[{"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-299":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},1327662,1764,"Chapter 299: Evil Spirit (3)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-299",299,"\u003Cp>Barbarians have a very straightforward naming system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a child is a son, they use their father’s name as their last name, and if they’re a daughter, they use their mother’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, there are no family names within the tribe, and all barbarians consider each other as family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that wasn’t important right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Yandel Jarku.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The probability of it being a coincidence was very low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, how many ‘Yandels, third son of Jarku’, could there be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was practically confirmed that he was my biological father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…right, let’s get a grip first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My father? So what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could be surprised and flustered, but I shouldn’t be this dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not like I’m the real Bjorn Yandel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I was lost in thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook his hand and stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The introductions were over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalton laughed awkwardly and got to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing explorers from different factions should do when they meet in a rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, that’s enough introductions. We’ll be exploring together, so let’s discuss how we’ll distribute the loot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia grabbed my wrist and pulled me aside as soon as loot distribution was mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s discuss this with our companion for a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? Discuss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head but followed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I quietly asked her when we were alone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do we have to discuss this? We already decided on the loot distribution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not about the loot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia asked cautiously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you okay…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I understood why she pulled me aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She probably knew why I had frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine. I was a bit surprised, but I won’t cause any trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not worried about you causing trouble…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? Then what is she worried about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia trailed off as I stared at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Never mind, it’s none of my business if you’re fine. Let’s go back. We’ll stick to the loot distribution we decided on earlier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We returned to the center and started discussing the loot distribution, and it ended quickly without any conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, we weren’t here to absorb essences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Are you really okay with just taking the magic stones?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We decided to take all the magic stones, Numbered Items, and rift stones, and give them all the essences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just the magic stones, but the Numbered Items and rift stones too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we’re not even sure if we can defeat the Guardian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s our problem, don’t worry about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, if you say so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalton seemed bewildered by the favorable conditions, but he didn’t say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That settled the loot issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yandel, come here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, this is so awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I flinch every time I hear that name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? I was going to talk to them more…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can do that later. Your axe blade seemed dull, so sharpen it with the whetstone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? It seems fine… Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, Yandel Jarku was called over by his companions as soon as the loot conversation ended, and we didn’t approach them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An awkward silence fell as we kept our distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are they talking about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re guessing why we’re not absorbing essences.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guessing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought it was a bit much, but it was understandable from their perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the fact that we weren’t absorbing essences could be interpreted as us being strong enough that we didn’t need the 3rd-floor rift essences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must be uneasy because they didn’t know what kind of people we were…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, what kind of person is your father?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…when Amelia suddenly asked me a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled at her obvious intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My father?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you curious about my father?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A little.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’m sorry. I don’t know much about him either. I just know that he died in the labyrinth when I was very young.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the original owner of this body didn’t know much about his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a common occurrence in barbarian society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, 99% of the tribe members made a living by exploring the labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mortality rate was naturally high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s not talk about this anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia didn’t pry further and leaned against the wall, chewing on jerky, as I spoke firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the stone door, which hadn’t budged no matter how hard we pushed, started to open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems like the portals on the other side are all closed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to start exploring the rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hundred Colors Temple was a competitive rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one team could enter the boss room, and it was decided on a first-come, first-served basis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had a good start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 5-person entry deadline ended quickly, so we were able to take care of the loot distribution beforehand…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, then let’s go. Ah, but who’s going first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, they’re going to waste time arguing about the formation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! Then I’ll be next to—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yandel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come here. Monsters can also appear from behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, okay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle formation was naturally formed as I took the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jarku was at the back, and the other three were in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the formation didn’t really matter to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was just a 3rd-floor rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the difficulty was based on 5 people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s clear this quickly and get out of here before something troublesome happens.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I entered the room beyond the door with that thought, and another stone chamber with the same structure as the previous one appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was about the same size, but there was only one statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaaaaaa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…a blue jewel in the statue’s hand emitted light that spread throughout the room like fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s a boss type from the beginning.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cleared my throat and stepped into the fog after confirming the room’s characteristic from the color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalton panicked and warned me,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H, hey! We don’t even know what’s going to appear…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, right, they don’t know much about this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had a hunch, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like they had only heard a little about the Hundred Colors Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant shadow appeared from the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was bipedal and almost 5 meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue Armored Giant Soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a mid-boss type enemy that 3rd or 4th-floor explorers usually had to fight in a 5-person team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was just a 3rd-floor rift monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its experience level was only 6th-grade…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And its combat power is lower than a 5th-grade monster.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t even comparable to a 5th-grade monster like a troll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, I shouldn’t do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugaaaaaaaaaa!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a primal scream and charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait! We have to fight together…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ignored Kalton’s words. It would be more convenient for everyone if I just showed my true strength instead of hiding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Gigantification.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I first matched its size…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Leap.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and then closed the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Swing.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swung my mace with all my might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwagic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant soldier’s neck, clad in blue armor, bent at a grotesque angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, what kind of strength…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard the newbies’ compliments from behind, but I felt a bit bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the sorrow of a tank?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t even kill it in one hit with my current Strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, how embarrassing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should have just left it to the damage dealer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emily!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I called the damage dealer, and I felt a presence behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…a dagger imbued with Aura pierced the giant soldier’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwagic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant soldier disappeared into particles of light, and the fog cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle was over in 3 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A, Aura…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are they on the 3rd floor…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 20-year-ago newbies started to murmur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like they finally realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you waiting for? Follow me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, o, okay…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…that they were on an express bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hundred Colors Temple had a stage-based structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You cleared one room, and then the next room would open. And the team that cleared it the fastest would get to enter the boss room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwagic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia and I continued clearing the rooms at an incredible speed, showing our true strength, after clearing the first room in 3 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t always over in a few seconds like the first stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also waves of enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugaaaaaaaaaa!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monsters would swarm the room for a set amount of time, or monsters that used traps or mental abilities would appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty of the stages increased as we progressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a characteristic of the Hundred Colors Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would inflict a status effect on you every time you cleared a stage, or give a permanent buff to the monsters in the next stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why people usually didn’t rush like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait! I’ve heard about that symbol before. There’s something hidden here that can lift the curse on us…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Kalton suggested, the standard strategy was to activate the hidden elements in each room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there were hints everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at intersections, you could choose the room that could lift the curse based on the symbols.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine, I’m not in the mood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not in the mood? What the hell does that even—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You talk too much. Just follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We skipped everything that took time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I judged that the increased difficulty wouldn’t be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, as we were blazing through the rift…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emily, why isn’t this door opening?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a characteristic of the Golden Room. I don’t know why, but it takes about three hours for it to open.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We finally gathered and rested in the middle of the rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re resting here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked, implying that it would be more comfortable to keep our distance like before, and Kalton laughed awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It doesn’t matter anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, that’s true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t expect him to be so honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalton apologized as I chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I apologize. I was suspicious of you at first. I thought you might betray us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But not anymore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you had any ill intentions, we would have been dead by now. It’s not like you can’t clear this rift without us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalton, who gave a logical reason, then added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And most importantly, you don’t seem like the type to do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Intuition?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. Not mine, but his.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalton’s gaze was on the barbarian warrior who was munching on jerky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I see it, his side profile does look a bit like mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I got up after my brief conversation with Kalton and approached Jarku.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, what brings you here? Ah, do you want some?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jarku smiled innocently and offered me jerky as soon as I approached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took it and put it in my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reference, I didn’t have to take off my helmet. I had it made so that I could open and close my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that uncomfortable? I wouldn’t be able to endure it for a day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You get used to it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha! You mean that human adaptability everyone talks about!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jarku laughed heartily and then lay down on the ground, using his backpack as a pillow. And he asked an unexpected question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, do you have any children?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? I do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s his name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn. Bjorn, son of Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, so you really are the father of this body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a strange tightness in my chest as I received the most definite proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think? It’s a good name, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I think so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jarku then talked for a while. It was mostly about his son, and I just listened quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I couldn’t look him in the eye anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia was watching me with a pitiful gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I realized the emotion that was filling my heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huhu, he’ll definitely become a great warrior. The child who inherited my and her blood—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I’ll be going now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>",1978,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","52f4caa5ff2512e89b178d76c3cea155e188351cc217585b197a4ac42006037f","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-44","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-43",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]