[{"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-463":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},1327683,1764,"Chapter 463: Proof (3)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-463",463,"\u003Cp>「Character has entered the Witch's Cabin.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was my first time visiting the Witch's Cabin since the incident with Misha. It was much different from the last time I was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaaaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lush green lawn and the trees with their thick foliage were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Snow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white expanse of snow stretched out before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trees were bare, their branches covered in snow, and in the distance, I could see a lone cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa! It's snow! It's so cold!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar was like a child, excited by the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for Ice Rock, a few islands on the 6th floor, and some rifts, snow was a rare sight. Even the Frost Canyon on the 5th floor was just a frozen wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lokrok! Come here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It's Auyen Lokrob.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be so uptight! This is how we bond! Anyway, come here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...U-Uh...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia tried to correct her, but Ainar ignored her and dragged Auyen away to play in the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ow! That hurts! Raines...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yandel, are you just going to watch?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia complained, but I ignored her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbarians could enjoy snowball fights too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just leave them alone. They'll be busy with Erwen's essence for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you're not going to intervene?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, that's not what I meant...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just go and check on the essence. I'll stay here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You're not coming?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to teach them a lesson.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia didn't understand, but she went to check on Erwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! You want to play too?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia activated [Self-Replication] and started throwing snowballs at Ainar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! Take this!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar was enjoying herself at first, but her smile soon vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...U-Urgh! What are you—?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia tackled Ainar to the ground and started rubbing her face in the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmmmph...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here's the snow you love so much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Th-This isn't the kind of snowball fight I imagined—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do we need rules?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"U-Urgh! I'm not going to just stand here and take this!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar struggled to get up, but Amelia pinned her down, her legs wrapped around Ainar's arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you going to do about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used her clone to pelt Ainar's face with snowballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a pitcher throwing at a target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Mister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We left the three of them to their snowball fight and headed towards the back of the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Witch's Cabin was the perfect training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a private location, and we didn't have to worry about breaking anything and paying for damages like we did in the city training grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erwen, have you adapted to the essence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you feel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know... I feel stronger overall, but I can't pinpoint any specific changes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There must be other changes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...My head hurts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just a headache, it was probably a mental strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it was still a huge improvement compared to her previous state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, it's just the essence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The essence...? What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen's eyes sparkled with curiosity, and I started explaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing I had to explain was the stat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chaos]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doubles the amount of negative stats possessed, and increases all stats proportionally to the increased negative stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's all it said in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was up to the players to figure out the formula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Negative stats... you mean debuffs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, I had to explain that first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's part of it, but not all of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each stat in [Dungeon and Stone] had a coefficient, and that coefficient determined how much it would increase your Physical, Mental, or Ability stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Dexterity had a coefficient of 0.5, so if your Dexterity increased by +1, your Ability stat would increase by 0.5.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Magic Resistance, a high-value stat, has a coefficient of 3.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, that wasn't important right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most stats had a coefficient of 0 or higher, but some had negative coefficients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I called them 'negative stats'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For example, you have Impulsiveness and Distrust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These stats would decrease your overall stats if they had a positive value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if a stat with a positive coefficient had a negative value, it would be considered a 'debuff', like the -30 Control from [Rupture].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen seemed to understand the basic concept, so I started calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was Erwen's current negative stat value?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, -80 Physical Resistance from the 'Evan' essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, -40 Soul Regeneration from the 'Lithcannon' essence I had recommended as a reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-30 Control from [Rupture].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'+30 Impulsiveness and +30 Distrust from 'Kalban'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Greed from the 'Metcrow' essence has a coefficient of 0, so we don't need to include that. And I removed the +40 Deficiency before entering the labyrinth...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I multiplied each stat by its coefficient, added them together, and then multiplied the sum by the Chaos Essence's coefficient of 0.2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'53.8.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the total stat increase Erwen had gained from the Chaos Essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, not all of her stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stats like Luck and Bone Density, which she didn't possess, wouldn't increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...She's already getting a lot out of it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had recommended the 'Lithcannon' essence, but the rest were all essences she had chosen herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's a bit risky, considering how much her Mental stats are being reduced...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had grown mentally stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was much calmer now, even though the essence's effects were stronger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I should replace it with a different essence soon.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mental stats had low coefficients, so they weren't ideal for maximizing the Chaos Essence's potential. Control was decent, but 'Distrust' only had a coefficient of 0.6.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more efficient to reduce high-value stats with high coefficients. If you could reduce Magic Resistance by 50, you could increase all your other stats by 30.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Well, technically it's a 100 reduction, considering the doubled negative stat effect.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, that was why the Chaos Essence was so popular among damage dealers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tank essences rarely had negative stats that reduced damage and increased defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... You said it was better to specialize, right...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, did I say that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't remember, but it was time to move on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Show me your abilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though we weren't in the usual inn room, we still had to test her skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chaos Essence came with two skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One passive and one active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed lacking compared to the Guardian essences, which could give you up to five active skills...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sometimes, one powerful skill was better than a hundred mediocre ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(P) Chaos Circuit — All resources possessed by the character are combined into one. When all resources are depleted, the character can use the power of Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passive skill was unique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It combined all your resources, such as mana, natural energy, Soul Power, and divine power, into one gauge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone made it incredibly valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natural energy, which was required for spirit magic, was incredibly difficult to increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That's probably why Erwen absorbed the Ertes essence. She could use its passive to convert Soul Power into natural energy.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I made a mental note to remove that essence when we got back to the city. [Elemental Fusion] wasn't a bad skill, but it wasn't worth keeping in the long run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... about my abilities...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"[Focused Fire]. Use that. We need to deplete your resources anyway. And summon your spirit too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Wouldn't it be faster to summon Dicloe? He'll drain my energy much faster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, she was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I told her to summon Dicloe, and she reluctantly obeyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Erwen Fornachi di Tersia has summoned [Dicloe, the Dark Spirit King].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black mass emerged from a spatial rift, taking the form of a humanoid figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dicloe, at Erwen's command, fired a barrage of dark orbs at the opposite wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaboom! Kaboom! Kaboom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier protecting the cabin didn't even flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All accumulated energy has been depleted.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen's resources were depleted after about 30 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It used to be 5 seconds when she used it at full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Her mana pool must have increased.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn't important right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The empty vessel is filled with an unknown power.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Chaos Circuit] activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All resource consumption is nullified for 1 minute.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Infinite Power Mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...He's not being unsummoned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen was amazed by Dicloe, who was still firing orbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was also impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She can use this level of firepower for 90 seconds...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that wasn't all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her MP was infinite now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erwen, use [Focused Fire].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave her another order, and she drew her bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white light gathered at the arrowhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This skill, which had played a significant role in the Riakis fight, was one of the rewards I had recommended to Erwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The longer she charged it, the more MP it consumed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...but the damage also increased exponentially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I usually limited her charging time to 15 seconds. After that, the MP consumption was too high, and the damage increase was negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more efficient to use the 60-second cooldown and fire another arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'MP is infinite now.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy at the arrowhead became more and more concentrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen released the arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding flash of light filled the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier didn't even flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion was deafening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The unknown power within the vessel has been depleted.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All stats are temporarily reduced by 70%.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen collapsed onto me, exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then we heard a familiar voice calling our names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn! Where are you?! Bjorn!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Ainar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-What was that?! Was it a dimensional collapse?! We might have to run away!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was panicking, like a wild animal sensing a natural disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled at her innocence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, it wasn't a dimensional collapse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"R-Really?! It was terrifying! The whole world flashed, and the ground shook!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, yeah. Calm down. It's over now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reassured Ainar, and then Amelia approached me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was that Tersia?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The Chaos Essence is powerful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, I'll get you one eventually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to reassure her, but she just turned away, muttering something about not wanting to be treated like a barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I could tell she was looking forward to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, is it over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, it's over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We hadn't tested her active skill, but that wasn't something we could do here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We would have to experiment in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a unique skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erwen, can you walk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... I can't...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to carry Erwen... but Ainar beat me to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! I'll carry her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always been a reliable pack mule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, hop on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Okay... Thank you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar carried Erwen on her back, and we headed towards the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interior of the cabin was the same as before, despite the winter wonderland outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bookshelf, the table, the carpet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small bed where my feet would always stick out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle, crackle, crackle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yandel, what do we do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We enter the flames.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then we would receive the reward, the cabin would be closed, and we would be transported back to the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Bjorn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar suddenly looked at me with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've been thinking... It doesn't feel right to just enter the flames.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? Was she betraying me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't bother answering and walked towards the fireplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames were warm, not hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Mental Resistance permanently increased by +50.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, the stat boost was successful...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes, enjoying the warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my eyes and froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't the Witch's Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a completely different place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pale, ghostly girl was staring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>",1947,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","3dcf6e668a4f21d6f1d056d0eae71df89702a49e21b14d1a824e5c4674a8ac15","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-464","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-462",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]