[{"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-32":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},1327636,1764,"Chapter 32","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>Blood Citadel (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Raven pushed a stone embedded in the walls, the candles in the stone chamber lit up at once, and the hall became brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, how did you know about this again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Books are a treasure trove of knowledge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, you can read anything in a book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lets see, ah! Here it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven pushed a brick, and a book fell down from the ceiling with the clicking sound of a mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Necronomicon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grimoire of black magic, and an item that was sold at a fairly high price in stores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Its something I discovered with my own abilities, so Ill take it as agreed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thats fine. We wouldn't be able to take it out without distortion magic, anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven laughed awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She probably knew all about it from the map shed memorized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Necronomicon was considered an item, and could be taken outside even without distortion magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would you mind putting this in my backpack?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Mistress Raven.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My stomach hurt with envy, but all I could do was watch while the wizard swallowed the loot all by herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh, Id thought to collect it myself later\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why the hell did she know about this, when she didnt even know what was hidden under the statue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then shall we go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As we walked along the straight passage for about 10m, we came across a two-way fork under a huge statue of a devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Raven?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't matter which one we choose. Were going to hunt all the monsters anyway, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We went around the ' shape of the demonic shrine and methodically hunted down the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gargoyle statue, deathfiend, chimeric wolf, and bone knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only did the corpse golem drop an essence, but we even got the longing type, so were pretty lucky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, this rain of good fortune wasnt like my usual experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hate, sorrow, longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bone knight', a level seven monster, can have one of these three attributes at random. And we got the easiest and the most rewarding type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The longing type only has the ability to drain life, which restores its own life when it hits. And I can simply negate it with my cancel regeneration' magic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven bragged proudly, but in fact, with or without her, the longing type would've been the easiest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sadness type, which emitted a mist that caused delirium, had a very annoying ability even in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it wasnt in the same league as the hatred type, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf said thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If were talking about luck, Ive heard that the hatred type is the weakest, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knights of hatred use soul slash'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crazy skill that does no damage, but has an atrocious probability of dropping your level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Companion A suffers serious damage to his soul and his level drops.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once it crits, this message appears in the battle log regardless of HP, defence, or magic resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when this message appears, its better to give up and start nurturing a new character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's a lot easier than recovering the lost experience by speedrunning portals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" It's really scary to have your soul's rank go down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Raven's explanation on my behalf, the dwarf shuddered and breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this wizard girl did not miss the opportunity to show off her knowledge and continued to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, if you have as many essences as your soul allows, one would be lost at random. Perhaps this is something that other adventurers might not know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of a wizard, she was bang on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if I could add one more piece of information as an old pro\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul slash' crits more easily the lower your level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now I was only level two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with my bad luck, I was really lucky I didn't meet the knight of hatred\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Essence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, is my luck finally turning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another essence dropped at my hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It belonged to none other than the seventh-grade monster, the bone knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the corpse golem dropped an essence\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this the so-called bountiful fortune'?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is as if God is watching over you. Ha ha ha ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what you mean. Maybe the guardian would drop an essence too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them gave meaningless congratulations and looked at us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Me and Ainar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant one of us would have to eat this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a while, I came up with an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ainar, take this for yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is, is that alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldve been a lie to say I wasnt tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, now only the guardian was left, and no one could be sure whether another essence would drop or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said you wanted to be strong, didnt you? So take this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a player's point of view, it was more reasonable for Ainar to take it rather than me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drain life' was a good fit for swordsmen, and I was in a position where Id have to give up my weapon someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And above all, Ainar was reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by her honest personality, she wouldnt leave me to fend for myself and instead stay by my side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, rather than being impatient, itd be more efficient to make Ainar stronger, and then use that strength to get an essence that fit me better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, thank you! Bjorn! Youre the best! Ill definitely repay this favour!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With my permission, Ainar took the essence with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The change was dramatic and immediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-, what the! Why did you all suddenly grow so large!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Youre the one who turned small, Ainar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?! Really?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar's height, which was around 2m, decreased sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, she came down to around the late 170s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the basic effect of the essence of the bone knight. In return for a significant increase in bone density, your height decreases.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven, who liked to explain things, recited the information known by this worlds standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If instead of terms like (high), (middle), (low), etc., you expressed it in terms of hard numbers:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bone Knight]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(A) Drain Life Temporary significant increase in regeneration when you strike another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dont worry. You wouldn't have lost muscle strength just because you got shorter \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I'm ruined! Nobody will see me as a warrior anymore! Everyone already looked at me funny because Im a woman!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did people really make fun of her because she was a woman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was it a complex all in her head?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way you look really pretty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven, watching Ainar scream, murmured with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it because the skull structure shrunk? Maybe this could be sold to nobles as cosmetics \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That, that means Im not a warrior anymore?!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't know it was going to be this bad, so I hurriedly cut in trying to fix it somehow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no. Ainar, everyone already knows that you're a great warrior!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, except for the tattoos on her upper body, she now almost looked like a tall human woman\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whats wrong with getting just a little bit shorter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you call this a little bit?!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" But youre much stronger now! Isn't that good enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was the only one trying to console her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest were pure sociopaths, busy chattering with each other, ignoring their colleagues misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha ha! What a strange essence. If a dwarf like me eats it, hell become invisible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, thats a fun idea. Whether the height reduction effect is proportional or absolute, I need to look for examples after I go back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Im ruined!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha ha! Is it because youre a barbarian? Even if youre short, your voice is still very loud!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ainar, if it's okay with you, can I examine you once we get back to the city?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Im ruined!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of you, please stop and be quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My ears are ringing, and my head hurts\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deathfiend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the monster that ran in from afar attracted by all the noise, the commotion somehow barely subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, perhaps because they were curious about Ainars transformation after absorbing the essence, everyone took a step back and expressed their intention to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Behel-ra\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar swung her greatsword with a shout that was completely devoid of spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snikt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I didn't hear it wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her greatsword made a slashing sound rather than a blunt impact, for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this what cutting force +12 looked like?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ainar, aim at the head!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, uh got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprised by her own change, Ainar leapt up high and chopped her greatsword straight down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snikt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deathfiend, which used to need dozens of hits with the two of us, died in a single blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That one shot cleaved through the hard skull and reached the brain inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look! You've gotten much stronger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, am I still a warrior?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does that make sense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ainar, second daughter of Penelin! Now you are not just a warrior! Youre a stronger warrior!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Behel-raaaah!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank God, she finally cheered up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her balance was off because shed lost weight, but shed become much stronger once she got used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arent they a really good couple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ignored the useless chatter between the wizard and the dwarf, and proceeded forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Id realized once again that the only way to shut them up was by fighting monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on! Bjorn! If you eat one, you can also become a stronger warrior like me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regaining her motivation, Ainar really kept fighting with all her heart and soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud! Ka-thunk! Snikt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, even after hunting all the monsters in the shrine, no more essences dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didnt give up hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the best part of the rift, the guardian, was still left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wed been lucky enough so far, so couldnt that luck last for one last round?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when that thought crossed my mind\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ive had a lot of fun with you guys, but now its almost over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf boldly raised a flag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Its a bit sad. This is my first time in the labyrinth, but I think I can understand why my seniors go on adventures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, it felt as if Id been dumped in a frozen river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, when had I ever been this lucky in my whole life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I combed over my entire lifetime, I couldn't find a single instance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something would always happen to spoil things at the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screws in my head, which had been loosened to the limit, tightened at once, as an unknown premonition loomed over me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then Ill go in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What's the problem?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the worst were to happen now, what would it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infighting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That didnt seem correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loot distribution had already been agreed, so even if an internal conflict were to happen, itd only happen after the guardian died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the dwarf opened the door to the stone chamber, I observed our surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an iron certainty that something was going to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I paid close attention to every little detail my eyes could reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, I went over all the in-game information about the Blood Citadel' in my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I was able to find it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Door! Close the door!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, its too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rrrrrrruummbllllle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time as the door opened\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor began to shake violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, at the very centre of the spacious stone chamber, a shape than had been hiding in the dark stood up, and took off its hood to reveal a wretched face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Raven, the wizard, realized the how serious was the predicament we were in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, thats absurd\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guardian of the rift had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of the death knight' that shouldve been waiting for us here\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lord of the Blood Citadel wakes up from his deep slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boss' monster without any retinue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, it was a monster with a level five difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true hybrid monster, proficient in black magic as well as melee combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monster we wouldve only had a faint chance to meet even if we were on the sixth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vampire\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A so-called high variant', not an ordinary vampire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, he was a named monster with intelligence, a name, and a history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I even knew his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I havent seen any of the living in a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vampire Duke Cambormere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you guys from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On behalf of the frozen crowd, I opened my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lets run.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, why are you doing this to me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, even if I sang, come out, come out every time, you never showed up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second chapter! It's been quite a productive week. Don't forget to like, comment, and rate\u002Freview on NovelUpdates! Reader engagement keeps the project afloat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We go now into the climax of this arc, the firstrealfight of the story. See you all (hopefully) next week, in chapter 33 Warrior (1)!\u003C\u002Fp>",2167,"2026-06-05T19:32:48.785Z",1,"novelbin.me","8e9c407bf34bffc382cd392b035c8016477a097b468eca922dbb60800ffd3636","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-285","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-284",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]