[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist":3,"chapter-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1220":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist",{"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},1532994,1991,"Chapter 1220: Divine Game: Divine Instruction 34","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1220",1220,"\u003Cp>When Ash Cinders arrived, Lightchaser was chasing her student around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash Cinders had originally planned to step in and calm things down, but she noticed Dawn Cicada standing nearby, watching the elf and her student with a very strange look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to describe it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked exactly like the expression Ash Cinders herself had whenever she watched the cubs roughhousing in Moonlight Marsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash Cinders stopped in her tracks and decided it was best not to interfere in the quarrels of minors...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, when Lightchaser finally caught her student, she still didn’t actually hit her. After all, this was a competition—every point of health mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply grabbed the student by the back collar, dragged her over, and dropped her in front of Ash Cinders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your student. Keep her under control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash Cinders stood with her hands behind her back, looking calm and dignified. She only glanced at the obediently surrendering student once to know that Rita must have started it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she hadn’t, she definitely wouldn’t look this meek right now. At the very least she would be glaring fiercely in protest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash Cinders glanced at Lightchaser, who was standing there with arms folded and sneering at her student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, she had only thought the elf had a bad temper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the more she looked... the more it felt like teenage rebellion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The affectionate look from her friend was too strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser noticed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned. \"Your expression is strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash Cinders turned into her moonbear form and scratched the back of her head innocently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No it isn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser: ...something’s definitely going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the thirty-minute round ended, only 163 players remained on their fragmented clock platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other nine platforms had roughly the same number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though every player had received training from a god, and even though attributes were equalized, the players were still quickly filtered out by skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The total number of players remaining online had dropped to under 2,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of the platforms suddenly shattered, and the scattered players were randomly redistributed among the remaining eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bell rang across the Starsea, formally announcing the end of the round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of rewards, the second round began immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Round: Starsea — Past and Future\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each fragmented clock platform will receive the projection of a high-level god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The projection’s attributes will be temporarily suppressed to ten times the average attributes of the remaining players on that platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players who survive ten minutes of the god’s indiscriminate attacks will advance to the next round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the sound of Tides’ ocean waves, a figure appeared at the center of the clock dial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Landscale god with long black wavy hair and a piece of coral at his temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita and Mistblade immediately looked toward Maple Syrup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she forgiven him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or simply decided to let it go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t seem like either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A towering wave surged toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone scattered to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaping onto a floating platform near the dial, Rita glanced at Maple Syrup again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being stared at repeatedly, the owl emperor finally snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Nemesis rune already activated last round. What are you still looking at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mood changed fast. Earlier she had even helped Rita open a milk carton when she wanted to discuss divine talent keywords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita replied irritably, \"I’m checking whether seeing your enemy makes you lose your mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Syrup dodged a water arrow with a flap of her wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You provoke me more often than anyone. When have you ever seen me lose control in front of you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, plenty of times,\" Rita sang theatrically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I don’t kill you at least once, I’ll never be satisfied~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Syrup laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She replied with only four words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Best of luck—to both of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately teleported away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade, running nearby, sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you always bully her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Syrup stared at Mistblade in disbelief while dodging attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who’s bullying who?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The look still wasn’t enough to convey her shock, so she scanned Mistblade up and down like she was examining some rare animal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade: \"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Syrup mimicked Rita’s tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You too, Maple Syrup. I once fought alongside you~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade teleported away as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Syrup scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she turned forward to continue running, she met Dawn Cicada’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vineborne was looking at her with mild shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you staring at?\" Maple Syrup snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn Cicada shook her head silently and ran off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the expression she gave—like one used for immature children—was even more irritating than words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain truly wasn’t targeting anyone in particular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the announcement had said, he launched indiscriminate area attacks against everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly wasn’t holding back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players were eliminated every minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wall of oceanic water surged upward around the edges of the platform, forming a massive sphere that sealed the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sphere slowly began shrinking toward the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the waves swam countless small fish—elemental constructs formed purely of magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone touched by the waves would suffer dozens of attacks at minimum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if someone survived this round, such damage would severely affect the next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players tried to escape the water sphere—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But discovered movement skills no longer worked inside the sealed zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Rita’s SSS skill Romantic Tourist failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shield skills worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Rita saw one player whose shield was simply devoured when the water passed through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, players began using techniques learned from the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to escape were those wearing Flower of Deceit brooches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rushed directly into the water wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red threads burst from their fingers, piercing the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wave split apart, creating a narrow gap just large enough for one person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All five students of Deceitful Bloom escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others used their own methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some transformed into water elements and slipped through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some swapped positions with players outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightchaser escaped as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body turned into light, refracting beyond the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile Rita continued dodging attacks as the water sphere forced her closer to the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer she got to the Captain, the more attacks rained down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Flower Crown Murder vines pierced into the water wall, trying to absorb its energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked—barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her attributes increased slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t solve her immediate problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should she combine skills with Dawn Cicada again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benevolent Ruler and Tyrant was a buff skill. It wouldn’t help here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a light rain began falling overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t Deceitful Bloom teach you weather resonance at Quiet Mountain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kessa’s voice sounded behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to try?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drizzle turned into streams of water swirling around Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyebrows twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she suddenly laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like you don’t know either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Know what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who’s the master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1117,"2026-06-06T06:15:31.790Z",1,"novelbin.me","f10c2c118d5e3fce6eda2fb0e98b425f514bb87150e3d123ada7dfb06e23a81c","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1114","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1219",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]