[{"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-541":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},1328218,1764,"Chapter 541: Shinrokgochang (3)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-541",541,"\u003Cp>The Rift Guardians drop Guardian Essences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also drop Rift Stones and Numbers items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, since you get experience bonuses for killing Guardians, they’re more rewarding than any other monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem is the difficulty of the strategy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Usually, the increase in Rift Guardian difficulty is largely due to “field” effects.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look at the Glacier Cave, the Rift on the first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to fight with the field effect [Hypothermia], and it’s the same for the White Shrine on the third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During those battles, debuffs and similar effects made fighting much harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this isn’t the City of Light, Calheum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Milayel, without the Heavenly Magic Circle or the Guardian Angel nearby?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the conditions are better than ever, I was quite disappointed having to run away back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to think he actually followed us all the way here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dashed forward, pushing my shield as a greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to jab me with his spear to keep me at bay, but such attempts were useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was bounced off and somersaulted, landing on the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, the battle formation seems set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lowered my shield without following up with a hammer swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I combined the Demon Crusher’s [Swing], the damage would be considerable...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a dealer is a dealer for a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Muul Armin cast [Sensitive Skin].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Muul Armin cast [Eternal Weakness].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Muul Armin cast [Wraith Suicide Bomber]...」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting with Muul Armin’s curse skills, ranged dealers began their barrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Jackson Zanvil cast [Moving Target].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Charlotte Amblett cast grade 4 offensive magic [Spiral Drill].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Noir Merboch cast [Precision Shot].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Garton Kultner cast [Catapult]...」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mages, clerics, psychics, archers, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All kinds of projectiles poured down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True to his sturdy nature, he relentlessly swung and stabbed his spear despite taking hits, while I pushed him back so ranged attackers could strike comfortably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About a minute passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Heavenly Spear Wielder Milayel cast [Blessing of Light].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light burst from his battered body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant phase one, where he only used [Return], was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s so easy without the Guardian Angel.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, phase two required more attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from [Blessing of Light], which heals a huge amount and boosts durability and physique until cooldown finishes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In phase two, he uses this combo:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Heavenly Spear Wielder Milayel cast [Return].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, that busted skill appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Heavenly Spear Wielder Milayel cast [Comet Split].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All projectiles are duplicated.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single spear shot into the sky splits into dozens and rains down like a shower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An excellent throwing skill that’s unavoidable and does increased damage instantly turned into an AoE.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If threat is well-managed, the skill behaves uniquely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooooooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of spears homed in on me like guided missiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to be nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chak-chak, chak, chak, chaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just covering my head with the shield sent the spears flying like bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Defense successful.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Wall of Aegis absorbs all damage.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why ‘unification’ and [Gigantism] matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the shield grows, its ‘guard’ range increases too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its only weakness is projectiles or AoE bigger than the shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Anyway, first skill blocked well...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pattern repeated as in phase one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he picked a spear stuck in the ground and charged me, I pushed him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he retreated...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom-boom-boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranged attackers focused fire with perfect timing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, monsters and guardian angels make such focused fire impossible...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But again, this is a normal field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As we combined to attack him, dozens of spears scattered on the shore disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why [Comet Split] is tricky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it’s a ‘duplicate’ effect, it can cheat in countless ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Heavenly Spear Wielder Milayel recovered Shinrokgeochang.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「[Return]’s power slightly increases until battle ends.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Heavenly Spear Wielder Milayel recovered Shinrokgeochang.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「[Return]’s power slightly increases until battle ends...」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stacks piled up in seconds from one skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he hurled spears into the sky again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skill combo was easily twice as strong as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I felt no thrill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stronger, so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Defense successful.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Wall of Aegis absorbs all damage.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kind of skill means nothing against the ultimate shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Sure... good gear does help.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lowered threat and endured patterns that required sharing damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was basically sealing off the main skill combo in phase two...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Heavenly Spear Wielder Milayel cast [Comet Split].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All projectiles are duplicated.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he used that combo exactly three more times, we reached phase three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Took four minutes to get here...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might clear it under six minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Milayel’s pattern in phase three is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Heavenly Spear Wielder Milayel cast [Descent].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called ‘berserk’ mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light wings sprouted from his back as he unleashed a burst of light in a crouched stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar in shape to Ainard’s [Wings of Greed], but with a decisive difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wings are much more spectacular, but that’s minor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those wings actually allow flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woah! Wings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Ainard stared up in awe, Milayel soared into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe because it’s an island field?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No force at all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, the outer wall collapses here, and the Legion of Light spirits rushes in—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Light spirits gather, sensing holy energy.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the field changed, this remains?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought it was just a field buff because Titanus doesn’t have this effect when using [Descent]...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Maybe Rift Guardians have something special?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was glad to have placed melee fighters in the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, it wasn’t because I foresaw this, but because I needed to focus fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, hold formation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just hold on, don’t push too hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, Versil seemed to be commanding the rear well, so no worries there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked up at the towering figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...The time of judgment approaches.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I probably shouldn’t talk much after four minutes of this, but what can he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like he just repeats his lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What the hell are these guys?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t help but question the world again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many characters live their own lives in the city, but why do monsters in the labyrinth all act like game AIs—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ugh, what a pain.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While lost in thought, Milayel flung his spear downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more distractions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elwen, how much longer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging it’s about time to finish, I called out to Elwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s always a reason to save her for last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elwen, get ready!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as phase three began, Elwen unleashed her deadly combo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she’s airborne, her evasion rate skyrockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Elwen Fornaci di Tersia summoned [Dark Spirit King Dichloe].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best way is to hit without giving her a chance to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam-bam-bam-bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark orbs shot into the sky and exploded like fireworks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A destructive yet somehow beautiful spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elwen pulled her bowstring while performing that display, casting [Focused Shot].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long did it last?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All accumulated energy has been consumed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Unknown energy fills the empty vessel.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess [Chaos Circuit] triggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Heavenly Spear Wielder Milayel cast [Shell Break].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks appeared all over, his broken skin shedding to reveal gleaming white flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, “flesh” is a bit of a misnomer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body glowed bright white, like looking up at a fluorescent light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaaah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrapped in radiant light, clutching a huge spear, he slowly flapped down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up at him in that state felt like facing something absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, he’s about to die soon anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mortal beings.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether he knew or not, he looked down at me and calmly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your greed sowed the seeds of destruction.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there such a line?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your arrogance ultimately brought ruin to this world.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will judge you—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I will judge you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, he just said that line and that was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...Well, how different is this from a game?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t ponder Milayel’s words deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, I focused on his transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Specifically, the red spear he held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Summoned by the Last Spear Wielder Milayel, Shinrokgeochang regains its original form.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like how he shed his shell entering the last phase, the spear shed its casing, revealing its true form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful teal-colored spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chijijit, chijijit—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear shimmered with sparks, emanating an overwhelming presence no weapon could withstand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, that impression wasn’t wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1200% increased piercing damage with the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natural regeneration rising with battle duration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immunity to holy damage and top-tier indestructibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using skills returns 50% of consumed resources over 1 minute, and it reflects mental skills attacks beyond immunity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating the active effect adds three options:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Triple damage with the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Triple all recovery effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Top-tier piercing correction.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spear that pierces all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such a thing exists in this world, Shinrokgeochang would definitely be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here’s the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tzutzut—! Jijeek—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happens when the spear that pierces everything clashes with the shield that blocks everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Disappear!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I already know the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Defense successful.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Wall of Aegis absorbs all damage.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield wins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I asked Milayel, whose critical hit was nullified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what the most creative weapon in the world is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, he gave no reply, but it wasn’t a problem. So what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The answer is...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[......]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The shield.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, I couldn’t say why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, damn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My casting just finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———————!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment a sound, or rather a sensation of something passing, reached my ears,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pure white flash colored my vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s see, time...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>6 minutes 17 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, missed the six-minute cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Heavenly Spear Wielder Milayel was defeated. EXP +8」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Upper Guardian kill bonus. EXP +5」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cluster of light announced the monster’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of explorers swallowed hard, watching the light scatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to advance notice, everyone knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t an ordinary monster, but a guardian monster originally appearing on the 8th floor Rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Indeed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would drop?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With everyone watching as one, sight cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Rift Stones, a Guardian’s loot, didn’t drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rainbow essence didn’t drop either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted [Comet Split] essence very badly, even for Elwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beginner’s luck, but no drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was disappointing, but at least some loot did drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I couldn’t believe my eyes either, but\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Hey, that’s!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly Spear Wielder Milayel vanished as light and left behind a Numbers item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And here’s the important part...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Guardians have a 33% chance to drop Numbers items.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, assuming the Numbers item dropped, an item with about a 3% drop rate appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the spear he was holding...!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.7 Maliel’s Shinrokgeochang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, upon seeing it, I felt not joy but unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, it was anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, I just got The Wall of Aegis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now I got another single ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) number?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...Does luck really follow me this far?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I secretly hoped so, but now that it happened, I felt an inexplicable fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could call it the intuition of a well-trained unlucky person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But humans have left and right brains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While my heart pounded at the bad omen, my head immediately began a happy dilemma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Shinrokgeochang...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one in our party uses spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the charm of Dungeon & Stone is setting up the best gear as it drops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who should I give this to to earn a good reputation?\u003C\u002Fp>",1846,"2026-06-05T19:33:16.156Z",1,"novelbin.me","fc9680b5404e934e20586cc30ed0c93ade4dd1586f2282216518b67ec5ea3cdb","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-542","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-540",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]