[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-adventures-of-hulim":3,"chapter-the-adventures-of-hulim-the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-495":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},1882246,2498,"Chapter 495 The Piercing Strike","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-495",495,"\u003Cp>Clink~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Fulmir tossed his empty potion vial to the ground and stretched his stiff muscles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems I’m good as new……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming his body was fully restored, he turned to Aralond beside him and spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aralond, watch closely today. Witness the kind of battles you will face in the future, and burn this sight into your memory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……” Aralond stared at him silently, then nodded at last. “Yes, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. I’m off, too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fulmir’s figure vanished from the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the heart of the battle, horrific collisions echoed without end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha~! Elf! Let’s see just how much punishment you can endure! I’ll drown you beneath the entire sea of lava——!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, the whole burning sea inverted and crashed downward at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Staff of the Sacred Tree in her hand blazed with radiant light, wrapping Irus in a layer of green barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lava slammed into the barrier wave after wave. She swayed like a single leaf upon a storm-wracked ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the savage power of nature, the barrier faded at a terrifying rate, flickering on the verge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Sugart’s eyes lit up with unbridled glee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, soon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never thought the famed Undying Elf would die by my hand today!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second her barrier shatters, I’ll deal the finishing——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Irus——!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shout suddenly cut through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who dares?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sugart lifted his head instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he looked up, a bone-piercing icy wind slammed straight into his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in a single instant, the lava surging toward Irus froze solid into towering icebergs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sugart jolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the intruding figure, his gaze sharpening with vigilance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the power of that magic just now?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from NovelBin. Support the author by reading it there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be…… another foe on par with the elf?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Irus!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim Heyerar paid Sugart no mind, flying straight to Irus’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice layer exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus leaped upward from below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hulim?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the girl before her in surprise, then seemed to understand, a faint smile tugging at her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……It seems you succeeded.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Irus, are you unharmed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you expect any less from me?” Irus chuckled lightly, completely at ease. “That fool was probably celebrating inside his head, thinking he could actually take me down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sugart: “……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim scanned Irus up and down, confirming she bore not a single wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly realized why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though both possessed monstrous regeneration and endurance, Irus drew her power from the World Tree—a divine‑rank being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their tiers were not even comparable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Irus lacked a way to kill him outright, she could drag this fight out forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Irus! Hulim!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, Laki and Fulmir flew over one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice surface shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laki landed before them, sizing up Irus just as Hulim had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, it really is you, Irus—not a scratch on you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Laki, Fulmir. Are you both recovered?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fulmir landed on the ice as well, replying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fit as a fiddle. I can fight him again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that case——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All four turned their gazes in unison toward Sugart not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sugart actually laughed in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been sorely underestimated~!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rage practically spewed from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastards…… You think adding one more makes you strong enough to kill me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red glow seeped up from the frozen ground beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four immediately shot into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mere seconds, all ice and snow melted away, and the entire landscape reverted to a sea of lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Sugart!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sugart raised both hands high overhead and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The great demon who will burn this world to ash! As long as I stand upon this flame, I am undying, unbeatable——the Fire Demon!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lava sea churned violently, and colossal energy converged nonstop into his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spread out, everyone!” Laki shouted at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll attack from all sides! Even if we have to drag him down, we’ll finish this today!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Laki prepared to circle behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph!” Sugart snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Foolish tricks. Attacks from insolent weaklings like you are no more than tickles to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy gathered between Sugart’s hands reached its breaking point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Turn to ash beneath my ultimate strike——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling that monstrous energy, Laki and Fulmir’s faces paled at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is bad!!! Retreat——!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha~! Too late!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A horrific fireball was moments from crashing downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that once this power erupted, its blast radius would be apocalyptic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laki’s heart sank. She realized in an instant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already too late……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shing——!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between heaven and earth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a crimson light flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a single breath, a crimson beam pierced straight through Sugart’s body, piercing clear through to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sugart’s body swayed. The motion of throwing his fireball froze mid‑action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time itself seemed to pause at this moment……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the terrifying condensed fireball slowly unraveled and faded did he move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sugart still stood there, dazed and empty‑eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hung his head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>staring blankly at the gaping hole in his chest, and let out a disbelieving murmur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What…… is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why can I not regenerate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t understand……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An incomprehensible force ate away at his body. Everything he was vanished before his eyes at a visible rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His proud racial talent was useless at this moment. The sea of lava that had granted him invincibility could not save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only death, clear and cold, drew closer with every step……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his head slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am…… Sugart, the Fire Demon……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one final, resentful cry to the heavens,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his massive body dissolved completely into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Sugart fade away bit by bit, Laki and Fulmir froze mid‑air completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could not make a sound for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one thought echoed in their heads:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just happened?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim lowered her wand casually, tilting her head in faint confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He was even weaker than the monsters that appeared in the later stages of the arena……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hu…… lim?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to Irus, only to find the elf staring at her with a strange, unreadable expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus finally snapped out of her daze, hurrying to say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N‑Nothing, really.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you sure……?” (Stare——)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem, I’m certain! Alright, now that Sugart is dealt with, we should head back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Mm, okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim turned and departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus could not help but marvel inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This child…… Even knowing what she is capable of, seeing it with my own eyes still leaves me stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Irus, aren’t you coming?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah—coming right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1127,"2026-06-10T06:36:37.918Z",1,"novelbin.me","d8944f1aeb042ae3fde247912dd4625c44533abb289245f934c89d8f4edcfd1d","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-496","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-494",528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-adventures-of-hulim-cover.jpg"]