[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-82":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},1595114,2061,"Chapter 82 - 81: The Wasteland Era","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-82",82,"\u003Cp>Daxia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Northwest sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s body, like a cannonball, plummeted rapidly toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold night wind cut across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar feeling, just as a few minutes ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I failed again...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ultimate ’Purifying Light’ in the ’Unity’ state had exhausted all of Yu Jin’s energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other than his physical Value, he couldn’t use a single bit of ’Tier Nine Evolver’ Ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t even control his body to stop the fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crashing from this height shouldn’t kill me, just hope I don’t land on someone else...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin murmured, even in self-mockery, his tone could not hide the disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue Star’s suppression of his Ability was just too harsh, far too harsh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system’s semi-transparent panel displayed clear numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Purification Progress: 89%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the final result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after Yu Jin gave everything, even if he truly burned himself to ashes, he still could not achieve a hundred percent Purification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still 11% of Pollution Source scattered across Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yu Jin had a bit more time, maybe he could squeeze in another ’Purifying Light’ after Recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time was up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it was the boost from being a Tier Nine Evolver, or maybe just the system’s ’friendly reminder’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin could sense...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding time and space was slowly becoming sluggish, gradually sliding into Stagnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment of Stagnation would be the instant of crossing over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still not strong enough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin was deeply unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tier Nine, Purifying a Tier Ten Pollution Source—even if the system’s Evaluation called it ’resounding across the Wasteland Star System’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin still felt it wasn’t enough, far from enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[With the body of an ant, you surpassed your tier and purified ’Tier Ten Galaxy-level Pollution Source—Barrenness’!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Such achievement, unprecedented, echoes through the Wasteland Star System!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Final Purification Progress: 89%!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do you wish to claim your reward?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moment before time had totally come to a standstill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system panel in Yu Jin’s sight floated new text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Claim!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t hesitate, silently speaking in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was too weak right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he crossed into the Wasteland World in this state...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably wouldn’t get killed by wild Mutant Beasts or Infected Bodies, but he definitely wouldn’t be at full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That, Yu Jin didn’t want to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the day he bound the system, he’d been upgrading nonstop—all so he could log into the Wasteland with a Level 100 Account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Tier Nine with no energy—what Level 100 Account is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained reward: Tier Nine Energy Crystal*3]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin had no time to check what the other rewards were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could already clearly feel there was less than a second before crossing over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three irregular, rainbow-colored Crystals appeared in Yu Jin’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the last moment before crossing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin mobilized the last bit of strength in his body, shoving the three Crystals into his mouth as fast as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You used ’Tier Nine Energy Crystal’!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin had no time to look clearly at the info that instantly appeared on the panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only feel that his energy, almost depleted before, was recovering at an unbelievable speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What came with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was a dizziness that was fierce to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gonna sleep again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, not fainting...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit! Seems like a side effect from ’Unity’...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t have time to keep thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the clocks in Daxia Family households pointed to exactly 12 midnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s falling figure suddenly stopped in midair, along with his thoughts and consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indescribable, mysterious and terrifying aura swept over every corner of Blue Star at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans, animals, plants...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ocean, mountains, rivers...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything, everything froze in this instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time and space seemed to hit pause, Blue Star staying on this single frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This frame was so brief, yet so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All across Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless faces froze with all kinds of expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless actions stuck in place like marionettes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crossing happened right then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it came silently, quietly, with no dramatic spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Marvel-movie scenes of people slowly turning to dust under their loved ones’ grief-stricken gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue Star, so peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ’tick’ sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clock’s hand moved to the next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of humanity vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with them disappeared half the animals, plants—even microorganisms...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All ’life-form’ existence, chosen by God’s dice roll, vanished by half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Awaiting them, a crisis-ridden, struggle-for-survival Wasteland World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blobs of pitch-black, soul-deep matter—not solid, liquid, or gas—fell onto the surface of Blue Star...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangcheng University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan stared blankly ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The helmet on the table—gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he felt absolutely nothing out of the ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The helmet had never existed at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan pulled out his phone to check the time, then realized it had been a brick for ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to the old mechanical clock hanging on the dorm wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second hand had just ticked past 0:00:01.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or nothing happened at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan was in Yu Jin’s 615 dorm room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only he was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling his way in the dark, he opened the door and rushed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hallway was pitch black, couldn’t see his own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice answered from the far end of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you feel anything happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan shouted into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My two roommates... vanished...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the darkness, the classmate replied in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan stood frozen where he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yanjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A conference room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai looked down at his wrinkled hands, then up at the conference room—once full, now almost half the seats empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he hadn’t felt a single abnormality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was right in front of him—crossing had occurred, and was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai pressed both palms to the table and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, his voice hoarse as he shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrades!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We don’t have time to mourn for the families, friends, and companions who crossed over...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What awaits us now are even harsher challenges!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Communication breakdown, energy collapse, technology wither, half of the population gone...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The road ahead is full of hardship—but we must unite every possible Power, face every potential crisis, and give our all to support—until...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The day Yu Jin brings our people back to Blue Star!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe—and I ask you all to believe—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That day will come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","8c206c7fcb945e41fdd7bc146e73c470eaa70cb536dd89e492e03cd5dcd43b08","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-83","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-81",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]