[{"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-1684":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},1694290,2163,"Chapter 1684: The Hero's Kindness","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1684",1684,"\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Murim, you goody-two-shoes! In here, there's no such thing as surrendering or making peace—we all battle for supremacy! This is a dog-eat-dog world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ungh...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan coughed blood, realizing he had been poisoned. Some of his veins were turning purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His senses began to fail him. He felt dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I can't use my needles on you, but my Poison Fog should be more than enough for the likes of you! You're a terrible match against me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan closed his eyes, placed a hand over his chest, and released a blinding light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Paladin's First Aid}\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the simplest spells a Paladin could learn—one Jonathan had mastered since youth, elevating it to a Level 10 Skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the reasons he was so durable: the power to heal himself from most status ailments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?! Sorcery?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't purge all the poison, some remained, infused with Ki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had reduced its effects by over seventy percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaa, much better. Shall we continue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Needle Assassin attacked, descending like a black cloud of shadows. His needles reached Jonathan—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only for Jonathan's blue eyes to glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, he spun and caught the needles with his sword, then pushed with all his strength, sending the assassin flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gaaah?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin hit the ground, rolled, and stood again, glaring at Jonathan in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan didn't move. He rested his hands over his sword's handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, what's wrong? Tired? Let's take a break then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you mocking me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin charged again, needles flying from every angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exploded, spreading noxious poison everywhere—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fog began drifting down into the town below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan rushed down, ignoring the assassin entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chased after him, watching as Jonathan used his light to suppress the poison and cast Paladin's First Aid to heal as many people as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please hang in there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Needle Assassin stood frozen, eyebrows twitching in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's... helping people? Why? There's no point to kindness... Hah, what a fool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed forward, stabbing more civilians with his needles, poisoning them further with blue and purple toxins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uugh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaaarrggh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people screamed, their bodies growing larger and more muscular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes turned white, their mouths drooled uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing to these poor people?! They have nothing to do with this battle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You care about lowly mortals?! Let's see how much you care when they try to kill you now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin sent the mutated townsfolk toward Jonathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They roared and drooled, striking him with their massive arms and pushing him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh! Please, everyone—calm down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! You can't harm them?! Just how stupid and naïve can you be?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stupid... Naïve... I'm getting tired of being called that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan overpowered the poisoned mortals, pushing them to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not stupid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated Paladin's First Aid again, healing them as they groaned in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poison was cleansed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, they returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nor am I naïve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin stepped back as Jonathan approached, his eyes glowing with righteous fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I simply believe that life has value beyond strength... I have something you lot lack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what is that, you fool?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kindness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan didn't hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached the assassin and struck him with the flat of his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ungh?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin's shoulder broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He collapsed, groaning in agony, trying to stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kindness in this world doesn't exist...! It's all a battle for strength, for resources, for survival! Nobody can afford kindness—not in Murim, not in the damn tower!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vanished into an explosion of poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan was engulfed once more by the purple fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giant serpents made of poison hissed at him, jaws wide, striking from every angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan parried their blows with his massive sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light erupted, burning through the poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached the assassin, hiding behind the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough is enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wha...?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAAAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful punch shattered the assassin's nose, sending him crashing to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never fought someone this resilient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His poison always worked—eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jonathan could cancel it outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me... what happened in your childhood that made you the way you are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan walked toward him, blue eyes filled with compassion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-You...! Why does it matter?! Why are you even asking that?! What the hell is wrong with you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin stood, grabbing his needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kindness is something we're born with. Selfishness is learned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No child in this world—or any world—is born evil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe the church I protected lied to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the people I trusted weren't as good as I thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe my whole life was a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe I committed a sin so terrible I still hate myself for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But even then... I like to believe there's something good in most people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahah... You could just kill me and be done with it... why go this far? What's the point?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The point is doing what's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's subjective. Nobody knows what's truly right or wrong. This world is nothing but—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The world is what we make it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A kind world is made by kind people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ruthless world... is made by ruthless people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world has no fixed nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It becomes what we choose to make it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin's eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hated to admit it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jonathan's words struck his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a beautiful world, son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not fight to protect it, instead of suppressing others and making innocents suffer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you join the Murim Alliance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan's words were getting into his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I joined the Paladin Order to protect my people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To show what true justice means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Protect the weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppress evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give those who were never given a chance... a second one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin's hands trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His whole life, he had served the Poison Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killed without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All for the Tang Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time he ever wondered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why am I doing this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To protect my own life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what's the difference between me and a dog?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are the ones who can make a change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it's never too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My friends might be rougher around the edges than me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we all believe the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria is the one I love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She's ruthless—but just.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She loves kind people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she'll always protect innocents if she can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>",1091,"2026-06-06T14:08:09.784Z",1,"novelbin.me","9bf20a75ee55f78d38bd61ed86f8b3cebe6679754a1f8242d09410e0f841b11f","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1685","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1683",1954,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-cover.jpg"]