[{"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-216":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},2356826,4610,"Chapter 216: Don","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-216",216,"\u003Cp>Longguo, Jingdu University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dungeon Center\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Dungeon Center was more frenzied than ever before, even more lively than the New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit holy shit holy shit!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifty-nine seconds?! Did I go blind?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is insane! The whole world’s gone mad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Under one minute! This is a Hell-tier raid! Did the Big Devil just teleport straight onto the boss’s face and start slashing?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the fuck! Back in my day, my team spent ten minutes clearing the first wave of ghouls—I’d barely landed a few swings when the Big Devil’s team already cleared it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone plunged into wild celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo led the way, stepping out of the rift with Ye Kong and the rest of the Long Xu Class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes fixed on Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No words. No chants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap clap clap—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone spontaneously began applauding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The applause thundered, echoing long within the Dungeon Center…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the highest tribute to an absolute powerhouse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the front of the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe, Xu Wenchang, and Han Xue hurried forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good! Good! Good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe’s face flushed crimson with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even pinched his own thigh hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ouch… Not a dream!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe sucked in a sharp breath, yet grinned like a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve lived half a century, and today I’ve finally seen something truly astonishing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifty-nine seconds…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the first time in human history a raid has been cleared under one minute…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang stood beside him, continually marveling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, Lin Mo, you kid keep shattering my worldview again and again…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue looked at Lin Mo and, for the first time ever, smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, well done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back then, I led the Long Xu Class and crushed the prodigies of every nation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone thought that was the most glorious moment Longguo had seen in recent times.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now it’s clear they were wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue shook her head gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This year, with you here, they probably won’t even dare look our Longguo in the eye.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As your teacher… I’m proud of you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the icy Empress Han Xue deliver such an unprecedented praise in public,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the surrounding students erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin God! Take my knees!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Devil! You’re my only adoptive father!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Need someone to carry your bag? Need someone to serve tea?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the wild shouts around him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo smiled modestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Han, you flatter me too much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This fifty-nine-second record isn’t just my achievement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Kong, Dawei, Xiao Han—they all contributed greatly inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong, standing behind Lin Mo, instantly blushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Class leader… please don’t say that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you keep talking like this, I won’t know where to hide my face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong sighed helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Following you into raids, I feel my profession shouldn’t be called 【Space Walker】—it should be 【War Correspondent】…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong’s self-deprecating remark sent the entire crowd into roaring laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the usually stern Guhe couldn’t help chuckling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the laughter faded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe turned to the other students of the Long Xu Class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today’s raid is over. Head to the leveling zones and push your levels hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The World Arena is about to open—don’t slack off for a second!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aim to reach level 40!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Principal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong and the others shouted in unison, then quickly departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe called out to Lin Mo:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, go change into clean clothes, then come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Nie from the Tian Shu Office is waiting to see you—and your father, Lin Tianhao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo grew serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Shu Office!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the highest center of power in all of Longguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very few were allowed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his elusive, ever-vanishing father was waiting for him too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, he hadn’t spoken to his father in days—he missed him dearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, Principal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll get ready right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>America, the Adams family’s secret private island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the lavish estate, Adams family youths celebrated everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the pool,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi knelt on the cold floor like a stray dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Adams family youths stood with arms crossed, looking down at him as if he were trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a nearby leather sofa,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter lounged lazily against the backrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hand swirled a wine glass, the other toyed with a delicate short blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a young man in a black suit hurried over to Carter’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Carter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth spoke in a hushed tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New intelligence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The record for Shadow Bone Forest was just broken by Longguo ten minutes ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clear time…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifty-nine seconds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Carter’s expression darkened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just because he’d just reported to his family’s elders the good news that Yingshuo had broken Longguo’s record—only to be slapped in the face repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s this clearance time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>59 seconds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a core combatant of the Adams family, his strength was naturally formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also clearly understood what this clearance time meant for the group dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, this is a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if someone truly found a dungeon exploit, it would be impossible to clear a group dungeon in under a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, group dungeons all have five stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you removed all mechanics, turned the monsters into stationary targets, and gathered the world’s top 35th-level elites, it would still be impossible to achieve this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dragon Nation…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter squinted and murmured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What secret weapon are you hiding?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi sensed something amiss and turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Carter’s utterly grim expression and couldn’t help but shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit, we’re done for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Nation has taken all three records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“C…Carder Lord…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can’t treat me like this… I’m still useful, very useful! I can fetch you any woman you’re interested in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap! Slap! Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter ignored him and merely clapped his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, pause for a moment. Let’s add a little extra entertainment to tonight’s party.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve probably never seen it with your own eyes, have you? Let’s all watch—Yamato people’s traditional art: seppuku!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit, I’ve never seen that before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yamato people really are ruthless. I like it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young men all stopped what they were doing and gathered around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter casually tossed a short blade in front of Watanabe Junichi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Carter… please… please give me one more chance…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t want to die… I really don’t want to die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young Adams family members around him burst into laughter and whistles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you supposed to revere bushido? Don’t make me look down on you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut! Let me see what color your guts are, hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the cruel shouts around him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi’s hand trembled as it reached for the short blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his instinctive terror of death made him recoil as if shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t do it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a waste.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter sighed impatiently and gave a nod to a nearby young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go, help him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, Lord Carter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man sneered and strode forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed Watanabe Junichi’s hair and forced his head up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his other hand, he calmly picked up the short blade on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pthssss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp blade pierced Watanabe Junichi’s abdomen instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man even cruelly gripped the hilt and dragged it sideways with force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ooooh!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Adams family youths erupted in cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter coldly stared at the corpse beneath his feet, then grabbed a clean white towel and disdainfully wiped the blood specks from his shoe tips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the young man who had just brought the news stepped up to Carter again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Carter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve just received the family’s highest directive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Elders’ Council is convening an emergency meeting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The topic… concerns Dragon Nation’s extraordinarily abnormal dungeon-clearing times over the past three days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter casually tossed the bloodstained towel onto Watanabe’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prepare the helicopter.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1323,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6642f69bf0cf13daf0a4f405abab000241d5c5225c4cd01c6ef6fda18b292618","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-217","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-215",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]