[{"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-76":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},1618201,2083,"Chapter 76 - 74: Hunting Ground","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-76",76,"\u003Cp>\"M-Mr. Chen said... it’d be better if we looked out for each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing’s voice was quiet, laced with a hint of nervousness she hadn’t even noticed herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we... team up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally got the whole sentence out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know why she was so nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at Zhang Yuqing, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had come to find Zhang Yuqing for this very purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were from the same school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this first phase, there was no direct competition between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A reliable teammate to watch his blind spots was better than being alone, forced to guard against threats from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing felt her cheeks flush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I guess I just asked a really dumb question.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He sought me out. Why else would he be here if not to team up?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring her awkwardness, Lin Ye handed her a bag of purified water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then sat down without another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given his constitution, he didn’t really need to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Yuqing was clearly in poor condition, and rushing off wasn’t a wise option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze didn’t linger on Zhang Yuqing. Instead, it discreetly swept across every person and corner of the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something about the atmosphere at this temporary gathering spot felt very wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There are fewer people.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that a few minutes ago, the largest group in the square, with at least seven or eight people, was occupying the best spot by the fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, that group was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just them; several other small groups of two or three had also vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that remained were a few scattered lone wolves who looked tough to mess with, and some people resting with injuries, like Zhang Yuqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foul stench of mutated beasts in the air also seemed a bit stronger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said only one word to Zhang Yuqing, who was still taking small sips of water, trying to calm herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Right now...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing was confused. She had just caught her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing the unyielding look in Lin Ye’s eyes, she instinctively stood up, stowed the half-empty bag of water, and followed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the two of them left the square and entered a nearby alley...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHHH—!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bloodcurdling scream suddenly erupted from the direction of the square behind them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was followed by a second, and a third!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanying the screams was the sound of heavy trampling, like the beating of war drums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the sound of countless mutated beasts stamping the ground with sharp claws and iron hooves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing’s face instantly turned deathly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She whipped her head around, only to see dozens, even hundreds of mutated beasts of all shapes and sizes, like a black tide bursting from a broken dam, pouring out from the streets on all sides and madly rushing towards the center of the square!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those contestants who had just been celebrating finding a safe spot to rest were instantly swallowed by the terrifying beast tide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could... How could there be so many mutated beasts?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing’s voice trembled, a chill running from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The official rules of the competition state that in the first phase, contestants cannot kill each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the rules don’t forbid killing by proxy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye said in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing was no fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instantly understood the meaning behind his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This was deliberate!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This terrifying beast tide was deliberately lured here by someone!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A fatal surprise for those who’d let their guard down from injury and exhaustion!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Using mutated beasts to eliminate the competition!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indescribable chill seized her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The depravity of the human heart was countless times more terrifying than these hideous monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rested enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing nodded subconsciously. She was still reeling from the shock and lingering fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But this place isn’t safe anymore. We have to leave. Now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the next instant, Lin Ye’s actions made her brain short-circuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Zhang Yuqing’s utter horror, not only did Lin Ye not continue to flee with her, but instead... he turned and faced the square teeming with the beast tide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Wh-what is he doing?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is he going back?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is he insane?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a black arrow loosed from a bow, Lin Ye shot out of the alley, charging to intercept three or four passing mutated boars!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those frenzied boars were using their tusks to flip over a concrete slab, searching for new prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when they saw Lin Ye charging at them, their bloodlust was instantly replaced by a soul-deep terror!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHIMPER!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They let out panicked, chaotic squeals. Their massive bodies seemed to be mired in mud, their movements becoming sluggish and stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing’s eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those mutated boars, which had been incomparably fierce just moments ago, were now acting as if they had run into their natural predator!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHINK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black spear was a blur, so fast it left only a straight, dark line in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Ye’s figure blurred past the first boar, his standard-issue longspear unerringly plunged into its eye socket, the tip bursting out the back of its skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hit, one kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even pause. He yanked his spear free, spun, and chased after the other three boars, which were already terrified and trying to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing was completely dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every thrust of his spear was the epitome of efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every step perfectly anticipated the monsters’ escape routes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single wasted movement, not an ounce of wasted energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every strike landed on a vital point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if slaughtering these mutated beasts that made others tremble in fear was, for him, as natural as breathing—an inborn instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the massacre in the square drew to a close, more and more mutated beasts that had failed to secure a meal began to scatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s own slaughter became even more precise and efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Level 11 Mutated Giant Wolf pounced from the side, but he caught it with a backhanded strike. The spear’s shaft slammed into its flank like an iron whip, eliciting a mid-air shriek of shattering bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of his wrist, the spear tip shot up from below, piercing its throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a daze, Zhang Yuqing had an absurd thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This most dangerous and chaotic area had, in an instant, become his own personal hunting ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally understood why Lin Ye had turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deadly beast tide that others would do anything to avoid... was, to him, a paradise for racking up points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By holding this alley entrance, they could simply wait for the prey to come to them. A steady stream of mutated beasts would charge right at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Zhang Yuqing, how can you just stand here staring?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Get in there and help him!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing tightened her grip on the Rain Listening Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If we’re a team...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...then I have to pull my weight!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp cry, Zhang Yuqing’s figure flashed forward like a streak of light, intercepting a mutated hyena that was circling from behind a building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blade flashed, clear and cold as autumn water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rain Listening Sword carved an elegant yet lethal arc, cleanly slicing through the hyena’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye glanced at her from the corner of his eye but didn’t say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Zhang Yuqing joined the fray, a gap quietly opened in his otherwise impenetrable defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This allowed him to focus more on his frontal assault, confidently leaving the blind spots that had required him to turn and defend to his new teammate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single sidestep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was the first time they had ever fought together, they displayed an astonishing synergy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s spear style was all wide, powerful sweeps, filled with a raw, violent beauty. Every strike was heavy and potent, a perfect example of brute force overwhelming technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yuqing’s sword, by contrast, was agile and elegant. Like a butterfly flitting through flowers, it always found the most clever angle for a fatal strike.\u003C\u002Fp>",1376,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","ffaabe082e431437dff6ba1c4c78fd4d795b4b1c1deb2262f849c4fad72feb6b","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-77","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-75",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]