[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-204":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},1243653,1673,"Chapter 204 204: Going to be tough!","magus-supremacy-chapter-204",204,"\u003Cp>Back at Lunaria Academy, chaos erupted just as the second-year students came face-to-face with an army of skeletal soldiers—over three hundred of them clawing their way from the earth like a plague reborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air turned cold as the undead charged forward at a blistering speed, their hollow eyes glowing with eerie blue light. In a heartbeat, battle exploded in front of the academy gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp motion of her hand, Lyra unleashed a slicing crescent of wind. It cleaved through a skeleton's arm, bones scattering like shattered porcelain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She propelled herself forward, carried by her magic, and blasted a concentrated gale into the skeleton's chest, reducing it to a splintered heap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A metallic whistle sliced through the air—Dave hurled a massive metal scythe into a cluster of enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spun like a buzzsaw, tearing through ten skeletons and sending bones flying in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You walking piles of garbage, stay dead already!\" a lightning mage snarled, arcs of electricity dancing around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve bolts crackled into being and shot outward—but the skeletons evaded with uncanny agility. Three of them materialized before him, their bone spears thrusting toward his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An earthen wall erupted just in time, intercepting the deadly strike. A second later, icy spears rained down from the sky, impaling the skeletons and silencing their rattling growls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dante!\" Selene's voice rang out. She stood in the middle of the fray, shadowy tendrils emerging from beneath her feet, binding four skeletons in place. Dante pivoted, an earth-forged blade materializing in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bent the very ground to his will, rocketing forward in a blink. With two brutal swings, his sword pulverized the four restrained skeletons into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Behind you!\" Charlotte shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyra twisted midair. A bone sword grazed her cheek, drawing a thin line of crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You damn walking fossils!\" she yelled, summoning a spiraling gust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tornado erupted from her outstretched hand, sweeping across the battlefield and tearing five skeletons apart like paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Metal Creation Magic!\" Dave bellowed, eyes scanning the battlefield. His breathing was ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn it. I burned through a breakthrough against that irritating commoner earlier, and now this. My core's running dry. If we hadn't been interrupted… I'd have nothing left to give.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spiral Lance!\" he roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gigantic, rotating metal lance formed at his side, spinning with such speed that it stirred the dust into a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thunderous crack, it shot forward, obliterating twelve skeletons and gouging a trench in the earth that extended into the nearby forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kuh!\" Dave choked on blood, wiping it away with the back of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no end to them!\" a student shouted, barely dodging a descending sword. He vanished in a blink, reappearing behind the attacking skeleton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a snarl, he drove a stolen bone sword into its skull. Teleporting again, he emerged behind two more and crushed their skulls in tandem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, another student raised his arms. Twelve skeletons were wrenched into the air by unseen force, then slammed back down with such intensity that the ground cracked beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I'm running out of mana…\" he muttered under his breath, face drenched in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two lightning mages zipped across the battlefield like twin comets, hurling arcs of electricity into enemies. Bones exploded wherever they struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Further back, Charlotte focused on precision over spectacle. She calmly fired spheres of water, each one bursting upon contact and dismantling skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few dodged and crept up behind her—but before they could strike, a sharp shard of metal embedded itself in one of their skulls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you holding back?\" Dave shouted, fending off a relentless skeleton. Its bone sword clashed with his metal blade, pushing him back with each blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm conserving my energy. Something doesn't feel right,\" Charlotte replied, releasing a wave of water that sent a group of skeletons tumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't feel right?\" Dante barked, his voice sharp with disbelief. \"We're being swarmed by undead monsters!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of earth spears formed around him and launched like missiles, striking skeletons—until one appeared unexpectedly from the side, thrusting a spear at his midsection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dave's earth wall wasn't fast enough. Dante twisted, the spear slicing through his robe and into his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting his teeth, he formed an earthen gauntlet and smashed the skeleton's head to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it…\" he growled, dropping to one knee as blood soaked his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm saying it because this all feels wrong,\" Charlotte said, snapping her fingers. A thin stream of water shot from her palm, piercing a skeleton's skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why use sheer numbers? First zombies, now skeletons. The zombies were weak, but these ones… What happens if something worse comes next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your logic is trash!\" an ice mage snapped, summoning an ice shield that absorbed a sword strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze the skeleton mid-motion and shattered it into glittering fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Still… she might have a point, he admitted internally. I've been burning through my mana way too fast. If this keeps up…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lyra!\" Selene called again. Shadows erupted from her feet, ensnaring ten skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wind Magic—Tornado!\" Lyra cried, her hands flaring with power. A massive vortex swirled into being, dragging the skeletons upward before scattering their remains like autumn leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With relentless coordination, the students began overwhelming the undead. Their numbers thinned rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just five more minutes of furious combat, silence finally returned. The skeletal threat was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panting and drenched in sweat, the second-years collapsed to their knees, gasping for air. Some laughed in disbelief, others just let their weapons drop. Relief washed over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the ground screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ARGHHHH!\" Charlotte shrieked as a blade burst from beneath a student, cleaving him in two before anyone could react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On your feet!\" someone shouted, eyes wide with horror. Another student gasped, blood spilling from his mouth as a sword impaled him through the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it all!\" Lyra cursed, throwing up a barrier of wind around the group. It lifted them high above the ground for a better view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then they saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty towering ogres clawed their way out of the earth, each one grinning savagely, their beady eyes glowing with malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wielded colossal swords and jagged spears, muscles rippling beneath coarse armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suffocating pressure descended over the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is going to be tough,\" Selene whispered, her voice trembling. She wasn't alone—every student could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ogres were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They radiated raw, brutal power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were only just getting started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>___\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{A\u002FN}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happy new month to all my lovely readers 😊 I hope you all are still enjoying the book so far? If so, please keep on supporting the book with all resources you have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power stones, Golden tickets, gifts or even comments, anything will help to fuel my drive. Thank you guys!✌️😊\u003C\u002Fp>",1123,"2026-06-05T15:21:23.698Z",1,"novelbin.me","3a0fa92140bdafb2bc8f4af33a023ffdd32c39cfb815d677751ae1612be923f7","magus-supremacy-chapter-68","magus-supremacy-chapter-67",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]