[{"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-212":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},1327889,1764,"Chapter 212 Sacrificial Pawn (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-212",212,"\u003Cp>Sacrificial Pawn (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sacrificial Pawn (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man shouted amidst the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We, we can’t all go together? What do you mean?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was filled with the anxiety of being abandoned in this golden opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll explain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil, the vice-leader, continued calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our scout said that explorers from Noark are stationed at all the passages leading to the dark zone. They’ve blocked it off so that no one can enter or leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It means a much larger force is stationed ahead, compared to what we’ve encountered so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…So you’re saying there will be sacrifices if we want to break through from now on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true meaning of her words, ‘we can’t all go together’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also interpreted it the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It might be similar in some aspects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the moment I heard that slightly bitter and meaningful mutter…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…my heart started to pound uneasily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil continued without pause, skipping any unnecessary excuses and getting straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re going to use the Mass Teleportation spell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mass Teleport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A high-level special magic spell that only mages above 4th grade from certain schools can use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why she said we couldn’t all go together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deeper silence than when I first heard those words weighed down on us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjo, Bjorn? If we use the teleportation spell, we can get through without fighting, right? But why are everyone’s expressions…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…The Mass Teleportation spell can only be used on up to twenty people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Raven, a current mage, said…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Mass Teleport can only be used on up to 20 people, but there are currently 35 of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘15 people.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…three teams will be abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right before reaching the safe zone in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, why did you even tell us to join forces if you were going to abandon us at the end?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone shouted in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Versil just apologized briefly without changing her expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry about that. We didn’t expect this either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was gentle but firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Persuasion was meaningless against this type of person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She probably wouldn’t change her mind no matter what I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So how are you going to choose the 15 people who will be abandoned?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil looked at me with a strange expression as I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like she found it strange that I was so calm in this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll draw lots for each team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone except for your team?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. One more team will be excluded.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil then looked in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was where the team that had been fighting alongside them, clearing the path right behind them, was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I apologize. It seems like she has a long-standing relationship with Vice-leader Versil.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of that team didn’t seem surprised and just expressed his regret to us, as if he already knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, so it was pre-arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t strange. They were also a team from a large clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A headache throbbed in my temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there were only two tickets left for teleportation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And three tickets for being left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The probability of being abandoned here was higher if we drew lots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could it be that they realized that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please take us with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expressions of the remaining teams all changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give you 5 million… no, 10 million stones per person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone offered money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re a team under the Blue Wall Clan. If you take us with you, our Master will definitely reward you greatly…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone promised future benefits through their connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We, we don’t have a clan yet. And we’re all women. We’re currently operating on the 5th floor, but we used to be on the 6th. I heard the Lalel Clan is also recruiting members because they’ve lost some strength recently…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone offered themselves as a bargaining chip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one volunteered to draw lots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would want to leave their only life to chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear-like man called out to me in a heavy voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must be thinking that we should do something too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I decided to wait and see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I judged that it wouldn’t be too late to offer something after seeing what kind of decision Versil Gowland made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I apologize. But I don’t think it’s right to do it that way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th, that means…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. The rest of you will be decided fairly through a lottery. I hope you understand my decision.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil, having made an exception for just one team she had promised beforehand, stuck to her principles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Versil Gowland, the vice-leader of the Lalel Clan. She’s exactly as I heard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven muttered in admiration of her integrity, but I couldn’t relate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘She just didn’t receive any tempting offers.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were truly fair, she wouldn’t have excluded that other team in the first place. Especially when she knew what kind of situation the remaining teams would be in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Anyway, we have to decide by lottery…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know if it’s a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve never won a lottery in my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s begin right away since we don’t have much time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil then prepared for the lottery by creating a pouch with five stones inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rules were simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two white stones were winners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you drew one of the three black stones, you were abandoned here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which team wants to go first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team that offered 10 million stones per person was the first to step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My fate is left to a damn stone…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf warrior, clad in fancy equipment, nervously put his hand into the pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha, hahaha… I got it!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he succeeded on his first try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf’s team was filled with joy, while the expressions of the other teams darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come over here. Then who’s next?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one stepped forward in the midst of the mixed emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one winning ticket left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And three tickets to hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Yandel, we have to wait. The probability of drawing a white stone is higher if we wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>25% chance of winning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>75% chance of losing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as always, probability was meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew, we’ll go first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the teams that were awkwardly watching stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a team composed entirely of women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyaaaaaak!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They drew the last white stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>__________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it’s all over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fate of five teams was decided with just two draws. The remaining three teams didn’t even have a chance to leave their fate to chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyaaaaaak!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was I doing while that female team was drawing the white stone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was contemplating whether to have Misha, Ainar, or Raven draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t expect it to end in just two draws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is this even possible?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as that thought crossed my mind, Versil turned the pouch inside out and scattered the three black stones on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if to prove that there was no foul play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then everyone gather here. I’ll cast the spell as soon as we’re ready.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chosen ones quickly gathered at Versil’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wa, wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the three teams that were mentally broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lantern Jaw, the leader of Erwen’s team, hurriedly approached them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pl, please take us with you! I’ll do anything!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pathetic plea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she wasn’t the type to be swayed by something like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no more room.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lantern Jaw turned to the others at Versil’s emotionless words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give you 10 million stones! No, 20 million stones if you give me your spot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To buy a spot with money…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s truly pathetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by how he didn’t even mention his teammates, he just wanted to survive on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daria, who was on the same team, frowned as if he was a bug, but Lantern Jaw didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even approached each person and asked if they would take the deal, but they all ignored him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is, is there really no one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would you do it if you were them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just about the money, but if they sold their spot, they would be separated from their companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you please step back if you’re done talking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lantern Jaw dejectedly turned around and returned to his team at Versil’s brief words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the commotion ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mage from Versil’s team was drawing a magic circle on the ground to cast Mass Teleport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll talk later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ignored Misha’s call and spoke to the vice-leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Versil Gowland.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was polite but devoid of any other emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No pity or curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, maybe she thought I would whine like Lantern Jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you put us in the safest position, the center, when we were moving?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t seem particularly curious about why I was asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just answered as I wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We drew lots. To be fair.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, so everything she said was a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I expected it, but the reason we were placed in the center wasn’t because of Lantern Jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Okay, so she’s a sly bitch.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether I like it or not, we’ll have to work with the three abandoned teams from now on. It became clearer how I should treat Lantern Jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that all you wanted to ask?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, one more thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said they’re stationed at the passage, right? I want to hear more details. How are they positioned, and how strong are they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Don’t tell me, you’re planning to break through on your own?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she think we would just die here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If necessary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, my destination was that place, even though I met them and comfortably traveled here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So nothing changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, what’s your answer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil stared at me for a moment at my urging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You’re truly as they say. Alright. Jenia?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Vice-leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go and answer all his questions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versil then sent the scout from her team to me, and I listened to her briefing on the surrounding area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after about 5 minutes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jenia, come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All preparations for the spell were complete, and Versil left after saying one last thing to us,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope you won’t resent us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant that we had to make our own way from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it’s nothing new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…They’re really gone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The empty space felt even bigger after more than half of the people disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I focused on one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do I have to do right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dwelling on my feelings of emptiness wouldn’t be the right way to spend this precious time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Yandel, what are we going to do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me think for a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were two options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To break through the route that Versil gave up on and head towards the center, our original destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or to turn back and find another way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter wasn’t a bad option either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘We can survive if we just stay in the outer areas.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war is raging in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Noark’s strongest explorers are blocking the paths in the outermost areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there would be relatively few people in the outer areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the area is vast, so we could somehow endure if we just avoided them and hid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘We won’t know what’s going on.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the biggest disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every second is precious in this chaotic situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we just hide, we won’t be able to get any information about what’s happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And besides…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Floor Master appears on Day 3.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can’t defeat the 1st-floor Floor Master on our own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s summoned while we’re waiting, we’ll definitely be wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to check our strength first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can everyone gather here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I put my decision on hold and gathered the other two teams who were in the same situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I immediately got to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me your explorer rank, the essences you’ve absorbed, and your specialties, one by one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re saying to reveal everything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that important in this situation? We have to join forces now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re talking like you’re the leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lantern Jaw frowned at my suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he didn’t seem to like the fact that I was naturally speaking like a leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, how annoying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does it matter who the leader is? To be worried about something like that in this situation, you’re a real idiot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Wh, what? What the hell are you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want, we can decide on a leader first. Should we vote?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I naturally led the conversation towards voting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Erwen was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she, a member of another team, voted for me, I wouldn’t lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the situation took an unexpected turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no need to vote.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we were to vote, our team would vote for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the man who was the leader of the remaining team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With our team, it’s already 10 votes, so there’s no need to waste time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, so it’s like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I’m a bit flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could it be that Lantern Jaw was also flustered? He helpfully asked the reason for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What do you mean? You’re saying you’ll make the barbarian the leader? Are you insane?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First of all, I’m not good at leading.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it should obviously be me—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we had to choose between the two of you, he’s much more trustworthy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think I understand their reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They judged that I was better than Lantern Jaw, who tried to save himself by abandoning his team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was another reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And most importantly, he was the only one who asked that woman for information when everyone else was in denial.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…This is a bit embarrassing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Takelan Arbenon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Bjorn, son of Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After formally exchanging names with Takelan, I returned to the original topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, it’s decided. Now tell me your explorer rank, the essences you’ve absorbed, and your specialties, one by one. So that we can decide what to do—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, who said it’s decided?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha, this bastard again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have a problem?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then get lost. Our two teams will move together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cut him off and said firmly, not wanting to waste any more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Damn it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lantern Jaw clenched his fists in frustration, but he didn’t leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, where would he go in this situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled and said to him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you interrupt me or disobey my orders one more time, that’s it. Got it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Answer me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Got it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, then the hierarchy is established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then quickly finished what I was trying to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who’s in what position and what essences they have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hmm, this is a bit ambiguous.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I checked their approximate strength, my worries deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still wasn’t sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I went through an additional confirmation process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s at least introduce ourselves. We should be able to call each other’s names in an emergency.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I made up an excuse and listened to each of their names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, it would be difficult to remember them all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But there’s no Hans.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, there was no Hans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a positive sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant that the probability of success increased, regardless of what decision I made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are we going to do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>14 pairs of eyes turned towards me at Raven’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s time to make a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spoke, erasing my doubts about my choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re heading towards the safe zone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are the chances of success?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just smiled wryly at Takelan’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had just witnessed how meaningless probability was, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thing was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not everyone would survive even if we succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘About half will probably die.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have to risk our lives to reach a place where some people were able to get to with just one spell.\u003C\u002Fp>",2642,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","76540f74b2d4a268fae5a6e4101b8e9da6c9c5ba89acee570cb3edcd2184657c","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-213","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-211",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]