I Got Reincarnated as a Zombie Girl-Chapter 124 – A Confession in the Morning

Morning in this shattered world felt like an anomaly calm, warm, and peaceful. Soft light filtered through the thin mist that blanketed Sylvia’s private garden within her new castle, causing the petals of the Nether Bloom flowers to emit a faint violet glow. The subtle scent of death mixed with a strange herbal fragrance from her creations, creating an atmosphere that was alien, yet soothing.

She sat quietly on an intricately carved stone bench, surrounded by black grass that gave off a soft glow like candlelight in the dead of night. On her lap rested an obsidian plate containing dry bread, wild mushroom soup, and slices of homemade bacon cured over the past week.

A simple breakfast, but satisfying. The savory aroma of the slowly roasted bacon reminded her of something long lost... human life, those dreaded early mornings she used to hate for work, yet now felt like treasures of nostalgia.

With her left hand, she bit into a piece of bread, and with her right, she snapped her fingers.

Instantly, a violet light flowed from her fingertip, forming a translucent status window that floated before her. The magical glow contrasted gently against the background of the deathly garden.

[STATUS – SYLVIA HORTENSIA]

Name: Sylvia Hortensia

Race: Morteluna (Rank 4 – Special Elite Zombie)

Element: Death, Nether Wood, Nether Flame

Level: 52 / 100

STATS

HP: 152,400 / 152,400

MP: 36,000 / 36,000

STR: 16,800

VIT: 152,400

INT: 10,500

AGI: 25,000

LUK: ERROR

Sylvia raised an eyebrow, not particularly surprised.

"Fourteen levels in one dungeon... I should’ve expected this," she muttered with a faint smile.

ACTIVE SKILLS

• Infectious Bite (20/20) – Max freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

• Venom Reaper Claw (23/80) – Enhanced poison effect

• Eclipse Piercing (8/80) – Instant movement that pierces both physical and magical defenses

• Death Aura (4/10) – 15-meter radius, increases death effects, halves Queen Flesh effect while active

• Appraisal (10/10) – Max

• Deadlock Field – Locks a 15-meter area for 10 seconds; only undead or death-element users can move freely

• Phantom Bloom – Generates illusory Nether Bloom that explode on contact, causing illusion and decay (New)

• Death Step Mirage – Afterimage movement, grants brief invincibility (New)

SPELLS

• Gravebind – Forbidden Death Spell (Rank 4) – 1,500 MP

• Nether Branches – Netherwood Spell (Rank 2) – 100 MP/branch

• Void Steps (10/10) – Max – Void Spell (Rank 5) – 2,500 MP/10 Km

• Flame Ball – Nether Flame Spell (Rank 7) – 1,000 MP, stackable

• Nether Bloom – Netherwood Spell (Rank 1) – 100 MP/Flower• Decay Rain – Black rain that inflicts Decay (3,000 HP/sec), duration 15 sec, cooldown 5 min• Oblivion Roots – Black roots erupt from the ground, immobilizing enemies and draining HP (Rank 5) (New)

PASSIVE SKILLS

• Killing Stroke – +5 AGI/kill, max 10 stacks• Queen Flesh (18/80) – 5,400 HP/sec regen

• Med MP-Regeneration (18/20) – 3,600 MP/min

• Toxic Affinity – Enhances effects of: Zombie, Bleed, Corrosive, Wither, Paralysis, Decay

• Blood Instinct – +5% to all stats for 10 sec/blood exposure stack, max 5 stacks

• Soul Resonance – Can communicate with souls within her body

• Death borne Tolerance – Increases resistance to all negative debuffs and holy attacks by 30%

• Undead Commander’s Presence – Undead under your control gain +20% to all stats within 100 meters (New)

ORIGINAL SKILL: CHAIN TECHNIQUE

• Form 1: Binding – Binds target and weakens their attacks

• Form 2: Shield – Forms a chain shield that absorbs damage

• Form 3: Death Spiral – Slashes in a spiraling death attack that absorbs HP

• Form 4: Guillotine Blossom – Forms a thorned chain flower to strike multiple enemies

• Final Form: UNIFICATION – Chains fuse into one, increasing all stats by 200% for 30 seconds (Cooldown: 1 hour)

EQUIPMENT

• Dress of Death – Boosts Death Magic and physical resistance

• Chains of Abyss – Living weapon, reacts to user’s will, transforms with Chain Technique

• Black Crystal Earrings – +10% INT, +10% VIT, Passive: Increases mana regen & mental resistance

• Rapier of Night – ???

• Agility Ring – +5% AGI

• Black Stocking – Charm Up

• Black Gloves – Indestructible

• Abyssal Regalia – Increases undead power under control

TITLES

• Reincarnated

• First Evolution

• Second Evolution

• Third Evolution

• Fourth Evolution

• Queen of Zombie

• Blessing from the Goddess of Life and Death (Persephone)

• Arcana of Death – Enhances Death Magic, empowers undead within 50 meters, unlocks Arcana Tree

The display slowly faded after a few moments of silence.

"My skills have grown more than expected... but still not enough," she whispered softly.

She stood up slowly from the stone bench, her long dress sweeping across the black grass, which swayed gently in the morning breeze. In the distance, the sky began to change from a grayish orange into a darker hue. Thick clouds gathered, as if to signal that this peace was merely a pause before the storm.

The Nether Bloom flowers she had planted trembled, and one by one, their petals slowly bloomed... before turning into glowing dust, drifting away as if carried by the wind symbols of fragile hope.

She raised one hand. The glowing dust gathered at her palm and formed a tiny butterfly made of violet light.

Then, she whispered.

"Void Steps."

In an instant, her body vanished from the garden, leaving behind only a faint shadow and falling petals.

She reappeared beside Sofia’s bed the girl still lying unconscious on a clean white mattress, surrounded by windows letting in soft morning sunlight that kissed her face gently. Sofia’s long hair spread across the pillow like pale golden silk, a stark contrast to the outside world.

Sylvia looked at the girl’s face in silence. Slowly, she reached out and touched her hair.

And as if awakened by the gentle touch, Sofia opened her eyes. Her gaze was still blurry, but upon seeing Sylvia, she smiled. Softly. Warmly.

"I had a dream last night..." she whispered. "You said you loved me."

Sylvia didn’t respond right away. She stared into Sofia’s eyes, then finally spoke, her tone softer but serious:

"It wasn’t a dream, Sofia. I did say it."

Sofia froze. Her eyes widened, her face turned red, and her breath caught.

Silence filled the room. Only the gentle sound of wind through the window bore witness to the feelings quietly blooming amid the ruins of the world.

And for the first time in a very long while the world felt warm.