[{"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-817":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},1242273,1669,"Chapter 817 817: Something That Erases Civilizations","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-817",817,"\u003Cp>Ethan let out a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric's presence had completely vanished. The lingering energy across the battlefield was slowly settling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war was finally over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand, ready to reclaim the scattered energy drifting through the air—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a tremor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distortion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far off, the clouds twisted unnaturally, as if wrung by invisible hands. A slow-spinning vortex unfurled high above, silent and ominous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A torrent of indescribable power poured out from its depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air turned heavy in an instant. Light dimmed. Even breathing became a struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't just an energy surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like something that didn't belong to this world was forcing its way in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That power—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelming. Chaotic. Utterly alien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what truly made his heart clench was the strange undercurrent woven into the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was—devouring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…No,\" Ethan muttered, voice low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then, Kaelira sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face went pale in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's—Raimondrex.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spat the name like it burned her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evacuate everyone from the battlefield—now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time he'd ever seen Kaelira like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not angry. Not battle-ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the vortex above, growing larger by the second, gave him the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that power fully descended—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he wouldn't survive it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All units, retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn't hesitate. His voice shot through the command network, echoing across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emerald Castle's forces reacted instantly, almost on reflex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formations collapsed inward. Escape routes opened. Core units moved to cover the rear. Every motion was sharp, practiced, fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crocaster Empire's army, now leaderless, fell into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No coordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some mistook Emerald Castle's retreat for a rout and gave chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others stood frozen, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few thought the battle was over and began regrouping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a handful looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few saw what was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And by the time they understood—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few breaths, Emerald Castle's forces had cleared the edge of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment the last unit crossed the threshold—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unthinkable force poured down from the heart of the vortex, like a gaping maw swallowing the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No shockwave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just erasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crocaster Empire's army was engulfed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies, armor, energy, defenses—everything vanished the instant it touched that power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a scream made it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raimondrex—!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone managed a final, desperate cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was swallowed whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vortex vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm of energy faded like it had never been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the battlefield was left in a hollow, lifeless void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan stood at a distance, throat tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he'd hesitated even a second longer with that evacuation order—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn't have been the Crocaster Empire wiped out just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would've been all of Emerald Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Raimondrex.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He repeated the name under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice trembled—so subtly he didn't even notice it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelira was silent for a moment before she finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one knows what it really is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some call it a calamity. Others, divine punishment… and there are those who believe it's the world correcting a mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at the sky, now calm and clear again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But one thing is certain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wherever Raimondrex appears—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Civilization doesn't survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The desert outside Sol'Rakka…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization hit him like a punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelira nodded, her voice low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There used to be a powerful empire there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until Raimondrex came.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then… everything vanished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan stood frozen, speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd been to Sol'Rakka.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd seen that endless sea of sand with his own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he'd never imagined—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the scar of annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dazed, he looked back up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing there now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raimondrex, as if it had never existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no relief on Ethan's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after the vortex vanished and the battlefield fell silent again, the feeling of being watched by something far beyond this world still lingered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they'd been even a moment slower—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn't have just been Crocaster Empire erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited until the last ripple of distortion in the sky faded completely before giving the order to begin battlefield cleanup and restore the outer energy barriers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, no one complained that the orders were too cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emerald Castle — Main Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lights burned quietly. The air was heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan sat with one hand propped under his chin, eyes fixed on the empty floor, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally spoke. \"Raimondrex doesn't appear at fixed locations, and there's no set interval either, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelira slid a stack of organized charts across the table toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are all the records I've managed to gather over the years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Appearance times, locations, energy signatures—it's all here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan immediately leaned in and started flipping through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The markings were dense, scattered across different regions and timelines, seemingly without pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began isolating the time intervals, comparing them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon, something odd caught his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intervals looked chaotic at first glance—but they weren't entirely random.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In certain phases, the time between appearances doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, after reaching a certain threshold, it suddenly began halving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly reorganized the data, aligning all the appearance points according to that logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full oscillating pattern emerged, clear as day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not random.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan looked up, voice steady and sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a cycle. A wave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First exponential growth—then a mirrored decline.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran the numbers again, fingers pausing on the final result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this model holds…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raimondrex will appear again—in one month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air seemed to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelira's brow furrowed slowly. \"Where?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn't answer right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the charts, silent for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Emerald Castle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to historical records, it always appears twice in the same location.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, there was no excitement in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that meant only one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raimondrex wasn't passing through by chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was confirming a target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With our current defenses…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan spoke quietly, each word heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We barely survived the first hit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The next one—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We won't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1058,"2026-06-05T15:15:49.877Z",1,"novelbin.me","97079c6c2dff0b9bce152d26e43e9196614b4b63874c3807da70cb3dbc33f7d6","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-818","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-816",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]