[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage":3,"chapter-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-472":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Re: Tales of the Rune-Tech Sage",{"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},148135,246,"Chapter 471: Show-off II","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-472",472,"\u003Cp>CH471 Show-off II\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Shadow Dash]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Udara rose from the first lizard’s shadow, blade-first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dagger pierced cleanly through the vital point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the body even collapsed, she sank back into the shadow and emerged from another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the shadow angled slightly behind her target—but it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lizard sensed her presence and instinctively twisted its head to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant it did, her blade punched through its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Udara didn’t pause for even a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her dagger exited the second lizard, her toes kicked off the ground and she blurred toward the third. The blade struck again, skewering it through the same lethal point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the remaining lizards were quick to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They immediately formed a tight circle, placing the wounded third lizard at the centre, and unleashed their petrifying gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Shadow Dash]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Udara vanished into the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third lizard, left behind, received the full brunt of seven petrifying stares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone crept across its body in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was their signature ability, the one-eyed lizards were no more resistant to petrification than any other creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Udara rose again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, she deliberately chose a shadow angled forward and slightly to the side—just enough to avoid the lizard’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dagger flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another lizard dropped, struck perfectly at its vital point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pivoting on her toes, Udara spun mid-motion, her dagger whipping backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pucchi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, the blade found its mark—clean, precise and fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, it looked as though Udara was performing a mystical dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved with unearthly grace, her figure blurring in and out of existence, while the one-eyed lizards collapsed around her—as if falling in admiration rather than death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within moments, all ten lizards lay dead at her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though one-eyed lizards were not particularly strong—reaching at most One-Star Gold rank—it was still an impressive feat to face all ten alone and kill them all, while striking only their vital points in order to preserve their alchemical value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you so much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor rushed over and wrapped Udara in a tight hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked like a child who had just received a long-desired gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Princess of the Virellian Empire then knelt beside the corpses, rolled up her sleeves, and began harvesting what she needed herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t risk the Fury soldiers damaging her prizes after the effort her sister had gone through to secure them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor worked swiftly and expertly, butchering and extracting materials from all ten one-eyed lizards in the time it would have taken the knights to process three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was she faster, but her work was far cleaner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was... surprising, to say the least, to see a lady of her calibre possess such hands-on skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the group resumed their journey toward the core of the nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’We’re getting close,’ Alex thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they advanced, the terrain began to change noticeably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground loosened beneath their feet, shifting from firm earth to soft sand. Short rocky hills began to rise in the distance, breaking up the otherwise flat landscape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corpses—both beast and humanoid—also became far more common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like the dominant species in this nest are Sand Ants and Dune Wolves,\" Yerion said as he walked beside Alex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The nest ruler should be a Dune Wolf,\" he added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are you so sure?\" Alex asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because Sand Ants rarely lead to nest formation,\" Yerion replied. \"Dune Wolves, on the other hand, are among the most prolific nest-formers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\" Alex muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team crested a short hill, and from its peak, they finally saw the battlefield below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large force of non-beasts—including Azgrug’s orc warriors—were locked in fierce combat against a sprawling horde of berserk beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The adventurer force numbers about three hundred at best,’ Alex mused. ’That’s less than half of the original group.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Did the beasts wipe them out? Is the death rate of a dun—no, a nest—really that high?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath their feet trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a long, serpentine figure erupted from the earth, its massive maw swallowing several adventurers who had been fighting a group of seven Sand Ants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the ants were not spared from the creature’s gluttonous bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could react, the creature dove back underground, disappearing as if it had never been there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Death Worm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dragon Worm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the expedition party and the elven group shouted at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same beast—only known by different names across the two planes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s my turn to make a move,\" Zora said calmly as she stepped toward the edge of the hill. \"I’ll deal with the Death Worm. Head down and help the adventurers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure?\" Alex asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zora turned back and walked up to him. Rising onto her toes, she rested her chin lightly on his shoulder and whispered in a voice only he could hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t forget,\" she murmured, a teasing lilt in her tone, \"this Empress is stronger than you, my dear knight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex froze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only for now,\" he grumbled. \"Just you wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zora laughed softly, then turned and leapt from the hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dragon Kumite: Burst]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of mana exploded beneath her feet, forming an icy platform that carried her smoothly down toward the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zora’s mana was fundamentally different from that of most cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only after their... bedroom battle that Alex had fully understood why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy within her body and Mana Heart was not mana alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was infused with Primordial Yin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any mana that passed through her was immediately forced to align with it. And like Yin itself, anything touched by her mana was driven into a lower energy state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since moisture made up the majority of the atmosphere, the moment her mana was released into the air, frost and ice manifested almost instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Truly... my Ice Empress,’ Alex muttered with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zora reached the spot where the Death Worm had attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana flowed from her feet into the ground, instantly turning the earth beneath her into a field of frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost so cold that the Death Worm was forcibly expelled from the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dragon Kumite: Burst]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death Worm erupted from the ground in a frenzy, lunging to swallow the audacious intruder whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zora merely raised her foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice surged beneath her, carrying her away effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Delayed Spell: Ice Ball]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sphere of condensed Ice-elemental mana formed above her palms. Then, using Dragon Kumite, she injected even more of her Yin-aligned mana into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Death Worm arced toward her, maw wide as it attempted to drag her underground, Zora hurled the surging spell straight into its mouth and drifted aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death Worm swallowed the spell without hesitation—utterly confident in its devouring and digestive abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fatal mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ice Ball shattered inside the beast, releasing Zora’s mana directly into its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever her mana flowed, everything froze—instantly and without resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death Worm was frozen solid before its head could even retreat back into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned toward the corpse of the once-dreaded Death Worm, now a frozen arc of death that perfectly showcased the power of the veiled woman standing before it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ice Empress, Zora Frost-Pendragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Alex’s group was still figuring out the fastest way down the hill, Zora had already slain the Death Worm—a confirmed 3-Star Gold rank beast—with casual ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sensing his heated gaze, Zora turned toward Alex and flashed him a smug smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Show off,’ Alex chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>",1252,"2026-05-29T03:49:10.137Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","c68c8d0476bdf79b41e9d931ffef500550ee999979b9e99ffbbd56c217ff038b","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-473","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-471",692,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fre-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-cover.jpg"]