Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 65



Episode 65 Field Boss (1)

I slept soundly for a whopping 12 hours.

And when I woke up.

For some reason Misha was sleeping on my stomach again drooling.

“….”

Anyway I had some time left so I organized the loot.

After checking what was in the backpack she also took off the equipment of the rest of the trio.

And I put everything into an expandable backpack.

I am fortunate that Missha also owns an expandable backpack.

After packing so much equipment into her she became quite heavy even though she had lightweight magic.

‘Is this a generous reward for all my hard work?’

Leaving Misha alone he took out her beef jerky and chewed it.

Well if he wakes up and is hungry he will eat on his own.

Grumble-!

After finishing the meal I soaked a cloth in water and briefly washed my body.

Oh it’s been a while since I shaved.

‘You look more like a person now.’

After lighting all the remaining firewood in the fireplace there was nothing else to do.

So I went outside and sat in a rocking chair.

There was a faint smell of blood in the peaceful meadow.

As I was basking in the sunlight letting various thoughts go my eyes slowly closed.

Suddenly I thought of a religious person whose head was broken in the middle of his sleep…

‘The entrance will already be closed so you don’t have to worry about that problem.’

It’s peaceful.

At least as long as I’m here I’m safe.

Okay that would be enough.

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“Bjorn wake up. “You have to eat and sleep otherwise you’ll get upset!”

When she opened her eyes Misha was shaking my shoulder.

She looked at her watch and saw that 14 more hours had passed since she last checked.

“Now even if you don’t have an appetite just eat and hurry!”

Misha breaks off her beef jerky and bread and puts it to her mouth.

I got up in the middle to eat but I was hungry again so I obediently took it and ate it.

“Bjorn sleeps better?”

“no.”

“Uhm that’s right. Oh right! But how do you know that if you put people in they can stay here longer?”

“I read it in a book.”

“…Do you think Bjorn likes smart women?”

“Yes.”

She roughly answered the questions asked and after she finished eating she checked the fireplace.

Judging by her firepower it looks like she has less than an hour left….

Click.

She closed the watch and placed it neatly in her arms.

And she began to slowly prepare to go out stretching her body that had been asleep for a long time.

Although it was too early for her to raise her toast her heart was strangely swelled.

‘This day has truly come.’

The 15th day will begin soon.

In other words if I survive just one day I can escape this damn forest and return to the city.

therefore….

“The witch’s hut has been closed.”

“The character moves to the witch’s forest.”

Let’s focus until the end.

As always.

“Bjorn! “How did this happen?”

“Fuck….”

Because it’s not over until it’s over.

***

“The fifth offering was made to the hut.”

“The sixth offering was made to the hut.”

“The seventh sacrifice was offered in the hut…”

「Special condition – seven sacrifices are met.」

“Leakis the Lord of Chaos begins wandering the floor.”

***

The moment I left the cabin.

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The changes in the forest are felt by every organ in her body.

「Field effect – Witch’s Forest is canceled.」

I can see straight ahead.

The auditory hallucinations and hallucinations disappeared.

Additionally the surroundings became bright enough to see far into the distance even without a torch.

“Bjorn…?”

The ceiling emits an ominous red light.

Also wherever you go the spirit monsters that were often seen in the forest have disappeared completely.

“….”

The first silence I encountered after entering the Witch’s Forest.

I bent over her and touched her ground.

Hehehe.

I can feel a slight tremor running through her fingertips.

Therefore there is no longer a need to confirm or to try to deny the current situation.

I know the cause of this phenomenon.

“…a hierarchical monarch.”

Hierarchical monarch.

A monster that acts as a kind of field boss.

In the game floor master was written as a proper noun and each floor had one monarch with a different nickname.

For reference except for a few floors most of the floors were summoned when a trigger was activated…

“Don’t make fun of a hierarchical monarch. “I heard there are no hierarchical monarchs on the 3rd floor!!”

“It’s not like it doesn’t exist. “It’s just that the summoning method was kept secret.”

In the case of the crystal cave on the first floor.

After the 3rd day it is known as common knowledge that it appears with a certain probability when 5 or more people move together.

However the hierarchical monarchs of the third floor are different.

The royal family and guilds treated summoning laws as a top secret and even created a new law to severely punish those who summoned people without prior notice.

According to the book about 150 years ago.

“You kept it a secret from the guild? Why?”

“If a crazy person summons it it doesn’t just end with a few people dying.”

The layer lord on the first floor kills only the explorer who activated the trigger and disappears.

However the hierarchical monarchs of the third floor are different.

Riakis Lord of Chaos.

“Erosion begins and all monsters on the floor disappear into chaos.”

“The creatures of chaos awaken from their sleep.”

Not only does this guy affect the entire third floor…

“The Lord of Chaos begins to wander the floor of Riakis.”

Once summoned it roams the labyrinth and slaughters people until it dies.

To make matters worse even movement between floors is blocked.

“The portal is temporarily disabled due to erosion.”

This means that even escaping to another floor is impossible.

When I explained this Misha’s complexion turned white.

“Well then what is this? “If it was treated as a non-secret why did a hierarchical monarch appear now?”

Ah uh um….

Please tell me the truth?

I was a little worried but the decision wasn’t difficult.

“Maybe it’s because of us.”

It would be better to make him an accomplice here.

A benefactor or something.

Because that would be more effective in keeping secrets.

“Oh it’s because of us? “I don’t understand this…”

“Didn’t they burn the body in the stove in the cabin? That’s one of the conditions.”

When I explained it kindly the responses came at a time lag.

“…That was the summoning law?!! Bjorn! “What on earth have you done?!”

No I didn’t know it would turn out like this either.

He said that very few people knew even from the books he read at the library.

The last time you were summoned was 10 years ago?

So I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal if I took three people with me.

‘Fuck it but who would have thought they would have brought 4 people on board first…’

There is a lot of swearing at this incredible coincidence.

But who to blame?

In the end it will be my fault for not assuming the worst.

So in that sense…

“Misha won’t you make one promise with me?”

“promise?”

“You must not tell anyone that we summoned the Lord of Chaos.”

It was not summoned after all preparations were completed by a large clan.

There will definitely be many explorers.

But if it is known that we are the cause…

‘I will somehow take responsibility and make you pay for it.’

Did he finally realize his situation?

“Us? What does that mean? “You were the one who burned the body!”

Misha cuts straight and draws her line.

She was so urgent that she could clearly hear the final pronunciation that was always muffled.

I feel somehow sad.

He said he would treat me as a benefactor someday and pay me back until the day I die.

Anyway if it comes out like this I have no choice.

I have no choice but to push it a little.

“Do you think the guild will believe that? No even if you believe it the result will be the same. “To quell that anger the more sacrifices there are the better.”

“Ugh….”

Well looking at that reaction I don’t think it’s necessary to threaten to carry out Operation Water Ghost even if it means giving false testimony.

“If you understand come to your senses from now on. “Going back to the city and dying is only possible if you are lucky.”

“…I understand. So what should I do now?”

The answer is simple.

“Let’s run.”

First we need to get as far away from here as possible.

I never imagined I would leave this place like this…

‘It would be safest to go there first.’

It’s time to leave the Witch’s Forest.

***

The way to get out of this damn forest is simple.

Since the status abnormality [direction value] has disappeared you only need to look at the compass and move in one direction.

But the problem is that the entire third floor is teeming with new types of monsters.

“Bjorn! “Something is following me from behind!”

“It is the spirit of chaos.”

Please note that there are no grades.

It does not give any magic stones and no essence is released.

but….

“I guess I’ll have to take care of it and go.”

The Spirit of Chaos is a monster that attacks first and once it attracts aggro it has the characteristic of following until the end.

“…Can we catch it on our own?”

Misha looked anxious because it was his first encounter with a monster.

Well ignorance here is like death.

I also learned by dying countless times in the game.

“The offense is high but that’s it. “Don’t worry it will probably disappear with just one elemental attack.”

“…Is this certain information?”

“Yes I read it in the book.”

“I understand.”

When I told her about her characteristics Misha seemed at ease and repaired the spear that had been enchanted with holy water.

And she stabbed the chaos spirit that was slowly following her.

Pow-!

The spirit of chaos exploded with a single stroke of the spear.

Something like slime soaks the floor staining it black.

“The spirit of chaos has been destroyed.”

“The location will be eroded.”

Now if you go up on that ground you will take continuous chaos damage but there is no need to worry.

We’re not hunting class lords here.

Anyway it hasn’t even been a day since I was summoned.

‘The labyrinth will be closed after today so we can just ignore the erosion rate.’

At least it is a positive factor.

A hierarchical monarch was suddenly summoned…

[00:01]

The 15th day has now begun.

If you last 24 hours you can leave for the city—

“Look at this! Please help too!!”

Just as we were about to leave an explorer came running towards us from afar.

Colleagues are not visible.

However I didn’t wonder why he was alone.

Because dozens of chaos spirits were following him from behind and explaining his situation.

“B Bjorn?”

“What are you worrying about? “Run.”

I grabbed Misha’s wrist as she flinched and ran in the opposite direction of the man who was asking for her help.

Thanks to you I’ll go back a bit but…

So what can we do?

It’s better than having their aggro attracted to us.

“Argh!”

Was my physical strength already at its limit?

When I hear a short scream I turn around and see the explorer in a fallen state.

“Save me—!”

Damn our eyes met.

“Bjorn…?”

“Don’t look back.”

I pulled Misha’s wrist and ran forward again.

“no! “Don’t go!”

The despairing scream was drowned out by the sound of the wind blowing past his ears.

He muttered briefly as if he was repeating it to himself.

“Eat your heart out. “Do you think he would have helped us if we had been in the opposite situation?”

“but…! “It’s not because of us that the third floor became like this!”

Well if you put it that way I don’t have anything to say.

‘Fuck…’

I feel dirty.

It was as if each and every aspect of me as a person had been uncovered.

But in the end when I look back on this it will probably just be a fleeting feeling.

…let’s do what needs to be done.

‘I guess this is enough.’

After heading south for a while we turned and moved east again. Eroded land and the corpses of explorers were seen throughout the forest.

The more it happened the more I ran forward.

Pow-!

It was like that when we moved for about an hour blasting away the chaotic spirits that followed us.

After the forest ends.

A plain with an open view appears.

‘I thought it would take at least 7 hours…’

Was it the eastern outskirts of the forest where we were?

We left the forest much earlier than expected.

‘You were lucky.’

Soon we quickly passed through the plains and entered the orc colony.

And how long has it been?

“Alright everyone calm down and follow the instructions!”

As expected there were a lot of people crowded there.