[{"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-830":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},41924,69,"Chapter 830 Explain Yourself","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-830",830,"\u003Cp>Far from the military compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several kilometers away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive crater had been carved into the earth like a wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding terrain was devastated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground itself had collapsed inward, forming a deep pit at the center of the impact zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the bottom of that pit....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures lay buried in rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For several seconds, neither moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the debris shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone cracked apart as an arm forced its way free first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His uniform was torn in multiple places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood stained the side of his face, trickling down from his temple. One of his shoulders had been partially dislocated from the impact. He exhaled sharply, dragging in a breath that tasted like iron and dust. A few meters away, the old military officer pushed himself up as well. He looked worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest had caved inward slightly from the strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth as he coughed violently, forcing air back into his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The devastation around them spoke louder than their injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fractures ran across the crater walls like spiderwebs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trees at the perimeter had been flattened completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chunks of molten earth still smoldered, releasing thin streams of smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the air felt unstable, vibrating faintly from the residual force of the collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither spoke immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both understood exactly what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been swatted away by a projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The humiliation burned hotter than the injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was the first to move properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without wasting time, he reached into his storage space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light flickered briefly around his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, several crystalline vials appeared in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High grade healing serums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crushed one immediately and drank another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The liquid glowed faintly as it slid down his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost instantly, steam like vapor began rising from his wounds as torn flesh started knitting back together at visible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelum did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out a jade box from his storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside were medicinal pellets, each radiating dense vitality aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed two without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third he crushed and pressed directly against the bleeding wound near his ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pellet dissolved into liquid energy on contact, seeping into his\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks in his bones began realigning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dislocated joints reset with dull popping sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither man spoke while treating themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their pride did not allow conversation yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after several minutes did the old officer finally exhale slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up toward the distant military compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...A projection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words came out hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelum wiped the blood from his jaw before answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence returned briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man's hand clenched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A demigod level projection... deployed on a military post.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was anger in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But beneath it... wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelum did not respond immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze remained fixed on the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She held back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelum continued calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she intended to kill us, that strike would not have thrown us away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have erased them where they stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization did not comfort the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It irritated him further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura flared faintly before settling again as the healing serum\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>completed its work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...These academies are becoming troublesome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelum said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inwardly, he agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts drifted back to the youth suspended in the air earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael Norman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Perhaps we should have gone about the issue in another way. The\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>current situation does not favor us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spat blood to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next time we will act through formal summons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelum finally turned to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There will not be a next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelum's gaze returned to the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he added quietly, \"At least... not openly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man exhaled sharply through his nose but did not argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because after what they had just experienced, even he knew direct confrontation with academy backed demigods was strategically\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose fully to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelum stood as well shortly after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both still looked battered, but no longer incapacitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old officer cast one last glance toward the distant compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That boy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>m's eyes darkened faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the old man spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is now officially on the Federation watch list.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelum did not object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only said one thing in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...He already was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then both figures vanished from the crater in twin flashes of light,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>leaving behind only the ruined pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The return to the academy was supposed to feel like relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sera did not waste time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she confirmed the last student was through, she turned\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and locked eyes with Michael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Michael Norman,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come with me. Now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few nearby students flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael nodded once and stepped forward. But he did not step alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rynne stepped with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sera's eyes shifted, but after considering Rynne's background, she\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>allowed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not speak again until they reached the inner administrative\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deeper they went, the quieter it became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they reached Sera's office, the atmosphere already felt\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sera pushed the door open without slowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inside.\" The door shut behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Runic arrays lit briefly across the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sera walked behind her desk and finally sat down. But she did not relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her posture remained straight, shoulders tight, fingers interlocked on\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the tabletop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gestured once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael sat across from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rynne dragged a chair beside him without asking and sat as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sera's eye twitched faintly, but she let it pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three seconds of silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Sera spoke. \"What is going on, Michael?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael blinked once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sera leaned forward slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze was sharp now. Not instructor sharp. Investigator sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Start from the beginning,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you for reading today's Chapters!!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1003,"2026-05-28T17:47:55.579Z","2026-06-01T04:28:28.562Z",1,"novelbin.me","e3ac5f3e0f7a540c34b8d14e562bf3acf9672f98bae134d651149fd68a581ea9","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-831","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-829",970,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-cover.jpg"]