[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi":3,"chapter-the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-102":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Lady's Butler: I Reincarnated To Serve The Villainess",{"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},725483,965,"Chapter 102: The Dragon Bloodline [4]: A Trial Of Strength","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-102",102,"\u003Cp>\"That geezer dragon hates me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only conclusion Darius could come to whilst sitting at the highest branch of a tree, looking at the enemies gathered below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately none could climb, else he’d be royally f*cked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, he was still royally f*cked anyway, since those things had noticed him and were just waiting for him to either climb down or fall off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they wouldn’t hesitate to tear him into two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, you might be wondering why he was stuck in a tree rather than fighting those things as he preferred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he did try that when he first appeared here, but turns out, he couldn’t use the slightest bit of mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or more accurately, his flames refused to respond to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" Darius muttered, scratching the back of his head as he looked down at the creatures circling the base of the tree, \"that geezer definitely hates me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below him were dozens of beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were neither particularly large, nor particularly strong, at least, not compared to what he had faced before, but that wasn’t the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was that he couldn’t useanything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for someone so used to his brute forcing his way through everything, this situation was definitely not ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their numbers and no flames to fight them with, he’d quickly be overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, no thanks,\" Darius muttered, pulling his legs up slightly as he leaned back against the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already tried jumping down once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ended with him barely making it back up the tree with a torn sleeve and a bleeding side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he couldn’t just carelessly try that again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned forward slightly, resting his chin on his hand as he thought, for someone like him, this kind of thinking wasn’t exactly his strong suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess I don’t have a choice,\" he muttered as he started looking at the other trees around him, \"if I can’t burn through them then I just won’t fight them head-on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, this was another situation that he would very much prefer doing the opposite of what logic called for, but he had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grin slowly formed on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s see how long you idiots can keep up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, Darius suddenly stood up on the branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movement immediately drew the attention of the beasts below, and they immediately started growling, expecting him to jump down again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I’m not going to do that again,\" he waved a hand lazily before bending his knees slightly and then the next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The branch snapped behind him as he landed on another tree, barely managing to grab onto it before pulling himself up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he did, the beasts followed, so he also didn’t try stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, he managed to get off every branch moments before they snapped, quickly landing on another, in a different tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon enough, his barely formed plan started showing results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beasts below quickly noticed that they were just chasing a prey that had no intention of stopping and they were just needlessly wasting energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they gave up on a prey that seemed impossible to catch after a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha,\" Darius laughed as he watched the beasts retreat, leaving behind only a few, but the next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SNAP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\" He cursed as the branch he stepped on suddenly gave way, and he immediately dropped downwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell through multiple branches and although most slowed him down, it wasn’t enough to allow him to grab unto a branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body hit the ground hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain shot through his back as the air was knocked out of his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—GH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolled instinctively, barely avoiding the jaws of the first beast that lunged at him, giving him no time to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed himself up with his good arm, ignoring the burning pain in his muscles as another beast swiped at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius barely managed to avoid a set of claws that barely grazed his side, tearing through his already damaged clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius stumbled back, his breathing uneven as he scanned the few beasts that remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only five beasts remaining, but without mana?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That might as well have been fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" he muttered, as he face them, \"I guess I can’t run anymore, so let’s do this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to his words, the beasts suddenly lunged at him, all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was definitely not what he expected, but still, he wouldn’t back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first beast reached him in an instant, its jaws wide open, aiming straight for his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He twisted his body just enough to dodge their attacks, his hand quickly moved to grab its fur mid-lunge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using its own momentum, he slammed it straight into the second beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two crashed together, tumbling across the ground and temporarily getting them out of the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t deter the other three, as it only worked to make them more coordinated, one came from the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another came from his right and the last circled behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, you’re coordinated,\" Darius muttered, lowering his stance slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast on his left attacked first, moving too fast for one to normally be able to track, but Darius was able to raise his arm just to block,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its claws tore through his forearm, drawing blood instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—gh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain shot through him, but he couldn’t risk being distracted right now as he quickly jumped to the side, avoiding another attack aimed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could let out a breath, the third soon came from behind him, its maw wide open and aimed at his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius dropped low, rolling forward as he barely avoided losing his head\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting to a temporary safe spot, he noticed that the first two beasts had recovered already and had grouped up with the other two again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\" He muttered as he looked at the five snarling enemies, \"how the hell does that geezer dragon expect me to pass this test.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly shook his head as he recalled the Dragon’s words about his ancestors and a grin immediately appeared on his lips as he muttered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then,\" he started, putting up his bleeding arms, \"come at me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1044,"2026-06-02T10:56:10.487Z",1,"novelbin.me","08dfb910786fd96e829727177cad4341199142e9ad79bec5b6e8fc2f81cae5ae","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-103","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-101",146,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-cover.jpg"]