[{"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-28":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},1618103,2083,"Chapter 28: Hunting Operation","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>The bright moon hung high in the sky, surrounded by a sea of stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because autumn had arrived, the wind in the abandoned city howled with unusual fervor tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s figure, like a shadow gliding across the ground, arrived silently at the designated ambush point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A week had passed since his last battle with the Lone Wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past seven days, he had repeated the same routine every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five daily quests, all completed perfectly without fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sparring sessions with Chen Meng increased from one hour to an hour and a half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frequency also went from five days a week to seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng grew to admire this diligent student with a stable mind and unshakeable will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their relationship also gradually began to change from that of a teacher and student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the results of their training, however, Lin Ye was still getting beaten one-sidedly. The more familiar Chen Meng became with him, the harder he went on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under such high-pressure conditions, Lin Ye’s understanding and application of his Staff Skill and Body Technique were improving at an incredible rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, there was grinding levels in the abandoned city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four days ago, Lin Ye had already reached Level 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now only one level below the mutated black panther.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, all preparations were complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time to hunt had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye took a deep breath, pushing his condition to its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a small, sealed piece of mutated porcupine meat from his backpack. It was a trophy from his most recent kill, and it reeked of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tore a small opening in the bag, and the rich, metallic scent of blood instantly spread on the howling night wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of throwing the meat, he tied it to his calf, then turned and began moving slowly toward the trap he had meticulously prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye wasn’t sure if the black panther would appear at this time and place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had to take the gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had gone less than a hundred meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A horrifyingly savage aura, like a tangible ice pick, suddenly stabbed at him from behind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s here!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s heart suddenly hammered in his chest. The moment he confirmed the prey had taken the bait, he broke into a run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a slow run, however, with his speed carefully controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, a black afterimage flickered through the shadows of the ruins and vanished, as fast as a phantom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mutated black panther, its body as large as a tiger’s, padded across the broken concrete without making a sound. Its beastly eyes, glowing with a ghastly green light in the darkness, were locked tightly onto Lin Ye’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t running at full speed either. It simply tailed Lin Ye, keeping him in its sights while maintaining a certain distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was observing, judging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill went down Lin Ye’s spine. He knew he had still underestimated the beast’s cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This black panther’s intelligence far surpassed that of any mutated beast he had encountered before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye abruptly sped up, charging toward the long, narrow alley he had chosen beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing its prey accelerate and flee, the panther let out a low roar and unleashed the power in its hind legs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its entire body shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, so fast that it left a visible wake in the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the fierce gust of wind approaching from behind, Lin Ye glanced back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The safe distance from before was closing rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mutated black panther was significantly faster than it had been during any of the previous hunts he’d observed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash of lightning, Lin Ye shot into the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The putrid wind from behind him grazed the back of his neck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without looking, Lin Ye threw the short steel rebar he was already holding with all his might, hurling it back toward the predetermined spot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had practiced this very move no less than fifty times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"CLANG!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rebar struck the fragile support point of the massive concrete slab hanging over the alley with perfect accuracy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by the grating screech of twisting metal, the concrete slab, weighing several tons, came crashing down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge shadow instantly enveloped the entire alley!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the split second before the slab hit, the black panther displayed a terrifying reaction time and agility that completely defied its massive size!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wrenched its body in mid-air, forcibly halting its forward momentum. At the same time, it slammed its front paws against the side wall, using the force to ricochet backward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The concrete slab slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust that filled the sky and making the entire alley tremble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Did it work?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye asked himself, but in the next second, his pupils constricted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the dust, an ink-black figure shot out, letting loose a heaven-shaking roar of fury!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edge of the concrete slab had still hit its tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the tip of its tail was a bloody mess, twisted at an unnatural angle. The rest of its body was also covered in cuts from the flying debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It isn’t dead!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s not even seriously injured!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s gaze hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The worst-case scenario has happened after all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised Lin Ye even more was that the cuts on the panther’s body from the stones were sprouting tendrils of flesh and blood that were constantly writhing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sign that its wounds were healing rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye had seen other mutated beasts before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had never seen one like this panther, capable of recovering from minor injuries so quickly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A term suddenly surfaced in Lin Ye’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A special variant!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among mutated beasts, some monsters had a much higher degree of mutation than others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most mutated beasts would be classified by the system as grunts or normal monsters, like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But others were elite monsters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this special variant before him was what the system considered an elite!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye forced himself to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had anticipated this, too—the possibility that the mutated black panther was a special variant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense pain fully unleashed the panther’s ferocity. Ignoring the injury to its tail, it broke into a frantic run on all fours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lost some of the balancing function of its tail, its speed was somewhat affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the oppressive presence rushing toward him was several times stronger than before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye knew that now, it was a fight to the death between him and the mutated beast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye spun around and ran, heading for the wall at the end of the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye put his second contingency plan into action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed his staff into a section of the wall he had already weakened beforehand. Rubble flew, and a hole just big enough for one person appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye dodged through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panther was right behind him. With a swipe of its thick right paw, it smashed the opening wide open and charged in, roaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the hole was an abandoned, unfinished building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye ran in front, the panther chased from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Man and beast began a life-and-death chase inside the obstacle-filled building!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye used the complex terrain to constantly weave and dodge, sprinting for the upper floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he reached the third-floor landing, he violently kicked a huge metal barrel standing nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metal barrel tumbled down the stairs, landing squarely in the panther’s path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panther swatted the barrel away with one paw, but the rhythm of its pursuit was interrupted for a fraction of a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that fraction of a second was all he needed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye had already reached the fourth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the elite mutated beast’s ability to learn and adapt also exceeded Lin Ye’s imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lin Ye tried the same trick on the fifth floor, the panther actually anticipated it, leaping up early and running along the wall to bypass the barrel trap completely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vicious swipe tore through the air from behind and to Lin Ye’s side!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Can’t dodge this!’\u003C\u002Fp>",1363,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.603Z",1,"novelbin.me","9c20c30bf2d1a4ea82126294c8f812cd2782648c0136e2839370733090a9a09c","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-29","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-27",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]