[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-69":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},1462562,1913,"Chapter 69: Monstrous Party","black-online-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>\"Why do they want her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abigail asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Raon, what the fuck did you do this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary asked, looking like he was about to blow a gasket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were mistreating her, so I ’stole’ her for our party. I don’t really get what’s such a big deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon shrugged his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made both Machary and Abigail roll their eyes, as they would’ve really liked to know about that before they took off to the Sea God’s Tomb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raon... Stealing members from another party is frowned upon, and you should’ve honestly expected them to come for revenge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abigail said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t really steal. She wanted to leave the party. I also expected them to do something, but I honestly didn’t think they’d chase us right away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You don’t have to argue because of me... I’ll go with them... I don’t want you guys to get in trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poppy said, looking like she was on the verge of tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary, Abigail, Ragnar, and Fang Raon looked at her, but they all had the same thought going through their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... nah... It’s really hard to get Helper these days, and we would also have to give up the Sea Tower Key.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary said with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And most likely they aren’t planning to let us leave. They don’t have Helper, and if we give you away to them, then neither will we.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abigail said with a serious look and took out her grimoire that was already shining bright green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-But... We are at a disadvantage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poppy said with a tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her eyes, there was no way they could survive. Their boat was sinking, they had fewer members, and some of them were already injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you worried that we will die, Fang Raon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked back, and Machary just laughed and shook his head. In the same moment, he pulled out his sword from his inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fools never learn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas said coldly and then waved his hand, and two Rangers of his party pulled back their bows and aimed at the sinking crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FIRE!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the rain of arrows came crashing down on the boat, and everyone scrambled for cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone except one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poppy wiped the tears off her eyes, took out her healing staff, and slammed it against the deck of the sinking boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SHIELD!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, a magical shield covered the entire boat, and the arrows bounced harmlessly off of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at her in surprise, and Lucas’ gaze was filled with greed and desire when he looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a reason why Lucas was so desperate to keep Poppy in her party. It was because she was the most valuable member of his party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a very powerful Shield skill... It must be level 3!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abigail exclaimed and looked at Poppy in a new light, as for a moment, she thought that she would be more of a burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it looked like she had also been underestimating her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Poppy healed both Machary and Fang Raon and brought them back to their full health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Give me a boost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragnar said with his deep, rumbling voice, and he held his axe in a tight grip, the muscles on his right arm straining like steel cables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earth Wall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abigail cast an \"Earth Wall,\" and it rose under Ragnar’s feet, sending him flying through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed the distance between the sinking ship and Lucas’ ship and landed on the deck with a loud thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas ordered angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players attacked the scary-looking Ragnar, but he looked unfazed, and he then grabbed his axe with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ivar’s Massacre!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragnar cut through the players like he was cutting a block of wood, and they all tried blocking the strike with their weapons and shields, but the axe went straight through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The axe strike killed two players, severely injured another, and caused the rest to shrink back in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Useless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas spat under his breath, and he then pulled out his sword and attacked Ragnar with the fierceness of a hungry lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragnar masterfully twirled his axe, parrying everything Lucas threw at him, and the angry-looking gangster screamed in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, the others are trying to climb the boat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The party members shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"STOP THEM!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas shouted, thinking, \"Can’t they do anything themselves?\" in anger, as he was occupied with Ragnar that he didn’t have time to also bark orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tank’s Taunt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragnar raised his axe high, and in that moment, every member of Lucas’ party turned their rage-induced eyes towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Tank’s Taunt skill, Ragnar attracted every player’s aggro to himself so the others could also enter the boat without getting attacked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Fang Raon and the rest entered the boat, and saw that every player was focused on Ragnar, and without further ado, attacked them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t take them long to take all of them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas looked in shock as every member of his party was dead on the ground, and he couldn’t understand how they all died so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What kind of a monster party is this? How are they all so monstrously strong?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, a shadow fell over him, and Ragnar’s axe chopped him in half before he could finish his thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said to Ragnar with a smile on his face, and Ragnar just nodded, as if he didn’t think he did anything special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Fang Raon and Machary realized that they might’ve actually recruited quite monstrous individuals to their party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t their party actually really strong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The boat’s gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abigail said as she saw the white sail of their former boat sinking underwater and gave it a final goodbye wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We got a new one, at least!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary said as he looked at Lucas’ boat under his feet, and it was in an even better condition than their previous one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also much bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that we are done with that hiccup, shall we head to the tower?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone agreed and took the most straightforward direction to the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poppy watched everyone, a smile finally coming to her face, as this felt like a proper party and not whatever Lucas had going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They worked perfectly together, like they had been a party for years already.\u003C\u002Fp>",1079,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.158Z",1,"novelbin.me","91ea80b0dee2fc1a562825ebe3892fdd4a6089232224cf462429c7d17db049af","black-online-chapter-70","black-online-chapter-68",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]