[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-intergalactic-emperor-starting-with-the-an":3,"chapter-first-intergalactic-emperor-starting-with-the-an-first-intergalactic-emperor-starting-with-the-an-chapter-362":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","First Intergalactic Emperor: Starting With The Ancient Goddess",{"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},1601376,2070,"Chapter 362: Starfall Arena (x)","first-intergalactic-emperor-starting-with-the-an-chapter-362",362,"\u003Cp>The rogue lifted his gun and pointed it at Xavier’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he tilted the barrel upward, away from Xavier, placed it against his own forehead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his voice finally came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you in Mode 3.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body pixelated, collapsing into static before fading into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timer hit zero as Xavier stepped into the evac field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else on the battlefield was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the phase counted him alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phase 3 ended with Xavier as the ONLY surviving player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heroic faction won by technicality, because the VIP reached the evac point alive, even though literally every other player on both factions got wiped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[PHASE 3 — OFFICIAL RESULTS]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TOTAL ACTIVE PLAYERS AT START OF PHASE 3:363,726\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>•Heroic:163,727\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>•Evil:199,999\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TOTAL SURVIVORS:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1 (Xavier)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every other player died due to combat, explosions, environment collapse, GM tram incidents, or \"unexpected data events.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>OUTCOME:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HEROIC FACTION — VICTORY.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MVP RANKINGS (FINAL PHASE)\"ObsidianShade\" (Evil)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stats: 4,913 player kills, 17 MVP eliminations, single-handedly destroyed two evacuation corridors, fought AstraNova and HeartCore at once and won, final appearance at evac point.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He disappeared after the last shot with the message:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you in Mode 3.\"AstraNova (Heroic)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carried VIP through collapsing tunnels, held back multiple Evil squads, delayed ObsidianShade long enough for Xavier to escape.HeartCore (Heroic)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shield-tanked 3.1 million damage, broke two ambush formations.Zer0Blade (Evil)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sniped 842 players and nearly secured a kill-shot on Xavier during the catwalk push.Juggernaut Squad Theta (Heroic)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Punched open a collapsed tunnel to create a shortcut for the VIP route.FUNNIEST \u002F DUMBEST DEATHS (SHORT LIST)\"SkyQuacker\" tried to jetpack across the broken tunnel and face-planted directly into the GM-rail tram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• \"GlitchNinja\" got stuck inside a wall during the collapse... and was atomized when the map reloaded the texture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• \"BigPickle\" fell through a hole AstraNova created while fighting ObsidianShade and screamed the whole fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• An Evil squad of 9 tried to ambush Xavier, only to be crushed by a rogue bot that spawned above them.BEST CHAOS MOMENTSThe original evac gate exploding for no explained reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• The ENTIRE station collapsing faster once both factions sprinted toward the new evac point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• ObsidianShade wiping two max-level squads in less than 15 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• The GM-rail tram looping the map without stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• The maintenance centipede-bot respawning itself and attacking both factions.DEV COMMENTARY (DENIAL LIST)\"The evac explosion was not our doing. For real.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• \"The GM tram was functioning within acceptable parameters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• \"The centipede-bot respawn was a visual bug.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• \"We did not buff the bots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• \"We also have no idea who ObsidianShade is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• \"Please stop accusing us of rigging the event.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exit animation washed over him in a slow dissolve, the last flashes of the collapsing metro fading into streaks of light that slid past his vision. His body felt weightless for a moment, then heavy, then rooted again as the VR rig released its locks one by one. The helmet lifted with a soft hiss, warm air hitting his face. His room lights adjusted automatically, dimmed to a soft glow the moment the system recognized he’d returned from a full dive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat there for a second, breathing out, letting the leftover adrenaline settle. His muscles were warm, still buzzing slightly from the full-dive immersion, and his hair clung to his forehead from how long he’d been inside. The tower clock outside blinked 03:03 AM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his neck and got up, moving toward the small shelf near the window to grab a bottle of water. The city pulsed outside — the neon towers glowing bright enough to paint thin reflections across his floor. He took a drink, wiped his mouth, and leaned his shoulder against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he picked up his phone, the notifications detonated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Millions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actual millions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tags, mentions, messages, screen recordings of him sprinting through exploding tunnels, fan edits of the rogue player standing at the evac gate, people screaming in excitement that he’d solo-survived the entire last phase, others laughing that he \"did nothing and still won.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five trending hashtags had his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two trending tags had \"Who the hell is ObsidianShade???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another trending one accused the devs of rigging the whole event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xavier scrolled through a few clips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One fan had put dramatic music over the last ten seconds before extraction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone else slowed down the rogue player’s final moment, repeating the phrase \"See you in Mode 3\" on loop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another posted a meme that read:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xavier: casually survives planet-wide wars and dev bugs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone else: dies touching a rail.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snorted a laugh and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The live streams started next — three separate official ones popping up on his phone with tens of millions of viewers each, all from the dev team trying to handle the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped into the first one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of five developers sat in front of a giant holographic display showing the Phase 3 kill map. They looked tired, mildly traumatized, and also like they were having the time of their lives even while denying everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them cleared his throat and said, \"First of all, the evac explosion in Phase 3 was a... rendering issue. Probably.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chat exploded in insults and memes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another dev added, \"The GM-rail tram operating without scheduled breaks was, uh... a physics oversight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It killed forty thousand players,\" someone shouted from the chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, well,\" the dev continued, \"that’s what physics oversights tend to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They kept answering questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players asked why the centipede-bot respawned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dev said, \"It didn’t. You imagined that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players asked if ObsidianShade was a dev secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The devs all shook their heads too quickly to be believable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone asked if they buffed the rogue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dev in the center said, \"We don’t know who he is. If he works here, we’ll find out tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another asked, \"When will mode 3 unlock?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The devs whispered among themselves and one of them responded, \"Today after reset.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another asked, \"What’s the event about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xavier.\" The devs responded immediately as though that wasn’t obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xavier actually laughed this time. The devs had no intention of admitting anything. They enjoyed the chaos even more than the players.\u003C\u002Fp>",1030,"2026-06-06T09:45:27.085Z",1,"novelbin.me","5477f5c85b0231aa270185e1241ce4872cb8a8a27981e3887e096f81d484f8bd","first-intergalactic-emperor-starting-with-the-an-chapter-363","first-intergalactic-emperor-starting-with-the-an-chapter-361",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-intergalactic-emperor-starting-with-the-an-cover.jpg"]