[{"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-60":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},1327837,1764,"Chapter 60 Rules of Survival (3)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>Rules of Survival (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To save time, I immediately take off the ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. 9425 Frost Spirit Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Numbered Item I obtained by exploiting the master of the Artemion school, the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, take it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? A ring? Why all of a sudden…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha, who absentmindedly accepts it, is flustered with a look of confusion as if wondering what it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a ring I was saving for someone deserving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… why are you giving it to me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answer briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swear to your guardian deity. That you’ll continue to be with me in exchange for receiving this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The market price of the Frost Spirit Ring is 1.5 million stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it’s a difficult item to acquire even if you want it because there are no listings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the true value of this ring becomes known, the price will skyrocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?! Bjorn! Are you crazy?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha is shocked and insults me, but my mind is sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would I just give away something like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I’ll use it for survival, I at least need a promise that she’ll continue to follow and help me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this isn’t a one-sided contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The moment you receive this ring, I swear on my honor as a warrior to help you from now on. So I hope you’ll do the same.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you serious…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prove it, I look into Misha’s eyes and speak clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m serious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a win-win in the truest sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A kind of comrade oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And did she understand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha stares at me for a long time with surprised eyes and then speaks in a voice devoid of her usual playfulness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It’s sudden, but I understand that you’re not kidding. Honestly, it’s my first time receiving an offer like this, so I’m, I’m not without happy feelings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then that’s a relief—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Bjorn, I’m sorry. I’ve never thought of you that way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha closes her eyes tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as if making a decision, she stares at me and answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… like skinny guys.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Skinny guys…? What are you talking about? I don’t understand—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eek!! It means you have no charm as a man!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind goes blank for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this what it feels like to get rejected even though I wasn’t planning on confessing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know, but one thing is certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…There seems to be a misunderstanding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, let’s just say that. We have to keep traveling together, and it will just make things awkward—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is she talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to phrase it indirectly, saying things like I would help her, because I didn’t want to seem too materialistic, but that was a mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a way to do things with barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I meant that you should make a comrade oath in exchange for receiving this ring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Comrade oath…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, if you get me the same ring or bring me 15 million stones worth of profit, you can end the contract whenever you want. Now, do you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ho, how could I?! In the first place, what the hell is this ring that it’s worth 15 million stones?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“15 million stones is a bargain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I mean, what the hell is this ring—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cut her off and say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This ring can fulfill your long-cherished wish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What? Wish?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For example, your older brother won’t be able to call you a half-breed anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it a sensitive topic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha freezes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after a moment of contemplation, she forces an awkward smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aish, do you think I’ll fall for that? No matter how awkward things are, you can’t lie like that—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not a lie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief silence follows as the conversation stops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha, who was smiling awkwardly, stops smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, she’s actually staring at me with a cold gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is going too far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice is cold and stern, unlike usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I clearly gave you a chance to laugh it off and let it go. But why do you keep lying? Did I look like a fool because I just smiled and followed along?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha bites her lip as if she’s frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I shouldn’t have told you that story.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s an unexpected reaction, but it’s actually natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trauma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wound that has festered for a lifetime brings pain just by being touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t bring up that story to hurt you. I really—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve never heard of such a thing. How could you know something that even our tribe doesn’t know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of answering, I keep my mouth shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not something I need to explain in detail, and I don’t want to either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can’t just stay like this forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s keep it short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Misha, I’ll ask you one thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If everything I’ve said so far is true, will you accept my offer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re still joking—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cut off Misha, who is about to get angry, and shout back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just answer me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t she just answer the question?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes or no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I shout and force her to answer, Misha flinches and bites her lip again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…If everything you said is true, it wouldn’t be enough to treat you as my benefactor for the rest of my life. But—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then that’s enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I take a step forward and grab Misha’s wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Misha Kaltstein, it might be hard to believe, but I swear on my honor as a warrior that everything I’ve said so far is true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Wh, what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha looks confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, I think it would have been easier if I had used the warrior’s oath earlier…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it doesn’t matter now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, when you wake up, keep your word.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pull Misha towards me and put the ring on her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crush the blue glass jewel on the ring with the strength of my grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Frost Spirit Ring has been destroyed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Glacier Beast Skadi awakens from its seal.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like ripples on a lake…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of cold air spread across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. 9425 Frost Spirit Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a special effect that occurs when this item is destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it deals practically no damage, it was essentially a useless option, but I discovered one thing after various attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Special conditions have been met.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the wearer is a beastman…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An event occurs along with the destruction effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ice Beast Skadi offers a contract to Misha Kaltstein.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit Beast contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It allows you to forcefully awaken the special ability of the beastman race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>____________________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Contract successfully completed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>____________________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold whirlwind surrounds Misha like the eye of a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it gradually subsides, Misha opens her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her red eyes are filled with complex emotions, seeming somewhat empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This, so easily… What have I been doing all this time…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha, muttering incoherently, looks at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she asks with a betrayed expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, what the hell is this ring? If something like this existed, why didn’t my father tell me about it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know if the beastmen are aware of this ring’s existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to give her the answer she wants…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He probably didn’t know either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Didn’t know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, it seems like a mage discovered it recently after a long period of research. He definitely didn’t hide it from you because he doesn’t consider you his daughter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would be better for her mental state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even with my answer, Misha seems to have a lot of questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, then how did you know about something like this? Where did you get this ring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not difficult to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have stories prepared beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there’s something I need to do first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, put on some clothes before we talk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Clothes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha tilts her head and then follows my gaze downwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she sees her current state and…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, ah? Uh? Wh, why am I completely naked?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha, creaking like a broken robot, screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I folded everything neatly next to you, so put them on first and then we’ll talk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, alright…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I turn my back for a moment, Misha gathers her clothes and puts them on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yo, you can turn around now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll take my time!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turn around, and Misha is wearing her usual clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thin cloth clothes she wore under her equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fit her body perfectly, emphasizing her curves even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you going to put on your equipment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, answer this! Why was I na, na, naked?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I took them off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yo, yo, you, you took them off?! Yo, yo, you?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I had no choice. I heard that all equipped items disappear when you perform this ritual.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reference, this is a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t hear it, I experienced it myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, all my hard-earned equipment was reset, and I was left with nothing, leading to game over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Wai, wait a minute! So you asked me those questions earlier because of that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What questions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About marriage and stuff.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nod honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wouldn’t she feel offended if she had a spouse?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m a proud Confucian from Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could never do something as disrespectful as undressing a woman who even has a husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Misha shouts at my words, as if it’s absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone who thinks about that didn’t even think to tell me beforehand?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wasn’t planning on hiding it. But you didn’t believe a single word I said.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th, that’s true, but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha seems to have nothing more to say as I give her logical reasons for everything she asks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, it’s time to take a stronger approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In fact, I had to undress you so quickly that it was a real struggle. Tsk, I didn’t expect you to have so many accessories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…So, sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget about apologizing, there’s something you need to do first, isn’t there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I look at Misha intently, indirectly hinting at what I want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s always best to take credit when you can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha hesitates for a moment and says again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Thank you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t try to brush it off. There’s something we need to address properly, isn’t there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do I really have to say it myself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha avoids my gaze with an embarrassed and awkward expression, but that’s not enough to make me relent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These things always need to be clarified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I speak firmly, Misha’s eyes change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the playful atmosphere is over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she never intended to let it slide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She adjusts her posture and looks at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, listen. I… once… even tried to kill myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it feels a bit out of the blue, I listen attentively to her serious voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was my father who found me and saved me back then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should be grateful to your father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wish it were that kind of beautiful story… Do you know what my father said first when I regained consciousness? He told me to go die in the labyrinth if I wanted to die. He asked how much more I was going to shame the family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, uh, hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So her family was even more messed up than I expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I’m seriously contemplating whether I should correct my previous slip-up, Misha continues calmly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I entered the labyrinth. Of course, I didn’t come here to die like my father said. I just wanted to escape from that family. I thought that even without a Spirit Beast, if I became a great explorer and gained recognition, maybe my father would see me in a new light.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice is devoid of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can feel all the emotions she must have experienced growing up even more clearly from her weary voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, I don’t know if this will make my father acknowledge me. But for some reason… I feel like it doesn’t matter anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha then bows to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Thank you, Bjorn. I’ll never forget this kindness and will repay you until the day I die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it might fade with time, doubting Misha’s sincerity right now seems meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that sense, enough with the melodrama…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swear to your guardian deity?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ask briefly, having listened attentively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha chuckles and nods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I swear to my guardian deity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, that’s clean and good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_____________________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning, Enhancement, Ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beastmen who make contracts with Spirit Beasts generally acquire one of these three types of abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha is Enhancement-type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The power of the Ice Beast Skadi permanently resides within Misha Kaltstein’s body.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only has her physical ability taken a leap forward, but the ice attribute is also permanently imbued in her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like my abdomen, which I was just hit on, feels cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! I hit you because you told me to, but I didn’t know that would happen. Are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My skin, which has turned red as if frostbitten, is a bit painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grin as I look at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s a bit disappointing that it’s not Summoning or Ability, but…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it’s better than nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting hit, I’m even more certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ve gained the elemental attack means I’ve been longing for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, we can now beat up those incorporeal monster bastards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! Get a grip, Bjorn! Why are you grinning like an idiot?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s nothing. Then let’s move. We’ve been here for too long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We roughly clean up the surroundings and move on, taking Misha with me. And on the way, we encounter a 9th-grade incorporeal monster, ‘Wraith’, and decide to fight it as a test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Wraith has cast [Corpse Flame].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Corpse Flame].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s an active skill that combines the darkness and fire attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power is even lower than a 9th-grade spell…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for me, who has Darkness Resistance from the vampire essence, it only feels slightly warm even if I get hit by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incorporeal monsters like this generally have low combat power compared to their rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re only troublesome in the early stages because you don’t have the means to attack them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Wraith. EXP +1」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I use my mace that’s been sprinkled with holy water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha uses her fists imbued with frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, it feels strange every time I hit them…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason she’s using her fists instead of the spear is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘As expected, it doesn’t apply to weapons at the 1st stage of awakening.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the barbarian’s Spirit Engraving has stages…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beastman’s Spirit Beast contract also needs to be gradually developed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it’s fortunate that Misha was originally a martial artist class. She said she started using daggers because she felt limited by only using her fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Witch’s Lamp. EXP +1」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Diroter. EXP +2」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Mutated Lesser Spirit. EXP +2」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, we continue wandering through the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We defeat any monsters we encounter as long as it’s not too risky. And we rest as much as possible whenever we have the chance, conserving our stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Woodman. EXP +1」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Homunculus. EXP +2」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Killed Owlbear. EXP +2」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About 11 hours have passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although we haven’t encountered any 7th-grade monsters yet, battles with lower-ranked monsters haven’t been difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There haven’t been any dangerous situations either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And contrary to our worries, there’s still no sign of Elisa and her group finding us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did something happen to them?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, maybe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maybe not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of harboring naive hopes, let’s continue to prepare ourselves mentally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While doing what we can right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Phew, as expected, no essences are dropping.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I click my tongue in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy water and Ice Beast Skadi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these two attack methods, we can now hunt incorporeal monsters without any problems…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing much has changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘About 30%?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think to myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The probability of me returning to the city alive is probably around that much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「12 hours have passed since entering the Witch’s Forest.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Field effect - Witch’s Forest is strengthened.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Status effect [Witch’s Eye] is applied.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real survival starts now.\u003C\u002Fp>",2636,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","d4a0774fe5062a0e35c3aaf33d0269974ecfab857cd71f4e8a51f0047a243154","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-61","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-59",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]