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After Earth collapses into dimensional entropy, billions of people are scattered across broken worlds and forced into a brutal survival game known only as the Shattered Trial. Each player gains a random class. Most wield magic, swords, or elemental power.

But Iden Virel, a former engineering student, is given something else.

A black ring. A broken interface. And the command:

[SUMMON: Skeleton – Worker Class]

With a system unlike any other, Iden can summon and assign skeletal minions to tasks—miners, scouts, warriors, mages, builders, and more. These skeletal followers don’t sleep, don’t eat, and never stop improving. The longer they work, the smarter they get.

Together with his sister Rael—a rare Sanctum Channeler who can empower and evolve allies—Iden must lead his growing skeletal force through monster-infested zones, hostile player factions, and ancient ruins... all while preparing for the apocalyptic battle known as the Final Judgment.

In this world, only one law remains:

Build. Adapt. Conquer. Or be erased.

Endless March: Skeleton King Ascends

A ripple of energy flowed across the village like a silent breeze, brushing past farmers, builders, crafters, guards, and companions alike. It was the System's final confirmation: the Domain was alive, and within it, its people were awakening.

She dropped to her knees, light spilling from her core, hands clutching her chest. Iden was by her side in seconds, but her breath was steady.

"I'm fine," she whispered, eyes glowing faintly with white-gold light. "It's… beautiful."

[Class Awakening: Lifeweaver Initiate → Sanctum Herald]→ Support-focused class enhanced for sustained buffs, rapid healing pulses, and spiritual area control.→ Passive: "Pulse of Purpose" – Nearby allies gain slow regeneration and stat resistance.

"This... this can protect even when I can't fight," she said, standing with a glow of serene power.

Not far away, Nyra stood in the scouting tower, breath held as a silver-blue interface unfolded before her eyes.

[Class Awakening: Stalker of Echoes → Whisperblade Captain]→ Gains temporary command over shadow scout units.→ Unlocks stealth-based zone control and rapid infiltration techniques.→ Passive: "Echo Trace" – Leaves a spectral afterimage to distract enemies.

She smiled, turning her gaze toward the woods.

Kael, meanwhile, had been working on undead command formations when a shadow stretched unnaturally behind him.

[Class Evolution: Death Scholar → Grave Architect]→ Unlocks passive evolution control over raised undead.→ Gains Necro-Glyph Construction, allowing ritual arrays to empower undead zones.→ Skill: "Corpse Archive" – Stores skills of slain enemies in phylacteries for later resurrection or enhancement.

"This is getting dangerous. I like it."

Around the village, the changes spread like wildfire:

Riv, the former potter, awakened as a Barrier Mason, now able to carve instant defense glyphs into stone.

Tommel, an older herder, gained the class Beast-Harmonist, able to bond with wild fauna and stabilize livestock breeding.

Liri, the herbalist apprentice, became a Verdant Scribe, creating scrolls that accelerated plant growth or treated disease instantly.

Even the twin blacksmith apprentices gained the dual class Elemental Smith—able to forge using mana flow instead of flame.

Excitement buzzed in the air. The village no longer felt like survivors. They were becoming specialists. Craftsmen. Warriors. Guardians.

The system had not gifted him anything. No second class. No burst of light. No awakening.

[Second Class Awakening Denied – Requirements Incomplete]

[Special Quest Issued: "Shape the Flame, Bear the Stone"]

Complete 5 diverse high-tier non-combat tasks (e.g. construction, diplomacy, resource refinement, civilian governance).

Unlock a path beyond command. One that rules without summoning.

Progress:1/5 Completed

Reward: Second Class – Hidden [???] | Type: Hybrid (Combat/Support)

He narrowed his eyes at the interface, then nodded slowly.

Chapter 46 — The Second Light