[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one-":3,"chapter-toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Toppling the Entire World with the Power of One 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},2256921,4403,"Chapter 18: Danger (Requesting Monthly Tickets and Follows)","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>Tears blurred Samantha’s eyes; her heart swelled with regret and grievance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through her blurred vision, she faintly saw a black-and-red dragon shadow surge skyward from Iron Fir Hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin wolf riders chasing from behind also saw the black-and-red dragon shadow; they froze in shock, trembling all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving aside the great goblins and bear goblins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normal goblins aren’t unintelligent, but their cowardly, bullying nature is infamous; they lack combat discipline, charging en masse when the tide is favorable, yet scattering and fleeing instantly if the enemy proves formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goblin wolf riders are braver than ordinary goblins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their fundamental nature remains cowardly and bullying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the black-and-red dragon shadow rising into the sky, they first mistook it for an adult dragon and nearly died of fright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a second glance, they noticed its size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear and dread vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just another juvenile dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect—hunting two juvenile dragons at once; handing them to the tribe’s alchemist would surely yield many powerful alchemical items, strengthening the tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin wolf riders stood ready, gazing up at the dragon shadow in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Goblins are cowardly and bullying, yet they hold fierce grudges.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since we’ve decided to act, not a single one of these goblin wolf riders can be left alive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si narrowed his eyes and made his decision in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dove from the sky, the metallic edges of his wings gleaming like blinding streams of light under the sun, slicing through the air like a drawn executioner’s blade, shrieking with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five poisoned arrows pierced the air toward Luo Si’s chest and abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red iron juvenile dragon didn’t dodge or evade; the sharp arrowheads struck his pitted black-and-red scales and bounced off like hitting an anvil, sparks flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Dragon physiology cannot be generalized; Luo Si’s scales were far harder than those of a normal juvenile dragon, even surpassing most adolescent dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flapped his wings, stirring a gale, accelerating his dive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si neared the ground, moving so fast it defied reason, far beyond the goblins’ expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scatter! Scatter quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the black iron juvenile dragon diving down, its wingspan like a fifteen-meter blade, the goblin wolf riders felt immense threat and scattered instantly to avoid the dragon’s charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their reaction was still a fraction too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front-line goblin wolf riders didn’t even have time to look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si’s wings swept like guillotines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helmets flew off, torsos split open, limbs launched skyward; blood spurted from severed stumps, staining the muddy ground a dark red after the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One dive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half the goblin wolf riders were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood cascaded down his wings as Luo Si spun upward, twisted his body, and dove again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first strike had shattered their courage; they fled in disarray, too terrified to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet every tribe has its outliers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One goblin wolf rider, seemingly realizing flight was pointless, shouted: “Don’t panic! Don’t scatter!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cry was drowned in the hurricane of wind from the juvenile dragon’s wings, failing to rouse his kin; even his gray war wolf, cowed by dragon aura, tucked its tail and refused to charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This elite 5th-rank goblin wolf rider leapt from his wolf’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t flee—he charged forward with his battle-axe, leaping high, gripping the metal blade with both hands, swinging it toward the juvenile dragon’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great Magnusbiye, bear witness to me! Grant me courage and strength!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted in goblin tongue, praying to the goblins’ deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si casually swatted the goblin with one claw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrible force crushed him like dry grass; the goblin exploded midair, flesh and organs splattering radially across the ground in a gruesome mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surviving wolf riders completely broke; they ran wildly, in chaotic panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One minute later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow solidified rapidly; Luo Si descended from the sky, one claw pressing down on a goblin’s skull, crushing it and its gray war wolf together into pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, all the goblin riders were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even used his pseudo-spell, the dark-gold tail ring, or his breath weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few surviving gray wolves cowered, tails tucked, trembling like leaves, too terrified to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can keep them as backup rations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si thought, deciding not to kill these beasts outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he flapped his wings, stirring a gale that blew the clinging flesh and blood from his body, scattering it into the air around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head toward Samantha, slumped on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Samantha’s pupils reflected her brother’s silhouette, shrouded in blood mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steam rising from his scales mixed with the stench of blood; his wings were broad and massive, his limbs and body thick and powerful; beneath his scales, muscles must have been forged like steel, radiating raw, formidable beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground suddenly rumbled with tremors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha turned her head and saw a great earth bear, shouldering a wild ox, striding swiftly toward the juvenile dragon’s location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An 8th-rank great earth bear! We’re done for.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s heart sank into despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t believe Luo Si could defeat the great earth bear, and the beast’s target was clearly this spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Si, my beloved brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I apologize for my arrogance and foolishness all this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha burst into sobs, crying: “I can’t fly now—don’t bother with me, flee on your own! The great earth bear can’t fly; it can’t catch you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Samantha, hysterical and wailing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si mused: this juvenile dragon must have suffered greatly in the wild; now, she likely understood the cruelty of reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run! Why are you still standing there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha cried out, urging him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great earth bear, Mober, first glanced oddly at the red juvenile, then ignored her entirely, sprinted faster, slid into a final skid, leaving a long furrow in the wet ground, and came to a steady stop before Luo Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, please enjoy your meal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mober offered the wild ox he carried, his voice rough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Samantha’s wailing cut off like a rooster with its throat slit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mober is my vassal; there’s no need to fear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si’s explanation came a few seconds late—whether unintentional or deliberate, it was unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Si, my beloved brother, thank you—I will obey your commands from now on, only wishing to follow beneath your wings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha snapped back to herself, bowing her head to Luo Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si studied Samantha for a moment, then said: “You made the right choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Survival in the wild is harsh, riddled with peril; having another obedient juvenile dragon under his command was beneficial to Luo Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was happy to take in a juvenile who would follow orders and serve him—but if disobedient, useless, or a liability, making him a caretaker, he would not tolerate anyone, no matter who.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What have you endured lately? Tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha didn’t hide anything; she recounted her painful experiences in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening, Luo Si clicked his tongue, silently calling her a fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder she was in such a state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a red dragon’s natural strength—even as a juvenile—she shouldn’t have been reduced to being hunted by a band of goblin riders, unable to even fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out her wings had been torn apart long ago, leaving severe injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even I dare not circle near mines; I steer clear the moment I spot one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re incredibly reckless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mines rich in resources, still under excavation, were lands controlled by the Lothien Federation’s nations, surrounded by garrisoned troops equipped with refined alchemical gear—places even the Iron Dragon Mother dared not provoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest danger in the wild isn’t ferocious beasts or demons—it’s these garrisons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was too impulsive—I’ll never do anything like this again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha trembled at the memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d been a kilometer up in the sky, far away, and nearly died; had she drifted even slightly closer, she’d have been dead for sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si’s gaze shifted slightly; he turned his head and noticed something faintly glinting in the hand of a goblin corpse, illuminated by sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1357,"2026-06-19T14:21:50.702Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f66c93f6f27806260ac1a36eb947e15bfc415e4c9812d94f5cdcd3cc1b7f4f63","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-19","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-17",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftoppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--cover.jpg"]