[{"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-192":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},1618067,2083,"Chapter 192 - 129: Mechanism: Phase Transition","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-192",192,"\u003Cp>They were either devoured by the insectoid swarm or scared witless, now trembling in some unknown corner, barely clinging to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This insectoid swarm had brought about a devastating reset to Linchuan’s ecosystem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「An hour later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell silent when the familiar outline of the temporary camp came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once bustling marketplace was now a complete wreck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tents and hovels, built from steel frames and thick canvas, had all vanished. Only the bare ground and some mangled, gnawed-on metal supports remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the surviving Hunters were numbly clearing the rubble, their faces a mixture of dazed confusion and lingering fear from having escaped death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s gaze swept over the crowd and landed on a familiar figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fu was sitting dejectedly beside a pile of scrap metal, clutching a warped metal box to his chest—it was everything he owned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was a mask of endless despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Home... gone again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, an anxious, hoarse roar erupted from nearby!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiale!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned toward the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall, resolute-looking young man burst out from the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed to Chan Jiale and embraced him tightly, the veins on his arms bulging from the force of the hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Jiale’s eyes instantly reddened, his voice choked with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re alive! That’s all that matters! You’re alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man’s voice trembled with emotion, his eyes a mix of worry and ecstatic joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Chan Tianhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The president of the Cyan Blade Association and the backbone of all the Hunters in these Linchuan Ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming his brother was unharmed, Chan Tianhao’s gaze shifted to Zhou Tong and the others. Seeing their battered and wounded state, his brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are the others?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Tong’s expression darkened, and he painfully shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Tianhao’s eyes instantly grew somber, but he quickly suppressed his grief and turned to the only unfamiliar face in the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Jiale immediately grabbed his arm and said excitedly, \"Brother! This is Xiaoye! He’s the one who saved us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren’t for him, all of us would have been buried in the insectoid swarm by now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Tianhao froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze fell on Lin Ye again, this time filled with scrutiny and solemnity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode forward and gave Lin Ye a deep bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Chan Tianhao. I’m Jiale’s older brother and the administrator of this camp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for saving my brother’s life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was sincere and powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye could tell that the two brothers had a strong sense of responsibility and were very humane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the insectoid swarm hit, their status would have allowed them to take shelter in the safest place immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chan Tianhao still sent his own brother into the city to warn the other Hunters to take cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the fundamental reason Lin Ye had chosen to intervene back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He admired people who, even in the midst of disaster, still retained the light of humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must be here for the military selection, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Tianhao straightened up, his gaze fixed intently on Lin Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was complicated—a mix of gratitude, awe, and a hint of helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not like us Hunters who scrape by in the ruins. I’m at a loss for how to repay such a great kindness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye replied calmly, \"I didn’t save him for a reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I do need a few things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want a detailed map of the entire fallen zone. The more detailed, the better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And intelligence on all key areas. For instance, where the largest and strongest mutated beast colonies are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As well as which areas the Celestial Abyss Race primarily occupies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lin Ye’s requests, a troubled look flashed across Chan Tianhao’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell silent for a moment before finally shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, brother. The fallen zone is vast and boundless. We Hunters have a limited range of activity; we simply don’t have the ability to create a complete map.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the Celestial Abyss Race... those things are elusive and unpredictable. We do everything we can to avoid them, let alone track their movements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye looked at him without saying a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Tianhao’s answer was seamless, but Lin Ye could clearly sense that he was telling a blatant lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught Chan Jiale, who was behind Chan Tianhao, giving him a subtle wink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ten minutes or so later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the camp leader, Chan Tianhao threw himself back into the tense reconstruction efforts, directing people to clear the rubble and set up temporary defensive fortifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Chan Jiale found an opportunity to sidle up to Lin Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led Lin Ye to a relatively secluded corner. Pretending to make small talk, he silently slipped something into the pocket of Lin Ye’s combat suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoye, my brother asked me to give this to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Jiale kept his voice extremely low, almost inaudible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There were too many people around earlier, so it wasn’t convenient for my brother to give it to you directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the rules of your selection, we locals are strictly forbidden from providing this kind of strategic intelligence to any participant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not that he’s afraid of getting us in trouble; he’s mainly worried that if the military’s supervisors find out, it would affect your selection results, or even get you disqualified for cheating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Lin Ye no longer had any doubts.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cyan Blade Association, on the surface, appeared to be just a civilian organization spontaneously formed by local Hunters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Ye was now one hundred percent certain that the Ninghai Military was behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Tianhao himself was very likely a pawn planted here by the military, used to control and guide the vast number of unaffiliated Martial Artists in the fallen zone and maintain a delicate order.\u003C\u002Fp>",979,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","079b955f357974ca8f086348c5c6a515e7de851edeeaa16139da3a7b80dfd3c7","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-193","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-191",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]