[{"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-359":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},1327529,1764,"Chapter 359: Interrogation (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-359",359,"\u003Cp>The Wailing Witch, Liranne Vivienne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she slowly descended to the ground, the moment her feet touched down, she shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Necrapheto! Are you crazy?! Why did you just let them go?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man, whose flesh was just starting to grow back onto his bones, frowned at her hysterical voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m older than you, you know…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha! Now’s the time to be concerned about that? Tell me, why did you let those bastards go?! The Captain won’t let this slide!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivienne shouted irritably, pointing her index finger at a spot. All that remained there was a deactivated, faint magic circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man retorted in an annoyed tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, why should I be the one getting scolded? It’s unreasonable to expect a Necromancer to fight in close combat, and you were watching too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, was there something she wanted to point out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…But you didn’t even use the Call of the Underworld!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivienne clung to that core equipment of the Corpse Collector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why should I use that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man responded as if he was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because if you had used it, the Lighthouse Keeper wouldn’t have been captured!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had used the Staff of the Underworld, a high-ranking Double Numbered Item, he could have removed that tank-like man from the battlefield. That was a fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I use that, one of us has to die. And you’re asking me to use it on someone I don’t even have information on? When I could have survived if I just stayed put?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You have that new ability you got recently.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that gets out, the royal family will come up with a countermeasure. Who would benefit from that? If I ever need to rely on that ability in a dangerous situation, and this incident comes back to bite me, are you going to save me? Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, know your place. You didn’t use your magic for the same reason.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivienne couldn’t say anything more as the man started arguing back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were hitting too close to home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the reason she hadn’t stopped that monstrous man was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t have enough information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her magic had been reflected, so she couldn’t risk using a stronger spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, this is annoying…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, they were all responsible for the defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were part of the same organization, working together, but their true nature remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no one noble enough to sacrifice themselves for others. They were more concerned about their own gains and losses than their companions’ safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Is everyone alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Knight returned and joined them as Vivienne was biting her lip, suppressing her anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked the most pathetic of the three, missing an arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It would have been fine if grandpa did his job properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivienne shifted her target to the Blood Knight, as if she didn’t even care about his injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should have targeted their rear, not that monster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t just trying to find fault, she genuinely meant it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you even try to stop him when you couldn’t even do it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had targeted the enemy instead of wasting time blocking that man, the situation would be different now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time that monstrous man had left the formation, after tanking all their attacks with his bare body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Killing one of the Seven Strengths, the Blood Spirit Marquis, would have been a significant achievement, and the Golden Mage goes without saying. She’s one of our main targets, and if she died, the teleportation spell would have been nullified.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Knight’s judgment was a mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who was listening next to her exclaimed in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, you’re blaming grandpa in this situation? You’re even worse than I thought. How dare you say that to someone who was trying to protect us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Can’t I even talk to myself? And I’m not wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, that’s true. Heh heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man nodded and glanced at the Blood Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had become prey to the wolves, but the old knight didn’t make any excuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just muttered in a flat voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Contact the Captain. We lost… the Golden Mage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Can’t grandpa do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Knight responded to Vivienne’s question with a cold glare, and she lowered her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had lost their target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not only that, but the Lighthouse Keeper, a valuable asset even within Orculus, had been captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they had just watched as the enemy teleported away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t risk going after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t say that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Corpse Collector noticed her hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand how you feel, but contact him first. There’s something we need to report, even if it’s not about the Golden Mage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Are you talking about that monster?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That too, but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man trailed off and then continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, just report it. I don’t know why he was here, but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…We found Amelia Rainwales.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Arrua Raven has cast the 4th-grade spatial magic [Multiple Teleportation].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing she saw when the light from the activated magic circle faded was a cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please wait. You’re in the right place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a safety measure installed on all warships. If a spatial movement ability is used, it automatically redirects you here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, so that’s why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teleport redirection… that sounds familiar…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Arrua Raven, Vice-Captain of the 3rd Magic Corps. Here’s my ID. I returned via teleportation magic while fighting Orculus criminals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven revealed her identity to the soldier guarding the cage, and the cage opened after a brief verification process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell, why did it close after she went out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What did you do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven avoided my gaze and spoke to the soldier, ignoring my informal tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep an eye on them for a while. Don’t let them out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh… I didn’t expect this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind went blank, and Erwen grabbed the bars of the cage and shook them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’ll kill you!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t seem like her usual loss of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was also losing control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reminded me of the guild’s basement, and I wanted to break out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand how you feel, but please calm down. You can’t escape with brute force.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. 399 Cage of Silence. It seals all abilities, including magic, divine power, and Aura.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, no wonder I had a bad feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed and let go of the bars after confirming that my skills weren’t activating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here… these are potions. Treat your wounds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven handed us a few potions through the bars and then left after giving the soldier a few instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To summarize:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treat them with respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But don’t open the cage under any circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And release us if the situation becomes critical, like if the enemies reach this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…We’ve been tricked. Tersia, stop wasting your energy and come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? She just locked us up, how can we—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what are we going to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…..”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Erwen, she’s right. Calm down and come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen reluctantly walked over to me after I also regained my composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First… we should use the potions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like it would take a while to heal with just Natural Regeneration, so we poured potions all over our bodies with Amelia and Erwen’s help, stopping the bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after some time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yeah, I’m used to it now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I felt like I was dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only Pain Resistance I had left was the ‘30’ from Bion’s essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could I do? I had to treat my wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… can we get some water, please?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah… a-alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier hurriedly brought us water at Erwen’s polite request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was probably intimidated by Erwen’s status, on top of Raven’s orders to treat us with respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, so he was just worried about me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re sweating more than you’re bleeding…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine, don’t worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was always like this when I drank potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chugged the water the kind soldier gave us and then moved to the back of the cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had to talk privately now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, let’s talk now that we’re done with treatment. Both of you, come here. And lower your voices.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a bit too close, don’t you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the problem? We’re just having a conversation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Th, then I’ll…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, fairies have good hearing, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh, what does that have to do with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just saying—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ugh, these two again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Both of you, stop it. This isn’t the time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly stopped them before the conversation could go off on a tangent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing we had to discuss was this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do you think Raven did this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did she lock us up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them, who had been bickering, easily reached a consensus on this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She must have realized your true identity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, that’s the only possibility. She knows you’re an evil spirit… Crack. She doesn’t even know gratitude after you saved her life so many times.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is her killing intent even seeping out of her teeth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know, but I was worried about Erwen’s dental health, so I brought up the next possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emily, what’s the probability that she did it because she found out about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, that’s not impossible either. She was on that island too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven and Amelia knew each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had fought together on Parune Island, and Raven knew about Amelia’s [Abyssal Power], [Self-Replication], and [Asura’s Fury].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she used a dagger as her main weapon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven would have noticed, even after two years and even with her face covered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well… she might be suspecting that we’re spies for Noark because of me. Ha, as expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, what do you mean ‘as expected’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else? That you’re going to be a burden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha! You’re good at talking, even though you can’t even control yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is this happening again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whatever, Emily, are you okay? There’s a high chance that Noark also recognized you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s… well, they probably did. The Blood Knight might not recognize me since we haven’t crossed paths much, but the Corpse Collector definitely recognized me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, I felt bad for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said she had changed her identity and was hiding, but now she had both the royal family and Noark as enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry too much. I knew it was a possibility. I’ll leave if it becomes too dangerous for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you still have some conscience?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have reason, unlike you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ugh, these two…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We could all be in trouble if this went wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, would Erwen be okay even in the worst-case scenario?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I might be targeted by the royal family as an evil spirit, and Amelia might be accused of being a Noark spy, but Erwen was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fairy tribe would protect her, even in the worst-case scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…So what are we going to do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I organized my thoughts and answered Amelia's question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, we have no choice but to wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t much we could do while we were trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best we could do was wait for Raven to return and then react accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mister?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I stood up after ending the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I approached the corpse, whose face was covered with the cloth I had received from the soldier along with the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know what would happen in the future, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…it was better to do what I could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Checking the loot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Now? In this situation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, is there anything else we can do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shrugged and started looting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ten rings, one necklace, and I dropped the staff when I grabbed him…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t open the subspace pocket until we got out of here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic tools didn’t work inside the cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wow, how much is this worth?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to learn to appreciate the little things when the situation is difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I couldn’t estimate the exact amount, one thing was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I sold all of this, I could pay off most of the debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, the problem was whether we could even get out of here with it.\u003C\u002Fp>",2027,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.065Z",1,"novelbin.me","5e2bda7917d3ae034398f56fcaddbe41170326ae52056fe70a564e3359c8f230","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-360","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-358",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]