[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-re-awakening-i-ascend-with-a-legendary-class":3,"chapter-re-awakening-i-ascend-with-a-legendary-class-re-awakening-i-ascend-with-a-legendary-class-chapter-556":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Re-Awakening: I Ascend with a Legendary class",{"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},1876526,2485,"Chapter 556: Close Call","re-awakening-i-ascend-with-a-legendary-class-chapter-556",556,"\u003Cp>\"Who is going next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at Almond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almond swept his glance and paused on Arjun. \"You are not keen on manifesting your third True Concept just yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun smiled. \"Correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then go and get some insights. Win or lose doesn’t matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, thanks. I’ll do just that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countdown hit zero, and all ten Grim Students arrived in the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun loosened his shoulders and lifted his bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The string hummed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then everything exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hail of attacks detonated at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blades screamed through the air. A wave of crystallized sound tore across the arena. Fire bloomed, then collapsed inward as gravity inverted. Arjun didn’t run. He didn’t retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Infinite Sunder — Spatial Baseline Puncture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena’s shared sense of position fractured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, attacks missed by meters they should not have missed by. A hammer strike crushed empty air. A lightning arc curved wrong and slammed into a caster behind it, vaporizing him instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun drew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Linearity — Primary Vector Lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow left the string without flare or glow. It flew straight, not through space, but through relation. A swordsman tried to parry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow ignored the sword and punched through his sternum, pinning him to a rotating plate that carried his corpse away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman with mirrored armor split into three identical bodies, each moving on slightly offset paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Illusion. No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probability overlap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun didn’t aim at any of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Infinite Sunder — Causal Partition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cut the link between her decision and its outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three bodies froze for half a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fired once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roar shook the arena as a massive beastman leapt, axe raised, muscles wrapped in runes that screamed endurance. He came down like a meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun jumped backward and fired mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Linearity — Inverse Drop Trajectory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow didn’t rise to meet the beastman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beastman fell into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow punched upward through his jaw, exiting the top of his skull in a spray of blood and bone. The corpse crashed, dead before it hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena grew louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm-user raised both arms, pulling lightning down in a cage meant to fry everything inside it. At the same time, a thin man in black carved sigils into the air, space folding into slicing planes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun rolled across a drifting plate as lightning scorched where he had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Infinite Sunder — Attack Continuity Break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slicing planes lost cohesion, collapsing into harmless ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun fired twice in rapid succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Linearity — Dual-Point Alignment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two arrows struck the storm-user from opposite sides at the exact same instant. His body failed to decide which direction it belonged to and tore itself apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thin man tried to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun didn’t chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Linearity — Maximum Effective Range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow reached him anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only three remained now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was already dead on the ground, coughing blood, spine broken, trying to crawl away. Another was backing off, eyes wide, fear finally overriding pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last one stood still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver-black armor, etched with unfamiliar patterns. No excessive aura. No visible buildup. Just calm. Too calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun felt it then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pressure not forcing itself outward, but pulling inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finished the wounded one with a casual shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fearful one tried to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infinite Sunder flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath the runner simply... ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell into the void screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there were two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun and the woman, who was growing stronger and stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena quieted, as if listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head slightly, studying him. \"You’re efficient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Linearity — Terminal Convergence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow locked onto the point where her movement would inevitably place her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow shattered against her chest without leaving a mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a burst of brilliance exploded outward from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those watching flickered their eyes in focused observation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She manifested a new True Concept.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s see if she breaks the Club Regalon’s winning streak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plates aligned beneath her feet. Air currents bent toward her. Even the void beyond the gaps seemed to stabilize around her presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Concept: Accrued Dominion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything that failed to kill her became hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every missed strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every blocked attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every advantage surrendered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all accumulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It looks like she drew some kind of different inspiration from Kexell’s Pain is Gain.’ Arjun’s eyes glinted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade of condensed authority formed above Arjun and came down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolled, barely avoiding decapitation. The impact shattered the plate behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fired again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow dissolved mid-flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressure mounted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was controlling the arena with her other True Concept, and she could enhance it with her new one that constantly grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun felt his breathing tighten. His arm grew heavy. His bow resisted him, as if the world itself questioned his right to draw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Infinite Sunder — Field Independence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He severed his connection to the arena’s authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a heartbeat, he existed outside her dominion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow pierced her side, tearing through armor, drawing blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dominion surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wound closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun staggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another blade fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It punched through his shoulder, obliterating his left arm in a burst of blood and bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain flared white-hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then laughed through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bit the bowstring with his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Linearity — One-Hand Absolute Draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fired from the ground, flat on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow curved impossibly, slipping through layers of authority and striking her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She choked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dominion wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arjun pushed himself up, vision tunneling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew one last arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Infinite Sunder — Self-Continuity Collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He severed the continuity of his own injured state, forcing his body forward past its breaking point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow drove through her spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dominion was shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blade, already falling, finished its arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pierced Arjun’s chest and exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blasting Arjun into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she also collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena registered the last standing presence, so she attained the victory in this round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jeez, it was a close call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1054,"2026-06-10T06:08:56.306Z",1,"novelbin.me","0459a446caac84912c34aa65ebc6f635c6bee65892a6a732553a323f542883a9","re-awakening-i-ascend-with-a-legendary-class-chapter-557","re-awakening-i-ascend-with-a-legendary-class-chapter-555",685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fre-awakening-i-ascend-with-a-legendary-class-cover.jpg"]