[{"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-849":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},41943,69,"Chapter 849 Pattern","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-849",849,"\u003Cp>No one spoke for a while until one of their teammates, Shakil, raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that's the case, doesn't that mean this expedition just got more dangerous?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince's eyes flickered slightly. \"Explain yourself,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my prince,\" Shakil replied. \"What I am trying to say is, what happens when all these monsters are killed? Wouldn't that mean people would be the next things hunted?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As realization settled over everyone, it was followed by a strong chill running down their spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other locations within the ruin, many other groups were also discovering several strange things about it. Unfortunately, the advantages toward their growth were too significant to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystal-lit ridge beneath Michael's boots trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy force struck somewhere below, followed by the sharp crack of splitting stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael turned his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There,\" Arianne murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They descended the ridge just enough to gain a clear view of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature stood nearly twice the height of an average human. It was not humanoid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its limbs were elongated, jointed at unnatural angles. The surface of its body was matte black, but unlike the lesser shadows, faint lines of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dark-blue energy pulsed beneath its skin, tracing patterns like veins. Its head was smooth and featureless, yet pressure radiated from where eyes should have been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric was already in motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dashed forward, boots grinding against crystal-veined stone. His blade, now infused with mana, shimmered faintly with deep blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword cleaved downward in a heavy arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade met resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faceless monster raised one elongated arm and caught the strike mid-swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact detonated a shockwave that fractured the ground\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric's teeth clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature did not stagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the lines beneath its surface flared brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand swept outward, and the air responded instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A compressed blade of wind formed, almost invisible except for the distortion it carved through the space in front of him. It sliced forward in a crescent arc and struck the creature's flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind edge tore a shallow line across the matte surface, sending dark fragments scattering like splintered stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Lucien's other hand traced a quick sigil in the air. Mana threads tightened around the monster's legs, attempting to bind and restrict its movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric did not hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward, planting his foot heavily as heat surged around him. Unlike Lucien's clean cuts, Alaric's fire magic roared outward in controlled aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ring of burning sigils flared beneath his boots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that ring, three pillars of flame erupted simultaneously around the monster, forming a triangular prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air distorted from sheer heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature reacted violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its limbs slammed outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One elongated arm extended like a whip, smashing into Cedric's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric twisted at the last instant, but the blow still sent him skidding across stone, boots carving deep lines as he fought to regain footing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster leapt upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana bindings around its legs snapped with a violent ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slammed into one of Alaric's fire pillars and tore through it, flames scattering outward in blazing fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric gritted his teeth, pushing more mana into the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sigils beneath him brightened, veins standing out along his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien adjusted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of another cutting arc, he extended both palms forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air compressed sharply around the creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible force tightened from all sides, restricting its range of motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster's dark-blue veins flared in response, resisting the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric charged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck in rapid succession, short and precise blows aimed at joints\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and fracture points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep crack formed along one elongated limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A concentrated spear of compressed wind shot forward and pierced\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>directly into the fracture Cedric had created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact drove the crack deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature retaliated instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its other arm elongated unnaturally, splitting at the elbow into two\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>thinner appendages that stabbed downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric barely deflected one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second pierced through his shoulder guard, grazing flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien redirected the pressure field, forcing the creature's upper\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>body backward to reduce the follow-up strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric compressed his flame pillars inward, narrowing the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combined assault forced the creature backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of compact dark energy exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind bindings shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire pillars collapsed. Cedric dropped to one knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien was thrown several meters back, boots scraping as he fought\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to regain balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric slid back, his sigils flickering violently before stabilizing. The monster stood in the center of scorched and fractured terrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fractures along its limb sealed slowly, dark-blue energy knitting\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the damage together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the ridge above, Arianne narrowed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's healing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric rose again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he did not rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien shifted left, drawing wind into a tighter orbit around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around him became sharp and thin, slicing at loose debris\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>without visible motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric repositioned to the right, forming a more complex fire array\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second phase began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric feinted high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster raised its arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien struck low, sending a horizontal blade of compressed wind\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>toward its legs while simultaneously tightening a pressure field around its torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric condensed his fire into a single focused spear above him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>rotating slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature moved to intercept Cedric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric thrust both hands upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pierced directly through the fracture Cedric and Lucien had\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, there was resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the spear punched through the creature's upper torso, erupting\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>out its back in a burst of blazing fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien followed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He compressed the surrounding air into a narrow spike and drove it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>through the same wound, preventing the dark energy from sealing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster convulsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark energy flared violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One final strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blade carved horizontally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its form collapsed inward, black vapor erupting outward before\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>compressing violently and dissolving entirely. Silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shimmered with residual heat and thin slicing currents of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fading wind. Cedric stood breathing heavily, blood trickling down his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien lowered his hands slowly, the sharp tension in the air dissipating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric's sigils dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the scorched stone, a deep-blue orb condensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Larger than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Denser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pulsed once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the ridge, Arianne spoke quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are becoming stronger.\" Michael's eyes did not leave the orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. And it seems the pattern is that the deeper we go, the more intense everything becomes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1094,"2026-05-28T17:47:55.579Z","2026-06-01T04:28:28.562Z",1,"novelbin.me","f7eb9b31ff25fb47a5bb240e4813ca7e177fe0e7ddc9880d16cb8c963c76dd41","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-850","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-848",970,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-cover.jpg"]