[{"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-607":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},1327984,1764,"Chapter 607: Legion Commander (4)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-607",607,"\u003Cp>A brief silence followed my suggestion to give it a try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that time, Raven, who had been staring at me with a serious gaze, reluctantly shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eh, but it’s still a bit too soon to just experiment immediately, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the labyrinth, you won’t know until you try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That may be true, but this is a precious item... I’d hate to lose it uselessly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the original owner of the crack stone says that, I have nothing to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if some hidden effect activates, it could be problematic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I plan to continue exploration as soon as the rainy season ends, and wasting time would disrupt the schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Everyone’s already on edge being trapped here...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for now, the plan to activate the statues with Cambormier’s crack stones was put on hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I’ll be going!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven left, saying he’d think of a name for the crown, and I was left alone in the barracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind was full of thoughts—not about the statues or crack stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What a coincidence.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abilities Raven told me about ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) the crown kept lingering in my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing the archbishop who became Karui’s priest, and the item obtained grants mental immunity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Seems like an item meant to be used in that chapter...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was still bothered by the red portal I couldn’t enter last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was beyond it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this crown, maybe next time we challenge it, we could see beyond with our own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, of course, a retry isn’t possible right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Definitely not an immediate retry.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, the crack was considered cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guardian statues on floors five and below, which were conditions to open cracks, no longer open portals when touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for now, besides using the portal in the stone chamber to get outside, we have no options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I wonder how long the cooldown is...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t know until I try going out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving and re-entering, there might be a chance to retry immediately, or I might have to wait until cooldown ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the basement first floor is covered with unknowns, if this is a one-time crack, we might never be able to enter again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While sitting alone in the empty barracks, organizing my thoughts, I pulled out a backpack from the pocket dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The backpack the chief gave me before entering the crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said he had placed a notebook inside, containing all the answers to my questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So as soon as I finished my business, I read it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did he catch some deadly disease that makes him not want to say everything clearly?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more I read, the deeper the mystery grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you feel something nearby in the Library Island, go out for a day and come back. The messy bookshelves will be all arranged.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That must be Hamshik talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you discover another dimensional stele, never pay attention to it. Again, the only exit you seek is the one from our village.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That seems to be about the dimensional stele on Giant Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything below that was cryptic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If a huge shadow suddenly falls on the ground while exploring Giant Island, never look up. Wait a moment and the shadow will disappear, then you can continue your journey.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[There’s nothing at the top of the tree island you call. If you see or hear something, wear a blindfold and earplugs and hold your breath. Then you’ll pass safely.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If waves start rolling during the rainy season, immediately stop and find a hiding place. Every island has at least one. But don’t go to the rocky island where you first opened your eyes. It’s the only one without a hiding place.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The golden book won’t particularly help you achieve your goals.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you see a horse running in the sky outside the rainy season, don’t act rashly. If you don’t attack or get close first, nothing will happen.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now it felt more like spreading rumors than giving information. Still, the last item was easy enough to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If a dimensional collapse starts and the entire layer begins to crumble, head to the island where our village was. A portal to the surface will be open.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If dimensional collapse happens, we can escape the basement first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, one conclusion can be drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The chief doesn’t seem to know any escape method besides this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s just waiting for the collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That explains why he left alone using the [Heretical Altar] instead of trying to escape with us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t know when I’ll escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I hold on until the collapse happens, it’s unknown how long that will take...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No mention of the Rainbow Island.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reread the notebook several times and searched the chief’s backpack thoroughly, but there was no mention of Rainbow Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think Rainbow Island is the key to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did he leave it out knowingly? Or just not know?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have no way to check now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t grab the chief by the collar and ask since he must have already woken up in the city long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ll just have to go see for myself.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, I have no choice but to continue exploring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an explorer should.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the rainy season ended, we took the portal and went outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A towering stone gate in the middle of the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small boat we arrived in was nowhere to be seen, and as soon as we stepped out, a misfortune happened—we plunged into the silvery sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ugh, what a hassle.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After many bothersome procedures, all our expedition members safely boarded the summoned ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And during this process, I learned one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone gate wasn’t always open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The gate is sinking underwater!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the last member jumped out of the portal, the giant stone gate closed and began to sink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...So no immediate retry.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little disappointing, but we resolved to try next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the gate will rise back to the surface once cooldown ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this isn’t a one-time content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baron, preparations for departure are complete.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the stone gate sink from the bow, I glanced around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three warships floated around, escorting my ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Raise the departure flag!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I gave the order, the ship started moving and the flag rose atop the watchtower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shwaaahhh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our ship cut through the silver waves, followed by three warships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life is full of ups and downs, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When we arrived, we were following behind those warships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, aren’t you hungry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, thanks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While chewing snacks Misha prepared, Amelia approached and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...What’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This? A snack from the secretary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...How long are you going to keep playing that ridiculous secretary role?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even I would feel a little hurt hearing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you dislike being search squad leader that much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reference, the search squad leader manages talented scouts assigned to reconnaissance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I’m considered a founding figure, I made a new position and gave it to her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haah...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia just shook her head at my question and disappeared to do her work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Nothing to do...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I patrolled for a while longer but had nothing to intervene in, so I ended up resting in my room or chatting with comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And some time later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going out alone for a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When we finally arrived at Library Island, I got off alone and headed down the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The books we messed up were already all arranged, and even the sound of my footsteps echoed several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Quiet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sign of Hamshik yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he sleeping at home?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hamshik—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling out loudly, a fluffy creature cautiously peeked from the bookshelf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, hey. You were there? Why aren’t you home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Are you really asking that?!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, right. We smashed this place before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ha! So what are you doing here? Alone too.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I came to see you. The others are waiting above, so come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe my visit was sudden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamshik glanced around warily before emerging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You... came to see me?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I saw him at the crack we recently visited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My name is not Hamshik—!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Hamshik I met in the cave who didn’t even know his own name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After meeting the second Hamshik, I thought:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamshik must be hiding some big secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he doesn’t know it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be so stingy! Do you need a reason to visit a friend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hiding my true intentions, I laughed heartily as I approached, yet Hamshik became even more wary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Don’t lie!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You didn’t just come for nothing! You have a purpose!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh, he’s already tamed this much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I preferred when Hamshik was innocent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled and spoke honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I have a purpose.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hmph! I knew it—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hamshik, let’s leave here together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...What?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamshik looked surprised but confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d prepared some oiling and bright words for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Leave together... what do you mean?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly that. Staying here means endlessly organizing books. Without us, there’s nothing to organize anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This must have been his Achilles’ heel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamshik looked displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to change life, shock is always necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve been here long enough. So now come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...What would change if I leave?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A lot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamshik seemed unconvinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I elaborated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, you’ll see with your own eyes what’s outside. After all, you’ve been here so long but don’t even know what’s out there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’m not really curious.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? Not curious at all about the vast silver sea or the unknown islands?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Not curious.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpected reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really seemed sincere, not just making excuses...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then how about this? You lost your memories, right? You don’t know who you are. Maybe if you wander outside, you can regain them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...How can you be so sure?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, a slow answer. Maybe this interests him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his reasonable objection, I confidently answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can you be sure it’s impossible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamshik was momentarily speechless but finally answered after a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...That’s a stretch.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I could say confidently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But nothing will change if you stay here forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s my life philosophy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the saying “starting is half the task.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero and one are different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might look similar at first, but over time the gap becomes enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Hamshik still hesitated to step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh, I think I just need to push him a little...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just one thing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just answer one thing. Why do you want to take me with you?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ugh, persistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed inwardly and looked at empty space, not Hamshik.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Why are you just staring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A friend stuck at home miserably.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was another reason I wanted to take Hamshik with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I must have grown fond of him, because I kept worrying about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamshik answered only after a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’ll go. Follow you outside.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems my persuasion that if he changed his mind, I would take him out anytime worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good decision.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...But if I’m nearby, there will be problems. Others... see me terribly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can hide your appearance anyway. Just stay hidden in your cabin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Then what’s the difference?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hiding place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You lost your home anyway. The cabin has a bed. A very soft one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you hesitating for? Decision’s made. Let’s go! We don’t have time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worried he might change his mind, I hurriedly took Hamshik and left the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell everyone to stay inside for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After clearing the deck, without anyone’s gaze, I let Hamshik into my cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is it? Not bad, right? There’s a window so you can see the sea well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hmph. So what? I’ve seen it a few times already.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, so you’ve come up alone a few times? Didn’t seem interested in the outside world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I’ll come back later. The others should be told it’s okay to come out, and we have to set sail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[... Do as you please.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hiding Hamshik in my room, I restored the personnel arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Set sail!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We resumed the journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destination was the unknown Rainbow Island about a month away from here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shwaaahhhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four ships sliced through the waves, steadily moving forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Horse?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is it? Doesn’t it really look like a horse?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...A horse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly looked up and saw the figure of a white, shining horse flying in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurriedly took out the chief’s rumor notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you see a horse running in the sky outside the rainy season, don’t act rashly. If you don’t attack or approach it first, nothing will happen.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t expect to see it so soon.\u003C\u002Fp>",2113,"2026-06-05T19:33:18.084Z",1,"novelbin.me","8938870c22206e8af690a2d37ca31145d639cdcb1b939539a7b4592775cee0dc","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-608","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-606",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]