[{"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-858":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},1242414,1669,"Chapter 858 858: The War Machine Has Started to Move","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-858",858,"\u003Cp>The central plaza of Emerald Castle was packed—steel and light filling every inch of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rows of troops stood in perfect formation, stretching all the way to the far edge of the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single one of them wore a suit of Powered Combat Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy patterns pulsed across the armor surfaces in a spectrum of colors—some glowing with searing crimson, others shimmering in icy blue, and a few flickering with arcs of lightning or veils of shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the result of the lab's second wave of upgrades, made possible after acquiring a new batch of advanced metals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had they achieved true mass production—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the original twenty prototype suits had been overhauled, rebuilt with denser alloys and reinforced energy matrices. Their performance had taken a clear leap forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were no longer \"experimental units.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fully operational war gear, ready for the front lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the plaza, Ethan stood silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Powered Combat Armor on his body shifted continuously, cycling through structural modes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shoulder plates expanded, then retracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forearm guards reconfigured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The propulsion modules flared briefly, then powered down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the upgraded materials and energy systems, the armor now supported multi-form adaptability—able to reconfigure on the fly based on combat needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised Ethan most—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lab hadn't just copied a single template.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they'd customized elemental variants tailored to each individual's abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire-channeling enhancements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning-conductive cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow cloaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mental amplification modules…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost everyone had found a configuration that matched their fighting style perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the massive goblin battalions had been fully outfitted with base-model production suits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While those versions leaned heavily toward defense and survivability, they were more than enough to keep the goblins from being mere cannon fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few short days—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emerald Castle's entire combat system had undergone a complete transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From scattered individual elites—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To a scalable, coordinated military force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In simulated combat drills, they could now hold their own even against enemies ten times their number and strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war machine had started to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the days that followed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lab ran at full capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mechanoid production lines expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powered Combat Armor continued to iterate and improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire castle had shifted into a wartime state, becoming a fortress of steel and fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air buzzed with a taut, electric tension—equal parts urgency and anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real war could begin at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, it did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—BOOM—BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of thunderous impacts rocked the outer defense zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above, countless energy spheres rained down like a meteor shower, slamming into the defensive barrier with brutal force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The layered energy shields flared violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of defense layers shattered in rapid succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alarms blared across Emerald Castle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screaming the same message:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were under attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was calm—sharp as a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched into the air, leading the charge to seize the high-altitude battlefront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the final layer of the defensive barrier began to collapse, he raised his hand and gave the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All units—advance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defense line opened on command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emerald Castle's forces surged outward, charging straight through the breach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't here for a drawn-out slugfest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their goal was simple—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crush the enemy before they could fully deploy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Powered Combat Armor's mobility and burst power gave them a narrow window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were going to use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Narlost vanguard formation, Arkhadon stood at the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory of his last defeat still burned in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rage hadn't cooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he would erase that shame with his own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he finished locking in the formation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky ahead exploded with light and motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emerald Castle's army came pouring in like a dam had burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No probing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every soldier charged forward with a speed that bordered on suicidal resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhadon's pupils contracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't a normal army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combat will, compressed to its absolute limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, he realized—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They never intended to give him time to set up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But retreat wasn't an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not with Aurelkar watching from high above, his gaze cold and unblinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a war they could not afford to lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhadon suddenly raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destructive energy inside him compressed in an instant, forming a massive energy sphere high above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't just an attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a battlefield-level annihilation node—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capable of wiping out an entire frontline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was low and sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy sphere dropped like a meteor, tearing through the air with a piercing shriek, aimed straight at the oncoming vanguard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that exact moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One figure at the front suddenly accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The propulsion module on his Powered Combat Armor flared violently, leaving behind a streak of afterimage too fast to track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy sphere missed him by inches, slamming into the ground behind and detonating in a massive shockwave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Air blasted outward in a roaring wave—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn't even graze the edge of that figure's silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already in front of Arkhadon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Distance: less than thirty feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhadon's eyes went wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could even raise a defense—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The punch landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact sounded like it struck the air itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brutal shockwave exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhadon was sent flying, his body hurled backward like a ragdoll. He tumbled dozens of feet before barely managing to stabilize himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No visible wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inside—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood surged, his energy flow disrupted for a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dangerous sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This… this isn't possible…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the rapidly advancing figures, disbelief etched across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you do? How could you have powered up this much in such a short time?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger and unease twisted in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a snarl, Arkhadon drew the weapon at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive battle axe—its structure intricate, its blade and haft embedded with multiple energy gems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each gem lit up at once, resonating in perfect sync.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next breath—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The axe tore through the sky, ripping open a pitch-black rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space itself fractured, revealing a chaotic, unstable layer beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rift lasted less than a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavier, more stable spatial force surged in and crushed it shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tear sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it had never existed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1065,"2026-06-05T15:15:51.880Z",1,"novelbin.me","10147cbe81d8c902908b9ff56b0ff3ac2005b81ab6c6deda27906c789fb2840a","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-859","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-857",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]