[{"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-81":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},1327859,1764,"Chapter 81 The Sewers (2)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-81",81,"\u003Cp>The Sewers (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rotmiller, can you sense if anyone is inside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sewage smell is too strong, I can't tell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see. Then I'll go down first, follow me when I give the signal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a pit about 5 meters deep, reminiscent of a water tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With my shield on my back, I quickly descend the creaky ladder. And when I give the hand signal, the rest of the party follows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's kinda spooky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the torchlight illuminates the area, I see a passage that wasn't visible from above due to the angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You take the lead from now on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about a minute...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn it...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see corpses piled up like rags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of corpses, mummified like 'Hans-on', devoid of life force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the rotten smell was particularly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, uh... what the...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by his flustered expression, it doesn't seem like this place was always like this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be quiet and keep moving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I push the man's back, who had stopped, and continue forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, I'm on high alert, ready to react immediately if something happens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why I'm able to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint light starts to leak from between the pile of corpses with the sound of a mechanical device activating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a deep voice echoes through the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sabeum, Bania, Hartia]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There's no need to see any more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's one of the trap skills possessed by priests of Karui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used to call it 'Sabaha' for short because of its unique sound effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has entered the [Call of the Evil God] radius.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, she set this up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get back!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I warn my companions verbally, I pull the rope with my hand and drag the man towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Sabaha' is not the kind of skill that can be blocked with Physical Resistance or a Laetium shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hu, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man, who is now in my grasp instead of a shield, lets out a dumbfounded sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of wraiths that resemble banshees pour out from the other side of the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aak!! Aaaaaak!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the man screams and struggles, but I don't let go and hide behind him as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a good thing this guy is tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get away with this much damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has absorbed 102 wraiths.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Darkness Resistance is above a certain threshold.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Effect reduced by 30%.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character’s maximum health temporarily decreased by 29%.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vitality drains away as if I have a hole somewhere in my body. My skin dries up like someone who hasn't drunk water for days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha is the first to sense my change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjo, Bjorn, are you okay?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha immediately runs to me and checks my condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stop her from giving me a potion right away and straighten my hunched body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My muscles ache from the tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn it, I almost died.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Call of the Evil God]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a trap skill that unleashes hundreds of souls in a designated direction when activated. The characteristic is that your maximum health decreases by the number of times you're hit by the souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, if your maximum health reaches 0, you die instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like this man in my grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is everyone okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're fine thanks to you blocking from the front. But that guy... is he dead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't bother answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be more surprising if he survived in that state with only bones and skin left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as I put the man down, the dwarf mutters in a daze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It's not something I should say, but it's a good thing we made him take the lead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I'm not ashamed of that fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We're ruthless explorers, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are we going to do? If there are more of these, it's too dangerous to continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I contemplate for a moment and make a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's keep going.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting up [Call of the Evil God] requires various materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them are people's life force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there are many corpses around...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...it's probably just one trap since there aren't hundreds of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Besides, I have a feeling that if we don't take care of it now, it will become a headache later...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have no evidence, but I have that hunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as we're about to set off, the dwarf hands me something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's nothing special, but I found this while searching his pockets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's the mummified man's ID card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know why a fugitive would carry an ID card, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can submit it to the administrative office later when we receive the additional reward... wait, why are you making that face?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I freeze as I check the ID card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hans Marcom]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...This guy was a Hans too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk, I'm suddenly feeling uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_____________________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about twenty steps, we reach Hans E's hideout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's more well-furnished than I expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There's something that resembles a bed, a table with leftover bread and coffee, and even a candlestick on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, there’s no one here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, either she left this place entirely, or she’s just away for a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no sign of anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there’s nowhere to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t let your guard down. She might be hiding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We search the vicinity thoroughly, just in case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the bed, under the table, even checking if there are any hidden spaces in the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about 5 minutes of careful observation, there’s no progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not until Dwarkey uses a spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Liol Wobu Dwarkey has cast the 8th-grade support spell [Mana Detection].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mana Detection]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a search spell that reveals anything that has been magically tampered with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s ambiguous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ambiguous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can faintly sense mana from the floor here… but it’s too faint. It’s almost like I’m mistaken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then check the spot Dwarkey pointed to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I’m not a mage, I can’t see anything unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There aren’t even any subtle cracks or anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there no way to find out more with magic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. But if I had to guess, this magic seems to be hiding something beneath it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that one-word question, I immediately raise my mace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf asks, seeing my actions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Smashing it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Smashing it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t bother answering the dwarf’s question. Well, since magical means are blocked, it’s time to use physical means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mace, which has doubled in size and weight compared to before, hits the ground, and the earth trembles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that’s all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, you can’t open a magical device like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dwarkey, who was watching, throws in his two cents, but I continue swinging my mace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang! Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mace is still intact, probably because it’s made of solid steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the ground is slightly dented, but that’s it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop it. Even Dwarkey said that it wouldn’t work…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I take off my breastplate, my shoes, my helmet, and put down the backpack I was carrying on my back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looks at me with a ‘what the hell is he doing?’ expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has cast [Gigantification].」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character’s size increases, and threat level and physical stats increase proportionally.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body doubles in size, and my strength surges. The dwarf still mutters discouragingly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if it’s you, magic doesn’t work that way…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It won’t work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a veteran of this game and a current barbarian warrior, I still find it hard to agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you can’t break it with strength—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang—!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—it’s because you’re not strong enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……???!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, well, except for ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>___________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it works.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dwarkey, what happened? Weren’t you the one who confidently said it wouldn’t work?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, that is… I don’t know either. Why this worked…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring their muttering, I check the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two swings, light starts to leak out and cracks appear, and with the third swing, it shatters. There’s a staircase under the hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A hidden staircase in a sewer like this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s so deep that I can’t see the end even when I shine the torch down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It feels like a passage to the underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do we really have to go down there…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha looks at me with a disgusted expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I don’t want to either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it was used as a hideout, I thought it would just be a small space big enough to hide one person…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But what is this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I feel like I’ve gotten involved in something troublesome, but at the same time, I’m also a bit curious. After all, the sewers were a restricted area in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I have no intention of risking danger just out of curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, I can faintly smell that woman from down there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She definitely passed through here. And not too long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, what should we do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I just call it quits here and tell them to handle it themselves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m deeply troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I ask for Rotmiller’s opinion as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rotmiller, what do you think? Do you think it’s better to retreat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I think it’s okay to just check for a bit. I can’t smell anyone else down there besides that woman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a slightly unexpected answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But did my surprise show on my face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rotmiller chuckles and adds an explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Somehow, I have a feeling it won’t be too dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, so it’s because of his Sixth Sense stat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there’s no clear evidence, I don’t ignore his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘His accuracy is quite high.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Rotmiller accurately sensed Hans E’s presence when he was hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he was reluctant to go to the hideout?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he sensed that it was dangerous because of traps, it would also explain why he was the only one who opposed going to the 4th floor during the vote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Sixth Sense… it might be a better stat than I thought.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I finally make a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rotmiller, you take the lead from now on. If you feel anything even slightly off, we’ll turn back immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rotmiller’s intuition is quite reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_____________________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vice-leader, the ‘gate’ has been destroyed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man frowns at his subordinate’s report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underground shelter built in the ancient times, when Lafdonia was just a lord’s castle and had not yet undergone countless expansions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the city of ‘Noark’ located there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the entrances to this place are guarded by members who are always on watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The gate is destroyed? Don’t tell me it’s an attack from the royal family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The probability of that is low.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Explain in detail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the man’s urging, his subordinate hurriedly explains the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It turns out to be a forgotten gate that’s been abandoned since the Karui Church incident. According to the last reconnaissance report, a vagrant was using it as a hideout.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man strokes his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a habit he has when he’s contemplating something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no reason for the royal family to target us now… but it’s clear that they’re intruders, so we need to confirm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Which unit should I contact?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there a need to send a unit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man asks rhetorically and looks at the woman next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the woman he was talking to before his subordinate’s report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were talking about how the barbarian he let go of has become a famous explorer in the city. It was an interesting story for once, but it was interrupted…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amelia, you can handle anyone quietly, right? Would you mind going there on our behalf?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can continue their conversation later.\u003C\u002Fp>",1922,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","2076f40f208f7364e3a28c7592ab29b5f7095a895b1badf8e6afd08abe3c1320","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-82","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-80",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]