[{"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-299":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},2356909,4610,"Chapter 299: Either Stay and Fight, or Die!","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-299",299,"\u003Cp>“You…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin clenched his teeth, clearly enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intense shouting echoed through the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two stared each other down, neither willing to yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s Divine Forge Stone!” Ruan Wen roared, “You may never see another one in your life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What good is treasure if you’re dead?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin shot back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coward! All of Ma Bian’s people are cowards!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fool! You’re dragging everyone to their deaths!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The argument reached a stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither could convince the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siam’s team captain, Song Pa, took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was locked in a brutal inner struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side, reason told him Wu Kelin was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo was dangerous—extremely dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the deadly allure of the Divine Forge Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shame he might face upon returning home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he went back now, his mentor, classmates, friends would know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he’d seen the Divine Forge Stone right on his face, yet ran away without even glancing at it, all because of some Dragon Country man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might never hold his head up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Pa closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fists clenched tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze burned with ruthless determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu Kelin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Pa spoke slowly, rising to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve decided.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked over to Ruan Wen’s side, standing beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m with Ruan Wen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Song Pa’s declaration,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen’s face broke into a satisfied smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen clapped Song Pa on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned his head toward Su Xiluo, the Qiandao team captain, who had said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Xiluo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen pointed his dagger at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will you join this coward and run like a deserter—or stand with us, and reclaim our glory and the Divine Forge Stone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes fixed on Su Xiluo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiluo swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Wu Kelin, then at Ruan Wen and Song Pa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat beaded on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was torn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a man who always followed the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ruan Wen’s words had struck a raw nerve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lure of the Divine Forge Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The humiliation of being driven off by a single man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiluo gritted his teeth and sprang to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiluo cursed aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, let’s die then!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve had enough of this crap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s do it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to face that Dragon Country man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe he’s got three heads and six arms!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe all of us together can’t take down one single Dragon Country man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Su Xiluo’s declaration,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin stared at the scene, his face ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at the three, his fingers trembling uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Insane…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re all fucking insane!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin spat through clenched teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Dragon Country man, Lin Mo, likely wiped out those three nations by himself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re walking straight to your deaths!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t join you in this madness!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin spun around sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ma Bian Country withdraws from the Four-Nation Alliance. Goodbye!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin walked away without looking back, striding toward the cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intended to flee before Lin Mo arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he took a few steps forward,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blur of motion flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen instantly stepped in front of Wu Kelin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His dagger lay horizontally across his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blocking Wu Kelin’s path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin frowned sharply, demanding angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen smiled coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where do you think you’re going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen’s smile faded; his eyes turned icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu Kelin, do you really think this is that simple?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen turned his head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and began to incite Song Pa and Su Xiluo:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brothers!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he leaves now, isn’t that weakening our strength?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re about to face the final boss—and still need to watch out for that Dragon Country man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His desertion is no different from stabbing us in the back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen turned back, locking his gaze on Wu Kelin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s carrying twenty specialized weapons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If those weapons are taken away and fall into Lin Mo’s hands,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t we arming the enemy?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen’s dagger edged slightly forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, you Ma Bian Nation must either stay and fight with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand over all your specialized weapons!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Ruan Wen’s shameless words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Pa and Su Xiluo exchanged a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>both drew their weapons and surrounded him with their men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ruan Wen is right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Pa said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Kelin, you may leave—but you must leave your specialized weapon behind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiluo added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You desert at the critical moment, stab us in the back, and still expect to walk away unscathed? Dream on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin was surrounded on all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swords drawn, tension thick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin trembled with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bandits! Despicable cowards!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin roared in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew full well that Ma Bian Nation alone could never defeat this three-nation alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no Lin Mo of Long Nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they struck, Ma Bian Nation would die today without a doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin stood frozen, his mind racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he handed over the specialized weapons,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if they kept their word and spared Ma Bian Nation’s life,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if they survived until the end of the Ten Thousand Nations Battlefield,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>losing twenty strategic-level specialized weapons would mean his superiors in Ma Bian Nation would never let him live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin clenched his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he stayed to fight alongside them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighty prodigies. Eighty specialized weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, that was indeed a force not to be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if, as Ruan Wen claimed, Lin Mo wasn’t as strong as imagined?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Lin Mo was merely a lucky scavenger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were true,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>these eighty of them might actually kill Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he had no choice left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this mad gamble remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Kelin closed his eyes and clenched his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he slowly opened them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That you’re telling the truth, Ruan Wen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope that Long Nation’s man is truly just a paper tiger who survives by luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Wu Kelin’s surrender,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sheathed his dagger, stepped forward, and slammed his hand hard on Wu Kelin’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the spirit, brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our four-nation alliance—so many, such a powerful force—would have been top-tier in any past Ten Thousand Nations Battlefield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why fear a single man from Long Nation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Wen turned and gazed toward the open ground outside the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes burned with madness and greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take the Divine Forge Stone that belongs to us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, let us end this Long Nation man’s legend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1109,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","56aed3082aae9a9045c4b2d24aaf1f5f45c712fae8db71960e67e21df0c44502","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-300","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-298",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]