[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-re-awakened-i-ascend-as-an-sss-ranked-dragon-sum":3,"chapter-re-awakened-i-ascend-as-an-sss-ranked-dragon-sum-re-awakened-i-ascend-as-an-sss-ranked-dragon-sum-chapter-176":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Re-Awakened :I Ascend as an SSS-Ranked Dragon Summoner",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},582020,831,"Chapter 176 176: The truth","re-awakened-i-ascend-as-an-sss-ranked-dragon-sum-chapter-176",176,"\u003Cp>Sophie stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brain scrambled to process what she'd just witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah Eclipse—her Noah—had just disappeared and reappeared across the room in the blink of an eye, holding a blade that looked like it was drinking in all the light in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She huffed sharply, bent down, and grabbed the fallen water bottle. Without thinking, she tilted it back and chugged what was left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was warm now. Gross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sigh, she placed her hands on her hips, looking at him. Really looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abilities weren't new. Not to her. Not to anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people had something, thanks to the Harbinger Seed embedded in their genetic code. She had an ability, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that—that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was not normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to rationalize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tried to make sense of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this was Noah Eclipse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lowerclassman boyfriend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy who was deemed to have—what? Perfect Echo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A First-Generation Talent. Non-combative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Months ago, Noah was just… a name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, suddenly, he was everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kid who survived a Category 3 Beast Attack, saving his expedition partner in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underdog who took down a 1A student, when he was just a 1B nobody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the Cannadah Trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The field expedition where most of the Top 25 third-years—her classmates—were slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Harbingers attacked. Planet Cannadah fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Noah?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah walked out alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now—today—he'd taken her on some bizarre, insane adventure, dragging her into a military morgue to do God knows what…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to stand in front of her one hour later…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning a blade out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, that pretty much covered all she knew about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a million questions she wanted to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the hell did he just do that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie had no words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat down. Slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body sank into the chair, but her mind was far from settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes—unmoving—stayed locked on Noah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoned right in front of her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mouth felt dry, but she didn't speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needed a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long, deep, drawn-out moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah finally broke the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know this must have been a shock to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie… laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, dry huff of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she actually laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not maniacally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the kind of low, knowing chuckle that made it very clear she wasn't as surprised as he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not exactly,\" she said, tilting her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah frowned slightly. \"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned forward, resting an elbow on her knee, fingers tapping against her chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noah, I knew you weren't… normal.\" She gestured vaguely at him. \"Not conventionally, at least.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow furrowed. \"What's that supposed to mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie rolled her eyes. \"Oh, please. You're brilliant as hell. Your combat analysis is on another level. You can literally think yourself out of any situation—I've seen it firsthand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember when we sparred?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" she continued. \"You were always one step ahead. You fought me like someone who knew exactly what I was about to do before I even did it. It pissed me off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small smirk tugged at Noah's lips, but she wasn't finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was never the problem,\" she said, shaking her head. \"No, the problem is—\" She inhaled deeply, exhaling slowly through her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The problem is that just a few days ago, I confessed to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie's hands clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you my true ability—and we almost broke up because of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice didn't rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the weight behind it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now, after all of that,\" she said, gesturing toward his hand, still faintly buzzing with void energy, \"you drop this on me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah took a careful step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sophie…\" His voice was softer now. \"I know this upsets you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes flickered with something—anger? Frustration?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why it took me so long to tell you,\" he admitted. \"I should have told you sooner. I don't have an excuse. I really don't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a happy smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a sarcastic one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just… tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was your choice, Noah,\" she murmured. \"Whether to tell me or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why now?\" Her eyes locked onto his. \"Why show me all this now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah's shoulders tensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And began to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was sick today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, you need to explain that too,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn't just sick. I was…\" He hesitated. \"Dying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her stomach dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah continued, \"It's called Void Entropy Syndrome. My body was breaking down. I felt like I was being burned alive by the sun. My veins turned black. My cells were aging at an accelerated rate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie's fingers twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That explained why he'd been so cold earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why we went to the morgue,\" Noah admitted. \"I had no choice. I had to absorb void energy from a fresh corpse just to stabilize myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just… processing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah ran a hand through his hair, exhaling sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It started back in the cave. The Cat-3 Beast fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie blinked. \"You mean when you saved your expedition partner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That day… I found a system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah gave her a grim smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" he confirmed. \"A real system. Just like in the old war stories. It gave me quests. Missions. And every time I completed one…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eclipse Blade flickered back into existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I got stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie's nails dug into her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you're telling me,\" she said slowly, \"that you've had this system all this time? And you've been growing stronger in real life from it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie's pulse pounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you're dying because of it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's… complicated.\" He flexed his fingers. \"For all the power I gain, I use up my life force. If I don't maintain my void energy, I start deteriorating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mouth opened—then closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because what the hell was she even supposed to say to that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie leaned back, staring at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goddammit, Noah,\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah scratched the back of his head, giving a sheepish shrug. \"Yeah. I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And very, very unimpressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have any idea,\" she said, voice dangerously even, \"how much I want to punch you right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah winced. \"Yeah. That's… fair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walked right up to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And smacked him upside the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"OW—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I take back what I said about you being brilliant,\" she said with an upside down smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're an idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah rubbed his skull, muttering, \"Not the first time I've heard that today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She crossed her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small, reluctant smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" she said, tilting her head, \"what now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah exhaled, running a hand through his hair. \"From now on, I need to maintain a steady HP and Void Energy level. If either of them drops to critical levels…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trailed off, gaze dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie arched an eyebrow. \"What happens?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah hesitated. Then:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't self-regenerate again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if that happens… I'll just eat myself out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then blew some air out of her mouth. \"So, let me get this straight… You have a system. You have to manage your health and void energy like a damn video game. And, on top of that, you've got multiple abilities—\" She gestured vaguely at him. \"Not just one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah shrugged. \"You saw me void-blink.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She narrowed her eyes. \"Yeah. So then why have you been relying only on martial arts for the tournament qualification?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not just use your abilities like every other student?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And immediately Sophie's glare deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you forget about General Albright?\" he asked, tilting his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie crossed her arms. \"Oh, please. That's your own fault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah's smirk faltered. \"Excuse me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie rolled her eyes. \"If you'd just come clean and told everyone you Re-Awakened, you wouldn't be sitting here on Albright's watch list, possibly about to be charged with a war crime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah winced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie tapped her foot. \"Albright has a hunch, but no real evidence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which makes me wonder—how the hell did you get past his ability testing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My system did most of the work. It cloaks my actual abilities. Even if I went by a tester right now, I'd still read as First Generation instead of…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie frowned. \"Instead of…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah scratched his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noah,\" she said, voice dangerously even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…SSS-ranked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie coughed violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SSS—WHAT?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah barely had time to step back before she jumped out of her chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SSS RANKED?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah sighed. \"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SSS? As in not S? Not SS? But frigging SSS?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Sophie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're an Alpha-Class Awakened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah rubbed his neck. \"Uh. Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie sat back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hands on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I swear to God, Noah,\" she muttered, \"if you tell me one more insane thing—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have two companions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie's fingers froze against her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then slowly, she lifted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyebrows rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Companions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As in… how?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Dragon and a Wyvern.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walked into the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opened the fridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbed a bottle of something strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And drank straight from the bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>",1572,"2026-05-30T16:24:21.910Z","2026-06-01T04:31:41.192Z",1,"novelbin.me","55a8874cbc591d552f63fbaebd38c8622626236a06417a2bb3c95824b012e8ac","re-awakened-i-ascend-as-an-sss-ranked-dragon-sum-chapter-177","re-awakened-i-ascend-as-an-sss-ranked-dragon-sum-chapter-175",694,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fre-awakened-i-ascend-as-an-sss-ranked-dragon-sum-cover.jpg"]