From 37c5b137933e8f6a4199c96ba3e418d840cb5391 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 17:00:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 01/15] added mythoriatales

---
 package.json                    | 2 +-
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd1141596..85508263c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lnreader-plugins",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.0.1",
   "description": "Plugins repo for LNReader",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index a824f5f4a..271e8e3a6 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.8';
+  version = '0.9.9';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -513,6 +513,12 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
         chapterContent = loadedCheerio('.entry-content').html()!;
         break;
       }
+      // Last edited in 0.9.9 by Batorian - 06/05/2026
+      case 'mythoriatales': {
+        chapterTitle = loadedCheerio('h3').first().text();
+        chapterContent = loadedCheerio('article').first().html()!;
+        break;
+      }
       // Last edited in 0.9.0 by Batorian - 19/03/2025
       case 'novelplex': {
         bloatElements = ['.passingthrough_adreminder'];

From 753ee2bae36e0be49661eb36ae284bb2bd0f5a47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 17:31:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 02/15] update

Co-authored-by: Copilot <copilot@github.com>
---
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 271e8e3a6..210518ab5 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.9';
+  version = '0.9.10';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -515,8 +515,74 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
       }
       // Last edited in 0.9.9 by Batorian - 06/05/2026
       case 'mythoriatales': {
-        chapterTitle = loadedCheerio('h3').first().text();
-        chapterContent = loadedCheerio('article').first().html()!;
+        try {
+          // Fetch the RSC payload directly (most reliable)
+          const rscUrl = `${chapterPath}?_rsc=1`;
+
+          const response = await fetchApi(rscUrl, {
+            headers: {
+              'Accept': 'text/x-component',
+              'User-Agent':
+                'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36',
+            },
+          });
+
+          const rscText = await response.text();
+
+          // Extract the chapter content - it's usually the big string after `2:T...`
+          // Pattern: 2:Txxxx,Actual Chapter Text Here...
+          let chapterContent = '';
+
+          const contentMatch = rscText.match(
+            /2:T[\w-]+,([\s\S]*?)(?=\n\d+:|\n[0-9a-f]+:|$)/,
+          );
+
+          if (contentMatch && contentMatch[1]) {
+            chapterContent = contentMatch[1].trim();
+          } else {
+            // Fallback: find the largest text block (the actual story)
+            const largeTextMatch = rscText.match(
+              /"content":"([\s\S]*?)","prevChapter"/,
+            );
+            if (largeTextMatch) {
+              chapterContent = largeTextMatch[1];
+            } else {
+              // Ultimate fallback
+              chapterContent = rscText.replace(/^\d+:[\s\S]*?\n/, '').trim();
+            }
+          }
+
+          // Clean up escaped characters and format
+          chapterContent = chapterContent
+            .replace(/\\n/g, '\n')
+            .replace(/\\"/g, '"')
+            .trim();
+
+          // Convert newlines to paragraphs
+          const paragraphs = chapterContent
+            .split(/\n\s*\n+/)
+            .map(p => p.trim())
+            .filter(p => p.length > 0)
+            .map(p => `<p>${p}</p>`)
+            .join('\n');
+
+          chapterTitle =
+            loadedCheerio('h1, h2, h3').first().text().trim() ||
+            rscText.match(/title":"([^"]+)"/)?.[1] ||
+            'Chapter';
+
+          chapterText = `<h2>${chapterTitle}</h2><hr><br>${paragraphs}`;
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('MythoriaTales RSC fetch failed:', error);
+
+          // Fallback to normal HTML parsing
+          chapterTitle = loadedCheerio('h1, h2, h3').first().text().trim();
+          chapterContent = loadedCheerio('article, main').first().html() || '';
+          chapterText = chapterContent
+            ? `<h2>${chapterTitle}</h2><hr><br>${chapterContent}`
+            : loadedCheerio('body').html() || '';
+        }
+
         break;
       }
       // Last edited in 0.9.0 by Batorian - 19/03/2025

From 5428ed303dc6a3821a91cbf5604eb4a59e282086 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 17:39:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 03/15] remove chapterText

Co-authored-by: Copilot <copilot@github.com>
---
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 15 +++------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 210518ab5..695bd9da7 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.10';
+  version = '0.9.11';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
             .trim();
 
           // Convert newlines to paragraphs
-          const paragraphs = chapterContent
+          chapterContent = chapterContent
             .split(/\n\s*\n+/)
             .map(p => p.trim())
             .filter(p => p.length > 0)
@@ -570,17 +570,8 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
             loadedCheerio('h1, h2, h3').first().text().trim() ||
             rscText.match(/title":"([^"]+)"/)?.[1] ||
             'Chapter';
-
-          chapterText = `<h2>${chapterTitle}</h2><hr><br>${paragraphs}`;
         } catch (error) {
-          console.error('MythoriaTales RSC fetch failed:', error);
-
-          // Fallback to normal HTML parsing
-          chapterTitle = loadedCheerio('h1, h2, h3').first().text().trim();
-          chapterContent = loadedCheerio('article, main').first().html() || '';
-          chapterText = chapterContent
-            ? `<h2>${chapterTitle}</h2><hr><br>${chapterContent}`
-            : loadedCheerio('body').html() || '';
+          throw new Error(`MythoriaTales RSC fetch failed: ${error}`);
         }
 
         break;

From 0eea400de3e4fe075dff645c8ece777d2884d2d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 22:48:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 04/15] Claude rewrite

---
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 105 ++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 695bd9da7..a6f099e5e 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.11';
+  version = '0.9.12';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -515,65 +515,64 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
       }
       // Last edited in 0.9.9 by Batorian - 06/05/2026
       case 'mythoriatales': {
-        try {
-          // Fetch the RSC payload directly (most reliable)
-          const rscUrl = `${chapterPath}?_rsc=1`;
-
-          const response = await fetchApi(rscUrl, {
-            headers: {
-              'Accept': 'text/x-component',
-              'User-Agent':
-                'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36',
-            },
-          });
+        /**
+         * Mythoria Tales uses Next.js Server Actions for chapter delivery.
+         * Confirmed via HAR: POST to the chapter URL with a stable next-action
+         * hash (getChapterBySlugAction). Body is ["slug", chapterNumber].
+         * Response is a text/x-component stream; content follows "N:T{hexLen},"
+         *
+         * next-router-state-tree header is not required (confirmed skippable).
+         * next-action hash is compiled into the JS bundle per deployment:
+         *   dpl_6jZ5WV3pQkiMWUU8a6kk6RXZN1nG → 6047fe8d21566eb56a426de4d5d5ee1eb7e01091f9
+         */
+        const ACTION_HASH = '6047fe8d21566eb56a426de4d5d5ee1eb7e01091f9';
+
+        // chapterPath is the full URL, e.g.:
+        //   https://www.mythoriatales.com/series/my-sexy-college-girlfriends/chapter/123
+        const urlParts = chapterPath.split('/');
+        const slug = urlParts[4]; // "my-sexy-college-girlfriends"
+        const chapterNum = parseInt(urlParts[6], 10); // 123 — must be a number, not a string
+
+        const response = await fetchApi(chapterPath, {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: {
+            'Accept': 'text/x-component',
+            'Content-Type': 'text/plain;charset=UTF-8',
+            'next-action': ACTION_HASH,
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify([slug, chapterNum]),
+        });
 
-          const rscText = await response.text();
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          throw new Error(`Failed to fetch chapter: ${response.status}`);
+        }
 
-          // Extract the chapter content - it's usually the big string after `2:T...`
-          // Pattern: 2:Txxxx,Actual Chapter Text Here...
-          let chapterContent = '';
+        const rscText = await response.text();
 
-          const contentMatch = rscText.match(
-            /2:T[\w-]+,([\s\S]*?)(?=\n\d+:|\n[0-9a-f]+:|$)/,
+        // Locked/paid chapters return a short response with no content line
+        if (!rscText.includes(':T')) {
+          throw new Error(
+            'This chapter is locked. Please open in webview and log in.',
           );
+        }
 
-          if (contentMatch && contentMatch[1]) {
-            chapterContent = contentMatch[1].trim();
-          } else {
-            // Fallback: find the largest text block (the actual story)
-            const largeTextMatch = rscText.match(
-              /"content":"([\s\S]*?)","prevChapter"/,
-            );
-            if (largeTextMatch) {
-              chapterContent = largeTextMatch[1];
-            } else {
-              // Ultimate fallback
-              chapterContent = rscText.replace(/^\d+:[\s\S]*?\n/, '').trim();
-            }
-          }
-
-          // Clean up escaped characters and format
-          chapterContent = chapterContent
-            .replace(/\\n/g, '\n')
-            .replace(/\\"/g, '"')
-            .trim();
-
-          // Convert newlines to paragraphs
-          chapterContent = chapterContent
-            .split(/\n\s*\n+/)
-            .map(p => p.trim())
-            .filter(p => p.length > 0)
-            .map(p => `<p>${p}</p>`)
-            .join('\n');
-
-          chapterTitle =
-            loadedCheerio('h1, h2, h3').first().text().trim() ||
-            rscText.match(/title":"([^"]+)"/)?.[1] ||
-            'Chapter';
-        } catch (error) {
-          throw new Error(`MythoriaTales RSC fetch failed: ${error}`);
+        // Extract content after "N:T{hexLen},"
+        const contentMatch = rscText.match(/^\d+:T[0-9a-f]+,([\s\S]+)/m);
+        if (!contentMatch) {
+          throw new Error(
+            'Could not parse chapter content from server response.',
+          );
         }
 
+        // Convert plain-text paragraphs (separated by blank lines) to HTML
+        chapterContent = contentMatch[1]
+          .split(/\n\s*\n/)
+          .map((p: string) => p.trim())
+          .filter((p: string) => p.length > 0)
+          .map((p: string) => `<p>${p}</p>`)
+          .join('\n');
+
+        chapterTitle = `Chapter ${chapterNum}`;
         break;
       }
       // Last edited in 0.9.0 by Batorian - 19/03/2025

From bde9d4e5aefd9787a176e8d4651b8abb74828c32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 23:05:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 05/15] fix metadata included

---
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index a6f099e5e..614269fb3 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.12';
+  version = '0.9.13';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -556,16 +556,19 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
           );
         }
 
-        // Extract content after "N:T{hexLen},"
-        const contentMatch = rscText.match(/^\d+:T[0-9a-f]+,([\s\S]+)/m);
+        // Extract content after "N:T{hexLen},", stopping before the next RSC line
+        // (the trailing "1:{...}" metadata line must not be included)
+        const contentMatch = rscText.match(/^\d+:T([0-9a-f]+),([\s\S]*)/m);
         if (!contentMatch) {
           throw new Error(
             'Could not parse chapter content from server response.',
           );
         }
 
+        const byteLength = parseInt(contentMatch[1], 16);
         // Convert plain-text paragraphs (separated by blank lines) to HTML
-        chapterContent = contentMatch[1]
+        chapterText = contentMatch[2]
+          .slice(0, byteLength)
           .split(/\n\s*\n/)
           .map((p: string) => p.trim())
           .filter((p: string) => p.length > 0)

From daae415af057a8512a30d91dc1698b365a80a793 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 23:16:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 06/15] update chapterContent detection

---
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 29 +++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 614269fb3..12021ce72 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.13';
+  version = '0.9.14';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -549,33 +549,26 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
 
         const rscText = await response.text();
 
-        // Locked/paid chapters return a short response with no content line
-        if (!rscText.includes(':T')) {
-          throw new Error(
-            'This chapter is locked. Please open in webview and log in.',
-          );
-        }
-
-        // Extract content after "N:T{hexLen},", stopping before the next RSC line
-        // (the trailing "1:{...}" metadata line must not be included)
-        const contentMatch = rscText.match(/^\d+:T([0-9a-f]+),([\s\S]*)/m);
-        if (!contentMatch) {
+        const line = rscText.split('\n').find(l => l.startsWith('2:'));
+        if (!line) {
           throw new Error(
             'Could not parse chapter content from server response.',
           );
         }
 
-        const byteLength = parseInt(contentMatch[1], 16);
-        // Convert plain-text paragraphs (separated by blank lines) to HTML
-        chapterText = contentMatch[2]
-          .slice(0, byteLength)
-          .split(/\n\s*\n/)
+        // Strip the "2:T{hexLen}," prefix
+        const content = line.replace(/^2:T[0-9a-f]+,/, '');
+
+        // First paragraph is the chapter title, rest is the body
+        const [title, ...paragraphs] = content.split(/\n\s*\n/);
+
+        chapterTitle = title.trim();
+        chapterContent = paragraphs
           .map((p: string) => p.trim())
           .filter((p: string) => p.length > 0)
           .map((p: string) => `<p>${p}</p>`)
           .join('\n');
 
-        chapterTitle = `Chapter ${chapterNum}`;
         break;
       }
       // Last edited in 0.9.0 by Batorian - 19/03/2025

From d914bd856727bb79e0a379bd9b6e4d7502abcbba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 23:22:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 07/15] fix

---
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 12021ce72..3a6598320 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.14';
+  version = '0.9.15';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
         const content = line.replace(/^2:T[0-9a-f]+,/, '');
 
         // First paragraph is the chapter title, rest is the body
-        const [title, ...paragraphs] = content.split(/\n\s*\n/);
+        const [title, ...paragraphs] = content.split(/(?:\\n\s*)+/);
 
         chapterTitle = title.trim();
         chapterContent = paragraphs

From 151edbe90a3695d708214b7eb8e9b7150857b708 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 23:36:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 08/15] Gemini chapterContent rework

---
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 3a6598320..6e4db45d3 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.15';
+  version = '0.9.16';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -549,24 +549,51 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
 
         const rscText = await response.text();
 
-        const line = rscText.split('\n').find(l => l.startsWith('2:'));
-        if (!line) {
+        /**
+         * 1. Split the response into segments based on the Next.js RSC protocol.
+         * Each segment starts with a newline followed by an index and a type
+         * marker (T for Text, { for JSON, E for Error).
+         * This prevents "1:" inside a sentence from breaking the split.
+         */
+        const segments = rscText.split(/\n(?=\d+:[{TE])/);
+
+        // 2. Find the segment that contains the chapter text (prefixed with 2:T)
+        const contentSegment = segments.find(s => s.startsWith('2:T'));
+
+        if (!contentSegment) {
           throw new Error(
-            'Could not parse chapter content from server response.',
+            'Could not find the chapter content segment in the response.',
           );
         }
 
-        // Strip the "2:T{hexLen}," prefix
-        const content = line.replace(/^2:T[0-9a-f]+,/, '');
+        /**
+         * 3. Clean the segment.
+         * Remove the "2:T{hexLen}," prefix to get the raw text.
+         */
+        const rawText = contentSegment.replace(/^2:T[0-9a-f]+,/, '').trim();
+
+        /**
+         * 4. Split the text into lines.
+         * We handle literal newlines and escaped (\n) newlines,
+         * while filtering out empty lines caused by double-spacing.
+         */
+        const lines = rawText
+          .split(/(?:\r?\n|\\n)+/)
+          .map(line => line.trim())
+          .filter(line => line.length > 0);
+
+        if (lines.length === 0) {
+          throw new Error('Chapter content is empty after parsing.');
+        }
 
-        // First paragraph is the chapter title, rest is the body
-        const [title, ...paragraphs] = content.split(/(?:\\n\s*)+/);
+        // 5. Extract Title and Content
+        // The first line is always the title in this payload structure
+        chapterTitle = lines[0];
 
-        chapterTitle = title.trim();
-        chapterContent = paragraphs
-          .map((p: string) => p.trim())
-          .filter((p: string) => p.length > 0)
-          .map((p: string) => `<p>${p}</p>`)
+        // All subsequent lines are paragraphs
+        chapterContent = lines
+          .slice(1)
+          .map(p => `<p>${p}</p>`)
           .join('\n');
 
         break;

From 10788a648327cef9b769ae2945377b1af989578c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 23:52:11 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 09/15] optimize chapterContent extraction

---
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 53 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 6e4db45d3..20631e12f 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.16';
+  version = '0.9.17';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -517,21 +517,19 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
       case 'mythoriatales': {
         /**
          * Mythoria Tales uses Next.js Server Actions for chapter delivery.
-         * Confirmed via HAR: POST to the chapter URL with a stable next-action
-         * hash (getChapterBySlugAction). Body is ["slug", chapterNumber].
-         * Response is a text/x-component stream; content follows "N:T{hexLen},"
+         * The response is a 'text/x-component' stream (RSC).
          *
-         * next-router-state-tree header is not required (confirmed skippable).
-         * next-action hash is compiled into the JS bundle per deployment:
-         *   dpl_6jZ5WV3pQkiMWUU8a6kk6RXZN1nG → 6047fe8d21566eb56a426de4d5d5ee1eb7e01091f9
+         * Payload Structure:
+         * 0:{"a":"$@1",...}   -> Initialization/Metadata
+         * 2:T{hexLen},...     -> Chapter Body (Title on Line 1, Content below)
+         * 1:{"success":...}   -> Series/Chapter JSON metadata
          */
         const ACTION_HASH = '6047fe8d21566eb56a426de4d5d5ee1eb7e01091f9';
 
-        // chapterPath is the full URL, e.g.:
-        //   https://www.mythoriatales.com/series/my-sexy-college-girlfriends/chapter/123
+        // chapterPath: https://www.mythoriatales.com/series/[slug]/chapter/[num]
         const urlParts = chapterPath.split('/');
-        const slug = urlParts[4]; // "my-sexy-college-girlfriends"
-        const chapterNum = parseInt(urlParts[6], 10); // 123 — must be a number, not a string
+        const slug = urlParts[4];
+        const chapterNum = parseInt(urlParts[6], 10);
 
         const response = await fetchApi(chapterPath, {
           method: 'POST',
@@ -550,32 +548,33 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
         const rscText = await response.text();
 
         /**
-         * 1. Split the response into segments based on the Next.js RSC protocol.
-         * Each segment starts with a newline followed by an index and a type
-         * marker (T for Text, { for JSON, E for Error).
-         * This prevents "1:" inside a sentence from breaking the split.
+         * 1. Isolate the data segments.
+         * We split by newline followed by a digit and a type marker (:, {, T).
+         * Using a lookahead (?=...) ensures the split marker isn't consumed,
+         * allowing us to verify the segment index (e.g., "2:").
          */
         const segments = rscText.split(/\n(?=\d+:[{TE])/);
 
-        // 2. Find the segment that contains the chapter text (prefixed with 2:T)
+        // 2. Locate the text segment (usually index 2)
         const contentSegment = segments.find(s => s.startsWith('2:T'));
 
         if (!contentSegment) {
           throw new Error(
-            'Could not find the chapter content segment in the response.',
+            'Could not find the chapter content segment (2:T) in the stream.',
           );
         }
 
         /**
-         * 3. Clean the segment.
-         * Remove the "2:T{hexLen}," prefix to get the raw text.
+         * 3. Extract and Clean Raw Text
+         * Removes the "2:T{hexLen}," prefix.
+         * [0-9a-f]+ handles the hexadecimal length provided by the RSC protocol.
          */
         const rawText = contentSegment.replace(/^2:T[0-9a-f]+,/, '').trim();
 
         /**
-         * 4. Split the text into lines.
-         * We handle literal newlines and escaped (\n) newlines,
-         * while filtering out empty lines caused by double-spacing.
+         * 4. Parse Lines and Paragraphs
+         * Splits on literal newlines or escaped sequence "\n".
+         * Filters out empty strings to handle double-spacing in the source.
          */
         const lines = rawText
           .split(/(?:\r?\n|\\n)+/)
@@ -583,14 +582,14 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
           .filter(line => line.length > 0);
 
         if (lines.length === 0) {
-          throw new Error('Chapter content is empty after parsing.');
+          throw new Error('Parsed content is empty.');
         }
 
-        // 5. Extract Title and Content
-        // The first line is always the title in this payload structure
-        chapterTitle = lines[0];
+        // 5. Assignment
+        // The first line in the text block is the chapter title.
+        chapterTitle = `Chapter ${chapterNum}: ${lines[0]}`;
 
-        // All subsequent lines are paragraphs
+        // All remaining lines are the story body.
         chapterContent = lines
           .slice(1)
           .map(p => `<p>${p}</p>`)

From b447e96e379f8662b1b02572f02532da6eeab2d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 00:02:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 10/15] revert versions

---
 package.json                    | 2 +-
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85508263c..fd1141596 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lnreader-plugins",
-  "version": "3.0.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "description": "Plugins repo for LNReader",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 20631e12f..3ceb57f0b 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.17';
+  version = '0.9.9';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';

From a0534f6355b67256505718fa0fdfe21c250e7cfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Batorian <53831711+Batorian@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 19:06:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 11/15] get action hash via regex

Co-authored-by: K1ngfish3r <26593485+K1ngfish3r@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 3ceb57f0b..4a3f245a9 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -524,12 +524,20 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
          * 2:T{hexLen},...     -> Chapter Body (Title on Line 1, Content below)
          * 1:{"success":...}   -> Series/Chapter JSON metadata
          */
-        const ACTION_HASH = '6047fe8d21566eb56a426de4d5d5ee1eb7e01091f9';
+        const html = loadedCheerio('script:contains("script-2")').html();
+        if (!html) throw new Error('Failed to find script-2');
+        const matches = Array.from(html.matchAll(/"script-2.*?[^_]+([^\\]+)/g));
+        const scriptPath = matches[1]?.[1];
+        if (!scriptPath) throw new Error('Failed to extract script-2 URL');
+
+        const scriptUrl = new URL(`/${scriptPath}`, chapterPath).href;
+        const scriptText = await (await fetchApi(scriptUrl)).text();
+        const ACTION_HASH = scriptText.match(/[a-f0-9]{42}/)?.[0];
+        if (!ACTION_HASH) throw new Error('Failed to extract ACTION_HASH');
 
         // chapterPath: https://www.mythoriatales.com/series/[slug]/chapter/[num]
         const urlParts = chapterPath.split('/');
-        const slug = urlParts[4];
-        const chapterNum = parseInt(urlParts[6], 10);
+        const [slug, chapterNum] = [urlParts[4], parseInt(urlParts[6], 10)];
 
         const response = await fetchApi(chapterPath, {
           method: 'POST',

From 1d9e865f040a1eddf4b7813439474a0e6312b99d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 19:19:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 12/15] title extraction from meta

---
 package.json                    |  2 +-
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd1141596..85508263c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lnreader-plugins",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.0.1",
   "description": "Plugins repo for LNReader",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 4a3f245a9..bf9be8a3b 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.9';
+  version = '0.9.10';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
         chapterContent = loadedCheerio('.entry-content').html()!;
         break;
       }
-      // Last edited in 0.9.9 by Batorian - 06/05/2026
+      // Last edited in 0.9.9 by Batorian - 09/05/2026
       case 'mythoriatales': {
         /**
          * Mythoria Tales uses Next.js Server Actions for chapter delivery.
@@ -521,8 +521,9 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
          *
          * Payload Structure:
          * 0:{"a":"$@1",...}   -> Initialization/Metadata
-         * 2:T{hexLen},...     -> Chapter Body (Title on Line 1, Content below)
-         * 1:{"success":...}   -> Series/Chapter JSON metadata
+         * 2:T{hexLen},...     -> Chapter Body (may span multiple segments)
+         * 3:T{hexLen},...     -> Chapter Body continuation (if split)
+         * 1:{"success":...}   -> Series/Chapter JSON metadata (authoritative title source)
          */
         const html = loadedCheerio('script:contains("script-2")').html();
         if (!html) throw new Error('Failed to find script-2');
@@ -557,14 +558,22 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
 
         /**
          * 1. Isolate the data segments.
-         * We split by newline followed by a digit and a type marker (:, {, T).
+         * We split by newline followed by a digit and a type marker ({, T, E).
          * Using a lookahead (?=...) ensures the split marker isn't consumed,
          * allowing us to verify the segment index (e.g., "2:").
          */
         const segments = rscText.split(/\n(?=\d+:[{TE])/);
 
-        // 2. Locate the text segment (usually index 2)
-        const contentSegment = segments.find(s => s.startsWith('2:T'));
+        /**
+         * 2. Locate and join all text content segments.
+         * Some chapters split their body across multiple T-type segments (e.g., 2:T, 3:T).
+         * We collect all of them (excluding the 0: init segment) and join into one string,
+         * stripping each segment's "{index}:T{hexLen}," prefix in the process.
+         */
+        const contentSegment = segments
+          .filter(s => /^\d+:T/.test(s) && !s.startsWith('0:'))
+          .map(s => s.replace(/^\d+:T[0-9a-f]+,/, ''))
+          .join('');
 
         if (!contentSegment) {
           throw new Error(
@@ -573,35 +582,40 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
         }
 
         /**
-         * 3. Extract and Clean Raw Text
-         * Removes the "2:T{hexLen}," prefix.
-         * [0-9a-f]+ handles the hexadecimal length provided by the RSC protocol.
-         */
-        const rawText = contentSegment.replace(/^2:T[0-9a-f]+,/, '').trim();
-
-        /**
-         * 4. Parse Lines and Paragraphs
+         * 3. Parse Lines and Paragraphs
          * Splits on literal newlines or escaped sequence "\n".
          * Filters out empty strings to handle double-spacing in the source.
          */
-        const lines = rawText
+        const lines = contentSegment
+          .trim()
           .split(/(?:\r?\n|\\n)+/)
-          .map(line => line.trim())
-          .filter(line => line.length > 0);
+          .map((line: string) => line.trim())
+          .filter((line: string) => line.length > 0);
 
         if (lines.length === 0) {
           throw new Error('Parsed content is empty.');
         }
 
-        // 5. Assignment
-        // The first line in the text block is the chapter title.
-        chapterTitle = `Chapter ${chapterNum}: ${lines[0]}`;
+        /**
+         * 4. Extract title from the "1:{...}" metadata segment.
+         * This is the authoritative source for the chapter title and number,
+         * preferred over parsing the first content line.
+         */
+        const metaSegment = segments.find(s => s.startsWith('1:'));
+        if (metaSegment) {
+          try {
+            const meta = JSON.parse(metaSegment.slice(2)); // strip leading "1:"
+            const title = meta?.data?.chapter?.title;
+            const num = meta?.data?.chapter?.chapterNumber ?? chapterNum;
+            if (title) chapterTitle = `Chapter ${num}: ${title}`;
+          } catch {
+            // fall back to chapterNum if metadata parsing fails
+          }
+        }
+        if (!chapterTitle) chapterTitle = `Chapter ${chapterNum}`;
 
-        // All remaining lines are the story body.
-        chapterContent = lines
-          .slice(1)
-          .map(p => `<p>${p}</p>`)
-          .join('\n');
+        // 5. All lines from the content segment are paragraphs.
+        chapterContent = lines.map((p: string) => `<p>${p}</p>`).join('\n');
 
         break;
       }

From 8231f910f886967f9f8de26197a74b4e63added3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 19:24:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 13/15] fix

---
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index bf9be8a3b..192183d33 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.10';
+  version = '0.9.11';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
           throw new Error(`Failed to fetch chapter: ${response.status}`);
         }
 
-        const rscText = await response.text();
+        const rscText = (await response.text()).replace(/(\d+:[{TE])/g, '\n$1');
 
         /**
          * 1. Isolate the data segments.

From a3123510e363df29e0b5f663e2eae5fd06727c8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 19:34:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 14/15] chapterContent cleanup

---
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 192183d33..9c00851b9 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.11';
+  version = '0.9.12';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';
@@ -617,6 +617,16 @@ class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
         // 5. All lines from the content segment are paragraphs.
         chapterContent = lines.map((p: string) => `<p>${p}</p>`).join('\n');
 
+        // Clean up custom markup tags:
+        // Format [dialogue speaker="Name"]text[/dialogue] as "Name: text", drop [sfx] blocks entirely
+        chapterContent = chapterContent
+          .replace(
+            /\[dialogue\s+speaker="([^"]*)"\](.*?)\[\/dialogue\]/gi,
+            '$1: $2',
+          )
+          .replace(/\[sfx\].*?\[\/sfx\]/gi, '')
+          .replace(/\[\/?(dialogue|sfx)[^\]]*\]/gi, '');
+
         break;
       }
       // Last edited in 0.9.0 by Batorian - 19/03/2025

From 56872fb75ad76b32c06390ecbcb8f2b5641b52e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <lukas.richter.berlin@web.de>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 19:37:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 15/15] revert versions

---
 package.json                    | 2 +-
 plugins/english/novelupdates.ts | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85508263c..fd1141596 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lnreader-plugins",
-  "version": "3.0.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "description": "Plugins repo for LNReader",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
index 9c00851b9..825ec3e7f 100644
--- a/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
+++ b/plugins/english/novelupdates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Plugin } from '@/types/plugin';
 class NovelUpdates implements Plugin.PluginBase {
   id = 'novelupdates';
   name = 'Novel Updates';
-  version = '0.9.12';
+  version = '0.9.9';
   icon = 'src/en/novelupdates/icon.png';
   customCSS = 'src/en/novelupdates/customCSS.css';
   site = 'https://www.novelupdates.com/';