[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun":3,"chapter-the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-174":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL]",{"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},630195,871,"Chapter 174: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-174",174,"\u003Cp>Five people, one system, and a guardian mecha felt like staring into the abyss after scaring themselves witless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, Jax was supposed to be the most terrorized of all as he was the unfortunate pilot who knocked against a giant eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once he played the video for everyone, one mop figured he was going to get really sick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was all because there really was something wrong with the area compared to the last satellite images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a bug.Realized D-29, who analyzed the footage of a colossal Sludgeborn Tortoise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax was trying to look into Kyle’s images when he noticed a sudden rock formation where there was once flat land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The approach was easy, but the escape definitely wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was then that all hell broke loose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax knocked on what he thought was stone, only to knock on what was apparently a giant eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One that was humungous and extremely piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a gaze anyone would want, but at that moment, it was fixed on Jax as if it had never seen anything better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And maybe it hadn’t because the slumbering guardian hadn’t been up until recently and had only encountered two manually operated mechas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jax was operating his personal mecha, and right now, he looked appetizing enough to uproot the beast’s entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corrupted tortoise then realized that a metallic dust rife with energy had served itself on a platter, and there was no way it would let it escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Sludgeborn Tortoise groaned, the sound reverberated like thunder through the desolate yet not-so-wet wetlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Birds were disturbed, and the trees rustled as the lesser beasts turned away from what was definitely a much bigger predator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with them shook everyone who was in contact with the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This ain’t no rock—it’s alive!\" Jax shouted to the rest as his mecha tumbled down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he was trying to cling to the beast, but when he saw tentacle-like tongues lashing out from what looked like grotesque maws, Jax decided to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he prayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right before executing his best move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A teleport to his settlement house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a move he’d never executed in this manner because Jax recalled his mecha right as he fell to the ground—all in a bid to avoid collapsing his house and his children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, it worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he wasn’t the only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, hell no.Thought most of them as they heeded Xavier’s call to retreat back into the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One leveled cabin and a nebulizer later, five people decided to sit together to discuss the cluster fuck that had just awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it took a while to start this brainstorming as they digested what just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Xavier, Kyle, and Jax had long been fighting corruption, but they had never seen something this massive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially one that used to be a guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Ancient arachnid was already something else, Xavier had doubts about being able to deal with such a colossal beast with whatever they had right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, should we call reinforcements for this?\" Asked Kyle, who propped himself from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Xavier could answer, Luca shot up from his position on the floor, surprising everyone but D-29.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca’s recovery was slower than most, but that was understandable, considering what he was recovering from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utter joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little money grubber and one unhinged system could not believe that a corrupted beast so big could exist like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the ores that D-29 managed to scan from the beast’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca’s fingers were in pins and needles as he thought about just how financially stable they would be if he managed to deal with the beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really,reallywanted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Xavier could see it in the gleaming golden eyes of his little golden dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the answer about turning away and asking for reinforcements would have to be a no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because just how would they explain this shorty chipping at the giant tortoise to anyone else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luca, do you have any ideas?\" Asked Xavier, who was inwardly sighing at his sudden backtracking just because he saw the chipmunk’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the guild leader didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But D-29 reminded him of one thing he actually hadn’t tried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purifier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the system reminded him about it, he was surprised to learn that it wasn’t a giant machine like the recycler but something more like a giant cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But apparently, it wasn’t a vacuum, but an actual cannon that would shock them at first use—he just needed to bring enough Energy Crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven’t tried this, but maybe we could use it, \" said Luca, suddenly removing the Purifier from the inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the little money grubber was actually preparing to head out when he was stopped by Xavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Crown Prince realized that he would have to be the voice of reason for today, stopping his cannon-wielding wife who looked too excited to play with a new toy or earn CP—or likely both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luca, we’ll try to distract it first while you test out that gun. Then let’s return here to figure out what to do next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Luca loved the sound of that. It was just that Ollie wondered why Kyle and Jax straightened from the mention of ’distraction.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\" Asked the busybody who had noticed the blanching faces of both giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suggest you stay here for this round,\" Kyle said with a dark face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I—I don’t want to. I’ve already come this far!\" Said Ollie, who figured that he’d just panic himself into fainting if he stayed inside the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then maybe Kyle wasn’t kidding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little mop should’ve just stayed in the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xavier meant distraction, he actually meant intense evasion exercises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ollie lurched when he realized what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xavier was firing a sniping canon as they looked for vulnerable spots on the corrupted giant tortoise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good and great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only problem was that Jax ran a heavy mecha while Kyle was piloting a medium one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*BOOM!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a hit close to home, one so close Ollie felt like being sent home to his ancestors!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wha—what the?!\" He shouted, but there was nothing he could do about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax and Kyle knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their Captain had long been crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And anyone who was slow enough would get hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a teamwork that looked flawless, especially to Luca and to two other uncanny spectators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was teamwork brought about by blood, sweat, tears, and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax was pulling in the tentacles’ aggro while Kyle was slashing them off. During all that time, Xavier kept on firing at the exposed face of the annoyed tortoise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was boom after boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Ollie’s brain and resolve had been shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he was really just meant to be a mechanic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he decided to be an honest man because honest men probably live longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or as honest as he was willing to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just what do you think you’re doing?\" Asked the adjutant, who wondered why the mop had turned into a monkey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Protecting you. You should be grateful.\" Said Ollie as he snaked around the contracted mecha pilot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh...okay? Well, hang on tight because the Captain does not play.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Xavier really didn’t, especially not after Luca fired the first Purifier shot.\u003C\u002Fp>",1239,"2026-06-02T06:16:21.519Z",1,"novelbin.me","7edb85eb6ac203fc92a2bf3cbe71cf664786a64b8fd8b5cfe5cfa6df01d33adf","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-312","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-311",1073,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-cover.jpg"]