[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-princess-s-struggle-for-survival":3,"chapter-princess-s-struggle-for-survival-princess-s-struggle-for-survival-chapter-69":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Princess’s Struggle for Survival",{"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},1801219,2401,"Chapter 69 69: Situation is in Control","princess-s-struggle-for-survival-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>Astrid watched the pink-haired girl kneeling beside her, her head bowed as she blew on the wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, unreadable expression flickered in Astrid's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Lyra was so likable in the original story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she could be a bit naive early on, spending time with her revealed the sincere and pure heart hidden beneath her youthful appearance, a quality that made her incredibly endearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will this make it heal faster?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyra shook her head gently. \"No, but it can help ease the pain...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered clearly how Astrid had given her the potion that numbed her pain earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After half a minute, Charlotte, confident that no living creatures remained active on the surface except for Astrid and Lyra, dispersed the storm and floated down to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Astrid, you're hurt...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the faint marks on Astrid's neck and the fresh cut on her arm, Charlotte frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of her hand, tendrils of soft green light flowed from her fingertips and merged into Astrid's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advanced healing, a spell capable of significantly accelerating the recovery of wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After carefully examining Astrid and confirming she had no life-threatening injuries, Charlotte turned to Lyra and performed a quick check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension that had been building along the way finally eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Charlotte... Elise is still down there...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Astrid tore a strip of fabric from the hem of her skirt and, with Lyra's help, began bandaging her wound as she spoke softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise and Charlotte were old friends, and Charlotte understood how much the personal maid, who had been with Astrid for years, meant to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at Astrid with concern and replied gently, \"I'll go find her. You stay here and rest. Don't leave the wind barrier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Charlotte stood up and set up an offensive wind field within a ten-meter radius around Astrid and Lyra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any creature attempting to enter would be repeatedly slashed by wind blades until it either retreated or perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, Charlotte added a counter-spell to Astrid's headband, allowing her to briefly unleash multiple wind bolts in case of an emergency and alert Charlotte if she was in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the underground lair through the passage where Astrid had fled, Charlotte noticed traces of chaotic elemental fluctuations along the way, likely remnants of potions used during the escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the shattered glass of potion bottles, she moved forward, her powerful wind pressure imprisoning any monsters in her path, leaving them no chance to break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her mental energy extended, Charlotte quickly detected a lone figure deep within the lair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her speed increased dramatically, and within half a minute, she had crossed hundreds of meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the underground chamber where the monster resided, Elise's once pristine dark-and-white maid uniform was now stained with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knight's sword in her hand was coated with a thin layer of flesh, each swing requiring more effort than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise had attempted to break through earlier, but the sheer number of monsters and tentacles blocked her path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to focus entirely on dodging and defending, leaving no opportunity to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Her Highness's breathing feels steady... She must have escaped…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise's eyes brightened with determination. The blade of her sword shimmered as she adjusted her breathing, preparing to fight once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, she sensed a familiar surge of mental energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's Charlotte. She's here.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that Charlotte was most likely coming to save her, Elise immediately slowed down her mental energy transfer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade deflected away from the tentacles stabbing at her, shifting her stance from offensive to defensive just in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a few seconds, she noticed the airflow in the underground lair subtly accelerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scattered wind elemental particles began to resonate, growing highly active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously chaotic flow trajectories started to align, forming a more orderly pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-level magic, Wind Touch, uses mental energy to manipulate small wisps of wind, allowing the caster to map the surroundings and capture sounds across a wide area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind becomes the caster's eyes and ears, ethereal yet perceptive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Charlotte hadn't yet arrived, she was already aware of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise, gripping her knight's sword, straightened her posture with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She allowed the remaining mental energy to form a defensive field less than half a centimeter from her body, creating an impenetrable barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the wind elements in the space around her, and throughout the entire lair, began to whistle sharply as their flow intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once gentle breeze turned aggressive in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every exposed creature was assaulted by wind blades, its flesh and bones shredded as if by a saw, disintegrating rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Wind Touch to gauge the lair's dimensions, Charlotte had tailored the spell's range to maximize destruction without collapsing the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was a devastating wind spell that ravaged everything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise watched the violent, meat-grinder-like winds, feeling the air around her being drained by the sheer force of the mental energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even breathing became impossible during the spell's activation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Charlotte's self-created super-level spell, the culmination of her knowledge and skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Known as Drowning Sea, it not only had a vast area of effect but also inflicted a suffocating effect on all targets, cutting off any hope of survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other mages had dubbed it the \"drowning sea\" for its relentless, inescapable nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacles of the sheep-headed monster fell away, its flesh disintegrating inch by inch in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood mist that erupted merged with the flowing air, allowing Elise to see the movement of Charlotte's mental energy more clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The winds didn't flow in a single direction but formed countless small, laminar streams that clashed against each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the space were imagined as a flat sheet of paper, Drowning Sea worked by turning the wind into sharp, opposing forces pressing from both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While not strong enough to tear space itself, the folds created by these forces easily destroyed everything within the spell's range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the wind raged, the sheep-headed monster could no longer regenerate its flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other dark spirits were torn apart by Charlotte's spell, making it impossible for them to reform quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the threat, the monster retracted its tentacles, forming a deep dark barrier over its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever the wind touched this dark net, it vanished as if swallowed by darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five seconds after Drowning Sea was unleashed, Charlotte arrived at the center of the lair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at the bloodied head maid, surprised that a Master Knight had managed to endure such a perilous situation for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her attention then shifted to the massive monster before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster, a grotesque mass of bright red flesh, emanated a strong aura of death and deep resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface, though heavily scarred by the wind blades, was healing at an alarming rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte's expression darkened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her staff flared with powerful elemental energy, and several beams of bright light struck the dark net covering the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark barrier melted away like ice under the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange, ear-piercing sound, somewhere between a scream and a wail, emanated from the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte remained unmoved, steadily increasing the flow of her mental energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp winds drilled into the flesh, forming countless visible bumps within the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the timing was right, Charlotte narrowed her eyes, and with a surge of mental energy, she detonated the compressed winds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deafening roar, the monster exploded from the inside out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chunks of flesh and blood scattered in all directions, only to be swept back into place by the violent winds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, however, Charlotte felt an eerie sense of dread rising within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mental energy faltered momentarily, and Elise, too, sensed the same unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of nervousness appeared in Elise's cold, ink-colored eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an Arcanist, Charlotte had experienced countless battles over the years, and the gruesome scene before her hardly stirred her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this sudden, overwhelming fear was different. It felt as though an immensely powerful being had inadvertently leaked a hint of its presence, unleashing a terrifying deterrent effect on all those weaker than itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could pinpoint the source of this fear, an illusory dark shadow appeared where the monster had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Charlotte could command the winds to crush it, the shadow dissipated into the air, leaving no trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the barrier began to disintegrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two women heard a series of soft, bubble-like popping sounds in their ears, and within half a minute, they were back in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver moon hung high in the sky, and a cool, dry evening breeze brushed against their skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise looked down to find herself standing in a soft field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing footsteps nearby, Astrid looked up and saw Elise, covered in blood. Her eyes filled with worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elise, where are you hurt? How are you feeling now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her young lady so anxious, Elise calmly wiped the bloodstains from her sword and replied in a steady tone, \"I'm fine. It's all the monster's blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the battle had been perilous, she had sustained no serious injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, her mental energy was severely depleted, and she needed some rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing that Astrid's arms were wrapped in long strips of dark fabric, Elise saw that the blood had soaked through the cloth, darkening the fabric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Further down, Astrid's skirt was torn, revealing a glimpse of her soft, dark-silk-clad thighs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise averted her gaze and spoke in a low voice, \"Your Highness Astrid, I have failed in my duties...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only she had been stronger, Astrid wouldn't have been hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Astrid shook her head, dismissing Elise's guilt. \"It's not your fault. I got this injury during the breakout.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lyra lowered her eyes, her guilt deepening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Astrid had been injured protecting her from a sheep's horn, and she blamed herself for her carelessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone checked on each other's condition, a low, pained groan came from behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte turned to see the bloodied Magnus Velrik on the ground. Her expression turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was undoubtedly this bastard who had nearly caused her dear Astrid to come to harm.\u003C\u002Fp>",1689,"2026-06-09T04:47:04.076Z",1,"novelbin.me","0d8002905a46c2cd0023ae4a11645e7d61f4fa45cf344f5dc00a4c26f8cb3aae","princess-s-struggle-for-survival-chapter-70","princess-s-struggle-for-survival-chapter-68",607,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fprincess-s-struggle-for-survival-cover.jpg"]