[{"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-670":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},1328047,1764,"Chapter 670: Star Tomb (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-670",670,"\u003Cp>The Ninth Floor of the Labyrinth — the Graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the final gate before the Tenth Floor, where the Abyss Gate exists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monster that appears only there showed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it’s an entity we had hunted before in the basement’s first-floor library, and defeating it was not particularly difficult, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brakiaistel has been defeated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of this monster implies a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So... this place isn’t actually inside the labyrinth.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The location where we are now is not within the labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The royal family had sealed off the labyrinth itself, and clear differences from the labyrinth could be found everywhere—differences obvious enough that we didn’t recognize it at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, calling it simply ‘outside the city walls’ still felt off in many ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I should have guessed when I saw the craters...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything is confusing, but one thing is certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there may be some differences from the labyrinth, this place is a replica modeled after the Ninth Floor ‘Graveyard.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And perhaps because everyone realized this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange silence immediately wrapped around our party the moment the battle ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Why do you all suddenly look like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Lek Aures was unaware of the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could be considered in a similar position to Ainard on our team...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why do warriors always end up in this kind of position?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I briefly wondered but knew it wasn’t the time to think deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long did that silence last with only Aures tilting his head?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shwaaaaaa-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A torrential downpour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho murmured quietly while gazing at the fallen Brakiaistel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This might actually be dangerous...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words summed up better than anything the predicament we currently faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ninth Floor is not a place to enter unprepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shwaaaa—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like stage lights turning on, a red glow poured down from above, covering a radius of about 50 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a famous field effect of the Ninth Floor Graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh...? What’s this...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aures stood dazed as if he’d met someone familiar on the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you know it, why are you standing still? Move away!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I shouted urgently, everyone snapped out of it and moved beyond the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, those with slower speed took extra care of the mage and priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being mobile and being agile aren’t the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mages need casting to move quickly, and Jaina, Karui’s priest, needed to summon a mount...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In emergencies like this, there’s no time for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap-tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only GM, caught off guard by the sudden situation, barely escaped the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A meteor of red light crashed into the ground where we had been standing, exploding violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huuuuu—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blast wind was strong enough to easily push aside a grown man’s body, kicking up dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the pouring rain, visibility quickly recovered, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is everyone alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow, my whole body is covered in goosebumps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...From now on, we have to stay alert all the time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the dust settled and we looked at the crater created at the impact site, my legs suddenly felt weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder — this is how it went in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Instant death.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meteor carries an instant death effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you get hit within a 5-meter radius at the center, no matter how you’ve built your character, the game-over screen pops up immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at the edges, it still deals fixed damage...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which doesn’t matter much anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most tanks would die in one hit from this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing my stunned comrades, I empathized briefly, then shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a meteor fell, the aftermath would probably be the same as the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, get a hold of yourselves!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I shouted to rouse everyone’s spirits—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bolt of lightning struck straight into the center of the crater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So it’s this guy too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white bud-like form appeared instantly where the lightning hit, quickly growing and taking shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bipedal humanoid monster, with two arms and a neck standing upright along its spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that classification is nominal; it’s far from human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No human is made of light like electricity flowing through the whole body...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzzt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem starts with its size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no such thing as a human that big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless it’s a barbarian with [Giant Form].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gigazerros...!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As usual, GM began explaining upon seeing the monster, but this time the tone was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s an incredibly agile monster using powerful electric attacks, unlike how it looks!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike before, GM quickly finished explaining in rapid-fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that meant one important detail was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a Grade 2 monster, so be careful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gigazerros, a Grade 2 monster, also only appears in the Graveyard and ranks near the top for single combat power among Grade 2 monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I usually called it the ‘Thunder Giant.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because no matter how you look at it, that name fits Gigazerros better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gigazerros used [Thunder Strike].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It drew its shield and rushed forward, electricity exploding off its body like a thunder giant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzzt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guarding was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Area skills «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» like this can’t be blocked by Aegis’ barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You just have to take it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Character used [Scales of Greed].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue scales sprouted on my already [Giant Form]-enhanced body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ‘Dragon Mode’ gained through the ‘Bellarios’ essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ouch, that tingles.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Electricity emitted from the Thunder Giant shocked my muscles into spasms...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Character is now [Paralyzed].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the damage taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Paralysis is removed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to my anti-magic setup, paralysis was gone in less than two seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when I glanced behind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ibaekho still hasn’t recovered?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You still haven’t perfected your CC-defense mechanisms?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No wonder you haven’t reached the Tenth Floor yet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smiling knowing Ibaekho’s weakness, I dashed forward with renewed vigor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Character has entered the area of [Short Circuit Zone].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I approached the monster, white spheres suspended in the air discharged electricity, connecting to my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Character’s spirit power steadily decreases.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spirit power consumption causes fixed damage proportional to the amount consumed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All damage from Gigazerros is applied as electric damage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Character entered [Conductor] state.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When taking electric damage, [Thunder Strike] is activated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Short Circuit Zone].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An aura-type passive skill that every electric melee character hopes for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzzt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thunder Giant slammed its massive fist into me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guard success.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aegis’ barrier absorbs all damage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blocked and absorbed the impact, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like droplets scattering, white particles fell around me, from which lightning struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm, ‘struck’ might not be the right word?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tssszzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like light speed can’t be tracked by the eye, when I came to, the white lightning from those particles had connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the damage wasn’t huge...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Character took electric damage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“[Thunder Strike] activated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Electricity exploded from my body, sending lightning bolts in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the effect was amplified 300% more than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzzt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, I had already put distance behind me, so the damage wasn’t severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Looks like I can’t expect melee support in this state...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly judged the situation and ignored the stinging sensation, grabbed the monster’s body, and dashed forward, widening the gap with my teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt my condition worsening in real time, but that didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone has their role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the tank’s role is to take hits...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jaina Flyer summoned [Healing Leeches].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The healer’s job is healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap-tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transparent leeches latched onto my body, continuously restoring HP and MP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jaina Flyer cast [Curse of Regeneration].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, this continuous healing skill is considered a ‘curse.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jaina Flyer summoned [Life Vessel].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A structure like an altar appeared at the center of the battlefield, connecting everyone with red threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Okay, tanking is solid enough now...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest is up to the dealers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...And then the incident happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is the most important job inDungeon and Stone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone asked me, I’d answer without hesitation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most important job is the tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That makes sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the dealers lack skill, you just can’t kill the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the main tank’s specs aren’t enough, it usually ends in total annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I’ve always been the tank, I managed to keep my team safe through dangerous expeditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Except for a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I value tanks more highly than mages or priests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn this new map.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the city walls, a kind of new field, and here, where we came through a mysterious dimensional stele, all my common sense was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While tanking and dealers were steadily dealing damage—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thunder Giant suddenly acted abnormally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It ignored me and charged toward the dealers behind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a blink-type movement skill, it was impossible to stop it midway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh! Ahhh...!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the first victim of this sudden action was GM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>GM quickly activated a mana shield upon seeing the monster appear right in front...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hastily formed mana shield of a Grade 2 monster was easily broken and a clean hit landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the shield did help reduce the shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, GM might have died in one blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! Havelion! Are you alive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-yes! Alive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then heal fast! If that bastard dies, we won’t be able to fix the magic circle!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We hadn’t even found a way to escape yet, so what good was a magic circle...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Ibaekho’s shout, Jaina started focusing on healing GM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—laaaaaa!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I was rushing to mark the monster again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster used its teleport skill and vanished before my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What the hell...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sudden behavior wasn’t once but twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Denial was pointless now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Threat level doesn’t work...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ‘Threat Level’ raised by [Giant Form].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the absolute aggro effect of ‘Aegis’ Barrier’ triggered by that Threat Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster was ignoring both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it wasn’t judged a monster but a ‘person.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold tight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the archer reacted to the second ambush and pulled the healer to safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the situation was grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzzt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t a trivial monster—it’s Grade 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If tanking fails, there will definitely be casualties...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What do I do now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time in a long while I felt utterly helpless against a monster, and my mind became overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Damn it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho clicked his tongue at the Thunder Giant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone wasn’t just frustration—it sounded oddly regretful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really didn’t want to show this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he knew a way out of this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, run as far away as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho murmured, extending his hand forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzt—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark sphere formed before his hand, spinning as it sucked in the surrounding air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait a minute.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This looked familiar...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run! If you get caught, even the Baron won’t be safe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho shouted urgently and dashed off, with Aures following immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly pulled myself together and followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Charging is enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho murmured briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark sphere exploded, engulfing the area in a black flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gigazerros defeated +EXP 8”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything went pitch black as if blinded, but I had no doubt the fight with the Thunder Giant had ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew exactly what skill I had just seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Star’s Extinction...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The active skill of Deadred, Lord of Darkness, with destructive power unmatched by any essence—undisputedly the strongest attack skill inDungeon and Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Crazy...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually had that skill...?\u003C\u002Fp>",1871,"2026-06-05T19:33:18.642Z",1,"novelbin.me","84c227a2d1437d6b0e6b9f84e186776d2cc3c6a43cdf451ada8325d61a75ffad","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-671","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-669",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]