[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware-":3,"chapter-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-143":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Just Became a Mage, and My Skills Got Self-Aware? What the Hell?",{"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},2356753,4610,"Chapter 143: What Is Lin Mo Trying to Do?","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-143",143,"\u003Cp>Beijing University, Central Plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the stands were roaring with noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third- and fourth-year seniors sat together, holding snacks, watermelon, and drinks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Old Wang, how long do you think our regular class can hold out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third-year senior in baggy shorts asked his roommate beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearby Old Wang let out a light laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I doubt it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve got two thousand people here, and I know Shen Jun—he’s strong and a great commander.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From what I see, Long Xu Class might hold for two hours before getting breached.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two hours? You’re giving them too much credit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another roommate with dyed yellow hair sneered, “I’m betting one hour!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as our knight squad holds the front, and our ranged mages and archers unleash a storm of arrows, I guarantee the Demon King’s Castle will be reduced to rubble!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True, the numerical gap is enormous—it’s outright dimensional suppression.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was discussing loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people overwhelmingly doubted Long Xu Class’s chances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was a simple math problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two thousand versus twenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how talented those twenty were, they had zero chance of winning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone suddenly pointed at the large screen above the plaza and shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop bragging! Look!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is Lin Mo leaving the castle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shout,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly exploded the entire stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? He left the castle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s he doing? Why abandon a solid Demon King’s Castle to wander outside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to the large screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drawbridge before the Demon King’s Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo was slowly walking out from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind him, the heavy gates of the Demon King’s Castle were slowly closing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo simply walked out toward the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he insane? Lin Mo must be insane!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you serious? Does he think he can attack the Hero’s Main City alone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be fair, that’s a bit arrogant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A senior girl frowned slightly, looking puzzled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, this is completely irrational.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rules clearly state: once the Demon King leaves the castle, his location is shared in real time with all Heroes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At his current level, even if he’s rank one, even if he’s strong, how could he possibly withstand two thousand people focusing fire on him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the understanding of most upperclassmen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abandoning a fortified castle to venture into an open plain was no different from suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, the current Long Xu Class is getting worse every year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just because he’s got some talent and grabbed rank one, he thinks he’s invincible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this kind of reckless fool stepped onto the Ten Nations Battlefield, he wouldn’t even know how he died!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the chorus of doubt, a few different voices emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it’s not that simple, is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fourth-year senior mused, “Look at Lin Mo’s expression—he doesn’t seem to take this seriously at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone beside him scoffed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft, who can’t act cool?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth-year senior shook his head and countered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, someone who won this year’s rank one—and even outshone SSS-rank Space and Light users—can’t be an idiot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could there be a possibility…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That he genuinely believes one person can capture the Hero’s Main City?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, everyone around him stared at him like he was an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or is it possible that his belief is just a delusion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly—single-handedly taking on two thousand higher-level players? Senior, that joke isn’t funny.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Hero’s Main City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun Ge, what do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Kai looked at Shen Jun with confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t understand—why not stay safely inside the Demon King’s Castle and fortify defenses? What was the point of leaving?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingge frowned and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The red dot’s movement direction is clear—it’s heading straight for our Hero’s Main City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun frowned tightly, staring fixedly at the red dot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo… what is he trying to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered to himself, his mind racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could he be trying to switch bases?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun paused, then analyzed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do they think their twenty people can’t hold the Demon King’s Castle for four hours?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So they’re going all-in—abandoning defense to directly assault our main city and destroy the King Statue?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhou Kai’s eyes lit up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Jun Ge, that actually might be their only chance to win.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Abandon defense and launch a surprise attack on our main city?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingge thought for a moment, then said calmly: “If I were Lin Mo, I’d never choose this tactic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Kai asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingge glanced at him and explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You forgot the rules?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once the Demon King leaves the castle, his location is exposed in real time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Switching bases relies on surprise, speed, and stealth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now we can track his every move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s like playing our cards face-up—we just need to gather forces and surround him; he’s dead for sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingge paused, a flicker of confusion in his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They lose if the Demon King is defeated or if the Heart of Light is stolen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they send everyone to switch bases, the Demon King’s Castle becomes an empty shell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We only need to station heavy forces to defend the main city, while sending a detachment to bypass them and strike directly at the Demon King’s Castle to seize the Heart of Light—we win.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such a simple logic—Lin Mo can’t possibly not understand it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Kai scratched his head, feeling his brain was overloaded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… could they be splitting forces?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Like, Lin Mo alone, or just two or three Demon King Elite Guards, going out as bait to draw our attention?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“While the others hold the castle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or maybe Lin Mo himself sneaks in to attack, while the others defend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That doesn’t make sense either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingge shook his head, his frown deepening:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't forget, if the Demon King is killed, we win outright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this is a divide-and-conquer tactic, it's the stupidest one possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Normally, you'd send the bodyguards whose positions we can't see to sneak out and attack the base—not the Demon King, whose location is exposed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s move left them completely baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is this top donor trying to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Lin Mo... what’s he really up to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Kai stared at the red dot, a chill crawling up his spine: \"Could this be a trap? Maybe he has some skill that instantly teleports his whole team?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough, stop guessing wildly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun cut off Zhou Kai’s wild speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the commander—he couldn’t show excessive hesitation on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who cares what he’s planning? Send someone over to check and find out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun gave orders:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ninth Regiment is the fastest close-combat assassin unit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move at top speed to scout Lin Mo’s position—find out how many are there: just Lin Mo alone, or the entire Dragon Order squad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need concrete intelligence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ninth Regiment’s commander responded, then turned and left immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun turned to the others and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First through Fifth Regiments, hold the Hero Capital. If they’re truly launching a surprise attack, hold the line—do not let them get near the King’s Statue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five regiment commanders nodded in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun looked at the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The remaining fourteen regiments—target, Demon King City. No matter what trick Lin Mo is pulling, our only goal is to crush the Demon King City and seize the Heart of Light!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1233,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e0f660de4b736a0c6936d50a082ace15517a12abc5f2ea48616ddea29bb408fc","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-144","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-142",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]