[{"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-170":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Infinite Classes in the Apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":12,"novelImage":21},{"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},1388985,1841,"Chapter 170: A Familiar Sight","infinite-classes-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-170",170,"\u003Cp>\"Let’s not get ahead of ourselves,\" Damon replied, his eyes searching through their surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether or not this was the rift leading to Ayame’s and Yuki’s world, didn’t matter if they couldn’t get through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They needed to focus on the basics, surviving and reaching the rift core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki pulled back, seeing he was not sharing her excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on her face dimmed slightly, though it didn’t disappear completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right,\" she said, taking a slow breath. \"One thing at a time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon gave a small nod and turned his attention back toward the path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shrine gate stood silently in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up close, it looked old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weathered wood. Faded red paint. Thin cracks ran through parts of the structure as if it had endured countless years of wind and rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, it looked more real than anything they had seen throughout their journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because it was impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no impossible colours. No twisted landscapes. No oceans stretching endlessly into darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon found himself staring at it for a moment longer than necessary before shaking the thought away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay alert.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two began walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain path wound downward between dense forests of dark green trees. The further they descended, the more signs of familiarity appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone lanterns stood along portions of the trail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A worn staircase carved into the mountainside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shrines so small Damon almost missed them entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one seemed to make Yuki’s expression brighten a little more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Damon stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Yuki asked almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon frowned. \"...You don’t sense that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind rustled through the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Birds chirped somewhere in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Yuki’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There... There’s a lot of mana signature toward the direction of the rift, and they’re...fighting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned at her own words, confused by what she just said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged a long, quiet glance before picking up their pace and walking toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana signatures only grew stronger the closer they got.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What seemed merely a dozen soon turned to something closer to hundreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki’s expression gradually shifted from excitement to confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are too many...\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon felt it as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every rift they had entered until now contained a single dominant monster guarding the core. Sometimes there were lesser creatures scattered throughout the world, but never this many concentrated in one place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain path eventually opened into a vast valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight below was unlike anything they had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of monsters filled the valley floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some possessed light grey skin and curved black horns protruding from their foreheads. Others had dark wings spanning several meters, swooping through the air before crashing into the masses below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground had long since disappeared beneath layers of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood flowed through the valley in shallow streams, and explosions of mana erupted constantly across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the centre of it all stood the rift core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Damon didn’t pay it any attention just yet, his focus was stolen by the battle before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned. \"...They’re fighting each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned creatures surged forward like a tide while the winged beasts descended from above in coordinated waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither side paid any attention to Damon or Yuki. They were too busy slaughtering each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki remained quiet, oddly so, though her expression seemed rather complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could question it, the battle had already reached its final stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley was littered with bodies, and only a fraction of the original combatants remained standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A winged creature tore through the throat of a horned monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another had its skull crushed moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the survivors fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until only a handful remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon watched for several seconds before taking a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait,\" Yuki said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Damon shook his head. \"We’re wasting time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple lightning crackled beneath his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar pain followed immediately, fresh cuts split across his forearms, which he completely ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression didn’t change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining monsters finally noticed him, though it was far too late now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire valley flashed purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder erupted across the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning descended like divine punishment, swallowing the battlefield whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surviving creatures vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, silence returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only smoking corpses remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki stared at the destruction before letting out a small sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Show-off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon ignored the comment and walked directly toward the core, blood dripping from his arms, which were littered with countless cuts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystal floated a meter above the ground, pulsating with unstable dark energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lingered for only a second before placing his gloved hand directly onto the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mana Absorption Activated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second the notification appeared a sudden, sharp pain flared at Damon’s abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth. Grimacing in pain, which was significantly stronger than any of the previous times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki shifted quietly beside him. It was something she did out of fear of being left behind as he disappeared alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few more moments of agony passed before the feeling slightly subsided and the final notification appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have absorbed 1237 Mana]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with it, their surroundings changed for the final time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpses vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smell of blood and burnt flesh was ripped away as the familiar sensation of being pulled between worlds washed over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, there was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then solid ground returned beneath Damon’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain in his abdomen hadn’t fully faded, leaving him slightly unsteady as he opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Birds chirped around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breeze caressed gently across their skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fresh scent of the forest filled the air, untouched by rot, blood, or the lingering smell of death that had followed them through so many worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, neither of them moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked around, taking in their surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar scenery, mountains and sky, which didn’t look all that different from the scenery they witnessed in some of the worlds they travelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki shifted beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We...\" she whispered, her eyes turning watery. \"We really made it back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1022,"2026-06-05T22:49:34.809Z",1,"novelbin.me","f2373125c5c5001895973d703a0806b18bd7af97ac94695b69784ee7b7101c8d","infinite-classes-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-1","infinite-classes-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-169","https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finfinite-classes-in-the-apocalypse-cover.jpg"]