[{"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-1349":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},1533160,1991,"Chapter 1349 1349: 1349 Divine Game: Graveyard of Bones 71","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1349",1349,"\u003Cp>After QM Deceitful Bloom gave the order, QM Lynx Duke and QM Howl responded immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They sneered, \"Don't treat me like your subordinate,\" and \"Are you ordering me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their actions were swift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One devastating area attack after another exploded throughout the tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Starsea gods stopped pretending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, playing dumb would be an insult to QM Deceitful Bloom's intelligence. Anyone familiar with her knew that once she made a decision, she would not change it based on others' reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Starsea pretended not to care about the bottles, QM Deceitful Bloom would not waver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Layers of defensive skills surged outward. Light covered the bottles in protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These defenses could shield the bottles, but they could not anchor them in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the impact of the attacks, the neatly arranged bottles along the walls were blasted loose, flying wildly through the tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita did not act immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cat's Ideal could not be destroyed. She let Nivalis activate Crimson Dandelion to protect them, then calmly observed the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The SSS skill Absolute Freedom could only take her to places she had already been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since entering the tavern, Cat's Ideal had only passed a few tables. Most were simple straight paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one table was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very first table they had encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Deceitful Bloom and Foolishness had messed with her using cups, fruit, and even a sock, she had been forced to weave around constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant Cat's Ideal had covered the most ground on that table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she wanted to grab a bottle in the chaos, that table offered the best chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bottle was currently flying toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The landing point was clear. Right at the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she used Absolute Freedom to get there, she could easily catch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis glanced at Rita anxiously several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Rita, holding the helm, looked grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Absolute Freedom still had twelve seconds of cooldown due to How Come Dinner Isn't Ready, she could bypass it using Flower of Deceit's racial trait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could she come back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest strength of Absolute Freedom was that nothing could stop her from leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now, everyone in the tavern except her and Nivalis qualified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing she could not ignore most was what QM Deceitful Bloom had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were someone else, Rita might not overanalyze it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was Deceitful Bloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was too smart. Too decisive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she wanted something done, she could do it herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why say it out loud?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita scanned the five dark-skinned cats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their positioning was flawless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without speaking, they had spread across the tavern, eliminating all blind spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, their gaze was not on the Starsea gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was on the bottles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita exhaled silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Deceitful Bloom had done it on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had deliberately said she would destroy the bottles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was baiting her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for her to take the risk and reveal herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should she wait longer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how many bottles would remain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita did not expect the tavern to replenish supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Game followed strict fairness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Order Clock would not allow something that blatant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was not in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But others were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea group chat:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain: Did she fall asleep?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bitter Chalice: No, she's staring at QM Deceitful Bloom\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashveil: Understandable\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crispfang: I told you we'd get along, but you always tell me to get lost\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashveil: Please, your taste can't compare to mine\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crispfang: %@#@￥… spit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness: I think she's analyzing QM Deceitful Bloom\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiling Orange: What's there to analyze? Just grab the drink\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness: If someone tricks you enough times, you develop a reflex\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceitful Bloom: She's finally thinking\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita took one last look at QM Deceitful Bloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to change approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time-based skills were disabled in Graveyard of Bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Waste Guide and Nivalis's Tail Tip were completely unusable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet both she and QM Rita could summon alternate versions of themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Undead Wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Rita's Extra Chapter version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did that mean these abilities did not count as time manipulation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or that timelines were simply different possibilities rather than true time alteration?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, it meant she had another option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took out her upgraded Lynx Duke tier Wrathful Moon and looked at the dimmed skill Temporal Stroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was partially sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before upgrading, it had been completely unusable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Return to the past, travel to the future, reach other timelines.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unsealed portion clearly involved timelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita sent Nivalis back into pet space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she called out, \"Cover me. I'm using Wrathful Moon to go to another timeline.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolute Freedom's wave effect was subtle amid the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrathful Moon was not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its divine manifestation was impossible to miss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every white hairless cat in the tavern inhaled deeply at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they all exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness fell over the entire tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita activated Temporal Stroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her mind, a shimmering doorway appeared, like rippling water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond it, she saw another world, like a mirage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heartbeat spiked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw hundreds of threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one connected to a different possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could access every existing timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the true terror of Lynx Duke tier Wrathful Moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forced herself to stay focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If traveling to another timeline worked like returning to the past, then when the lantern lit again, she would appear in another version of Demon Tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment darkness fell, bottles shattered across the tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each explosion locked down the surrounding space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, the lights returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black hairless cats exchanged looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white hairless cats sat elegantly, tails swaying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Deceitful Bloom licked her paw and smoothed her silver hair, clearly pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your tricks are crude. Don't call yourself my copy when you get out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QM Deceitful Bloom looked away silently and leapt off, resuming her bombardment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game had just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they caught the player before time ran out, they would still win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Deceitful Bloom blinked, then muttered, \"Why so grumpy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness happened to pass by and stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably afraid you'll lick somewhere worse after that paw,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starsea Deceitful Bloom: \"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1029,"2026-06-06T06:15:33.502Z",1,"novelbin.me","0b1ad67542e8df4021df5212e5b3e69d52131d3977436910ffb4d7294fd2948c","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1350","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-1348",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]