[{"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-281":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting at Hogwarts, Logging into Elden Ring",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":12,"novelImage":21},{"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},1496174,1944,"Chapter 281: The Dragonlord’s Breath, and the Material of Farum Azula","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-281",281,"\u003Cp>Arthur’s sword beams continued carving through Placidusax’s lightning-forged talons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragonlord, in turn, swung relentlessly, crimson claws tearing through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Man and dragon clashed in a violent exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Arthur raised the Dark Moon Greatsword to block another strike—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of Placidusax’s heads lowered simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twin streams of dragon breath erupted toward Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinarily, he wouldn’t have bothered dodging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long since achieved immunity to conventional dragon breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His instincts screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Arthur retreated explosively, leaving the breath’s radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dragon breath dissipated, he looked toward the impact point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive crater had formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine dust drifted upward from its depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s pupils narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena floor was not ordinary stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the legendary weapons he had collected in the Lands Between was theRuins Greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its system description read:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A weapon forged from intact fragments of ruins struck by a falling star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It carries within it the power of destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"ruins\" referred to Farum Azula itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weapon’s engravings matched the city’s architecture perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the material—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Identical to the very platform beneath Arthur’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a single fragment of this stone could be forged into a legendary weapon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then an entire city built from it must be unimaginably durable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, even Placidusax’s crimson lightning had failed to leave so much as a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Arthur’s Dark Moon Greatsword had been sharp enough to carve faint marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the dragon breath had eroded a massive pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur extended his spiritual sense toward the crater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding dawned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon breath was infused with time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Specifically—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It accelerated the target’s lifespan to exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Objects caught within it did not burn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theyagedinto dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone had simply reached the end of its allotted existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had taken that attack directly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a divine being’s long lifespan might not have saved him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might have crumbled to powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he realized something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura lingering in the crater—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same scent of decay emanating from Placidusax’s severed necks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very force corroding the dragonlord itself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had weaponized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur couldn’t help but admire it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Former Elden Lord indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placidusax advanced again, attempting to capitalize on Arthur’s brief distraction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a creature hundreds of meters tall had no concept of subtlety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur easily evaded the lightning talons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt upward, reaching the dragonlord’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Moon Greatsword rose high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He aimed to sever one of the remaining heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placidusax vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur landed, scanning the arena—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only for the dragonlord to reappear behind him in a flash of spatial distortion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lightning-wreathed claw descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur barely had time to erect a mana barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blow struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was hurled hundreds of meters—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crashing into a massive pillar before stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier prevented injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the impact left him momentarily disoriented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re a thousand-meter dragon and you’re using Bloodhound Step? Seriously?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t Bloodhound Step, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the instantaneous disappearance and rear-positioning were disturbingly similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur raised the Death Staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to fight properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed the staff into the arena floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black mist erupted outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bone grated against stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undead rose from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skeleton warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corrupted remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Those Who Live in Death from the Lands Between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within moments, an undead army flooded half the colosseum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fusion of his two Death Staves had enhanced the summoning dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greater efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And access to higher-tier revenants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur pointed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legion surged toward Placidusax like a black tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragonlord unleashed twin breaths again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attempting to erode the army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead skeletons glowed red from the heat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they did not crumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no lifespan to exhaust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No future to age away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For beings already dead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the raw temperature of the breath could damage them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stormbound dragonlord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sea of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Arthur—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the center,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commanding oblivion itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance Chapters Available on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",687,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.382Z",1,"novelbin.me","6d771ae1cf7eaed5048ff5d875cbfdcea5c4813684a1f110478737e40c575323","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-1","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-280","https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]