[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-city-of-desire-kingdom-building":3,"chapter-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-580":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","City of Desire [Kingdom Building]",{"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},1846700,2449,"Chapter 582: End","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-580",580,"\u003Cp>Barb Utsa\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, the monster emerged before us, letting out a bone-chilling roar, its teeth bared and drool dripping from its maw. Then, it charged toward us with a speed far greater than I had anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt Yora casting spells on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including defensive cover spells on me and one reinforcing my shield. And haste, which I will very much need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also attacked the bear monster with Sharp Bolts and Earth Spikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To our surprise, the monster swatted the bolts away and moved through the spikes as if it didn't affect it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, I want to run away, but that is not an option. If I gave ground, it would go after my teammates, who are busy with the other monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, it appeared in my range, and I pushed the liquor out with the Power Breath and Long Breath and lit up with the spark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I did, the fire bloomed brighter and thicker than others earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel the power and comprehend it very well. If I got caught in it, I would not survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to feel the emotion and mist in it, which made it harder to control, but I kept them as calm as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster seemed to sense the danger from it and moved to dodge it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite its size, its speed was fast, faster than I had expected. Thankfully, I took the risk and waited until it got close to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire reached it instantly, and I activated the Wide Plume. Immediately, the plume got bigger and enveloped its huge body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I moved back with the Madam's Grace, hoping it would be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it was not. The bear monster, who had stopped as the fire enveloped it, moved again with fury in its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It came fast, seeing that I moved back with Madam's Grace and Haste covering me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Yora cast the rock walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang Bang Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear monster crushed through them with its thick paws as it barreled at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a gulp of liquor came into my mouth, and I pushed it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouldn't be in such haste with the emotions I am feeling, but I need to douse this monster with as much fire as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The liquor burned, and I could feel the instability in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it moved toward the bear. As it reached it, it covered it whole, like before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It roared once more, with anger in its eyes, intensifying further. Which increased its speed further as it reached me, but before I could release the third breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It swung its massive paw at me, and I had no choice but to move my shield forward to defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was grateful that Yora had another spell on my shield to stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It crushed through the spells and hit my shield hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a bone in my arm cracked on impact, and I vomited blood as I rapidly took a step back, using the momentum to disburse the force and create a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a good thing I had swallowed the liquor. If I had brought it to my mouth, I would have thrown it out with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It roared and chased after me while I brought the liquor back into my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I released it toward the monster without care for the consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This monster is too powerful. If I didn't kill it, it would kill me. So, I took the risk, and to my surprise, the fire breath seemed more stable than earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It covered the monster again, but it didn't stop despite that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire created from this liquor is very powerful, but the monster is Grade IV. It is a powerful and defensive class, even in the Grade IV category.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making things even more challenging for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appeared before me, swatting away the spells and crushing every obstacle before attacking me once more with its paws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yora cast a spell on me and my shield while I stopped in my place and activated the stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its paws hit my shield hard, crushing through the spell and making me feel the blinding pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Brace helped, but the difference in strength between us was huge. Once more, the pain shot through my arm as the bones ground together where it cracked earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I bore it as I took steps back before bringing the liquor into my mouth and breathing it into the monster's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam Bam Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and it attacked me three more times. I am sure my arm is broken, and I no longer want to defend with the shield anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire is burning densely across it, turning the clay skin red, but despite that, it is moving like it's not affecting anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it raged, and that seemed to increase its speed and strength even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fire doesn't seem to be working,\" said Yora as she cast more Rock Walls with Stone Spike in between. It slows it down a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" I replied with gritted teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is hard, but I am doing what I can. Still, it is not enough; if this continues, I will die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once more, I defended and felt the explosion of pain as my bones cracked further. The shock and pain nearly threw my shield away from me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you try the trick you used to deal with the monsters in the forest?\" asked Yora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's too dangerous!\" I replied immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is talking about the Intoxicating Fragrance. I used it to make the monster drunk with it before killing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't use it here because it was a battle. Monsters are coming from the left and right, but now, after she said it, I think about it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am only fighting this monster alone. No other monster is interfering, but unlike before, the liquor stored in me has the oversaturation of mist mixed in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know whether I could bear its effects long enough to kill the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist made it potent. Even with my resistance and experience, using this skill would be extremely dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was thinking that when its paws crashed against my shield once more, and this time, I could not hold on, and it flew away from my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horror I felt at that masked the sharp pain in my arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Till now, I had been alive only because of the shield, but now, it was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster roared and came at me. I pushed Madam's Grace to get away from it as I had never pushed it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My speed increased. Especially with the Haste, but the bear is faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appeared in front of me and attacked me with burning claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gripped the sword and moved it defensively to defend against the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang Rip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It swatted my sword, which nearly flew away from my hands before slashing across my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I screamed as I received the searing wound on my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am wearing enchanted armor, but even with it, I was injured in the unprotected part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Barb!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yora screamed and launched spell after spell, but it could only slow it down as I tried to get away from the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There is no choice!' I thought and drank all the liquor in Stored Sips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouldn't have done that. I should have taken it slow and at least kept some for the last burn, but I didn't do anything of that sort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want high intoxication and need it as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I drank it all and activated Intoxicating Fragrance before focusing every bit on the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect was immediate. I began to feel the buzz almost immediately, with memories flashing in front of me, which I tried to avoid so that I could focus on the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a side effect of the mist, for which people spend massive amounts of money on the legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once more, the monster appeared in front of me and attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I defended again with my sword; this time, it had nearly swatted it away before coming for my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, I was prepared and used Bendy Madam to adjust my body so that its claws would hit my body where I wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The claws hit my armor hard, knocking the air out of me. Breaking my bones, sending me back, which made me nearly stumble because of the intoxication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the monster attacked me again, and I defended like last time but felt increasing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intoxication had increased even further, but I stopped resisting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let it cloud me. Affect my mind and my movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why the monster swiped again. Its paws had only touched my sword, not my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I missed its claws by less than a centimeter for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It roared in anger and came at me once more with rage burning in its eyes, with its movements steady while I got drunker and drunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't seem to affect the monster at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't expect it to affect it immediately, seeing as it is a Grade IV monster—a defensive one at that. They have higher vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, this level of drunkenness didn't seem to be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, this is just the beginning, with the amount of liquor I drank and the most mist present in it. I am going to get very drunk; I just hope I will survive that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang, Clang, Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I defended with my sword and armor while getting more and more drunk every moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is painful to take the blows directly, even with the sword. Especially when I couldn't properly focus on the battle with the inebriation I was feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt like every rib in my chest had broken. Even taking a breath had become painful. Much less the moving around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the drunkenness, that lessened the pain. I would have been screaming right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once more, it attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in my highly drunk state. I noticed the change and didn't move my sword as usual. Instead, I focused on dodging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To my surprise. I dodged the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It had finally started affecting it,' I thought as I saw familiar signs in its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It roared at the failure and came at me with rage. Once more, I dodge drunkenly by inches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is also slowly getting drunk as its movements aren't as furious as they had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I am in danger and need Yora's help slowing it down so that I can successfully dodge its attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and it continued to attack despite getting drunker by the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am also heavily drunk, but I am dealing with it better than the monster. Thanks to the benefits of Drunkard Class, I got through the Blaze Imbiber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its only advantage is its high vitality, which lets it endure the effects, but they have become intense enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That even its vitality will not save it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It roared once more and attacked. Missing me by nearly half a meter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's time!' I thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yora, target its eyes,\" I said drunkenly, and the next moment, she attacked with the Stone Darts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that exact moment, I quickly took the bottle and took several gulps while drunkenly dodging its attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword isn't enough to deal with the monster. Its defenses are strong enough; it had defended the Earth Lance with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to weaken them more with fire. Burn it again like before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I threw the empty bottle away and breathed out the liquor. Not a half gulp, but a full one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wouldn't do that. If I was sober, but I am not; it is why I am laughing as the stream of volatile fire went toward the monster before forming a plum that enveloped it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It roared as the fire surrounded it once more and came at me in an animalistic attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dodged it and released another breath, and then another and another, until I used all the liquor I had in me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it is a burning torch that is moving drunkenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the pain from fire isn't enough to bring it out of an inebriated state. It is very drunk and will get even drunker with time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't immediately go in for the attack. Even my drunk mind understands it's not the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear needed to get drunker, so I waited while it burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We didn't have to wait for long, and soon, it reached the level of drunkenness I needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It attacked again, and this time, I dodged, but unlike before, I dodged to the left instead of back before attacking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripping sound rang out as my blade. Gave a massive cut across its paw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had been sober, the cut would have been deeper and would have landed where I was aiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It roared and attacked me while I dodged before attacking again, while Yora harassed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another cut appeared on its body. This time, on its chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire had weakened its defenses greatly. I could see it cooking the flesh beneath the hard clay skin, but its high vitality kept it standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, with relatively deeper cuts. It was not bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rip, Rip, Rip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cut it more and more. Attacking its weak spots, but it kept fighting without stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once more, I attacked its leg. It roared and came at me, crushing through the stone spikes when something happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the thick spikes made it stumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fell hard on the ground. Something I had been waiting for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, I activated Hair of The Dog to clear the drunkenness. I need to be as clear-minded as possible to use this opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, I felt a terrible headache, and the drunkenness was lessening at a slower pace than I had thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist had made the liquor powerful and the side effects worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite that, I quickly appeared beside the bear monster with Madam's Grace and brought down my sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pierced its back toward the heart, but I pulled back my sword a moment later and dodged its hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The side effects will not make it easy, and the headache isn't, but I appeared on the other side and brought down my sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yora is also helping, using the binding spells, which are breaking, but they are slowing it down and stopping it from getting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puch Puch Puch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept attacking, and it barely had any effect, but I still did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, I saw a chance, and I appeared beside its head. I brought down my sword, and its paws came toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pierced the sword thoroughly into its head. This time, I didn't stop to defend the claw coming toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its paws struck my leg hard, sending me through the air backward. I landed with the sound of bones breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the impact was powerful, it was not as much as I expected. Yora's spells slowed it down, or the damage would have been more significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it dead?\" I asked as the Yora appeared beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" she replied as she helped me get up, which brought me such pain that my eyes teared away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the bear, who was still twitching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I brought out the healing potion and drank it before walking toward the bear, retrieving my sword, and picking up a shield not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had just done that when I saw a massive blood-red lightning. Bigger than the monster I had been fighting struck the arakin tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought it would die, but it came out roaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is bloody all over, but it is still fighting. The three of them, plus Colonel Axseer, aren't enough to kill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only looked at it briefly before moving toward Hosk, who was still fighting against the wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was halfway toward him when a massive roar came out, and the monsters, who were fighting, froze for a moment before they started to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger roared once more at those it was fighting before returning to the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't think they would retreat,\" said Yora. \"Monsters aren't idiots. They understand when to retreat,\" replied Hosk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't say anything; I just looked at the retreating monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to sit down, but I didn't. I watched the monsters only when they retreated entirely out of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat down and took out the bottle of wine. The good one and started drinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me some. I need it!\" said Hosk, and I handed it to him. He took a few gulps and passed it around the others till all of us were drunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap on to readover 20Advanced Chapters.Become a Free Member and enjoy the Character Art, Maps, and other interesting things.\u003C\u002Fp>",2860,"2026-06-09T06:55:02.855Z",1,"novelbin.me","163ce7241a82b3586f3da46368fbc927f87b2add39f46149a0391cebfc6b16a7","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-581","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-579",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]