On Monday, January 16th, 2023, Chapter 174 of The Beginning After the End will be made available online. At 9:00 AM PST, the new chapter will be posted on Tapas Media for fans to read. Due to the simultaneous release schedule, the timing of the future chapter’s publication will vary depending on location. So, for those of you who want to know when the next chapter will be available in your time zone, here it is:
In the Pacific, it’s currently 9:00 AM.
Time in the Heartland: 11:30 o’clock
It’s 5:00 o’clock in Britain, which is GMT.
Six o’clock p.m. Central European Summer Time
It is now 10:30 p.m. IST in India.
After a long absence, Arthur has returned, and he’s much more powerful than before. Darvus challenges Arthur to a battle because he cannot accept the possibility that Arthur is superior to him. Wonderful exchanges between Arthur and Virion were also included in the prior chapter. A huge bear-like monster makes an appearance, leaving the reader hanging at the end of the chapter.
Recap of Previous Chapter 173
Arthur decides to fight Durvus, much to the consternation of Tessa and her companions. When Arthur inquires as to the conflict’s impetus, he is told that it is a fight for honour. Drogo outlines the rules of the match and expresses doubt that Arthur can win against Darvus’s fighting skills. Now that fighting has begun, Darvus immediately rushes to assault Arthur. Because Darvus’s anxiety is new to Stannard, he’s showing signs of alarm.
Darvus makes many attempts to assault Arthur, but Arthur avoids them all and finally knocks him senseless with a gut blow. When he sees how fast Arthur is, he attempts to strike again, only to be surprised again.
Again, Arthur avoids his blows and proceeds to hit him in various parts of his body. Caria makes a remark on how the Mana Flow Rupturing method has caused Darvus to plummet. Stannard is awed and comments on how difficult it is to precisely press the locations required to trigger the procedure. That leaves Darvus immobile, but thankfully Virion shows up to reassure him that everything will be well. After that, Arthur, Virion, and Aldir have a chat, and Tessia comes over to listen in.
Following this, Aldir instructs Tessia to wait in the room while he joins Virion and Arthur in a conversation concerning Arthur’s training and the continuing conflict. Before he leaves, Aldir lauds Tessia on her improved strength, and Arthur appears to be similarly delighted. While Arthur, Aldir, and Virion observe, a human foot seems to step through the luminous gate next to them. However, the chapter culminates with the appearance of a massive bear-like beast.