[{"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-1224":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},1533000,1991,"Chapter 1224 Divine Game: Divine Instruction 38","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1224",1224,"\u003Cp>Mistblade had only just returned to the spectator platform when the glowing symbols in the air shifted into a pair of antlers and a whale tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, BS finally sent a reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BS: The items were delivered, but we were too late. The matter has already ended. Divine Game has issued a notice to all undead. Your teacher learned about the punishment tied to this duel and Wither Monarch’s final decision. She refused all race conversion materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BS: She said thank you for arranging a path of survival for her, but every undead takes pride in being a subject of Wither Monarch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rita: I understand. Tell her I respect her decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita ended the connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze returned calmly to the arena where the duel between Among Antlers Autumn Deer and Tingo JE had already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Mistblade and Wither, these two had skipped any pre battle speeches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They attacked simultaneously the moment the match began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their spells collided head on. Both dodged the other’s attacks with practiced ease, like partners who had rehearsed the exchange countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because of the attribute restrictions, or perhaps because Autumn Deer had already fallen to rank eighteen after several reshuffling games, he and JE fought on perfectly even footing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the few creatures that remained entirely animal in form, the Mountainbound and the wind whale both possessed powerful innate abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountains and waves constantly formed across the clock arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with limited mana, these powers came as naturally to them as breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, JE repeatedly seized control of Autumn Deer’s abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than three minutes into the fight, Autumn Deer had already fallen behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His health dropped below thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JE, by contrast, still had more than fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Autumn Deer showed no panic or frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped using magic entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he swung his antlers again and again in pure physical strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The translucent wind whale glided through the air, evading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the advantage in hand, JE tried to widen the distance and kite him. The waves gathered across the arena into a small sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still haven’t found your divine talent word?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autumn Deer chased behind him, his antlers glowing with light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least I’ll find it before you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of this tense Moment of Vengeance, the deer and whale bickered like children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the pace and ferocity of their attacks never slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several seconds of silence, Autumn Deer suddenly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to hear what I think of you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JE refused immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autumn Deer seemed to expect that answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So tell me what you think of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waves rose high, then settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Separated by a curtain of water, the wind whale and the Mountainbound faced each other in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like they had during the opening of the game years ago, when they first met across a barrier of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then they had been young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there was no fear or confusion left in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point the attacks stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea covering the arena grew calm, revealing the mountains and mineral piles buried beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know,\" JE said at last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was quieter now, the usual lightness replaced by exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You invaded Tingo first. But later it was also you who protected Tingo and the wind whales.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only know that every time another world invaded Tingo, they secretly contacted every Mountainbound leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They said if you betrayed Tingo and led the Mountainbound away, your people could leave safely and settle in a new world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would just be another world anyway. Among Antlers is gone. What difference does Tingo make?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even Among Antlers was shattered in Tingo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JE’s words stumbled over themselves as he tried to explain his confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has nothing to do with the wind whales.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autumn Deer answered simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frost Deer died in Tingo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice remained calm, but beneath that calm lay a cold edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were there the day she died, weren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her antlers became the two tallest mountains in Tingo. They shelter every Mountainbound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She believed she was the mother of all Mountainbound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know how the others see it. But if she believed it, then every Mountainbound must stay in Tingo and guard her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why the Mountainbound never betray Tingo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why the number of Mountainbound leaders keeps shrinking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because every leader who agrees to leave Tingo gets killed by me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every player stared at Autumn Deer in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even JE.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whale’s eyes widened until he looked almost ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he said awkwardly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well... I think I know your divine talent word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coldness in Autumn Deer’s expression softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JE answered with perfect seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big Son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autumn Deer: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight exploded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was far more violent than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autumn Deer had entered a half berserk state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body expanded until it matched the size of the wind whale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His antlers crashed toward the whale again and again, ignoring every attack landing on his own body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t simple anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every player here was a veteran of countless battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would lose control over a few words and abandon their rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JE began retreating rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flicked toward the glowing butterfly resting on Autumn Deer’s antlers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His opponent’s instructor was very likely Bitter Cup of the Butterfly Kiss race, known for assassination techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If JE was correct, each of Autumn Deer’s attacks now had a chance to instantly kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And physical strikes like these could not be controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autumn Deer pressed forward step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"JE, if I win, I will execute the wind whales.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are sixteen of them. If twenty percent vanish, how many remain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the players watching, Autumn Deer’s tone sounded cold and ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet anyone with experience could tell the threat did not ring entirely true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, those words were enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JE lost his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped carefully managing his mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of defending, he charged directly into Autumn Deer’s attacks, seizing the initiative again and again before the lethal strike could land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whale’s head slammed against the antlers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butterfly spirit perched on the antlers fluttered into the air and landed on the whale’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autumn Deer suddenly laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know how I judge you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JE did not answer playfully this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he suspected Autumn Deer might be bluffing, he could not suppress his anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shouldn’t joke about the wind whales.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reflection of the wind whale filled Autumn Deer’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oasis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"JE. Oasis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears burst from the whale’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like when he had been young, he still cried easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But light also ignited on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He accepted the word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that same moment, Autumn Deer delivered his final strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He respected his enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He respected his friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wanted to win too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinding light erupted across the clock arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every player on the spectator platforms held their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the light faded, the arena was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither fighter remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The names Among Antlers Autumn Deer and Tingo JE vanished together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the clock arena below, they transformed into mountains and sea.\u003C\u002Fp>",1208,"2026-06-06T06:15:31.790Z",1,"novelbin.me","9623841ec43c0d6815909e91c90e30877435e43bb58b65d13fd7fabd8e954489","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1116","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1223",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]