I Got Reincarnated as a Zombie Girl
Chapter 167 – A Dawn Without Hope

Chapter 167: Chapter 167 – A Dawn Without Hope

Blow after blow echoed like war drums from hell. The sky above the battlefield had turned completely black, no longer showing signs of day or night only darkness, flashes of magic, and sprays of blood.

Sylvia leapt to the side, narrowly avoiding the massive claw of the four-winged demon. She could no longer use magic her MP had been drained five minutes ago. But as an undead, her stamina remained intact. She felt no exhaustion. No soreness. No pain, even as black blood dripped from the deep wounds on her shoulder and thigh.

With a swift pull, the Chains of Abyss surged back from the ground, forming a spiraling black mass that screamed through the air toward the demon’s chest.

WHUUUNG!!!

CLAAANGG!!!

But the demon deflected it with a single swing, creating a shockwave that rippled in all directions. Sylvia was thrown backward, crashing hard into the ruins of a stone wall.

THUD!

"Ugh...!"

She coughed, black blood trailing from the corner of her lips. But her eyes did not falter. She stood once more. Though her body was covered in wounds, her cloak torn in several places, and her crown lost somewhere in the chaos she still stood.

"Form 3... Death Spiral."

WHIRRRRR!!!

The Chains of Abyss spun like a drill, striking the demon’s side with a loud crack. Black blood exploded from the wound, causing the creature to stagger briefly.

But it wasn’t enough.

The creature growled, its wings spread wide, and it charged Sylvia with full force. Sharp claws slashed toward her throat.

SHHUUUUTTT!!

Sylvia didn’t have enough time to fully dodge. She raised her rapier—

CLANGG!!! KRAAK!!

The Rapier of Night managed to block the claw, but the impact still struck her body.

Sylvia twisted her body, sliding beneath the demon, then hurled her chains toward its legs and—

BRAAAKK!!!

Pulled with all her might.

The demon toppled, crashing into the ground and shaking the entire battlefield.

Even while downed, it laughed.

"HAH... HAHAHA! WHAT WAS THAT?! I’M JUST GETTING WARMED UP, QUEEEEEN!!"

Sylvia stood atop the debris, her body trembling not from fear, but from sheer will. She couldn’t cast magic, couldn’t summon netherwood or flame balls, but she still had one thing: resolve.

The Chains of Abyss surged forth again. Sylvia crossed them in the air, forming a complex pattern.

"Form 4... Guillotine Blossom."

CLAK! CLAK!! CLAK!!!

Spikes burst from the chains, forming a blooming black flower above the demon’s head, and then—

BRAAAANGG!!

It dove down, shredding the creature from above.

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the battlefield...

Celes fought two horned demons. Blood dripped from her temple, but her eyes shone bright. She shouted and swung her sword with all her strength.

"Rift Edge!"

KREEEEEKKK!

The slash tore through space, sucking both demons into a miniature dimensional rift and trapping them inside. But Celes was already panting. Her sword felt heavier, and her body trembled from forcing unstable spatial magic.

Not far away, Aurelia stood her body covered in burns from her uncontrollable fire magic. Yet she still stood firm, conjuring a ring of fire around their position to hold back the approaching demon forces.

"SYLVIAAAA!!" Celes screamed, staring at the explosion of chains that had just hit their main enemy.

Through the smoke, Sylvia was still standing. But her knees were beginning to give out.

The demon emerged again from the wreckage of the broken chains. Large wounds marred its body, yet it laughed. Its fangs gleamed, and its eyes glowed red.

"ENOUGH ALLOW ME TO SHOW YOU DESPAIR, QUEEN OF Zombie!"

It clenched its fist and suddenly punched the air.

BOOMMM!!!

A shockwave burst out. Sylvia couldn’t dodge in time. Her body was thrown far, slamming into a half-crumbled castle pillar.

CRACK!! KRRAAAKK!!!

The stone pillar shattered into pieces, and Sylvia collapsed onto the ground.

Celes screamed, Aurelia ran but Sylvia raised her hand to stop them.

"Don’t come closer... let me... handle this..." she whispered, slowly rising with her bloodied body.

The Chains of Abyss emerged again, though now sluggish. Sylvia raised her nearly destroyed rapier.

She walked slowly. Her steps staggered, but her eyes never left her enemy.

"One more step... one more strike..." she muttered almost like a prayer.

But the demon only smiled.

"Playtime’s over. Now it’s our turn—"

Suddenly...

KRAAKKKKK—

The ground beneath the gate cracked again. A strange sound emanated from the fissures. Deeper. Older.

More terrifying.

Even the demon fighting Sylvia turned to look.

"...What is that?" it hissed.

The rumble from the underworld returned. Something—or someone—was rising.

And in that dreadful moment...

DORRRMMMMMMMMMM—!!!

From the gate’s depths, another creature emerged. Massive. Its form was indescribable. It had many eyes. Its voice was like a thousand souls wailing in a single breath.

"SYLVIA... WATCH OUT...!!" Celes shouted in panic.

But it was too late.

The creature lunged to the surface with speed and power beyond logic. Sylvia was thrown again, crashing into several demons instantly killing them.

She tried to rise, but her body was covered in wounds.

And in that final moment of despair—

DING!! Evolution level has been reached. DING!! Please select your evolution path.

Without a second thought, Sylvia immediately chose the top option just like she always did with every phase of her zombie evolution. She didn’t even have time to read the name of the path this time. The situation was too critical. Black blood trickled down her forehead, her body limp, and the creature from the underworld was already moving closer.

As soon as she selected it, the system’s voice echoed again:

DING!!Evolution initiated...

Sylvia’s body was enveloped in pure black light, and then an immense death aura exploded from her.

WUUOOOOHHHH!!

DEATH AURA ACTIVATED: STAGE IV – DOMAIN OF SILENT END.

This aura was completely different from before. Its radius expanded drastically, reaching over 200 meters in an instant. The air turned cold, as if it had been swallowed by the realm of death itself. The earth cracked open, and black mist rose from the fissures in the ground.

The demons that came too close instantly stopped moving.

CRRRAAAAKKK!!

Their bodies cracked, melted like wax under moonlight, then collapsed into piles of rotting flesh decaying in mere seconds.

All the zombies on the battlefield ceased moving and dropped to their knees in reverence, their eyes glowing dim red as they beheld their queen’s evolution. They felt the presence of something more majestic... more terrifying... more divine than darkness itself.

But Celes and Aurelia both not undead couldn’t even approach. Cold sweat drenched their foreheads. Their breathing became labored, as if an invisible force was crushing their lungs from the inside.

"...I can’t... get close...!" Celes gasped, stepping back.

"This... death aura... but the level..." Aurelia muttered, biting her lip as she stared at Sylvia, now slowly levitating in the center of the black vortex, eyes closed and her body glowing with deep purple cracks of light from beneath her skin.

The evolution had begun.And the world would soon witness the new form... of their Queen of Darkness.