Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Episode 137 Orculis (3) A chill

sets in.

“Why is no one talking?”

just in that one word.

Even though I haven’t hit it properly yet.

An urgent echo lingers in the eardrum.

Thump thump thump!

The warrior’s heart, which intuited that it was a natural enemy, pumped non-stop, pumping oxygen throughout the body.

It started preparing before the head.

the worst that could happen.

Squeak.

In the silent silence, he only moves his eyes to check on his colleagues.

Everyone is standing still as they walked.

You must be feeling it in the middle of the day.

The ominousness that guy exudes from his whole body.

“hey?”

He frowns and speaks again.

Thanks to that, my mind has calmed down a bit.

golden time.

It is not right to waste every minute and second that will be invaluable from now on.

That’s why…

“Are you really going to be like that?”

Open your ears and stare at your opponent with your eyes.

And it quickly assembles information that could have been overlooked in that state.

[Hey Barbarian. Should I say thank you? You should have caught it comfortably thanks to me.]

He knew about this space.

So as soon as they sensed our presence, they immediately ran towards the boss room.

But…

‘No matter how fast it is.’

Arriving just like us who got the map?

It is impossible unless you have found the exact path without wandering at all.

How could this have been possible?

no, to be precise.

‘What kind of skill is that?’

You have to figure it out.

As a result, future plans will change.

Looking back, the answer was in the previous conversation.

[I could have missed it if I hadn’t given another arm?]

I offered my arm.

It is self-evident whose arm it is. It must have belonged to the poor man behind me.

‘……It must be a Karui priest.’

Among them is a Karui priest.

This is the fortunate part of the misfortune.

If you simply found the way with the searcher’s ability, there will be no answer in the future……

[I beseech you. Please get the things you want and let them go.]

The old man, presumed to be the priest of evil spirits, also doesn’t seem to have a very cooperative relationship with that man.

‘Could it be that he kidnapped the priest and forced him to change jobs? Is that man who gave his arm in a similar situation?’

Time to take three breaths.

After calmly analyzing the situation, I opened my mouth.

well i don’t have time anymore

“All right. Just all—”

“I never thought I’d meet an explorer in a place like this.”

“You weren’t dumb?”

After breaking the silence, he gives me an interesting look at my answer.

Okay, I bought some time.

“Do you know how to get out of here?”

Ask what you know naturally.

The more you look like a dick, the more you care less—

“You… what are you?”

Suddenly, a cold voice rang out.

what? What the hell have I done wrong?

“It’s not even green, and the yellow light comes on because of these assholes?”

Rather than interest or curiosity, the color of the eyes is dark.

Unknowingly, my eyes moved to the ring on his finger.

As far as I know, it was similar to the number item.

It was what I used to call a traffic light ring with green, red and yellow jewels.

No.6111 Destiny Seeker.

If it turns green, a positive event.

A red light indicates a negative event.

The item that alerted me to a two-mixed event nearby when it flashed yellow.

The item had a bright yellow light on it.

‘Nimiral.’

Could it be that this was the meaning of joy and sorrow?

The yellow light means that there was at least some chance that I was going to mess with him.

This is good news for me.

The bad news is that he figured it out too.

‘It’s ruined.’

Even the only advantage of being the weak, aiming for the vigilance of the strong, has disappeared.

For that damn ring.

“Do you know what this is?”

To make matters worse, he even noticed my short reaction and then openly revealed his true color.

Sreung!

A blade of blue-silver light pulled from its waist.

The mouth of the former aspiring blacksmith was the first to react to the dazzling brilliance.

“Ah, it’s a sword made of Ark…”

Ark.

Quite a few number items are literally the metal of the 6th level material that is hit as the final step in this world.

That’s why I was hoping for a lot of enemies.

The higher the explorer, the more extreme the difference in equipment as well as the level and number of essences.

‘At least 9th floor.’

However, I did not turn away and accepted the cruel reality as it was.

It is not a clan of dozens of people.

Assuming that skill follows equipment, he is a strong player who can be active on the 9th floor with 5 people.

There must be at least eight integers.

All of them are rated 5 or higher.

“Barbarian.”

In fact, at this point, it is meaningless regardless of ability.

“Give me what you got inside.”

A level where he could cut down all five of us by himself without the help of a priest.

“If you don’t want to die.”

But I judged.

what you have to do to live.

Therefore…

“Ah, are you talking about this?”

Take out the jewel obtained from the boss room and hold it in your hand.

Originally, this was Plan D.

Giving up everything you ask for and begging for your life.

“As expected, you had it. Now, hand it over. Then I’ll let you go alive.”

“…….”

I stared at him without a word.

As the silence grew longer, the colleagues opened their mouths one by one.

“……We’re fine. Just give it to us. We don’t even know where it’s used anyway.”

“I’m also in favor. If possible, wouldn’t it be better to avoid fighting?”

These were words not worth hearing.

Because this jewel is the only reason we are still alive. Doing credit with a madman who kidnaps priests and converts them to take them with them?

You have to sound sensible.

“My stomach is…….”

I cautiously opened my mouth, and my gaze drew attention.

He was also quietly watching me.

A mischievous smile appeared on his lips.

An arrogant smile that seemed to already know what choice I would make.

So, I laughed too.

“Oops! I’m hungry!!”

“……what?”

The moment the guy panicked at the sudden scream.

Without hesitation, I thrust the jewel into my mouth.

And…….

Gulp-!

forced to swallow

It hurt my esophagus when I pushed a jewel the size of a tangerine into it with force, but I knew something.

That’s it, it’ll be better in a few seconds.

“Kkeok-”

The belching sound that came out as I endured the feeling of vomiting.

Then everyone came to their senses.

“What is this?”

He asked with glistening eyes to live.

“I just felt like doing it!”

I answered.

After that, a very brief silence passed.

“…….”

“…….”

He looked like he was asking what kind of idiot he was.

Hmm, aren’t our team members also very different?

It doesn’t matter anyway.

Doing what needs to be done silently without caring about the eyes of others.

Isn’t that the tradition of the barbarian clan?

“Don’t think of dying like a barbarian.”

He kicks the floor and shoots at me.

A speed that is difficult to see with the same ability.

Soo-wook-!

His long sword dug into my shield without feeling any resistance.

It was obvious what the guy was thinking.

They must be planning to kill me and split the ship open to get the jewels out.

But…

‘So what am I going to do?’

I applied strength to the shield and adjusted the position of the penetrating blade.

Not outward, but towards my stomach.

“……!!”

He must have realized my intention and hastily drew his sword.

you know it too

That the durability of this jewel I swallowed is not very good.

“You’re thinking like this?”

I didn’t deny

This is Plan E, which will replace all plans that have been scrapped.

“Fuck—!”

Fuck twice.

Now I really have no choice but to go to the end.

***

His eyeballs roll.

It’s about looking for opportunities from time to time.

If I can cut off my head at once, then I really just have to slit the stomach and take it.

But…

‘There’s no way.’

Tap your stomach with a fist the size of a watermelon.

Fuck! Fuck!

The corner of his eyes that flinch every time my hand is swung.

I could clearly see on my face that I was worried that something in my stomach might be cracked.

“Oh, it’s just that my stomach is bloated.”

“……Crazy.”

It was a pleasant sound to hear.

No one walks through the fallen leaves in autumn.

But what about filth?

You may accidentally step on it, but no one steps on it on report.

That’s why…….

Pooh-!

Stop banging your stomach.

Because the core of Plan E is not to cross the line.

It seems that the warning has already been given enough.

“What do you want?”

The guy tried to talk.

As if he didn’t want to provoke me, he had already tucked his sword into his waist.

‘Yes, this is why this thing is so important to you.’

I want to tease him with my temper, but I and my colleagues quietly moved to the other side of the aisle and got to the main point.

“One day. Just give me one day.”

“You’re not asking for help?”

He looks at me like he’s curious.

It’s not that I don’t understand.

Everyone who has been in a similar situation to me would have spit something like that to him.

But…

“I don’t beg for my life that way.”

To be precise, I don’t do anything pointless.

“Give me one day.”

a day’s grace.

I judged that this was the maximum he could allow.

“Then I won’t do such a cowardly thing.”

“How can I trust you?”

He briefly asked me about my final proposal, and without hesitation I took out the hand I had prepared.

“I swear on the honor of a warrior. We are exhausted from not sleeping for days. But if you wait just one day, I will fight fair and square.”

As if you wanted to do that from the beginning.

As if I wasn’t willing to do such a cowardly move in the first place. Let’s shoot while revealing the spirit of struggle.

“Do you really think you can win?”

I chuckled.

can you win?

Well, I still think the chances are slim.

But so what?

“Is that a reason to give up?”

Without acting, I put my sincerity in my mouth and spit it out.

He was staring at my face like that.

And after a moment of silence, he finally gave an answer.

“Twelve hours.”

A stubborn voice with no room for negotiation.

“Give me twelve hours.”

It was the Maginot Line set by him.

“I’ll tell you in advance, but don’t think that the same trick will work even then.”

I would rather give up if I gave up the item, but the will that he could never let us go was revealed in his eyes and expression.

So I let out a long breath.

[05:40]

I got the time I desperately needed.

***

Running through a maze.

Jinhyeong is a little different from usual.

Rotmiller and the dwarf are in the front, and I’m following them from the rear.

The reason is simple.

“It doesn’t seem like they’re really following.”

Rotmiller said so… but

it is not known how long he will keep his promise.

I have to protect the back of my head.

“So what are you going to do now?”

Rottmiller asked, opening the way at the forefront.

No, he wasn’t alone.

“Bjorn… are you really going to fight?”

“Joe doesn’t sound like a good choice. Didn’t you see that too? How your shield slices like mud.”

The questions and concerns I had been enduring were directed at me.

First of all, I entrusted everything to me, but I belatedly started to worry.

But as of today, democracy is over.

Because there is not enough time to put together everyone’s opinions and convince them to proceed with the work.

“Hikurod Misha Rotmiller Dwalki.”

I called four people by name.

And begged

“I may say things or give instructions that I don’t understand in the future. But can you trust me and follow me one last time?”

“Of course.”

Except for Misha, the three did not answer right away.

However, I waited silently, believing in the image I showed them for several months.

The first to speak was the dwarf.

“If it weren’t for you in Blood Citadel, I’d be dead already. I’ll trust your judgment.”

The second was Dwalki.

“I am the same. Bjorn will believe in the fate of the hero you possess.”

hero’s destiny.

That speculation that was added like seasoning when my nickname of little Vulcan spread through the city, and what the sorcerer had even told me about.

Maybe it’s the public who haven’t met for the first time, but since he said this seriously, it was a bit strange, but…….

Well, in the current situation, it must have been good.

“When I ran into him, I just trembled with fear and I couldn’t do anything.”

The last one was Rotmiller.

“I’ll believe you no matter what you say.”

A deep trust was felt in his short words.

However, Rottmiller continued without a moment to be immersed in emotion.

“But aside from that, there’s something I need to tell you first.”

“what?”

“If my guess is true, he’s really dangerous.”

“Do you have any information?”

I asked back, and Rottmiller replied.

“I’ve heard of an explorer who used an Akze longsword a long time ago. According to rumors, he was cursed by a dragon and his body was covered in burns.”

no, so who is that?

Rather, unlike me, who raises doubts, it seems that the trio already have a clue.

“The curse of the dragon? No way…….”

“Dragon slayer! Rot Miller, are you talking about the dragon slayer?”

“So that means he’s a member of Orculis…?”

Hearing the urgent calls of the trio, I frowned.

I still didn’t know who the Dragon Slayer was.

But…

‘Orcules.’

An ancient word in this world that means witch’s eyes.

There is a bar where knowledge was acquired through books early on about groups using this as their name.

‘A group of crazy people who say their goal is to kill the king.’

But you can’t just see them as crazy people.

Even after doing such crazy things, the fact that they have survived for decades must prove the strength of each one of them.

Even though the royal family put up a huge bounty, did you say that you’ve only killed seven so far?

‘It was caught by a much more troublesome bastard than I thought.’

Apart from the bitter taste, one thought becomes clearer.

Running away isn’t the best solution either.

Isn’t there a famous saying?

“So maybe that’s good?”

Soon after receiving the map from Rotmiller, I designated my destination.

“We’re going here.”

There is no paradise where you fled.

at least this time.