[{"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-890":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},1846952,2449,"Chapter 894 893: Mardan","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-890",890,"\u003Cp>Necromancer Mardan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interesting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was going to attack him immediately, but the clash of generals stopped me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought she would dominate him from the first attack, but it seemed like we had underestimated him. He is not as weak as I had thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaessa might not be my match, but she is powerful, and even with Mountainfall, this man is still fighting her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, both of them activated their auras and clashed, where I was most surprised. It's one thing to go against Vaessa before Aura, but another after it, especially when she had the advantage of an artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched them exchange a few more moves, and my mood became better and better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it seemed like this wouldn't be boring after all. I thought, then turned to my target as my staff lit up. I didn't talk to him; I would only do so if my spells didn't destroy him immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My staff lit up, and a moment later, Dark Pyre Rain clouded the sky above Silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have asked me not to overdo it, but seeing his General fight, I felt a surge of excitement in my heart, and I really hope Silver doesn't disappoint me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of relief washed over me when I saw Cardin defending attack after attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cardin might not look like it, but he is quite powerful—especially that skill of his, Unbroken Form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am envious of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched him clash again, with his body only shaking a little, before turning to the main enemy. A man in a dark blue robe; it covers the person fully, aside from the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the man, and he is human, with dark raven hair. He is handsome, with piercing blue eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand, he holds a blue staff with a grey crystal. It's not an artifact, but he has an artifact. The information didn't say what, so I will be careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was scrutinizing the fight when I saw the lips of the Necromancer curving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sent a shudder through my soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, I felt his staff lighting up, and I felt a spell that raised all the hair off my body. The danger sense of my people seemed to go haywire as they unsheathed their blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Create a distance from me,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hesitated for a moment, but seemed to understand that what was coming was beyond them and quickly moved away from me, leaving only Tempest and I on the battlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked away, the area around me darkened, and I looked up. The sky is now covered in dark, fiery rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark Pyre Rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wants to start with a bang! I thought as I looked at the fiery rain coming down, not only for me, but also for everyone. It's an area-wide spell, covering a large area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have to defend myself, but also my men. This is not a spell they could defend against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tempest neighed at seeing it, and I smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's time we show them who we are,\" I said, and activated Monster Grant. It is an advanced skill built on Power Share, which was simple; this is not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bronze sheen covered my body as I felt immense vitality coursing through me. At the same time, my mind is connected to an immense well of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the massive spell raining toward and raised my hand and reached for that well of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I called it, and it filled me, but I didn't release immediately. No, I waited until there were barely fifty meters of distance between me and the spell when I released it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The author's narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of bright bronze lightning shot out of my hand and spread like a net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark fire clashed against the lightning, creating a sizzling sound. Dark Pyre Rain is powerful, more powerful than any spell of Wraithhearth, but so is Tempest's Lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds passed until there was nothing other than thin bolts of pale bronze lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a powerful monster, Lord Silver,\" said Mardan, finally speaking. \"Thank you, Necromancer Mardan,\" I replied with a small smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want nothing more than to blast this bastard with everything I have, but I want to de-escalate things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Navr is not the enemy, I want to have right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about you give it to me, its bones will be really helpful for the new construct I want to craft,\" he said, and hearing that, I nearly lost it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I controlled myself, and I petted Tempest. He understood what was said due to Monster Link and neighed angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger isn't useful here; I have to be calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My apologies, Necromancer Mardan, but Tempest is dear to me; even the thought of being separated from him is painful,\" I replied, and he grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, it seemed like I would have to take it from you forcefully,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, I felt a spell forming, and it formed fast. He is using the artifact. I thought, as I did not see it, but it is nothing surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them are very small, and besides, he is wearing that big robe that covers every part of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced at it, then at the spells; hundreds of sharp black spears of bone materialised in the air. It's a powerful variation of Bone Spear Barrage that Yatsal uses, and he seemed to have taught that spell to his student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, the spell is enhanced by the power of the artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spears didn't come at me immediately; they remained hanging in the air for a moment until he grinned before they shot toward me at incredible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ring floating above my hand flew ahead, and I raised my hand to it before bringing out my blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, the attack reached close, and once more, I tapped into the well of power, pointing my blade forward. As I did, a burst of bronze lightning shot toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It struck against the dark bones and started obliterating them into smithereens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see the surprise appearing on his face and had to hold myself back from grinning. It isn't just a lightning attack. No, it had some of the dissolution power from my blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning had nearly destroyed it all when I sensed him casting a spell again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a spell, but spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spears appeared, hundreds of them, their numbers being three times larger than before, and all of them came at me and the others, spreading the attack into a wide area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made me angry; it's fine if he targets me, but he is targeting my men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tempest neighed and a moment later, leaped into the sky from the battlement of the fortress, while I tapped into the well and the next moment, a large blast of bronze lightning shot toward the incoming spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is a Great Mage; he excels in fighting long range. If I want to finish the battle quickly, I would need to move closer to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will also move the target area away from my people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning finally reached the black bones and spears and began to crush through them. Each bolt of bronze lightning would destroy the spear into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell is not weak; no, it's much stronger than what Wraithearth had attacked me with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just Tempest, who is too powerful. His lightning had become much stronger. It might not seem like it, but I have Still Mind activated to use the lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is wild and very hard to control. I am barely doing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I am glad that I had practiced extensively with his lightning before Shared Power. The power of lightning and the skill right now couldn't be compared to before, but the experience is helping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After today, I am going to spend more time practicing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only because it's a powerful attack, but also because it is something that makes me feel like a mage. Even now, not having a talent for it hurts a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning distorted the spears, turning them into bones. I thought he would attack again, but he didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he is just watching me, with a smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tempest's feet landed on the ground, and he trotted ahead, moving through the bones, which turned to nothing as the bronze lightning on his body clashed against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one I am sending may be powerful, but it's not as powerful as the ones that are swimming around the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were above the battle, in the middle of the thick bone dust, when all the hair on my body stood up, and I saw a spell in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was barely ten meters of distance between me and the large bone lance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is longer and slightly thicker than a spear, with dark fire covering its whole length. It is his most dangerous attack yet, and it is not targeting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it's coming for tempest and fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Should I deal with it?' I asked. I shouldn't was the answer I received.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He neighed, before I felt the power build, and when there was just ten five meters of distance between attack and us, a ball of concentrated lightning shot out of Tempest's mouth, at the blinding speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tempest was not able to do that before; he used to pull the lightning flowing around his body into a ball before throwing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he just shot it out of his mouth. Maybe because the scales are now covering his whole head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The concentrated ball of lightning reached the lance almost instantly before clashing against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it did, it exploded; it covered a large area instantly, including me, and I am really glad that I have some of Tempest's protections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with it, I felt a burning sensation across my skin, as it is not only lightning I am feeling but also the dark fire, along with fine splinters of bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tempest neighed once more and trotted across the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, I am more alert than before, but no attack came until we moved to land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black bones began to erupt through the ground. Everywhere I look, I see long black bone spikes with wickedly sharp points that would tear through me, like a needle tears through a tomato.\u003C\u002Fp>",1754,"2026-06-09T06:55:07.099Z",1,"novelbin.me","c61bd33a306d533ff283bc3b4b30aa7aa27ee6969a9c06eb27fd7ef5a7e38b87","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-793","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-889",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]