Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

It is a term often used in online competitive games, and refers to the act of temporarily forming an alliance between players who are classified as enemies in the game.

‘Ha, they’re teaming up here?’

The perspective on teaming is different for each game company.

Some see teaming as part of the game, while others see it as cheating and actively sanction it.

Of course, in the case of intentional teaming, either way is considered cheating on the level of using hacks or bugs. This is because it greatly disrupts the balance of the game itself and inflicts great damage on ordinary users.

‘What are the Nimiral executives doing? I’m not going to catch these bastards.’

The sound of Bolmen comes out.

I somehow managed to come up with a three-way battle, but I never thought I would team up here.

Wasn’t Noark and the royal family between Cheolcheon and Cheolcheon?

Things got complicated.

‘If this is the case, is it impossible to break each one individually…?’

Plan A went awry from the start.

After all, most of them were like that.

Shouldn’t it be said that the original plan never ends the case? I’m not always the type to make plans with hope, but for some reason things always go that way.

“excuse me······.”

Listening to Marone’s cautious voice, I woke up from my thoughts.

“Oh sorry, I was thinking of something else.”

“no.”

“So, how many people are on Noark’s side?”

“Six.”

“Who are the members?”

I don’t know the enemy’s name, but maybe it’s because I’ve fought it once?

Marone briefly explained the members, focusing on the enemy’s abilities.

“That… a supernatural magician who flew black spears and a woman who changed like lightning and ran. Ah! There was also that bald boxer…”

There is one priest of Karui here.

One black magician.

And finally······.

“There was also a Regal Bagos?”

“yes yes···!”

Dragon Slayer Regal Vagos.

It might be a little futile, but I wondered if he died from [Soul Extraction], but somehow he managed to come out alive.

‘······ It wouldn’t have been easy even if the spirit world and body were all recovered. Is the Taego Dragon weaker than I thought?’

“I’m glad he’s alive…”

After Marone’s report, Lavien next to him muttered in a strange voice.

“···huh?”

“Because I need his heart to get the pen.”

“ah······.”

I completely forgot

It was the dragon’s pen that cursed the Regal Bagos and made it look like a bee. As a result of the unreasonable curse, the time of the body stopped and the body became unable to take a single step out of the dragon temple for the rest of its life.

“······Now that’s the expression I remembered.”

“I’m sorry. I have a lot to worry about.”

“You’ll have to be careful, though. If you can find a pen, you might be protected by your father.”

“Isn’t it okay with your protection?”

“I have no rights within the clan. But my father is different.”

Simply put, if you clear this quest, you can get all the dragons as allies.

In reality, I don’t know how things will go, but it’s a quest that I can never miss in my situation where I have to face the royal family.

“I keep that in mind.”

“That’s enough. But don’t push yourself too hard. There will always be another opportunity. As long as you’re alive…”

What do you mean you have to kill him to survive?

Still, the message I was trying to convey was sufficiently conveyed.

Whatever you do in the future, don’t forget to prioritize it.

“Then let’s move again!”

After that, we continued to move, installing detection magic all over the aisle.

They’ll think we’re running away.

In order to fight even slightly more advantageously, I need to summon them to the battlefield of my choice.

More time passed like that…

Day 70.

5 days left until the Labyrinth is closed.

Wandering through the cave, we settled on a spot.

“Everyone, rest as much as possible. This will be your last break.”

It was time to slowly prepare for battle.

That’s because the scene of them chewing on beef jerky was caught in the last detection magic.

‘It’s probably the food the Rose Knights had.’

It’s really embarrassing, but it can’t be unfair.

This side is chewing on monster meat, but the other side is eating a decent meal.

Well, thanks to that, the chase doesn’t seem to pick up speed, but…

‘Does this mean that we are at a disadvantage when we drag out the time?’

Thanks to the monster meat, there is no obstacle to survival.

However, since the distortion magic had to be successful to supply meat, it was impossible for everyone to eat their fill.

It’s just that they don’t die of starvation, but even at this moment, hunger is getting bigger and bigger.

So, if you make a decision, now before you get tired.

“Yandel-sama, it’s cold. Don’t stay there. Come here!”

Soon after receiving a call from Marone, I headed for the Buddha.

The team no longer had any meaning.

As if it were a campfire, everyone gathered in one place and ignited the flames.

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuu need to grill the meat! Yandel! Do you want to eat one?”

I couldn’t be called a barbarian if I refused meat, so I quickly received it and put it in my mouth. Then I chewed and listened to the conversation of the crew members.

“This will be the last fight, right?”

A woman wrapped her arms around her knees as if she was anxious.

He was the priest of Team 5 of Perriton Eriabosti.

Did he grow up in an orphanage as a member of the Heindel Church and become a priest? He said he also had a husband in the city.

He is not an explorer, but an ordinary man who works as an official at an administrative agency. It is said that their relationship deepened because they came to serve in the church.

‘They said there were children…’

It was a change that occurred as the long expedition reached its end.

We got to know each other so well as we spent time together overcoming several death threats.

“I’m going to… live. I can’t make my children grow up like me.”

Dangerous yet firm determination.

There is silence over this.

Tap tap tap tap-.

It was our team’s wizard, Ashed, who opened his mouth in the middle of the sound of sparks flying.

“If you’re my wife, you’ll get through just fine without me. She’s a strong person… but… she’ll definitely cry.”

“You… were you married? Didn’t you say that?”

“That’s right, you’ve never asked, Mr. Al Didi.”

“her······!”

Old Didi opened his mouth like someone who had been betrayed, and the next one was Puta Rickavan.

A pitiful guy who was thrown here as a bait to retire while working as a fixer for the Duke of Kealunus.

“The more you listen, the more miserable you become.”

“······yes?”

“I don’t know, but if I had to pick the least among us, it would be me.”

“······Suddenly?”

“I’m not married either, and there’s no one waiting in town. I’m tired of that life and wanted to retire, but I’ve come to this. If God chooses someone to die, he’s sure to choose me.”

“·······.”

“But… I’ll survive nonetheless. Isn’t it awful to have this miserable life become all of my life?”

It was like a broken river bank.

Fearing that this might be the last time, he vomits out what he must have hidden deep inside, invisible to anyone.

“I don’t think that’s what the guy who used to use evil to say that it’s all over.”

“Can’t we just forget about that?”

“Ha ha ha! Well, with your bare mouth?”

However, the atmosphere was bright.

I know that some of the people I’m talking to now won’t be able to meet tomorrow.

Still, everyone talked about the future.

“What are you going to do after going out with Yandel? Of course you’ll get revenge, right?”

someone take revenge

“Ah, that’s okay, I want to eat cake…”

Someone has a small affair.

“I’m worried about my grandmother who will be staying at home…”

Someone thinks of the person they want to see and makes up their mind.

“Putting everything aside, I wish I had at least a drink.”

“I will. Really.”

An atmosphere that desperately needs a drink.

Conversation continued in that atmosphere.

“Hey… why don’t you make a clan when you go to the city?”

“clan?”

“This, too, is a fate. And… I don’t think everyone will be able to stay where they were originally… I thought that… if everyone joins forces, something will work out in the city… …”

Our future, not just mine.

“What kind of person was Carla’s friend?”

“You mean Rick…”

“Coming to think of it, I don’t think I’ve had much conversation with him.”

Not just our story.

Even the stories of those who are dead and not here.

I tried to remember it by talking indiscriminately, and I felt sorry for it in remembrance.

how much time had passed

“Yandel-sama…”

Marone calls me with a hard face.

“The detection magic has been activated.”

At that one word, we all laughed bitterly and got up from our seats. And quenched the fire that was burning in our heart.

“·······.”

It was time to return to the cold reality.

***

The plan is simple.

No, there is no such thing as a plan.

We have decided on a place to fight, and here we will fight against the enemies with the determination of multiple times.

And whoever survives will be the winner.

“I entered.”

“What about the numbers?”

“It matches.”

I heard the information I wanted through Erwen, who had his ear on the ground, but I waited to prepare for the worst.

A minute or so has passed since then.

trudge trudge.

I got close enough to hear the presence even in my ears, and soon they appeared from around the corner.

But the numbers are a bit odd.

Seven Knights of the Rose and six Noarks.

A total of thirteen enemies.

‘Did I leave those who are not useful in battle because of the penalty?’

No, that doesn’t even make sense?

Even if it’s not cold, this is a labyrinth where monsters come out everywhere.

‘I didn’t leave it behind, did I just throw it away…….’

If it was like them, it was their response.

“······Dead-end road?”

Watching us build up a defensive formation, the woman in the front tilted her head.

It’s nice that he finally caught up with us, but he seems to feel something out of place…

“Could you have waited for us?”

Like a woman who seemed to have gone through a lot of prenatal battles, she grasped the situation quickly.

It won’t change anything, though.

“color!”

At the same time as my shout, James Carla cast a skill.

「James Carla has cast [Agile Hands].」

Since he was blinded by the penalty, it would be impossible to hit the attack skill, but that’s not what we hoped for.

“The skill was used within range.”

The ground trembled as soon as the skill was cast.

「The trap is activated.」

Kwak-kwa-kwa-!

Before long, the sound of something collapsing was heard behind them.

Yes, this is a trap room.

You can meet them occasionally when crossing the ice cave section.

“…the way is blocked!”

The activation condition is whether or not the skill is cast.

And once the trap is activated, the only entrance is covered in ice, which becomes a locker room until it melts over the course of a day.

However, while the Noarks were flustered, the Rose Knights were calm.

The best among them was that woman who was the leader.

“Why did you make this choice?”

A question just out of curiosity.

The answer is really simple.

“Because there is no paradise where you fled.”

“That’s an impressive statement.”

It will.

That’s what my favorite author said.

“There’s something I want to ask you more than that.”

“My name is Six.”

“···huh?”

I wasn’t curious about the name.

When I made a puzzled expression, the woman who said the name Six turned around without changing her expression.

“So what do you want to ask?”

He seems to be ashamed of something, but there’s no reason to blame him here.

I just asked what I wanted to ask.

“How on earth were you guys able to cooperate?”

The answer came from an unexpected place.

“Oh, you mean that?”

Regal Vagos, the dragon slayer, boasts about how much he has recovered.

“Didn’t these women know too? We needed our help to catch and kill you.”

Well, it’s definitely possible for the Rose Knights.

Because the mission will be the best for these women.

but······.

“There must be no reason for you to accept the offer, though?”

Not the dragon slayer, he said, looking at the boxer.

Regal Bagos, he may have made stupid choices out of resentment against me, but it seemed like he was the real leader.

“You really don’t know? After we’ve been beaten, it’s your turn next?”

A question with the intent to antagonize.

At this, the boxer finally opened his mouth.

“It’s a well-known story that the Knights of the Rose can never break an oath sworn in the name of their king.”

Oh that’s right.

I thought the oath was our barbarian cheat key.

It’s funny that it’s famous in the first place. I heard this for the first time

“Besides, we had no other choice. We ran out of food while following you guys.

Now let’s draw a little situation.

How these two groups came together.

“So, have all the questions been answered?”

Soon after, Six, the woman who seemed to be the leader, opened her mouth as if to end the conversation, and I shook my head.

“Not yet.”

“·······.”

“Did you say Repheles? I have something I’d like to suggest.”

At my words, the prickly laughed.

“Are you going to try appeasement?”

how did you know

I plainly affirmed.

“Yes. Stick to our side. If it’s food, we’ll provide it.”

It’s monster meat, but that’s for sure.

“···what?”

I’m really surprised that I didn’t know that I would get an offer like this.

I spoke quickly.

“That means the royal family abandoned us anyway? If possible, I’d like to take this opportunity to change my affiliation altogether, but how about it?”

“…there’s nothing more foolish than trusting your enemies.”

“If an oath is necessary, I will swear. On the honor of a warrior.”

Just like the Rose Knights used cheat keys, I also used our tribe’s own cheat keys.

“Are you… serious?”

Then, with a confused look on his face, he began to think.

Of course, that time was short.

Come to think of it, there was an intruder.

“Don’t fall for the wiles of the enemy of Lepheles. He’s broken an oath once before. He’s a different breed who doesn’t care about the honor of a warrior.”

The dragon slayer, who had a history of getting stabbed in the back of the head in the maze of Larcas, revealed his story, and Kakbakgi also hardened his will.

“I’m sorry, but I’ll decline that offer. There’s no way to control you guys in the city in the first place.”

um, isn’t it okay?

“It’s too bad.”

“·······.”

“I have no choice but to kill them all.”

I watched them with my shield covering my upper body.

Since I couldn’t use [Giant], my eyesight was low, but it didn’t matter too much.

If you don’t have teeth, chewing with your gums is the spirit of the barbarian.

“Erwen!”

The moment my call went off, Erwen’s body turned blurry.

「Erwen Fornaci di Tercia has cast [Elementalization].」

As many Aura users are swarming, of course the attribute is Earth.

「Reduces fire property damage by half.」

「Water property damage is doubled.」

「Poison immunity bonus.」

「Adds strong correction to destructive behavior when using blunt weapons.」

「Physical resistance value Increased drastically······.」

「·······.」

The level of physical resistance soared, and the 2nd stage of the evolutionary envelope was activated even without [Giantization].

「The character’s physical resistance value is 350 or higher.」

「Damage is reduced by 50% only for piercing wounds.」

Okay, let’s try it.

“Behel—laaaaaaaa!!!”

Dogfighting is pretty confident.