Surviving the Game as a Barbarian chapter 263

263 episode bug (2)

A cave where crystals sticking together on the wall give off a dazzling light.

I’ve been to this place many times already, but today it’s unfamiliar.

Well, it’s actually the first time I’ve been in two months, so I wonder if that’s normal… … .

‘Other reasons must have contributed.’

I looked around, and my mouth was filled with regret.

As usual, there are only three.

Also, it is not as bright as in broad daylight, but the surroundings are bright enough to require a separate torch.

Simply put… … .

“It’s not a dark zone.”

The experience copying bug was blocked.

This means that it is now impossible to start at the portal entrance on the 2nd floor using dimensional instability.

“Do you know anything?”

When asked, pretending not to know, Raven carefully made an inference.

“I heard that the royal family recently put in a big request for the horse tower. I’ve been outside all these days, so I didn’t know the details… … . Now that I see it, it may have been a portal stabilization project.”

After, it’s really stuck because of the bug.

Still, thanks to Soul Queens, I was preparing my heart in advance, so it was quick to put an end to my regrets.

Well, what can I do? From now on, let’s go classic.

How many months have you been sucking honey properly?

“I will move slowly.”

After looking around the surrounding terrain for a while from the starting point, I quickly pulled out my compass and looked for directions.

Well, isn’t there a small number of people entering this time?

Hopefully, it may be possible to supply portal opening experience without bugs.

“Abman, summon Cheol-woong. I’m thinking of moving a little faster than usual.”

As soon as Uncle Bear drew a summons, Raven got used to riding on it.

“I wish Einar-san could be like this… … .”

After all, what are wizards?

Do you always think about riding?

“Woo me out yourself!”

Anyway, I took the lead and ran, followed by Raven and Uncle Bear.

A formation with a bear uncle with a solid body for a one-distance position in the back.

It’s like a goblin, so it’s not even a threat anymore… … .

Still, because you never know.

The most dangerous thing in the labyrinth has always been people.

‘It seems that there are no Noark cubs… … .’

At first he was nervous and ran through the cave, but sooner or later he lowered his level of alertness by one level.

As I accelerated, I encountered several explorers, but most of them were low-rise explorers with low-level equipment.

Even then, the number was small.

‘Maybe a real portal opening is possible?’

As time went on, anticipation grew more and more, but it was shattered as soon as we arrived at the beginning of the dark zone.

“It seems that there are passengers.”

A Grade 9 Manastone that fell on the way we were going.

There was no way that Missha’s team had gone first.

I don’t know Erwen, but Misha and Ainar didn’t teach me that way.

“… … Why are you picking it up?”

“A level 9 manastone is also a manastone.”

When I think of the days when I crawled across this long passage on three legs, throwing away the magic stone is unacceptable.

Then this little gem is my hope—

“No, I meant that I could retrieve it with magic.”

Well, so is it.

No, so the team that passed this way doesn’t have a single wizard?

At this rate, I thought they would definitely be the top team.

“Right.”

Instead of a torch, he lit up the darkness with light magic and continued running again.

After about 40 minutes, a portal appeared.

I didn’t expect it, but again, the portal had already been opened by someone.

“You have entered the Goblin Forest on the second floor.”

Leaving the regret behind, I went into the portal.

Because it was a promise to wait upstairs whoever arrives first.

“… … I was in the cave earlier, but something feels weird.”

“yes. It was so intense back then.”

The goblin forest where there was a fierce battle between the Noarks and the explorers of Lafdonia.

The surroundings were quiet, and no one could be seen.

“It seems that Misha is still there, so please wait for a while.”

After that, having free time to rest, I looked around and was able to find traces of people nearby.

“It looks like the people who came first. But why are you looking so closely?”

“I’m just kind of worried about it.”

“Uh, when Yandel-san says that, I suddenly get nervous… … .”

What is it, boy?

“Everyone, sit down and rest a little. You never know when the other team will come.”

Soon after, we took out our individual chairs from the subspace and sat down.

Occasionally, goblins approached from afar, but there was no interruption in their rest.

That’s because it was resolved in the Cheol-woong line.

***

“Come here… … .”

A forest in the soft moonlight.

A woman who appeared to be in her early twenties opened her mouth as if in a grudge.

“Now that the second floor is up and there is no one around, can our Yong-yong summon us?”

“Can not be done. That size will surely leave a mark.”

“Ah, sister. Don’t do that. Where are the summoners or two? yes?”

“Carmilla, stop it. Didn’t Rain Wales say no?”

“Hey, is your uncle alone?”

“If you stay still, you’ll be fine, then. In the first place, what are you saying is difficult? If only you were sitting on my shoulder on the first floor—”

“No, you smell like a widower. it’s on clothes It’s bad for your nose!”

“… … What?”

The warrior carrying a woman on a sharp sale paused for a moment, but as if it was familiar, he sighed once and finished it.

“Yeah, what am I going to say to you?”

“Don’t do it in the first place, then!”

“Carmilla, I know you’re sensitive these days, but don’t keep acting like a child. I don’t know, but there are others.”

“Really, discipline is… … .”

A woman named Carmilla mumbled and pouted her mouth.

She didn’t like the whole situation.

“By the way, why do we still have to do our job? Does anything change by killing the explorer while everyone is leaving us alone and running outside without any news?”

“… … That must be the case too. In fact, I didn’t even get a call a few days ago.”

“Ah yes. The contact that ended in 10 seconds after all they had to say?”

Carmilla said sarcastically, and the archer frowned.

“That wasn’t the case either. It’s impossible to keep in touch for a long time because of the barrier. Still, they seem to have a way to get us out, so we’re just working hard—”

“It’s naive. Don’t you think it’s a lie?”

“… … Then why did Miss Carmilla come all the way here? Not in the city?”

“that… … .”

Carmilla wrinkled her tail and bit her lips.

Anyway, what can I say?

He said he didn’t want to go, but he was afraid because he didn’t know how she would come out, so he followed him.

‘Oh, what’s really going on.’

Somehow nervous, she spoke sharply to the archer again.

“By the way, Nevarce. So what happened to that annihilator? You were the one who stayed with me until the end.”

“I didn’t tell you. The Annihilator talked to ‘He’ and disappeared somewhere—”

“Everyone, stop.”

As soon as the woman who was opening the road at the front stopped, the archer stopped what he was saying and changed his expression.

“Amelia, did something go wrong?”

“The trap installed near the portal has disappeared.”

“I guess it means someone came up to the second floor. Looking at the time, you look like a top explorer… … . Maybe there were more explorers than we expected.”

“Nevarce, do you have any guesses?”

“I don’t know. But it’s probably not part of a large clan. They are not those who move without certainty.”

“Right.”

Carmilla spat out at the conversation between the two.

“But does it matter who you are? I don’t know why I’m curious about it.”

“… … It’s definitely not wrong.”

At her words, Amelia seemed to be in deep thought, and then she muttered softly.

“But somehow I’m concerned.”

“yes? What did you say?”

Amelia shook her head.

“… … It is nothing. Don’t move again.”

***

“Mister, have you been waiting for a long time? I’m sorry. It took a little while, starting from the southern section.”

After arriving at the forest and waiting for about two hours, the Missha team arrived on the second floor.

So, we quickly resumed our movement.

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Man, while I was waiting, more than ten teams had already passed by here.

‘It means that the house is not as empty as I thought it would be.’

Of course, the portal on the 3rd floor that arrived after was already open, and this is the same for the 4th floor that arrived over 6 days.

“But now I can eat properly.”

We spent the entire schedule running without eating properly, replenishing our stamina and clearing the ordeal.

Unlike usual, it was a party of 6 people, but the pace was rather slow.

This is because the difficulty of the ordeal increases from 6 people.

Increasing the number of monsters is definitely good, but in the case of an ordeal of wisdom that has to go through a maze, it took a lot more time because the map got bigger.

‘Is it still because of the racial value? He certainly finds his way better than me.’

Erwen, who received her sister’s training as a explorer, found her way better than I expected.

Based on my experience and knowledge, Erwen was closer to the type of people who rely on their senses to find their way. The night snow was much better, so it was possible to spot traps from afar.

“From here on, I can understand without Mr. Abman. This door, right? I can hear a pulsing sound from beyond the door.”

Even without a guide talent, he had a high level of sense that he was able to find the portal connected to the 5th floor.

The essences I ate wouldn’t have had a separate hearing.

‘Are you just born?’

Anyway, it was just around the beginning of the car on the 19th when I arrived in front of the portal on the 5th floor.

‘Is it about a day later than usual?’

If there were 7 people, it would have taken much longer.

From then on, the waiting time itself increases with each ordeal.

Oh, by the way, this is proportional to the number of people.

It’s not like a large clan chooses to split up into teams of five and meet on the 5th floor for nothing.

“Aruru, but why don’t we meet on the second floor to hunt and do things like us on the lower floor?”

“We have to distribute one person’s share more, because the unit price is not right on the lower floors. Plus, splitting a team in two requires having a guide on each side of the team. There are a lot of non-combat personnel among the low-level explorers, right?”

“Well! Right!”

“I… Now I know! You just nodded without understanding at all, right?”

“Oh, you’re a wizard too!”

“Both of you, stop joking around and go to bed.”

Since it was time to camp anyway, we took a rest on the safe 4th floor and entered the 5th floor together early in the morning.

“You have entered the 5th floor Daema-gyeong.”

The 5th floor, which I arrived on after a long time, showed a slightly different appearance from the start.

It was just what I was expecting.

“It’s nice to be quiet.”

Wherever I go, I can’t see the clans who always arrive first and settle down and control the hunting grounds.

In addition… … .

“uh! over there! Istoltos Party!”

In the past, monsters that could not be seen without paying the clan freely roam the field.

“It used to be a place with so many monsters.”

Seeing this, Uncle Bear said as if frustrated.

After all, this uncle has been active on the 5th floor for a long time.

It must be strange to feel bad for the clan.

“Yandel, what do you think? Wouldn’t this state continue forever?”

“Yeah, it probably won’t be long.”

I answered honestly.

Even next month, large clans will enter the labyrinth one by one. And as time goes on, the newly created clan will fill the void again.

“So, I will stop watching and move slowly. Opportunities like this do not come easily.”

There was a monster that would be difficult to catch if not this time.