[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy":3,"chapter-sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","SSS Awakening: Starting With Infinite Soul Copy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},392034,653,"Chapter 16: Racing Up The Rankings","sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>\"Is any of this comforting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked, sending a ripple through her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"New awakeners made to fight savage beasts. Even if they’re mostly low-level, it’s not a comforting reality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But at least it was good, until it’s clear that Xtremecybers want the weaker students to die, leaving only the strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three days in a jungle crawling with savage beasts and every human being seeking the life of another to fill up a bar point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None of this is comforting, really.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White mused, seemingly talking to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As much as he knew how fucked up the situation was, could he really blame Xtremecybers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asking newly awakened humans to fight beasts that had lived with their power all their lives... was suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But see, that was the thing about awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The awakening they had before with the awakening orb wasn’t a true awakening; it was just a recognition of potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That potential had to burn, and it burns best under pressure, under the smell of impending doom or death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then do awakeners fully blossom, awakening true might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xtremecybers took it too far, asking students to kill each other and face savage beasts with no help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the United Earth Federation, things weren’t done like this. It was more of an intense physical training that led to the slow bloom of their abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, this is one of those situations that you mostly have no choice but to adapt to, best as you can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, slowly rising to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Survive Nova. You have to survive these three days, harsh as they may be. I know the rules are ridiculous, but nothing changes if you die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you live, you might grow strong enough to prevent an outcast like you, two or three years from now, from going through the same pain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only choice is surviving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, and she watched him walk deeper into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some beasts are lurking nearby, probably attracted by the fire and the smell of the beast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll do a quick roundup to make things a bit safe for tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said with a casual wave, quietly disappearing into the thick jungle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned away, her gaze returning to the flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence was all that remained, broken only by the crackling of flames, but soon enough her eyes caught something out of the corner of her eye:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steaming piece of meat he had cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had placed it on the leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked it up, staring at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was repulsive, but even more so was the bloody scar in her palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Survive. The only choice is surviving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRUNCH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sickening crunch echoed through the dark of the night as a punch slammed into a fur-covered chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rib cage shattered under the force, one of them piercing into the heart and blowing it to bits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature, an ape-like beast, was violently blown back before slamming into a tree and falling face-first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White slowly rose from his punching motion, turning to his watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[POINTS: 70\u002F1,000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s 7 Savage beasts down. It’s slow, but at least I can now kill most of them in three moves.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought quietly, looking around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were broken trees, along with about 5 creatures whose blood pooled around beneath the beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned back slightly, seeing the vestige of dying flames in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should be returning now, but\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I keep up a normal schedule, hunting beasts only during the day...I might fall short of the mark and fail the test.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If there’s any chance of passing at all, I need to keep this up, all night. At least for the first night...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mused, and with that, walked forward a few meters before his hands reached up, grabbing onto a branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a simple swing, he was thrown about 2 meters upward, landing on another branch before he crouched on it, then exploded into the air, launching 7 meters with the aid of the branch and landing on another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From such a place, the aerial view was clear, and even though it was dark, the two curved moons in the sky provided good illumination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could easily see and feel the presence of savage beasts as they roamed around, but they were far from each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he killed one, then had to run 2 miles to face another, that’ll be too time-consuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed a place where they could gather to make things easier, but that was a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Savage beasts are very territorial. They only cross each other’s path during a hunt for food, cooperating only to eat another savage beast’s carcass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the passing of the knowledge, White’s eyes gleamed as he looked downwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were seven carcasses on the ground below, and when he looked ahead, he saw a savage beast quietly approaching, nostrils flaring as it sniffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s it!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization hit him, and immediately he jumped down from the branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing the five beasts he had killed, he raced back towards the gathering he had created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brows furrowed when he couldn’t see Nova by the fireside, but he wasn’t worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could smell her scent drifting into a random part of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gathered all five beasts around the flame and then cut up more trees into the fire, forming billowing flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Savage beasts have a strong sense of smell.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With five corpses in the same position, they would smell it, and the fire would lead them right here even quicker.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’When they come, I kill them, and add to the corpse number, making the smell even stronger and attracting even more.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plan was formulated in White’s mind, a big grin on his face from the pride of his intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Except that he grossly underestimated just how horrifyingly effective his plan was.\u003C\u002Fp>",980,"2026-05-30T06:39:48.930Z","2026-06-01T04:30:33.480Z",1,"novelbin.me","eb43cf92e385d3e132b07ffd33bac46c43766470847493ca3fe2ae4216c876a1","sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-17","sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-15",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-cover.jpg"]