[{"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-39":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},2256942,4403,"Chapter 39: Kill the Backline First","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>Samantha’s roar echoed through the Iron Fir Hills, shaking loose a cascade of dust from the cliff faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the initial wound to its right joint, its body was pierced with numerous poisoned crossbow bolts; the blue toxin spread across its scales, synergizing with necromantic curses to flood it with weakness, numbness, and sluggishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alchemical workshop had long since become ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiling black oil had been splashed across the ground, melting sand and stone into glassy charred crusts; iron fir trunks were scored with claw marks, their bark blackened by lingering dragonfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s tail swept across the rock platform, sending shards flying like buckshot, clattering against the warriors’ armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The necromancer’s skeletal ghostfire struck again, this time aimed at Samantha’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha turned her head to dodge, but the golden-haired warrior seized the opening, lunging forward and slamming his door-sized greatsword into her old wound; dragonblood sprayed, glinting vivid red under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wretched insects!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The searing pain ignited the ferocity in her red dragon blood; she suddenly reared up, her hind legs exploding off the ground, launching her several meters into the air as she slammed her full weight into the golden-haired warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, her motion was unrefined and sluggish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her momentum was less than one-tenth of Garos’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired warrior rolled aside with ease, avoiding her charge entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mistake cost Samantha dearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spellcaster’s binding incantation struck her back at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt as if a mountain had been dumped onto her shoulders; her claws sank deep into the rock, and for a moment she could barely hold her own weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hooked chains shot through the air, their tips jamming into the gaps between Samantha’s scales, the other ends wrapped around the thick trunks of iron firs by the wanderers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy Punishment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-robed priest raised his palm high, then slammed it down; a thunderous wave of holy energy descended from the air, striking Samantha and tearing open her flesh, sending up acrid, smoldering smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy attacks inflicted double damage against evil dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha snarled in agony, her whole body trembling violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The adventurers’ assault came like a storm of wind and rain, one wave after another, leaving the young red dragon unable to defend herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired warrior raised his heavy greatsword again, its runes blazing blindingly bright as he swung it toward Samantha’s hind leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brutal strike did not target Samantha’s neck or other vital spots; the adventurers’ previous attacks had also rarely aimed directly for kills. The reason was simple—they wanted to capture the young red dragon alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A living young dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worth several times more than a dead one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the fortune ahead, all five faces broke into grins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the blade was about to fall, the sky above suddenly darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not clouds obscuring the moon—it was some creature blotting out star and moonlight, casting a shadow over the dragon and the humans locked in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s tense dragon face instantly relaxed, and she smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You vile insects—you’re all dead now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tension replaced the adventurers’ smiles, which froze and vanished at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone heard the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Like a thunderstorm rolling along the ground, or steel being ripped apart with brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the roar of dragon wings tearing through air—the deafening death announcement formed by the wind being shredded by the fine, feather-like scales on Garos’s wing membranes as he dove at full speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A dragon! Another dragon! Everyone on guard! Harven, cast the anti-flight spell now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired warrior roared, looking up into the deeper-than-night dragon eyes of the red iron hatchling; the gale hit his face, whipping his hair wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spellcaster swiftly formed the anti-flight incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spell locked onto its target directly—guaranteed to hit—and the young dragon’s magic resistance could not negate it; once the magic energy in its wings was dispelled, its flight would be severely disrupted, losing balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like before, when they dealt with Samantha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intricate runes materialized instantly across Garos’s wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what the adventurers did not expect was that this monstrously powerful hatchling showed no sign of effect; its enormous, grotesquely proportioned wings flared, and it still hurtled toward them with impossible speed and agility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instant the black-red dragon shadow passed over the treetops, dense branches snapped clean off, and countless leaves swirled wildly in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time to wonder why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the dragon plummeting like a meteor, the golden-haired warrior did as before—rolled aside in a desperate dodge, avoiding the strike from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the black-red dragon tilted its right wing, displaying unmatched agility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It changed direction, abandoning the golden-haired warrior, and suddenly appeared directly above the spellcaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow engulfed his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spellcaster’s heart clenched; under the crushing pressure, he nearly forgot to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the last possible moment, the pendant around his neck flared to life, triggering a protective spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shield!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A semi-transparent yellow barrier enveloped the spellcaster, shielding him within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK! With a thunderous, muffled boom, the shield shattered like an eggshell beneath Garos’s claw; the spellcaster’s eyes filled with despair as his vision was entirely swallowed by the dragon’s claw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground jolted violently; dust surged upward in a shockwave, sending shards of rock flying in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dragon’s wings dispersed the dust, a deep, sunken crater was revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garos shook his body, shedding loose stones and dirt as he leapt out of the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body embedded in the crater’s fissures was now a ruined, unrecognizable mass—gender and race indistinguishable, fused with the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the red iron hatchling whose scales gleamed like cast steel, the few who had been attacked finally snapped to attention, their nerves taut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hatchling’s attack had been too swift, too violent—far beyond their expectations—and in an instant, it had eliminated their spellcaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now that they thought about it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its initial assault on the warrior had been a feint; its target had been crystal clear from the start: the spellcaster, the core of their team. It struck without warning and killed him outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spellcaster was weaker in direct combat than the golden-haired warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was more vital and crucial—and Samantha’s frustration had stemmed mostly from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, the golden-haired warrior, having failed to dodge, rose to his feet, his face grim beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head slightly, drew a deep breath, and the mana stone embedded in his chest armor flared to life; the surrounding runes ignited in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired warrior gained enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, and defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost: one precious mana stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Evil dragon—die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired warrior roared, hefting his door-sized greatsword as he charged toward Garos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garos tensed his limbs, grinned at the warrior, then shattered the ground beneath him, dodging an alchemical crossbow bolt, before lunging straight at the white-robed priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a group fight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill the caster first, then the healer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let this brave warrior live a little longer—save him for last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1170,"2026-06-19T14:21:50.702Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8f44426800b3ff7c76ce183355eab285e69909e1d1e06a99cb0afbb528e77e8e","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-40","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-38",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftoppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--cover.jpg"]