[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon":3,"chapter-defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-39":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Defeating the World with the Power of One Dragon!",{"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},1057154,1369,"Chapter 39: Kill the Backline First in Team Fights","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>Samantha's roar echoed through the Iron Fir Hills, shaking loose dust from the cliff walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous poisoned crossbow bolts protruded from her body, including the initial hit on her right wing joint. The blue-tinged toxins spread across her scales, combining with the necromancer's curses to induce waves of weakness, numbness, and sluggishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alchemy workshop had long been reduced to rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiling black oil splashed across the ground, melting gravel into glassy crusts. The iron fir trunks bore deep claw marks, their bark scorched black by lingering dragonfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha's tail swept across the stone platform, sending shrapnel-like debris clattering against the warriors' armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The necromancer's ghostly skeletal flames surged again, this time aiming for Samantha's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red dragon jerked her head aside, but the golden-haired warrior seized the opening to charge forward, his massive sword cleaving into an old wound on her forelimb. Dragon blood spilled forth, glistening crimson under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wretched insects!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha bellowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, her movement lacked precision and speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her ferocity didn't even reach one-tenth of Garoth's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired warrior easily rolled aside, evading Samantha's charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mistake cost the young dragon dearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spellcaster's binding incantation seized the opportunity to land upon Samantha's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like a mountain had suddenly settled between her wings. Her claws sank deep into the bedrock as she struggled to support her own weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grappling hook whistled through the air, its tip lodging between Samantha's scales while the rope was swiftly secured around a thick iron fir trunk by the rogue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Divine Retribution!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-robed priest raised then slammed down his palm, summoning a bolt of sacred energy that struck Samantha like lightning, splitting her hide and sending up wisps of acrid smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy-based attacks dealt double damage to evil dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha gnashed her teeth in agony, her entire body trembling violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The adventurers' assaults came like a relentless storm, wave after wave leaving the young red dragon overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired warrior heaved his greatsword high, its runes blazing blindingly bright as he swung toward Samantha's hind leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This vicious strike, like their previous attacks, avoided her neck or other vital areas - for good reason. They wanted to capture the young dragon alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A living juvenile dragon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was worth several times more than a dead one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anticipating unimaginable wealth, all five adventurers couldn't help but grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the blade began its descent, darkness suddenly fell upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from clouds obscuring the moon, but from some massive creature blotting out the stars, casting a shadow that engulfed both combatants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension drained from Samantha's draconic features as she smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Filthy insects, now you'll all die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strained expressions transferred to the adventurers' faces as their smiles froze then shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone heard the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Like thunder rolling along the ground, or steel being torn asunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosive roar of wings shredding air announced Garoth's dive, the airflow splitting around the feather-like scales on his membranes forming a pressure wave of impending doom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another dragon! Full alert! Haven, cast the Grounding Curse now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired warrior roared, looking up into the red iron dragonling's pupils darker than midnight as the windblast whipped his hair wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spellcaster swiftly wove the anti-flight incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spell automatically locked onto its target - unavoidable for a juvenile dragon's magic resistance. Once the magical energy in its wings dissipated, its flight would become severely impaired, losing balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they'd done to Samantha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intricate runes materialized across Garoth's wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet contrary to their expectations, this unnaturally muscular dragonling showed no reaction. His enormous, disproportionately massive wings beat powerfully as he continued his lightning-fast approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-and-red draconic shadow skimmed the treetops, shearing off branches at their bases in a whirlwind of dancing leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No time to question why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the meteor-like descending dragon, the golden-haired warrior rolled aside as before, evading the aerial assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the black-red draconic figure banked sharply with incredible agility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He changed course, ignoring the warrior to abruptly appear above the spellcaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow enveloped the mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spellcaster's heart clenched, his breath catching under the overwhelming pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the critical moment, his necklace flared to life, activating a protective spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shield!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A translucent yellow barrier encased the spellcaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK! With a thunderous impact, the shield shattered like eggshell beneath Garoth's claws. The mage's eyes widened in despair as his vision filled entirely with descending talons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled violently as dust plumed outward, stone fragments scattering in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dust cleared, blown aside by draconic wings, it revealed a craterous depression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth shook himself free of debris and leaped from the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Embedded within the fractured bedrock lay a pulverized mass indistinguishable as human or any specific race, thoroughly merged with the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the remaining adventurers fully process the assault, their nerves taut as they stared at the red iron dragonling whose scales gleamed like forged steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This juvenile's attack had been too swift, too violent - completely beyond their expectations, instantly eliminating their team's spellcaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, upon reflection\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His initial feint toward the warrior had been pure misdirection. His true target had been crystal clear from the start - the party's spellcasting core, eliminated in one decisive strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spellcasters lacked frontline combat prowess compared to warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their strategic value was paramount, as Samantha's earlier frustrations had proven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the golden-haired warrior rose from his pointless dodge, his expression grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head slightly, taking a deep breath as the mana crystal embedded in his breastplate flared to life, all surrounding runes igniting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, and defense flooded his being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost being one precious mana crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die, wyrm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warrior bellowed, hefting his massive sword as he charged Garoth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth's muscles coiled as he grinned at the warrior, then shattered the ground beneath him - dodging an alchemical bolt mid-leap as he pounced toward the white-robed priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team fight rules:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First kill the mage, then the healer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for this brave warrior?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let him live a little longer. Save him for last.\u003C\u002Fp>",1009,"2026-06-03T10:02:46.560Z","2026-06-03T10:02:53.018Z",1,"novelbin.me","bac94a4199074f966c60b5b15d8282d7f94fa889394ebc10411293b50e7d3ba3","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-40","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-38",561,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdefeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-cover.jpg"]