Surviving the Game as a Barbarian chapter 216

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Orculis.

A group of famous criminals who rebelled against the royal family.

Established only a few decades ago, this group has gained notoriety by committing numerous terrorism and crimes.

The royal family started hunting with a huge bounty, but so far, they have only managed to kill seven because of how secretly they move.

“Seven such guys have come… … .”

The commander of the 3rd Royal Knights, Marco Elburn, could not hide his sleep after hearing the report from his subordinates.

As soon as the situation occurred, he responded promptly and formed a safe zone in the center, proclaiming the situation of war and seizing command.

The first thing he did was collect information.

A search party was sent to the portal on the second floor, which could be a breakthrough, and until today, without a sigh, all the information coming from the front was checked and confirmed.

As a result, seven members of Orculis were captured.

Screaming Witch, Black Claw, Lighthouse Keeper.

These three were wandering around the safe zone and massacred, and the other four were blocking the front of the portal on the second floor.

‘This was the purpose from the beginning.’

Elvern clenched his fists as if showing crampedness.

The three mentioned above are also three, but these four are the biggest obstacles.

A corpse collector, even more notorious for its bizarre and cruel deeds than for evil spirits.

A doomologist who was once the head of a great school, but fell into a criminal case by tampering with forbidden magic.

A blood knight who started as a Bifron-born soldier and gained fame by killing the commander of the 1st Royal Knights Squadron.

Finally… … .

‘traitor.’

Even the guy who gathered those crazy people to form a group called Orculis, and created a history of countless infamy and massacres with his own hands.

All four representatives of ‘the group’ came here.

However, Orculis is not the only one to be wary of.

There are countless big criminals who have fled to Noark, and if you combine them, you can’t be sure of victory even if you fight with all your might.

Finally, after a long silence, Elburn opened her mouth.

“I’m going to withdraw the plan of going up to the second floor through them.”

The silence that added to those words began to weigh heavily on the midday.

One knight struggled to put it into words.

“… … Day 3 will start soon.”

“I know. However, since it has been confirmed that the Annihilator has arrived, there is a high probability that the portal is already useless anyway.”

“If you come… … .”

Elburn closed her eyes and opened her eyes as if brushing off her thoughts.

A commander is a position where decisions are made.

“Gather wizards who can use portal magic in the most stealthy way possible.”

You have to make the decisions you have to make.

no matter what sacrifices it takes.

***

I open my eyes and check my watch.

[00:17]

One more day passed, and it was the third day.

Yesterday there was nothing like this.

Check the loot you got on the way.

Find an explorer with repair-related abilities and fix broken equipment.

Shift boundaries standing in team units are also available.

As soon as the guard duty is over, they wander around the area and collect information.

Oh, I heard about Takelan.

[…] … Uh, what about that person?]

I tried hard to attack Misha and open her mouth, but when I heard it, it wasn’t a big deal.

Did you go out of your mind and lose your mind for a while?

The guy looked at us all surviving and poured out aggressive words.

But that time didn’t last long.

[At that time, Aruru wasn’t really joking. I just saw that you did that kind of thing and didn’t get any treatment and was called up, and then you yell at me for saying something like that… … . Aww, did I just get a cold sweat while listening?]

Well, it’s bloody when he’s angry.

It is still a mystery how such a spirit comes out of that tiny body.

[Anyway, that’s all. Ainard just got angry and was about to pull out his sword, but he just swung and disappeared.]

I am grateful for my colleague’s actions for me, but the more I listened to the story, the more my lips became firm.

hey they don’t know

The fact that I deliberately placed them behind them to increase our chances of survival even a little.

[yes? Why do you look like that?]

[It is nothing. I’m just hungry.]

Takelan’s anger is justified.

If I had formed a formation considering only efficiency, more numbers could have survived.

However, I didn’t.

I have placed the power supply behind me, which is relatively safe, although more appropriate in the rear. Probably because Takelan realized that fact too late, he acted like that.

‘… … It would be better for me to know this.’

After waking up for a while, I slowly got up and put my sleeping bag in order.

It was busy enough, though. Day 2 was calm compared to Day 1, which was fierce.

However, that is until today.

“Ugh, Mr. Yandel… … ?”

Raven rubbed her eyes and poked her head out as if waking up by pretending to be popular.

“Are you awake because of me? I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s just that I couldn’t sleep… … .”

“Aren’t you sleeping anymore?”

At my question, Raven took her upper body out of her sleeping bag and took a seated position.

“How about Mr. Yandel? Aren’t you sleeping anymore?”

“I can’t even sleep.”

“So you were trying to stand on your own as a sentinel?”

I smiled and meekly admitted it.

It was also funny to say that the situation is not the same as each other.

“It’s already been three days… … .”

From the 3rd day onwards, the hierarchical monarch is summoned.

The only condition is that there are more than 5 people.

Of course, there is a certain probability, and since more than 10,000 explorers have already gathered on the first floor, the possibility of being summoned before us is low… … .

‘just in case.’

I am the tank for this team.

Even if the hierarchical lord falls right in front of you, you can still buy time for your comrades to escape—

Whoops-!

At that moment, the ground trembled slightly, and the achromatic crystal embedded in the wall of the cave radiated a brilliant light.

The color of the brilliance is red as red as blood.

“Mr. Yandel, this is… … !”

It means that a hierarchical monarch has appeared somewhere.

“What, what!”

Ainar and his sleeping companions woke up one after another. This was also the case with the other group of explorers who were sleeping nearby.

I calmly calmed my colleagues.

“Don’t be too surprised. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem like he was summoned near here.”

Where there is a first-floor monarch, there is inevitably a loud noise. However, there is no such sound, so it is safe to say that it is a place far away.

“Everyone grow up.”

“However… … .”

“If something happens, don’t wake me up. It’s been a while since the border shift was over.”

“It’s not like you’re tired either.”

“I was a little sleepy then, so it’s okay.”

I don’t know if I’ll be able to sleep right away, but I forced my colleagues to lay them on their sleeping bags and close their eyes.

It is decided that recovery of stamina is the priority.

Did 20 minutes pass like that?

Whoa whoa… … .

The crystal that lights up the surroundings turns off as if the battery is dead.

It means that the hierarchical lord has been killed.

Of course, it is still too early to be reassured.

Unlike the lords of the upper classes, who have a long respawn time of at least several months to years, this guy is resummoned over and over again.

“It will be fine in the future… … ?”

“Don’t worry. If there are 30 proper explorers, it is the first floor monarch to catch. Under the current circumstances, wherever they appear, they will be dealt with quickly.”

In fact, this is also the biggest reason for trying to join the royal family by breaking through that desperate road.

Being here is safe from the hierarchical monarchs.

Even if it appears in front of you, if I endure a little, support will come soon.

“Then, please.”

“Where are you going?”

“I was wondering if I could get some information.”

“If that’s the case, then I… … .”

“It is a waste of manpower. If you can’t sleep, stand next to me all the time.”

As soon as the first tier lord was defeated, I left my assignment and moved to the center.

The hierarchical lord’s respawn time is six hours.

In the meantime, I thought I’d go around and see if there was anything special about it.

‘Cause there’s nothing else to do

[North 172-21]

In order to distinguish the topography, the royal family used the mark drawn on the wall as a guide as they proceeded, while listening to the conversations of the explorers around them.

“Hey, did you hear me? It was the southern passage.”

“Where did the hierarchical monarch come from?”

“Yeah, by the time Jiwon came, about 20 people were said to have died.”

“If you come out, it will come out of the underground cubs.”

The credibility of the conversations shared by explorers in a similar situation to mine is not very high, but the level of information that cannot be ignored.

Still, it was good to know the public opinion.

“I don’t know how long I have to stay here.”

“That’s the way it is. In my last speech, they said that the way to the portal on the second floor would be opened soon. It’s already been three days.”

“They’re quiet, so I’m afraid I’m getting anxious.”

As expected, the explorers were showing distrust of the leadership, who had not given any notice since the first day.

By the way, this was also the case for me.

‘It must have been time to make a decision.’

If you calculate that a hierarchy lord is killed every 6 hours, a total of eight hierarchy lords are killed in two days.

In other words, it must appear on the 5th day.

‘There is even a Royal Knights Commander in a large clan, and there’s no way you wouldn’t know that… … .’

But why is there no action yet?

I am curious about the conversation in the barracks where the meeting was taking place on the day I came here.

‘You must be able to understand that that’s what Noark was aiming for… … .’

Why do you keep hanging out here?

Of course, I thought that either way would open the road and go to the second floor.

thump, thump.

As the troubles deepened, I increased my walking speed.

Then a familiar face appeared.

The guy who first discovered the backpack copy bug and spread it throughout the tribe.

“Caron… … ?”

“Bjorn, son of the great warrior Yandel!!!!”

As soon as I recognized him and talked to him, Charon immediately got up and ran to me violently.

“Meet you here!! After all, you are destined to lead us!!”

It was a little embarrassing, but it was nice to see him, so he roughly greeted me in a barbarian way.

And I asked what I was curious about.

“But who is next to you?”

“The warriors I met here!!”

“Did we meet here?”

I didn’t understand at all.

Barbarian’s backpack copy bug has already been blocked. The technique was known among explorers, but the seeds of the lower-level explorers dried up after the dog tag, a kind of magic tool, was created.

It costs 70,000 stones to get a dog tag.

So I know that Charon also joined the three-story team a while ago… … .

“Where is your team going?”

“Ah, they died while they were here! So the soldiers introduced me to the remaining warriors!”

damn soldier bastards.

A party of 5 barbarian warriors… … .

It must have been that they made a team together just because it was annoying.

“I’m really a little Balkan! It’s an honor to meet you!! I, I am Devan, the second son of Verox!!”

“Oh, yes. Nice to meet you too.”

After hearing my name and greeting the excited barbarians, I continued the conversation with Charon.

I don’t know if I haven’t seen it

You should be able to leave it wherever you look.

“Why not join us instead of here?”

“Is that okay?”

You paid 70,000 stones to get a dog tag, and the equipment you are wearing. This alone shows that they are warriors of three or more floors.

If there is, it will definitely help me.

Above all, you can trust it.

“What can’t be done?”

I informed the dismayed Karon of the region our team was assigned to.

“I will tell the magistrates on the way, so go there on your own. When you see a wizard, politely say that I have sent you.”

“I get it!”

“Ah, if you don’t know which way to go, ask the explorers around you where you can go. If you shout and make me unable to sleep, I will answer you even if it bothers you.”

“Oh oh!! indeed!”

It was the moment when Charon and his party were about to go away.

“Bjorn Jandel.”

He stopped at the sound of a low-pitched male voice.

I turned my head to see a person I didn’t want to see.

“Takelan Arbenon.”

He was gathering with explorers he had never seen before.

that’s natural

I lost all my friends on the way here.

“… … .”

In silence, Takelan is staring at me.

The slight trembling of his chin proved that he was struggling with something.

I asked first.

“I heard what happened while I was away.”

“… … .”

“Do you resent me?”

Takelan did not nod or shake his head.

Just looking at me and standing there as if to endure.

It had been a while since his reply came back.

“No, I don’t blame you.”

Unexpected answer.

Takelan slowly opened his mouth to let out his emotions.

“I kept thinking about it. Because that was the only thing I could do. why did i become like this Lena is dead, so why are you guys laughing so hard? If those bastards hadn’t escaped in the middle, Lena wouldn’t have survived.”

“… … .”

“No, more than anything… … .”

“… … .”

“You really didn’t know it was going to be like this.”

“So, is there a conclusion?”

“I do not know. In fact, you are the one who got hurt the most. You were the one who did the most difficult thing. Because there was no guarantee that your colleagues would be safe.”

Is there really such a thing as a guarantee?

I just did my best.

To raise our chances of living even a little bit.

so that… … .

“I couldn’t follow you.”

It felt like a sharp cutlery was scraping something left inside me.

“However.”

Takelan continued.

“It was me who decided to follow you.”

“… … .”

“It was me who voted for you to be the leader.”

“… … .”

“When she said she used multiple teleportation magic, she didn’t even make any suggestions and just watched… … ! It was me.”

self hate.

In the end, seeing him who turned all the blame on himself, I was caught up in a feeling that is difficult to describe.

“So I don’t blame you.”

“… … Right.”

What should I say in this situation?

Even vague words of consolation could not be uttered.

But did my hesitation come through?

“Don’t pity me.”

Takelan finished the conversation and sat down again.

“Someday you will feel the same way as me.”

His gaze no longer looked at me.

just headed to the floor.

I had a gut feeling that the conversation we had to have was all over.

thump, thump.

So I continued on the way I was going.

Takelan didn’t talk to me along the way.

how long has it been since

The passage widened and an enlarged central cavity emerged.

First, I found the magistrate and informed that Karon and his party had decided to join us.

“Team Apple Narak… … . Oh, it’s a passage outside the northern district. Confirmed.”

This is the end of what you have to do.

It was just a car that had just turned around.

tickle, tickle.

The knight from the barracks went to the place where the magistrate who helped me earlier, glanced at me.

And a total of six schools were named.

“Oh, yes. You mean the wizards of that school? Let’s check the list first.”

You don’t have enough priests, so you want to recruit wizards too?

That’s what I thought at first, but… … .

‘Derta, Spheris, Jacquard… … .’

After contemplating the school that the knight spoke of, I found one thing in common.

‘Portal magic.’

Wizards with a rank of 4 or higher of that school can open a ‘gateway’ that can be used by up to 30 people.

The moment I realized this.

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My heart was beating erratically.

Also, the conversation we had a while ago flashed through my mind.

There was no point in denying it.

[A good commander is not one who makes the perfect choice. The one who makes the choice that must be made.]

If it were him, he would throw it away without hesitation.

judged to be of low priority.

all of that.