[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family":3,"chapter-sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-chapter-435":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","SSS rank Mother-In-Law to an Invincible Family",{"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},1557253,2022,"Chapter 435: An Easy Win Turned Into A Nightmare","sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-chapter-435",435,"\u003Cp>In a swampy forest far away from the main battlefield zones, a large group of beast-type creatures was gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was covered in thick fog and smelled strongly of rotting plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't the most pleasant place, but it was close to a newly discovered spirit vein that had appeared after the world upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large rhino beast stood at the center of the camp, overseeing everything with a smug expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thick gray armor-like skin, glowing red eyes, and a horn that pulsed with spiritual energy. His name was Garuum, and he was the commander of this beast force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he wasn't one of the top leaders from the turtle base, he still saw himself as important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, this operation was going to be an easy win. The humans wouldn't even know what hit them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garuum looked around at his army. There were over a thousand beasts gathered—ranging from mid-tier spirit apes and venomous lizards to armored bulls and flying mantis beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were loud, chaotic, and clearly not the most disciplined bunch. But Garuum didn't care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, numbers were enough. Power was enough. He didn't believe strategy mattered much when you could just crush your enemy head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're almost ready to take the mine,\" he said loudly, addressing a group of beast captains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The humans don't know we're here. Even if they do, they're too busy crying over the last wave we sent them. This area? They've probably written it off already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the captains, a winged snake with emerald scales, nodded. \"We've already scouted the outer edge. No humans. Just wild animals and some abandoned cultivation fields.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly!\" Garuum said, laughing. \"That's what happens when they get comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One little upgrade, and they all start dreaming again. Thinking their fancy cities will protect them forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another beast spoke up. \"Should we wait for more backup?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garuum waved him off with his thick hand. \"Why wait? We already have more than enough. If a few humans show up, we smash them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a sect shows up, we'll still crush them. These humans think they're so smart, always talking about formations and spirit tools—but they bleed like everyone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stomped his foot into the muddy ground, leaving a deep crater behind. \"We'll take the mine by tomorrow night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want this place secured before any of those weaklings realize what's going on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few of the beast soldiers cheered. Others let out low growls or beat their chests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garuum walked through the camp, grinning as he watched the others sparring or sharpening their claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were setting up rough sleeping spots using logs and rocks. Others were eating raw meat or soaking in small spirit pools to recharge their energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't a clean or fancy operation. But Garuum didn't care. He believed power was everything, and with the strength boost from the world upgrade, his forces were stronger than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're probably sitting in their stone towers, looking at maps and pretending to plan,\" he muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They think they have time. They think the beast tide is moving slowly. But we're already here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked toward the direction of the spirit mine. It wasn't that far—maybe another hour's march from their location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fog was helping them stay hidden, and the terrain was hard to move through unless you had a tough body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which worked perfectly for beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This mine's going to be ours. And once it's under our control, we'll use the energy here to make the next group even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if the humans show up late, they'll find it already taken. Just like that last valley, we snatched last week.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed again, full of pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them come. I want to see the look on their faces when they realize they're too slow. I want them to cry and beg when we chase them out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of his soldiers joined the laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're weak. Spoiled. They rely too much on pills and formations. They don't know how to fight anymore. Not like us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was, Garuum didn't even bother checking if the humans had already noticed. He assumed they hadn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, humans were always late to react, always overconfident, and always thinking everything was under their control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked over at his second-in-command, a large red-furred ape with three scars across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rathor, how long before the last units arrive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe two hours. They're coming from the riverside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Once they're here, we'll march straight for the mine. I want it surrounded by nightfall. Then we start absorbing the energy and building fortifications.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Commander.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garuum gave a satisfied nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea that Shadow operatives had already passed by this zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No clue that the mine had been marked by the Xu family and reinforced with formation traps and surveillance arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know that some of the trees nearby weren't real trees—but well-hidden talismans waiting to be triggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he definitely didn't know that a squad of elite cultivators from the Xu family were already watching him from a distance, their auras suppressed so well that not even the spirit-sensitive beasts could notice them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garuum didn't know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't care either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because, in his mind, he had already won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's how confident he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while he marched back to his camp's center and called for food, the human side was already planning a response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mine wouldn't fall easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Garuum was about to learn the hard way that just because something looked unguarded didn't mean it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for now, he laughed again, enjoying his moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the humans,\" he shouted to his troops, raising his hand, \"may they never realize what hit them until it's too late!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beasts howled in response, thumping the ground and slamming their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fog around the camp thickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hidden in the trees, two Shadow scouts quietly watched and wrote down everything—ready to pass the information back to the camps behind the ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garuum didn't know it yet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his easy win was about to become a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it would start very soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very, very soon.\u003C\u002Fp>",1032,"2026-06-06T07:39:11.974Z",1,"novelbin.me","cbd991d84048b90ab71f9fa493e45500861d09f089444d766a015023f6e558a4","sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-chapter-322","sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-chapter-321",485,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-cover.jpg"]