[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-492":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Worlds' Apocalypse Online",{"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},1791088,2388,"Chapter 490 - Like your own shadow","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-492",492,"\u003Cp>Chapter 490: Like your own shadow\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translated by: La0o9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proofreader: Arya\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er returned to her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking off her coat, she randomly draped it on the back of a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting down on her spacious desk, she took a careful look at the marble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time she had seen the real thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To confirm her guess, Su Xue Er waved her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A book flew out from one of the few hundred bookshelves in the large room, landing on the table in front of Su Xue Er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the cramped room back when she was a disciple candidate, this space was much more spacious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more importantly, Lord Bloodcloak’s personal book collection wasn’t at all lacking compared to the Institute’s own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were even a few precious documents here that the library didn’t have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Su Xue Er directly asked for a few thousand books from her Guru and put them all neatly in her own room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Bloodcloak was extremely pleased with how willing she was to learn, so he helped Su Xue Er by turning her room into a small library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er took up the book in front of her and solemnly began to flip it page through page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Found it”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er slowly read the description of a certain wondrous item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Crack Bead]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When hidden underground, it will turn into dirt]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Usage: When buried underground, within a certain period of time, it will record the conversation of everyone standing above a certain radius]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Time of use: 1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is an absolute hidden item, capable of avoiding all detection, interfering with many Laws including Fate]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Only one person may use it, provided they keep whatever learnt from it an absolute secret]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If the information from the bead is shared to anyone else, the user must atone with their death to appease the anger of the Laws]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er looked at the marble again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked completely normal, like the marbles that children would play with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was actually a valuable rare item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, because of its restrictions and how rare it was, most people never even saw one during their lifetime, let alone use one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That girl must’ve been really lucky to find this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er thought for a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl must have known that during my retaliation, not only did I cause 5 other candidates to be eaten by the spiders, got accepted by Lord Bloodcloak as his student, but even cause Guru Isa to be exiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which means the girl must’ve been really scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must’ve realized that I did something, so she wanted to probe my intentions with this as a security measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was supposed to be given to me as a bargaining chip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, Su Xue Er couldn’t help but feel a bit sorrowful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when did I become someone to be so feared by others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the Crack Bead in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I take a look at what’s inside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it briefly, Su Xue Er threw the marble on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it fell, the glass marble immediately shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old, hoarse voice came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bloodcloak shouldn’t have an heir”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon Su Xue Er heard these words, she opened her eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the dean’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her ears, this held nothing but the heaviest level of malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That girl herself probably didn’t know exactly what she just found out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she thought the top brass of the Institute were briefly discussing Su Xue Er’s growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Su Xue Er’s maturity and potential were clear to anyone and everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another begrudging voice came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That girl is the holder of the scepter, furthermore she even has the white cloak, symbolizing the Laws of the world, her growth will be ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the second master of the Blood Sea appears, there will be nothing left for us at the Fog Isle” a third voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agreed, that’s why we have to kill her before she matures, not allowing Lord Bloodcloak to gain a powerful ally” a fourth voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What should we do?” a fifth voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let us consider this for a bit…” the dean said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people speaking seemed to have left the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er silently thought about what she just heard over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Fog Isle’s internal power struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought I would’ve gotten away from such things by leaving the 9 Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it seems as long as there is power to gain, there would always be people aiming for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they are powerful existences that stand above all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er had a realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power and authority doesn’t avoid anybody, because it wants to hold everyone’s freedom in its grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lies in wait deep at the bottom of every person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like your own shadow, it’s impossible to escape from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Biting her lip, Su Xue Er’s heart tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the Laws governing the Crack Bead, I have to keep this information to myself without being able to tell Lord Bloodcloak about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even through gestures or implication!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I’m always growing stronger, my strength is still nothing before the Gurus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since I came here, the power shown by the Fog Isle’s Institute kept overturning my understanding of the word ‘Combatant’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Bloodcloak is only one person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how powerful he is, against so many other Combatants, there is no way for him to always ensure my own protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Lord Bloodcloak leaves, they will definitely find a way to secretly kill me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er forced herself to calm back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er, you can definitely think of something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She silently encouraged herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a bit, she remembered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call of the Bramble Birds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gurus are unable to follow the call to where the Bramble Birds are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call of the Bramble Birds can only be answered by young beings like herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a way to become stronger, and the only way to avoid them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er couldn’t help clenching her fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The danger is still there, but at least there’s a small hope of survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no time to wait, I have to prepare and leave right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get away from this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The endless darkness of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ship was passing through countless worlds, following the flow of the space vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a total of 5 days, it had passed through 280 million World Layers to reach this destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship slowly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From moments unknown, light had already appeared on one side of the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan and the old man both looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light was coming from a factory-like old building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing but endless void around, but the factory-like building just floated in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The building looked like it had been through countless years, with numerous papers adverts and graffiti stuck to its dusty wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps to not be hidden away by the graffiti, every paper advert had a spell casted on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the darkness of space, the adverts were glowing brightly like neon lights, while a bit shady, they couldn’t be any easier to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Gu Qing Shan had already learnt a lot of languages, so he tried reading one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Barry is an idiot lecher, Angel Port – Irene]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the most eye-catching advert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan raised his brows in surprise before continuing to look downwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Boss Barry, we really are no match for you, but please at least pay the gambling money you owe, Silver Whale Casino – Bouncer Zhao]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Barry, when you come to my shop, don’t faint a stomach ache or roll on the ground pretending to have food poisoning, I swear you’re never going to get a free meal, Gourmet soup kitchen – Chef Cheng]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you want boxing then we can do boxing, but please stop using dirty moves ok? -Anonymous]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Pay us back! – the children of Oriental Kindergarten]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems this is the Justice Iron Fist Club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan felt his eyes twitching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really have to think of a way to stay back? At a place like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was busy thinking, the sound of cheering came from inside the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beat him up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An excited male voice overpowered the rest as he shouted: “As your referee, I have to remind you. This is the best chance to hit him! Beat him! Beat him up good! Look, his legs are open, kick him in the groin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling cry of pain reverberated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Followed by countless gasps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…” Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…” the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, yes, this is Barry’s blasted voice alright”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man unnaturally cracked his neck and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried his best to smile, telling Gu Qing Shan: “We’ve arrived at the Justice Iron Fist Club, we look forward to seeing you use our Spire Keeper Association’s services again”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist: “Thank you for your care on the way, farewell”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lightly leapt and flew down from the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man smiled and waved to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, the old man turned around and loudly shouted to the young man piloting the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Start the ship now!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man was shocked and quickly went back to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spire Keeper Association’s ship whizzed away like the wind, disappearing without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do I feel like they were running away…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the ship disappearing into the void of space, Gu Qing Shan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, there’s already no going back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan helplessly turned around as he headed towards the gate of the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, a countdown had begun on the War God UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[59:59]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[59:58]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[59:57]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was counting the time he had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan only had 1 hour in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within this hour, I have to find a way to remain here, completing the Destiny Quest and find out the secret that the War God UI promised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he can’t, the System will give him a new title: [He who botched Fate]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the System said I definitely won’t like to have this title, I had better take its words as truth and do this to the best of my abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan walked quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, he stood at the door of the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan observed it briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Super Dimensional world doesn’t seem to be very big, it only consisted of the club and the small patches of land around the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl wearing a cat ear headband was standing guard at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was squatting on a chair, concentrating on writing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want to fight, come back tomorrow, we’re about to close for the day”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Gu Qing Shan even opened his mouth, the girl had already told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much for the entry fee?” Gu Qing Shan stopped and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big bro said no charge”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl answered without looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still busy writing nonstop\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the table, aside from a few other pencils, a rubber and a notebook, there was also a thin magazine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cover of the magazine was circled using a bright red marker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan took a glance to see what was written.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Spire Keeper Association had officially announced: The Bramble Birds have begun their call!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a language created and used by the Spire Keeper Association for the last 8 billion years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bramble Bird?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a glance, Gu Qing Shan stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attention was drawn to the girl who seemed to be writing a manuscript.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the girl, a long tail stood upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tail occasionally waved a bit, following her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that a real tail?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then noticed the cat ear headband the girl was wearing also twitched a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s over” the girl announced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, a male voice came from inside the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today’s match is over, I welcome you all to return next time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Justice! Iron Fist! We always welcome your presence!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan looked back at the girl in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really did notice what happened in the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the ears on her head weren’t just an accessory, they are actual ears!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tail… the ears…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s a real catgirl?\u003C\u002Fp>",2094,"2026-06-09T03:05:01.244Z",1,"novelbin.me","56cda9eb78f79118f893ca36fb7bb297891074fc3c58661d4b2511a2ac851125","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-493","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-491",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]