[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-203":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Magus Supremacy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1243648,1673,"Chapter 203 203: Second wave!","magus-supremacy-chapter-203",203,"\u003Cp>Just when it seemed like Grey had seized control of the battlefield, the ground began to quake with a sinister rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks spread like lightning bolts through the earth, and from those cracks emerged a horrifying sight—three hundred skeletal soldiers, their sockets glowing dimly with necrotic flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each brandished a different weapon made of bone: jagged spears, rust-stained swords, curved shields, bone-forged chains, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guys,\" Grey called out, voice calm but firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, his team closed in beside him, forming a tight defensive line. Their eyes locked onto the skeletal army now marching toward them with chilling synchronization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack!\" the commanding zombie bellowed from several meters away, its voice rasping like metal on stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletons lunged forward, bones clattering like war drums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I get the first hit!\" Scarlet roared, flames bursting from her feet as she rocketed into the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she neared, she unleashed a searing funnel of fire, scorching the front lines to crisp ashes. But some agile skeletons circled behind her, swords raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could strike, a transparent shield blinked into existence, absorbing their blows with a soft pulse of magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, out of nowhere, a thick mist enveloped the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Visibility dropped to a whisper, and within that fog, water-forged arrows zipped through the air, piercing skeletal skulls and dropping them like marionettes cut from strings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Greg zipped across the battlefield, his legs clad in crackling lightning boots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a ferocious leap, he hammered his foot into a skeleton's skull, sending a shockwave that buckled the enemy's legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a lurking skeleton bashed him square in the face with its shield, sending him spiraling backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he hit the ground, a gentle gust of wind slowed his descent, letting him land upright with a grunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above them, the sky darkened as fifty crescent-shaped blades of wind, each laced with flickering lightning, formed in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fusion Magic: Thunder Gale!\" Grey shouted, extending his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky rained blades, slicing through skeletal ranks with elegant precision. Bone shields shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ribs cracked. The skeletons fell in heaps, turned into fragmented remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Show-off!\" Scarlet yelled playfully, a fiery tunnel swirling around her arms. She swung it with force, the flames crashing into more skeletons and turning them into clouds of ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, Vince clashed swords with a skeleton, narrowly dodging a bone strike before retaliating with his own blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a shield blocked his attack, then slammed into his face, sending him skidding across the field. Blood trickled down his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the skeletons could finish him, three precise water arrows zipped through the air, smashing through their skulls. Jay approached, a gleaming water blade in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You okay?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, thanks,\" Vince replied, quickly deflecting another strike. With a twist of his hand, a metal spike shot out from the ground, impaling the new attacker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die!\" Scarlet shouted, erupting in a tornado of flames that incinerated anything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all the fighters, Scarlet and Greg were wreaking the most havoc, while Grey chimed in with lethal precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm… Scarlet's magic is much stronger than before. Could it be that ring she picked up in that cave?' Grey wondered, casually waving a hand to send a wave of wind that blasted an approaching skeleton away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Water Creation Magic: Serpent of the Sea!\" Jay chanted. A colossal water serpent surged forward, crashing into skeletons and hurling them like ragdolls into the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lightning Creation Magic: Showers of Lightning Arrows!\" Greg's voice boomed as hundreds of lightning arrows descended from the heavens, each bolt turning skeletons to smoldering debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Show-offs!\" Raze yelled, unleashing his own flame tunnel, which engulfed four skeletons in a roaring inferno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look out!\" Arthur shouted. A transparent shield shimmered behind Raze just in time to block a bone spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vince appeared a heartbeat later, slicing the offending skeleton's head clean off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks!\" Raze breathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're all on a battlefield—concentrate!\" Vorden snapped, using his mist magic to blur an incoming skeleton's vision before a bolt of lightning finished it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Support roles... That's what I've been reduced to,' Vorden thought bitterly. 'Even that peasant Arthur is more useful than me.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire Creation Magic: Drags!\" Scarlet's voice cut through the chaos. A flaming dragon burst from her palms, wings beating as it soared into the skeleton ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tried to fight it, but the beast opened its flaming maw and incinerated them in a single sweep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought these skeletons were supposed to give us trouble!\" Jay shouted, leaping over a bone sword and plunging his water spear into another skeleton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sweep of his foot sent a water wave crashing into another enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too weak!\" Greg declared, propelling himself with a thunderous boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed a devastating double-fisted strike that shattered a skeleton into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm here too, damn it!\" Raze barked, flames enveloping his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as a bone spear grazed his cheek, he twisted and delivered a burning punch that cracked his foe into smoldering chunks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this all they've got for Grey? He doesn't even need to lift a finger!\" Vince laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tiny metal bird fluttered past him, flapping its wings to launch sharp shards of metal that embedded into enemy skulls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough!\" Scarlet shouted. Her fiery dragon dove into a mass of enemies, and with a shriek, it detonated, releasing a massive fireburst that vaporized a dozen skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No… something's wrong,' Grey thought, scanning the battlefield. The skeletons were being wiped out too easily. His gut twisted with unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within moments, the field was quiet. Bones littered the ground, and the team stood panting, their elemental magic fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My turn,\" Vanica said gently, releasing two dozen luminous butterflies. The healing light from their wings washed over the team, mending wounds and reinvigorating exhausted bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Grey's unease deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Something's off. I feel it—something's coming.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's this so-called undead god?!\" Greg taunted. \"Look! We destroyed your proud skeleton soldiers! What now?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keh keh keh… Did you?\" a voice rasped as a zombie rose from the ground, half its face rotted clean off. \"That was merely the first wave… Now prepare for the next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth split open again—this time with a sickening rumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of the fissures climbed hulking beasts, each the size of an ogre, with massive tusks and jagged swords nearly the length of a man. Their eyes glowed like burning coals, and they snarled as they faced the weary team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were ten of them—and they reeked of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Appraisal!\" Grey called, and a faint blue screen materialized before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Name: Ogres}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Level: 6}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Magic: Enhanced strength}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Mana: 70\u002F70}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit!\" Grey muttered, tightening his fists. \"I hate it when I'm right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1110,"2026-06-05T15:21:23.698Z",1,"novelbin.me","a433940cd77b5aefb0d3c444e209aedb722af9f24259ecc548494a0d2ee11f0f","magus-supremacy-chapter-64","magus-supremacy-chapter-63",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]