[{"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-605":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},1218927,1604,"Chapter 605: Anomaly in the demon realm 2","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-605",605,"\u003Cp>A situation where winning was set up to be impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A choice where no matter what you did, someone you loved would be hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Erebil’s masterpiece — tidy, cruel, and precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t break people with a single blow. She broke them by arranging the world so every path forward carried a wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Snow suffer over and over was a kind of slow torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each new rumor, every staged scene, every little public slight — it settled into her like frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted so badly to snap the whole thing in two, to hunt Erebil down and end her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were nights I almost stood and did it, knife in hand, heart racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the truth sat cold and heavy in my chest: attacking Erebil directly would only make the price higher, and Snow would pay for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the quiet of her pain, though, I believed in her. I always have. I know Snow better than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know how she curls up inside herself, how she steels her hands and keeps walking when the world wants her to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That knowledge — that stubborn, ugly, beautiful certainty — is why I stayed. I endured the cruelty because I trusted her to survive it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I trusted her to turn the pain into something like armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like I lost in our little game...\" Erebil said, her voice soft as she leaned on the balcony rail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still wore Sophiel’s face, still had that careless tilt to her smile, but her eyes were the cold of midnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun was sliding down behind the city when she spoke; the glow painted everything gold and orange, and for a second it looked almost peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to me then, folding her arms. \"Very well,\" she said. \"Keep your promises, and so will I. Your rewards will stay with you. Your little fiancé will live. I won’t interfere until the day I said I would.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said it like a queen giving an order — and you could hear she meant it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t think she lied. Erebil is darkness wrapped in silk, but she understands bargains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She honors the terms that amuse her. That makes her more dangerous, not less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, hearing those words didn’t lift the worry I had for her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Snow’s consciousness should be drifting back into her body — slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil had mentioned that our little \"game\" distorted time, slowed it down — maybe even stopped it completely in the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning, not much had passed out there while we were trapped in her twisted version of reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a slow breath, but my voice came sharper than I intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the demon you sent after Snow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil tilted her head, feigning innocence. \"Hmm~ whatever could you be talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t think I wouldn’t notice that wretched energy he carried, did you?\" I shot back, eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed softly, the sound airy and cruel. \"Oh, I knew you’d notice. But really, what do you expect me to do about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guaranteed her safe return to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, to specify~\" — she raised a finger, smirking — \"all I guaranteed was her heart and soul, my dear. And even that was only because I was feeling generous. The rest — her body, her surroundings, that mortal shell you’re so attached to — those were just... bonuses. Extras. I quite like you, after all. But let’s not pretend I owe you anything more than that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words were like honey poured over broken glass — sweet, but cutting. And I could tell she wasn’t lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guaranteeing the safety of her heart and soul,\" I said quietly, forcing my voice to stay level, \"includes her physical safety. If you won’t deal with Asmodeus, I will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil’s smile twitched — not in amusement, but in warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really do love beating around the edges, don’t you?\" she purred, stepping closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes gleamed with that strange, shifting red that never stayed still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re worried that I’m protecting Asmodeus — don’t. That pathetic worm isn’t worth my attention. I only used him because he was amusing for a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned on the balcony rail beside me, gazing out at the sunset like she hadn’t just admitted to setting a demon loose on the woman I loved. \"No, my dear Riley,\" she murmured, her tone turning almost playful again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should stop worrying about your lover’s safety,\" Erebil said, her voice curling with that sickly-sweet amusement of hers. \"Trust me, she’s much safer than you realize. I can guarantee that~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world around us began to fall apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHZZZZLLEE—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like glass fracturing under unseen pressure, the scenery of my dorm balcony splintered, pieces of light and shadow peeling away into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil’s form wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body — or rather, the illusion of it — cracked open in thin lines of black fire until she was nothing more than a shape, a silhouette of darkness that shouldn’t exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she still walked closer, her movements smooth and deliberate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she stopped right in front of me, that shapeless shadow smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel it — that cold amusement — even though she had no mouth to show it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand, faintly shimmering like liquid night, reached out and brushed my cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know I lost our little game,\" she said softly, her tone dripping with mock sweetness. \"But it was really fun~\" A soft, echoing giggle followed. \"Care to play another one with me after I truly arrive? I must admit, I quite enjoyed our time together. Your kisses were... far more passionate than I imagined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my jaw. \"You forced me to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shush~\" she whispered, pressing a dark finger to my lips. \"Details aren’t needed in moments like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand began to rise again, as if she meant to caress my lips once more, but I caught it midair — firm, refusing. \"I’ve had enough of your games,\" I said flatly. \"Do me a favor and don’t return. Forever, if possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, there was silence. Then that haunting, melodic chuckle escaped her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fufu~ that, I’m afraid, I cannot do, little light,\" she whispered, her voice fading like smoke. \"You’re much too... delicious to ignore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, her interest in me really was way worse than I imagined...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now then,\" Erebil purred, her voice dripping with that same teasing calm that always seemed to slither into my head. \"Before I go, let me tell you a little truth about this world. As much as you claim to want nothing to do with me, I’m sure this will still pique your interest, correct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone carried that same dangerous amusement that always preceded trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, I nodded — partly out of curiosity, partly out of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled, satisfied. \"Good boy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she raised her hand and pointed at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space around her fingertip shimmered, and the air behind me started to warp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the end,\" she said, \"you’ll be left with two choices...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\" I frowned. \"What do you mean—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I could finish, the world cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRSHHH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like watching glass break in slow motion — the space behind me splitting apart, bending inward until a massive hole tore open in the fabric of reality itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through it, I saw another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jagged, dead mountains clawed toward a red, bruised sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shimmered with heat and smoke, and rivers of molten magma snaked through blackened valleys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground pulsed faintly, bleeding with crimson light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And far beyond — perched upon a fractured peak — stood a massive obsidian castle, its towers twisted like black thorns stabbing into the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of sulfur and blood hit me instantly. I knew this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same world... the same infernal landscape from the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus’s realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil’s voice slithered through the heavy heat of the vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fufu~ I see you recognize it,\" she cooed, clearly amused by the way my body tensed. \"Consider this an extra little gift from me, little light. A peek behind the veil, if you will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned closer, her tone dropping to a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do whatever you please with this knowledge. But remember... gifts from gods — or demons — are never free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I knew it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>reality shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world around me broke apart like splintering glass, every color bleeding into black, until my feet found solid ground again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When my vision steadied, I realized I was standing inside a vast, obsidian hall — dimly lit by flickering violet flames lining tall stone pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was heavy, thick with the scent of brimstone and sin. Shadows slithered across the walls like living things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the far end of the chamber, a throne carved of jagged bone loomed beneath a mural of chained angels and burning skies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Where... am I?\" I muttered under my breath, already knowing the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm~?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sultry voice echoed behind me — smooth, lilting, and dangerously amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned just as she stepped into the faint light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman — or rather, a demoness — with skin the color of dusk and long crimson hair that shimmered like liquid fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two elegantly curved horns adorned her head, and a spaded tail swayed lazily behind her, flicking like that of a cat who’d found something curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden eyes glowed faintly, tracing over me with the kind of interest that made my skin crawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my,\" she purred, her lips curling into a playful smirk. \"And who might this be? A human? How strange...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head slightly, the sharp points of her fangs glinting when she smiled wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, little one — are you one of papa’s new toys?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The casual mention nearly made me laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Erebil hadn’t been lying — she truly didn’t care about Asmodeus or his wretched realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let a small, humorless smile tug at my lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes lit up, misinterpreting the look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My, my~ so tense,\" she teased, stepping closer with deliberate slowness. \"Don’t worry, darling. This kind big sister will help you loosen up a bit. You’ll enjoy it here much more if you just—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached out, fingertips glowing faintly with dark magic as they neared my face—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then her hand disintegrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SSHHHH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skin evaporated into dust the instant it touched the air around me, dissolving like mist against the sun. Her playful smirk twisted into a scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHHHHH—!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the sound could even finish echoing, I moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one step, my hand was over her mouth — silencing her completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her wide eyes reflected only horror now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around us rippled as a surge of pure divinity burst outward, light devouring shadow, reality trembling beneath the pressure of my existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment... I felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands — no, millions — of life signatures all around, flaring one after another across the infernal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons. Armies. Warlords. Monsters of all shapes and strengths — all converging and coming here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did hurting that girl trigger some kind of distress signal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel the pulse of demonic energy ripple out from her body like a heartbeat—one that didn’t belong to her alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How Convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Erebil was an evil goddess through and through, I had to admit she’d been... oddly generous with her \"gifts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power within the demoness’ form writhed violently in my grasp, her aura flaring crimson and black as she tried to resist me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy inside her surged, trying to call out—to warn the others, perhaps even Asmodeus himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she could finish that thought—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Conceptual Oblivion] [Activated]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, her entire presence—her essence, her power, even her scream—began to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened in confusion as her energy was devoured by the concept itself, erased from the foundation of existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to summon her magic of lust, threads of violet light swirling around her in desperate defiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Notice: Foreign Will Interference Detected]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Countermeasure Active: Complete Nullification]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint hum filled the room as the last of her charm magic dissolved like smoke in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the daughter of Asmodeus...\" I muttered, watching her tremble. \"...you’re quite pathetic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Passive Authority: Unreality Field — Stabilization Failed]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality itself seemed to waver around me, her body flickering in and out of coherence as the passive effect of my authority tore away the rules holding her form together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-Who... who are you—?!\" she gasped, her voice breaking apart. \"Papa—help—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head slightly. The silence in my tone cut sharper than any blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry...\"I said calmly, almost conversationally. \"...all demons here will die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[THE ANOMALY HAS SPOKEN THE TRUTH]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[THE UNIVERSE LISTENED]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world itself seemed to shudder in acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My divinity erupted—raw and unbound—as the surrounding space fractured into lines of white and black light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that luminous storm, Valeria, my sword, manifested—its dark edge wrapped in living shadow, the steel whispering like a sentient thing hungry for blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demoness tried to retreat, but there was nowhere left for her to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hand closed around her skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single crack echoed across the hall—then silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body fell limp, headless, dissolving into frost and ash before it even hit the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned without a glance, letting Valeria’s aura flare outward, burning what remained of her existence into nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now then...\" I murmured, rolling my shoulders as the overwhelming number of demonic signatures filled my awareness like stars in a black sky. \"Since I’ve already been dropped here, I might as well make use of this experience hotspot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled faintly. \"Maybe I shouldn’t have killed his daughter too quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could’ve been useful bait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappointment flickered through me, but it faded quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised my sword, and as the black divine energy surged around me like a storm, my body began to blur—light and shadow intertwining, existence and nonexistence merging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The halls of the Demon King’s fortress filled with screams and thunder as I cut through every demon that dared to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each swing of Valeria unmade the world around it, leaving only silence and cold oblivion in its wake.\u003C\u002Fp>",2383,"2026-06-03T14:41:08.744Z",1,"novelbin.me","17a1f25bb4367c2cc02b3dfd82d09a68cdfb3e76ef539a4bf959b397c6b20cf5","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-504","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-503",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-cover.jpg"]