Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Episode 163 Exploration (2)

Arua Raven.

Shining blonde hair.

Small height, just over 150.

Adding to that, he has a skinny figure, and at first glance he looks like a kid, but…….

When he is serious, there’s nothing so scary.

like right now

“Did Mr. Yandel know?”

Ah uh…….

“I didn’t know it would be like this.”

When I answered honestly, Raven’s eyes became even fiercer.

But like a barbarian, I scratched the nape of my neck.

I’ve already entered the labyrinth, so what am I going to do?

“I will find the way from now on. Abman, just keep telling me where the portal is.”

“……That’s right.”

As if he was scared by Raven’s eyes, Mr. Bear handed the steering wheel to me without a long word.

Now then, it is important from now on.

“Ha really……”

Looking at his expression, he seems to have realized that he has been scammed, but Raven spares his words with the feeling of trying to protect him once.

Therefore, it should be clearly demonstrated in this exploration.

Even if the guide is lost, there is no major obstacle to exploration.

Before the double curse flies out of that tiny mouth.

“Then let’s go.”

Using Mr. Bear as a compass, he quickly finds his way.

Raven’s unreliable gaze from behind was transmitted to her skin, but she didn’t worry too much.

Isn’t it the first floor that you can go to the second floor just by knowing the north, south, east and west directions?

‘At the fork in the road, even if I went to a wider aisle, more than half of them would slip.’

‘They told me to avoid the hilly place as it’s likely to be a dead end.’

‘From the outskirts, unconditionally towards the dark road with fewer crystals.’

Various tips learned from the side of the eye while working with Rotmiller, a guide for pure hard work.

By utilizing this, waste of traffic lines, such as going back the way you came because of a dead end, is reduced to a minimum.

and the result.

“Oh, you came earlier than expected?”

We reached the outermost dark zone in a shorter time than expected.

Oh, and it was much easier from here on out.

Originally, rather than relying on the compass, he would have to search the surroundings to find the portal…

“It’s over there.”

We have a guide who can recognize the location of the portal without doing anything special.

So just follow it in that direction and you’re done.

Of course, the portal had been opened by another explorer a long time ago.

“I entered the 2nd floor Goblin Forest.”

After reaching the 2nd floor, Raven’s expression softened considerably.

“It’s 12 hours until the second floor… not bad.”

Yes, you are safe.

Well, since the first floor breakthrough was set at 13 hours in the exploration planning stage in the first place, there should be no pretext for arguing.

“Somehow, there is a guide and he catches enough.”

Raven looked at me with eyes that said he had been victimized, but surprisingly there was no end behind him.

Could it be that he is the type that is OK as long as the results are good?

‘Reasonable.’

In that sense, I tried my best not to miss the schedule set in advance on the second floor.

Although we had a tight plan to run within 24 hours…

“Abman’s direction?”

“It’s over there.”

There are 8 portal tombstones in the Goblin Forest.

However, once one is opened, the remaining tombstones simply turn into stones. Therefore, it was standard for the late teams to search for the portal by going around the outermost part.

Ah, for reference, I heard that it takes 2 to 3 days on average.

Assuming there is no guide on the team.

‘If there is a guide, one day is enough. Because I don’t have to go round.’

Without even taking out a compass, we headed straight for the opening of the portal.

“Can you increase Raven’s Lightsphere magic?”

“I don’t mind about three.”

The absence of professional seekers was not a problem.

That the trap is a field spread all over the forest?

As long as it illuminated the whole area brightly like daylight, it was not even a threat.

Well, after seeing the light, the goblins continued to flock, but

…

Now, even if dozens of goblins attack at once, I can handle them alone.

“Then I will rest here today.”

We set up camp around 9:00 PM.

The place is the outskirts of the Goblin Forest, where Hobgoblins have started appearing.

“…Are explorers originally forced to march like this?”

It must have been a pretty tough day for Raven, who was the first to properly explore for the first time.

“If you can, we’ll continue to camp at this time, so it’ll be a little more comfortable from tomorrow.”

“…Well, it’s interesting because it feels like you’re really exploring.”

“Stop talking and go to sleep. We have to continue moving tomorrow.”

“Yes. Wake me up if something happens.”

As is customary, Raven was excluded from the vigil.

Acknowledging that you have done one person’s portion just by installing the alarm magic.

“Hey, Bjorn… Einar, isn’t it okay if I leave it alone later?”

Misha cautiously expressed her concern as she looked at Einar, who was next in line, but I smiled and said clearly.

“It’s okay. There won’t be anything to doze off.”

Einar is surprisingly reliable in this area.

There is also a trait of distrust of humans, and because the barbarian itself considers it a shame that it cannot properly keep its promises.

In fact, even when the two of them were together, they kept vigil well.

Back then, I had to stand up for four hours a night and I didn’t sleep much, so I must have been much more tired.

“Umm, that’s right… I must have had some preconceived notions.”

The four of us, excluding Raven, alternately stayed awake for 2 hours, and after 8 hours of camping, we resumed the exploration early in the morning.

And before afternoon, I found the portal.

「I have entered the 3rd floor Pilgrim’s Path.」

Even after arriving on the 3rd floor, the exploration went smoothly.

The combat was so easy that it was not even practiced, and there was no problem finding the way.

Mr. Bear didn’t get lost on the first floor or in a city where there were no roads.

“The character has entered a special area.”

“Field effect – The Witch’s Forest is granted.”

The Witch’s Forest, which I was worried about, was the same.

It was easy to clear by connecting the body with a rope like Gulbi and then following the bear with the bear in front.

Right now, after so much time has passed.

“Oh, it’s a tower! Bjorn! There really was a tower in the middle of the forest!!”

“Whoops, didn’t I tell you? There are many strange things in the labyrinth.”

“Behel—laaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

“…Yes, you felt like screaming for some reason, didn’t you?”

We reached the front of the 4th floor portal.

And that was only in the afternoon of the 8th day.

‘At this rate, it’s almost the same speed as when Rotmiller was there.’

While that fact was satisfying, it was also somewhat bittersweet.

After all, can’t hard work beat talent?

“What are you thinking, Mr. Yandel?”

“Oh no big deal.”

“Then can’t we go in quickly? I feel sick to my stomach as the whole forest is vibrating with ominous magic power.”

Could it be because of his innate magic power sensitivity?

It’s just that he didn’t vomit what he ate, but Raven was worse than Dwalkie.

So, I want to make things easier for you, but…

“Wait a little bit, you can enter only when the color of the portal changes.”

“Oh right. I’ve heard of it. You said you did it because the other team might have entered first, right?”

“Otherwise, you might be mistaken for a looter and attacked.”

Let’s give a reasonable reason. Raven is patient without saying anything.

Before long, the color of the portal changed.

“Now then, let’s go in.”

Now it’s time for some serious climbing.

***

「You have entered the 4th floor of the Sky Tower.」

***

The Sky Tower.

A unique type of layer where random combinations of monsters appear on each stage.

As it is usually called the Tower of Training, I was thinking of trying to match the sum here.

But…

‘……It wouldn’t be meaningful if this amount of energy was filled.’

After the first battle, I realized.

The level of combat power itself is different from that of Team Banpun.

On the 4th floor, it was impossible to try to match the sum with all one’s might.

「The character has cast [Giant].」

An ultra-giant mace that has greatly increased not only in size but also in performance through [Unity]. When combined with the attack skill [Swing], the 7th grade monster really felt like a goblin.

The key here is that there is a separate main dealer.

「Abman Urikfried cast [Hazardous Substance].」 A

powerful deal from Mr. Bear, a 5th grade archer who wipes out the surrounding area beyond one-shot one-kill, and a senior tank summoner named ‘Cheolwoong’.

「Arua Raven cast 6th grade attack magic [Flame Baptism].」

In addition to the 4 major attribute attack magic, as well as the crazy utility of Raven, an authentic wizard who has over 100 kinds of curses and auxiliary magic.

‘Yes, there should be three people in the team who can carry.’

The quality of the team has risen dramatically.

If it’s 6th grade or lower, it’s a level that can be attacked in the most appropriate way within 3 minutes, no matter what bizarre combination the group appears.

‘It’s only lacking compared to the three of us, but Einar and Misha are doing their part properly… As expected, the 5th floor should be fine even now.’

Therefore, rather than practicing with his hands and feet, he focused only on climbing the Tower of Heaven.

However, it did not go as fast as I thought.

It was for a very simple reason.

The combat speed itself is incomparable to Team Banpun’s, but…

our team doesn’t have a professional searcher.

‘It’s all good, but it’s a pity that it takes so long to clear the Trial of Wisdom.’

The Trial of Wisdom is a kind of shortcut.

Instead of having to go through a maze full of traps and monsters, I skipped 5 stages at a time.

Not only that, unlike the Stairs of Courage, there was no cooldown of 4 hours before taking the next stairway…

Rottmiller took about an hour to clear.

Now we’ve only taken about five times that amount.

“Can’t Bjorn just fight monsters?”

It was cramped, and I was the same as Einar, but I had no choice.

It would take more than 16 days to reach the 100th stage with only courage. It is impossible to break through the 4th floor until the labyrinth is closed.

“It’s too late today. I’ll take a break and go up tomorrow.”

After entering the tower, I had only cleared the ordeal of wisdom once, but it was already past 10pm, so I prepared for camping.

Of course, it was quite different from the usual camping.

No need to set the order of the night watch, each person puts the sleeping bag on the desired spot and it ends.

“It’s a labyrinth, so you don’t have to wake up!! Misha, my head is pounding right now!!”

“Huh, I think I know what it feels like. Even when I first came here, I couldn’t get used to it easily, so I couldn’t sleep well—”

Drooling-!

“Hey, people are talking…!”

Einar passed out as soon as he lay down in the sleeping bag, and Misha sighed as he saw this, then started preparing for bed by wiping himself with a towel.

“Why does Bjorn keep glancing at me?”

“I haven’t seen it.”

“Come on, turn your head. Aren’t we colleagues? Colleagues! It’s no use regretting it now?”

No, so I didn’t see it.

I sighed and focused on wiping the blood off the mace. But

, I

wonder if that didn’t make you happy?

It

‘s a change that happened after we moved into our inn.

Whenever we asked to live as if nothing had happened, it suddenly became more common to jokingly mention the events of the day.

Well, I don’t have any complaints about that.

It might be better.’

Misha revealed her mind to me, and I cut the line. No matter how much I try to do something that didn’t exist, it can’t be something that didn’t exist. That’s why

she must have thought about it and made a decision.

This way is much less awkward than being conscious of it every time and careful with your words. ” Then

I’ll stay first.”

“Okay.” Soon

after, Misha got into her sleeping bag and closed her eyes, and when I checked the side, Mr. Bear also spread his sleeping bag in the corner and was getting ready to

sleep .

Meanwhile, I picked up Einar’s greatsword and cleaned it roughly.

While doing so, Raven sneaked up to me.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“Yes.”

“Tell me .”

It won’t be long before we arrive.”

……You’ve recalculated that. That

‘s why wizards are. Of course,

it’s not like I couldn’t understand his worries.

The time I wasted here also gave me the time to be active on the 5th floor. “Income will also decrease

compared to other teams

.

”

Raven went back to his sleeping bag without saying anything at the end.

It wasn’t because he understood everything I said.

Maybe if it took 5 hours to overcome the ordeal of wisdom like today, he would come back then.

With an extreme solution . ‘

……Enough, let’s go to sleep.’

I laid down the well-polished greatsword next to Einar and lay down on my sleeping bag.

Then I closed my eyes and

wondered how long it had passed. [Mr. Yandel, just listen.]

I woke up with Raven’s voice resonating in my head

. ‘ It was magic.

However, what was the reason for waking me up from sleeping while using magic?

[I tried to use detection-type magic while washing my body…]

[There is one more person here besides us. ]

[So, don’t move at all.]

The circumstances were really simple. I

honestly don’t know how he can speak so calmly…

[He’s right behind me.

] It looks like crap.