Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Chapter 665: Companionship (4)

An uncomfortable journey that began outside the castle walls.

However, there were also clear advantages to such a journey.

A lot of information was poured out before the journey even began. “

Where is this place?” Well, first of all, we made Would you like to take a look at the map?”

Lee Baek-ho, who advanced outside the walls much earlier than us.

Unfortunately, the quality of the map he made was not that good. Should I say that it feels like a map made before the discovery of the American continent?

Well, I don’t think the quality would have been better if I had done it myself, but…

Anyway,

“… What is this border line here? Something catches my eye…”

The map currently in progress had a border with unknown meaning drawn on it…

It felt like a border marked on a world map…

“Oh, that’s the terrain that matches the dark continent on the 7th floor. ”

… The shape of the border line seemed familiar…

It was in the shape of a dark continent…

“Isn’t it fascinating? In the original labyrinth, this is the coastline, so you can’t go over it, but here, the land beyond is connected…’

‘It’s fascinating, isn’t it?’ The map that Lee Baek-ho showed was so impressive that there was no way to refute the statement.

The clown said that the outside world was exactly like the Dark Continent, but in reality, was that only a very small part of it?

The Dark Continent was located in the southeastern part of the continent, and the northern and western parts of the continent were full of unknown lands that had not yet been revealed.

“What is the place marked in a circle here?”

“Oh, that? “It’s an island…”

“Island…?”

“There’s that island on the 6th floor… There’s a strange, inexplicable monument in the center of the island…”

“You mean Stannell’s Island?”

“Oh, that’s right, that’s right… The terrain is very similar to the island there… The monsters that appear also match…” “

That’s right…”

It feels uneasy to pass it off as a strange coincidence…

The island is supposed to be in the middle of the ocean. Being attached to the continent… Is this also intertwined with the secrets of the world that I don’t yet know?

I don’t know, but my knowledge is increasing.

“Then this must be the eastern part of the Great Forest…”

Lee Baek-ho said, “It’s the southeastern part of the Great Forest, to be exact, right?”, but this was a minor detail that could just be heard with one ear and passed over.

“So now. Where are you going from here?”

“Here…”

The point Lee Baek-ho pointed to was an unknown land outside the Dark Continent.

“You can get most of the ingredients he mentioned earlier here…”

“How long does it take?”

“About half a year on foot?”

“···what?”

So when you come back, a year has already passed.

What kind of nonsense is this?

I frowned and looked at Baekho Lee, smiling mischievously.

“Don’t worry, I’ll take the portal along the way, so I’ll probably arrive within a month.”

“portal···?”

What does this mean?

“It’s something similar to the military platform in Lapdonia… It’s a connection between specific points…”

Should we say it’s literally a new world?

The more I hear about the outside world, the more I feel like I’m back in my newbie days.

It feels like I’m playing a new game.

“Okay then, let’s leave quickly… I’ll be moving with the intention of reaching the portal tonight, so everyone please follow along…”

… This makes it seem like I’m taking any bus…

***

‘Time’ is very important in [Dungeon & Stone] Yes…

That’s because in the labyrinth, each layer has a set closing time for the field…

If you don’t use time efficiently, it naturally becomes impossible to go up to the upper level…

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

In a way, this can be said to be an advantage of civilian characters ·

Explorers must complete their own ‘movement mechanism’ regardless of position, but most civilian characters are completed naturally ·

Unlike strength characters ·

‘Ha… I’m the only one like this again. ·’

Cooung-! Kuung-!

As I run through the forest making a heavy sound, the wise man’s time keeps coming…

That’s because I still haven’t figured out my movement mechanism…

Well, the advantage is that I don’t get tired easily because my endurance and energy levels are high…

Ugh! Kuung-!

The movement speed itself is significantly lagging compared to other occupations…

Just like this…

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

[Hiiiiing-!]

The GM, who is a wizard, was flying quickly by combining floating magic and various magics, and the healer named Jaina summoned a mount and was moving around comfortably…

And…

‘··· Make something happen. It’s a shame…

I’m barely keeping up at the back, and just by looking at it, I can see that the entire group is moving slower to match me, even though they can speed up more…

Should I say I’m receiving tacit consideration?

“Hahaha! This is so amazing! “It’s been a long time since I saw someone slower than me!”

···Damn it·

How did this guy, Tank, complete his movement mechanism so quickly?

I didn’t even think about becoming stronger during that time…

‘Tsk…’

I clicked my tongue to myself, but glanced at the woman who was comfortably moving forward on the vehicle in front of me…

‘Don’t make a contract… As expected, the priest of Karui was right… ‘

I was able to find out the occupation by looking at the vehicle, but it didn’t really mean much. From the beginning, they thought it

would be

difficult to hide the occupation from the other side, so they showed it like this

. We took a short break…

“We’re resting here today… There’s less time to replenish magical energy than expected…” “There

‘s no need to change the schedule… Aren’t there now the Havellion Army…

“Oh, that’s a good thing… “

“Habellion, would you like to come here? I think it would be safer to guess the magic wave length in advance…”

“Yes? Ah yes…!”

While everyone was resting on their own, the GM was called in by a doomsday scientist and they came up with a solution that was difficult for me to understand…

And…

“Can I talk to you for a moment?”

Lee Baek-ho approached me silently and called me aside to a remote place.

“Don’t you think we’re really meant to be?” “I didn’t know I would be walking around with my brother like this…”

“····”

“Oh, no sound will leak out, so don’t worry!”

“Haa…”

I quickly looked around, sighed, and glared at Baekho Lee.

There were so many things I wanted to say, starting with the strange way he showed me how to get out, but I just swallowed them down for now.

“But, brother, I checked earlier. “That’s what I wanted to do. The GM doesn’t know that you are a player, right?”

“Yeah, I don’t know, so just stay like this…”

“Wow, if I found out his identity, I don’t think his expression would be a joke, right?”

Well, I’m curious about that too, but I can’t confirm it because of that, so I’ll pass…

“I also want to ask you something, is that okay?”

“Yes, please…”

In response to Lee Baek-ho’s cool approval, I also didn’t hesitate to ask the question I wanted to ask.

“You said that the reason the Noark guys entered the city was to survive…”

“That’s right, right?”

“What exactly does that mean?”

“Oh, that’s it…”

“Tell me honestly that I came out like this anyway, okay? “Is it because the world has turned gray?”

When asked without hiding his frustrated feelings, Lee Baek-ho seemed to think about it for a moment and then nodded.

“It’s a gray world… This is a very poetic and perfect expression, isn’t it?”

“That’s okay, just answer me, okay?”

“Actually, it doesn’t really matter… It’s not that dangerous in the first place…”

“… You’re saying it’s not dangerous?”

“Anyway, that’s it… There’s a different reason why the Noark kids went back to the city to die…”

Lee Baek-ho soon stops talking for a moment and looks at me…

What on earth did he take this long to say?

“Because there’s a monster…”

···huh?”

“It’s a really, really scary monster…”

Even if I say it with such emphasis, I can’t quite follow the story.

When I quickly give him a look to add an explanation, Lee Baek-ho shrugs.

“I don’t think it has a specific habitat. No matter where I go, it ends up there.” They appear… Every time they appear, they can’t do anything and thousands of people die…”

“They die…?”

“There’s only one thing I’ve found out so far… The more people around, and the longer the person stays outside the castle walls, the higher the chance of this guy appearing…” The

moment I heard that, I felt a strange sense of discomfort…

It felt like I knew something. Should I say I feel confused?

What on earth made me obsessed with this feeling? While I was thinking about the reason, Lee Baek-ho asked me,

“Brother, but isn’t it very similar?”

“···?”

“Don’t you think it’s similar to a hierarchical monarch that appears when the conditions are met?”

Oh yes…

It was because of this…

***

“So is it still dangerous?”

“Well, there’s a good chance that will happen… but what can we do? The way back home is already blocked… We are small in number and we haven’t been out of the city for a long time, so we have to believe it…”

Ha… No matter how much I say that, my anxiety doesn’t go away…

That’s because what I hate the most is probability…

0 and 1 are not at all Just like any other number…

Probability no longer has any meaning unless the probability is 0%… Because

what will happen will happen anyway…

‘I would have felt better if I hadn’t heard…’

Suddenly, I have that thought, but I It is better to know and be right than to be right without knowing.

Therefore, I asked a lot about the ‘monster’ and heard something completely unexpected.

“Actually, it’s not that destructive or forceful…” ”

Isn’t it? ”

“There is no deal at all…”

“···Huh?”

“Quite literally… Whether you use magic, aurors, or skills… You’re immune to everything…” As

soon as I heard it, my first thought was whether this made sense.

A monster that couldn’t even be stopped using any method, let alone slain?

“So, his nickname is Shinigami… Shinigami…”

Once you hear the explanation, it seems like a very fitting nickname…

Especially since he is a being that humans cannot resist…

“So…?”

“How do you feel? Does it give you a chill down your spine?”

Well,

what should I say about this?

Just as much as my fearful feelings, my curiosity welled up.

It was an instinct I couldn’t help as a gamer.

I thought, ‘I’m sure there must be some way to counter it…’

Isn’t he like that too?

Even monsters with gimmicks that seem impossible to catch will eventually come up with a strategy if you hit their head…

Well, in reality, it’s impossible to just head-butt them…

Still, having these thoughts is as natural as physiology…

“What will you give me if I catch you?” ···?”

Lee Baek-ho slightly tilted his head at the word I muttered without realizing it and then opened his mouth…

“Wow… you really are a crazy guy too…”

… What can you say?

Is there any other barbarian as sane and healthy as me…

“Okay, then that’s it.” What happened?”

“What?”

Soon, I changed the subject and asked a new question.

“You said that an event would occur a year later.”

“Ah, that?”

“If I do well, I may not be able to go back by then. Can’t you just tell me?”

“No… Because we can go back before then…”

Lee Baek-ho cut off my further question…

However, there was something that could be figured out through

that .

And I looked for a way to get back to the city as quickly as possible…

This suggests that it is related to the ‘event’…

Also…

‘He doesn’t want me to know the details…’

He said I was involved in the event. I believe that if I know about it, it will be a hindrance in some way. To

put it simply, it means that there is a high possibility that the event will be a bad event for me…

“Then I’ll go!”

Sure enough…

As soon as the conversation became uncomfortable, Lee Baek-ho ran away…

and…

“Oh, I thought you were doing something with that old man. Is that all over?”

“Yes, it won’t take that long to match the wavelength…”

“I see…”

The GM, who soon returned after finishing his work, cautiously asked for a private meeting…

“Could you please give me a moment?”

Okay, this time it’s his turn…

I was just following along, pretending not to know anything, when the GM stopped in an obscure place, turned on the voice control, and immediately opened his mouth…

“That may be an impolite question, but…”

“It’s okay, so speak in peace…”

” What is your relationship with Lee Baek-ho?”

How on earth should I explain this?