[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-adventures-of-hulim":3,"chapter-the-adventures-of-hulim-the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-517":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},1882418,2498,"Chapter 517 Movements of the Demon Lord Army","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-517",517,"\u003Cp>By the time Hulim Heyerar returned to the Central Castle of Windrock City,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>night had fully fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miko had long since arrived back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought you’d be back before me! Did something happen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim Heyerar nodded gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I ran into some people—my family, whom I haven’t seen in a long time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I see…… Huh?! Your family—?!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miko’s eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?! Your family is here?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, calm down. I’ll tell you about it later…… First, tell me what’s going on here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim Heyerar glanced into the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though night had fallen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the halls were still crowded with people—busier than they had been in daylight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prompted by Hulim Heyerar’s question, Miko slapped her forehead and suddenly remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I almost forgot! Irus said the Demon Army has made another move, and we’re all called to an emergency meeting at the Windrock City Temple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something like this……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim Heyerar took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me sooner next time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woooom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blast of long horns echoed through the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fully armed and armored, the Dwarf Legion marched into the city in formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve finally arrived…… cough.” Firuvin stepped forth to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry to keep you waiting…… uh, what’s wrong with you?” Fulmir frowned at Firuvin’s pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s nothing…… cough. Come with me. The others are waiting for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fulmir and Aralond exchanged a glance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Windrock City Temple, serving as the wartime command center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough…… At last, our main forces have all assembled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firuvin spoke weakly to the gathered high commanders of the Allied Forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from NovelBin. Please report it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over these days, the Demon Lord Army has launched many probing attacks. It won’t be long before…… cough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They will launch a full-scale offensive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we now have the strength to face them in a decisive battle…… cough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, prepare for battle……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the mountain ranges surrounding Windrock City once stood a city built within a narrow valley in the hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had long since fallen, now serving as the main base of the Demon Vanguard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Lord Goruzaan, has Lord Jaca still not caught those rats?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice rose from the dim, shadowed hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shush! Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goruzaan, the Demon General stationed here, turned all six of his eyes toward the speaker in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the demon let out a scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaah! Lord Goruzaan! Spare me! I meant no disrespect to Lord Jaca!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goruzaan snorted, and the red light in his eyes faded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Consider this a warning. If Lord Jaca had heard that, you would not have even begged for mercy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-yes……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon did not dare argue, shrinking into the corner in pain, trying to vanish from sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you all——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His six scarlet eyes swept slowly over the hall. Everyone who met his gaze bowed their heads in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Put aside your petty schemes. Do not think you can act as you please in this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once no one dared speak,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goruzaan ended his intimidation and turned to the real matter at hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve just received intelligence: the enemy has welcomed another group of powerful reinforcements……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goruzaan’s eyes flickered rapidly, taking in every reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most demons showed no response at all, barely registering the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the common attitude among demons:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they held the humans of the World of Himril in utter contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Goruzaan, this mindset was extremely dangerous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this world was truly so weak, why had their master launched so many invasions, sacrificing countless Demon Lords and high-ranking demons, yet failed to conquer it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cast aside your foolish arrogance——!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden rebuke left the demons in the hall stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since our vanguard landed, two High-Rank Demons have been ambushed and killed by those meddlers—so badly that Lord Jaca himself had to hunt them down! Do you still not understand?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the humans of this world were all worthless weaklings, why would Lord Jaca need to act personally? Why are we stuck here?! Are all of you just for show?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demons fell silent, their arrogant expressions fading. Even those who still looked down on humans dared not show it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the displeasure in Goruzaan’s eyes eased slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Listen to my orders——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We will attack the Allied Forces’ defensive lines tomorrow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a mountain shrouded in thick mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is truly astonishing…… Firuvin, you held off the demons with this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laki Kadar stared at the massive, active ancient device in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough…… It was part of the reason.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firuvin replied, his face still pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Dorothy’s Hill. Legend says it holds the tomb of Dorothy, the great witch from ages past. When I was young, I came here out of curiosity and found this underground……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped before the enormous structure, his fingers brushing its metallic, glowing surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Nation-Level Hyper-Arcane Tool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……I see. That’s why you set up the defensive line here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough…… Even so, it can only hold off ordinary High-Rank Demons. Against that Archdemon Commander, it would be useless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fortunately, he seems distracted by other matters and has left the front lines for now. Otherwise, I might not have lived to see your arrival……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>somewhere far to the east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, weren’t we heading west? Why the sudden change of direction?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quiet! Stop asking questions—I have my reasons…… Oh no——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arant the Sword Saint’s expression shifted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hide, now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his order, the Sword Saint’s disciples hid at top speed, holding their breath to not leak a single wisp of aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About half a minute later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they felt an unimaginably terrifying aura pass right beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura stretched over an enormous area,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>lingering for a long while before finally fading eastward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group let out a collective sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was close. We almost got caught.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough! Stay alert!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arant said sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We must move quickly. The intervals between his searches grow shorter and shorter……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arant did not finish his sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His intuition told him clearly that if this continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was only a matter of time before they had nowhere left to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he had no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he first sensed that demon, he understood why he had been lost, unable to find the main Allied army……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh. Let’s hope we’ve bought enough time…… Hurry up and move! What are you waiting for? Arman, you’re the slowest one!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1083,"2026-06-10T06:36:51.451Z",1,"novelbin.me","31edaf198a15e507bf4ca896ba8b7601adc2970eb103eb005bc4401c38bda181","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-518","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-516",528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-adventures-of-hulim-cover.jpg"]