[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army":3,"chapter-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1227":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!",{"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},1693829,2163,"Chapter 1227: The Manor's Guardians","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1227",1227,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment we reached the manor, right in front of the entrance, there were two three- meter-tall knight statues, holding long spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed normal and inconspicuous at first glance, but once we got closer to them... CLANK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, they were Nightmares this whole time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, the plot twist that something you don't think is a Nightmare ends up being one is getting a bit old!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Knight Statues suddenly moved out of nowhere, giving one step forward that shook the ground between the two of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They started moving, pointing their spears at us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-The statues are moving?!\" Alma panicked, giving several steps back and hiding behind\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah shit, here we go again I guess!\" Emily groaned, her Dream Weapon covering her body as\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an armor once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alma, don't be too afraid, we gotta safe Sof no matter what!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emily smiled back at Alma, which helped her friend regain some confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"R-Right!\" nodded Alma. \"Please rely on me! I'll do my best to help too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed her magic staff at the knights, as I nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess if we're on a hurry there's no point in letting them struggle too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have to deal with these as quickly as possible. I'm confident I can help Sofia even if we break her Dream Heart, but if we take too long, the Nightmare will end up decaying completely and devouring her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So we can't waste our time with this small fry, we have to hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay then, here they come,\" I said, wielding my sword and the axe as the two giant statues rushed towards us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They swung their spears with genuine dexterity and skill, unleashing barrages of Spearmanship techniques, releasing explosions of darkness against us with each piercing blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I acted as the tank this time, using my clothes, which were actually my magic dress, to protect myself, while also covering me with an armor of Blood Dragon Bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I received their blows without being pushed back at all, they were most likely S Rank, yet they were huge and strong, they could easily kill Emily or Alma if I lowered my guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, girls, attack them from the sides!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I held them back, Emily charged her fists with electricity, unleashing a barrage of punches against the statue to the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Thunder Fists}!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Alma imbued her staff with her Dream Essence, forming a huge spiraling water spear which then she froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Frost Javelin}!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both powerful attacks impacted the two statues, as I held them back and then quickly swung my hammer and my axe against them, further shattering their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, crack...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both statues quickly exploded into pieces, as the smoke dissipated, however, I quickly realized they weren't dealt with yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a second...! Emily, Alma, stay back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I told them to step back, the girls were already walking to my side, unable to move in time, two figures emerged from amidst the cloud of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These weren't really statues, they were stone shells, covering something inside much more terrifying-looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GRYAAAH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GRUOOH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were lanky and made of dried red flesh, their faces resembled some middle-aged man, with a short beard made of white tentacles, their faces were distorted though and almost unrecognizable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I did recognize it from the visions I saw of Sofia's past, what I saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These resembled her dad, horribly so!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They swung their giant hands at the girls, trying to crush them with the sheer force of their blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emily managed to block their incoming blows with her armor, but her armor already gained several cracks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alma conjured a barrier of water, which they easily moved through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alma, run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emily was trying to bring their attention, but Alma didn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what to do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alma quickly harnessed her powers, as her Aura turned into cold winds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Frozen Coffin}!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that second where the monsters were moving through her water barrier, ignoring it, the water suddenly froze, trapping them inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amazing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, kill them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaped towards the hideous monsters, swinging my blade and my axe, and cutting the head and then the entire body of one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH! BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emily! Try to turn transform your metal into blades to slice through foes more easily!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blades? You're right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emily turned her gauntlets into long metallic, electrified blades, beheading the other\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nightmare right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a new one! {Thunder Blade}!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interesting, even Emily was learning how to properly manipulate the metals within her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>armor, not just the thunder element imbued into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked surprisingly fast, she's an incredibly quick learner, similar to Alma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>POOF! POOF!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Nightmares exploded into black smoke, disappearing and leaving behind two black crystals, with a tint of red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah, you didn't even need my help this time, not bad! I always ate those girls so I had no idea they could be this good.\" Beatriz said, walking to my side with a cocky smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would have been nicer if you had sniffed them from afar, but you didn't,\" I said. \"You didn't alert\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>us of their danger... Are you trying to see how far you can do things within the contract's restrictions? Let me tell you, I can modify it as I please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"E-Eh?! Wait a second, I never intended that! I didn't really sense them at all, they were hidden inside of their stone armor, concealed!\" Beatriz tried to argue. \"Please forgive me...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll believe you for now, I don't have much time for you anyways,\" I sighed, walking to Emily\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Alma. \"That was intense, are you two alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, we're fine...\" Alma nodded. \"We didn't take that much damage. Emily's fine too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My armor broke,\" said Emily. \"But like this... I can regenerate it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She unsummoned her Dream Weapon and then summoned it again, as it appeared completely\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>repaired anew, an interesting power they possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then! Let's go! Beatriz can sense Sofia very close,\" I said. \"We have to find her as\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>quickly as possible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I opened the door, the interior of the manor's first floor opened up to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't gigantic or overly extended in size, it actually had the size of a normal three-floor\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what greeted us inside was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heheh... Welcome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiiii!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's play!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heheh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Falling from the ceiling, dozens of dolls shaped like Sofia appeared, hanging on threads.\u003C\u002Fp>",1071,"2026-06-06T14:07:57.851Z",1,"novelbin.me","c6f8f893d9646ac473151c6ec196fffa77bc6af3b943be146afeb15662b0ff43","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1228","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1226",1954,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-cover.jpg"]