[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-58":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},2249907,4069,"Chapter 58","monsters-are-coming-chapter-58",58,"\u003Cp>Emperor Tomb Mountain Range, north of the Ancient Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One, two, three... Petrify.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanying Zhou Xiao's exhalation, his body was rapidly plated with a layer of black substance; just then, the Blood Corpse's sharp claws struck, slamming onto his shoulder and weighing him down, yet causing no substantial damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the gap in the Blood Corpse's attack, Zhou Xiao decisively deactivated his Petrify trait, sidestepped the creature's lunge and bite, then twisted his hips to borrow momentum, delivering a heavy punch that smashed squarely into the Blood Corpse's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp sound of shattering bone rang out as the Blood Corpse crashed heavily to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Success!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Blood Corpse was not yet completely dead; merely, its broken neck had caused the corrosive core within its brain to lose control over its lower body. He immediately seized the opportunity to unleash a storm of punches against the creature's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several minutes later, Zhou Xiao stopped, collapsing to the ground in a seated position, gasping for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fallen Blood Corpse, at that very moment, had the flesh and blood energy drawn from its body, transforming into black mist that merged with his own form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Challenger Notification: Evil lifeform Blood Corpse slain. Evolution Points gained: 118. Sacrificial Power reward: 23 points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just half a day ago, while browsing the forum, he had come across a strategy post mentioning a unique technique specific to the Stone Gargoyle Fate Soul: damage clipping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video was filmed by the thread owner from another player's combat perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the footage, a player who had chosen the initial Stone Gargoyle form utilized the skill's trait of being freely retractable to clip the Blood Corpse's attack intervals and deal damage, successfully killing a Blood Corpse four levels higher than himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This video left Zhou Xiao utterly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had also chosen the Stone Gargoyle, compared to the player in the video, it was as if they weren't even playing the same game; he felt like someone with clumsy hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damage-clipping technique demonstrated in the tutorial video had also sparked his interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After repeatedly watching the video and calculating the intervals between attacks, he decided to personally attempt this combat Cultivation Mode of damage clipping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The results were gratifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ten minutes of whittling down the enemy, constantly switching in and out of his Petrify form, he had successfully smashed the Blood Corpse's neck, completing a solo kill against an opponent two levels higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at the remains of the Blood Corpse on the ground, Zhou Xiao's heart was filled with a profound sense of accomplishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before entering \"Land of Darkness,\" his favorite games had been the Souls-like genre; although the process of challenging the difficulty was painful, the joy brought by each victory always made him feel delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Land of Darkness,\" with its perfect realism, was even more so; the satisfaction of completing a challenge and the feedback of rewards were simply exhilarating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting for quite a while, Zhou Xiao stood up, deciding to seek out his next hunting target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a black shadow suddenly appeared before him, blocking his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Focusing his gaze, Zhou Xiao was stunned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"God of Wealth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhou Xiao address him as the God of Wealth, Duan Xing remained expressionless, yet his heart was filled with immense depression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could no longer remember how many times he had heard these mysterious creatures call him the God of Wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time they met, these mysterious creatures would greet him from afar, waving with an expression of great familiarity, and then call out: \"God of Wealth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After many days of observation, Duan Xing discovered he could find no trace of the shuttle craft whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By today, he had decided to take the initiative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious creature whose path he had now blocked was his target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, where has the shuttle craft gone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shuttle craft? What shuttle craft?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of the mysterious creature calling itself a player, Duan Xing saw not a shred of fear; realizing that coercion would have no effect whatsoever, his tone softened slightly as he continued coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The shuttle craft that arrived with me; where has your kin hidden it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How would I know where it's hidden? Besides, what does this have to do with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is your kin, so naturally, it concerns you,\" Duan Xing continued indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this response, Zhou Xiao's Iron Face was covered in question marks:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're being unreasonable! Whoever took it, go find them; I didn't get any of the benefits, so why should I bear joint responsibility for the bad deeds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a member of a clan, how can you possibly remain aloof from this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"God of Wealth, now you're being unreasonable...\" Hearing such bizarre logic, Zhou Xiao rolled up his sleeves, striking a pose that declared he must explain the principles of reason to this fellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, Zhou Xiao and Duan Xing sat on the ground, engaging in a debate amidst a wilderness blooming with white flora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two ideologies from two different worlds collided during their argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Earth, the world Duan Xing came from regarded the clan as a single holistic unit, where the clan's interests were closely tied to every member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the players' mindset was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the debate, neither could convince the other; eventually, Duan Xing interrupted Zhou Xiao's speech, took a purple crystal stone from his robe, and extended it toward Zhou Xiao:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find the shuttle craft for me, and I will pay you a reward satisfactory to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through his exchange with Zhou Xiao, Duan Xing realized that this clan was not united internally; its members simply did not care about the interests of their fellow clansmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had noticed this point before; these fellows calling themselves players frequently erupted into internal conflicts, fighting so fiercely that they showed no mercy to their own people, every move aimed to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer wished to argue this point with Zhou Xiao; he only wanted to find the shuttle craft and leave this place as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xiao lowered his head to look at the purple crystal stone, and analysis information appeared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Purple Soul]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual Ore Grade: 7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Description: A refined crystal stone containing concentrated soul power; it can be consumed for sacrifices, crafting armed vehicles, and other uses, or eaten directly to gain experience for Body Tempering Grade growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the God of Wealth was holding a Grade 7 spiritual ore, Zhou Xiao's eyes went straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the launch of \"Land of Darkness,\" the highest-grade spiritual ore players had encountered was Grade 5, an event that had once triggered the first large-scale conflict among players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he never expected the God of Wealth to casually produce a Grade 7 spiritual ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhou Xiao did not reach out to take it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this was merely a game world, and even if he took it and immediately reneged he would suffer no loss whatsoever...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...his principle in playing games was not driven by profit; he preferred to treat the game world as a real world, adhering to his own principles and values.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single Grade 7 spiritual ore was not enough to make him break his own principles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking thus, Zhou Xiao shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Apologies, I cannot do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the price I offered insufficient?\" Duan Xing frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You misunderstand; it is not that the price is too low, but that no matter how much you offer, I cannot do it... If I am not mistaken, the shuttle craft you speak of was long ago sacrificed by other players—my kin, that is—to Di Zhao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sacrificed to Di Zhao?\" Upon hearing the name Di Zhao, an expression of disbelief surfaced in Duan Xing's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your kin still worship Di Zhao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there a problem with that?\" Zhou Xiao turned his head to look at Duan Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Di Zhao vanished ten thousand years ago; although He was once the sole faith in the hearts of countless racial powers in the Monster World, in this current era, it is extremely difficult to find any racial power that still worships Di Zhao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that his conversation with Duan Xing could reveal parts of the world's lore, Zhou Xiao suddenly became very interested:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you do not worship Di Zhao, then whom do you serve?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ni Chao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And who is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the inquiry, Duan Xing subconsciously recalled the scenes he had seen when reading the memory images left by Ancestor Warriors before joining the reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those images, a towering figure sat upon a throne of blood, his features blurred beneath the shroud of crimson energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the throne stood countless Ni Chao Legion warriors, solemn and silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Ni Chao, and also the faith in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the memory fragments had not allowed him to see Ni Chao's appearance clearly, Ni Chao's voice remained eternally etched in Duan Xing's mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Di Zhao dissolved Himself, the Four Gods fell; we have completely lost hope of reigniting the flame of Di Zhao, but I have not given up. I will lead you to continue fighting the Black Black Tide until we reclaim our homeland... I need not inherit Di Zhao; I will surpass Di Zhao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This domineering oath of war provoked a response from the warriors below like a mountain roaring and the sea surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Ni Chao Legion was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The era belonging to Di Zhao had drawn to a close; henceforth, Ni Chao became the sole faith in the hearts of the myriad races on their Pale Continent, and becoming a Ni Chao warrior was also the dream in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently considering changing the update time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1621,"2026-06-19T09:20:35.554Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6c13ecc4cce9d3e2c817386fe808f7675c4bb054f717d59906774f8d8663ee92","monsters-are-coming-chapter-59","monsters-are-coming-chapter-57",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]