[{"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-284":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},1327635,1764,"Chapter 284 Drift (4)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-284",284,"\u003Cp>Is this for real?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this a prank?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood there frozen, unable to describe how I felt. My fingertips trembled, and my breathing became ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I quickly accepted reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Time slip.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only explanation for all the contradictions I had experienced since waking up on this island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no point in denying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, I could wake up in a barbarian's body after playing a game, so why not time travel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I finished organizing my thoughts and looked at Amelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To some extent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia nodded slightly and said she had become certain after meeting those explorers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had only read about them in a book, but they were apparently quite famous back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...No wonder she attacked them first. She's not usually that aggressive.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a kind of time traveler's perk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see through those who were hiding their true intentions and crush them before they could do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be baffling for those on the receiving end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fa, fa, famous? Wh, wh, what do you mean?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There's no time to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wouldn't even matter if I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are there other members of your clan on this island? Just nod if there are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly moved on to the interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after clearing up a few things I was curious about, I took some time to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty years ago...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time period was twenty years in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, we had just met explorers who would be exposed for their crimes and executed five years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is a bit of a problem.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the interrogation, there were over thirty of them on this island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Amelia had warned me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of Clan Elvis was a dangerous explorer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...We have to move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exchanged glances with Amelia and quickly reached an agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We worked well together in this aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need for persuasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's take their equipment first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, I'll take care of that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We skillfully stripped them of their equipment and took their backpacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We killed them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could we let them live?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would definitely come after us with their companions as soon as they returned to the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And they deserve to die anyway.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were from a clan that would be exposed for its crimes five years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their backpacks were filled with evidence of their looting, and I had heard enough during the interrogation to feel no guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the bodies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We should bury them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we should start digging.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I agreed with Amelia's suggestion without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, it's best to listen to the expert in this kind of situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll go erase the traces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I dug a hole to bury the bodies, Amelia went back to our campsite and dismantled the campfire and leaf bed I had built.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My short primitive life had come to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to return to civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A dagger? Do you want to use it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We took off our 'Blessings of the Tree Spirit' and put on the clothes and equipment we had looted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't as good as my original equipment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But it's good enough for now.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be greedy to ask for more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I finished burying the bodies and then ate some jerky and drank water from my canteen. And I checked the direction with my compass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Phew, I finally feel like a human again.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't even strange anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know a cave. Let's go there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was turning blue as dawn approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I followed Amelia for about thirty minutes and arrived at a small cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a place she had found while we were heading towards the center of the island with Misha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's bigger than it looks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You've been here before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just took note of it while we were passing by. It seemed like a good place to hide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, you even remember the location?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a good memory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia frowned at my genuine compliment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just a habit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, you're embarrassed by a simple compliment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I'm not embarrassed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Barbarian, what does that 'I see' mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just means I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's get to the point. What was that stone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked the same question again, and this time, I finally got an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's called the 'Fragment of Records'. It's a legacy of Archmage Gavrilius, a treasure that has been passed down through the Lords of Noark for generations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was its official name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It definitely seemed related to this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then did we time travel because of that Fragment of Records?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia nodded and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 'Fragment of Records' was a legendary item that could supposedly allow you to go back in time and change history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why she had spent her entire life trying to obtain it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why did you use it when you were with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn't my intention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't even know how to use it. I was planning to research it properly when I returned to the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Amelia, even the Lord of Noark didn't know how to use it, so he just kept it safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the 'Chosen One' appeared, as Auril Gabis had said when he gave it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you don't know how to go back either?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia looked apologetic, but her eyes were sparkling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had finally achieved her lifelong goal. She was probably more interested in changing the past than returning to the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What about the time I came from? Did it just stop?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind was racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I couldn't figure it out by myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I decided to satisfy my curiosity first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm curious about why you wanted to go back in time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia didn't answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come on, just tell me you don't want to talk about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An awkward silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We both had a lot on our minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sun is rising.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and the sun rose. We stayed in the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be troublesome if we went out and ran into those explorers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, if those guys had a boat, we could have used it to escape the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They're controlling the entire island?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had learned something during the interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Parune Island was their clan's territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They used it as a base to loot explorers on nearby islands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had sent five members to search the island for any explorers who might have entered while the clan was away...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Well, at least we just have to endure for today.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The labyrinth closes on the 60th day on the 6th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And today was the 60th day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after time traveling, it was still a relief that the labyrinth closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I wonder what happened to my companions... They still have a month left until the labyrinth closes. I hope they're okay without me.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was worried about my companions, but I tried not to dwell on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, I should worry about myself first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't even know if I can go back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I hope we don't just end up staying in the past...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was having those silly thoughts when Amelia called me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Barbarian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Bjorn, son of Yandel, human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what did you want to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Choose an ID card from the backpacks. You should pick one beforehand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ah...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't understand at first, but then it clicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We couldn't even pass through the checkpoint if we returned to the city like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rummaged through the backpacks and gathered all the ID cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were at least forty of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why did they even collect so many ID cards? It could be used as evidence against them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's common. ID cards are worth money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, there were many people who wanted new identities, even those who weren't from Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Well, they're already looters, so it doesn't matter if they get caught with ID cards. They might as well sell them for profit.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We then looked through the ID cards and chose ones we could use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Amelia, I didn't have many options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one barbarian ID card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Amelia Berrywells? You got a good one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia chose an ID card with the same name as hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a human female.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty-one years old? You have some conscience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I, I didn't choose it because I liked it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? What's with that reaction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a minute, how old are you, Amelia?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Don't pry into my personal life, Bjorn Yandel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia quickly cut me off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was already thinking about the taxes she would have to pay after returning to the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She's choosing the youngest one to pay less taxes.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed inwardly and checked the ID card I had chosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Name: Nibels Enche, Age: Twenty-one, Explorer Rank: 6.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the essential information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since I was 6th-grade, my essence information would be registered with the guild, so I shouldn't use [Gigantification] in public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give it to me when you're done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You told me not to call you a barbarian, didn't you? I can't call you 'Yandel' in front of other people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I handed Amelia my new ID card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nibels Enche...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia froze, staring at the ID card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she knew the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia shook her head at my question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she said it was just a coincidence and didn't elaborate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, this woman is really frustrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She could have just kept quiet.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, we waited in the cave until the labyrinth closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We chatted occasionally, and one conversation was particularly memorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll find a way for us to return, so try not to do anything that will draw attention. You might do something irreversible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Irreversible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard this from a mage. If time travel is possible, even a small change could lead to the destruction of a nation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was talking about the butterfly effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know, the one where a butterfly flapping its wings could cause a hurricane on the other side of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Wait a minute, what happens if Bjorn from this time period dies?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden thought crossed my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's twenty years in the past, so Bjorn would still be alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would be a baby, just starting to drink from a bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what would happen to me if that baby died?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I might be in danger.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should listen to Amelia's advice and lay low for a while after returning to the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I won't cause any trouble, so don't worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I'll believe you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia said so with a distrustful look and then fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few explorers from the clan that was searching for us passed by, but Amelia had disguised the entrance well, so we weren't caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[00:00]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clock struck midnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time for the labyrinth to close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaaaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white light enveloped me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vision blurred, and then colors slowly returned. I looked up at the sky and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It was gloomy even twenty years ago.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar gray sky of Lafdonia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, you're not going straight to your place, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not. Let's get a drink first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dimensional Plaza was bustling with explorers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, this was how it usually was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've been through so much lately that this peaceful scene felt strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was finally sinking in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...This really is twenty years ago.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would have to live here for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>",1949,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","f0cd6309ff9e0e583810d2cc5ec0f808b1e03af2374fddbfb88786cd90be2810","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-32","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-31",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]