[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wow-the-item-dropping-rate-is-really-high":3,"chapter-wow-the-item-dropping-rate-is-really-high-wow-the-item-dropping-rate-is-really-high-chapter-829":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!",{"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},1873241,2479,"Chapter 829: 597 Encircle and Rescue!","wow-the-item-dropping-rate-is-really-high-chapter-829",829,"\u003Cp>The mecha wielding twin blades seemed like an eternal, tireless War God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when besieged by multiple giant beasts and an endless swarm of bugs, it didn't exhibit a single ounce of defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as one beast after another fell in battle, even those fearless bugs began to flee from this terrifying place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eternal Night City? Forget it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire bug swarm started to converge on the position of their leader, attempting to buy time for their ruler to escape from this fearsome human enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the embodiment of the hive's will, the ruler's command was the absolute law that the bug army had to obey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, how could a sluggish, hulking ruler escape alive under the mecha's relentless pursuit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai E piloted the mecha, trailing the ruler not too far behind, continuously exerting immense pressure upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as long as the ruler was present, it could restrain its underlings from dispersing recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were decapitated too early, the endless swarm might scatter in all directions upon realizing this iron monstrosity had no meat and was tough to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation wasn't like the last Blackwater City assault on the Blackrock District Hive, where Bai E had an army assisting him after decapitating the leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these scattered bugs smelled blood and swarmed the city collectively, Bai E's mecha wouldn't be able to handle such a widespread attack efficiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, maintaining a calculated distance while cornering and attacking reinforcements was Bai E's chosen strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing atop the mountain range, watching the blue-and-white mecha disappear into the bug swarm, anyone uninformed might mistake the mecha for the swarm's leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the swathes of bug corpses piled beneath the mecha's feet were unmistakable proof of the machine's allegiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are they… getting farther and farther away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The observation squad perched on the ridgeline looked dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bugs and mecha could move, but the mountains couldn't!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finally finding a spot to observe the battle, how did the fight manage to shift so far away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not toward the city, instead further away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weren't they supposed to be attacking Eternal Night City? What's with the retreating battle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this rate, we won't be able to see anything…\" The squad captain, clutching binoculars, muttered, visibly frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course they'd retreat! They don't stand a chance…\" One soldier remarked with a sigh, fully accepting the bugs' perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, if it were me, I'd run too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't Mr. Bai catch up to the ruler? How long can this chasing last?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clearly, Mr. Bai is focusing on cornering reinforcements. Without the ruler rallying the swarm, if the bugs scatter and storm the city, who holds them back? You or me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fair point…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another soldier scratched the back of his head, his laughter slightly sheepish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little did they realize that amidst their casual banter, they'd unconsciously acknowledged one undeniable fact—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This massive swarm had truly been driven away by Mr. Bai and his mecha, all by himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for extermination, based on the current situation, it appeared to be just a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain's gaze sharpened as he calmly commanded, \"I'll follow with Old Two and keep observing; the rest of you, go back and report! The Bug Race… they've retreated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had once seemed like an overwhelming catastrophe—a bug invasion—had been forcefully repelled by a solitary mecha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody could comprehend the terrifying strength required for such a feat, but they all understood this: for the first time, hope had truly descended upon this land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the city, the warriors shouted furiously, unleashing flames of anger onto the defiant \"civilians.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter whether these rebellious \"civilians\" were disguised \"lurkers\" or not, they had to swiftly eliminate every enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because time wasn't on their side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the city, Mr. Bai was singlehandedly facing the enemy; no matter how capable he was, his allies needed to give their all on their own battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a civilian's life may matter, but didn't a warrior's life matter too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of paying a hefty price to investigate whether the few insurgent civilians had been bewitched by the Lurkers, it was better to treat them all as Bug Race operatives and eradicate them entirely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by cutting out the city's rotten flesh could the giant move forward unburdened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the agile Lurkers often relied on their formidable close-quarters combat abilities and the maze-like internal architecture of the Inner City District to prolong the skirmish through street warfare, making this final operation profoundly arduous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right as the battle reached its boiling point, reports from outside the city finally reached Eternal Night City's high command—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Victory outside the city!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Numerous low-ranking bugs decimated, countless Elite Insect Race members slain, multiple giant beasts killed, three guardians down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bug swarm has been singlehandedly driven away by Mr. Bai!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Currently, Mr. Bai is pursuing the ruler across miles, while simultaneously cornering reinforcements to try and annihilate every bug in the hive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing these shocking reports, the tension that had been gripping the hearts of Eternal Night City's high officials finally snapped, releasing a wave of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did they feel the joy of surviving the catastrophe seep deeply into their spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Bai… truly did it…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unbelievable! Absolutely unbelievable! Chasing an entire hive with just one mecha! No wonder they dared to come support us with such a small team, despite knowing the city was already crawling with bugs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To have such a War God among the Human Race is truly humanity's fortune!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ares, also called a \"War God,\" absentmindedly scratched his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also received the battlefield reports through his radio headset promptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had expected as much, witnessing such feats repeatedly left him in awe every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the conditions were far more challenging than during the previous battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Executing a swift decapitation strike to leave the bug swarm leaderless—allowing regular armies to sweep up the disorganized lower-tier bugs—was considered the most practical analysis of Blackwater City's supposed victory over the Blackrock District Hive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it seemed that even the most logical explanation couldn't capture Mr. Bai's unparalleled strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of a rapid decapitation strike, he chose to immerse himself within the swarm, systematically grinding it down like a one-man mill, erasing the Bug Race's active forces by himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a feat was a thousand times harder than executing a decisive kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is that guy really this absurdly strong?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ares finally confronted an unsettling realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd always assumed his level far exceeded that of others, but perhaps even he lagged behind that man by worlds apart…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What the hell!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bothered by this newfound realization, Ares channeled all his pent-up frustration into the Lurkers in front of him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every single one of you—die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surging with a ferocious vitality, Ares launched himself like a missile into the heart of the Inner City District, wreaking havoc as dust and debris exploded around him!\u003C\u002Fp>",1147,"2026-06-10T05:54:45.974Z",1,"novelbin.me","ee36c56cac483911a8806924ca83b788d049bb6b657145d73445768728224a8a","wow-the-item-dropping-rate-is-really-high-chapter-830","wow-the-item-dropping-rate-is-really-high-chapter-828",1112,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwow-the-item-dropping-rate-is-really-high-cover.jpg"]