[{"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-488":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},1327708,1764,"Chapter 488: Pilgrim (6)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-488",488,"\u003Cp>Among the various detection abilities, there were some with a precognitive concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A prime example was [Hands of Regret].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 1st-grade skill obtained from a 9th-floor or higher essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, when a bonded teammate died, the message “Memories of regret rewind time” would appear, and you could restart from a checkpoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, was that really precognition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, this skill had a clear drawback despite its powerful effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only activated when a bonded teammate died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a cooldown of several months in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t even activate if you died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s not that skill.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We weren’t bonded, and judging by our conversation, Ainar had already used her ability at least twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The most likely candidate is…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I narrowed it down to one possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Prophet of Misfortune]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rare 6th-grade passive skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It activated randomly and provided the user with precognitive information through system logs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「An ominous vision appears before the prophet's eyes.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「In the near future, Bjorn Yandel will be slain by Centurion Dreadfear's sword. Do not be fooled by his absence. He will never give up.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had classified this skill as an information gathering skill, and it had been quite useful in the mid-game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing the location of traps, the types and characteristics of monsters… it had been a great help in unexplored areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It must be different in reality.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The user would actually see a ‘vision’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they would experience the information firsthand, not just read it in a few lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huff… Huff…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ainar, did you see me die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her flinch was enough of an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So that’s why she’s pushing herself so hard…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no point in arguing with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wouldn’t listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I could do was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…guide her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…clench my jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—laaaaaaaaaa!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was helplessly riding on her back as she charged through the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puk-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An arrow pierced her leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spear grazed her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could only watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We got him! Now’s our chance…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uwaaaaaaaaaaah!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What power…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar finally stopped running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because we had reached our destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were still far from the entrance, but she couldn’t go any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not while carrying me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her speed had decreased due to her injuries, and the soldiers were closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped running and turned to face them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t… worry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She muttered and then swung her greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched her from my spot on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, two, three, four, five, six…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slew seven soldiers before an axe struck her arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, seventeen…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She killed eighteen before a spear pierced her collarbone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forty-three, forty-four, forty-five…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forty-six, and an arrow struck her left eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventy-one, seventy-two, seventy-three…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodies piled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers hesitated, unable to approach her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still standing, despite being covered in arrows and bleeding profusely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…..”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…..”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the silence didn’t last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s tired…! Don’t back down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers charged at her again, stepping over the corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred and thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar spoke to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m… losing my strength…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She collapsed on top of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puk, puk, puk-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard sounds that shouldn't be coming from my comrade's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BEEEEEEEEP—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My head was pounding, and I felt nauseous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puk, puk, puk—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BEEEEEEEEP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless sounds assaulted my ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after an eternity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body, which had been frozen in place…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character's HP has reached 30%.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Status effect [Paralysis] removed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached out and grabbed the nearest weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed Ainar off me and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swung the weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers flinched and backed away, creating a small opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lifted Ainar onto my back and started running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like she had done for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uwaaaaaaaaaaah!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I charged through the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swords and spears were thrust towards me, but I ignored them, tanking the damage as long as it wasn't aimed at Ainar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character's HP is below 15%.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body was battered and bruised, but I had broken through their lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff... Huff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had some breathing room now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I checked on Ainar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ainar! Are you okay?! Wake up! You can't sleep now! Get up—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint voice reached my ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Bjorn...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Th-Thank goodness... Are you okay? Just hold on a little longer! Eight more minutes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then we could leave this cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn't sure if that was the clear condition, but considering the difficulty of this event, there had to be a way to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just trust me and hold on a little longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to say that when Ainar spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Let... me go...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was she talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was she delirious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"L-Leave me... behind...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I had heard her correctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was angry, but I couldn't bring myself to scold her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're delirious. Just stay quiet. That's all you can do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe she had agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maybe she was too weak to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Is she dead?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed my anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then I ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could smell the forest as I approached the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light from outside seeped into the cave, illuminating the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see the entrance in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ainar! Ainar! Wake up! We're almost there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Answer me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Be... careful...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was she talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, she was alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to get out of here—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stopped as I reached the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I approached the transparent barrier and reached out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance was blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You've got to be kidding me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we couldn't escape, then what was the point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had given us an invincible boss and then blocked the exit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what's the solution...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt like something inside me had shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-Bjorn...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-Ainar? Don't worry! I'll break through this barrier!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barbarian's spirit was unyielding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klang! Klang! Klang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I punched the barrier with all my might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn't even budge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a barbarian never gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"S-Stop...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fist, foot, forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I even slammed my shoulder against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is this thing indestructible?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Okay, Plan B.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I changed my target and started attacking the wall next to the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the strongest doors had weak points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe there was a hidden passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop... and...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klang-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just go...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before he comes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't take it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slammed my forehead against the wall in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn't make me feel any better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There he is...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers appeared behind us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had caught up to us already? I didn't even have time to be surprised. I charged at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smashed the first soldier's head against the wall and took his weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then the massacre began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...A-A demon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't back down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the Empire...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, two, three, four...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Five.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six, seven, eight...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...How many have I killed?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lost count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, two, three...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only corpses remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Ainar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rushed to her side and checked her pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her eyes, her body trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to tell her it was okay, that she would be fine, that we would get out of here...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn... son of Yandel...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My... precious... friend...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words were like a stake through my heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precious friend...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... will become... a great warrior...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something inside me broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>___________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A painful truth, or a sweet lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear which one was better for the dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Precious friend...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I could even think, the words tumbled out of my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a confession and an apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm... I'm not... like that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real Bjorn Yandel was someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was just an evil spirit who had stolen his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evil spirit she should have killed on sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mumbled those words, staring at her unfocused eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then I realized...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...she had stopped breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were still open, but there was no denying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The third pilgrim has perished.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All stats of the surviving pilgrim increased by +400.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My stats increased again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's when I understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You are the only survivor.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the stats increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Special Condition - Perfect Bond has been met.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All stats tripled.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Slay Centurion Dreadfear.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the clear condition of this hidden phase was.\u003C\u002Fp>",1424,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","33fe0ba8779229d0274c2a875fffbfda703053316fd23bba1eb8a208182f0a92","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-489","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-487",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]