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Terrified of real death and trapped by Rafdonia's harsh tax laws, he finds courage from Ainar's warrior resolve and steps through the closing portal.","summary_source":"graph_aggregator","summary_status":"generated","summary_verification":"unverified"},"summary":"Called forward as Bjorn, son of Yandel, the protagonist chooses a shield as his starting weapon instead of a greatsword, trusting his game knowledge that a tank-style barbarian survives longer. After the warrior ceremony, the new barbarians march toward Rafdonia and the Labyrinth but get lost under poor leaders. Bjorn quietly guides Ainar to follow armed soldiers, reaching the gate. Terrified of real death and trapped by Rafdonia's harsh tax laws, he finds courage from Ainar's warrior resolve and steps through the closing portal.","key_events":["Barbarians argue over direction and follow armored soldiers to find Labyrinth","Synchronization completes and character data is logged","Bjorn resolves to survive and enters Crystal Cave on first floor","Bjorn son of Yandel steps forward and chooses a shield as starting weapon","Bjorn hesitates to enter Labyrinth due to fear and tax system"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"BJORN, SON OF YANDEL! STEP FORWARD!\n\nYOUNG WARRIOR.\nPICK UP THE WEAPON OF YOUR CHOICE!\n\nI WAS RIGHT!\nBJORN, SON OF YANDEL.\n\nTHAT IS MY NAME!\nNOW, TIME TO MAKE ANOTHER IMPORTANT DECISION.\n\nBARBARIANS ARE BORN WITH VIRTUALLY NO MAGICAL AFFINITY.\nHOWEVER, THEY HAVE GREAT PHYSICALITY TO COMPENSATE FOR THAT.\nTHAT IS WHY I BUILT MY BARBARIAN AS A MELEE ATTACKER WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER.\n\nBUT I THINK I KNOW JUST THE RIGHT SORT OF ITEM TO CHOOSE.\nIT'S THIS.\nOH?\n\nA SHIELD!\n\nYUP, THIS IS THE BEST STARTING ITEM FOR A BARBARIAN!\nBJORN, SON OF YANDEL!\nYOU'VE NOW TAKEN THE FIRST STEP TOWARD BECOMING A WARRIOR!\nSYNCHRONIZATION COMPLETE.\n\nCHARACTER DATA AND JOURNAL ENTRY WILL BE LOGGED AND SENT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR._\n\n[BJORN YANDEL] LEVEL: 1 PHYSIQUE: 25 SPIRIT: 35 SPECIAL ABILITY: 1 ITEM LEVEL: 24 (NEW+24) GENERAL COMBAT POWER: 67 (NEW+6)\n\nBARBARIAN.\nWHEN I FIRST STARTED THE GAME AS A BARBARIAN, I HAD INITIALLY CHOSEN A GREATSWORD AS THE STARTING WEAPON.\nI MEAN, A GREATSWORD IS SO COOL!\n\nTHE PROBLEM WAS POOR DEFENSE. I WAS DYING WAY TOO EASILY.\nARGH NOT AGAIN!\nWHAT THE HELL DO I HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE HIM RESILIENT?!\n\nI'VE TRIED TWO HANDED BATTLEAXE, WAR HAMMER, FLAIL, AND EVERY OTHER WEAPON...\n...BUT THE ONLY BUILD I COULD HOPE TO GET OUT OF IT WAS A BERSERK BARBARIAN.\n\nI HAD TO RISK MY CHARACTER'S LIFE EACH BATTLE, WHICH WAS A HIT OR MISS PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME. IT WASN'T RELIABLE.\nTHEN THIS THOUGHT CAME TO MIND ONE DAY.\n\nWHY DO I HAVE TO USE BARBARIAN AS A DAMAGE DEALER?\nBARBARIANS ARE BLESSED WITH VITALITY AND STRENGTH.\n\nALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT USED AS TANKERS AS MUCH AS DWARVES,\nTHEY DO POSSESS THE FUNDAMENTALS TO BE PLAYED AS ONE.\nI'LL HAVE TO RE-WORK ON BATTLE TACTICS IF I CHANGED HIS ROLE,\nBUT I ANALYZED THE BARBARIAN WELL ANYWAYS. I SHOULD TRY IT OUT.\n\nWHAT?!\nplayer 1 level: S body: S2 mentality: S3 ability: 1S item level: 10 Comprehensiv : 225 (NEW+S)\n6 damage to cockatrice! cockatrice did 7 damage! But It bounce off. the 6 damage has been back to cockatrice. You got 1 damage! skill : smash. It was effective. 10 damage to cockatrice! You knocked down a cockatrice. Experience +3\nTHIS IS FREAKIN' AWESOME!\n\nTHIS IS THE MOST LOGICAL DECISION I CAN MAKE BASED ON THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE ABOUT THE GAME.\nI HAVE NO REGRETS!\n\nOPEN THE GATE!!\n\nAFTER COMPLETING THE CEREMONY, THE BARBARIANS MUST ENTER WHAT'S CALLED THE LABYRINTH.\nIN ORDER TO DO THAT, HOWEVER, WE MUST FIRST SET FOOT IN THE CITY WHERE IT IS LOCATED.\n\nRAFDONIA.\nEMBARK ON YOUR JOURNEY, WARRIORS.\n\nTHAT IS WHERE YOUR DESTINY LEADS YOU!\n\nALRIGHT, I'M RUNNING BECAUSE THEY ARE.\nBUT DO THESE GUYS EVEN KNOW WHICH WAY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GO?\n\nSTOP!!\n\nI THINK I GOT LOST!!\n?!\nKARAK, THIRD SON OF FANUN LED US ASTRAY IN THE WRONG DIRECTION!\nHE DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE THE LEADER!\n\nSH*THEADS.\nYOU WERE FOLLOWING HIM BLINDLY UNTIL ONLY MOMENTS AGO.\nENOUGH! I ACCEPT.\nI ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND WILL NO LONGER BE LEADING FROM THE FRONT.\n\nTHEN I WILL BE LEADING FROM THE FRONT NOW!\nAINAR, SECOND DAUGHTER OF FENELIN!\nAINAR IS A CLEVER WOMAN! SHE'LL LEAD US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!\n\n... AINAR, EH?\n...I THINK I'M LOST.\n\nYOU TOO?!\nTHAT'S NO GOOD!\nWE MUST GO TO THE LABYRINTH BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!\n\nAINAR DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE LEADING US FROM THE FRONT!\nJIN, SECOND SON OF TETRAN SHOULD LEAD US NOW!\nNO! I DON'T THINK HE IS A GOOD GUIDE! I NOMINATE--\n...DOES ANY OF THESE MORONS HAVE A BRAIN?\nWE WON'T REACH THE LABYRINTH IN TIME AT THIS RATE.\n\nAND I DON'T WANT TO STEP UP AND DRAW UNNECESSARY ATTENTION JUST YET.\nHEY.\nBJORN, SON OF YANDEL.\n\nARE YOU HERE TO BLAME ME AS WELL?\nNO.\nI WANT TO TELL YOU HOW TO NAVIGATE.\n\nD-DO YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH? HOW SO?\nIT'S SIMPLE. JUST FOLLOW THOSE GUYS OVER THERE.\nEWW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE BARBARIC MEATHEADS.\nSO UNCIVILIZED.\n\nTHEY ARE FULLY EQUIPPED IN ARMOR AT NIGHT. THERE IS ONLY ONE PLACE THEY CAN BE HEADED TO.\nI SEE!\nOKAY. I WILL GIVE IT A TRY.\n\nI FOUND A WAY TO THE LABYRINTH!!\nIS THAT TRUE? YOU HAVE GREAT WISDOM!\nAINAR THE WISE!\n...I'M CONVINCED NOW. THEY DON'T HAVE BRAINS.\nFOLLOW MY LEAD!!\n\nIT'S THE LABYRINTH!\n\nI CAN SEE THE LABYRINTH!\nTHE SACRED GROUND OF BATTLE!\nHOLY CRAP. IT REALLY IS THE LABYRINTH.\n\n...I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S WISE TO ENTER THE LABYRINTH FOR REAL.\nI DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD NOTICE IF I SLIPPED OUT DISCREETLY AND FLED RIGHT NOW.\n\nI WASN'T BLESSED WITH GOOD HEALTH...\n...AND HAVE NEVER THROWN A SINGLE PUNCH IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.\nDO I REALLY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO KILL A MONSTER THAT LURKS WITHIN THE SHADOWS?\nTHERE HAS BE A WAY TO PAY THE RAFDONIAN TAX WITHOUT ENTERING THE LABYRINTH.\n\nGOD, I HATE THE TAX SYSTEM!\nIT IS ONE OF THE WORST FEATURES OF THE GAME DUNGEON AND STONE.\nALL CITIZENS OF RAFDONIA MUST START PAYING TAXES UPON TURNING TWENTY IN AGE,\nAND THOSE THAT FAIL TO DO SO ARE SENTENCED TO DEATH.\nTHERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO MAKE MONEY IN THIS GAME, THE MOST POPULAR OF WHICH ARE...\n\nNUMBER ONE, ENTERING THE LABYRINTH TO FIGHT MONSTERS...\n...AND NUMBER TWO, WORKING AT AN ESTABLISHMENT LIKE A PUB IN THE CITY.\n\nTHE PROBLEM IS...\n...THAT I AM.\n...A BARBARIAN.\nA BARBARIAN? WE DON'T HIRE UNCIVILIZED PEOPLE!\n\nWE DON'T HAVE A JOB FOR MEATHEADS! YOU'RE GOING TO WRECK EVERYTHING IN THE STORE!\nBARBARIANS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WORK REGULAR JOBS IN-GAME. IT'S PROGRAMMED THAT WAY.\nTHAT IS WHY THEY'RE GIVEN A WEAPON AT THE START OF THE GAME, UNLIKE ANY OTHER CHARACTER.\nBUT WHAT IF THE WORLD I AM IN RUNS BY A DIFFERENT SET OF RULES THAN THE ONE IN THE GAME I PLAYED? I WOULDN'T HAVE TO FIGHT MONSTERS THEN!\n\nTEN MINUTES UNTIL THE GATE PORTAL CLOSES!\nTHE BIGGEST PROBLEM HERE...\n...IS THAT THE GATE TO THE LABYRINTH ONLY OPENS ONCE A MONTH.\n\nIF I FAIL TO ENTER TODAY, I'LL HAVE TO SPEND A MONTH HERE BEFORE THE NEXT TIME IT OPENS.\nIF MY SUSPICIONS ARE CORRECT AND I REALLY CAN'T GET A REGULAR JOB JUST BECAUSE I'M A BARBARIAN... I CAN LIVE FOR A WEEK ON THE FOOD CHIEFTAIN GAVE EVERYONE IN THE BEGINNING. BUT AFTERWARDS...\n\nI MAY BE ABLE TO BARELY SURVIVE A MONTH, BUT WILL BE IN NO CONDITION TO DO ANYTHING ELSE.\nIF I'M GOING TO ENTER, NOW'S MY CHANCE.\nBUT MY FEET ARE GLUED TO THE GROUND!!\nBECAUSE I'M NOT PLAYING THE GAME IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER ANYMORE. IT'S MY REAL LIFE ON THE LINE THIS TIME!\n\nBJORN, SON OF YANDEL!\n\nAINAR... TH-THIRD DAUGHTER OF... FENELIN...?\nSECOND DAUGHTER.\nALL OTHER WARRIORS HAVE ENTERED THROUGH THE GATE PORTAL. YOU AND I ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT REMAIN.\nWE MUST HURRY. WE DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME BECAUSE WE ARRIVED LATE.\n\nFIVE MINUTES UNTIL THE GATE CLOSES!\nTHE PORTAL IS VISIBLY GETTING SMALLER EACH PASSING SECOND.\n\nGO ON. I’LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU.\nOKAY.\nBJORN, SON OF YANDEL.\n\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE BEFORE.\n...NO NEED TO THANK ME.\n\nI WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.\nHOW CAN I BECOME WISE LIKE YOU?\nI'VE NEVER SEEN A BARBARIAN AS SMART AS YOU IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.\nI WANT TO BE LIKE YOU.\n\nYOU NEED TO BE REBORN...\nI'LL JUST TELL HER WHATEVER.\nALWAYS THINK FIRST BEFORE YOU MOVE.\nI SEE!\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE! I WILL PAY YOU BACK IF I RETURN ALIVE FROM THE LABYRINTH.\n\nIF SHE RETURNS ALIVE...?\nBARBARIANS WERE NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING IN THE GAME WHEN I PLAYED IT.\nAND THEY DIDN'T LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT HERE, EITHER.\n\nAINAR.\nARE YOU AFRAID OF DYING, TOO?\n\nOF COURSE I AM.\n\nI AM AFRAID OF DEATH.\nHOWEVER, WE WERE BORN AS WARRIORS.\nI DIE, IF I CANNOT FIGHT.\nISN'T THAT THE SAME FOR YOU?\n...IT IS.\n\nTHEY'RE NO DIFFERENT FROM ME.\nTHEY HAVE FEAR AS WELL. IT'S JUST THAT THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FIGHT.\nWE CANNOT POSSIBLY SURVIVE IN THIS CITY WITHOUT HUNTING DOWN AND KILLING MONSTERS IN THE LABYRINTH.\nI HOPE TO SEE YOU ALIVE, BJORN.\n\nTHAT IS PROBABLY WHY THE BARBARIANS LEARNED TO KEEP THEIR FEARS CONTAINED IN ORDER TO MOVE ON.\nTHAT'S WORTHY OF RESPECT.\nAND I AM A BARBARIAN MYSELF!\n\nONE MINUTE BEFORE THE GATE CLOSES!\nI AM AFRAID. HOWEVER...\n\nTHE GATE TO THE LABYRINTH WILL CLOSE SOON!\n...I MUST DO THIS!\n\nI HAVE THE STRONG PHYSIQUE OF THE BARBARIAN...\nPLEASE STEP AWAY FROM THE PORTAL NOW, BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS--\n...AND KNOWLEDGE I'VE GATHERED BY PLAYING THROUGH AS SO MANY CHARACTERS.\n\nI WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES...\n...TO SURVIVE HERE!\n\nYOU HAVE ENTERED CRYSTAL CAVE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.\n\nWHAT THE...\nWHERE THE HELL AM I...?","bubble_count":175,"pages_count":65,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Called forward as Bjorn, son of Yandel, the protagonist chooses a shield as his starting weapon instead of a greatsword, trusting his game knowledge that a tank-style barbarian survives longer.","spoiler_summary":"Called forward as Bjorn, son of Yandel, the protagonist chooses a shield as his starting weapon instead of a greatsword, trusting his game knowledge that a tank-style barbarian survives longer. After the warrior ceremony, the new barbarians march toward Rafdonia and the Labyrinth but get lost under poor leaders. Bjorn quietly guides Ainar to follow armed soldiers, reaching the gate. Terrified of real death and trapped by Rafdonia's harsh tax laws, he finds courage from Ainar's warrior resolve and steps through the closing portal."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-k36pawlq/chapter-2-imy7k7","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Surviving The Game as a Barbarian #2: Episode 2","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-05T06:49:05.573Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-k36pawlq"}}