[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-brand-new-life-online-rise-of-the-goddess-of-har":3,"chapter-brand-new-life-online-rise-of-the-goddess-of-har-brand-new-life-online-rise-of-the-goddess-of-har-chapter-1733":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},531808,783,"Chapter 1733: Cursed Runes","brand-new-life-online-rise-of-the-goddess-of-har-chapter-1733",1733,"\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elayne and Mark gazed at the many desiccated, mummified hands imprinted with powerful Curse Runes. Both wondered for a moment what to choose after hearing the explanations from the shadow-like creature the Undead General called \"Cursed Needle Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Curse Caster understood they were low-ranking Undead who couldn’t think quickly, he had a busy day and promptly urged them to decide, or he would choose for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry! Decide in the next ten seconds or I’ll decide for you! I have a busy day! Hurry already!\" He slapped Mark and Elayne’s heads, as if that would make them think faster. \"Tsk, these damn low-rank Undead! You barely have one or two thoughts in those heads, don’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he complained, Elayne studied the Cursed Runes and their names, trying to determine what would benefit her most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite her difficulty thinking in her current state, she focused on finding the best combination to grow quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recalled what the \"Cursed Needle Master\" had said about the Runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Rune of Decay amplifies your decaying power, strengthening your presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rune of Ghosts enhances your soul’s ghostly essence, allowing you to project it beyond your Corpse Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rune of Agony grows stronger as you suffer, granting resistance to Dark Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rune of Pain is similar but builds permanent strength over time through prolonged suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rune of Resentment increases magical power based on your resentment, boosting your potential for Curse Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rune of Madness drives you berserk, granting momentary bursts of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rune of Bones strengthens your bones, if you have any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rune of Rot improves your ability to regenerate rotten flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rune of Flesh makes your flesh tougher, if you have any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lastly, the Rune of Nether enhances your ability to gather and manipulate Nether. Now choose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these options, what could awaken the power hidden in her soul?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She realized she needed \"Essence\" of any kind most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undead grew by accumulating, refining, and cultivating Nether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Rune of Nether, which aided in gathering it effectively, was an easy choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also needed to strengthen not her decaying body but her soul to draw upon its hidden power, so the Rune of Ghosts would work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To capitalize on their suffering, she chose the Rune of Pain. The more she endured, the stronger she could become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... choose... Nether, Ghosts... Pain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oho?\" The Cursed Needle Master seemed intrigued by Elayne’s choice. \"An interesting combination... Are you aiming to evolve into some kind of Ghost Maiden?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elayne didn’t respond. The Cursed Needle Master didn’t care about her answer, viewing her as a mere \"lowly Undead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadowy being called her over. Mark watched in awe as it used a needle to pierce her soul and body masterfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uugh...! Guuhh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Runes on her body didn’t hurt, those in her soul were agonizing. She had all three inscribed there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she lost her physical body, it was better to keep them in her soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rune inscription was painful and agonizing. Elayne screamed in horror. The sharp needle piercing her soul’s depths was the worst pain she had ever felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each inscription felt like her wounds were filled with burning acid, intensifying the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the ritual ended, Elayne could barely think, groaning in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Augh... Ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch, what a crybaby! I’m the most dexterous Cursed Needle Master in this Region. Imagine if you were assigned to the others. Your soul would have been extinguished from pain, hah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadowy entity glared at Mark with glowing red eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re a skeleton, so you’ve only got bones... but they’re tough,\" he said. \"What will you choose?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mark chose the same combination as Elayne, knowing her choices would suit them both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elayne, still in pain, could barely think. After hearing Mark’s ghostly wails, she slowly opened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-Mark...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s done! Now get out of here, you dogs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cursed Needle Master kicked them out of the building. Elayne and Mark collapsed on the ground like ragdolls, nearly powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elayne looked at her hands, feeling dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark power surged from her soul’s depths, a deep, black energy unlike anything she had experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the opposite of everything she had cultivated before. Nether and Cursed Energy were opposites of Lifeforce and Spirit Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It created a disgusting, dreadful feeling within Elayne, making her want to vomit, though her stomach was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Urk...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mark wasn’t as affected, but he grabbed his skull, shaking it constantly, tormented by the curse differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mark...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She helped him stand. They walked elsewhere, hiding behind the building near empty barrels while hearing countless Undead practicing with weapons, occasionally sparring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s... okay... It’s... okay...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hugged Mark, caressing his head and kissing his forehead, slowly helping him recover. Eventually, Mark seemed to doze off, though Elayne couldn’t tell, as he had no eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elayne let him rest in her embrace, holding him tightly. With her soul exhausted, she fell asleep in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wake up, you two! What are you doing here?! You didn’t even come for your rewards! Hey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elayne woke, crying black tears after a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In it, a giant skeletal hand pierced her chest, tearing apart her spiritual heart, magic circle, and soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying nightmare felt more like a memory than her imagination or fears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps her missing memories of becoming Undead were like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon King of Death must have tortured her, but she could no longer recall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He certainly seized her powers and stole everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But shattering her soul was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If her soul was destroyed, how was she here now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I... just a small soul fragment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t understand what she was or her own identity the more she tried to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Agh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elayne cried as a steel boot kicked her. She glared at the source, a tall, imposing skeleton with a blazing head, wearing heavy, spike-covered armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare ignore a great skeleton of my status, you lowly worm?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>",1007,"2026-05-30T13:44:42.585Z","2026-06-01T04:31:22.627Z",1,"novelbin.me","93c808de7dc083d3d7c21e74b6febe026a8c9b49cb5e4879726c5517f8382985","brand-new-life-online-rise-of-the-goddess-of-har-chapter-1734","brand-new-life-online-rise-of-the-goddess-of-har-chapter-1732",1918,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbrand-new-life-online-rise-of-the-goddess-of-har-cover.jpg"]