[{"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-524":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},1327225,1762,"Chapter 524: Barely Winning","sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--chapter-524",524,"\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain retaliated with a knee to Damien’s abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien vomited blood on impact but the demon didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hammered him with another punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each blow heavier than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien tried to counter however, he ended up being too slow every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A backhand caught him across the temple and sent him spinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hit the ground hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to rise but body didn’t respond properly. He’d suffered too much internal damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain approached slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Measured steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its damaged leg dragged slightly, but its upper body remained terrifyingly steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You destabilize our mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stood over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You slaughtered my command.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It raised its hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will not rise again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien forced his head up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vision blurred as blood dripped into his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body screamed at him to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To lie still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To end it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s fist descended but he rolled at the last possible second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact detonated the ground beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced himself up on one knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A kick smashed into his side and sent him tumbling again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky above swayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The canopy spinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain stepped forward and placed its foot on his chest. The pressure was crushing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracked ribs grinding inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien felt something puncture deeper inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon leaned down slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are strong,\" it said. \"But strength without inevitability is nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It began increasing pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deliberately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ribs creaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien’s hands gripped the demon’s ankle weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to push.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to twist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision darkened at the edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain raised its fist one final time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blow would end it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien’s heart hammered once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel death pressing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had pushed too far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not overpower a peak Grade Two commander in this state. In fact, he could not do it even in his peak state alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fist began to descend\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Damien smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood-stained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right,\" he whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain paused a fraction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien’s hand dropped from its ankle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice came out barely audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Summon Luton.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s eyes widened slightly but it was not from the word. There was a surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A presence exploded outward from Damien’s body like a collapsing star reversing direction. \"Devour him.\" Damien ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air distorted violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mass of shimmering, dark red slime erupted outward from beneath Damien and swallowed his torso in a protective surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s descending fist smashed into Luton instead of Damien’s skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact vanished into the slime. Absorbed and distributed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s eyes widened, his attack had been neutralized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain stepped back instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not subtly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It unfolded like something no longer pretending to be small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body thickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana fluctuations distorted around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining soldier demons at the edge of the battlefield froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, the demon showed fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That presence...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien coughed violently as Luton restructured beneath him, lifting him slightly and easing the pressure on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced himself upright with Luton’s support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body screamed in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should’ve finished it faster,\" Damien muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain lunged immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It understood the shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It drove both fists forward, compressing demonic essence into a single catastrophic strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton surged to intercept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blow landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of shattering through, the captain’s fists sank halfway into the slime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surface hardened like gel turning to stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain tried to retract its arms but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slime engulfed both forearms instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon roared and unleashed a burst of concentrated demonic energy from its core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion tore a crater around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trees disintegrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone turned to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luton did not release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Condensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adapted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien staggered to his feet behind it, using the slime as a living shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing was ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his eyes were clear again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wanted inevitability?\" he rasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain roared and tore one arm free at the cost of layers of armored flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black blood sprayed violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tried to leap backward and Luton extended like a tidal wave and wrapped around its torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon’s aura flared desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It drove its elbow into the slime repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impacts did nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton compressed tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s damaged leg snapped under the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It roared and tried to gather energy for self-destruction which Damien saw instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward, ignoring the agony tearing through his body, and drove his hand into the already shattered rib cavity again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he reached the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain convulsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its energy destabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton reacted immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slime surged over the demon’s upper body entirely, sealing its mouth, sealing its core region, suffocating the energy buildup before detonation could complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s movements became frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then slower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its crimson eyes locked onto Damien one last time. \"You are the anomaly...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien squeezed. \"I guess so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The core cracked inside his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a sickening compression sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s body collapsed inward as Luton devoured it completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just absorption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield fell quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining soldier demons didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien didn’t pursue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t. Instead, he summoned Skylar, Fenrir, and Cerbe and had them chase after the escaping demons, hunting them all down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dropped to one knee as Luton retracted and condensed again, though it was visibly larger now. However, it started to shrink back to its normal size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed a hand to his chest and winced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multiple ribs shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Internal bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shoulder torn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was closer to death than he had allowed himself to admit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton shifted beside him protectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface rippled once — almost concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You saved me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slime pulsed faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eastern stronghold was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien let himself fall back against a broken stone fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just long enough to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And next time, he would not walk into a captain-level battle alone again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not when death had just brushed his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luton shifted closer, standing guard over him as the ruined forest settled into uneasy silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war inside Twin Disasters had escalated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Damien had just announced himself properly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1115,"2026-06-05T19:29:03.455Z",1,"novelbin.me","7b361540c12cb4f67d0bc3ce4c8487b0b80b73a0b321137ec722cf7cb995641f","sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--chapter-525","sss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--chapter-523",548,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsss-ranked-awakening-i-can-only-summon-mythical--cover.jpg"]