[{"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-218":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},1327895,1764,"Chapter 218 Monarch (2)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-218",218,"\u003Cp>Monarch (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monarch (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! Take me too…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle ended as soon as an explorer closed his eyes and entered the Dimensional Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although knights were still blocking the explorers in various passages…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Surrender.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes? But our Dimensional Gate spell isn’t ready ye—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ca, Captain, what do you me—! Aaaak!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorers charged towards the knight and trampled him, punching him mercilessly as soon as he lowered his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me! What did you mean just now! The last Dimensional Gate?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knight just endured all the violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he answered their questions even as his teeth were knocked out and his eyes were bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It means what I said.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, you bastard! You knew we were going to be abandoned, and you still…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone has to stay behind. Your anger is justified. So please, unleash it on me. My body still has that much value.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll kill you!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For… Lafdonia…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some knights surrendered, and some fought back with their swords until the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the result was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorers overwhelmed them with their numbers, and they mercilessly unleashed their despair and anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the explorers knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That these knights were also in the same situation, and that they would be valuable allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they needed someone to vent their emotions on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, as similar scenes were unfolding throughout the center…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aak! What the hell! Don’t push—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…a barbarian appeared from one of the passages, easily pushing aside the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, knight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he spoke, grabbing the wrist of an explorer who was beating up a knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Killing him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Le, let go of me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What! You abandoned us, and you’re saying you’re on his side—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarian’s fist slammed into the explorer’s face as he protested vehemently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorer’s body collapsed limply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said… it’s… troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarian spoke, catching his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a brief silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one else dared to attack the knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least not in that area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>__________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation in the center wasn’t much different from what I expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I didn’t expect there to be this many knights left.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pleasant miscalculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they wouldn’t be under my command…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…they were still valuable assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by existing and walking around in this cave, they would be good bait for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Yandel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My companions appeared a moment later, following the path I had created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, you’re here. Can you take care of this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just make sure they don’t die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I left the half-dead knights to my companions and headed towards the center of the cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aak! St, stop…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams echoed from all sides with every step I took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them were from knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, you guys are also human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You feel pain when you’re beaten up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Damn iiiit!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger welled up inside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I also saw people who were sitting blankly, lost in despair, having retreated from the violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had lost even the will to be angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re all going to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cecilia… I’m sorry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had accepted their deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were even some among them who were wearing emblems of large clans. Some were in teams, and some were alone or in pairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, even large clans couldn’t save everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even knights were abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must have prioritized their members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because tickets were limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop it…! Even so, nothing will change! They’re in the same situation as us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes I heard voices trying to quell the anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were divided into two categories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who appealed to emotions and morality, raising their voices to protect humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you all crazy! This will just get us all killed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…those who hadn’t given up hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who tried to stop the violence rationally, pushing aside their anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would probably belong to the latter category.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were the ones who would be most helpful to me in the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I finally stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a monument in front of me that I had seen countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last Archmage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only structure in the labyrinth, built to commemorate the achievements of Diflun Groundel Gavrilius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In commemoration of his great first step]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a hidden piece in this monument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the one that allows you to open the 1st-floor rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we can’t escape the war by entering the rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We don’t have any 8th-grade magic stones…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if we did, it would be useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time the rift opened was a month ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We didn’t go because we thought it would be more profitable to explore the 5th floor, and it opened naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, there’s nothing I can do by regretting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clear my throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I’m not worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there’s one thing that barbarians are good at, besides their physical abilities, it’s their loud voices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stoooooooooop———!!!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shout with all my might in [Gigantification] state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s loud enough to reach everyone’s ears even in this chaotic situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stops and looks at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it doesn’t last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorers look at me with a ‘What the hell is that?’ expression and then lose interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Right, this much isn’t enough.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I didn’t expect much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kind of thing only happens in cartoons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Bjorn, son of Yandel, Little Balkan!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I continue shouting, even if they ignore me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbarian rule number one:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your voice doesn’t reach them, it’s because you weren’t loud enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there are any of my tribe who know me, repeat after me!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ask for support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not the only barbarian here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, son of Yandel, Little Balkan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great warrior!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the next chieftain’s order!! We have to follow him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—laaaaaaaaaa!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarians scattered throughout the cave let out battle cries as if they’ve been waiting, starting with Karon and Ainar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been watching me since I started shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They probably thought they had to help since I’m their tribesman, even if they didn’t know what I was trying to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I repeat—! Everyone, stop—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd stops again and focuses their attention on me as the chorus follows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only natural for them to be curious when the same shout is repeated everywhere as if it’s an announcement, unlike when I was shouting alone until my throat was sore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you to tell us to stop?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re in this state because of these bastards, and you’re telling us to hold back?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the negative gazes are still stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of them are still enraged and beating up the knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, I continue shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I repeat—! Everyone, stop—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a simple-minded barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stubbornly repeating the same thing over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until my demand is met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, after shouting about ten times…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I repeat—! Everyone, stop—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone shut that bastard up!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the arrows of anger, which never seem to decrease no matter how much they’re vented, finally turn towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re going to side with the royal family, you die too!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some explorers even charge towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Protect the next chieftain!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarian warriors charge forward to protect me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!!! We shouldn’t fight among ourselves!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The naive barbarians stop at my shout. But the explorer who was charging towards me doesn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swings his sword as if I’m his enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, judging by his equipment, my body is unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, how could an ordinary iron sword even scratch me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just took the hit with my body, maintaining my original posture, without even blocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference in skill is evident just from that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he realize his mistake belatedly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorer, as if scared of me, steps back as his excitement subsides and his head cools down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, where does he think he’s going?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grab his shoulder and pull him towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I ask,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you want to live?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I asked if you want to live!!! Why are you running away when you’re going to die anyway?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorer’s face turns pale as I shout at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me, do you want to live?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorer, cornered, shouts back at me,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, who would want to die?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the line I’ve been waiting for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone is looking at us because of his sudden outburst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let go of his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then run away. If you think you can survive that way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorer, having regained his freedom, doesn’t turn around and run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, he can’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs give out, and he collapses to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But does he still have some energy left?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouts, venting his frustration,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what the hell are we supposed to do?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What else is there to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve already said it countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turn my gaze away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I shout again, looking around,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I repeat—! Everyone, stop—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My life as a barbarian has taught me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stubbornness eventually becomes perseverance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t give up first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief silence falls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That barbarian just shouted. He didn’t use violence, he just kept shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he thought it was foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t think this chaos would subside, no matter how many times he shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had been staying away from the situation with his clan members, judging that everyone would regain their composure and come up with a plan after the knights were all dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amazing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-sided violence against the knights had almost completely stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result of a single barbarian’s actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then how was this possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still didn’t know the exact reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could only guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like how they say words have power…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…maybe that barbarian’s words carried even greater power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like how a single action can be more deeply engraved in your mind than a hundred words…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…maybe they started to have hope, even if it was just a sliver, because of that foolish persistence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, maybe they just regained their composure after watching him do something stupid over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know how it is, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere changes when someone says something silly in the middle of a serious conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it’s just a guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t know the real reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he’s just curious about what that barbarian is trying to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That barbarian did something he couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Balkan, a 5th-grade explorer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his strength and the force he commanded were much weaker than his…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vice-leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, sir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re not just watching anymore. If you see anyone attacking a knight nearby, stop them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man gave an order to his vice-leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he started walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, where are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to hear what he has to say, why he’s doing that. Whether he’s just an idiot, or…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the vice-leader tilted her head, the man didn’t say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found it amusing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, stop it! He’s right! Stop for now! And let’s calmly think together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…just like he was doing right now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he saw people who had been watching from the sidelines raising their voices and stepping forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart pounded for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked at the monument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I repeat—! Everyone, stop—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarian was still shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tribesmen were chanting along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now even those who weren’t related to him were shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man couldn’t help but think…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, anyone who causes trouble will be considered an enemy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…that everything that was happening right now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…was like a scene from a legend he read as a child, a story about a hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One person approaches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Melter Pend, the leader of the Nartel Clan. If you have a way to resolve this situation, I’d like to hear it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Lacey Naret from the Heindel Church. I came to thank you for stopping this tragedy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third one is a mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m a military mage of Lafdonia. Ah, for reference, I stayed behind on my own, not because I was abandoned. I don’t like that commander bastard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More people gather after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Priests, mages, clan leaders, vice-leaders, team leaders, or individuals. Those who were abandoned or stayed behind voluntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you think you can stop shouting now? Everyone is waiting for you to speak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell us. Do you really have a solution? You didn’t just say that to save the knights because you felt sorry for them, did you?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the barbarian ‘Just do it!’ tactic invincible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I deactivated the mindless infinite loop mode after achieving my goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s good to meet you all. I’m Bjorn, son of Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conditions for conversation were finally met.\u003C\u002Fp>",2127,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","c61f8ae5fca0176a74c2a2cf169ca8e671d03b915eb25ee4fa879e4d0933383e","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-219","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-217",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]