[{"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-146":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},1327766,1764,"Chapter 146 A Great Legacy (3)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-146",146,"\u003Cp>A Great Legacy (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Great Legacy (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pick up the sword I had put down for a moment and return to where my companions are. And I put the sword in the bag I had left on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It doesn't seem like an ordinary Akro longsword, but I'll look into it later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry. I failed again...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just pat the dwarf on the shoulder as he apologizes, looking ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What can I say to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not like we survived because of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha approaches me with a mournful gait and places her hand on my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm glad... you're alive. Truly...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something wells up inside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who we owe our lives to, that we can feel relieved and grateful for surviving. He would have wanted to share this joyful moment with us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rotmiller.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gently push Misha's small hand away and walk towards Rotmiller, who has regained consciousness. And I tell him Dwarkey's last words, just a few sentences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see. He...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rotmiller, after hearing everything, kneels in front of Dwarkey's body and makes the sign of the cross. And he whispers his farewell, which he couldn't convey alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember when you first entered the labyrinth. You said you were starting to understand what it meant when the chieftain said the world is vast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something that happened on the 3rd-floor Pilgrim's Path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rotmiller led us to a high hill, saying that exploration wasn't all about hardships and horrors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We all saw the vast landscape bathed in silver light, and Dwarkey was so excited and happy that he couldn't sleep that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish I could have shown you a wider world...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rotmiller ends his words plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seems like the others still have many things they want to say. Misha and the dwarf also kneel and pour out their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watch them from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not that I don't have anything to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Waaaaah! It's my fault! I, I! If only I hadn't chosen that door...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it's my fault. I told you to trust me, that I would protect you no matter what, but I... couldn't keep that promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wouldn't be much different from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what I say, it would just end with self-blame. Dwarkey definitely wouldn't want to see us like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place we have to live in...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...is not a kind world where we can stay down forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Meeek—!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I open my mouth as I see a Vykuntus appearing from the other side of the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, stop it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's an enemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have to remember, but we also have to overcome our grief and get up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's all we can do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Behel—laaaaaaaaaa!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have no choice but to move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle with the Vykuntus was more difficult than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our stats have significantly decreased since there are only four of us left in this vast labyrinth, and our injuries haven't fully healed yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, the reason we were able to defeat 6th-grade monsters so easily was because of Dwarkey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's just take what we need and go back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the battle, we start cleaning up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We gather the equipment, or rather, the remnants of equipment, scattered across the floor from the desperate fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I thoroughly search the priest's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing I find is a necklace with an unknown purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't tell if it's an artifact or just a decoration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the only one among us who could sense the magic imbued in objects was Dwarkey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems like there's nothing here either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also loot the middle-aged scout who died early on in the battle, but there's nothing noteworthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, most of his belongings must have been in that bastard's subspace pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I'll deliver everything to where you wished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A staff and the expandable backpack he was carrying. Although I could sell his boots and robe, I leave them untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll carry Dwarkey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We then return to the portal through the trap room and go back to the Tower of Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And we each collapse and rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of us sit in front of Dwarkey's body, wiping away the blood, and others lean against the wall and sob.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peaceful time that came like a lie made us realize…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…that this is reality, not a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn, is there no way to take Dwarkey back to the city?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, I see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality is cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he sacrificed his life for us, we can't even take him back to the city for a proper burial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was a mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corpses in the labyrinth are classified as objects, and it's impossible to take them outside without the 'Distortion' spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why barbarian hearts are special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can take them back to the city without magic? Even mages started researching them as magic materials because of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Misha, you should rest too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll stay here a bit longer. He'll be lonely... once we leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leave the suffocating atmosphere and sit down in a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I check the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[10:31]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A day and a half left until the labyrinth closes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I feel a bitter taste in my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Less than an hour has passed.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I feel so insignificant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We went through countless near-death experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It feels like we fought that bastard for days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even after taking care of everything and coming back, less than an hour has passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Let's just do what needs to be done...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I take out the letter the priest left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single, wrinkled, and stained letter that he must have kept close to his heart for a long time. The letter is filled with the old man's handwriting, detailing how he ended up in this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I focus on one part as I read through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The underground city of Noark.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's the name of the place where the old man and his young grandson were kidnapped by the Dragonslayer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It's medicine made by an alchemist from Noark. It completely erases your memory for 1 hour after taking it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's the name of a city that the psychopath bitch mentioned before, and the one I couldn't find any information about no matter how much I searched the library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there's something like that under the sewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Could it be that she's also a member of Orculus?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I continue reading the letter with that thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter not only mentions that the underground city of Noark and Orculus are in a cooperative relationship, but it also contains another surprising piece of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I can't believe there's a portal there too.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foundation that allows the city of Lafdonia to exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A portal connected to the labyrinth also exists underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why the explorers in the underground were able to achieve the impossible feat of secretly mining magic stones and building a city with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Noark.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I engrave that name in my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have a strong feeling that I'll be involved with this place in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Let's investigate this place too when we get out.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, I put the letter back in my pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the content, there's no harm in delivering the letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There's a saying, 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend', right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, I'm done with this matter for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I take a deep breath and close my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I desperately want to rest, all sorts of thoughts come and go, tormenting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should I do from now on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a formidable enemy, even the city isn't safe. He might try to harm me in the labyrinth with his companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe that's why…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I feel a bit regretful that he survived. If he had just healed me, I could have finished him off myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…What the hell am I thinking?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shake my head and dismiss my lingering thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have had no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard evil god was the same even in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grants wishes in exchange for a price, but he never gives you the best possible outcome. Like a monkey's paw that grants wishes but also brings misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A being who always gives both hope and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Somehow, this bastard keeps getting involved with me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I add Karui, the evil god, to my investigation list and clear my thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s time for me to rest too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place is safer than the city, and besides, there are many things I need to do when I get out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wipe my body with a wet towel, spread out my sleeping bag, and lie down inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I stayed up for almost two days and had such a desperate battle…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I can’t fall asleep for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>__________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The labyrinth is closed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character is being transported to Lafdonia.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>__________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunlight pokes at my eyelids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pass through the checkpoint without time to savor the afterglow and exchange the magic stones for money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I head towards the meeting place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Explorer’s Guild branch closest to the Dimensional Plaza. When I arrive, there are many people in a similar state to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unusual silence for a gathering of dozens of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone is waiting for their companions with solemn expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it’s only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s only one reason why they would come here before even washing up after returning to the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The death of a companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as all my companions arrive, we enter the guild. And we submit a death report and leave Dwarkey’s equipment and backpack with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…He had good companions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The employee looks at us with a strange expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it’s not common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could have easily pocketed it, even if it’s not the city’s property.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people would just submit the death report and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liol Wobu Dwarkey, 8th-grade mage recognized by the royal family. Death report accepted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…we don’t feel any regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, we know the contents of the will he wrote before entering the labyrinth for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Haha, a will. It really makes it feel like I’m an explorer now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You can write whatever you want, but make sure to properly designate the inheritance. Otherwise, it will all go to the Explorer’s Guild.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Don’t worry about that. I’ve already decided.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to donate his assets to an orphanage under a certain temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only learned the details yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf said he lived there for a while when he was young. His assets should be used as he wished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ve already received something far greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s really over… Then let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, the first thing we had to do after returning to the city, Dwarkey’s death report, is complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was surprisingly simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took 1 minute to fill out the form, 2 minutes for the employee to review it. Just 3 minutes were enough to put an end to the 25 years of life that one man carried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That’s how common death is in this world.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I push aside the bitterness and leave the guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And we head towards the Grand Temple of the Leathlas Church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the only way we can repay the debt we owe to the departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You guys can go back and rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can we do that? He’s our lifesaver.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I’m going too. I rested enough inside…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Misha hasn’t rested properly because she’s been crying all day, I don’t say anything. She wouldn’t be able to rest properly even if she went back to the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We head towards our destination together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a pristine white building, as if untouched by the world, appears, and we enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I contemplate how to answer the apprentice priest’s question of whether we’re here for treatment, and then I say that we’re here at the request of High Priest Ludwig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hi, High Priest Ludwig…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably didn’t expect us to lie in a place where God resides. The young priest’s eyes widen, and he immediately runs inside to deliver the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…a familiar face comes to greet us as we wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pal Krovitz, the captain of the 3rd Paladin Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard you’re here at the request of High Priest Ludwig, who went missing a few years ago. Do you have anything that could serve as evidence?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asks politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also says that it’s a very sensitive matter for the church and asks for our understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He says there have been several incidents where people were greatly disappointed because of the bounty offered throughout the city?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bounty?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. The amount is so large that some people harbor malicious intentions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t come here for a reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, I ask involuntarily, having received a huge bounty after defeating Elisa,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just how much is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha nudges my side, telling me to be careful with my words. The dwarf does the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even for you, that’s a bit much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rotmiller, who’s also an explorer and a follower of Leathlas, also doesn’t seem to approve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Krovitz speaks without any change in expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The amount varies depending on the information provided and the presence of sacred relics…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…but I believe the Ministry of Finance offered up to 70 million stones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone freezes at his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>",2231,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","ecc17abce22e92395f0bb94684e03caee3b090b4fd28f3d039136aea9c3b71b4","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-147","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-145",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]