[{"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-294":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},1327653,1764,"Chapter 294 Newbie (2)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-294",294,"\u003Cp>They must have been wary of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't know how strong we were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why they came in a group of over ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How kind of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take it off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before it gets blood on it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy looked confused when I spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he soon understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, including him, shut their mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a common occurrence in the animal kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They chase prey when they think it's weaker, but they instinctively sense danger when it fights back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They know from experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That it's dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They retreated, wary of an ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't matter to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a dead-end alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was too narrow to even use [Gigantification].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is better.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing to obstruct me from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Leap.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaped over their heads and landed on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, I blocked their escape route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Kill him first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They panicked and charged towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They probably judged that they had to break through since their escape route was blocked…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but they dodged my mace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dodge, don’t block!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one’s going to get hit by that slow attack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three in front of me dodged my mace like eels and swung their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I endured most of their attacks with my Physical Resistance, but a few skill-enhanced attacks managed to pierce my thick skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, that stings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wouldn't have even bled if I had activated [Gigantification].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, 'defense' wasn't the only way to protect myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Transcendence.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised my mace and mentally input the command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The target for [Transcendence] was already decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Swing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combo that was effective against multiple enemies, thanks to the added 'Strike range tripled' characteristic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slammed my mace down, and it elongated like a magical staff, growing in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the range was much smaller than when combined with [Gigantification]...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cr, crazy...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dodge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where would they dodge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this narrow alley?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaboom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they hurriedly retreated, the three in the front couldn't escape the range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, that's satisfying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They retreated as I stepped over the three who had been turned into ground meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were surprisingly good at escaping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The woman! Grab the woman!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They charged towards Amelia, trying to take her hostage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they couldn't even reach her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack, thwack, thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia quickly subdued two of them with punches and kicks and then drew her dagger, swinging it at another one's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he raised his arm to block, his wrist protected by a steel bracer...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…it was useless against a woman who could use Aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud. Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His severed wrist and head fell to the ground almost simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A, Aura...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…that was the end of the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all dropped their weapons as soon as Amelia used Aura. They realized they couldn't win and decided to beg for their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pl, please spare me. I'll give you everything I have...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you going to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill them, of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia answered without hesitation. The looters hurriedly picked up their weapons and tried to fight back…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but it was futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all 6th-grade at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack, kwagic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia and I quickly cleaned up the remaining survivors, like a two-person looting party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took less than five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's reassuring to have a strong damage dealer.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a level of security I had never felt before in any team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can I keep her from joining our team?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I continued looting as I thought about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's when...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the guy whose Laetium chestplate I was taking off twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What, was he unconscious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knocked him out and then asked Amelia,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you just knock him out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You said you didn't like blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Th, thank you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bit awkward, but we finished looting after a few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looting took longer than the actual fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the profit was higher than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is worth at least 70 million stones on the surface.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a surge of excitement as I looked at the loot before putting it in my expandable backpack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the result of just a few minutes of fighting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I didn't expect there to be such a good hunting ground in the underground.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe Noark was a good place to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I put on the Laetium chestplate and then equipped the greaves and other equipment from his set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fit perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn right, a warrior should have proper armor, barbarian or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt uncomfortable under the wary gazes of the nearby residents, which I could feel even through the closed curtains, so we quickly left the alley and entered the main street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I followed Amelia, casually looking around. It was a rational judgment that if I acted like a newbie, I might get another opportunity to loot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that was the plan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are we being followed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but there was no one taking the bait, even after walking for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia sighed, as if she couldn’t believe it, as I subtly expressed my disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Word travels fast in Noark.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, so no one dared to attack us because they knew that the guys who followed us in didn’t come back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ugh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clutched my chest and collapsed to the ground, groaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia was startled and crouched down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you hurt? You didn’t have any external injuries earlier, don’t tell me it’s poison?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I whispered as she hurriedly tried to give me an antidote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry. I’m just pretending.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe they’ll come if I do this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Barbarian, you really…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia looked at me with disgust, so I quickly got up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, she enjoyed looting too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s making me feel embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just follow me. We might have to sleep outside if we’re late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We then headed towards the center of the city and found an inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, of course, we got one room, not two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone was targeting us even after the rumors spread, they would be strong enough to handle us both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are a lot of beds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All inns in Noark are like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one comes here to sleep alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like it was common to live with your companions unless you had a family and bought a house…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be safer to move in groups in a place like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wash up first, Yandel. I’ll organize the loot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I’ll be out soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We took turns washing up, and then we talked while Amelia was in the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are we going to do with the loot?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re not selling it for now. It will be worth three times more on the surface.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a big difference.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s only natural since the supply is much greater than the demand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, that’s true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looters brought back more equipment than magic stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I heard there are merchants who travel between the surface and the underground. Can’t we just sell it to them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must be mistaken. The price I mentioned is after selling it to a merchant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So if you need anything, use it instead of selling it. That’s how things are in this city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, that was the end of our conversation about the loot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then we got to the main topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what are we going to do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had successfully entered Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And we had two goals here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Steal the ‘Fragment of Records’ from the Lord and return to our original time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Grant Amelia’s wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I didn’t tell her, but the second goal would be difficult to achieve. Because the past had to change for her wish to come true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Judging by her expression back then, it seemed like she realized it to some extent…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what decision would Amelia make?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you asking that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just in case you changed your mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia answered without hesitation at my nonchalant question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s ridiculous. There’s no change in plans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, so you’re not giving up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was day and night even in the underground city of Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no dawn or dusk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jewels embedded in the ceiling emitted light when it was time to be active, and they switched to minimum output at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that sense…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s daytime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…we left for the city as soon as the sky outside the window brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city felt unfamiliar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it wasn’t a common sight for people to pour out of all the buildings as soon as it was daytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop sightseeing and come here. We’ll have to wait for a long time if we’re late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I followed Amelia and arrived at the Lord’s Castle in the center of Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike yesterday, when we saw it from afar, the giant gate was wide open, welcoming countless people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are they all going there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most of the jobs are at the Lord’s Castle. Those who don’t enter the labyrinth work there and get paid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is like a communist country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that’s probably why people from Noark were so tenacious. They had to be to survive in a place like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Labyrinth Management Office]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We entered the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interior was similar to the Explorer’s Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And their work wasn’t much different either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll see you later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We each found a short line to save time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a lot of things to do before you could enter the labyrinth in Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, newbies had to register, and it seemed like they had to pay an entrance fee every time they entered the labyrinth…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How is this place even worse than Lafdonia?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was ridiculous, considering that Noark was founded by the ‘Olmi Revolutionary Army’, who rebelled against the royal family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘When the hell is this line going to move? They should at least have a number system like Lafdonia. What’s the point of making everyone wait in line?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, as I was complaining inwardly about the slow processing and outdated system after waiting in line for over 30 minutes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, hey! You’re a newbie, judging by your registration form?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…a group of five explorers approached me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And one of them put his hand on my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re in a bit of a hurry, so can you let us go first? Huh? We’re on the same side now. We have to help each other.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was momentarily confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this another hand-me-down situation?\u003C\u002Fp>",1761,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","841a429bc898750d9930de14a69a91b8382c8d9fd95c5183231780aa8e16f835","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-40","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-39",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]