[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian":3,"chapter-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-108":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Surviving the Game as a Barbarian",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1327728,1764,"Chapter 108 Baby Barbarian (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-108",108,"\u003Cp>Baby Barbarian (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as we finish our brief preparations, sending Kalson to the back…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the ice wall in front of us shatters, and the bastard appears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrant Tarunbas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guardian of the ‘Glacier Cave’, based on the 7th-grade monster Lycanthrope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Groaaaaaaaaaar—!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy has a few characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s 1.5 times bigger than a regular Lycanthrope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most importantly, he has that ice club in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Tyrant Tarunbas has cast [Ice Crush].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he appears, he slams his club on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ice Crush].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, it’s a skill that just gives a damage bonus to enemies with the ‘Frostbite’ or ‘Frozen’ status effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it’s a bit different within the ‘Glacier Cave’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tremors spread through the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the floor doesn’t collapse like in the second chapter, a layer of ice wall peels off, and about a dozen Frost Wolves awaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn! This guy is different from regular Lycanthropes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, it’s Bjorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mafia is dead, so there’s no need to correct her, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—laaaaaaaaaa!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I use [Wild Release] to draw his aggro…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and block the incoming club with my shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the heavy impact, a chill pierces through my bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick frost forms on the surface of the shield that blocked the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not the Lycanthrope’s innate ability, but the effect of that ice club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grrr!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Woof!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the meantime, the Frost Wolves that have come to their senses also rush towards me, scratching and biting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damage is negligible even considering [Hypothermia] since they’re just 9th-grade monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it would be different once the second pattern starts, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no need to worry since I plan to finish it in the first pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I give Misha instructions and take out the item I prepared from my belt pocket and chew on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has consumed ‘Thundergrass’.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Lightning damage slightly increased for 10 seconds.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thundergrass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a doping consumable that temporarily increases all lightning damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the duration ends, I tear the Lightning Scroll I was holding in my mouth and activate its effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning that strikes the nearest enemy chains to the surrounding enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it’s a cheap, low-grade Lightning Scroll, the damage isn’t enough to kill the Frost Wolves in one shot, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Tyrant Tarunbas has entered a [Paralyzed] state.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…that alone is enough to paralyze the bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because his lightning resistance is negative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reference, it’s a characteristic unique to him, not regular Lycanthropes. He’s particularly weak to the lightning attribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I’m not sure why an ice and beast-type monster has a weakness to lightning…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Tyrant Tarunbas has cast [Indomitable].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the bastard then uses his second skill, [Indomitable], to remove the ‘incapacitated’ status…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but it doesn’t change much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just removal, not immunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can just do it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha throws a stone, and it explodes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its in-game name is Storm Explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I usually call it a lightning bomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Tyrant Tarunbas has entered a [Stunned] state.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven lightning bombs I threw without hesitation explode one after another, making Tarunbas roll his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in this state, even [Indomitable] is useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Stun’ is a mental status effect, not an incapacitated state like petrification, paralysis, or freezing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bastard, who appeared as the final boss, collapses to the ground, incapacitated in just 3 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What follows is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like when we pounded Death Fiends, we run up and smash his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack-! Thump! Thwack! Clang, kwagic-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Misha and I unleash a flurry of attacks with our lightning-enchanted weapons, his body soon shatters into tiny particles and scatters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Tyrant Tarunbas. EXP +3」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Guardian Kill Bonus. EXP +3」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took about 10 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect of the ‘Thundergrass’ wore off just before he died, so there shouldn’t be much error in my estimate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I calm my pounding heart and check the spot where he died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalson, who was watching from afar, lets out a deep sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha’s reaction isn’t much different either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although neither a Rift Stone nor a Numbered Item dropped, unlike in the Crimson Fortress…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn… this is that, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…an essence dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, you’re giving this to me too…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t understand why she keeps reacting like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, it was decided from the beginning when we were negotiating the distribution with the bear-like man that Misha would get the guardian’s essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I mean… I thought you were just saying that. We didn’t come here alone, after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, so she thought I would take it later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…What kind of image do I have in her eyes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, just absorb it before it disappears.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kya!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m too lazy to explain further, so I just pat Misha on the back and push her forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while Misha is adapting to the new essence…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I approach the bear-like man, who is lying motionless on the cold floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I feel a bit sorry for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I was assuming the worst and preparing for it, I didn’t expect him to go this far—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…What?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I freeze as I lower my posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, the bear-like man is still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s not just barely clinging to life, but his consciousness seems to be intact as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how he desperately tries to say something despite his stiff body as soon as I approach…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘At least 4 minutes have passed…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I realized that Jensia’s sword was the ‘Viper’s Fang’, I thought he would have died a long time ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I was even more certain after hearing their conversation outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kalson! I’ll take care of this, you check on that guy! He should have potions in his bag!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He’s, he’s already de, dead!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I was talking to Jensia, I heard that conversation outside. That’s why I finished off the orc first, then the final boss, and then came here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…How the hell did he survive?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While traveling with the bear-like man, I more or less confirmed the four essences he possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of them were essences with poison resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even without poison, it’s normal to die after being left alone for so long with a pierced stomach like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Po, potion…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear-like man speaks clearly as he looks at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But did Misha hear that small mutter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh? He’s alive! Thank goodness! Hold on, I’ll make you feel better…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha, who was lost in the afterglow of absorbing the essence, is startled and approaches him. And she rummages through the bear-like man’s bag and takes out a potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a high-grade potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll use the best one I have, so don’t complain later?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine… keep po, uring, it… on me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha opens the potion bottle and pours it on the bear-like man’s wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bubbles form on the blood that fills the wound, but it doesn’t heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reference, [Poison Infliction] doesn’t have this effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…She must have applied something to the sword.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have a guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know exactly what it is, but it must be a ‘wound deterioration’ type poison that prevents healing and regeneration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, uh? Why is it like this…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kee, ep… po, uring… it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep pouring it, right? Ah, got it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha keeps pouring the high-grade potion at the bear-like man’s request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as she pours the second bottle and his condition doesn’t improve, does he realize something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An, antidote… yellow, fang…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, th, this! The yellow bottle with the fang drawn on it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye, s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear-like man takes the antidote with Misha’s help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of a solo player, he seems to have stocked up on emergency medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘[Poison Infliction] might be different, but that antidote won’t work on deterioration-type poisons.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I expected, there’s no significant effect even after he drinks the antidote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wound heals at a snail’s pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And dark red blood keeps flowing out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two bottles, three bottles, four bottles…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite using up several potions, the bear-like man’s condition is getting worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s inevitable since the bleeding isn’t stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear-like man, whose consciousness seems to have become hazy from excessive blood loss, can’t even give orders anymore. He’s not even feeling the pain of the potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Avman? Get a grip!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha pats his cheek and shakes his shoulder, but the bear-like man doesn’t come to his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, what should we do? Ah, the top-grade potion! Bjorn, let’s use that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha looks at me as if she just remembered the top-grade potion I bought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I take out the top-grade potion without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move aside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, okay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s an item that costs over 1 million stones per bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, even with this, the wound won’t heal instantly, but at least it should stop the bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the top-grade potion, which can even heal severed limbs, is poured, the wound that was barely recovering starts to heal more significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bleeding stops, and his breathing stabilizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since he’s still in a dangerous state, we continue to pour high-grade potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One bottle, two bottles, three bottles…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reference, they’re all potions from the bear-like man’s bag, not mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carries around ten high-grade potions, but why doesn’t he have any top-grade ones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It doesn’t seem like it’s because he doesn’t have the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think we can stop now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After using up five more high-grade potions, the wound has healed more than two-thirds of the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I stop the treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this much, his life shouldn’t be in danger, so I judge that it’s more rational to finish the treatment after the wound deterioration effect wears off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear-like man, who had been screaming in pain from the moment his nerves started to recover, is now unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly get up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yo, you’ve worked hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalson says that to me as our eyes meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worked hard my ass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come to think of it, we haven’t split the loot yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the rift is cleared, we distribute the magic stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, it seems like the calculation is wrong…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, we divide the acquired magic stones by grade and give Kalson his share, and he cautiously questions it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy is also strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave him a lot, not a little, but this is his reaction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just take it. You didn’t even get an essence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalson’s share was originally only 5%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it increased to 10% after Jensia died…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I give him 20% of the magic stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the price of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you feel bad about it, don’t go around telling people about today’s events.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, yes! I understand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I don’t know if he’ll actually keep his promise, it’s better than nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… why did that Miss Jensia do that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there any other reason for looting besides money? It seems like it wasn’t her first time either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving his share, Kalson leaves the rift through the portal after that one question. It seems like he doesn’t want to stay here any longer after experiencing so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, as I’m chuckling at the sight…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the bear-like man comes to his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>",1849,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","96115de4c551ede9835878c71a4204d8cf411822b75b666011924f6c48ab5e88","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-109","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-107",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]