[{"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-800":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},1328177,1764,"Chapter 800: First-Class (2)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-800",800,"\u003Cp>The moment we stepped into the portal, my vision blinked once again, and a new space unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is.......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this place? It’s quiet.......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe they’d expected it to be crawling with monsters—some of the members tilted their heads at how unexpectedly quiet it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that’s fair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Skull Island Catacoma, which was packed with bones, and the previous field where the entire island had been erupting in real-time like a bomb, this place was just a bit dark, quiet, and free of any immediate threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is unusual. Almost looks like a research facility.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strangeness and tension of being in an unfamiliar space only lasted a moment. Raven scanned the area and spoke with academic curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So much for that talk about avenging her master—some things don’t change.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that I’m saying that’s a bad thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I wish she’d forget the whole revenge thing and just live doing what she enjoys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, that’s not exactly easy... even for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Thunk, thunk.......'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every step echoed off the floor, the entire area covered in metal plating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls were lined with metal pipes and hatch handles, and mana conduits as thick as industrial cables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felt like we’d stepped into a giant submarine—or maybe a bunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ooh! I kind of want to turn this lever—.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t! Prnelin, don’t touch anything!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-I didn’t touch it! I just thought about it!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever Ainard’s frustration, I hurried forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was still ticking, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He should be speaking to us soon.......'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I slowly walked toward the center, thinking that, right on cue, a voice echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Who are you? Are you pilgrims?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice laced with noise, like it was coming through a speaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them raised their weapons and scanned the surroundings the moment they heard the voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were probably only two people here who could understand what was said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancient tongue......?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven, who had studied long enough to pick up a bit of the ancient language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Welcome, Arta.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Me, who never studied it but could speak it fluently, almost like a native.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[......You have not yet answered my question. Who are you? Are you pilgrims?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that question, I smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arta Island was a fascinating chapter in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arta is the only NPC you can meet in the Labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, once you learn the truth, calling him an NPC gets a little murky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, the fact that he’s a sentient entity who can communicate and hand out quests makes him a rare case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The progression style was also very unique......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn! Is it an enemy? Just say the word! I’ll smash it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold still, Ainard. It’s pointless anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pointless......? W-Wait—is it a ghost?! Don’t worry! I-I can beat ghosts now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh yeah? Then try hitting that door with your weapon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainard blinked in confusion at my instruction but followed it obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh......?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainard froze, spear in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if some unseen force refused to allow such action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-What is this?! I-I can’t move my body......! Help me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Relax. Drop your hostility and it’ll go away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, in-game, it’s not hostility—it’s that the attack button gets disabled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the ‘realism patch,’ I guess that’s what it feels like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, as soon as Ainard did what I said, he was fine again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh......! What the hell is this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To explain it simply, it’s a field effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all the hidden pieces, this place is particularly unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The character has entered a special area.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Field Effect - Arta’s Secret Base is in effect.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All hostile actions are prohibited within the field.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No form of combat can take place here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) to progress, you need something other than brute strength......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[......What are you saying to them? Answer my question. If you do not, I will immediately expel you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer is conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in-game, when speaking with this entity, you had to select dialogue options, and only by choosing the correct ones could you receive the quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, assuming you could speak “Ancient Tongue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It took me over a hundred tries just to get the quest......'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which also means: with all that experience, getting the quest now should be a walk in the park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We are not pilgrims.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First off, claiming to be pilgrims is the wrong answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choose that option, and you’ll be forced into a series of “proofs,” which no player can complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only problem is......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...But how do you know my name?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah. The name......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That is.......]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hesitated, not sure what excuse to offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk. I’d just mentioned his name out of familiarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe that was a mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, he only followed preset dialogue paths, and I could only pick from preset options—so I never thought about this part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, I haven’t lived such a peaceful life that something this minor would throw me into panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We are survivors of the fallen Empire.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line only possible because I know the story ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The order’s a little off, but... choosing this line is still required to receive the quest, regardless of when it’s said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We came here to stop the apocalypse, and of course, we already know of your existence.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I see... survivors of the fallen Empire. Well, you wouldn’t want this world to be destroyed either.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Of course not. Is there anything we can do to help?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hmm... I doubt there’s anything you can do. I respect your will to save the world, but if you truly want that, then leave. I’m trying to resolve it through my own methods.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh... what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why’s he just telling us to go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did I mess up the intro?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, this isn’t the first time reality has deviated from the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Guess I’ll have to go freestyle from here.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind, I spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Arta, we know how to kill the Beast.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The line that—according to the storyline—he can’t just ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Haha, you?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strangely, he returned a genuine laugh of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another realism patch?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bastard wasn’t this annoying in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, once he confirmed our identity, he’d analyze our capabilities and—if we were useful—give us the quest without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Sheesh... messed up the first step.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I know the whole story, so it won’t be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We know how to kill the Beast.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[......The Beast is not something that can be killed. Even I can only seal it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice dripped with disbelief, like: How could scum like you manage that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’m not here to convince you with words. I’m going to kill that serpent.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[......You even know about that?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Is that important? What matters to you is whether we can solve your problem or not.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’re not wrong. However—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We also know it’s a First-Class monster. And that once it’s killed, the Divine Device below must be activated. Don’t worry.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[.......]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arta stopped asking how I knew all this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his tone shifted—because I knew those top-secret details so casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d become far more serious than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Very well. I will trust you. Survivors of the fallen Empire.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he finished speaking, a hiss of escaping gas echoed, and a hidden hatch in the floor opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I might’ve skipped half the story, but......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi-i-i-i-i-iik—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as we get to Seoul, who cares which road we take?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Climbing endlessly down a ladder that feels like it leads to an abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What were you talking about up there? I heard something about an Empire and a trial or whatever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing important.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, but how did you even know about this island in the first place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just grinned in response to Raven’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knows I’m originally a player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that the others don’t have questions—but no one’s said anything directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are a Baron, after all. It makes sense that someone like the Captain would know things the average explorer doesn’t! Right, Parab?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, yes... That’s true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, doesn’t this mean the royal family already knew the secret of Arta Island......?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quietly listened as the others murmured behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a slightly awkward laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t think too hard about it. It’s not something we should be discussing out loud.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. I understand that better than anyone. I’m just curious why the royal family kept Arta Island a mystery in the first place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Must be his royal roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaislan always suspects the royal family and assumes they’re behind every conspiracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Not that he’s entirely wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Focus, everyone. I explained the monster back in the city, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah... wait, this is the place? Where that thing shows up? The End Serpent, Sniktura?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...This is nerve-wracking. Even Kashan was a monster back there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaislan’s voice trembled, probably remembering Kashan, the beast we fought on Basement Level 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t blame him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, even with hundreds of elite fighters, we took massive losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There aren’t many explorers who’ve faced First-Class monsters, so few truly understand how dangerous they are...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those who have—never forget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A First-Class monster is a natural disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not just a monster or a human—it’s something entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry too much. Like I said in the city, this one’s not like Kashan. Given all the conditions, the actual battle difficulty is more like an upper-tier Second-Class.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh... isn’t a Second-Class monster still a total nightmare?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm... well, that’s not wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are plenty of rumors about high-tier clans getting wiped by a single Second-Class monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the perspective of a fully cracked-out K-gamer, it’s a whole different story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re telling me I can kill a First-Class monster at Second-Class difficulty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I don’t do it, I’m a sucker—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Thunk.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost in thought, I kept climbing down the ladder until finally, my feet hit solid ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The character has entered a special area.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Field Effect - Destroyed Nuclear Laboratory is in effect.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The land’s source absorbs all power.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All resources possessed by the character are fixed at 0.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My MP got completely drained, and I entered a state where I couldn’t use any skills at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So... we’re supposed to fight a First-Class monster in this condition?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her mana completely drained, Raven, now weaker than an average person, grumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry. Same goes for the enemy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the whole concept here—fighting barehanded, without powers.\u003C\u002Fp>",1735,"2026-06-05T19:33:19.606Z",1,"novelbin.me","a05cc70e5f5cd7f899e8f5930f01826e2074573b47678ce521c3be2341be9c61","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-501","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-799",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]