[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-can-program-my-body":3,"chapter-i-can-program-my-body-i-can-program-my-body-chapter-198":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Can Program My Body?",{"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},1565757,2030,"Chapter 198: Dark Beast Tower","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-198",198,"\u003Cp>\"How could the training become so hard all of the sudden?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In previous years, they only had to pass 1,000 levels in the Dark Beast Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was directly multiplied ten times! What’s more, they only have three months! How could they possibly complete this challenge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Beast Tower wasn’t some ascension game where enemies grew stronger with each level. It was a marathon they couldn’t pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every level pitted them against enemies roughly equal to their strength, varying only in type and environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The catch? Though their health and energy reset each level, they had only one life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Die, and their progress reset to the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a battle-hardened warrior would crumble under an endless wave of dark beasts, let alone a group of greenhorn elites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing 10,000 levels without dying? Even a machine would break from such relentless strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, no need to complain. Just do your best,\" Zeke said with a flat tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the challenge was nearly impossible for most, but the order came from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike past years, this year’s Seeded Talent Program was filled with extraordinary talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a real challenge, their training would be ineffective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Begin!\" Without another word, Zeke started the trial and left the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for supervision? They weren’t kids. If they wanted to slack off, not caring about their future and consequences, that was their choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zeke vanished as abruptly as he’d appeared, the group had no choice but to start the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good luck! You can do this!\" Camilla smiled, cheering Nash on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her Immortal Phoenix Body, she wouldn’t die as long as she had energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You too, take care,\" Nash replied, unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it just endless waves of dark beasts? With the [Combat Module System], it was a piece of cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the Dark Beast Tower, they faced endless rows of rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re all full. Let’s go up,\" Natasha said, guiding the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to Nash’s expectations, the tower didn’t contain or simulate dark beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How does this tower work?\" Nash asked as they searched for an available room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know...\" Camilla shrugged, as it was also her first time in the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning to William, Nash saw him shake his head, equally clueless about the tower’s mechanics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me explain,\" Natasha cut in, describing how the Dark Beast Tower worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Beast Tower essentially served as a relay and calculation device for the virtual world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the data, simulations, and dark beasts depended on the virtual world for input.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, the virtual world ran the trial’s simulation, while the tower handled the heavy computational work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was deliberate, as the calculations for such a massive battle were too immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The virtual world was typically used only for communication and trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for important events like cosmic competition, it wouldn’t deliberately waste its computational resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone or an organization wanted to simulate other things besides communication and trade, they had to come up with the computational resources themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also why the Nova Sector’s virtual servers lacked a decent fighting arena; they simply couldn’t afford it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simulating a large-scale arena on their own would be a losing investment for a small place like Nova Sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t expect the virtual world to have insufficient computational power...\" the others muttered as they were enlightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had thought the virtual world was a second universe, nearly omnipotent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Duh! The virtual world’s computational power comes from each Cosmic Empire. The Virtual World itself, or its Administrator, only handles connection and regulation,\" Natasha clarified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a cosmic elite for nearly a century, Natasha knew most of the universe’s secrets, or at least those of the Chronos Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they climbed to the 700th floor, they finally found a large number of unoccupied rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pick a room and good luck,\" Natasha said with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her auspicious words, the group dispersed, each choosing a room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying goodbye to Camilla and William, Nash stepped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the lone virtual pod inside, he climbed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Detecting a special virtual device...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Initializing connection...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Entering Dark Beast Tower Mode...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Deep Scanning...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Initiating the first level...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As virtual lines flashed before his eyes, Nash found himself on a grassland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning in front, three wolf-like dark beasts roared at him, brimming with killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating his runic detection, a spark of interest lit his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grass Wolf: Tier 3\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combat Power: 15,000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark beasts’ strength was just above his raw power—not too low, but not overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an ordinary fighter, it would be a life-or-death struggle, but for the elites of the Seeded Talent Program, it was manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting the [Combat Module System] take over, Nash easily cleared the first level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Initiating the second level...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the second level, the enemies remained the same but had more numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, from the third to the tenth level, the enemies Nash faced varied, either growing stronger or increasing in number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Assessing combatant strength...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Combat Strength: Grandmaster]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Generating the eleventh level...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a new battlefield, Nash was greeted by a Cerberus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bloodthirsty Cerberus: Tier 3 (Mutated)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combat Ability: 130,000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! Why the sudden spike?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From mere tens of thousands, the dark beast’s combat power jumped to over a hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not a joke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Cerberus quickly lunged at him, Nash took manual control of his body, fighting the dark beast himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Combat Module System] could only handle and adapt to dark beasts with up to 30,000 combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Dark Beast Tower’s intelligent system is screwing me over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grandmaster combat evaluation it gave him was misleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandmaster combat ability was the peak a being could achieve without using the power of law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant perfect combat efficiency, moving without waste, anticipating every enemy action, and striking with minimal effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even surrounded by endless enemies, a grandmaster could fight without taking a single hit, as long as they had energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nash knew most in the Seeded Talent Program were at the Expert level, with a few reaching Master at best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Novice, Expert, Master, Grandmaster, Legend, Mythic, Transcendent)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nash had only reached grandmaster-level combat ability thanks to the [Combat Module System] analyzing countless opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against a stronger, unfamiliar enemy, the system was like a clueless calculator, unable to solve the problem alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Nash, facing a new opponent he hadn’t analyzed before, could only muster pseudo-grandmaster ability thanks to the Runic Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he could anticipate movements, move efficiently, and exploit weaknesses, it came at a cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating his runic ability, his void and mental energy consumption surged tenfold.\u003C\u002Fp>",1096,"2026-06-06T08:03:14.165Z",1,"novelbin.me","c2452ee062ab0dfd753cf1c7741b3fd863880289f276e6f01ae35158a2e48e95","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-199","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-35",665,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-can-program-my-body-cover.jpg"]