[{"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-632":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},1532689,1991,"Chapter 632: 632: Divine Game – Chaotic Blocks23","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-632",632,"\u003Cp>The air was thick with awkwardness — so heavy that even a mechanical like B8017913 was short-circuiting from secondhand embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, a familiar system prompt broke the silence and saved it from further emotional damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bumper Car Game Rules]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every bumper car has a unique core musical note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colliding with different cars triggers different tones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goal: Light up all 10 magic notes on your steering wheel by landing 3 rear-end collisions per note before the 30-minute game ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not all notes are lit by game end, each passenger loses a percentage of their Blocks equivalent to the number of unlit notes. These will be evenly distributed to players who briefly lit but failed to fully light those same notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each kill increases the car's top speed by 1% and grants the killer one Block from the eliminated player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bumper cars are immune to all skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You cannot leave your bumper car for more than 3 seconds, or it will go into sleep mode for 5 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a player dies, their body respawns at the game's entrance. Their teammate has 10 seconds to pick them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failing to do so adds 3 seconds of malfunction time per second delayed for the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all players in a car are dead, a ticket vendor will escort them back to the car — this takes 12 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A countdown mist appeared in the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis stomped the pedal. Their bumper car shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately activated [Yes, I'm Fish Belly, what about it?] — the Arcane version, which extended its duration from 10 minutes to 15.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then force-activated [Spring Scenery & Flowers], despite it still being on cooldown, and followed up with [Fourfold Spring], which had just refreshed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she burned even more Arcane Points to trigger [Midnight Exile], a stacking buff that consumed 3 Arcane Points per minute, but the return was massive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arcane version of [Midnight Exile] could stack up to 4 times, allowing Rita's normal attacks to one-shot players once the buff maxed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis focused on maneuvering the car and collecting hits to light the steering wheel notes. Rita and B8017913 handled the player eliminations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"If you get hit, does it drain your battery or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913: \"Not really. Unless someone crushes my core with overwhelming force, I just fall apart. As long as my energy's intact, you can put me back together and I'll fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita paused, calculating. The game didn't really suit B8017913's fighting style. No need to burn its battery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then keep a record of the cars Nivalis bumps into. If we accidentally light a note once and forget which, it'll help. Jump in if you see a good chance, otherwise conserve power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913: \"Roger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, Rita fired her first shot — [Grand Opening Special].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first arrow of the match, empowered with 10x damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When [Midnight Exile] stacked to 125 times, she followed it with [Family Bucket].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred cloud-like arrows scattered like stars across the arena, each seeking a target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the entire bumper car arena lit up like it was wrapped in mist and twilight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blocks fell to the ground like rain. Over two-thirds of the cars were instantly emptied of passengers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis whipped the steering wheel and sped toward the glowing Block shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita leaned out of the car, brushing each shimmering trace with her fingers — once touched, the illusionary Block became real. A flick of her hand, and it was tossed into the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis let out a gleeful dragon-yelp. She could feel it — the car's speed had surged, probably increased by at least 70%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She floored the accelerator, crashing into now-empty bumper cars to push them aside, exposing more dropped Blocks for Rita to grab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only downside? Just like in the pirate ship game, Blocks only lasted 5 seconds after hitting the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with Nivalis coordinating perfectly and B8017913 using its makeshift spear to hook Blocks from the left side, they only managed to collect 27 before the rest vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita began pressing them to her body one by one. The small number of Blocks made her uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not as uneasy as the surviving players, whose cars now stayed far, far away from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita was tempted to test a game mechanic:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Players cannot leave their bumper car for more than 3 seconds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't say anything about leaving someone else's car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant melee players could theoretically leap onto enemy cars to brawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she glanced at the queue of respawned players waiting near the entrance for escort from the little gingerbread ticket agents and decided: not worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it worked, all it would do is give others the idea. Better to stay on defense and prevent enemies from jumping onto her car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driverless bumper cars rolled back to the entrance one after another, automatically picking up fallen players. Each one stopped at a set point to wait for the full 12 seconds before rejoining the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she stuck Blocks to her frame, Rita could hear murmurs from spectators outside the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is that? What kind of skill is that strong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BS-Rita.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, but I recognize the flaming wings and the dragon pet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't there someone else in the car with her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No idea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is she the one who completed the rare Divine achievement — 'Gods, Remember My Name'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yup. The one who one-shotted Lania Kaia·Pine Bloom. Absolute beast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard after Pine Bloom got insta-killed, she went drinking in the food court and picked a fight with Lania Kaia·Maple Syrup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why Maple Syrup though?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh… parent pays the debt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita pretended not to hear that last part. She adjusted the Block pieces styled like hair on her head and turned to her companions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be shy. You're with me now — better get used to this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then B8017913 piped up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earlier, L3217 asked me if you remembered L12767777. I told them yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"Of course I remember! That one's always in my heart. Then what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913: \"...Then they said their junior was actually L4327777. I haven't replied yet. I seriously don't know what to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly? Neither did she.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"BS-Rita: Love 'em and leave 'em.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"Eyes on the road! No talking while driving!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1058,"2026-06-06T06:15:13.778Z",1,"novelbin.me","8047c1872426fab53dc00318569c155f54fe8cf7a8c12f07b2a4a0329a299713","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-633","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-631",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]