[{"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-191":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},1618066,2083,"Chapter 191 - 129: Mechanic: Phase Transition","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-191",191,"\u003Cp>They didn’t even have the strength to stand anymore. All they could do was watch helplessly as that lone figure carried out a long, drawn-out slaughter amidst the endless tide of insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unknown amount of time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a sliver of dim, gray light finally pierced through the entrance of the subway station,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone suddenly realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day had broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the insect swarm, which had raged throughout the night, began to recede as if it had received some invisible command, slowly dispersing like a retreating tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye keenly sensed that the frenzied, violent aura emanating from the beetles was weakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their movements were no longer a chaotic, disorderly charge. Instead, they became neat and orderly, as if they had received a unified signal to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought flashed through Lin Ye’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In nature, the hive behavior of many insects is controlled by a \"broodmother\" from behind the scenes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Like a queen ant or a queen bee.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could a higher-level, intelligent broodmother be hiding behind this massive, long-distance-flying mutation of these Iron-Eating Beetles?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Or was this swarming behavior, like that of locusts, just accidentally triggered by some special environmental factor?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did know that he’d raked in an insane amount of experience points that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even know how many insects he had actually killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he knew was that his level had shot up from LV. 24, jumping three consecutive levels straight to LV. 27!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the last beetle vanished into the darkness of the deep tunnel, a system notification sounded in his mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! In this overwhelming insect swarm, you single-handedly turned the tide!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have killed a total of 10,887 Iron-Eating Beetles!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have unlocked the unique special achievement: Ten-Thousand Slayer!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have obtained a new BOSS mechanic: Phase Shift!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new mechanic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s heart raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, none of his mechanics had been useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any mechanic, if used well, could be a god-tier skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sun gradually rose, the insect swarm in the entire underground space and on the surface began to retreat at an astonishing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a few breaths, the once-overwhelming black tide had vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye focused his mind on the system to inspect this newly acquired mechanic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Phase Shift (Green): You can now ignore phase transition requirements and switch freely between your possessed phases.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When you switch phases, you will enter an untargetable state for 1 second.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: While in combat, Phase Shift can only be used to switch one-way from a lower phase to a higher phase. You cannot switch back to a lower-tier phase.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This restriction is lifted when you are Healing out of combat and your maximum Life Value has been restored to full.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grade of this mechanic was merely Green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same grade as [Soul Furnace].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after reading its effect description, a tidal wave of shock crashed over him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Untargetable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his gaming experience from another world, he knew exactly what that single word implied!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Isn’t this basically an invincibility frame?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Even though it’s only for a second, in a life-or-death battle where things can change in an instant, that one second of invincibility is enough to dodge countless fatal attacks and even pull off a stunning counter-kill!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’More importantly, I can finally enter P2 proactively!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No more standing around like an idiot, taking hits until my P1 health drops to zero just to unlock P2 skills like [Frenzy] and [Instant Body].’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The operational potential of this mechanic was enormous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, Lin Ye activated it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the thought formed, he clearly felt himself enter P2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he was currently out of combat and the [Healing out of combat] mechanic had already restored his Life Value to full, the switch was completed smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the instant of the switch, Lin Ye deliberately tried to feel the \"untargetable\" state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t feel anything special, as if he had just blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It seems this effect will have to be tested in actual combat, or used at the exact moment of being attacked, to be verified.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having narrowly escaped death, Chan Jiale and the others helped each other out of the subway station, which was now filled with insect corpses and slime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the scene outside, they all gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Linchuan Ruins looked as if it had been utterly devastated by a massive earthquake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The load-bearing structures of countless buildings had been eaten away, causing them to collapse into rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exposed steel bars were riddled with bite marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The already dilapidated city now appeared even more desolate and deathly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is horrifying...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Insect swarms have broken out in Linchuan City before, but never on this scale!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Jiale said, still shaken, \"In past swarms, they definitely couldn’t fly this far, and the scale was never this massive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Tong also nodded with a solemn expression. He looked at Lin Ye, his eyes filled with a sense of awe and gratitude that was beyond words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had survived a swarm large enough to devour the entire Linchuan Ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and started walking toward the road leading out of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others quickly followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path was one of utter devastation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, they saw tattered pieces of clothing or abandoned weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Martial Artists who hadn’t managed to evacuate in time, nothing was left of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their bones had been devoured clean by the endless swarm of Iron-Eating Beetles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was even more bizarre was that the entire Linchuan Ruins had fallen into a deathly silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single mutated beast could be seen anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>",948,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","2715e7871c852db2c42b462f66407829922c5de1523f7785fb69c932cfe4767b","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-192","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-190",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]