[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world":3,"chapter-evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-828":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Evolving My Undead Legion In A Game-Like World",{"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},41922,69,"Chapter 828 Heading Back (Bonus Chapter!!)","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-828",828,"\u003Cp>A sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark sun formed from compressed black water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hovered silently in midair, vast yet contained, its surface rippling like an endless abyssal ocean forced into spherical shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No heat radiated from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No light illuminated the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the moment it manifested, despair appeared on both Caelum's face and the old military man's face simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man tried to shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both he and Caelum moved to react. Power surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they could not move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies locked in place as if the space around them had turned into sealed glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their defenses had not even fully formed when the black water sun pulsed once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a single ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, both Rank Four superpowers were thrown away like discarded rags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their figures blasted across the sky, tearing through layers of airspace before crashing into a distant area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud sound was heard, and even from a great distance away, the military grounds shook violently as the defenses set in place threatened to crumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire military post fell into absolute silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldiers stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the observing instructors felt their scalps go numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had just happened was a projection casually swatting away two Rank Four superpowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like an adult disciplining noisy children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Rank Four children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The projection's gaze drifted back to Rynne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rynne inhaled softly, then bowed her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice carried both relief and gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gagye looked at her quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know your offense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rynne blinked. This time, visible anxiety surfaced on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No, Teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gagye shook her head slowly. The gesture carried disapproval, but it was not disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is the most important thing in this universe?\" Gagye asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rynne hesitated briefly before answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gagye nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice remained calm as her gaze sharpened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you were strong enough, you would not have needed to summon my projection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rynne's fingers tightened faintly at her sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gagye continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you understand what you have spent today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised a hand slightly, the projection around her rippling faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A projection like this contains a fragment of my consciousness and power. Once used, that is the end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes lowered back to Rynne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have used it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With so much power already wasted...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice softened, though the weight behind it deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happens when you face true danger in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rynne's lips parted slightly. No words came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gagye watched her for a moment longer, then exhaled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the end...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It may be for the better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rynne blinked in confusion, but Gagye did not elaborate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, her gaze shifted away from her disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward Michael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Michael had been released from the suppressive hold. He\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hovered midair, no longer restrained, though he had not moved yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was staring directly at Gagye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock was written plainly across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gagye observed him silently for a few seconds. Her perception\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>brushed across him lightly, as if skimming the surface of something\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she smiled. A small, faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Michael could react, her projection began to dissolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White light scattered like mist in the wind. Her figure fragmented into drifting particles of luminous water before dispersing completely into\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For several long seconds after Gagye's projection dispersed, no one\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence hung thick across the military compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students remained frozen in place, still trying to process what they\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had just witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Rank Four superpowers had been struck down casually. Swatted\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>aside by a projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the instructors needed a moment to regain composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Instructor Sera who finally broke the paralysis. She exhaled once, steadying herself, then turned sharply toward the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>academy students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, regroup immediately,\" she said, voice firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The command cut cleanly through the lingering shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare for immediate withdrawal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone left no room for delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students from Michael's academy began moving at once, instinctively\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>obeying the authority in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what Sera did not say was that she wanted to leave as quickly as\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes flicked once toward the distant horizon where Caelum and the old military officer had been blasted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not think they would return. Not after that strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had survived, they would be injured. If they had not, then the situation was even more complicated politically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, she had no intention of remaining here long enough to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retaliation was unlikely, but not impossible. And she was responsible\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for dozens of students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would not gamble their safety on assumptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move with urgency,\" she added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That subtle word choice alone revealed her real thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instructors around her quickly understood and began organizing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their respective student groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Michael slowly descended from the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The invisible restraint was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed lightly on the ground beside Rynne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, neither of them spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Michael turned first toward Sera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a respectful nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Instructor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was calm, but sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sera looked at him for a brief moment, confirming he was unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay within formation,\" she said. \"We are leaving immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no reprimand. No questioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone told Michael she did not want to discuss what had just\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>happened here. Not now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael then turned toward Rynne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression softened slightly. \"Thank you,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike his words to Sera, this one carried deeper weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew exactly what she had done. Summoning a projection like that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was not a small matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rynne shook her head lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief second, the two stood in mutual understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Sera's voice rang out again across the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All academy personnel, prepare portal alignment. We depart in five\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The military compound, once locked in confrontation, now shifted into organized\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>withdrawal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students gathered. Instructors activated exit arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy formations began lighting up across the staging grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even as they prepared to leave, many gazes still drifted toward Michael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward Rynne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward the empty sky where a Demigod's projection had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because everyone present knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today's incident would not remain confined to this battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would echo across academies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the Federation. Across Aurora itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the center of that ripple stood one name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael Norman.\u003C\u002Fp>",1065,"2026-05-28T17:47:55.579Z","2026-06-01T04:28:28.562Z",1,"novelbin.me","3cdcb1a01e20a7fa483a152b84a148ca3752767a4aedb5c84af239f98face958","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-829","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-827",970,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-cover.jpg"]