[{"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-232":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},1618007,2083,"Chapter 232 - 139: Taotie Upgraded, Shadow Scale Max Level","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-232",232,"\u003Cp>THUD...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy, ponderous footsteps echoed from the depths of the forest, growing closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was like a great hammer striking the earth, each impact causing the ground to tremble faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footsteps quickened, their approach aggressive and menacing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s eyes narrowed. The moment he heard the sound, his body had already reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Shadow Scale]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, dense, jet-black scales erupted madly from beneath his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, they covered him completely from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his clothes were enveloped by this layer of living Scale Armor, leaving not a single gap or weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye, meanwhile, slung the Star-Piercing Spear onto his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, the color and texture of the black scales covering his body began to change rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They blended in perfectly with the surrounding environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye looked down at his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized he couldn’t see himself at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body had seemingly become a transparent silhouette, vanishing completely into the gloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This perfect camouflage effect astonished even Lin Ye himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he was certain that the Defense Power of the Shadow Scale now covering him was no less than that of Galasha’s sturdy Scale Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And its camouflage ability had far surpassed the original!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footsteps drew nearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, two massive mutated beasts resembling giant bears appeared in Lin Ye’s field of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were powerfully built, covered in grayish-brown fur, their crimson eyes glowing with a savage light in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[LV26]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of the mutated beasts was low-level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had clearly been drawn here by the noise Lin Ye made while mining the Source Crystal earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when they reached the clearing, their twin pairs of crimson eyes revealed clear confusion and bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their massive heads swiveled about, nostrils flaring as if searching for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, they had faintly seen the figure of a human, and the Source Crystal here showed signs of being mined by a human. So why... was there nothing here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye stood perfectly still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was more satisfied than ever with the camouflage effect of [Shadow Scale].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senses of these mutated beasts—be it sight, hearing, or smell—were far sharper than a human’s, honed by the crucible of this harsh environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, despite being right under their noses, they remained completely oblivious to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye began to test it further, moving his feet slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He controlled his body, not making the slightest sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance between him and the two mutated bears began to shrink, bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two giant bears grew increasingly agitated and restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They let out low growls from their throats and paced back and forth in the clearing, seeming to sense a threat but completely unable to locate its source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dim environment became Lin Ye’s best camouflage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he moved, the Shadow Scale on his body would spontaneously mimic the shifting light and shadows, keeping him part of the environmental backdrop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he drew closer, Lin Ye got a better look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodies of the two mutated bears were also covered in a layer of strange, fine black threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These threads had even burrowed beneath their skin, intertwining with their flesh and blood as if they had become a part of their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye grew bolder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped deliberately slowing his pace and continued forward at a normal walking speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two giant bears were still utterly blind to his presence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In this dark environment, Shadow Scale’s camouflage effect is...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Insane!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold arc formed on the corner of Lin Ye’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already closed the distance to less than three meters from one of the giant bears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this range, there was no possibility of him missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Lin Ye decided to strike, the perfectly contained killing intent on his body erupted like a volcano!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost the instant his killing intent was unleashed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the two giant bears reacted like cats whose tails had been stepped on. Their fur stood on end as they belatedly let out a heaven-shaking roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them spun around abruptly, its massive paw cutting through the air with a vicious gust of wind as it swiped fiercely in the direction where it sensed the killing intent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And too far off the mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that while the clumsy bear’s counterattack was swift, the position of its swipe was off from his actual location by a full half-body’s width!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its senses were still being deceived by [Shadow Scale], preventing it from making an accurate judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The claws missed, and the resulting gust of wind stirred the hair on Lin Ye’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of confusion even crossed the giant bear’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it would never have the chance to think again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark spear, silent yet as fast as lightning, plunged straight into its hard skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SCHLICK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear tip burst out from the back of its head, carrying with it a spray of hot brain matter and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lin Ye instantly killed one of the giant bears,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other’s attack finally landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its heavy claws, powerful enough to crush the roof of an armored vehicle, struck Lin Ye squarely on his side!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expected excruciating pain and impact never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye barely even felt the force of the blow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense black scales on his body seemed to ripple with a life of their own the moment they made contact with the bear’s paw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying force, enough to flatten a car, was rapidly dispersed, conducted, and then nullified by the overlapping structure of the Scale Armor the instant of contact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, all that reached Lin Ye’s body was a gentle force, like being given a light shove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of shock appeared in Lin Ye’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly understood the difference in defense between [Shadow Scale] and [Crystalization].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystal armor formed by [Crystalization] was hard and unyielding, providing the ultimate rigid defense against cuts and piercing attacks from sharp weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Scale Armor formed by [Shadow Scale] was flexible and fluid, possessing an unparalleled ability to dissipate force when facing this kind of blunt-force attack!\u003C\u002Fp>",1045,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","7e34c9a31ef49d32fd2a38203c5fa3466444539a4b4ff88fef47bab0e91fe698","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-233","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-231",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]