[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-adventures-of-hulim":3,"chapter-the-adventures-of-hulim-the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-326":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Adventures of Hulim",{"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},1882473,2498,"Chapter 326: A Battle Echoing the Past","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-326",326,"\u003Cp>Grisa screamed his lungs out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lina, impaled by countless spikes, slowly turned her head toward Grisa at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Run...... now......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sensing her will, the jet-black beast clamped its jaws around Grisa and, without hesitation, fled upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph. Do you think you can escape?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless black spikes hurtled toward the jet-black beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were about to strike—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the beast’s body liquefied, transforming into a shadow in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It then accelerated upward at an astonishing speed, easily evading the pursuing attacks and passing straight through the structures in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the span of mere seconds, it escaped the facility and vanished toward the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an enraged shout echoed through the facility:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone—chase them——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pitch-black beams of light tore repeatedly through the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re truly impatient. Are you that desperate to kill me, Grisa?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dodging the attacks, Cassim spoke in a calm tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Between you and me——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa swung his wand forcefully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“there is nothing left to say!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless shadows converged across the ground, forming spikes that stabbed toward Cassim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang! Clang......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet all these attacks were blocked by the barrier Cassim raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well. If you insist on testing your strength, I’ll humor you~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim pulled a short wand from his robes unhurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me see how much you’ve grown since those days——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive shadow beast erupted from the ground beneath Grisa’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It opened its inky maw, attempting to swallow him whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa flew into the sky just in time to evade the attack,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then pointed his wand at the shadow beast below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This book was originally published on NovelBin. Check it out there for the real experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black curtain unfurled behind him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and countless towering black spears extended from it, piercing straight toward the shadow serpent below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow serpent was impaled by the spears in an instant, then slowly dissipated into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bravo, bravo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim clapped and laughed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve truly grown powerful~. But......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky darkened in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim raised his wand at Grisa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re still far from enough~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar!” “Roar!” “Roar......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heads of shadow serpents emerged from the dark clouds above,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>lunging toward Grisa to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa waved his wand rapidly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sending countless jet-black blades slashing at the attacking serpents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the serpents regenerated far faster than they were destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, Grisa was completely surrounded......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the camp, the remaining Manacos teachers stared up at the massive sphere formed entirely of shadow serpents in the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their eyes filled with worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Grisa—will he be alright......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have to hold on......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone fretted for Grisa,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim seemed to sense something. His expression shifted slightly, then a smirk tugged at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????】”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gates of the Dark Prison!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying suction force erupted from the center of the shadow serpent sphere in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the shadow serpents were shattered in the blink of an eye,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and a violent storm swept through the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the shadow serpents had once surrounded Grisa, a jet-black portal materialized—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a bottomless abyss that greedily devoured everything around it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>trees, mana, even the air itself......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lingering for a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the portal began to destabilize,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then collapsed rapidly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>finally shrinking into a single black dot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa gritted his teeth and swung his wand forcefully at Cassim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black dot shot toward Cassim,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>devouring everything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh. Now this is more like it~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with the approaching fatal attack, Cassim remained calm and composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not use his wand—instead, he stretched out one hand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just as he had done years ago when facing Grisa’s attacks......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black dot collided with his right hand, and he clenched his fist, grasping it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re still not strong enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying shockwave surged through the forest, snapping countless trees in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack, condensed with the power of Fifth Circle Magic, was crushed by Cassim with his bare hand......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-Impossible......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He destroyed Teacher Grisa’s attack with his bare hand!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the teachers who witnessed this stared in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grisa—let me teach you what true Fifth Circle Magic is~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim raised his wand at Grisa once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a massive jet-black beam of light descended from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on instinct, Grisa raised a barrier at the last possible moment—but was still blasted downward by the attack......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An even larger shockwave erupted through the forest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>clearing another vast expanse of land with a bottomless crater at its center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-It’s Incantationless Fifth Circle Magic——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teachers’ faces paled with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How powerful is this man......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim strode toward the crater in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, Grisa. Stop pretending. I didn’t strike to kill with that last attack~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An attack hurtled toward him from ahead,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only to be blocked by a suddenly appearing barrier just before it reached Cassim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh~? Still resisting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim advanced toward Grisa, pushing through his attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all these years, I thought you’d have grown wiser~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black ray arced through the air, curving around to strike Grisa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splattered across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa stumbled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but gritted his teeth and raised his wand again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he was met with a denser, endless barrage of black rays—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their angles unpredictable, their speed unavoidable, their power unblockable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa’s wounds multiplied rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong? Is this all you’ve got?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A particularly massive black ray struck Grisa, sending him flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim stopped and stared calmly at Grisa lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems our game is over~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar——!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A jet-black beast with golden double pupils burst from the ground,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>lunging at Cassim from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, it was blasted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jet-black beast crashed to the ground but quickly rose again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fixing Cassim with an enraged glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh~?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim looked at it with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That test subject from years ago. You’ve grown quite perfectly. A pity I let you escape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sphinger!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa shouted, raising his trembling right hand to point his wand at Cassim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sphinger roared and charged at Cassim as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1023,"2026-06-10T06:36:37.917Z",1,"novelbin.me","9d67a26291782e938f353d07d70f532d3ee9fd4750c8621846197c7446a53605","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-327","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-368",528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-adventures-of-hulim-cover.jpg"]