53 episodes team half penny (3)
After the shocking confession that she doesn’t have a mother.
“Uh, uh… … .”
“Well, it was… … ?”
There is a strange silence, and bewildered gazes fly towards me.
I quickly went on to explain.
“My mother died after giving birth to me. And my father never came back from the labyrinth when I was young. So I’m an adult, but I can’t meet them even though I want to meet them!”
For your reference, the story I just heard is 100% true.
“That… … .”
“You must have suffered a lot when you were young.”
But was it because it was the confession of the youngest member of the team, a barbarian who had just finished his coming-of-age ceremony?
The light of sympathy began to fade in the gaze that looked at me.
“Bjorn, you don’t have to force yourself to be okay in front of us.”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t even know that you had such a situation, and I told you about my family… … .”
“Bjorn, I can’t be your parent, but if I only want you—”
what is this kid
I decided not to listen to the dwarf’s backstory.
“done.”
For some reason, he seems to have become the most pitiful of them all in an instant… what to do It’s not true, so you don’t have to worry about it.
It’s not that I don’t have a real mother.
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Most of all, I am a Munchkin Barbarian who, unlike them, is progressing on a super-elite course by being promoted to level 7 explorer in 3 months.
The most important thing is always the essence.
‘Well, but when you think about it that way, am I really not the most pitiful guy?’
I suddenly thought that it might be the case.
I was dragged into a game world that was not even on sale, and I had to pass the risk of dying several times until now.
Shiva, why is my life so pitiful?
“Bjorn, you don’t look good! Do you think of your health as a mother?”
“Yeah, that’s it… … .”
“If you miss your family, you can call me sister—”
After cutting off the cat ears who were going to go beyond verse 2 to verse 3, I went to the main point.
“By the way, what are you going to do now?”
The primary destination, the Orc Colony, cannot be hunted because of those bastards.
Of course, they said it was OK if it was on the outskirts, but if you hunt there at this speed and share it with five other people, how much will you have left?
“I think it would be better to go to the Witch’s Forest first.”
The leader and the dwarf offered an opinion.
Witch’s Forest means a huge forest surrounding the portal connected to the 4th floor.
Level 7 to 8 monsters mainly appear, and there are spirit-type monsters with physical immunity among them.
“Of course, it’s not a good match for us, who have a lot of melee warriors, but since there are wizards, it doesn’t seem too bad.”
“Hmm, wouldn’t it be better to just go up to the fourth floor in that case?”
Rottmiller, who was listening, offered a new opinion.
I also thought this was a better option than the dwarf opinion.
To most explorers, the Witch’s Forest is perceived as an area they have no choice but to go through, because it has little merit as a hunting ground.
‘There is nothing that I can eat out of the purified essence.’
But the question is, maybe the dwarf didn’t like this option at all?
“The fourth floor is… I think it’s still too early.”
I know what the dwarf worries about.
On the 3rd floor, there are mainly 7th and 8th grade monsters. And this is the same for the 4th floor.
However, there is a very crucial difference between the two.
“As I said at the meeting, I’ve seen a lot of teams that think it’s easy and go upstairs and then get wiped out. One time my team almost did.”
The presence or absence of a level 6 monster.
From the 4th floor, there is a rare chance that level 6 monsters will appear.
In terms of the frequency of encounters, it’s like walking around all day and meeting once every three days… … .
This will mean that you will inevitably encounter level 6 monsters when you are active on the 4th floor.
‘Are you able to get past that one time or not? I mean, this is very vague.’
In fact, even when playing the game, there were many times when I entered the 4th floor at an intermittent level and saw blood.
So, the dwarf’s statement makes sense.
“I don’t think it’s too late to decide on going to the fourth floor after working together for at least a few more days.”
Either the deep emotional exchange or the increased bonding that this incident brought about.
We are a team that was formed for the first time this time.
It has only been three days since they entered the labyrinth, and they are still not used to each other that much.
“Moreover, as you know, this is not the first time for Dwalky, and this is the first time that Bjorn has even made it to the third floor.”
To summarize, the dwarf’s argument is that it’s okay to go to the 4th floor, but don’t be too impatient.
“Well, then why don’t we just go to another area on the third floor? I think Greentail Marsh would be fine… … .”
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Misha, who had listened to the argument with a sore expression on her head, offered a new opinion.
And right away, he was beaten by Rottmiller.
“If I had moved that way from the beginning, I don’t know, it will take me six days to get to the Greentail Marsh from now on.”
The labyrinth is closed at the end of 7 days on the 1st floor, 10 days on the 2nd floor, and 15 days on the 3rd floor.
But now, are you going to invest more than 7 days of time in moving again? It is now 3 days away, so even if you start right away, it means that you can only go and hunt for 5 days.
“In that case, I think it would be better to go back to Steel Rock Hill.”
“Oh, that kind of river? I just followed you every day, so I didn’t know… … .”
At Rotmiller’s expert words, Misha smiled awkwardly and scratched her cheek.
Zep, I kept listening to the conversation just in case, but nothing came out.
Now I’m going to have to step in and clean it up.
“How long are we going to stand and talk? Now that you’ve done this, let’s all get together. Let’s decide what to do by majority vote.”
“Majority vote?”
“why? Rot Miller, do you prefer rock-paper-scissors?”
“No, it’s a bit… … .”
Rotmiller gave me a disgusted look at my question. Actually, I was just joking about whether there was a better way than this… … .
Is it because he’s a barbarian?
Unfortunately, no one seemed to notice that this was a joke.
“I agree with Jeong Ha-jan’s opinion by majority vote.”
“It’s simple, but it’s the surest way.”
“I like anything!”
Anyway, it was decided by a majority vote to decide what to do next.
And I was the first to vote.
“I think it would be better to go up to the fourth floor.”
Judging that this will help drive public opinion even a little bit more.
“… Suddenly, the fourth floor started to feel dangerous. It seems like you’re making a decision too hastily.”
“Uh, did Karlstein do the same?”
“… … .”
Anyway, it was quickly concluded after each person gave their opinions one by one.
“Uh-huh, all of you have the same opinion, so there’s no point in being stubborn.”
We now go to the fourth floor.
***
Despite the dwarf’s concerns, I had a reason for pushing forward with this decision.
Of course, this decision was a majority vote, but… … .
it doesn’t mean much
If I had judged that it was too early to enter the 4th floor, I would have kept them locked up on the 3rd floor, even to the extent of destroying their self-esteem.
“Yes? It seems like it suddenly got a little cold… … ”
“Hmm, already? There must still be a long way to go to reach the Witch’s Forest… … .”
“No, it’s a bit different from that, I can’t really say anything about it.”
Under Rotmiller’s guidance, we made our way through the darkness towards our destination.
Still, the dwarf had a pitiful expression on his face.
‘I don’t think it was like that in Bloody Citadel, but these days, I’ve been overly cautious.’
Was it because he met each team member in person at the first team leader position and selected them? It seems that a strange sense of responsibility is always with him.
I’m the pants manager, so I don’t have to… … .
‘Well, I didn’t know I had a vampire essence, so could it be?’
The dwarf doesn’t know my exact specs.
So going straight up to the 4th floor would have been a little more insecure.
It must have been partly because he didn’t realize how good his numbered item ‘Guardian’s Wristguard’ is.
“Hikurod, when you enter the Witch’s Forest, don’t spare ‘it’ and try it.”
The dwarf looked a little worried about my advice, then nodded his head with determination.
“I will do as you say.”
No.3112 Guardian’s wrist guard is a high-quality piece of equipment worth a whopping 50 million stones.
And it’s called savagery.
The dwarf had asked him not to let other team members know that he had such a treasure.
‘But if you don’t write it when you have to, it doesn’t make any sense.’
After all, I’m not the owner.
Until recently, we depended on each other.
“Is it? what is that? Why are you talking about something only the two of you know!”
“Then you will know.”
I roughly ignored Misha’s curiosity and finally rechecked it.
‘If the tank line specs are like this, I think a level 6 monster would be enough. The problem is the dealer line… … .’
There was a lack of specs alone, but while hunting together in the orc colony for a short time, I gained some confidence.
As long as the front line is strong, this member will not pose a major risk even for a level 6 monster.
‘Unless you are suddenly trolling from behind and trolling first.’
There were a lot of NPCs like that when I was playing the game.
He’s not like that… … ?
‘Miss, are you suddenly anxious again?’
Contrary to me, who was worried later, Misha had a slightly reminiscent face.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been to the 4th floor, so I’m a little excited!”
I heard that it is the first return to the 4th floor since the disbandment of the team that was there a year ago… … .
But is it because it’s a cat?
It’s like making a grungy sound every time you exhale.
“I’m going to have to find a place to camp soon.”
After moving along the outskirts of the orc colony, it was time to take a break.
“Rotmiller, everyone seems physically fit, how about moving a little more?”
“You have to go three more hours to find a better place than this spot.”
“Hmm, then you will know.”
For reference, the time at this time was around 9 pm, which almost coincided with the camping time of the 1st and 2nd days.
To be honest, I was very impressed.
‘Is this a skillful explorer?’
Rottmiller would have thought of the camping point according to the movement and adjusted the movement speed accordingly.
No matter how many days and nights it is in a labyrinth, it’s good to have a break at a certain time.
“Rotmiller, what’s your plan for tomorrow?”
“Maybe we can get to the Witch’s Forest for lunch tomorrow.”
Well, then it will be the next day or so to enter the fourth floor.
If you ask a question, the answer comes out without buffering. There is no other human navigation system.
“Bjorn, were you Malvern? You will have to suffer quite a bit after entering the forest tomorrow, so take a break today.”
“I will.”
Today’s beginning is a dwarf, and Malvern is me.
The Witch’s Forest is the place where melee warriors have to suffer the most, so it happened regardless of the order.
Well, I’m sure there’ll be times when I wake up once or twice while sleeping anyway.
***
“Bjorn.”
I opened my eyes to the whispering voice.
Rotmiller’s face was visible under the flickering torchlight.
So, since Rot Miller was my previous turn… … .
“… Is it my turn now?”
“Not yet.”
“But why… … .”
Rubbing my sleepy eyes, I stiffened.
Dwalkie, the dwarf, and even Misha. Everyone on the team was already awake except for me.
Also with armor.
I asked briefly.
“Is it a monster?”
“Both of them.”
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Monsters and Explorers… … .
As I was about to ask how far the distance was, I heard an urgent cry from beyond the darkness.
“shit! Follow me all the way here… … .”
“Run away!”
They seem to be explorers being chased by monsters… … .
Rotmiller closed his eyes, sniffed, sniffed, and then muttered briefly.
“Now I know for sure.”
“What do you mean?”
When he frowned like this, most of the time something happened, so I became uneasy without realizing it.
And it’s probably not.
“Those who are coming towards us now, they must have been those who were there when we got to Iron Rock Hill.”
This is where things get fun again.
Monster Thomas train.