[{"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-572":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},148377,246,"Chapter 571: Beast Companions Vs Elder Dragon","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-572",572,"\u003Cp>CH571 Beast Companions Vs Elder Dragon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though faster, Dread allowed Fen to move ahead of him, since Alex was essentially a common person in this scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ice Breath]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fen immediately unleashed an attack at the front line of the incoming horde, freezing tens of beasts and corrupted humanoids in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They are weak,’ Alex realised. ’Are they like me... reduced to Class 1 and below?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senu, run wild!\" he ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Queen Senu’s eyes flashed with a ruthless glint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being the strongest among Alex’s beast companions, she also possessed the greatest firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regal Aura!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Shadow Scream]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Skreeee!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her presence turned terrifying as she released a piercing shriek that froze every nearby beast and corrupted humanoid in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then silvery spatial energy coated her wings as she prepared to unleash her [Spatial Rend] ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, instead of firing the technique outward, she kept the energy condensed around her wings before diving straight into the horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever she flew, the razor-sharp spatial blades coating her wings sliced through anything in her path like a hot knife through butter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, she carved open a clear path for those on the ground to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ice Bolt]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spatial Rend]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ice Blast]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Talon Lock]! [Predatory Lock]!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Icefang Needle]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Omnidirectional Spatial Rend]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fen and Senu held nothing back as they cut down wave after wave of enemies, carving a path toward the distant flame for Alex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the closer they moved toward the flame, the denser and more ferocious the horde became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking through them grew increasingly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were forced to begin using stronger and stronger abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Dread was busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he galloped through the path opened by the other two companions, stragglers that survived the earlier culling occasionally leapt out in attempts to drag Alex down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Dread revealed his most powerful weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam! Bam!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only his rear legs— all four of his legs were deadly weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every kick sent heads flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dread proved himself to be far more than just a mount. Each strike of his hooves became a lethal blow that crushed anything blocking their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Alex did not know better, he might have believed his horse to be the reincarnation of a Taekwondo, Capoeira, and kickboxing grandmaster all rolled into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, although things appeared to be going well, Alex felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s too easy,’ he thought to himself. ’Plus...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted toward the massive figure ahead that blocked their path to the distant flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How are we supposed to get past that thing?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sensing Alex’s gaze, the Elder Dragon suddenly turned toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive breath attack began to gather within its maw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flaming Dragon Breath]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Oh shit!’ Alex cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, in his current state there was nothing he could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the attack —and perhaps sensing Alex’s desperation— Fen and Senu rushed ahead to intercept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Greater Spatial Rend]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senu channelled even more of her spatial energy–laced mana into the technique, producing a far larger strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the spatial rend tore forward, collapsing space along its path and opening a violent spatial fissure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Senu’s quick thinking worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fissure devoured the majority of the dragon breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the attack’s power was simply too overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fissure itself collapsed under the Elder Dragon’s might, and the remaining breath attack continued hurtling toward Alex on Dread’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Senu’s attack had bought just enough time for Fen to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fen executed the fastest elemental nature shift he had ever performed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It happened so quickly that even he had never imagined he could accomplish it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-white wolf transformed into a black wolf with a blazing maw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fire Breath]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fen unleashed his own flame breath to confront the Elder Dragon’s attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing? You can’t—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bark!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex was about to shout that Fen could not possibly block an Elder Dragon’s breath attack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the impossible happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of colliding head-on and clashing against each other out, Fen’s [Fire Breath] wrapped around the incoming dragon breath and dragged it back toward Fen’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black wolf then redirected the captured power and unleashed another attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The target was the horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fire Beam]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blazing beam of fire shot from the wolf’s maw like a scorching laser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive fan-shaped swathe of destruction was carved through the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the Elder Dragon itself, every beast and corrupted humanoid within a hundred-metre radius ahead of Fen was instantly wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex stared at the wolf in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is that a variation of the [Energy Absorption] ability of Wood\u002FNature-type beasts?’ Alex was stunned. ’Aside from using it to control his size, did he finally develop another method of utilising his lesser Nature affinity?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex looked at the Direwolf-sized Fen with amazement... and even more so, elation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, it was clear the move was not something the wolf could perform easily, nor repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Alex, the Elder Dragon was —suffice it to say— far less pleased with the wolf using its own energy to annihilate its minions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, mana gathered within the dragon’s maw for another attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Oi, oi, oi... that’s more than three times the previous attack,’ Alex thought in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earlier breath had required both Senu and Fen to unleash their strongest abilities just to fend it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already reached the limits of what they could resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This attack, on the other hand...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t just sit here. I have to do something.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time seemed to slow as Alex’s thoughts raced through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a moment, he reached a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately issued an instruction to Senu through their telepathic bond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Queen Nightmare Eagle swooped down, grabbed Alex by the shoulders with her talons, and hurled him upward before catching him again as he landed acrobatically on her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Alex felt a profound connection to Senu as she opened her being to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bloodlines, their wills, and most importantly their mana merged together through the link of their [External Magic Companion Contract].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With access to their combined pool of power, Alex executed his all-or-nothing move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"[Halt]!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex spoke suddenly in a language understood only by him and the Elder Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Tongue!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder Dragon froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana gathering within its maw dispersed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive creature stared at Alex —standing upon Senu’s back— in visible confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex released a slow breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By linking himself to Senu’s mana pool, he had managed to bypass the restriction of the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his own body possessed no mana in this state, he could still draw upon Senu’s power to speak the Dragon Tongue. Ok\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was not finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuing to channel what remained of Senu’s mana, Alex unleashed his bloodline pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the humanoid phantom manifestation of his fused bloodline appeared in full form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex deliberately tilted the aura toward one particular member within the fusion, thus achieving a deliberate effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Presence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>",1162,"2026-05-29T03:49:40.181Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","80bb7db45609038658be56dff087d2e2d684e74d461a7015f78760cfb13942b2","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-573","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-571",692,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fre-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-cover.jpg"]