[{"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-282":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},1327632,1764,"Chapter 282","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-282",282,"\u003Cp>A sudden thought crossed my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the stone in Amelia's hand be the 'treasure' of the Noark Lord?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was just a baseless hunch for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What's that stone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked straightforwardly, like a barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Amelia's answer was merciless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, if you don't want me to worry about it, then don't show it to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Judging by her reaction, it seems like it really is the 'treasure'...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't think she would answer even if I asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I decided to focus on something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were more important things to worry about than my curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pssssh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crack appeared in the barrier that was blocking the water like the glass of an aquarium, and water started pouring in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The sanctuary will disappear soon.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I first picked up my mace and the shattered pieces of my chest armor from the ground and put them in my subspace pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing? Come here. Unless you want to be swept away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took out a rope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia frowned as she realized what I was trying to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not going to use the scroll?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, you mean the Mass Teleport scroll?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The core item of Plan B, the Mass Teleport scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had asked Kyle to make it after experiencing the Verzak incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it could only teleport two people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn't even designate coordinates, and it could only teleport to the location of the 'Coordinate Transmitter' registered when the scroll was created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Well, if it wasn't nerfed like that, it wouldn't even exist as a scroll.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, for reference, Raven had the 'Coordinate Transmitter'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She usually kept it in her subspace pocket, but I had told her to take it out this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if we just tore the scroll, we would be teleported to Raven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We already killed the monster, and it's not even dangerous. Why would we use such an expensive item?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be crazy to use it just for convenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyle had said he could make another one if we got him the materials, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When would we be able to gather all those materials?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them were rare items, not just expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So come here and sit down. Our companions will come and rescue us once the water recedes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what about until the water recedes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a stupid question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We just have to hold our breath and wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can't even do that for a few minutes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fine, I'll tie myself down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia took out a nail from her subspace and hammered it into the ground. And she took the rope from me and tied herself to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, can you help me? I only have one hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You're a handful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would help me anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised my remaining hand, and Amelia tied me to the rope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's it, we're ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pssssh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We chatted for a bit while watching the water pouring in through the holes in the sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, Amelia was the one who initiated the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The pain seems to have subsided.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, I was trying to forget about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Ugh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more you focus on pain, the more intense it becomes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I quickly changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough about me, can you tell me now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About that stone. What is it? I can tell it's the 'treasure' those bastards were after.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Barbarian, I told you not to worry about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia drew a line with a cold voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a barbarian's characteristic is that they can't control their curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, but it's glowing right next to me, how can I not be curious?! I'm not asking for much, just tell me why it's glowing. You also seemed surprised earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is the stone glowing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia hesitated and then clenched the stone in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? You don't know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia clicked her tongue as I stared at her incredulously, and then she glared at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, I don't know. What's wrong with that? I don't know much about this item. But if I have this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, if you have it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was listening intently when...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The sanctuary disappears.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier that was blocking the water shattered, and water rushed in like a scene from a disaster movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, at this timing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I almost had her...'Yôur f𝒂vorite stories on 𝒏\u002Fo\u002F(v)𝒆\u002Flb𝒊n(.)c𝒐m\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a shame, but what could I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold your breath! Hold onto the rope!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a deep breath and shouted, and the cold seawater engulfed us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaaaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to hold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We just had to hold our breath and wait for the water to recede. Then our companions would come back and find us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thanks to Stormgush's essence, which increased my Lung Capacity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I can hold my breath for at least ten minutes.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn't uncomfortable, even though I was holding my breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, Lung Capacity was a useless stat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you had to fight underwater, you would prepare beforehand, so there was no need to increase your breath-holding time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But it might actually be useful...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the game, this world was a place where you had to fight with your real body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lung Capacity would be helpful in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm not Lee Hansu, who just sat in front of a keyboard anymore. I know how important breathing is in real combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My body is also healing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a tingling sensation throughout my body as my injuries started to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't because the seawater had potion-like properties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just the effect of the new skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The character's body is imbued with the energy of the sea.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Passive skill [Origin] greatly increases Natural Regeneration.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stormgush's passive skill, [Origin].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When in contact with seawater, Natural Regeneration increased, and the longer the contact, the greater the increase, like compound interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would even regrow a severed arm in about ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Well, it's useless outside the 6th floor.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had tried storing seawater in a bottle and using it like a potion, but it was a complete failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skill didn't activate after an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was this 'energy of the sea'?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Anyway, I finally have regeneration again.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't help but smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most frustrating part of losing the Vampire essence was finally resolved. It was a 3rd-grade essence, and it wasn't just focused on regeneration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Origin] had other effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'll switch it out when I start farming 2nd-grade essences...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was savoring the feeling of my body healing when...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Huh?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I belatedly realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torch I had lit while fighting Stormgush had gone out when the water rushed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And my vision was blurry from the seawater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why can I see?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was Amelia's mysterious stone. It was emitting a brilliant light, even though it was in her subspace pocket, acting as a light source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could light escape from a subspace pocket, which was supposed to be a separate space?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But why is it glowing even brighter...?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head and pointed at Amelia's subspace bracelet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a gesture with this meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hey, is that okay?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia didn't answer my question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just stared at the stone, as if mesmerized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is making me even more anxious...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone suddenly erupted with a white light, blinding me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was the last thing I remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the day I was first summoned to this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My eyes!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I passed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Error Occurred.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character location cannot be found.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character log transmission temporarily suspended.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Administrator, please investigate the cause of the error...」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「...」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I opened my eyes, there was light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red glow of the sunset as the sun dipped below the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I realized how much time had passed and quickly sat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A whole day has passed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nighttime when we fought Stormgush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sun was setting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant I had been unconscious for at least a day...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Wait, what the...?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I soon faced a much bigger problem than the lost time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My equipment, where the hell is it?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a sense of emptiness and checked my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My equipment was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it wasn't just my equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My subspace ring, my earring, even my magic-enchanted underwear were all gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was completely naked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Did someone loot me while I was unconscious?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, but if they looted me, they would have killed me, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, wait, there was no one else on this island besides us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What were those guys who we sent away on the boat doing all this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, what the hell is going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is driving me crazy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was beyond just confusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My common sense couldn't explain this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook Amelia, who was lying next to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, of course, I looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was also naked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Amelia, wake up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey, please wake up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You were the one who had that stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to wake Amelia up, hoping for an answer, but she didn't respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was breathing, so she wasn't dead...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave up on waking her up and checked my surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been strange from the moment I opened my eyes, but there were many things I hadn't checked yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My arm.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, my severed arm had regrown thanks to the seawater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The nail and rope.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nail and rope I had used to tie myself down were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We hadn't moved to another island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were still in the same spot where we fought Stormgush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The ground is already dry.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire island had been submerged, but the sand beneath my feet was dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this physically possible in just one day?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't know, but the most important thing was something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But I'm still wet.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the ground had dried naturally from the sun, why was I still wet...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whiiiiiiiing-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard the sound of insect wings flapping in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Here we go again.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 8th-grade insect-type monster, 'Krungbi'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main monster that appeared on Parune Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why the hell is it appearing now?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was baffling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The event had ended yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They shouldn't have respawned until the next labyrinth cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Whatever, I'll worry about that later.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly got up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I picked up a sturdy-looking branch from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't as good as a mace...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's good enough for a one-time use.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be enough to deal with an 8th-grade monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dashed towards the insect monster that had emerged from the bushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Swing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swung the branch with all my might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no system message, but the satisfying impact made me feel a bit better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, at least my essences are still working.\u003C\u002Fp>",1822,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","f20f7e76321d5d07b3dd26b3b29d263fbbac70a5230404de5efde4c0b8a62c96","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-283","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-30",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]