Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian
Chapter 31

Episode 31 Blood Citadel (2)

The corpse golem pattern is simple.

Throws a corpse bomb at enemies from a distance.

And it grabs and devours nearby enemies.

With those hundreds of arms sprouting all over the body like tentacles.

“Bjorn!”

Listening to Einar’s worried cry, I kept my distance.

If you stick closer, you won’t be designated as the target of the corpse bomb, but…

then the target will change to the wizard’s location.

Kwaaang!

make time somehow

At least until the wizard comes to his senses.

While pulling aggro alone.

Kwaaang!

Whenever a corpse bomb comes flying, roll to the side to increase the distance, then crouch behind your shield to protect yourself from acidic bodily fluids.

And when I did this three times.

“Iherno Heindar.”

A baptism of fire was fired.

Fortunately, the wizard seems to have come to his senses.

I didn’t bother to look back and focused all my attention on the corpse golem.

Along with the screams of hundreds of people, the corpse golem’s entire body was burning and its shell was peeling off.

Originally, the first pattern, which had to be tug-of-war by narrowing and widening the distance, was completed with a single shot of magic.

“The corpse golem’s skin has been neutralized.”

But the smell of burning rotten corpses must have been disgusting.

“Eup… Woo-woo-woo-woo!!”

Another vomit is heard from behind.

Please, I hope you’ll come to your senses now…….

Well done, I don’t need a wizard anymore.

“Einar! It’s okay, now come to the side!”

I immediately called Einar.

The corpse golem is a 7th grade monster, but as long as its skin is peeled off, it is not a monster that two barbarians cannot deal with.

“Gooohhhhh—!!”

The huge figure has shrunk noticeably before I know it, and now it is only about 3m in diameter.

As the piles of corpses, which were individually animated, were all burned and melted, only the remaining skeletons creaked and moved like reinforcing bars.

It’s called Bone Golem Mode.

“Kaaaaaagh!”

Since the weight is reduced, the movement is much more agile.

He shouted as he blocked the golem’s violently swinging arm with a shield.

“Carrier! Help you too!”

“I have to protect Raven-sama.”

Niimi.

I thought so.

Just wait and see, I will pay for the hard work now.

Fuck!

I leaped high and slammed my mace down on his torso.

I heard a crash, but that was all.

The ribs were so hard that the bone fragments splattered a little.

But you can repeat this.

“Einar! Aim for the chest!”

“i get it!”

Einar and I attacked the ribs of the corpse golem, giving and receiving aggro.

Did he hit forty times like that?

The ribs, which were as hard as walnut shells, cracked, revealing the kernel inside them.

It was the magic core, a common weak point of golems.

Kwajik!

Soon after breaking the core with the mace, the corpse golem stopped working and disappeared as light.

「You have defeated the corpse golem. EXP +3”

The reward is a magic stone the size of a fist that has grown even larger, befitting a 7th grade monster.

“Ohhh! This is how many breads—”

Einar, admiring the size he had never seen before, suddenly stiffened in shock.

This is because the reward did not end with a single magic stone.

Whoo!

A group of black lights shimmering softly in the air.

“Bjorn, could this be it?”

I blankly nodded.

Integer came out.

***

Rifts are like treasure troves.

Elite monsters that don’t appear in normal fields are like sweet rain to explorers who are short on experience, not to mention the spoils spit out by guardians.

Well, the key is that the drop rate of essence increases exponentially.

‘In fact, if you look at the probability, it’s strange that the integer came out now…’

“What are you going to do?”

I organized my thoughts for a while at Einar’s question.

Once the ownership is with us.

It was almost the two of us, and it was a promise like that in the first place.

However…

“…….”

Originally, there were two candidates I was aiming for.

‘Deathreplace’ with regenerative power, ‘Chimera Wolf’ with strength.

All of them were the essence of level 8 monsters.

But in the midst of that, the essence of the corpse golem that only appears in the 7th grade elite monster, and also in the ‘Blood Fortress’, came out.

The difficulty of obtaining it was a rare essence that was so high that no other candidate could match it, but it

was ambiguous to be happy with it.

The penalty is as severe as the unusual ability.

[Corpse Golem]

Pain tolerance +70 Bone strength +55 Poison resistance +12 Strength +15 Perception -5 Appetite +9 Weight +21

First of all, the basic stats are suitable for tanks.

The decline in cognition will affect visual acuity and speed of judgment, and the body will become generally dull, but

instead, the increase in other stats is very high.

‘Bone strength’, which has a high impact on defense as much as physical resistance, is +55, and ‘weight’, which affects knockback and blunt damage in-game, is +21.

‘Pain tolerance’ would also be very useful in reality, and ‘appetite’ was a stat that would help unconditionally if you had ‘strength’ and ‘poison tolerance’ anyway.

BUT…

SPECIAL:

(P) Acidic Fluids — Blood is acidic.

(A) Flesh Explosion — Forcefully bursts a body part.

Skill is the only flaw.

‘Flesh Explosion’ boasted considerable damage, but used the character’s HP as the cost.

Isn’t it okay to use only active skills?

Sealing a skill in the first place would not only be a huge loss… If you

ate this essence, the durability of your equipment would be greatly reduced every time you were injured.

After all, if blood splatters, it will get on your equipment.

“Huh…….”

From the ridiculous potion cost to the equipment cost.

Usually, when it came out, I fed it to the NPC who took it with me to use it and throw it away.

That’s how much it was like a gyereuk.

It’s a waste to throw it away, and it’s a bit like feeding the main character.

‘I’ll have to throw away the essence I eat at the beginning anyway, so taking it now wouldn’t be a bad thing…

‘

Even if the owner is not present, the essence is maintained for 30 minutes, so there is no need to make a decision in a hurry.

I don’t know if I can make a deal with this.

Making such a judgment, I went to the rear and witnessed a scene that was nothing short of a mess.

Could the carrier have sprayed the potion?

The dwarf was rolling over in pain from the potion, and somehow the wizard was half-dead.

“Don’t come any closer.”

His name was… Tarzin.

This ignorant escort bastard blocked our way as soon as he saw us for nothing.

Shit what did we do?

“Why are you doing this?”

When asked from a distance, the carrier answered.

“He suffered recoil from overdoing his magic.”

It’s a recoil…….

I think it’s referring to the ‘circuit break’ that sometimes happens when casting fails.

Looking closely, he wasn’t simply regurgitating what was inside, he was literally vomiting blood.

“Wheck wehehehe!”

A master of magic while the smell makes you sick?

It’s absurd from the viewer’s point of view, but…

Actually, it’s a story that can be said enough in [Dungeon and Stone].

Unlike other games where cause and effect are clear, in this game, a small ’cause’ that seems very insignificant sometimes threatens life.

“Are you going to keep doing that? I think it’s better to move outside.”

“…I will ask you for the dwarves here.”

After carrying Raven and the dwarf to the dungeon and waiting for a while, things got better.

The first to come to his senses was the dwarf.

“This is disrespectful……. Thank you. It would have been a big deal if it wasn’t for you two.”

“I’m glad you know.”

I didn’t have to say anything to be humble.

If so, there will be no return.

It’s clear that I’ve made a contribution, and I’m going to use this to raise my hourly wage a bit more.

Rather, it would be better to inflate it.

“If it wasn’t for Einar, you’d be dead.”

“I know. It’s really embarrassing, but as soon as I saw it, my body stiffened. I thought I’d seen everything I couldn’t see until now…….” I

feel that this place is real.

If it was a game, it would have been enough, but due to the mental factor, they almost died from the mid-boss, not even a guardian.

“So why is this lady doing this?”

“They said the recoil came. You’ll get better soon because you drank the potion.”

The wizard, who had been screaming instead of vomiting after taking the potion, came to his senses after 10 minutes.

“It’s bothering me.”

He opened his mouth pretending to be fine, but there was no more lofty atmosphere.

The corners of her mouth and the nape of her neck were covered with vomit and blood, and her fine blonde hair was loose and dirty.

The robe he was polishing while rolling on the floor was also in disrepair.

“We took care of the corpse golem.”

“Yes. I know that. You did well to use magic by overdoing it.”

Is this really the habit of explorers pups?

Rather than saying thank you, he first mentions his performance.

Hourly wage increases will be over the water if I stay here.

I need to get a confirmation somehow.

“We saved you guys. At this point, you could say we’ve done more than one man’s share. Do you agree, wizard?”

“…I agree.”

Raven nodded as if indignant.

It seemed quite embarrassing that the two Barbarians, who had been ignored in their heart, played a big role.

To be honest, I was very relieved, but leaving room at this point would help the negotiations.

“Of course, your magic was amazing. Such a strong flame must have been too much for the team.”

“That’s true… So what do you want to say?”

I said straight forward.

“We’ll take the rift stone.”

Essence number item rift stone.

One of three loot drops from Guardians.

When I first asked for this, they gave me a sharp look, saying that I was being greedy and that there would be problems without the two of you.

But what about now?

“…….”

There was only a strange silence.

I waited quietly without rushing.

Because the basis of negotiation is waiting.

“I’m in favor. If it weren’t for this barbarian girl here, I’d be dead.”

Will the favor be repaid?

The dwarf was the first to express his affirmation.

But…

“I’m against it.”

Raven did not allow it easily.

It’s not like there were no concessions at all.

“But if a rift stone comes out, I think we can at least give it an equal chance.”

In simple words, it means giving a bidding opportunity.

It’s a little disappointing, but it’s true that his help was great, so it’s good to be satisfied with this much.

‘Cause I don’t have much time

Then the next item.

“Oh, and the integers came out.”

“essence? Could it be that the corpse golem spit out the essence?”

“Yes.”

The dwarf and Raven opened their mouths as if they hadn’t expected that something with such a high level of difficulty would come out.

“Amazing. It looks like you haven’t gotten an essence yet, but you got one from the beginning.” ”

I heard that the corpse golem essence is so rare that even the Explorers Guild couldn’t properly grasp its abilities.

” I admired the extension, saying that it would be higher than the essence.

It is a bonus that my greed for research was revealed in my eyes.

I hid my feelings as much as possible and brought out the proposal I had been waiting for.

“If you want, you can exchange it with the guardian’s essence.”

“Yes? But I’m not sure if the guardian will give me the essence…”

Raven blurted out her words with a strange face.

Apparently, she likes the proposal to change the essence.

“I’ll take that.”

“Then yes. great. I don’t know if you’re an explorer. Actually, the corpse golem is more interesting to me. I didn’t know this would come out, but…”

Negotiations were established.

***

“I heard that Ms. Raven can’t absorb essences, so are you feeding essences to those carriers?

” It’s worth it.”

Raven pulled out a test tube from the carrier’s bag. That’s one of the reasons wizards

are scammers.

They can take essence and carry it outside without having to absorb it directly.

But.

“Ah! Did you bring the test tube? I heard it’s insanely expensive, right?”

“…I only have one.” In fact, Essences below rank 6 are

nearly worthless if you put them in a test tube.

As Raven

chanted the spell ,

the essence was sucked into the test tube.

She carefully double-wrapped the box and secured it in her backpack.

“Then let’s get out of this terrible place

quickly .” I’ve been waiting for those words to come out!”

We climbed up the sticky ladder and moved quickly through the water pipe.

The only monsters that appeared were Skull Rat and Deadman.

It was full of disgusting smell, but it was nothing compared to where the corpse golem was.

After moving for about 30 minutes, we reached our destination.

“I’ll go up first.”

There was a stairway beyond the rusty barbed wire that was torn off with a single kick, and when we climbed it, a spacious stone chamber appeared

. ” I

don’t think it’s a gargoyle statue, but

what

is

it?

” There must have been a lord’s castle right up here. If it hadn’t collapsed, I would have been able to investigate inside it…”

Raven licked his lips, as if he didn’t feel a creepy feeling.

“As I’ve heard, it’s a typical religious facility pattern. However, hiding it underground means that this belief did not fit the social sentiment at the time. For example, an evil god.”

“That’s right.”

The dwarf was frightened by Raven’s explanation for showing off his knowledge

. How is it?”

Actually, I was saying this to myself.

That’s also true, because the last chapter of Rift, ‘The Devil’s Worship Room’, is not a place to be taken lightly. ”

Bjorn has a sinister intuition.”

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