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Investing in My Harem in the Apocalypse Makes Me Stronger

Chapter 163: Why Isn’t It Moving? · Nov 12, 2026

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151 Chapter 151: Core Metamorphosis 2026-11-12
152 Chapter 152: Elara Becomes 2nd Echelon 2026-11-12
153 Chapter 153: Ron vs 2nd Echelon Zombie 2026-11-12
154 Chapter 154: Ron Becomes 2nd Echelon 2026-11-12
155 Chapter 155: The Strong Are Rising 2026-11-12
156 Chapter 156: A Rapidly Changing World 2026-11-12
157 Chapter 157: A Threefold Difference 2026-11-12
158 Chapter 158: Nathan and Sonya Completed their Missions! 2026-11-12
159 Chapter 159: The Second Miniature Sun 2026-11-12
160 Chapter 160: Heading to the Southern Anchor Gate 2026-11-12
161 Chapter 161: The Southern Anchor Town 2026-11-12
162 Chapter 162: Crippling an Army with One Slash 2026-11-12
163 Chapter 163: Why Isn’t It Moving? 2026-11-12
164 Chapter 164: The Southern Spatial Anchor Gate 2026-11-12
165 Chapter 165: The Anomaly Zombie King 2026-11-12
166 Chapter 166: Cowardly Bastard 2026-11-12
167 Chapter 167: Killing the 3rd Echelon Zombie 2026-11-12
168 Chapter 168: That’s it? 2026-11-12
169 Chapter 169: Destroying the Spatial Anchor Gate 2026-11-12
170 Chapter 170: Contacting the Main World 2026-11-12
171 Chapter 171: The Zombie Race’s Movement [POWER STONE BONUS] 2026-11-12
172 Chapter 172: The Youngest Prince of the Zombie Race 2026-11-12
173 Chapter 173: Reinforcements From the Central Base 2026-11-12
174 Chapter 174: Annihilating the Reinforcements 2026-11-12
175 Chapter 175: More Than a Thousand Blood Crystals [GOLDEN TICKET BONUS] 2026-11-12
176 Chapter 176: The Western Anchor Town [GOLDEN TICKET BONUS] 2026-11-12
177 Chapter 177: The Radiant Sword Saint’s Strength [GOLDEN TICKET BONUS] 2026-11-12
178 Chapter 178: Destroying the Western Spatial Anchor Gate 2026-11-12
179 Chapter 179: Aurelia Voss 2026-11-12
180 Chapter 180: One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure 2026-11-12
181 Chapter 181: Heading to the Northern Anchor Gate 2026-11-12
182 Chapter 182: Arrival of the Zombie Race’s Youngest Prince 2026-11-12
183 Chapter 183: The Heavenly Demon’s Strength (1) 2026-11-12
184 Chapter 184: The Heavenly Demon’s Strength (2) [POWER STONE BONUS] 2026-11-12
185 Chapter 185: Cain’s Updated Advancement Mission 2026-11-12
186 Chapter 186: The Heavenly Demon’s True Strength 2026-11-12
187 Chapter 187: Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art 2026-11-12
188 Chapter 188: The Four Leaders Meet 2026-11-12
189 Chapter 189: The plan 2026-11-12
190 Chapter 190: Cain, Ron, and Elara’s Past 2026-11-12
191 Chapter 191: The Current Strength Ranking 2026-11-12
192 Chapter 192: A Special Advancement Opportunity 2026-11-12
193 Chapter 193: Ron vs Dmitri 2026-11-12
194 Chapter 194: Ron vs Dmitri (2) 2026-11-12
195 Chapter 195: Special Advancement Mission Completed 2026-11-12
196 Chapter 196: Replicating the Special Advancement Opportunity 2026-11-12
197 Chapter 197: The Central Base 2026-11-12
198 Chapter 198: The Battle That Decides Everything 2026-11-12
199 Chapter 199: Serath — The Youngest Prince of the Zombie Race 2026-11-12
200 Chapter 200: The Terrifying Strength of the Youngest Prince of the Zombie Race 2026-11-12

The rest of the group had already entered the battlefield.

They did not kill randomly as Jack, Maya, Evelyne, Professor Ian, Cole, and Professor Irina still needed experience far more than the newly advanced members.

That was why the 2nd Echelons focused on controlling the area and preventing the disabled enemies from doing anything unexpected.

Nathan used his bow to destroy the arms of one soldier attempting to throw a weapon from the ground.

Elara froze the remaining hand of another against the black-gray soil.

Alex casually kicked away a crawling zombie that tried reaching Evelyne.

The finishing blows were left to those who needed them.

Jack moved quickly.

Despite remaining in the 1st Echelon, his current physical power had already become far greater than when they first entered the Corridor.

He approached one of the disabled soldiers, raised his gauntleted fist, and struck downward.

BANG!

The zombie’s skull collapsed.

He then moved to the next right away.

Maya killed the zombie differently as her sword pierced through exposed eyes or entered beneath damaged sections of armor around the neck.

Evelyne had usually remained behind everyone as a healer.

This time Cain specifically told her to participate.

She still carried the staff in one hand, but whenever a sufficiently weakened zombie was placed in front of her, she borrowed Ron’s weapon to finish them.

Her expression was not particularly comfortable with the act.

However, she understood why Cain wanted her to do it as experience was currently the fastest way to increase her overall strength.

Notifications continuously appeared in front of the group.

Cain ignored most of them as his attention shifted somewhere else.

He could sense Mana fluctuations deeper inside.

Several figures moved between the buildings after witnessing the destruction of the outer defense.

Yet strangely, nobody powerful enough to make him worried had appeared.

’Where is that 3rd Echelon bastard?’ Cain thought to himself as his golden eyes narrowed.

He could not see the 3rd Echelon Zombie from his current position.

But he could feel that there was definitely a stronger presence somewhere deeper inside the town.

The difference was faint at this distance, but his sense could detect something that did not belong to the ordinary 1st or 2nd Echelon soldiers around them.

However, it had not moved at all.

’Interesting.’ Cain raised an eyebrow.

Even though he found it interesting, he became more cautious because of it.

A powerful enemy staying still even after its outer defenses were destroyed could mean many things, but he currently had no way of knowing why he did so.

”Cain!”

Jack’s voice pulled his attention away.

Cain looked over.

[Ding! You have reached Level 50.]

Jack stared at his own status before grinning.

”I’ve finally reached level 50.”

Not far from him, Maya finished another disabled soldier.

Her sword entered beneath its jaw and pierced through the brain.

The zombie stopped moving.

Then another notification appeared.

Maya’s eyes widened.

”I reached it too.”

”That’s good.” Cain smiled faintly.

Both had already reached the Perfected Stage before leaving the previous outpost.

That meant there was no reason for either of them to delay accepting their Advancement Missions.

Jack focused first.

Maya did the same.

After several seconds, their expressions changed.

Jack looked toward Cain.

”Mine’s the same as Elara and the others.”

Maya nodded with a smile.

”So is mine.”

Cain was not surprised.

Their missions required cooperation with another Level 50 1st Echelon Awakener in defeating a 2nd Echelon being, with both participants directly contributing.

Conveniently, Cain still satisfied the partner requirement.

Even more conveniently, several disabled 2nd Echelon soldiers were still alive.

Cain walked toward two of them.

The first zombie tried dragging itself backward. Its lower body ended at the waist, but both arms remained functional.

Cain lightly swung his sword.

The tip cut across the soldier’s shoulder.

The True Ruin Energy entered the wound and weakened the surrounding armor without causing enough damage to kill it.

He looked toward Jack.

”He’s yours.”

Jack grinned as he approached the zombie and raised his fist.

The zombie attempted to defend itself with one arm.

Jack’s fist smashed through the guard and struck its face.

BANG!

The head snapped backward.

Jack stepped closer and punched again.

The second strike destroyed the skull.

Then another notification appeared before his eyes.

His grin widened.

”Completed.”

Cain had already moved toward the second target.

He made another controlled cut before stepping away.

”Maya.” He called.

She approached with her sword raised.

The wounded 2nd Echelon commander tried to strike her with one remaining arm.

Maya shifted aside, then thrust her sword.

Her blade entered through the eye.

She pushed until the point reached deep into the skull.

A moment later, she also received another notification from the system.

Cain nodded in satisfaction.

”Move away from the battlefield and advance.”

Neither wasted time as they found an open section of ground behind the group before sitting down, allowing their Perfected Mana Cores to react to the completed missions.

Cain then continued helping the others distribute the remaining kills.

By this point, the number of World Announcements they had received during the journey had already filled the first hundred advancement positions.

Cain had seen the hundredth announcement shortly before reaching the settlement.

So when Jack’s advancement eventually completed, nothing appeared across the entire world’s vision.

Only a personal notification appeared before him, confirming that his Mana Core had successfully advanced to the 2nd Echelon.

The same happened with Maya shortly afterward.

Jack stood and clenched both fists.

The physical reinforcement from advancing with a Perfected Core was immediately obvious.

Maya also looked noticeably different despite not possessing the same physically overwhelming constitution.

The threefold reinforcement had strengthened every base stat she possessed.

She drew her sword once, testing the change in weight and movement, before quickly sheathing it again.

They joined the others only to help restrain whatever was still capable of resisting.

By the time the final 1st Echelon soldiers were being executed, another two people reached the Level limit.

Professor Ian lowered his sword and looked toward the notifications before him.

”I’ve reached level 50.”

Several meters away, Evelyne had just finished helping kill another wounded Zombie Race soldier.

Her eyes widened as a similar panel appeared.

”Me too.”

Cain looked toward her immediately.

Unlike Jack and Maya, Evelyne’s Mana Core had only reached the Flawless Stage.

He walked over before she could do anything.

”Don’t accept the mission yet.”

Evelyne looked at him.

”I know.”

”You actually remembered?” Cain raised an eyebrow.

Her eyebrow twitched.

”Do you think I’m stupid?”

Cain merely chuckled in response.

Professor Ian also refrained from accepting his Advancement Mission for the time being.

Cain had already made his rule clear.

Nobody important to their group was advancing before creating the best foundation they reasonably could.

If reaching the Perfected Stage meant waiting slightly longer, then they would wait.

There were enough resources inside the Invasion Corridor to make the delay worthwhile.

The battlefield soon became quiet.

Nearly fifty 1st Echelon soldiers and twelve 2nd Echelons had been killed.

Most of the outer entrance to the Southern settlement was destroyed.

A section of wall had collapsed inward, while several damaged buildings beyond it continued crumbling under traces of True Ruin left by Cain’s attack.

Yet the powerful presence deeper inside had still not moved.

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