[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical-":3,"chapter-sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--chapter-518":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","SSS-Ranked Awakening: I Can Only Summon Mythical Beasts",{"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},1327219,1762,"Chapter 518 518: Provoking Them","sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--chapter-518",518,"\u003Cp>The forest no longer felt calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien crouched along a high ridge overlooking what used to be a simple eastern cluster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't simple anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining demons had condensed their formation. Patrols overlapped now. Suppression nodes glowed brighter. Essence signatures moved closer together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not who.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not how.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they knew something was hunting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had erased six already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three more from a smaller outlying rotation earlier that morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The structure was weakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And weakening systems reacted violently before collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could continue with slow elimination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could just provoke them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luton.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slime rippled at his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We don't retreat today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It quivered approvingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He descended the ridge without masking his presence this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let them feel him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first demon to detect him screamed — a shrill warning that cut through the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clearing erupted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven regular demons rushed forward in staggered formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two intelligent ones emerged seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this was what remained in the eastern cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien stepped into the clearing openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No concealment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the intelligent demons narrowed its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien didn't respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first regular demon lunged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sidestepped and crushed its skull with a downward punch so hard its body flipped backward mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it hit the ground, Luton shot forward and swallowed it whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second demon leapt from the side, claws crackling with black essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien caught its wrist mid-swing and twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arm snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drove his knee into its chest, shattering ribs inward, then hurled it into two approaching demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They crashed together violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clearing exploded into motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three demons attacked simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claws. Teeth. Essence-coated limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien moved like a blade through cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ducked under one slash, elbowed another in the throat, pivoted, and smashed his heel into a demon's jaw hard enough to spin its head sideways unnaturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But numbers mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One claw raked across his back, tearing cloth and drawing blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another struck his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He retaliated instantly — grabbing the attacker's head and smashing it repeatedly into the ground until the skull caved in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton devoured it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intelligent demons finally joined the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One extended its hands outward and released a pulse of destabilizing essence that warped the air around Damien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other charged directly in, claws extended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien grinned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched forward instead of retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The charging intelligent demon met him head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fists collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact cracked the ground beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon snarled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You destabilize what you don't understand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien headbutted it mid-sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bone cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed with a barrage — three punches to the ribs, one to the throat, a spinning kick to the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon staggered but did not fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stronger than the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, two regular demons lunged simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien twisted but this time he didn't evade fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He allowed one claw to graze his shoulder while he grabbed the second demon by the neck and slammed it into the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton surged upward like a tidal wave and swallowed both before they hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destabilizing pulse from the second intelligent demon hit him fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air compressed violently around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knees buckled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first intelligent demon seized the opening and drove a claw into Damien's abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pierced skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien's eyes darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed the demon's wrist with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with the other, he punched through its chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not delicately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not surgically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drove his fist so hard that his knuckles tore through bone and out the demon's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien ripped his arm free, black blood spraying across the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton engulfed the corpse immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destabilizer screamed and charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It unleashed another pulse mid-run, warping the forest around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trees bent. Soil cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien stepped into it instead of away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure crushed against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt ribs strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood filled his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had faced worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gathered essence into his legs and vanished from where he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reappeared behind the demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it could react, he hooked an arm around its neck and drove it face-first into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact cratered the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He straddled its back and began punching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each blow heavier than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon tried to surge energy again but Luton wrapped around its legs, immobilizing it completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien grabbed its horns and pulled its head backward violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spine snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tore the head off entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton consumed the remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two regular demons remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear flickered in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They attacked anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperation made them sloppy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien caught one mid-air and ripped its arm off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the severed limb to beat the second demon across the face before crushing its skull with a stomp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last demon tried to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton was faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slime surged forward and swallowed it from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then aroar tore from the tree line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another intelligent demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not part of the eastern cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drawn by the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It burst through the trees with fury in its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien didn't let it finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sprinted forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their collision split a tree in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one was stronger than the previous two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fists met in a violent exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blow for blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shockwaves rippled outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon grinned through blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are accelerating it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien answered with a knee to its jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon retaliated with a backhand that sent Damien skidding across the clearing, carving a trench in the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wiped blood from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched back in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They traded strikes brutally for minutes that felt longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon slashed his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shattered its kneecap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It headbutted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tore out one of its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton waited, coiled, watching for an opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien created one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He baited a heavy overhead strike, sidestepped, and drove his fist upward into the demon's throat with everything he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact lifted the creature off its feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed its head mid-air and slammed it down with bone-breaking force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skull cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mounted it and began hammering downward with relentless precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One. Two. Three. Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath them cratered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the demon's core fractured audibly inside its chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body went limp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien stood slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood dripped from his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton consumed the final corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two intelligent. Seven regular soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eastern cell was effectively destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was bleeding in multiple places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bruised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracked ribs likely forming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Luton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slime pulsed with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had wanted to feed them to Fenrir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Cerbe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To distribute growth evenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But without Luton's battlefield control, this would have been ten times harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kills by summons still fed his own growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around the destroyed clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood soaked the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trees splintered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppression markings cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stabilizing grid in this region was now shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he knew that the captains would feel this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no longer quiet erasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was open war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien rolled his shoulders and stared deeper into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send them,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because now, he was ready to hunt something stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>",1249,"2026-06-05T19:29:03.455Z",1,"novelbin.me","cfecd3a5bf42aa08225b4d92d547a9f47e73880e32786bdf957c60c9ac7637fd","sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--chapter-519","sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--chapter-517",548,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--cover.jpg"]