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The 1.5x multiplier only applied to the reflected damage…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has been hit by [Asura’s Fury].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the passive only activated when I was seriously starting to wonder if I had been scammed and absorbed a fake essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being hit about a hundred times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Luck dwelling in the character blocks the damage.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Probabilistic Retaliation] activated, and a transparent barrier appeared, protecting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Reflects 150% of the received damage to the enemy.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…a skeleton, summoned right next to me, copied Amelia’s kick and used [Asura’s Fury] on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeleton even let out a hearty shout, even though it didn’t have vocal cords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gachaat—!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh, isn’t that the sound that plays when it’s a critical hit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a minute, isn’t this dangerous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thought flashed through my mind, but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia was caught off guard and took the hit with her shoulder, unable to dodge in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaaaaaa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeleton disappeared into particles of light after a single hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you okay?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rushed over to Amelia, and she pushed me away as she took her hand off her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Don’t fuss over me. I’m just a bit surprised.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprised, my ass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shoulder was practically crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Erwen, bring me a splint and bandages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye, yes…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Potions wouldn’t work on Amelia because of [Fountain of Immortality], so I set her bones, splinted her arm, and wrapped it with bandages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t I tell you to dodge if you can use your abilities?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you can’t dodge, at least hit me lightly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I did hit you lightly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightly, my ass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a ‘critical hit’ is only 100% of the original damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah… 150% because of Transcendence.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reference, the base reflection damage was only 10%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with [Transcendence], it was only 15%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since the skeleton copied the attacker’s movements, it was possible to dodge, so the skill wasn’t that valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, Amelia, you rest for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay! Then I can help you! I can dodge well! And block!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia sat down on the sofa, looking a bit dejected, as Erwen summoned another spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character received fire damage.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character received fire damage.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character received fire da… 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「… 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the skill activated after ten tries this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Luck dwelling in the character blocks the damage.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Normal Luck.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Reflects 15% of the received damage to the enemy.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small and cute skeleton appeared next to me and shot a fireball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no special sound effect since it wasn’t a critical hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Erwen dodged the fireball, and it hit the wall, scattering flames everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, fire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Er, Erwen! Water spirit!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, okay!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…we almost lost the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After almost setting the house on fire, we went out to the garden at night to test the skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And we obtained some meaningful data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The probability seems to be accurate…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the first case, where it took 100 hits to activate, the skill activated after an average of 15 hits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was that statistics were just statistics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would work normally, and then suddenly stop activating. And when that happened, it took forever to activate again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think the highest record was 198 hits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is this even possible…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an unbelievable number, even with a 1% probability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t like it always resulted in a critical hit even after all those stacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, it does seem to activate more often…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, we finished testing the passive and active skills, and then we spent our days planning our exploration route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our primary goal was money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had taken out a six-month short-term loan to cover the cost of the Vol-Herchan essence. The interest rate was high, and the house would be seized by the bank if we couldn’t repay it in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that’s probably why…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mister, it’s okay… you don’t have to push yourself…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Erwen seemed to have given up on getting the house back ever since we took out the loan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She probably thought it was impossible to raise that much money in six months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you, didn’t I? I’ll do what I can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was a man of my word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to try and keep the house since Erwen liked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if you want to get that much money in a short period of time… there’s no other option but the war.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rainwales is right. No one here has a boat. So we can’t even go to the 6th floor, and we’ll have to stay on the 5th floor at most…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no need to think that way. I think it’s better for me to join the war too. I might stand out, but no one will recognize me in my current form if I don’t use [Gigantification].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We decided to join the war without much discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if we joined the royal army, we could take a large ship and go straight to the 7th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And 7th-floor monsters aren’t a big deal for the three of us.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And we were all strong in PvP, so we could earn a lot of bounty money by participating in the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, was bounty money even the problem?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemies would all be mid-level or higher explorers, so if we stripped them of their equipment and sold it, we would make a fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not only that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I might even reach level 7 by hunting 7th-floor monsters.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could obtain the experience points that I would have had to get from clearing 60% of the 6th floor much more easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I can absorb the Submerged Island essence once I reach level 7.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then I could decide whether to remove Gachabon’s essence and move on to Bellarios, depending on the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ll remove Stormgush once I reach level 8 and absorb another essence. It’s easier to farm Floor Masters once I’m level 9.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a strange sensation as I organized my future plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like we had already cleared the mid-game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Time flies…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, as I was lost in thought, Amelia asked Erwen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Tersia, are you okay? I thought you were working with the fairy tribe’s executive branch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, right. Are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine. I took a vacation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vacation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I won’t be entering the labyrinth for a while, and even if I do, I’ll be moving separately. So you don’t have to worry about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…If you say so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I continued listening to Erwen and Amelia as they talked about the war and made plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And time passed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Entered the 1st-floor Crystal Cave.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and the day of the labyrinth expedition arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crystal cave bathed in a faint purple light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia took the lead and navigated as soon as I opened my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a minute, I’m better at—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amelia is a Guide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…She is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen, who had received high-level training from her sister, didn’t argue any further after hearing that Amelia was a Guide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed a bit offended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I couldn’t understand her feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also had the navigation function, but I didn’t feel disappointed when I couldn’t use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s much more convenient to just follow her, why bother?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it was a bit fascinating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were a three-person team, and all three of us could navigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this what they call an elite squad?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat, tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, I just had to follow her, so I looked around as we ran. The atmosphere in the labyrinth was different from what I expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought I would see knights and clan explorers everywhere…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are a lot more low-level explorers than I expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but there were also many rookie explorers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they all seemed cheerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were nervous, as expected of people in a labyrinth, but no one was trembling in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s because the royal family has implemented many policies to support low-level explorers. After all… many high-level explorers died that day…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard more details, and there was a reason why there were so many people on the 1st floor compared to when I was a newbie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The royal family’s policies were one thing, but the biggest factor was that most of the large clans had disbanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a land of opportunity, like planting a flag on unclaimed territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 5th floor was a prime example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re saying no one is controlling the 5th floor…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are probably still some, but it’s not as bad as before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It used to be commonplace for clans to occupy and monopolize the monster spawn areas in the Great Magical Forest, but it was rare now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would rather participate in the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the participation fee was generous, and the royal family even offered essences as rewards for achievements, so the trend was accelerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m a step too late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the 1st-floor portal was already open, even though we arrived early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the speedrun failed again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Entered the 2nd-floor Beast’s Lair.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way we could speedrun the 2nd floor when we failed on the 1st floor, so we took our time after entering the 2nd floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our schedule was flexible anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The deadline is Day 25, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way the royal family recruited soldiers was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrive at Starting Island Laimia by Day 25.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a tight schedule for a team that had just reached the beginning of the 6th floor, but it was different for us, who could easily clear up to the 6th floor with just three people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The pace is faster without a mage.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We would have rested by now if we had our previous team… but no one suggested stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as a result…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘We’re already on the 3rd floor?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…we arrived on the 3rd floor by the end of Day 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though we hadn’t run as much as we did on the 1st floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mister, are you tired? Here, have a drink.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, these two still seemed to have energy left, so it seemed like they could move even faster if they wanted to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, they were agility characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Erwen, didn’t I tell you not to call me ‘mister’ in the labyrinth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, right. I’ll be careful…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen nodded shyly, and we started preparing for camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We didn’t need a watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were at the beginning of the 3rd floor, and besides…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll have my clone keep watch, so you can sleep peacefully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to waste a person thanks to Amelia’s [Self-Replication].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, Amelia. You’re really useful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t make a fuss. It’s nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, she’s prickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was just thanking her because she was the one working hard, even if it was just a clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right, it’s nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I can do that too…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen immediately summoned a spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that difficult to summon spirits while sleeping, unlike before. And she said it didn’t consume that much spirit power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And we can use the darkness spirit to hide from monsters and other people. See? I’m much better, right? Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye, yeah… you’re better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded reluctantly, pressured by her strange gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But was that the answer she wanted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… say it to me too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh? Say what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That thing you said to her earlier…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen fidgeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th, that it’s convenient to have me… Th, that I’m the best… That, that you can’t live without me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey, I never said that.\u003C\u002Fp>",1919,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.065Z",1,"novelbin.me","3a7fdad88da98c1b702b7a59900ed186309ab315424e5cb56fe252bdbe32b6a6","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-401","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-349",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]