[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-save-the-world-in-a-doomsday-text-game":3,"chapter-i-save-the-world-in-a-doomsday-text-game-i-save-the-world-in-a-doomsday-text-game-chapter-43":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Save The World In A Doomsday Text Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},352132,614,"Chapter 43: Strike First","i-save-the-world-in-a-doomsday-text-game-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>“Two cases, please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Caiyi tightly gripped the hem of her skirt, forcing the words out from between her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she spoke, she quickly lowered her head, staring at her toes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since she saw the newly appointed Apostle Lin Xun blast the Engineer away with a single skill, Lu Caiyi had become even more certain—she was targeting the right person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lin Xun agreed to transfer to the Armed Division, all she had to do was casually tell Team Leader Wang a bit about that battle against the Engineer. She was confident that Wang would thoroughly approve of her judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the drinking? She harbored no indecent intentions—she simply thought that a little alcohol would help lower someone’s guard and open them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two bottles of beer were nothing to an Apostle’s robust physique—barely more than fizzy soda. Far from enough to relax a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after two cases of beer, when she brought up the Armed Division, it wouldn’t trigger any alarm bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Yiyi, you’ve truly gone above and beyond for Team Leader Wang’s recruitment mission…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After what happened last time, when he witnessed a female Apostle’s alcohol tolerance firsthand, Lin Xun was convinced—he was just a weakling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t even outdrink Ye Xiaoqi. How could he, a self-admitted lightweight, possibly compete?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flustered, he pulled out a paper bag with a perfume brand logo and handed it over with both hands, trying to act composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um, Miss Lu, it was wrong of me to invade your game. So I got you a little gift.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl looked up, surprised, her willow brows raised. In a soft voice, she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A gift… for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xun nodded, gaze calm and steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face reddened as she accepted the bag. Upon seeing it was a bottle of women’s perfume, she whispered, “Thank you. I really like it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her accept the gift, Lin Xun grinned. “Then how about… we don’t drink so much tonight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Caiyi bit her lip and firmly shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xun twitched at the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>C’mon, sis. I already gave in. You’re still coming at me?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xun was not the kind to swallow insults—he just got angrier the more he backed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then and there, he rolled up his sleeves and yelled at the server to bring two more cases of beer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha! You think I can’t outdrink one soft, cutesy girl?! We’ll see about that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Waiter! Two more cases of beer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At another table, Wang Zhong—Team Leader of the Armed Division—was in the middle of reminiscing and drinking with old comrades when the shout caught his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There sat the darling of the Armed Division, her face flushed red as she sat in a corner booth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl had her lip tightly bitten, looking bashful and shy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from her sat a tall, handsome pretty boy, over six feet tall. At his feet were two cases of beer—and he was calling for two more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly trying to get Lu Caiyi drunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You son of a—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhong’s blood pressure skyrocketed. His face darkened, veins bulging on his forehead as he clenched his massive, stew-pot-sized fists, ready to throw down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong, Old Wang? Hey—isn’t that the girl from your Public Security Division?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outwardly, the Armed Division posed as a special branch of the Public Security Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhong had always treated Lu Caiyi like a beloved niece. He’d even brought her to previous veteran gatherings, showing her off to his old war buddies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words “Public Security Bureau” snapped him back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Right—Yiyi was an Apostle in the Armed Division. With her superhuman physique, she wouldn’t be taken down by two cases of beer.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, when she told him she had “personal matters” and couldn’t help with the paperwork today, she looked a bit… off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it made sense—she’d planned this dinner with the pretty boy all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhong slowly unclenched his fists and calmly picked up his glass. “Ah, young people’s business. I don’t get involved. Cheers—let’s keep drinking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his ears were perked up like radar dishes, fully tuned in to the conversation from across the room. Every so often, he’d glance in their direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even separated by more than a dozen tables, thanks to an Apostle’s enhanced perception, Wang Zhong could clearly hear every word from Lu Caiyi’s booth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the more he listened, the more he frowned. The two kept clinking glasses—clearly a drinking contest. Then he heard them talking about the Cultural Bureau this, the Public Security Bureau that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a second… Could this guy be from the Cultural Bureau?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind raced as realization struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course! That pretty boy must be the Apostle from the Intelligence Division who got in through his good looks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That same pretty boy who flirted his way into Group Leader Li Xingyue’s heart, just to get into the organization—and now he was after the Armed Division’s sweetheart too?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all made sense now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unacceptable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhong had clearly warned Yiyi before—stay far away from that pretty boy. And yet she was young, easily tempted, and had fallen for it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were any other decent guy dating Yiyi, Wang Zhong wouldn’t complain. But this pretty boy? No way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to pull her out of this swamp before it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he saw the pretty boy stand up, seemingly heading for the restroom. Wang Zhong stood up too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You guys keep drinking. I gotta go drain the tank.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his way to the restroom, he carefully avoided Yiyi’s table. Staring at the pretty boy’s back, he grinned menacingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh heh… Kid, you’re about to learn a lesson tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xun entered the restroom. It was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place wasn’t very clean, and the smell was pretty bad. After relieving himself, he was just about to leave when—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burly man stepped in, quietly locked the door behind him, and blocked the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a middle-aged guy with a thick beard, clearly drunk, and glared at Lin Xun with hostile intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this guy wasted and looking for trouble?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excuse me, I need to get through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xun reached out to push the man aside—but to his surprise, the man didn’t budge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned, and applied more strength. Still nothing. The man smirked mockingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Xun had enhanced strength since improving his soul talent. Even without a Shell, his raw body could take down a bull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was an Apostle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xun’s pupils contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit! A hostile agent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pretty boy, I’m gonna—WHA—?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhong didn’t even finish his sentence before Lin Xun manifested a sleek, high-tech firearm in his hand—blue arcs of electricity danced along the muzzle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, he pulled the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were so close there was no time for Wang Zhong to summon a Shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzap! A surge of crackling energy hit him square in the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhong’s vision went black. A faint whiff of charred flesh hit his nose before he passed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His final thought before losing consciousness was: WTF?! This punk plays dirty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xun looked down at the charred, unconscious man and let out a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The organization forbade public displays of in-game powers in front of ordinary citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was a life-threatening situation. He couldn’t afford to hold back—so he’d used the low-powered “High-Voltage Capacitor Shock Gun,” hoping it wouldn’t draw too much attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still… Why hadn’t this guy summoned a Shell to kill him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something felt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the man was unconscious and completely helpless, Lin Xun thoroughly searched him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Special Office of the Public Security Bureau…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the ID in his hand, Lin Xun’s expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>",1298,"2026-05-30T04:23:11.631Z","2026-06-01T04:30:17.920Z",1,"novelbin.me","e586f926e73b1a8e11e197efef0075d165377f072dd8d27c17692d1cb275d212","i-save-the-world-in-a-doomsday-text-game-chapter-44","i-save-the-world-in-a-doomsday-text-game-chapter-42",825,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-save-the-world-in-a-doomsday-text-game-cover.jpg"]