Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Glacier Eye, the field of the extreme second half there.

「The character has entered a special area.」

「Field effect – Glacier Eyes are granted.」

「All healing and recovery effects work in reverse.」

「Status abnormality [Immortal Whisper] is applied.」

「In case of death, The character will be resurrected as undead.」

「A status abnormality [Deprived of opportunity] will be given.」

Frozen air enveloped the lungs.

It seems that the warm sunlight on the 8th floor was a lie.

However, we had to move in a hurry without time to adapt to the environment that changed in an instant.

“Summon the Naria troll!”

An ice troll who takes charge of three sleds and starts pulling them.

The sled contains only 13 days worth of food.

It would have been possible for dozens of days if all the food stocked in the private sub-space had been requisitioned, but I deliberately brought it precisely on the closing day.

Not only did they have to fill as much space as possible with combat and exploration supplies…

“In a mobile formation!”

The current number of members of our expedition is 25.

It’s a cold word, but I judged that there would be almost no shortage of food for 13 days.

“depart!”

As soon as the formation was ready, they went back to the snow of the glacier that had come down over ten days.

It was like climbing a narrow spiral-shaped uphill road at the edge of a cliff, but the speed was faster than before.

After the portal was opened, monsters stopped appearing here.

At the longest, I should be able to leave the field in 5 days.

The problem is that the pursuers will come after them.

‘A normal guy would just let us go.’

Even so, entering Ice Rock requires a lot of preparation.

Insulation stone food, a type of thick fur magic tool to block the cold, and even a sled to carry all of this.

If you are an explorer who usually carries only subspaces, you will be in big trouble as soon as you enter this place.

But…

‘If it’s him… he’ll definitely come.’

It’s too early to be relieved.

Didn’t it take not only my life, but also the lives of my colleagues and the lives of countless members of the crew?

You have to assume the worst and move on.

That’s why…….

truggling.

Even after taking a break, he leads the crew members who are still less tired and speeds up.

Eight hours had passed since then.

“Suits-sama!!”

A sorceress belonging to Kaislan’s team approached me urgently calling my name.

Did he say he was from the 2nd Magic Corps?

I haven’t had a few conversations, but I remember it clearly because it was a voice and way of speaking that was not like a soldier.

“Suits-sama! Shuitz-sama! It’s a big deal! It’s really, really a big deal!”

He’s much taller than Raven and looks fine, but I don’t know why he’s using this way of speaking.

I don’t know, but that’s not what’s important right now.

“If it’s a big deal, is that it?”

“Yes! The detection magic installed in front of the portal has been activated!”

“Yes, that’s what I mean…….”

It means that they eventually followed the ice rock.

I expected it in my heart, but I really got it.

“What about the numbers?”

“As soon as the detection magic was activated, I switched to mental assimilation and watched, but there were definitely over 20 people!”

“What do you mean, you’ve definitely exceeded it?

” That’s… it’s because they noticed it earlier than expected. Because the Mystic Eye was destroyed, I couldn’t see anyone else entering.”

I unknowingly licked my lips at those words.

Even though I was sorry, should I

say it’s too much ? ” How was

the performance?”

“Heh, you were wondering if you prepared as thoroughly as we did?”

“Yes.”

I nodded and the wizard smiled and replied,

“It’s so lame! A thin cape or something wrapped around the equipment? Everyone was carrying baggy knapsacks, but they probably had food in them. It can’t even be an expandable backpack, so won’t we get hungry soon?”

At first, he was crying, but now seeing him smile, he seems to think that this is good news…….

It was definitely good news.

…. Well, what kind of explorer would carry something like a sled or cart?’

The load limit of the backpack is clear.

It is impossible to carry 13 days worth of food in a backpack in this place where hunger is applied 3 times.

Even the backpack itself acts as a penalty in battle. The weight is also heavy, but it acts because of the volume In the beginning,

when it is difficult to find a sub-space, there are even low-level teams that have separate porters, so there is no need to talk about the inconvenience

. Anyway, since I’ve confirmed that there is a tracker, I’ll install one more here and move on. We need to figure out a more accurate scale.”

“Yes!”

Soon we paused and installed one more detection magic, and as soon as the task was finished, we resumed

our

journey .

Mr. Itz! Shuitz-sama!”

It was about six hours later that the wizard from earlier ran away again, gasping.

“The detecting magic has been activated!”

It was bad news, as can be seen from the naive wizard’s trembling voice.

“…It’s much faster than I thought.” The magic we installed at the point where

we moved eight hours worked in just six hours.

That means they’re faster than us.

After two days, they catch up with

them

. They’re running out of food, so they’re probably trying to catch up as early

as

possible and end everything within the time the food permits

. Checked that out! Forty-six.”

“Good news. Thank you.”

“Of course I have to do it!”

said the sorceress and gave a playful salute.

But did she suddenly remember something to convey?

“Oh, that’s right. I…”

After the salute, the wizard turned around and looked at me.

Then he cautiously opened his mouth.

“There were some unusual people among them. Should I say that I am different from other people just by looking at my equipment……. The warlock who noticed my detection magic first was one of them.” “…….”

”

Of course, my subjective It’s a judgment, so don’t worry too much about it!”

“Okay, I’m paying attention.”

“Yes…… Oh and one more! How about detection magic? Use it again?”

“Please. The scale has been confirmed, so you just need to know when you passed it.”

“Yes!”

The wizard who finished the delivery within a minute returned to his seat, and the goblin next to him muttered in a strange voice

. Miss Marone is very lively whenever I see her.”

What are you saying, you

bastard.

Do you feel that way even in this situation?

…….”

Looking at the magician’s back, the lonely voice was recited.

I had no choice but to agree. “Yes, it would be

nice if I could go back alive.

”

There was silence.

Ravien, who was walking next to me, opened his mouth.

“In that sense, Mr. Parav

,

how are you feeling right now

? ” This woman also witnessed Parav’s ghostly intuition with her own two eyes

. Except that I have to keep going up here no matter how hard it is.”

“…Is that so.”

The air around me instantly becomes depressing.

I cleared my throat and changed the subject.

“But why did Parav join the expedition?”

“. ..yes?”

“Isn’t it right that you should be able to avoid things like this if it’s a good feeling?”

Actually, I’ve been curious about it for a long time.

During the 1st floor crisis, I heard that I trusted my intuition and avoided the change thanks to not entering the labyrinth. Did you enter the labyrinth?

“Actually… I didn’t want to come from the beginning.”

“What?”

“You’re not saying that for no reason, are you?

” When the archbishop participated, he tried to persuade me by offering rewards, but he still didn’t want to. So I tried to fall in with various excuses…”

“I did?”

“The Archbishop looked at me and let out a deep sigh. At that time, I felt a chill go down my spine somewhere, so I changed my words to go quickly. That… isn’t it better to walk the thorny path than to climb the scaffold?”

“…Yes? Execution stand? I don’t understand.”

“Uh… I know it sounds strange to say this, but should I say that I feel like I’m going to die on the spot if I refuse? It was. To the point where I thought it would be better to go into the labyrinth.”

“Ah…”

“Well, I’m regretting it now. Would the Archbishop really have had to kill me? Hahaha……”

Soon after, the goblin laughed awkwardly, and Lavien, who was concerned about the guy’s intuition, understood that.

But…

‘It’s a bit strange.’

I felt a sense of incongruity.

I can’t say exactly what it was.

“Can you guess why you felt that way from Archbishop Parav?”

“Hmm, well. I hadn’t thought about it before… I wondered if he was planning on sending me another, more dangerous mission…”

Even after that, we chatted while on the move, but we didn’t realize the identity of the sense of incongruity. I stopped chatting and continued my journey,

because I had a lot of things to think about

. This is the same even

if you increase the speed here.

If so, it is certain that you will be caught up before you get out of the glacier.

Then what should I do?

What should I do to make my colleagues and other crew members a little safer

?

*** The sound

of grinding a sword

with

a

sharpening

stone

.

See you later when you return to the city. Did you really not believe me at first?”

Some people get close to each other and have a chat, and someone sits down and breathes regularly. That’s a simple

reason.

Everyone has different ways to relax.

” …Why don’t you get some rest, too?”

“I’ll be resting here, so you go to your place.” ”

But…” ”

Come on .”

Heading back to my seat on my shoulder, I stared out over the dark downhill road,

“The other side must have paid their attention too, so why was it necessary to be so ruthless?”

“Don’t cross the Lavien line.

” …Okay.”

He was about to say something, but when he saw my expression, Ravien immediately shut his mouth.

Either that or not, he stared into the darkness.

“…….”

Our current location is on a glacier . The middle part of the eye of ‘.

As soon as we arrived here, the endless uphill journey was stopped.

Not by our own will, but by our own will.

According to simple calculations, the pursuit team will arrive here in an hour.

My

heart is beating fast. .Not anticipation for battle, but anxiety.

“…….”

That’s also the case, I’ve tried countless ways to avoid battle, but I haven’t come up with any clever means.

The

battle itself is an unavoidable established fact.

Therefore

,

I ordered a break so that I could rest a little before that.

But maybe

that’s why

?

It feels like the wind.

And that’s probably why.

“…….”

Not being able to rest properly, staring endlessly into the darkness.

The number of enemies is 46.

Almost twice as many as our expeditionary force.

Besides, according to the magician, ten of the enemies are particularly strong. Looking at their equipment, they were not particularly defeated by the dragon slayer

?

If that’s the case, it’s really dangerous. If you’re

going to do one person’s job on the 8th floor, you have to be at least Amelia-class.

There’s no chance of winning if it’s an all-out war.

But…

“…….”

There’s no other way. .Isn’t

battle already inevitable.

No matter how strong the enemy is, we have no choice but to do our best.

‘If we fail, we will all die.’

Whiik wheeik.

I shook my head as if to shake off my thoughts.

From now on, I decided to think positively.

For example, when the enemies are weaker than we expected.

In that case, it is possible to defeat the enemies here instead.

Of course, there will be sacrifices, but…

As soon as you win, this expedition is over. Without having to climb further

,

you just have to endure while eating the remaining food here

.

So…

“Sense magic! Sensing magic activated!”

Let’s do it.

“Everyone in formation!”

Beyond the ominously silent darkness.

It is not yet known what will remain after the storm has passed.

“.. .They’re coming!”

There’s only one thing we can do:

“Prepare for battle!!”

Fight.