[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game":3,"chapter-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-514":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How to survive in the Romance Fantasy Game",{"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},1218952,1604,"Chapter 514: Evaluation For Freshmen and Seniors 8","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-514",514,"\u003Cp>A little less than three weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the total amount of time I had with Stacia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time I used to train her properly under our mentor–mentee agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During those short weeks, I pushed her closer and closer to the highest version of herself — or at least what she could handle for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t at her absolute peak yet, but even then, she was already the strongest among the current first-year heroines... if we’re not counting the Saintess and her cheat-like divine blessings, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything I did was meant to nourish her growth: feeding her with the right items, fine-tuning her mana control and release, and putting her through some pretty brutal physical routines that most people wouldn’t survive without passing out at least once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t easy for her — but she never really backed down either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though our training got cut short, I had no doubt she’d reach her true peak on her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just needed time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before we split ways, we made a small promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing dramatic — just an understanding. To not let each other down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I meant that seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I assumed she did too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still... I didn’t expect to see the results of that promise this soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fate sure has a way of shoving things in your face when you’re least in the mood for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the light above shone down on the field inside this cave, the two figures who had just entered stood where the mist parted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stacia — my former mentee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beside her was Vanessa — someone I’ve been curious about for a while now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her future’s tied to an evil goddess that I’ve been planning to keep a close eye on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Definitely not someone I can afford to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, it wasn’t too strange that she was with Stacia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given their relationship, I figured she’d tag along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also... I could sense a few more students lurking in the distance, maybe a few hundred meters back, just outside the cave’s core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were trying to stay hidden, but their presence was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not really worth worrying about.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, only two people mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Stacia Alger Del Luna and Vanessa.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve already memorized most of their key kits and specs by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to — it was only natural since I trained one of them personally, and the other was tied to a potential future problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Handling both of them at once wasn’t something I’d call difficult. Not really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I already had counters in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stacia had a more aggressive, explosive way of fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since I drilled it into her to stop relying too much on delicate mana control, she’s fully leaned into raw output instead — using her flames like a living storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it worked for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fire wasn’t just hot — it had weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It carried mana in such a dense and violent way that casting any spells near her was like asking to get your circuits burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even I, with all my layered mana and reinforced quality, wasn’t completely immune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing too close while casting would just backfire — literally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant if I wanted to handle her without wasting my divine power — which would honestly be overkill anyway — I had to fight her head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speed, mobility, and timed strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hit-and-run tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get in, land a blow, get out before the flames swallow the space around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there’s Vanessa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, she wasn’t too dangerous unless she went all out and revealed her sacred elven techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without that, her raw magic power didn’t match up to someone like Rose, or even Snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t bad by any means — just not the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least not when it came to straight-up casting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what made Vanessa tricky was her illusion magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her affinity with it was dangerously high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike most mages who need prep time or a stable field to create illusions, she could mix them into the middle of a fight, making reality feel like a coin toss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I wasn’t careful, I’d find myself swinging at a shadow, only to get stabbed by the real one from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So yeah — not a direct threat in terms of raw power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But annoying to deal with?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, I had my[Skill: True Sight]to deal with that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cut straight through Vanessa’s illusions like fog under sunlight — not perfect, but enough to give me a fighting edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I was proud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Genuinely proud and a bit happy, seeing how far both Stacia and Vanessa had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their current specs were no joke — strong enough to put pressure even on me, at least when I wasn’t going all-out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that changed my main objective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hold my ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t let a single student reach the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was still my role in this exam — as the final gatekeeper, theS-rank \"monster\"protecting the hidden treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And... for other reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to see something — a few things, actually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to witness Stacia at her peak, see how she fought now with her current strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I needed to confirm something about Vanessa — whether or not she’d react to the lingering effect of my blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right as I was gathering my thoughts—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: A Demonic presence is currently looming near user’s vicinity. Automatic activation of— \"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Cancel the precaution.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Understood.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like the system’s still on edge because of Seo’s sword, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ignored it the first time we met, but now that she’s here again — bringing that cursed blade with her — I could feel the faint unease crawling at the edges of my mana field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I didn’t need distractions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo being here would just scatter my focus, and I couldn’t afford that — not with Asmodeus possibly lurking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’System... can you redirect detection focus? Prioritize any signs of demonic presence with unknown origin. Far range. Somewhere between west and north from my current position, if possible.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: Request applicable. Warning: Doing so will automatically apply skill resonance to maintain wide-range scanning.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s fine. Proceed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Request acknowledged. System will now scan kilometers outside current mana field for any demonic anomalies.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that settled, I stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, even if something unexpected happens — especially on Rose’s side — I’ll know right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system’s scan would alert me long before anything managed to sneak up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a comforting thought... one of the few I had in the middle of all this chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I placed my hand on the hilt of my sword, still embedded in the ground like a solemn marker, and shifted my gaze to the two juniors standing before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them stared with a wariness that was justified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they knew something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stacia had probably sensed it by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the last time we trained, I wasn’t bothering to suppress my mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, this time it was spilling out freely, raw and crackling, weaving into the very air around us like a brewing storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fog that clung to the field buzzed with a faint static hum, laced with glimmers of light and low rumbles of restrained thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seo, you can go now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a brief silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Do you not want me to help?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head, still keeping my eyes on the two girls in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.... and also, you need to protect your designated area now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Okay then.\" A small pause. \"I’ll clear out the pests hiding in the back before I leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave me a quiet nod of acknowledgment — not that I saw it, but I felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BZZZT—!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in the blink of an eye, Seo vanished in a brilliant streak of violet lightning, her movement so fast it flashed past Stacia and Vanessa like a bolt from a god’s wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of their eyes widened in shock, bodies slightly tensing as if bracing for an attack that never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, they couldn’t follow her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they wanted to challenge me, they’d have to react faster than that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Electricity began to gather around me, static currents crawling across the fog like veins of blue fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very atmosphere shifted — heavier, denser, charged with something primal and suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mana circulated steadily, thundering beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s test our juniors’ resolve, shall we?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blessing within User has awakened.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[—\"Blessing of Death\" — Partially Activated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[User is within the vicinity of living beings...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Aura of Death will now automatically radiate from user’s body.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: User is advised to take caution... Full activation of blessing may result in irreversible consequences.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As always, activating this particular blessing gave me pause. Even partially awakened, its effects were no joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weight it carried... the suffocating pressure of death that seeped into the air like a plague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I was the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I didn’t flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I planted my foot firmly, the wind howling gently past me, and held my ground as the currents of death quietly leaked from my body — invisible, yet unmistakably there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So then, let’s begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>........\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley’s presence dominated the field the moment Seo blitzed past the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was sudden—too fast to follow with the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment she was there, the next, gone in a blur of violet light streaking through the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stacia and Vanessa barely registered her movement, and yet the weight she left behind was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure around them changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t moved, hadn’t even drawn his sword—but they could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight hadn’t started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet... it felt like it was already over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa’s words from earlier echoed faintly in both their minds. \"An inevitable end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what Riley’s presence felt like now—quiet, unmoving, and absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Stacia...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t enough to make her back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips curled into a defiant smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind that screamed she wasn’t planning to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FOOOOSHHH!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames roared out like a crimson tide. She swung her sword in a wide arc, igniting the entire space around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vanessa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t need to say more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa snapped out of her hesitation the moment she heard her name, as if Stacia’s voice tugged her consciousness back from the pressure clouding her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without delay, Vanessa pointed her wand toward Riley’s figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sacred Elven Art]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[World Vines]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PRICKKLEE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PLUCKKK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive thorned vines erupted from the ground, slamming toward Riley and wrapping around his limbs, locking him in place with brutal force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stacia didn’t waste a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames she conjured earlier followed up, chasing right after the vines—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—heading straight toward the motionless figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion echoed through the training grounds, a wave of heat washing over everything. Smoke and fire danced in the air, swallowing up the center in violent orange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact was enough to make Vanessa cover her eyes, heat licking at her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could barely speak through the dryness in her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"D-Did we get him...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But of course, the answer came too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smoke parted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where—Phuaack!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even see him move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, punishing pain bloomed in her gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had kicked her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>POOOOSHHH!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of impact exploded as she shot backwards like a bullet, crashing through the mist in a blur of limbs and sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No reaction... from her, huh....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOOSHHH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley’s words were cut short as another surge of flames came rushing toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his body slightly, dodging it without much effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Stacia wasn’t done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t wait, didn’t hesitate—she charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana flared beneath her feet, kicking up dust and embers as the ground behind her cracked and burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense heat around her flared like a second sun, the air itself warping in her wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaah!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed the distance in a blink and spun mid-air, swinging her crimson sword down with all her weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLAAANNNG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley caught it with his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VOOOOSHIHH!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp shockwave exploded from their clash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire field shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath Riley’s feet cracked like a spider web, forming deep lines that splintered out in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t budge much, but the force clearly registered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them said a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes locked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stacia’s brows furrowed a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That heat should’ve at least burned him a little... but Riley looked completely unaffected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know if his body was made of steel or something else, but she wasn’t about to waste time thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still holding back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stacia’s aura flared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air turned suffocating, the fog around them almost evaporating from the rising temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vanessa, support!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fufu~ even if that was just an illusion, kicking me earlier, it’s definitely gonna give me trauma, you know, Senior!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa’s voice echoed from behind Riley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was already in position; wand pointed straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her stance was stable, eyes focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pulse of mana formed at the tip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sacred Elven Art]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ygg’s Arrow]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark green energy swirled and condensed like a needle-sharp arrow, glowing with natural force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell hummed, the ground beneath Vanessa glowing faintly from the spell’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp exhale, she let it loose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow flew forward like a green comet, tearing through the fog and air—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—straight for Riley’s blind spot.\u003C\u002Fp>",2257,"2026-06-03T14:41:03.112Z",1,"novelbin.me","2fa06d6438bb2a95eb78bee86995aadeab25645aadb83158de9e201e9cf71d83","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-620","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-619",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-cover.jpg"]