[{"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-644":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},1532701,1991,"Chapter 644: 644: Divine Game – Chaotic Blocks 35","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-644",644,"\u003Cp>While firing at the treasure chests, Rita kept a close eye on the shadow clone she had split off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her relief, even the shadow clone was made of Block phantoms. It could pick up Blocks for her and even attach them to its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only downside? If the shadow got hit by a treasure chest, it could drop Blocks too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thanks to the clone, Rita could stay focused on attacking without wasting time dashing around to collect Blocks. That tradeoff was more than worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With I'm Getting Serious and Target Locked, she locked onto the chests. And now she had a new weapon—her boomerang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it couldn't hit chests that had vanished, it allowed her to keep dealing damage even when she didn't have a clear shot. Perfect for when treasure chests ducked below the ship or got buried under other players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone on the pirate ship was busy chasing treasure chests. Aside from the sounds of skills going off, the only voice heard was BS-Rita talking to herself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who's the treasure chest on this ship?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who's the one getting focused right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade: \"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Syrup had once told her that BS-Rita had a habit of using Owlgroan when doing something that embarrassed her. Mistblade hadn't believed it—until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few bold players tried to intercept her boomerang, hoping to snatch it mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every time someone reached for it, the boomerang would blur into a phantom and dodge away. As long as it wasn't dismantled and still flying, it would always return to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Rita value it even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While blasting treasure chests, Rita also watched for the ones with the longest dodge durations and used Repay to borrow their evasive skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the cooldown meant she couldn't always nab the best skill, even if she didn't end up needing it, she wanted to make sure she always had a dodge in her pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Round 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden beam shot down on Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes snapped to her shadow clone—no golden glow. She wouldn't need to activate Plan B.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players instantly shifted targets, aiming at the new chest. Mistblade charged right for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita calmly executed the sequence she'd mentally rehearsed hundreds of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Lonely Antenna Baby!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ultimate Family Bucket, which replicated her split attacks to hit 110 targets!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ultimate Balanced Nutrition, with auto-tracking meat slices!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ultimate Hyperdrive, multiplying her agility by five!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though HP was locked during the match, the agility buff let her pick up Blocks and launch skills much faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time all four skills were cast, two seconds had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—At second 3:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita and her shadow scattered, sweeping up Blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a 50% drop rate from chests hitting players, the deck was a glittering mess of Blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To play it safe, she had her clone make loops around the ship, returning after each sweep to attach its collected Blocks to her front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—At second 7:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her hand and cast Cheers, summoning beer mugs packed with lightning orbs that exploded with a bang. No tracking, but the splash radius made up for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—At second 11:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She launched Dragon Dance at the nearest player. Each kick summoned a tornado that tracked enemies automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mana-hungry, but that homing effect was exactly what Rita needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Block rain resumed across the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest difference between her first run and now wasn't just her improved strategy—it was her fearlessness. She danced on the razor's edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time she'd gotten one haul of Blocks and gone into hiding. This time, she wasn't just after loot—she wanted a spot on the Pirate Ship leaderboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every 3.5 seconds, she cast a single-target skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This rhythm ensured there were always Blocks on the ground. If she waited until after the usual five-second despawn window, she'd risk wasting time while waiting for more drops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, the players she attacked weren't pushovers. Even with special-effect skills, each wave of split attacks only hit maybe a third of the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To keep Blocks coming, she had to up the pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita was willing to burn through extra ultimates if it meant maximizing every second of her 30-second chest window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the golden glow vanished from BS-Rita, a collective sigh of relief swept through the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To survive her barrage, most players had already burned their best escape skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At second 30, Rita deactivated Lonely Antenna Baby. Her Regular Savings mana pool was down to 210,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stray Blocks still floated through the air—residue from her final cast before the timer ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now back to being a regular crewmember, she and her clone swept up every last one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine rounds of damage, with at least 20 Blocks picked up by her and her clone each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These players had superb evasion skills. Rarely did half the ship get hit in any round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with a guaranteed drop rate after a chest hit someone twice, the Block count stayed high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last two rounds were the most lucrative—players saved their skills and relied on pure dodging, fearing they'd end up as the next chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shadow returned with 12 more Blocks and stuck them to her frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Rita looked like a massive, lumpy abomination of Blocks—like something a toddler would build out of sheer chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty seconds, 189 Blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She backed to the edge of the ship, watching the new chests while rapidly reorganizing her build.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, Mistblade stared at BS-Rita with a complicated look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought: At this rate, Lania Kaia might end up with a 13th Saint-rank player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Round 16.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden light rained down again—on Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least half the players took a step back in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, the golden light wasn't so much a beam as it was a focused gleam—shining on her left foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light was coming from the Block box by her left foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the chest was B8017913!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her bow and aimed at the others. \"913!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The box shot out razor-thin beams like needles. Rita fired at the chest, while 913's bolts zipped toward crewmembers. Her clone darted through the chaos, scooping up Blocks—or buns when it found none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade couldn't help herself—she typed in the battle chat:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia · Mistblade]: This game mode is disgusting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Verdant Whisper · Miji]: No, it's not. We weren't playing dirty—this is a BS-Rita problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Glazeweaver · Ask Moon]: I'm here too. Can confirm—it's a BS-Rita problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Verdant Whisper · Listen Voice]: Same. Also on-site. It's BS-Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Black Spring · Mud Bears]: I'm here. I think the real problem is the entire Owlgroan species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia · Maple Syrup]: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia · Pine Bloom]: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia · Peach Crown]: ?\u003C\u002Fp>",1131,"2026-06-06T06:15:13.778Z",1,"novelbin.me","98c69fb06a60cfcc18f944388df5fb77c5d4a5bcc28c129cef708e3d3a3849ba","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-645","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-643",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]