[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mystic-calling-stone-of-glory":3,"chapter-mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-713":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mystic Calling：Stone of Glory",{"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},1242319,1669,"Chapter 713: Feast of the Bloodfiends","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-713",713,"\u003Cp>Ethan barely had time to react—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblins were already on the move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey—!\" he shouted, too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cluster of them surged forward, hammers raised high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud. Thud. Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sickening crunch of bone and flesh echoed through the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed in arcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodfiend was beaten flat into the dirt, limbs twitching, barely clinging to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan let out a sigh and strode over, grabbing the creature by the scruff with one hand and hauling it upright like a sack of meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen,\" he said, voice low and even. \"Tell me—who’s your leader? What kind of power does he have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodfiend bared its blood-slick fangs in a grin. \"Heh... kill me... and you’ll find out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes gleamed—not with fear, but with something far worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devotion. Madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature’s hand shot up and slammed into its own chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan felt it instantly—the magic in the air twisted, surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A self-destruct spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fall back!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed Feylora and the tiny fairy, yanked them close, and blinked out of range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world went white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion tore through the forest like a scream, a shockwave of blood-charged energy flattening trees and shredding the underbrush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several goblins didn’t make it out in time. They vanished in the blast, their armor spinning through the air like broken toys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air reeked of scorched metal and burnt flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ethan landed, the energy shield on his arm was still flickering, barely holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the Bloodfiend had been, there was now a crater—deep, wide, and soaked in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly, eyes scanning the forest now cloaked in a haze of violet mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was wrong here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t like the other dungeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself tasted of rust and rot, every breath laced with warped magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Bloodfiends—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t fear death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They welcomed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill crept down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t just a monster nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a battlefield twisted by belief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it,\" he muttered. \"This dungeon’s way too high-risk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He started running through excuses in his head—unstable mana flux, maybe, or a compromised portal. Something his team would buy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could settle on one—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blur of light zipped past him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feylora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was already moving, the fairy tucked under one arm, darting deeper into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staying put now would mean letting her die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave, he signaled the goblins to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is getting way too much like babysitting a bunch of kids through a warzone,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t long before they reached a village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or what was left of one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was deathly still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single leaf stirred. Even the wind seemed to hold its breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden huts were crumbling, roofs caved in like broken ribs. Black-red liquid oozed across the ground, glistening in the dim light, its sickly-sweet scent curling into their nostrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t go in,\" Ethan said, raising a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They crouched behind a low ridge, watching from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky had begun to darken, a slow, unnatural dusk creeping in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous howl split the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Bloodfiend burst into the air, wings unfurling in a spray of blood-red light. Thirty feet across, easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Night has fallen!\" the creature bellowed, voice like gravel dragged across bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, it’s time to feast—Fairy flesh is the sweetest of all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, the shadows began to writhe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, Bloodfiends crawled from the ruins, their eyes hollow but gleaming with hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s fingers tightened around his staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty... thirty... no, more. A lot more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every single one of them was Tier 20 or higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned. \"This isn’t a fight we win head-on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the words had even left his mouth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fairy shot forward like a comet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They killed my parents!\" she screamed, voice cracking with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s pupils contracted. \"Wait—get back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was already streaking into the swarm, a streak of light against the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan clenched his jaw. \"Everyone—battle positions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblins moved instantly, falling into formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some hefted hammers, others raised shortbows. No fear in their eyes—only the raw, wild gleam of warriors ready to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first volley of stones and arrows flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood flashed like sparks in the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feylora launched herself into the air, wings of light flaring behind her. Her bowstring hummed, gathering radiant energy—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VMMM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She loosed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow screamed through the dark and punched clean through the chest of the winged Bloodfiend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of blood-red energy detonated midair, the shockwave rippling outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan surged forward, golden power rippling through his veins. He slammed his staff down, and thunder cracked from the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of force crashed into the Bloodfiends, reducing several to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You outsiders—\" the winged Bloodfiend snarled, still hovering, blood pouring from its chest, \"You dare interrupt our feast?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s smile was cold. \"Your voice is really starting to piss me off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light flared in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then the sky exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blast ripped through the village, a tidal wave of dust and fire. Buildings crumbled, the ground split, and the Bloodfiends were swallowed in the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dust finally settled, silence returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the goblins lifted their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Few had survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those who had—stood taller. Their eyes were harder now. Sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan scanned the wreckage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fairy was on her knees in the scorched earth, tears streaking down her soot-stained cheeks, mixing with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Ethan turned to lead them onward, a faint sound drifted from the ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whisper. A cry for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fairy’s ears twitched. She moved before anyone else could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She darted to the rubble, clawing through broken beams and scorched stone. Her hands trembled as she lifted a collapsed roof beam—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there, buried beneath the wreckage, were several Fairies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely alive. But alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s more down below!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one saw who shouted it—just that the voice cut through the silence like a spark in dry grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feylora was already moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sprinted forward, hands clenched, power surging through her like a dam breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cry, she slammed both palms into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth cracked open with a thunderous roar. Shattered bricks and dust exploded upward in a swirling storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beneath it all—a vast underground chamber came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds, maybe thousands of Fairies huddled in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their wings were broken, skin scorched, bodies dusted in the ashen remains of burnt pollen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, they began to climb out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood smeared their faces, but their eyes held a fragile, unyielding dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they saw Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hush fell over the air as they hovered, suspended mid-flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That aura—they knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You saved us,\" rasped the one in front, her voice raw from smoke and silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you carry the power of the Fey Sovereign.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bowed her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From this moment on, you are our master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one, they dropped to one knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shimmered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something ancient stirred—an old magic, older than the forest, older than war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Threads of light drifted from their hearts, drawn toward Ethan’s outstretched hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t pull away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his palm, and the mark there flared gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the pact was sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new legion was born—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they belonged to Emerald Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1238,"2026-06-05T15:15:48.805Z",1,"novelbin.me","4bf29d09392cfe98c47dcdf94d31181eab37f09e6be4ad4016c649d752981500","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-714","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-712",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]