[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons":3,"chapter-online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-chapter-407":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Online Game: Starting With SSS-Ranked Summons",{"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},1650570,2114,"Chapter 407: Closed.","online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-chapter-407",407,"\u003Cp>After a minute of waiting for any talent prompts from the system or any side effects on his body or mind, Arthur detected no negative side effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no overwhelming mana drain, no physical weakness, no spiritual backlash. The discard function operated as efficiently as the summoning itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect, with that done, I can be sure that there are no hidden costs tied to discarding summons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding flooded through him with crystal clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His talent didn’t just allow for his accumulation of power, but it also allowed for optimal force deployment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could summon exactly what each situation required and discard the ones he didn’t need, just like he was planning to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness dove back into the summoning space with newfound confidence. The void welcomed him with infinite potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time for the real expansion.He thought, a smile forming on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five superior-rank True Demons waited in the darkness—creatures he’d slain personally during his journey through the demon territories that were outside village #420. Each one possessed power equivalent to Aamon’s devastating capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superior-rank multiplication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awaken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first portal tore reality like black silk. A demon with four arms and a powerful body emerged, its presence immediately dropping the ambient temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Portal after portal opened as Arthur’s will imposed itself on dimensional barriers. Five superior-rank demons manifested simultaneously, their combined auras creating pressure waves that cracked concrete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Summons: 26\u002F42]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phase one is complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demons knelt in perfect formation, their ancient pride subjugated to Arthur’s absolute authority. Each creature could level cities, yet they waited for commands like obedient hounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True demons serving human will...how ironic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s consciousness reached deeper into the void, selecting sixteen epic-rank lesser demons from his vast collection. Creatures of significant power but ultimately expendable nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cannon fodder. They will be decent tanks for now, but once the true battle begins, they will be nothing but cannon fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awaken. Awaken. Awaken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried across dimensional space as eleven more portals split reality. Epic-rank entities poured through the dimensional tears—a flood of supernatural might that transformed the rooftop into a staging ground for apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Summons: 42\u002F42]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deployment complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixteen demons knelt before Arthur in perfect ranks. Five superior-rank True Demons backed by sixteen epic-rank entities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demons were like a small army ready to be deployed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind carried distant sounds of combat as his existing forces continued demon harvesting operations. But now Arthur possessed reserves that could escalate any conflict to decisive levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s smile was predatory as he surveyed his expanded forces. The game board had just gained twenty-one new pieces, each one capable of reshaping tactical situations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let anyone try to threaten what’s mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Arthur felt intense fluctuations emanating from the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy started crackling around the portal in strong waves. The energy patterns that made his senses recoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s eyes immediately darted towards it. He could feel the change from high in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something’s changing. Something big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait here,\" Arthur commanded his demon legion before teleporting back down near the dimensional tear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gates immediately approached after spotting him, concern evident in his posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not sure,\" Arthur replied, his spatial awareness detecting escalating distortions from the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, move away from the portal. Now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried absolute authority that brooked no argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assembled forces, which were continuously slaughtering the demons—Gates’s subordinates, Jax’s military team, Maria, and recent recruits—responded instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hiding next to this man is safer than any bunker.’They all thought unanimously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clustered around his position like iron filings drawn to a magnet. His presence represented the only certainty in an increasingly uncertain situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur watched the portal pulse with irregular rhythms. The steady stream of lesser demons had ceased completely. Demons were no longer trying to enter through the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene made everyone around the portal feel like it was the calm before the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dimensional tear began expanding, its edges crackling with energies that spoke of something powerful approaching. Everyone held their breath as they watched the scene with a growing feeling of anxiety and worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here it comes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s mana surged outward, crystallising into a massive barrier that blocked the portal from his entire force. The transparent shield hummed with protective energy capable of withstanding incredible attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, what should we expect?\" one of Jax’s soldiers whispered urgently, glancing at the growing portal with a worried expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The levelling had been nice whilst it lasted, and the growing portal presented danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax’s reborn consciousness processed the question for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know. Stay alert and follow orders.\" Jax responded, his eyes still on the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria’s lightning crackled nervously around her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This feels different from the portal before. This is really worrying, perhaps stronger, more powerful demons are approaching,\" She muttered, a frown plastered on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dave’s shapeshifter abilities were still activated, his form assuming wolf-like characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portal’s pulsing reached crescendo intensity. Energy waves rolled outward like invisible tsunamis, making nearby windows vibrate with harmonic resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maximum expansion. Whatever’s coming is—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portal collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a gradual shutdown, but an instant disappearance. The dimensional tear folded in on itself like reality reclaiming the stolen space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rift that pumped out demons constantly was now gone, completely gone without a trace, except for the dead bodies of the demons that littered the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence crashed over the assembled forces like physical weight. The portal that had dominated Detroit for hours simply... ceased to exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gates stared at empty air where the rift had threatened moments before. \"It just... closed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was very anticlimactic. Suspiciously anticlimactic in fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s enhanced perception swept the area, detecting residual dimensional echoes but no active threats. Whatever had caused the fluctuations had either retreated or been recalled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that a strategic withdrawal, or something else? If it was the former, then by whom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria’s nervous energy slowly dissipated. \"Is it over? Did we win?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dave’s wolf features gradually returned to human. \"Feels... empty. Like something was pulled back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1005,"2026-06-06T12:00:36.158Z",1,"novelbin.me","7d72c794e514de5385b59e2f08d26abd95330f30b04fff8fd9c8861bf856e13f","online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-chapter-408","online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-chapter-406",601,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fonline-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-cover.jpg"]