[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve-":3,"chapter-you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--chapter-45":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","You Stole My S-Rank Talent? Afraid Now That I’ve Become a War God?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},479893,728,"Chapter 45 : Chapter 45","you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>Chapter 45: Bone Ghoul Domain\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Jun shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mount up! Move!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he finished speaking, he summoned his warhorse and galloped in the direction they had just come from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others quickly summoned their warhorses and followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, they had not gone very far before the dense fog completely swallowed them, so thick that they could not even see their own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, all of a sudden, a terrifying beastly roar erupted in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Jun's warhorse seemed to be overturned by something horrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a shrill neigh, it crashed heavily to the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others had been riding behind him in a spread formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they passed Ma Jun's fallen position, they vaguely saw what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Meiting, Song Biao, and Zhang He all yanked on their reins without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wheeled their horses around at once and rushed back to support Ma Jun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu also reined in his horse where he was and activated Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze to observe the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze could only see the flow of True Qi,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>within this fog, it functioned almost like a thermal imager, allowing him to see energy flow ten or even dozens of meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Li Mu’s eyes, Ma Jun and the others looked like several masses of green energy condensed within the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, monsters were no different!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a huge shadow was frantically attacking the warhorse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Jun's warhorse let out wave after wave of pitiful screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood instantly stained the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Jun also drew his heavy saber. Ignoring the cost to himself, he forcibly took one claw strike from the monster head-on and killed it with a single slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, get on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang He was the first to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Jun did not stand on ceremony. He grabbed Zhang He's hand and swung himself onto the horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as Ma Jun got on, three monsters suddenly charged out from the diagonal flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three monsters had extremely clear targets. They pounced directly at the three warhorses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were unbelievably fast. In almost a single exchange, they tore open the entire fronts of the horses' chests and flipped all three warhorses to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene instantly descended into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, Li Mu had already rushed back. He leaped high into the air, recalled Yaogu into the Horse Token in midair, and smashed one monster's skull apart with a single strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others quickly dealt with the remaining two monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the three warhorses on the ground had already collapsed. Blood spread all over the ground, and they were barely clinging to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Mu! Take Meiting and go!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find a safe place and activate a Return Stone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the slightest hesitation, Ma Jun gave the order with a wide sweep of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Li Mu was the only one in the entire squad who still had a warhorse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might have been Premium, but there was no way it could carry five people. Even carrying two would affect its speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the furious roars of monsters also rose from all around them, one after another, full of bloodthirsty excitement as they rapidly closed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those sounds were like ghosts crying and wolves howling, unbearably shrill, as if they could awaken the deepest fear in a person's heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu glanced at the dead monsters on the ground, then looked at his Technological Watch, and his face immediately paled as well!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Running won't help anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Jun flew into a rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bullshit! If even one person can get out, then that's still better than everyone dying here for nothing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's an order!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Jun roared furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could finish speaking, Li Mu let out an even louder shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up!! Ma Jun, my Merit Points are higher than yours. I am taking over the squad now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, follow my orders!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Immediately form a five-point defensive formation and move two hundred meters east!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Check your communicators, turn on your recorders, and enable positioning!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Execute immediately!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad member with the highest Merit Points could directly take over the captain's position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During their earlier conversation, Li Mu had learned that Ma Jun had 35 Merit Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Li Mu had not wanted to expose his own merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But time was too tight. Arguing pointlessly with Ma Jun would only waste time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he resorted to a rather forceful method instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Ma Jun was both furious and confused, he did not dare disobey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others, meanwhile, had found a pillar of support in Li Mu amid the panic, and they immediately obeyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five of them took up five-point positions and quickly formed a defensive stance as they moved east at a fast pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, they checked everything Li Mu had just ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only while moving did Li Mu explain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Bone Ghoul Domain, a special Abyss phenomenon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Return Stone's teleportation array cannot function inside it! Returning is impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kind of fog continuously generates Third Grade monsters called Bone Ghouls. Their sense of smell is astonishing, but their hearing is poor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judging from the roars, we're already surrounded on all sides. If we keep riding, the stink of the warhorses will continuously attract monsters!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The smell of blood from dead Bone Ghouls will also attract even more Bone Ghouls, so we have to change locations!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This fog completely interferes with positioning. The Military District will try to locate us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As soon as they lock onto our coordinates, they can direct us out of the Domain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Preserve your True Qi. Preserve your strength. Wait for positioning, then prepare to break out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu explained everything to them as quickly as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Jun, Zhao Meiting, and the others immediately realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, Li Mu was the only one still in school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was probably knowledge Li Mu had learned there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only had a vague understanding of these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of it was unclear to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry. Looks like I wasn't qualified for this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Jun spoke apologetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they were talking, they had already run more than two hundred meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu ordered them to stop and continue moving slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did very well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu said that sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Jun might not have known the proper countermeasures, but he was absolutely a loyal and righteous man. Otherwise, he would never have told Li Mu to take Zhao Meiting and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor would his three teammates have turned their horses around without hesitation to save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what if... the Military District can't locate us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the terrifying roars drawing closer through the fog, Zhao Meiting asked anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu swallowed hard, and his palms began to sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we'll just have to hold out until this fog ends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When will it end?\" Zhang He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hour...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Li Mu said that, the roars of two monsters were already upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the alarm in the Military District Command Center suddenly blared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Commanding Officer Wang Longcheng quickly arrived in position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When alarms sounded in the First to Third Grade sweep zones, Wang Longcheng, as the Deputy Commanding Officer, needed to take command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when battles involved the Fourth and Fifth Grades or special zones would the Commanding Officer need to step in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longcheng strode into the command center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A command officer quickly stepped forward and reported the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Red Second Grade sweep zone, Bone Ghoul Domain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The dense fog stretches for at least a hundred kilometers and has swallowed twenty-two sweep squads.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longcheng immediately walked to the command platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the large command screen, dozens of panels were simultaneously focused on a vast sea of fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pass the order. All rescue squads above the Third Grade are to stand by outside the ghost fog and wait to receive retreating sweep squads.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are strictly forbidden from entering the ghost fog.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longcheng calmly issued his first order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bone Ghoul Domain was one of the most bizarre atmospheric calamities in the Abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters inside it, the Bone Ghouls, were formed when monsters in the area were transformed and mutated by the ghost fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the truly eerie aspect of it was this: the higher the grade of the Martial Artist who entered the ghost fog, the more the fog would generate monsters of the corresponding grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, or even higher-level Martial Artists entered the ghost fog, then the fog would continuously mutate and produce Fourth Grade or Fifth Grade monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the First to Third Grade sweep squads inside, those monsters would be an utterly devastating blow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only method was retreat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone accepted the order and began carrying it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pull up the information for all sweep squads!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pull up the live recorder feeds for all sweep squads!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Integrate all squad communicators!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enable strike-assist positioning. Strengthen the positioning signal! Search for every squad's coordinates!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longcheng issued one order after another, and the command officers carried them out in orderly fashion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very soon, all squad information appeared on a vertical screen to the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The imaging technology in the Technological Watches on each squad member's wrist transmitted their battlefield feeds back to the command center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty-two screens in the center were enlarged, all showing the perspectives of the sweep squad captains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longcheng's gaze swept over every squad screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost every squad had already been dragged into close combat with monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloody scenes filled screen after screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of the squad captains' viewpoints had even already fallen to the ground and were moving with difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, communicator integration complete!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone shouted urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longcheng immediately pressed the communication button on the microphone in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All squads, attention. All squads, attention. This is Deputy Commanding Officer Wang Longcheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you are facing now is a Bone Ghoul Domain! It is uncommon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A teleportation array cannot form inside the Domain, so do not count on Return Stones!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Domain is interfering with your positional information. We are currently locating you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until then, everyone dismount! Everyone dismount! Riding horses to break out is forbidden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All personnel proceed on foot and fight in a five-point defensive formation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep moving. Do not remain in places with the smell of blood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Preserve your True Qi. Preserve your strength. Be ready to break out the moment positioning succeeds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bone Ghouls are generally between Second Grade and Third Grade. They have strong attack power, high speed, and weak defense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their weak point is the head!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying all this, Wang Longcheng released the communication button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the various squads rapidly carry out Wang Longcheng's orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very soon, most of them stabilized the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wang Longcheng's eyes fixed on one name in the squad information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Vanguard Squad, Second Grade Martial Artist, Li Mu (Reserve Force)'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longcheng's heart sank. He quickly searched through the screens and soon found Vanguard Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, in the elevated wide-angle view, he saw Li Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The imaging technology of the Technological Watch was not the sort where a camera only showed what it was pointed at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, it provided imaging coverage within dozens of meters around the watch, and the viewing angle could be moved freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seen from above, the five of them were in a standard five-point defensive formation, fighting against four or five monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pull the audio from Vanguard Squad for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad's audio immediately echoed across the screens at the front of the command center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaotic roars of monsters and the squad's battle cries were deafening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the five of them were fairly strong, and they quickly dealt with the monsters in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they heard Zhang He exclaim:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected, the Commander's instructions were exactly the same as what Li Mu said! We're saved now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1994,"2026-05-30T10:59:06.454Z","2026-06-01T04:31:04.028Z",1,"novelbin.me","3da92518a1cb2f1745107f619d27f8e6bc9c974363cb76ab76c712e007e5cf04","you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--chapter-46","you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--chapter-44",99,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--cover.jpg"]