[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-390":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},2250239,4069,"Chapter 390: Pressure Training Ground","monsters-are-coming-chapter-390",390,"\u003Cp>[Earth Federation News Agency: Emergency Special Report.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the camera, the host wore a professional smile, yet a trace of lingering terror remained deep in her eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good evening, viewers. Welcome to the special episode of 'Horizon.' I believe that over the past 24 hours, the shadow of an alien fleet invasion shrouding the globe has filled everyone with fear. That steel torrent, blotting out the sun and sky, once triggered the highest-level red alert in our Near-Earth Orbit Defense System...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the holographic screen behind her, footage of the mechanical legion fleet provided by the Earth Joint Operations Command was displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it quickly switched to the current tranquil view of the starry sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metallic dust that had originally encircled Earth, forming a stellar ring, had also vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The host's tone carried confusion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What leaves us in disbelief is that this crisis, which seemed capable of bringing catastrophic destruction, has once again ended silently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, once again,\" she emphasized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a light tap of her finger, she brought up footage of the floating behemoths that appeared during the Lingxi Clan invasion and began to explain the situation in depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussing the suddenly quelled abnormal invasion (the Lingxi Invasion) incident, the host continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As we can see, for members of all races within the Earth Federation, the descent and invasion of external forces are no longer news; it happens several times almost every year, with small-scale conflicts being commonplace. We have moved from initial panic to taking it for granted; there are even joking remarks within the Federation about a 'Monthly Invasion Quota.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But invasion is never a game; we are fortunate to have dodged a calamity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene switched to random street interviews.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A member of the Fa Huan Clan, whose hands resembled octopus tentacles, spoke to the camera in a relaxed tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you're asking about yesterday's descent crisis? Rumor has it the spectacle was quite grand, but I was watching the Monster World livestream the whole time and didn't take it seriously. After all, I couldn't change anything, could I?... Fortunately, nothing happened in the end. I suspect this was just a mid-journey jump for some 'foul outsider' traveling across space; they came to Earth and then tore through space to leave, having no interest in our planet whatsoever.\" As he spoke, he began to laugh himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or perhaps it was an invasion, and after discovering Earth's resources were meager, they left in disgust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene shifted again; a member of the Ji Po Clan faced the interview with fanaticism in his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe the Moon Eclipse Clan must have acted; only the Moon Eclipse Clan possesses such great power to swiftly drive away the invading forces. They absolutely have such capability... Just as I have always maintained, the air on the moon is sweeter than on Earth, and you all know the Moon Eclipse Clan's warfare techniques...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the live broadcast footage kept switching, members of different races in different cities expressed varying opinions on this invasion incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the feed cut back to the news studio, the scholars invited to participate in the program were discussing this invasion event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The judgment of the Green Wood Clan's natural energy scholar appeared far more rigorous compared to the interviews:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Energy readings skyrocketed to an unprecedented peak within an extremely short timeframe, then strangely vanished abruptly. This is clearly abnormal. Judging by the energy fluctuations, it seemed more like an attack was being launched against Earth, but it appears they suddenly abandoned the effort due to some external influence. The Moon Eclipse Clan has not disclosed specific details; there must be something happening behind the scenes that we are unaware of.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the Green Wood Clan scholar, a Descent Research Expert from the Tian Yu Clan added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the footage from outer space was cut off, it proves the Moon Eclipse Clan is definitely hiding some secret they do not wish us to know. Yet we possess no means to counter the Moon Eclipse Clan. I believe we should attempt to acquire the specific details of the incident through diplomatic protests; all races of the Earth Federation ought to have the right to know...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the scholars' discussion, the feed finally returned to the host, her expression still grave:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the populace in major cities has grown accustomed to descent events, this sudden incident differs from previous ones, leaving many unsolved mysteries. Whether the Moon Eclipse Clan will reveal the truth remains unknown for now. Next, we will closely monitor the subsequent developments, attempting to connect with the Moon Eclipse to understand why the descending forces suddenly approached Earth? And why did all signals suddenly vanish? With no reports of fierce combat, why did they finally disappear as if evaporated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, on behalf of the Earth Operations Command, I announce to all people of the Earth Federation that this descent crisis has been resolved. Please, people of the Earth Federation, remain calm and trust the Federation's external defense capabilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding how the truth will unfold later, 'Horizon' will continue to follow up. Thank you for watching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The report ended, but discussions about that mysterious fleet which appeared and vanished, as well as the truth behind it, erupted fervently in every corner of the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Archon of the Moon Eclipse Clan convened a briefing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message conveyed was singular: A branch force of the Moon Eclipse Clan, led by the Core Brain, has returned to the main lineage and officially joined the Earth Federation. However, only the Core Brain and the Mech Legion returned; the clansmen of the branch perished during the long cross-space war. Moving forward, the Moon Eclipse Clan will utilize the resources and technologies brought by the branch to provide assistance for the development of all races on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng monitored the entire sudden crisis on Earth throughout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance and disappearance of the Core Brain would not, in his eyes, produce any impact on the development of the player faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without Ming Hou, he could erase the mechanical legion with a wave of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, with Ming Hou and the assistance of other Fate Clan members, many troubles regarding stability maintenance in the real-world layer were saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subsequent issue of explanation was handled by the Star Net; he needed not pay excessive attention to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted at this moment toward the player data fed back by the Guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tallied the 13 Fate Souls recently contained, as well as the 32 resource nodes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, three Fate Souls had sparked considerable discussion on the forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first Fate Soul was the Generation II Fate Soul: Gravitational Vortex, contained by the warband led by the player \"Mo Yu Bu Shi Gan Di\" in a Firefly Lake within the Sun-Chasing Lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a Fate Soul of the Area-of-Effect Damage + Control type, highly suitable for magic-system players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its characteristic effect was to consume mental energy to generate a continuously expanding gravitational vortex at a mentally marked location, dragging everything nearby toward the gravity center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During release, it continuously consumed mental energy, capable of inflicting gravitational pressure damage and control effects persistently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For lone-wolf type players, the effect of this Fate Soul was average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its performance on the battlefield was excellent; many player guilds and teams had already tested its effects in actual combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When magic groups released Gravitational Vortices simultaneously, the ranged output efficiency of enemy legions in the rear would be greatly diminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because the ranged spells released by the opponent would also be affected by the Gravitational Vortex the moment they were cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only drawback was that the release coordinates of the Gravitational Vortex were crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the magic group released Gravitational Vortices at different coordinates with overlapping areas, situations where the vortex effects pulled against each other and canceled out would occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Fate Soul demanded a high level of coordinated combat capability from magic groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For small warbands or guilds, it was common to embed only single-digit numbers of magic-system players to avoid mutual interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, the number of magic-system players embedding \"Gravitational Vortex\" was continuously growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the embedding curve fed back by the Guidance, it could be seen that this would become a mainstream magic-system Fate Soul highly popular in the future \"War Domain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the powerful characteristic effects, the cheap price of the Generation II Fate Soul was also one of the important factors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second Fate Soul was the Generation VI Fate Soul: Steal, contained by the player \"Mei Wan Dou Zuo Bai Ri Meng\" in a 30,000-meter deep-sea trench within the Ascension Seas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon its debut, Steal immediately sparked heated discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also regarded by guide-party players as a potential Fate Soul that ranked T1 upon release and had hopes of ascending to T0.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The characteristic effect was simple: after casting on a target, it randomly extracted one buff status to transform into a \"Buff Orb,\" which could be used by oneself or gifted to teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duration was influenced by the consumption of mental energy or Qi and blood energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger the buff status stolen by Steal, the more mental energy or Qi and blood were consumed while in the stolen state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To attempt stealing a god's status, one must also have the resolve to have their sea of consciousness drained instantly or their Qi and blood burned to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of this Fate Soul performed brilliantly in actual combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Monster World had too many cheating methods; all bonus statuses could be stolen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the protective Gang Qi generated by Qi and blood released by many races could be regarded as a buff status to be extracted. Once extracted, the opponent would be unable to release this ability again; it would vanish from the rule layer, transforming into a Buff Orb in the player's hand, usable by any target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alternatively, many races mastered special racial talents that ignited bodily potential, similar to \"Berserk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ability could also be stolen, causing the opponent to lose the capability, which would briefly belong to the player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was not the limit of Steal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guide-party players attempted to generate a test dummy of the Divine Artifact Clan within the testing space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they tried continuously casting Steal upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To their delight, they discovered they had actually stolen the Divine Artifact Power granted by Divine Artifact rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This proved that Steal could even briefly steal the rule efficacy residing on an opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if an opponent's rule effect was to grant their strength a tenfold amplification, once locked by Steal, this ability would belong to the player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through continuous testing, guide-party players on the forum discovered many surprises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the effect of Steal possessed randomness, players held two Fate Souls in hand that could influence fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, Misfortune and Great Fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two Fate Souls could increase the target's losses or raise the probability of oneself drawing a high-value buff status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, the \"Attribute Growth Value\" of the Steal Fate Soul was also very high, reaching 1.325.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called Attribute Growth Value referred to a method for calculating Fate Soul growth potential that forum players had figured out on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides having different characteristic effects, each Fate Soul also possessed a completely different growth value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the \"Initial Three Phantom Gods\" in the eyes of players as an example:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though all were Generation I Fate Souls, the initial comprehensive attribute values of the Three Phantom Gods were entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eagle-Headed Demon's comprehensive attribute value was 15 (Physical Quality: 3, Mental Strength: 8, Elemental Resistance: 4).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gargoyle's comprehensive attribute value was 17.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black-Armored Snake's comprehensive attribute value was 14.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, the Gargoyle possessed the highest comprehensive attribute value; as the Fate Soul level increased, this numerical gap would further expand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players took the Black-Armored Snake Fate Soul, which was also the first Fate Soul chosen by the player Li Zheng, as the basis for calculating the growth potential of other Fate Souls, representing the value: 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the Gargoyle's attribute growth potential was 1.214.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eagle-Headed Demon's attribute growth potential was 1.071.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When players selected a Fate Soul, the first consideration was inevitably the Fate Soul's characteristics, and the second consideration was the Fate Soul's attribute growth potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The importance of numerical values had become a crucial reference indicator after containing \"Shen Zhuan,\" a territory rule capable of arbitrarily changing the direction of attribute amplification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Steal Fate Soul's growth potential of 1.325 ranked fourth in the attribute potential leaderboard compiled by players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the characteristic effect of Steal was suitable for players of all professional schools to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason forum players voted it to T1 rank rather than T0 was precisely because the Steal Fate Soul was expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Generation VI Fate Soul, purchasing it required 100,000 points of Sacrificial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players had many channels to consume Sacrificial Power; spending 100,000 Sacrificial Power on a single Fate Soul was clearly unacceptable for ordinary players given their income.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To quote a certain player on the forum: \"At this price, I could embed a Generation I Fate Soul and use the remaining Sacrificial Power to buy Evolution Pills, directly raising the Fate Soul's level to 31.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Generation I Fate Soul at level 31, whether in attributes or characteristic efficacy, would crush a Generation VI Fate Soul in every aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking everything into account, the cost-performance ratio at the current stage is relatively low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third Soul Soul was a Generation One Soul Soul named \"Spring Return,\" contained by the player \"Liu Huangshu\" within the Spear of Broken Sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its characteristic effect allows the user to sprinkle a single \"Spring Return Droplet\" condensed from mental energy, which can be directed by consciousness; upon contacting a target, it grants a rule-level healing effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, negative statuses such as curses, erosion, and various other effects that resist life recovery do not reduce the amount of healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The specific healing effect is influenced by two dimensions: the Soul Soul's rank and the player's mental energy intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Spring Return Soul Soul appeared, even before guide-focused players released their reviews, forum players had already elevated it to the throne of the version's T0 tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: Spring Return was a healing-type Soul Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prior to this, there was only one healing Soul Soul: the Generation Six \"Prayer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although its power was immense, ordinary players simply lacked the ability to socket it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exorbitant price of the Soul Soul was merely one barrier; the scarce channels to acquire the power of Prayer made it difficult for the Soul Soul to grow rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the assistance of the Prayer Soul Soul, one became an absolute team core even within top-tier guilds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, small groups primarily relied on the growth-type pet \"Luminous Feather\" as their main means of sustainability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the server launched, the question of when players could contain a healing-type Soul Soul was frequently raised by forum users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many veteran support-build players had waited two and a half years for this, finally seeing the result they desired after the appearance of the Spring Return Soul Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emergence of Spring Return meant that the support playstyle would ascend from being a team utility role to a team core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful healer could significantly enhance the sustainability of players following the damage-soaking build.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its importance was directly tied to the damage-soaking build.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The status of the two Soul Souls formerly revered as the \"Dual Heroes of Support\"—Light Shield and Bind—was inevitably impacted, forcing them to retreat in the priority ranking for socketing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the debut of Spring Return, the support build officially welcomed its spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the class build trend charts in the guidance feedback, Qi Sheng could see that the proportion of support-build players had recently grown significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the lowest proportion belonged to damage-soaking build players, accounting for 4.59%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They remained the scarcest profession in the current version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a typical hundred-person team, there was usually only one damage-soaking player, while magic-system players comprised over half the roster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In top-tier guilds like the Divine Hall Society, the proportion of damage-soaking players fluctuated around 25%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of gameplay experience, the magic-system build was universally acknowledged on the forums as the profession with the best experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It firmly held the number one spot in every aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First was the output environment: damage-soaking players handled tanking, while support players managed buffs, shields, and sustainability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melee players were responsible for charging into the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the magic-system player had to do was unleash their full firepower and enjoy the joy of killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also led to fierce internal competition among magic-system players, making team integration the most difficult among all class builds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To join a good team, competition among magic-system players was exceptionally intense; before entering a team, one inevitably had to display their stats panel to the team leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Body Tempering rank, Star Vein Slot rank, Soul Soul rank, Rune Resonance weapons... all aspects were scored; even after passing the interview, one still had to undergo the team's output cycle trial before becoming an official member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, due to their extreme scarcity, every damage-soaking build player was a core asset to any team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To retain damage-soaking players, many teams were even willing to start from scratch and cultivate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost was that damage-soaking players had to endure the pain of taking direct hits while bearing immense team pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a team wipe occurred, the damage-soaking player who failed to withstand the damage would most likely be the one blamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The turning point for the growth in support player numbers was precisely because \"Spring Return\" indirectly boosted the sustainability of damage-soaking players, assuming the role of a team amplifier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their strategic weight within the team had increased by one level.\u003C\u002Fp>",2986,"2026-06-19T09:20:37.851Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","322bbc0f3c0176e38cf9cbb2dd24a60f21b77f294bb9e5e0f4643205626ff583","monsters-are-coming-chapter-391","monsters-are-coming-chapter-389",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]