[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed":3,"chapter-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-154":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How Do We Play If This Boss Isn't Nerfed?",{"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},1618029,2083,"Chapter 154 - 117: The Attention of the Firewood Martial Hall (2)","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-154",154,"\u003Cp>The emails were all more or less the same, filled with nothing but profanity and abuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They furiously flamed him, calling him a scumbag and a creep, and even threw in some \"cordial greetings\" for his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only then that Lin Ye belatedly realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His opponent in the final match, it seemed, was a celebrity with a massive fanbase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These must be what they call \"rabid fans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye couldn’t even be bothered to get angry at this kind of cyberbullying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a blank expression, he selected \"delete all\" and then, without a second thought, went into his system settings and checked the box for \"Do not accept emails from strangers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world, in an instant, fell quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having done all that, he logged out of the virtual battle system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell, and the city lights began to glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yanjing City, at a high-end restaurant called Jingshui Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The restaurant was nestled deep within a quiet alley in the heart of the city. Its quaint, traditional courtyard design completely sealed it off from the urban clamor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a private room, a round red sandalwood table was laden with several exquisite dishes that looked like works of art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A server in a modern-style cheongsam moved with gentle grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After silently refilling their tea, she bowed and retreated, leaving the guests to their privacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Dongchen, dressed in a casual suit, wore an expression of unconcealable excitement and satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He personally picked up a bottle of expensive wine and poured a glass for the young man sitting across from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, come on, Mr. Long. Do me the honor. Try this Azure Sea, Rising Tide I ordered especially for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man sitting across from him was named Long Bohan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was handsome with a calm, steady demeanor, yet completely unpretentious. He simply smiled and waved his hand at the remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Dongchen, cut it out. It’s just us here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what was so urgent that you had to drag me out here today? You know I’ve been completely swamped lately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Dongchen chuckled, pushing the wine glass toward him with a teasing tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, our Mr. Long is a man of great importance, about to be promoted to Hall Master of the Xinhuo Yanjing Sub-Palace. I have to start currying favor early, don’t I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Bohan took a sip of wine and replied with a playful scoff, \"Spit it out. Pull this act on me again and I’m really leaving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two had been practically joined at the hip since childhood, and their families were also intricately connected and very close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Bohan’s father was a Commissioner at the headquarters of the Firewood Martial Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following in his father’s footsteps, he had already become an Officer at the Yanjing Sub-Palace at a young age, with a boundless future ahead of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his friend’s patience wearing thin, Dong Dongchen stopped beating around the bush. He leaned forward slightly, his expression turning serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All right, no more joking. Let’s get down to business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bo Han, as an Officer, isn’t one of your duties to scout and sign promising newcomers for the Martial Hall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me tell you, I’ve found a true dragon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Long Bohan raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew his childhood friend all too well. Though he was usually a slacker...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...when it came to discovering new talent, his eye was incredibly sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put down his teacup, a playful smile touching his lips. \"Alright, show me what you’ve got. If this person is as amazing as you say, this meal’s on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Dongchen immediately opened his personal terminal and sent Long Bohan a link to a video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the very same analysis video he had spent the entire afternoon pouring his heart and soul into.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Bohan clicked the link. Seeing the video page that had just loaded, he couldn’t help but scoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How have you not even broken ten thousand views? Are your hundreds of thousands of followers all bots?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Dongchen froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smug look on his face instantly vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled up his channel’s analytics, and sure enough, the data was so dismal it was disheartening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was probably because the video was a full forty-five minutes long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an era dominated by short-form content, the platform wouldn’t give any traffic recommendations to a video that long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, all my hard work this afternoon was for nothing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Dongchen cursed in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had watched the final cut no less than ten times. The script, the voice-over, the editing pace—everything was perfect. It was the piece of work he was most proud of in his entire career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d thought it would be his ticket to overnight fame, that he’d gain a huge wave of new followers, but reality had been harsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Bohan didn’t tease his friend any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He projected the video onto the massive high-definition screen on the wall of the private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They started to watch as they ate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Bohan had just picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks, about to bring it to his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, his hand froze in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Dong Dongchen broke into a mischievous grin, as if his plan had succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he were saying, ’I knew you’d be surprised.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Bohan slowly lowered his chopsticks, picked up the remote, and hit pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image on the massive screen froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Dongchen understood the principle of making a powerful first impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of opening with any fight footage, he had started the video by throwing Lin Ye’s outrageous combat record right in the viewer’s face in the most impactful way possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ID: Goblin Soldiers]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Total Matches: 124]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Win Rate: 98.38%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Max Win Streak: 122]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, page after page of a seemingly endless, densely packed match history filled the entire screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Bohan’s gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes immediately locked onto the top two lines of the match history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[VS Cheng Shanhe (Rank 6776) — Victory!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[VS Thousand Feather Illusion Spirit (Rank 5978) — Victory!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He just joined the New Star Sequence... Are these his two placement matches?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Bohan’s voice held a barely perceptible trace of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>",1046,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","15be5a8a461ebe146065351f08bf5c58129ff6929de7e786876d0dd4cf21dc48","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-155","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-153",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]