[{"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-200":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},1618075,2083,"Chapter 200 - 132: Topping the Ranks, the Shadow Scale Race","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-200",200,"\u003Cp>\"The comprehensive threat coefficient warrants a 20% increase over the historical average.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Shi’s calculations were rigorous and meticulous. He had to arrive at a number that would convince everyone, including the other participants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, he stopped what he was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A number, precise to two decimal places, appeared on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>5.21 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the final point value for each Iron-Eating Beetle in the current swarm, after a comprehensive assessment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the number, everyone else in the conference room nodded in approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The score was fair and reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when Mr. Shi multiplied this number by the terrifying kill count...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s breath caught in their throats once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>5.21 x 10,887 = 56,721.27!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adding the 1,000 bonus points specially approved by Wang Lingchuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s total first-day score—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>57,721 points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Ruifeng silently pulled up the current real-time leaderboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excluding Lin Ye, the next highest score was 7,350 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This score had already broken the all-time record for the first day of the selection, a display of breathtaking talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, compared to a first-day score of nearly sixty thousand points, it looked like a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「At the same time.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they were trekking through the wastelands of the fallen zone or resting at a temporary camp, all the participants’ wristbands emitted a crisp chime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a full day of selection, the first official leaderboard had finally been released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the camp, in a rest area established with bartered military supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few participants were gathered together, treating their wounds while exchanging information and discussing their gains from the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the selection officials had deliberately fostered opposition among the participants, some who knew each other beforehand still chose to team up to hunt and split the points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s so hard to earn points...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Worked myself to the bone for just a few hundred points!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t take it anymore. I heard the freaks at the top of the rankings all have at least four or five thousand points!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way! How could anyone get thousands of points in a single day??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, it’s too much. The competition is this fierce on the very first day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, their wristbands chimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone perked up and hurriedly tapped open their wristbands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when their eyes fell upon the top of the leaderboard, everyone fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Identical expressions of shock and stupor appeared on every face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[First: 57,721 points (No. 37, Lin Ye)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of dead silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I... am I seeing things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifty-seven thousand-plus points?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They must have misplaced the decimal point, right? Shouldn’t it be 5,772 points?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Lei in second place only has a little over seven thousand... How can the gap be this huge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s rigged! He must have connections! Some big shot’s illegitimate son?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An uproar, like an exploding boiler, echoed throughout the entire camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost everyone was convinced that it was either a ridiculous mistake or a complete setup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone rushed over to the military official in charge of the camp, protesting loudly and demanding an explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all they received was a single, cold reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The leaderboard data is correct. The selection rules are fair. If you have any objections, file an appeal yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hardline attitude silenced the entire clamor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The organizers actually acknowledged this absurdly high score!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the entire camp, and indeed the entire fallen zone, every participant who saw the leaderboard was thrown into a state of massive shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the uproar and commotion, someone silently carved the number 37 and the name Lin Ye into their memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Meanwhile.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the wilderness several hundred kilometers north of the Linchuan Ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye stopped in his tracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wristband had also received the leaderboard announcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his own score at the top of the list, a trace of surprise flashed across Lin Ye’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’To be honest, I wasn’t even sure if the military would acknowledge that exaggerated kill count.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all, it did sound like something out of a fairy tale.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I was already mentally prepared for my points to be heavily discounted, or even completely invalidated.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s gaze moved away from his score, and he continued to scroll down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he noticed a detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the bottom of the leaderboard, there was a simple electronic map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The map itself was just a blank slate, with no terrain or details of the fallen zone marked on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Ye could clearly see a golden dot representing him, stationary in the upper-right area of the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the dot was a \"NO. 1\" marker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other areas of the map, nine other, slightly fainter red dots were scattered about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These dots, scattered like stars, were each marked with ranks from second to tenth place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the map, there was another line of small text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Map refreshes once per hour, displaying the approximate locations of the top ten members from one hour prior.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly understood the organizers’ intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Only the top ten will be chosen in this selection.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And I’m currently at the top of the leaderboard with a seismic lead.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A score like this is enough to stir up greed in anyone.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The appearance of this map is undoubtedly telling everyone—’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The location of the prey has been revealed. Whether you want to turn the tables in one fell swoop and become the new leader is up to you.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a purely efficient standpoint, compared to painstakingly hunting mutated beasts at the risk of one’s life, it was far quicker to just plunder the points from other high-scoring participants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as you could defeat your opponent, you could seize all of their points!\u003C\u002Fp>",956,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","aedbdc19b0913d7861f0d539aa39181d4a32300069296746eab6fa369a040122","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-1","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-199",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]