[{"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-1690":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},1694296,2163,"Chapter 1690: The Merciful Hero","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1690",1690,"\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know what you’re planning, but finish that thing quickly, Jonathan. Stop playing games.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not playing games... Lucifer, you should understand. People deserve second chances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! We’ve killed plenty already...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, but this is my way. I won’t abandon who I truly am, or what I believe in. Maria gives some people second chances too. Although most of the fighters here don’t seem redeemable, I don’t mind if you take them down. I’m not naïve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer gazed at Jonathan with a slightly irritated expression, yet he couldn’t help but admire his courage and code of honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had hated this man since they met—hated him even more when Maria spared him and let him live among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to kill him when he learned Jonathan had once been Maria’s lover, and yet allowed nobles to publicly behead her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now... he was beginning to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People could change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So had Jonathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And maybe even the monster Jonathan was fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe others too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan was someone who never let go of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer hated that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wished he could kill him right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time... he admired his spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Heavenly Blade Arts}: {Sunshine}\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan unleashed his light, fusing it with healing magic, piercing the venomous dragon after narrowly avoiding a deadly claw strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poison was already spreading through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t ordinary poison—it was Poison Ki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifeforce itself, corrupted through Internal Alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet Jonathan pushed further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pierced through the cursed seals on the man, freeing his form as an explosion of poison erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the purple mist, the assassin’s body collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Needle Assassin gasped, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... what happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the man before him—short blonde hair, glowing blue eyes, and a smile filled with hope... and trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you alright? That took me by surprise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin stared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t die... And you’re not dead? Your swordsmanship... it deactivated my transformation without killing me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was hard, but not impossible. I simply purified the poison that made you like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I believe you deserve a second chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Bullshit. You want something—from me, from the sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. I just want you to open your eyes. You have the strength to fight back—why not use it to protect your world from those who abuse its people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? That’s... nonsensical. In Murim—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In Murim what? I told you before, didn’t I? What makes a world are the actions of its people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world never forced you to become who you are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It never told you to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It never told you to be ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world... can’t you see the gleaming moon, the night sky, the forest, the beautiful mountains?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This beautiful world you have here—do you really think it would ever force you to commit atrocities?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Needle Assassin slowly reached out, unable to believe himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Up you go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan helped him stand, laughing cheerfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never had this man met someone like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to come from another world to tell him that what he believed might not be what he truly wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That maybe hurting innocents and obeying the orders of those who abused and tortured him into becoming an assassin... wasn’t the brightest idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was what he was conditioned to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he grew up to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changing that... was harder than Jonathan imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like they’re losing anyway...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan noticed a small flask of green liquid in the assassin’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the antidote to the Ki Poison...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you! With this, I can heal everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, yes... I suppose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t put others before yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because that’s what a Hero does. I have this strength for a reason, right? I want to help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin slowly walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, he’s running away! Kill him already! Or at least capture him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave him be, Lucifer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan watched the assassin, still holding the antidote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant more than anyone could guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant... he trusted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re full of nonsense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin leapt away, disappearing into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, as he ran...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes filled with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face twisted into a dumb smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this feeling? What sort of person was he? A... a hero? What a strange concept.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power to inspire hope and dreams in the hearts of others—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the true power of a hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan laughed, walking back to Lucifer—then collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ouch... I think my body’s paralyzed... help... help me, Lucifer...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You damn idiot! See what happens when you’re too kind?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer grumbled but began healing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fed him a bit of the antidote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked—it wasn’t another poison, as Lucifer had feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Poison Ki was purified...!\" Jonathan regained control of his body quickly. \"Amazing, hahaha! He really wasn’t a bad person, see? Let’s go—there’s a lot of people we can help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what are you even planning now?!\" Lucifer complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need Maria to synthesize this... Ah, it’s gone?\" Jonathan blinked, noticing Maria behind him, inspecting the flask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting antidote—and he gave it to you just like that? Wow, Jonathan, your charm knows no bounds,\" Maria laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maria! The battle’s already over?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Been over for a while now,\" Maria said. \"Some people are in trouble? Poisoned, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... Could you help—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria produced dozens of bottles of the antidote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her alchemy skills were supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had consumed the antidote and synthesized it within her soul, producing more using her own energy and materials from her inventory and soul realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the antidote had likely evolved into an even more effective version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There you go, dear,\" Maria said. \"I know Lucifer got mad at you, but that’s why I love you, Jonathan. I admire the kindness in your heart—it’s truly honest. Something very rare nowadays.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maria... thank you,\" Jonathan smiled, then sprinted back into the city, using the antidote to help everyone he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously? He gets all the praise?\" Lucifer muttered, already back in his humanoid form. \"Maybe I shouldn’t have even bothered trying...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>",1043,"2026-06-06T14:08:09.784Z",1,"novelbin.me","812a251d3b426f38ad1b6ded8e2ae40f03b442c7e0d90df0c3f3e2d903c0cb36","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1691","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1689",1954,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-cover.jpg"]