[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ember-dragon":3,"chapter-ember-dragon-ember-dragon-chapter-583":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},1162793,1504,"Chapter 583: The Final Battle","ember-dragon-chapter-583",583,"\u003Cp>Chapter 583: The Final Battle\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Out of my way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batu Skullcrusher howled at the sky, swinging his battle axe like a storm. Crescent-shaped arcs of blood light surrounded his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Careful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhea flapped her black wings, her body encased in divine silver armor, and soared into the air, dodging strike after strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ed held his warhammer horizontally, a thick shell of rock like tortoise armor shielding him from Batu’s blows. Stone shattered, etched with blade marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the other dwarves and orcs weren’t so lucky. The orc chieftain, attacking indiscriminately, was a walking meat grinder—leaving carnage and blood wherever he passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orcs howled, begging their chief to spare them, but the maddened Batu recognized no allies—dwarf, elf, or orc, all were hacked into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the slaughter continued, the totems on Batu’s body grew more savage, his aura swelling as if an unseen maw devoured the blood and souls of those slain by his axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, in this bloodstorm, the dwarven warriors couldn’t hold on. One after another fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Edd’s eyes turned red, boiling with fury: \"Orc! I’ll end your wretched life with my own hands, no matter the cost!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarven king leapt up, throwing all his strength behind a swing aimed at the rampaging orc’s skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his movement, sand and dust surged, and countless sharp stones shot forth like arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Batu’s power had grown beyond Edd’s expectations. As the hammer neared, Edd’s pupils contracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metallic blast was deafening. Dust rose once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive axe cut through the air. Batu blocked Edd’s full-force strike with one arm, sending the dwarf king flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terror gripped Edd’s heart. His hands went numb, blood vessels in his palm burst, spraying blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp stones rained down on the orc chieftain, riddling his hulking body with wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Batu paid them no mind. Grinning, he leapt to pursue and finish Edd off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a sharp female voice echoed from the sky—like divine judgment from Mount Celestia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Orc! You have slaughtered innocents and invaded the dwarves’ home—your crimes are unforgivable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the name of the Knight of Vengeance, mercy is not for the wicked—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked up. Even Batu froze, seeing a mark of Oath of Hatred glowing above him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-elf paladin hovered in the sky, her black wings spread. She gripped her sword with both hands, eyes calm and bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Face stern, she raised the silver sword and pronounced the final verdict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oath of Retribution!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, twilight radiance burst behind her, dyeing half the sky crimson like sunset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the true power of the \"Twilight Blade\" was fully unleashed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Damocles Sword made of pure light plunged from the clouds, striking down the airborne orc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Edd rolled across the ground, climbed up with his hammer, and his eyes lit with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! Perfect chance! Time to end that orc and avenge my people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edd shouted and leapt, summoning a giant rock spike over ten meters tall and slamming it down on the falling orc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orc chieftain was first pinned by the sword, then crushed by the rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground quaked. Cracks spidered across it as stones scattered and dust filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the murk, all that was visible was the massive shadow of the rock spike—Batu’s condition was unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff... huff... he should be dead, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edd knelt, panting, gripping his hammer, palms soaked with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, he’s not dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhea hovered above, voice grave, staring at the dust cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She warned: \"My Oath still lingers—the orc lives!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, she swung her silver sword, her eyes blazing with resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Strike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twilight-tinged blade sliced the ground open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the vengeful spirits of dwarves, humans, and even orcs slain by Batu surged forward in wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were Spirits of Vengeance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn orc! If that didn’t kill you, I will!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edd gritted his teeth, used his hammer to stand, and pounded the ground like a smith at his forge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth moaned, the mountains trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike dug feet-deep into the ground, spreading countless cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stones fell like rain, burying the area in a mound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, searing fire erupted from below—it was Moradin’s Soulforging Flame!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edd and Rhea’s legendary strikes bombarded the area, reshaping the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the smoke cleared, only shattered rocks and ruin remained—eerily silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he dead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not even a dragon could survive that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible! Lord Batu is immortal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dwarves, elves, and orcs all stared at the ruins, holding their breath, murmuring anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Batu had died, everything would change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the stone mound shifted, pebbles tumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep voice rumbled from below, echoing across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What doesn’t kill me only makes me stronger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roar, rocks exploded and dust flew. A hideous figure burst forth, collapsing the mound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batu’s body was covered in wounds, skin shredded and soaked in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it triggered a strange ritual—the blood formed grotesque totems across his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gruumsh’s Eye—Ritual Scars!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill! Kill you all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His totems pulsed, steam venting from his pores. His one eye now bloodshot with madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batu raised his axe, slick with his own blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bloodstorm erupted, shaking everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, a towering shadow appeared—a colossal orc in full black armor, scarred, with a single eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Praise the Sleepless One!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Glory to the Father God!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orcs shouted with fanatical fervor—they were witnessing Gruumsh’s avatar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though only a projection summoned by the relic \"Blood of Gruumsh,\" its power struck despair into dwarves and elves alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edd went pale: \"By Moradin... this damned orc is a god’s chosen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhea was fearless. She dove with her sword: \"Wretch! Even your god can’t save you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slash—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twilight light flashed—but Batu blocked the full-force strike with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edd roared, slamming his hammer to the ground: \"Pay for my people’s lives!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom! Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone spikes erupted from below to pierce everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batu stomped, smashing them with blood-wrapped feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as lava burst out, the orc laughed while bathing in flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said—what doesn’t kill me only makes me stronger! This is the orc way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batu clenched his fist, summoning a bloody storm toward the knight of vengeance, slaughtering all in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the wall, elves watched the battered Rhea struggle in the air, their faces tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seymour gritted his teeth and raised his staff: \"Aid Lady Rhea! She has a greater mission! She must not die here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elven mages raised their staves—casting spells like Hold Person, Plague, Blindness, Greater Curses—all toward Batu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he stood still, unharmed, even grinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, feeble long-ears—your spells mean nothing to Gruumsh’s warriors!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the trait of Gruumsh’s Eye—generations of hatred empowered them to resist elven magic with sheer flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you bearded fools! Your proud fortress is a joke to the One-Eyed God!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batu raised his axe and brought it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his target wasn’t Rhea, Edd, or any elite...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It was the millennia-old, unbreached walls of Avenderdan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the Gruumsh phantom mirrored his swing. Under tens of thousands of gazes, it descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space trembled. Mountains roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The god-infused blade struck—the metal and stone bricks crumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dwarves and elves on the wall panicked, torn apart by the gale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avenderdan’s ancient wall was cleaved open—a breach dozens of meters wide, now collapsing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the axe kept going—splitting wall, ground, and even the fortress’s foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Built into a mountain, if the base collapsed, the whole kingdom would fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orc chieftain had gone mad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to conquer Avenderdan—he wanted to destroy it and shatter dwarven morale!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the wall fall, Edd screamed, rage flaring in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Orc! I won’t let you destroy the Highland Kingdom’s legacy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lost all reason, charging forward with his warhammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood boiled, rocks and flames swirling around him like a magma giant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arrogant fiend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhea shouted too, sword in hand, wings spread, diving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above, the gold dragon tangled with the rotting giant orc looked down, noticing the fierce ground battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a racket!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this follows the script, King Edd will sacrifice himself, fusing with his hammer to shatter the orc’s defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Rhea will slay the orc chieftain, ending the war and earning dwarven support,\" thought the dragon—Cassius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gold dragon swatted the rotting orc’s head flat and chuckled: \"Sorry, done with you. Time to clean up below!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening dragon’s roar rang out. The massive gold dragon unfurled its wings and dove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Orc! That ugly monster is dead, and the next sinner due for punishment is you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassius thought, being the righteous ganker is way more fun than being the boss—though he usually played the latter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, three legendary beings charged from different directions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The dwarf king, the half-elf paladin, and the gold dragon—all aimed at one foe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batu Skullcrusher, chieftain of the Red-Blood Tribe, Gruumsh’s chosen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After millennia of suffering, the orcs will claim their land—Father’s gift!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you so-called righteous fools will all be slaughtered, buried beneath it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batu Skullcrusher roared, raising the \"Blood of Gruumsh,\" venting his fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment, the Blind God Sight activated—through his lost eye, Batu saw the moment of his death—[Timeless Vision].\u003C\u002Fp>",1529,"2026-06-03T12:47:18.890Z","2026-06-03T12:47:22.748Z",1,"novelbin.me","173d1cf333d40712f3e75db45c101c4da4ee6e84d45818bad67365c4f632be2d","ember-dragon-chapter-584","ember-dragon-chapter-582",603,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fember-dragon-cover.jpg"]