[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-173":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},1462766,1913,"Chapter 173: Arrival of the King - Final Part","black-online-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>\"Aurel’s Blade Dance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon spun pirouettes, and his sword whistled through the air before running across the White Tiger King’s neck and disappearing into its fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Tiger King howled in pain and scratched his claws across Fang Raon’s chest, leaving deep gashes that dripped with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon stumbled back and chugged down his last remaining healing potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Machary screamed and pressed forward, his furious sword slashes attacking White Tiger King from all angles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Choice Activated]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his newly acquired Innate Skill—the Choice—and this was the first time he had used it in a battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Machary’s mind, he got three options of attack. He saw how those attacks would go. As if he could see the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a straightforward attack, but White Tiger was going to block it with his claws and come up with a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second attack was a feint to the left, and then a quick low slash to the right—it was going to graze White Tiger King’s leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third one was to abandon Fang Raon, wait for White Tiger King to target him, and then attack him from the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t see what would happen to Fang Raon in the end, but it looked like the White Tiger King was going to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The time seems to move slowly...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary thought as he saw everything moving in slow motion around him, and it gave him time to weigh his options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have a lot of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of those options would disappear if he wasted too much time to think, so he had to make his choice quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The first one is not it. It doesn’t achieve anything. Except get myself into a vulnerable position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The second one is a winning move, but it doesn’t really achieve anything either, except a small wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The third one is the best one—damage-wise—but if I only knew what would happen to Fang Raon in the end, I could make the decision easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I don’t want him to die, so the second choice it is?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hmm... In this situation... I should trust Fang Raon to survive White Tiger King. I shouldn’t underestimate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I see the fire in his eyes... He won’t die!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary screamed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, he chose the third option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have chosen the third option!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary moved to White Tiger King’s flank—completely leaving Fang Raon defenseless—and everyone felt critical about that choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is he leaving Fang Raon alone? He was just chugging the healing potion, so he needed protection!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ira cried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think that was a really bad move!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niall said with a serious look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White King Tiger lunged towards Fang Raon—determined to finish him off—and his claws were coming straight for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t happen to notice that Machary was sneaking up on his backside, and with this attack, he had left himself vulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Tiger King just wanted to get rid of one of them, and Machary’s attack was not going to be enough to kill him either way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon saw the claws coming from him, and all he could feel was the approaching death that was coming his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Move... Move... Move!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon tightly gripped his shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Closing Sequence Activated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung the shield and parried White Tiger King’s claw attack, and his claws shattered suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a parry without the activation word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it wasn’t an actual Basic Parry, but a parry that was all him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s... Perfect Parry?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joanne screamed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a thing called Perfect Parry—it happened under rare conditions—but one condition was to do an absolutely perfect Basic Parry without an activation word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it had to be perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single discrepancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If done perfectly, you could actually parry your opponent’s attacks even better than with Basic Parry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as a bonus, you could actually damage your opponent, and that’s what happened now with the claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Machary plunged his sword into White Tiger King’s back, and White Tiger King roared in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Stab!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon drove his sword through the White Tiger King’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HP: 44%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It doesn’t have more phases, it looks like. It would’ve been bothersome otherwise.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought with a serious look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, White Tiger tossed Machary off his back and backhanded Fang Raon with a powerful blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them landed on the ground with a loud thud, causing dust to rise up around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE~ RUMBLE~ RUMBLE~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire chamber started rumbling, and it sounded like wheels were turning inside the walls for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door started to slowly creak open, and the cold air breezed in—but it felt so nice and refreshing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-The door is open...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae whispered with shaky eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt like crying, but in that moment, Joanne grabbed her hand and dragged her out of the boss chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re free!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They cheered as they ran out of the boss chamber, and they knew that White Tiger King wouldn’t be able to follow them out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on guys, the door is open, so let’s go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ira shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary and Fang Raon were ignoring them for some reason, and they looked at White Tiger King with a heated gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You go... We have some business left here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-what? You can’t possibly think about fighting him till the end? It’s insanity. We can just leave and do this raid another time with an easier boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joanne shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on guys, please come out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you keep fighting, so do we. You need us, and we can give some support!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke shouted, and he already had his grimoire flying back in the air—even though his mana was quite low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have any more mana recovery potions anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And everyone else was also low on their mana, and Rangers didn’t have any more arrows left either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is an order. Head out. We’ll join you guys over at the wagon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They really didn’t like that, but they didn’t have a choice, as the order was an order—even if they didn’t like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nico left the camera, engulfed in an invisible bubble, in the boss chamber and ran after everybody else as they left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Tiger King slashed through the air with his only remaining claws, and everything got cut around him—the floor, the ceiling, and the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary and Fang Raon weaved through his deadly claw strikes and attacked him from both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Driving Sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Tiger King roared in pain and lunged at Machary with his big nasty fangs—Machary put his sword sideways into the beast’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast tried munching through the sword, and the blade started to lose durability drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Machary kept the beast distracted, Fang Raon circled behind, and his sword flashed—the steel bit deep into White Tiger King’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Tiger King roared. He turned and swiped his paw. Fang Raon slipped underneath and ran his sword through White Tiger King’s flank with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood spewed and left a nasty gash across White Tiger King’s hips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary drove the sword through one of White Tiger King’s eyes, and the beast finally fell to one of its knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Tiger King suddenly punched—like a human—and the fist went straight through Machary’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a big hole that was quickly filled with the blood of Machary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"UGH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary’s face turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Basic Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon cut off White Tiger King’s arm—which was currently stuck inside Machary’s body—and both of them fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary dropped to the ground, and while gritting his teeth, he pulled out the detached arm of White Tiger King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Tiger King roared in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HP: 18%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll... Survive...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary reached out to his last healing potion and gulped it down—it was also the most expensive healing potion of his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was expensive because it was extremely potent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Potent enough to recover his health back to full, and even the hole on his stomach fully closed without leaving a single trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood back up and looked at White Tiger King with rejuvenated energy—ready to finish this beast once and for all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll go high... I’ll go low.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...As you say, team leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary made the first move and attacked White Tiger King from high—completely taking his attention away from Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Tiger King only focused on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It looks like ever since Beast King transformed into White Tiger King, he lost some of his intelligence. He fell back to his primal self, which, in my opinion, was a horrible mistake on his part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maybe it was the game developer’s intention. For Beast King to be stronger at first and weaker at the end—quite opposite from any other boss.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought, and then he attacked White Tiger King from below, and the beast couldn’t handle their attacks at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HP: 8%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HP: 4%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HP: 1%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary and Fang Raon hurled themselves at the beast and, at the same time, swung their swords through the beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slayer Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HP: 0%]\u003C\u002Fp>",1559,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.438Z",1,"novelbin.me","1c91f7e30c7f4e7876c2842084eb3c5a84116f8e7c7a725f7769904ef2122c9a","black-online-chapter-174","black-online-chapter-172",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]