[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dragon-of-catastrophe":3,"chapter-dragon-of-catastrophe-dragon-of-catastrophe-chapter-232":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Dragon of Catastrophe",{"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},1452033,1900,"Chapter 232 - 122: Great Calamity!","dragon-of-catastrophe-chapter-232",232,"\u003Cp>\"What is... that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the castle, a group of Casters and Professionals rescuing refugees looked up towards the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them cast Eagle Eye Skill and gazed at the fire-cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the fire-cloud was too dense and too distant, even Eagle Eye Skill couldn’t completely discern it for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!!!!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a terrifying roar pierced through the rain, the storm, the earthquake, and the cries of countless people, reaching the ears of the Casters and Professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They trembled all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them exclaimed, \"This... seems like... a dragon roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dragon roar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, that’s impossible! You must’ve heard wrong! How could a Giant Dragon possibly come to our Laine Royal Capital in this manner...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group was deeply alarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the Kingdom, natural disasters raged, and both the Sword Saint and the Saint of Magic were absent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, they couldn’t withstand devastation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!!!!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon roar echoed continuously, becoming ever clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the more knowledgeable Casters and Professionals had already confirmed with about ninety percent certainty that it indeed was a dragon roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! We’re doomed! If this dragon is hostile towards us, how do we resist it now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t panic! No matter when, the Crossbowmen on the walls are stationed there; they must have already sensed the approaching danger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right! As long as any unknown aerial monster approaches, the Dragon-Hunting Crossbow will shoot it down; everyone can safely continue the rescue!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group shouted loudly, preparing to redirect their efforts towards rescuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds of terrifying sonic booms erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon the walls, at least a dozen Dragon-Hunting Crossbow Cannons fired Dragon-Hunting Crossbow Arrows with terrifying momentum towards the fire-cloud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh whoosh whoosh~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Dragon-Hunting Crossbow Arrow after another pierced through the sea of fire, carving paths within the fire-cloud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, they barely saw some anomalies within the flaming cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Dragon Wing wrapped in flames softly flapped, and something resembling a tail appeared intermittently in the fire-cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took only a few breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gaps carved by the Dragon-Hunting Crossbow Arrows in the fiery cloud sea closed again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, several more Dragon-Hunting Crossbow Arrows were fired!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plummeting straight onto the recently positioned monster’s body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three Dragon-Hunting Crossbow Arrows broke through the fiery cloud sea and landed right on the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave from their collision dispersed all surrounding fire-cloud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, everyone clearly saw the true appearance of the monster within the fire-cloud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed a dragon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body covered in black scales, reflecting red against the fire-cloud, its chest and abdomen flickered with a bewitching and eerie red glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its blood-red eyes glimmered; even from several kilometers away, it was clearly visible, ferocious to the extreme, making people shudder just by looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet fortunately, this dragon was hit by the Dragon-Hunting Crossbow. It seemed severely injured; maybe it couldn’t reach the Royal Capital?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many couldn’t help but harbor this notion in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, they discovered something amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From several kilometers away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did the Dragon-Hunting Crossbow look so small?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stuck on the chest, forelimbs, and other parts of this Giant Dragon, it seemed like a mere twig piercing a person’s chest, far too tiny!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weren’t Dragon-Hunting Crossbow Arrows supposed to be at least several meters long? Some even reaching over ten meters! But what was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that in this matter, merchants were cheating by using inferior materials? Damn it! Were they courting death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the next moment, they had no questions left!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Giant Dragon, which was directly struck by three Dragon-Hunting Crossbow Arrows, lightly flapped its Dragon Wings again, heading towards the Royal Capital!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the spots that were hit revealed not even a trace of blood...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be? It ignored the Dragon-Hunting Crossbow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it a merchant problem or a Giant Dragon problem?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone felt surprise, fear, and anger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!!!!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Giant Dragon roared again, this time clearly carrying intense rage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble!!!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lightning bolt suddenly streaked across the dark sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a rumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Dragon-Hunting Crossbow Cannon on the wall was struck directly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It subsequently exploded in a burst of sparks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this, coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another lightning bolt streaked through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nearby Dragon-Hunting Crossbow exploded into smoke and sparks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it truly coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning continuously fell in succession, each time accurately hitting a Dragon-Hunting Crossbow Cannon, exploding them into fireworks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within mere breaths, all Dragon-Hunting Crossbow Cannons atop the wall were cleared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no coincidence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying reality became clear in everyone’s mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These lightning bolts might be under the control of that Giant Dragon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then... could the storm? The torrential rain? The earthquake be controlled by the dragon too? If all this were true, what kind of being could achieve this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies started to shake uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire-cloud drew ever closer, ever closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until it swept past the city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t let it come closer! Attack! Everyone, attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone shouted at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Groups of Casters and Professionals began launching attacks toward the fire-cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Ice Spikes, Wind Blades, Deep Blue Missiles, Five-Colored Beams, Energy-Formed Spider Webs, ropes, and arrows blasted into the fire-cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of these spells and attacks, upon nearing the fire-cloud, were burned away, only a few spells truly reached the fire-cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>",891,"2026-06-06T02:00:51.837Z",1,"novelbin.me","051984c0eff23bfec0f6d58df50596f7c114194112370bedce061a3bfb7b479c","dragon-of-catastrophe-chapter-233","dragon-of-catastrophe-chapter-231",673,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdragon-of-catastrophe-cover.jpg"]