[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-endless-leveling-done-right":3,"chapter-endless-leveling-done-right-endless-leveling-done-right-chapter-229":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Endless Leveling Done Right!",{"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},1829843,2435,"Chapter 229: The Wicked Don’t Die Young [Part 1]","endless-leveling-done-right-chapter-229",229,"\u003Cp>The attacks of a Rank 5 Demon Worshiper Elder and a Rank 2 Oathkeeper—heavily buffed by an Oath recognized by the world—clashed at the center, resulting in a deafening impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shield Charge had always been one of Alex’s foolproof main offensive attacks, and it had served him well before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he was up against someone who was more than double his rank. Even with buffs, the difference in stats was staggering. At most, his current strength was that of a Rank 3 Oathkeeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As such, the exchange between the two ended in Alex being sent flying backward, crashing through several trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glance was enough to tell who had the upper hand now. However, a groan escaped Willow’s lips, for she wasn’t left completely unscathed by that collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex’s Oathbound Armor Set had one special feature—it reflected any physical damage that he received from his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a complete set, it gave Alex a passive 30% Damage Reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t end there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Everguard’s reforge, it retained its original skills, one of which was called Aegis Riposte.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You hold it not because you are unafraid—but because someone has to be brave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Upon blocking a melee attack, Everguard reflects a small portion of the damage back at the attacker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Reflects 5% melee damage for each successful block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— When the Oathkeeper enters a seriously injured state, Aegis Riposte will get an upgrade, and reflect 50% melee damage for each successful block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Note: It is more than a shield. It is the promise that the new Oathkeeper made, and the weight he will bear until the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex knew he was no match for his opponent, but so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he had Everguard, he was willing to trade blows with his enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, sure, he’d get hurt, but he would certainly not be the only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, if he was hit by a blow strong enough to seriously injure him, the reflection damage he dealt would jump drastically to 80%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man, who had been blown away by such a powerful attack, propped himself up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His left arm hung limply by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even moving it slightly brought him extreme pain. It affirmed his suspicion that the bones on his left arm were broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Her Deathscythe might be a Super Rare or Unique Weapon,’ Alex thought. ’As expected of a Mini Boss. She lives up to her reputation.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even right at the start, he had no real shot at winning. But Alex hadn’t come to this hopeless battle unprepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he was overprepared for this possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking out a purple vial from his storage ring, the young man chugged the potion like a sports drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This potion alone cost him five thousand academy points, which was quite expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it wasn’t an ordinary healing potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Greater Rejuvenation Potion, which activated fast regeneration of the body’s cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could heal even broken bones, although not instantly. It would still need some time to take full effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex didn’t want his injury to be healed completely since he wanted to keep his reflection damage at 80%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he wanted was a major boost in passive healing, so even after receiving the other party’s beating, his body would still be healed, albeit slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After consuming the potion, the young man gritted his teeth and forced himself to take a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in so much pain that he wanted his opponent to feel the same!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everguard disappeared from his left arm as he transferred it to his right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising his shield in front of him, Alex charged towards Willow, who thought that the pain she felt earlier was merely a result of the skill that her opponent had used against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shield Charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the students who were watching the battle, especially the girls, covered their eyes, not wanting to see the outcome of the young man’s desperate struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the majority watched as Alex put his life on the line to fight against a Demon Worshiper who had invaded their academy. They couldn’t bring themselves to look away as Alex valiantly took his last stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disdain and contempt flashed across Willow’s face as black flames covered her deathscythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Courting Death,\" Willow sneered as she unleashed one of her strongest attacks that would put an end to this farce. \"By shadow’s toll, I claim your soul!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eternal Culling!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An attack that threatened to split the young man in half descended upon him with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alex didn’t back down and faced it head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they clashed again, a powerful shockwave exploded outwards, uprooting all trees around them for hundreds of meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, two screams of pain reverberated through the surroundings as both Alex and Willow were thrown back by the force of their attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man crashed through the trees, leaving a line of destruction in his wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same could be said for Willow, who felt as if her very soul had been sliced in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pain she had never experienced before. Despite being a battle-hardened warrior who was more powerful than Alex, the pain brought her to tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex coughed out mouthfuls of blood. His right arm was bent into a strange angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That attack could have instantly killed him, but the Oathbound Armor Set had some powerful passive abilities that guaranteed that he wouldn’t be insta-killed even if he were to face the strongest attack in the world of Arcana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Final Vow – Heart Unbroken\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— If Alex receives fatal damage, he instead survives with 1 HP and becomes invulnerable for 10 seconds. This passive skill has a cooldown of 48 hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Reflects incoming physical damage by 10%\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Final Vow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Alex’s life-saving skill that prevented him from dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when he was crashing through the trees, this skill protected him, keeping him alive due to his Invulnerable State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t all. It also reflected 10% of the damage he received from physical attacks, boosting his reflection ability to 90%\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 90% damage reflection was almost the same as getting hit by the full attack that Willow had unleashed against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex was no longer able to move, with blood seeping from nearly every pore of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even from where he was, he could hear Willow’s screams. Shrill as they were, they sounded like music in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the only thing that kept Alex awake despite the overwhelming pain that washed over his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, a little white bun appeared beside his head, holding a white potion in its hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dim Dim carefully poured the potion into the young man’s mouth as Alex could no longer move a muscle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This potion cost ten thousand academy points, and Alex had handed it to the little bun as an insurance for the worst-case scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lapiz, whom Dim Dim had accompanied after leaving Alex’s side, looked at the young man with a conflicted expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had watched as Alex fought against the Demon Worshiper possessing Vaan’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dim Dim had explained everything to her and asked for her help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Alex finished drinking the potion, Lapiz knelt beside him and pressed her hands on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then used the power of nature to speed up his recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the injuries he received were not only physical. His soul also received some damage.\u003C\u002Fp>",1251,"2026-06-09T06:11:16.319Z",1,"novelbin.me","712d799ee069ec6997a350845a926d664c322bc8c5411b9b4c705f3700d7792b","endless-leveling-done-right-chapter-230","endless-leveling-done-right-chapter-228",682,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-leveling-done-right-cover.jpg"]