[{"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-674":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},1328051,1764,"Chapter 674: Dream (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-674",674,"\u003Cp>One of the fields in the 9th floor Star Grave, the Deadly Poison Lava Field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the highest floors, its danger level far surpasses the lower levels, and it has an irritating field effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Poison resistance fixed at zero.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you raise your resistance enough to be immune to poison, it becomes useless here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No natural MP recovery.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, not completely impossible, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a 99% reduction, it’s basically no MP recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this can be dealt with using skills like my [Soul Diving] or certain methods inside the field...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the real biggest headache is something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Warning: Beware of explosions!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything here explodes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh... The ground is swelling...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s going to blow! Everyone, dodge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pwoooom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While walking, deadly poison lava bursts from the ground, exploding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-Wait! That monster’s body is swelling!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop talking and dodge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes monsters explode like bombs right in front of us during battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pwoooom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosions also happen randomly in midair with no signs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the biggest problem here is...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaaaaa—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they explode, thick poison liquid sprays everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has been moderately poisoned.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not a high-level poison, just moderate, but it still doesn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poison resistance is fixed at zero here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiiiiiik-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ugh, it stings so bad I could die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, my resistance would adjust this to a lower grade, and it would wear off soon enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Detox.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further talk, I said briefly, and the GM rushed over to cast a spell. Our only healer, Jaina, did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As you can see, in the Deadly Poison Lava Field, the roles of mages and clerics are vital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have to regularly detox us to prevent poison levels rising, and manage the constant HP drain caused by poisoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that causes another problem here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! Yollam fruit! There’s yollam fruit!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yollam fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small trees found occasionally here with exactly three fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eating one restores the main resource.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jaina, Havelion, Old Man! Share them amongst yourselves!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, yollam fruit goes first to healers and mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh... Baekho? My soul energy’s running low and I can’t use my ability...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“C-Could I have just one? At this rate, I won’t be any help in battle—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll just get hit anyway, greedy much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since most yollam fruits went to the healers and mages, the other roles’ MP was constantly drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, but not me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character cast [Soul Diving].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Soul energy regenerates proportionally to consumed soul energy.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the deep sea giant’s active skill, I could recover MP periodically and maintain a certain amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Lek Aures, who picked [Giant’s Blood].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...I’m genuinely jealous, Baron Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should have eaten green essence too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MP is so important in this game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, the Baron handles main tanking anyway. You focus on sub-tanking in the back. Don’t covet yollam fruit. Got it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aures sulked and stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t only him who felt uneasy; everyone did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been so long since I’ve just shot normal arrows.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same here, so cut the whining, okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Roger, roger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at your pronunciation. Are you pro-Japanese? It’s ‘okay,’ not ‘ryokai.’ Got it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baekho... what’s ‘pro-Japanese’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It exists.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho and Briot fought monsters using only normal attacks to save MP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like starting a chess game without rooks and cannons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Funny enough, it still worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Pophensis defeated. EXP +7」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From grade 3, things get really tough, and when grade 2 appears, fleeing is the only option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...Luckily, no grade 2 yet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe because the dangerous northern part of Deadly Poison Lava Field is blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, no sign of grade 2 monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I can’t let my guard down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baron, I think we should rest outside for a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Agreed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While exploring the Deadly Poison Lava Field, we took breaks outside when it got overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a common trick even during the 9th floor exploration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the field removes the field effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...Though it only works when exploring the southern edge.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, after exploring quite a while and nearly finishing the map of Deadly Poison Lava Field, and thinking the Hans effect might be over—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A monument! A monument!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We found a monument similar to the one in Primeval Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...It has some unknown pictures drawn on it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those aren’t pictures, they’re letters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha! Even though I’m not well-educated, I wouldn’t fall for that! How could this be letters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though similar to the monument in Primeval Land, it had been so long since we found anything, so we stopped to examine it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The letters differ from those in Primeval Land, so we can’t interpret them... no meaning. Other than being very sturdy, no new info.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our previous failed investigations meant this one ended quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No new findings, then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, without wasting more time, we only recorded the monument’s location on the map in detail and moved on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We kept exploring to fill in the blank map areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the end, nothing was found except that one monument.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus ended the Deadly Poison Lava Field exploration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, what now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Briot, our archer and scout, asked as I chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are still two unexplored areas left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We head to Dreamlike Waterfall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really don’t want to go there, but there’s no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character entered special zone.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Field effect — Dreamlike Waterfall applied.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dreamlike Waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This field is basically the final trial of the 9th floor Star Grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the portal to the 10th floor is beyond here...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What a nightmare.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A concept and difficulty level that can only be described like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character periodically falls asleep.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The single field effect described in just one line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing else is as annoying as this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssssshhhhh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A calm lake glowing like it holds the Milky Way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re sailing over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With three of our party asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time, three fell asleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jaina, Old Man of Ruin, Havelion. The three most important are out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s hope no one else falls asleep until they wake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Assuming all three do wake up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the lake, characters periodically fall asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just passively; inside, they have to fight visions alone and endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s similar to the [Soul’s Cage] skill of the special boss Kariadea from Ice Rock...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The difference is that if you can’t wake up alone, others can wake you up from outside.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the yollam fruit in the Deadly Poison Lava Field, Dreamlike Waterfall has items to wake sleeping allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem is they’re much harder to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaaaah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boat slowly sails over the beautiful lake as in the picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boat belongs to Ibaekho.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I considered taking out my own, but last time I tried, his was a little better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the difference was minimal and meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t want to risk breaking my boat and paying repair fees, so I boarded quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baekho, can you speed up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you hear last time we passed here? Speeding up wakes monsters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, right. Forgot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of Dreamlike Waterfall’s annoying points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speeding up isn’t impossible, but doing so wakes sleeping monsters underwater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only way is to quietly and quickly sail on a specially made boat...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘His boat isn’t that either.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, since we’re not going to the 10th floor yet, we wouldn’t visit Dreamlike Waterfall often.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it’s basically a matter of moving slowly here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, keep quiet. If you get noisy, monsters will appear and that’d be annoying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aures lowered his voice, worried about getting yelled at by Ibaekho, while Briot quietly approached me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baron, what will you do if we find nothing at Dragon Bone Mountain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then we’ll have to investigate underwater here too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...The difficulty will be terrifying then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All we can do is hope that never happens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We slowly moved the boat forward without encountering monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So peaceful I almost forgot this place is dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, but only those awake could feel that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew... finally awake. Thought I was dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Man of Ruin, why the sour face after a refreshing sleep?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just... had a bad dream.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh... now I’m curious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, starting with the GM, people regained consciousness, and soon others fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time it’s Briot, Aures, and Ibaekho.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho collapsed, overcome by the field effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching him sleep deeply, an impulse arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered if just throwing him off the boat would be an easy fix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...First we have to get out of here.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking my head, I pushed the thought away and took over steering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How nasty this is every time we get hit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes... at 4th floor it was a fantasy, but this is no fantasy here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting with Ibaekho, everyone else woke up, then others fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What the hell?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone but me kept falling asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, since sleep is random, it’s not impossible...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Isn’t it for the best?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I told myself it was luck, but—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, now I feel like this is a dangerous situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that thought hit me, I grew anxious about being the only one not falling asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that anxiety only grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because surprisingly, I kept being the only one awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost until we reached the map’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baron, why do you look like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying something only makes it worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, we should arrive soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deciding to stop worrying, I focused on something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaaaaa—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some time, the faint sound of water grew louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the reason this place is called Dreamlike Waterfall appeared before us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, always spectacular.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The end of the world as ancient people imagined it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water poured down a massive hole in the lake’s center, forming a huge waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Note the ash boundary cuts across the waterfall, freezing two-thirds of it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t just watch. Increase the propulsion. It’s okay if it gets loud. If we get sucked down, it’s over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From here, we sail through the lake, revealing the whole map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We planned to move this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Something’s coming from below.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replacing the sleeping Briot, Old Man of Ruin muttered urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, I barely heard him due to the waterfall’s noise, but—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Turn the bow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tone and look clearly indicated danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kyaaaaaaaa—!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant snake-shaped monster appeared, swimming upstream against the waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the GM, usually the first to explain, was asleep, but his absence wasn’t felt much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this guy is famous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Dryzen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grade 1 illusion type, Dryzen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A special boss appearing only in this area, like Kariadea the glacial mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re screwed...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, I didn’t need to shout fiercely first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vroooom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as it appeared, Ibaekho pushed the propulsion to max.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noise grew huge, but now was no time for such trivialities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Long-dormant monsters awaken.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether or not mobs come at us, staying here is instantly fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character entered [Dreaming Pond] range.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All harmful effects and damage against Dryzen are nullified.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This monster can’t be killed by us alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a grade 1, it’s on a different level than ‘Kashan’ we caught in the library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is its home ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can hardly say we can run away in one piece...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Could this be the delayed activation of the Hans effect...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weak thoughts started dominating my mind as I spotted Dryzen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...No way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hans or whatever, I don’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calming my breath, I gathered my resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, I have to stay sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then can I survive this crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I resolved this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly my head feels foggy as if drugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Field effect — Dreamlike Waterfall activated.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vision spins and blurs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same feeling I had when we circled Dreamlike Waterfall last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I... run... fu—ck...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew why nothing had triggered before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why... now...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, my unbalanced body pitched forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it the rocking of the boat speeding along?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make things worse, I was flung off the railing and fell outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baron...!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sounds around dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body sank fast beneath the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in that urgent moment, there was nothing I could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has fallen asleep.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>",2020,"2026-06-05T19:33:18.642Z",1,"novelbin.me","010e776048b237e41aaacd51546bada9e25e4cb15c318830be1b30635800086f","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-675","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-673",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]