[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-return-of-the-legendary-runesmith":3,"chapter-return-of-the-legendary-runesmith-return-of-the-legendary-runesmith-chapter-533":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Return of the Legendary Runesmith",{"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},1563053,2026,"Chapter 533 - 532- Pinnacle","return-of-the-legendary-runesmith-chapter-533",533,"\u003Cp>\"Here you go,\" said the black-haired girl, her expression flat and unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex tilted his head. \"Right after waking up? I was expecting a kiss, truth be told.\" He snuggled closer to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not push him away. The cold wall she carried around herself cracked just a little as she let his warmth wrap around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex had often wondered why he fell for this girl when he had shared such an easy, natural bond with his childhood friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had entered his life like a sudden whirlwind. She came, stole his heart, and now he was hopelessly wrapped around her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking into her pink eyes that barely held any emotion, he asked softly, \"Hey, Terry... you do love me, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been together for six months, yet it unsettled him that he had never truly seen her real self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, despite being in a relationship, he knew nothing about her background or her parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They mostly talked over calls and decided where to meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terry turned to him and asked, \"Would you leave me if I said I don’t love you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex hesitated. For a moment, words failed him. He had grown so attached to her that even the thought of losing her haunted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terry placed the novel she had been holding onto his lap. \"Read this. It’s my favorite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex did not look down at the book. He simply watched her as she got off the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was how they spent their last gentle moments together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, she lied. She told him she was seeing multiple men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, Lex found out the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was suffering from an incurable disease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haa...\" Adrian let out a slow breath as he opened his eyes to the familiar darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His back felt cold. His body was stiff. He had fallen asleep inside the Time Chamber while going through the fifth thread for the unkempt time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a few moments, he remained seated, staring into the endless black, his mind blank and unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of all times... I had to think about her now...\" He shook his head lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly believed he had forgotten her. So much time had passed. He had met countless people since then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Terry had been deeply attached to him. But he had stopped thinking about her long ago. First because of overwork. Then because he was reborn into a world that never allowed him to breathe in peace for more than an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at his hand, he muttered, \"She was the one who handed me the novel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knowledge he possessed about this world had come from Terry. That novel she gave him had become his foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always been reading something. Whenever he went to meet her, whether at the railway station or the bus stop, he would find her leaning against a wall with an open book in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had not placed that book in his lap that day, he would have been completely lost in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And how can I forget about you, System?\" he murmured softly. \"Only you and Terry helped me adapt to this new life of mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no response from the System, which did not surprise him. That was simply how their relationship worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the timer. Forty minutes remained before the Time Chamber expired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had slept roughly two hours out of the seven available, yet he felt no panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he might have finally found a way to tune the fifth thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cracked his knuckles and positioned himself before the training doll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling a dagger from his Inventory, he began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew the elemental circle and connected the first thread, Magma attribute. Confluence dialect. Five seconds. Done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second thread. Inspection of all mana nodes. Seventeen in total. Two runes required. Compiled and woven together. Half a minute. Done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved to the third thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dreadful ones. Murder. Torture. Cannibalism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He read through them and searched for the anchor. No. That would not be enough. A deeper investigation was needed. He aligned two threads using shared significant memories, selecting one as the anchor for the third thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five minutes. Slower than expected, but done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He triggered emotions and observed how the subject’s mana shifted in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When angered, it became erratic. When overwhelmed with emotion, it slowed. The fluctuations were dynamic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An emotionally vulnerable subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He attempted to tune the thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not only physical necessity that influenced the Gate. Emotional changes altered mana consistency itself. That meant recording the fourth thread would allow deeper analysis later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He proceeded methodically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compassion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again and again, he triggered each emotion with calculated precision, pressure that would have shattered an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three trials per emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severe fluctuations were detected each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, recording was smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth thread was tuned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twelve minutes. Productive. Done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the fifth thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gate. Reached. Explored. Stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana waves were recorded. The anchors were already in place. Emotional wavelengths had been measured. The usual mana supply was documented with precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What remained?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gate’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avirin had never mentioned variations in dormant mana supply when the subject was at rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That had to be accounted for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian adjusted the structure in his mind and inscribed three runes for the fifth thread. One to monitor emotional variation. One for physical fluctuation. One for dormant supply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger trembled faintly in his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian licked his dry lips and slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade had extended to forty-five inches in length. Nearly half of it was now covered in glowing runes, layered with tight precision, each line alive with contained power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He studied it in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he placed the weapon on the ground and called out, \"System?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It’s a success, Host! That is a perfectly tuned fifth-grade armament!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian hummed and casually tossed the dagger aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many minutes do I have now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fifteen minutes, Host.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolled his shoulders. \"Mind extending it a little?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No worries, Host! The Time Chamber duration has been extended by two more hours. Continue the great work!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System sounded genuinely excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made him smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed a fresh set of tools. The training doll reset with a low mechanical hum, and a new subject template formed in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One armament after another, he repeated the process without pause. His movements grew sharper. Cleaner. More decisive. Each rune was etched with greater confidence than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours passed in relentless focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five fifth-grade armaments lay around him, each glowing faintly with layered runic precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System’s voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[100% success rate! Host, you have achieved it!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian exhaled deeply and finally let his body fall back onto the cold ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He folded his arms behind his head and stared at the dark ceiling above, his chest rising and falling in steady rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t surprised. He had already discerned the way to tune the fifth thread before he fell asleep. That’s the only reason he allowed himself the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But well, there was slight satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has finally reached the pinnacle of Runesmithing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>°°°°°°°°°°\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A\u002FN:- Thanks for reading. Look at this smug bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>",1232,"2026-06-06T07:53:16.650Z",1,"novelbin.me","86789e269ab66fe52415706090f9986513dc81f0ee69dd242d983dbda2c92daf","return-of-the-legendary-runesmith-chapter-534","return-of-the-legendary-runesmith-chapter-532",595,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freturn-of-the-legendary-runesmith-cover.jpg"]