[{"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-848":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},41942,69,"Chapter 848 Eerie Discovery","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-848",848,"\u003Cp>The next five hours passed in a steady rhythm of movement, battle, and discovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruin did not remain silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows continued to emerge again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first humanoid form had only been the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not all of them shared the same shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only constant was their color, black, and faces with no features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just smooth, empty surfaces where expressions should have been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group adapted quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael moved less often, but when he did, the tide shifted immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stronger shadows appeared as they ventured deeper. Larger. Denser. Their energy more compact and oppressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those moments, Michael stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes he intercepted a strike that would have forced one of the others into a dangerous exchange. Sometimes he dismantled a creature with a single precise action, leaving the rest of the body to collapse harmlessly. Other times he allowed the others to push to their limit before assisting, ensuring none were overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through it all, the orbs continued to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep blue and faintly glowing. Carrying that same subtle hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the distribution was more measured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Arianne gained some.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference lay in what they did next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the first encounter, not all of them grabbed the orbs the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>instant they formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They discovered something by accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When one orb remained untouched for several minutes, the sphere hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deep blue light condensed inward, solidifying into a crystal-like object no larger than a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became an item that could be stored and absorbed later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That realization shifted Michael's approach, making him collect a few himself, but just like Arianne, he only kept them and did not attempt to absorb them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he personally dismantled a stronger shadow or assisted in finishing one that threatened to escalate beyond control, the resulting orb belonged to him by right of contribution. He did not touch it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when it hardened into a stable object did he store it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention of absorbing something he did not fully understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the hours passed, they gathered more than just orbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several luminous herbs similar to the first flower were harvested from crystal fissures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spatial container slowly filled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty percent would belong to the kingdom upon exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest would be theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite the steady gain, Michael's unease did not fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruin was generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faceless creatures appeared frequently, but rarely in\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>overwhelming numbers. The treasures were not hidden behind impossible trials. The orbs strengthened cultivation in measurable ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt almost curated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if something within the realm was encouraging growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael extended his perception again as they paused atop a low ridge, scanning the crystal-lit expanse stretching into endless twilight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere within the ruin, beneath the same endless twilight canopy, was Group Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tenth prince of the Lionheart Kingdom stood at its center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, the crystal-veined ground was stained darker than\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies lay scattered across the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not of faceless shadows, but of men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their attire, now smeared with blood and dust, marked them clearly as belonging to a neighboring kingdom. Their eyes were open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renn stood a short distance away, sword resting loosely at his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the air around him had shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current situation had begun due to a conflict over a single herb\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>growing from a narrow fissure in the stone. A precious one, judging from the density of energy around it. Words had been exchanged. Tension had risen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tenth prince had not hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of driving them back with force and superiority, instead of displaying dominance and allowing retreat, he had chosen the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>simplest path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He killed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gaze lingered\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked more displeased than shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scoff escaped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His posture remained relaxed, his weapon still faintly humming with residual energy from the earlier clash. His expression carried faint disdain, as though Renn's silent judgment amused him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the prince, weakness invited loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the opposing kingdom's team was too fragile to stand their ground,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then they should not have contested ownership in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renn's fingers tightened slightly around the hilt of his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince was stronger, and the exchange had been swift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that did not mean he approved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension between them thickened, subtle but unmistakable. Other\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>members of the group shifted uneasily, sensing the divide forming\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>between noble authority and personal conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the silence could harden into something harsher, one of their\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>teammates stepped back suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fallen bodies were changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first it seemed like a trick of the crystal light. Then the air above\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>each corpse shimmered faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark mist began to seep from their chests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not blood, but the same black vapor they had seen when\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>faceless creatures dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gathered slowly, rising like smoke drawn upward by unseen\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renn's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince's expression shifted from mild irritation to focused\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist above the first corpse condensed, compressed, and folded\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep blue orb formed in the air above the dead soldier's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every fallen opponent produced one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hovered in place, glowing faintly, carrying that same subtle\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hunger the ruin's shadows had emitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These men had not been faceless creatures of the realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From another kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one moved closer to the orbs for a while. It was a distinct feeling\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>from how they had behaved before toward the orbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing they could feel now was a chill in their spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until the prince spoke that the silence broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This should be different from the faceless monsters. These people\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>came from outside like us, so why are they producing these orbs too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince paused for a few seconds as all eyes focused on him before he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not sure, but I believe these orbs exist because they belonged to the faceless monsters these people killed and absorbed their energy. Now that they are dead, their energy is returning to the ruin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1035,"2026-05-28T17:47:55.579Z","2026-06-01T04:28:28.562Z",1,"novelbin.me","547c9c58d34f7896b9a804a9d9c184136dcc54c9be37d33a1c11fffdabb471a0","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-849","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-847",970,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-cover.jpg"]