[{"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-52":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},1080866,1399,"Chapter 52: Mercy Was Never Promised","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-52",52,"\u003Cp>Basil, the burly young man, stared at the scene before him, his lips trembling uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoren had already shocked him again and again along with everyone else present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, terror rooted itself deep into his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching a dead, terrifying humanoid creature rise once more. Their hollow eyes blazing with soul fire was beyond horrifying. It shattered his understanding of reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His muscles stiffened, locking him in place, while his breath hitched painfully in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-This...\" His voice faltered, trailing off as his mind struggled to process what he was witnessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Thoren could turn such powerful humanoid creatures into obedient undead servants, then what was stopping him from doing the same to them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought struck Basil like a hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories of his earlier arrogance surged back, each word he had spoken now echoing like a death sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regret flooded his chest so violently that he nearly gagged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wished the ground would split open and swallow him whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would rather be buried alive than fall into the hands of such a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from him, Idonea, the Lancer, stood frozen as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, she forgot about the nerve-racking pain tearing through her battered body and stared blankly at the scene unfolding before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too powerful...\" she murmured hoarsely. \"How can anyone on the first floor possess such an overpowered ability?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Necromancers were notorious, but they were also bound by limitations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only control a limited number of undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mental capacity restricted how many contracts they could maintain, and they were never supposed to control undead stronger than themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were ironclad rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rules that the boy before them had completely shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the restrictions applied to Thoren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the overwhelming undead legion standing in disciplined silence, Idonea felt a chill crawl up her spine. Her grip on her broken spear tightened unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swore to herself then and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After escaping this forsaken hellhole, she would avoid Thoren at all costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she made her silent vow, the others were thinking the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had barely survived an encounter with five Level 16 High Noble Stonewall Warriors, creatures capable of wiping them out without effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now those same existences stood behind Thoren, obedient and lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who in their right mind would dare oppose him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Thoren, he paid no attention to the trembling awakeners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire focus was on the final stage of converting the High Noble Stonewall warriors into undead servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah... finally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled deeply as the last contract was completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bead of sweat slid down his forehead, and he wiped it away with the back of his hand. A satisfied grin crept across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now, these six will become my ace from now on,’ he thought calmly as he turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, five undead High Nobles stood in a perfect formation, like sentinels guarding a sovereign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their hollow eye sockets burned with intense soul fire, radiating cold intelligence. They were no longer mindless monsters but elite weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely meeting their gaze sent shivers racing down the spine of anyone nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-Thank you... for helping us...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Idonea forced the words out, her voice stiff with apprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Necromancers were feared for a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their minds were said to be twisted beyond comprehension, their morality warped by death and darkness. No one could predict what such a person might do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Thoren decided to turn them into undead servants, their fate would be sealed forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held her breath, as if awaiting a verdict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basil and the others mirrored her expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the remaining awakeners offered their thanks, though their faces were pale and distorted with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their dread of Thoren rivaled, if not exceeded the terror they felt toward the High Noble monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the High Noble creature killed them, at least their bodies would remain intact, their souls free to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they fell into Thoren’s hands...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even death would not grant them peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just imagining it made their hearts pound violently against their chests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere within the underground chamber grew heavy and suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oppressive silence pressed down on everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smirk tugged at the corner of Thoren’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could already guess what they were thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze locked onto Basil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His boots echoed softly against the stone floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the deathly quiet chamber, each step sounded like a tolling bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Basil, it was the sound of doom approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No... no...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He screamed internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Please... don’t come to me...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain faded from his awareness as despair gnawed relentlessly at his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat drenched his body, soaking his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each step Thoren took, it felt as though death crept closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Thoren stopped in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his head slightly and stared down at Basil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe you and I have unfinished business,\" Thoren said, his voice dangerously calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every person in the chamber swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basil trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to speak, but no sound emerged. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a massive humanoid figure approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m doomed...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench of death filled his nostrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It suffocated him from the inside out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if mocking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A revered Level 14 Berserker, trembling beneath the gaze of a newcomer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone spoke volumes of Thoren’s terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This will serve as a lesson for others,\" Thoren said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Basil could react, the Undead High Noble reached out and seized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was lifted effortlessly into the air, his body dangling helplessly in its grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"P-Please...!\" Basil begged desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regret consumed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why couldn’t he keep his mouth shut?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he have to be the one to provoke him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had known Thoren was such a devil, he wouldn’t have dared offend him even if given ten lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, there was no pill for regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHHHHH—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soul-rending scream tore from Basil’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Undead High Noble tightened its grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deliberately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh tore apart as blood gushed out like a broken pipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Idonea and the others shuddered violently. Some couldn’t hold it in and soiled themselves in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One bone after another was crushed, ground into paste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basil was kept alive, forced to experience every second of agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"P-Please... kill me...\" he sobbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, Thoren was no longer human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a mere taunt, he was subjected to inhuman torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who else could do such a thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Basil wished for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Thoren’s expression never changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Basil’s arms were completely ruined, the Undead High Noble released him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hit the ground with a wet, sickening sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cross me again,\" Thoren said coldly, his voice carrying clearly through the chamber, \"and it won’t end here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Carry him outside,\" he commanded. \"Make sure he stays alive. If he dies...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t finish the sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The threat felt like a cold blade pressed against their necks as Thoren walked calmly toward the five coffins in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[AN:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please support this book with your golden tickets and power stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>]\u003C\u002Fp>",1213,"2026-06-03T10:41:31.766Z","2026-06-03T10:41:38.603Z",1,"novelbin.me","f6e54e3d218251c18fcf556ffff2a03ba33e901b45c5626ae17dd6f6affd947f","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-53","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-51",326,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-cover.jpg"]