Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 71



Episode 71 Barbarian Hero (4)

[Prey]

Those affected by this fall into a state of inability to act.

It’s easy to think of it as a kind of curse.

But the difference is…

‘I guess Liakis’ aggro is fixed on [prey].’

In other words you need to create some distance between you and him before he wakes up.

That way the chances go up.

Therefore the car prepares to leave in a hurry.

McGrane asks as if looking at Misha.

“You’re not throwing it away?”

“Of course.”

That’s what I mean.

I chuckled as if it wasn’t worth hearing and McGrane nodded as if he liked it.

“Respecting your colleagues is also an important virtue of an explorer. Are you sure you don’t want to join the clan?

“does not exist.”

“Even if we protect that woman together?”

“…Still it’s a refusal.”

“Hmm that’s a shame. “If it had been you who had designated her as [prey] she would have had no choice.”

That’s right.

I don’t think Misha can carry me and run away for 15 minutes alone. She would have been willing to live despite the risk of joining the clan.

But is she also going to explore?

Saying that to his face seems like a fucking psychopath.

“Anyway the deal ends here. “We’ll just go and see you in the city sometime when you get a chance.”

“If I can return alive.”

“Well I don’t know if it’s someone else but if it’s you it’s probably possible. “I have that intuition.”

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I wish you would stop putting up flags.

I listened to it hoping to get some helpful suggestions but it ended up being a waste of time—

“I hope this will be of some help to you on your journey. What are you doing! Why don’t we get started?”

As McGrane shouts out to his clan members light begins to emanate from all over the place as if he had been waiting.

“Daniel Carmine casted [Wind Protection].”

“The character’s movement speed increases significantly.”

“Tarotess Pian casted [Sailing].”

“The character’s soul power regenerates more quickly.”

“Aaron Deflane casted [Flame of Regeneration].

“The character’s physical regeneration ability increases significantly….”

「….」

「….」

Is this loyalty?

They must have run out of MP when they got out of there so they showed me this favor.

He flatly refused to allow Misha’s personal safety. Anyway in times like this it would be right to just say thank you.

“…thanks.”

“Don’t be so grateful. “If you die won’t he come to us?”

McGrane who spoke truly efficient words soon led his clan members and began preparing to leave.

Well it’s up to me to carry him and secure his backpack so it doesn’t fall but that’s not the case for them.

“Then let’s go first.”

“I see. “If you go first we’ll go in the opposite direction.”

You are truly rational to the end.

Since I had no reason to be upset anymore I smiled and started running in one direction carrying Misha on my back.

[Goooooooooo—!]

Before long I heard its cries from far away.

***

I am being chased.

Hanging on the barbarian’s back like a piece of luggage.

I’m running away from a scary monster that looks like Riakis the Lord of Chaos.

“Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….”

My body is hot.

Not a description really.

I can feel the heat he gives off as he races through my skin like pouring oil on a bonfire.

[Goooooooooo—!]

I can’t move my stiff body and look behind me.

But I can hear it.

That trembling cry is getting closer and closer.

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“Bjorn son of Yandel.”

So I called his name.

There was no reply as if I hadn’t heard.

So I sang a little louder.

“Bjorn son of Yandel!”

“Say it.”

“Stop it now.”

I also have a sense of humor.

It’s not Bjorn that that monster is chasing it’s me.

That’s why everyone looked at me like that.

Even my blood-related family.

Because existence itself is a nuisance.

“What do you mean?”

he said

He spoke in the same tone as usual as if he didn’t understand and was asking why he bothered people with pointless questions.

Therefore I tried to speak cheerfully as usual.

“That’s enough. If this continues you too will die. “Aren’t we that close?”

No answer came back.

So I shouted a little louder.

“If it weren’t for you I would have died a long time ago! And in the end my lifelong wish came true!”

The answer came back at some interval.

“That’s funny.”

“…what?”

“If you don’t have any desire to die why do you say things you don’t even want to say?”

A somewhat cynical voice.

It seemed like I had made a mistake unintentionally so an excuse came out without me realizing it.

“It’s not that I don’t have it in my mind I really—!”

“Isn’t it scary that you might just be abandoned?”

At that moment I felt like I had hit the nail on the head.

Is that why?

The voice got louder.

“Why can’t you understand me! “I just don’t want to cause any more trouble!”

“So those feelings are more important than your life?”

“….”

I was speechless after just one word.

I’ve felt it before but why is this barbarian so good at talking?

I don’t know but he says it with a bit of annoyance.

“If you want to live don’t bother saying it back and forth just ask for your life. “Then at least there is a chance of survival.”

Simple barbarian-like vocabulary.

Still I think I know what you’re trying to say.

Since being shipwrecked in the Witch’s Forest he has personally shown how to judge and act in order to survive.

‘I must have looked pathetic like this….’

He always said

If you want to live do what you have to do.

So what should I do now?

Well I don’t know but I don’t think he would feel desperation because he was abandoned by his family and take out his depression on someone who offered to help him.

“Bjorn.”

I called him again.

I felt like I was slowly starting to understand.

What was it that I had to do?

“If you save me I will follow you and help you for the rest of my life.”

If you were really afraid of being abandoned. The right thing to do was to make an effort to avoid being thrown away.

but….

“I think I’ve heard that before.”

His mind went blank as he realized his mistake in his answer.

Uh then what should I say?

The time to worry wasn’t long.

“If I return alive I will give you all the money I earned during this expedition! How about this!”

Soon he smiled and answered.

“It’s so much better.”

***

“I’m glad you like it….”

A sigh of relief heard from behind.

I let out a different sigh and accelerated my running.

After this I feel like my mentality has been taken care of.

If he had something in mind he wouldn’t be more annoying.

‘The problem starts now….’

Just turn your head and quickly check behind you.

I see hundreds of chaos spirits chasing after me.

Of course they are not a big problem.

Once aggro is attracted it has the characteristic of following until the end but its movement speed is relatively slow.

Unlike that chew.

[Goooooooooo—!]

If we had started with a distance of at least 3 km the figure had already become this close.

If things continue like this it is certain that we will catch up within 5 minutes.

Of course assuming that the current speed is maintained.

“The duration of [Blessing of the Wind] has ended.”

“The duration of [Sailing] has ended.”

“[Berserker]’s duration has ended….”

「….」

This is the biggest problem I face.

Various buffs applied by the Dzarwi Clan began to end sequentially.

The vitality in the body slowly drains away.

Before you know it your gait has become so slow that even you can recognize it yourself.

‘It’s probably about 3 minutes at most.’

Reconsider variables and revise plan.

Of course nothing much has changed.

In the end there’s only one thing I have to do right now.

Do your best to run.

Touk touk touk touk touk-.

As expected about 2 minutes later it started to rain.

Proof that he came right up to close range.

In fact the number of chaos spirits blocking the way has increased noticeably.

However I didn’t bother to check behind me.

I just accepted that the time had come and took out what I had been saving.

“The character casted [Giant].”

「The character’s physique increases and the threat value and body value increase in proportion to the size.」

Muscles and skeleton increased in an instant.

In proportion to this the arms and legs also became longer.

Additionally as his physical strength increased his overall combat power index would have also increased.

But the important thing here is the increase in movement speed.

Coo! Coo!

Instead of feeling a heavy vibration every time you take a step the stride itself has become wider than before.

However unfortunately it cannot be maintained for a long time.

This is because my soul power or MP was completely depleted while escaping from the [Evil Gap].

‘In this state it’s probably about 2 to 3 minutes at most.’

Mobilize all of your knowledge to infer the remaining time.

It’s a shame because I received the [Sailing] buff that increases the speed of soul recovery otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to maintain it for even 1 minute.

“What time is Misha?”

When I briefly recited Misha who had already put the watch in his hand quickly answered.

“Oh 56 minutes!”

“accurately.”

“196 seconds left!”

That’s right there’s a little over 3 minutes left.

Until this damn labyrinth closes.

“If you’re bored watch it and count.”

“Oh I understand! One hundred and ninety one hundred and eighty-nine….”

While Misha counted and acted as a timer I started the last spurt.

Now I’m spitting out the words that are stuck in my mouth.

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

A body that moves quickly as if an ancestral spirit is pushing my back.

“One hundred seventy one hundred and sixty-nine….”

As the second hand clicks the amount of rainwater falling increases.

Additionally the number of enemies blocking your path increases.

Therefore what I have to do has changed.

Until now I had only focused on rushing forward and running regardless of whether they were following me or not…

From now on we have to clear the road.

“It will sting a little.”

Could it be that you were too focused to hear?

Or did he think that doing his role was the priority anyway?

Probably the latter.

The reason Misha didn’t answer what I said.

She said “The spirit of chaos has been destroyed.”

“The location will be eroded.”

The chaos spirit that was hit by the mace coated with holy water bursts out scattering slime.

Even though it must have touched her skin Misha continued to focus on memorizing the numbers.

As if that was the only thing that could be done.

“Ship one hundred and sixty-five!”

Therefore I also did my best in my role.

He smashes the chaos spirits that surge in like a tidal wave and sometimes leaps his gigantic body over their heads.

[Goooooooo—!]

I did everything I could to distance myself from that bastard.

Was it because of that?

“One hundred twenty one hundred and nineteen one hundred and eighteen….”

Perhaps because he is covered in so much mucus his right arm which holds the mace feels numb.

Is this a fucking ‘paralysis’ decision?

I made a quick decision and changed the positions of my shield and mace.

“Nine ninety!!”

Suddenly I felt a hot fire behind my back.

It was obvious even without looking at what it was.

‘It must be breath.’

Fortunately there was no major damage.

No rather as that pattern fell behind me many of the chaos spirits that were aggro towards me would have exploded.

But it’s too early to be purely happy.

If he used his breath it would mean that I was within his attack range.

“Seventy-five…”

1 minute and 15 seconds remaining.

Following the breath a direct attack was made against me for the first time.

Kwaang-!

A huge paw striking the spot where I was.

The barbarian’s battle nerves were fully activated and he was able to dodge to the side in time…

“Seventy-four….”

At some point I looked straight ahead and saw that the guy was blocking my path.

A massive body up to 30m in diameter.

Even the orc hero’s ‘fighting spirit’ was of no use to that gigantic figure that broke one’s fighting spirit just by looking at it.

After all wouldn’t the fighting spirit be meaningful only to someone who has room to rub against it?

Excited! Excited!

My heart is beating like crazy.

It’s definitely worth it.

There is no way to guarantee survival against that guy in his current situation even if he uses the knowledge of an old person.

Perhaps because he felt this instinctively Misha no longer memorized the numbers.

“Bjorn. “That’s enough.”

Is it starting again?

I thought you decided to graduate because you were whining.

[Gooooooooh—!!]

Seeing the thing roaring in my face I immediately turned and ran back.

It was still noisy in the back.

“You can’t hear me! “You should just leave me and run away—”

I muttered firmly.

“stop.”

I have to say something that makes sense.

“I have no intention of leaving you to die.”

Are you telling me to throw it away now and run away?

Then who will pay for the Frost Spirit Ring I invested in?

“What can I say… Why do you do such a thing…?”

She answered briefly jumping over a group of chaos spirits.

“You already promised right?”

Companion Pledge.

It was a promise to help each other.

If you don’t pamper yourself enough to at least make it worth the price of the ring the loss will be severe.

“promise? “You’re going to die with me just for that reason!”

Misha shouted as if he couldn’t understand but…

“Who is going to die?”

I will live.

As an efficient person I took all the rewards I could get.

I will return to the city outside this labyrinth.

Of course it must be hard as hell but…

There is nothing particularly unusual about it.

In the first place I’ve never gotten what I wanted without risk—

Kwaang-!

A huge front paw falls from above the head.

I tried to avoid it but it was a little late.

“Bjorn! “Your arm…!”

The arm holding the mace was torn off.

It wasn’t like it was hit by claws it was literally torn apart.

However there are other things to worry about now.

“What time is it?”

“Leave me alone. It didn’t work out. “I’m sure you’ll die too…”

A trembling voice as if in a state of panic.

He ran forward with all his might and shouted.

“Misha Karlstein! “Tell the time!”

“…60 seconds! “60 seconds left!!”

Okay so all I have to do is hold on for 1 minute.

‘I guess that’s the end of what I eat raw.’

Soon I stopped walking.

I turned my back and looked at that huge chew.

Instinct was still speaking.

I need to run away right now.

But I judged.

It’s impossible to run away when the distance is this much narrowed.

“Well I thought about it. “If I die that guy too…”

Even if you run away you will eventually be within reach of its attack.

It was like that just a moment ago.

If I hadn’t turned my back and run away I could have escaped without losing my arm.

So I ran.

“Ouch! “What are you doing!”

“If you have time to whine count the time.”

While ignoring Misha’s complaints.

I hope that the blessings of the ancestors will be with my destiny even just a little bit.

“Behel—laaaaa!!”

I ran in the direction of the guy not the opposite direction of that huge chew.

And that moment.

“Oh fifty-five….”

Misha seemed to have had a change of heart and started counting again.

Also that huge bastard opened its vicious maw and spewed out flames.

It was a moment that proved my judgment was right.

“Fifty-four…”

If I were guided by instinct and ran away.

If that were the case I would have only had a future where I would be grilled whole with Misha.

But I didn’t run away.

Therefore…

“Oh fifty-three!!!”

I was able to get out of the radius by sliding through his crotch just in time.

“Fifty two!!!”

Without even having time to get his sliding body back up he slams down his back foot which is the axis of his center of gravity.

Kuung-!

I dodged it by rolling to the side.

But immediately the guy steps back and comes at you with his front paws.

“Oh oh oh fifty….”

I bowed my head and avoided it.

Well I watched what the Dzarwi Clan did earlier and became familiar with their attack pattern.

“Forty-nine.”

Strike down.

It evades by jumping to the side like a grasshopper.

“thirty.”

Scratch.

Avoid it by lying flat on the floor like a bug or rolling between your crotches.

“Twenty-six….”

The tail of the thing being swung jumps with all its might.

The warriors of Clan Dzarwi repeated what they had done against him for several hours.

In fact except for breath and dark spheres these three are the only means of hand-to-hand attack that it has.

Well once you kill the [prey] you will come up with a new pattern…

“twenties.”

There is no way.

[Goooooooooo—!]

It lets out a powerful roar.

Perhaps because he was angry his attacks became a little more ferocious.

“seventeen.”

The guy swung his tail one more time in succession as if he wanted to make an irregular attack.

“Sixteen.”

I jumped upward as if I was jumping rope.

But maybe the height was a little short?

Wow!

My ankle hits the tail and my body loses balance.

“Fifteen… Wow!”

A body rotating and falling in the air.

I somehow managed to nimbly stand up after rolling around on the floor but one of my ankles was completely numb.

In the meantime the guy puts his front paw down.

“….’

I rolled to the side once more.

Still I had a hunch.

You’re a step late.

If you do this well you might be able to get away with it—

Kwaang-!

What the fuck?

Surprisingly for the first time in a while my ominous premonition was astray.

“The character’s soul power is insufficient.”

“[Giantization] ends.”

The body was suddenly reduced to half.

When he turns his head to the side he sees huge footprints right in front of him.

Perhaps if the timing had been a little late my head would have turned into a burst watermelon and was scattered all over the place.

Tadat.

I feel dizzy and quickly get up from my seat.

I felt pain in my left ankle but I can just ignore it.

‘Is it 10 seconds now?’

Misha who seemed to have fainted after being hit by the tail earlier counted the numbers in her head.

‘9.’

The situation was not good.

‘8.’

Before I knew it so many chaos spirits had gathered and my radius of action was narrowing.

In addition my ankles were cramping and my body was becoming sluggish.

thus-

‘7.’

He climbed on top of his paw which he put down.

‘6.’

However it was clear that he was going to say a lot of shit to get rid of him…

‘5.’

I held on tightly to the guy’s skin with my one remaining arm and the strong teeth unique to barbarians.

There was no way it would go well.

Kwaang-!

When the guy hits the floor once more the body bounces away due to the recoil.

Surprisingly it dexterously grabbed me while I was in mid-air with its other foot.

Fishyyy—.

When he finally succeeded in hunting he snorted happily.

The gaping maw quickly gets closer.

If you chew it with those vicious teeth you can easily take a bite out of lithium armor or something.

but….

“It’s late kid.”

Isn’t this a world where there are labyrinths and monsters and dead monsters disappear leaving behind drop items?

“The labyrinth has been closed.”

The sight before my eyes is blurry.

Darkness gathers in an instant.

I thought as I looked at the thing vaguely visible in the center.

‘Leakis Lord of Chaos.’

He was definitely as much of an asshole as the force he showed in the game.

Even though I hadn’t even advanced to Phase 2 there was nothing I could do other than being chased and beaten up.

but….

If the next day comes when we see each other again—

[Goooooooooo—!!!!!]

It will be different then.

***

“The character moves to Lapdonia.”

***

When I opened my eyes I saw light.

Although the weather was cloudy the light was still brilliant and incomparable to the labyrinth.

‘You’re alive….’

Misha who had closed her eyes for a moment as if enjoying the warmth of her light quickly raised her upper body.

‘Bjorn! What happened to Bjorn?’

Soon she came to her senses and looked at the dimension square where there was a different atmosphere than usual.

“fuse! “Call the priest!!”

“Joe just hang in there! “I’m back in the city!!”

Injured people appearing one after another here and there.

Their cry for help.

“What on earth happened?”

“I don’t know. I asked the guild staff but they didn’t answer whether they were busy.”

People who don’t know about this situation are talking loudly and raising questions.

That’s natural.

It is common for people to survive dramatically when the labyrinth is closed but the number of times so many people have been injured at once can only be counted on one hand.

“Did you hear that? “It looks like a hierarchical monarch has appeared on the third floor.”

“what? “Hierarchical monarch?”

“…Then they must all be explorers on the third floor.”

Misha walked slowly her body full of headaches.

“Look! It looks like you came from the third floor too so just sit still and rest—”

A male explorer approached but Misha did not respond and pushed him away as he walked.

“Get out of the way.”

Resting? Getting treatment?

That’s all good but there’s something we need to do before that.

So I walked through the dimension square full of people.

It was then.

“That guy is going to die soon.”

“No matter how barbarian he is in that condition….”

Barbarian.

Misha suddenly heard those words nearby and headed there like a person possessed.

She pushed past the crowd of people gathered to watch and headed toward the center where as they said there was one barbarian.

“Bjorn….”

Misha slowly approached him.

One arm torn off the left ankle bent in a deformed shape.

And black slime covering her entire body.

She felt like she knew what happened even without looking since she had passed out.

She must have fought desperately.

To live as it has always been.

“Don’t get any closer! “The priest is coming so it’s better to just leave it alone—”

I think I understand why everyone is just watching from a distance.

Misha didn’t answer so she walked next to him and quietly put her ear to his ear.

The mucus touched my cheeks and it felt bitter…

Misha unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

Ssam-ssam-ssam-.

Breathing regularly like a baby in a deep sleep.

“Ha I was just sleeping. “You were surprised…”

Her arms and legs feel weak.

However Misha gathered her strength and wiped off the mucus from his body with her hands.

So that he can rest at least a little bit comfortably.

“The priest is coming so don’t worry and get some rest.”

As soon as I wiped away the mucus that was all over her face I could see Bjorn’s expression clearly.

It was a very relaxed expression.

As if she had done everything she needed to do.

Suddenly the words of a wizard came to mind.

[If Balkan who was called the hero of the Barbarians came back alive it would look like this…]

This was what the wizard who was admiring next to Bjorn said as he opened the way.

Of course Misha didn’t know what Vulcan was doing.

but….

“I think I know what the wizard meant when he said that.”

If there were a hero it would definitely look like this.