[{"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-268":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},1327605,1764,"Chapter 268 Parune Island (2)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-268",268,"\u003Cp>Parune Island (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We were exploring the center of the island when an unknown team suddenly attacked us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was an ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a team of five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them was a powerful explorer, at least 7th-floor level, and they were on the verge of being wiped out before they could even fight properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest factor was that they started the battle without a mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it seemed like they fought hard despite the disadvantage…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The situation kept getting worse, and eventually, Mr. Drowus made a decision.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but one of the team members finally made a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it felt different from Dwarkey’s case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…So you ran away while your companion was buying time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priestess blushed and made an excuse as I asked incredulously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was against it. I told them several times that we couldn’t leave him alone—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is she talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she was truly against it, she wouldn’t be here with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. I understood the explanation, just tell me the important part. What happened next?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I don’t know what happened to Mr. Drowus, but we were soon chased. And I got separated from the others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder she was running alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I roughly understood the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to focus on the details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, first…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But who’s Drowus?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guardweaver Drowus. The blond swordsman who saved you and gave you a potion that day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, so his name was Drowus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the blond’s name that I learned after over a year, but there was no time to reminisce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of people were those who attacked you? Tell me in detail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then asked about the unidentified 5-person team, and the priestess told me everything she remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abilities they used during the battle, their appearances, and even the names they called each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, as I was listening intently, thinking that this information might save my life…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, a woman with red hair?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of their descriptions resembled someone I knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. She seemed to be the leader of the group. Is there something wrong…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, of course there’s a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many human women with red hair who used Aura and wielded daggers were there in this city?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I even asked for details, and the location of her tattoo and the fact that her right ear was half-severed matched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no possibility that it was just someone who looked similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Amelia Rainwales, her again?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a sense of dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Amelia was from Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the other four people she was with were also likely from Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This wasn’t just a simple robbery.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk, it seemed like I was caught up in something really troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priestess looked at me cautiously and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Do you know her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I brushed it off with a lie and then asked a few more questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s forget about that and continue. Ersina, was there anything unusual about them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unusual…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anything strange. Do you have any guesses as to why they ambushed you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priestess trailed off and then spoke after a moment of contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t think much about it back then because I was flustered, but now that I think about it, there was something strange.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just get to the point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What Mr. Drowus said when he volunteered to buy time. He said it was his responsibility and that we shouldn’t be involved and should just leave. Back then, I thought he was just saying that as a leader, but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s definitely strange.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. And besides, it seemed like he knew the people who ambushed us. They said something about him being a traitor and to hand something over…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you only telling me this now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t that obviously the reason they were attacked?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priestess’s voice became as quiet as a whisper as I looked at her incredulously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I was too flustered back then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, regardless of the priestess’s frustrating side…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I could roughly picture the situation now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Noark sent a few people to the surface right before the lockdown. Their goal is to kill one explorer! Surprising, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to what Clown said at the Round Table, the infiltrators, including Amelia, were given assassination missions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I didn’t know who the target was until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Maybe it was him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what the hell was that Drowus guy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, as I was thinking about it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Viscount Yandel…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Viscount.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, yes… Anyway, Viscount Yandel, why were you alone here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priestess, who had only been answering questions, finally asked me one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like she was finally curious about my situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My boat sank while we were leaving the island, and I got separated from my companions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do you mean ‘yes’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It means we have to work together for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s talk while we’re moving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes? What do you mean…? Don’t tell me you’re going inside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I promised to meet my companions in the center if we got separated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I see. But there’s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priestess looked at me with a reluctant gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew what she was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must feel like she’s entering a tiger’s den.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was also separated from her companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Geez, this priest is only worried about herself.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t come if you don’t want to. I’ll go alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spoke firmly instead of trying to persuade her politely, and the priestess reluctantly followed my decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, what could she do alone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t have a boat, and even if she did, the sea was in that state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…But do you know why the wind is blowing like this? It’s like a storm suddenly started.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I wanted to ask that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know, but monsters are gathering from the shore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as much of a mystery to me as what that Drowus bastard was up to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I understood that there was an ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who triggered the island’s event, and why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they knew the activation condition, they would have also known how dangerous it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, I’ll find out eventually.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether I liked it or not, I was trapped on this island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would eventually meet Amelia or her companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s just focus on reuniting with my companions for now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dismissed my negative thoughts and moved towards the island with the priestess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, I was leading the way, and she was following behind…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It will take hours at this rate. Come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but I started carrying her midway because she was too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters we encountered along the way weren’t a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would have been fine even if I passed through with my bare body…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and the priestess had this skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Lyrine Ersina has cast [Invulnerability].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a buff-type divine spell that prevented monsters below 7th grade from attacking first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bit funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tovera Church, one of the three churches in Lafdonia, had a unique rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That they weren’t allowed to use divine power on barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Geez, how petty.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barbarian had peed on a statue of Tovera after getting drunk thousands of years ago?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard that was the reason why the rule was established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That must have been why she didn’t treat me back then when I was crawling through the cave on three legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So even the Sun God allows you to break the rules in times like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand your feelings, Viscount Yandel, but please don’t insult Him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priestess retorted in a slightly sharp tone as I teased her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It’s my problem that I broke the rules. Please blame me if you need to blame someone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, she’s so serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You misunderstood. I wasn’t planning to blame anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn right, you have to use it to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much you like God, you wouldn’t want to meet him this early, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you were hurt by what happened back then… I apologize. But the reason I insisted on following the rules that day was because it was a situation that could be resolved with a potion. I really wasn’t trying to ignore you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, it seemed like she was sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine, I understand your situation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I briefly answered and dismissed any lingering resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could an individual do about a rule set by a group?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, let’s stop talking about this. It’s not important right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We stopped chatting and focused on moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after some time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th, this is it. This is where those marauders…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Be quiet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…we finally reached the center of the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing around us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just traces of a battle that had taken place a while ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I guess you can deactivate the divine power now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I first had the priestess deactivate her divine spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I slowly searched the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like I was the first to arrive, as none of my companions were there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s really no one here…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no sign of Drowus, the team leader who sacrificed himself, nor the mage who was said to have been killed when the ambush started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell happened here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what are we going to do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered the priestess’s question without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait. Until someone comes here, whether it’s an enemy or a companion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I see. Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to my expectations, the priestess didn’t object and readily agreed. I asked her why, and she answered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I also have to meet up with my companions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s impossible to leave the island now, isn’t it? If my companions who escaped encountered yours on the shore, there’s a high chance they’re heading here now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, so she followed me after thinking that far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ersina, aren’t you afraid that your companions are all dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked involuntarily, and the priestess answered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, I’m afraid. But the more that’s the case, the more I have to believe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, right, she’s a priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I briefly regretted asking such a question…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s all we can do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but she wasn’t wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I hope they’re all safe…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all I could do right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of crashing waves filled my ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, ueeeeek…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha Kaltstein opened her eyes, vomiting seawater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she quickly checked her surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ai, Ainar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Ainar was the one who was next to her until the very end after the boat capsized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had desperately tried to hold onto Ainar in that violent storm, thinking she had to be responsible for her since she couldn’t swim…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I lost her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anxious thoughts started to fill her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Ainar okay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would she say to Bjorn when she saw him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, in the first place, Bjorn…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha slapped herself on both cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She came to her senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good thoughts, good thoughts…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had also woken up safely on the shore, even though she had been unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone would be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, so…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If we get separated, meet at the center of the island!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Misha recalled Bjorn’s last shout and brushed off the dirt on her hands and face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she slowly walked towards the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…she heard a presence next to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ainar? Ainar?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha ran towards the sound, calling out her name, and she soon encountered a stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, uh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re Bjorn Yandel’s companion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a human woman with red hair and a scar where half of her right ear was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>",1921,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","b543372a9a30dd18c0f70162a2f9186e04d54da94dd7b3220dac6bdba95f640d","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-18","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-267",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]