[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-have-arrived-chapter-370":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},2222459,4069,"Chapter 370: My Cowardice is Strength","monsters-have-arrived-chapter-370",370,"\u003Cp>The results were out, even if the Explorer was unwilling to accept them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth could not be changed after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carnival in the live stream continued, with bullet comments like: Accept your fate, Explorer; the Way of Cowardice is also a Way; hurry in and see the mystery of the Way of Cowardice... and other urging and teasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rapidly scrolling text was truly heartbreaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had been teased for more than two years, being teased and being system-certified were two completely different things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, his sophistry would no longer have any power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly stifling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the evaluation system had already given the answer, and he felt he still had to go in and take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see what exactly was going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the carnival of bullet comments, he walked down the high platform and stood before the Gate of Cowardice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the vortex in the center of the gate accelerated its rotation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not hesitate any longer, lifting his leg and crossing the Gate of Cowardice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene before his eyes changed instantly, and after the distorted scene settled, he found himself standing in a pure white room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A selectable interface popped up in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Pressure - Cowardice]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Domain Pressure (Level 1): Releases a cowardly aura, forming an invisible pressure domain centered on oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Range: Affected by the pressure level; in the Level 1 state, it can shroud a radius of 30 meters centered on oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level 1 Pressure Characteristic:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>War Will Disintegration: Targets within the pressure domain will passively perceive huge unease stemming from instinct, and their desire to attack and fighting will will suffer continuous weakening. For targets whose strength or will is far lower than the user's, their war will may be completely disintegrated, falling into a state of shrinking or fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Functional Interference: Targets severely affected by cowardly pressure will experience a decline in energy operation efficiency within their bodies, and limb coordination will appear slightly disordered (manifesting as a decline in attack accuracy, slowing of spellcasting speed, hesitation or trembling in movements).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aura Concealment: A strong tendency to protect oneself and weaken one's presence; after releasing pressure, one is less likely to be prioritized for locking by hostile detection means (low-level pressure, there is a possibility of being identified by higher-level perception means).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adaptability: 82.7%\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adaptability Introduction: Adaptability is related to the player's own personality and emotional traits. The higher the adaptability, the lower the sacrifice power consumed to open (upgrade) pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening Level 1 Pressure Consumption (Original Price): 1 million sacrifice power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Price after adaptability reduction: 173,000 sacrifice power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally depressed Explorer became interested after reading the introduction information of Cowardly Pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It mentioned that after releasing the pressure domain, one could conceal one's aura and reduce one's presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was simply a divine skill for exploration parties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When going out, what he feared most was encountering monsters or being ambushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Cowardly Pressure, perhaps passing monsters wouldn't bother to look at him, or even feel lazy and not want to attack when they saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pressure was simply too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised him even more was that it only cost him 173,000 to comprehend Level 1 Cowardly Pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was equivalent to cost price, a 1.73 discount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, he immediately asked the guidance for the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guidance opened its sleepy eyes at this time, looking lazy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is also why adaptability testing is needed in the early stage. Under normal circumstances, wanting to master a kind of \"momentum\" and condense it into a domain that can be driven requires one's own emotions and personality traits to resonate highly with this 'momentum.' Adaptability must reach at least 70% to be considered to have a seed, and over 80% to have the potential to cultivate into momentum. And wanting to truly let \"momentum\" show its power outside the body requires 100% perfect fit.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This process is incomparably difficult, requiring a lot of energy to perceive oneself, constantly simulating, constructing, and debugging one's own emotional frequency, and attempting to get close to the source of momentum.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guidance yawned and continued to explain slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Players generally cannot meet the entry-level requirements, so the significance of the pressure system is to construct this kind of momentum out of thin air, turning the release of momentum from learning, mastering, and domain into a one-click switch, which requires filling in the part that does not exist in the player.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And the fit between your personality and emotional traits and the momentum of cowardice reached 82.7%, meaning you saved most of the 'learning cost' and only need to pay a small amount of sacrifice power to fill in the unfinished part, which is the current 173,000 sacrifice power. Simply explained, this is an emotional power that every living being must possess, but opening this door requires making a key. The more you possess yourself, the lower the cost of making the key.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the guidance's explanation, the Explorer nodded in realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The melon-eating crowd in the live stream who also heard the guidance's explanation couldn't stay calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to see the Explorer suffer, but they didn't expect him to really open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel so uncomfortable. I just took a look, and it requires 530,000 to master Level 1 Courage Pressure. As a result, you only need 170,000. I feel that the momentum of cowardice doesn't suit you. Hurry up and change it. I'm going to change to the momentum of courage. Adaptability can be supplemented with sacrifice power, but Iron Iron Face cannot be lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The smile on my Iron Iron Face suddenly froze. I want it too. What coward or not, spending less sacrifice power is simply too fragrant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Worthy of being the strongest coward certified by the Strange Butterfly. I can't imagine how terrible you will be when you get stronger in the future. Everywhere you go is peaceful, without disputes. Everyone is shrinking under the influence of your coward aura... I heard from the research-party players that momentum cultivated to the extreme has the potential to be promoted to rules. This path is really too suitable for you. Hurry up and choose (Explorer crying hysterically.jpg).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the bullet comments, the smile returned to his Iron Iron Face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although deep down he stubbornly refused to admit that he was not the \"Chosen Coward\" mentioned in the bullet comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the 827,000 sacrifice power saved was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling was like being forced to receive a \"Lifetime Coward Qualification Certificate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the discount coupon amount included was ridiculously high, making him curse while being unable to resist the \"true fragrance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cleared his throat, trying to regain a little of his crumbling, perhaps non-existent image in front of the live stream:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Resource optimization, this cost-effectiveness is very high, why not take it if it's free, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before making the choice, he tried his best to show that he was making a shrewd strategic investment, rather than passively accepting a tailor-made mark of shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he got in return was the \"kneeling and crying expression pack\" swiping the screen by the melon-eating crowd in the live stream, and the middle finger expression pack response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No real payment was needed during the testing phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Explorer ignored the group mockery of the bullet comments, locked his gaze on the \"Confirm\" option, and his consciousness touched it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the interface jumped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Pressure - Momentum of Cowardice]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressure Specialty Points: 100 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hint: Pressure specialty points can be used to strengthen the specific tendency of pressure, shaping a unique path of momentum. Please allocate according to your style of conduct and needs (it is not permanently fixed after point allocation, but subsequent adjustments require consuming sacrifice power resources).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Available specialty tendencies:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Range Expansion]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: For every 1 point of pressure specialty invested, the pressure domain radius increases by an additional 1.25 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Intensity Focus]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: For every 1 point of pressure specialty invested, the war will disintegration and functional interference effects within the domain are improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Aura Concealment]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: Basic effect already possessed; investing pressure specialty points can strengthen the aura concealment effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Presence Presence Presence Fading]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: Basic effect already possessed; for every 1 point invested, reduce the probability of being discovered by perception detection means (including visual confusion, aura perception, investigation spells, etc.) (cannot fade rule-level perception).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Malice Evasion]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: Reduce the malice of external living beings directed at oneself, improve one's perception of killing intent, and slightly interfere with such locking (must invest at least 50 points in \"Presence Presence Presence Fading\" to unlock).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Environmental Assimilation]: Significantly reduce one's own presence, reduce the movement caused (sound, airflow, etc.), and make it easier to integrate into the environmental background (must invest at least 70 points in \"Presence Presence Presence Fading\" to unlock).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sluggish Force Field]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: For every point invested, it can reduce the desire for action of all targets other than oneself within the pressure domain coverage range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Difficult Walking] (Invest 20 points): Within the pressure domain, the enemy's movement speed will be subjected to a weak but continuous slowing effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Energy Stagnation]: The enemy's energy recovery speed within the domain is subjected to a slight sluggish influence (must invest at least 50 points in [Difficult Walking] to unlock).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Focus Blurring]: Interfere with the enemy's judgment of threat level within the domain, making them more inclined to attack other targets instead of you (effect depends on the enemy's willpower and specialty level).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fear of War]: When the enemy is shrouded by the pressure domain, all targets within the range generate fear of war emotions; specific effects are affected by the domain level and specialty level...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scanning the dazzling array of specialty options, the Explorer's eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were 128 specialty options available for the Momentum of Cowardice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be seen that this was a combat system that could be deeply customized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the [Aura Concealment] series, which was simply tailor-made for an exploration party like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, momentum was the only power that could be released without any consumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Fate Souls, or even skills learned by players, the use of momentum belonged to non-CD and non-consumption skills in the explanation of research-party players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be switched on and off at any time, with no consumption throughout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was an emotional power originating from oneself, not a consumption-type energy like mental power or blood energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also why \"momentum\" was very close to rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was equivalent to turning one's own emotions into a kind of rule-like range effectiveness, just unable to achieve the absolute logic of rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the 100 specialty points of Level 1, he chose to add all points to the Aura Concealment series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing the point addition, click confirm again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, an invisible force poured into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to hear a low hum from deep within his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible \"cognition\" poured into the depths of his consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt somewhat similar to the feeling after embedding a Fate Soul; the process of ability comprehension was different from knowledge infusion, more like an instinct that had been sealed for a long time, suddenly unlocked at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He naturally understood how to mobilize the avoidance emotions for danger hidden deep in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart moved slightly, and he tried to urge this power according to his inner feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no earth-shattering light or momentum-filled explosion as imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With him as the center, a layer of grayish-white aura, so thin that it was almost impossible to detect with the naked eye, quietly permeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a drop of ink dropped into clear water, it quickly stained the surroundings, forming a weak force field with a radius of thirty meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in the pressure domain, there was an inexplicable silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his own \"presence\" was gradually blurring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if he had an extra layer of membrane with the surrounding environment, and his emotions were amplified and radiated out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like telling others not to pay attention to him, even if the other party really paid attention to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would also be affected by his emotions and then no longer pay attention to his existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This emotion carried a sticky feeling that made people feel bored and retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other party's emotions carried a desire to attack, it could be regarded as a flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his cowardly pressure was a handful of cold water, making the temperature of the other party's emotions drop rapidly, and the momentum of boiling stagnated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the thought of killing, naturally, they could not drive their bodies to attack him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at his hands, and an unprecedented wonderful feeling welled up in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems... really quite suitable for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought popped up involuntarily, making the expression on his Iron Iron Face suddenly become a bit complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It contained both the joy of acquiring new abilities and a trace of indescribable embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still didn't want to admit that he was a coward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at the bullet comments in the live stream, he summoned the activity interface in the function panel at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the interface, the eight pressure categories corresponded to eight different trial paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each path presented a different style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path behind the Gate of Red Rage was like a lava hell, behind the Gate of Green Sorrow was a misty rainforest... and the path representing the Momentum of Cowardice was a grayish-white path that looked unusually calm, even a bit inconspicuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Trial Name: Walk of Cowardice]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trial Requirement: Reach the safety zone at the end of each level without participating in combat; encountering combat or causing monster disturbance will lower the score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not being discovered? Reaching the safety zone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Explorer looked at this requirement and didn't feel surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Momentum of Cowardice was not a combat-type pressure, so letting him pass the level in a combat way didn't fit the setting at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was highly likely that emotions related to courage and anger would be the combat clearance Cultivation Cultivation Mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose the trial of the Momentum of Cowardice without hesitation, and his consciousness touched to confirm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pure white space before his eyes twisted and changed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level 1: Restless Woodland]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden characters appeared before his eyes and then gradually faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found himself appearing in a woodland with dim light and dense vegetation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was filled with the smell of damp rotten leaves and the fishy smell emanating from some wild beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low roars and the sound of branches colliding came from afar, from far to near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that danger was approaching, he immediately urged the pressure, and immediately the thin grayish-white aura spread quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully chose to move in the shadows and places with dense vegetation, trying his best not to make any sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the monster's figure appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their shapes were like enlarged gray wolves, with huge bodies, exposed fangs, and fierce eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After appearing nearby, they occasionally dug the ground with their claws, looking very restless, as if any disturbance could attract their siege.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeming to smell something, they looked at the direction where he was a few times, their nostrils twitching, but upon contact with the almost invisible gray mist, their eyes quickly changed from fierce to somewhat confused and bored, as if they felt he was just an insignificant little stone that made people lose interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling for the Explorer was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they had clearly seen him, they just couldn't generate any emotions toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, the three wild beasts roared twice and then paced away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial test made him feel very satisfied with the effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply boldly explored forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he would occasionally encounter monsters, but relying on the emotional infection of Cowardly Pressure, he passed through the dense forest area without any danger throughout the whole process. ===== CHAPTER 392 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",2663,"2026-06-17T19:19:05.266Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ea2ba6029366ac8087b98701ca99749b134ebf59dcf042053518da188bedeb16","monsters-have-arrived-chapter-371","monsters-have-arrived-chapter-369",373,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]