[{"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-99":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},1080913,1399,"Chapter 99: The Scapegoat Finally Screams","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>\"This is a deep conspiracy!\" Elric screamed, veins bulging from his forehead as rage and fear twisted his expression. His heart pounded violently against his chest, each beat echoing in his ears like a war drum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m innocent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His plan was to sneak out of the town without anyone knowing but he was wrong. He thought there was still time for him but no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that his deepest secret would be exposed so abruptly, laid bare in the open without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had indeed colluded with the Slave Trade Guild, he had never done so openly. Everything had been handled through layers of separation, veiled arrangements, and carefully placed intermediaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time he had met one of them had been the first, and the only, direct contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, he had never spoken to the other planted members within the Federation Police.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each side had played their role perfectly, ensuring no trail led back to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elric’s gaze swept across the group of officers standing before him, his sharp eyes scanning their faces with desperate intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no matter how hard he searched, he could not find a single familiar figure, no hidden allies, no silent supporters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left behind as sacrifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His teeth ground together as the realization settled heavily in his chest. He had been abandoned. Cast aside. Turned into the perfect scapegoat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Elric,\" Green said coldly, a faint sneer tugging at the corner of his lips, \"your involvement with the Slave Trade Guild has already been proven.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand slightly, gesturing toward the documents stacked on the nearby table. \"This is not a conspiracy. We have hundreds of solid pieces of evidence against you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green’s eyes hardened. \"So, cooperate with us and go to the dungeon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dungeon?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elric’s eyes widened in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dungeon was not a place meant for trials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a place meant for breaking people. His mana would be sealed, bound by suppression chains designed to crush the will and rip the truth from one’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interrogation methods there were brutal, relentless, and irreversible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one entered the dungeon and came out whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he stepped inside, he was finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should I go to the dungeon?\" Elric shouted fiercely, panic leaking through his defiance. \"I need to be tried!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed his fist against his chest. \"As a captain of the Federation Police, only the Chief has the authority to imprison me in the dungeon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rang through the hall, loud and confident, filled with righteous conviction. He believed that invoking the Police Chief’s name would make them hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the officers present had long been dissatisfied with his position. His rise to captain had been nothing short of blatant nepotism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lacked the strength, the leadership, and the respect required for the role and now, under such a grave accusation, he dared to hide behind authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, icy voice cut through the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short female officer stepped forward, her eyes blazing with fury. \"If you weren’t a police officer, I would have already broken your arms and legs. So keep quiet before I lose my patience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire police hall fell into stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every gaze turned toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a Level 13 Berserker, a violent dwarf known for settling disputes with her fists rather than words. Authority meant nothing to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She believed in only one thing... strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elric swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why is this violent dwarf here...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her present, he knew his chances of avoiding the dungeon had dropped to almost zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear clamped around his heart like a vice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he met her cold, murderous gaze, his resistance crumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"F-Fine!\" he blurted out. \"I’ll cooperate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hands hastily. \"But my cell must be different from common criminals. And I cannot be bound with those suppression chains!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until I am tried and found guilty, I have rights!\" he added desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several officials stared at him as if he had just spoken nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Elric could register what was happening, the short officer closed the distance in a blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fist smashed into Elric’s jaw with terrifying force. His vision exploded into stars as his body was sent flying across the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed into the wall with a dull thud, blood spraying from his mouth as his body collapsed to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock rippled through the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf cracked her knuckles, unfazed. \"What are you all standing around for?\" she snapped. \"Arrest him and let’s get this over with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had initially allowed them to handle things diplomatically. But watching Elric spew nonsense about rights and authority had pushed her past her limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two high-level awakeners immediately moved forward, cuffing the still-dazed Elric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-You hit me...\" he murmured weakly, disbelief etched across his bloodied face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn’t over!\" he screamed as they dragged him away. \"When the Police Chief returns, I’ll make you all pay for this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as he shouted threats, deep down, Elric already knew the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Police Chief?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short officer didn’t even spare him a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to the remaining officers. \"Elric didn’t act alone,\" she said firmly. \"We continue the investigation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused before adding, \"No officer is permitted to leave the town until this is resolved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every officer nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire town was watching now. One wrong move would cost them the last remaining goodwill of the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the street from the police station, a young man with ash-gray hair observed the scene from the shadows, a deep frown creasing his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is bad...\" he whispered. \"With our cover blown, our influence in this town will be severely limited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fist. \"This will affect the grand plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to report this immediately. And Elric cannot be allowed to live.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, his figure dissolved into the shadows, vanishing without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-03T10:41:31.766Z","2026-06-03T10:41:38.603Z",1,"novelbin.me","1115a7fd987e5679511969c770af7ba155fefdae29b019ac4fe7dd68944631f5","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-100","global-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-chapter-98",326,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-survival-i-have-endless-skeletons-cover.jpg"]