[{"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-372":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},2356982,4610,"Chapter 372: Even if it","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-372",372,"\u003Cp>Inside the command center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening to Wan Zhongshan’s report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong’s brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“War Giant?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s no easy opponent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong asked in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Wan, what’s the estimated scale of the beast tide gathering now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this question,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan’s expression grew even graver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feng Lao, according to reconnaissance reports, this beast tide is estimated to exceed two hundred thousand…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two hundred thousand?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment this number was spoken,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie beside him couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beast tide of two hundred thousand\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could already be classified as a “super-large beast tide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even within the past decade, beast tides reaching this scale were few and far between!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That doesn’t make sense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong’s tone carried a hint of doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Outside Zhuxing Town, there shouldn’t be this many demons. How could they sustain such a massive tide?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan let out a bitter laugh and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feng Lao, you’re right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s precisely what puzzles me the most.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to frontline reconnaissance, over eighty percent of the demons in this tide originated from fifty kilometers away—or even a hundred kilometers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meanwhile, the common demons within thirty kilometers of Zhuxing Town are scarce.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too strange.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wan Zhongshan finished speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong and Yan Lie exchanged a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After their eyes met, they both unconsciously turned to Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both knew well:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demons within thirty kilometers of Zhuxing Town had been stripped bare by Lin Mo over the past two days—how could they not be scarce?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong pulled his gaze away and cleared his throat:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attracting demons from a hundred kilometers away? Most likely… the Adams family is behind this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Adams family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feng Lao, are you saying they lured the demons into the range where that ‘War Giant’ can trigger a beast tide?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Precisely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan immediately understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re targeting Lin Mo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If my guess is correct, yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong’s expression turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon receiving Feng Lao’s confirmation, Wan Zhongshan’s face flushed red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a furious curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Son of a bitch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These bastards would do this just to kill Lin Mo? Are they insane?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do they think we Dragon Nation has no men left?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan shot up his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman Lin, rest assured!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as I, Wan Zhongshan, am alive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They won’t lay a finger on you unless they step over my corpse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wan Zhongshan’s words ended,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four guild leaders behind him erupted in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zhen immediately roared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who the hell are the Adams family to come onto Dragon Nation soil and act like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman Lin, rest easy—anyone who dares touch you, I’ll be the first to split them open!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching these Dragon Nation men,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo felt a warm current flow through his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Dragon Nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When an external enemy loomed, even knowing death awaited, they would forge a Great Wall with their flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong looked at the furious crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled faintly and waved his hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve seen your resolve, gentlemen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong declared proudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it’s unnecessary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as I’m here,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one in this world can lay a hand on Lin Mo under my watch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Feng Lao’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan finally realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—why worry when Feng Cangqiong was here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feng Lao is right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With you here, I was overthinking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was now the highest military commander in Zhuxing Town,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before Feng Cangqiong, he still needed to seek orders for the next move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feng Lao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan asked respectfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How should we respond to the coming beast tide?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should we have the city defense forces and major guilds hold the line first to wear them down?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan ventured cautiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or will you, Feng Lao, personally intervene and crush the entire tide?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four guild leaders all strained to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they feared no death,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and had already prepared to stand at the front line, bleeding to the last drop for Zhuxing Town’s civilians,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no matter how brave they were,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were each the heads of their own guilds—who wanted to see their own men slaughtered by demon claws?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Feng Lao could personally intervene and crush the beast tide,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or even just drastically reduce casualties,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that would be the best outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let Lin Mo go first against the next tide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«???»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Huh?»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It left everyone present utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several seconds passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan finally came to his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Old Feng, is this… appropriate?»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«I’m not doubting Chairman Lin’s strength.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Chairman Lin’s talent is evident to the entire nation—unparalleled in ten thousand years.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«But that’s two hundred thousand beasts!»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Lin Mo is, after all, only an eighteen-year-old newcomer. How can he possibly face two hundred thousand beasts alone?»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Commander Wan speak,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the four Guild Masters behind him also began to urge restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«That’s right, Old Feng.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Commander Wan is right. Lin Mo is still just a child. Asking him to face this beast tide now—isn’t that too much?»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Old Feng, large-scale battlefields are meat grinders. Lin Mo is only eighteen—he doesn’t need to…»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«That’s right, Old Feng. Besides, isn’t Chairman Lin still just at the High Stage?»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Even the strongest at the High Stage is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot against such a massive tide.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Old Feng, think carefully! Chairman Lin is the future pillar of our Dragon Nation—he must not risk himself needlessly at this stage!»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Old Feng, let us old bones go. Let Lin Mo just watch from the city wall.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the clamorous, heated objections,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the skill bar,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【«Insolent!»】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Fireball Spell» erupted in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【«What nonsense are these ants spouting?!»】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【«No matter how many ants there are, they’re still ants. Two hundred thousand ants? So what? The outcome is the same!»】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Ice Spike Spell» was also displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【«Hmph!»】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【«Frogs at the bottom of a well have no idea how powerful our master is.»】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the skills were clearly upset at their master being disrespected,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo himself felt no annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, he understood clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were truly risking their lives to protect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the plain, fiery loyalty unique to Dragon Nation soldiers and professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong raised his hand and gently pressed downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Signaling for silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Enough.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«What are you all thinking?»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«You think I’m not here?»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«With me watching beside him, what could possibly go wrong?»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«If he truly cannot hold out, I will act myself.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong turned to Wan Zhongshan and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Commander Wan.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«How far is the beast tide from us now?»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Feng Lao’s question,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan immediately shot a glance at his aide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aide hurriedly reported:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Report: Ten seconds ago, frontline scouts transmitted the latest position. The beast tide is currently thirteen kilometers from Zhuxing Town.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong gave a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Lin Mo, Mo Qianjun, and Yan Lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Let’s go.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Let’s go wait outside.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Feng Cangqiong, Lin Mo, and the others vanished beyond the door,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the command center fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan and the four Guild Masters stood frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did Feng Lao just mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he mean by saying he would act if Lin Mo truly couldn’t hold out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The implication was clear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Feng Lao’s eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo genuinely had a chance to stop two hundred thousand beasts alone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even two hundred thousand pigs would be too many for one person to kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhongshan snatched up his military coat and threw it on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Let’s go!»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Let’s go see!»\u003C\u002Fp>",1288,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7a3d0456e95bcedafc321cca6e1c870dd4c48057ef89571d847818262efa1c2d","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-373","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-371",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]