[{"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-75":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},1618200,2083,"Chapter 75 - 73: Rendezvous","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-75",75,"\u003Cp>With a flick of his wrist, Lin Ye swung the spear impaling the hound’s corpse with a single hand. Transforming it into a heavy warhammer, he swept it outward with a shriek that tore through the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another hound, charging at the front, was viciously slammed across the back by its companion’s corpse. The crisp snap of breaking bones was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was sent flying sideways like a broken sack, crashing into a wall before sliding to the ground. It twitched twice, then fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At almost the exact same moment, Lin Ye took half a step forward with his left foot and lowered his center of gravity, dodging the wild boar’s charging tusks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, he brought the spear in his right hand down, using its head like an iron rod to smash heavily onto the third hound’s skull!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its skull shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mutated hound collapsed with a thud, unable to even let out a pained cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the final mutated wild boar, a Level 9, was left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It let out a terrified roar. Its massive body displayed an agility that belied its size as it turned to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Ye wasn’t about to let it get away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He surged forward, his spear held so low it seemed to merge with the ground, and then viciously thrust it upward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A condensed beam of black light shot from the spear, precisely piercing through the boar’s soft underbelly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the first strike to clearing the area, a mere ten seconds had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye flicked the beads of blood from his spear tip, then turned and vanished into the shadows of another alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, this was just a warm-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real hunt was only just beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have slain a Level 10 Mutated Wolf.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have slain a Level 10 Mutated Wolf.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Your level has increased to Level 13!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His experience points were skyrocketing at an incredible rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His experience bar, already on the verge of Level 13, filled completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye added the newly obtained 1 free attribute point to Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boost to his Spirit attribute had an immediate effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His perceptive range expanded, and he grew more sensitive to the subtle changes in his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the skill point, he allocated it to [Spear Force].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lin Ye passed an alley entrance, a powerful gust of wind, thick with the stench of blood, shot toward him from above and to his left rear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye didn’t even turn his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swiftly sidestepped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black-and-yellow blur lunged past, almost scraping the tip of his nose, and landed heavily on the ground before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an agile mutated leopard, a high Level 11.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having missed its first strike, it immediately arched its back and let out a threatening growl, its golden, bestial eyes locked on Lin Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far behind it lay another disemboweled corpse. Judging by the uniform, it was another contestant from one of the schools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evidently, Lin Ye’s passing had disturbed its meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before it could launch a second attack, Lin Ye struck first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mutated leopard instinctively tried to dodge, but it discovered in horror that its movements were incredibly sluggish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His [Overwhelm] aura was fully activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a two-level difference, the leopard became as helpless as a kitten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PUFFT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear plunged accurately into its abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye put force into his wrist, viciously flicking the spear upward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mutated leopard let out a piercing shriek as its entire body was flung into the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it could fall, Lin Ye’s spear struck like a dragon, lashing out in mid-air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A direct hit to the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have slain a Level 11 Mutated Leopard.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye retrieved his spear and continued deeper into the ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Several hours later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After these few hours of hunting and exploration, Lin Ye was certain of two things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, for the other so-called martial arts geniuses who had been raised in a greenhouse, this place was a true hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unknown environment, the grotesque monsters they had never seen before, and the fear that death was a very real possibility—it all weighed on them like mountains, shattering their nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a state, anyone who could display even half their usual strength would be considered mentally resilient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Level 12 Martial Artist who pissed himself in fear of a Level 9 boar was definitely not an isolated case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This must be the result the tournament organizers wanted to see.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Use the harshest reality to weed out everyone but the true Warriors.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Lin Ye also believed that among the hundreds of contestants, there had to be others like him who were in their element here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, to increase the efficiency and difficulty of the screening process, the tournament committee had deliberately increased the monster density in these virtual ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of monsters here far exceeded that of a real-world ruined city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could barely take a few steps without running into one, and a little deeper in, you’d stumble upon a whole pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’For others, this was a hopeless situation. But for Lin Ye...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...it was paradise.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye came to a stop before a relatively open city square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the square, a giant fountain, long dry and covered in cracks, served as a temporary landmark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, twenty or thirty contestants were scattered around the fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most were in small groups of three to five, huddled together warily. Their faces showed either the lingering shock of having survived or poorly concealed exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every one of them was injured to some degree, their combat uniforms stained with dark red blood and dust, leaving them in a sorry state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere of the entire square was oppressive and tense. Besides occasional low-voiced exchanges, almost no one dared to speak loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the rules of the first stage strictly forbade contestants from attacking each other, a fragile peace was maintained here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s gaze swept across the crowd, and soon he saw a familiar figure in a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was leaning against the edge of the fountain’s basin, carefully cleaning a wound on her right arm with a strip of cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wound wasn’t deep, but the flesh was torn open. It was clearly caused by some kind of sharp claw, and was still slowly oozing blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was a little pale, and her breathing was slightly rapid, but her eyes were still sharp, constantly vigilant of her surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s approach put her on high alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who’s there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spun around abruptly, holding Rain Listening horizontally in front of her, its blade glinting with a cold light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw clearly that the person was Lin Ye, her tense body suddenly relaxed, and she let out a long sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a second later, her eyes filled with utter shock and disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’All this way, I’ve been ambushed by mutated beasts several times. I had to fight with everything I had just to break free, and I still got injured.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But Lin Ye...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...he’s completely unscathed?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’At worst, his clothes are just a little dirty.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Did he... not run into any mutated beasts?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How is that possible!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This godforsaken place is too dangerous. You get ambushed the second you let your guard down.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s how I got this minor injury, from an ambush.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye walked straight to the edge of the fountain and took two crude bags made of beast hide from his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had fashioned them from the hides of mutated beasts he’d killed along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To survive for three days in these ruins, clean water and food are necessities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye squatted down and aimed the mouth of one of the hide bags at a thin trickle of water flowing from the fountain’s pipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stream of water was incredibly murky and had a rusty smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Zhang Yuqing frowned slightly, about to warn him that the water wasn’t safe to drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she saw Lin Ye, after filling one bag, pour the water into the other hide bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something amazing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the originally murky water flowed from the first bag into the second, it became visibly clearer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the second bag was full, the water inside was crystal clear, a world apart from the foul liquid it had been moments before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing’s pupils slightly dilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instantly understood. ’He must have filled the first bag with sand, gravel, and charcoal to create a makeshift filter!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He... he’s incredibly experienced!’\u003C\u002Fp>",1435,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","e1cd62414f376e9d21d1507d2bdacb0c18112ebffacdba5f7bf7724cf85533e3","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-76","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-74",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]