[{"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-211":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},1327888,1764,"Chapter 211 Leader (4)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-211",211,"\u003Cp>Leader (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leader (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mister!!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen, emerging from the group of explorers, hugged one of my arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m so glad! I was so worried!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh, I didn’t expect to see her here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I wasn’t unhappy about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I relaxed a bit and looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sister, Daria, was also there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, I thought they might be from the clan Erwen joined as a mercenary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seemed like that wasn’t the case either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them were wearing clan emblems, but not all of them. And the emblems were all different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what kind of group was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Erwen, who is he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human woman, seemingly in her early thirties, lowered her weapon and asked, and Erwen finally let go of my arm and turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, I know him! Ah, and my sister knows him too! Right, sis?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…That’s right. His identity is confirmed, so you don’t have to worry about him being from Noark.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a relief.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman, after hearing Daria’s words, ordered the wary explorers to lower their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, is this woman the leader here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s nice to meet you. I’m Versil Gowland, the vice-leader of the Lalel Clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Bjorn, son of Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Balkan…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman looked at me with a welcoming gaze as I shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My, we have a very important person here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a compliment that subtly raised my status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ordinary barbarian would have puffed out his chest and acted arrogantly at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this how leaders talk?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not that important. I should be the one saying that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered briefly and looked at the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t just being polite, I meant it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lalel Clan, if I’m not mistaken, is a pretty big clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t one of the Top Ten Clans, but it was big enough to be considered a large clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unique characteristic was that 80% of the clan members were women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And the vice-leader…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I met a big shot in an unexpected place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I had no intention of just socializing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what are you guys doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll explain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil, the vice-leader of the Lalel Clan, briefly explained the situation as soon as the introductions were over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like they were in a similar situation to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had moved quickly to reach the 2nd floor as soon as they entered the labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That incident happened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil returned to the starting point to assess the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was already pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she started gathering forces as a temporary measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone gathered here are people we met nearby. Their identities are confirmed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Confirmed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know everyone personally, but we’re all acquainted one way or another. Unfortunately, we had to exclude those who couldn’t be vouched for, so you can relax.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, so they used that method because they couldn’t trust the identification tags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like how Erwen vouched for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were a group that had formed a minimum level of trust by vouching for each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our goal is simple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil then presented the group’s objective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To protect ourselves by joining forces. And ultimately, to break through the enemy lines and reach the safe zone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By safe zone, do you mean the dark zone in the center?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, it seems like you know. That’s good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of a vice-leader of a successful clan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…she was skilled at handling people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her personality also seemed quite cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And she must be quite skilled, being a vice-leader.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I accepted Versil’s offer to join them after a brief moment of contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I look forward to working with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this chaotic situation where I don’t know how the day will end…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I found a temporary shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>___________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t have to keep watch, so please rest for a while. I’ll explain everything when we’re about to leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gratefully accepted Versil’s consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I desperately needed a break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fog blocking our vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Battles against humans, not monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the chaotic situation where it’s impossible to predict what will happen next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was physically tired, but the mental stress was even greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, let’s rest here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I led my teammates, who were standing awkwardly as if they were uncomfortable with the unfamiliar explorers, to an empty spot and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And we rested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is great. To think we would meet these people… there’s still hope…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that they’re finally relaxing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My companions, who were initially wary of their surroundings, also enjoyed the brief respite with relieved expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mister, you made a good decision. That vice-leader, she’s very strong. And the others are too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen, who had been tactfully staying next to her sister, naturally approached me and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, we must be fated. I was just thinking about you. And then you really appeared! Hehe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ainar and Misha, who usually didn’t like Erwen, just frowned slightly and didn’t start anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How foolish it would be to cause trouble with personal feelings in this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But how do you two know each other? I heard that fairies and barbarians don’t get along.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven, who was meeting her for the first time, expressed her curiosity and joined the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I haven’t introduced myself yet. I’m—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know! Mister told me about you a lot. He said a very talented mage joined his team…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Did Mr. Yandel really say that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, not exactly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I decided to just watch silently, thinking that she’s just being sociable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Erwen Fornachi di Tersia. It’s Miss Arrua Raven, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just call me Raven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then please call me Erwen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen, after finishing the introductions in a friendly atmosphere, told them about how we met, as if bragging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the bear-like man, who was leaning against the wall, was pretending not to listen but was actually listening intently, as if he was also curious about our relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To think that this pretty fairy is the one he had his first return drinks with… Yandel, you really have a lot of luck with women.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this man talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Urikfrit, was it? Hehe, thank you for the compliment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Call me Avman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, Mr. Avman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen, acting like the youngest, quickly made friends with everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I was quite impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But how do you use this crossbow? It seems like an ordinary person wouldn’t even be able to pull it because of the tension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, this? It’s nothing special. Do you want to try it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it okay? Ugh… wow! It’s on a completely different level from my bow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huhu, it’s only natural since I used troll tendons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t believe she’s this good at socializing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like she’s showing off her skills in front of her mother-in-law—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah, maybe that’s not wrong.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, I said I was going to form a clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Raven and the bear-like man are the top candidates for recruitment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She probably judged that it would be good to get on their good side since we might end up in the same clan someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, she was making enemies with the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beefcake. Put your lips down. Is this a situation to be smiling?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear-like man freezes, stunned by Ainar’s unexpected attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But did he realize the situation belatedly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said something incomprehensible, as if making an excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ah! I, I’m a cat person, of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right? I almost suspected you! So come here and look at my greatsword. Talking about bows is boring!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… boring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar drags the bear-like man to her side and makes him sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Erwen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, sis.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daria, who was watching us from afar, approaches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry to interrupt, but I have something to talk to you about.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, with mister?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to get up since she said she had something to talk to me about, but Daria stopped me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no need to do that while you’re resting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? Then what is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daria looked at me awkwardly as I asked. She seemed uncomfortable talking to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I soon realized why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… became a 5th-grade explorer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as I know, Daria was also a 5th-grade explorer, and that hasn’t changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what about me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I, who was a 9th-grade newbie back then, had become a 5th-grade explorer leading a team in just one year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it’s only natural for her to feel awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So? Is that all you wanted to say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I have a proposal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about you join us for a while?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Explain in more detail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daria spoke in a completely business-like tone at my request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said that although seven teams had gathered, it was all just temporary, and most teams were sticking with teams they were acquainted with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you agree, our two teams will stay close together when we move. So that we can join forces immediately if something happens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever people gather, factions form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daria was proposing an alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not a bad offer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The offer itself was quite attractive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, if one condition was met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But did you get permission from your leader?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daria was a mercenary member of the 4th team of the Blue Wall Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the team leader was one of the clan’s executives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she already discuss it with him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That guy… don’t worry, I can persuade him. So what’s your answer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, then I’ll be back later. Erwen, let’s go back for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh-huh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daria then returned to her team with her sister, and I watched them leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a strange sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When we first met, she just treated me like a naive barbarian. And a guy who was just hanging around her sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to think I would receive an offer like this from her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, finish your preparations, we’ll be leaving soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil announced our departure after a few more minutes of rest. Ah, for reference, she also told us the formation our team should maintain while moving, and we were positioned third from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team right behind us was Erwen’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This feels like we’re being taken advantage of.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a structure where each team follows the other like a train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I didn’t have any complaints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only natural to move in a single file in the Crystal Cave, and Versil’s team, with the strongest combat power, was clearing the path at the forefront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard about you from Daria and Erwen. You’re called Little Balkan, right? I look forward to working with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, I’ll leave the rear to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are we ahead of them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this be a coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’s no way.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the third and fourth positions might seem similar, it’s a fact that the front is more dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a minor detail, but we’re definitely at a disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like Raven also thought so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um, I don’t feel good about this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The formation. We’re not going to keep going like this, right? It would be better to take turns, whether it’s the front or the back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of Erwen’s team, let’s just call him Lantern Jaw, smiled kindly at Raven’s objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, we have more ranged attackers, and you guys have more melee attackers. It’s just a rational arrangement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And besides, we’re positioned in the safest spot, the center. Who do you think that’s thanks to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lantern Jaw cut Raven off and drew a firm line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Raven, the rationalist, couldn’t say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s really thanks to him that we’re in this position…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…then it’s only fair for us to be in the front since we didn’t contribute anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We could even say that we’re benefiting from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A mere team leader from a small or medium-sized clan can influence the vice-leader of a large clan?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like bullshit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to observe a bit more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let’s end this conversation here and go. It seems like the front has already left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, he’s rushing us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed aside my suspicions and moved forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the journey began in earnest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>__________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey itself was smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like a stroke of luck that we encountered them and that Erwen, who could vouch for my identity, was among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vice-leader! It’s a dark mage!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Buy some time. I’ll take care of it soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combat power of the team with the vice-leader of a large clan was truly impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘They said their clan mainly operates on the 7th floor.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very comfortable for us to just follow them as they cleared the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is this what it feels like to be carried?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I barely even swung my mace, except for a few ambushes from side paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, about an hour into the journey…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s good news and bad news.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Versil, the vice-leader, stopped and spoke to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The good news is that we’re almost there. We can reach the dark zone in 20 minutes if we run.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, I already knew that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the bad news?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil muttered in a neutral tone at an explorer’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t all go together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling silence started to fill the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>",2211,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","cac253c3fb0b22efcd3e5f782b2ec065ddca60a08226ebcb51ebec40a369e468","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-212","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-210",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]