[{"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-543":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},1219012,1604,"Chapter 543: Tragedy..","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-543",543,"\u003Cp>Rules for fights had always been simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger one wins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the unspoken law carved into every battlefield, every dungeon, every clash of steel and fang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even the simplest rule was never without its hidden edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength alone was rarely enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were always conditions—terrain, stamina, timing, skill, even luck—that determined whether one lived or died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same principles applied to leveling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its core, it was about dominance: crush the foe, reap the reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the gains never came as easily as one would hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SSWWWISSSHHHH!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My blade carved through the air, cleaving cleanly into the[Para Abyss]in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster shrieked, its inhuman voice gurgling as ichor splattered across the cracked stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its grotesque frame—roughly the size of a warhorse—shuddered, its many limbs thrashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body bore twisted humanlike features, its eyeless face splitting open into a maw lined with shadowy teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tentacles snapped outward like blades, each one razor-sharp and glistening with darkness itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One more strike. Its body split apart, collapsing into a grotesque heap before dispersing into ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations! You have leveled up!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations! You have leveled up!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhaled sharply, brushing away the system window. Two levels. Just two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My brows furrowed. \"Tch... bullshit. I’ve cut down at least a thousand of these things already, and that’s all I get?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Para Abyss].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-tier monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Depending on their size and mutation, they ranked anywhere between B and A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were supposed to be formidable prey—monsters that even trained knights dreaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, with the sheer number I had slaughtered, I should’ve jumped several levels by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least five. Maybe more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the system treated my efforts like scraps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spun and drove my fist into the chest of another charging beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its ribcage collapsed inward under the blow, flesh and bone detonating in a wet explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood misted the air as its remains scattered across the cavern floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, like ants spilling from a nest, more came. Dozens of them, their shrieks layering into a maddening chorus as they swarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an instant, I stood still, watching them pour toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was one good thing I’ve realized in this ordeal though...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was stronger than I had ever realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My muscles carried more force than warriors who boasted S-rank strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My blows shattered bone and tore through carapace like parchment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even my lungs and heartbeat, even the way my body resisted fatigue—stamina that most A-rank endurance fighters could only dream of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK! THUD! SPLATTER!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One punch. One kick. Every strike crushed the monsters around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Granted, it wasn’t infinite—nothing ever truly was—but the moment I tapped into my mana reserves, it might as well be. For most battles, at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now, I was deliberately holding back, letting my body do the work while my mana lay dormant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using mana here, against these fodder monsters, was nothing but wasted effort\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keeping it up much longer wouldn’t benefit me in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lavine’s distraction wouldn’t last forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When her decoy collapsed, Stacia’s party would inevitably regroup, and they’d be here in no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment that happened, the board would shift against me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhaled slowly, parrying another strike with the barest twitch of my wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body moved on instinct, weaving around claws and blades like the monsters were puppets dancing to a tired song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real problem was timing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I activated my divinity, even for a moment, Emilia would notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She always did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her senses, sharp as a predator’s, would zero in on me the instant that divine presence surged outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But maybe... maybe that was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it could even work as bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chewed the thought as my body flowed through the monsters’ attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blades and tentacles sliced empty air, my footwork carrying me between them without conscious effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind was elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his holy sword reunited with its other sequence—that would be my cue. The linchpin of this whole board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Ultimate Skill [Charity], an exclusive for Lucas that allows him to chare his stat and growth rate with the people he cares about should be unlocked by then....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet... even with that sword in hand, even with the sequence complete, I doubted it would ever be enough for what was to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was strong, yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strength wasn’t the same as inevitability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Lucas was one of my many assurances. A piece I needed on the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why.... I need him to get something more than[Charity]his other[Ultimate Skill: Justice]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m sorry dear little sister of mine but this is a chance for you... to grow stronger with the protagonist of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need you to rile him up....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: An Evil Entity has been identified within the user’s current area.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Scanning surroundings...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ULTIMATE SKILL: DIVINE WILL — ACTIVATED.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Number of Evil Entities detected within a 200-meter radius: Confirmed — ???? Targets.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Extra Effect of [Ultimate Skill: Divine Will] will now take effect.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— [Commanding Presence: Activated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— [Evil Entity Enhancement: Activated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— [Divine Ascension: Activated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[User’s current stats will now be upgraded beyond mortal limitations.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Initiating Divine Mortification...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Recalculating level...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Temporary Level: ????]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Divine Authority and Name: Unknown!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[User Divine Blessing Sequence Error!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dropped into my martial stance... the world slowed, almost pausing as the restraints on my mana came undone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VOOOOOOOSH!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air cracked—dense, heavy—like the weight of the heavens pressing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters nearby didn’t even get the chance to scream; their bodies caved in under the crushing pressure, bursting into clouds of misty, dark blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden lightning danced, wild and alive, crawling across my arms and shoulders like living serpents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hidden Blade Technique – First Form]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blue Moon]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single strike. That’s all it took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade cut through the abyssal dark, erasing everything in front of me in one flash of golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations! You have defeated one of the Great Evils of the Abyss: Drakuth!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have leveled up!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system’s cold voice rang in my ears, but I barely paid attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dungeon master was down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now... it was Stacia’s turn to burn that ridiculous clown down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I adjusted the black mask over my face, feeling the cold fabric settle into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fingers brushed the small enchanted bracelet on my wrist—click—activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah—Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice twisted, shifting into something deeper, laced with jagged tones that crawled with false poise. Perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just hope Lavine isn’t pushing them too far...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the 6th floor of the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaaah!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[GOLDEN SHOWER!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas’s blade erupted in a flurry of radiant arcs—three strikes unleashed almost at once, each infused with searing divine light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tore through the barrage of mana bombs and flaming arrows, melting them into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword sang through the chaos, his body moving like a phantom blur, dodging and cutting in perfect rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes locked on her—Lavine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She floated with an infuriating calm, weaving through his ranged sword strikes like they were no more dangerous than drifting embers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His speed was greater, his strength undeniable, but every time he surged forward, space itself bent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between them stretched wider, mocking his efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how fast he pushed, he could never close in. It was like trying to chase a mirage across a desert horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her defensive magic twisted reality itself. Even for Lucas—blessed, chosen, armed with divine light—this was unfamiliar ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A celestial mage. A dangerous one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Low-level — Celestial Magic]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spatial Disrupt]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas’s mana sense screamed danger. His instincts flared, forcing his body into a blur as he twisted left, then right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space itself rippled around him—distorting, contracting, collapsing in strange pulses that threatened to swallow him whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the warped air, an arrow shot forth, jagged and unstable, like a flaming shard of a star tearing reality open. Lucas reacted on instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[SUNSTRIKE!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blade carved down in a vertical arc, channeling divine light until it burst forward in a beam of pure radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strike howled across the dungeon floor, cutting a clean line of destruction in its path—straight toward Lavine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space twisted again. The beam bent, pulled apart, distorted into nothingness before it could reach her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lavine tilted her head, eyes gleaming faintly as she hovered just out of reach. Her voice came soft, casual, mocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow... you really are powerful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas’s jaw tightened, his teeth grinding in frustration. \"Stop playing games, demonic worshipper. Where did you take the others?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lavine giggled lightly, covering her mouth like she was enjoying a private joke. \"Who knows~? Wherever I sent them, I doubt your lovely little lovers are having a pleasant time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—!\" Rage flared in Lucas’s chest, divine light bleeding faintly from his blade. But she didn’t flinch, only floated higher, the warped space keeping her untouchable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had already been hours since Lavine had taken the girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...H—Hnn?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A groan escaped Emilia’s lips. Her eyelids fluttered open, vision blurry, body heavy—like every drop of her strength had been drained out and scattered across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath was shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air here smelled strange—thick, damp, metallic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfamiliar stone walls surrounded her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forced herself to whisper, \"...What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memories hit her like shards of glass, jagged and merciless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sudden presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her aura had been all wrong—twisted, suffocating. A demonic worshipper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emilia had tried to resist, to invoke her divinity, but—then came the sensation of falling. A void opening beneath her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next thing she knew, she was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed herself up, wobbling, her knees weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every nerve screamed against the effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re awake...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice came from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep. Dark. Commanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emilia’s head snapped toward it, her heart lurching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There he was—sitting casually in a chair, one leg crossed over the other, his posture relaxed, almost mocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black mask concealed his face, the dim glow of the dungeon firelight casting sharp lines across his frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demon worshipper. Same as the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart hammered, but she didn’t hesitate—her divine power surged, her blue eyes glowing bright white as holy energy rushed to the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She choked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splattered across her lips as her chest convulsed. Her glow flickered violently, then died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She collapsed to her knees, gasping, pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The masked man tilted his head, his voice dripping with cruel amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s useless, Saintess. I’ve already drained every drop of your divinity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Horror flooded her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached inside herself for even a spark of holy light—but nothing answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart sank as the truth crushed her. She couldn’t even muster an ounce of her power.\u003C\u002Fp>",1769,"2026-06-03T14:41:03.112Z",1,"novelbin.me","786fdd1c2f2220ea2fcbbc44036bb1a9558e37b79929cf604a9db0d5f9e5a510","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-544","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-542",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-cover.jpg"]