[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ember-dragon":3,"chapter-ember-dragon-ember-dragon-chapter-49":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},1161865,1504,"Chapter 49: Tieflings (Part 3)","ember-dragon-chapter-49",49,"\u003Cp>The battle raged on; many tieflings were frozen into statues, torn to pieces, or maimed and devoured. Yet, a number of yetis also fell, their bodies sinking into the deep snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awooooo—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a loud howl echoed from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was piercing, sweeping across the mountain slope with the cold wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, all the yetis joined in, howling in unison, the eerie sound reverberating over the hills, sending shivers down everyone’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash slowly raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the top of the slope, a towering yeti stood, beating its chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its size dwarfed the regular yetis, standing taller than three men combined, like a snow-covered mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive, coiled horns adorned its head, and its enormous fangs looked sharp enough to pierce a human skull. Its eerie blue eyes emanated a frigid darkness, even intensifying the snowstorm swirling around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Great Frost Yeti.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash took a deep breath, uttering the name that struck fear in every northern dweller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This yeti, with its towering form, often haunted stories told by mothers to scare their children. Highly territorial and brutally savage, it attacked and devoured any warm-blooded creature it encountered, scattering their bones across the ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stand down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiefling paladin held back his comrades who wanted to charge forward, stepping ahead alone, pointing his longsword provocatively at the massive beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be its opponent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distant Great Frost Yeti let out an excited hunting howl, leaping forward over ten meters, creating waves of snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It approached the tiefling, its cold gaze fixed on him, with a magical chill embedded within that stare, as though intending to freeze everything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chilling Gaze!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This magical stare was more terrifying than any yeti’s gaze before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Medrolash felt an overwhelming, bone-deep coldness, as though submerged in ice water. Every inch of his skin, every bone, began to harden, testing his endurance to the breaking point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aura of Protection!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiefling resisted the urge to collapse, his body surrounded by a red aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura shielded him, warding off the invasive cold magic and allowing him to recover slightly from his frozen state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Infernal Rebuke!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash pointed his hand forward, igniting a ring of flames around the Great Frost Yeti.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the meager flames were insignificant against the massive yeti, which opened its jaws, revealing shards of ice forming in its throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s using Frost Breath!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An intense chill, powerful enough to freeze any warm-blooded creature solid, burst forth in a cone shape from its mouth, extinguishing the infernal flames as it surged toward the tiefling paladin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash rolled to his left just in time, barely avoiding the breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff, huff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What terrifying breath.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supporting himself with his sword, Medrolash stood up, noticing that his right fingertips, which had been grazed by the breath, were now frozen solid, devoid of any feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Great Frost Yeti couldn’t continuously breathe out frost and needed time to recharge. Now it eagerly charged forward, intent on engaging this small tiefling in close combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I take a direct hit...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gravity of the situation weighed on Medrolash as he watched the approaching yeti with heightened caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Determined, Medrolash advanced with his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hexblade's Curse!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a fierce shout, a dark necromantic glow enveloped his sword as he swung it at the Great Frost Yeti.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yeti instinctively raised its thick, strong arms to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact sent Medrolash flying, but his sword left a cursed mark on its fur, successfully binding the curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awooooo—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Frost Yeti stood paralyzed in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clutched its head, letting out pained howls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash rolled through the snow to disperse the impact, and despite the pain, he quickly rose to charge at the yeti again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Frost Yeti howled again, its body shaking as it pounded its chest, struggling to break free from the curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash knew he had only a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a former paladin of the Oath of Redemption, his sword once radiated with holy light, as though an angel had descended. Now, as an Oathbreaker, his blade glowed blood-red, like something from the depths of hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t matter; he was only bound to his own will now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sacred Strike!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a fierce shout, he leaped high, his longsword enveloped in a crimson, sinister glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he was about to strike down, the Great Frost Yeti regained clarity and raised a massive arm in defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swish—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a slicing sound, Medrolash’s sword severed the yeti’s massive hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast let out a cry of pain, anger, and fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its other hand lunged forward, grabbing Medrolash mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash struggled frantically, but under the yeti’s overpowering strength, he was immobilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive jaws inched closer, filling his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel the freezing breath emanating from its throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fueled by the agony of its severed hand, the Great Frost Yeti intended to devour the tiefling whole!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperate, Medrolash raised his sword, using his last ounce of strength to block the yeti’s bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword clashed against the yeti’s huge fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearby tiefling warriors rushed forward to help their leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their weapons and arrows barely scratched the yeti’s thick fur, instead giving the other yetis a chance to counterattack, causing further losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medrolash took advantage of the yeti’s distraction from the minor attacks to cast his final Oathbreaker spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darkness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shroud of darkness emanated from him, engulfing the yeti, blinding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even in the dark, as Medrolash slashed wildly, the creature held its grip tight, refusing to release him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yeti continued to roll through the snow, on the verge of escaping the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will lead my kin...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, Medrolash’s black eyes shone with resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword glowed blood-red again, as he struck at the yeti’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sacred Strike!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",972,"2026-06-03T12:47:02.671Z","2026-06-03T12:47:06.781Z",1,"novelbin.me","312f961fffcaa01b53dd9c81d26581fafa1bb6be6836074e69b31bbb410a1526","ember-dragon-chapter-50","ember-dragon-chapter-48",603,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fember-dragon-cover.jpg"]