[{"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-171":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},2356781,4610,"Chapter 171: Poor, Weak, and Helpless Boss","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-171",171,"\u003Cp>Hummm——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid a slight warping of space, a blinding white light flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo and his group of twenty appeared at the next checkpoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When their vision cleared again, they found the surroundings had changed utterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them stretched a narrow snow-covered canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On either side rose ice cliffs hundreds of meters high, draped with sharp, jagged icicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Howling winds tore through the canyon, shrieking like wailing ghosts and howling wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blizzards blanketed the horizon, obscuring all forward view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud! Thud! Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy footsteps echoed from the canyon’s deepest recess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step shook the ground violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Icicles on the cliffs rattled loose and tumbled down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent gust tore through the snow and wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of the snow mist emerged a bear as massive as a small mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Frost Giant Bear, Level: 35】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body exceeded ten meters in height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its entire frame was covered in snow-white fur as hard as steel needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its two eyes, the size of watermelons, glowed with bloodthirsty red light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An oppressive, suffocating rage instantly engulfed the entire canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Lingxuan instinctively gripped her longsword tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other students felt their breathing grow labored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo wasted no words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mengqing, apply the buffs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing snapped back to attention and activated immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s gaze sharpened as he barked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Full firepower—crush it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he spoke, the phantom of the Flame Demon and the Thunder Qilin materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo swept his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The furious 【Flame Storm】 and 【Thunder Chain Prison】 detonated beneath the bear’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the others didn’t hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong’s 【Dimensional Slash Chain】 and Han Mengyao’s 【Frost Winter Spear】—along with the firepower of all the prodigies—poured relentlessly onto the giant bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar——！！！”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear let out a pained bellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the combined assault of twenty top prodigies, especially Lin Mo’s monstrous firepower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the bear’s health bar instantly dropped to 50%!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the bear reared up on its hind legs and let out a deafening roar to the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick layer of ice instantly encased it completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Prompt: Frost Titan Bear has triggered ‘Absolute Glacier’ mechanism! Defense increased by 90%!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mechanism, huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll break your mechanism!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep crushing it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky darkened abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dual-element high-tier skills and combo techniques merged into a cataclysmic storm of lightning and flame, engulfing the bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others also unleashed their skills in a frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Lin Mo’s dimensional-level assault,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the bear’s health bar was forcibly slashed to 40%!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>triggered another mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 40% health, the ‘Absolute Glacier’ defense mechanism deactivated, switching to ‘Rage’ mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a crisp shattering sound,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the ice armor coating the bear’s body shattered into fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called defense mechanism,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was outright shattered by Lin Mo’s unreasonable damage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep going.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s eyes were cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>overwhelming firepower once again buried it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aowu——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear had no chance to resist; its massive body collapsed under the dazzling barrage of skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Third checkpoint cleared!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Time: 16 seconds!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Countdown: Ten seconds until teleportation to the fourth checkpoint.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the prompt on the interface, the members of Dragon Order Class all flushed with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha! Great job, monitor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Screw the mechanisms! I never knew dungeons could be cleared like this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dawei excitedly slapped his thighs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong stared at Lin Mo’s back, his awe deepening further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following battles were utterly one-sided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth checkpoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing a group of Frost Demons with split and health-lock mechanisms, Lin Mo gave them no chance to split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed down dual-element high-tier skills and combos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 14 seconds, all were vaporized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth checkpoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing a deadly avalanche and spectral monsters hidden within it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo immediately raised the 【Wall of Sighs】 with Earth Shield to block the avalanche.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he unleashed a barrage of firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time: 12 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they arrived at the final boss checkpoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teleportation glow faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They found themselves standing on a solitary snow-covered island suspended in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The island was small, roughly the size of a soccer field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around them yawned bottomless abysses; above, a swirling black vortex crackled with lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar——！！！”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant they steadied their footing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at the island’s center, a colossal creature slowly unfurled its sky-blocking wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Frost Dragon (Boss), Level: 35】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Frost Dragon: Petty humans, embrace the abyss’s eternal winter…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its scales shimmered like precious gems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On its massive dragon head, two spiraling ice horns pierced straight into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lowered its head, those dragon eyes fixed coldly on the tiny humans before it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s aura pressed upon their hearts like a physical weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gulp…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dawei swallowed hard. “This thing looks trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengyao frowned sharply and quickly warned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Team Leader! It has four blood-lock mechanisms!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20% health, it forcibly enters an invincible ice statue state and summons massive guards—you must clear all guards to break its invincibility!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who cares about all that—attack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing also flawlessly applied her full set of buffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two shadows behind Lin Mo, no less massive than the dragon itself, suddenly materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon opened its mouth, ready to unleash a heart-stopping dragon roar and a blast of freezing breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo unleashed a barrage of fire and lightning skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong and the others said nothing—they opened full fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s health bar instantly dropped below 80%!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK-CRACK-CRACK—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s massive body was instantly encased in thick ice, entering its first blood-lock invincible state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Frost Dragon: Humble insects, my guards will…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notification barely appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo snorted, slamming both hands downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunderclouds and fire-lit skies above churned violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Thunderflame: Infernal Judgment】—a pair of high-tier dual-element skills descended like divine punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of ice-formed dragon guards, just barely emerging from the void around the ice statue,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were instantly vaporized under the extreme thunder and flame, leaving not even a speck of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the guards instantly cleared, the dragon’s invincible ice state shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice statue cracked apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon lifted its proud head, opened its gaping maw, and gathered wild blue light—preparing a freezing breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Mo’s high-tier skills and combos kept pouring out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of meteoric fire and wild lightning slashed the dragon’s health down to 60%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s body stiffened again, forced into its second blood-lock state—once more turning to ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Frost Dragon: Feel the despair of absolute cold! Servants of the Abyss, for your king…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message had barely half appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second wave of over a hundred guards had just spawned in the blizzard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were instantly wiped out by Lin Mo’s still-active fire net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The invincible ice statue shattered again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the dragon’s eyes flickered with shock and panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a mighty Abyssal Frost Dragon, guarding this lone island for years, tormenting countless humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell kind of firepower was this?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tried to spread its wings and retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the merciless thunderflame net struck again, dropping its health to 40%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it could even flap its wings twice, it was forced into its third ice statue state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Frost Dragon: Wait! How could one as great as I… Followers, protect me! Quickly, protect…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Protect your damn self!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third wave of guards, barely showing their heads, were instantly reduced to dust by hundreds of lightning strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice statue shattered for the third time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s massive body trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the torrent of skills, its health bar plunged below the final 20% threshold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK-CRACK-CRACK—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon turned to ice for the fourth time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Frost Dragon: No! Abyss… save me…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth wave of guards turned to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the final crack,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Dragon exploded into a pile of ice shards under a storm of countless skills, filled with rage and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From start to finish, it hadn’t even taken a single step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pitiful. Weak. Helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Final Stage Cleared!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tip: Team Dungeon ‘Dragon’s Graveyard’ (Hell Difficulty) Completed!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Final Clear Time: 01:50!】\u003C\u002Fp>",1350,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","08a4dd859056a9251cc6f9bcd5809737e78a484172d8423419aaa94ec7cd8421","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-172","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-170",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]