[{"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-84":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},1080898,1399,"Chapter 84: Run—While You Still Can","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>For a moment, Minerva failed to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at her best friend with wide, unblinking eyes, as if she had just heard something utterly absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words echoed in her mind, refusing to make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A necromancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She almost scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The denial rose instinctively, clawing its way up her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to laugh, to brush it off as paranoia born from fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could there possibly be a necromancer hiding among Federation Police Officers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, it sounded like the most ridiculous accusation imaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the moment she looked into Rowena’s face, the scoff died before it could escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rowena was pale, deathly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips trembled, and her eyes were wide with naked fear, the kind that could not be faked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t panic or hysteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was terror sharpened by certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, Minerva felt a chill crawl up her spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression shifted, dread seeping in as the realization began to settle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world suddenly felt colder, heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Minerva could open her mouth, before she could even decide what to say, Rowena spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s after us...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was low but urgent, trembling despite her effort to steady it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each word carried raw fear, stripped bare of composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minerva’s heart lurched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rowena inhaled sharply and continued, her thoughts racing faster than her lips could keep up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m only a Level Eleven Paladin,\" she said. \"From the undead energy I sensed... he’s at least Level Fifteen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands clenched into fists at her sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy energy was the natural bane of undead and evil-aligned energy but that advantage only mattered when the gap in strength wasn’t overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A difference of four levels wasn’t something she could bridge with blind courage and light alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not against a necromancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not likehim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t fight him,\" Rowena said grimly. \"Not head-on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minerva’s chest tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We split up,\" Rowena said suddenly, her words spilling out faster now. \"If we run in different directions, he won’t be able to chase both of us at once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Wait—that’s a bad idea—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Minerva could finish her sentence, Rowena moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bolted into the street, her body exploding into motion with everything she had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her boots struck the stone pavement in rapid succession as she vanished into the flow of the town\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rowena!\" Minerva called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her voice was swallowed by distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minerva froze where she stood, staring at the direction her best friend had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her emotions tangled violently inside her chest, fear, guilt, confusion, and helplessness colliding all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What would have happened if Rowena hadn’t followed me...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought alone made her shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, she had failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had dragged her friend into danger, danger far beyond what she could protect her from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weight of it pressed down on her chest until it hurt to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sniffed, her vision blurring as tears gathered at the corners of her eyes. But she refused to let them fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I need to do better. I have to...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thoughts faltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always believed herself to be one of the most capable officers in the Federation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disciplined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ever since she met Thoren, the cracks in her confidence had begun to show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One lapse after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was ignorant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too trusting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worst of all, blind, utterly incapable of reading the room when it mattered most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What should I do?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Federation Police Building, once a place of safety and familiarity, now loomed behind her like a predator’s den.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the thought of being near it made her skin crawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I need to hide...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned in the opposite direction, her instincts screaming at her to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when she noticed a familiar back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I know that silhouette...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She watched as the man slipped into a narrow alley, his movements unhurried, almost casual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is he going in there...?\" she murmured to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her unease grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without realizing it, she began to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea of hiding slipped to the back of her mind, discarded in favor of something far more dangerous... curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She maintained a careful distance, her steps light and measured. She blended into the shadows, her gaze locked firmly on her target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she slipped into the alley’s shade, a thin young man with ash-gray hair stepped out of the Federation building behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disguised guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the street, his dark, hollow eyes narrowing. His nose twitched subtly as he turned toward a specific direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy energy...\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sinister grin stretched across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had waited deliberately, allowing his prey to gain distance. There was no need to rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With holy energy leaking from her body, she was nothing more than a beacon in the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how well she hid, as long as the light had not fully faded, he could find her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rowena knew this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why she hadn’t lingered near the Federation Building, not for even a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ran without hesitation, weaving through streets and crowds, her mind racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I need to find someone.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone powerful enough to deter a Level 15 necromancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thoughts scrambled until realization struck like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There’s only one person I can depend on...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She changed direction sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of ash-gray hair closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What?! How did he find me so fast?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart slammed violently against her ribs, pounding like a war drum. Panic surged through her veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed herself harder, drawing on every ounce of strength left in her legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She became a blur streaking through the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, he closed the distance effortlessly, his gaze fixed on her like a predator savoring the chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Today, I’ll offer your holy heart as a sacrifice...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought made him grin madly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He increased his speed, vanishing from the perception of low-level awakeners before they could even register his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Shit! Shit!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rowena cursed silently as she felt the distance shrinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just one more street...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned sharply onto a quieter road lined with aging buildings. At the far end stood a two-story inn—the only building still lit at this hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope surged through her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relief washed over her as she sprinted toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, the necromancer’s expression twisted in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No—!\" he snarled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed his full speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vanished and reappeared less than three meters behind her, his hand shooting forward to seize her by the neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden acceleration stunned her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not good!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to dodge, but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear and panic gnawed at her heart. She refused to be captured. She only needed to make it inside the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one step more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silver-haired boy stepped out of the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his gaze met hers and then shifted to the boy behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>",1169,"2026-06-03T10:41:31.766Z","2026-06-03T10:41:38.603Z",1,"novelbin.me","b9d0788e832d7860ca415b0b140d75ca45ead13ef7cbe703eeda3838ead68349","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-85","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-83",326,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-cover.jpg"]