[{"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-657":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},1532564,1991,"Chapter 657: 657: Divine Game – Chaotic Blocks 48","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-657",657,"\u003Cp>At the food stand, B8017913 was flipping skewers behind the grill in a gingerbread avatar when it suddenly heard Nivalis scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"AAAAAHHHHHHHH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913 deftly flipped a skewer and sprinkled some seasoning. \"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"Pine Bloom and Mistblade are in the same Ferris wheel cabin as Rita right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913 paused mid-motion, then looked up toward the Ferris wheel in the distance. \"How many players are in that cabin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"Including Mistblade… six.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913: \"Quick! Get the camera ready. Take as many shots of Rita as you can—we're printing those and hanging them up at home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"Isn't that a little wrong~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But B8017913 had already jumped off the workbench, tossed the gingerbread skin to the slacking D6671 hiding under the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>D6671: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913: \"Break time's over. I've got a front-row seat to chaos to catch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It popped open a panel under the food cart and stealthily slipped out. Not a single player outside noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite claiming it was \"wrong,\" Nivalis was already fumbling with the camera, fingers shaking with excitement as she tried to find a good angle on the Ferris wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bumper car screeched to a stop beside her with a tailspin flourish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913 leapt off. \"How's your photography? Want me to take over?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camera had been B8017913's recommendation, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Nivalis could even answer, B8017913 had already scurried up her tail to her head. \"Come on, let's fly up there. We'll get close-up shots in mid-air. As long as we don't enter the game zone, we won't get bounced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Rita realize she'd set herself up for this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game's combat pacing was brutal. Not even two minutes after they took off—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant white frost python slammed into the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cabin Rita was in finally detonated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven players were launched out through the windows one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click! Click! Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis flew after the chaos, trailing the blackened, tumbling Moon Fox, Verdant Owl, and firefly. On top of her head, B8017913 was frantically snapping shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A drifting cloud momentarily blocked the bright Block moon hanging behind the Ferris wheel, darkening the sky—making the glowing firefly all the more visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven players circled the Ferris wheel like a live-action exhibition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis followed their arc in the air, her head constantly lighting up from the camera's flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, someone else stood watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Syrup had dropped by after hearing about the curse, just to check if this game was even playable anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arms crossed beneath the Ferris wheel, she tilted her head in sync with the tumbling arc of her sworn enemy, her kin, and her \"discount daughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could vaguely hear the glowing dot shouting in Verdant Owl language: \"Why are you taking pics of me?! Take pics of Pine Bloom… and Mistblade! Focus on them!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistblade: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pine Bloom: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Syrup: …This discount daughter? Absolutely not worth keeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players could still use skills mid-air, but it didn't help much—they had no control over their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita clearly felt five Blocks forcibly pulled from her system during the blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad news: two of them were rare game item fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good news: those fragments were ones she'd just looted in this match—scrap pieces torn from enemy weapons. She hadn't even had time to check them. No loss, really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After orbiting the Ferris wheel, all seven players were flung into different cabins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one Rita landed in had opponents whose key skills were all on cooldown. They were stuck with basic attacks and low-tier magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While darting through the air to dodge, she reached into her Block cavity, yanked out some jerky, and wolfed down a few pieces—boosting her drained energy from 74 back up to 95.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, this game was only just beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conditions to exit were simple: either complete 100 full duels, or visit every cabin on the Ferris wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first requirement was measurable. The second—uncertain. It didn't require wins either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what metric would determine leaderboard rankings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita had only one guess: win rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she confirmed food from Month Theme Park could restore stamina inside the game, she fully committed to her plan—to perfect her record in this match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a duel hit 1:1, or if she lost the first round and was clearly outmatched in the second, she'd abandon the cabin, reset the duel, and start again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This preparation? Pine Bloom and Mistblade had no idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, most players didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, some overly cautious types might bring snacks, but no one carried two full meals like Rita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game's hardest part wasn't the fighting—it was maintaining your stamina during nonstop combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once drained, your only option was to enter a passive state and get steamrolled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fight back with zero energy? She didn't even know what happened when stamina hit zero—and she had no interest in finding out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would manage her reserves carefully, keeping her energy above 80 at all times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything went wrong—like someone stealing her food, assuming the system counted it as a Block—she'd immediately abort the win-streak strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>23 minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had gone through 29 cabins, completed 39 full duels, and won 36 of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her counter-damage plus ultra-mini body combo was a monster advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 1v1s, her opponents attacking her was basically self-sabotage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in chaotic skirmishes, she was getting better and better. Family Bucket had proven invaluable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truly dangerous scenarios, she would bail mid-duel and re-enter later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she was away from Pine Bloom and Mistblade, her mind cleared a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every player here was as dangerous as Pine Bloom—sometimes even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were moments she didn't even realize she'd been hit until her opponent dropped from counter-damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, cabin changes were secondary. What mattered was victory rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if a cabin exploded, forcing her into previous ones again, she didn't care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still had two-thirds of her jerky left. Her stamina was solid. She could make it through 100 duels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her only three losses had been during mixed battles where she couldn't escape in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she'd just exited a chaotic cabin and encountered an opponent only slightly larger than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she was sunflower-seed-sized, the enemy was about the size of a chestnut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered this one—Verdant Whisper. Wind-element. They'd crossed paths in the Star Pirate Ship.\u003C\u002Fp>",1057,"2026-06-06T06:15:14.803Z",1,"novelbin.me","175f58b56ad3b4bdd8d35a9683c1e74d9ff84a5b11fe286e12b89292fb3eb2f5","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-658","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-656",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]