[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic":3,"chapter-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-257":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sword God in a World of Magic",{"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},1492142,1940,"Chapter 257 Poison Adept","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-257",257,"\u003Cp>Chapter 257 Poison Adept\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang immediately used his left arm to shoot himself to his right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just an instant later, a bullet of purple sludge hit the place where Shang had just been. There had been enough sludge to cover Shang's entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SSSSSSSSS!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent and high-pitched sizzling noise came from the sludge as it burned a hole into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang gritted his teeth. 'This is troublesome. The Spells of Poison Mages aren't very fast, but they are extremely effective against humans.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why were they so effective?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, what could the protective Magic Circle on Shang's uniform do against that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Shang had fought Mages, he had always had his uniform to rely on, and he had definitely used the Magic Circles to his advantage in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wouldn't work against the Poison Adept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Spell was called Sludge Bolt, and if Shang got hit by it, he would definitely die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Adept raised an eyebrow when he saw that Shang had evaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected that at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His target, Shang, was supposed to be a newly advanced Initial General Stage warrior. His speed shouldn't have been fast enough to evade the Sludge Bolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, the Poison Adept had noticed that Shang had somehow reached the Early General Stage already, but that still shouldn't have been enough to evade the Sludge Bolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Adept was a Mid Adept. He was an entire level above this warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, this warrior managed to evade a Spell that came from a Mage an entire level above him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was very unusual. Many people would even say that this was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Poison Adept didn't panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if his target evaded a Sludge Bolt? He would just need to use different Spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang charged toward the Adept with all his speed as he readied his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Adept began to chant a different Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang reached the enemy very quickly since there hadn't been much distance between them. After all, they weren't fighting in the open but inside the Caves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's heavy sword hit the Poison Adept's Mana Shield and bounced off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Adept's eyebrows rose in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a lot of Mana that had just been used up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Doesn't matter,' the Poison Adept thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, his Spell was finished, and his hand pointed at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's eyes shone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Vice-Dean Ranos' thorough lessons, Shang knew exactly what kind of Spell this was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can die now,\" the Poison Adept said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's legs exploded with Ice, and he jumped upwards with all his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a moment too soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant later, a gigantic wave of purple water exited the Poison Adept's Mana Shield and swept throughout the entire cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sludge Wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the name of the Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cost several times more Mana than Sludge Bolt, but it was basically unavoidable by anyone close to the Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, Mages could use Mana Step to get away, but Sludge Wave wasn't designed to deal with Mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Spell specifically created to kill large groups of warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang barely managed to avoid the Sludge Wave with his Ice Blast and kept flying upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLINK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shang hit the ceiling, he buried his sword into it in a diagonal manner, allowing him to hang from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Tunnel Pangolins hadn't hardened the walls over this many years, the ceiling would have crumbled under Shang's weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang gritted his teeth as his breathing stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poisonous gas coming from below him was burning his skin and even a bit of his insides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If just the poisonous gas was already this deadly, how deadly would the sludge itself be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Adept looked calmly at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected him to evade the Sludge Wave, but this was not an issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The many brilliant Mages that had designed this Spell over the years wouldn't overlook such a simple counter as jumping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If jumping worked, the Spell would basically be useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang looked at the sea of poison below him with narrowed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sludge wouldn't vanish for over half a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if a warrior jumped?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they couldn't fly, they would still land in the sludge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Poison Adept's Focus began to shine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had finished preparing its Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant later, a Sludge Bolt shot at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang pulled out his sword, fell for a bit, and unleashed another Ice Blast with his left arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Shang landed on one of the walls of the tunnel and hung from there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the place where Shang had just been, the Sludge Bolt hit the ceiling, and the ceiling began to vanish at that place. A big part of the sludge also fell to the ground, leaving behind purple gas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Adept frowned with annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his Focus had readied another Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Sludge Bolt later, and Shang hung on a different part of the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long are you planning on keeping this up?\" the Adept asked as he shot another Sludge Bolt from his Focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do know that I am recovering Mana right now? Casting Spells with a Focus doesn't consume any of my Mana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang avoided another Sludge Bolt. This had been the seventh one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Shang's entire body was steaming. He had used different parts of his body to use Ice Blast to evade, and he was at his limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you actually know how fast an Adept recovers Mana?\" the Poison Adept asked with annoyance as he shot another Sludge Bolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the time the effects of the Sludge Wave end, I have recovered all the Mana I expended.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This will continue indefinitely, and you will eventually die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Sludge Bolt hit the place where Shang had just been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or do you plan to escape into a different tunnel?\" the Poison Adept asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Poison Adept shot another Sludge Bolt at Shang, he looked at the other entrances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Shang truly managed to escape, it could become troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, how about I make the other tunnels collapse?\" the Poison Adept said with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Focus continued shooting at Shang with Sludge Bolts as the Adept readied another Sludge Wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Sludge Wave left the Poison Adept's Mana Shield. A huge part of the wave filled the tunnel even more with sludge as some of the wave washed over one of the entrances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls and ceiling of one of the entrances began to sizzle until…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Poison Adept got another idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about we make a poison sea?\" he loudly muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after, the Poison Adept unleashed another Sludge Wave to increase the amount of sludge in the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another entrance collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the ceiling at Shang's current location gave way, and Shang fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Focus unleashed a Sludge Bolt, and Shang evaded with another Ice Blast, severely burning his left arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang looked around and noticed that the poisonous gas had severely deteriorated the ceilings and walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became harder and harder for Shang to keep himself above the sea of poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, there was only one entrance left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Poison Adept seemingly took to the sky as he began to levitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn't actually fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply his Mana Shield pushing him up as it isolated him from the poison around him. One could say that the Poison Adept was in the center of a sphere, swimming in a sea of poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some seconds later, the Poison Adept appeared near the last entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see how you flee now,\" he said with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's eyes widened in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just heard Astor's voice coming from the last entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Adept, who stood near that entrance, looked into it and groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great, now I have to kill them too. Hope you're happy,\" he said to Shang with annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Shang heard with horror how the Poison Adept readied another Sludge Wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A human? Who are you?\" Shang heard Elver's voice coming from the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Poison Adept didn't answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, not until his Sludge Wave was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't really matter,\" the Poison Adept said in a bored tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team looked at the Adept in confusion before they saw the scene behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes widened in shock, but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Adept unleashed his Sludge Wave.\u003C\u002Fp>",1438,"2026-06-06T04:07:02.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","de51582d37f3a6f5e5519ba301c8ddf84bf592d1e783e80b979eddfcec2ee6d6","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-258","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-256",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]