[{"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-319":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},1327439,1764,"Chapter 319: Memory (4)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-319",319,"\u003Cp>Just how strong had I become?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a question that had been on my mind for the past few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had a general idea based on my stats in the game, but it was difficult to grasp the reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t just a game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘In that sense, he’s a good opponent.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even an ordinary ‘knight’ who could use Aura was considered to be on par with a 6th-floor explorer, and even stronger in PvP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my specs weren’t bad either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although my Spirit Engraving was only at level 6, and my level was low, so I had far fewer essences compared to the strong explorers of this era…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had three 3rd-grade essences: Ogre, Bion, and Stormgush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, the biggest reason why tanks were weak against knights was their lack of damage output, but I could cover that with the Demon Crusher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, in other words…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘We’re on equal footing.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We would both die if we took a direct hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unexpected silence fell over the dark staircase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he also feeling uneasy because I was acting tough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did I go too far?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was cautiously measuring the distance between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I focused even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like how the duels of ancient swordsmen were decided in a single breath…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the match was decided in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the first to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he took a step up the stairs to close the distance…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ptoo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I spat the acidic blood I had been holding in my mouth at his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just thrust his sword forward, his stance unwavering, like a boxer who wouldn’t even flinch if you punched him in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why the Corpse Golem essence is OP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knows about acidic blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably thought it was just blood and that he could just take the hit…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The acidic blood hit his face before his sword could reach me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard a sizzling sound, but there was no scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was still human, he couldn’t completely control his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes closed for a moment, and his sword wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took the opportunity and dodged to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword grazed my side as I was in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a serious injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But did he realize that just from the feel of his sword?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was going to defend after his first attack failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white aura surrounded the shield, so it seemed like he had a defensive skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was his second mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hammer had armor penetration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slammed my hammer down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coughed up blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were filled with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, he blocked it with his shield, so he probably didn’t understand why he was injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But understanding and accepting are two different things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He accepted the dangerous situation and retreated down the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was trying to buy time to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was his third mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had a grab skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used [Transcendence] and [Eye of the Storm] to pull him back towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No? What do you mean no?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack, thwack, thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smashed his head with my hammer until it was crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>___________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, I’m sweating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wiped the sweat off my forehead after confirming his death three times. It had only been a few seconds, but it was mentally exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, the reward was worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wow, his equipment is at least 4th-grade.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His equipment was pretty good. I couldn’t just leave it behind, so I quickly took it off and put it in my subspace pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to take out a few less valuable items because it was full, but that was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suddenly remembered Amelia’s note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She told me to leave after getting the Fragment of Records?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…What do you mean leave? I haven’t even found a place to bury this equipment yet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn right, I can’t just leave this behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I didn’t even know how to use the Fragment of Records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Anyway, I should get that first.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I went down the stairs, leaving the naked corpse behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stairs were wide, and when I reached the bottom, there was a spacious passage that could easily fit twenty people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was a giant door at the end…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s slightly open.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and there was no one around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cautiously approached the door, trying to be as quiet as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one person in the vast chamber beyond the door, which was designed as a shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A balding head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A protruding belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fancy clothes and double eyelids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was definitely the Lord, whom I had seen from afar once before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Sir Omanus?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke, his voice filled with anxiety, as if sensing my presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, what should I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hesitated for a moment and then revealed myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re… Iron Mask?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord flinched as he saw me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s Sir Omanus? You’re the one who went to check what was going on…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Omanus is dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just in case you’re wondering, I killed him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord’s eyes widened, and he started backing away as I calmly told him the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, that’s useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh! Let go of me! Insolent! Do you even know who I am?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up, and he started struggling, shouting angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked pathetic for the ruler of a city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, he should have brought more guards, even if it was a secret panic room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, what do you want…? St, stop! Let’s talk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I patted him down with one hand, searching for his belongings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I soon found what I was looking for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia said he would be carrying it, and she was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I didn’t expect it to be a necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ripped the necklace off his neck and let him go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord, who had just lost a family heirloom, started shouting, but he didn’t attack me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Good, I got this…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I put the Fragment of Records in my subspace pocket, holding it by the string, worried that it might activate if I touched it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastard…! Do you even know what that is?! Give it back! Give it back to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re being noisy. Want me to pull out your teeth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shut him up and then asked calmly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know how to use the Fragment of Records?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastard! You were after this… ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just answer my question. We’re the only ones here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Do you think I would tell you anything?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord was surprisingly stubborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got angry at first, then he said he didn’t know, and then he finally told me what his ancestors had told him after I punched him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re saying there’s no way to use it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th, that’s what the records say… It activates when the Chosen One appears…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unexpected information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia said that even the Lord of Noark didn’t know how to use it, so he just kept it safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he actually knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So it activates automatically when the conditions are met, not by using it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a good thing I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that your questions are answered—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, tell me this. How do you return to your original time if you’re the Chosen One?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What…? Why are you curious about—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord’s eyes widened, as if he wasn’t completely stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, don’t tell me…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, he would be an idiot if he didn’t realize it after I practically spelled it out for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right. So tell me. How do I go back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I knew it… I was wondering how you found this place… so that’s why…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop talking about things I didn’t ask.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord hurriedly answered, his face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I heard it’s the same as when you arrived. You’ll be summoned back when you finish what you have to do here…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Can I ask a question?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord spoke to me as I was contemplating what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, what kind of person was I in the future?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were sparkling, which made me feel uncomfortable. Did he expect to be a hero who left his name in history?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you asking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ju, just curious… although that future is gone now that you’re here… I can still be curious, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, he really doesn’t know anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that’s why he thought there was a treasure that could change history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, how did it go today? Did you succeed in driving those Orculus bastards out of the city?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re that curious about the future?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then close your eyes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I did.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you see?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have been troublesome if he saw something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s your future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swung my hammer with all my might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord’s body collapsed, and a pool of blood started to form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked away, unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deserved to die, judging by the things I had seen and heard in this city for the past few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And besides, he was fated to die today anyway.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reference, his death was known to be Orculus’s doing, and Amelia also believed that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as I had just revealed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I was the real culprit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, it’s not surprising anymore.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I hesitated until the last moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I eventually swung my hammer for one reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I just left, there was a high chance that the Lord would be killed by someone today, and history would repeat itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it would definitely happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the one I killed was a double.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the real Lord had escaped to the surface, changed his identity, and deceived the entire world for twenty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless that ridiculous scenario was true…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the outcome wouldn’t change—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suddenly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a minute.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt like shouting ‘Eureka!’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Deceived the entire world?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like electricity was coursing through my body.\u003C\u002Fp>",1680,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.065Z",1,"novelbin.me","4cf3e6447585d64593904a602af45a111f0fcffce57c6c12f60aa76797a2db7e","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-320","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-318",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]