[{"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-548":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},148261,246,"Chapter 547: Two Sides— Entering the Formation II","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-548",548,"\u003Cp>CH547 Two Sides— Entering the Formation II\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex and his party stepped onto the mountain-foot region surrounding the formation-eye mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, that step did not merely carry them forward. It shifted them into an entirely new space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group found themselves within an arid desert, not too different from the terrain at the mountain’s base. The similarity was almost unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more telling, five berserk humans surrounded them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three Strength types, one Agility type, and two Vitality types,\" Alex muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need to issue orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His party members moved on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Call of the Wild]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lycanthropic Transformation]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fur erupted across Kavakan’s body as his face twisted into that of a tiger. In the next instant, he shot forward at one of the larger Strength-type berserk humans, grabbing it and hurling it into the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take these ones,\" he said to Mogal with a grin. \"Don’t say I left you nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mogal shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have preferred to test himself against the Strength types, but Kavakan had already claimed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he shifted his focus to the fewer but bulkier Vitality types.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An idea struck him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Beast Totem — Dune Croc]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new totem manifested behind Mogal. Not the familiar bear— but a spectral beast eerily similar to the creature he had slain to advance to Elite rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phantom scales formed across his body, reinforcing his defence and resilience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mogal tapped the scales, gauging their strength, then nodded, satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Kavakan, he charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fist drew back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vitality-type berserk human didn’t dodge— more accurately, it couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mogal’s punch slammed into its stomach, launching it several metres backward into the second Vitality type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That left the Agility type alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It dropped onto all fours. Its body twisted and stretched at unnatural angles before darting sideways, movements eerily spider-like despite its human frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as strange and unsettling as its movements were, it was still unexpectedly fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Agility-type berserk human moved with silent intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its target— Kavakan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weretiger was locked in a frenzied clash against three berserk humans at once, his repaired twin double-moon axes carving brutal arcs through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My babies crave blood!\" Kavakan laughed in his transformed state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One savage swing tore an arm clean off the berserk human he had thrown earlier — completely unaware of the strike closing in behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Agility-type’s expression remained vacant as its sickle-like arm descended toward Kavakan’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you don’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft metallic sound —followed by a calm, almost languid voice— reached the creature’s ears just before its attack landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the world tilted, then flipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Agility-type found itself staring at its own body, arms cut off, from an impossible angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confusion flickered across its lifeless eyes before darkness swallowed its vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flash Step]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Quick Draw — Flash Strike]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its final moment, the berserk human never even saw its killer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Havel slid his blade smoothly back into its sheath after decapitating the Intermediate-rank berserk human, his stance unchanged— as if he had never moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kavakan didn’t register the attack that had nearly pierced his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another swing followed the moment he tore off an arm from one of his opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Whirlwind]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pivoted on his toes, spinning with both axes. A razor vortex formed— and the berserk human’s head separated from its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the momentum, Kavakan brought his left axe down diagonally onto another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature raised an arm to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it mattered not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The axe cleaved through limb and torso alike, splitting the berserk human in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last one hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then —to Kavakan’s surprise— it turned and fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Aren’t they supposed to be dumb?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spun again, hurling one of his axes, with force, at the fleeing figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weapon struck its back, sending the berserk human crashing to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kavakan moved instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His foot slammed into the sand, leaving a shallow crater as he launched himself forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The berserk human struggled to rise, still attempting to retreat, with the embedded axe jutting from its back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kavakan landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His remaining axe carved through the air in the same motion, slicing cleanly through the creature’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another decapitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments earlier, the Vitality-type berserk human Mogal had punched into the ground pushed itself up from atop the other creature it had dragged down, releasing a guttural roar at the Dravo tribe barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, the hole Mogal had blasted through its torso filled and sealed, flesh knitting together in grotesque efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recovered, the berserk human charged at him, acidic saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had chosen Mogal as prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unperturbed, Mogal channelled more energy into his arm and struck forward, unleashing a torrent of internal energy like a cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[One Heart Punch]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fist energy —carrying Mogal’s killing intent— tore through the air and slammed into the charging berserk human’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact was devastating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack punched straight through fat, bone and warped flesh— and continued onward with enough force to tear the head off the second Vitality-type, which had been half-kneeling as it struggled to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second creature collapsed instantly, corrupted purple berserk blood spilling from its severed neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, astonishingly, the first berserk human kept coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only flinched at the moment Mogal’s attack pierced its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slower now, but relentless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gaping hole in its chest closed once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature lunged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mogal leapt, avoiding the strike. He stomped onto the creature’s back mid-motion, using it as a platform to push himself away and create distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Its stench is horrible,’ Mogal thought with a grimace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brows furrowed when he realised his strongest strike hadn’t finished the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will just heal from whatever damage you inflict. You need to decapitate it like the other one to kill it.\" Alex’s voice sounded through Comms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Mogal didn’t need the reminder. The proof lay not far from his feet— the other Vitality-type he had already decapitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for his frown was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since rising from the missed lunge, the berserk human had begun moving its head erratically as it advanced— as if instinctively guarding its weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head was already a difficult target. Now, Mogal had to close the distance if he reasonably wanted to attack the berserk human’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, closing distance against a pus-oozing Vitality-type was risky at best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Mogal’s conviction didn’t waver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>",1084,"2026-05-29T03:49:35.273Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","94441d2643231d3a0fb40475c04519d4bd68be5909e73dfbf85da14c3603900e","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-549","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-547",692,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fre-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-cover.jpg"]