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Noir Ark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no nostalgia—those feelings had already come rushing when I entered to hunt the Tyrant Tarunbas earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Anyway, this must be the first floor crack...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to that, the sample size increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the hidden boss Cambermier Duke appeared with an extremely rare chance in the Blood-Red Fortress crack,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>some cracks might have hidden bosses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guardian troll I’m about to face now is likely one of those cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see its face first, then think.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stopping quietly at the start point to gather my thoughts, I moved forward through the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the narrow path opened into a huge cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No troll in sight yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘As expected... the boss rooms are a bit different.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the boss appears, I quickly scanned the surrounding terrain with my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like how the Blood-Red Fortress had a coffin instead of a death knight where Cambermier appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were changes here, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three ice orc brothers trapped in ice pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lack of these appetizer-like foes before the boss was also true for the Tyrant Tarunbas...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What happened here?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frozen cavern was filled with corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies torn apart, crushed beyond recognition, stacked like mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t hard to tell they were Empire soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the emblem on bloodstained, discolored flags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same emblem I saw in the doppelganger’s forest and the cave where I fought Captain Dreadpier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Empire army gets everywhere.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like England on Earth, maybe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Empire corpses, there were monster bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice orcs, frost wolves, yetis, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monsters native to the glacier cave, and some unrelated specimens scattered about...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Isn’t that Tarunbas...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I found a corpse suspected to be Tyrant Tarunbas, original guardian of the glacier cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His usual club was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak, creak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s that sound?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After briefly looking around at the unnatural noise breaking the silence, I soon found the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak, creak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A particularly large corpse pile at the cavern’s center was shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening carefully, I heard noises from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gulp—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, a swallowing sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, I approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Aaaaaaargh—!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something buried beneath the corpse pile screamed and rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over five meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fierce, protruding fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from being much bigger than a normal troll, it had all the troll traits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, the skin’s black, though...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m a K-Barbarian who lived in modern times where saying anything about skin color can get you labeled racist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I focused more on other things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s holding a club, too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one hand, it was crunching on a human arm like a snack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the other hand was a club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally carried by Tyrant Tarunbas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, and it has an official name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. 9712 ‘Snowfield Club.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a rather low-tier item, it’s a blunt weapon with a simple effect: adding cold damage to normal attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuuung—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After gulping down its “snack,” the creature took a threatening step toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I calmly tried to talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Bjorn, son of Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuuung—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I spoke to show no hostile intent, it stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked down at me, tilting its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grrr...?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that this time it understands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That hope was shattered within a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Aaaaaaargh—!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just naming myself made the troll roar and charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bigger the hope, ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) the bigger the disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it really doesn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had suspected that after seeing it gnaw on human limbs...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it’s too early to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dodging its swinging club nimbly, I tried to talk again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in case, this time in the ancient tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Calm down. I don’t want to fight you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My name is Bjorn, son of Yandel—.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Aaaaaaargh—!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That didn’t work either?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, there weren’t many options left...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaaaaargh—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I even tried speaking in its language, but still no communication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I pulled out my last resort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Lapdonia and the ancient tongue didn’t work, nor its own language,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had no choice but to attempt a physical conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hammered the jaw of the charging beast with my hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People with anger control issues are easy to find in modern times, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like them, I hoped that showing a clear power difference would calm it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Not exactly a petitioner.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t use [Swing] fearing a one-shot kill, but it only got angrier and charged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like ordinary monsters showing aggression until their life flame extinguishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Okay, then I’ll give up on talking.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging the main goal impossible, I focused on a sub-goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gathering information about this guy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The club sliced through the air with a tearing sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No flashy effects like glowing weapons or lightning bursts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But precisely because of that, I recognized instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...[Swing]?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The troll used [Swing].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprising, but my mind calmly deduced the cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A high-level mutant...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glacier cave trolls are high-level mutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They use essence from other creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Vampire Cambermier used Nightfla’s [Pain Sharing],\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this guy can use Ogre skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that’s not the important part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...Wow, it really exists.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A curiosity I’d had for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would a monster with both an ogre’s power and a troll’s regeneration be like?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that imagined monster was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s underwhelming.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the ogre possessed troll essence, that’d be different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This opposite case was surprisingly bland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, maybe I’ve just gotten too strong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had met this guy instead of Cambermier on the first crack, Bjorn Yandel’s journey would have ended that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Now, let’s test things out.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly dealt damage while studying its combat style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Collecting as much info as possible would make it easier for those who challenge later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the fight ended quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About 30 minutes, maybe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except the cave darkened at the end and the troll’s cooldown disappeared, there were no particular dangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Corrupted Beast Kirdyu has been defeated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[High-level mutant defeat bonus. EXP +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Guardian defeat bonus. EXP +3]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, when I smashed the troll’s head with my hammer, the portal opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As always, I ignored the rainbow essence and went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After defeating the troll, I cleared all unidentified guardians of Grade 5 but found nothing special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one who could talk was Duke Cambermier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There must be... some reason...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much I thought, no plausible theory came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why could that guy talk?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made him different from the other guardians?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just luck?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had no idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I ended the secret digging and resumed the raid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cleared the third-floor crack, the White Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, the Knight of the End who appeared in the White Temple didn’t even utter his usual in-game lines and just charged me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same was true for the fourth-floor crack I challenged using borrowed gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You... Hyedo... came to kill me...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doppelganger who should have said such a line started the boss fight without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, by the way, the boss fight setup was different from the original.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had to fight inside and outside simultaneously, and I wondered how it would work solo when the doppelganger turned into a teammate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did they really make this to be beaten?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fought disguised as me and used [Self Replication] to gain numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t hopeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doppelganger couldn’t copy the Numbers items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aegis Barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crowl’s Demon Crusher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two core items, plus ‘Wilderness Outlaw’—a counter to humanoid monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And many other borrowed gears outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using all that to the extreme, I defeated the doppelganger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About seven hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Doppelganger defeated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Guardian defeat bonus. EXP +3]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doppelganger’s seal that had to be broken was lifted earlier, and I saw the [Crystallize] pattern 13 times in that state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many multiplied, my full build prevented damage from ever landing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn... I thought I was done for.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shared the battle details with everyone outside; they were speechless after hearing I fought for seven hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared try the challenge, only gaped in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The essence of the doppelganger... tempting, but I must give up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the kind of monster no one can solo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m amazed you could solo a guardian from floor 4 or higher.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But... Baron, it seems you didn’t take the essence this time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That last question was something I pondered too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doppelganger essence is highly valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Useful for almost any class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I don’t have enough slots.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much stronger could I get with two bodies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, the clones don’t copy Numbers items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, [Self Replication] only synergizes if the clone has essence like Amelia’s [Dual Rule], so I gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I need to keep a slot free for whatever’s coming next.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, after the fierce fight with the doppelganger, I just relaxed and spent a day resting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expedition team’s atmosphere was unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! You’re back! Good to see you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Priest! Please look at this wound!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorers chosen for the challenge went in and out of portals day and night, showing passion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knights, priests, and mages stepped back to their tasks, killing time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t need experience or essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only mages with scholarly zeal seemed interested in the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Baron will challenge the Golden Ruins tomorrow, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, that’s planned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m curious... what will the Golden Ruins be like? And what lies beyond that closed door?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those mages only waited for my actions and paid no attention to the already cleared statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day after rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Golden Fang Calphion defeated. EXP +6.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Guardian defeat bonus. EXP +3.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast, I challenged the 4th floor crack, the Golden Ruins, and cleared it in about three hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike the doppelganger, it wasn’t as intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the tank’s fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah... I need some attack skills.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Swing] and Demon Crusher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to these two, I managed to finish it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peeling Calphion’s shell off one by one inevitably took time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a humanoid monster, so I couldn’t boost damage with Wilderness Outlaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...But I got it because I’m a tank.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s common in RPGs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A well-grown tank can solo bosses others can’t, if the matchup is right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assuming no time limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So if I exclude unidentified guardians, only the 5th floor remains...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I looked toward the 5th floor guardians, attention gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly curious looks, but members of Anabada looked somewhat tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Surely... two portals opened starting from the 5th floor crack?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. Everyone’s curious who Baron Yandel will enter with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expressionless Amelia and expectant Elwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Does she think this is a picnic or something?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha looked tense, and Ainard avoided my gaze as soon as we made eye contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed more unmotivated than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, the person I’d bring was already decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step by step, I passed by the group and stopped before one person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Arua Raven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was completely surprised at being chosen, but no lengthy explanation was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the essence of a 5th floor guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be collected in a vial.\u003C\u002Fp>",1876,"2026-06-05T19:33:16.709Z",1,"novelbin.me","89ac31e5fba3b42bea82be36df723427fa3e5b6bd5701d79382a5f842f05badc","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-766","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-765",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]