[{"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-701":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},1218793,1604,"Chapter 700: Frozen Trials 11","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-701",701,"\u003Cp>Huff—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huff—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaah...! Haaah...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragged breaths tore through the quiet forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow crunched under frantic footsteps as a young girl ran through the frozen woods, stumbling more than once as she forced her exhausted legs to keep moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two small white horns curved from the sides of her head, half hidden beneath messy strands of pale hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood dripped from her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More leaked from the corner of her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark veins pulsed beneath her skin, spreading slowly across her neck like thin cracks under glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every heartbeat felt like something tearing inside her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the girl didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her instincts screamed at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, voices echoed through the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Catch it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill that beast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A different voice snapped sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need her alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another man laughed coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn’t matter if it loses a few limbs, right?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The curse should slow her down soon. Just don’t lose track of her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Branches snapped as several figures pushed through the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wore dark hooded robes, their presence heavy with something unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every step they took, a faint ripple of divine energy leaked from their bodies—twisted, corrupted, wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic cultists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the most foul and wretched beings on the entire continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their power came from divine energy, but it was warped—bent into something dark and parasitic. The strength it granted was undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it came with a price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it made them easy to detect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why demonic cultists rarely moved openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hid in underground sanctuaries, abandoned cathedrals, forgotten ruins—anywhere they could avoid the eyes of the Church. Because their energy acted like a beacon to those who wielded true divine power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paladins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clergy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inquisitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, the presence of demonic energy was like the stench of rot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant cultists usually worked in secrecy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These men didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t even try to suppress their power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark energy surged around them as they chased the fleeing girl like hunters cornering prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the child they were chasing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was more important than secrecy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More important than their own safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And besides—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the northern territories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A harsh, isolated land where the influence of the Church barely reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paladins were rare here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clergy even rarer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding someone capable of sensing their corruption in this frozen wilderness was about as likely as finding a field of green grass buried beneath the endless snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant the men could hunt freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead of them, the horned girl stumbled again, nearly collapsing as another wave of pain tore through her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Mommy...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl’s voice broke as she ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears streamed down her face, dark against the pale skin of her cheeks, falling onto the snow like drops of ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing was getting worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poison spreading deeper through her body with every passing moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only reason she could still move at all... was because of her blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dragon blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she pushed forward through the forest, her thoughts drifted back to what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just this morning... it had been a normal day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normal for her, at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother had been gone for twenty years now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had survived on her own just fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nest her mother left behind was hidden at the peak of a frozen mountain, inside a cave carved deep into the stone. It was a place no human should have been able to reach—too steep, too cold, too far into the wild north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had ever come close before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had lived quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like her mother told her to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Avoid humans.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least until she was strong enough to protect herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never went near villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never approached roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never revealed herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why were they hunting her now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl gritted her teeth as another wave of pain surged through her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still young for a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely more than a child by their standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, she wasn’t weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been normal humans chasing her, she could have fought back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could have won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragons were a race that made even seasoned warriors hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most humans would think twice before provoking one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these men were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They carried divine power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something twisted that pretended to be divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clung to them like rot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they attacked her, they had already prepared something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even see when they cast it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she remembered was the sudden pain exploding inside her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, her strength had been fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mana was sealed, tangled by the curse spreading through her veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her draconic blood—the blood that should have purified most toxins—was struggling to fight it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corruption was too strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another sharp pain shot through her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her legs nearly gave out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, the distant voices of the cultists echoed through the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still chasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl bit her lip hard enough to draw blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she forced her trembling legs to move again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just had to keep running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked around through her hazy vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sight blurred in and out as the snowy forest twisted around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even know where she was running anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her instincts had taken over a long time ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body slammed into something solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Uh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stumbled back and fell into the snow, her limbs weak and numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment everything spun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she slowly lifted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in front of her... was a hooded man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha... you sure are good at running, white lizard... tsk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s voice was full of mocking amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body reacted before her mind did as she tried to scramble back to her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to run—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brutal kick slammed into her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her small body was sent flying across the snow before crashing hard into a nearby tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ughck—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mouthful of blood spilled from her lips as the impact forced the air out of her lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vision darkened for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Don’t ruin the merchandise...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another hooded man walked up, several more figures appearing behind him from the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, sorry,\" the man who kicked her said lazily. \"Couldn’t help it. The damn lizard just had to make everything difficult, you see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second man clicked his tongue in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even still... sigh. Anyway, just go ahead and set up a defensive perimeter. We don’t want any unnecessary interference.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before walking away, he glanced back at the girl lying against the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cruel grin spread beneath his hood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining men stepped closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They crouched slightly, observing her like hunters examining trapped prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow... look at her,\" one of them muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she didn’t have horns she’d look perfectly human, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other man chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess this one’s quite talented for a baby dragon. I hear they only polymorph into races they’re familiar with...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess this one’s mother fed her a lot of humans, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men laughed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes looked down at her with cold curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like she wasn’t a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just an interesting specimen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How cruel...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How painful...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did she even do wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young girl couldn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her race was known for its wisdom. Dragons were creatures that lived long, learned slowly, and understood the world with calm clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was still just a baby by their standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every breath burned in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted this to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted her mother back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the amount of mana inside her small body was nearly three times greater than the men surrounding her... it meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The curse they placed on her had sealed it away completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mana churned violently inside her veins, yet it refused to answer her call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A perfect race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reduced to nothing more than a specimen for humans to capture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To sell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To exploit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time she had ever left the peak of her nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time she had ever seen the world beyond the snowy mountain her mother protected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now she understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was far colder... far crueler... than she had ever imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the little dreams she had about the lands beyond her mountain...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the curiosity she had about humans...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They shattered like fragile glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey—ahaha look at this. It’s crying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! That’s hilarious. Wish I had a recording stone right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t know lizards could cry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hooded men burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their voices echoed through the quiet forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them stepped forward and knelt down beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand was a metallic collar etched with strange runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in her weakened state, the moment she saw it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her instincts screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolute danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that thing was placed around her neck...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-Help...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice came out weak and hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ho?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at her with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grin slowly spread beneath his hood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nobody’s going to help you, my dear. So don’t resist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...S-Somebody... help me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice cracked as despair filled her blurry vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men around her continued laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collar slowly moved closer to her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart trembled as she prepared herself for the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something impossible happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp sound cut through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Low Level Ice Magic]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ice Thorn]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An icicle burst out from the ground beneath the man’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pierced straight through his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could even scream—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost exploded across his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice spread instantly, racing up his body like a living thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a single breath—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body froze solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body broke apart like brittle glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fragments of frozen flesh scattered across the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The laughter stopped immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hooded men froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly... cautiously...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned their heads toward the direction the attack had come from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing a few meters away—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was another young girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White hair swayed gently in the cold wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emotionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the mana radiating from her body...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelming wave of freezing energy spread through the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature dropped so suddenly that frost began creeping across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men felt their bodies stiffen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their breath turned into mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the first time since the chase began—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear appeared in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1821,"2026-06-03T14:41:10.023Z",1,"novelbin.me","1fa46e430cbb0ea924bc9bde600c8c1306e88d9aadca95358f8357bd39368fdc","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-702","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-300",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-cover.jpg"]