[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons":3,"chapter-global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-149":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Global Survival: I Have Endless Skeletons",{"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},1080763,1399,"Chapter 149: Taren’s Confusion.","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-149",149,"\u003Cp>Inside the Knight Order’s temporary camp, Taren had just returned from the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered himself onto a wooden crate with visible difficulty, a sharp grimace crossing his face as pain flared through his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick bandages were wrapped tightly around his torso. Every breath he drew was shallow and strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand, he held a dented metal mug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised it and took a long swallow of strong alcohol, hoping the burn in his throat would dull the agony radiating through his ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle against the Beast God Sect had taken a heavy toll not only on him, but on every member of the Knight Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To halt the sect’s advance, they had paid dearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many had given up their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many had lost limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were crippled for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those unfortunates enough to survive with cripple legs, advancement was no longer possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their path as awakeners had ended on that blood-soaked field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought of his fallen brothers and sisters twisted something deep inside Taren’s chest, a pain sharper than his physical wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His jaw tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grip around the mug grew firm enough that it creaked under the pressure, as though he might crush it at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hatred for the Beast God Sect had never burned this fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn bastards,\" he muttered bitterly, spitting onto the dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy footsteps approached him. Taren lifted his head slowly, eyes narrowing despite his fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius stopped a few feet away and looked at his commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time he had seen Taren so gravely injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in previous campaigns, their leader had stood tall and unshaken. Now, however, the strain was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the depth of the wounds alone, Darius could imagine how brutal the clash had truly been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you allowed three of our members to follow a necromancer,\" Taren said, his brow furrowing deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius did not attempt to deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no reason to lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" he replied calmly. \"He needed the locations of both the Federation hideout and the Slave Trade Guild. I assigned three of our men to act as navigators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taren’s frown deepened. \"Why would he need their hideouts? Is he planning to form an alliance with them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Knight Order had already lost half its strength to the Beast God Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could not afford another prolonged battle again. Their wounded needed time to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their morale, all time low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius shook his head. \"No. He intends to eradicate them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taren blinked. For a moment, he said nothing. Then his eyes widened slightly, and his jaw slackened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you just say?\" he asked slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said the necromancer intends to eradicate them,\" Darius repeated evenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood how absurd it sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not witnessed Thoren’s power with his own eyes, he would have dismissed the claim as madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was not madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With what he had seen, Darius knew that Thoren possessed the strength to confront such forces without being overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Knight Order, on the other hand, was fighting too many enemies on too many fronts. They were stretched thin and bleeding from every side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappointment crept across Taren’s battered face. \"Darius,\" he said sternly, \"I expected better judgment from you in my absence, not this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He straightened his back despite the pain, anger beginning to overtake exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you possibly believe that a mere necromancer could destroy both the Federation and the Slave Trade Guild?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rose noticeably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was seething.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius was his second-in-command. He was supposed to be rational, cautious, and difficult to sway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now he was repeating what sounded like a child’s fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More troubling was the source of the claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A necromancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Necromancers were evil. Their words could not be trusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the man was manipulating them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he planned to conduct his own inhuman experiments?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To use the Knight Order as sacrifices?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To harvest their body parts to strengthen his undead servants?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will hold you personally responsible if anything happens to those three\" Taren declared coldly, anger and disappointment boiling within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius opened his mouth to explain further but at that very moment, the ground beneath the camp began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, it was faint, barely noticeable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loose dirt shook from beneath their boots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taren shot to his feet despite the agony in his chest, his expression turning grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Intruder! Prepare for battle!\" he roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, tension rippled through the camp. Exhausted and wounded as they were, the members of the Knight Order rushed to seize their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shields were raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blades were drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formations were assembled with disciplined precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they would not break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius stepped beside Taren, gripping his broadsword tightly. His eyes scanned left and right, searching for the source of the disturbance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Taren’s gaze snapped toward the eastern horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that direction, a massive cobra was racing toward the camp at terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its enormous body crushed trees and shattered rocks in its path as though they were fragile twigs. The ground cracked beneath its weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its scales shimmered ominously under the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-This beast...\" Taren muttered under his breath. \"It belongs to the leader of the Beast God Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their already dire situation had just worsened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of all possible enemies to appear at this moment, why did it have to be her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taren and Darius exchanged a brief glance. No fear passed between them, only silent determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two stepped forward together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Riona!\" Taren called out, forcing strength into his voice. \"Have you come to die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing atop the massive cobra’s head, Riona’s expression remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her long hair fluttered in the wind as the serpent slowed to a halt several yards from the Knight Order’s defensive line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cobra’s slit pupils fixed upon the humans with unmistakable malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its forked tongue flicking through the air as if tasting their fear. It coiled slightly, ready to strike when commanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am looking for a necromancer,\" Riona said coolly, completely ignoring Taren’s provocation. \"Have you seen him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taren scoffed. \"Why should we tell you? We are not your subordinates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to find someone, do it yourself. Do not come here to disturb us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his chin defiantly. \"And do not think you can intimidate us with that oversized snake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, Riona’s gaze sharpened, and a faint killing intent seeped into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere grew heavy, oppressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was on the verge of unleashing her fury when something shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression changed slightly, as though she had received a signal from afar. Her eyes flickered toward the direction of the distant ravine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, she tapped the cobra’s head lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive serpent obeyed instantly. With astonishing speed, it turned and shot away from the camp, disappearing toward the ravine in a matter of seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Knight Order stood frozen, stunned by the abrupt departure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one breathes loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere was strangely quiet\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What just happened?\" a person muttered in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taren slowly turned his head to look at Darius. \"Is it what I think it is?\" he asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile appeared on Darius’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me,\" Taren demanded, his voice low but intense. \"What exactly is going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1220,"2026-06-03T10:41:31.766Z","2026-06-03T10:41:38.603Z",1,"novelbin.me","cd3de339383d5d40e8a33ac1741b97cd44386262fb2f9d6f4dd829ce2a0521b5","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-150","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-148",326,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-cover.jpg"]