[{"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-59":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},147722,246,"Chapter 58: The Final Piece","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-59",59,"\u003Cp>CH58 The Final Piece\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Class 3 Beast Core glimmered faintly under the artificial light of the pocket dimension’s faux sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lay nestled between two figures: a dormant Bonsai Tree and a sleeping wolf cub, whose body passively absorbed ambient energy—fuel for whatever mysterious transformation was still underway within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex had thrown the Beast Core towards the cub, hoping it would instinctively draw upon the immense energy inside to accelerate the transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Alex wasn’t that lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the cub had already matured into a proper beast, his plan might have worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a mere infant, attempting to absorb energy from a fully intact Class 3 Core—an object dense with raw, violent power—was far beyond its current capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the prized core, for which so many beasts had died in the inner rim of the Subspace Forest, simply sat there... untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or so it seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, something stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the cub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not Alex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the one existence in the dimension that should have been motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bonsai Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A branch snaked outward from the tree’s canopy, its motion almost serpentine. The wooden limb moved like a tentacle, slithering down to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wrapped itself around the core with uncanny precision and then lifted it skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within moments, the core was cocooned in layers of fresh green leaves and hung from the tree’s branch like an unripe fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Alex been awake, his Spirit Sight would’ve revealed a startling truth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree wasn’t just storing the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was draining it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the span of an hour, the entire lifeforce and accumulated power of the Bladefang SkyTiger was siphoned dry—leaving behind no trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, two more vine-like branches emerged from the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One snaked toward Alex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other toward the cub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they reached their respective targets, each began forming cocoons of vibrant green light around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, Nature Energy pulsed gently—an unusual variant of elemental force derived from the Beast Core’s energy, but fundamentally transformed by the Bonsai Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex received the lion’s share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A calm, warm wave of vitality washed through his battered body, repairing damaged cells, soothing torn muscles, and strengthening his Mana Vessels and Mana Heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cub, on the other hand, absorbed a concentrated but smaller strand of power—so dense it bypassed the beast’s natural defences entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy merged with the twin elemental cores of ice and fire forming deep within its tiny body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would become of that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only time would tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cocoons unravelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex and the cub were gently deposited back onto the grass, the tree’s vines retreating into its canopy, returning it to its ordinary, still form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex’s breathing was calm and rhythmic, his heartbeat strong and stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was almost healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the cub—it remained asleep, but its body was exuding a subtle elemental pressure, a sign that its transformation was reaching a critical stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, Alex’s eyes snapped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a single motion, he sat up straight, scanning his surroundings with instinctive precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hmm... things are better than I expected.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flexed his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still a little ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not quite at full capacity—but they no longer throbbed with pain from the slightest movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His internal injuries? Nearly gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt sore, yes—but compared to his state before unconsciousness, there was a miraculous difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his gaze fell on the sleeping cub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow creased slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Beast Core is gone... so why is it still asleep?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quick glance using Spirit Sight answered his question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cub’s mana was still in flux—still transforming—but the process had slowed, not from damage, but from the introduction of a new energy source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something unfamiliar, but not harmful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex assumed the new energy within the cub was simply a delayed effect of the Class 3 Beast Core’s absorption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satisfied, he put the matter aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he looked more closely, he might have noticed that the mana signature now present in the cub was vastly different from the one belonging to the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alex had bigger problems at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted to the back of his left hand—and his pupils constricted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The twenty days are up. I only have the ten-day buffer left to reach the portal... and even that’s already ticking down.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Alex stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cast one last glance at the Bonsai Tree and the cub, then issued a mental command to the OmniRune Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of bluish light washed over his body as the gate activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prepared to unleash a spell at a moment’s notice, Alex stepped through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Alex re-emerged into the real world, the skies above were a deep violet hue, and the stars peeked between clouds as thin as breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was back in the forest, but something felt... wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just because night-time was dangerous in the wilds of the Subspace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because the landscape had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crater caused by his last use of Meteor was far more massive than expected. A hundred-metre-wide clearing had been carved into the dense forest canopy, forming a perfect circle of ash and scorched dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air reeked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burnt wood. Cooked flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And something worse—rotting meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex wrinkled his nose as the stench hit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever aura his final spell had left behind was still lingering. It seemed to deter larger beasts, as none dared enter the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only insects and scavenger rodents moved about, picking over the scattered carcasses that hadn’t been incinerated to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex’s skin prickled as he saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insects here weren’t the kind he grew up with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were Class 1 Magical Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the mosquitoes here were monstrous—measuring up to a full centimetre in length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far from the harmless 4mm pests he remembered from Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only upside was their size made them easier to see, easier to predict... and easier to kill—if you had combat experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an ordinary person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d be eaten alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most magical insects were ten to a thousand times larger than their mundane cousins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, few ever grew beyond Class 3, even in the outer world. Poor innate talents kept them from evolving further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those that did breakthrough to Class 4?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were monsters of an entirely different breed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex crouched low, preparing to move stealthily through the area before the forest’s predators detected his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when he saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange, skittering creature was boring its way out of a beast’s bone near the edge of the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glowing prompt appeared in his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spindlecarve Mite:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Low-tier Scavenger Insect. Grows up to 30cm. Belongs to the Mite family. Possesses a transparent carapace. Specialises in burrowing into the bones of magical beasts to absorb residual essence.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing special about it on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like many of the beasts and bugs within the Subspace, it was rare to extinct in the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was one detail that made Alex’s eyes narrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Truth Seeker Eyes, with their Enhanced Vision active under low light, revealed something subtle—but extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Etched faintly on the back of the mite’s shell was a rudimentary Ancestral Marking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>",1207,"2026-05-29T03:49:10.136Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","83897fa90f716e9a021d70d7dbd6a757e2063a992381b0f69d9f32c69382586c","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-60","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-58",692,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fre-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-cover.jpg"]