[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-milf-s-dragon":3,"chapter-the-milf-s-dragon-the-milf-s-dragon-chapter-33":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Milf's Dragon",{"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},1208139,1564,"Chapter 33. Lucien! no!","the-milf-s-dragon-chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>The bandit camp was exactly what Yuki expected, crude wooden structures, ragged tents, and the stench of piss everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke rose from several campfires, and rough-looking men lounged around, sharpening weapons or playing dice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifty, maybe sixty bandits\" Lyra whispered from their hiding spot. \"Nothing we can’t handle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac nodded. \"Oak, you and I will draw their attention. Felicity, Lucien, support from range. Lyra and Yuki, Eliminate priority targets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy money\" Oak grinned, lifting his massive warhammer. \"I’ll be done in time for lunch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved into position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac charged first, his shield raised. [Shield Bash] activated, and he slammed into the nearest bandit, sending the man flying. Oak followed, his warhammer crushing skulls brutally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felicity’s arrows flew through the air, each one finding a throat or an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien cast [Speed Boost] on Isaac and Oak, then followed with [Mana Shield] around Felicity. His staff glowed as he coordinated buffs across the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyra moved like a shadow, her twin daggers flashing whenever she swung it. [Shadow Step] let her teleport between targets, and every strile she made was critical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki activated [Beast Sync], copying Owen’s [Fireball]. Flames erupted from her palms, scattering bandits and setting tents ablaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is almost too easy!\" Oak laughed, pulverizing another bandit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, a voice echoed through the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Foolish hunters\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the largest tent emerged a figure in dark robes, his face hidden beneath a hood. Symbols glowed across his clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like, a dark mage?\" Isaac’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The robed figure raised both hands. Dark energy poured from his fingertips, spreading across the entire camp like a suffocating blanket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Domain of Nullification]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air turned heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki tried to activate [Fireball], but nothing happened. Her mana wouldn’t respond. It felt like there was a restriction on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\" Lucien gasped as his staff’s light went dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felicity’s arrows lost their enchantment. Isaac’s barrier skill flickered and died. Lyra’s shadow-step failed mid-cast, and she stumbled into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A mana restriction field\" Lyra hissed. \"We can’t use skills!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Owen!\" Yuki called telepathically. \"We need you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t!\" Owen’s voice was strained. \"I’ve tried, The Beast Space is connected to your mana. I can’t materialize without it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark mage laughed. \"Without your precious skills, you’re nothing but meat for the slaughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From behind him, a massive figure stepped forward. The bandit leader. He was seven feet tall, built like a mountain, covered in scars and filthy leather armor. In his hands, he gripped a massive greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark energy swirled around him, the same magic as the mage. His eyes glowed purple as his muscles bulged unnaturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill them, nobody comes in the way of the ritual\" the dark mage commanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandit leader roared and charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac raised his shield, but without his skills, the only protection between him and the incoming attack was metal and wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatsword crashed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield splintered. Isaac was thrown backward, blood spraying from a cut across his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isaac!\" Lyra screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oak roared and swung his warhammer at the bandit leader’s head. The blow connected, but barely staggered the massive man. The dark magic made him nearly invulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandit leader backhanded Oak, sending him crashing into a tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felicity shot an arrow, aiming for the dark mage. But it was easily stopped. Without the enhancements, it was just ordinary wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandit leader turned toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swinging his great sword downward towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felicity froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"NO!\" Oak screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw himself between Felicity and the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SCHLICK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatsword pierced through Oak’s torso, erupting from his back in a spray of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oak!\" Felicity shrieked, catching him as he collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood poured from the wound. Too much blood. His face was pale, his breathing becoming shallower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oak, no, no, no...\" Felicity’s hands pressed against the wound, but it was useless. The damage was too severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oak’s eyes found hers. He smiled weakly, blood staining his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t talk! Just, just hold on! Lucien can heal you once we break the spell, just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You gotta... do the mukbang content... without me, okay?\" His voice was fading. \"Eat... something good... for me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand reached up, touching her face one last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes went pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"NOOOO!\" Felicity’s scream tore through the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandit leader ripped his sword free from Oak’s corpse and advanced on the rest of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac struggled to his feet, blood pouring from his chest wound. Lyra’s daggers were useless without skills. Yuki couldn’t even summon Owen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were going to die here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No\" Lucien’s voice was quiet. Trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood in the center of the camp, gripping his staff with white-knuckled hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. Not again. I won’t... I won’t let anyone else die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Wait! Lucien, don’t!\" Lyra started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lucien wasn’t listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed his staff into the ground. His entire body began to glow, instead of mana, he was siphoning his life force in place of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t let anyone else die! I WON’T!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glowed brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lucien, STOP!\" Yuki screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light exploded from Lucien’s body, expanded across the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana restriction field shattered like glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuki felt her mana flood back instantly. Isaac’s skills reignited. Felicity’s arrows glowed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lucien,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He collapsed to his knees, gasping. Blood poured from his nose, his ears, his eyes. His skin turned gray. His hands trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lucien!\" Yuki ran toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark mage’s eyes widened behind his hood. \"Impossible. He broke a Domain-class spell with pure life force?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the mage’s expression twisted into fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die for your insolence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand. Dark energy formed into a spear of shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien looked up, too weak to move, too weak to defend himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"LUCIEN!\" Yuki screamed, activating [Beast Shift] mid-sprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was too far and too late, the dark spear pierced through Lucien’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gasped as blood bubbled from his lips, his staff falling off his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"E—Emma...\" he whispered. \"I’m... sorry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1003,"2026-06-03T14:09:28.083Z",1,"novelbin.me","19d874dc1908f469dbffd4d5ea4f8ea1fd26ca7061f972d2a308000621b43a0a","the-milf-s-dragon-chapter-34","the-milf-s-dragon-chapter-32",221,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-milf-s-dragon-cover.jpg"]