[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle":3,"chapter-dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-298":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Dimension Park: I Am the Summoning Apostle",{"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},2279315,4458,"Chapter 298: The White-Furred Monster","dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-298",298,"\u003Cp>After hearing the growl, Chu Danqing immediately pulled out a 100,000-lumen flashlight and shone it toward the spot where the low growl had come from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness vanished in an instant, and Chu Danqing finally saw the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a large feline covered in pure white fur, its body massive and muscular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on its head was a wrinkled old man’s face, so pale it seemed never to have seen sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the 100,000-lumen light struck it, the monster involuntarily shut its eyes; black smoke rose visibly from its skin and fur, accompanied by a sizzling sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh~” The monster let out a piercing scream, leaped upward, and hung upside down from the cave ceiling, climbing away at high speed, quickly exiting the flashlight’s range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This monster was powerful, but light was clearly its weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just afraid—it could actually be harmed by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound echoed continuously through the cave, yet never faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant the monster hadn’t left—it had merely retreated into darkness, waiting for an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Chu, it… means no harm.” Da Bao’s expression was also puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could tell the monster’s earlier growl carried warning and threat—but no malice, which left him baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What now? Still nothing?” Chu Danqing didn’t understand either. What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing.” Da Bao answered honestly: “Not yet. It’s over there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know why?” Chu Danqing pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Bao gave him a perfect answer: “I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he know? Da Bao was just a five-year-old child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing thought for a moment and reached a conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then took out food with healing properties and a potion to remove negative states.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My friends and I got separated—they went deeper into the cave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think you were trying to stop us from entering, but I have no choice but to go on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry I hurt you earlier. This is my compensation.” Chu Danqing placed the food and potion into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rustling sound came from the dark—clearly the monster moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the darkness, Chu Danqing couldn’t see, but Da Bao explained it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Smelling.” Da Bao added: “Taking it. Leaving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, eating sounds emerged from the dark—clearly the monster had sensed Chu Danqing’s offering was harmless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Da Bao grew alert, and Chu Danqing gripped his flashlight tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the monster made any move, Da Bao would strike immediately, and Chu Danqing would shine the flashlight on it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the sounds stopped, a dry, unnatural voice emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch out. Elephant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Path… behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the monster finished speaking, the cave fell silent once more, no sound at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.” Da Bao relaxed, watching the creature climb away along the cave ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s keep going,” Chu Danqing said aloud, while his mind raced with questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster’s sudden appearance had been meant to stop them from entering—but it held no malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Chu Danqing had sufficient strength and spoke with decisive certainty, so the monster had refrained from further interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its warning had two parts: beware something called “Elephant,” and if trouble arises, retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was another question: where was the legal team?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to William’s memories, the legal team were all ordinary people—how did they pass this monster’s blockade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Chu. Blood.” As Da Bao led Chu Danqing forward, he suddenly stopped and picked up a broken dagger from a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger still bore bloodstains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Bao’s meaning was clear: the blood was fresh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing took the dagger and examined it closely—it was carved from stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first he paid little attention, but upon closer inspection, he noticed something odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sharp. Hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unreasonable. It looks like a knife, but the size doesn’t match.” Chu Danqing observed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could identify it because of his knowledge from the previous trial world’s bestiary of weapon-type spiritual beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stone dagger felt exactly like a crystal spear—completely incongruous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if there are deities, then maybe it makes sense.” Chu Danqing reconsidered—how could a monster even Da Bao might not defeat be wounded by a simple flashlight? That made even less sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when all these inconsistencies piled up, they became consistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there still a scent of blood?” Chu Danqing casually slipped the dagger into his storage space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether useful or not, he’d keep it for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. But… there’s a river.” Da Bao added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So they went toward the underground river. Let’s hurry.” Chu Danqing wasn’t surprised by the underground river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dead guide had said the cave’s center did indeed contain an underground river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After crossing it, half the cave would be behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the monster’s words, it didn’t seem that simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Backward was the path? Forward was a trap?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>William Hamlet’s identity was complete, but as an ordinary man with no exposure to deities or the mysterious, he knew nothing of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps both the guide and the monster were telling the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Malice. Two.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chu Danqing finally heard the sound of flowing underground water, Da Bao spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice immediately alerted the two sources of malice beside the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eeii!!!” ×2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two high-pitched, childlike voices erupted simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing instantly pinpointed the sound sources and flashed his flashlight toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden brightness forced the two malice sources to squint and raise their hands to shield their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Chu Danqing saw what they looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two dwarves, about one meter tall, with eyes so tiny they looked like buttons glued onto round, basketball-sized heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies had no hair, yet were packed with dense muscle, appearing powerfully built.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their weapons were short knives—identical in style to the broken dagger Chu Danqing had found earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing now understood: he hadn’t been wrong—it really was a knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a dagger only because it wasn’t sized for normal humans—it was made for these dwarves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the two dwarves had already adjusted to the light and charged again, short knives raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This showed they weren’t afraid of light like the white-furred monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their initial reaction was merely instinctive—sudden brightness in darkness naturally caused discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing then noticed something odd on one dwarf’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his dirty, worn clothing hung a clearly modern-made pocket watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly looted from Chu Danqing’s legal team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This news had good and bad sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good: Chu Danqing hadn’t gone the wrong way. Bad: His legal team had likely suffered heavy casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Bao rushed forward immediately and engaged the two dwarves in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In battle, Da Bao fought both at once and held the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarves were clearly weaker than the white-furred monster, but their short knives were extremely sharp and hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When their strikes landed on Da Bao, they chipped off large chunks of his shield and could even block Da Bao’s claws with their knives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knives’ strength matched Chu Danqing’s suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Chu Danqing activated his Elemental Spirit Glove and randomly summoned a Terra Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He winced—he’d wanted a Fire Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have boosted Da Bao’s attack and served as a light source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad—it was random. He couldn’t control it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever it summoned, he had to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were his own skill, he could direct it—but skills from gear were rigid programs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only an Adept specializing in gear-based paths could control them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Terra Spirit’s defense boost made little difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Bao already had a shield, and Chu Danqing was continuously channeling his Array Co-Defense Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even if the shield dropped, it was instantly replenished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ee?” One dwarf noticed the Terra Spirit and turned his gaze toward Chu Danqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately raised his knife and charged at Chu Danqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he pulled away, the other dwarf was instantly impaled through the neck by Da Bao’s claw—and his head torn clean off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the dwarf’s life force was astonishingly resilient—even decapitated, he didn’t die; his head rolled on the ground, blinking once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing was also stunned; even a third-rank Guo Ming could not be beheaded with a single sword strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other dwarf charging toward Chu Danqing was chased down by Dabao, kicked to the ground, and then stabbed repeatedly in the back with its claws over a dozen times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing could clearly see the internal organs torn apart by the claws through the wounds on its back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, this dwarf had not died—it was even in better condition than the one whose head had been severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing found this troubling; these two dwarves were almost certainly low-tier minions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with their extraordinary vitality and the unknown stone shortblade’s attack power, two might be manageable—but if their numbers grew, it would become a serious problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing understood well that the war mission was indeed difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, this was a covert infiltration mission, and Chu Danqing had no other apostles as teammates, making it even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the corresponding danger was lower, since he was now in the shadows while the Nightmare Walker was in the open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he did not reveal himself, he could fully disguise himself as a native and gain sufficient advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1524,"2026-06-20T00:54:41.633Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","82fbdc4fddea4d482420658620cfd0ee68ca6b199a2a0a89e57490ab0c024912","dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-299","dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-297",305,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-cover.jpg"]