[{"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-318":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},1327438,1764,"Chapter 318: Memory (3)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-318",318,"\u003Cp>“This son of a…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat up as soon as I opened my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vision was blurry, and I could smell smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was unusually noisy outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyone on the streets will be considered a rebel. Everyone get inside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Authoritative shouts echoed from everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyaaaaaak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I occasionally heard screams, and every time a loud boom echoed in the distance, a slight tremor shook the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what the hell was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I forced my heavy body to move towards the window. A wave of black smoke hit me as soon as I opened the window, and I started coughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked out the window as I coughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldiers were patrolling the smoke-filled streets, controlling the citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’s really a fire.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I saw flames engulfing the city in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the eastern district, Orculus’s territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was quite a distance from where I was, the entire city was filled with smoke, as expected of an underground city with poor ventilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaboom! Kaboom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t seem like an ordinary fire, judging by the occasional explosions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is driving me crazy… What the hell is going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pressed my throbbing temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind felt sluggish, much slower than usual. Maybe it was a side effect of the drugs Amelia gave me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Right, the drugs…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My memories came back to me as I came to my senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What the hell was she thinking? And where did she go?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I focused on one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same as when I first woke up in this body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the most important thing I had to do right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer came quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Drawer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia told me to check the drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe there was an explanation for this situation in there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed the window and walked towards the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a short note in the open drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It started with a brief apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t take long to read it all, and I tore it to shreds as soon as I was done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my anger didn’t subside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I can’t believe D-Day was today.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia had lied to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wasn’t written in the note, the reason was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to prevent me from interfering with the past. She probably thought it might change the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it, I didn’t know she was this impulsive…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was dumbfounded, but I tried to calm down and checked the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[04:31]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4:31 AM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been about six hours since I had a drink with Amelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So, what should I do…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes and organized my thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia’s note said she would handle the rest herself, and that I should find the Fragment of Records and return when I woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the state of the city, it didn’t seem like it would be difficult to infiltrate the Lord’s Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That’s ridiculous. So she’s just going to leave me here alone?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I also had another thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would happen if I didn’t do anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the future change?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Whatever, let’s just get out of here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I made a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I quickly put on my equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could think about the rest while I was on the move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurriedly headed towards the Lord’s Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>___________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Acrid smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I passed through the smoke-filled streets and the soldiers who were busy controlling the citizens and arrived at the Lord’s Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the gate was firmly closed, and even my badge as a member of the Lord’s faction couldn’t open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lord ordered us not to let anyone in. And besides, why are you only here now? The mobilization order was issued a while ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I was sleeping.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then go to the eastern district. Your clan has already left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, how annoying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay. Good work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned around and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were other ways to get in, even if the gate was closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbarians don’t ask for permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s smoky, they won’t see me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked along the wall for a while, made sure there was no one around, and then used [Leap] to jump over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, there was someone on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, who are you?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soldier, startled by me falling from the sky, shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly silenced him before he could make a scene and then ran towards the inner castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Amelia said, the castle was practically empty on the day of the operation. There weren’t any threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a few patrolling soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main forces were probably fighting Orculus in the eastern district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enemy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An enemy has infiltrated the castle!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to that, I was able to skip this part quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the inner castle was a different story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaboom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I smashed the gate of the inner castle and entered the first floor, a group of explorers surrounded me with hostile expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So they left this many behind, even though it’s an empty house?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elite troops who had received knighthood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I even recognized a few of them since I had been in and out of the Lord’s Castle for the past few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Iron Mask, why are you here? Not in the eastern district where the battle is taking place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I had something to discuss with the Lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t believe you were a spy for Orculus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baldy, whose name I couldn’t remember, glared at me with anger, as if he had been betrayed by a trusted comrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t feel any guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t a spy for Orculus…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I had never considered him a comrade in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, attack me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know what kind of arrogance made you crawl in here alone, but this is your—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell, they’re just 5th-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They keep talking instead of attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, I’ll go to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaboom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t waste time with pointless conversation and immediately activated [Gigantification] and [Leap]ed into the center of their formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—laaaaaaaaaa!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I swung my hammer, which was already monstrously large thanks to [Gigantification], after making it about three times bigger with the [Transcendence] and [Swing] combo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spun like a top, swinging my hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was called ‘Whirlwind’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took it from my favorite game before I got addicted to [Dungeon and Stone]…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And its characteristic was the refreshing impact and sound you could enjoy while spinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaboom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squishy ones exploded like balloons when they were hit by the hammer, and the sturdier ones were thrown back and crashed into the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an expected result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hammer I was holding wasn’t an ordinary weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I built him as a tank, but somehow he’s more of a damage dealer now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. 87 Kraul’s Demon Crusher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Double Numbered Item with a 500% damage increase option when using blunt weapon skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, this weapon increased the power of [Swing], a 3rd-grade skill, by five times just by holding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way anyone could endure that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, of course, it didn’t work if they dodged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, wh, what the…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had avoided the attack by lying flat on the ground looked up at me with dumbfounded expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them had regained their composure and were counterattacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled as I saw their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’s not a single swordsman.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what’s funny about Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not all knights could use Aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were just loyal and received titles, but only one in a hundred could actually use Aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘As expected, they were all sent to the front lines.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then dealt with them one by one, smashing their heads with my hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the warriors who were covered in heavy armor were quickly knocked out after I activated the 50% armor penetration bonus of ‘downward strike’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About five minutes later…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the battle ended as the remaining few ran away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t bother chasing them or looting their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t have time, and…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…my subspace ring was already full of loot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Damn it, I have to take this hammer back somehow.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I resumed my journey with that thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My destination wasn’t the upper floors where the Lord’s study or office was, but the underground shelter Amelia told me about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat, tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I found the stairs leading down and ran down, and then I stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone was coming up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was wondering what the commotion was…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was someone I had met before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knight who came to recruit us on the Lord’s orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His name was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Iron Mask, why are you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rick Omanus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew his sword, looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even have time to make an excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was quick to react. He imbued his sword with Aura as soon as he saw me, ready to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then tried to talk to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Answer me, Iron Mask. Why are you here? And how do you know about this place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To answer his question, Amelia told me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew about the underground shelter now, but it would be different in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not going to answer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart started to race at his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Knights’ were the natural enemy of tanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanks were sturdy, but slow, and Aura ignored defense. And tanks didn’t have high damage output, so it was difficult to hurt a knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it from my battle with the knight who was a looter, the one nicknamed ‘Serpent Knight’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My arm was severed like tofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I did was grab onto him like a cicada after he was injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Raven’s magic that won us the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the situation was different now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a 1v1, and we didn’t have any companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hadn’t even prepared for Aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…my heart raced, and my grip on my weapon tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was natural to feel this tense before a battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re not going to answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll start by cutting off your arm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rick Omanus took a stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Try it if you can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, it was time to fight a knight.\u003C\u002Fp>",1703,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.065Z",1,"novelbin.me","e7f77db4394e576205a0f3d1edcae8d719ee13952eaa27facf19d1a7507e2b7a","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-319","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-317",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]