All Chapters of The Squalor Bastard Becomes The Gravemarch: Chapter 91
- Chapter 100
108 chapters
The Cost of Death
A monstrous roar tore through the sky, quickly muffled by the catastrophic impact of the creature's colossal body. Below, a solid, dark figure, a clone of drull, hastily manifested and anchored into the burning rubble, caught Won and Mikasa, cushioning their landing just moments before the headless Titan Dragon slammed into the ground.The impact was cataclysmic. A tidal wave of heat, dust, and pulverized concrete washed over them. The Dragon, a hundred feet of muscle and scales, thrashed blindly, its severed neck spurting black blood like a toxic geyser, before its immense body finally shuddered and went still.Won gently pushed Mikasa away, his back screaming at the effort. They stood amidst the chaos. The Codex Map screen, still active, chimed with a fresh, terrifying alert.[Swarm of Dragon Child Alert]
Master of the Grave
“Reverse Mortality only works if I use it before death comes, when I see it coming,” Leo said, his voice flat. Won gritted his teeth, fighting every single cell in his body that urged him to break down, to scream, to rail against the injustice. He had a battle to carry on; the swarm was arriving, and Silas wouldn't want them to surrender to despair.“Go!” Won muttered to Leo, unable to look at him. “I will catch up soon.”Leo didn't press him. He nodded once, understanding that Won needed this final moment, and left quietly to rejoin the desperate, losing fight outside. Won could immediately hear the screams and the rising noise of combat consuming the air.He wanted to try one more time. He did not want anyone to see him being p
The Graveborn Rises
Won stared at the screen for some time, his mind struggling to process the implications of the simple text, even as he stumbled backward on his feet after being violently thrown into the rubbles.[You have become a Grave Master][You may now proceed to summon your first Graveborn in exchange for 50 cores. In order to make your Graveborn stronger, you need to transfer the cores you achieve into them]“What the heck is Graveborn?” Won mumbled, wiping the blood and grime off his forehead with the back of his hand.“Your dead army, the ones you kill and your army will kill, who will do everything you command,” Woco replied instantly from his head, its tone strangely triumphant.Won’s eyes widened. Th
The Coward’s Bearing
About half an hour later, the other members of the squad came stumbling back to the center of the devastation. They were exhausted, covered in the black blood of the Child Dragons, and done for now. Noah and Arnold had carried the last of their gear, their faces blank with exhaustion.Ramiro, appearing last, sprinted toward the group. He didn't look at the rubble or the slain beasts. He stopped only a few centimeters from Won, facing him. “What happened to Silas?” Won turned his face away. He did not know what to reply, what words could soften the blow.Mikasa stood beside him slowly, stepping forward to face Ramiro directly. Her voice was steady, unnaturally so, like a stretched wire. “He's dead.”Ramiro took two shaky steps back, stumbling
The Waiting Game
“Won, you sleeping?” Leo mumbled, lying next to Won in the tent.“Nah,” Won replied softly, staring up at the fabric ceiling.“Don’t you think Silas dying so easily is a bit weird?” Leo spoke quietly, his voice heavy. “I mean, he had been here for a long time. He had slain some of the biggest threats we know of, but he just died like that, smashed by rubble?”Won thought about this for a minute. He had similar thoughts, the S-Rank Grave Lord Dragon was killed too easily once he knew its weakness, yet Silas, a General, died in a collapsing structure. He didn't want to believe there were any more hidden monsters or deeper conspiracies at play in this deadly Zone, but Leo’s logic was sound.“What really happe
The Silent Threat
“This is actually crazy fast! At that speed we can actually go there within three hours!” Noah spoke, excitedly.The Grave Lord melted on the ground once again, revealing the trio, Won, Orson, and Mikasa, who stepped out of the shadow-like interior.Ramiro nodded at the massive. “It's more like a slave, a very fast and useful one,” he commented.He, too, realized the sheer tactical advantage Won had gained. The ability to travel silently, instantly, and without drawing attention was a game-changer for their desperate mission.“So, when do we start moving?” Blossom asked.“Since we can get there so fast, let's have lunch here. We need the energy,” Orson decided. “Then we ca
Blade of Vengeance
“I told you to wait,” Won stuttered out the words, his voice strained and low. He was barely holding onto Mikasa, grabbing her wrist with all his strength, anchoring her to the shattered window ledge. She was hanging from the eighth floor of the tallest, most broken building in the Menace Zone, a sheer drop below.With a grunt, he pulled her up. She tumbled inward, falling on top of him and knocking the remaining air from his lungs.“Ouch,” Won winced as her sudden weight slammed down on his ribs and elbow.“Sorry,” Mikasa mumbled, before standing up abruptly. She didn't spare him another glance, immediately turning her attention to the chaos. “Oh! Your child is handling quite well.”She added, looking through the broken ap
Silas’ Memory
[Memory Sharing: Confirmed]The world around Won and Mikasa dissolved into a swirl of light, smoke, and shadow. When reality stabilized they were now inside a house.“A memory from Earth?” Won mused inwardly. Probably Silas’s original house, a mansion judging by the sheer size of the room.Young, fifteen-year-old Silas entered a large dining hall. The room was grand, with huge chandeliers and rich mahogany paneling. His mother, the Headmistress Natt, was sitting at the far end of a massive table, calmly sipping her tea. Two maids stood stiffly by her side.“Mother, when will General Kento Ito arrive? Didn’t you have a meeting with him today?” Silas asked, pulling a chair out.Wiggling her b
Boy Who Waited
[Memory Sharing: Confirmed]The memory pulsed around Won and Mikasa, showing them the last terrifying moments of Silas’s life. “Why can't we see its face!” Mikasa panicked, shaking Won’s arm. “Won!! It killed Silas!?”The memory was beginning to get blurred. Won stayed still, his eyes focused and cold, watching the person standing in front of Silas.Silas’s knees suddenly gave out. He dropped onto the ground, face down, shaking uncontrollably, from an unseen force pressing down on him.The person didn't even move a muscle. There was no attack, yet Silas was kneeling, bruised and trembling like a captured wild animal.“Why&helli
Weight of Secret
The massive shadow of the Graveborn solidified on the ground, depositing the team smoothly onto the abandoned street of the main city. They had made the journey from the Menace Zone in just under three hours.As the Graveborn melted away, Ramiro looked around the street. “It looks like no one's been here for years,” Ramiro said.“We should take shelter for tonight. We can leave tomorrow when the knights leave the main city for their patrols, as Silas planned,” Blossom retorted.“Then I will just go and take a look at the main city,” Leo said, stepping forward. “We need to know the current updates.”“Don't go alone,” Orson said immediately. “Take Won.”Eve