[{"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-610":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},1532667,1991,"Chapter 610: 610: Divine Game: Chaotic Blocks1","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-610",610,"\u003Cp>She hadn't thought to bring [Chavez's Time]—not that it mattered. The only skills visible to others were the ones she had officially unlocked. [One-Person Party] was undetectable, and the skills from [Midnight Exile] were long known anyway, so it didn't make much difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no weapons in this round either. Her [Betrayal] from the previous game had only been usable because she acquired it mid-game. Fortunately, she still had [1-Bamboo] and the key skill [Reselect], which would let her swap tile effects once she understood the rules of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once all her World Graveyard setup was finished, Rita found herself back in the now-familiar starting room. First thing, she synced with Bone Black Jade, confirming the connection remained unbroken. She could still share its vision and control it, so she relaxed a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, she grabbed the [Plush Collar] and turned Nivalis—who was nearly filling the whole starting room—into a plush doll, freeing up space. Then she couldn't help but open the ladder rankings to equip her new title: [Proud Undying]. What a gloriously edgy name—so much better than her old one, [Heaven's Wrath].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She eagerly checked the title's effect:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Title Skill – [Stubborn Mule]: A mule never admits defeat. Hold your head, shake it, and say \"No, I was right!\" to undo one action you took in the last five minutes and erase all traces of it. Cooldown: 1 hour. Skill becomes active upon equipping the title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had every reason to suspect this ridiculous ability was just something Rabbit #3 made up on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spent a full three seconds in awe at the sheer troll energy of this skill. Why did all her abilities insist she say something aloud? Still… she wore the title anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the active player count reached 100,000, a rules scroll appeared in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Game #24269: Blocks and Me\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game countdown: 00:29:59\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Objective: Collect blocks. Final ranking will be based on block quantity and aesthetic score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Note: In this round, all bindings on equipment, weapons, accessories, items, relics, and toys will be temporarily disabled.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Duration: 48 hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Difficulty: Torment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Rule 1: No more than 20 blocks may be in contact with the ground at any one time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Rule 2: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Rule 6: -40Rn-TcUAmPm-Po-218-UThKPrBi\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Rule 7: ◆□■▲□■■▲□\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Rule 8: Red blocks may not connect with green blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Rule 17: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Rule 18: Your body cannot have an odd number of block colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Rule 27: ≌∝≈≡∝≡≈≡≌∝≈\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exclusive Rule 1: You may not use theft skills on players with lower combat tier than you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exclusive Rule 2: You may not kill Divine Game players ranked at \"Fool\" tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exclusive Rule 3: You may not use repair skills on mechanical species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penalty: Any rule violation will result in a random stolen item from the past 3 stardays being returned to its rightful owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countdown this time was longer than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Rita read the part about bindings being disabled, she had a sinking feeling in her gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had brought half her entire arsenal into this game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lonely Antenna Baby] and [Soul Catcher] were both perfect-tier relics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcing herself to calm down, she began analyzing the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combat tier was, as expected, still Tier 9: Torment. There were 27 rules in total again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She skimmed past the ones with gibberish symbols and radioactive isotopes. She could only understand three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn't just her—B8017913, with its ability to parse over 5,000 languages, could also only understand three rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this targeted sabotage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could think further, her body began to transform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her view dropped. A crinkling, clacking sound echoed around her. Looking down, she saw her limbs and torso morphing—into blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her upper body was now made of red blocks, lower body white blocks. Her once black leather boots were now glossy black rectangular blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked like a little block figure, no more than 25 centimeters tall. Only her wings had retained their original appearance—though scaled down—but at least she could still fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blocks came in several shapes, most common being 2cm cubes. She quickly estimated her current size from the number of them used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, all her relics and items previously stored in [Magician's Wisdom Tooth] were forcibly expelled—and transformed into blocks too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A purple donut-like base with a silver metal strip… a black circular block… and an arm made of four white block segments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the tooth itself remained in her mouth—also now blockified. She licked it. Yep, block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instantly understood the design: Everything—tools, weapons, relics—had become blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And blocks couldn't be stored in any kind of spatial equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, each block had connectors—some protruding, some recessed. She began attaching a few items back onto herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The antenna was easy. She found a connector on the top of her head and snapped it into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand bone... now that was trickier. Its connector was at the base, and there was no good place to slot it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, she stuck it to her chest, finger pointed forward—then curled the fingers into a \"thumbs up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If looks were part of the scoring criteria, she might as well get stylish with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tested a few large motions. The joints held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this game was clearly rigged to be difficult. She doubted things would stay stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up the [Plush Collar] and tried to use it on herself—nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No transformation into plushie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likely another unlisted game rule: Block form cannot be altered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave [Survive Until the End] a shot and transformed into a plate. That worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beside her, Nivalis's voice chirped in the chat:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're now a block plate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, at least transformation skills still worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she changed back, she turned to see Nivalis had become a blocky little dragon—mostly white and blue, roughly her own size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for B8017913, it now looked like a ring of white blocks wrapped around her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she reread the game description—collect blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her stomach twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything—items, relics, even herself—was now made of blocks. And binding was disabled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, the intention was for players to start stealing from each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wouldn't stop there. If physical bodies were composed of blocks too, it was likely players could lose actual body parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would block theft be done via combat? Mini-games? Could you just die and escape?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd never seen over 100,000 active players before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe they all believed that after the last hellish Divine Game, this one would be easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they'd all guessed wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>",1097,"2026-06-06T06:15:13.778Z",1,"novelbin.me","c51a182cac1a3724cb8c8ba08bbfdfa7ecfcdbaee441e7a68be097b71ed7bd6e","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-611","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-609",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]