[{"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-165":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},1618040,2083,"Chapter 165 - 120: Chasm 3","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-165",165,"\u003Cp>Most of the other examinees from his prep area had already arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They each sat at a station with their name flashing on the screen, faces grim, eyes closed as they rested and centered themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye found his assigned seat and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line of text appeared on the computer screen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The next test will begin shortly. Examinees, please relax your Spirit, enter a state of meditation, and bring your spiritual state to its optimal condition.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of understanding crossed Lin Ye’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This test had to be the so-called spiritual strength and pressure resistance test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye closed his eyes, his breathing steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recovered from the exertion of the previous endurance run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his Healing out of combat skill,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye could ensure his physical stamina and Spiritual Power were always at their peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Lin Ye opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, an announcement echoed around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will now begin the second major component of the 167th annual Dongjiang City Mock Exam: the Practical Combat Performance Test.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first item is the spiritual strength pressure test.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The electronic voice reverberated throughout the testing facility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s starting!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the spectator waiting hall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng’s fists clenched instantly, his knuckles turning white from the force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the test he was most worried about for Lin Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The series of inhuman stats Lin Ye had displayed during the foundational martial arts test were indeed outrageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye had been elevated to an unprecedented height, with all eyes on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, any slight flaw would be magnified infinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he faltered on the spiritual strength portion, even if his total score remained the highest in Dongjiang,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the image of a \"flawless\" monstrous genius would begin to crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng’s gaze drifted involuntarily toward the independent viewing area on the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seated there were not only the top figures of Dongjiang City’s education system,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but also a deputy director who had come all the way from Ninghai Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s goal was the Qiming General Star Training Camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a battlefield, a crucible that gathered all the monsters from across the province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Dongjiang City would even get a recommendation slot for the training camp this year was already uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they didn’t receive one, then no matter how talented Lin Ye was, he would have no way in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, simply being number one in Dongjiang was far from enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye had to display his ultimate talent and prove himself decisively in front of those VIPs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye sat on the cold metal chair, his heart calm as he looked at the screen before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the test begins, a series of simple questions involving mental arithmetic, logic, reasoning, and verbal knowledge will appear on the screens of all examinees.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please answer as many questions as possible while maintaining the highest possible accuracy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Test, begin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Lin Ye was a little confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would a Martial Arts High School exam include questions that seemed unrelated to martial arts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible wave, like quicksilver spreading across the floor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>radiated out from the mirrored metal sphere above everyone’s heads, blanketing the entire room!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pure, spiritual pressure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost instantly, Lin Ye saw several examinees near him turn pale, their brows knitting together in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a direct sign of their Spiritual Power being forcefully suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye could clearly sense that this spiritual pressure wasn’t constant; it was steadily and relentlessly increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this environment, the difficulty of maintaining a clear mind to solve problems requiring thought and logical reasoning was naturally magnified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s fingertips tapped lightly on the virtual keyboard as he began to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always been a top student in liberal arts, with a memory and logical thinking ability far superior to the average person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the fact that the questions were at a middle-school level at their most difficult, they were still very simple for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The questions on the screen switched rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few short minutes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the spiritual pressure from above had already intensified by at least fifty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s Sea of Consciousness was as steady as a rock; this level of pressure didn’t cause even the slightest ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the others in the room weren’t so lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every student who made it into Test Hall 1 was an elite from their respective school, with a resilient will and strong Spiritual Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, under this constant, pervasive spiritual assault, their mental defenses began to crumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some started to claw at their hair in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others unconsciously bit their fingers, their gazes losing focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, some were already clutching their heads, their bodies trembling slightly as they fought back the excruciating pain that felt like it was tearing their brains apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye didn’t get distracted by the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew very well that if he hadn’t been continuously adding points to his Spirit attribute for so long, he would undoubtedly be one of those struggling right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye focused his mind, completely immersing himself in the questions before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mouse clicked again and again, selecting the correct options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For questions that required calculation, Lin Ye simply activated the scratchpad mode in the blank area to the side, jotted down the formulas, and computed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, people started to break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A student suddenly shot up, his face as white as a sheet, and staggered toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a few meters from the door, he couldn’t hold on any longer and vomited the entire contents of his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person’s collapse was like a signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, more and more students chose to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all knew their spirits were on the verge of their limits. Pushing further was not only pointless but could also cause irreversible damage to their spiritual core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few proctors wearing special protective helmets watched all of this dispassionately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their muffled voices, distorted by the helmets, seemed surreal in this context.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Examinees who can’t take it anymore, leave immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t force yourselves! If you faint, pass out, or even suffer a mental breakdown, all of your scores for this exam will be voided! It’s not worth the risk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Ye’s heart tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weren’t these words, which seemed intended to persuade them to quit, just another way of adding pressure to this spiritual test?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could know precisely where their limit was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should they quit while they were ahead and secure their current score?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or should they risk it all to strive for a higher score, and face the possibility of all their efforts coming to nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This choice was a greater test of human nature than any of the logic problems on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Ye had no such concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered that the spiritual pressure emanating from the metal sphere overhead had stabilized after reaching a peak and was no longer increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current Spiritual Power, forget completing the test—he could sit here for a whole day without any problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time ticked by, second by second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of people in the room dwindled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, an examinee who had misjudged their limit rolled their eyes back and fell stiffly from their chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A proctor immediately came forward and deftly dragged him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, another student started spouting nonsense and giggling foolishly, and was also quickly escorted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just ten minutes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the massive room, once full of people, now held only three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Lin Ye, the other two were wearing the uniforms of Celestial Star Martial Arts High School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, they had no idea that the guy in front of them, hunched over his test and seemingly completely unaffected,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had, just a short while ago, crushed their school’s prized number one genius under his heel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pride of a prestigious school made it impossible for them to accept losing to a student from an ordinary school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just a little longer!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can still hold on!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I will protect the honor and dignity of Celestial Star Martial Arts High School!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them were sleeping like babies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, the bliss of youth. Out like a light.\u003C\u002Fp>",1374,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","1bb9e49c490e0526d600f534eb1fdd6dbd29128fb35e6c9860ed09a2a06f0667","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-166","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-164",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]