[{"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-264":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},1327598,1764,"Chapter 264 Bug (3)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-264",264,"\u003Cp>Bug (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re walking along the shaking canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m in the lead, Iron Bear, the tank apprentice, is in the rear, and the rest are huddled together in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kyaaaaaaaaaaaak—!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every step we take, we hear the howls of specters from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a characteristic of ‘Specter Canyon’, one of the four paths leading to the 6th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has entered a special area.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Field effect - Specter Canyon applied.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shakes violently every few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Status effect [Bound Spirit] applied.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Darkness Resistance and Physical Resistance decreased by -100.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…even this unpleasant sensation of my skin feeling thinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It feels even more eerie because there are no explorers.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s already been a day since we entered Specter Canyon, but we haven’t encountered any other explorers yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ve only encountered monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Curse Stone. EXP +4」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Corrupted Creature. EXP +2」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Blood Ghoul. EXP +5」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Dakyrion. EXP +5」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Ancient Dusk…….」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it’s actually an advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were able to obtain most of the experience points available in this route in just one expedition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It seems like we can just pass through here one more time and hunt the ones we missed…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful not to fall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We invested all our time in fighting and moving, except for stopping briefly whenever the ground shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We only rested when we camped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was a tight schedule, we should be fine for a few days since we had plenty of rest on the 4th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a bit strange. I thought the next area would be Frost Canyon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We weren’t ready to go to the 6th floor back then. This is the closest path to the 6th floor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, I heard that… but wouldn’t it have been better to go through the Hellfire Canyon, which we’re familiar with, than this place, which we’ve never been to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we already collected all the achievement points there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I gave Raven various reasons for coming here…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…there was another reason why I chose this route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Because I already obtained the essence I was going to absorb in Frost Canyon.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I obtained the essence I was originally going to give to Misha as a reward from the royal family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most importantly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That guy’ appears here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monster I had to defeat if I wanted to enter the 6th floor appeared in this route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I couldn’t tell them that this guy was my goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I did, I would have to come up with an excuse for how I was going to find him, and I didn’t have one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, it was best to just say I was lucky—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have to go this way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ended my thoughts and looked ahead, and a three-way intersection blocked our path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, it wasn’t exactly a three-way intersection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a bit of a distance to the other side. I’ll go first and throw a rope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used [Leap] to jump over 30 meters in an instant and threw the rope I had prepared to the other side of the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the interesting aspects of the 5th-floor Great Magical Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of routes you could choose increased depending on your character’s abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s set up! I’m coming over now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My companions crossed over to where I was one by one, using the rope. It wasn’t difficult since it was sloped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just had to attach a hook to the rope and slide down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll go get it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used [Leap] to go back to the other side and retrieve the rope after they were all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, we couldn’t just use it once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cost a fortune to have a rope specially made for this path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Erwen, how far down have we come?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About one-seventh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So we can reach the 6th floor in a week.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. If we can maintain our current speed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We continued down, following Erwen’s guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she didn’t make a map like I did since her exploration method was different, she never made us wander around aimlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The fairy girl is a good navigator.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t been to the 6th floor, but I’ve experienced all four paths while I was with the clan. And besides, Mr. Avman tells me the direction of the portal, so I have to be able to do this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whatever. You don’t have to be so humble. I think you can be more confident.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I didn’t have a bad impression of her from the beginning…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the companions’ gazes towards Erwen became more favorable as she proved her abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like she was also getting along well with Misha these days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister! Come a little further inside. It might be dangerous on the outer side…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, thanks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, it was time to find a campsite and rest as we were moving along the shortest route, following Erwen’s guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This place seems good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place I chose for our campsite was a cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We only had to keep watch on one side, and if something went wrong, we could just jump over to the side path, which was about 5 meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, of course, the watch order didn’t really matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, wake up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Monsters again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had to wake up and grab our weapons every 20 minutes because monsters kept appearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same for Raven, who had low stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although we tried to finish off the small groups without waking her up, we had no choice but to wake her up when dozens of monsters swarmed us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Haam, I’ll go back to sleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, good work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven let out a small snore without even answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bit funny to see her like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had really become an explorer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, she doesn’t even wake up to most sounds anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I think she wakes up every time she hears something. Well, it seems like she falls asleep right away if it’s nothing serious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a bit strange. That’s actually the hardest part.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, she’ll get used to it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, that’s true… you get used to everything eventually…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like my relationship with Misha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was awkward for a while even after we entered the labyrinth, we could now talk comfortably without any burden. Time heals all wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, you should go to sleep too. I’ll keep watch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s still a few minutes until your turn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s more troublesome to wake up again after falling asleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, but I feel bad…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad for what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would have to wake her up in 20 minutes to fight anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expedition continued, and it had already been ten days since we entered the 5th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we were still on the 5th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much further to the 6th floor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About a day, I think.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At our current speed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s assume it will take two days, just in case.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, our speed gradually decreased as the expedition progressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were reaching our physical limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it would be strange if we were fine after fighting all day without proper sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explorers weren’t superhuman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were just much stronger than ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, at least we caught that guy yesterday.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the schedule was delayed more than I expected, we achieved one of the side goals of this expedition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 5th-grade rare species, Soul Eater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a very unique monster in many ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did only one appear when the labyrinth opened…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Soul Eater. EXP +177」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but its experience points were insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought it was a bug when I first saw the experience log.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, how could I have known that there was a monster that gave a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 200 experience points randomly upon first kill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I wonder how much I got.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I couldn’t calculate experience points accurately anymore, I wasn’t disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I finally reached level 6 with this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character level increased.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Soul Power increased by +30.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Maximum absorbable essence increased by +1.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corpse Golem, Orc Hero, Ogre, Manticore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Bion’s essence, which I obtained as a reward from the royal family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why I entered the labyrinth without removing the Corpse Golem essence, even though all five slots were filled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought I would be able to level up if I just killed this guy since I had also duplicated experience points quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t believe we encountered him. We were lucky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huhu, I told you several times, didn’t I? This team is lucky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucky, my ass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You guys have no idea how much effort I put into fulfilling the spawn conditions without you knowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aruru, it’s a clan now, not a team!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ye… yes, yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop chattering and focus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I continued leading the way, making sure they didn’t get too distracted, as the leader… no, the clan master now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the expedition was progressing smoothly, except for the delay…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…there were a few close calls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although our overall strength exceeded the 5th-floor level thanks to the royal family’s reward, this world wasn’t a place where specs were everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Misha, you’ll have to repair your armor as soon as we get out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ye… ha, I just bought it. This is so frustrating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha was directly hit by the spear of a Soul Knight summoned by the Soul Eater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, she wasn’t injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Misha, what are you even frustrated about? You would have died yesterday if it weren’t for that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spearhead pierced through Misha’s armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was where her heart was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have been life-threatening if it had gone in just a finger’s width deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a close call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had still been wearing the 2nd-tier leather armor she obtained by killing Zencia, our first PK opponent, she wouldn’t have been able to endure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s a good thing I bought a 5th-tier leather armor this time, even if it meant spending a bit more money—’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But, but it’s still frustrating…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh, she still doesn’t get it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, don’t even think about saving money on equipment from now on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why those with low Physical Resistance are…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem, it’s nice to see, but shouldn’t we get moving?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We resumed our exploration after a brief awkward moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We reached the bottom of Specter Canyon after about a day and then found the portal after traveling for half a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, it’s really the 6th floor…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s my first time here too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m so excited. I’ve heard so much about this place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone expressed their feelings as we entered a new floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I also felt the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘We finally made it to the 6th floor.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day I first saw the execution of tax delinquents in the plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought back then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…that I would have to reach at least the 6th floor to be able to live in a house with a kitchen, receive treatment when I was sick, and retire at 50 and live comfortably with three dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That I would have to work hard and save money even then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I decided to think about how to return home later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…I didn’t expect to arrive 3 years earlier than expected.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at least 3 years earlier than I had anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t want to say I was lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been 13 months since I woke up in this body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was a short time, I had experienced so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I struggled hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I lost someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I grew into who I am now through his legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I was just lost in thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You go first. You’re the one who brought us here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear-like man patted my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. That’s right. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have even entered the labyrinth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven poked my waist with her staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, they’re rushing me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll go in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a step towards the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Entered 6th Floor Great Ocean.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue sky and a shining sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The salty smell of the sea carried by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the sound of crashing waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I landed in midair and regained my balance, the first thing I saw was a vast sandy beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand was almost white, and beyond the wet mud, an emerald sea unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t much different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a breathtaking sight, and I felt a different kind of emotion compared to those who were seeing the sea for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We stood there blankly, gazing at the horizon as if we had forgotten time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, I came to my senses a while ago…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But there’s no need to interrupt this moment.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked away from the sea and observed my surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Starting Island Laimia’, the starting point of the 6th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was always crowded with people in the game, but now it was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, they would have all set sail by this time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then turned my head back towards the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I approached Misha and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Misha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was enough to just call her name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, right. We should do that first…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha, who understood what I meant, took out an item she had been cherishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s that in the glass bottle? Is it an explorer’s badge…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s an explorer’s badge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, don’t tell me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, it’s Dwarkey’s.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had a simple funeral and burned most of Dwarkey’s belongings, but we kept this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the dwarf’s request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That place is so mystical that even though it’s a labyrinth, time flows differently, and there are seasons, right? Please do me a favor. He’ll be grateful.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…But he’s never even been there?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That’s why he’ll be grateful. If it were him.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder how it would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I didn’t know for sure, I came here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you wait for a moment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. Go ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven stepped back with the others without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Misha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked towards the sea with Misha, past the sandy beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waves surged and retreated like a beating heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha bent down and dipped her finger in the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s colder than I thought…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wish he could have come with us…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really would have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so excited when we first arrived on the 3rd floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…I think I’m starting to understand what explorers mean when they say the world is vast.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we had just…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…had a little more time together…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he could have seen this vast ocean, not just the Milky Way spread out on the blocked ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give it to me now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? But…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’ll probably come down here if we leave it here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, you’re right…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha understood what I meant after looking at the waves, without needing a scientific explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then received the specially made glass bottle from Misha and entered the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shallow water gradually deepened, and I moved as far away from the island as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…This should be enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water was up to my neck, even though I was using [Gigantification].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I threw the bottle as far as I could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bottle bobbed on the surface and started drifting towards the other side of the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, success on the first try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was going to take a boat later if it didn’t work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, I tried to work things out with Misha, but it didn’t work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said, looking at the drifting bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then I chuckled, finding it a bit funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell am I doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest in peace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed the rest of my words, thinking he wouldn’t be able to hear me anyway, and turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would Dwarkey think if he saw me now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He would have been happy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was just an act for the survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he would have been even happier because it was for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the kind of guy he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned around again, feeling the waves pushing against my back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I prayed briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know where the bottle would drift…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but I hoped that these waves…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…would lead it to the place he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>",2724,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","658e69f4941831ceef788fb8f5c2d9fbaf819aa781f263e2eae934fe14700bb2","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-15","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-14",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]