[{"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-325":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},1080663,1399,"Chapter 325: A Close Call","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-325",325,"\u003Cp>Standing on the roof of the nearest building close to the town gate, Thoren watched the chaos rapidly approaching the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick, suffocating tension hung over the settlement like a sword poised above everyone’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously bustling streets were now completely empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doors were shut tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Windows were barred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Children hid behind their parents, trembling in fear even though they did not fully understand what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the town walls, Mantis Beastmen and human awakeners stood shoulder to shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons were unsheathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hands trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many who had never witnessed a beast tide before could not stop shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even thought about fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But where could they run?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding inside the town was not an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every awakener had been ordered onto the battlefield by the Crimson Arc Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no exceptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the massive cloud of crimson dust growing larger by the second, nobody dared speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody dared move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vibration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were the only things they felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the ground in front of the defensive line exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of Bone Crushing Wyrms erupted from beneath the crimson sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their horrifying shrieks pierced the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahhh! Ahhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill them quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fragile silence shattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carefully organized formation broke apart as warriors rushed forward to intercept the beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mantis Beastmen moved with incredible agility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their long legs blurred across the battlefield as they dodged ambushes from below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons crashed repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steel collided with claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splattered everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human battle cries mixed with the shrieks of the beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defenders desperately tried to eliminate the Bone Crushing Wyrms before the true beast tide arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the Bone Crushing Wyrms were far from easy opponents. Their bodies were covered in thick armored plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even direct attacks often failed to kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are here!\" someone screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warning spread through the battlefield instantly and everyone raised their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of Bone Crushing Wyrms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of Lesser Dune Scorpions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of Greater Dune Scorpions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They surged forward like an unstoppable ocean of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re doomed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vanguard could not stop himself from muttering those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was devoid of color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew beast tides were terrifying. However, seeing one with their own eyes was a completely different experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear invaded their heart, yet nobody retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they ran now, the town behind them would fall and without the town, the only thing waiting for them was death in the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the threat of death, both humans and Mantis Beastmen pushed themselves beyond their limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Bang! Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collision between both sides intensified immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beasts fell by the dozens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mantis Beastmen fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson sands quickly became soaked in fresh blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mantis blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything mixed together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The desert floor already resembled a sea of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it truly became one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"S-Someone help me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My leg!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! Stay away from me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield transformed into a living nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arms flew through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legs tumbled across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heads rolled through pools of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken armor littered the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shattered weapons were everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most human awakeners still wielded Iron Grade weapons. Against Level 30 beasts and above, such weapons revealed their greatest weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blades snapped apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spears shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Axes broke into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many awakeners lost their weapons at the worst possible moment. And when that happened, death followed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bone Crushing Wyrms tore through both humans and Mantis Beastmen alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their massive jaws crushed bodies as though they were made from brittle glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some victims were swallowed whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their screams vanished into the darkness of the beasts’ throats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Lesser and Greater Dune Scorpions unleashed carnage everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their giant pincers snapped shut repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies were severed in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood erupted into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their venomous stingers struck relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike claimed another victim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sturdy carapaces covering their bodies deflected countless attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many awakeners watched in despair as their weapons failed to penetrate the creatures’ defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold your ground!\" Orric roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veins bulged across his forehead. Sweat mixed with blood across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung his weapon in a powerful arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Lesser Dune Scorpion was launched backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Orric charged after it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He plunged his weapon directly into one of its eyes and then, the beast convulsed violently before collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Orric could celebrate, the ground beneath him suddenly collapsed and a massive Bone Crushing Wyrm burst upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its enormous mouth opened wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rows of razor sharp teeth rushed toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds of battle faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orric watched death rushing toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast was upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as despair began consuming him, a deafening impact echoed nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bone Crushing Wyrm was blasted sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep wound split open across its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black blood sprayed into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast released a mournful shriek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, it attempted to retreat underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gigantic axe descended repeatedly. Before everyone, the Wyrm’s neck separated completely from its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood poured from the wound like a broken dam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You idiot.\" Kiera turned toward the frozen Orric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grin stretched across her face. \"Use your head, muscle brain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew you would die without me.\" She casually shook the blood from her axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she charged toward an approaching Greater Dune Scorpion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You owe me ten sparring matches when this is over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her action was swift and decisive, wielding the massive Axe as if they weigh nothing. Girls love slim and agile weapons but not her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She loved fighting, the taste of metallic liquid in her mouth gave her a rush of adrenaline that nothing could compare with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at her back, Orric stood speechless. For a brief moment, the terrifying battlefield seemed distant. Then a relieved smile appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\" He tightened his grip on his weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The close brush with death had disappeared and In its place was renewed determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, he rushed back into battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die!\" He shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>",1028,"2026-06-03T10:41:31.767Z","2026-06-03T10:41:38.604Z",1,"novelbin.me","76bacaecf966a934221c4d76623c78bc044028f5b93291a6de831180dabde677","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-326","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-324",326,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-cover.jpg"]