[{"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-93":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},2356703,4610,"Chapter 93","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-93",93,"\u003Cp>The wind across the stony wasteland carried a coarse, sandy stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jie walked beside Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had just been tortured by Han Meng’s skill, his face now radiated unrestrained excitement and reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That look was like a devout believer gazing upon a true god walking among mortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… Big Boss Lin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jie rubbed his hands, voice trembling with excitement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you so much just now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If not for you and Master Xu stepping in, I wouldn’t just have lost my hand—I’d be dead right here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three companions behind him nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes toward Lin Mo and the others were filled with awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To people like them, the Kuangsha  Guild was an insurmountable mountain, a tyrant who could cover the sky with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that mountain had been casually toppled by a few words from these people before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Dragon Order Class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the national team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, just a small thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo waved his hand, voice calm, “Seeing injustice, stepping in to help—that’s a traditional virtue of our Chinese people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Virtue…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jie murmured, eyes slightly reddened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back when I watched news about the Dragon Order Class on TV, I always thought they were just privileged brats and rich girls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, A Jie slapped himself hard across the face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m such a bastard! How could I ever have thought such narrow-minded things!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, I finally understand what true perspective is! What true strength looks like!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t act high and mighty—you treat us like friends. And when you see injustice, you actually step in to fight for us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Boss Lin, Sister Han, Sister Chu, Master Xu—I’ll remember this debt for the rest of my life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if I have to climb mountains of blades or walk through seas of fire, if I so much as flinch, I’ll be that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing cut off A Jie’s vow, waving her hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just promise me—if you ever get rich, you’ll treat this young lady to a good meal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jie froze, then thumped his chest loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem! Whatever you want to eat, I’ll buy it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengyao glanced at her sister, voice cool:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t listen to this food pig—she’ll bankrupt you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing glared at her sister, cheeks puffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group walked a stretch further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jie stopped, looking back at Lin Mo with reluctance:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Boss, our dungeon coordinates are that way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, ours is to the left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Lin Mo and the others: “Lords, may your journeys be long and your dungeons yield great loot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And may you soon gather the materials to save your sister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the group turned left and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when Lin Mo and the others vanished from sight did A Jie straighten up, his eyes reigniting with determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jie Ge, let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go! Even the Dragon Order Class big bosses encouraged us—this time, we’re getting those materials!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk tsk tsk…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing walked along the stony path, sighing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That A Jie’s strength is average, but he’s a decent guy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengyao glanced at her, voice flat:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the reality of low-tier cultivators.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No resources, no background—every dungeon is a fight for survival. Compared to us, they’re unbelievably unlucky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Lingxuan softly agreed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes… so we mustn’t waste this luck—we must grow stronger, to protect more people like A Jie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo listened to the three girls’ reflections, said nothing, but quickened his pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was cruel. It was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the strong had the right to speak of kindness and protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo glanced at the dungeon scroll in his inventory panel and spoke suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them lay a vast basin, surrounded by jagged, twisted rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang turned to face them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, the dungeon has level restrictions—I can’t enter. I’ll wait outside. You go in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks, Master Xu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he pulled out the Temple dungeon scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Fireball Spell” immediately ignited flames around him: Aaah! I can already smell the scent of slaughter and destruction—hurry, hurry, I want to fight!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Lightning Strike Spell” coldly said: Idiot.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Fireball Spell”: ??? Old Three, what’s that supposed to mean? You wanna fight?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo ignored the noise in his mind and activated the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the scroll shattered, the empty air before them seemed ripped open by giant hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive void gate slowly opened before the four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo stepped forward first, entering the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengyao followed close behind, silver spear in hand, alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Lingxuan raised her massive shield, guarding her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a violent whirl of dizziness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their vision cleared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ancient forest, thick with primal and violent energy, appeared before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trees here were towering—dozens of meters tall, their trunks charred black, as if struck by lightning hundreds of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick thunderclouds churned overhead, occasionally splitting the sky with massive bolts of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a semi-transparent map automatically appeared before the four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The icon marked at the map’s deepest point appeared to be a grand temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could study it further,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a series of prompts sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Welcome to Special Dungeon—Thunderfire Temple (Orange)!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Dungeon Level: Lv.20–Lv.25】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Traverse the Thunderfire Forest to reach the Temple.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current Special Rule—“Throne of the Lone Sovereign”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Rule Description: The true sovereign is destined to be alone. Turn companions into stepping stones to the throne, and claim the god’s authority alone.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current Rating: C-rank (Base Drop Rate: 30%)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Upgrade Condition: Sacrifice one life to raise rating by one tier. Sacrifice three lives to reach S-rank (Drop Rate: 100%!)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Note: Those sacrificed die truly within the dungeon—their souls are imprisoned by the temple, doomed to eternal unrest.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing’s face turned instantly pale. “What kind of twisted rule is this? Sacrificing teammates?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air inside the temple froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three girls instinctively turned their gazes toward Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>100% drop rate for the Thunderfire Combo material—this temptation was indeed great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, communication within the dungeon was cut off from the outside world, meaning no one outside could know what happened inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, they knew Lin Mo’s strength well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his strength, eliminating all three of them would be Haowuxuannian .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo looked at the three girls and frowned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you staring at me? Let’s go, already. A 30% drop rate is high enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo took the lead, walking toward the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you kidding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill a teammate for a material?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve got money and a cheat—why would I do something like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person needs to have some moral boundaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, it’s a 30% drop rate. In my past life playing gacha games, which game had such a high drop rate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Mo’s reaction,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing exhaled in relief. “I knew it! The top donor is the kindest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengyao also relaxed, then quickly followed after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Lingxuan lowered her head slightly, embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo had saved them all so many times—and yet I still had that fleeting moment of doubt about him. I’m truly despicable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her great shield and hurried after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, I must protect Lin Mo!\u003C\u002Fp>",1223,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d5df93f97e00e2150ff0cc3f5d4c43ff422ba2277b84803010586b9c7f97b91c","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-94","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-92",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]