[{"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-521":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},1327222,1762,"Chapter 521: Massacre In The East Base","sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--chapter-521",521,"\u003Cp>The demons came in waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no organized ranks nor was there a marching formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But converging shadows cutting through the forest from four directions at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien stayed motionless above the fractured command structure, his breathing slow, his essence compressed so tightly it felt like a stone sitting in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, the four initial demons who had arrived moments ago were still investigating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the forest line began to ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One more signature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, over a dozen demonic presences entered the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few stronger variants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was no captain yet. It was nowhere in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eastern stronghold had not been abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had become a gathering site for the hunting demons and now, it was about to become a graveyard for these new demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the investigating demons stepped onto the concealed rune near the central disk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trap ignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vertical column of binding light erupted, wrapping around its torso and locking its limbs in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon roared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the signal he’d been waiting for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien dropped from above, landed behind the bound demon, and drove his arm through its chest in one clean thrust. His fingers pierced flesh, ribs snapping around his forearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crushed the core before it could even scream properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton surged forward and swallowed it whole before the surrounding demons fully processed what they’d seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What—?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second trap detonated near the extinguished pit. Binding chains lashed outward and snagged two demons at once, slamming them into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien moved like a streak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared beside the first bound target and tore its throat open with a backhand so violent its head twisted halfway around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the second could break free, Damien planted his foot on its skull and drove it down into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground dented and the demon’s skull imploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton devoured both in a single expanding surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons formed from condensed demonic essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claws extended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clearing exploded into motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another rune flared near the perimeter, exploding into a concussive blast that tore through three approaching soldiers. One lost an arm instantly. Another was thrown against a bone pillar with enough force to shatter it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien used the confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He targeted the most isolated signature and appeared behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His elbow came down on the demon’s spine with such force the vertebrae shattered audibly. He grabbed its horn and flung it sideways into another soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both went down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade of dark essence cut toward him from the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back just enough to let it slice air, then countered with a rising knee that caved in the attacker’s sternum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton swept across the ground like liquid night, swallowing corpses and injured demons alike before they could crawl away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clearing descended into complete disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames erupted from one demon attempting a wide-area purge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien darted through the blaze untouched and struck the caster directly in the jaw, snapping it sideways before crushing its windpipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another tried to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fenrir materialized in a burst of frost and intercepted it mid-sprint, jaws clamping down on its neck and tearing the head free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of blood thickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suppression pillars cracked under stray impacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fractured stone disk split further as shockwaves pounded it repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien cut through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Efficient and precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was unrelenting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did not taunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spear of demonic energy tore through the air and grazed his ribs. He ignored the pain and retaliated by grabbing the caster’s arm mid-swing and ripping it free from its socket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon shrieked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drove the severed limb straight through its skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clearing was becoming a field of collapsing bodies and broken bone structures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And still more were arriving. Intelligent and rabid ones. He didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soldier lunged from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien pivoted, caught its wrist, and used its own momentum to slam it face-first into the ground before stomping its head flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton swallowed it before the blood could fully pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave rippled outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from a soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From something heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself seemed to tighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien had just crushed the skull of his third isolated target when he felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A presence had been added to the mix. One that was very dense and structured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding demons faltered for half a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that pause, he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t see it at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A concentrated mass of demonic essence pressing against the clearing like gravity increasing suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining soldiers began to reposition instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formation tightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More coordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too late for most of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien tore through another with a clean strike to the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the pressure intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the voice that cut through the carnage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t need to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word carried weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers immediately withdrew several meters from Damien, forming a loose perimeter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest edge darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From between the shattered trees stepped the captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taller than the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body encased in layered black plating that looked less like scales and more like forged armor grown from flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two curved horns swept backward from its skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes glowed a steady, controlled crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grade Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peak Grade Two!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possibly brushing the threshold beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien straightened slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood dripped from his knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him lay at least fifteen corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton rippled at his feet, faintly expanded from consumption. It was currently shrinking though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain surveyed the destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The broken pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cracked disk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reduced numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then its gaze locked onto Damien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" it said calmly, \"the one who’s been hunting around stands before me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain stepped forward once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled lightly beneath the weight of its presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have been industrious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes flicked toward Luton briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And clever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soldier to Damien’s left tried to capitalize on the distraction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lunged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It never reached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain moved faster than Damien expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single backhand from the captain obliterated the soldier mid-charge, its body detonating into fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no longer a swarm engagement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was command authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s gaze returned to Damien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will not erode this zone further.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic essence around it began to circulate in slow, controlled spirals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the soldiers, its power did not flare wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It compressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Condensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien rolled his shoulders once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Good.’ He preferred this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining soldiers formed a wider perimeter, watching but not engaging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain stepped fully into the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fractured stone disk cracked further beneath its foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have slaughtered my subordinates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tilted its head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will serve as reinforcement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien smirked faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact came a fraction of a second later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its fist collided with Damien’s guard and blasted him backward through the remains of the command structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood and bone exploded around him as he smashed into the ground beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolled, planted his palm, and forced himself upright immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not a soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain reappeared in the clearing’s center, posture relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are not ordinary prey,\" it observed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien spat blood to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neither are you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fists met mid-charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave flattened nearby trees instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining soldiers staggered under the pressure alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a different level of engagement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war inside the eastern stronghold had shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer a silent purge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer controlled ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was command-tier collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as their second exchange shattered the fractured stone disk completely, all hell broke loose.\u003C\u002Fp>",1316,"2026-06-05T19:29:03.455Z",1,"novelbin.me","63f0a7b001e15f3ba28390b54db9ad677320ea526d8fc636af01684b31221214","sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--chapter-522","sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--chapter-520",548,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--cover.jpg"]