[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-infinite-classes-in-the-apocalypse":3,"chapter-infinite-classes-in-the-apocalypse-infinite-classes-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-166":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Infinite Classes in the Apocalypse",{"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},1388981,1841,"Chapter 166: Azure Rift","infinite-classes-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-166",166,"\u003Cp>The second they passed the threshold, their surroundings vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment of absolute darkness passed before they slammed into the ground below with a heavy thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon hit first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact drove the air from his lungs an instant before another weight crashed directly onto him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Ow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki groaned softly somewhere above his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, the two of them lingered there, regaining their focus before quickly scrambling up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference in the environment was enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment, they were in the middle of a desolate planet with nothing but grey rock and the next, they stood in something resembling a jungle, if one was drawn by a four-year-old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no greenery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the leaves, vines and everything else had a blue colour that differed slightly, depending on the height or thickness of vegetation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their peaks, the trees look almost ocean blue, and at their eye level, they looked nearly black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well...\" Yuki murmured. \"It’s definitely not my world, but at least we escaped death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon’s eyes continued to sweep their surroundings as he listened to Yuki’s lack of encouragement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air felt heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the usual mana-induced weight but something far simpler, humidity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze slowly moved away from his eye level, making sure there weren’t any creatures nearby, and he looked up toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, the familiar black jagged lines scratched, clearly moving in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least locating the core won’t be a problem,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki followed his gaze and then nodded. \"Let’s get going, who knows how long before we find the right rift.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved fast, faster than safety required, and so it wasn’t long before they encountered the first monster of the rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a jaguar-like creature, with blue fur and black spots. It was a lot larger than the jaguar from Earth, but to Damon’s surprise, it moved very predictably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tried to stalk them from the shadows, finding an opening to their back, but with Yuki’s superior mana sense, she took notice of it almost immediately and with a simple hint, Damon found it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lightning struck with a terrifying force that crashed a couple of trees along the way, devouring the monster with a single attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have slain a Level 92 Azure Jaguar]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[New Monster Index Bonus: +13 Strength, +29 Dexterity]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have reached Level 88. You have received 1 Stat Point.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon ignored the notification and continued moving, Yuki staying right beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took almost an hour and two dozen more Azure Jaguars until they finally reached the rift core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hung just above a small clearing, pulling the air and light around it in the familiar circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But of course, before they could actually reach it, the boss of the rift appeared before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jungle seemed to have gone silent at its arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing looked bipedal, made of a combination of dark blue vines, fur and something mangled that Damon couldn’t quite recognise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noise of nature behind them faded completely, replaced by an eerie stillness that was far from natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon didn’t linger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only eyed the monster for a split second before sending a lightning bolt straight at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strike connected almost immediately, the speed of the attack too fast even for the boss of an S-Rank rift to evade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Damon’s surprise, it survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It raised one of its arms at the last second, blocking the attack by sacrificing its limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no pain in the monster’s posture, no reaction to the sudden loss of an arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it simply raised its other arm, and in that moment, all the vines hanging from the trees around them stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon grabbed Yuki by the waist at the last second before stepping between the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vines crashed where they had stood just a moment ago with a terrifying force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reappeared near one of the shadows on the monster’s flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon didn’t waste a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his right arm still around Yuki’s waist, he raised his left arm high and let the lightning strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, instead of catching the monster’s arm or perhaps even another part of its body, the vines, which had recovered from the earlier strike, already moved, creating a wall-like structure in front of its master at the last possible moment and blocking the strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It knew it couldn’t evade my ability, so it created a wall on pure instinct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the realisation had hit him, the creature slowly tilted his head around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or at least that’s what Damon thought had happened, assuming that the twisted mass near the top of its torso was its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stayed in that position for a second before suddenly lunging straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon pushed Yuki to the side as he changed the shape of his glove and turned it into a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pivoted with practised ease, but as he moved to block the hit, he quickly realised something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It regenerated its arm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact sent a wave of air across the clearing that was strong enough to crash and shake the nearby trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster moved fast, spinning around for a second hit just as Damon stepped between the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reappeared from the creature’s side, his blade catching its torso before vanishing just as the monster countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon danced around its shadow for a few more moments, catching more of its torso and limbs with each step, until its movements slowed down just enough for him to look for a finishing blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ducked under another one of the monster’s attacks, driving forward and thrusting his blade deep into what was supposed to be its torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade plunged deep, and the second it did, the lightning roared to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature trembled under the surging current of electricity coursing through its body, slowly breaking it apart until it collapsed, and the once-mangled parts of vines, flesh, and something else slowly turned to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have slain a Level 118 Azure Titan]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[New Monster Index Bonus: +32 Strength, +37 Vitality, +43 Dexterity]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have reached Level 91. You have received 1 Stat Point.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have reached Level 92. You have received 1 Stat Point.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have reached Level 93. You have received 1 Stat Point.]\u003C\u002Fp>",1053,"2026-06-05T22:49:34.809Z",1,"novelbin.me","94574a563269e50bb0f13e62bac97f1dfc5f73941f788f2bd05c35a3702b78cc","infinite-classes-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-167","infinite-classes-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-165",170,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finfinite-classes-in-the-apocalypse-cover.jpg"]