[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to":3,"chapter-after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-chapter-53":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After Becoming a God Among Humans, I Just Want to Lie Flat",{"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},2302192,4502,"Chapter 53: Slap in the Face","after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-chapter-53",53,"\u003Cp>Yang Yi looked at Li Mingliang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mingliang quickly stepped forward, “Actually, I didn’t see its full body. My ability is earth control; once, when a brain-sucking beast was nearby—I’ll call it that, since it’s our own nickname—I immediately split the ground, to a depth of over fifteen meters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I saw part of its body—it looked like a white earthworm, thickening as it went deeper, its head a suction cup used to attack prey, its length at least eight or nine meters. Beyond that, I couldn’t see anything. It had earth control too—I couldn’t catch it…” He lowered his head, looking deeply regretful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We suspect they can sense the dark matter fluctuations emitted by Awakened individuals. To catch them, Awakened people frequently ventured out at night, even deliberately luring them—but they never took the bait, only targeting ordinary people.” The glasses-wearing researcher added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi raised her eyebrows slightly. “Oh? Exactly how did you do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To lure them out, some of us volunteered as bait, wearing thick steel armor and pacing endlessly at night, while Awakened individuals like Captain Li lay in ambush on nearby high-rises. But it seemed to know our plan—it didn’t fall for it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sounds like they have some level of intelligence?” Yang Yi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not necessarily. It could just be animal instinct. As we’ve speculated, they might simply sense the dark matter fluctuations from Awakened individuals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting ended quickly. As evening approached and darkness fell, Yang Yi and several Awakened individuals left the hotel entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was early June; by 8 p.m., the sky had just turned fully dark, but by 7 p.m., while the sun still hadn’t fully set, the streets were nearly empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few people still out hurried along, their heads tightly covered with steel helmets, racing home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, the whole city is in panic. Everyone who could leave has left. Those who remain either can’t abandon their property or cling to false hope… But in this world, where is true safety?” Li Yang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ability was C-rank Body System: Bone Sword—apparently a bone mutation, like excessive bone growth, allowing sharp bone blades to sprout from any part of his body. He was a native of Wuming City, 31, ran a car wash business, a quiet, honest man who inexplicably awakened his Body System ability three months ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that his hometown had become this way, he had many reflections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi wandered through the city district until night fell and lights flickered on, leaving not a single soul in any street or alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost no one lived in the first or second floors of any high-rise, even with thick steel plates installed. Only above the third floor did lights gradually glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed people believed the higher they lived, the safer they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wandered for three hours straight, until past 11 p.m., and encountered not a single brain-sucking beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire city was networked; if a brain-sucking beast appeared and attacked, the system would alert Awakened individuals immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mingliang glanced at Yang Yi, full of doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three more hours passed; it was 2 a.m., still no news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mingliang checked all surveillance feeds—all reported no injuries or deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet normally, this was the peak time for brain-sucking beast activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now even Sun Yaxi, Li Yang, Qian Ming, and even Wei Chang’an and Chen Yushu began eyeing her strangely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was 4:30 a.m., dawn beginning to lighten, and still no reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night was unusually calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first night since the brain-sucking beasts appeared in Wuming City without a single death—even the surrounding areas enjoyed rare peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone returned silently to Lihao Hotel, sat in the buffet hall, soothing their rumbling stomachs, their hearts filled with complex, unspoken emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fucking thing’s a coward—it picks on the weak!” Qian Ming growled, gnawing a chicken leg in his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was C-rank water control; for days he’d been toyed with by the brain-sucking beasts, seeing only corpses, never catching a single hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d hoped Yang Yi could solve it—if she couldn’t, he’d give the first Awakened a well-deserved humiliation. But he hadn’t expected the brain-sucking beasts to be so terrified they wouldn’t even show their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they were eating, Director Zhou called to ask for updates. Hearing the result, he was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then stay there for two or three days and observe,” Director Zhou said reluctantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi stirred her soy milk, lost in thought. She recalled the feeling of being watched that she’d sensed upon entering Wuming City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could sense dark matter fluctuations from Awakened individuals, could they also distinguish the strength of those abilities? Since they feed on human brains, might they also gain some intelligence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even knowing these brain-sucking beasts were beneath Wuming City, the city spanned over 22,000 square kilometers—they couldn’t possibly turn over every inch of ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Awakened present, facing other aberrant creatures—even in life-or-death danger—could always fight back, at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, despite their deliberate baiting, the beasts refused to take the bait. They were helplessly toyed with by a group of aberrants—utterly frustrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating, everyone returned to their hotel rooms to rest. During the day, brain-sucking beasts never emerged; Li Mingliang and the others had grown accustomed to a nocturnal routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slept until 2 p.m., when Wei Chang’an led her to a luxury private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone says thanks to you, no one died last night. You arrived in such a rush we didn’t even have time to host a welcome banquet—today we make it up to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she entered, she saw the Wuming City Party Secretary, the mayor, the deputy mayor, the Public Security Bureau chief, and yesterday’s Awakened all seated. The moment she stepped in, everyone rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our great hero has arrived! Thank you so much, Captain Yang—you have no idea how we’ve endured these past eight days…” Secretary Hu gripped her right hand tightly, his face full of gratitude. He looked exhausted, as if he hadn’t slept in days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain Yang, no wonder you’re the number one Awakened! Last night, you let the entire city sleep peacefully for the first time in ages!” Mayor Wang seized her hand next, shaking it vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi noticed the heavy dark circles under his eyes—he hadn’t rested properly in a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, with Captain Yang here, we probably won’t have to worry about these brain-sucking monsters anymore!” Deputy Mayor Li said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were blunt—not because he couldn’t speak tactfully, but because his position required him to speak plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the red veins in his eyes, Yang Yi smiled and said, “I’ll do my best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi wasn’t a talkative person, but the others didn’t need her to speak—just knowing she’d give her all to resolve Wuming City’s aberrant crisis made this banquet perfect from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she sat down, Mayor Wang called his secretary to have the dishes served.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A refined, handsome young man entered first, leading waiters who carried dishes in a steady stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Xiao Chen? As the heir of Lihao Hotel, why are you serving dishes yourself?” Mayor Wang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi looked up and met the young man’s gaze as he entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her eyes away as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Lihao Hotel sounded familiar—during her junior and senior years of college, she’d dated someone whose family apparently ran a hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>",1232,"2026-06-20T07:52:47.920Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","148a644c37f0707216d60101f5b40f94423656dc86ce8c6c99a82252d227e0a0","after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-chapter-54","after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-chapter-52",246,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-cover.jpg"]