[{"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-358":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},1327528,1764,"Chapter 358: Isolation (5)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-358",358,"\u003Cp>The Lighthouse Keeper, an ability user from Noark, who stood taller than even the Blood Knight at over 190 centimeters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I licked my lips, eyeing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn… [Leap] would’ve made this so much easier.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About 130 meters separated us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just two skills, and I could close the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, it’s gone.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dismissed my regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no use dwelling on what’s already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the barbarian way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Erwen, Emily, you two stay here and hold the line.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll be back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back? Where are you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has used [Wild Release].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I charged forward, roaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uwaaaaaaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t have the same impact as shouting the name of my ancestor god, but it couldn’t be helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t sure if Raven had found out yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might still be under the same misconception as the Corpse Collector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others reacted immediately as I left the formation for the first time, having been focused on defense and protecting my companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Knight was the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He charged towards me, having kept his distance to avoid entering the teleportation range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…would that work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blocked his flaming sword with my shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ignored the Blood Knight and dashed forward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t shake him off with my Agility stat, so my back was exposed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but I didn’t have to block with my shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could just tank it. It would just be a deep cut, not a fatal blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just hurt like hell because of my decreased Pain Resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ugh, it’s like he rubbed salt on his blade.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I winced, but I didn’t stop running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wouldn’t have made it this far if I was the type to stop because of pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed off the ground again, like a salmon swimming upstream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the Blood Knight exclaimed in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, what…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed impressed by my relentless advance, even after being stabbed in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bit underwhelming compared to the praise I had received in the past, but the panic in his voice was satisfying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, you’ve never experienced this before, have you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One swing of your Aura blade, and any tank would be cut down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stabbed me again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept running, like a runaway train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…there was nothing he could do about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his turn to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably didn’t realize it, having lived comfortably with his Aura…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but damage dealers were powerless in front of a tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A support attack arrived from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Erwen’s arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…it hit his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was good at dodging when we were defending, but he had to try and stop me, didn’t he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know the details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his mistake was fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His distorted expression said it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One arrow might not be a big deal, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the follow-up wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Erwen Fornachi di Tersia has cast [Rupture].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skill that had shattered Amelia’s clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwagic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Knight’s arm exploded into dozens of pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, that took care of the annoying mosquito.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I continued running, leaving the Blood Knight, who had been thrown back by the explosion, behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But another obstacle appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, that guy looks like an ogre!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wailing Witch, Liranne Vivienne, was watching me from above, perched on her broomstick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She giggled and unleashed her magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Liranne Vivienne has cast the 4th-grade dark magic [Falling Flames].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black flames, like raindrops, rained down on me. But as with most AoE spells, the damage per hit was low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised my shield and continued running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, my shield would be damaged…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Nothing new.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had my shield ever survived a difficult battle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could just repair it with the loot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed off the ground again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she decide to change her strategy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Liranne Vivienne has cast the 4th-grade dark magic [Stele of Pain].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain of fire stopped, and a black fog enveloped me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Judging by the effect…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…this skill couldn’t be dodged. The only way to counter it was with Magic Resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘She can’t dodge it either.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly chanted a command as soon as the fog touched my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has cast [Risk].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gachabon’s active skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It doubled the damage I received, but also increased the reflected damage of [Probabilistic Retaliation].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The inherent ability of the skill is unlocked by the power of the Transcendent.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…when combined with [Transcendence], it had an additional effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The damage immunity effect of [Probabilistic Retaliation] is removed, but the activation probability is fixed at 100%.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guaranteed gacha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black fog that was clinging to my skin hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the effect of [Stele of Pain].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Temporary movement restriction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…an unavoidable attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uwaaaaaaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hurts like hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I endured for about two seconds, and then the hardened fog shattered and fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inside was covered in thorns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, what is this, a medieval torture device?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least I wasn’t the only one who was affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Normal Luck.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Probabilistic Retaliation] activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank, clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A skeleton rose from the ground next to me, its bones creaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a critical hit, so there wasn’t a special sound effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Reflects 30% of the received damage to the enemy.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…it reflected 30% of the damage, not 15%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the damage I received was doubled, so it was effectively four times the normal reflection damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it was still a bit unfair…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, uh…?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but she was a mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a reasonable trade-off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, what is this…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeleton raised its hand, and a black fog enveloped the witch on her broomstick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling sound echoed through the sewer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, she’s loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that’s why she was called the Wailing Witch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I continued running, my body riddled with wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a fixed damage spell, so the wounds weren’t that deep, even though the damage I received was doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it hurt like hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It seems like she survived.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivienne, screaming as she fell from the sky, quickly regained her composure and used a levitation spell to avoid crashing to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Her wounds weren’t that deep either…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, I thought a 30% attack would be enough to one-shot a mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did she use a mana shield or something to reduce the damage?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bit disappointing…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but at least I achieved my goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by how she was still writhing in pain, she wouldn’t be able to attack me for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly closed the distance after taking care of the mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grooooan…!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Corpse Collector summoned more corpses to block my path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have summoned tank-type undead to stop me, judging by their size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were even bigger than large monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘About 7 meters tall?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would have been able to jump over them if I had [Leap]… but it wasn’t a big problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t just a tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wall blocking my path?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even have to go around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has cast [Swing].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could just destroy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Strike range is tripled.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swung my hammer, which had elongated like a magical staff, and smashed the 7-meter tall corpse giant’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like a tank-type undead, but that was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The multiplier for [Swing] was Strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And its power was increased by 500% thanks to the Demon Crusher. And since it was a downward strike, it also had 50% armor penetration…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaboom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a summon withstand that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pssssh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse giant was turned into a lump of rotten meat with a single swing, its blood splattering everywhere like a fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, his poison is strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has been poisoned (High).」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Poison Resistance is 100 or higher.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Poison level reduced to Low.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poison seeped into my skin, causing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially not when my target was right in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’m finally here.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly passed through the gap created by the destroyed corpse giant and looked ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The target was about 30 meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What the hell, why is he so far forward?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he come here himself to summon the corpse giant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Corpse Collector was about 5 meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked very flustered…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be rude to just ignore him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has cast [Swing].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Strike range is tripled.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swung my hammer at him without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose to defend instead of dodging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used that familiar skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Abet Necrapheto has cast [Bone Armor].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, I used to have to hit him several times to break it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would it be this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I soon found out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armor shattered with a single blow, revealing his flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Abet Necrapheto has cast [Momentary Immortality].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was engulfed in flames and turned to bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 3rd-grade essence skill that converted Mental and Ability stats to physical stats and granted one minute of damage immunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wow, he used his invincibility skill after just one hit.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no point in attacking him while he was invincible, so I grabbed his arm and threw him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I jumped high, like using [Leap].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stakes he had planted around him were shooting projectiles like turrets in a defense game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4th-grade transformation skill, [Sublime Idol].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Lighthouse Keeper's core skill, and its effect was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It allowed you to transform your abilities by planting totems in the ground. For example, a single target buff or curse could be turned into an AoE aura…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He must have been in a hurry.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the flames and magic bullets being fired from the totems, he had deactivated his support auras like [Haste] and [Soul Regeneration] and switched to attack mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You monster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t run away, even though I had endured all his attacks and reached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it would be more dangerous to leave the totem range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted in desperation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Come!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell, I have no intention of entering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has cast [Eye of the Storm].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The inherent ability of the skill is unlocked by the power of the Transcendent.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like he was within range, so I used my grab skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaaaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gust of wind swept towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aak, aaaaargh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he was dragged towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s screaming like a little girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed his neck in midair with my shield hand. He struggled, but I just tightened my grip, and he calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should have just given up from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I landed and looked down at him, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your rings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope they’re expensive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a tough journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I headbutted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bad angle for a hammer swing, and he was also wearing a necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have been crushed if I used my hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to headbutt him again when his body went limp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he die? Or just pass out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hoped it was the former, so I headbutted him a few more times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ugh, that’s disgusting. How can a human eye…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Anyway, that takes care of him. So, what should I do now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had achieved my first objective, so it was time to make another decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I caught the Lighthouse Keeper, and we can probably take down the rest 4v3…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I return and use the teleportation spell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or should I finish them off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t have much time to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse giants were approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Right, let’s retreat for now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had been stabbed countless times, hit by magic, and poisoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could endure those problems with my mental fortitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘My MP is dangerously low.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had been maintaining [Iron Fortress] to counter the Aura, and I was currently in [Gigantification] state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not only that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had been spamming my skills with [Transcendence].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I ran out of MP, I wouldn’t be able to block Aura, and it would be much harder to protect my companions from the Blood Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And they might have reinforcements.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I made a decision and ran back the way I came, clutching my loot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why aren’t they attacking?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse giants who had been charging towards me were now lined up defensively, and there were no magic attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Necrapheto! What are you doing?! Block him! He can’t even die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wailing Witch’s shout suggested that they had regained their composure…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I soon found out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you want to block him, then you do it! It seems like magic works on him!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the relatively intact undead spoke for the Corpse Collector, who was currently a skeleton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all hesitant to attack because they had already been punished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, they didn’t have any information about me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They probably didn’t want to end up like the Lighthouse Keeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is too easy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was running towards my destination when…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… You’re going to fight me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the Blood Knight, now in one-armed mode, blocked my path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Your name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to know my name?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only had one thing to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attack me if you’re going to, or get out of my way. I have to go eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, cat got your tongue?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I started running, and the Blood Knight stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…We’ll meet again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even try to stab me in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have learned his lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he possibly stop me when I just ignored his attacks and ran?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat, tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I soon reached my destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic circle on the ground was glowing, ready to be activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the mage was frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing? Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven looked up at me, her eyes wide with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked around, and Erwen and Amelia also had strange expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were looking at me as if I was a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I had brought back loot.\u003C\u002Fp>",2350,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.065Z",1,"novelbin.me","d6b3dd32f4499ac8ba3b7215a5db08b6c96537d4c4bc135089edeeee0ec91e16","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-359","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-357",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]