[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-326":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},1594888,2061,"Chapter 326 - 74: The Curtain Rises! Za Warudo! Venicca Descends!","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-326",326,"\u003Cp>Oak City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lambert Chamber of Commerce Building, 17th Floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cool night wind drifted in through the shattered floor-to-ceiling windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a dozen figures, cloaked in flowing light, moved through the air and landed inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless small drones and combat mechas flickered with bright red lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unnumbered gun barrels and cannons were already aimed at Yu Jin, who sat on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Funi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the few uninvited figures in the room, the young man standing at the front spoke first, shattering the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man wore a sky-blue, streamlined set of battle armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sci-fi helmet, dripping with futuristic aura, unfolded, revealing a face full of smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Funi froze at the sight of the young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until this moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Funi finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been puzzling the whole past day over how his father-in-law had learned about the \"5.8 billion Source Points balance\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Ed appearing before him, he knew the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ed was his wife’s brother, his brother-in-law, and also the vice president of the Lambert Chamber of Commerce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all this time, Ed had only ever held this title as an empty post, never actually participating in Chamber affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, Funi had almost forgotten his existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as vice president, even if Ed had no real power, he still had access to some of the Chamber’s resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yu Jin’s balance was exposed, as vice president, he could also see that long string of digits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dear brother-in-law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you still standing by that kid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Funi’s reaction, Ed abruptly spoke, his tone carrying a trace of oddity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still want to keep all that wealth for yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Funi didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply took a deep breath, stepped forward in silence, and moved to stand in front of Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This small gesture made Ed’s brow twitch sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ed was genuinely surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you insane?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was obvious now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this very moment, the full power of the Lambert Clan had been mobilized— even bringing in a significant number of outside forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say it without exaggeration—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, with a net cast so tightly, not even a mosquito—let alone Yu Jin—could hope to escape the Lambert Clan’s grasp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just to be doubly sure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BZZZZT—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ed suddenly waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelmingly powerful pulse surged out, sweeping through the entirety of Oak City and even enveloping dozens of miles around its periphery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK CRACK—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city had been blazing with light just a second ago; now, Oak City was plunged into total darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowds inside the city, who had only been staring blankly at the sky, now erupted into panicked screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, there’s no possible mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile crept across Ed’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This device—a \"Pulse Emitter\"—had been acquired by his father, the Lambert Clan Leader, through significant favors from other families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its function: to cut off all communications for a period of time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant Yu Jin, no matter what cards he thought he had, was now trapped inside Oak City, alone and isolated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the sofa—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin remained lazily reclined, not even bothering to stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be afraid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even found the time to whisper a gentle reassurance to the trembling, youthful Aliya at his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low whimper escaped Aliya’s throat; her slender frame still shuddered uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a mere civilian—almost a pauper—in Oak City, she had never seen a scene like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countless dark barrels out there looked ready to flash fire at any second, swallowing everything in flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aliya could not even imagine—let alone fathom—the power of the High-Dimensional Federation’s warship weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Jin, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ed’s voice rang out once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clad in blue battle armor, authoritative and imposing, he tilted his head, gaze cutting past Funi to lock directly on Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin replied blandly, still making no move to rise from the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That display of nonchalance made a nameless anger flare in Ed’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really are confident, aren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ed’s voice dropped lower—the battle armor about him glowing faintly with neon light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin said nothing, only smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was quite satisfied with how this was playing out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he’d stayed in Oak City, waiting for the Lambert Clan to make their move, was definitely not out of boredom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intended, before his promotion, to set down some roots within the High-Dimensional Federation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven Star reward he’d obtained before was decent, but far too remote and inconvenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By comparison—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gangval Star in the Rock Star Realm was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Yu Jin was after was the Lambert Clan itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger they were, the more warships they had, the greater his haul would be...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lambert Clan fancied themselves hunters, but they had long since become Yu Jin’s prey, as he’d already decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand over the balance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You get to live.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ed didn’t bother with too many words, nor did he indulge in pointless posturing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered his father’s warning before the operation began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ’heist’ was risky—he absolutely must not let the other side stall, lest they drag things out and jeopardize everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The balance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin laughed again at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his hand—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWISH—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A semi-transparent screen flickered into view before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his personal \"Wasteland\" panel—even within the High-Dimensional Federation, it could still manifest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, only the user could see their own panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Yu Jin deliberately set it so others could see too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the panel—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long string of numbers appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Source Points balance of 5.8 billion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOOSH—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huff—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost the instant Yu Jin revealed the panel—\u003C\u002Fp>",976,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","1b7ea3d1ee21960e1864a1717087d22c01bd8e4f773bb4fd2ca057d1a394c80d","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-231","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-325",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]