[{"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-28":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},1327627,1764,"Chapter 28","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>Rift (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daria Wittember di Tersia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an adventurer in her fifth year, she was currently wandering around the first floor's Crystal Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her younger sister in tow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erwen, you used a spirit again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, big sis, its too hard with just my dagger\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you. Even if you dont have a bow or you cant use a spirit, you have to be able to protect yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I understand that\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop doing it, if you keep walking around and practicing like this, you'll get better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tersia had taken Erwen to wander around the first floor to give her harsh training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all for the sake of her younger sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet her sister didn't even seem to understand that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as time went on, she was obviously flagging more and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, uncle said that it's better to specialize in what you're good at\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Believe in your team and do your best in what you can do. Th-, that's the basics of being an adventurer um.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tersia, who'd been listening with a blank expression, was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was far too simplistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn't it have been nice if that was how this world worked?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erwen, teammates are just teammates. Dont put too much value in them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tersia herself had gone through many teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the exploration team on the sixth floor she'd belonged to for a while, to a hunting team which had aimed only for certain profitable monsters, as well as a speed-running team which had aimed for the achievement of being the first to open a portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd experienced a lot of things while traveling with numerous people. Among them, there were several that she never wanted to share with Erwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teammates fundamentally couldn't be trusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless they were your blood kin, of the same family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Tersia's hard expression, Erwen chose to shut up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed like that, and soon it was the fourth day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crossing the first floor clockwise, Erwen had grown enough to defeat all the monsters with just her dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the process, her level had also naturally gone up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, what about now? My level rose, can't I just go to the second floor now? Uncle must've already made a lot of money on the second floor by now \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tersia laughed as if she was hearing something cute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the big deal about hunting a few more monsters on the second floor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erwen, the rift will open soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place where even mid-level adventurers with several years worth of experience would never be able to enter without a lot of luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know that, sis?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the last time a rift opened on the first floor was eight months ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tersia was kind enough to explain in detail to her younger sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since today was the fourth day, statistically speaking, the rift had no choice but to open in the next three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see Uncle never talked about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen sang uncle, uncle' every time, but he was still just a rookie in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the point of view of a veteran, going up to the next floor so recklessly and acclimating to killing monsters via trial and error, was the very peak of inefficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erwen, dont be impatient and trust your big sister. Give it just a year, and youll have outstripped that barbarian by a huge margin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes the slow way is the fastest way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes Then Ill be able to help him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, is that so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tersia nodded her head a bit strangely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unknown whether the barbarian would still be alive or not, and even if he were, itd be fine to dissuade her at that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, she wished her sister could preserve this innocence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she was thinking that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rrrrrrrrumbllllllle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if there was an earthquake, the labyrinth began to shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A phenomenon that occurred whenever a rift opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erwen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tersia grabbed Erwen's hand and ran down the passage at full speed. And soon she found a portal, rippling unsteadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had to have been thousands of such portals all over the first floor by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was a battle where every single second counted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tersia and Erwen were about to crash through the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portal winked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tersia, who could only sail through the air and land on the bare ground, clicked her tongue as if it was a pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" We were one step late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't go in at the same time, but if shed quickly pushed in just her younger sister, Erwen might have been able to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" Therell be other chances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldnt be helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if her younger sister went into the rift alone and died without Tersia there to protect her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erwen, lets go up to the second floor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, sometimes the slow road was the fastest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Equivalent exchange ().\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really liked this phrase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sadly, the was not the law that governed this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look at how I met that psychopathic bitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I managed to somehow barely survive, but didn't gain anything in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, rather, I had to run away from the Deadlands and wasted more time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was different this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time I myself made this choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, there would definitely be a commensurate price to pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, maybe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two who got auto-matched as our team members looked like a pair of human man and woman, making me raise my guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who landed with a heavy sound had no special characteristics\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if defying the effect of gravity, the woman slowly fell to a gentle landing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the talkative dwarf could only gape at this sight, unable to hide his surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was the same, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To think I'll see a wizard here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest job in [Dungeon and Stone], in name and in reality, one who'd be treated respectfully wherever they went just because of their status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn, are wizards so great? The librarian was also a wizard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Ainar's question, the female wizard frowned as if in displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spoke up quickly before things got any worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The librarian is a level nine wizard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is she different?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike those upper-class workers in guilds, public institutions, or workshops, this woman here could be said to be a true wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that she was able to enter the labyrinth was proof of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizards were an important strategic resource for Rafdonia, so if one couldn't prove their skills, they wouldn't be able to enter the labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that's correct. You have a lot of knowledge for a barbarian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I gave a clear explanation, the female wizard joined our conversation with a calm voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that satisfied smile on her lips, I could guess her personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings. I am Arua Raven, a level six wizard. This is the professional porter I've hired. His name what was it again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am called Tarzine, Mistress Raven.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So these two people were in one group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, it wasn't too bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't give off the feeling that she was looking down on other people, which was already the limit of open-mindedness one could expect from a wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game had been filled with wizards who were mostly shitheads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I ask you to introduce yourselves, too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hikurod Murad. Although it's a short journey, I hope we get along, Miss Raven.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How experienced are you, Mr. Murad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Its my third year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third-year adventurer\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of his pieces of equipment looked pretty good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Bjorn, son of Yandel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After briefly mentioning my name, I asked straight-forwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how one looks at it, there dont seem to be any reason for any of you to be active on the first floor. How did you reach the rift?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adventurers active on the first floor were mostly poor wretches without proper equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I'd expected having to suffer quite a lot to clear the rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But getting matched with a third-year dwarfanda level six wizard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, I couldn't just rejoice at my good fortune, since this much of a coincidence had to be questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cant explain the details, but Id heard that the rift would open this cycle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So did I.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preserving the information advantage, huh?[1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they'd made the same promises, Raven and the dwarf both kept silent about the method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it didn't mean much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I now had a guess as to how it'd been inferred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Ainar, Penelin's second daughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as everyone's introductions were finished, Raven took the lead in the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The loot will be divided according to the number of people, minus Mr. Tarzine here. Can you all follow my instructions in return?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No objection. Its common sense to follow the wizards instructions in the labyrinth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for saying so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dwarf expressed his consent first, Raven's gaze turned to the two of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't worry for too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as there was a wizard in the team, there was nothing good about drawing attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it'd been the wizards who'd persuaded the royal family to recognize the existence of the evil spirits first, and announce them as marked for annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearing the rift was no longer the issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let's just go half and half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, she'd broad-mindedly admired me for being knowledgeable for a barbarian, but who knew when that gaze might turn suspicious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I refuse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People's eyes converged on Ainar who'd been the source of that stubborn voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know what's so great about wizards. I wish Bjorn would lead us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I already agreed, why are you doing this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to shut her mouth right now, but if I did that, it'd look even more suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the wizard asked cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If its Bjorn You're talking about this barbarian, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. Bjorn is no ordinary barbarian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not an ordinary barbarian?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn is the wisest warrior ever. He reads books at the library for six hours a day every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, you are definitely an unusual person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hes not unusual, hes great! I've never seen a barbarian as smart as Bjorn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please stop\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at me strangely at Ainar's praise, but it was just that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed to only chalk it up to us being barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least till now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, its a majority vote, so theres nothing you can do about it. Ha ha ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's a majority vote, why can't anything be done about it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the atmosphere again turning confrontational, I calmed Ainar down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who knew why she was so upset, that Ainar grimaced in dissatisfaction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But! Bjorn, aren't you a better choice than that wizard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that those words, for a barbarian', had offended her to the core?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn't sure, but thankfully I'd made her swear an oath' in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the secret about the dimensional instability as well as the fact that I'd been the one to open the rift, might've gotten exposed here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a blessing to have your wife's respect. I envy you, Barbarian! Ha ha ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, what wife! We aren't like that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha ha! There is no need to be ashamed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eek! I, I'm not ashamed!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, thanks to the talkative dwarf, Ainar's aggro was drawn elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I too was relieved, and looked at Raven's expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to what I'd been worried about, she wasn't particularly interested in me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, its a barrier that wont let you go outside. Interesting. If the dimension has been severed, how are we seeing the other side with our own eyes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I call it a wizard's passion for learning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her muttering by herself and scribbling in her notebook, she seemed to be curious about the principle of this barrier that was preventing us from leaving the map\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hoped that interest wouldn't focus towards me until the moment we parted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why dont we all stop here and start slowly? I have a lot of research to do, and a lot of samples to get.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you leaving? We still only know each other's names \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Raven's words, the dwarf tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I too had a similar feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every team needs to know what each other's abilities are and what they can do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how impatient a team might be, sharing the core essence is the fundamentals of team play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Raven waved that off as an unnecessary act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there any reason for that? All of the monsters from the Blood Citadel are level seven or lower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice full of absolute confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf also showed a slightly uncomfortable expression, but didn't get the chance to say anything out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she continued talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I forgot to mention. I'll keep the loot from the guardians. There're some studies I need to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of an ignorant bitch was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haah, in the end, she was a wizard alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things were about to take a turn for the dogshit worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Editor's Notes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1] (lit. kicking the ladder). Somebody (the rich, the state apparatus, anybody advantaged in some way) climb up a ladder and then kick it down so nobody can follow them up. No literal translation came to mind, however. See Namu Wiki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apologies for no chapter last week, this will be made up for.\u003C\u002Fp>",2270,"2026-06-05T19:32:48.785Z",1,"novelbin.me","9ce92801de5f50f7edc5650f251320e77861e1c54e453b250034010787ef03f6","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-280","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-279",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]