[{"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-325":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},1327445,1764,"Chapter 325: Role (5)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-325",325,"\u003Cp>The Lord of Chaos, Riakis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of the Abyss, Verzak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floor Masters had both a true name and a title, and their essences were usually named after their titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Essence of Chaos, Essence of the Abyss, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And my assessment of the Essence of Silence that Liuhen Praha had absorbed was this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘All bark and no bite.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a strong personality and abilities, as expected of a Floor Master essence, but there were many problems with its concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, its active skill, [Flameless Spirit].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an AoE silence skill that nullified all skills within a 30-meter radius of the caster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t mean he was invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a reason why I rarely absorbed this essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Magic and divine power can’t dispel it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that wasn’t the only penalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flameless Spirit] didn’t work on monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the Essence of Silence was practically only useful in PvP…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and its passive skill was even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(P) Silent Control — All other essence skills are deactivated, and stats gained from essences are doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a high-risk skill that doubled your stats in exchange for giving up all your essence skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to that, I rarely absorbed this essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, my goal was always to clear the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had absorbed it over three hundred times because I was trying to clear another route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We’ve heard of your fame, explorer. How about joining us and turning the world upside down?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A route that sometimes opened when you gained enough fame in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I always absorbed the Essence of Silence first when I was trying to clear the rebellion route by cooperating with the Olmi Revolutionary Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the best essence for PvP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I never succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After encountering countless dead ends, I tentatively concluded that it was impossible to clear the rebellion route because of the game’s structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, of course, I never absorbed it again after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had also realized that the Essence of Silence had a fatal weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gripped the item I had prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key to defeating the Traitor, Liuhen Praha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had thought about using it earlier…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but I decided to save it because taking care of Amelia was the priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it, if I had known she would change the date, I would have given this to her.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason I didn’t share the information was because I thought we would be moving together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I have known…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…that she would drug me and knock me out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even think about how cool it would be to use it in a crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water level was rapidly receding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s about waist-deep now, so he must be able to see again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the passage Amelia had gone through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled, remembering our conversation before she left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’ll believe you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Right, believe me. Your sister’s problem—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I wasn’t talking about my sister.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…Huh?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I meant I believe you won’t die. So… don’t die.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Uh, uh… Okay…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I averted my gaze, feeling embarrassed, and Amelia also seemed to feel the same way, as she just said, “Then I’ll be going,” and left—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’s here.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard the sound of splashing water from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dismissed my thoughts and focused on the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash, splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was getting closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tensed up and crouched down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I tore the scroll I had been holding in one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaaaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic particles enveloped me, emitting a faint light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the light was faint, it was enough to attract attention in the dark sewer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The approaching footsteps stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart pounded like a child who had been caught doing something bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t hear anything except for the sound of flowing water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For about three seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard footsteps, and I immediately ducked and submerged myself in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment he appeared at the intersection…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I jumped out and charged towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hammer collided with his Aura, and the water splashed everywhere from the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to my heightened concentration, I could clearly see everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of water droplets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at me and then shifted his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is he looking for Amelia?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, how rude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I jumped again as soon as my feet touched the ground, closing the distance between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already swinging his sword horizontally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like he was trying to stop me from getting closer… but thanks to that, I was right in the path of his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t matter to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I continued dashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continued, his sword would reach me before my hammer could, even though it was already halfway there…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t planning to hit him with my hammer anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached out with my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My free hand, since I had already put my shield away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could it be that he also knew how to use his hands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t withdraw his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just tried to swat my hand away with his other hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand hit my wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My arm was pushed back, as he was also strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword was still swinging towards my waist, and I couldn’t retreat since my feet were in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His judgment wasn’t bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was a bit careless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conditions for the scroll I had torn were met as our skin touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaaaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue magic particles erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were a game, this message would have appeared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Character has been ‘Bound’ to Ricardo Liuhen Praha.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Character is no longer affected by [Flameless Spirit].]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I immediately chanted the commands I had prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Transcendence.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Leap.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I stepped on the air…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…my body shot forward, water splashing everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t dodging his sword, I was charging towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Gigantification.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I increased my weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an 8-ton truck with the accelerator fully pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing more to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keugh…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body slam was effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia, who was running through the sewers, flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of the tremor that traveled through the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud boom that was faintly audible even from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like a battle had begun…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash, splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia quickly came to her senses and started running again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like the sewer had collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did something go wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various questions filled her mind, but she shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had said she would believe him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yandel had defeated Liuhen Praha, then why did he appear in front of them at the end?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dismissed the contradiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…she continued running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the sewers were labyrinthine, it wasn’t difficult to find her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been through this path countless times after gaining recognition for her achievements and rising to a high position in Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had memorized it all, in preparation for today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Left here. And then straight until the three-way intersection.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia pushed her body to its limits and continued running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…she stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had reached her destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A five-way intersection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waterlogged corpses were floating everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all familiar faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia recalled her memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Laura! Amelia! What are you doing? Get up and fight!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle was still raging when she regained consciousness after being swept away and losing consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia tried to join the fight, drawing her weapon, but her sister stopped her and pointed at something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former Melta Trading Company explorer, who was the only one who knew the way, was running away alone, carrying a few pieces of equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they followed him instead of joining the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Here.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia entered the passage she remembered and soon found them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I was just trying to get away…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guide was making excuses, his face filled with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whatever, I don’t care about you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derbon, the man, glared at the guide and then turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How dare you betray me and run away?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slapped her sister across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her sister endured it, not even trying to block it. She probably judged that it wasn’t a good idea to provoke him further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derbon wasn’t alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ironically, he was on the same side as the people he had been fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘They probably thought it was pointless to keep fighting since their numbers had dwindled. And the fact that the guide disappeared must have also played a part.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were truly like beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might even betray each other and loot their equipment at the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, there wouldn’t be a chance to confirm that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia gripped her dagger with her remaining hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It, it’s all my fault.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know you’re wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My, my sister just followed me… Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, I’ll let her go this time too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the man who was holding her sister’s neck raised his arm, about to swing his axe…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…his arm, still clutching the axe, fell into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man screamed in pain and twisted his body, while the others looked at Amelia in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Em, Emily?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H, how did you get here…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need for conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia calmly stabbed them in the neck one by one, her eyes devoid of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wa, wait! I, I know the way…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the guide, who tried to appeal to her, was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew the way to the city, so there was no reason to spare him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rainwales sisters trembled, wary of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could it be that her younger self was curious about something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amelia…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked, ignoring her sister’s warning,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, what happened to Pelic Barker?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Re, really? Bu, but how…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No more questions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia cut her off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We don’t have time, follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ending of the long story was approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>",1662,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.065Z",1,"novelbin.me","d4b4c192c8f63ec86b8d6ef8aaae2c28b7d3780335197c2bb9c92c8832c32726","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-326","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-324",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]