[{"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-584":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},1328123,1764,"Chapter 584: Original (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-584",584,"\u003Cp>A single-person rift that opens when you touch a statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All officers, mages, and explorers unanimously agreed on this phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All statues—or activating a certain number of them—likely opens that firmly closed stone gate, allowing progress to the next stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I agreed with that view as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after clearing the Green Mine, I spent quite some time experimenting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried reopening a cleared rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Checked whether someone who had already cleared a rift could enter it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observed when opened portals would disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I paused the main攻略 and continued the research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a wasted moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, aren’t other games like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To excel, you need to know activation conditions, enemy traits, skill interactions perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Okay, I’m starting to get it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the research progressed, lots of info gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If no one enters, the portal closes after 10 minutes; portals can’t open if someone is inside; and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these, five key points stood out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I say at least seven because that’s the sample size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including me, seven people cleared the Green Mine, and statues still created portals each time touched...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So there’s basically no usage limit.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing else drops besides essences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In seven attempts, no Rift Stones or Numbers items dropped once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though more samples needed for certainty, due to randomness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seems unique—only lit once when I first cleared it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To light all lights, all statues must be cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No usage limits for statues; portals close 10 minutes after opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>5th floor rifts have two portals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, two people can enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below 4th floor, all are one-person-only, so you must clear solo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No cheating here; only those truly strong enough can clear the rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For me, that was discouraging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dungeon & Stoneisn’t a game where just leveling up and gathering good essences means winning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pride myself as among the strongest in the world, yet there are always tough counters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...But two can enter, so maybe it’s doable.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the field concept was a single-person rift, there was no entry limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That let us bring in hundreds of elite members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We could pick the best explorer matchup to send inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Alright... let’s start.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to begin real攻略.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike normal rifts, where the boss room appears after a short walk from the entrance, the early攻略 ended quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cursed knight Blatter of Blood Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tyrant Tarunbas of Glacier Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron man Ildium of Steel Tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All defeated in a flash, all dropping essences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I had no use for those essences now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it wasn’t a total loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Guardian defeat bonus. EXP +3」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Guardian defeat bonus. EXP +3」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Guardian defeat bonus. EXP +3」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several kills, I was sure—the guardian bonus applied here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Too bad.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can’t enter a cleared rift again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if someone else opens the portal, you just pass through it to the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If not for that, I’d have duplicated experience.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was disappointing, but I decided to think positively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, killing all but the bosses I can’t yet get experience from is still plenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe that’s better than mediocre essences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There are still many guardians I haven’t beaten.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adding initial hunt experience here, I could theoretically get 200 experience points from this攻略 alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, maybe other explorers thought the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As we moved to the 2nd floor guardians, someone approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I try the challenge too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your name is...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miles Humbrake, Baron.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remembered him as an explorer recruited into the expedition after being called, not a knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, many such explorers were in the expedition...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Except for the Blood Castle, I haven’t yet earned any guardian merits in the 1st floor rift. If you allow me—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get permission from the count, not me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The count said it’s fine if the baron permits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like the chief was still playing figurehead here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmmm...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sending him out and having him die only weakens our force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I pondered, the guy earnestly continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand your worry. You’re anxious about someone entering where there’s no real reason.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But don’t worry. Though called a guardian, I’m not weak enough to lose to a Grade 7 monster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a condition before permission.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A condition...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his serious face, I chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you nervous about? Go to the mages, learn everything about the guardians perfectly. That’s my condition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Yes? Understood! Thank you! Really, thank you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left, apparently expecting more demands but touched by my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I didn’t know then was why the judges hated precedents so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baron...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I try too...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting with him, others shyly approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Phew... I let him in, can’t refuse these guys now...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting tired of answering one by one, I finally left it to Raven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ask Arua Raven whether you can challenge. If she permits, I will too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me? Why me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re the most knowledgeable about rifts here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t lie. You think I don’t know just because I’m lazy—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk, that’s why the sharp ones are so quick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cut him off firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not laziness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s because I trust you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not untrue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there are many mages I could order, none are as thorough as Raven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she’s vulnerable to praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven sighed but nodded resignedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll only send those who can definitely return alive, only such people. Okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, I expected that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I dumped the annoying task, I saw responsibility in her eyes and knew I wouldn’t have to worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While thinking that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia called me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guessed she wanted to check if she could challenge alongside Raven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That seemed likely given the timing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I try too...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia’s uncharacteristically timid question surprised me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem, if guardian defeat merits count, it’d be a shame to miss this chance. Actually, I think all members should try at least once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught in her gaze, Amelia cleared her throat embarrassed but argued logically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hard to just ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hmm... she does have a point.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t ponder long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine. But only up to the 3rd floor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood. Then I’ll prepare. Even if others don’t, Ainard Frenlin needs to be well prepared before entering.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I leave that to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be a lie to say I wasn’t worried about them entering without me, but I couldn’t care for them like baby birds forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I chose to trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia, Ainard, Elwen, Misha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four would easily manage up to the 3rd floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ended up taking a long break.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching explorers taking Raven’s rift guardian lecture, I glanced over the statues I hadn’t攻略ed yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight 2nd floor guardians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One End Knight of the White Temple on the 3rd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two on the 4th floor...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve in total including unique rifts on the 5th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Including Cambormier, fourteen unidentified guardians.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add four on the 1st floor, that’s forty-one total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ve killed four, so...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant 37 guardians left to defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...Let’s start with the easy ones.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time limit here, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No requirement to finish in a few days or anything...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Guardian defeat bonus. EXP +3」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Guardian defeat bonus. EXP +3」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Guardian defeat bonus. EXP +3」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Guardian defeat bonus. EXP +3」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Guardian defeat...」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After defeating all eight 2nd floor guardians and exiting, the area was quite chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed to welcome me, saying I’d done well, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the record? How much time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“3 minutes 27 seconds!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some immediately checked the time and furiously wrote in notebooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I think about it, they did that before too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are they writing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...They were recording how long it took the baron to kill the guardians.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, that answer made me quite annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt like a racehorse at the track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you betting on me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked sternly, and the mages freaked out, waving their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-No way! Absolutely not. Just... curiosity... Everyone’s keeping records, not just you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, then I couldn’t stay mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because... the data is important...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mage who doesn’t keep records isn’t a mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing how instinctive record-keeping is for mages, I let it go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Misha and Elwen are攻略ing... Amelia is attending class.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting to rest and organize thoughts, a portal opened and an explorer who challenged the Glacier Cave returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long did it take?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone immediately asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“1 minute 24 seconds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mage taking notes replied flatly; the explorer asked again with excited eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, what place is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorer looked around disappointed, then whispered something to the mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadly, I couldn’t hear...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn Yandel is asking how long it took.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I realized Amelia was beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had seen her listening to Raven’s lecture just moments ago...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she slip out when she saw me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever, doesn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem, I see. Thanks for telling me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorer smiled proudly and moved toward Raven’s lecture room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want to know what the mage said?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, not really.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“3 minutes 27 seconds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...If you’re going to say it anyway, why ask?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little absurd, but I didn’t feel bad about the record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t get a better time anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took it slow, analyzing as I went through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well... even at best, I probably wasn’t faster than them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed to be competing, and I felt it was unfair to be included.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s so great about killing faster than a tank?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just pathetic—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, I was 47 seconds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...And I’m first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe I’m blinded by love?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seems less pathetic and somewhat cute...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Already leaving?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rested enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short break, standing before a new guardian statue, Amelia tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this the End Knight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood before the vampire guardian Cambormier’s statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s time to check the unidentified guardians.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia just nodded, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew well enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vampire posed no threat to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, be careful, okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it. I’ll be back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I entered the portal, seeing Amelia off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation of floating lasted briefly, then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I recognized movement had ended and dashed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could scout terrain while running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brick walls reminiscent of a medieval castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Candleholders illuminating the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old bloodstains stained the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place where I opened my eyes resembled, but differed from, the last chapter of the Blood Castle—The Demon Worship Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a ‘ㅁ’ shape but a straight line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tatatatat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running full speed toward the boss room straight ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m human, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t care much about records...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t want to be anyone’s consolation prize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if nothing happened, I planned to kill the guardian quickly and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwahhng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of the door being kicked open forced me to stop as I saw the vampire awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How curious... very curious...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vampire looked at me with sleepy eyes and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Have we met before?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1813,"2026-06-05T19:33:16.709Z",1,"novelbin.me","5019764279ee351497b3d44474ecf280f3f69483a09b1de076416b2dad230cfe","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-763","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-762",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]