Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!

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"HEEYAAAA!"

With a mighty roar, he tore apart the Golem-like Nightmare Monsters, destroying them with explosions of magma and flames. Whenever they came after him from behind, he manifested volcanic spires to pierce their bodies.

"We cannot falter, everyone!"

Frederica manifested powerful magic from her grimoire. Giant icicles bombarded her foes, completely freezing spells froze opponents on sight, and she summoned Frost Fairies that floated around her, protecting her and automatically attacking enemies.

The other teachers had their own unique dream weapons and magic, complementing the two units of thirty soldiers each as they fought together.

The group continued fighting relentlessly. With the support of the "big three" of the Academy—Hall, Hendrick, and Frederica—they filled gaps and managed to survive for several minutes while keeping the airport safe as people hid there.

"This won't do. You're too persistent, aren't you?!"

The voice of a furious entity reverberated through the skies. Everyone saw giant black tendrils descend, piercing the ground and several Nightmare Monsters, making them grow black, fleshy tentacles that helped them fuse together.

"What the hell is going on over there?!" Hendrick asked.

"They're fusing?!" Frederica said.

They couldn't stop the monsters from fusing, as they were constantly fighting and protecting others. Hall was at the forefront, handling the incoming hordes with his sword attacks.

However, once he saw what was coming, he grew more serious, realizing that whatever this entity was, it was intelligent and dead set on killing all of them.

"Remain in your positions! Whatever that is, I will take care of it on my own!"

As he spoke, he gripped his katana tightly. The monstrous being rushed toward them, formed from the combination of dozens of Nightmare Monsters and empowered by a Soul Fragment into an Avatar of the Original Nightmare Curse, making it even stronger.

"I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE! I'LL TEAR YOU TO SHREDS AND STOMP OVER YOUR CORPSE!"

The monstrous Nightmare Curse roared as its gigantic avatar, over fifty meters tall, swung massive claws made of hard stone and nightmare energy. Hall barely evaded in time as the claw tore through the pavement, shattering it apart.

CRAAASH!

"Well, I do care who YOU are! Tell me! Reveal your name, monster!" Hall roared. He swung his katana upward, and his Aura exploded into an umbral dragon made of shadows.

"{Abyssal Dragon Ascension}!"

"ROOOAARRR!"

His Dream Weapon and techniques had reached a tremendous level of power and mastery. As a retired veteran, Director Hall was perhaps the strongest Dream Warrior on this island.

BOOOM!

The dragon emerged with an explosion, engulfing one of the Avatar's claws and destroying it. This was followed by another attack on the left, as a second dragon emerged, destroying the right claw.

BOOOM!

Then a third and fourth dragon emerged from the Director's sword attacks, reaching the monster and biting through its head and chest, sending it flying away with two more explosions.

BOOOM! BOOOM!

The soldiers and teachers glanced at the scene in awe. Hall's power was incredible, on another level entirely…

"Incredible! Did that do it?" Frederica asked.

"No…" Hall squinted his eyes. "It's just starting."

"{Four-Armed Spectral Shinigami}! {Phantasmal Swords}!"

His black samurai armor trembled as darkness emerged from it, which he rapidly shaped and materialized into two more arms. Then, he touched his katana with all three of his other arms, and spectral copies of the sword appeared, which he wielded with all of them.

"RAAAAAAHHH!"

A furious scream reverberated in the distance as a gigantic monster emerged. The nearby building collapsed, its stone feeding the monster's body and compacting it. The stone no longer seemed weak as tiny pieces but melted through black flames and cooled down, creating a more compact, larger, and intimidating humanoid golem.

It resembled a tall, armored demon-like being made of black steel-like stone, with a mask resembling a furious black oni and "hair" made of flowing purple flames…

"He transformed again?!"

Hall was shocked but prepared. As the giant stepped forward, it suddenly disappeared!

FLASH!

"What?!"

Hall quickly evaded a giant blazing naginata rushing toward him. He leaped into the skies, unleashing four Abyssal Dragon Ascensions at once, bombarding the monster and trying to pierce through its hard stone body.

BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!

"USELESS…!"

The Avatar of the Original Nightmare Curse laughed, its body appearing unscathed below the fog. Its giant naginata, a spear-like Japanese weapon manifested on the spot, rushed toward Hall, clashing against all four of his swords at once.

CLAAASH!

"Nnnggh…!"

Hall gritted his teeth as his body sank into the pavement, shattering it around him. His aura continued growing as he prepared something else.

"Don't underestimate humans!"

With a furious roar, all four of his swords attacked the monster, slashing through its body with immense strength, precision, and incredible dexterity, directly aiming at weak points.

"{Abyssal Sword Inferno}!"

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

"NNNGGH?!"

The Original Nightmare Curse Avatar screamed in pain, stepping back as its body was covered in slicing wounds. Although none of these attacks managed to sever anything, they had greatly chipped through their surface.

"Haaa… Haaa… Haaa… I wish I wasn't so damn rusty, but I'll have to get in form while we fight… Make sure you give it your all. I'm getting serious now."

Director Hall's power grew stronger as he began to "warm up," finally unleashing the true power he possessed.

Everyone watched as Director Hall's power started growing more and more, as he began to "warm up", finally unleashing the power he truly possessed. His Dream Weapon was overflowing with power. He had yet to fully go all-out, and this Avatar of the Original Nightmare Curse was finally beginning to push him, forcing him to release his true strength.

"That power… So the rumors were true. The Director is indeed one of those famous Dream Warriors who participated in the Nightmare Demon Nest Raid years ago!" Hendrick said.

"Wait, who?" Frederica asked.

"Back then, that man was known and feared as Hanzo, the Abyssal Blade!" Hendrick said. "Hall must be an alias to cover his true identity…!"

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