Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Episode 682 Butterfly (2)

The ship that had been sailing through the waves of starlight stopped on land.

Rustle·

The moment my feet touched the ground that felt like gravel,

“The character has entered a special area”

“Field Effect – Yonggolsan is granted”

The change of coming to a new area is immediately felt throughout the body.

“The status abnormality [Dragon’s Curse] is applied. ”

“Physical resistance value decreases by 50%”

Does it feel like your skin, once as hard as steel, has become as soft as a rock?

Of course, that’s not the end of it.

“A random integer is sealed.”

Ahh …

‘It feels like both stats are missing…’

An emptiness that will touch the heart of any explorer.

While feeling this and adapting to the new situation, Baekho Lee gives instructions to everyone.

“Let’s all check first! Write down each integer!”

The group uses their skills one by one to check which essence was sealed as instructed.

But I didn’t have to do that.

Well, I was able to confirm that right away on the first try.

‘Eye of the Storm·’

The skill that can be used as a grabber when linked with [Transcendence] does not work.

“Huh? Has the Baron already confirmed it?”

“I was lucky”

That’s what I said, but it was something I had expected.

Among my essences, the only one that has the so-called dual stats of strength and agility is the ‘Storm Gushy’ essence.

Did you notice it as soon as you got off the boat?

‘Anyway, is this the best?’

Last time I passed by, the essence of Belarios was sealed, so I was defenseless against magic resistance.

Since ‘Storm Gushy’ is an essence that was eaten with the intention of being erased someday, it seems that it will not have a big effect on the exploration this time.

Unlike Baekho Lee·

“Oh, shit···!!!”

“Baekho, why are you like that?”

“Why on earth, out of all the things, is the hierarchy essence sealed?!?”

In Baekho Lee’s case, the highest valued tier of the essences he possessed was sealed.

In fact, considering that other integers were set to assist the hierarchical integer, the loss of combat power would have been greater than that.

“···Ah! That’s a big problem!”

“Wouldn’t it be better to go back and come back later?”

“Oh, that’s enough! I have to be out for ten days for the essence seal to reset, so how long do I have to wait for that? Unless the rest of the gacha are all busts. That’s inefficient, isn’t it?”

Baekho Lee, who was waving his hands in an old man-like voice, asked everyone in a quiet voice.

“So… how are you all? Did you get it?”

“Uh …

“I am very satisfied!”

“Then, Baron···?”

“Me too, the lowest weighted integer was caught.”

“Aha, I see···?”

Baekho Lee smiled awkwardly, not knowing that everyone would be satisfied with the situation.

But did you think it would have been better?

“Okay, then. I’ve gained as much from the other side as Jo Jin. I’ll carry you from the bottom.”

“Baekho… What’s a bottom…?”

“There are those annoying guys who take care of everything on all lines, saying it’s so hard to just hold a spoon by yourself.”

“line···?”

Listening to the conversation between Baekho Lee and Aures, at least one thing became clear.

‘This kid is 100% top’

By the way, I was a jungler.

Well, that’s not what’s important right now.

“Okay, now that everyone has checked, let’s get going.”

After the maintenance was completed, we started exploring in earnest.

Rustle rustle

A gray field of small bone fragments piled up like grains of sand on a beach.

As expected from an area famous for its quantity, I was able to encounter monsters without having to walk very far.

Chubbuck Chubbuck

“I defeated the Skeleton Kinghelm.”

“I killed Richie”

“I defeated the zombie lord”

“I killed Bone Drake.”

“I defeated the Dark Knight…”

Monsters that appear at intervals of less than 5 minutes

The biggest feature of Yonggol Mountain was

If your specs are lacking, hunting itself is impossible··· but the high point itself is lower compared to other fields.

Except for one case only:

‘This is ominous, don’t even think about it······’

Anyway, from then on, I continued to move around the places I hadn’t been to in order to fill in the blank spaces on the map.

The battle itself wasn’t that difficult, but the only regret I had was the priest’s job.

If he had been a true priest and not a ‘priest of Karui’, he would have been of much greater help in fighting the undead.

‘Well… I don’t really have anything to say about the fact that the priest contributes to the battle to this extent…’

In addition, there is a skill that can be used when dealing with the undead.

“Jaina Flyer summoned [Immortal Lord]”

“You gain control over all 5th level or lower undead monsters within the radius.”

Jaina Flyer·

Baekho Lee’s team members who were recruited relatively recently

‘This guy is also really interesting.’

Where on earth did a priest of Karui of this level suddenly appear? It must have taken a lot of sacrifices to raise him to that level.

“It’s a 10-minute break, so rest as you please.”

While I was at it, I took advantage of my break time to go to Jaina.

“···?”

As soon as she came near, Jaina frowned, wondering what was going on.

You must think I came here to do something bad.

“What’s going on?”

“It’s nothing serious, I just wanted to ask you something. It’s not personal, so don’t worry.”

“Try it”

“Is he… quiet?”

When I asked her briefly, Jaina’s eyebrows narrowed even further.

“That guy, Karui.”

I thought maybe he didn’t understand so I added a subject, but his expression didn’t brighten.

“I understand what you are saying. It’s not just a personal question, I just thought for a moment about why you asked that question.”

“Again, this is not a personal question. As someone who is traveling with someone, you should always be aware of the variables.”

“···So what are you worried about?”

“That’s true. I was wondering if that Karui guy was quiet. Didn’t he come out of the walls and not even offer a proper ‘sacrifice’?”

‘Sacrificial offering’ means human sacrifice.

In exchange for his great power, Karui always demands sacrifices, and to make these sacrifices, priests must periodically enter the labyrinth and kill innocent people.

And I wonder if you understood my concerns about this to some extent?

“···Don’t worry, there’s nothing to worry about.·”

“Can you be more specific? If you really don’t want me to care…”

After a moment of hesitation at the repeated requests, Jaina let out a deep sigh.

“The moment you step outside the walls, you can no longer hear Karui’s voice. Naturally, there is no reason to offer sacrifices either.”

“Is there no reason to offer it? Or is it that you can’t offer it?”

“······I can’t offer it to you·”

Oh, I see.

Then I can’t use skills that require offerings?

“I think it’s been about 10 minutes since then?”

“···I see. Everyone, stand up.·”

There were more things I wanted to ask, but unfortunately the break was over and we resumed our exploration as scheduled.

You cannot offer sacrifices outside the walls.

Aside from the new information that was added, I had a question:

‘···Why is the bond with Karui cut off outside the walls?’

For one of the authors who are called ‘gods’, doesn’t this seem a bit strange?

***

Kwaaaaaaaaaaahh …

A meteorite falls and scatters bone fragments that pile up like a mountain on the ground.

and····

Swish·

A giant black monster rises from the center of a crater created by a meteorite strike.

[Grrrrrrrrr····]

At first glance, its appearance resembles a skeleton.

The only difference is that the color of the bones is black.

The thickness and shape of the bones are different.

and····

‘That black hammer you’re holding in your hand, right?’

No. 687 Siege Murderer

A 3rd grade monster with the characteristic of always appearing with the same number item despite being a ‘normal monster’.

“Vandemon! Vandemon!”

Vandemon·

That guy has a very low probability of appearing when a meteorite falls on Yonggol Mountain on a rainy day.

Who would have thought I’d run into this guy outside the walls?

“Battle ready—·”

As he was running out, ready to fight, the GM who was waiting behind him shouted excitedly.

“Wait a minute! Just wait a minute!”

“···huh?”

“I have very reliable information that if you kill three Vandemons, you can definitely obtain the essence!”

uh····

‘Isn’t this what I said at the round table before?’

As I listen to you speak, it seems like the information that was discussed at the round table has leaked out…

“If the battle starts in this state, you won’t be able to obtain the essence, so make a decision first and then—”

“What are you saying?”

“yes?”

“So the three of us are going to catch it? Just to get one 3rd-grade essence?”

Lee Baek-ho’s characteristically cynical criticism is directed at GM.

“In order to get the essence here, you also need to cast a ‘distortion’ spell, right? But what if the ‘distortion’ fails?”

“uh····”

“What kind of short-sighted wizard is that? He just wants to show off his knowledge whenever he gets the chance.”

“No, that’s not it. I just wanted to offer different options—·”

“No, seriously, think about it. Why are you aiming for the essence here? If you just grab it, the number item will drop right away.”

In fact, I had the same thoughts, although I didn’t say them as brazenly as Baekho Lee.

Usually, Vandemons are monsters that are caught by casting ‘distortion’.

The byproduct is valuable, but the Vandemons can obtain a number item if the ‘Distortion’ magic succeeds.

and····

‘This is outside the walls, where the labyrinth and rules are completely opposite.’

In the labyrinth and the Mandarae, if you use ‘Distortion’ here, the corpse will disappear and there will be a chance to drop the essence, but if you just catch it, the corpse will be preserved.

In simple terms, you can loot the number item that the Vandemon carries just by catching it····

“Behel—raaaa …

There is no room to think about which is more reasonable, so he immediately shouts a battle cry and charges towards the Vandemons.

“Vandemon cast [Blow of Grief]”

Just looking at the swaying hammer and the bright light is a little creepy.

I know that.

No matter how big the country is, if you hit that with your bare body, one of your parts will inevitably break.

‘There’s a reason he’s called the Tanker In-Charge.’

Vandemons have a low attack speed, but each normal attack is so powerful that it is close to instant death.

Just in terms of sheer power, it’s on par with or even better than an ogre…

In the meantime, you have to fight with your physical resistance reduced due to the field effect of Yonggol Mountain.

That’s why it was standard for the original agile characters to play the role of evasive tanks and fight like tightrope walkers.

Unless the tank level is significantly higher than the previous one.

Just like this

“Defense success”

“Aegis’s barrier absorbs all damage.”

Just push the shield and bring it towards them without bothering to avoid them one by one.

[Huh···?]

What are you looking at with such a cold gaze?

Why did I create a training method that takes the 5th level skill [Giantization] to the end?

By combining Aegis’s Wall and [Giantization], you can block attacks that would not be judged as a ‘defense success’ in their original size.

“What are you guys doing! Not attacking!”

The real hunting began as soon as the aggro was drawn to me.

As it was outside the walls, there were times when aggro would pop up, but it wasn’t very dangerous.

To begin with, it’s not a machine with great mobility.

“Leighton Bryatt cast [Aiming Stance]”

“A special effect is added to the next ranged attack in proportion to the aiming time.”

The Vandemons did not have enough mobility to shake off my persistent pursuit, and eventually fell under concentrated fire without even being able to approach the rest of the party.

Kuung-!

Unlike in the labyrinth, the corpse of the Vandemon does not disappear into a halo.

“What is this, Grandpa? Just root it and you’re done?”

“Except for the eyeballs and spine, it’s not worth spending time taking care of separately.”

“Oh, really?”

As the byproduct routing is finished, Baekho Lee approaches and picks up the hammer that was in Vandemon’s hand with both hands.

“Wow, it’s so dirty and heavy—·”

“What are you doing?”

“Yes? It’s heavy, so I’m going to put it in a subspace for now.”

“So why is it going to your subspace?”

When he grabbed Baekho Lee’s wrist with one hand and put his hand on the ‘siege killer’, Baekho Lee made a face like he was wondering what was going on, but soon he snickered.

“Ahaha, that’s right. That’s right. The Baron isn’t on our team, is he?”

“This part needs to be sorted out clearly.”

“But I think you gave up the engraving material without a word last time?”

“So, I remember you handing over other by-products after that?”

“But if you’re going to do it so sharply, isn’t the ratio weird? There are five of us and the Baron is two.”

As they are both explorers, Baekho Lee’s voice becomes sharp as soon as the issue of money comes up.

However, it wasn’t particularly uncomfortable or anything like that.

How many years have I been an explorer now?

Starting from the ‘Blood Citadel’ where the dwarf and Raven were together, this kind of situation is a daily occurrence.

Well, that would be the same for this guy too.

“Teams splitting up over loot and getting wiped out in the dungeon is no longer a joke. How about we settle things cleanly with this?”

What was placed in the hands of the old man who had been unable to stand watching were two dice.

“···I am good·”

I agreed that it was the most fair way, but Baekho Lee looked like he was not satisfied with something.

“Ha… Do you really have to go this far? Why don’t you just give in once?”

“Is there any reason to give in?”

“No, really, I’m not even planning on using this. I just thought it would be good for our warriors to use as a swap weapon.”

“Oh… Baekho! You were thinking of me that much—·”

“Just stay still and don’t interfere.”

Aures, who had been approaching with his arms outstretched, put his arms down again in embarrassment, and an uncomfortable silence followed.

“······”

“······”

Lee Baek-ho stared at me as if he was trying to gauge my psychology, and I hinted that I would not avoid his gaze and would not take a single step back.

Is that why?

“Ah… Okay. How about we roll the dice for the first time in a while? But once per person? There are five of us, so five times. You have two, so twice. Whoever rolls the highest gets it, okay?”

“Let’s do that”

As the agreement was almost finalized, GM cautiously raised his hand.

“I… can I do it separately? If I win, I get to take it….”

Oh, they say there’s really no one you can trust.

“You should figure that out with the Baron and come to an agreement… Then we’ll take care of it first? Hey, I’ll take care of everything you guys have.”

“Uh… Baekho? Wouldn’t it be better if we each roll the dice…?”

“You don’t trust me?”

“That’s not it····”

“Okay then”

Baekho Lee, who had just finished organizing the situation dictatorially, started rolling the dice, and I swallowed hard and checked the dice.

and····

‘2’

There was one thing I learned new in the process:

‘3’

What’s this guy?

‘2’

He’s worse at throwing dice than me.

‘4·’

It’s a very poor number to say that it’s the sum of two dice that add up to 6.

But the number of times was a gangster.

“9···?”

“It’s 9···?”

“Enougheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!”

Baekho Lee rolled the dice five times and ended up with the high number 9.

“Then let me try it too···”

After that, GM also rolled the dice with the hope that it would work out, but the result was disappointing.

“Ah… It’s 8…”

“Hey, so it’s over if I just throw the Baron?”

“······”

“Oh, by the way, this is a roll of the dice, so it doesn’t count as giving in or anything like that?”

“······”

“If you had just given it to me, I would have made this much concession on my own.”

“Be quiet. I’m concentrating.”

After closing Baekho Lee’s mouth, he puts some strength into the hand holding the dice and clenches his fist.

and····

The weight and feel of the dice

The wind caressing my skin

At the moment when I felt each and every one of those things and thought, ‘now’

Choaaaaaaahh …

Spread your palm and scatter the dice on the board.

As always, it only took a split second for the outcome to be decided.

Degurururur

The dice that had been rolling stops and the result is shown.

“···her·”

“···12 yes?”

“12th Army”

The highest number that can be drawn using two dice.

“Hey, that’s annoying. You didn’t do anything wrong, did you?”

“There was no artificial intervention by Baekho”

“I’m telling you, Baron, your luck is really amazing.”

Baekho Lee, who decided to accept the result, turns his back on the ‘siege killer’ lying on the floor and blurts out a word.

“Huh… What are you doing? Aren’t you going to take it quickly?”

“uh····”

The current situation was so clear.

By ‘luck’ winning the dice roll, you have obtained the most valuable loot during this expedition.

This must be a very happy thing.

But···

Thump thump thump thump thump thump-!

Why on earth?

‘I··· won the dice···?’

Why does my heart keep beating so fast?