[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-adventures-of-hulim":3,"chapter-the-adventures-of-hulim-the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-438":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},1882089,2498,"Chapter 438: The Unbreakable Grand Array","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-438",438,"\u003Cp>Kina shifted her body slightly, turning to face the southeast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a faint smile tugged at the corner of her lips—a rare, unexpected expression on her usually ice-cold face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She whispered softly, her eyes filled with a hint of longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, Kina can’t go any further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words left her mouth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK. CRACK. CRACK......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body began to freeze over from the feet up, turning to ice at a terrifying pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than three seconds, she had completely transformed into a lifelike ice sculpture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Aznov and Sandor, still standing not far away, had no time to admire this stunning yet tragic work of art. Terror etched itself onto their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“RUN——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a blinding white light erupted from the ice sculpture, spreading outward in all directions like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything in its path froze solid in the blink of an eye—all living things, the air itself, even the earth beneath their feet......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the white light finally faded away,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a colossal iceberg over a kilometer wide towered over the landscape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its peak vanished into the clouds, and its base stretched endlessly downward into the depths of the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of the iceberg,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the two men stood covered in frost, their faces ashen as they stared at the massive structure mere meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So close. They had come so close to dying here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, they’d been cautious enough not to get too close initially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, they’d run fast enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If either of those two strokes of luck had been missing, they would never have survived this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sandor finally found his voice, grinding his teeth as he spoke, still shaken to his core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She was completely insane!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ROAR——!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An A-Rank monster let out its customary roar at the intruder, baring its fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWISH——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beam of light shot straight into its open mouth, piercing clean through its body from head to tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the ferocious A-Rank monster only managed to let out a single roar before collapsing to the ground, dead before it could even strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This narrative has been purloined without the author's approval. Report any appearances on Amazon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim paid no heed to the fallen beast, stepping over its body without a second glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the last one......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood before the final crimson pillar of light,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but instead of attacking immediately, she hesitated, a frown creasing her brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head, gazing up at the battle raging in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was he still doing nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the oddity she’d noticed ever since she destroyed the first pillar,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a growing sense of unease gnawed at Hulim’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had to be something they were missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what exactly was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t figure it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, they’d been on the back foot from the very start of this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulos’s tactics had exceeded everything this world could have anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their next move was completely unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they could do was react passively, countering each blow as it came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Yes. That’s all we can do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Hulim’s hesitation vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She twirled the Seven Luminaries in her hand, tightening her grip before pointing it straight at the pillar ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter what tricks they have up their sleeves, we can only find a way to defeat them once they reveal them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Final Light——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding white beam pierced through the crimson pillar of light in an instant, striking the red cylinder at its core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red cylinder shattered into pieces, dissolving into nothingness under the white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the cage formed by the ninety-nine pillars was completely destroyed, and the all-out battle was officially declared over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the last crimson pillar of light slowly faded from the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone on the battlefield turned their gaze toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all froze in place, holding their breath, waiting for the final victory to be sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible? How can this be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soldier on the battlefield shouted in disbelief, his voice cracking with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, more and more voices joined his, echoing the same question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hadn’t the blood-red sky dissipated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World Tree’s restraints were still in place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High up in the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus’s eyes were wide with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It can’t be......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Darius with a grave expression, her voice trembling with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Darius! What have you done?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What have I done? Heh...... Hahaha......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low chuckle escaped Darius’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he couldn’t hold back any longer, bursting into a loud, mocking laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“HAHAHAHAHA——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His laughter echoed across the entire battlefield, loud enough for everyone to hear clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You fools! Did you really think a grand array this terrifying could be destroyed so easily~?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me tell you——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius pulled a small cylinder from his pocket. It looked identical to the other ninety-nine cylinders—but this one pulsed rhythmically, like a beating heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? That’s——!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus’s eyes widened in horror as she stared at the object in his hand, the truth finally dawning on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh. As you’ve no doubt realized, all you destroyed were mere decoys. The true core of this grand array has been in my hands from the very beginning!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as the core remains intact, the grand array will never stop functioning! Despair! All your efforts have been completely in vain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can this be......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all the sacrifices we made, was it all for nothing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more soldiers crumpled to the ground in despair, their faces drained of all color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus finally understood why Darius had remained so indifferent as their ground-based defenses were destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he himself had been the most crucial piece of the puzzle all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything else—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the massive monster army, his subordinates, all of it—had merely been pawns to pave his path to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this man’s eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no one else had ever mattered. Everyone was just a tool to be discarded when they outlived their usefulness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles turning white with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Darius——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re beyond redemption! Not even the demons are as despicable and cruel as you!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.” Darius scoffed coldly. “Empty rage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tucked the core back into his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that’s your surrender speech, I suppose I can let it slide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Surrender?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To someone like you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sharp gaze pierced him like a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t even dream of it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She charged straight at Darius, her aura flaring with determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll never let you get away with this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius laughed as if he’d just heard the funniest joke in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You could barely hold your own against me with three Holy Tree Staves. Now you’re down to two—what hope do you have of defeating me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words left his mouth, Darius raised his demon spear, striking with pinpoint accuracy at the gap between the two Holy Tree Staves as they shifted positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus was sent flying backward, crashing violently into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“See?” Darius twirled his demon spear casually, looking down at her with a sneer. “That is reality. Right now, you stand no chance against me!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1205,"2026-06-10T06:36:37.918Z",1,"novelbin.me","c8b43e9b208c76d0b593dc244fb4e7e0a257ce07ab031029d09dcd64dff87f67","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-439","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-437",528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-adventures-of-hulim-cover.jpg"]