[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-170":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Wasteland's Only King",{"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},1595052,2061,"Chapter 170 - 149: Stellar Duel? You’re Surrounded by Me!","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-170",170,"\u003Cp>Above the celestial vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s punch ripped open the sky above the entire A337 Area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the force of his fist swept, space shattered inch by inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ’Destruction’ attribute enfolded in the punch kept space from healing, leaving deep, black cracks behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole battlefield fell utterly silent because of that single punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of millions of people looked up in confusion, utterly unable to understand what had just happened...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous second, wasn’t Yu Jin surrounded by fifty high-tier Evolvers, spatial barrier smashed, annihilated into nothingness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How come in the next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost King City instantly became a wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious powerhouse in special uniform got a hole punched through his chest, life or death unknown?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holland!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damned bed bug!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dead silence was broken by one howl after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shouts came from the fifty Evolvers who’d been surrounding Yu Jin’s avatar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eight new faces appearing in front of Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their tiers were all unmistakably Tier Fourteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stared at the corpse hanging from Yu Jin’s hand, Holland’s chest pierced, not a trace of life left. Shock and rage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their commander, always working behind the scenes, their esteemed Tier Fifteen Holland, was one-punched to death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin let out a hmm of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his gaze to the Holland dangling from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin willed it, squeezing just a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland’s body exploded into a mist of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No system notification, no Strongman’s Spoils, nothing popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not dead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin lifted a brow—unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His punch had been so sudden, not only did Holland not expect it, Yu Jin didn’t even have time to check his info with Eye of Insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene made it clear—Holland had some kind of escape or death replacement talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bzzz—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space rippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland Benitez’s silhouette materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the previous calm and calculated demeanor, his face was now ashen, dark as water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This commander, famed for composure and steadiness, now had a storm of emotions roaring beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin grinned at the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He willed it—Eye of Insight Level 9 activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Holland Benitez]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Civilization: Level II]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mother Star: Celsa Star]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tier: ??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attribute: ??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Talent: ??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ability: ??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Evaluation: ??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at a screen full of question marks, Yu Jin blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he realize...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eye of Insight at max level can only check info for tiers at or beneath his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this Holland—with Tier Fourteen minions, is at least starting at Tier Fifteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin, meanwhile, had used avatars to stall, munched on crystals to restore his energy, but hadn’t broken through to Tier Fifteen yet—he was still Tier Fourteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No big deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll just break through to Tier Fifteen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin lifted a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down went a Tier Fifteen Energy Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland and the Selsa fleet stood, dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That, that’s...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Holland was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he just witness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The player from a low-level civilization just casually pulled out a Tier Fifteen Energy Crystal and munched it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... so natural?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s a Tier Fifteen Energy Crystal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way Holland could mistake it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Tier Fifteen Evolver himself, even he couldn’t easily get one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the high-level fleet commander of Selsa, he worked hard all year—his \"salary\" was just one Tier Fifteen crystal per year!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another crisp sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin ate another right in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mine, that’s my trophy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland’s composure finally snapped!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never expected...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bug-type player’s bug would be so insane!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One punch took a life, fine, but getting Tier Fifteen Crystals on A3 Planet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stellar Duel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland wasted no time, shouting lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bzzz—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange rules fluctuation descended, enveloping Holland, his men, and Yu Jin, every one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fluctuation felt like A3’s rule, but clearly higher-level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Star System Wasteland server rules?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t ponder long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure vanished from the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gone along with him—Holland and his ten subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless deep space, the stars glittering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s silhouette appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of him, not far, Holland and his crew showed up in sequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is the Stellar Duel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin blinked, scanning the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing he saw—a pitch black planet, its whole body gleaming dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It orbited a giant sun, endlessly circling its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A3 Planet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin guessed, activating the Perception ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the starry sky, he could feel...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao and the others were right there, on the planet ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin turned, looking at the sun in the center of the star system, extremely distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sun...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly glowing and heating, yet strangely dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides light and heat, Yu Jin faintly sensed the sun sending out some special fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wave matched A3’s rule extremely closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Game server?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Planet game server?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin thought instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worth mentioning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ’sun’ wasn’t just orbited by A3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking out, he saw planet after planet, all moving at set speeds, orbiting the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their orbits staggered, distances vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cosmic starry sky—for any individual life, the scale is endlessly vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a Tier Fourteen Evolver, Yu Jin felt tiny in this instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong waves of energy blasted ahead, pulling Yu Jin back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This aura...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Tier Fourteen Evolvers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the battlefield moved to space, A3 Planet’s Tier Nine Limit rule was lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin could feel it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boundless power swirling in his body, never felt before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Value, too, was fully unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he just broke Tier Fourteen, his Value was thirty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments ago, after munching a few Tier Fifteen crystals, his Value hit forty million, but was still short of Tier Fifteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap from Tier Fourteen to Fifteen isn’t like Tier Twelve or Thirteen—just a ten million difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe fifty million.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And as the tiers climb, the Value gap must get wider.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down goes a Tier Fifteen crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast energy flooded his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin felt every pore in his body celebrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland watched Yu Jin eat another—his fury maxed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin laughed at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proof right here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no such thing as an absolutely calm and steady mastermind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm\" and \"steady\" just mean you haven’t met the right temptation yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evidently, Tier Fifteen crystals are Holland’s trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin ate another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extreme anger didn’t bring shouting anymore—only a gaze looking at Yu Jin as if he were a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tier Fifteen commander’s aura erupted in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From all directions, figures surrounded Yu Jin layer by layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really are a lucky player.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before I met you, I wouldn’t have believed the ’Wasteland’ game had bugs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the outer ring, Holland stared at Yu Jin, speaking grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin lifted a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the starry sky, these eleven were genuinely oppressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten of them were, just like him, Tier Fourteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand over your bug, or tell me how it works, how to use it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll give you a quick death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And, maybe afterwards, give your civilization a bit of shelter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland locked onto Yu Jin’s gaze, word by word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now in space, he could sense Yu Jin’s True Tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourteen—an impossible tier on A3 Planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bug Yu Jin controlled was absolutely essential for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, he’d just witnessed Yu Jin munch three priceless Tier Fifteen crystals in mere moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland’s expression immediately soured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that’s four!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe a little lesson will teach you to behave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland spat out each syllable through clenched teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He retreated, leaving the battlefield to his ten subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These ten, and the fifty left on A3—they were doomed from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a matter of who does the dirty work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland wouldn’t allow anyone else—even knowing about Yu Jin’s bug—never mind actually having a shot at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Holland backed out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Yu Jin, ten Tier Fourteen Evolvers, all ready to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>10vs1, all Tier Fourteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s odds? Pretty damn slim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re surrounded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand over what you know, and maybe Holland will grant you the mercy of death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very front—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tier Fourteen Evolver in black mechanical battle armor spoke mildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forty million Value—the strongest of the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Tier Fourteen Evolvers were just over thirty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Holland in the distance...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin couldn’t read him yet—his tier was higher, but from his aura, maybe just past fifty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Advantage’s mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bzzz—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure began to blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why’d I waste so much time chatting and not fighting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s voice echoed from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lead Tier Fourteen Evolver’s face changed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Holland, well away from the circle, froze up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In endless space—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Figure after figure appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a matter of seconds—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A circle bigger than the Selsa fleet’s formed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holland’s expression completely changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen Yu Jins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each Yu Jin’s aura was no weaker than a Tier Fourteen Evolver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tier Two Growth Attribute Ability: Splitting Level 9]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Active Effect: Create one physical avatar lasting one minute (inherits 30% attribute of the original)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Full-Level Effect: Increased avatar number, max equal to current Evolver tier (14)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Awakening Effect: Avatar attribute inheritance increased from 30% to 50%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Talent ’Enhancement’ activated]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Enhancement Effect—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Avatar inheritance raised from 50% to 70%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Told you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the ones surrounded!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen Yu Jins spoke as one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen Yu Jins started double-handed seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying waves of aura surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light, Thunder, Space, Multiplication, Metal, Cause and Effect, Card, Wind, Earth Surge, Destruction...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A little taste of various Tier Nine abilities!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please accept them as a souvenir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1658,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","c19465a4eefc525f9e921af5124665a4d790c2849f52d5f15de2c23efb605239","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-171","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-169",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]