[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-171":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},1462764,1913,"Chapter 171: Arrival of the King - Part 4","black-online-chapter-171",171,"\u003Cp>\"Raon, where are you at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary came looking for him, as he disappeared suddenly, and found him behind the corpse mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing over th—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to finish his sentence, but as he walked closer to Fang Raon, he started to notice that he wasn’t alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw the crown-wearing ’man’, even his feet came to a quick halt, and his face paled significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast King walked over to Fang Raon and, with his finger, touched his chest—but then came into contact with the invisible chainmail armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Fang Raon’s insides erupted from inside, and he started bleeding from all his pores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh... Ugh... Ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was choking on his own blood, and his flesh started squirming—as if something was trying to break out from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon dropped on his knees—his flesh had turned from white to crimson—his eyes were bleeding profusely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HP: 88\u002F700]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-5 HP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-12 HP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-9 HP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Helpers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his scream, everyone looked over, and they saw Fang Raon kneeling on the ground while bleeding from everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made everyone look horrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then they saw the crown-wearing man, and they were even more horrified now—they knew what the crown meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae cast a healing spell on Fang Raon and barely stabilized him before his health completely dropped to zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Beast King looked over to the corpse of Frostmaw Beast, and his eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darius...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He touched the head of his pet tenderly, and anger started rising from the depths of his being—he looked at the players with hate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all did this... I will kill all of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a threat. It was a promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you okay, Raon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary went over to Fang Raon and helped him back to his feet—he still looked like he was in a horrible state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HP: 120\u002F700]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His health barely increased even after the Heal spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... the hell... is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked with struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See the crown? It means that he is a King. The floors that have changing bosses can have either easy... or hard bosses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"King or Queen is the hardest boss that you can get on a floor. It is not really even close. This one is so strong that it’s not really 15th Floor Boss level of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think you need to go beyond the 20th floor to find a boss with this level of power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary said with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon reached out to his inventory, pulled out a healing potion, and gulped down several of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HP: 700\u002F700]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What will we do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary asked with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...We’ll fight. There is nothing else we can do at this point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast King looked at the players in front of him, and he opened his hands—small balls of light jumped out of his hands—they were floating like tiny stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They suddenly shot out towards the players, and with a scream of \"Dodge!\" The players scattered in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the balls of light touched Luke’s leg, and his eyes widened in shock—his right arm started squirming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like it was currently having a cramp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bones in the leg snapped. The veins burst. Blood started gushing out from his leg. It was a gruesome sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aahhhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke fell to the ground, and he looked at his deformed leg, and he felt sick to his stomach—even though he couldn’t feel pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still a sight that he was never going to forget!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sam shouted with desperation and enveloped the destroyed leg in a healing cocoon—it started to heal the leg quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow suddenly fell over me, and with just a side-eye, he was able to see Beast King standing right beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast King reached out his hand towards Sam, and his hand was about to touch, but in that moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shield Smash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ocon smashed into Beast King with his shield and sent him sliding across the ground—but he soon came to a stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast King looked uninjured and looked at Ocon with a cold gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tank’s Charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ocon charged straight at him, but Beast King sidestepped at the last second and chopped his hand down on Ocon’s back, sending him crashing into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ocon coughed in pain—all air leaving his lungs—and he tried standing back up, but Beast King put his foot down on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pinning him down to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-w-what can we do... We’re going to die...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae said with a trembling voice, and she backed away, but she only reached the wall—there was no way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was still tightly locked for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is where it all ends... why... why... it wasn’t supposed to go this way. ...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed her eyes with tears welling in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon and Machary clashed with the Beast King and pushed him away from Ocon—he stopped their swords with just his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast King looked down at them with a cold gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aurel’s Blade Dance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon danced—the sword moving faster than the eye could follow—and Beast King was unable to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword cut into his chest—shedding a little bit of blood—just a little bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HP: 97%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Chop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary hacked at the Beast King’s side as if he were a tree that needed to be cut down, but the blade only left a shallow cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Fang Raon screamed and kept attacking the Beast King without stopping even for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very reckless. Suicidal even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were abandoning all thought of defense and just pushing with offense—as if they didn’t care about dying as long as they brought Beast King down as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re fighting...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they noticed that the boss was King-ranked one, they all gave up, thinking it was impossible to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if winning was the slimmest possible outcome, Fang Raon and Machary weren’t planning to just give up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to help them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said with a dark expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His leg had mostly healed, so he could use it again to move around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grimoire opened up. He was ready to attack with full force. Using both fire and ice as Beast King wasn’t an ice-type monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t. Leave this to us. Everyone else, go on defensive formation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-but why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke asked with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they were still doing well, Fang Raon and Machary were never going to survive alone against Beast King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to buy time... Until the doors open... Thus, use Earth Walls to create a defensive fortress around the door. The rest of you will hide behind it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will buy some time with Machary!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Machary then pushed Beast King further away from the door, while the fight itself was becoming harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast King was adapting to their attacks and had already started dodging them and countering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the cooldown was over, Fang Raon used Aurel’s Blade Dance, but Beast King dodged all except one of the sword slashes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Aurel’s Blade Dance is only level 1... If it was only higher level, then I could actually have a chance at winning...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, everyone headed over to the door, and Nico and Luke—the Mages—cast Earth Walls all around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-will this really hold against Beast King?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae asked tearfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew that the answer was \"Absolutely not,\" but they saw that she was already crying and decided not to tell her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t stop Beast King no matter what they tried, so the only thing they could do was buy some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff! Huff! Huff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary and Fang Raon kept swinging their swords at Beast King, and he just responded with apathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened both hands—one ball of light appeared in each hand—and they then flew straight towards the two young men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Destruction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary tried chopping his sword through the ball of light, but it just went straight through, and the ball of light touched his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?!?!?!?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body got shredded, and blood gushed out from everywhere—as if he had been taking a bath in blood—as he was now completely drenched in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon tried blocking the ball of light with his shield, but it went straight through and entered his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaaaaaaarghhhhhhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chest got ripped apart. The bones broke, and thus they pierced through his flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heal them quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joanne shouted with a frightened look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With mana flowing into their staff, Rae and Sam bathed Machary and Fang Raon in a healing light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their destroyed bodies got slowly recovered as the powerful magic worked its way through their wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Annoying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast King looked over to the bunkered-down players, his eyes narrowed in frustration—he caught sight of the two Helpers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys attracted his aggro!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ira cried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Ocon left the fortress, ran away from everyone, and shouted, \"Tank’s Taunt!\" while slamming his hand on the shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Hmph!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast King shook his head—he shrugged off the Tank’s Taunt’s effects—and continued walking towards the fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He is an intelligent monster, which is why he was able to shrug off Tank’s Taunt’s effects. Ocon’s Tank’s Taunt is not strong enough to affect intelligent monsters such as Beast King!’\u003C\u002Fp>",1578,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.438Z",1,"novelbin.me","748b6e0c28dd3a015077f167598c9de25222bbb1303020bf06e6c1ae81eff0a1","black-online-chapter-172","black-online-chapter-170",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]