[{"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-3":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},1327575,1764,"Chapter 3","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>Tutorial (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbarian'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I first played as this race, whose name literally translates to savage brute', the weapon I chose was the greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, because it's cool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a man, there is a certain romance in wielding a two-handed weapon, and reaping lives by spinning like a dervish while holding your sword in the middle of an enemy camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was that he died too easily.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling fascinated by the barbarian character, I started researching. How could I properly raise a barbarian to keep it alive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even after many attempts, the barbarian still died too easily. No matter how much I tried to increase his survivability, he would always go berserk in a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no stability, because each battle was like walking a tightrope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, at some point, I began to doubt myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I just use him as a tank?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbarians have the highest vitality among the selectable races, and their average strength is also high, so they can even wear Adamantium equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although not as good as a dwarf with its cheaty special ability, a barbarian has the basic skills of a tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, to tell the truth, I didn't really want to play as a barbarian tank, but\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the research I'd done by then would go to waste otherwise, so I decided to give it a try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after a few trials and errors, I was able to make a nurturing strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't this a scam?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any regrets, I threw away the dwarf that was my original tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if your fights weren't as exciting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'd always valued efficiency, and I was a human being who could throw away his preferred playstyle if it helped him win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the decision I was making now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I returned to my seat after choosing my weapon', I could feel the other barbarians staring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What, your first time seeing a barbaegis (barbarian shielder)[1]?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a proud barbarian, I came back to my seat with a dignified, unflinching look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to act this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had no regrets about my decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were three reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, among the starting weapons, the shield is the most expensive when resold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two, there is a strong possibility that even if I hold a bladed weapon right now, I will not be able to use it properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, the barbaegis is my ultimate pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today I made the most rational decision I could make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With this you have become a warrior!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After choosing my weapon and returning to my seat, there was some free time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the coming-of-age ceremony continued for the rest, I decided to speculate on the cause behind the situation. In fact, I should have guessed it earlier, but\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, what would you do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I thought about it, I was at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have reached the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let's summarize now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached the final boss room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most likely, that was the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a minute, then what about the guy who died just now? Does that mean he also reached the final boss room?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a lot of people in the world, and some of them might have been as weird as me. Let's skip this part for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tutorial complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I interpreted this message like this\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've told you everything I need to tell you, so use this knowledge to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know who he is, but that's one vicious bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you really wanted me to survive, you should have included a setting about whether I was an evil spirit' or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as I arrived, my head was almost blown away. You son of a bitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because I entered the body of a barbarian? Unusually for me, I was having trouble controlling my emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I stopped my ruminations at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I get excited for nothing, I might start making mistakes, and in the first place, stressing out thinking about the past is not my habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What has happened has happened, and there is no changing the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's more productive to think about how to get through this crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, let's just think about that for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to survive.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coming-of-age ceremony was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now I was walking in the woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chieftain in the front and the young barbarians in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone seemed to be having fun as if they were going on a picnic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I couldn't join in that simple-minded laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I knew their final destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place we arrived after passing through the thick forest was about 30m in front of a fairly-sized wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open the gates!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gates opened with the crude rattling sounds of a mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slow enough to make you yawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the young barbarians watched in wonder as if they had forgotten to breathe. In that strange silence, a gray city finally appeared beyond the gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rafdonia \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps just during this moment, my eyes were not much different than them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roads in good condition, and stone structures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And visible through them, a spire towering high in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'd never dreamed that the day would come when I would actually see the place illustrated on the game loading window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Warriors!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the door opened, the chief turned around and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he let us go, I wondered if he wanted to say something nice\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave! Your destiny awaits!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarians did not need boring speeches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whooooo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarians, who had just reached adulthood, ran into the city shouting. I didn't like it, but I too screamed and followed after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There may be people who are sleeping soundly in the dimly lit buildings, but who cares about them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am a barbarian!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claaaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gates closed behind us with a groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, none of these savages cared about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The over-excited primitives ran for a long time before finally calming down and slowing their pace, and only then was I able to calmly continue my thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, I have conflicting emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there's fear of the upcoming situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But also a kind of anticipation, since I've become a part of the world in the game I enjoyed the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a little funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hasn't been long since I decided to only think about how to survive, but so quickly these kinds of feelings have started to bloom within me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't think I'm normal, either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that's still nothing compared to these barbarian bastards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of the barbarian group who'd been running at the forefront stopped his steps, turned around and shouted proudly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must have lost my way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The savages shouted back at that shocking confession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Faruns third son, Karak, has led us astray!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has no qualification to be our leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have to take responsibility!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck. You guys who were so happy to be followers have the guts to say that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the true face of the barbarian society? So dirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop. I get it. I admit that I am not worthy of the leader's position, and will step aside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karak, Fanun's second son or something, bowed his head deeply and returned to the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, it was a female barbarian who was appointed as the leader of the next generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Penelins second daughter, Ainar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wise Ainar who will lead us on the right path!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female barbarian started leading the group with a happy face at those words of laudative anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it didn't take long for her to follow the previous leader's footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" I must have lost my way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, the two of them even said the exact same words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can't be! We must get to the labyrinth within the set time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ainar has no qualification to be our leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confused, the savages began to seriously discuss who they would nominate as the third leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think the second son of Tetran would be good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I do not think so. Rather\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were these bastards completely brainless?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they still not realize that no matter who took the lead, they weren't going to be able to reach their destination this way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe even my turn would come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quietly fell back and approached the second leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little less than two meters tall, the giant woman stood slightly away from the group with a discouraged expression on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn son of Yandel? Have you come to blame me too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To me, they all looked equally to blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I shook my head, the female barbarian tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why? I don't need consolation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. I've come to show you how to find your way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" Really? How?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pointed to a place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just have to follow them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I just follow them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked like she couldn't believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patiently and logically, I explained step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A city at midnight. All the buildings along the road have the lights turned off. However, even at night time, there are quite a few people walking on the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are all dressed in armour, not everyday clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where could they possibly be going?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Surely. Now that I see it, I agree. I will give it a try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female barbarian returned to the group and shouted, I found a way!', and the barbarians also stopped trying to choose the third leader and began to cheer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Its Ainar after all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The wise female warrior!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, the group started moving again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were we going the right way? As time went on, more and more armed people were around us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, I started to see a bunch of lights spreading out in all directions from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you've come this far, at least you won't lose your way anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Its the labyrinth! I see the labyrinth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dimension of Sacred Battles!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I continued my interrupted thoughts again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of my biggest concerns right now is whether entering the labyrinth is the correct decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel it! The labyrinth is calling my soul!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The savages lost in the crucible of excitement won't notice if I sneaked out of the pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I won't have to enter the labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won't have to fight and bleed against the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even though I knew what lay ahead better than anyone else, I still hadn't been able to decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I know that running away isn't the solution.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dungeon and Stone] has a tax system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the age of 20, all city dwellers are required to pay taxes, and failure to pay taxes is punishable by death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this alone makes one wonder what genre of manga is this, but if you look at the worldview, the reason becomes clear to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't think it was something to worry about right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ainar! Let's speed up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wooooooooo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, I had to make money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, entering the labyrinth to fight monsters wasn't necessarily the only method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you work at a tavern, you won't have any problems making both ends meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless you're a barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbarians were the only ones given a weapon at the start of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a very simple reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Barbarian? I'm sorry. I just got a guy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Aren't you going to leave? There's nothing I can do for a barbarian! You're just going to break something again!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbarians can't do normal work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the game settings, there was no way for them to earn a living other than fighting monsters in the labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I wasn't sure how that would translate to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I might be able to find a job easier than I thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was one thing to believe that, another to break away from the group with just that bit of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten minutes left till it closes. Come on in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The labyrinth opened once every month in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if I couldn't enter this time, I had to stay in this city for a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what if I couldn't find a job?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if no one hired me because I was a barbarian?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, the future was bleak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the food the chief had provided lasted me for a week, I'd have to live by picking up trash from the roadside afterwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe I'd starve to death before the next opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thing was certain, even if I managed to somehow endure, my body would be completely different from what it was now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will be the first to go in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! I come first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunger, cold, sleeping in unsanitary conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew better than anyone how devastating these things were to the human body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if I was going in anyway, it was only reasonable to enter now when I was in peak condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem is that there's mortal danger.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a time of crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn son of Yandel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone grabbed my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I checked, it was that barbarian woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, her name was\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ainar, third daughter of Penelin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm the second daughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, so what do you need with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All the other warriors have already entered the labyrinth. The only ones who haven't entered yet are you and me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow the place had become quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I checked, there were not many people left in the square, let alone other barbarians. Ainar, as the second generation leader, seemed to come to take care of me since I was still here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must hurry. We're late, so we don't have much time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, I raised my head and looked straight ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portal, which previously emitted intense light even from afar, had noticeably decreased in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"5 minutes left until closing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the guide informed me of the remaining time once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's 5 minutes, so it's tighter than I thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm going to have to make a decision soon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go in first. I will follow you right away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I get it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar nodded and headed towards the portal, which deepened my troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, what should I do now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an extremely efficient person, I prefer to do things quickly, but it is not easy to make a decision this time around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike games, my real life depends on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn son of Yandel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I involuntarily took a step backwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar, who had been walking away, had suddenly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" There's nothing to be thankful for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And there is one thing I want to ask you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything other than my mother's name, please.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I nodded, Ainar asked with a 100% sincere voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can I be wise like you? I've never seen a barbarian as smart as you in my life. I want to be like you too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's a really difficult question to answer. How to become smart? To be honest, I wonder if it would be quicker to just be reborn\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, why am I thinking about this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just give a rough answer and send her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You always have to think and act.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, thats right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just said something without giving it much thought, but Ainar pondered my words with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she said something a little odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your advice. If I come back alive from the labyrinth, I will repay you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you come back alive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounds too strange coming out of a barbarian's mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I ended up putting an unnecessary question in my mouth too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" Are you afraid of dying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isnt it obvious? Of course, I'm afraid to die. Perhaps all the other warriors are as well. I wouldn't say it out loud, though.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, her words didn't make sense to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarians in the game had no knowledge of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, things didn't look much different now either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I was silent, Ainar added some more words of explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were born warriors. If you don't fight, you die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was clumsy and stiff, but somehow, I could fully understand what she was trying to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like me, they just didn't have a choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they were born as barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don't catch and kill the monsters in the labyrinth, you won't be able to survive in this city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is why they learned how to overcome their fears and move forward from an early age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it was just that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made them look like savage barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you alive. Bjorn, son of Yandel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar soon entered the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One minute left until closing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there was nothing holding me back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only my own choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the phrase that'd popped up while entering the final boss room, there were two options here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes \u002F No\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thought cleared up my mind, which had somehow become jumbled with complicated thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever I was playing games, I always played with an emphasis on efficiency for the sake of a goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before acting, I considered the possibilities first, and I always moved with the next step in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there is an immediate benefit, if the final result is a net loss, say No'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, choose Yes'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, there was never any choice' to speak of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gate will be closed soon! Back off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ran forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep down, fear was boiling over, same as when the chieftain had called my name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Needless to say, I'd never even gotten into a common fistfight, having been sickly for most of my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the opponent was a monster on top of that,?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was so terrified that my body felt like it was slowly turning to stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's dangerous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that didn't mean I had no chance whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, I was in the body of a barbarian, with strength that went beyond common sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had my knowledge, gained from nurturing characters in the game thousands of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And above all else, I had a grand goal to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I had no choice but to do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I knew better than anyone the horrors and grotesqueness hiding behind this choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, this was the most rational choice\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You entered the Crystal Cave on the first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's what I thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Editor's Notes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1] Honestly, in last chapter we managed to work out the portmanteau barbarcher, somehow, but how do you translate a (Shield + Barba)? We went with Barba(rian) + Aegis. Suggestions welcome.\u003C\u002Fp>",3085,"2026-06-05T19:32:48.785Z",1,"novelbin.me","a26e7d5cd051e54f329de0fb409ce5e73869ea3c49b7a1db649de3b87fbeebeb","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-253","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-252",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]