[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-271":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},1594953,2061,"Chapter 271 - 45: Intermediate Server! Lost Alpha! Athena Descends! (Part 2)","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-271",271,"\u003Cp>Each sun has long since extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each planet is dead and barren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of the Star Realm, a solid planet, not large in scale and about the same size as Blue Star, quietly revolves in its own orbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the planet’s outskirts, black fog constantly surges forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This black fog has replaced the planet’s former atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, there is no day on this planet, only eternal night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since one day a century ago, after the sun set, it never rose again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name of this planet is—Alpha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alpha Star, Northern Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a coastal border town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One human figure after another appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So cold!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the Intermediate Server?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feels like Value is so thin here, and the air is full of Pollution...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exclamations, discussions, confusion, curiosity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All kinds of emotions spread among this human team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh swoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More figures appeared out of thin air on the town’s streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This originally empty and desolate town was soon crowded with humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This landing squad seems to have some backing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A ten-thousand-player squad, isn’t that the max for team landings?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hope they can hold longer this time, I’m not ready to die just yet...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the town, several gray-faced, even maimed or limbless figures, upon seeing this line of new players, also started whispering among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were players from the last landing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they first landed, like this team, they were full of spirit and confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just seven short days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninety-nine percent of the humans in the squad died in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the always-invincible captain, undefeated on the Basic Wasteland OL server, fell with resentment before the army of Fallen Ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that they survived was not due to strength, but purely due to Luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that final battle, for various reasons—injury or being assigned to logistics—they did not take the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thoughts and discussion of these lucky survivors were quickly interrupted by a shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few people from the new team stepped forward to find them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Athena has orders—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all, report the situation here to my lady!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stood a rundown church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This church now temporarily served as the central camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before a broken cross, a tall, blonde woman stood alone in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by standing there, she radiated an aura called holiness at every moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Athena!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve brought them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blonde woman turned at the sound, her movement unhurried, unhurriedly graceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was when those injured players finally saw her angelic, exquisitely perfect face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-my lady!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The injured made no hesitation, calling out at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, without waiting for this big figure to question them, they proactively poured out everything they knew, like beans from a tipped-over jar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is one of Alpha Star’s strongholds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At first, it was a super large city, but then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the Human Camp kept losing, now only this last little town remains...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the other side of the sea is the land of the Fallen Ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every so often, they launch attacks on human strongholds...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their scale and might are truly terrifying...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Athena listened quietly, her face unchanging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the squad’s leader, the moment she landed she received a Wasteland OL game notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Intermediate Server was nothing like the Basic one; its rules and gameplay are constantly changing, unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the mission for this so-called ’Lost Alpha Star’ server was named ’Defend’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Defend—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is a human planet now occupied by Fallen Ones.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What you must do is defend humanity’s last Territory, and resist the Fallen army’s assault.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission duration: Seven days]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission rewards: ???]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you defend for more than seven days, and the Territory lost is under 20%, death penalty will be lifted.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[For each day survived after seven days, rewards will be further increased!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the usual rivalries between humans and Fallen Ones on the Basic Server,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This planet’s server left humans clearly at a dire disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the extent that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just holding on for seven days counted as perfect completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Fallen Ones on this planet have some special authority?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their Unlimited Value is naturally higher than a human’s?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Athena guessed silently to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, she pushed the thought aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Athena turned, golden pupils gazing at the kneeling group before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice, compared to before, uncharacteristically wavered with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ask anything, my lady, please ask!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll tell you everything, not holding back a thing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having seen Athena, these seasoned, wounded players realized instantly that this was an outstanding figure with immense background in the Federation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, their attitude became even more submissive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Athena waved her hand slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the air above those wounded players, a projected screen appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man’s face, looking youthful and exuding a certain cocky, roguish charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you seen him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether on Alpha Star, or on previous Wasteland OL servers, or even in your Federation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Athena asked, enunciating each word, voice heavy and grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group exchanged glances, then shook their heads together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the light in Athena’s eyes dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may withdraw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved her hand again, her bearing reverting to cold indifference, as if keeping everyone eternally at arm’s length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounded old players withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the church, several young people entered in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Athena!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve asked around...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No sign of him, and no news about him either!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to speak was a handsome young man with blue hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yu Jin were here, he’d instantly recognize him—the Blue Silver Squad leader from Mars OL, Don Flack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing beside Don Flack was another familiar face of Yu Jin’s:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron Ferguson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By rights, as someone who had worked as a mere mercenary-hireling for so long, Aaron was not qualified to get into the Intermediate Server.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just one word from Miss Athena,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was dragged by several Bosses through repeated runs of Basic Servers, continually boosting his Unlimited Value, and in a shockingly short time became eligible to land here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this Alpha Star server, Athena had already taken him along to clear several Intermediate Servers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Miss Athena’s true purpose was not the Intermediate Server rewards, but rather...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ’Brother Yu Jin’ Aaron once met, who later became Lord Yu Jin whom he could only look up to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the last while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Yu Jin’—that name—had spread through the entire Ophelia Federation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across dozens of Federation-ruled Star Realms, thousands or even millions of planets, countless billions knew this name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To call him a household name is no exaggeration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Federation Speaker’s daughter, Miss Athena, was searching for a youth by the name of Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any clue or information about him carried a sky-high bounty of tens of millions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Athena herself had repeatedly landed in Wasteland OL, trying to encounter Yu Jin once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, calling it a ’needle in a haystack’ was not overstating it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Athena’s unrivaled stature...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such actions would have been fodder for endless gossip and backroom jokes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-my lady...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron, seeing Athena silent, plucked up his courage to speak in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Athena’s golden eyes looked his way,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze innate with a pressure that made any notion of defiance impossible for Aaron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If—if I may...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don’t we try not logging out immediately this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every time before, finding no news of Lord Yu Jin, we just quit...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I always think, maybe, the time window is just too short this way?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think it’s possible...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That he logged in just a bit after we did, or refreshed at a different starting point?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron timidly offered his suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don Flack frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Athena, standing before the cross, her golden eyes seeming to pierce all obstacles, gazed toward the distant black sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Athena finally spoke, uttering a single word: \"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron’s words also served as a reminder for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She too was reflecting, wondering whether, with the Cosmic Genius Tournament imminent, she was searching for Yu Jin too hastily...\u003C\u002Fp>",1365,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","72653752b01a7cf67d8a18e9eb97fc0ae5e06e573edc6e32b4f6bb39d496088c","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-272","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-270",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]