[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dragon-of-catastrophe":3,"chapter-dragon-of-catastrophe-dragon-of-catastrophe-chapter-87":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},1452088,1900,"Chapter 87 - 85: Divine Retribution","dragon-of-catastrophe-chapter-87",87,"\u003Cp>\"An attack? Someone launched an attack on the castle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Viscountess screamed in shock, her face filled with panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down! Don’t panic! The entire castle has an ancestral defense barrier, even an Eighth Ring spell can’t destroy it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are absolutely safe here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Ireland remained calm, his voice steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying roar erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire castle began to shake madly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Viscountess, caught off guard, fell to the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! What is happening!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Ireland didn’t fall at the first instance but instead roared in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room’s trembling had just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exquisite paintings on the walls fell one by one, and all the tables and chairs collapsed, crashing toward the Viscountess!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Ireland hurriedly ran over to protect his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the tables and chairs hit his body, it seemed to trigger the defense of some magic item, and a transparent shield rose to deflect all the tables and chairs outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darling! Tell me! What’s really happening? Didn’t you say we have a barrier for protection?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Viscountess screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The barrier is indeed protecting us! But this attack is far more fierce than we imagined! However! It’s alright! We are safe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Ireland responded, instinctively looking out the room’s window!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the window, a red flood was surging continuously! Like a pack of giant wolves, wave after wave crashing down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier protecting them showed strange colors under the wash of the red flood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Ireland’s pupils shrunk, what did he see?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancestor-built barrier capable of withstanding Eighth Ring spells was showing cracks like a spider’s web!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack crack crack~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cracks grew larger and larger under the red flood, until finally...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp breaking sound echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire barrier shattered like glass, and the red flood, as if finding a valve, surged in!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Ireland, greatly alarmed, quickly hugged his wife tightly, then watched as the flood rushed toward them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flood swept over him and his wife, and the Viscountess also lit up with a shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While resisting the red flood, it continuously crackled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them, a piercing and extremely miserable scream echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Viscount couple turned their heads, only to see the soldier from before being swept away by the red flood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Viscountess’s whole body shuddered intensely, and she was scared out of her wits, trembling as she said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we... are we going to die here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! Absolutely not! The shield on you and me, they are specially made by Grand Mage Nan Jia, enough to resist Fifth Ring or even Sixth Ring spells.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifth Ring? Sixth Ring? Isn’t that Eighth Ring outside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" At this, Viscount Ireland fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged a glance, able only to silently pray in their hearts that the fiery flood would pass quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the crack crack crack sound echoed again, their hearts almost sank into the abyss before the flood finally dissipated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They parted, trembling slightly, and looked around their room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This room they lived in daily had become frighteningly unfamiliar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire room, after the wash of the red flood, was scorched black, with thick smoke rolling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was mostly gone, only a few charred black embers sizzled and burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corner of the room lay a pile of black bones, remains of the soldier who had just given him the iron block!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that iron block had melted into an irregular shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Viscount Ireland and the Viscountess couldn’t help but see those three lines from just now again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who anger the heavens shall suffer divine retribution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first calamity shall begin here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mortal! Are you ready to embrace death?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... did I really anger the heavens? Anger... the gods? Is this truly divine retribution?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Ireland murmured, his expression somewhat numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A different sound appeared, and the Viscount and Viscountess saw an old man with half-black and half-white hair, wearing a black mage’s robe, appear in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are both of you okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned on a magic staff like a cane, slowly walking toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grand Mage Nan Jia... what exactly is happening? Do you... know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Ireland slowly stood up, his body trembling, clearly not yet recovered from the recent terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grand Mage Nan Jia! You must know what just happened! Right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Viscountess stood up, trembling, with the Viscount’s support, looking at the black-robed mage with hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without a doubt! This was an attack! A caster infinitely close to a legend attacked here with full force!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nan Jia’s expression was extremely grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levels 15-19 are all Grand Mage level, but the difference in strength can be significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for him, Nan Jia, he was merely a Level 16 Grand Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the one who launched this attack was definitely a Level 19 Grand Mage, and a standout among them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very sure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Infinitely close to a legend... how could this be...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Viscount couple’s faces went rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They too understood the weight of those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Viscount! Forgive my candidness, have you recently offended anyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Mage Nan Jia couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! Absolutely not! Recently, I’ve not been socializing much, staying home mostly, seeing far fewer people than before.\" Viscount Ireland shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about you, madam?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... neither have I! Every day, I’m either watching operas with my sisters or having afternoon tea, who could I have offended?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Viscountess shook her head in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why?...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Mage Nan Jia frowned with a bit of a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! Yes! Lord Nan Jia! Just now, a soldier brought an iron block to me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Iron block?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly! I heard the iron block fell from the sky and landed in front of them, and the crucial part is, there were three lines engraved on it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Ireland quickly said, his expression somewhat grave, as well as terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which three lines?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who anger the heavens shall suffer divine retribution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first calamity shall begin here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mortal! Are you ready to embrace death?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a blatant threat and intimidation! And issuing a terror notice before launching an attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I surely haven’t offended anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly! We did nothing! We are innocent! It must be someone else in the city who angered the attacker! It must be!\" The Viscountess exclaimed, furious and horrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless of who offended the attacker and what their target is, I’m afraid this isn’t over yet, and the attacker might launch another attack here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Said the Mage Nan Jia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will attack here again? No! No! I don’t want that! Next time we’ll die! We will definitely die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Viscountess screamed out in fear, her expression somewhat deranged.\u003C\u002Fp>",1108,"2026-06-06T02:00:51.835Z",1,"novelbin.me","643cae475f47b2f4a1e4302adee4345f692d82e456f9da1caf99de265dfeb4d3","dragon-of-catastrophe-chapter-88","dragon-of-catastrophe-chapter-86",673,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdragon-of-catastrophe-cover.jpg"]