[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-adventures-of-hulim":3,"chapter-the-adventures-of-hulim-the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-528":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Adventures of Hulim",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":12,"novelImage":21},{"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},1882429,2498,"Chapter 528 The Silent Fall","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-528",528,"\u003Cp>A strange feeling welled up in Jaca’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had run into this young girl unexpectedly while hunting the Sword Saint and his disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he’d paid her no mind, planning to kill her without a second thought—but the moment before he struck, his body froze on instinct……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a being far above ordinary High-Rank Demons, even in the Demon Realm, Jaca was no trivial presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over endless ages, he had survived countless storms and crises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In time, beings like him had developed an almost primal danger sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This human girl before him……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By every measure, her power should be beneath his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This uneasy, prickling sensation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>where was it coming from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who…… are you exactly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long, silent standoff, Jaca could no longer hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze remained calm and unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl answered quietly and plainly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hulim Heyerar…… I have come to kill you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are my enemy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh~.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her silver-gray hair drifted gently in the wastelands wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her silver staff turned lightly and pointed straight at Jaca.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dare you……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enemy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jaca’s eyes bored into Hulim, growing colder by the second. His hesitation, twisted by irritation, hardened into icy indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course…… Enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems all my subordinates have been killed by you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jaca let out a sudden, low sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed…… in this world, you and I are nothing but enemies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his rising frustration was forcibly suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All life in this world was the enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever stood before him was destined to be erased by the demons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you are an enemy——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then you must be fought!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This narrative has been unlawfully taken from NovelBin. If you see it on Amazon, please report it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would she attack?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this strange aura a curse? Or some powerful magical artifact?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It no longer mattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever tricks she held, he would end this before they could be used!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cold eyes locked onto the girl like frozen steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re wide open……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying aura exploded outward. In an instant, monstrous energy spheres condensed between Jaca’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die, enemy——!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his attack could even fire,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a single red beam pierced straight through his body first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jaca’s body swayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack gathering in his hands faded away slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down, staring in confusion and shock at the gaping hole spreading across his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…… cannot be……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wind swept past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jaca’s body vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a single mark of battle remained on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mightiest demon on the continent had disappeared silently in this forgotten corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew. No one saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Strange man. His face kept twisting all over the place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim slowly put away the Seven Luminaries and gave a quiet, brief comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still. He’s finally dealt with. Next……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim lifted her head and glanced toward the west.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned and flew east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mission was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to find the presence she had sensed earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time that Hulim and Jaca faced off,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in a certain eastern valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Saint Arant silently polished his beloved sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finished, he gently stroked the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……This will be the last time I polish you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old friend…… fight with me until the end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Armen watched, unsure what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All his fellow disciples stood silent, giving their swords one final check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was heavy and oppressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Saint Arant swung his sword through empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched the sword aura fly into the sky, cutting through passing clouds, then nodded lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect. I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems I can give you a proper battle——huh?! What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock and confusion flashed across Arant’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh-What is the meaning of this?!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Saint’s disciples all stood up, staring at him in puzzlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, what’s wrong now?” Armen asked quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh……” Arant wore a bizarre expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know how to put this……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That life-or-death pressure, like the path ahead was completely cut off…… it just vanished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Armen stared blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s gone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, just disappeared…… like it never existed at all. Strange. I’ve never felt anything like this before……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arant scratched his head, confused by his own senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Armen’s eyes lit up at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deadly pressure was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re safe?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah…… we’re safe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master! That’s wonderful~! We’re alive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wonderful? Can’t you see my sword is trembling?!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, is now the time to care about that? We should be happy we survived!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You insolent brat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arant shot him a glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems I must teach you respect today! All of you—scram! I’m going to teach this whelp a lesson! Draw your sword, Armen——!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eh…… Eh?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other disciples scattered at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, every one of them wore smiles of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Armen let out a miserable wail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did it come to this——!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A desolate wind, carrying sand and dust, swept over the once‑prosperous city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim walked alone through its broken streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she saw were crumbled walls and ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No other living souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the faintest sign of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Bongisto now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused briefly at a half-broken doorframe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shattered sign, half-buried in dirt, still faintly showed the familiar words: Golden Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad she would never taste the food inside again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She passed the Shangus Inn, where she once stayed. She passed the main branch of the Adventurer’s Guild…… Everything familiar, just like the Golden Pavilion, had been reduced to ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim stopped before a massive crater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could tell what had created it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small courtyard where she had once lived with Irus was gone—not even a trace of ruin remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hulim slowly lifted her head, staring at the distant, deep sky. Over this land shrouded in death, not even birds flew past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……the war we have lived through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A light whirlwind circled around her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her skirt swayed, Hulim’s body floated gently upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rose high into the sky, among the clouds, before stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the very least……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seven Luminaries floated before her eyes, and she closed her hand gently around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Allow me to send you off properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seven Luminaries burst into radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down, upon the former Bongisto in its entirety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Superior Diffusion: Purifying Light Domain.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1078,"2026-06-10T06:36:51.451Z",1,"novelbin.me","f575615f17866ab7c29043a9353765f58c31dd77f574514ac6b3ae4b4cfc073c","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-351","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-527","https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-adventures-of-hulim-cover.jpg"]