Surviving the Game as a Barbarian

81 Fire Sewer (2)

“Rotmiller, can you feel who is inside?”

“The smell of filth is so strong it’s impossible to tell.”

“Right. Then I will go down first, so give me the signal and follow me.”

A pit about 5m long reminiscent of a water tank.

With the shield on his back, he quickly descended down the creaking ladder. And when the hand signal was given, the rest of the party followed.

“Something is creepy.”

When the field of vision is illuminated through the torch, a passage that cannot be seen from above is visible from an angle.

“From now on, you take the lead.”

He sang quietly so that no sound could be heard, and the man took the lead. Then, holding on to the rope, he made his way down the aisle.

Did you go for a minute?

‘Fuck… … .’

Bodies piled up like piles of clothes are visible.

Dozens of invoices in the shape of a mummy, like ‘Hanson’, who has been sucked in life.

Somehow, the rotten me was especially bad.

“Uh, uh… what is this… … .”

Seeing that bewildered look, it doesn’t seem like this place was originally like this… … .

“Be quiet and keep moving.”

I pushed the back of the stopped man and kept moving forward.

Still, I put all my heart into being able to respond immediately when something happened.

So I was able to react.

shudder.

A faint light began to seep through the pile of shtets with the sound of a mechanical device working.

And a profound voice echoing through the aisle.

[Saveum, Vania, and Hartia]

There was nothing more to see.

One of the trap-type skills possessed by the priest of Karui.

Because of its unique sound effect, it was usually called ‘Sabaha’ for short.

“The character has entered the radius of [Evil God’s Call].”

Fuck, you put this on?

“Get back!!”

While he warned his colleagues with his mouth, he pulled the rope with his hand and pulled the man in.

For a simple reason.

Because ‘Sabaha’ is not a skill that can be blocked with physical resistance or a lithium shield.

“Eh, huh?”

Instead of a shield, the man in my hand spit out a stupid sound.

And that moment.

From the other side of the passage, hundreds of banshee and absurd ghosts are pouring out.

“Ouch!! aah!!!”

Seeing this, the man screamed and struggled, but I did not release my strength and hid as much as possible behind the man.

I’m glad this guy is tall.

Otherwise, it would not have been possible to end it with this amount of damage.

“The character has absorbed 102 ghosts.”

“The darkness resistance is above a certain level.”

“The effect is reduced by 30%.”

「Temporarily decreases the character’s maximum HP by 29%.」

The vitality that escapes as if there is a hole somewhere in the body. The skin becomes dry like a person who has not drank water for several days.

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Misha was the first to notice my change.

“Rain, Bjorn is fine!”

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Misha immediately runs to me and checks the condition.

I stopped trying to eat the potion right away and straightened my crouched body.

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My muscles hurt because I was so tense.

‘Fuck it, I almost lost it.’

[Call of the Evil God]

A trap-type skill that pours out hundreds of souls in a designated direction when activated. Its characteristic is that the maximum HP is reduced by the number of times it has been hit by the soul.

Naturally, if the maximum value is 0, it will die instantly.

Like this guy here hanging on my hand.

“Is everyone okay?”

“It’s okay thanks to you blocking me in front. Anyway, he… Are you dead?”

I didn’t have to answer.

Well, it would be more strange if he survived with nothing but bones and hides left.

As soon as he put down the man he was holding tightly in his hand, the dwarf murmured as if he was dizzy.

“… … No matter what you say, you did a good job putting him in the lead.”

To agree.

And I’m not ashamed of that.

We are explorers without blood or tears.

“What are you going to do? If there is anything else like this, it would be dangerous to go any further.”

After thinking for a while, I made a decision.

“Go away.”

Several materials are required to install [Call of the Evil God].

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Most of them are human.

There are a lot of corpses around, but… … .

Yes, it’s not even a hundred units, so it must have been a one-time installation.

‘Besides, if it’s not George for some reason, it’s going to cause trouble later… … .’

There is no evidence, but I have a feeling.

As I was about to leave, a dwarf handed me something.

“It’s not a big deal, but when I looked in my arms, I found something like this.”

It was the identity plate of the man who had turned into a mummy.

I don’t know why the fugitive criminal is carrying an identity card… … .

“I can submit it to the administrative office when I receive the additional allowance later… … No, why are you looking like that?”

After checking my ID, I was stunned.

[Hans Marcom]

… … Was he Hans too?

I’m getting nervous all of a sudden.

***

After walking about twenty steps, I came to the hiding place that Hans E spoke of.

It was decorated better than expected.

There are beds that are not comfortable, there are tables with leftover bread and coffee, and there are candlesticks hanging on the wall.

but… … .

“Hahaha, is there anyone here?”

“Hmm, I think I either left this place altogether, or was away for a while.”

I don’t feel any popularity.

There isn’t really a place to hide.

“Don’t be vigilant. He might be hiding.”

Nevertheless, I first looked around and searched the area thoroughly.

Under the bed, under the table, even if there is a hidden space on the wall.

I watched closely for about 5 minutes, but there was no significant gain.

Until Dwalky casts a spell.

“Real Warb Dwalky has cast a level 8 secondary magic [Magic Sense].”

[Magic Detection]

Exploration-type magic that makes it appear in some way if there is something magical added to it.

“How is it?”

“It’s vague.”

“Are you ambiguous?”

“There is something faintly magical about the floor here… … too dim To the extent that I think I may have misunderstood.”

Soon I checked the floor Dwalky was pointing to.

Since I’m not a wizard, I didn’t see any strange parts.

It’s not like there’s a slight flaw or something.

“Is there any way to find out more with something magical here?”

“No. I can only guess, though, that this magic is hiding something underneath.”

“Right.”

After a single question, I immediately lifted the mace up.

Seeing me like that, the dwarf asked.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

“It comes down.”

“… … Are you coming down?”

I didn’t have to answer the dwarf’s question again. Well, since the magical means are blocked, it’s time to use the physical means.

like a barbarian.

Quang-!

The moment the mace, which has doubled in price and size, hits the floor, the ground shakes.

But that was all.

“Bjorn, magical devices cannot be opened that way.”

Dwalkie, who was watching, said so, and taught me, but I silently continued my mace.

Quang! Quang! Quang! Quang!

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Maybe it’s because it’s made of steel, so it’s a mace that’s fine even when it hits the ground.

Of course, the ground was a little dented, but it didn’t change.

therefore-

“Stop it. Dwalkie said it too. In that way… … .”

Remove your breastplate, remove your shoes, remove your helmet, and put down the backpack you were carrying on your back.

Why is everyone doing this all of a sudden? eyes that say

「The character has cast [Giantization].」

“The character’s physique grows, and the threat and physical values increase in proportion to the size.”

The body doubles in size, and the power rises accordingly. The dwarf still spit out a squeaky sound.

“Even though you are still magic, that way… … .”

Impossible?

It’s still hard to agree as a deceased person in the game and a current barbarian warrior.

If you can’t break it by force—

aan-!!!!

That’s because it lacks power.

“… … ???!”

Oh, except for ghosts, of course.

***

“This is what will happen.”

“Dwalkie, what happened? Didn’t you definitely rant about not doing it?”

“Uh, that’s… … I don’t know either. Why is this happening… … .”

They left behind each other’s murmurs and checked the floor.

After hitting it a couple of times, light leaked out and started to crack, and on the third hit, there was a stairway under the smashed hole to my surprise.

“The stairs hidden in the sewer like this… … .”

It is so deep that even if you put a torch under it, you can’t see its end.

It feels like a road to the underworld.

“I guess I have to go down here… … ?”

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Misha looks at me with a reluctant expression.

To be honest, I didn’t like it either.

Since it was used as a hiding place, I thought in my heart that there would be a place to hide at least one body… … .

‘But what else?’

At the same time, I feel like I’m caught up in a troublesome thing, and I’m also a little curious. That’s because the sewer itself was a no-go zone in the game.

Of course, I have no intention of risking my curiosity.

However… … .

“Bjorn, the smell of that woman is faintly coming from down here.”

“What?”

“It is clear that he passed by here. Before that too.”

Shiba, what are you doing?

Why don’t you just do it up to here and then go back and do it yourself?

worries deepen

Therefore, I asked Rotmiller’s opinion once.

“Rotmiller, what do you think? Do you think it’s good to step back like this?”

“… … I think it’ll be fine if you just check it a little bit. There is no smell of anyone other than that woman down here.”

It was a slightly surprising answer.

But did that feeling go away?

Rotmiller grinned and added an explanation.

“For some reason, I have a feeling that it won’t be too dangerous.”

Well, the sixth sense stat was the reason.

I don’t have a clear reason, but I didn’t listen to him.

‘The hit rate is higher than I thought.’

In fact, when Hans E was hiding, Rottmiller accurately sensed it.

Reluctant to head to the hideout?

If he felt that it was dangerous because of a trap, it is understandable that he opposed it alone during the majority vote.

‘It’s a sixth sense… … This might be a better stat than I thought.’

Soon I came to a conclusion.

“Rotmiller, you take the lead from now on. If you feel like something is cheap, you should go back right away.”

Rottmiller’s sense is quite reliable.

***

“Vice-Captain, the ‘door’ has been destroyed.”

A man frowned at the subordinate’s report.

An underground shelter created thousands of years ago, before Rafdonia, a mere lord castle, was extended as many times as it is now.

And the city ‘Noark’ was built there.

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Most of the entrances to this place are guarded by members standing guard at all times.

By the way… … .

“The door is destroyed? Could it be an attack from the royal family?”

“I think the probability of that happening is low.”

“… … Please tell me in detail.”

At the urging of the man, the subordinate hurriedly explained the situation.

“I checked and it is a gate that has been forgotten since the Karui incident. The last recon report showed that there was a vagrant on top of it, using it as a hiding place.”

“Hmm.”

The man rubbed his chin.

It was his old habit of coming out when he was troubled.

“There is no reason for the royal family to come and touch us now, but… … Still, it’s obviously an intruder, so we’ll need to check it out.”

“Yes. So which unit would you like to contact?”

“Is there any reason to send troops?”

The man asked so much and looked at the woman next to him.

It was the woman who had been conversing with him until his subordinate reported it.

Did the barbarian you let go of before become a famous explorer in the city? After a while, an interesting conversation got cut off in the middle… …

“Amelia, if it were you, you could quietly deal with whoever it is. Will you come over for us?”

The rest of the story will be continued later.