[{"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-695":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},1328072,1764,"Chapter 695","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-695",695,"\u003Cp>Still, until then, Ibaekho didn’t look particularly worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, this bastard again. Really thinks we’re suckers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed incredulously at the limp Briat, then kicked him hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, one good hit like this and he’ll get right up—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh? Why the hell isn’t he getting up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Briat didn’t move at all despite the kick. It didn’t take long for Ibaekho’s expression to harden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell?” Ibaekho bent down hurriedly with a fake shocked face to check Briat’s condition. Or rather, he slapped his cheek repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! Hey! Hey! Get up! Stop messing around and get up! Hey! Get up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop it. He’s already dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, that’s weird! I gave him potions, so why is he suddenly dead? Hey! Old man! Didn’t you screw up? Did you kill him trying to open the subspace?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly assigned responsibility, the destroyer elder slowly approached and pricked Briat’s neck with a needle. Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Poison.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Poison? Oh! Could it be from the poison powder earlier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That poison is nothing compared to this deadly venom. Though the outside looks fine, all his organs have melted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So he’s really dead, then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. No doubt about this one—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the destroyer elder was about to confirm this, Ibaekho acted first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Without warning, he kicked Briat’s head and sent him flying like a soccer ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunk, tumble. Silence fell briefly. Then Ibaekho muttered shortly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, why does nothing work out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stretching as if nothing happened, Ibaekho trudged back toward us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old man! Tell me, why did this bastard suddenly die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As I said before, the venom—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why it’s weird. We all got hit by the poison powder, so why did this bastard die from poison?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know everything in this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destroyer elder frowned as if telling Ibaekho to stop pestering him, and Ibaekho sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Hmm, maybe he took poison in advance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I’ve heard of that. People on secret missions always hide poison in their mouths...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When everyone was distracted by the subspace, he must have chewed the poison. That would explain it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense but still felt suspicious. Bringing it up here would only make things stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho also seemed to have some other thoughts but didn’t say more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably awkward to openly suspect again after the interrogation with even ‘Misplaced Trust’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. Let’s get back to testing the center. Let me know immediately if anything suspicious comes up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you get caught picking pockets back here, I swear I’ll lose it too. Be careful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho didn’t forget to warn the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I were them, I’d feel pissed off, but they just shook their heads as if used to Ibaekho.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, that’s almost done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, while we sorted the dropped items, most classifications were nearly finished—equipment, consumables, currency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As humans, it was hard not to glance over, but this time everyone focused on the suspicious items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s appraise these one by one. Wolf masks, wolf medals, those are done... What about this? What do you think this image is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm... looks like artwork to me...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No writing invisible to mana reagents or anything like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, next. What’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this... women’s underwear...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought that...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh! What the hell is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using collective intelligence, we appraised the suspicious items one by one but got no useful results—until a piece of parchment appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why is this classified here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it just a magic scroll?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even laypeople who don’t know magic can use spells if they just tear the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why was this among the suspicious items?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who put this here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>GM quietly raised a hand to answer Ibaekho’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you put it there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destroyer elder glanced at the scroll, stepped forward, and answered for GM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because it’s not an ordinary magic scroll.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This scroll contains ancient magic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of ancient magic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems related to spatial movement, but I couldn’t identify more. Do you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destroyer elder nodded at GM’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. It might even be our lifeline.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A lifeline...? What do you mean? Tell me quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho’s interest was piqued, so the destroyer elder named the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Return Scroll.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the name of this item.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new item to me.***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Return Scroll. I’d never seen or heard of it playing Dungeon & Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the intuitive name made me immediately understand the ‘lifeline’ comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...So using this, can we return to the city?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one knows. The scroll only has the effect of ‘returning’ to a designated location.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s really amazing if true. No fixed coordinate magic circle, no mana converter, just one scroll enabling spatial movement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it must be ancient magic. It’s said ancient times had even more incredible magics.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not an immediate return scroll, the party’s eyes were filled with hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because things couldn’t get worse than this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we use this scroll, at least we can escape the ruin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. But we must consider the worst case. If the place it returns to is the ‘Ashen World,’ it’d be a disaster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have to decide carefully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As usual, the destroyer elder only shared information, leaving the decision to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So all eyes turned to me and Ibaekho.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed worried we’d disagree again and cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m for trying it first. Baron, what about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I agree.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time our opinions matched without dispute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We didn’t think the Return Scroll guaranteed safety, but if any crisis arose, we could try breaking through with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were sick of being trapped here for days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we should prepare fully before tearing the scroll.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I agree too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, that means we agree.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the consensus, we inspected remaining unappraised items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing special like the Return Scroll appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are eight Return Scrolls total...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With six people, even if everyone uses one, two remain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there were six members, Ibaekho and I took the remaining two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We distributed the equipment and consumables from Briat properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, we took ample personal maintenance time to be in top condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone ready? Then let’s tear them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho raised a scroll, others nodded and raised theirs too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all at once—creeeak! The scrolls were torn.***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character used [Return Scroll].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character moves to designated location.」***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip, drip, tick! The sound of water droplets somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my eyes, quickly checked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is this... Crystal Cave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, it’s a bit different.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave resembled the first floor of Crystal Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But luckily, no one was left behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least everyone had successfully transferred to the same place, and no monsters or enemies were visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quiet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the opposite passage flickered the red light of a campfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Ibaekho nodded at me, and I naturally took the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We walked quietly, trying not to make noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how carefully this giant armored body walked, noise was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning the corner, an unknown figure sitting by the campfire came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was strange no sign of awareness was shown, yet the figure stared at the fire without moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’ve come here... that means Lieutenant Briat is already dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure slowly spoke without even looking at us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He was a faithful friend...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho asked warily, his tone hostile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something about that voice sounds familiar...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as a sense of danger rang in my head—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, the mysterious man pulled down his hood and faced us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still a long time no see, everyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrinkled, with snow-white hair and beard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle impression but fierce eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creator of Dungeon & Stone, Auril Gavis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auril Gavis—the bastard who made this cursed game and a suspicious old man whose true intentions no one understands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the dream when I returned to the modern world, the last time I met this old man was at the Round Table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly appearing to say he’d shut down the whole ‘Ghost Busters’ community...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And leaving a cryptic warning at the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ibaekho, don’t get too close to that guy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite ironic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very person who gave me that advice is now on this journey briefly with Ibaekho, and on that journey, I met this old man again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the strange feelings, I quickly analyzed the old man’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just now, he said ‘everyone’...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still a long time no see, everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even glanced around us as if all old acquaintances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Could it be that Leg Auress and Jaina also have ties to this old man?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I glanced around thinking that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve all gotten a lot quieter since I last saw you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking the silence, the old man spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho growled and opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Long time no see, old man. You disappeared when we needed you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hostile gaze was ready to pounce, but Auril Gavis only laughed broadly and brushed it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What reason would an old man like me have to show up before the ones leading this era?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Old man my ass. Hey, old man. Do you know what all old people have in common?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, what’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho muttered shortly while looking at Auril Gavis, who looked clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re all dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he means that alive people aren’t old. The exact meaning was unclear, but one thing was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So if you want to be an old man, say so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho’s hostility toward Auril Gavis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll always roll up my sleeves and help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was real, not an act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, Ibaekho and Auril Gavis were like oil and water. Auril Gavis was the reason we were dragged into this shitty world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the hatred accumulated living in this world naturally focused on that old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly GM, who had been quiet, joined the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Ibaekho, GM had been trapped in this world for over ten years, but his voice was completely different—full of kindness and respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally, we meet again, sir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>GM’s eyes and voice oozed goodwill and respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he wasn’t just being submissive out of weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never properly greeted you last time. Thank you very much for everything then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, it wasn’t anything to thank me for.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you two talking about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibaekho interrupted irritably, but neither GM nor the old man answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guessing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Are they talking about the community?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the flow ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) of conversation, that seemed the only thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, when GM was a newbie, Auril Gavis had handed over the operation rights of Ghost Busters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, you’d be the one with more grievances toward me than anyone. I appreciate your words.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was a bit surprised you gave me a heads-up... but if you had any shame, you wouldn’t be upset. I just got back what I lent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, I knew you’d become someone great.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Thanks. But how do you know the Baron?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1819,"2026-06-05T19:33:18.642Z",1,"novelbin.me","207095f9b225c11f7cfbd9f1835ad1d38086cfd812091ab671b104415b60973a","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-696","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-694",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]