[{"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-1852":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},1694408,2163,"Chapter 1852: You’re Not A Monster","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1852",1852,"\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drinking from a cup of vampire blood, her body underwent a painful transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warmth of her body was lost forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t taste anything; everything tasted like sandpaper except blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood. She craved blood so badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was driving her insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally had money!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money, money, money, money, money!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all that mattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With money, everyone is happy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They live fulfilling lives, happily ever after!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money creates happiness. Money makes people prosper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She became obsessed with money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did the unthinkable: hunting innocent hunters with \"potential\" or \"strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they attacked her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they cried in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For her daughters...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lost her humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And everything else no longer mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many people died by her hands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just how many had their blood drained until they became horrendous, wailing ghouls?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t even remember the number anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each new ghoul meant $20k more for her daughter’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she killed, the happier they would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, she tried to stop at some point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vampires were already forcing her to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she ever dared to leave, if she ever dared to reunite with them against their consent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agonizing death for all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their blood would be drained, and they would become horrible ghouls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t stop even if she wanted to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica slowly lost her own sense of self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did whatever she was ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing left in her head was her daughters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Fran...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Laura...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the agony of thousands tormented her mind and drove her mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as she was forced to assimilate those screaming souls into her Aura to become a stronger Vampire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, she just wanted to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or else...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her little daughters would have to pay the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fran looked into her dear mother’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She noticed the hint of madness in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had suffered so much...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, everything is going to be okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll be alright, together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To... together...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica’s hands trembled as she saw them. She continued crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she felt disgusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of their bodies, the warm blood flowing through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped back, shaking her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... I can’t...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, she wanted to drink their blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was far gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a monster...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a disgusting monstrosity... I... deserve death... agonizing death... I deserve... I deserve to die... torn to shreds like everyone here... kill me... destroy my soul... please... please I am a wretched being!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grabbed her head, crying blood everywhere, screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria stopped Laura from approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mother was too unstable. Her Aura surged, hundreds of agonizing souls writhing, consuming her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s enough, all of you. Time to rest in peace, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her hands, she touched the Aura and enveloped the souls in exorcizing light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry for what my mother did to you... I hope you can forgive us... we will work hard to make sure we can save as many people as she killed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The furious, vengeful souls slowly turned white... and passed away in droves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere across the domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-Ahh... Ahhh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica watched her daughter purify all the vengeful souls. Her eyes widened in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fran...! You’re...! That’s why... the Family Head wanted a girl... so it was you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s going to be okay, Mom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No...! Stay back! STAY BACK! DON’T TOUCH THIS MONSTER! I AM NO LONGER YOUR MOTHER!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes you are... you’re my mother, you always will be... no matter what.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst tears, Maria ran toward her mother and hugged her tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother’s sharp fangs surged forward, her eyes full of bloodthirst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then she bit her own tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nnnggh...! No...! Don’t...! Bite your own daughter, you damn bitch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped herself, fighting her monstrous instincts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"DON’T...! YOU DARE... UGH...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura walked over, helping her restrain herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew her mother needed help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fran’s hands glowed with mysterious phantasmal light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fusion of Life... and Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Creation of Death} + {Creation of Life}\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin and Yang converged within their mother’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLUOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Recreation of Soul And Body}\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powers rewrote their mother’s body and soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The curse of the Crimson Order slowly tore away from her body and soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monstrous bat-like creature emerged, containing wicked abyssal divine power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GRYAAAAHH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the embodiment of a potent curse, crafted by the Progenitor of all Vampires of Umbralheim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wicked Abyssal God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanguaroth, the Velvet Maw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Laura! Destroy it with your fists!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaaa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura didn’t hesitate. Using the Heavenly Demon method, she crushed the curse and burned it into ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an explosion of light erupted, Jessica’s body slowly returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To when she was human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-Ah...? What...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thirst was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And... she still kept all her strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her appearance had returned to normal too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She no longer had red eyes or white hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like her daughters, she had green eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And like her own father—the girls’ deceased grandfather—she had dark brown hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The domain where they stood cleared, consumed by Maria’s Void Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, she gazed into the sky as the sun rose over the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its bright light, which she had feared so much before...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was now warm and comforting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s done... How do you feel, Mom?\" Fran asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-How did you...\" Jessica asked. \"I...! What...? My head... it feels so clear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were a victim...\" Laura hugged her tightly. \"Never forget that... you’re not a monster, you’re our mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahh... Ahhh...\" Jessica started crying, hugging her daughters. \"My... my babies... my babies! Aahhhh...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You suffered enough, but all your efforts paid off,\" Fran smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We got so strong now, we were finally able to rescue you and destroy those monsters,\" Laura said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now we’re strong and we don’t have to worry about stupid things like money,\" Fran said. \"Mother, don’t ever worry about these things again... Shall we go back home now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Home... home... with my babies... heheh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica passed out after that, too exhausted after her entire body was restructured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back home, Maria eased her mother’s mental burdens, absorbed her negative emotions and traumas, and greatly reduced the worst memories of killing people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, she might wake up feeling much better tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good night, Mom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sleep well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her two daughters kissed her forehead and cuddled with their mother in their big bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was still day, all three were exhausted and fell asleep immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria’s family emerged from her shadows, watching the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess they didn’t need our help?\" Jonathan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shh, they’re sleeping,\" Emeraldine said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suppose this was all a personal problem, something they had to solve themselves,\" Lucifer said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re finally together...\" Partner smiled. \"I’m... so happy for master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... me too!\" Nia said. \"Jessica... went through a lot, didn’t she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She did,\" Alma nodded. \"I just hope she can recover... let’s help her as much as we can, alright everyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" Emeraldine said. \"For now, we should leave. It’s rude to stare like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mama...\" Nyx said. \"Aunt and grandma...! I wanna cuddle with them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It shouldn’t... well... if you really want to,\" sighed Lucifer, nodding. \"But let them sleep, alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry daddy! Heheh!\" Nyx ran toward the bed and cuddled behind her mother, hugging her back and falling asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the family left, the day passed quickly, and the morning of the next day finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>",1267,"2026-06-06T14:08:16.354Z",1,"novelbin.me","b726260a454f3bca3cacc40afa3c751dcf6dbc9e9391ecaed83fef8dbe3a6733","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1853","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1851",1954,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-cover.jpg"]