[{"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-722":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},1327949,1764,"Chapter 722: Limited Time (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-722",722,"\u003Cp>The question of who I am—a cliché so tired it’s almost stale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, Bersil Gowland often found herself asking that very question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because honestly, she was truly confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she was first dragged here, it was a question so easy to answer that she didn’t even need to ask herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, after carrying this name for well over ten years, she couldn’t answer it easily at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is she the white woman who worked in New York’s financial district?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or is she the mage living in the labyrinth city?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, she really didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she used elimination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were the former, there were many things that wouldn’t add up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no matter how many NPCs lost their lives in Ice Rock, that woman from the financial district would never be angry...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That selfish woman who only cared about herself wouldn’t have worried this desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the survival of “us,” not just “me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...What should I do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gowland’s gaze habitually drifted to one spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all she could confirm was the presence of an empty seat that had remained unchanged for days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who seemed like he could always find a clear path in any situation was not here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But perhaps because of that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get a hold of yourself, Gowland! If you keep this up, we’re all going to die!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cleared her mind, as if expelling the overwhelming chaos swirling in her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you can’t, I’ll take command—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I’m awake now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, the situation wasn’t so complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the war, the main force retreated, abandoning the explorers on the frontlines, leaving them stranded deep inside enemy territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The deserters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sven Parab, Lilis Marone, Auyen Lokrov, Emily Raines... so far, there are four.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though wildly worried about the safety of comrades lost in the chaotic battle, to be frank, there was no energy to care about them right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I can only hope they survive...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bersil Gowland steeled her resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahhhhh...! Pl-please save me...!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The front is retreating! We won’t hold out much longer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any reinforcements? Are # Nоvеlight # there really no reinforcements?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fools! Don’t run away! Fight to the end!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explorer clans drafted to the front were standing back to back, holding the line, but it was clear they would collapse if things continued like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, so...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kaislan, call the clan masters—or if not masters, whoever holds decision-making power—who are still resisting around here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you intend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just once... I want us all to join forces to open a path out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew full well that many sacrifices would come with this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what else was there to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they stayed like this, they’d all die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaislan nodded sharply in agreement and raised a pointed question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But will they really listen to us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something she also worried about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet surprisingly, the answer was easy to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that barbarian would surely act like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell them that our Anavada clan will lead the charge. And if they still refuse to join, tell them we’ll leave them behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, Kaislan paused as if recalling someone, then asked one more question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So your goal is to break the siege and head toward the Ecliptic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not so much an ignorant question as a last confirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the king was in the Ecliptic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the Ecliptic was the safest place even during wartime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. We won’t head to the Ecliptic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bersil shook her head firmly and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re heading to the sanctuary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...The sanctuary?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaislan’s expression showed surprise, but she didn’t oppose it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, she smiled wryly, as if convinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now I see why Yandel made you deputy commander.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that... a compliment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Kaislan ran across the battlefield delivering the message to the clans, and Bersil watched from afar, reaffirming her resolve one last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found it somewhat unfamiliar—did she really have this passionate side?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...I will definitely.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would return alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saving as many as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen filled the entire wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound system was flawless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vivid video made her palms sweat just from watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only there were popcorn, it would be perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only her comrades weren’t in the footage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Bersil and Kaislan were having an awkward conversation, the King of Apocalypse paused the video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems your subordinates think highly of you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subordinates...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to add something but held back, and the King of Apocalypse chuckled at her expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You look like you have a lot you want to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why he showed the video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why he stopped it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How on earth they filmed such footage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were so many questions she wanted to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But among all the countless mysteries, one was most important...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Is it live?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the footage real-time or recorded long ago?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arguably, the most critical point at present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A sharp question. Excellent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King of Apocalypse praised with a satisfied voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But praise was praise, and this was another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it wouldn’t be fun to tell you now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That damn hedonist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she internally cursed the king, he casually asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which do you think it is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I should rephrase that. Which do you want it to be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, she wanted it to be live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Answering honestly, the King of Apocalypse laughed again with a faint sneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha! The past can’t be changed, after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, he suddenly burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha! Hahahahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t just a sneer—it was uproarious laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being laughed at like that right in front of her was disgusting, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could she do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a complete subordinate, she had to endure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Ahaha. Sorry for the rudeness. It’s been so long since I heard something that funny.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the laughter didn’t last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the King of Apocalypse composed himself and said to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, what now... You made me laugh sincerely after a long time, so I can’t just let this go. Ah, shall I repay you by giving the correct answer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Really?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she unconsciously looked at the figure beyond the silk with expectation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He revealed the ‘answer’ casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The footage I just showed you was recorded.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When was it...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well... when was it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King of Apocalypse muttered, and the knight standing nearby politely answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was when Your Majesty was enjoying ‘board games’ with Baron Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, was it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she was goofing around with that bastard, her comrades were fighting desperately on the frontlines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart grew heavy, but she quickly calculated the dates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They played board games on day two, and now it’s day four...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footage was filmed two days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, no matter who dies in that video, she couldn’t intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You look disappointed and frustrated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To comfort you a bit, even if the footage wasn’t recorded, it wouldn’t have made much difference.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wouldn’t have been able to change anything anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she gave no answer, the King of Apocalypse tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, was that too blunt to be called comfort? Haha, I’m a type T.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blood boiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting with the brazenness of naturally discussing personality types despite being from another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, he was an opponent she couldn’t just attack while possessed by a barbarian spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she kept quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bored, the King of Apocalypse resumed the video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figures in the previously paused footage began moving frantically again, struggling with sweat and blood to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching that, her heart pounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, actually, it had been pounding from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would blind arrows or magic fly toward her comrades in the video?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the front collapse suddenly, leading to the worst outcome?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would someone breaking through at the front get hurt or die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sven Parab, Lilis Marone, Auyen Lokrov, Emily Raines... so far, there are four.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were those four lost in the chaos safe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clenching her fists tighter and tighter, she could only think of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that was all she could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she kept thinking in the part she could influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, now it’s day four... just three more days to go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only three days until the promised week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining time didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why had the King of Apocalypse asked her to keep him company for a whole week, making all five ‘requests’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he just want to keep her tied down and see her suffer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap, tap...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, maybe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the personality she’d experienced, he wouldn’t do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had to be another reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, what was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap, tap...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking from the King of Apocalypse’s perspective, a plausible hypothesis came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You seem distracted? Ah, is it because this part isn’t interesting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He operated the remote and paused the video again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t want to see it, say so now. I don’t mind chatting or playing games.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly shook her head and asked bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have any of my comrades died so far?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re curious, why don’t you just watch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she pressed him more firmly, the King of Apocalypse was silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since only his silhouette was visible beyond the silk, she couldn’t read his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t hard to guess he was satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the guess was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your questions... have become a bit longer than before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice suggested he was surprised but not displeased, confirming her hypothesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has anyone died so far?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...No. Not yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a kind of taming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What this guy was doing to her right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the King of Apocalypse seemed to enjoy this situation, she quietly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she stooped low like a hunchback and raised her head, as if looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And bluntly asked once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, then how can I reach my comrades?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line theatrical enough she never spoke before—neither in life nor as a barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His answer came after a brief silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, I expected day five.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even she didn’t understand herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone hadn’t changed much, nor had anything else around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This... you’re quite the clever one, huh...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did a chill run down her spine the moment she heard that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, the silk curtain that hadn’t moved once in four days slid aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step, step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King of Apocalypse walked down the stairs between the silk curtains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stretched his arms as if his shoulders were stiff and headed toward the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh... being stuck inside the room keeps getting suffocating. What, aren’t you coming?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s walk for a bit and talk. There’s something I want to show you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ah... yes...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still dazed and barely aware of what she was saying, she followed behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is... the King of Apocalypse...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so much like\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>someone she knew.\u003C\u002Fp>",1850,"2026-06-05T19:33:18.959Z",1,"novelbin.me","648db073bcf05c02909952b702ace7dcfd7d7f046eceefe6783cae5900cac9e0","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-723","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-721",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]