[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op":3,"chapter-goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-chapter-27":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Goblin King: My Innate Skill Is OP",{"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},1335770,1780,"Chapter 27: Pivot","goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I was being hunted by something I couldn’t even see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body tensed as shock settled in. I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck standing upright, my instincts screaming danger, but I had no ideawhereit was coming from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made defeating the beast that much harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was it stronger and faster than me, but it also had an ability that let it vanish—completely like a ghost slipping through the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was already outmatched. Strength-wise? Outclassed. Speed? Not even a competition—if we don’t take into account my ability.But then it went and pulled this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like it wasn’t already a nightmare on four legs. Now it wanted to be invisible too? That was like giving a shark wings and saying, \"Have fun in the sky, buddy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that... that was unfair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew I was being hypocritical—my own ability was arguably just as broken, maybe even more so, and the mooncat was 7 levels higher than I was, thus the advantage in stats—but still, I couldn’t help being pissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mooncat had tilted the odds again, and now the only logical choice was to either retreat or risk dying here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You forced my hand, vermin,\" came a voice—deep, sharp, and chillingly calm. It echoed from nowhere and everywhere at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I froze, whipping my head around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know where it was. Left? Right? Above? I spun in place, eyes darting around the trees like that would help. It didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No beast in this forest has ever pushed me this far. But...\" the mooncat continued, the tone of its voice dropping a few degrees colder. \"Your advantage ends here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the words ended, I felt it. A bone-chilling sensation crawling up my spine. I blinked—instinctively using my ability—and vanished from where I stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FSSHHK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A savagewhooshof claws tearing through the air sliced through the space I’d just left. If I’d hesitated even a second, I’d have been torn in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chill surged again, and I blinked once more—this time landing on a branch deep in the forest canopy. I didn’t stop. I shot forward, leaping tree after tree with practiced ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You stop, you die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Branches whipped past me. The wind stung my face. But I couldfeelit behind me—the Mooncat was pursuing. I had humiliated it by landing that hit earlier, and now it was out for blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of that hit...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My chest tightened as doubt crept in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn’t I slashed it good?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d felt it connect. A clean arc across its flank, deep enough to draw real blood. I remembered the tension in its body, the way it recoiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t a graze. That was ahit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why the hell wasn’t it slowing down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still as fast as ever, still as relentless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced atGravefang—my blade. Did I misunderstand its description? Was the venom too weak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be a coward, vermin! Stay and fight!\" the Mooncat’s voice roared behind me, more guttural now—desperate, even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coward?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was rich coming from a beast that relied on stealth to launch ambushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t entirely wrong. I was running, wasn’t I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well... not exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was regrouping. Thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t scared of the Mooncat. Okay, maybe a little. But I wasn’t going to back down. If I wanted to beat this thing, I had tofaceit. Outthink it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind whirled with options. Escaping would be easy with my blink ability. But I didn’twantto escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something told me this beast wasn’t just a challenge. It was a turning point. If I could defeat it, I knew I’d gain something rare, maybe even game-changing. And more than that, if I ever hoped to lead my clan one day, I needed to be stronger—stronger than anything in this forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mooncat’s attacks were invisible. I could only dodge by relying on my danger sense, and that was far from foolproof. One mistake—one blink too late—and I was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what was the play?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep dodging until it slips up? Try another blind counter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of those felt right. None of them feltsure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hated playing the odds when I didn’t control the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed on, thinking through my next move, when suddenly I heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp grunt behind me, short, clipped, like it slipped out without meaning to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I halted mid-stride and crouched on a thick branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, a few dozen meters away, I saw it—reallysaw it. Not in its glassy, camouflaged form, but in its physical body. No shimmer. No cloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was limping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its head was lowered, golden eyes narrowed in pain. Blood poured from its side, trailing down its sleek, dark fur, right where I had slashed it earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, the cold sensation I had learned to associate with the Mooncat’s stealth attacks...had been gone a couple of blinks ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a shaky breath, half-laughing under it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that’s what it was...\" I muttered, a grin tugging at my lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relief washed over me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The venom had finally kicked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this time, I thought I’d screwed up—that I’d missed my shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no.Gravefang’sVenomous Slashwas working.It just needed time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mooncat must’ve had incredible regeneration to resist it this long, but the constant movement had made the wound worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running, slashing, even yelling—it had only deepened the injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, its movements were sluggish. Its speed... nerfed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was my window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could turn the tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crouched lower, ready to spring—but then the Mooncat locked eyes with me. Its pupils narrowed, gaze flicking away as a grimace tightened its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it clenched its jaw and, in a flash, vanished using stealth mode again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time... it wasn’t attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mooncat had recognized the shift, understood it no longer had the upper hand, and instead of risking death, it chose to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I wasn’t going...\u003C\u002Fp>",998,"2026-06-05T20:04:07.798Z",1,"novelbin.me","601f4c39768fea20bb0772c19d849657d357f1fd8f923718b8590977a7201e32","goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-chapter-28","goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-chapter-26",375,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgoblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-cover.jpg"]