Ch 49,50,51
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Chapter 49 – The Marketplace of Power
The Academy's grand Capital Plaza stretched before them—hundreds of students swarmed like bees, gathering near massive bulletin boards and merchant stalls.
Above it all floated the academy's motto, engraved in golden letters:
> "Strength Decides Worth, Wealth Decides Growth."
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Academy Economy Revealed
Ray tilted his head, staring at the crowd.
"What's happening here?" he asked Mira, who had a mischievous smile.
"Welcome to the real Academy, Ray. You don't just grow by training—you buy your way up too."
She pointed to the massive screen overhead:
Academy Points (AP): Earned through missions, battles, gate survivals.
Credits: Academy's official money (traded for beast corpses, skills, weapons).
God Points: Hidden, secret currency... available only for 'special' students.
Ray blinked. He barely had 300 Academy Points from the Silent Valley gate, plus a few cores he hadn't sold yet.
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The Marketplace
They walked through the Capital Plaza.
Stall 1: Selling Beast Cores (F to C Rank)
Stall 2: Beast Egg Bidding (Common, Rare, Epic types)
Stall 3: Undead-Grade Weaponry (Bone-forged Arrows, Spectral Blades)
Stall 4: Summoning Scroll Fragments
"Damn, look at that." Aeon whistled, eyeing a Silverback Tiger Beast Egg priced at 50,000 AP.
Mira chuckled. "Good luck affording that before graduation."
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Auction Board – Monster Corpses
Ray's eyes widened when he spotted the Monster Corpse Auction Board.
Venomtooth Alpha Corpse – 300 AP
Rockhide Bear Corpse (Partial) – 1200 AP
Lava Serpent Bones – 5000 AP
Use for Necromancers, Summoners, and Alchemists.
Ray's hand instinctively moved toward his pouch of points.
Seventeen buzzed in his mind:
> "Buy the Venomtooth first. Upgrade your army quietly, boy. Blend in for now."
He smirked.
"Let's get started."
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First Upgrades
Ray purchased:
Venomtooth Alpha Corpse (for Spider-Hound upgrade)
2 Lesser Beast Bones (for Bone Wolf evolution)
> [God Shop Notification]:
"Special Exchange unlocked: Low-Rank Beast Bloodlines (F–E) now available!"
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Meanwhile, in the Domain
Ray entered his Domain that night, standing before the Weapon Tree and Beast Tree.
New options flickered:
[Bone War Bow: Available]
[Raven Strike Arrows: Available]
[Beast Breeding Pod (Locked)]
> [Fog of War: Upgrade Available – 50 God Points] [Spirit Fire Forge: 100 God Points – Unlock Undead Equipment Crafting]
Seventeen whispered, "Choose wisely. A forge means your army won't just grow... they'll evolve."
Ray clenched his fists. His army needed more than numbers now—they needed elite undead.
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Beast and Undead Development
Ray's New Army (After Silent Valley Upgrade):
> Each evolution unlocked by feeding corpses, god points, and domain investments.
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Academy Mission Announcement
As he returned to campus dorms with Aeon and Mira:
A giant hologram flared above the Capital Plaza:
> [Special Mission: Beast Hunt Carnival Begins!]
Earn AP, Credits, and God Points by defeating beasts in controlled battlefields!
Top 100 earners get private audience with the 3 Elders.
Legendary Beast Eggs and Contracts available for high-scorers.
Aeon smirked.
"Now the real war begins."
Ray stared at the announcement, his heart pounding.
An army wasn't enough anymore.
He needed an empire.
One built from bones, blood, and beasts.
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Chapter 50 – The Carnival of Beasts
Morning sunlight bathed the Capital Plaza in gold.
Thousands of students, armed and armored, gathered before the Academy's Grand Arena—an ancient coliseum carved into the bones of a giant beast slain centuries ago.
Above them, banners floated:
> "Beast Hunt Carnival – Begin Your Rise!
Survive. Hunt. Conquer."
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The Rules of the Carnival
Ray, Mira, and Aeon stood in Squad 47, their badges pinned over their chests.
A stern professor floated above the arena, voice booming through magical amplifiers.
"Rules are simple!" he announced.
Hunt and kill beasts released into the Wild Fields.
Each beast = Academy Points and Credits.
Rare beasts drop additional loot—contracts, cores, bloodlines.
Killing other students… banned. Injuring? Accidents happen.
At the end of 7 days, top 100 scorers will challenge the Elders.
> [Bonus Hidden Rule: "God Point trials will be triggered based on actions taken."]
Ray's eyes narrowed.
Seventeen's voice echoed in his mind:
> "The real rewards are hidden beyond the scoreboard, Ray. Hunt smart."
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Entry into the Wild Fields
The gates opened with a roar.
Squads poured into the sprawling Wild Fields beyond the Academy walls — forests, hills, rivers, caves, all teeming with beasts bred specifically for this event.
Ray's Squad 47 moved quickly.
Mira took point, her twin blades flashing.
Aeon mapped terrain with sound pulses.
Ray summoned his undead — six beasts now moving like a ghostly army around him.
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First Blood: Fangtooth Lurkers
Barely five minutes in, the ground trembled.
Dozens of Fangtooth Lurkers—burrowing beasts with serrated tusks—erupted from below.
Ray's instincts screamed.
> [Enemy: Fangtooth Lurker (F Rank)]
Weakness: Blunt Damage, Fire
Special: Acid Bite
He pointed sharply.
"Bone Wolves! Disrupt their charge! Falcon! Air support!"
The battlefield exploded into chaos.
His Bone Wolves crashed into the lurkers, snapping jaws and bone spikes flying.
The Ember Falcon swooped down, releasing a pulse of searing fire.
Spider-Hound darted between enemies, leaving poison webs to slow them.
Mira moved like a dancing flame, her blades severing limbs.
Aeon calmly crushed a beast's head with a telekinetic pulse.
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Evolution Triggered
One of Ray's Bone Wolves was gored—but it refused to fall.
A hidden glow flickered under its bones.
> [Domain Influence Detected: Forced Evolution Possible]
Evolve Bone Wolf (F Rank) → Bone Warhound (E Rank)?
Costs 10 God Points
Requires absorption of enemy corpse.
Seventeen whispered:
> "Push, boy. Show them why necromancers are feared."
Ray grinned savagely.
"Accept."
The Bone Wolf howled—a deep, warping sound—and absorbed the dead Fangtooth's body.
Its form thickened, plates of black bone forming along its back. Red sigils burned across its ribs.
> [Bone Warhound – E Rank]
New Skill: Howl of Terror (Area Fear Effect)
New Skill: Bone Crush (Burst Charge)
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The Aftermath
The field fell silent.
Ray's undead stood victorious amid dozens of corpses.
> [You earned: 200 Academy Points] [You earned: 3 Credits] [Beast Core x6 (F Rank) collected] [Hidden Action Detected: Beast Fusion Material Gathered]
Ray knelt beside the corpses, quickly storing useful materials.
Meanwhile, the academy officials floating high above whispered among themselves.
One noted,
"Squad 47… especially that boy with the undead... promising. Watch him closely."
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Loot and Shopping – New Options
That night, Ray returned to the temporary field market set up near the Wild Fields.
New Exchange Options:
Minor Beast Bloodline Vial (Random F Rank) – 300 Academy Points
Evolution Stone (For Beasts) – 800 Points
Summoner's Contract Scroll (Blank) – 1500 Points
Bone Forging Set (Undead Upgrade Kit) – 1200 Points
And in a hidden window only Ray could see:
> [God Shop: Special Offer]
Spirit Core Fragment (Summon Spirit Undead) – 30 God Points
Beast Mutation Serum (Unlock Random Evolution) – 40 God Points
Domain Upgrade: Minor Necropolis Seed – 70 God Points
Seventeen's voice was like honey and poison together:
> "Invest, Ray. Plant your roots now before others realize the true battlefield has begun."
Ray's lips curled into a slow, dangerous smile.
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Closing Scene
As night fell, campfires burned across the Wild Fields.
Screams of battle echoed in the distance.
Ray sat alone under the black sky, his beasts curled around him—living and undead alike.
He pulled out a blood-slicked Fangtooth fang, carving his first command token from bone.
He whispered into the night:
"This is only the beginning.
I won't just survive.
I'll rule."
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Chapter 51 – Awakening the Commander
The second day of the Carnival dawned blood-red.
The Wild Fields were no longer a place for hunting — they had turned into a warzone.
Students formed alliances, betrayed each other, and fought for beasts, loot, and most importantly — Academy Points.
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New Announcement
Above the field, magical screens lit up, showing a new announcement:
> "Squad Wars Activated
Top 50 squads will gain priority entry to Elite Classes.
Winning Squad Captain receives a personal audience with the Elders.**"
And in smaller text, hidden from most:
> [Hidden Trial for God Shop Users:
"Command the Dead. Conquer the Living."]
Ray's pupils narrowed.
Seventeen chuckled:
> "The true battlefield begins now, little Lord."
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Squad 47's Strategy Meeting
Ray, Mira, and Aeon crouched inside a dense thicket.
Other squads moved like predators nearby, eyeing each other.
Mira said coldly, "Most squads will form fragile alliances and backstab later. We need strength, not politics."
Aeon added, "We need a real army."
All eyes turned to Ray.
He smiled faintly.
"I already have one."
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The Ritual of the Commander
That night, hidden deep in an abandoned ruin, Ray performed the ritual.
He laid out a perfect corpse — a Fangtooth Alpha they killed earlier — and placed the six beast cores he'd gathered around it.
He whispered the words Seventeen taught him:
> "Rise. Take my will. Lead in my name."
The air thickened. Mana swirled violently.
A dark pulse erupted from Ray's palm, sinking into the corpse.
> [Necromancer Warcha Ritual Initiated] [Select Role: Commander of the Undead Legion] [Skill Integration: High Intelligence + Leadership Boost]
The corpse twitched. Its bones cracked, reshaping.
A figure rose — hulking, armored in blackened bone, with burning crimson eyes.
It knelt before Ray.
> [Undead Created: Bone General Kreev]
Rank: E+ (Elite)
Skills:
Bone Command (Boosts undead coordination)
Terror Howl (Weakens enemy morale)
Bone Armor (Self-Strengthening)
Kreev spoke, his voice like grinding stones:
"Master. Orders?"
Ray's chest swelled with emotion he couldn't describe — pride, thrill, a sense of destiny.
He whispered,
"Prepare the army. Tomorrow, we hunt… everything."
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The Night Hunt – Fear Spreads
Under the moonless sky, Squad 47 struck.
Bone Wolves, Spider-Hound, Ember Falcon, and now Bone General Kreev led charges against wandering squads.
Their attacks were silent, precise, and merciless.
Beasts? Slaughtered.
Opposing squads? Forced to flee, some abandoning their loot in terror.
Points? Stolen in the hundreds.
The name Squad 47 began spreading in hushed, fearful whispers.
Students called them:
> "The Silent Storm"
"Ghost Army"
"The Death Squad"
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First God Mission Triggered
After the fifth successful raid, a system message flickered before Ray's eyes:
> [Hidden Mission Unlocked:
"Conqueror of the Carnival (Stage 1)"]
Objective: Defeat 100 beasts or squads.
Reward: 100 God Points + Beast Summon Token (Rare)
Bonus Reward: Unlock "Soul Shard Extraction" ability.
Seventeen's voice almost purred:
> "You're on the right path, Ray. But beware—the academy is watching you now."
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Capital Academy Response
Inside the Academy, behind enchanted glass, the Elders watched the Wild Fields.
One Elder with golden robes frowned.
"That boy… his undead are coordinating like living soldiers. And that commander… is not normal."
Another Elder smiled grimly,
"Necromancer. Rare breed these days. Either they fall… or they rise too high to stop."
The Headmaster, an old man with silver hair, murmured:
> "Mark him. Ray Arkwright. Future threat... or future weapon."
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Squad Rankings – Update
As dawn approached:
> Squad Rankings: 1st: Squad 12 – 4,200 Points (Royal Sponsored)
2nd: Squad 8 – 4,000 Points (Noble Clan Backed)
3rd: Squad 47 – 3,750 Points (Unknown Origin)
Ray looked at the scoreboard, a dangerous gleam in his eyes.
Seventeen whispered:
> "Two more days.
Take first place,
and doors you've never imagined will open."
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Closing Scene
Under the rising sun, Ray stood alone atop a hill, his undead beasts spread out behind him like a dark tide.
He tightened his grip around his blood-stained bone dagger.
In front of him, hundreds of beasts roared in the distance — another academy squad struggling to survive.
Ray smiled coldly.
"Let's see how loud you can scream before the dead come for you."
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End of Chapter 51
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Bhai ab agla Chapter 52:
Large scale beast vs beast battle!
Ray's first Soul Shard Extraction try (killing special beasts to gain new undead upgrades).
Ray vs a powerful noble Squad (first big human vs human war).
Emotional moment: Ray ki undead army se silent loyalty ka scene (they protect him at the cost of th