[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-adventures-of-hulim":3,"chapter-the-adventures-of-hulim-the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-518":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},1882419,2498,"Chapter 518 The Vanguard Assaults","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-518",518,"\u003Cp>Elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jaca flew for a long while, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, he halted his advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……They escaped again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The network of monsters he had deployed stretched wider and wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet every time he rushed to a signal, he found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impatience burned hotter in Jaca’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to abandon this group entirely—but the moment his forces scattered, they came under attack, and two High-Rank Demons had already fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mission of his vanguard was not only to strike at the Allied Forces but also to establish a beachhead on this continent for the main army’s later advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To build a stable, controlled beachhead, his troops had to spread out and clear the area—not huddle in a single spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With limited strength and no reinforcements, every High-Rank Demon capable of leading troops was invaluable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These ambushes, therefore, hit them hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsure of his enemy’s true power and desperate to avoid further losses, Jaca had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph. Nuisances…… Let’s see how long you can keep hiding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words left his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jaca’s figure vanished from the spot, shooting into the distance at blinding speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy’s Hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Firuvin, your current condition…… it’s from this thing, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus said suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was a necessary cost……” Firuvin replied slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus clapped her hands and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then such a cost isn’t needed any longer! We can shut it down again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firuvin stiffened and objected sharply:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible! The demon threat is still upon us—how can we——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you no longer trust the Heroes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taken from NovelBin, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or do you not trust us~?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I……” Firuvin frowned tightly. “I have never thought that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it’s fine! Alright, let me take a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus stepped up to the device in a few strides and began tinkering with it casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see…… like this, then this, and this…… right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait! Don’t touch that recklessly—it’s extremely dangerous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firuvin cried out in alarm, trying to stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the continuously running device shut down abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Done~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus clapped her hands, wearing a look of “that was hard work,” and turned to face the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firuvin stared at her in helpless resignation, finally managing only:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected of you. There truly is nothing you do not know……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, I’ll take that as a sincere compliment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep——! Beep——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a magical tool at Firuvin’s waist blared an alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the tool and glanced at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face darkened at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The demons…… are attacking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Windrock City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus and the others hurried back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How bad is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aralond, who had remained in the city, answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The enemy isn’t striking us directly as they did before—they’re…… hm? Lord Firuvin, has your condition improved?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, thanks to someone……” Firuvin shot a silent glance at Irus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Never mind me. You said the Demon Lord Army isn’t targeting Windrock City?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They are not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aralond unfurled a map\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and pointed to a spot south of Windrock City, within the Witch Hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Their target is here…… Ebony City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ebony City?” Firuvin frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought this was not a vital stronghold……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned down and studied the map carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he realized:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while Ebony City was not strategic, capturing it would let the demons bypass Windrock City and reach Dorothy’s Hill directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the demons had found out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firuvin understood that the demon vanguard likely knew the key to holding them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost too absurd to put into words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, this would have been a disaster—but now…… that place no longer mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! I heard the demons are attacking!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Russell burst in recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Russell, must you always shout like that?” Eileen chided, following close behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So annoying……” Russell muttered, then raised his voice again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you all just standing around?! The enemy’s coming—let’s go out and fight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not content with words alone, Russell grabbed Arthur by the arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Arthur, quit dawdling! Let’s move out now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, Russell, isn’t this too rash……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not at all! Oh right——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You lot too! This is our first joint battle as Heroes—hurry up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Russell gripped his Holy Spear and charged outside with Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, wait for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice hurried after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, honestly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eileen sighed in exasperation and chased after them with Lucien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Temple, the others exchanged looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, Aralond stood slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Russell is right. It is time we Heroes fought together. Let us go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great gates of Windrock City creaked open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Russell, spear held high, was the first to charge out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Charge with me——!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ooooh!! For the Heroes!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elite Church Knights poured after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive host thundered toward Ebony City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the city walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Heroes vanish into the distance, Hulim Heyerar lifted her right foot, ready to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Irus placed a hand on her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We stay here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim Heyerar looked at her in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re not going? But Arthur and the others……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They are Heroes——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irus said seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not delicate flowers who need us to coddle them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time, we leave everything to them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Isn’t that too dangerous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Danger is how they truly grow strong, is it not?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim Heyerar glanced at the others one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firuvin, Laki, Esmelon—even Fulmir stayed put, with no intention of aiding the Heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six Heroes, most already at S-Rank combat level, and the rest nearly there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Archdemon Commander absent, the remaining demons stood little chance of killing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe It’s not like we’re abandoning them completely!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The demons, by their nature, have probably sent a strike force to raid Windrock City too. This is just a necessary defense for the city—don’t misunderstand~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a flimsy excuse. She could already picture Prarlulu and the others returning worn out, helpless to complain to them……\u003C\u002Fp>",1007,"2026-06-10T06:36:51.451Z",1,"novelbin.me","e1e9f48fef1e1a7e40442ee805d41ab42923a59dc538fda1d7633dd4cff018f7","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-519","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-517",528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-adventures-of-hulim-cover.jpg"]