[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-exiled-duke-s-lottery-system":3,"chapter-the-exiled-duke-s-lottery-system-the-exiled-duke-s-lottery-system-chapter-117":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Exiled Duke's Lottery system",{"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},1366825,1809,"Chapter 117 - 110: The Spear of Steel","the-exiled-duke-s-lottery-system-chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>The battlefield had already descended into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke rolled across the frozen valleys. Burning magical beasts screamed beneath artillery fire. Dead cavalry and shattered armor littered the snow in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the center of it all—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armored landships continued advancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their monstrous guns thundered endlessly across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RATATATATATATATATATAT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound itself felt unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A constant mechanical roar that tore apart cavalry, infantry, and elite warriors alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entire coalition formations were collapsing beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the first time since the war began—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear spread openly through the southern army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Knight Aldric lay dead in the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half his armor had been ripped apart by machine gun fire while blood slowly spread beneath his massive body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight broke something inside the coalition soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Aldric had been their symbol of invincibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grand knight. A battlefield monster. A warrior who survived artillery and rockets alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Elarion had cut him down anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far behind the battlefield, the southern command ridges erupted into confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Messengers screamed across the camps while officers desperately tried reorganizing shattered assault formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several nobles stood frozen staring toward the battlefield in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One younger lord whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What are those things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because nobody understood what they had just witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kassian Valcriox slowly lowered his observation lens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time since the campaign began—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young duke looked shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the battlefield below no longer resembled warfare he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rifles had already changed battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These armored steel monsters spitting endless fire—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another artillery explosion echoed across the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A coalition cavalry cluster vanished beneath shrapnel instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armored landships accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Elarion’s trenches, Lucien calmly watched the battlefield through his observation scope while officers around him struggled processing the unfolding chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric finally spoke quietly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their formation is collapsing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another officer looked toward the battlefield nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord... should we maintain defensive positions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien slowly lowered the scope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several officers looked toward him immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Lucien gave the order that changed the battle completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will do a countercharge\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one brief moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trench commanders froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then realization spread instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Signals erupted through the trenches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>War horns sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elarion moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The northern trench lines exploded into activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riflemen climbed from defensive positions. Bayonets locked into place. Reserve infantry surged forward through prepared exits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the center—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The landships formed into a spearhead formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three armored monsters aligned together before the central battlefield while smoke poured from their engines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machine guns rotated slowly toward the broken coalition lines while the riflemen advanced with these armored behemoths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel spear advanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far above the battlefield—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurethar blinked slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the dragon burst into roaring laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HE’S COUNTERCHARGING?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran stared downward silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the legendary knight looked stunned now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re attacking?\" \"After defending?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurethar nearly slammed his claws into the mountain laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh Lucien you absolute madman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The landships rolled forward like moving fortresses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RATATATATATATATATATAT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their guns swept across the battlefield continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coalition soldiers trying regrouping were cut apart instantly. Retreating cavalry died in rows. Mana infantry attempting reformations collapsed beneath overlapping fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind the armored spearhead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elarion infantry surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of riflemen advanced through smoke and snow behind the steel monsters while artillery thundered overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield shifted completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defenders had become attackers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coalition commanders screamed desperately trying restore order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold formation!\" \"Regroup!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But panic spread too quickly now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because every soldier on the battlefield could see the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coalition assault had failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now Elarion was exploiting the collapse mercilessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One mana cavalry captain tried organizing a flank attack against the advancing landships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly two hundred surviving riders regrouped beside the western ridge before charging together toward the steel spearhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurethar noticed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh look.\" \"More volunteers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon leaned forward eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This should be educational.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cavalry descended the ridge at full speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frostfang wolves roared across the snow while armored drakes charged beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The charge actually looked terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the lead landship rotated it’s machine gun slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RATATATATATATATATATATAT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The machine gun storm hit the cavalry like a wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wolves exploded into blood. Drakes collapsed screaming into the snow. Riders vanished beneath endless bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire charge disintegrated before reaching the armored vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurethar laughed so hard snow avalanched from nearby cliffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"THEY KEEP TRYING.\" \"WHY DO THEY KEEP TRYING?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Kieran quietly shook his head now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back below—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elarion infantry reached the shattered frontlines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unlike the coalition—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They advanced with terrifying discipline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rifle volleys fired in synchronized waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK. CRACK. CRACK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coalition survivors already broken by artillery and machine guns collapsed rapidly beneath advancing rifle fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayonet charges erupted across isolated trench sectors. Elite coalition remnants fought desperately before being overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield had become a slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric observed the collapse through the trench scope beside Lucien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re breaking completely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien remained silent for several moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his eyes shifted toward the distant southern camps far behind the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of tents still stretched across the valleys there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supply depots. Command sectors. Noble pavilions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Safe.Or at least—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believed they were safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Lucien spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Redirect artillery.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby officers immediately turned toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Target?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien’s expression did not change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The main coalition camps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence hit the trench instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several officers visibly stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the rear camps sat extremely far behind the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most commanders assumed direct bombardment there impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien calmly repeated:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Target their command sectors.\" \"All batteries.\"\"Free fire and do not stop till ordered\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far above the battlefield—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurethar suddenly stopped laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon slowly turned his head toward the southern camps in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his eyes widened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran looked toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon grinned slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now will be fireworks right at the door\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elarion’s artillery shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive cannons rotated southward away from the battlefield itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coalition officers near the rear camps frowned in confusion seeing it happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One noble muttered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why are they even aiming here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Artillery cannot even target at this distance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the first shell arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion erased an entire supply sector instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tents vanished beneath fire and fragmentation. Men and horses exploded apart. Flames erupted across nearby wagons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coalition rear froze in absolute disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then more shells arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOM. BOOOOOM. BOOOOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bombardment became catastrophic immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Command pavilions disappeared beneath explosions. Messenger lines collapsed. Supply stockpiles ignited violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobles screamed while guards dragged wounded officers through burning camps desperately trying escape the bombardment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the central command pavilion—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kassian Valcriox barely looked upward before a shell detonated outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion tore through half the structure instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several nobles died before understanding what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood and burning wood blasted across the command table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another shell landed nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rear section collapsed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far above—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurethar watched the burning camps with growing delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh these are some magnificant fireworks 10\u002F10from me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another explosion erupted through the coalition rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon nearly purred with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He didn’t stop at winning the battle.\" \"He decided humiliating them wasn’t enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coalition command structure completely collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officers died faster than orders could spread. Supply sectors burned uncontrollably. Retreating soldiers smashed into fleeing camp personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And still—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The artillery continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOM. BOOOOOM. BOOOOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every explosion spread panic further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several surviving nobles attempted fleeing southward with personal guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One shell landed directly among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing remained afterward except burning snow ,shattered armor fragments and torn limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kassian Valcriox staggered from the ruins of the shattered command pavilion bleeding heavily from his shoulder and gasping while fires spread everywhere around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young duke looked toward the battlefield in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coalition army was collapsing. The camps were burning. The command structure was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And advancing through smoke in the distance—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel spearhead kept coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RATATATATATATATATATAT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The machine guns continued roaring like mechanical monsters across the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kassian slowly realized the truth, for the first time his confident expression broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war had already been lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the final artillery shell arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOOOOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion swallowed the young duke and the remaining command ridge completely beneath fire and fragmentation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far above the battlefield—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurethar watched the distant explosion silently for several moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the dragon slowly grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Lucien is terrifying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran quietly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s laughter rolled across the mountains once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the nobles thought rifles were the problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bombardment did not stop after Kassian’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM. BOOOOOOM. BOOOOOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shells continued crashing into the coalition rear sectors while firestorms spread through supply depots and command camps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burning tents collapsed one after another. Horses tore loose from shattered stables. Wounded soldiers screamed beneath overturned wagons while fleeing troops trampled past them in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And across the battlefield—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization finally spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coalition had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first the retreat began in fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small infantry groups pulling back. Cavalry detachments abandoning forward sectors. Officers trying reorganizing shattered formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once news spread that kassian valcriox has died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FALL BACK!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"RETREAT SOUTH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screams spread like wildfire across the army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And panic followed immediately afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coalition frontlines began disintegrating entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana infantry abandoned defensive positions. Artillery crews fled from their cannons. Cavalry riders whipped surviving beasts desperately trying escape the valley before another bombardment arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No formations remained anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And through the smoke—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The landships kept advancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RATATATATATATATATATAT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monstrous machine guns continued roaring across the battlefield while the armored vehicles rolled forward through burning snow like steel predators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every retreat route they targeted became slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One mass of fleeing infantry tried escaping across the western ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearest landship rotated slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then opened fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire slope collapsed into blood and bodies within seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far above the battlefield—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurethar stared at the retreat with wide golden eyes before bursting into another fit of thunderous laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"THEY’RE RUNNING.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon nearly slammed his claws into the mountainside laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They finally understood this wasn’t a war anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran watched silently beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of coalition soldiers streamed southward through snow and fire in complete disorder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon pointed downward with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at them.\" \"Half the army is retreating.\" \"The other half is trying to figure out what those screaming metal boxes are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another artillery shell landed inside the retreating columns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wagons exploded apart instantly. Men vanished beneath fragmentation. Panicked cavalry beasts smashed into fleeing infantry trying escape the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The retreat became a catastrophe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Elarion’s advancing lines, Cedric watched the collapse carefully through his observation scope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re completely broken now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maintain pressure.\" \"No reckless pursuit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Signal horns echoed through the advancing northern lines immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the coalition—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elarion remained disciplined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rifle formations advanced methodically behind the landships while artillery occasionally targeted retreat bottlenecks farther south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just enough to maintain terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several surviving coalition officers attempted rallying defensive formations near abandoned artillery batteries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold the line!\" \"Protect the southern road!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then one landship emerged through smoke directly ahead of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The machine looked monstrous now beneath burning skies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black smoke poured from its engines. Steel armor reflected firelight. And its guns never stopped moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officers froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RATATATATATATATATATAT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defensive line vanished and the officer both stopped existing anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurethar laughed so hard snow fell from nearby cliffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They keep trying formations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon wiped tears from one golden eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the greatest battlefield comedy I’ve ever seen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Kieran quietly shook his head watching another cavalry unit break apart beneath machine gun fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The coalition is finished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurethar grinned widely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh they were finished the momnt they came here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another bombardment erupted through the southern camps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s grin widened further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One more Chapter today soon coming. We made it to 48th on collection ranking:)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks for the support\u003C\u002Fp>",1973,"2026-06-05T21:32:57.730Z",1,"novelbin.me","20b1e56409bd42e3c8c2a5dd3f8dc067b845168ebfe14fb1e83e7a7611ac36d9","the-exiled-duke-s-lottery-system-chapter-118","the-exiled-duke-s-lottery-system-chapter-116",144,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-exiled-duke-s-lottery-system-cover.jpg"]