Surviving the Game as a Barbarian - Surviving the Game as a Barbarian chapter 13

13 episodes 2nd floor (3)

The total number of goblins attacking me is nine.

Eight regular goblins and one goblin swordsman are mixed.

As a swordsman, he was only holding a scimitar that was about 60 cm tall, but… … .

Unlike carving knives, at that point, it’s a great blade.

“Groo!”

Watching the goblin rushing from the front, I hit the temple with my short hammer.

puck-!

One shot one kill. The goblin turns into a horde and disappears without even falling to the ground.

However, it is too early to be happy.

I’ve only killed one now.

“Groo!!!”

Scared of catching one, two goblins flew at the same time from both sides.

A carving knife is held in his hand.

I dashed to the right and pushed one back with my shield, then turned my back and hammered the other.

puck-!

second with this.

But I don’t even have time to catch my breath.

As if it had reached my rear, another goblin flew in from behind.

Goblin Swordsman

“Kyaah!”

It makes a snake-like sound called a swordsman.

I immediately stopped moving and rolled to the floor.

Whik-!

A knife passing upwards with a sharp bang.

The goblins who saw them rolling on the floor rushed at this time.

This is why the second floor is several times more dangerous than the first floor.

Four normal goblins, no matter how physically you press them, it’s impossible at this point.

I can’t help but suffer injuries.

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Maybe if I was alone.

Whoops!

An arrow shot from among the bushes pierces the forehead of a goblin.

It seems that Erwen has taken the sniper position again.

Tadat!

I quickly stood up from the floor with the rolling anti-elasticity. And with a shield, he rushed into the middle of the enemy line.

It’s natural for a warrior to drag aggro, isn’t it?

“Children! Everyone jump on it!”

Blocking with a shield, swinging a hammer, dodging, kicking with your feet, head-butting, etc.

While they were running rampant in the middle of the goblin formation on a tightrope with the blood of a seething barbarian, Erwen, who took the position again, fired arrows like crazy.

Whoa, whoops! Whoops! Whoops!

The goblins were distracted by the arrows fired every 2 to 3 seconds.

“Oh, ugh!!”

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Maybe it was because I was in a bit of a hurry, but the arrow didn’t always hit the critical point… … .

Whoops!

Shoulders, arms, stomach, chest, thighs, etc. somewhere must be hit.

At times, it was clear that the power of the spirit had been instilled, and there were times when the fire ignited.

In order not to lose my teeth too, I smashed the goblin cubs one by one with a hammer, which I couldn’t even gnaw because I was wary of arrows.

puck! puck!

As soon as the number of goblins decreased to two, the goblins began to run away.

One was me, who ran like crazy and grabbed the nodule, and the other was handled by Erwen by putting an arrow in the back of his head.

「You have defeated the goblin swordsman. EXP +1”

When the battle was over, Erwen, who had been hiding in the bushes, appeared and approached him.

“Uncle, are you hurt?”

“Okay. How are you?”

“So do I.”

“done. Then we will collect the magic stones.”

After that, we split into two groups and walked around to pick up arrows and magic stones.

He also defeated the goblin swordsman during the melee, but it was impossible to obtain a scimitar.

This is because the clothes and weapons they were wearing on the first floor also became light and disappeared.

“Here are six outlines.”

In total, 11 manastones were harvested, including the two animals that Erwen suddenly killed.

Considering the fact that I made forty-four by walking around all day on the first day, I am more than satisfied with my expectations.

The battle time alone was less than two minutes.

“Come on, take it.”

“Two? thank you!”

I got nine and Erwen got two.

Even with the same 9th grade, the distribution was made considering that the swordsman’s weight was slightly higher than that of the general goblin.

“Can we keep doing this?”

“Yeah, was there anything that made you feel uncomfortable or dangerous in this battle?”

“No, there really wasn’t.”

After that, I had time to review the battle and find improvements in the fighting method.

We haven’t found anything to fix right now, but that’s proof that we’re still immature.

As the number of battles increases and experience accumulates, it will naturally get better and better.

“Okay, then let’s get this far and move on.”

“yes!”

I checked the time one last time.

[01:31]

How much income can you expect to earn by the end of Day 4?

***

We moved by expanding the radius around the portal.

And after increasing the radius by more than 3km, I actually encountered a group of goblins about once every 5 minutes.

And naturally, I met a goblin archer.

“Kiki Kiki!”

The goblin archer, who had a slightly more distinctive sound than ‘Greuk’, was definitely a menacing opponent.

A small shortbow reminiscent of a harp was used as a weapon, and like other goblins, the weapon’s arrowhead was poisoned.

He even knew how to use stealth magic.

but… … .

「You have defeated the Goblin Archer. EXP +1”

As long as he was focused, this barbarian’s body reacted to flying arrows, and it was possible to dodge it or block it with a shield.

Well, you do have to be careful though.

“There is one more goblin archer! Get it out first!”

“yes!”

No matter how barbarian you are, if an arrow is stuck in your head, you will die instantly.

When I go back to the city, I’ll have to buy a helmet first.

“Let me rest for a while.”

“under! finally!”

After finishing one more battle, we moved to the empty lot near the portal and rested.

“You may sleep first if you wish.”

“really?”

He really doesn’t know what a spec is.

As I nodded with a grin, I sat down on the empty lot and glanced at me like a tiring puppy.

“What about me, a backpack and a blanket?”

“… Here you go.”

I put down the heavier bag and took out a blanket to cover it.

Then, less than a minute later, snoring began to be heard.

Doro Long, Doro Long-.

Compared to the traditional barbarian style, it sounds infinitely small and gentle… … .

he’s really tired

Until now, I slept without making a sound.

Well, maybe it’s because I feel more psychologically safe now than then.

[18:20]

We hunted around the goblin forest for about 15 hours.

He had to fight more than ten objects each time, but the more he got used to it, the less dangerous the situation, and the faster he went.

As a result, the first floor raised an unimaginable level of income.

But there were no moments of tension.

“after… … .”

As the radius increased, I started to meet explorers.

So far, we’ve met a total of eleven times.

It was a group of three or more people, and sometimes there were teams with different races.

When we all ran into each other, as is customary, we passed each other at a distance, but each time, I was exhausted in bulk.

I’m more afraid of explorer cubs than goblins.

Now, there is a reason to be especially vigilant.

“The problem is that she’s too pretty.”

Kul-Kul-Ja looked at Erwen and sighed.

Even though she has been homeless for several days, she has shiny silver hair, amber eyes that seem to attract people, and facial features that have all the conditions of a beautiful woman.

It’s lucky for a woman… … .

As an explorer, well, I don’t know.

In fact, among the group of explorers that we met, there were some cubs who licked their lips as soon as they saw Erwen.

I hope I don’t have to worry about anything… … .

“… Am I that pretty?”

What the fuck, you were just snoring.

“Goto sleep.”

“yes.”

As if he was sleeping, Erwen roughly answered and immediately started snoring again.

rumble, rumble.

What is he really?

The fairy I knew wasn’t like this.

***

Day 4, Day 5, Day 6… … .

After entering the goblin forest, time flew by quickly and the 7-day car started soon.

The day has finally come to leave the labyrinth.

“When I get back, I’ll sleep first… … .”

“It’s sympathetic.”

There is only one way to leave the labyrinth and return to the city.

Wait for the stairs to close.

At the set time, the labyrinth spits out the explorers on the floor to the city.

168 hours on the first floor, 240 hours on the second floor.

The higher the number of floors, the longer you can be active in the labyrinth.

However, we plan to go down to the first floor and leave the city just before the end of the 7-day car.

“Today, don’t go as far as yesterday, and only move in the vicinity.”

“yes!”

There are several reasons to leave early.

When the first floor is closed, the portal also disappears.

It means that there is no means of retreating in case of unforeseen circumstances.

Food is also slowly running low.

There is also the option of purchasing food in exchange for mana stones from the explorers you meet occasionally, but… … .

‘There is no need to overdo it.’

Above all, there were no more than 10 intact arrows left.

No matter how strong the arrow was, it was inevitable because it was a consumable item.

If it had been an arrow made of Earth’s wood in the first place, it would have been impossible to use it again.

It feels like a different world.

[22:27]

After that, as I continued hunting for a while, I checked the time and stopped.

“If you don’t know, just go back.”

“yes!”

Currently, we are about 4km away from the portal.

At most, it takes 40 minutes to reach the portal.

Of course, it will take some time, but… … .

It would be more comfortable to go early than to be late and not be able to go down.

Before we part, I have something to share with him.

“Look out. Another trap has been set.”

I’m going back the way I came, but at some point, a trap has been planted in the forest again.

It means that the goblins have respawned.

Well, just because it was a respawn, it didn’t suddenly appear out of the air like in the game.

In the forest, something that looks like a rabbit hole is often seen, and goblins always crawl out of it.

So, I tried waiting in front of him once, and using Erwen to start a fire, but there was no response.

I couldn’t check the bottom because the whole thing collapsed quickly after breaking the ground.

Tub.

Erwen, who was walking in the front, stopped.

“A group of goblins about 70m away at 1 o’clock. There are eight regulars, two swordsmen and two archers.”

Now he gives a perfect briefing so that he doesn’t have to ask again if he’s used to it.

“Are you going to fight?”

“Fight.”

Long conversations were not necessary.

When I nodded, as usual, Erwen took the lead and cleared the way through the bushes.

Then he stopped me with a hand gesture, moved about 10 meters further by himself, took a seat, and pulled the protest.

Whee!

arrows are shot

Whoops!

It was probably the goblin archer who hit it.

Because I told him that I would make him my top priority if possible.

“mister!”

“Come on, you go back.”

Erwen shoots another arrow at the rushing goblins and falls back.

The baton touch is so familiar now.

I rushed forward and smashed the swordsman among the regular goblins with a hammer.

puck-!

I don’t think there’s a need to hit it twice because it tastes good.

“Waah!”

When they shout as if roaring from the center of the formation, the goblins falter.

Hey, the kids are scared.

puck-!

When the goblins stopped, I dashed quickly and the other swordsman exploded in the head.

“Groo!!”

I’ve been fighting over and over again, and I’ve become a master of dogfights like this.

It was the same for Erwen.

Whew! Whoops!

The arrows start to shoot in earnest as if they have already settled in their seats.

There were times when the lines overlapped and almost hit an arrow when they did not match, but that gradually disappeared.

It started to be roughly predictable as to where Erwen prioritized which enemies in which circumstances to aim.

I don’t think this is also common.

Puff-!

When less than a minute has passed.

The battle ended by breaking the back of the head of the goblin trying to escape.

Previously, I had heard that there were two goblin archers, but the arrows did not fly off during the battle until the end.

Apparently, the first two shots fired by surprise hit the archer.

“Good job. Erwen.”

“Heh heh.”

“But if you have captured all the archers, tell me. It’s annoying to keep worrying about it.”

“I’m not sure if the last one was right.”

Well, it could be.

Inaccurate information can actually be dangerous.

He’s really grown up now.

somehow happy

“Hurry up, take what you need and go.”

“yes!”

Afterwards, while I was collecting magic stones, Erwen called me urgently.

“mister! There is something strange!”

When I went there, a ball of light the size of a fist was floating in the air.

And I knew it.

It’s the first time I’ve actually seen it… … .

“… Jung Soo-kun. It’s definitely a goblin archer.”

To be honest, I was blown away as soon as I saw it.

How lucky can you be this good?

“I, me, is it Jeongsu? This, this, this?”

“okay. It is certainly.”

“Uh, uh, uh, what should I do?”

As you can see from his reaction, the essence is more than a treasure to an explorer.

Essence is the skill system of [Dungeon & Stone].

“Hey, will you become a goblin if you eat this?”

“No way. Only a fraction of the abilities that goblins possess.”

For example, like the guy who tracked us down by smell on the first floor. Perhaps that chaser then absorbed the essence of the ‘Blade Wolf’.

“What should I do… … ?”

How many times are you asking the same question?

Although the ratio is 9:1, it seems that he is also greedy for this.

“Do you want one?”

“No, it’s not like that, but… What if… … .”

There is no particular reason not to give it, but is it an illusion that it somehow seems to be getting more impudent day by day?

I smiled and opened my mouth.

“If you promise me one thing, I will give you the essence.”

‘Essence of a Goblin Archer’ is not very attractive to me as a Barbarian.

It should be of some help right now, but the total amount of Essence you can absorb is fixed.

If you want to delete it later, you will only spend a lot of money.

“… really?”

“okay.”

As I look into my round eyes, a smile comes out.

It’s strange to think about it again.

Essence drops with a very low chance when hunting monsters. By the way, is the essence of a goblin archer appearing rather than a normal goblin?

I was lucky enough to be called a beginner’s luck.

Now, is my quirky bastard trying to smoke?

“Originally, I was going to go down to the first floor and talk, but I’ll tell you now. Erwen—”

“Hey, you guys! What are you doing now?”

Damn, I was lucky somehow.

As the car is about to promise Erwen one thing, a cry is heard from afar.

“Do not move!”

A party of four human explorers.

They spot us from afar and quickly close the distance with a firm expression on their faces.

To be honest, I thought so.

“Oh, uncle?”

This is the correct procedure.

Did you get lucky? No way. I was different from others from a young age.

For me, luck has always been something you have to win for yourself.

“Erwen, prepare to fight.”

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