[{"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-35":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},1618110,2083,"Chapter 35: Goblin Warrior","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-35",35,"\u003Cp>The final match began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The map was once again the familiar abandoned city plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the battle countdown in his ear hit zero, Zhou Kai wore a smug smile. For more than two hours, he had savored the thrill of relentlessly crushing a weaker opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, however, something seemed different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The punching bag with the ID [Goblin Minion] above his head simply stood there, motionless, but the aura he exuded felt entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the terrifying expression of someone about to make a last stand against an enemy he was determined to defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Kai’s expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had barely spoken a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lin Ye’s figure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no flashy footwork, no strange Body Technique—just the purest, most primitive, straight-line charge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye became a black blur, wrapped in a shockwave that threatened to tear everything apart, instantly crossing more than ten meters to appear right in front of Zhou Kai!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So fast!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The afterimage was still in his vision, but the fierce wind had already struck him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so fast that Zhou Kai’s mind couldn’t even keep up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no time to react. Relying purely on the primal instinct to defend against danger, he raised his blade horizontally across his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye swung his staff down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy Staff Style. Full power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strike contained nothing but pure power and catharsis!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening metallic screech, loud enough to shatter eardrums, exploded at the point where their weapons met!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Kai felt as if he wasn’t parrying a staff, but a collapsing mountain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indescribable and irresistible force of terrifying power surged through the blade and into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle blade was ripped from his grasp, sent spiraling high into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was sent flying backward as if struck head-on by a speeding truck, his feet leaving the ground as he slammed violently into a derelict armored vehicle dozens of meters away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thunderous crash, the sturdy hull of the armored vehicle caved in, leaving a massive, human-shaped dent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"PFFT—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Kai spat out a mouthful of blood. The pain from his virtual body made his vision darken and his mind go completely blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How... is this possible?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What is happening?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, Zhou Kai wasn’t using any performance enhancers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Lin Ye was somewhat shocked by the terrifying combat power he could unleash at his full potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Looks like I’ve been holding myself back.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had underestimated how much his stats had been steadily increasing day by day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The qualitative leap he’d been hoping for—the one born from quantitative change, the sheer statistical domination—had finally arrived!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the force of that one blow, Zhou Kai’s pride and confidence were shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he finally understood everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’These past two hours...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No, for this entire past half-month, Lin Ye has been toying with me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And now, in this final match...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ve lost all my value.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The dagger is drawn at last!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye didn’t give Zhou Kai any more time to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure vanished once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s time to end this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the frustration pent up in Lin Ye’s heart was finally, completely unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For three weeks, his leveling efficiency had been hampered by his Cultivation Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d nearly died just scheming to take down a Level 8 elite monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had fought countless battles against this so-called \"genius\" before him, whose strength had once far surpassed his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing, and losing, and losing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this moment, the tables had turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his long staff and brought it crashing down on Zhou Kai’s head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strike was Lin Ye’s final release!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the wind from the descending staff washed over his face, an emotion called fear began to sprout in Zhou Kai’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, he felt a chilling killing intent, a truly murderous aura embedded in Lin Ye’s every move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to dodge, but his body wouldn’t obey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to use his backup cheat again, but it was far too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THWACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the world went dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Match Over!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You are Victorious!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host has completed the second part of the Advancement Quest!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Quest Completion: 2\u002F2!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations, Host! You have completed the Racial Advancement Quest: Goblin Warrior!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your racial template has advanced from Goblin Minion to Goblin Warrior!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your All Attributes growth rate has increased to 1.25!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have unlocked a new racial skill: Charged Heavy Strike!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The level cap for all your P1 Stage skills has been raised to LV10!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of system notifications echoed in Lin Ye’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, a torrent of life—far more vast and majestic than any he’d experienced from leveling up before—erupted from the depths of his soul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye was ejected from the Virtual Space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat beaded on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pain that stemmed from his very soul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt his body undergoing a world-altering metamorphosis!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single muscle fiber was being forcibly torn apart and reassembled, stronger and tougher than before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The density and hardness of his bones were increasing at a frantic pace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood raged through his veins like molten lava, and each heartbeat thundered like a war drum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a leap in the very essence of his being!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this change came and went quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A minute later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everything calmed down, Lin Ye slowly opened his palm and clenched his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of explosive power flooded his limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could clearly feel he had grown stronger—a world-altering kind of stronger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye opened his personal panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host: Lin Ye]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Race: Goblin Warrior]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level: LV8 (132\u002F2500)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Life Value: 1012\u002F1012]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Energy Value: 288\u002F288]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Physical Strength Value: 551\u002F551]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[BOSS Mechanics: Healing out of combat (White), Soul Furnace (Green), Crush (Green)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Stage: P1, other stages not unlocked]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Strength: 40.2]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Agility: 39.1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stamina: 45.2]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spirit: 26.5]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Free Attribute Points: 0]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill Points: 0]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skills: Normal Attack (LV5), Thick Skin (LV4), Staff Arts (LV5), Charged Heavy Strike (LV1)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of his racial advancement, his growth rate changed from 1 to 1.25. This retroactively applied a 25% boost to all his previous stat gains, causing his All Attributes to surge once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Stamina and Life Value, in particular, broke through to a whole new level, boosted by the 1.4x stacking growth rate from [Thick Skin]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Lin Ye froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just noticed something in his BOSS Mechanics that he’d missed before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Crush]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the hidden achievement reward he’d received for killing the LV8 elite black panther.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been so exhausted at the time that he’d forgotten to check it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye clicked on the detailed description for [Crush].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Crush (Green): In the eyes of lesser beings, you are a tyrant who cannot be defied. The dignity of a BOSS is not to be challenged. You hold absolute dominion over the weak.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Effect: Your final damage dealt to monsters and adventurers of a lower level than you is increased by 20%. Their final damage dealt to you is reduced by 20%.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Monsters and adventurers of a lower level than you will be subject to a continuous pressure check when facing you. If their mental defenses are broken, there is a chance they will suffer negative status effects or even lose their will to fight entirely.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s breath caught as he read the two effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the countless nights he’d been tortured and killed over and over again by various bosses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’At the end of the day, this is basically the concept of \"Level Suppression\" that most games have.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My level is higher than yours, so I can crush you in every way!’\u003C\u002Fp>",1276,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.603Z",1,"novelbin.me","a354809ebe41bd8248e6213bb5fbb8245d179b9c40ec0b5cb044fbf1bf368ceb","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-36","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-34",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]