[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete":3,"chapter-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-38":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from the Apocalypse, I Alone Severed Eternity",{"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},2312420,4518,"Chapter 38: EXPLOSION: MYSTERIOUS DICE","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>Facing the earth element’s assault, Fang Shi stomped on shattered rocks and leapt upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already realized that these earth elements had gone completely mad after their companions died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would spare no effort, determined to kill their enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three earth elements crashed into the pile of rubble, kicking up a cloud of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi had already landed on the head of one of the earth elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He avoided the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collision caused the earth element’s body to shed stones like rain, barely holding its form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi stood unmoving as a mountain, his feet rooted like ancient trees, steady and unshaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continuously jabbed his long sword into the earth element’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth element naturally wouldn’t allow Fang Shi to act so recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It swung its arms left and right, smashing at its own head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining earth elements also surrounded and attacked, their strikes coming one after another like a series of slaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tried to seal off every escape route Fang Shi might take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Shi didn’t leap this time; at the last possible instant before the slaps arrived, he rolled sideways in a lazy donkey’s roll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slightly inserted his sword into the earth element’s head, then slid down from behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth elements were heavy and had great inertia; they couldn’t stop their momentum in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth element’s entire head was crushed into fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stones tumbled down like wheels, leaving it headless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth elements were elemental lifeforms; as long as their energy core remained intact, they wouldn’t truly die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they still needed eyes to see—without a head, they became blind flies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their limbs flailed wildly in the air; without hearing, they could no longer follow the commands of the other earth elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining two earth elements paid no heed to their companion’s fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To elemental lifeforms, such injuries meant nothing—they’d be fine again once they returned to the Earth Element Plane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They charged at Fang Shi in a frenzy, determined to kill him at all costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, for Fang Shi, the frenzied earth elements were far easier to handle than normal ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elemental lifeforms generally had low intelligence; only at the Elder Elemental level did they reach human-level intellect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large earth elements had only 6 intelligence—they were lucky if they could follow Turs’s orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In battle, they relied entirely on instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once enraged, their attacks became chaotic and reckless, and Fang Shi exploited every opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve been waiting for you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi twisted his step, spun around, and shattered the flying rock with his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then stepped backward repeatedly, dodging the remaining rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were Turs’s rock attacks—each rock struck with the force of a warrior of equal level at full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi had been prepared for Turs’s arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been waiting for Turs all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Turs had never launched a direct attack, relying on its winged mobility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi truly wouldn’t have had the confidence to kill Turs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the advantage of flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Fang Shi didn’t know why this stone dragon, Turs, had wings at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But considering the complexity within dragonkind, birthing a monster wasn’t surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Weakness Insight]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Multiple Force - Double Force (Arms)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Multiple Force - Double Force (Legs)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s arm and leg muscles rippled like waves, veins bulging, his entire body swelling visibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel sword flew from his hand, shooting toward Turs like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword’s speed was fast—reaching fifty meters per second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turs’s agility was only 14, and it was just six meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time it reacted, the blade was already at its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turs could barely dodge its vital areas; no other movement was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swish!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade pierced Turs’s chest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and embedded itself into its wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Piercing Attack Activated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You dealt 14 damage to the target.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t over—after throwing the sword,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi kicked off the ground, shattering the floor, and leapt upward toward Turs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fists slammed into Turs’s head, driving it to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unarmed Attack Activated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You dealt 4 damage to the target.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unarmed Attack Activated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You dealt 4 damage to the target.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the entire sequence, Turs had launched only one rock projectile at the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had no chance to retaliate at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Fang Shi’s relentless assault, it suffered heavy injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its 63 HP had already dropped by one-third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Fang Shi’s final two heavy blows, which left Turs dazed and disoriented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the two remaining earth elements had already drawn near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Fang Shi yanked out the steel sword and sidestepped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turs had just begun to regain some awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It saw the massive bodies of the earth elements charging straight at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turs was flung like a sack, blood staining its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its vision went black; it slipped into complete unconsciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enraged earth elements were out of their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They felt no guilt for harming their master and turned to search for Fang Shi again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Shi had already fled—to the corridor exit of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underground passage was tall—three meters high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the earth elements, it was far too low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their five-meter height restricted them; they could only watch helplessly as Fang Shi slipped into the corridor and escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huff!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi clenched his teeth and exhaled a deep, foul breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body burned with pain; every slight movement felt like monsters tearing at his flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the aftermath of his final burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To completely eliminate Turs, Fang Shi had used true Multiple Force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the absence of Life Transcendence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the consequence was exactly this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multiple muscle tears across his body, each movement excruciatingly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any ordinary person would have fainted from the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Fang Shi’s extraordinary willpower and extremely high pain threshold kept him conscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also Fang Shi’s only option—he had no choice at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turs had ranged attacks and had no need to engage Fang Shi in close combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi, caught between the earth elements, had been walking a tightrope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every moment drained immense energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Turs had kept firing from afar, Fang Shi might have been defeated by an unexpected ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also avoided the scenario where, after defeating the earth element, Turis would immediately flee upon seeing the tide turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Fang Shi launched a sudden burst of power to subdue Turis first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he couldn’t kill him, he had to severely wound him to prevent interference in the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, it was a great success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the earth element was trapped inside the hall, and Turis was critically wounded—likely near death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he needed was a little recovery, and he could go in to reap the rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Fang Shi located the energy core and began absorbing its primal force to repair his bodily injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an unknown length of time, Turis finally awoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s physiology now proved its worth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But immediately afterward, Turis’s heart sank into despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive internal and external bleeding; all organs shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, it was grievously wounded; had it not been for the dragon’s bodily structure being unlike that of ordinary species,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>any other creature with such injuries would have already sent its soul to the River Styx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such wounds left Turis utterly helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turis had no magical items like spatial containers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did it know any magic for storing objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, it carried no healing potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, for wounds this severe, ordinary healing potions were nearly useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Turis didn’t even possess healing potions to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to certain peculiar reasons, aside from its summoning ring and some goblin tributes of gold ore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it had no collection at all, let alone magical artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turis regretted it—had it known, it should have sought a deity, become a priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t have ended up in this embarrassing predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—Turis suddenly remembered, if its brain hadn’t been crushed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it seemed it had been beaten to this state by someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That damned human had apparently come to slay a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it was critically wounded—where had that human gone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hadn’t he finished it off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the earth element had done its job and killed the human while it was unconscious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the joy of vengeance welled up in Turis’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as it felt its life slipping away, that joy vanished instantly, replaced by sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do I really have to use that thing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turis was reluctant—using that thing was a gamble with its life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If luck ran out, it would die in the next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha—what if it didn’t use it? Would it not die now anyway? Might as well gamble once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It mustered the strength to lift its body, enduring the pain, and gagged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vomited out a die wrapped in gastric fluid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, a dragon’s stomach cannot store anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dragon’s digestive fluid was immensely powerful, capable of dissolving plastic and steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a creature that could survive by eating soil alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the summoning ring used to call the earth element had been held in its mouth, not swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, even if the ring remained intact, the summoning runes engraved upon it would have been corroded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only certain special materials could resist a dragon’s gastric fluid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even after being swallowed, they retained their miraculous properties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turis carefully picked up the die, sensing the abundant primal force within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sighed inwardly—its reluctance stemmed not only from a desire to preserve its life but also from an unwillingness to part with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The die had suddenly appeared before it, and it had claimed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a surge of information came to it, revealing the die’s method of use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, for the first time, Turis used the die while safely resting in its lair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, it arrived in this underground palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In panic, Turis used it a second time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result: wings sprouted on its body—wings it had never possessed as a wingless dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were permanent, immune to any magic, as if naturally grown—miraculous, as if bestowed by a creator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Turis, this was like adding wings to a tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this alone, the die could be called a divine artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the lucky, it was the king among divine artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There remained one final use—but Turis dared not use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if used again, the die would vanish on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Turis had no idea what would happen upon the next use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The randomness was too great—what if it teleported straight into the Abyss and died instantly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—given the die’s randomness, there might even be a direct-death option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Turis had no choice—it had to use it, or it would truly die.\u003C\u002Fp>",1804,"2026-06-20T12:43:33.559Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9346d50de2d49d7571a4c49dedbbfa0b7a820e9de6be3b6591b8a3ed7c73c160","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-39","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-37",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-cover.jpg"]