[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king":3,"chapter-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-312":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Bone King: Welcoming the Birth of the 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},2349520,4592,"Chapter 312: Great Melee: A Scorching Situation","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-312",312,"\u003Cp>\"Lightning Strike.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray-robed mage raised a finger, pointing forward. Blue electric light condensed, transforming into a straight, piercing bolt of lightning that blasted through layer after layer of undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defense Protection!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A paladin’s pupils contracted, and they roared loudly as sacred light emerged upon their armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"crack\" sound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lightning Strike hit the armor on the paladin’s chest, shattering the faint protective light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It easily pierced through the silver-white armor as well, punching through the chest and continuing to shoot toward a paladin behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Affected by the lightning, the paladin’s body stiffened in place, paralyzed. A charred hole was clearly imprinted on their chest, and mouthfuls of bloody foam spilled from their silver helmet. They collapsed to the ground, their eyes filled with unwillingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third-tier \"Lightning Strike\" had easily killed two paladins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It caused the atmosphere on the field to turn solemn in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terror and pressure brought by a \"Hero Realm\" level magic caster surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third-tier magic could not be considered high-tier magic, yet it remained a realm that most magic casters without true talent could only reach by exhausting all their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of different magic spells varies depending on the caster who releases them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even low-tier magic, when cast by powerful magic casters, will display even more terrifying power and effects!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, it comes down to the \"magic attack\" stat; in this other world, it perhaps also includes a bonus from the caster’s research into magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gerald!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liota!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The death of their two companions caused other paladins familiar with them to let out angry shouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, you just killed over ten undead in one go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-armored knight spoke up to remind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does that matter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray-robed mage gave a hoarse, indifferent laugh: \"They were just a bunch of low-tier undead anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, your opponent is coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—bang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silver-white figure, like a beast charging into a flock of sheep, easily slashed and crushed the large number of undead blocking the path between the two sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You damned scum!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remedios sprinted, turning into a white streak of light, weaving rapidly through the crowd of undead as she approached the pair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sky Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well done—Hard Strike!\" The black-armored knight’s eyes revealed excitement; the ground beneath his feet shattered instantly, and his body vanished into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a powerful collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remedios and the black-armored knight turned into one white and one black figure, rapidly engaging in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—swish—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Triple Shot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Black\" Pavel pulled the bowstring, his exquisite longbow shimmering with magical light. Each arrow turned into a straight line, shooting toward the gray-robed mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"‘Insect Swarm’!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray-robed mage calmly waved his magic staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dense, cloud-like swarm of thumb-sized insects appeared out of thin air beside him, forming a shield made of the swarm that blocked the three incoming arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, these insects did not dissipate but continued to circle around the gray-robed mage, forming a power similar to a defensive spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fireball!\" The gray-robed mage waved his staff again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson firelight condensed, and an oval-shaped fireball the size of a head, burning with rolling flames, roared toward \"Black\" Pavel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exploding Arrow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Black\" Pavel’s terrifyingly sharp gaze radiated coldness. Although the fireball’s speed was extremely fast, it was far inferior to the speed of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his hawk-like vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Black\" Pavel easily locked onto the fireball’s trajectory and fired his arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He absolutely could not let the fireball land in the crowd; once it exploded, it would cause massive casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireball exploded in mid-air, forming a heatwave that instead blew away some of the closer undead, even swallowing some and turning them into ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not an ordinary archer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A troublesome fellow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray-robed mage’s sallow eyes flickered, his somewhat murky gaze noticing something immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the chaotic flow of people, three figures were approaching his direction at high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Red\" Orland, Go-Jin, and Clementine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead blocking the path in front of the three, just like the situation with that paladin captain earlier, could not form an obstacle at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Clementine, who was wearing a black robe and had a slender build; her speed far exceeded the other two, and her entire body exuded a sense of danger that made the gray-robed mage’s hair stand on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the gray-robed mage saw Clementine’s somewhat insane smile, he was visibly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a setup like this too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray-robed mage muttered to himself: \"Fifth-tier Undead Summoning—Heavy Bone Warrior!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue magic circle appeared beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An undead with rougher, harder bones and armor covering its entire body emerged from the magic circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the gray-robed mage’s command, it immediately engaged Clementine in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m understanding the Alliance Leader’s thoughts less and less.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Clementine fighting the Heavy Bone Warrior to a standstill, a sharp glint flashed in the gray-robed mage’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tremors of the ground were getting closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go-Jin and \"Red\" Orland had already arrived not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take out this magic caster first!\" Go-Jin shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Red\" Orland grinned ferociously, holding a weapon in each hand, and accelerated his sprinting speed while keeping his body low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the alliance between the human and the demi-human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk, I am truly moved by this spirit of yours, but unfortunately, your opponent is not me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray-robed mage sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—bang—bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall black knight, about 2.3 meters in height, holding a black curved longsword in one hand and a black tower shield in the other, ran forward from the rear with long, sprinting strides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time his footsteps landed, the ground shook!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold, chilling aura surged into the battlefield, causing the sweltering temperature to drop by several degrees, and even the smell of decay permeating the air seemed to be partially dispelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the demon-horned helmet, on that rotting face, a pair of scarlet eyes flickered incessantly like a blinking light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick malice and hatred for the living caused a sense of hair-raising fear to rise in the hearts of all the humans on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Death Knight!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice filled with astonishment and terror rang out across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone subconsciously looked toward that terrifying figure charging forward, the dense negative-attribute aura and the intimidation brought by its high level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made some of the weaker-willed paladins and priests feel cold in their hands and feet, their bodies becoming stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aargh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death Knight let out a roar, activating its own special ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Taunt\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go-Jin and his companion, who had been charging toward the gray-robed mage, uncontrollably bypassed the mage and rushed toward the Death Knight in the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe, Fly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray-robed mage’s body lifted into the air, clearing out this area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go-Jin and \"Red\" Orland had ugly expressions, completely unable to control their bodies, and were forced to face the Death Knight charging head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black tower shield smashed into them, and Go-Jin was knocked back several steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hoarse sound issued from the Death Knight’s rotting throat; while knocking Go-Jin back, it swung the tower shield again to smash toward \"Red\" Orland at the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortress!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crimson\" Aolande hurriedly activated a martial art to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twin swords collided with the tower shield, barely deflecting the force; before \"Crimson\" Aolande could retreat, a smear of black cold hair appeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black curved longsword in the Death Knight's hand flowed with dense black negative energy, descending with the swing of its arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both weapons in \"Crimson\" Aolande's hands were already being used to resist the impact of the tower shield; there was simply no time to pull his arms back to defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only watch helplessly as the blade was about to slash into his head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In \"Crimson\" Aolande's mind, memories of the first half of his life even surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laozi is actually going to die so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, dying on the battlefield, and even more so at the hands of a legendary undead, didn't seem so bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought had just surfaced from within his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp whistling sound of something piercing the air came from behind; an arrow accurately struck the Death Knight's shoulder as it swung its sword, causing an explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death Knight was not knocked back, but the previous strike had missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crimson\" Aolande hurriedly retreated, feeling a sense of horror at having survived a disaster, and turned his head to look in the direction behind him: \"Thanks, Pabeier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm here to assist you!\" Pabeier responded loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death Knight roared in anger, the vibrating sound waves dispersing the smoke and dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Jin, \"Crimson\" Aolande, and \"Black\" Pabeier, the three of them, jointly launched an attack on the Death Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them were still unable to inflict effective damage on the Death Knight, and were instead pushed back step by step by the Death Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation on the entire battlefield also began to become increasingly chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not just the Death Knight; appearing along with the Death Knight were eight burly and strong demi-human species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were two—they were actually the Water Elemental Ogre Long and the Earth Elemental Ogre Dui!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides these two demi-humans, there were also Blade Armor Insects, Stone-Eating Apes, Beast-Bodied Quadruped Beasts, Winged Demi-humans, and various other strong individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These demi-humans were rotting all over, their eyes gray and defeated; they were clearly undead, yet they all displayed powerful strength and abilities far exceeding low-level undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, be careful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are follower zombies created by the Death Knight; you must not be killed by them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuelate used magic amplification to spread her voice across the entire battlefield in a tone of unprecedented seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The follower zombies created through the power of the Death Knight reached a difficulty level of \"51~54\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of level, they were around level 17 to 18, possessing half the level of the Death Knight; unlike ordinary infected zombies, the number of these follower zombies was limited, and the Death Knight could not create too many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This force caused the Paladin side to suffer immense pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Peach\" Isadeluo and Gustabo, the two vice-commanders, stood at the very front, alleviating the pressure on the entire Paladin Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the circular defensive formation composed of Paladin Order members, a group of priests continuously released attack magic or protective magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cuiye, go assist those two vice-commanders,\" Tang Zheng said to the Cuiye Witch who was standing guard beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cuiye Witch quickly stepped forward and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Team Leader Tang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Nigen's voice rang out, \"Please summon the Surveillance Virtue Angel again; I can also summon one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then deploy an attack-type Peace Virtue Angel to assist!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng responded with a serious expression: \"No problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"4th Tier Angel Summoning: Surveillance Virtue Angel\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"4th Tier Angel Summoning: Surveillance Virtue Angel\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"4th Tier Angel Summoning: Peace Virtue Angel\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dazzling holy light condensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three 4th-tier angels appeared on the field; the two Surveillance Virtue Angels were positioned above everyone's heads, casting defense-enhancing magic on everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the name \"Surveillance\" implied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Surveillance Virtue Angel had a special ability to increase the defensive capabilities of all friendly forces within its field of vision; there were many humans present, so at least two were needed to apply the enhancement to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng then manipulated the other Peace Virtue Angel, taking the lead in flying into mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of you, assist Team Leader Tang!\" Captain Nigen shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"3rd Tier Angel Summoning: Flame Archangel\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"3rd Tier Angel Summoning: Flame Archangel\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Sunlight Scripture] troops no longer held back, and everyone summoned Flame Archangels holding flame swords in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Peace Virtue Angel summoned by Tang Zheng as the lead, they took a group of Flame Archangels into the air and charged toward the direction of the gray-robed mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priest group led by Kuelate all showed expressions of astonishment, clearly feeling it was incredible that every member of the [Sunlight Scripture] could summon 3rd-tier Flame Archangels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A troop of 80 3rd-tier faith-based magic casters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuelate's pupils constricted, but she quickly suppressed the rising shock, knowing that now was not the time to dwell on this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaotic situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually began to be controlled by Tang Zheng and his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Death Knight, relying on its defense power of up to level 40 and a series of special powers such as the undead's lack of fatigue, completely suppressed Ge Jin and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you still not going to use your trump card?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the Death Knight had clearly already appeared, neither Captain Nigen nor Kuelate had any intention of using their trump cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng couldn't help but frown; what were these two waiting for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they guarding against the leader of [Zuranon]?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, as long as the Death Knight is resolved, the crowd of undead spawned by the Death Knight will all perish along with it, or turn into low-level, mindless ordinary zombies or moving corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what situation they face, humans always have various thoughts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng took a deep breath, observing the entire battlefield while manipulating the Peace Virtue Angel to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kleimenting definitely has a problem!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire battlefield gradually fell into a stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, the Paladin Order members who had scattered to face the large number of undead began to suffer casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the continuous healing and magic buffs from the priest group, while injuries could be recovered, physical strength could not; thus, \"casualties\" began to appear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2283,"2026-06-21T02:30:17.060Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6c4415db70074c8719b4759e2c2074fadbdf3e3d8c1755085ae667647b6d1a11","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-313","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-311",357,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-cover.jpg"]