[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-171":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Monsters Are Coming",{"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},2250020,4069,"Chapter 171: God-Building Flow","monsters-are-coming-chapter-171",171,"\u003Cp>The Primordial Altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Tong Xin was laying out his faith plan, Qi Sheng was monitoring it constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected that the extra qualifications he'd casually distributed would bring such an unexpected surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine soul fate soul Tong Xin had taken in was the Seventh Generation Primordial, capable of producing 100,000 sacrificial power per hour, amounting to a daily yield of 2.4 million sacrificial power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stable income from a single fate soul equaled the unstable output of twenty thousand novice players in the early stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, like the Sixth Generation Primordial's Infinite Fate Soul, this one could not be adapted for all players; embedding it in too many players would only hinder the development of the player legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he designated this fate soul as a special type not available for purchase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, depending on the situation, he would distribute small quantities via a lottery system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, the progress of Tong Xin's faith plan had exceeded his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally assumed that, given the players' current strength, divine soul fate souls would likely struggle to generate any yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they were to be utilized, it would have to wait until players possessed sufficient strength to establish subordinate factions in the Monster World or minor worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected that, thanks to the collective wisdom of the forum players, Tong Xin would choose the Darkblood Clan right from the start, a race with considerable growth potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was a high-intelligence race with a complete knowledge system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not easy to deceive such well-traveled beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Tong Xin's approach was very clever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very beginning, he grasped several core conditions for establishing faith and even employed the strategy of borrowing the tiger's might to intimidate the fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He constructed his lies in the name of his Emperor Omen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most formidable aspect of this lie was that all the abilities Tong Xin used were real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the demonstration of divine miracles, he had two brothers from the Kindergarten Group choose to log off, creating the illusion for An Sui that they had been decomposed and killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, he had the brothers log back on and consume special effect potions, creating the illusion of resurrection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In An Sui's eyes, this scene contained no flaws; the plan utilized Ye Ming's spatial rule abilities and the special healing potions Qi Sheng had created using sacrificial power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During their second encounter, he directly revealed the secrets of the Darkblood Legion, creating a form of informational dominance from a high position that left An Sui continuously shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This utilized the Guide's All-Things Analysis rule ability and the vast amount of intelligence provided by the Guide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abilities were all real; only Tong Xin's strength was fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best lies are woven from truths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From An Sui's perspective, Tong Xin was a player race divine envoy who mastered this series of rule abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this trend continued, the possibility of An Sui being accepted by Tong Xin as a believer was extremely high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the suggestions provided by the forum players, there were even many psychological maneuvers, turning initiative into passivity and setting trials for An Sui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng felt very curious about the future development of this faith plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing was clear: if this plan succeeded, he would step in to extract 30% of the faith power yield as his share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the faith power produced by divine souls did not count as hunting yield, from which he received not a single bit of profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as long as players generated profit, he had to take a stake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Tong Xin truly grew into a rule-system god in the future, he would still have to pay taxes to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, the investment in building the cultivation system had been huge; only with greater player output could he better construct the player legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this commission, no player could be exempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, he noticed that the number of players switching to the Stone Statue build and the Support build had recently begun to increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investigations through the Guide revealed this was related to the newly taken-in Second Generation Primordial, \"Life Link.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The free use of the fate soul's characteristic allowed players to develop a tactic in combat that dealt damage through Life Link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The specific method involved using the Life Link characteristic to directly connect with an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, when a Stone Statue build player was tanking damage, they would link to the opponent attacking them, then set the damage feedback to 100%, reflecting it directly back to the opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although greater damage required higher consumption of qi and blood for the feedback, and facing fatal damage might prevent feedback entirely, resulting in death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the Life Link characteristic gave Stone Statue build players a means to counter-attack when facing opponents they could withstand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This differed from the characteristics of the Blood Reflection fate soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Blood Reflection characteristic could also reflect absorbed damage, it consumed qi and blood drastically while active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It required precise timing control, demanding technical skill from the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Life Link did not; linking to an enemy only consumed a trivial amount of qi and blood, accelerating consumption only when actually absorbing damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the appearance of this fate soul gave Stone Statue build players an additional means of counter-attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could both help teammates tank damage and use it to deal output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same logic applied to Support build players; compared to Stone Statue players, their advantage lay in weaker defense, meaning they would achieve higher output reflection when absorbing the same amount of damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Magic System players, although they could also embed the Life Link fate soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The primary attribute granted by the fate soul's growth was a boost to physical stats, specifically qi and blood; cultivating such a fate soul would significantly lower their own damage output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, the new fate soul \"Star Shift\" also shone brilliantly in the battles within the Evil Moon Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It improved the survival environment for Magic System players, allowing them to escape certain death via Star Shift cast by teammates, gaining space to continue dealing output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various interesting playstyles emerged alongside the acquisition of these three new fate souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the Clone Self-Destruct Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This involved positioning a clone laden with spiritual bombs in a safe location; when a Magic System player had their backline cut by evil spirits controlled by the Ground Nian Bully, they would swap positions with the clone and then detonate the spiritual bombs, causing area-of-effect destructive damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alternatively, an Assassin player could thrust into the enemy rear and swap positions with the Magic System player's self-destruct clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or, after an Assassin player thrust into the rear, they could swap positions with a Stone Statue player using Star Shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, activating the Taunt characteristic would instantly attract massive firepower from the enemy's backline, achieving the effect of splitting the battlefield and limiting the enemy's output efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this round of fate soul updates, the Star Vein combinations underwent a reshuffle, with many new playstyles successively debuting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the exploration of the Player Corridor region, the exploration degree had already reached 3.02%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, the Arms Merchant Society had initiated preliminary testing of the first-generation mining robots at an underground mine pit northeast of the Colorful Mist Coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The specific effects remained to be verified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Player development was gradually advancing toward a perfect legion system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing troubling Qi Sheng recently was that building the cultivation system was consuming too much sacrificial power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The era of everyone going AFK to cultivate immortality could not be launched for the time being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colorful Mist Coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for the divine envoy's guidance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the voice transmitted in his mind, An Sui nodded respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During these days of contact, An Sui felt immensely shocked by the abilities displayed by this player race divine envoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remote communication ignoring spatial distance without needing to construct a mental connection, death and resurrection, information analysis... all these abilities felt incredible to him, all being rule-system abilities beyond his comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evident that the player race, like the terrifying Black Black Tide, mastered multiple rule abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the manifestation of each rule ability was far superior to the Reincarnation ability mastered by their Darkblood Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just this single point revealed the profound depth of the player race's foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now had only one thought: to climb onto the great tree of the player race as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps... with the aid of the player race, he could replace An Xing as the next commander of the Darkblood Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally feeling somewhat lost about the future, he now saw hope for rising in the Monster World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, An Sui, located in the Darkblood Space, swept his gaze over the qi and blood energy spheres extracted after hunting with his clansmen over the past two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to immediately lead his clansmen out to continue hunting, increasing his chips for the assessment, or even using the resources gifted by An Xing as chips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all for development; rather than consuming them on construction and development, it was better to first hug the thick thigh of the player race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about becoming a subordinate faction of the player race made him feel infinite surging motivation within his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chance to rise to the heavens in a single step was right before his eyes; he had to seize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disconnecting the faith connection, Tong Xin let out a long breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fish bait was still on the hook; the plot was unfolding according to the planned direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening his notebook, he began to review the story background he had written.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the first round of assessments ended, he would gradually explain the background story of the player race and the great Emperor Omen god behind it to the Darkbloods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, through this story, he would deepen An Sui's faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps by the time the assessment officially concluded and he extended his invitation, An Sui's awe would directly transform into faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even felt that inviting him now carried a high probability of turning An Sui's awe into Level 1 faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a barrier between believers and those in awe; in An Sui's eyes, he himself had not yet gained his approval and was merely an outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His explicit affirmation of An Sui was the power that would break the barrier between believer and awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tong Xin felt this matter could not be rushed; it had to continue unfolding according to the plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by stabilizing the foundation could one build a towering edifice of faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for An Sui's future, he had already planned a clear direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not act alongside the Darkblood Legion as their leader; instead, he would continue operating with his brothers from the Kindergarten Group, letting An Sui develop freely after changing territories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this process, he would continuously provide assistance in various aspects such as resurrection and resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This approach was based on two considerations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he had no emotional attachment to An Sui; when playing games, he preferred being with his brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, he must maintain an aura of mystery and distance; excessive contact might seem to strengthen their bond, but would instead weaken An Sui's faith in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had discussed this matter in detail with Black Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conclusion reached was that as long as he could help the Dark Erosion Clan accelerate their resurrection speed and occasionally provide marketplace resources unavailable to An Sui, he could sustain and continuously deepen that faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This constituted one of the initial three core elements: a sense of security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, in the future, he would still act alongside his brothers, leaving An Sui to fend for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to supporting other minor factions, the Dark Erosion Clan, possessing the ability of Reincarnation, meant he didn't even need to worry about them being suddenly exterminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If possible, he even wanted to get his hands on the Reincarnation Space currently held by An Sui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, he could completely control the resurrection of An Sui and other Dark Erosion warriors; in the event of war, he could even make these Dark Erosion warriors work for him without worrying about casualties from death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were simply a perfect type of soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If successful, he would pioneer a brand-new style of gameplay in the Monster World: the God-Building Style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gameplay style similar to an SLG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagining a future where he possessed faithful warriors who could continuously produce Faith Power for him at any time and even die for him, Tong Xin felt he was about to strike it rich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had entered the game late, the emergence of the Divine Grail Fate Soul might allow him to defy heaven and change his destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would soon ascend to the top ranks among the player legions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five days later, at the Colorful Mist Coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Evil Moon Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atop the Evil Eye Tower, the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit was communicating with the Evil Eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war with the Player Clan had continued until now, and the resources within the entire domain node were nearly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lost control of the Evil Eye Tower, the Blue-Skinned Evil Eye could no longer see the trend of the war, yet it could still sense that the resources within the tower below were constantly draining away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, it had inquired multiple times about the progress of the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit solemnly stated that the Player Clan's offensive was becoming increasingly fierce, and that with every unit generated, a portion of resources was simultaneously stolen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the war was nearing its end, the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit began to consider how to withdraw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it could simply dump the mess onto the Blue-Skinned Evil Eye and let it survive or perish on its own, the Blue-Skinned Evil Eye, after re-establishing its connection with the tower, would inevitably review the war records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil Eyes following him had already modified that portion of the content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there remained a potential possibility of exposure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be better to simply trick and kill the Blue-Skinned Evil Eye before departing, thereby eliminating future troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evil Eye, what do you think?\" the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit asked at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree with your decision, but it would be best if our projections died together rather than returning early, proving that we fought until the very end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the viewpoint switched to the battlefield ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that the Evil Eye Domain was about to be breached, more and more players had entered the Evil Moon Domain over the past two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit began generating units of the Black Black Tide and Calamity systems, initiating a new round of fierce clashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this process, the Evil Eye collected player information for him in real-time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evil Eye, have you noticed a problem? While creating the Black Black Tide·Players, we collected a large amount of facial feature data from players and discovered that many players look very similar, or even exactly the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the inquiry, the Evil Eye nodded calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, there are many similar appearances, but their ability characteristics and life intensity differ.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the Evil Eye input a vast amount of information into the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The information recorded comparative data on the battlefield characteristics of players with identical faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, a player dressed in blue robes had appeared multiple times in the Evil Moon Domain arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, aside from sharing the same Iron Face, their other characteristics varied enormously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their first appearance was in the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region; this player's ability was to launch lightning orbs, with a Qi and Blood intensity of 23.7 and a Mental Strength intensity of 82.82.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their second appearance was in the Evil Moon Domain of the Pale Star Sea Region; this player used a dagger to maneuver and kill Black Black Tide evil spirits, with both Qi and Blood intensity and Mental Strength values rising above 100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequent appearances were all in this Evil Moon Domain beneath their feet; this player's ability characteristics resembled the damage-bearing capacity of Black Black Tide Calamity-system units, responsible for creating output space for the player team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evident that both their combat style and life intensity had undergone significant changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only constant was the player's appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What can be confirmed is that some players merely share the same appearance while differing in all other aspects, but there also exists a group of players with identical abilities yet significantly different life intensities,\" the Evil Eye explained at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the Evil Eye's explanation, Earth-Nian nodded to indicate understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely curious about the extremely high similarity rate of player appearances; as for why such a situation occurred, he did not care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, players were opponents in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This information about similar appearances offered him no assistance in defeating the players; it merely added another entry to the \"Player Information Database\" established by the players, which might prove useful in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resolving his doubt, the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit continued to manipulate the Black Black Tide to fight the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, it once again activated the Mental Interference Tactic and the Treasure Chest Tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Verified through actual combat, both of these tactics could exert a significant impact on the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First was the Mental Interference Tactic; faced with his taunting quotes, the players' offensive methods would become exceptionally aggressive, making them irrational in battle, allowing him to easily manipulate their emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, each use of the Treasure Chest Tactic could disrupt the players' battle formations, causing internal chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the two major weaknesses of the Player Clan in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even made him feel that the player legion lacked strict and effective disciplinary management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, although the Insect Clan units possessed no intelligence, under the control of the Main Brain, there was no possibility of them being influenced by emotions or interfered with by external forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, it was precisely this disorganized, undisciplined, warlike, and reckless faction that possessed the decomposition ability which perfectly countered the Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also possessed a series of Rule-system abilities that were difficult to counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, it felt like a group of fools wielding a series of high-end combat power technologies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if they were the natural nemesis of the Black Black Tide, truly giving him a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, he had only one thought: he hoped that after the war in the Evil Moon Domain concluded, the Player Clan's target would not return to the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they really did return, he would have no choice but to activate the Calamity-system unit fighting style again to minimize losses in this war of attrition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Player Clan loved to fight; he would deliberately not let the Player Clan have their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would do whatever made them feel terrible, whatever was most disgusting, forcing the Player Clan to voluntarily abandon the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all else failed, the Horizontal Expansion Plan would be activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although doing so would mean losing strategic depth in territory, at least it would allow them to acquire development resources rather than merely waiting for resources produced by the domain nodes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resource yield from that was barely enough to maintain their current scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they continued to deplete themselves against the Player Clan and the Combat Insect Clan, falling completely into the quagmire of war, sooner or later he would be unable to withstand the attrition, and the Black Black Tide under his control would also decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also what depressed him the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Black Black Tide Commander, he had actually lost a war of attrition; it was simply a humiliating disgrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earth-Nian, there is no need for sorrow; you are merely an insignificant commander-warrior within the Black Black Tide, yet you are opposing a player legion with endless reinforcements, fighting alone against a faction that wields multiple Rule powers; your performance has already been quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks a lot,\" the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit replied sourly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're welcome; soothing your emotions is my duty. If saying this makes you feel happy, I can say a few more words, or even offer some encouragement woven from lies, which might be even more effective.\" The Evil Eye's projection blinked its eyes, then continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In fact, you are the most outstanding Evil Spirit warrior I have ever seen; in every war, you devise strategies from within a command tent, and your insight is unmatched by anyone. You can always seize key opportunities on the ever-changing battlefield. Your wisdom strikes terror into the hearts of the Player Clan, allowing you to construct evil spirit legions and tactics that perfectly counter the Player Clan's characteristics based on their traits. Truly, you are a promising warrior from the Abyss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the praise, the Evil Eye asked with slight curiosity:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earth-Nian, do you feel a sense of joy rippling within your body?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the praise, the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit stood stunned like a wooden chicken; it realized it had still underestimated the Evil Eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the Player Clan's mockery of itself, this one beside it was the true master of mockery, especially with those innocent eyes... emotions surged within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earth-Nian, you still haven't told me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up, you idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Idiot' is a common insulting term used by the Player Clan; you have used it too frequently recently, suggesting you may have been somewhat influenced by the Player Clan. It is not recommended to continue using it, as this could be an unknown form of mental pollution, subtly altering your cognition and habits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idiot Evil Eye, you are an idiot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, from now on I am an idiot; you may address me as such. My mother did not bestow a name upon me; thank you for naming me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth-Nian: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3705,"2026-06-19T09:20:35.554Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b2594edf8d4eb26b41b98a635768bb7bed94d29c39ff1cca31aeecfc438fd86a","monsters-are-coming-chapter-172","monsters-are-coming-chapter-170",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]