[{"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-69":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},1618194,2083,"Chapter 69 - 67: Smurfing","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>Lin Ye closed the tournament page and, with a thought, entered his personal preparation space on the \"Martial Peak\" platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pure white, boundless Virtual Space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze fell upon the weapon rack in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he had always used the standard-issue, high-strength alloy staff provided by the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Chen Meng had said he was ready to use a spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant his spear mastery had likely surpassed his Staff Skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye reached out and began navigating the virtual menu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the weapon rack flashed, and a spear bearing some resemblance to Jiang Feng’s Black-Scaled Dragon Fang materialized before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shaft was also pitch-black, but it lacked any ornate engravings. It was simple and unadorned, with only the cold feel of metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spearhead had a classic, tri-edged, armor-piercing design, its blade glinting with a subdued, cold light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the military-standard Array-Breaking Spear. It wasn’t valuable, but it was prized for its durability, making it the most widely issued weapon in the Alliance Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Lin Ye gripped the shaft, a familiar feeling washed over him, as if the weapon was an extension of his own bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if this spear was a natural extension of his own limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a system notification sounded in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Host’s primary weapon has been changed!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have acquired a new passive skill: Spear Momentum!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spear Momentum Level 1 (Passive): When wielding a polearm, each of your attacks accumulates \"Momentum.\" When enough Momentum has been gathered, you can actively expend it to enter different combat stances and receive powerful buffs.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Currently unlocked stances:]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Breaking Army Form: Enter this stance to imbue your spear attacks with an armor-piercing effect. Moves such as direct thrusts, shattering strikes, and cleaving blows are enhanced, ignoring a portion of the target’s defense to deal greater damage.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flowing Dragon Form: Enter this stance to drastically increase your attack and movement speed, though single-hit damage is reduced to 60% of its base value. Moves such as chain thrusts, spinning sweeps, and sliding lifts are enhanced. Dodging enemy attacks will grant bonus Spear Momentum.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Soul-Chasing Form: Enter this stance to make your attacks more precise and lethal. Moves such as Throat-Piercing Spear, Spiral Thorn, and Out of the Abyss are enhanced. Landing a blow on an enemy’s vitals deals 1.5x damage.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: This skill changes based on the host’s equipped weapon. When the host resumes using a staff or club, or performs Staff Skills with another weapon, this skill will automatically revert to \"Staff Momentum.\" However, the skill levels for the two weapon sets are calculated independently.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Remark: Shattering power, swift as the wind, and a soul-stealing hunt!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Ye finished reading the new skill description, his eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Breaking Army Form followed the powerful, sweeping style of a heavy staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flowing Dragon Form was more balanced between offense and defense than flashy staff work, allowing for fluid advances and retreats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul-Chasing Form, on the other hand, completely made up for the wild staff’s lack of precision by specializing in targeting an enemy’s vitals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although changing weapons had dropped the skill from Level 6 to Level 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have to be leveled up again, but its potential and ceiling were clearly on a whole other level compared to the staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, Staff Momentum wasn’t gone. Lin Ye had always agreed with Chen Meng: it was never a bad thing to have another martial art in his arsenal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t let his Staff Skill grow rusty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further hesitation, Lin Ye clicked the matchmaking button for a ranked match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Searching for an opponent...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Match Found!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Map: Crater Stone Forest]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Black Iron III] Goblin Grunt vs. [Black Iron II] Tyrant Tiger\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As light and shadow shifted, Lin Ye’s figure appeared in a field of jagged, bizarre rock formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite him, a burly figure holding a giant axe also appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line of text floated above his opponent’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level 7]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye was currently Level 12.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a little taken aback by the five-level gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How is there such a large gap?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Well, people in this tier are probably around this level.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Lone Wolf was this level, too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ve just gotten stronger so quickly that the matchmaking system hasn’t caught up.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hundred percent pain feedback? Trying to act tough? Quit now if you don’t want to suffer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye didn’t reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just calmly watched his opponent, slowly raising the spear in his hand, its tip angled toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not quitting? Fine, I’ll finish you in three seconds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrant Tiger roared. Like a raging bull, he raised his giant axe and charged straight for Lin Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his vision filled with a black afterimage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The afterimage seemed to ignore the distance between them, vanishing in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrant Tiger hadn’t even had time to swing down the giant axe in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold touch was already pressed precisely against his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that the spear-wielding youth opposite him had somehow appeared right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear in his opponent’s hand was held steady, half an inch from his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp intent radiating from the spear’s tip made his scalp numb and the hairs on his body stand on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Lin Ye gave the spear a gentle nudge forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tyrant Tiger has been defeated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Victory!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the system notification sounded, Tyrant Tiger dissolved into a flash of white light and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight, from start to finish, truly had taken less than three seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the matchmaking lobby, Lin Ye, expressionless, immediately queued for the next match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Match Found!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Map: Bloody Colosseum]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Black Iron III] Goblin Grunt vs. [Black Iron II] Sword Swings the Wilderness\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This opponent was also Level 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Colosseum map was small. The moment they appeared, they were no more than twenty meters apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is with that ID!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flippant voice piped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth opposite him, dressed in white martial arts gear and holding a longsword, sized up Lin Ye with a mocking smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dude, are you serious with that ID? Anyone who didn’t know better would think you’re an NPC.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take a piece of advice from me: change your ID. Take mine, Sword Swings the Wilderness. It just screams ’expert,’ you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With an ID like that, you’ve already lost half the psychological battle before we’ve even started.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This guy’s a motormouth.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, why aren’t you talking? You mute or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, fine. Since you’re so pitiful, I’ll spot you three moves. You can...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even finished his sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the pre-battle countdown ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, it was a flash of black lightning, impossible to track with the naked eye, tearing through the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pupils of Sword Swings the Wilderness contracted. All his trash talk died in his throat as he instinctively raised his longsword to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp sound echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An immense, irresistible force traveled up the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could even steady himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pitch-black spear, barely slowed by his block, followed like a shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It drove straight onward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bone-chilling killing intent engulfed him like a tide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mind of Sword Swings the Wilderness went blank with a buzz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PFFT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phantom spear struck him precisely in the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, in an instant, pierced straight through!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Swings the Wilderness felt a sharp, intense pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He screamed out in agony on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gaping hole in his chest made him understand the true meaning of a bone-deep chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sword Swings the Wilderness has been defeated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Victory!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the second before he dissolved into white light, the last thing Sword Swings the Wilderness heard was a voice, detached and utterly devoid of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So noisy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1308,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","c5bd67195e285eda70df4989a4c08c5bbac6c34c41c78ef70a23754114c2f0d8","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-70","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-68",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]