[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ember-dragon":3,"chapter-ember-dragon-ember-dragon-chapter-48":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ember 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},1161864,1504,"Chapter 48: Tieflings (Part 2)","ember-dragon-chapter-48",48,"\u003Cp>Medrolash quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a squad leader of the city guard in Northwind Fortress, charged with maintaining order and protecting the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, he found a tiefling wife whom he loved, soon having a child of his own, and even purchased a loft in the city. Life seemed to be heading in a beautiful direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one day, everything changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, he was dutifully investigating a series of disappearances in the city, unaware of the strange looks people cast at him, taking it as nothing unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, the “Duke” gave a speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those seemingly friendly human neighbors transformed overnight, raising torches and storming into his home, tying his wife and child to a pyre and burning them alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he rushed to the scene, everything he had was reduced to ashes. His former comrades were slaughtering his kin as if they were cattle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash, weeping, swung his silver sword and killed all the perpetrators present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became an Oathbreaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blazing light of redemption within him had been extinguished, leaving only darkness. The harsh reality had shattered his innocent ideals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a naive fool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He repeated the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, an urgent horn sounded outside the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash snapped back to reality, grabbed his longsword, and hurried out of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s happening?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard stationed at the camp entrance looked panicked: “It’s yetis! More than one yeti!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Awoooo—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the deadly cold, the yetis’ howls echoed across the remote mountains, sweeping down the hillside with the wind, filling the hearts of the gathered tieflings with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These creatures could smell fresh blood from miles away and track it through the snowstorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash looked up and saw dozens of ghostly white figures surging down the slope like a wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, prepare for battle!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damacus, take them down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiefling warrior called Damacus nodded grimly, drawing his bowstring to its full length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thwack—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp whistle as it sliced through the air, an arrow embedded itself in the center of a yeti’s forehead, bringing it crashing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, several other tiefling warriors raised their bows and fired as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were shooting uphill through a snowstorm, and unlike their captain, they lacked the skill to reliably land their shots. Most arrows quickly sank into the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damacus fired several more arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven shots, two hits—two more yetis fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this harsh weather, the yetis moved through the snow like phantoms. Even for a skilled archer like Damacus, maintaining accuracy was impossible, and they couldn’t stop the yetis’ tidal onslaught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t working, Medrolash! The snow’s too thick!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t see clearly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damacus shouted, loosing another arrow that felled a yeti.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the wave of yetis had closed to within a hundred meters of the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these hungry, bloodthirsty yetis were allowed to breach the nearly defenseless camp, it would be an unmitigated disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Follow me! We’ll engage them outside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash raised his sword, with over forty tieflings following behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These tieflings were sparsely armed; some had no blades and could only brandish pitchforks and torches, but their eyes were unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They may have once been merchants, clerks, artists, but now, to protect the camp and their loved ones, they had to—and would—become warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yetis, observing the approaching tieflings, felt their primal craving for flesh intensify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These creatures, over three meters tall, were covered in snowy white fur. Their massive, muscular bodies saw ordinary tieflings merely as exposed food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash, leading from the front, charged toward a yeti.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the yeti didn’t immediately attack. Instead, it stared at the tiefling with a sinister gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chilling Gaze.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its small eyes glowed an eerie blue—an icy stare that could freeze its prey on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gaze hit Medrolash, sending a bone-chilling cold through him, nearly freezing him in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn monster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash cursed, using his robust body to endure the freezing cold as he extended a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Infernal Rebuke!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the yeti was engulfed in hellish flames, letting out a pained wail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire-averse creature’s fur caught the inextinguishable flames, causing it to frantically slap at its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a fierce shout, Medrolash leaped several meters and slashed off the burning yeti’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another nearby yeti attempted to use its chilling gaze, but it no longer affected Medrolash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sweeping Slash!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using his momentum, Medrolash drove his sword deep into another yeti’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaargh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yeti let out a cry of pain, instinctively slamming its broad palm down on the tiefling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Inflict Wounds!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark green aura of decay spread from his sword, corroding and widening the wound on the yeti.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, using this force, Medrolash tore off the yeti’s entire left shoulder along with its arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue blood splattered across the tiefling’s face, but his expression remained unflinching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking down two yetis, he surveyed the battlefield, seeing that the tieflings were fully engaged with the yetis, several warriors already frozen into statues by the yetis’ chilling gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as another tiefling began to be covered in ice, about to be frozen—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aura of Protection!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crimson glow surrounded Medrolash, shielding him and his allies from the yetis’ chilling gaze, preventing the other tiefling from freezing further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode forward and drove his sword into a yeti’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Awoooo—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More yetis closed in, twelve in total, like a white wave converging from all sides, intent on killing the tiefling paladin first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the horde of yetis loomed, Medrolash maintained a calm expression and raised his sword high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oathbreaker’s Divine Power...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dreadful Aspect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Channeling his darkest emotions, the Oathbreaker unleashed a terrifying aura of magical intimidation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crimson light burst from his sword, spreading outward rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every yeti around him saw their worst fears, falling into an inescapable terror, frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Medrolash, they were now nothing more than stationary targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sweeping Slash!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword sliced across the throats of several yetis, blood splattering everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a few breaths, twelve towering beasts toppled backward, and not a single yeti around him remained standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huff, huff, huff...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kneeling and supporting himself on his sword, Medrolash gasped for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>",1022,"2026-06-03T12:47:02.671Z","2026-06-03T12:47:06.781Z",1,"novelbin.me","be23feb0c20073646b49f662988731e5b96719603a5392deb9d9739c5a434f07","ember-dragon-chapter-49","ember-dragon-chapter-47",603,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fember-dragon-cover.jpg"]