[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"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},1462609,1913,"Chapter 16: Battle Against Cold","black-online-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>\"Huff! Huff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying the heavy treasure chest wasn’t easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon felt his arms burning with exhaustion, and his lungs were aching with every breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first lost his sense of sight, he didn’t stop exercising and doing other things as he tried to still live a normal life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all ended up becoming quite impossible after he started to lose more of his motor functions, and for a couple of years already, he’d been pretty much bedridden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior, Alexis, and Rich were running after him, going up the long flight of stairs, and they were slowly but surely catching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t carrying something as heavy as the treasure chest, so they were going to catch him eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Come on, Raon, come on!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He screamed to himself with bloodshot eyes, and finally, he reached the end of the stairs, and the glowing door stood before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a lunge, he went through the door, and it felt like he passed through some kind of invisible barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one moment, it was warm, and the next moment, it was freezing cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, as he stepped out of the door, he appeared in a winter forest with chill seeping into his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was icy blue-colored, and with every breath, he could see his breath forming a cloud in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His feet got buried in the snow as he trudged forward, the crunching of the snow beneath his boots echoing through the silent woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There he is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, he heard Junior’s shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also went through the door, and they quickly changed their clothes into winter clothes, which they purchased beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew that it was winter floor, so they bought clothes that would keep them warm in the freezing temperatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon didn’t, as he honestly completely forgot, and it would also have cost him a significant amount of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at the current moment, he regretted not purchasing the winter clothes because it was freezing cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was turning night slowly as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon ran down the thick winter forest and kept hearing the sound of cursing of his chasers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the trees, birds settled into their nests and curiously looked down at the commotion below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Agh... huff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rich got stuck in a pile of snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was breathing heavily with his lungs burning with exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t keep going, guys!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior leaned against the tree and watched as Fang Raon disappeared into the darkness of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow started falling from the sky, covering the ground with a fresh layer of white powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I think we should go to Winter Village. It is the only habitable place nearby, and we can camp there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guy will die in this forest, and next morning, we will go find his corpse and the treasure chest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexis suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like that idea!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rich shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...I don’t think he can log off, as the Winter Village is the only Safe Zone on the entire floor. Everything else is Combat Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If he tries to sneak into Winter Village, we’ll find him and get the treasure chest back. He won’t be able to survive the entire night in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not without winter clothes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior nodded, then started heading in a different direction, heading to Winter Village, which was a small village tucked in the heart of the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff! Huff! Huff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon trembled in cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t heard of anyone following him for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They stopped following me. I think they are waiting for the cold to kill me. Can’t I just log off, maybe?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon quickly dug a hole in the snow, buried the treasure chest there, and tried logging off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You cannot log off inside a Combat Zone]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Combat Zone, how bothersome.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He undug the treasure chest and looked around the darkening forest and noticed that it was getting colder by the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun was soon gone from the sky, and when that happened, he would have minutes left to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His shoes weren’t suited for such conditions, and thus, his toes were freezing and turning into ice at this rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-1 HP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-1 HP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...God damn it!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon started running, not quite sure where, but he knew he had to escape the icy grip of death that was coming for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow started to fall harder, and the sky slowly changed shades to black with stars sparkling bright above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon collapsed to the ground and just saw his health keep dropping at the corner of his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each second, he lost one health point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat on the snow, his back against the tree trunk, and he silently looked at the treasure chest in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The treasure chest was his only chance at survival anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon put his freezing fingers on the cold chest, at the small gap, and pried it open with all the strength he had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The treasure chest broke open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[10 items acquired!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3x Health Potions]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Set of Dark Blue Winter Clothes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1x Refined Steel Sword]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1x Steel Shield]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1x Sword Stab Skill Scroll]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1x Bag of Square Coins]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1x Enchanted Compass]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1x Hard Slash Skill Scroll]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The items were sparkling inside the treasure chest, and Fang Raon felt like maybe there was a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately equipped the Dark Blue Winter Clothes—it included a winter coat with a fur-lined hood, a wool sweater, winter pants, winter boots, knit gloves, and a winter hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all in the color of dark blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finished equipping it, he let out a satisfied smile as it was warm again, and his health stopped dropping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The winter clothes set was warming him up as if he were sitting by a fireplace inside a warm cottage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt amazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Health potion...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon took one of the health potions and drank it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warm feeling appeared in his stomach, and his health rose back to full. His strength also returned to his limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the stuff he stored inside his inventory and decided to take a closer look at them at a later time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he survived for now, the temperature would just keep dropping, and he had to find a safe place to rest and warm up before it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It is dangerous in these woods, not just because of the freezing temperatures, but there might be bears or something...’\u003C\u002Fp>",1087,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.437Z",1,"novelbin.me","dda2f5377ab4eeb4503accecd9a6a7cabf3d123bdfe8820f199b295bde948acc","black-online-chapter-17","black-online-chapter-15",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]