[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc":3,"chapter-simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simultaneously Transmigrated: Starting Off Invincible in the Combined Anime World!",{"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},2258591,4408,"Chapter 18: The Dogman","simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>In a game akin to a lawless zone, a beautiful but isolated girl like Asuna naturally needed to learn self-protection, and being cautious toward others was perfectly normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But over these two days, Shengzai and Kirito had earned Asuna’s trust through various actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after just two days, Asuna felt she had grown more than she had in an entire month before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she had grown significantly, she possessed a degree of self-defense capability, and with two even more powerful teammates beside her, her previous pretense was no longer necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diabel, upon seeing Asuna, clearly found her strikingly beautiful, but seeing her standing beside Shengzai, he merely smiled back and said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The utterly ordinary Kirito was once again selectively ignored, causing him to grumble: “If looks could kill, I’d probably have been slain a hundred times by now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One is a rare super-beauty in the game, the other is the famed ‘Saint’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All other players must surely be wondering why a guy like me, so plain and unremarkable, ended up in this team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Kirito’s grumble, Shengzai glanced around, then playfully slapped Kirito’s shoulder: “Actually, it’s not entirely true—there are people paying attention to you, Kirito. Look over there—someone’s been staring at you nonstop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Shengzai’s words, Kirito’s face had been full of excitement, but the moment he saw who was staring at him, his expression instantly fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: the person staring at him was none other than Yawang, who had stirred up conflict among the group just days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, the one who had argued with Yawang and humiliated him just days ago should have been Shengzai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he held a grudge, he should have been glaring at Shengzai, not you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is he fixated on Kirito? Shengzai figured this must be what’s called true love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Gonglvezu  assembled, under Diabel’s leadership, they rapidly advanced toward the boss room with astonishing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All players present were high-level veterans, and Diabel’s commands were indeed remarkably accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the group reached the so-called boss room in less than an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their nearly flawless battle progress boosted morale and significantly raised Diabel’s reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor boss of the first level was named Dogman Lord Irfang, a massive dogman standing two to three meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wielded a bone axe and a leather round shield, with a health bar totaling four segments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside it stood three elite monsters—‘Ruins Dogman Guards’—wearing heavy metal armor and wielding axe-spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though labeled elite monsters, as floor boss elites, their levels and stats were no weaker than those of wild-area bosses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diabel divided the forty-person Gonglvezu  into two teams: one to handle the Dogman Lord, the other to deal with the Dogman Guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team assigned to the Dogman Guards was further split into three squads; Shengzai’s group was tasked with one of the Dogman Guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diabel wanted to gain reputation, so he had to take on the Dogman Lord himself; and if Shengzai remembered correctly, this guy was also a beta tester who knew about the special reward mechanism for the final blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the ‘Saint,’ Shengzai already had immense reputation among players; if he were to defeat the Dogman Lord, Diabel’s position as leader would become extremely awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why the three of them were assigned to fight the Dogman Guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dogman Guards, as elite monsters, had far less health than the floor boss, so all three were quickly defeated under the group’s combined assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to intel, when the Dogman Lord’s health dropped to critical, he would discard his axe and shield and draw a curved blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very moment the Dogman Lord discarded his weapons, Diabel, the commander, immediately shouted for everyone to stop attacking, then stepped forward alone with his weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this guy really organizes floor boss raids not just for reputation—he’s after the special reward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the boss at low health, Diabel ordered everyone back and advanced alone—most probably had no idea what he intended to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Shengzai’s group, who had already slain wild-area bosses, the blue-haired man’s intent was crystal clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shengzai, something’s wrong—he’s not drawing the curved blade from the intel, he’s drawing a nodachi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop Diabel—he’s going to get killed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a beta tester, Kirito knew the Dogman Lord’s final weapon during its berserk state was a curved blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that it had switched to a nodachi, it confirmed Shengzai’s earlier suspicion: the monster’s mechanics had changed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack range of a curved blade and a nodachi were completely different; if they followed the old beta tactics, Diabel would definitely die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kirito wanted to intervene, but just as he prepared to act, the Dogman Lord summoned three more Dogman Guards, blocking his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shengzai was closer to Diabel, so to save him, he could only call out to his buddy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch, you really love meddling in other people’s business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, Shengzai had little affection for the blue-haired guy—he was greedy and reckless; if he got killed, it was his own fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Kirito not spoken up, Shengzai would’ve almost certainly stood by and done nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that Kirito had shouted so loudly, if he pretended to be dead, it would ruin his SAO persona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he planned to start a guild later—if he let someone die, his reputation would be destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dogman Lord, now wielding the nodachi and in berserk state, moved with astonishing speed, and its movement pattern differed entirely from the beta version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It leaped high into the air, dodging Diabel’s attack, then kicked off a nearby stone pillar and slashed at Diabel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the nodachi sent Diabel flying, the Dogman Lord stomped the ground, leaving a deep crater—about to deliver a final blow to finish off the blue-haired man—when a figure suddenly dashed between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weapon Block!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nodachi clashed with Shengzai’s Wind-Flower Sword, sending a shower of sparks flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shengzai was thrown backward, his other hand grabbed Diabel behind him and hurled him toward Yawang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diabel’s health was already at its limit; even the impact from the blow could kill him outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Asuna, switch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1019,"2026-06-19T15:18:33.595Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","763bbfdabef5ee4fe57e3810f18b2a3e53e6d3e71aa8c8cd05b2d6f9540c8d49","simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-chapter-19","simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-chapter-17",587,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-cover.jpg"]