Surviving the Game as a Barbarian Chapter 341: Snowball (5)

Novel: Surviving the Game as a Barbarian Author: Jung Yun-kang Updated: Jun 10, 2026

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Now reading: Chapter 341: Snowball (5) from Surviving the Game as a Barbarian, a Action novel by Jung Yun-kang.

Bjorn Yandel is an evil spirit.

It started as a rumor, but eventually, even the royal family acknowledged it.

Of course, it wouldn't be difficult to refute it.

I could just create an opportunity to prove myself and use Auril Gabis' gift. Then I could regain my noble title and my reputation.

But...

'Sothing feels off.'

The more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt.

The dead have immunity.

Not legally, but morally.

There's no point in accusing the dead, so people don't dig too deep, and they don't care much about it.

But this was different.

A dead man was being accused of being an evil spirit, and the royal family was acknowledging it.

It was an absurd situation.

'I need to lay low for a while...'

This wasn't natural.

It didn't seem like so divine intervention or a coincidence.

Soone was behind this rumor.

And the royal family had a reason for acknowledging it.

But the problem was...

'I don't know what that reason is.'

I didn't have enough information.

So it was too dangerous to just go to the royal family and say, "I'm alive."

Not everyone would be happy to see alive.

So might even want to make my survival disappear.

If that soone was the royal family, I would be as good as dead.

'...I'll prove myself after I figure out what's going on.'

I decided on my stance.

First, gather information without revealing that I'm alive.

I would clear my na and regain my title and reputation later.

"Phew..."

I sighed and lay down on the bed, looking at Erwen.

It seed like I would have to rely on her for a while.

I didn't even have a place to stay, let alone money to buy clothes. And it would be impossible to gather information with this conspicuous body.

It was a bit embarrassing, showing up like this...

'But at least she passed out after just a few drinks. Maybe she's not completely gone...'

I was looking at Erwen, who was sleeping peacefully, when she suddenly spoke.

"How long are you going to stare out the window?"

Erwen's eyes were open.

"It's like you're waiting for soone."

Uh... she wasn't asleep?

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The peaceful night passed, and as soon as the sun rose, Erwen got dressed and prepared to leave.

And she warned repeatedly, as if she was worried.

"You can't leave this room while I'm gone. Not even one step. I'll know if you do. Do you understand...?"

I was curious about what she ant, but I just nodded and asked where she was going.

"Are you going back to the sanctuary?"

"Yes, I have to."

Right, she had obtained the Pureblood and contracted the Spirit King.

She had her own duties and responsibilities—

"I need money."

"...Huh?"

"I'm going to sell everything I can and find a better place to stay. This place... it's not... you know?"

"...What's wrong with this place?"

"No, it's not that I don't like it... but it would be better to start fresh in a better place..."

...I didn't understand, but I decided to accept that this inn wasn't a good place to hide.

"Well... I'll be back later?"

"Ah, wait. Can I ask you a favor?"

"Yes? Do you want to buy you so at?"

"Not that... well, I'm not saying don't buy at. But it's a different favor."

I asked Erwen to check the vault at the bank. And if there was anything inside, I told her to bring it to without asking any questions.

"Okay, I'll see you later, mister!"

Erwen agreed and left.

She didn't seem very reliable.

'Will she really bring it back...?'

I felt uneasy, but I didn't have a choice.

If I went out, soone would definitely recognize .

'At least Alia ca back first.'

I was shocked last night when I realized that 22 years, the vault's ti limit, had already passed. But luckily, it seed like Alia had taken care of it.

She wouldn't have left that ssage otherwise.

[I'll take it...]

She must have extended the ti limit.

She was truly reliable.

'And it seems like she's gotten stronger.'

The summon range of a clone made with [Self-Replication] is 5 ters.

And the clone's movent range is 100 ters.

But it didn't seem like Alia's real body was nearby.

It ant she had obtained a new ability.

There were three synergy skills that fit those conditions, according to the database.

But considering how Alia had listened to my advice in the past...

[Dual Control].

She probably absorbed the Twin Hydra's essence and granted her clone independence.

I had already explained the drawbacks of the other synergy skills.

'Okay, let's get so sleep...'

I was exhausted from staying up all night, so I went to bed.

And after so ti...

"Mister, wake up."

"Ah... you're back..."

I opened my eyes and saw Erwen.

The sun was setting.

It seed like about eight hours had passed.

"Did anything happen outside?"

"You... worried about ?"

No, I was sleeping.

"Of course."

"...Hehe, that feels nice."

"Ahem, so how did it go?"

"Ah, that? I found a good house! It wasn't perfect because I didn't have much ti, but don't worry! I renovated it properly."

"Really? Good job."

I didn't care much about the house, so I quickly moved on to the most important question.

"But... what about the bank? How did that go?"

"Ah... the bank...?"

Her reaction was strange.

I felt uneasy.

Did she fail to open the vault?

I gave her the correct password.

No, wait... could it be that Alia failed to extend the ti limit?

As I was thinking about all the possibilities...

"Here."

Erwen handed a crumpled piece of paper.

"Uh..."

I took it, but I didn't understand.

"What... what is this...?"

"The thing that was in the vault. You asked to bring it, right?"

"Was there a hamr in there? About this big—"

"There wasn't anything like that. Just this letter."

"...Letter?"

I finally realized what it was and carefully unfolded it.

There was no sender, but I knew who wrote it.

Alia Rainwales.

"...Can I read this?"

"Sure."

I asked Erwen for permission and quickly scanned the letter. It was crumpled, but I could still read it.

To summarize:

She had taken so asures, but just in case sothing went wrong and we couldn't et, she was leaving this letter.

She had extended the vault's ti limit.

So I should leave my current location, and she would co find .

Ah, and lastly...

[Kraul's Demon Crusher is...]

That was the end of the letter.

It seed like the last part was torn off.

'The most important part is missing!'

I asked Erwen if she knew what the missing part said, but she shook her head.

She said she didn't rember because she had only skimd it.

'My hamr...!'

I felt a pang of anxiety.

What if sothing had happened to it while I was gone?

'No, that hasn't happened yet.'

I tried to think positively.

Maybe Alia was just holding onto it.

And even if she wasn't, I could just send her a reply and find out what happened.

"Erwen..."

I burned the letter and called Erwen.

I was going to ask her to put my reply in the vault.

But...

"It's okay. It's not your fault that you received a love letter. It just ans you're popular. What can you do about it?"

"Huh?"

"Ah, just in case, I closed the vault."

"Uh..."

I should be angry.

She had done sothing without my permission.

And I was usually the type to get angry when I had to.

But...

"Th, there's no way!"

I blurted out a denial.

It was an instinctive reaction.

Perhaps I was worried about ruining our relationship.

"Hehe, I knew you would say that."

Anyway, we ate the food Erwen had brought and then it was nightti.

The best ti to use the darkness spirit.

We used the darkness spirit to hide ourselves and walked to the house Erwen had found.

"You found this... in one day?"

It was a detached house with a high fence and a private garden.

"I told you, I have money."

Even if she had money, it was still unbelievable that she had found this place in one day. She must have bought it at full price without even negotiating...

'Maybe I should just buy a new Demon Crusher...'

I followed Erwen into the house.

And...

Thud.

The heavy iron gate closed behind us, and the lights turned on.

And then I realized...

"..."

There were no windows.

Or rather, all the windows were boarded up with thick planks. It had looked dark from the outside, so I thought they had just drawn the curtains...

"Erwen...?"

"Yes?"

"Why are the windows..."