[{"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-225":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},1327902,1764,"Chapter 225 Turning the Tables (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-225",225,"\u003Cp>Turning the Tables (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning the Tables (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goblin Forest is one of the brighter areas on the 2nd floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s dark, but the starlight that fills the sky provides some illumination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it’s not usually this bright, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of light orbs are floating in the air, illuminating the surroundings as if it were daytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like a stadium at night with the lights on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Just how much surplus mana does he have?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but that’s not what I should be thinking about right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yandel, those guys…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ruin Scholar and the Corpse Collector. And I don’t know about the other one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I briefly share information with the warriors who followed me through the portal, but my eyes are fixed on the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, so he didn’t come alone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beastman, whose identity I haven’t figured out yet, chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to be in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll earn quite a bit even if we split this three ways.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His greedy gaze sweeps over us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like we’re just trash mobs in a good hunting ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha, I was hoping they might let us go if we congratulated them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How low-class.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old mage with white hair, the ‘Ruin Scholar’, clicked his tongue in disapproval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why? Isn’t this why you decided to stay behind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beastman asked, but the Ruin Scholar didn’t answer as if he was annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when the Corpse Collector chuckled and interjected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft, you still don’t know that old hag? He just wants to go back quickly, loot or whatever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, is that so? Then it’s just the two of us who are low-class.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha, what are you talking about? You think I stayed behind just to get some equipment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Then what is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beastman tilted his head at the Corpse Collector’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also pretended not to know and listened closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I judged that if I knew each individual’s motivation and goal for staying here, it might increase our options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, right, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course! It’s because it seems fun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Clown shouted exaggeratedly, just like he did at the Round Table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be able to kill explorers who barely made it here after going through all that hardship with just a sliver of hope! Isn’t that the best?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ruin Scholar frowned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s with that tone? You’re suddenly acting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, that? It’s because I thought there might be someone I know here! Pfft.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone you know…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk, there are. I’ve always wanted to kill them, but it wouldn’t be fun if I just killed them, right? It’s more fun if they at least know who I am before they die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re talking nonsense. Do whatever you want. I’m going to rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Ruin Scholar had a confused expression, I was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This crazy psycho bastard.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was hoping that if there was a Round Table member among us, they would recognize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he even bothered wearing a mask and revealing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a gesture that showed his resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he wouldn’t let anyone here leave alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, but there are a lot more than I expected?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beastman, who had been chatting casually while my companions were entering through the portal and forming a line, looked at us and expressed his doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there wasn’t a shred of nervousness in his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leftovers abandoned by the royal family’s core forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must be confident that he can handle them, no matter how many there are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is better.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I decided to think positively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, the situation would have been much worse if they had attacked us as soon as we arrived on the 2nd floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a good thing that the enemy underestimates us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft, it seems like this is the end since no one else is coming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…we can use that to our advantage, whether it’s arrogance or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a good thing they didn’t send more people, it would have been troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft, troublesome, my ass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Corpse Collector, a high-ranking Necromancer who’s also called a one-man army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Clown snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant subspace pocket opened in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Groaaaaaaaaar!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he unleashed an army of hundreds of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—laaaaaaaaaa!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s time to start the final battle we’ve been waiting for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An army of corpses is charging towards us from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re even properly equipped, as if he diligently collected them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure is immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, we can go back if we just win this battle, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…no one is running away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least not around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew, I can finally fight properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warriors, who are exhausted, smile and take out their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can finally save face. I’m even one rank higher than you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s different from when we were clearing the path on the 1st floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various weapons like swords, hammers, axes, maces, and flails emit a bright light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Alexandros Bell has cast [Fury of Fire].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ralph Kel has cast [Gale Blade].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Milton Teterud has cast [Banner of Struggle].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Stamina consumption greatly reduced during battle.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skills they couldn’t use because of the field effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Waaaaaaaaaa!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s gooooooo!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warriors charge towards the corpse army, unleashing their skills as if they’ve been waiting for this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also activate [Gigantification] and join them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, we might be out of stamina, but are we out of MP?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An explosion occurs as the vanguard clashes with the corpse army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a sound that should accompany an explorer battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grooooowl…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Support follows from the rear as soon as the corpse army’s charge is stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrows fly towards us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attack magic of various attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And ranged abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, they’re not just watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Abet Nekrapetto has cast [Stone Curse].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies turn into stone statues during battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Abet Nekrapetto has cast [Corpse Explosion].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corpses modified for self-destruction charge in and explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the explosion is about that of a 6th-grade fire spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t strong enough to instantly kill the warriors, who were tougher and more agile after using their active skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…as expected of corpses handled by a Poison Necromancer, the bodies of those who were splashed with blood at close range melt away in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaaaak!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the midst of that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, barbarian! Are you the leader here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the beastman, one of the three, leaps high and lands in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His appearance is completely different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp fangs protruding from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fur covering his entire body and a blue mane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His height and build are similar to mine in [Gigantification] state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s transformed into a beast that resembles a werewolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No wonder he didn’t have any equipment.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I scan him and quickly analyze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Enhancement type.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Spirit Beast’, a beastman’s unique ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems like this guy is an enhancement type like Misha. He must have a transformation skill among the abilities he obtained by raising his Spirit Beast level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I wonder what essence he absorbed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dismiss the question, which I’ll naturally find out later, and cover my face with my shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s swinging his giant paw at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy impact that shakes my bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘His Strength is higher than mine.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, it’s going to be a tough fight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I’m retreating to avoid a strength contest, a sword swings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towards the wolf bastard, not me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take care of this guy, you step back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s Melter Pend, the leader of the Nartel Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll take care of him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Kyle’s order.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it’s fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I readily yield and step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a saying, ‘the right person in the right place’, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melter Pend is the only 3rd-grade explorer in our expedition party. And he’s been conserving his strength with his clan members for the 2nd-floor battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He said he was an apprentice knight before.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s much better at PvP than me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yandel, can you hear me?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyle’s voice comes through the message stone as soon as I turn around after leaving the wolf bastard to Melter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can hear you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sorry, I was a bit late because I was dividing the forces.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Skip the apology, just get to the point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You focus on leading the people and fighting the Corpse Collector. Melter Pend and his companions will take care of Blue Mane.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Blue Mane?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ah, you didn’t know? He’s the one who became famous during the Noark subjugation. He was the successor of the Blue Wolf tribe, but it seems like he committed a crime and escaped, and then he was hiding in Noark.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, so he wasn’t a member of Orculus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder I couldn’t think of anyone when I saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, I’ll take care of this side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That’s reassuring. Then I’ll focus everything on blocking that old man.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By old man, he must mean the Ruin Scholar, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the person Kyle wanted to take revenge on was that old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, then I’ll trust you with that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I say it as if ending the conversation and swing my mace at the surrounding corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when I hear another voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ah, and one more thing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your companions will be arriving soon.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…….]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwagic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, as I’m crushing a corpse that was protecting its head with a shield, shield and all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…an Adamantium greatsword is embedded in the temple of a corpse that was aiming for my side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll help too from now on!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Misha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The melee damage dealer duo naturally takes their positions behind me, ready to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the formation that Team Apple Nark usually uses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not going to try to fight alone again, are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turn around and see Raven riding on the bear-like man’s summon, Woongie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, if Woongie is here…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, I look around and see the bear-like man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you guys here when you should be in the rear…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can understand the melee damage dealer duo, but why did these two come all the way here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be much safer in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear-like man answers as he loads an arrow into his large crossbow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indirect fire isn’t my specialty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, that’s true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I don’t think that’s the real reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I should give him the [Leap Shot] essence later when we go up to the 6th floor.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think about the essence I’ll give the bear-like man later and swing my mace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the corpse collapses before it even reaches it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An arrow of fire embedded in its forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mister!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, you came too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sister, Daria, is also next to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just trying to protect herself with her sister, but did she suddenly change her mind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know, but it’s not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Protect the leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melter Pend and his clan members are diligently fighting the wolf bastard, creating their own territory within the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These leftovers…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the compliments that are erupting, it seems like they’re successfully clearing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Ruin Scholar is still quiet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s trust them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyle will take care of it if he tries anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just have to do my job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I scan the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not difficult to find the Clown since I’m in [Gigantification] state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s sitting on a giant corpse monster, watching the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he’s truly enjoying the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Geez, there’s a limit to looking down on people.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, that Dragonslayer bastard also had that kind of look in his eyes when we first met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Misha, Ainar, we’re breaking through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then start advancing through the corpse army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My target is the Corpse Collector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And my goal is to smash his head and see if there’s anything wrong with his brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yandel! Yandel is doing something again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t tell me, is he aiming for the Corpse Collector?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Follow the great warrior!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s gooooooo!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explorers start gathering around me.\u003C\u002Fp>",1997,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","37e38df969740c60d3de82a863f3ba1f3fbe77cf5fd110bb805cb8c3e29e3818","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-226","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-224",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]