[{"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-298":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},2356908,4610,"Chapter 298: I, Ruan Wen, Would Rather Die Standing!","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-298",298,"\u003Cp>「！！」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at this notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s expression changed, his eyes widening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this the legendary final boss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo paused for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t expect it to actually spawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This boss drops Divine Forge Stone, and Divine Forge Stone is the core material for crafting Forbidden-class exclusive weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know that this kind of boss doesn’t appear in every Wan Guo Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, for several consecutive Wan Guo Battlefields, you can’t even catch a glimpse of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And whenever it does appear, it inevitably sparks a bloody storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the value of a single Divine Forge Stone fully equals dozens of Legendary exclusive weapons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t expect such good luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo didn’t hesitate a moment, immediately checking the coordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared them with his current position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still quite far away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it’s fine, it won’t spawn for another ten minutes—plenty of time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo immediately abandoned the idea of seeking out those four nations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of Legendary exclusive weapons? What compared to Divine Forge Stone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo patted Bai Bai’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Lei.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go—to this coordinate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai let out a low growl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning exploded violently beneath its four paws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its massive body turned into a blue bolt of lightning, racing furiously toward the target coordinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Guo Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a hidden, dark, damp cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water dripped from stalactites on the ceiling, striking puddles on the ground with crisp sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from that, the entire cave was eerily silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue’s captain, Ruan Wen, sat on a cold stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was extremely grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dagger spun wildly at his fingertips, forming a blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fucking damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen cursed furiously in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart was filled with endless frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, the top prodigy of Yue, had always been pampered and revered wherever he went at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had he ever endured such humiliation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding like a sewer rat in this dark, damp cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding for five hours straight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what’s more,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During these five hours, that Longguo man, Lin Mo, kept sending messages on the communication panel, mocking them relentlessly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling them “burrowing rodents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offering to “gift them a short knife.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single message was a loud slap across his face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen clenched his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to rush out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he died, he refused to endure this humiliation any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying, Tianzhu, and Dahan had all been wiped out—what would rushing out achieve but deliver his head on a platter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Ruan Wen grew more agitated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A battlefield notice appeared on everyone’s panels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was startled by this sudden disturbance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Dao’s captain, Su Xiluo, instinctively glanced at his panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the fuck?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss spawned!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Final boss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he said this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to their own panels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“D-Divine Forge Stone?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siamese captain Song Pa’s face lit up with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ultimate boss actually spawned! The ultimate boss that drops Divine Forge Stone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Pa’s eyes gleamed with greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This thing is so rare—never expected we’d run into it in this Wan Guo Battlefield.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What luck! Absolutely incredible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiluo stared at the coordinate, confirming it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression turned strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take a look at this coordinate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen and Song Pa froze, then turned to the coordinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Pa couldn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This coordinate…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it just the open ground outside our cave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiluo sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s definitely no more than five hundred meters from here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This boss…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spawned right on our fucking doorstep?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he said this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared at each other in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t expect that after hiding for nearly five hours in this godforsaken spot, they’d somehow lure out the final boss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Pa’s face glowed with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heaven is blessing us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he finished speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Bian’s captain, Wu Kelin, leapt to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Blessing us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you all insane again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Wu Kelin spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell silent, watching him quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin scanned the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what if it spawned right on our doorstep?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you thinking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you supposed to grab your gear and run? Did you forget who’s out there hunting us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words fell into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Pa and Su Xiluo both froze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Dragon Nation man, Lin Mo, must have received this notice too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’ll definitely rush here the instant he hears it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, every face showed a look of conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Pa opened his mouth but could not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, it was Divine Forge Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legendary treasure these small nations might never encounter in a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, artifacts of this caliber usually belong only to superpowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only if one is extraordinarily lucky and drawn into a Ten Thousand Nations Battlefield without the Dragon Nation, Beautiful Nation, or Ying Nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even then, only if the final boss spawns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then do they have even a sliver of a chance to compete for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an opportunity may not come once in decades!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chance is right before us!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at the cave entrance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on the other hand—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s that demon-like Dragon Nation man, Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster who very likely wiped out three major nations single-handedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin watched the group’s reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly grew anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you all standing around for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin growled in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait for him to come kill us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“While he hasn’t arrived, let’s retreat immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Divine Forge Stone is not something we can even dream of touching!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His dagger plunged deep into a rock before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not leaving!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen’s eyes burned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared at Wu Kelin, teeth clenched:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t be this damn coward anymore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at us now! What do we look like?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen grew more agitated by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are each our nation’s strongest prodigies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elite warriors entrusted with great hopes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And now? We’re cowering like this because of one Dragon Nation man? One person?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen whirled around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept over Song Pa and Su Xiluo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you really willing to accept this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To hide until time runs out, then return empty-handed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even when Divine Forge Stone has been handed to us on a silver platter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen pointed toward the cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have eighty men!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eighty legendary specialized weapons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our strength isn’t weak! Our numbers hold absolute superiority!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why should we fear one man?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The damn Divine Forge Stone is right there! If we move fast enough, we kill the boss before Lin Mo arrives, grab the stone, and run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if we meet Lin Mo face-to-face, eighty of us—can’t we beat him one?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you dare tell me you’re too scared to take this chance?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what kind of prodigies are you? In truth, you’re just cowards, weaklings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen’s words were wildly incendiary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Pa and Su Xiluo were once again torn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin watched this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ground his teeth in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ruan Wen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re leading everyone to their deaths!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin shouted back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what if we have eighty men?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think numbers alone can defeat Lin Mo?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twenty men from Ying Nation’s Divine Spirits, twenty from India’s Burning Sky Squad, twenty from Cold Nation’s White Tiger Camp!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Were their numbers small? Were their strengths weak?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what happened to them? All gone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Wu Kelin’s questions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen did not yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu Kelin, you’re just too cowardly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just because they’re gone, does that mean Lin Mo definitely killed them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it not be that they slaughtered each other, and Lin Mo just picked up the leftovers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that a possibility?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do you assume Lin Mo could single-handedly crush sixty top prodigies from three nations?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s sophistry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin’s lips twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, after all this time hiding, you pull this shit now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are the Vietnamese people insane?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin growled under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re gambling!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you lose, we all die here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not afraid of death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen pointed at Wu Kelin and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me tell you, Wu Kelin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Divine Forge Stone is right outside. If today I let myself be scared by a Dragon Nation man so badly that I won’t even look at it, and just run away tail-between-legs—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll never hold my head up again for the rest of my life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, Ruan Wen, would rather die standing than live crawling!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1431,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","334d9330f801f8c46eac2306b368f8af87439cb804728e83ae4f1da3f7d257ff","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-299","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-297",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]