[{"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-732":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},1327959,1764,"Chapter 732: Clown (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-732",732,"\u003Cp>A Last Stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It means fighting with your back to the water—metaphorically signifying a situation where you can no longer retreat if you want to achieve something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I really like this saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it contains a certain truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People give their all when they’re desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond just the spirit, if you have water at your back, you don’t worry about what’s behind and can focus all your energy on the enemy ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a practical side to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of us are enemies to be defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flare—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind us, the city is blazing fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to that, no enemies will appear from behind, but it also means our escape route is cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, that doesn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never had any intention of running away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, this is how Ihansu has always lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was forced to fight in dead-end situations with nowhere to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had no other options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Pediatric ward.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fought with all his might against illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Amusement park.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fought the pain of being abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘My room.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, he’s endured endless loneliness and battles with no winners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) were born warriors. If we can’t fight, we die.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In some ways, a life similar to a barbarian’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when you look at the reality, there’s a crucial difference between me and them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You still haven’t kicked the habit of running away.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When there was no choice, I fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that also means I always ran away whenever I had the choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hated the struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I knew better than anyone how hard it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above all, there wasn’t much I wanted badly enough to fight that hard for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Raaaaaaveeeeen!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as I shouted the name, a comrade who followed my dumb plan cast a spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Arua Raven cast a grade 4 attack spell [Water Cannon].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Arua Raven cast a grade 6 support spell [Nature Transformation]...」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city’s flames spread even fiercer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoooosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Astarotta following behind me scattered a fierce aura with every sword strike, proving why she is the king’s guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...M-Monster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, where the hell did that monster come from?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle was overwhelmingly one-sided, making the difference in numbers meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, even characters built just as corpse collectors get called one-man armies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And this guy’s strength as the king’s closest aide goes without saying.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Shieldbarbarian is mostly complete, I think I can take on anyone without losing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The posture is good, too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of all, I like not needing to guard the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stomping the ground like a tank, I crash into the enemy lines, breaking their formation while Astarotta follows and pulverizes everything like a blender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—laaaaaaah!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t get too excited. Judging by the fact they only have foot soldiers, the real ones must be behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey, stop pretending to give advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I were king, that guy wouldn’t say a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...Well, not wrong, though.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These guys are just buying time; the real fight hasn’t even started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse collectors, the blood knights, and other Orkulis members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None have shown their faces yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, so...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kra-kssshhh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I better move more during this chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they’re ready over there, breaking through will be far harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tat-tat-tat-tat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pick up the pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch! Crunch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strikes echo louder in step with my faster arms and legs. But at some point, the enemy forces started to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fall back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep your distance! Maintain the distance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy troops pulled back as we charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they said that, it was basically running away with their backs exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because we were running full force too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, aaah!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sa-save me—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screech—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder how long we chased down the stragglers, smashing their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If we do this one more time...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once more, and we can enter District 7, which is basically my hometown. But that means we’ve already burned more than half of District 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ah... no—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running death-tag while setting the streets ablaze, I suddenly felt like I’d become a villain. Still, I didn’t feel guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world is one where those who see enemies as “people” don’t survive long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ziiing—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like the free ride ends here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden intense flash of light surrounds me, and an overwhelming magical wave shoots straight from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Defense success.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Aegis Barrier absorbs all damage.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, it was smaller than my shield, so the guard succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I couldn’t relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That they sent elite troops means they’re ready to stop me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Now it’s time for me to...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prepare to meet them with full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character casts [Iron Fortress].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character casts [Scales of Greed].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About twenty troops started appearing from the front just as I activated both “Knight-crushing” and “Mage-crushing” modes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since this game depends on gear, their outfits were all over the place, but somehow their individual looks gave off an elite aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I wasn’t nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is as far as you go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those elites appeared a very familiar face. Seeing it, the group’s morale seemed to drop sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even you can’t hold out against this many. Pfft...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, earlier he fled with his comrades leaving them behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like he’s puffing up his chest now that he’s made friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Abet Nekrapeto! Hey, you damn bastard!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rianne Vivian screamed wildly when she spotted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“P-Pssst... Vivian, long time no see? Glad you’re safe! I came back with reinforcements, so stop fighting and come with me—.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you saying! You’re dead, you son of a bitch!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Psssst... Does that mean you’re betraying Orkulis and siding with them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were the first to betray us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why am I a traitor? In the end, Vivian neither died nor got hurt, and I came back with backup to rescue her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...What? Yandel-nim!! No, Yandel oppa!! Please help me kill that bastard! I’ll do whatever you ask...!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian’s eyes rolled in rage, and she started throwing promises I didn’t ask for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse collector clicked his tongue watching her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh dear... Looks like it’s too late. They say you don’t get your woman back from a barbarian...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahhhhhhh!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadly, Vivian’s tantrum meant she lost the argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now, having the black magic user beside us with eyes wild from rage isn’t good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pathetic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cut in with a blunt remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Small men’s jealousy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, he immediately took offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-What did you just say...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said small men’s jealousy is pathetic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...W-what?! This was a fight situation, so of course...!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I meant your height.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze, clearly not expecting that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a groggy state in a game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pathetic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even the excuses.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I delivered the finishing blow; as expected, he was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Vivian, who had been yelling in outrage, was stunned with her mouth wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing bones and flesh stripped in an instant, her anger cooled and her excitement subsided...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough talking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who seemed to be the enemy’s field commander pushed the corpse collector aside and stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, I haven’t seen him before...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn Yandel, your heroic tale ends here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry. I will take over the fame you built.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like a tough guy but spoke like an extra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smirked and threw a hand axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember the name of the man who will kill you. My name is Nortia—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, it still blocks, huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Ugh! Kill him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy who stopped talking gave the order, and the battle began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to be special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there really anyone without such desire?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone wants to be special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was true even for a white kid born in America.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a young age, he loved cartoons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>American cartoons full of heroic clichés.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the characters he loved most were always the villains who left a deep impression before departing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to heroes who only talk big despite lucking into powers, those villains who did everything they wanted and troubled the heroes looked much more special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kid admired villains, but reality was harsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not special.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing up, he naturally accepted the truth that ordinary people are just ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became a man that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how hard he tried, that fact would never change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was his thought—until he downloaded a cheat for a brutally difficult game and decided to clear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Transmission starting.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he’d only seen in cartoons, novels, and movies unfolded for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A game world appeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Abet Nekrapeto.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ugly, chubby man got a new name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, he was no longer ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had knowledge unknown to NPCs and a future that welcomed him to become even more special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though called an “evil spirit” and shunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even that was something he saw as part of what made him special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he really was special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had talent, rose quickly among the “evil spirits,” and grew strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gained fame and drew jealous eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more that happened, the more reckless he became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a villain in a cartoon who just has to do everything they want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“Why should you die? Because you’re weak!”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“Ah, just needed a suitable corpse for the time being!”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used any means to grow stronger, eventually getting caught and investigated, and his identity as an “evil spirit” was exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting only for his death one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[There is no place in this city where you can live.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He experienced a fateful encounter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Follow me, Abet Nekrapeto. I’ll create the world where you’ll live.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orkulis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crazy terrorist group that dared to set an ideology against the royal family in this city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no reason not to join them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it wasn’t the only way to survive, that group looked cool in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed their leader to the underground city...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Co-Corpse Collector...!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon he gained a notorious fame surpassing his previous one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Psssst—!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His laugh grew louder day by day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why the long faces? Smile!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but be happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being the center of attention wherever he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And having people laugh and cry over every action of his.\u003C\u002Fp>",1702,"2026-06-05T19:33:18.959Z",1,"novelbin.me","f65d634fddf7a65c74354b425033d37817f9d025323efb92a80be9c1e8d50316","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-733","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-731",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]