Surviving the Game As a Barbarian [EN]: Chapter 107

Baby Barbarian (1)

After sending Carlson to the rear and finishing my final preparations.

KWA-BOOM!

The ice wall in front of us shattered, and the monster appeared.

Tyrant Tarunbas.

The guardian of the ‘Glacier Cave,’ a Tier 7 Lycanthrope monster.

[Gwaaaaaaaaah-!!]

This guy has a few notable features.

He’s 1.5 times larger than a normal Lycanthrope.

His basic skill set is the same, but his stats are about twice as high.

And most importantly, he’s wielding that ice club.

「Tyrant Tarunbas is casting [Ice Shatter].」

The moment he appeared, he slammed the club into the ground.

[Ice Shatter].

Originally, this skill only provided a damage bonus to enemies in a ‘frostbite’ or ‘frozen’ state.

However, it’s a bit different inside the ‘Glacier Cave.’

KWA-BOOM!

The vibration spread through the ground.

The floor didn’t collapse like it did in the second chapter, but a layer of the ice wall peeled away, awakening about a dozen frost wolves.

“Bjorn! This guy is different from the usual Lycanthrope!”

It’s Bjorn, not Byorn.

The mafia is dead, so there’s no need to correct it anymore.

“Behel—raaaaaaaaah!”

After using [Wild Outburst] to draw his aggro.

I blocked the incoming club with my shield.

KWA-BOOM!

A heavy impact, along with a chill that went straight to my bones.

A thick layer of frost formed on the surface of the shield that blocked the club.

It’s not a unique ability of the Lycanthrope; it’s all due to that ice club.

[Grrrrrrr!!]

[Woof woof!]

Meanwhile, the frost wolves, having regained their senses, rushed at me, scratching and biting me all over.

Even considering [Hypothermia], their damage was minimal since they were only Tier 9 monsters.

Well, it’ll be different when the second pattern starts, but.

I plan to finish this in the first pattern, so there’s no need to worry about it.

“Now!”

I gave the order to Misha, and I also took out and chewed the item I had prepared from my belt pocket.

「The character has consumed ‘Thunder Grass’.」

「For 10 seconds, lightning damage is slightly increased.」

Thunder Grass.

A consumable doping item that increases all lightning damage for a very short period.

Before the duration ended, I tore the lightning scroll I was already holding with my mouth to activate its effect.

Zzzzzzt-!

The lightning that was shot at the closest enemy chained to the surrounding enemies.

It was a cheap, low-grade lightning scroll, so it was difficult to kill even a frost wolf in one hit, but…

「Tyrant Tarunbas has fallen into a [Paralyzed] state.」

That alone was enough to freeze him in place.

After all, his lightning resistance is negative.

For reference, this is not a feature of normal Lycanthropes; only this guy was particularly weak to lightning.

It’s a bit of a mystery why cold and beast-type monsters are weak to electricity, though.

「Tyrant Tarunbas has cast [Unyielding].」

Soon, he used his second skill, [Unyielding], to remove the ‘incapacitated’ state, but…

It doesn’t change much.

It’s not immunity, just a removal.

I can just do it again.

POW!

Soon, a stone thrown by Misha exploded.

The in-game name is Storm Explosion.

What I usually call a thunder bomb.

「Tyrant Tarunbas has fallen into a [Stunned] state.」

The seven thunder bombs I threw without holding back exploded in succession, and Tarunbas completely rolled his eyes back.

And in this state, [Unyielding] is useless.

‘Stun’ is not an incapacitated state like petrification, paralysis, or freezing; it’s considered a mental status ailment.

THUD!

The so-called final boss was neutralized and collapsed on the floor in just 3 seconds.

What followed was really simple.

Just like when I was pounding Deathpind in the past, I just had to run up and smash his head.

POW! THUD! POW! CRACK, CRUNCH-!

As Misha and I were doing non-stop damage with weapons enchanted with lightning, his body soon shattered into particles and scattered.

「You have defeated Tyrant Tarunbas. EXP +3」

「Guardian kill bonus. EXP +3」

The time it took was about 10 seconds.

The effect of ‘Thunder Grass’ ended just before he died, so there shouldn’t be much of an error.

I calmed my pounding heart and checked the spot where he died.

“What the…”

Carlson, who had been watching from a distance, let out a deep sigh.

Misha wasn’t much different.

Unlike the Crimson Fortress, there were no rift stones or Numbers items, but…

“Bjorn… this is it, right?”

A core came out.

***

“Oh, you want me to eat this too…?”

I don’t know why she’s reacting like this again.

From the beginning, when I set the distribution ratio with Bear Ahjussi [a term of respect for an older man], the guardian’s core was designated for Misha.

“No, well, I thought you were just saying that… since it wasn’t just the two of us who came in.”

Ah, she thought I would take it later.

…What kind of image do I have of her?

“Enough, just eat it before it disappears.”

“Kyaa!”

I was too lazy to say more, so I tapped Misha on the back and pushed her forward.

And while Misha was adapting to the new core.

I approached Bear Ahjussi, who was lying motionless on the cold floor.

I felt a little sorry.

Even while preparing for the worst, I didn’t think he would actually go this far—

‘……What.’

I froze, lowering my posture.

“Ugh, uh…”

Surprisingly, Bear Ahjussi was still alive.

Not just barely alive, but he seemed to be fully conscious.

He was desperately trying to say something, even with his stiff body, as soon as I approached.

‘It’s been at least 4 minutes…?’

When I found out that Jensia’s sword was ‘Viper’s Fang,’ I thought he would have died a long time ago.

And I was sure after hearing the conversation outside.

[Carlson! I’ll take care of this, so you check on that person first! There must be a potion in their bag!]

[H-He’s already, d-dead!]

While I was talking to Jensia, I heard that conversation outside. So, I took down the orc first, then the final boss, and came here.

‘……How did he survive?’

I had roughly checked the four cores he possessed while traveling with Bear Ahjussi.

Two of them were cores with poison resistance.

But even if it wasn’t poison, it was natural to die if you were left with a hole in your stomach like that.

“Po, potion…”

Bear Ahjussi spoke clearly, looking at me.

But did that small murmur reach her?

“Oh, oh? You were alive! That’s a relief! Wait a minute. I’ll make you comfortable soon…”

Misha, who was feeling the aftereffects of accepting the core, was startled and approached. And she rummaged through Bear Ahjussi’s bag and took out a potion.

It was a high-grade potion.

“I’ll use the best one I have, so don’t say anything later?”

“It’s okay… swelling, go, away…”

“Okay!”

Misha opened the potion and poured it on Bear Ahjussi’s wound.

However…

CHIIIIIIIIK!

Only bubbles were boiling in the blood that filled the wound, and the wound was not healing.

For reference, [Poison Infliction] did not have this effect.

‘……She must have put something on the sword.’

I have a guess.

I don’t know exactly, but it must have been a ‘wound worsening’ type of poison that prevents healing and regeneration.

“Oh, oh? Why is it like this…”

“Ke, keep… stop, not…”

“You mean don’t stop? Ah, okay!”

At Bear Ahjussi’s request, Misha continued to pour high-grade potions.

However, after pouring the second bottle, she realized something when her condition didn’t improve.

“An, antidote… yellow, fang…”

“Ah, th, this! The one with the fang drawn on the yellow bottle, right?”

“Ri, right…”

Bear Ahjussi had Misha take the antidote.

He must have stocked up on a lot of emergency medicine, as a solo player.

However…

‘[Poison Infliction] is one thing, but that won’t solve the worsening type of poison.’

As I expected, even after drinking the antidote, there was no significant effect.

The wound was healing at a snail’s pace.

Meanwhile, dark red blood was still flowing out.

CHIIIIIIIIK…!

Two bottles, three bottles, four bottles.

Despite the increasing number of empty potions, Bear Ahjussi’s condition was getting worse.

It was inevitable since he couldn’t stop the bleeding.

“……”

As a large amount of blood was lost, Bear Ahjussi, who couldn’t even give orders because his consciousness was fading, was in a state where he couldn’t even feel the pain of the potions.

“Abman? Wake up!”

Misha patted his cheek and shook his shoulder, but Bear Ahjussi didn’t regain consciousness.

“Oh, what should I do? Ah, the highest-grade potion! Bjorn, let’s use that!”

Misha, who had finally remembered the highest-grade potion I had bought, started looking at me.

I took out the highest-grade potion without hesitation.

“Move aside.”

“Ah, okay!”

It was worth over 1 million stones per bottle.

Well, it wouldn’t heal the wound at once, but it would be enough to stop the bleeding.

CHIIIIIIIIK-!

As the highest-grade potion, which could even heal limb amputations, was poured, the minor healing of the injury began to become more significant.

The bleeding stopped, and his breathing stabilized.

Of course, he was still in a dangerous state, so I continued to pour high-grade potions.

CHIIIIIIIIK-!

One bottle, two bottles, three bottles…

For reference, they weren’t mine; they were all potions from Bear Ahjussi’s bag.

I don’t know why he carries ten high-grade potions but not a single highest-grade one.

It couldn’t have been because he didn’t have the money.

“I think it’s okay to stop now.”

When I had emptied five more high-grade potions, the wound had healed more than two-thirds.

So, I stopped the treatment.

At this point, his life wouldn’t be in danger, so I decided it was more reasonable to continue treatment after the wound worsening effect disappeared.

“……”

Bear Ahjussi, who had been screaming in pain since his nerve cells came back to life, was unconscious.

I slowly stood up.

“Y-You’ve worked hard.”

Carlson said that to me when our eyes met.

What hard work.

“Come to think of it, we haven’t done the distribution yet.”

Now that the rift was over, I distributed the magic stones.

“Uh, the calculation seems a bit off…”

First, I divided the acquired magic stones by grade, and then when I gave Carlson his share, he cautiously questioned it.

He’s a strange guy too.

It’s not like I gave him a little; I gave him a lot, but he’s reacting like this.

“Just take it. You didn’t even get to eat the core.”

Carlson’s share was originally only 5%.

Well, it increased to 10% when Jensia died, but…

I gave him 20% of the magic stones.

It was a hush money.

“If you feel bad, don’t go around talking about what happened today.”

“Ah, yes! I understand!”

I don’t know if he’ll really keep that promise, but it’s better than nothing.

“But, um… why did that Jensia do such a thing?”

“Is there any reason for looting other than money? Judging by her actions, it doesn’t seem like it was her first time.”

“I see…”

After receiving the settlement, Carlson left the rift through the portal, ending the conversation. He must have gone through so much that he didn’t want to stay here any longer.

I was chuckling at that sight when…

“Here…”

Bear Ahjussi regained consciousness.