Surviving the Game as a Barbarian

Episode 70 Barbarian Hero (3)

running with all his might.

Leading a giant monster-like body with a diameter of 5m.

Koo! Koo!

Every time the foot touches the ground, it makes a footstep sound similar to that of a large monster.

“Don’t fall behind and follow me well!”

Behind them are 23 clan members and Misha, and behind them are 40 third-floor explorers who have not been swept away by Jack Fletcher’s agitation.

How they came to be together is simple.

[I will take you when you give out all your equipment.]

Not only was he a rationalist who wanted McGrain to make up for even the slightest loss… … .

「The character has cast [Imprint].」

「Temporarily increases the character’s physical level by the number of sacrifices located within a 100m radius.」

Judgment that more than one offering is better.

“Behel—la ah ah ah ah!!”

overflowing with power

An unbearable destructive instinct dominates the body as much as the overflowing power.

‘This is probably because of the fighting spirit.’

I’m happy though.

I can’t stand this desire.

“Kyaah-!”

The miniature-sized corpses of Riakis flew in from the front.

Even though it is a miniature, it is over 2m in size… … .

Yes, small things are the same.

Whoo!

swings the mace without remorse.

It feels like I’m swinging a spoon instead of a mace because my body has grown so much.

Well, the right guy might have a different opinion.

Puff-!

A single body that was hit by a blow to the myeongchi disappears into powder.

If it was the original me, I would have had to hit a few more to die.

Once again, you can feel how much your physical stats have risen.

However, the problem is… … .

Aww-!

Every time you smash one, an explosion occurs.

Not at the place where the body died, but at the place where I was standing.

“Ryakis’ Hatred is activated.”

“The character takes a lot of chaotic damage.”

This is why the presence or absence of a main tank in the [Evil Rift] pattern is important. These self-destruct corpses definitively deal damage to those who killed them.

In other words, whether it is a famous swordsman or a famous shrine, even if the deal is high, it will not help anyone here.

Aww-!

If he was a weak wizard, the damage would have gone to a goal in one shot.

the whole body is numb

Even if you have pain tolerance, it’s this much, if it were the original, the sound would have exploded every time it exploded.

Chewy profit-!

The black liquid sticking to his body melts with smoke.

In places where the condition was bad, the muscles had already flowed down and the bones inside were exposed.

However, there is no problem.

Because I am a dark barbarian who inherited the vampire’s legacy.

「The character does not die until the heart is destroyed by the passive skill [Source of Darkness].」

You just need to protect your heart somehow.

Well, in the present state, that would seem like a matter of time… … .

Clink!

Countless glass bottles are flying in at the moment when they break the road by turning the bodies into powder.

In addition, the priests who followed them in a hurry are pouring heels as much as they can.

“It was just dangerous! Don’t kill too many at once!”

“Behel—la ah ah ah!!”

“If you listen to me, answer me!”

No, would that be easy?

In the [Giant] state, the threat level depends on the size. In other words, the probability of attracting aggro of monsters increases.

However, for a barbarian with a large body from the beginning, the rise was close to a crazy level.

In fact, it’s like a constant provocation mode.

It was all thanks to this that the explorers who followed were able to move comfortably.

‘Cause they’re all flocking to me

“Look!! You can’t hear me—”

“I hear it.”

However, once I adjust the pace according to McGrain’s advice, Misha’s older brother and other melee warriors who are right behind me explode their bodies.

but… … .

“fuse! What does the priest do? Uh, get treatment!”

It’s not at all believable to catch two or three and shiver like that.

I don’t like the fact that the priest’s heels are scattered.

Above all, if you adjust the pace, you can’t unleash the passive effect to the maximum.

“Character’s HP is below 50%.”

「All resistance and resistance values increase due to the passive skill [Path of Heroes].」

Orc Hero’s passive skill [Hero’s Path].

This skill, which is activated when the health is less than half, increases the defense value of all types.

And from my research… … .

‘When it is less than 20%, the maximum effect is applied.’

It was for this reason that the Orc Hero Essence was needed in the first place.

No matter what color essence, the passive is the same.

“Okay, both of you go back.”

“What? I can still—”

Hell, where the dealer is trying to imitate the role of a sublime tank.

“Something might appear from behind.”

Soon I comforted the two dealers with kind words and sent them to the rear.

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McGrain, who was watching from behind, didn’t say anything this time either.

I just shouted like this.

“There are only ten minutes left. The future is important, so please give me a little more strength.”

Yes, I’m cheering for you there.

***

Tier 5 Explorer Taylor Karlstein.

As he steps back from the front line, a middle-aged man speaks to him.

“Oh, are you here now?”

“Yes, Hernesion.”

As soon as Taylor nodded, the face of Anton Hernesion, the magician of Team 7 to which he belonged, brightened.

“Yeah, the Vice-Captain made a good decision. I don’t know what’s going to appear from behind, but I’ll have to pay attention to this one too. Isn’t it?”

“Yes, yes… … .”

Tailon swallowed the bitter emotion in his throat and replied weakly.

And he looked away as if to avoid the conversation.

At the end of that gaze was a barbarian.

“Behel—la ah ah ah ah!!”

Countless monsters swarming in the dark.

And a barbarian who screams and wields a mace with a more monster-like appearance than those monsters.

Aww-!

Taylor chewed on his lips as he heard an explosion that would make no sense even counting how many times it was already.

hard-

Did the vice-captain make a good decision?

Don’t you know what will appear from behind?

I was disgusted with myself as I nodded my head pretending not to know the question.

‘Shit.’

The truth was simple.

It wasn’t even the vice-captain who told me to step back in the first place. It was the barbarian.

I couldn’t say anything when I was told to get out of the colony, where the half-pun little brother belonged to, and the half-mage that was worthy of the younger brother was called a sorceress… … .

A barbarian who was considered only one of the warriors on the team.

[Something might appear from behind.]

At those words without looking back, Tellion did not respond at all.

No, I didn’t.

It was a short time, but I thought it was not something that people would do.

Aww-!

One swing of the weapon immediately brings back terrible pain.

No matter how fast you are, you can’t avoid it.

The problem is, that fact makes the body dull.

Even in a situation where he had to swing his weapon non-stop, his hands were stiff and he couldn’t move.

really pathetic.

“Hey, don’t worry too much, as long as you don’t feel pain, anyone can do it.”

Couldn’t you take care of your face?

The man next to him said as if comforting him.

One of the only two remaining warriors, who also withdrew from the front line with him.

“I’ve heard that most of the Essences with Pain Tolerance are not well-reviewed, but if this type of tactic is possible, it needs to be re-evaluated.”

Despite the man’s comfort, he kept his mouth shut.

Because at first I thought so too.

Pouring potions like that is possible only with pain tolerance, and in the first place, that barbarian and himself have different roles.

It’s like fighting on the front lines as a warrior, but… … .

It’s not to waste time by taking it with your body, but to aim for a momentary gap and insert a blow into the enemy’s neck.

Aww-!

So it’s a natural result.

You don’t even have to feel weird.

Yes, I thought so.

However… … .

“Behel—la ah ah!”

The more I look at that huge back, the more I doubt it.

‘How can you not hesitate at that point… … ?’

The flesh engulfed in the explosion flows down like water.

The attacking beast bites the exposed bones with its teeth.

But even in the midst of that, that barbarian wields his weapon accurately without any hesitation.

Unlike myself, who had a hardened body.

You don’t stop and you do what you have to do.

‘But is this something anyone can do?’

can it be

In the first place, I heard that just because you have pain tolerance doesn’t mean you can’t feel pain completely… … .

even if it isn’t

“They say that no one can follow a barbarian to be valiant, and that was true.”

“It’s almost as if he doesn’t know death.”

Having a potion, a priest, and the essence of a vampire are not invincible.

As one famous explorer said.

There is nothing that does not die in the labyrinth.

The same goes for that barbarian.

‘There’s no point in denying it any more.’

Ironically, after admitting it, my heart became lighter. Silently doing what you have to do in a situation where your life is at stake.

How many people can’t even do this simple thing.

What that barbarian is doing right now is not something anyone can do.

As you can see by looking at the surrounding reactions that have changed from before.

“The deputy chief’s insight is truly remarkable. I didn’t expect the author to do that job so well.”

“Does anyone know what that friend’s name was? If he was such a person, he must have been known to some extent… … .”

“How was the conversation with the vice-captain? If such a person joins the clan, I think it will be very reassuring… … .”

Even if you don’t know the details of your pain tolerance, you can’t help but feel it when you see it.

That the barbarian saved them.

“It’s terrifying to think of what the situation would have been without the author.”

“Did I say Missha? What the hell is that friend?”

“Uh, I don’t know… … .”

Someone asked Banpoon’s brother as well, but sadly he couldn’t get a proper answer.

But he thought as he heard the murmur of Hernesion, the wizard next to him.

“If the Balkan, who was called the hero of the Barbarians, comes back alive, it will be like that… … .”

There is no need to already wonder what that barbarian’s name is.

“It’s over! The end is in sight!!”

“Speed up!”

Sooner or later, everyone will know.

***

「The field effect [Evil Rift] will disappear.」

***

The moment you came out of the dark.

Whoa whoa-!

There is a roar that sounds like a storm.

And at the same time, dark red rays from the ceiling are shot towards the center of darkness.

Aww—!!

A sight that seems to be approaching the end.

Seeing this, McGrain mumbled.

“It was close.”

“It’s sympathetic.”

Beyond the darkness that disappeared like a mist, nothing remained.

There were only traces of the destroyed land in the place where the orc colony would have been.

The head, heated by the excitement of battle, cools.

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Maybe if it was a little late to get out… … .

‘[The source of darkness] and whatever it is, it must have been lost on the spot.’

In fact, it was funny to end it by saying that it was close.

Spiritual power at the end.

In other words, the MP ran out and the [Giantization] was cut off, and the corpses started flocking in like a tidal wave, probably because all the explorers who went to the other side were gone.

Just escaping on time is a miraculous situation.

Still, it’s not all over.

‘No, I think we should actually pray from now on.’

I quickly checked the number of survivors.

There were exactly 30.

This is because, at the last minute, many of the explorers who followed in return for equipment died.

‘In other words, the probability is 1 in 30. No, if you add Misha, it’s 1 in 15… … .’

It should be low, but the probability that it is difficult to be reassured.

I don’t relax and watch other people’s changes.

That was the time.

“Rain, Bjorn… … ?”

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Misha’s voice comes from the other side.

A voice that sounds like something is confused.

“Uh, for some reason my body didn’t move… … .”

Soon, she turned her head to look at Misha, and she saw that she was stiff.

「Misha Karlstein has been designated as [Prey].」

“Mischa Karlstein is incapacitated.”

Fuck, is it real?

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McGrain made an unidentified resilience.

“It’s amazing. I didn’t know it was coming from your side.”

“Why, why is everyone looking at me like that… … ?”

I don’t have time to explain step by step.

I wondered if I could ask.

While staring directly into Misha’s older brother’s eyes.

“Are you planning on taking him with you?”

“That, that… … .”

“I think that would be difficult. It is a situation in which it is difficult for us to make any further sacrifices.”

On behalf of the older brother who is having a hard time answering, McGrain draws a decisive line.

However, I asked again.

“Do you think the same? Whatever the relationship, you’re still my brother, so are you going to let me die like this?”

“Rain, Bjorn… … . I don’t know what it is, but I’m fine, so stop… … .”

it’s ok what’s ok

Your life was at stake.

“So what is the answer?”

When asked again strongly, he looked at McGrain and gave a short answer.

“For me… This is more important than family.”

Jill, I guess it’s because I don’t think of it as a family.

Anyway, he’s a kid I don’t like until the end.

“You wasted precious time.”

While muttering, I picked up the log-formed Missha and tied it with a cloth.

And I quickly checked the time.

[23:45]

The remaining time until the labyrinth is closed is about 15 minutes.

A time that can be said to be short if short and long if long.

“Lord of Chaos, Liakis, awakens.”

Probably the longest 15 minutes of my life.