[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-advent-of-the-three-calamities":3,"chapter-advent-of-the-three-calamities-advent-of-the-three-calamities-chapter-393":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Advent of the Three Calamities",{"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},758728,1005,"Chapter 393: In the depths of the mine [4]","advent-of-the-three-calamities-chapter-393",393,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Walk faster you idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't quite remember how long I walked. All I thought about was ways to insult Evelyn and make her continue forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more I cursed at her the less scared she felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was funny to think about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up! You're useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't hard to mimic how the previous Julien spoke. It was rather easy if I had to say so myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, you idiot! That's the wrong direction. Next time you mess it up I'll beat you and Leon.\" I raised my voice whenever she went in the wrong direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelyn would flinch, but she would quickly move in the right direction shortly after. It wasn't long before we finally managed to reach a familiar path and I sighed in relief at the sight of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like you're not worth for sh-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words were getting out of my mouth, I blinked once. That was all it took for my surroundings to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time it did, a group of unfamiliar people appeared before my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Наа... Наа..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ukh...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay close! They wouldn't dare blow up the mine! We're safe here. I've called for reinforcements. Damn it...! This was an ambu-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All noise ceased as I felt over a dozen eyes stop in my direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"-it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pursed my lips and looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....I suddenly felt like throwing up on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I more or less understood what was happening. The third leaf had ended and I was back. Unfortunately, I came back right after the troops had retreated into the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What wonderful timing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to curse the third leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, I had no choice but to maintain my cool as I took several steps forward and headed for the exit of the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally realizing the situation, the soldiers hurriedly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I started to run then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, everyone appeared to be injured to some extent. Especially their captain. He felt extremely threatening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the point where I doubted I'd even last a few minutes against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was thankfully injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it didn't mean that I was out of the clear just yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rushing past the tunnels of the mine, I looked to my right and left. I had arrived right where I had left Evelyn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If everything was the same as it was in the past then the exit was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I locked sight with the path that led to the exit. But the moment I did, my steps slowed down. \"Uh...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that I realized the path ahead of me was completely blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank, clank-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clanging of metal reverberated behind me, signaling the arrival of the guards. Their armor clinked with each step, growing louder as they closed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where do you think you're going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing several guards to the side, the captain from the other team looked at me with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped back, pressing my back against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have nowhere to hide or run.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was low, and his presence was terrifying. It was to the point where it made me\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ho.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed silently, pressing my back against the wall behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is perfect...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden the captain stopped. He looked at me with a smile as he looked behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, with you here things are a lot easier for us. We just found our perfect hostage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hostage? Your plan is to use me as a negotiation chip?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain laughed all of a sudden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right! Who would've thought we'd get such a windfall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loosening his joints, he approached me once more. I stared at him and lowered my head for a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was dragging this out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...I just wanted to see what he was thinking. Did he have some other plans that we weren't\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>aware of or anything like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I knew there was no longer a point for me to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like the sound of your plan. It would definitely work if used correctly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising my head again, I locked eyes with the captain who frowned. I could tell he felt something amiss with the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A purple orb appeared in my mind as my body started to become transparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".... You neglected to factor in the fact that I was never trapped to begin with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realization hit the captain, but it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Slowly, I sunk into the rubble behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice faded shortly after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying that the young master is inside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Thalric closed his eyes and tried his best to control his expression. In front of him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon glanced towards the mine with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....It's a possibility. I've tried to look for him but he's nowhere near in sight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain frowned while his expression slowly started to crumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grip over the device used to explode the mine tightened. All he had to do was channel his\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mana into it for the explosives planted within the mine to detonate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just one step away from burying the Viscount's main force...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here I thought he had changed. But as expected, people don't change so easily. I should've\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seen this coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disappointment and anger in his voice was palpable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon could feel it from where he stood. He wanted to tell him that Julien had indeed changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he was a different person because he was, but... Leon knew he couldn't say such things to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only remain quiet while silently cursing at Julien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why did you have to disappear now of all times?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon looked behind him to see Evelyn stare at the mine with a blank expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelyn didn't answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked lost, almost in a daze. Worried, Leon reached out for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh? Ah...!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only then that Evelyn snapped out of it as she turned her head to look at Leon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong? Is something the matter...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you just looked out of it. Are you okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, that..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelyn closed her eyes and took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm okay. I was just reminded of something that happened in the past.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon turned to face the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't have a lot of fond memories of the mine. He also didn't have bad memories. He used\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to treat the place as some sort of place where he could rest after being forced to become\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julien's test dummy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>... It was a place he used to take naps and rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was also the place... where he received the Chalice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His memories of the situation were rather blurred. He didn't remember much. All he could\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>remember was seeing the ceiling of the mine break down above him, knocking him out\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he woke up again, he was out of the mine with the Chalice inside of his body. Even now he didn't really know what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was here that his fate had changed. If not for the Chalice... Leon didn't know if\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he'd still be alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, several soldiers rushed to their side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We couldn't find any traces of the young master. He's nowhere near in sight. How should we\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>proceed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Thalric remained silent as he turned his attention towards the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Leon couldn't detect any obvious shift in the Captain's expression, the simmering\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>rage radiating from him was undeniable. It was as if the air around him grew heavier with\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>each passing moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.... It was to the point where Leon felt that he had no choice but to step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being in the same space as the Captain felt suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers weren't faring that much better either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all felt suffocated by the Captain's presence. Eventually, forcing himself to calm down,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Captain turned his attention away from the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop everything at once. Spend more time looking for the young master. If he's stuck in the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mine we would've known by now by the soldiers of the Raimsal family. I'll inform the family Head of the situation. If no-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words stopped halfway as his head turned to face the mine again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't the only one as Leon, Evelyn, and pretty much everyone present turned their heads\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to stare at the entrance of the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that they spotted a faint figure coming out of the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>11 ||\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though he was a ghost, he calmly walked out of the rubble before stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the numerous gazes that were directed at him, Julien frowned and subconsciously\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>touched his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is something the matter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|| ||\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his voice was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....Oh god \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon was the first to snap out of it as he realized what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost had the impulse to cover his face as his expression strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He really did enter the mine.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already obvious before, but it was clear now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if not sensing the strange looks that the people were giving him, Leon turned his head to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>point at the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had to do something inside. You can go ahead and do as you please now. They're all quite\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>injured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if nothing had happened, Julien patted his clothes before heading towards Leon and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelyn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were the quickest to snap out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, they were already used to Julien pulling stuff like this. It had become the norm by this\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was right when Julien was about to reach them that a hand stopped him. Julien frowned and turned to face the Captain, but before he could say a word, the Captain\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>grabbed his shirt and yanked him forward, pulling him close until their faces were inches\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|||||\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What sort of shit are you pulling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was low, and his expression was indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, his presence was suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've wasted a lot of our precious time with your little stunt. You could've compromised\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the entire operation. How are you going to answer this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julien's face appeared unfazed by the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he had expected something like this to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain interpreted Julien's silence as indifference, and his stern expression began to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>crack, revealing the frustration simmering beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected, you didn't change at all. Everyone is raving about how strong you've become,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and how much you've changed, but you're the same irrespon-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain's voice stopped all of a sudden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinking his eyes, he looked at Julien who looked straight into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm in the wrong, and you're right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>lence filled the space as all eyes fell on Julien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he just...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever you're saying, you're right. I take responsibility for all of this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julien pressed his hand against the Captain's hand and loosened himself from the grip. Fixing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his clothes, he lowered his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You can report this to my father later. I'll accept whatever punishment he has for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reality of the situation was that Julien understood how much trouble his actions had\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>caused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't something he could control, but it was still his fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....As such, it was only right that he apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Now that I've got the apology out of the way, let me make one thing clear.\" Julien's brows knitted together, his voice dropping to a more threatening tone as he swiftly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>snatched the device from the captain's grasp, leaving the man momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You work for me. Not the opposite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He channeled his mana onto the device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't get to berate me in front of my vassals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could react, the terrifying explosion reverberated from behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day, the gold mine collapsed. Viscount Raimsal's soldiers all perished without putting up any resistance. ...And the Evenus Household began to rise beyond the scope of a Barony.\u003C\u002Fp>",2040,"2026-06-02T12:40:56.142Z",1,"novelbin.me","3a5a3c038b73de432495d0ca50be37e16b65a925b126e3a75fc9f6470aa7cc04","advent-of-the-three-calamities-chapter-394","advent-of-the-three-calamities-chapter-392",876,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fadvent-of-the-three-calamities-cover.jpg"]