[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-42":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},2249891,4069,"Chapter 42: Doomsday Technology","monsters-are-coming-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>\"Need three DPS Soul Souls for the Purification Mission; apply directly to join the squad and depart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any powerful squads heading to the Purification Mission? I've unlocked my second Star Vein; Gargoyle plus Taunt makes a powerful combination, guaranteeing the safety of all other team members.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Recruiting for the Purification Mission; don't apply if your monster level is below 8, we only want powerful players.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the global mission was released, the regional voice channel was flooded with recruitment messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players moved in groups toward the Dark Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a long queue had already formed before the Dark Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the underground contained five layers of space, sufficient to accommodate a massive crowd of players, the entrance could only allow two people to pass side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The influx of a large number of players caused congestion at the entrance, forcing everyone to enter one by one via queuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cave, players continuously explored the lower layers, engaging in fierce battles with Iron-Shell Beetles; from time to time, players died, their souls returning to Emperor Tomb Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This process appeared extremely frenzied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, players waiting outside to enter could only kill time through the forum or chat channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a forum post attracted the attention of a large number of players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Did I enter the wrong game? These guys' fighting style is too outrageous; they must be using technology, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Original Poster: The Land of Darkness is truly fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Content: (Attached: Recorded Video)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the video footage, a group of players dressed in initial black cloth robes were engaged in fierce combat with swarms of Iron-Shell Beetles on the second underground layer of the Dark Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other nearby players who switched into monster forms to fight, these individuals reached into their Spatial Bags, pulled out weapons resembling firearms, loaded them with Spirit Stones for charging, and then opened fire on the Iron-Shell Beetles ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy bullets fell as densely as raindrops; upon hitting the Iron-Shell Beetles, they sparked, leaving bullet holes in their hard carapaces as blood splattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This combat Cultivation Mode consumed no stamina, and replenishing ammunition was extremely simple: one only needed to purchase an Energy Crystal from the Mall to replace the old one; combat power would not be affected by stamina, nor did it require consuming or replenishing mental energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene stunned nearby players and left those watching the video on the forum dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the post, numerous players replied, engaging in heated discussion about the video's content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night Is Long: Wait, did I enter the wrong game? Where did they get firearms? I checked the Mall and there are no firearms for sale at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reject Internal Friction: Cheating; I want to report cheating; how do they have firearms available, and firearms powered by Energy Stones at that? This isn't the same game we're playing, is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is This Reasonable: Huh? Isn't this real-world Spirit Energy Firearms? I studied Spirit Energy Mechanics, so I know quite a bit about this field; I never expected it to be successfully crafted within the game; I'm so shocked my jaw has dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Word Ma Ya: Players' imagination is truly limitless; since this is a game that perfectly simulates reality, theoretically, real-world technology can be applied within the game; these guys are truly crazy, they actually went ahead and did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"cheating players\" being hotly discussed by forum users were precisely members of the Dome Weapon Research Department who had entered the game some time ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Limited by funding issues, they followed Qin Ye's suggestion and spent two days digging for ore in the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Duan Xing appeared, they followed Duan Xing's movements, traveling back and forth between the Ancient Battlefield and the Bloodstained Plain regions, collecting quite a few Evil Crystals, finally gathering enough startup capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lacking equipment to craft advanced weapons, they first purchased Engraving Knives from the Mall and used Spirit Stones to produce a batch of Spirit Energy Firearms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although these simply crafted Spirit Energy Firearms were basic, their power was considerable; the principle involved engraving a set of energy circulation pathways inside the Spirit Stone; upon pulling the trigger, the pathways would activate, rapidly drawing energy from the Energy Crystal embedded in the gun body, compressing it into an energy bullet according to the pathway's operation, and finally ejecting it from the barrel propelled by Spirit Qi at the end of the pathway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after this batch of firearms was completed, the global mission appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Yang Tianxuan's leadership, members of the Doomsday Technology Society unveiled their self-developed weapons in battle for the first time, creating the astonishing scene of firepower saturation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, during this process, the members of the Doomsday Technology Society felt immense pain in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spectacle of Spirit Energy Firearms roaring and firing dense volleys of bullets looked magnificent, but the consumption was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players using monster forms consumed stamina to fight, whereas they consumed Sacrificial Power; every single bullet was purchased with Sacrificial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the number of Iron-Shell Beetles was vast, and a single volley of fire also brought in considerable Sacrificial Power rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the issue of income versus expenditure, members of the Doomsday Technology Society did not consider it; this was their first actual combat test, intended solely to demonstrate the strength of the Doomsday Technology Society to other players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having experienced it for several days, they were extremely satisfied with this game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To establish a massive technological force within the game in the future and conduct tests on various dangerous weapons, they would need enormous financial support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying solely on themselves was clearly insufficient; they needed to absorb more players to join.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if joining members lacked technical support, providing financial aid could alleviate their problems regarding resource shortages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea of Yang Tianxuan, the Director of the Weapon Research Department, was very simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Establish a powerful society, then use this society to earn large amounts of Sacrificial Power, providing resources for the research and development and testing of dangerous weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yang Tianxuan had anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial emergence of the Doomsday Technology Society sparked heated discussion on the forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slaughter continued; prompts of level upgrades rang out intermittently in the minds of the Doomsday Technology Society members, and smiles inevitably floated onto their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they followed the weapon research and development path, levels were equally important in the eyes of Yang Tianxuan and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, they believed that the monster level system in the game had no connection to their chosen weapon research and development path, and that monster levels held little significance, after all, they had never intended to engage in hand-to-hand combat with monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after one society member entered the Testing Tower, their viewpoint changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The member who entered the Testing Tower brought them exhilarating news upon completing the test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many monster abilities within the Testing Tower that could provide assistance for their weapon research and development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example: Brain Overclocking, Mental Spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster trait of Brain Overclocking enhanced brain usage efficiency, greatly improving memory and concentration, and strengthening information processing capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The efficiency of Mental Spring was to enhance the recovery speed of mental energy and weaken the feedback of mental fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The utility of these two abilities in the eyes of other players could be described as useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Brain Overclocking, which was even rated on the forum as one of the top ten weakest Primordial Abilities, but in the eyes of Yang Tianxuan and the others, these two skills were simply divine techniques, hundreds of times stronger than those combat-type monster traits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the \"Resentful Chant\" ability of the initial Eagle-Head Demon form, which they had always ignored; during this test, they discovered that after leveling up, releasing their perception could even achieve a microscopic perspective, providing some assistance for weapon research and development as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning this news, Yang Tianxuan and the others personally entered the Testing Tower for actual testing, and thus formed the idea of constructing a \"Sage\" path centered around Brain Overclocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this conceived path, all combat Soul Souls were discarded, and only functional-type Soul Souls were embedded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, monster levels became extremely important; specific monster traits could bring huge improvements in efficiency to their weapon research and development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1388,"2026-06-19T09:20:35.554Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cf3b228c0083ef07c51d74b74d8ae61c40dc90660f3c7bee3ad6125bb21469bf","monsters-are-coming-chapter-43","monsters-are-coming-chapter-41",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]