[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring":3,"chapter-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-280":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting at Hogwarts, Logging into Elden Ring",{"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},1496173,1944,"Chapter 280: Time Reversal, the Dragonlord in the Temporal Rift","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-280",280,"\u003Cp>After parting with Melina, Arthur descended to the lowest reaches of Farum Azula—closest to the heart of the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the broken ruins, he sensed a temporal node.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extended his authority over time and touched it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The raging storm that had consumed half the city froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world began to lose its color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time had stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It began to flow backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shattered stones reassembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Collapsed walls restored themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive tornado at the city’s center reversed its rotation, expanding outward in a retrograde spiral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It swept toward Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively raised an arm against the gale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he lowered it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now stood at the edge of a colossal colosseum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The largest he had ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his vantage point, the opposite side was invisible beyond the horizon of pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient columns towered in solemn rows across an endless arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the very center—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A being hundreds of meters tall hovered in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Former Elden Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master of Farum Azula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragonlord Placidusax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s arrival did not disturb its slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gave him time to observe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placidusax lay curled, vast wings enveloping its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two colossal heads rose proudly toward the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in sleep, it refused to bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through gaps in its wings, Arthur saw two massive circular scars upon its neck—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where two additional heads had once grown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From those wounds emanated a faint scent of decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of something nearing death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long wars and endless ages had not left the dragonlord unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even curled, it spanned hundreds of meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fully extended, it would likely reach nearly a kilometer in scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur was grateful he did not suffer from megalophobia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also grateful Placidusax was no longer at full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This confrontation would not have been chosen so lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of habit, Arthur summoned his Mimic Tear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then stepped fully into the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he crossed the boundary—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placidusax awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its wings unfurled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tempest erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur now noticed something else:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the two vast primary wings lay a smaller secondary pair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient dragons in the Lands Between bore two sets of wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ifrit did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now was not the time for anatomical observations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placidusax did not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson lightning filled the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the lesser dragons Arthur had fought before—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This red lightning blanketed the entire colosseum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no room to evade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur did not bother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His resistance to crimson lightning was already maximized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could bathe in it without harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bolts rained down in overwhelming numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur vanished beneath a sea of scarlet light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the glow faded—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks danced across his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mimic Tear, however—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had been obliterated completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even ash remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placidusax narrowed its gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its claws ignited with condensed crimson lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lunged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical force and magical devastation combined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the dragonlord wanted to test strength—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would indulge it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur drew the Dark Moon Greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He layered it with Adula’s Moonblade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crescent of lunar energy stretched over ten meters long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Placidusax, it was scarcely larger than a toothpick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confident in draconic resistance to magic, the dragonlord did not evade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Moon Greatsword was no ordinary blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been refined and empowered repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a god-being would bleed if struck unguarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moonblade clashed with the dragon’s claw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lunar arc alone failed to pierce its scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hidden beneath it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true edge struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade of dark radiance flashed outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One massive talon severed cleanly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur was blasted backward by the dragon’s immense force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood—ancient and brilliant—fell from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placidusax roared in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wounded at the opening exchange—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intolerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It surged forward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it condensed the crimson lightning into solid talon-constructs—forming hardened energy claws as both weapon and shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur advanced to meet it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonblade arcs flashed repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword beams hammered against the lightning constructs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike carved deep rents into the energy claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some shattered entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the constructs were formed of pure power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time they broke—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placidusax simply reconstituted them with fresh lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle escalated rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swordlight against thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Temporal authority against primordial storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And above them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time itself trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance Chapters Available on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",722,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.382Z",1,"novelbin.me","ce17155557a63fbe8013d40bed194c477c3ea5f156681bead681f76706ecd9ba","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-281","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-279",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]