[{"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-840":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},41934,69,"Chapter 840 Someone From Aurora","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-840",840,"\u003Cp>Michael watched silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, murmurs rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...They're staying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why haven't they departed like the others?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they remaining stationed here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renn folded his arms slightly, his gaze thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It's probably because of distance,\" he said after a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael glanced at him briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renn continued, voice low but audible to those near him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Black Serpent Empire is extremely far from here. It would take far longer for their ship to return compared to neighboring kingdoms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It makes logistical sense for them to remain stationed until the expedition concludes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renn was not the only one who thought so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strategic even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite that logic, many people still felt uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The presence of an imperial war vessel looming over the expedition site was not something that could be ignored easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like sitting beside a sleeping beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not hostile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But never fully relaxing either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael understood the sentiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not share it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze drifted briefly toward the ship again before returning to the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Political nonsense,' he thought calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's attention suddenly shifted as he felt a sharp, burning stare that cut through the crowd like a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed slightly as he traced it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And found the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prince Rui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same cold arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same presence that had once been knocked unconscious and dragged out of the tournament arena in humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's memory was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen the prince before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now the prince was staring at him like he wanted to carve his name into Michael's bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raw, unmasked hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael did not react outwardly, but a faint ripple passed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Why?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he assumed it was not directed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made more sense for that gaze to be meant for Renn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Renn was the one who had done it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Michael shifted half a step to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A casual movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just enough to open Rui's line of sight toward Renn more clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the prin\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wanted his enemy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then let him see his enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Rui's gaze did not leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stayed on Michael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's brows drew together slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, to make sure he was not imagining it, he shifted again, letting\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renn fall even more into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Rui's eyes flicked toward Renn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shared hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glance that carried the same poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Rui's eyes returned to Michael almost immediately, the hostility\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sharpening instead of fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So it's both of us?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's expression remained calm, but inside, the confusion\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What did I do to you?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not fought Rui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had barely acknowledged his existence beyond recognizing him as\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Rui looked at him like Michael had robbed him of something\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's senses stretched outward instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was when he noticed the second detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone beside Rui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young attendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around his own age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed with the restraint of an imperial retainer, but carrying the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>kind of posture that hinted at status rather than servitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attendant's gaze kept drifting toward Michael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not openly or directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Michael still caught it thanks to his sharp perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's eyes lowered slightly, as if he was simply observing the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his awareness stayed locked on those two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Prince Rui hates Renn. That's expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Prince Rui hates me too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And his attendant is watching me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's fingers twitched once, then stilled. His expression remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a quiet warning settled into his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruins were unknown territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, before they had even stepped through the portal...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already had two problems staring at him from the empire's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to look... then look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just don't reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike what Michael thought...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young imperial retainer was not looking at him simply because\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his lord was doing the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, he wished he was not looking at Michael at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the moment his eyes truly recognized that face...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart skipped violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his gaze slightly, pretending to be focused on the clearing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his peripheral vision kept drifting back uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Michael's aura had changed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That face could not be mistaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man he could only watch from afar back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man whose existence had caused a huge sensation in Aurora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why is he here...?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The retainer's thoughts raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What kind of dumb luck is this...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of all the places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips almost twitched despite himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt surreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To think I'd actually meet someone from Aurora here...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Should I approach him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The retainer could not help but think it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought surfaced before he could stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers twitched faintly at his side, hidden beneath the long sleeve\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>of his imperial attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If I greet him... would he even remember me? After all, I could only\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>take a beating in the exam space, which was the only time we were so\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>close in proximity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought carried hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Still... we're from the same place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that thought did not last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality returned just as quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted subtly toward Prince Rui standing ahead of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...This will affect the Prince's plan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization landed heavily. He had not climbed to his current position easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Befriending Prince Rui had taken time. His jaw tightened slightly. Then another thought surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But he's from where I grew up...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conflict twisted deeper. Loyalty to origin. Or loyalty to opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two stood on opposite ends now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for a brief moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not jeopardize this opportunity for nostalgia over someone\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>who probably did not care about him, or would not be bothered to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>care about him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even for someone from Aurora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze hardened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is just an expedition!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And if conflict happens...' 'If death occurs... it will not be final anyway!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because for people like them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death was not always the end. Respawn exists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought settled coldly in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If he dies... he'll just come back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single justification smoothed over the last trace of guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>",1044,"2026-05-28T17:47:55.579Z","2026-06-01T04:28:28.562Z",1,"novelbin.me","4c150a32d8346f5c8719d2fe545745cc823a089005b8255c8f7e2eaa5ea86349","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-841","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-839",970,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-cover.jpg"]