[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-71":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},1595103,2061,"Chapter 71 - 70: Captain","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>Dawn Inner City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial Arts Plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao’s figure was flung backwards, crashing heavily to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fizz——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black Mechanical Beetle let out a series of sharp screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao coughed up blood as she struggled to climb back up from the ground, staring at the beetle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Tier Three, her ’Sandstorm’ Ability had been greatly strengthened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept feeling that this Mechanical Beetle was much, much stronger compared to last time’s trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao even felt like she was facing not a Tier Three, but a Tier Four beetle...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or give up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yin Yao spaced out, Neil, dressed in black leather, appeared before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angelina Neil’s blue eyes glittered with a mechanical sheen, quietly fixing on Yin Yao, showing no emotional fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao clenched her silver teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She again summoned her ’Sandstorm’ Attribute, charging at the black Mechanical Beetle before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao was blasted away by the Mechanical Beetle a full fifteen times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil would appear before her, asking the same question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or give up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao gritted her teeth and delivered an unwavering answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sixteenth time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao had completely exhausted all energy within her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Wasteland, Evolvers didn’t have actual ’Blood Bar’ or ’Mana Bar’ Value displays, but their energy still had limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Falling and getting up again and again was entirely sustained by Yin Yao’s willpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, she was certain—the beetle she faced was not a Tier Three, but a Tier Four!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Martial Arts Plaza had other Evolvers undergoing trials, but their opponents were all Tier Three beetles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or give up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil appeared before Yin Yao yet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four who watched the whole process—Ye Fan and his companions—were all clenching their fists, feeling indignant for Yin Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could all see it clearly—Neil was deliberately making things hard for Yin Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cont...inue...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao squeezed out the two words from her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even with all her strength, she could barely get up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil watched quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a full five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao stood up, as if by miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, staggered, and was about to charge the Tier Four beetle again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fizz——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Yin Yao could reach the Mechanical Beetle, it buzzed, then suddenly collapsed on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beetle, under Yin Yao’s stunned gaze, crackled and turned into a pile of scattered mechanical debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil’s voice sounded behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil’s deep blue gaze still showed no emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve passed the trial for the Dawn City Guard Team Captain position.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me your name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao’s beautiful eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn City Guard Team... Captain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she realize why Neil was ’targeting’ her all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t been facing the Guard Team Member trial at all, but the Captain’s trial!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao didn’t know how to describe her feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad news——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got blasted by the beetle sixteen times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now her body was covered in injuries, bones shattered in several places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good news——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skipped the ’member’ stage and became the Captain of the Dawn City Guard Team directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yin... Yao...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao moved her throat, raspingly speaking her name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, Yin Yao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have two days to recover from your injuries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After two days, you’ll officially take up the Captain position, commanding the Dawn City Guard Team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil finished speaking, turned, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the cold mechanical voice was left echoing in the Martial Arts Plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Evolvers still undergoing trials all cast admiring and envious looks at Yin Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five Tier Three Evolvers who had been watching, the only five members of the Guard Team, came up to Yin Yao together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Zhou Lichuan, ’Rusted Iron’ Attribute, Tier Three Evolver, reporting to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Selena, ’Gentle Wind’ Attribute, Tier Three Evolver, reporting to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the Captain of the Guard Team now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn Inner City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a small building—modest in size but clean and tidy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fan and his group watched Yin Yao as she absorbed a Tier One Crystal to heal her wounds, unable to contain their excitement in their voices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao replied softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up, gazing around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This small building was a reward from Neil, administrator of Dawn City, for the Guard Team Captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the perilous Wasteland World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being in a Refuge City versus having a fixed residence in one are two completely different concepts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former is just refugee status, and could be thrown out of the city at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter means actually receiving a Refuge City ’ID card’—a bona fide ’Subordinate’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Yin Yao couldn’t help sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, in her previous life, after months of struggle, she never even got an ’ID card’—even up to being killed by the Mutated Beast King, she was still just a Wasteland Wanderer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The New City Lord seems alright, and that mechanical attribute woman’s not bad either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once Yu Jin arrives, if we need to stab them in the back, we will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao’s mind was crystal clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Captain position falling from the sky was pleasant, but she never forgot her purpose in joining the Guard Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was loyal to Dawn City, but only to Dawn City under Yu Jin’s rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The New City Lord hasn’t shown himself once since taking office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We know that he’s at least Tier Seven, and has Light, Thunder, and Space—three Attributes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard to imagine how Yu Jin managed to defeat him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But according to previous life memories, it shouldn’t be too long—maybe a month or two—before Dawn City gets a new Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao pieced together the information in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recalled the unexpected findings from her last ’grinding and leveling’ trip outside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The number of Mutant Beasts and Infected Nests near Dawn City far exceeds that around regular Refuge Cities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially lately, they all seem to be on the verge of riot...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasteland or not, Refuge Cities are not absolutely safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every so often.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refuge Cities would be attacked by a Mutant Beast Tide or an Infected Body tide—sometimes even both simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Refuge Cities have been wiped out for failing to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after a slaughter, the Mutant Beast Tide and Infected Body tide won’t linger long—they return to their nests and go dormant again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous wandering refugees on the wasteland occasionally discover such ’dead cities’, then swoop in and take over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Yin Yao—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite a few refugees became City Lords purely by luck, stumbling on a dead city, then instantly rising to power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao had never been a City Lord, but she heard—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to refugees, City Lords have more resources and abilities, and can even mobilize the Refuge City’s power if necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a sec...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that Yu Jin became Dawn City Lord in his previous life simply by ’sniping’ like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This burst of guess startled Yin Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, she shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, unlikely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The New City Lord is a Tier Seven Evolver, after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Mutant Beast Tide and Infected Body tide breakout in Dawn City is so bad that even the Tier Seven New City Lord can’t handle it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the heart of Dawn City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of a Tier Eight Evolver erupted into the sky...\u003C\u002Fp>",1285,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","b42e48e12ee912ee0fcd91681ff128b84f39663ff90cd5ca35194104e62fb0e6","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-72","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-70",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]