sword or a spear.

But it is clear that the window is much longer.

When I create a wall with a shield it will be easier to help from behind.

“Isn’t it a weapon that neither of us have used before? Just use it.”

“Huh.”

What is heheing?

I wish people would stop making tantrums that drain people’s spirits.

I don’t know what you think of me but I don’t think you’re that close.

Well after all it’s been less than two weeks since we met.

‘This… I better write it.’

It wasn’t just Missha who upgraded her equipment I also did the same.

“The character is wearing steel plate gaiters.”

“Comprehensive item level increases by +45.”

First I wrapped Hans C’s gaiters around my calves.

Gaiters made of leather on the inside and steel on the outside.

It would be nice if there were thigh parts but unfortunately they seem to be in the dwarf’s backpack.

“The character is wearing war boots.”

“Comprehensive item level increases by +38.”

While I was leaving I also changed my shoes.

Likewise Hans C was wearing them.

These are leather boots that look pretty good but unusually they have an iron plate added to the top of the foot.

That too in the form of sharp spikes.

‘Explorer bastards are only practical in places like this.’

I looked further but I couldn’t find any items of equipment that Misha or I could use.

However instead I found something unexpected.

“uh? Bjorn! “Isn’t this holy water?”

“…I guess that’s right.”

After a series of bad news is it time for a slow rebound?

I was so happy that nothing could compare to the equipment.

That’s because if you have holy water you can enchant weapons.

“Holy energy permeates the equipment.”

“Additional damage is inflicted when attacking evil attribute monsters.”

Additional damage from castle properties.

This means that we can now beat up spirit-residing monsters even without the attribute-type abilities we had hoped for.

Although it is limited to evil attributes…

The spirit monsters that come out of the Witch’s Forest are mostly evil so there’s no need to worry about them.

‘The problem is that there are only five bottles.’

Holy water has no duration.

The effect disappears when all the additional damage is inflicted.

How many fish can you catch with five bottles?

Well I don’t know but it won’t be enough to spend generously until the 3rd floor is closed on the 15th day.

‘…It would be better to use it sparingly.’

Nevertheless it is good news for the first time in a while.

Therefore I searched my backpack one more time in detail.

I was so busy at the time that I wasn’t able to properly check things like exploration supplies.

There might be something more that might be helpful.

“Huh? Bjorn! ”

As I was rummaging through my bags one by one Misha called me.

“I found something unusual. What is it?”

It was a pendant with an unusual pattern.

And I knew the identity of that pattern.

‘Isn’t this the symbol of the Karui religion?’

Unfortunately this was all I found out.

Other than being related to Karui religion I had no idea what this item was used for.

‘Anyway I think I’ve checked everything at this point…’

I put back the things I had taken out and organized my backpack.

And as the variable called ‘high water’ arose we also checked the plan we had made albeit briefly.

There were three options that first came to mind.

1. Ask for help from an explorer you come across.

The Witch’s Forest is large.

And due to the geographical characteristics it is rare to encounter other explorers. But if you keep wandering around you will come across it someday.

Any explorer would be tempted to give equipment as a reward.

‘The problem is that I can’t believe it.’

Among the young explorers there are many efficient ones.

Why bother helping when you can just kill and take it?

There may be someone who thinks this way.

‘Besides she is also a woman….’

I continued my thoughts as I glanced at Misha who was munching on some beef jerky as if he was hungry.

2. Walk around until you reach the outside of the forest or the 4th floor portal.

This is a method that relies solely on luck.

Therefore I decided that there was no need to set this as the final goal. Whether you like it or not aren’t you in a position where you have to keep wandering around the forest?

It’s not something you wish for.

Just because you don’t want it doesn’t mean it won’t happen.

Anyway next.

3. Focus on survival until the closing date.

There is enough food and water.

Moreover by securing the castle water it was possible to immediately secure a minimum level of safety.

If an elemental essence appears along the way the survival rate in this damn forest will increase dramatically.

‘This is all assuming those bastards can’t find us.’

I let out a long sigh.

It’s only been four days since I entered the labyrinth.

It means that there is a lot more journey ahead than the journey we have already completed.

When I think about what I experienced during these four days it is difficult to expect that the remaining days will go smoothly.

‘It doesn’t look like the essence will come out and if you’re going to do it anyway it might be better to do it now.’

Therefore I decided.

“Misha are you married?”

“huh? Gapjaging?”

Misha who was chewing beef jerky was shocked at my question.

Looking at it I can see what this is talking about.

Still he said he would listen carefully and gave an answer in the meantime.

“First of all I didn’t do it….”

okay.

I asked again.

This time more directly.

“Then they say you shouldn’t show your naked body to a man outside of your home. “Do you even have such beliefs?”

“It seems like that doesn’t exist….”

“Good.”

“What do you mean it’s a good thing? Ouch! Stop that! “Don’t come any closer!”

A choice I never would have made if I hadn’t been playing [Dungeons & Stones] for nearly 10 years.

It’s a shame that I’m already using that item…

4. Awakening Misha.