Surviving the Game as a Barbarian Chapter 365: Responsibility (3)

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

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Now reading: Chapter 365: Responsibility (3) from Surviving the Game as a Barbarian, a Action novel by Jung Yun-kang.

‘Ghostly Canyon’, the entrance to the 7th floor of the labyrinth, the Dark Continent.

Once you passed through this canyon, you would reach the lake where the royal forces were currently stationed. And from there, there were three different paths.

The first was the River of Souls, which flowed into the lake.

It was the fastest route to the Dragon’s Mountain Range, the heart of the Dark Continent…

‘That’s where Bellarios appears.’

…and the place where I could obtain the essence that would be responsible for my Magic Resistance in the late ga.

Well, I wouldn’t be going there this ti since I was on patrol duty.

Anyway.

The second path was a vast jungle east of the River of Souls, called the Great Forest.

It was so large that it was further divided into several sub-fields, but that was its official na.

And…

The third path was the Pantelion Ruins, located west of the River of Souls.

It was the destination of the 4th Patrol Team, which I was currently a mber of.

“Forward march!”

The patrol team reorganized its formation at the entrance of the ruins, which were practically abandoned, and entered the field.

Of course, the purpose of the patrol team was active defense, so we wouldn’t be going deep into the ruins.

But…

“Front line, forward!”

“Shield wall!”

…this place was teeming with monsters.

[Grrrr…!]

Starting with modified beasts with tallic bodies, like golems…

Kaboom! Kaboom!

…giant magic engineering golems…

Whiiiiiish!

…and chanical flying monsters that zipped around like drones.

The monsters that had been slumbering in the ruins erged, sensing the intruders.

But they couldn’t reach us.

Kwaaang!

The monsters were blocked by a wall of humans.

It was a strange sight.

I never thought I would be looking at soone’s back from this angle.

‘So this is what they usually see.’

I was lost in thought for a mont, and then I smashed the monsters that were trying to escape to the sides with my hamr as soon as the order to attack was given.

「Character has cast [Swing].」

「Gigawolf defeated. EXP 4」

The monsters at the entrance of the Pantelion Ruins weren’t that high-level, even on the 7th floor, so none of them could withstand a single blow.

The impact felt different since they were chanically modified.

Clank, crack, thud!

‘This is so easy, I just have to swing my hamr.’

“Front line, step aside!”

The commander of the patrol team shouted, and the tanks moved in unison, opening a path in the center.

The monsters rushed through the gap…

“Liona Er Efpura!”

…but a joint magic spell had already been completed in the rear.

Whoosh!

A beam of light shot forward from the center of the formation, piercing through fifteen large monsters and breaking their formation. We were then able to quickly clean up the remaining monsters.

‘…Hunting is definitely easier in a raid group. And the tanks are much safer with a priest.’

Although their average level was low, there were over a hundred monsters, but it took less than ten minutes to clear them all.

Well, we had over thirty people on our side.

Even if we killed a hundred monsters, the individual reward wouldn’t be that significant.

“No essences dropped, so gather the magic stones and let’s move on!”

The patrol team continued to… well, patrol, following the predetermined route.

And…

‘Wow, I’ll get over 100 experience points today.’

I had already killed over 20 new types of monsters during this patrol.

Although their levels were low, there were many unique species that only appeared in this field.

“Good work, everyone.”

After about ten hours of patrol, we handed over the reins to the next shift and returned to the base.

And we each received a token from the administrative staff.

It was a token that proved our share of the loot from today’s patrol.

We could submit it to the Achievent Office in the city and receive our paynt…

“Hey, buddy.”

I turned around as soone called out to .

I couldn’t help but tilt my head.

“…Who are you?”

I didn’t rember having a friend like him, and besides…

“What’s with that ‘I’ve never seen you before’ look? We were right next to each other during the battle.”

Uh, were we?

Now that I think about it, maybe we were…

It’s best to brush it off and change the subject in situations like this.

“Ah, so what do you want?”

The man patted my shoulder as if he was my superior.

“You were a beast in that fight.”

Hmm, was he trying to be friendly?

I decided to be humble.

“You must have low standards.”

“What?”

He frowned.

It wasn’t my concern.

I brushed his hand off my shoulder.

Thud.

It had been bothering .

If he wanted to be friends, he should at least look in the eye.

“So what do you want?”

The man also wiped the fake smile off his face.

And…

“I just wanted to give you so advice.”

…he said sothing unexpected.

“…Advice?”

“It seems like you just blindly focused on strength. You’ll be in danger soday if you keep absorbing essences like that.”

He then drew a dagger and cut his arm.

“See? It doesn’t cut easily, even if I use all my strength. An explorer shouldn’t just focus on strength, you need balance, like —”

“What the hell, you’re just an idiot.”

“…?”

“Ah, sorry. I was thinking out loud.”

He glared at , offended, even though I apologized.

Damn it, he looks like he would die if I flicked him.

How dare he brag about his asly Physical Resistance in front of ?

“By the way, what’s your na?”

But I asked for his na, just in case.

“livor Eltein.”

What, it’s not even Hans?

“I see. See you around.”

“Mister, what are you doing?”

“My companions are here.”

I left, trying to forget his na.

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So, his na was livor…

‘What was it again?’

I couldn’t rember, but unfortunately, I never saw him again.

I continued to be assigned to patrol teams, but I was always in a different one…

The reason was simple.

Each patrol team was assigned to a specific area.

Well, it was a rational decision from the command center’s perspective.

If a patrol team was always in the sa area, they would beco familiar with the terrain and their teamwork would improve.

It wouldn’t have been possible to switch teams so often…

…unless you had connections in the military’s upper echelon.

[Raven, I heard the 11th Patrol Team is going on a deep patrol this ti…]

[Okay, I’ll write you a recomndation letter.]

[Thank you.]

Thanks to Raven’s help, I was able to visit the River of Souls and the Great Forest, as well as the Pantelion Ruins.

Of course, we only patrolled the outskirts of each area, so there were still many monsters I hadn’t encountered.

But I gained experience points every ti I switched teams.

And ti flew by, and now…

「Character level has increased.」

「Soul Power 30.」

「Maximum number of absorbable essences increased by 1.」

…I finally reached level 7, and I had another essence slot.

I could add another synergy to my current build.

‘The money problem is practically solved, so I don’t have to participate in the war anymore. I should farm essences next ti.’

Ah, but I would need a boat first, right?

That’s when, as I was lost in thought…

…I realized that my surroundings were quiet.

“Raven.”

“What?”

“Where did Erwen and Emily go?”

“That woman said she was going to take a nap in the tent, and Erwen… well, she followed her soon after.”

“Hmm, I see.”

“So that’s all you wanted to ask?”

Raven was already reading another docunt, not even looking at .

Geez, at least give ti to answer.

‘Co to think of it… it’s just the two of us.’

I stepped back, trying not to disturb her work, and I felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity.

Whenever I t Raven after our reunion, Alia or Erwen was always with us.

‘Maybe I should ask her about sothing I’ve been curious about.’

“Raven.”

“What is it now?”

“What was that… ‘incident’ you ntioned before?”

Raven’s hand, which was writing sothing, flinched as I cautiously asked.

And she glanced at .

“What incident?”

Don’t play dumb.

“You said it before, in front of the cage. That sothing happened after you entered the Magic Tower…”

“…I don’t want to talk about it. It’s not important.”

“…Is that so? Then I can’t force you.”

I gave up on my curiosity, even though I was usually shaless, especially since it seed like a sensitive topic.

And…

“Then how’s your mother doing? Is she well?”

…I decided to just chat with her.

It was also a slightly sensitive topic, but I was involved this ti.

“Did you… know sothing…?”

“Huh?”

I tilted my head at her strange reaction, and Raven quickly tried to change the subject.

“It’s nothing. But… why are you suddenly asking about my mother? I don’t think you should be curious about that.”

“Why not? I’m the one who persuaded your mother to send you to the Magic Tower.”

Raven flinched at my casual remark.

“…………Wh, what did you say?”

“I don’t know if you rember, but you ca to the library after your mom beat you up. You were crying and asked to help you—”

“That… never happened!!”

“Huh? You said you barely rembered what happened back then?”

“Even so, I… I believe it never happened.”

“Oh, really?”

“Don’t tease , and just tell . Is that true? You persuaded my mother…?”

“Yes.”

I then told her what had happened in the past.

I had glossed over it back then because we didn’t have ti.

I wanted to have this kind of conversation.

To be precise, I wanted to know how much of a positive impact I had on causality.

After all, I might have to use the ‘Fragnt of Records’ again soday.

‘Ah, but I shouldn’t tell her about that part.’

But I omitted part of my conversation with her mother.

There was a simple reason.

[She’ll abandon .]

[She’ll look down on after becoming successful. And then she’ll leave for her own world. Just like he did… because she’s his blood…]

[Isn’t this wrong? Why is her life so easy? She’s my daughter, but I’ve never t anyone who helped like that. But… but why is she…]

How could I tell her that?

Especially not in front of her.

“Let’s forget about what happened at the library. Just tell what you talked about with your mother that day.”

“Nothing special. I just persuaded her to send you to the Magic Tower and said I would pay for everything, and she refused.”

“Refused…?”

“Ah, to be precise, she refused the money. She said the Magic Tower had already sent soone a few days ago. You caught their eye because you were using magic on everyone at such a young age.”

“I see… so that’s why she suddenly changed her mind…”

“Ahem, it’s a bit awkward to say this myself, but in a way, I’m your benefactor…”

Raven ignored my subtle attempt to appeal to her.

“….”

How rude.

“So… how’s your mother doing? Are you two getting along now?”

Raven answered coldly as I changed the subject.

“I wish we could.”

“…Huh?”

“She’s dead.”

“…….”

“Ah, uh… I, I see. I’m sorry. I didn’t know she was sick or anything…”