[{"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-76":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},2312458,4518,"Chapter 76: Rooftop Battle: Refined Armor","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-76",76,"\u003Cp>On the rooftop, Fang Shi stood with sword in hand; the wind from the high-rise formed a vortex, swirling around him and tugging at the strands of hair on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath his feet, the corpses of interdimensional beings and humans covered the entire roof, staining every tile with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick stench of blood clung to his nostrils, never fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After half an hour of slaughter, Fang Shi had finally cleared all interdimensional beings from the building and reached the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carnage along the way was enough to give any ordinary person post-traumatic stress disorder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Fang Shi, it was like the wind on the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong, yet only swirling at the surface—unable to penetrate his body or soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that he was heartless; the end times were simply this cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who couldn’t adapt had already been eliminated—now they quietly hid behind the strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Live as civilians, producing supplies day after day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the strong could no longer protect them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi, whether before or after his rebirth, was never one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this life, he would dominate his own fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His long sword slashed through the air, severing three arrows mid-flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi turned his body and looked upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fire-feathered being clad in silver-blue armor hovered twenty meters above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood three meters tall, wielding a white-jade longbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bowstring still trembled, humming softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi said coolly, “Lu Xiusi. So it’s you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Lu Xiusi asked, puzzled. “You know me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi, of course, knew Lu Xiusi—he was one of the nine kings of the fire-feathered clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legendary archer who ruled the skies, his arrows never missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He specialized in sniping human elites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The draw weight of his longbow alone reached eight hundred pounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With magical enhancement, the arrows exceeded the speed of sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with his unique shooting techniques, they were nearly impossible to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as king of the fire-feathered people, he certainly didn’t fight alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Fang Shi’s keen spiritual sense, Lu Xiusi’s magical auras were densely packed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bore countless buffs—no weaker than those on Zhao Wensong and Luo Xiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And due to his higher spellcaster rank,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi’s buffs were even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Fang Shi’s magical auras were painfully sparse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, a lone wanderer with no support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that Fang Shi refused to let Luo Song’s men buff him—magic durations were limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, after fighting his way up, all buffs had expired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he possibly compete with Lu Xiusi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi sneered, “I don’t just know you—I know Emi, Ma Shu, and others too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why leave your homes, you kings? Why risk yourselves?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One misstep and you die on Blue Star—your wives and children become someone else’s.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the fire-feathered had kings, their system resembled nomadic tribes on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon a king’s death, the strongest among the tribe takes his place—and his wives and daughters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi showed no reaction to Fang Shi’s mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, their mindsets differed—he simply didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded and said, “So the Promised Land knows something of Etna World.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At moments of survival or extinction, every race gives birth to miracles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are one such miracle—no wonder you’ve slaughtered so many of my kin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But your miracle ends today. I will extinguish it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi chuckled. “You’ll need the skill to do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’m curious—why must you attack Blue Star?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t Etna World enough for you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know full well,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with your strength, invading Blue Star comes at a cost.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you care about the deaths of your own people?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Etna isn’t a gentle land—how will you survive the winter after such losses?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi said, “You’re right—but precisely because Etna isn’t gentle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We must seize the Promised Land. If we succeed, we’ll weather this winter safely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi asked, “Would you sacrifice nearly your entire clan for it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi replied coldly, “Yes. As long as any remain, we can reproduce.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter how many die, if it buys us a safe land, it’s worth it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi pressed, “Once you take Ancheng, no new portals will open?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No more monsters will descend? How will you hold it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi sneered, “No new portals will appear—we have divine protection, so we won’t suffer divine punishment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi scoffed, “Divine protection? The same deity who let you suffer countless deaths, who couldn’t even protect Etna World?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What use is such a god? In our China, we’d drag him out for a public parade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Like a dragon king who refuses to bring rain in drought—he needs ten or twenty lashes before he listens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi’s face darkened. “Do not slander my lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh! Shhh! Shhh! Shhh! Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In moments, Lu Xiusi’s bow trembled, launching five arrows simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their speeds varied, forming a blockade that sealed off every escape route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that wasn’t the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure suddenly appeared in the sky, murmuring incantations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spell aura shot toward Fang Shi—late to launch but faster than the arrows, striking him first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spell Upgrade—Human Paralysis!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The target becomes paralyzed, frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their senses and breathing remain normal, but they cannot move—not even speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying humans will plummet; swimmers will drown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Designed specifically for humans, its resistance threshold is extremely high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiles shattered, blood sprayed; a small crater formed in the solid concrete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi leapt upward, soaring ten meters, his foot landing precisely on the path of the incoming arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He steadied himself on the arrows, then pushed off again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He charged upward, flying against the wind toward Lu Xiusi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi was astonished by Fang Shi’s maneuver—simple in theory, impossibly difficult in practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrows exceeding the speed of sound are fast enough; judging their trajectories accurately in such a short time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he slaughtered my men—this ability is truly extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that’s all it was. Lu Xiusi remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His earlier conversation with Fang Shi had one purpose: to distract him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To let the hidden priest cast the spell undisturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even if it failed, it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A seasoned warrior plans for failure and prepares contingencies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s speed was fast, but not unmanageable for Lu Xiusi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he dodged, Fang Shi would lose his footing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d lose balance, exposing a fatal opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a single arrow to the vital point—easy kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Xiusi refused to dodge. He thought Fang Shi wasn’t worth dodging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was king of the fire-feathered, Life Rank 9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His physical prowess far surpassed ordinary fire-feathered, and he bore priestly buffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had to dodge under these conditions, Lu Xiusi felt he should abdicate the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The longsword and longbow collided, sparking scattered flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi did not use any other weapon, but relied on the longbow in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This longbow, forged from the bones of a legendary creature, was indeed unbreakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a violent impact still left wind elements swirling around the longsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet not a single mark remained on the pure white bowstring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the blow sent Fang Shi crashing toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi used the recoil to step back, drew his bow fully, and shot toward Fang Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not believe Fang Shi could dodge this time—there was no air to push off from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how great your abilities, you cannot twist or evade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can only endure it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the fire-feathered priest hiding nearby completed his second incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instant spell—Dispel Magic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire-feathered priest sensed magical energy surging from Fang Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decisively used Dispel Magic to interrupt Fang Shi’s casting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the power of magical items could be undone by this spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave Fang Shi no chance to counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even facing such dire circumstances, the falling Fang Shi showed no panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was calm, a smile on his face, radiating absolute confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, while chatting with Lu Xiusi, he had already sensed someone casting nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood Lu Xiusi’s intentions—but this was exactly what Fang Shi wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi had grown beyond being a petty soul struggling for survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now sought to uncover the deeper secrets of the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Lu Xiusi revealed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The things he said, Fang Shi already knew—whether Lu Xiusi truly did not understand, or simply refused to speak, he could not tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The confidence behind Fang Shi’s actions came from his newly acquired talent: Arcane Intuition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, Fang Shi’s perception and spell identification could detect hidden casting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could never have identified the exact spell as easily as he could now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless the caster stood face-to-face with him and cast directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Arcane Intuition, Fang Shi became far more sensitive to the flow of spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And far more easily—even without seeing it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this perception, he could analyze the nature of the spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After determining the spell was Human Paralysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi deliberately did not dodge or evade—his innate force resistance made him hard to affect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Human Paralysis’s saving throw was Willpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Fang Shi’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He possessed Iron Will II, meaning he could almost always resist any first-tier spell targeting Willpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi could almost always pass the saving throw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping on the arrow and leaping through the air was no reckless move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, it lulled Lu Xiusi and the others into complacency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, it lured the fire-feathered priest into casting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magical fluctuation on Fang Shi’s person came from the Summoning Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the fire-feathered priest cast Dispel Magic, Fang Shi directly hurled the ring into the spell’s ray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he begin his true incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bai He Sword Art (Perfected)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Fang Shi vanished midair, becoming an invisible wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed through the arrows and swept toward Lu Xiusi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a mere flash, he closed the distance between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the brilliance of Bai He Sword Art—merging with the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming true wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for extreme physical attacks and supernatural forces,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary physical strikes could not harm Fang Shi—and he could also ride the wind to fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A divine technique, perfect in both offense and defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the true reason this spell cost 4 magic points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burn the Qin, Boil the Crane!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi had no time to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After casting Bai He Sword Art, Fang Shi’s every movement doubled in speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exceeding Lu Xiusi’s reaction threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why Fang Shi stepped on the arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had not shortened the relative distance between himself and Lu Xiusi,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi would have reacted—and possibly countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And delaying the attack until now also avoided giving the enemy time to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this end, Fang Shi had even spent some magic points to test them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The results proved that, aside from Dispel Magic,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi’s group had no other means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their numerous magical auras were merely passive buffs enhancing themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No anti-magic field, no chain mishap spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gale, like blades, severed Lu Xiusi’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dealt 11 damage to the target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dealt 12 damage to the target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dealt 10 damage to the target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Target dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Extracting target’s soul energy: you gain 630 experience points, 63 survival points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing Lu Xiusi, the gale did not pause—it surged toward the fire-feathered priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a scream, the fire-feathered priest died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dealt 20 damage to the target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dealt 15 damage to the target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Target dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Extracting target’s soul energy: you gain 432 experience points, 43.2 survival points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi returned to the rooftop, dismissed the spell, and resumed his form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand, he held Lu Xiusi’s armor and longbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Lu Xiusi weak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not at all. In the brief moment they clashed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi sensed the man’s strength was at least 30.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two points higher than Fang Shi’s after Double Force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire-feathered were naturally resistant to magic, and Lu Xiusi had stacked every possible buff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this stage, he was nearly invincible—capable of battling weaker second-tier creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi also noticed Lu Xiusi’s blue-silver armor contained adamantine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A metal harder than diamond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diamond’s Mohs hardness is 10; adamantine is 20.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not merely double the difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human skin is 1.5; steel is 5.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even if human skin were ten times tougher, it still could not match steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, armor forged from adamantine was extremely durable—a 100% pure adamantine suit was practically a quasi-artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even armor with just some adamantine added was formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s attack left only a single scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the gaps between the armor plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiusi was even more invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he barely brought any retainers—anyone with this gear and strength would have such boldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Lu Xiusi, for safety’s sake, had fully stacked his buffs and even brought along a priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lu Xiusi had been even more cautious and brought a whole troop, this battle would not have been so easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad, there were no “what ifs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead is dead; there is no second chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wrong! This longbow is flawed!”\u003C\u002Fp>",2170,"2026-06-20T12:43:33.559Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2c41058680b51a8074fed10a40c1254fc4c900f74a1af4fb847ba3a2c7d39701","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-77","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-75",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-cover.jpg"]