Barnacle

Barnacle is a fantasy·science fiction web novel created by Step on a LEGO, and officially licensed and published on YONDER; it updates every Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The original Korean web novel premiered on Naver Series and concluded on June 30, 2022.

There is a Webtoon adaption of the series.

Synopsis

Eojin Lee works as a lighthouse keeper on Guldeok Island, a tiny island located near the Port of lncheon in Korea. His mundane days at sea are interrupted when a fisherman offers to trade his catch for a cup of coffee. When Eojin splits the fish open, he finds it stuffed full of barnacles. But these are no ordinary barnacles: as torrential rainstorms and ferocious tsunamis pummel the earth, these barnacles multiply and turn the world into a nightmarish hell. Eojin desperately searches for his brother and niece, determined to escape the calamity―but how long can humanity stand up to these parasitic monsters?

WARNING: This story contains strong language and depictions of violence, graphic depictions of death, and suicide. Reader discretion is advised.

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Characters

Eojin Lee

Chapters

Last updated on November 21, 2023

Ep.1 - Ocean Acne (1)
Ep.2 - Ocean Acne (2)
Ep.3 - Ocean Acne (3)
Ep.4 - Motel Nirvana (1)
Ep.5 - Motel Nirvana (2)
Ep.6 - Motel Nirvana (3)
Ep.7 - Motel Nirvana (4)
Ep.8 - The Washroom (1)
Ep.9 - The Washroom (2)
Ep.10 - The Washroom (3)
Ep.11 - Survivor at the Motel (1)
Ep.12 - Survivor at the Motel (2)
Ep.13 - Survivor at the Motel (3)
Ep.14 - Escape (1)
Ep.15 - Escape (2)
Ep.16 - Convenience Store (1)
Ep.17 - Convenience Store (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.18 - Convenience Store (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.19 - Convenience Store (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.20 - Convenience Store (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.21 - Convenience Store (6) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.22 - Convenience Store (7) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.23 - Lost Child (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.24 - Lost Child (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.25 - Checkout (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.26 - Checkout (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.27 - Checkout (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.28 - Checkout (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.29 - School (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.30 - School (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.31 - School (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.32 - School Violence (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.33 - School Violence (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.34 - Climb (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.35 - Climb (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.36 - Climb (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.37 - Survivor From the Nurse... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.38 - Survivor From the Nurs... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.39 - Survivor From the Nurs... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.40 - Finding Fuel (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.41 - Finding Fuel (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.42 - Mutation (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.43 - Mutation (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.44 - Mutation (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.45 - Mutation (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.46 - Mutation (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.47 - Mutation (6) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.48 - Secret Royal Inspector... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.49 - Secret Royal Inspector... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.50 - Secret Royal Inspector... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.51 - Secret Royal Inspector... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.52 - New City (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.53 - New City (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.54 - New City (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.55 - New City (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.56 - New City (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.57 - New City (6) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.58 - Log Bridge (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.59 - Log Bridge (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.60 - Log Bridge (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.61 - Log Bridge (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.62 - Department Store (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.63 - Department Store (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.64 - Department Store (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.65 - Department Store (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.66 - Department Store (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.67 - Barnacle Hunt (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.68 - Barnacle Hunt (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.69 - Barnacle Hunt (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.70 - Survivors (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.71 - Survivors (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.72 - Exvellent Job (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.73 - Exvellent Job (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.74 - Exvellent Job (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.75 - Exvellent Job (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.76 - Exvellent Job (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.77 - Exvellent Job (6) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.78 - Lugworm (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.79 - Lugworm (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.80 - Lugworm (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.81 - Lugworm (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.82 - Lugworm (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.83 - Metro Voyage (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.84 - Metro Voyage (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.85 - Metro Voyage (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.86 - Metro Voyage (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.87 - Inside the Submerged T... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.88 - Inside the Submerged T... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.89 - Inside the Submerged T... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.90 - Inside the Submerged T... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.91 - Three Gone and Three L... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.92 - An Ocean of Sea Firefli... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.93 - An Ocean of Sea Firefli... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.94 - Studio Zone (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.95 - Studio Zone (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.96 - Studio Zone (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.97 - Studio Zone (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.98 - Young&Rich (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.99 - Young&Rich (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.100 - Stranded on the Rooft... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.101 - Stranded on the Rooft... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.102 - Stranded on the Rooft... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.103 - Stranded on the Rooft... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.104 - The Paper Lady (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.105 - The Paper Lady (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.106 - Boat People (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.107 - Boat People (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.108 - Boat People (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.109 - Boat People (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.110 - Boat People (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.111 - Surviving the Undergro... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.112 - Surviving the Undergr... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.113 - Surviving the Undergr... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.114 - Surviving the Undergr... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.115 - Surviving the Undergr... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.116 - Stalker (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.117 - Stalker (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.118 - Stalker (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.119 - Stalker (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.120 - Stalker (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.121 - Brother (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.122 - Brother (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.123 - Brother (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.124 - The Loss of a Child (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.125 - The Loss of a Child (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.126 - One Lucky Day (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.127 - One Lucky Day (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.128 - Market Closure (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.129 - Market Closure (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.130 - Market Closure (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.131 - Market Closure (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.132 - Pieta (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.133 - Pieta (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.134 - Pieta (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.135 - Pieta (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.136 - Pieta (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.137 - Pieta (6) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.138 - Pieta (7) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.139 - Pieta (8) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.140 - Line 1 (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.141 - Line 1 (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.142 - Line 1 (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.143 - Line 1 (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.144 - Line 1 (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.145 - Reserve Forces Unit (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.146 - Reserve Forces Unit (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.147 - Reserve Forces Unit (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.148 - Reserve Forces Unit (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.149 - Hermitage in the Mou... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.150 - Hermitage in the Mou... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.151 - Hermitage in the Mou... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.152 - Hermitage in the Mou... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.153 - Hermitage in the Mou... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.154 - Public Restroom (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.155 - Public Restroom (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.156 - Military Camp (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.157 - Military Camp (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.158 - Military Camp (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.159 - Military Camp (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.160 - Military Camp (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.161 - Military Working Dog... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.162 - Military Working Dog... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.163 - Military Working Dog... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.164 - Military Working Dog... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.165 - Desertion (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.166 - Desertion (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.167 - Desertion (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.168 - Desertion (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.169 - Desertion (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.170 - The Toes Look Alike! (Daily Unlock)
Ep.171 - Lighthouse of the City... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.172 - Lighthouse of the City... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.173 - Lighthouse of the City... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.174 - Lighthouse of the City... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.175 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.176 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.177 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.178 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.179 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.180 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.181 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.182 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.183 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.184 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.185 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.186 - The Tomb of the BS Co... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.187 - Blazing Sonata (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.188 - Blazing Sonata (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.189 - Blazing Sonata (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.190 - Blazing Sonata (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.191 - A Saint in Concrete (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.192 - A Saint in Concrete (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.193 - What is Religion? (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.194 - What is Religion? (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.195 - What is Religion? (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.196 - Slum Underpass (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.197 - Slum Underpass (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.198 - The Eoseul True Kingd... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.199 - The Eoseul True Kingd... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.200 - The Eoseul True Kingd... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.201 - The Eoseul True Kingd... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.202 - Excommunication (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.203 - Excommunication (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.204 - Excommunication (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.205 - Excommunication (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.206 - Golgotha (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.207 - Golgotha (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.208 - Golgotha (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.209 - Golgotha (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.210 - Golgotha (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.211 - Gruise Ship (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.212 - Gruise Ship (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.213 - Gruise Ship (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.214 - Gruise Ship (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.215 - Gruise Ship (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.216 - There Goes the Recons... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.217 - There Goes the Recons... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.218 - There Goes the Recons... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.219 - There Goes the Recons... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.220 - Home Sweet Home (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.221 - Home Sweet Home (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.222 - Home Sweet Home (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.223 - Home Sweet Home (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.224 - Get My Own House (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.225 - Get My Own House (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.226 - Get My Own House (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.227 - Get My Own House (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.228 - Get My Own House (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.229 - Get My Own House (6) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.230 - Get My Own House (7) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.231 - Get My Own House (8) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.232 - Get My Own House (9) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.233 - Get My Own House (10) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.234 - Get My Own House (11) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.235 - Get My Own House (12) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.236 - Three Generations (Daily Unlock)
Ep.237 - Look Before You Leap (... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.238 - Look Before You Leap... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.239 - Look Before You Leap... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.240 - Locusts (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.241 - Locusts (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.242 - Abraxas (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.243 - Abraxas (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.244 - Abraxas (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.245 - Abraxas (4) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.246 - Abraxas (5) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.247 - Furniture Store (1) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.248 - Furniture Store (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.249 - Furniture Store (3) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.250 - Hide-and-Seek Alone (... (Daily Unlock)
Ep.251 - Hide-and-Seek Alone (2) (Daily Unlock)
Ep.252 - Hide-and-Seek Alone (3)
Ep.253 - Showroom (1)
Ep.254 - Showroom (2)
Ep.255 - Showroom (3)
Ep.256 - Showroom (4)

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Webtoon

Barnacle: A webtoon of the same name adapted by Tteulsae and art by delete and original work by Step on a LEGO.

External Links

Barnacle at YONDER (App-only, Chapter 1)
따개비 at Naver Web Novel (Korean, Pre-serialization)
따개비 at Naver Series (Korean, Pay)
Barnacle at Anime-Planet
Barnacle at Baka-Updates Manga
따개비 at Namuwiki (Korean)
- Barnacle at Namuwiki (English machine translation)