[{"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-549":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},1219018,1604,"Chapter 549: Hero...","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-549",549,"\u003Cp>\"Uguokakakaka!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raksala Kulkul!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GAHAHAHA!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grotesque, scrabbling noises reverberated through the cavern, the echoes bouncing off the jagged stone walls like distorted laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each sound was accompanied by the thundering stomp of heavy footsteps, the ground trembling faintly beneath their weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere beyond the darkness, drums began to pound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not rhythmic in a human sense—no, this was primal, chaotic, more akin to a celebration of savagery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the sound of a gathering, a ritual, or perhaps simply... a feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she was the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers twitched first, brushing against the cold, unyielding ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, Vanessa’s hand tightened, nails digging into the dark stone as if to anchor herself in reality. With a quiet, weary groan, she forced her eyelids open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her long, delicate lashes trembled as lightless green eyes adjusted to the dim glow of torches burning in crude sconces along the cavern walls. Her chest rose and fell in a tired sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No contact...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pointed ears twitched faintly, listening—always listening. Born an elven princess, she carried more than a crown upon her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been blessed since birth with the sacred essence of the World Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It flowed in her blood, in her soul, tying her existence to the very roots of the world itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the chosen few of her bloodline, she should have always been able to reach out—to feel the living breath of nature anywhere in this realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...There goes that plan, I guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, she knew the truth already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she had managed to draw upon the World Tree’s infinite well, the distance and warped nature of this place would have bled it dry before it reached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dungeons weren’t mere caves; they were sealed dimensions of their own, cut off from the flow of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crumb of energy slipping through the cracks would mean nothing against the monsters that lurked here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the realization left her chest hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat up slowly, wincing at the ache in her limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hair, usually pristine, now clung in disheveled strands to her pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of smoke, iron, and something far fouler clung to the cavern air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Looks like I’ll have to gamble with whatever I still have left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced around the tent she’d been thrown into.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was pitch-black, her elven bloodline made the shadows meaningless—night vision came as naturally to her as breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was cramped, smelling of damp leather and stale sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t much inside. Just a rough, fur-patched blanket, two heavy wooden clubs, and an oversized iron helmet—each piece nearly useless to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clubs were thicker than her arms and taller than her body, and the helmet looked like it could swallow her whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was no warrior, and she knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mage’s strength didn’t lie in brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she couldn’t deny the slight agility in her body, a quickness that had saved her more than once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope Emymy’s safe at least...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thoughts clung to her best friend Emilia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl with a smile too soft and too innocent for this brutal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emilia had power, she had protection, yet the ambush had been too sudden, too overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Vanessa wasn’t sure if even Emilia’s blessing could shield her from what had happened out there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not knowing what was going on at Emilia’s side twisted her chest, but at least... she was the one dealing with these disgusting orcs instead of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank... clank...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of her chains echoed each time she shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tugged them absentmindedly while her eyes searched for something—anything—she could use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the tent was barren, hopeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind drifted, unbidden, to her mother’s words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vanessa... that is your birthright. But without the Great One’s permission, using it will carve consequences into your very soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, she could feel it—a faint thrum, something ancient and dangerous resting deep inside her core, waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her last trump card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A power she had promised herself never to touch until she had the World Tree’s full blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand trembled slightly as she pressed it against her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Should I just force it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a viable option, considering her situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated, her chest tightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every instinct screamed to wait, to be cautious, to cling to the warnings her mother left her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hesitation meant nothing when shackles dug into her wrists and the stink of orcs filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no other options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They say consequences are the tolls you pay when gambling for guarantees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That caution exists only to chain ambition before it devours itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when one’s very life is on the line... hesitation is a luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needed every scrap of strength she had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"KULKALL BASDAHGH!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guttural roar of the orc chieftain bled through the tent walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was thick with hunger, with arrogance, with the promise of violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast would come for her soon—there was no mistaking that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed softly, nerves prickling across her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing her eyes, she steadied her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inhale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One rhythm at a time. She calmed herself, then let her soul sink inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suffocating energy spread over her skin, weighing her body down like chains within chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pressed deeper, reaching into the hidden core of herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes snapped open—not in the tent, but in a realm beyond flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veil of her spirit peeled back, revealing her astral form adrift in the ocean of her soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless, black water stretched in every direction, a crushing abyss that wanted to drag her down, to swallow her whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like when she was a child, she knew she had only a few minutes before the depths tore her apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she pressed forward. Her body floated gently through the pressure, her green eyes fixed on the distant glow. A figure, massive and slumbering, lay curled within the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer she drifted, the more the waters themselves seemed to churn and resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, her bare feet touched solid ground—a luminous emerald platform that seemed to exist only for this meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two vertical pupils, vast as gates, opened within the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They blazed with a cruel beauty—carved in green and gold, their gaze was endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its glare, burning orange at the edges, pierced straight through her soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ ......Little elf. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice was not heard but carved into her mind, each word pressing against her skull with unbearable weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She winced but stood firm, forcing her trembling hands to her chest. \"I greet you once again... oh great lord...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colossal eyes blinked slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ You have grown. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... it has been ten years since my last visit, great lord...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ I see... ]The voice rumbled, as if the entire abyss quivered with it.[ Are you willing to take on the contract now, little elf? ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her throat tightened. She shook her head quickly, lowering her gaze in dismay. \"Forgive my rudeness, oh great one, but... I am still far from ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence pressed against her like the weight of the ocean itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Then for what reason do you disturb my slumber? ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands clenched against her chest. Her eyes, though wavering, held firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I need your help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ ... Help...? ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need your power...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[.... You beg for my power...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[.....Yet you prove yourself incapable of wielding it. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it’s just a portion—please! Please help me, oh great lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ My power carries permanent consequences. Such words as yours... only a fool would utter. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tell me—what reason is there that I should grant you such a thing? ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa grimaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every word pierced her, but she couldn’t deny their truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t ready, wasn’t strong enough, and yet... there was one thing that bound them, one truth neither could escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice trembled, but she forced it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... are my birthright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An endless, suffocating silence stretched on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds crawled like minutes, pressing against her chest until she thought her ribs would crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crushing pressure, suffocating and merciless, slammed into her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her knees buckled instantly, forcing her down to the emerald ground of her soulscape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gasped, spine bent, arms trembling as though the entire ocean above was pressing against her alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great being loomed closer, its vertical pupils narrowing, glowing with cold disinterest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fool.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The single word carved itself into her mind, echoing like the toll of a death knell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—Haah! Haah...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lungs burned as she sucked in air, her vision snapping back to the dark, filthy interior of the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She collapsed onto the dirt floor, her chains rattling with the sudden movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat slicked her back, dripping down her face as her trembling hands clawed at the earth to steady herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She realized it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been thrown out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’m... back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was hoarse, disbelieving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weight of it sank into her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great one had rejected her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now her trump card wasn’t an option—forcing it again would only kill her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to think fast, anything to get out of this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thought cut off abruptly. Something tiny caught her eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small hamster, translucent and glimmering, its body made entirely out of water, was slowly climbing up the hem of her ragged robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its little paws left ripples with every step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A... water spirit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She whispered in disbelief, gently scooping it into her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature blinked up at her with round, liquid eyes, harmless, almost cute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, her panic stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head in confusion—until realization struck like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOMMMM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VOOOSHHHH!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOMMMMM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world outside erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled violently, dust raining from the seams of the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosions shattered the air one after another, louder and closer each second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GRAGHHH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"KULLLLACCCK!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AUGHHHKAA!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monstrous cries of orcs split the night as they screeched and bellowed in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa’s eyes widened—the spirits weren’t here for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was tearing through the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She braced herself, knees wobbling as the earth quaked beneath her, chains rattling against her wrists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body still hadn’t fully recovered from being forced out of her spiritual world—her strength was like smoke, slipping away whenever she tried to hold it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tent flap shifted, opening as if none of the chaos outside mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Halo~ are you alright, Vanessa?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flamme?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There she was—Flamme—stepping into the tent with that same casual smirk, her figure haloed by the flicker of firelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around her floated a handful of spirits, water and flame both, swirling like loyal pets at her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a good thing Senior and I split up,\" Flamme said breezily, dusting her hands as if she hadn’t just caused an earthquake outside. \"Looks like they haven’t touched you yet. Saw it right outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of her wrist, she tossed a bundle of clothes toward Vanessa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fabric landed in her lap, her own equipment, familiar and reassuring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up and dress,\" Flamme said with a grin that was both playful and sharp. \"We’ve got an idiot and a stupid blonde bitch to save~.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... yeah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa blinked, still half-dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1902,"2026-06-03T14:41:03.112Z",1,"novelbin.me","6b17eb1516886d427bd676cd8b656d58cd4ca3c02be633edefc5c68fa006a34e","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-550","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-548",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-cover.jpg"]