[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-the-monsters-are-coming-chapter-66":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Monsters Are Coming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2221570,4069,"Chapter 66: Black Tide Strikes, Unrivaled Mowing (Fourth Update)","the-monsters-are-coming-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>Qi Sheng followed the whole process of the mutual spraying war between players on the Human Rise forum through the Guidance feedback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Dark Land disconnected the live broadcast function connected to the Star Network, and also changed the forum to a built-in forum, players who didn't buy the game didn't know what kind of game this was at all, and even game screenshots couldn't flow out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led to players on both sides thinking that the other party was a water army, feeling that the remarks published by the other party's players were completely inconsistent with the facts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng could understand the behavior of the Moon Eclipse Clan disconnecting the game from the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This game of Dark Land is essentially a training ground built by the Moon Eclipse Clan to deal with future crises. Earning foreign exchange through virtual games is not in its core consideration category at all, and everything takes the stable operation of the virtual game as the core development concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the resources required to run this game are extremely huge, and there are a series of problems that need to be optimized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first is the server carrying capacity, which is not as easy as the outside world thinks. The high-frequency data information produced after a large number of players enter the game may even lead to Star Network congestion, making data transmission blocked, thereby triggering server errors or connection bugs and other problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To solve this problem, the Moon Eclipse Clan adopted a batch qualification release scheme, which is essentially a pressure test for the server carrying capacity that is gradually unfolding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Determine that it is enough to carry existing players to experience the game content normally, and the Moon Eclipse Clan will release the next batch of game qualifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then launch a new round of pressure testing, constantly raising the server's carrying upper limit to prevent a large number of players from pouring in suddenly and causing the server to crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disconnecting functions such as live broadcasting is also to reduce the game's operating pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this series of settings became a means of hunger marketing in the eyes of ordinary players, and even felt that the Moon Eclipse Clan's behavior was too arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this forum war, neither side of the players had game scene screenshots that could be sent, which is also the main reason why both sides thought the other party's players were water armies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The isolated mode that does not connect to the outside world makes game content unable to be transmitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was a game screenshot that could directly prove it, the mutual spraying sides would inevitably enter a state of being stunned, discovering that the game the other party's players were playing was not the same game as themselves at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the post of the mutual spraying war between players on both sides was banned, Qi Sheng stopped paying attention to the follow-up development of this matter and switched his vision back to the Monster World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the Guidance feedback, the Earth Vein Cliff domain node in the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region had strong energy fluctuations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the Guidance's perspective to the Earth Vein Cliff, Qi Sheng found that the evil spirit tide was already ready to move and was about to erupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black mist originally spreading around the high tower slowly spread to the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region, and countless evil spirit life sometimes fogged and merged into the black tide, and sometimes condensed into evil spirit bodies to roar and hiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vision jumped to the Evil Eye Tower. The Earth-Mind Evil Spirit standing on the high tower platform changed its shape under the energy injection of the node domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle armor condensed by the black mist on its body became more ferocious and sharp, and the deep-set eyes were like two groups of burning charcoal, violent and destructive aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth-Mind Evil Spirit raised its hands at this time, the Evil Eye hanging above its head moved down, and the tentacles pierced into its back to complete the connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the perception perspective spread rapidly outward, and the control of the black tide also obtained significant enhancement after the connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evil Eye, target!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the Earth-Mind Evil Spirit's instructions, the Evil Eye blinked, and immediately the blurred scene of the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region emerged in its mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can see multiple flashing light points in the scene, each light point representing a domain node area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil Eye looked down at the Earth-Mind Evil Spirit at this time:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Except for the domain node area that disappeared mysteriously, other areas can be targets of the expedition, but I suggest occupying this node last, as there are a large number of source creatures inside, and it is not easy to take down with our current strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words fell, and the flashing light of a domain node on the blurred map in the Earth-Mind Evil Spirit's mind changed to red, marked as a dangerous area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this area is precisely the Spirit Tool Valley west of Emperor Tomb Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\" The Earth-Mind Evil Spirit nodded solemnly, then issued an order in its heart, and then conveyed it to the black tide through the Evil Eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the black tide mist surging under the high tower rolled up mist waves and swept and spread toward the direction pointed by the Earth-Mind Evil Spirit's consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng's consciousness also returned to Emperor Tomb Village following the Guidance at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time the Earth-Mind Evil Spirit occupies a domain node, its strength will be significantly enhanced. He will not let the black tide controlled by the Earth-Mind Evil Spirit wantonly invade the domain nodes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it cannot be blocked at this stage, it must delay the speed of black tide spread and strengthening as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Training time is up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng closed his eyes at this time, and immediately his head turned into a burning Emperor Zhao fire, spreading all over his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the Challenger prompt sounded in the minds of all players:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Challenger Prompt (All Zones): The Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region is about to usher in a black tide disaster, triggering a special mission: Black Tide Hunter]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Tide Hunter (Special Mission):\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Introduction: Hunt black tide evil spirits, block the invasion of black tide power on the domain nodes in the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region (the map function will mark the spread direction and area of the black tide).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Reward: During the mission, for every black tide evil spirit killed by the player, the evolution points and sacrificial power rewards increase by 14%, and mission contribution is calculated (mission contribution will be distributed according to the ranking after the mission ends)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Duration: Unknown\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this special mission, Qi Sheng increased the players' gains from hunting evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, hunting extracted 30% of the gains, and the gains obtained by players were 70%. After the mission was released, the players' gains increased by 14% on the original basis, becoming 79.8% of the actual gains, and an additional 10% was returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doing so is precisely to motivate players to take the initiative to challenge black tide evil spirits and act as a stumbling block for the spread of the black tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the game prompt was released, online players responded actively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hunting reward is increased, plus the additional contribution reward, which is a huge temptation for players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All are hunting, obviously the gains from hunting black tide evil spirits are higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The player group moved upon hearing the news, and one after another released recruitment information for teammates in the regional channel, deciding to go to the area where the black tide spread to carry out hunting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many players who were originally mining in the Gloomy Cave also joined this collective action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mighty player army set out from Emperor Tomb Village and faced the surging black tide in different directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first batch of players to come into contact with the black tide were the player groups pushing north, crossing the Ancient Battlefield area, and the scene in front of them shocked them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pitch-black tide obscured the horizon, surging forward in a mighty way. One could see countless ferocious evil spirit life emerging from the black tide, like locusts crossing the border, with great momentum, and the earth trembled under the surging of the black tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene is like a black curtain rising from the end of the horizon, as if to cover the whole world in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap, this scene is too scary. If it weren't for the game, I might be scared to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It hasn't been long since the server opened, and it gave us such high intensity. The dog Moon Eclipse Clan really thinks highly of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss~ I smelled the rich fragrance of sacrificial power. Why does this kind of doomsday scene make me a little excited? It feels too great (a player opened his arms and looked at the black tide with emotion).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers of the Hero Guild, the time to brush contribution has arrived. Killing one is a profit, killing two is even more profit, killing three is a huge profit, rush!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by the calls of various small teams and guild voice channels, the player group faced the surging black tide without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the player group collided with the black tide, the players who had prepared for death suddenly found that the situation was not as bad as they thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seemingly terrifying black tide evil spirits were far less strong than blood corpses, and not even as strong as Cursed Soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many analysis screenshots circulated in the regional voice channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Black Tide·Evil Maggot]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Level: 1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target Analysis Introduction: Low-level evil spirits born from the black tide, without self-consciousness, only act according to the will of the black tide controller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Black Tide·Dark Dog]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Level: 1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target Analysis Introduction: Low-level evil spirits born from the black tide, without self-consciousness, only act according to the will of the black tide controller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Black Tide·Demon Flea]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Level: 2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target Analysis Introduction: Low-level evil spirits born from the black tide, without self-consciousness, can strengthen the black tide by devouring flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players were surprised to find that the strength of black tide monsters was far lower than imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hunting level is generally 1-2, and a very small number are 3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of veteran players, weak black tide evil spirits are toys that can be slaughtered at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the Black Armored Soldiers in the Gloomy Cave who easily slaughtered players at that time, the player group who discovered that the evil spirit strength was very low opened the unrivaled mowing mode one after another, killed into the evil spirit tide, and carried out crazy slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A player who took the monster growth path transformed into a black armored giant snake more than ten meters long during the battle, rushing into the black tide like a swimming dragon, rampaging in the evil spirit group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A player switched to the bone fire form, released the power of ink flame to generate five fireballs surrounding himself, rushed into the evil spirit group to open the horizontal push mode, and the evil spirit life would be burned out the moment it touched the fireball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A player held a Force Barbarian Axe and opened and closed in the evil spirit group. One strike could kill several evil spirit life, like a god of war descending to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, the regional voice channel was full of laughter:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It turns out that the monster flow is so cool. Look at that brother's black armored snake, the body length is almost as high as three floors, the hunting level is at least 20+, it is simply a battlefield bulldozer, too violent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, I've been playing this game for more than ten days, often abused outside, and finally I can be cool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Players who embedded the bone fire soul took off, releasing fireballs to surround themselves, it is simply an invincible mode, the only thing that can limit our progress is the blue bar (mental power)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, it's also the monster flow, my Eagle-Headed Demon form is so weak, I can't be cool at all, killing too slowly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm so cool, it's like mowing grass. Although most evil spirits can only produce 0.5 sacrificial power, the feeling of the kill feedback prompt constantly sounding in the brain is really cool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing you kill so coolly, I am heartbroken. The forum says that taunt is the strongest soul at this stage, so I chose the combination of gargoyle and taunt, but the problem is that the taunt trait is only effective for intelligent life, and it is useless at this time. What should I do, who tells me what to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The taunt brother upstairs, don't break the defense first. Your taunt and gargoyle form at least have combat power. I chose the Star Pulse combination of Eagle-Headed Demon and Qi Eating. At that time, I thought about extending the time of opening the perception perspective of the Eagle-Headed Demon through Qi Eating to enhance endurance. As a result, it is useless now. Seeing the guild brothers kill so coolly, I want to change the soul (God of Wealth blushing and clenching fists.jpg)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng, who observed the battle situation through the player's perspective, laughed very happily after seeing the players' performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When formulating the Challenger Plan, he had studied the black tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most terrifying thing about the black tide is not just the quantity, but also the function of devouring and growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All life devoured in the black tide will be transformed into part of the black tide power. In the black tide sweeping mode, the strength of the black tide will become higher and higher, and the strength of the evil spirit life generated will also climb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Challenger System he built perfectly restrained this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the player dies, the flesh and blood materials and energy constituting the body will be extracted by Super Dimension, who masters the rule of all things extraction, and then sent back to Emperor Tomb Village for reshaping by Yan Ming's space power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evil spirits can kill as many players as they want, but they can't ingest a single bit of growth energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the evil spirits killed by players will become the nourishment for players' growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first collision between the player calamity and the black tide calamity, players proved with practice that the settings he conceived at the beginning were completely feasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While players opened the unrivaled mowing mode, the sacrificial power gains in Qi Sheng's eyes were also growing rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giving players 10% more feedback, his gains did not decrease, but the time-sharing gains grew several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players killed coolly, and he earned numbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black tide legion led by the Earth-Mind Evil Spirit may be able to show off its power in other low-intensity areas. After all, life in low-intensity areas will eventually run out of energy when facing rampant evil spirits. As long as they fall, they will become nourishment for the black tide to strengthen itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the evil spirits bred by the black tide will re-integrate into the black tide as long as they die. The loss is very low, and new evil spirit life can be re-condensed and generated soon, and it is endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the two terrifying characteristics of the black tide have no threat in front of the player legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players die, Qi Sheng's gain loss is 0, and players killing evil spirits will extract the energy of dead evil spirits and transform it into evolution points and sacrificial power to integrate into the player's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the slaughter, players become more and more powerful, while the strength of the black tide is constantly being weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black tide calamity, which is incomparably terrifying in the eyes of other forces, is completely the nourishment for player growth in Qi Sheng's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black tide is still rampant. In less than 1 hour, the number of online players fell by half, and the remaining players also entered a state of exhaustion with exhausted energy or exhausted mental power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Sheng didn't care at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the black tide sweeps the entire Emperor Tomb Mountain Range, it cannot reach Emperor Tomb Village, which is independent of the world barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the battle against the black tide, the player legion will eventually win in the long run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Qi Sheng was happy about the surge in gains, the Earth-Mind Evil Spirit on the Evil Eye Tower had already noticed something wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evil Eye, why can't this group of mysterious creatures be decomposed and absorbed by the black tide after death? Also, why can't the evil things bred by the black tide be re-integrated into the black tide after being killed by this group of mysterious creatures?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the inquiry, the Evil Eye hanging above its head was silent for a long time before opening its mouth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The information library shared by other nodes cannot find any information about this race. I cannot judge the specific reason. Perhaps you can try to catch one back, and I will find the reason through memory reading.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\" The Earth-Mind Evil Spirit nodded immediately, and then began to control the black tide to take action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near Wind Wave Pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't kill anymore, tired to the point that my legs are trembling, how about you?\" Zou Feng said, turning to look at his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he found that there was no figure of teammates at all, and his vision was completely obscured by rampant evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning the small team voice channel, he solved the doubt in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small team voice channel showed that his teammates had all entered the death cooldown. No wonder he didn't hear his teammates' voices, and there was no echo no matter how he called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the sacrificial power balance, he found that he had earned more than 200 sacrificial power gains without knowing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the evil spirits attacking from all directions, Zou Feng gripped the broken knife in his hand and decided to kill as many evil spirit life as possible before entering the death cooldown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the battle, Zou Feng couldn't help but sigh at the realism of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muscle soreness and even thirst brought by continuous fighting are all components that affect his combat effectiveness, not just the change of blood bar numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Zou Feng fought until he was exhausted, lying on the ground panting, letting his body be submerged by evil spirit life:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No strength, go offline.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what made Zou Feng surprised was that the evil spirit life did not gnaw on his body. The nearby evil spirits lifted him up and moved quickly toward the depths of the black tide. The evil spirit life encountered along the way would take the initiative to avoid and give him a path forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is this going?\" Zou Feng was suddenly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhausted, he was\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, under the violent jolting, the teleportation array could not form within Zou Feng’s player body. Every time the array began to outline itself, it would dissipate, and a game prompt would sound in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Challenger Prompt: You are in a state of violent jolting; you cannot initiate logout teleportation.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it.\" Realizing he couldn't log out directly, Zou Feng simply lay on the evil entity and started scrolling through forum information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap, a black-armored snake over ten meters long! So the monster genre is actually this fierce!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing a video on a trending post, Zou Feng couldn't help but exclaim. In the footage, the massive black-armored snake was rampaging through a group of evil entities with a crushing posture. Every roll or tail whip could kill swaths of evil lifeforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed. During this period, Zou Feng exited the forum to check his own situation and found that he was still in the midst of the jolting journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his stamina had recovered slightly, he was in no rush to act and chose to continue lying on the evil entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he didn't resist was that he felt he might have triggered some hidden quest; it was hard to say if this unknown journey might have rich rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite a few players had already proven that the monster world was full of opportunities everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, a player who accidentally picked up a machine made a fortune of 38,000 points of sacrificial power in one go. When he saw the post at the time, his eyes turned red, and he only hated that the player who encountered this dog-shit luck couldn't be himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This accidental encounter might just be an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling bored, he chose to keep scrolling through forum information to pass the time, occasionally exclaiming at some player’s brilliant performance while fighting evil entities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know how much time passed, but the jolting sensation suddenly disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lifting force emerged from below, carrying him as he sped upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zou Feng, having exited the forum function, was just in time to be tossed by the evil entity onto the Gao Ta platform, landing on his butt on the hard black stone slab and letting out a muffled groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, the ferocious-looking Earth-Mind Evil Spirit in front of him gave him a fright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through information analysis, he was surprised to discover that this was actually the evil spirit warrior who had beaten the God of Wealth to a pulp back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had participated in that battle too; if they hadn't blocked it with their lives back then, the God of Wealth’s seventh-day memorial service would have already passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was wondering about his situation, several black tentacles shot out from the massive eyeball on the Earth-Mind Evil Spirit’s head and connected to his head, with two of the tentacles piercing into his temples, bringing him intense pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong sense of dizziness followed, and he felt the world spinning as his vision blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>",3713,"2026-06-17T18:40:33.513Z","2026-06-18T03:18:02.290Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","eef6c77fc36ad088a0aa74902149866d8e10eac462d43b86d7327cce4d2a71fe","the-monsters-are-coming-chapter-67","the-monsters-are-coming-chapter-65",373,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]