Surviving the Game As a Barbarian [EN]: Chapter 704

Though he was speaking in a very disoriented state, the gist was simple: whether it was outside the walls or inside the walls, it was dangerous everywhere. In short, it was a situation where red lights were flashing all around. Thump-! What on earth was about to explode? No, if this wasn’t working and that wasn’t working either. What on earth was I supposed to do? Frustration welled up from within, but at the same time… “Okay…” There was a part of me that was readily accepting it. “I guess that’s just my fate.” From the start, it was impossible to avoid it like this. I had planned to wait outside the walls, and if the Floor Master appeared before then, I would move to the city, and if not, I would just camp outside. It wasn’t a storm that could be avoided like that. “Ah, ah…! Ah…!” Watching Sven Parav, who was trembling and starting to have seizures, I quietly steeled myself. “Yandel…! This isn’t the time to be like this! Come out here!” Whether it was a storm, lightning, a flood, or any other unimaginable chaos. “Something is approaching from outside… Mr. Parav! A, are you okay?” Come at me. I will never give up. “Captain! Give us the orders…!” Soon, Caislan came into the barracks looking for me, asking for instructions. “Take care of Sven Parav. It seems he’s not in a state to move on his own.” “Understood.” When I went outside, I saw the members who had already finished preparing to leave and were waiting. “Emily, what have you found out so far?” “A huge magical power reaction is being observed from over there. The magic wave itself is said to be the same as that of monsters, but I’m not sure.” “Why not?” “The wave is too huge to be a monster. Even a Tier 1 monster isn’t this big.” “I see…” “It’s approaching quickly, so we need to make a decision quickly.” Okay, so that’s what it is… “…” I glanced around at the members who were waiting for my decision. As always, this moment was the most burdensome and uncomfortable. What was the right choice and what was the wrong choice? Even though I couldn’t be sure of anything. Thump- Still, I had to make a decision. And because that decision would determine the fate of those who followed me. “…First, we’ll move into the cave. And after activating the portal, we’ll make it so we can move to the city at any time.” As soon as I finished the decision, all the clan members quickly formed a moving formation and ran into the cave. Tatatat-! The distance was quickly closing as fast as their movement speed. Soon, the restored return magic circle appeared, and the GM [Game Master], who received my instructions, quickly activated the magic circle. ‘3 minutes.’ Because everything was prepared in advance, the time required for the portal to open was short, around 3 minutes. But… Shwaaaaaaa-! Why did these 3 minutes feel so long? “The approaching speed is getting f-faster!” Lilis Marone, who had spread magic detection radars around the military base, shouted urgently. “…” “…” The elite explorers, who had developed their survival instincts to the extreme by overcoming numerous adversities, maintained a state where they could fight at any time with hardened expressions. And how many times did a second, like an eternity, repeat itself? “It’s done…!” The moment a portal of fierce light opened in front of the magic circle that was finally emitting light. “It’s here…” Someone in the cave muttered a word, and with that word, there was no more conversation. Everyone was silent, looking straight ahead and listening. Scrape, scrape. The sound of something scraping the floor. Splatter, splatter… The sound of squishy footsteps. Screeeeeee- A sound of wind that somehow sounded like someone’s scream. “Vision.” As soon as I gave the short order, Bersil, who was next to me, activated a light orb magic and illuminated the dark passage, and thanks to that, we were able to know a few things. Scrape, scrape. It was the sound of shackles on both feet. Splatter, splatter… It wasn’t the sound of squishy footsteps, but the sound of countless eyeballs blinking. Screeeeeee- Every time the guy took a step, souls that seemed to be in pain swirled around him. Also… “…Yandel, you shouldn’t fight that thing.” Even without Amelia’s advice, who had [Danger Detection] that could tell the danger level of monsters. “Ah, ah…! Aaaah…! Aaaahk…!!!” Even without Sven Parav, who was pale and unable to do anything, I could instinctively tell. That this guy was ‘that monster’. And… Thump thump thump thump-! That thing was dangerous. More than any enemy I had fought so far. “Ha…” Still, thanks to that, I was able to throw away the hesitation that had remained until the end. I had wondered if I should fight this guy instead of returning to the city, but I cleanly gave up on that. “Everyone, return to the city through the portal!” As soon as my shout fell, the GM, who was at the very front of the portal, entered the portal first, and after that, one by one, they quickly entered the portal. “It’s following us, right…?” Misha with an uneasy look. “Mister, I want to go with you.” Erwen, who was being stubborn. “Bjorn…! Shouldn’t we just try fighting it? If we catch it, it might give us something valuable…” Even Ainar, who still hadn’t grasped the situation. “What are you doing! Get into the portal quickly!” Soon, when I shouted with an angry look, Erwen and Ainar were startled and headed for the portal. However, the problem was… [Kyahhhhhhhhhhh-!!!] Did my shout stimulate ‘that thing’? The guy who was walking from afar suddenly started running forward. But in the midst of that, to make matters worse. “Ahhh…! I, I don’t want to! I don’t want to! I said I don’t want to…!” Sven Parav, who seemed to have a panic attack in front of the portal, started to act up. “If I go there, I’ll die! I, I’m not going…!” “What are you saying! Are you saying you’ll just stay here alone?” “Ahhh…! Ah! Aaaahk!!” “Damn it! What kind of power…!” No matter how much Caislan tried, it didn’t seem easy to forcibly drag Sven Parav, who was a former paladin. “That’s enough, Caislan! You go first!” “But…!” “I’ll take care of him, so don’t worry.” So, I sent Caislan out first and took Sven Parav. And when I checked behind me… [Kyahhhhhhhhhhh-!!!] It’s not that fast after all. Everyone except me and him had gone through the portal. Soon, after roughly checking the remaining time, I grabbed the guy’s jaw and fixed it so that he would look into my eyes. And… “Stop whining. I don’t want to go either.” “…Huh?” “If you heard me, go in quickly.” Seriously, in this urgent situation, he’s bothering a barbarian. “Ah! Aaaahk!!” With that, I picked up Sven Parav and threw him into the portal. ‘So, am I the only one left?’ Now, all that was left was for me to go through the portal. Fortunately, I didn’t hesitate at the last moment. I just… Tat-! I threw myself into the portal as if jumping and thought. No, I remembered what the Earth Witch had said. [You will experience more difficult and sad things there.] [Do you still want to go back?] My answer to that question is still the same. ‘Yes.’ It’s not like it’s unfamiliar anymore, right? 「The character moves to Lapdonia.」 Let’s go. Into the storm.