[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-god-tier-extraction-talent-reincarnated-in-a-gam":3,"chapter-god-tier-extraction-talent-reincarnated-in-a-gam-god-tier-extraction-talent-reincarnated-in-a-gam-chapter-88":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","God-Tier Extraction Talent: Reincarnated in a Game-like World!",{"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},742587,981,"Chapter 88: Arriving at Halden Settlement","god-tier-extraction-talent-reincarnated-in-a-gam-chapter-88",88,"\u003Cp>\"What?!\" Victor swerved in shock. \"It was just here when we left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassie went pale, her lips trembling slightly. \"No... no way. We risked our lives just now and it’s gone?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This, how did this happen?!\" Gabriel exclaimed, for the first time losing his cool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This doesn’t make sense. When did it...\" Sophie was speechless, not knowing what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this while, they’d fought the enemies, not allowing even one to come two meters close to their vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Was it during the time of the illusion?’ Gabriel mumbled, a slightly dazed look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly turned toward the others and asked, \"Did any of you suddenly find yourself in an icy terrain during the fight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I didn’t,\" Cassie answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same here,\" Victor said, shaking his head. \"I didn’t see any illusion either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we were the only ones trapped in the illusion.\" Sophie’s expression turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more they tried to think about how the crate had gone missing, the more their heads ached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gabriel thought long and hard, piecing several things together. His eyes flashed as he realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During the ape attack, everyone had stepped out,\" he said. \"I think the enemies somehow sneaked into the vehicle during that time frame and made away with the crate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one said anything, realizing what he said made a lot of sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subconsciously, both Cassie and Victor began cursing in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If only we’d stayed back!\" Cassie clenched her fist so tightly that vines popped out of her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor was muttering \"damn\" under his breath, as if it were the only word he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s none of your fault,\" Gabriel said calmly. \"For someone to get away with the crate unnoticed, I’m sure they’re no ordinary person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In fact, I wouldn’t be shocked if they were Hero Rank,\" he mumbled under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he appeared calm, Gabriel felt a wave of frustration—but he didn’t dare let it show. A leader doesn’t show signs of weakness, especially not in front of his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what now?\" Sophie furrowed her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We...\" Gabriel paused, then said, \"We continue to Halden and deliver the news to the receivers. At least they deserve that much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the journey continued in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some time later, the sun slowly rose into the sky, revealing towering walls with guards patrolling ahead of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have arrived!\" Victor announced, a slight trace of excitement in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the vehicle reached a certain range, the archers manning the walls slowly aimed their arrows at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Victor stepped out and waved a white cloth at the archers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They slowly lowered their weapons, and the front gate of the settlement opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vehicle drove in. From the windows, they saw several buildings made of concrete and metal, all appearing to be in very good condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Halden Settlement is considered a Tier-Two settlement,\" Victor explained. \"It’s one of the safest settlements out here in the wilderness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can see that,\" mumbled Gabriel, slightly impressed by the architecture, which was a blend of modernity and technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, this was the most advanced city he had been to—even surpassing Stellar City. The only thing Stellar City surpassed it in was size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in front of the entrance, Gabriel spotted some individuals waiting in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their vehicle came to a stop, and one after the other, they stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go talk to them,\" Gabriel said to the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" they nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you Gabriel Reyes from the Adventurer Guild?\" the first man asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Gabriel nodded confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the crate?\" The man frowned, trying to look behind him but found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About that...\" A wry smile appeared on Gabriel’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, both Sophie and Cassie looked to the side with slightly embarrassed expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before Gabriel could part his lips to speak, he felt an arm on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s okay, Gabriel. Thank you for safely escorting me back,\" Victor smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Both Sophie and Cassie exclaimed at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie stepped forward. \"Wait, don’t tell me—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha, yes, I’m the one you people were meant to protect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So the crate... it was a decoy,\" Gabriel mumbled under his breath, thinking back to how calm Victor had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor’s knowledge about the terrain hadn’t seemed suspicious—Gabriel had simply assumed he was someone who frequently traveled the wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does this mean we completed the mission?\" Cassie asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems so,\" Sophie replied with an uncertain expression. \"Then what was inside the crate? And who are you, really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\" Victor scratched the back of his head. \"The crate is most likely empty. Vice Leader Scarlet suspected something like this might happen, so she came up with this plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So she knew there was a chance of the crate going missing...\" Gabriel’s eyes glinted. \"That means she knew that even we wouldn’t be able to stop the person responsible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And ironically, she had been right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gabriel felt a pang of admiration for the Vice Leader of the Adventurer Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still haven’t answered the question,\" Cassie pressed. \"Who exactly are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not many people know me, but... well, my name is Victor Halden, a Level 67 Mechanic.\" He gave a small smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Sophie and Cassie sucked in a deep breath. Now they realized why a major guild like Crimson Star had come after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Halden... so he’s the owner of the settlement,’ Gabriel deduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, since you’re all here, why don’t you take a rest in my mansion before returning to Stellar City?\" Victor suggested. \"With a warm meal, at least—that way, I can properly thank you guys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gabriel looked at the rest of his teammates, and seeing no objections, he said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, we’ll be in your care then. Hope you treat us nicely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course! Feel at home!\" Victor laughed loudly as he led the team toward his mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in an undisclosed location, a magic circle lit up on the ground, and a woman appeared along with the armored crate Gabriel and the others were meant to protect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had flowing red hair like fire and a star-shaped blindfold over her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on her flawless, beautiful face was a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was easier than I thought,\" murmured Lilith Valentine, the leader of the Crimson Star Guild...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman known across the wilderness as the Silent Whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Support Extraction Talent!\u003C\u002Fp>",1063,"2026-06-02T11:43:43.470Z",1,"novelbin.me","77416bf0883d14f3ea46029b946decfc1fbfc73211651f2fa06b2353b57ba4ae","god-tier-extraction-talent-reincarnated-in-a-gam-chapter-89","god-tier-extraction-talent-reincarnated-in-a-gam-chapter-87",561,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgod-tier-extraction-talent-reincarnated-in-a-gam-cover.jpg"]