[{"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-112":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},1327732,1764,"Chapter 112 Baby Barbarian (5)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-112",112,"\u003Cp>Baby Barbarian (5)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snore, snore!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much time has passed since I pretended to be asleep with the baby barbarian’s snoring as background music?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle, rustle-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hear a rustling sound from the direction of the bonfire. It seems like they’re whispering to each other…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and I can roughly guess what they’re talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What are we going to do?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What do you mean, what are we going to do? We have to kill them now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Who first?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they’re proper bastards, there’s no way they would miss this opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s practically a double jackpot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can get two barbarian hearts worth 1.8 million stones each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The woman last. Let’s take care of the barbarians first.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can even guess what kind of conclusion they reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’ll probably try to kill either me or Karon first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, I focus even more on my hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of small footsteps slowly approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of them are moving towards me, and the other one is moving towards Karon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘They’re planning to take them out at the same time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not a bad choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they have to split up, it’s a way to minimize variables by attacking simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the outcome will be the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the two figures stop right next to me…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I get up abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m hungry… Huh? What are you guys doing there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heup!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spearman and the leader, who is holding a hammer, gasp in surprise. I glance to the side and see the archer aiming his bow at the sleeping baby barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pretend not to see and ask nonchalantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, did you guys also wake up because you were hungry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I even rub my stomach, they seem to think I didn’t see the archer. They exchange glances for a moment and then smile awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th, that’s right. We were hungry. How about we go over there and eat together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Of course. I have some jerky in my backpack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jerky!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be quiet. Everyone’s sleeping.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I’m nodding and about to take the lead…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I feel an impact on the back of my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems like the leader hit me in the head with his hammer…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there’s no way my head, which was fine even after taking an axe hit from an Orc Warrior, would be hurt by that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turn around nonchalantly and see the two of them frozen in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hit me in the head with a hammer, but I didn’t even flinch, let alone groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader just stands there, frozen, without even thinking of attacking again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind must be racing right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, it would be reasonable to assume that I was hiding my identity…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but it’s too despairing of a truth to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grin and say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, did your hand slip?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, uh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you’re hungry, how can you make a mistake like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even I think it’s a ridiculous line, but surprisingly, the leader smiles awkwardly and nods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ah! I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry my ass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does he really think barbarians are idiots?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just made a mist—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ake….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I don’t have my mace, I deliver a straight punch to his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result isn’t much different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader collapses to the ground with his facial bones caved in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spearman bastard next to him just stares at me with a confused expression, as if he still doesn’t understand the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, my hand slipped because I was hungry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I say as if I’m genuinely sorry, but it seems like he has no intention of accepting the apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Royce! What are you doing! Shoot him!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spearman gives orders in place of the unconscious leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archer then shoots an arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But was there a miscommunication?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he clearly told him to shoot me, the arrow is aimed at Karon, the baby barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Karon, who woke up after hearing the spearman’s shout, twists his body and avoids getting hit in a vital spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keugh, Royce! What are you doing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon, with an arrow stuck in his shoulder, gets up quickly and grabs the archer by the neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keu, keugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak! Speak! Aren’t you going to ask why I shot you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keugh, that is… please let go… keugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You won’t talk!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess I don’t have to worry about them anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turn my gaze towards the spearman and see him subtly retreating towards the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in this chaotic situation, his will to abandon his companions and find a way to survive is commendable…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But would that work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…So they really were marauders.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha, who had been watching silently the whole time, ends the situation by striking the back of the spearman’s neck with the back of her blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon asks in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there’s no way the archer, who fainted from being choked, would answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These guys are marauders.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kindly explain that barbarian hearts are sold at high prices and that I snuck in because I suspected these guys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? That’s impossible! They’re my companions…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our pure baby barbarian doesn’t believe it. No, to be precise, he doesn’t want to believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Karon, son of Tarson, grow up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Are you trying to insult me! I’m already a warrior!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why are you trying to deny reality?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon shuts his mouth at my question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knows too, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That everything I said is true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarians I’ve seen aren’t particularly unintelligent. They just haven’t learned anything besides combat skills, and they’re overly pure because they’ve only been in the sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That sneaky archer bastard shot an arrow at you. If you hadn’t dodged in time, it would have pierced your neck, not your shoulder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I say that and pull out the arrow stuck in his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon doesn’t even groan, even though it must be quite painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, I continue speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These guys are marauders. They’re the scum of the labyrinth who tried to kill you and take your heart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I want to hear what they have to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that he still has some hope that there was a misunderstanding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon requests a conversation with the three, and I have no reason to refuse. I just take away their weapons and wake up one of the guys who were gathered together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hi, eek!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chosen one is the archer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he only fainted from being choked, I judge that he probably took the least damage compared to the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pl, please spare me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I take a step back as I see the archer kneeling in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t the one who wanted to talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Royce, are you really a marauder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ka, Karon…? There’s a misunderstanding. I’ll explain everything, so first, let this guy—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just answer the question. What misunderstanding?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archer can’t answer Karon’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there is no misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To save time, I throw the notebook I found while taking away their weapons to Karon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Read it yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… can’t read.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then ask him to read it for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s… true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon then hands the notebook I gave him to the archer. It’s the notebook where they wrote down their secret conversation while we were pretending to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archer, who was sweating profusely as soon as he saw it, hangs his head low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems like he’s finally reached the stage of resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, who gave him permission?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t read it, I’ll kill you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And very painfully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I’ll read it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archer then starts reading the text with trembling lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Briol, why did you accept that guy? Don’t tell me you’re going to kill him too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s practically begging us to kill him, is there any need to let him go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I find him suspicious. That night companion nonsense on the 2nd floor… even for a barbarian, there’s no way he’s that stupid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suspicious? I’m in. After killing so many barbarian bastards, you still don’t get it? They’re just walking…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archer stops talking and clenches his mouth shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I break one of his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems like my words sounded like a joke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaaak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Continue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th, they’re just like walking monsters! Th, their intelligence is about the same, and especially since the one who kills them first gets to keep them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archer finishes one sentence and glances at Karon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon is trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That… who said that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Victor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it was… that guy… alright, continue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon, after confirming that it was the spearman’s line, tells him to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And besides, the reward is enough even if they’re not barbarians. He seems as stupid as a barbarian, but his, his face is… quite handsome, so…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Continue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I admit his face is good. But he’s a guy who’s been rolling around with a barbarian, who knows about the other parts—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha intervenes and snatches the notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after quickly reading through it, she asks the archer,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This and this and this. Who said these?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice is as cold as ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the first time I’ve seen her like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archer trembles and points to the leader, and Misha looks at me and says firmly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, I’m going to kill this one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do as you please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, I had her skip the sexually suggestive parts to avoid making Misha even angrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, the notebook continues with their discussion about who to kill first and how.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll ta, take care of Karon. I was an, annoyed that the archer looked down on me. He doesn’t even know he’s about to die after the hunt…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archer’s line is the last entry in their written conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Karon breaks the silence and speaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… don’t understand at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first words are a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What did I do wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first seeks his own fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that the world is too barbaric for him to live with his innocence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, son of Thor…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Bjorn, son of Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right. You’re the famous… that’s good. Tell me. Bjorn, son of Yandel, are these kinds of people common in this labyrinth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They are.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark side of the labyrinth that wasn’t taught in the sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young warrior who is facing it for the first time asks me…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… what should I do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…as if he truly desires an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he’ll definitely follow the path I show him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, I answer,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suspect everyone, whether human or other race. Just like how I deceived them, hide your axe within your innocence. Always think and act, even if it’s troublesome and a bit difficult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Can I do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not about whether you can or not, it’s something you have to do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I speak firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you can’t distinguish between those two, you’ll be stuck in a world of childish naivety forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember. Every time you find and kill one of them, another young warrior’s life is saved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young warrior clenches his teeth at my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see. So that’s why you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems like he finally understands my actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what are you going to do now? I’ll follow your lead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ask one last time, and…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon, son of Tarson, the young warrior…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…simply grips his axe tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he finally becomes a true warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archer’s head flies off with a rough cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader, who had been plotting, is woken up by Misha stomping on his crotch and then beheaded, and I snap the remaining one’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, there was a small incident where he woke up and begged for his life…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Pl, please spare me! I’ll live a good life from now on…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You mean you’ll become a good marauder?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Go, good marauder? Ah, ye, yes! I’ll definitely… keugh!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but nothing changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s only one way to become a good marauder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, a potion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After things are roughly settled, I hand him a potion, and Karon pours it on his shoulder wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why aren’t you pouring more?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it will heal completely. Scars are proof of inexperience. I want to remember it so I don’t forget.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that’s the case…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t say anything else since I know that barbarians consider scars as badges of honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Bjorn, son of Yandel. I understand a bit better now what I need to do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes are already completely different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And seeing that, I’m certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It will be difficult for you, but I will smash their heads whenever I see them… no, I’ll even seek them out and do it. And if I see a young warrior, I’ll tell them what I experienced today and offer advice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current state, he should be able to warn them clearly about most marauders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just like you did today. For the sake of our tribe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…anyone who messes with a baby barbarian is fucked.\u003C\u002Fp>",2181,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","0f432ce1cdf87120c9483c85aa97f8109f5fbb0c6e7716e9fd8105e09ed57675","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-113","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-111",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]