[{"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-423":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},1327493,1764,"Chapter 423: Ice Like This (3)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-423",423,"\u003Cp>The Elder Lich’s active skill [Soul Extraction].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect of this skill is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s a skill obtained from an essence, or a skill cast by an Elder Lich encountered in a normal field…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character is inflicted with [Stun].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…it only inflicts Stun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reference, it’s not an AoE skill, but a targeted one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can also be countered with Mental Power, Magic Resistance, and various other skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Glacier Witch, Kariadaea, guides the extracted soul to the Vessel of Punishment.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, there was no way to block this skill, except for staying out of its range…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it doesn’t just inflict Stun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It creates a unique situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I open my eyes and find myself in the Crystal Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a man bathed in a faint purple light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asks, holding a goblin blood-stained hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you looking for a friend for the night?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his early thirties, I presume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little over 180 centimeters tall, with a kind and gentle face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…His feet were big for his height.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, so this is what he looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face had faded from my memory, but now I remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiles and introduces himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I haven’t introduced myself. My name is Hans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hans A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first Hans, the one who taught me how to survive in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had given me a hammer, a compass, a water bottle, shoes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had helped me evolve from a barbarian to a civilized person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, why did you kill me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression contorts with rage, his eyes bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood drips from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what am I supposed to say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know. You must have deserved it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You could have forgiven me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forgive…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a daughter and a wife.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw their picture in your bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little girl, about three years old, and your wife, who looked younger than you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you regret killing me when you saw that picture?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answer without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would I regret it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I would do it again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…..”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You weren’t my first target, were you? Did those people not have families?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you weren’t a looter, it wouldn’t have changed anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone has a family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry. You can live without parents. Your wife and daughter will be fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m living proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no point in talking anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I charge at him and smash his head with my Demon Crusher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the barbarian way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You’ve changed. You weren’t like this before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He speaks, his voice calm and serene, even though only his jaw remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s creepy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this part of [Soul Extraction]?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, the characters I killed just attacked me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a new development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean I’ve changed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were trembling when you killed me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now you feel nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll continue to be like this. You’ll kill parents, children, even families. And you’ll justify it, because they were your enemies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s cursing me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I regret talking to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at least I learned one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know, don’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He can read my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re becoming a monster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he knows exactly where to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, you’ve been able to deceive yourself so far. Because they were your enemies. You’re not a monster yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smash his jaw with my hammer, but his voice doesn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, he’s persistent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What if they’re not your enemies?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What if they’re innocent people you have to kill to survive?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No, what if it’s your companion, the one you swore to protect?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What then?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This voice is coming from within me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve already become a monster.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doubts and anxieties I had been suppressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No different from the monsters you’ve killed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…..”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’re one of them now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He disappears into particles of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My uncle was a piece of trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gambling addict with no real job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would give me a generous allowance when he won, but when he lost, he would take it out on me, both verbally and physically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even a rock can teach you something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's what my uncle had taught me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't something you would say to an eight-year-old who had just lost his father...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if you have to roll the dice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roll them on a board you created, not on someone else's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were deeply engraved in my mind and had helped me survive in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm walking through the Crystal Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not a real place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a virtual space I was dragged into by [Soul Extraction].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I didn't expect the Crystal Cave to be the background.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The background was always different in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 2nd-floor Rocky Desert, the 4th-floor Sky Tower, the 6th-floor Great Ocean... sometimes it was even the royal palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what determines the background?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Maybe it's the most memorable place.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a plausible theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is where I almost died from a trap, where I met Erwen, where I killed my first person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Abyss Lord incident... I'll never forget that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hear footsteps behind me and turn around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three familiar faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bearded man with a shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall, blonde spearman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"K-hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman in a priest's robe, her head half-crushed, laughing hysterically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The (former) Elisa Half-Head Mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, it's been a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Hans A, they don't even try to talk to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, crack, crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They're all gone in ten seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They're no different from goblins to me now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all die in one hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew... how many are left?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I try to count the number of enemies I've killed in the Crystal Cave, but I can't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's like trying to remember how many slices of bread you've eaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've killed so many people as an explorer that I've lost count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I used to remember.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hans A's words weigh heavily on my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't even remember his face until I saw him here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, I had completely forgotten about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elisa... I remember her clearly...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the spearman's name?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taser Gun? Dyson? Something like that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I flinch as I remember the bearded man's name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hans Argo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Hans code was C.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I have to meet all the Hanses I've killed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How many Hanses have I killed?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, it wasn't that many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, not the ones I killed directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had used Hans E, the one we met in the sewers while tracking Elisa, as a meat shield when a trap was triggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen was the one who killed Hans J, the mage who betrayed us on Parune Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the rest... I had only met them briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-my n-name is H-hans K-krisen...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hans G, the evil spirit summoner I killed in the Doppelganger Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow, he's here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it's better to get this over with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-why... why d-did you... k-kill m-me? W-we're f-fellow p-players...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hans G, who appeared with his 'soulmate', the fairy archer, is stuttering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that the most memorable thing about him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it was a shocking experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't betray you! He was the one who exposed me as an evil spirit—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't let him finish his sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I charge at him and crush his skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's the barbarian way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I continue exploring the cave, more and more enemies appear, their forms based on my memories of those I've killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know why I became a looter! I had no choice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zencia Nephryn, the player I killed in the Glacier Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't know back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That there would be players who started in Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-it was a m-mistake! D-die! Die, I said!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three religious fanatics who attacked Team Misfits after being tricked by Elisa, the priestess of Karui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I killed them in a cabin after we reunited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's when I realized...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The less human I became, the more human I could be in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, crack, crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless looters appeared, their resentment palpable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones I met in the early game were easily dispatched, but the ones from the later stages were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lighthouse Keeper of Orculus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knight from Noark in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was trying to help you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pike Neldain, the traitor we executed during the expedition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't individually threatening, but their numbers were overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like the weight of my sins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I... really kill this many people...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, at least it's good practice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I've killed this many, imagine how many Noark and the Rose Knights have killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I use their misfortune as fuel to keep moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the dark cave, with no destination in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Final enemy defeated.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character's [Stun] status effect is removed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Glacier Witch will punish you on behalf of the vengeful spirits.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A random penalty will be applied until the labyrinth closes.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I open my eyes and find myself being dragged across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone is holding my legs, my back scraping against the cold, hard ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...! Why is he so heavy, even without any armor?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sven Parab's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So you're the one dragging me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We're not in the Eye of the Glacier anymore... at least we made it halfway...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I look around as I'm being dragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange things are happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff... Huff... Huff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priests and mages are carrying the unconscious warriors on their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I check my watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'About 15 minutes...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's how long I was unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Parab, let me go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? You're awake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't be a burden any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I get up and order Sven Parab to carry someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Priest Orman! You've worked hard. I'll carry him from here. Please help the others. It'll be easier if you carry them together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew... I'm sorry. You must be tired too, Paladin Parab.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, it's nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pick up two unconscious explorers and carry them on my shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I approach Jun, who's being carried by Puta Rikerburn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Ah, you're awake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun looks up at me, his face filled with shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, I've lost the use of my leg.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The random penalty you receive when you wake up from [Soul Extraction].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's completely random.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You might just lose your sense of taste, or you might end up like this, a cripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones who are being carried are probably in a similar state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yandel, are you alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fine... for now. I don't feel any different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm glad you're safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did you wake up? I need a situation report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was the fifth one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's faster than I expected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun smiles wryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't kill many priests during my time as an inquisitor. Most of them were ordinary people. It made things easier for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn't seem to be looking for comfort, so I get straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me what happened while I was unconscious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Priest Orman and Priest Eriabosti were the first to wake up. They were truly pure souls, untainted by sin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I don't know about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Priests don't usually land the killing blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Even during the battle in the Eye of the Glacier, the others were the ones who finished off the enemies.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they couldn't carry all of us, so they waited until enough people woke up to move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long did it take?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eleven minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were there any others who were awake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None from Noark or the Rose Knights, but we don't know what the situation is now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were right, Yandel. I tried attacking them, but it didn't work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's because they're invincible during the second phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Kariadaea doesn't attack them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss fight resumes 30 minutes after [Soul Extraction] is cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who don't wake up by then will die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they died while unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Erwen should be fine, but... what about Amelia?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm worried, but I can only trust her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I check on the other members, putting aside the issues I can't solve right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three of them have serious penalties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun, who can't walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>James Kala, who's blind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didi, whose right hand has turned to stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know what penalties the others will have, but that's the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What about me?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What penalty did I receive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I check my body as I walk, and then I clench my jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of all the penalties, why this one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character's active skills are disabled.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the curse of the Hanses I encountered in the cave?\u003C\u002Fp>",2132,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","32fd03c7a52b38c53e07634c9c386935a57ac4ed02a64f155ed6c820f2b2c491","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-424","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-422",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]