Necromancer, But Pre-Collapse Civilization Chapter 24

For his own political future, the mayor of Fuyuan City resolutely decided to take a risk, gambling with the lives of his subordinates, and went all out to capture Moros.

Upon hearing the mayor's order, the on-site commander, despite his lingering doubts, still issued the command to capture the target.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With the commander's order, the battle officially began.

The SWAT officers tightly gripped their assault rifles, aiming at the figures before them, and madly pulled the triggers.

In an instant, countless bullets poured out like a torrential rain, rapidly rushing towards Moros, who was surrounded by fireballs.

"It seems you don't cherish your own lives."

[Circle of Winter]!

As Moros spoke, a bone-chilling cold was suddenly released.

In just a moment, all the bullets fired at him were frozen in mid-air, transforming into sparkling ice beads.

Kill them!

Under the will of the Necromancer, the spectres that were in stealth revealed their forms and madly pounced on the SWAT officers surrounding Moros.

"Damn it! What is this thing?!"

"Fire! Fire!"

"Get away! Don't come any closer!"

"..."

The SWAT officers screamed in terror, frantically unleashing their firepower, attempting to repel the approaching spectres.

However, the bullets from the assault rifles were useless against the spectres. Apart from providing some psychological comfort to the SWAT officers, they caused no substantial damage.

In less than half a minute, the spectres easily tore apart all the SWAT officers who had surrounded Moros.

Even the Fuyuan City police officers stationed behind the temporary police car defense line did not escape.

In this slaughter, cries of agony rose one after another, and they all bloomed like scarlet flowers on this land.

Witnessing the tragic state of their colleagues with their own eyes, the three helicopters circling in the sky began to ascend in panic.

However, it was already too late.

Compared to the ghosts before their upgrade, the spectres were much faster.

The speed of ghosts was only comparable to civilian helicopters, while the speed of spectres was comparable to attack helicopters.

Coupled with the spectres' ability to freely penetrate ordinary armor, the three police helicopters, which were struggling to ascend, were quickly caught up.

As the pilots were brutally torn apart by the spectres, the three police helicopters began to lose control, swaying left and right.

Shortly after, they collided with each other, turning into three huge fireballs, and crashed to the ground.

"Overestimating yourselves!"

Ignoring the dismembered limbs scattered across the entire street, Moros uttered this sentence before beginning to read the information contained within the councillor's soul that he had extracted.

He wanted to understand how many people were involved in what happened back then.

Moros's fingers lightly touched the magic crystal storing the councillor's soul, and he began to read the memories within.

"Councillor Hu, Mayor Rang, Minister Kober..."

As one name after another appeared, Moros's expression grew increasingly grim, and his anger intensified.

He would not let go of anyone who had participated in the Y City incident six years ago!

When the last name appeared in his mind, Moros turned to read other important information contained within the councillor's soul.

The first thing that appeared before his eyes was the list of the councillor's family members.

"Hmph! Even now, you still want to resist? Ridiculous!"

Sensing the struggle of the councillor's soul, Moros sneered, a cold and sharp arc curving at the corner of his mouth.

He gazed at the magic crystal storing the councillor's soul in his hand, listening to the wails emanating from within.

"Watch, I will find every single one of you and reunite your family members with you."

Moros spoke slowly, his voice filled with determination and coldness.

These words were like sharp blades, piercing deeply into the heart of the councillor's soul, causing it to struggle even more frantically.

"Don't worry, family members should be together, heh heh heh..."

Moros's face was filled with a cruel smile as he opened the demiplane portal and led the spectres back to his demiplane territory.

Behind him, hundreds of skeleton soldiers broke free from the shackles of flesh and blood. They marched with heavy steps, crossing the demiplane portal one by one.

Only when the last skeleton soldier had completely left Earth did the demiplane portal slowly close.

Chapter 38: Aftermath and Execution

Moros left without a trace, departing from Fuyuan City, but the impact he left behind lingered, difficult to dissipate in a short period.

The streets, filled with the corpses of hundreds of SWAT officers and police, were enough to give the officials of Fuyuan City a headache.

Limbs, torn from bodies by spectres, lay scattered mournfully on the street, a gruesome sight.

The blood had congealed, mixing with shattered police cars and dropped weapons, creating a heart-wrenching tableau.

After weighing the pros and cons, the mayor of Fuyuan City negotiated with representatives of several families who controlled the metropolitan area where the city was located.

They discussed, argued, and finally reached a consensus.

With the support of these families, the mayor decisively issued an order.

"Immediately contact the health department and have them send people to deal with these bodies. At the same time, notify the news department and issue an official statement to appease the citizens' emotions."

The mayor's orders were quickly relayed.

The health department dispatched a large number of personnel to the streets to clear the remains.

These cleaners, dressed in protective suits and wearing masks and gloves, tried to mitigate the psychological impact of the cleanup.

However, when they saw the dismembered and bloody corpses with their own eyes, the intense nausea almost made them vomit.

Despite this, for the meager wages that supported their families, they could only suppress their disgust and discomfort and continue sweeping the bloody fragments from the streets.

Meanwhile, the news department of Fuyuan City also acted swiftly.

They issued an official statement, characterizing the incident as an extremely malicious terrorist attack and assuring the citizens that the government would thoroughly investigate the perpetrators and seek justice for the victims.

The news department also called on citizens to remain calm, not to panic, and promised that the government would take all necessary measures to protect their safety.

Furthermore, under the will of the true Sovereigns of the city cluster where Fuyuan City was located, various media outlets joined the effort to guide public opinion.

Through various reports and comments, they successfully diverted people's attention from the massacre, gradually covering up what had happened in Fuyuan City.

Through these measures, Fuyuan City gradually returned to a superficial calm.

At least Eden, who was signing a contract with an entertainment company in the city, knew nothing other than the overt terrorist attack.

Moros did not pay much attention to what happened in Fuyuan City after he left.

His goal was very clear: to find the other members of the Councillor's family.

After obtaining their exact locations from the Councillor's soul, Moros, riding the Spectral Dragon, quickly sought them out.

His actions were swift and decisive, without any hesitation or delay.

Thanks to his powerful execution and the Spectral Dragon's flight speed, comparable to a second-generation jet fighter, Moros successfully cornered most of the Councillor's family members.

At that moment, the Councillor's soul, imprisoned in a magic crystal, witnessed firsthand the downfall of the family he had strived for his entire life.

Although a small number of ordinary family members escaped this calamity, under Moros's pursuit, their days of survival were numbered.

Faced with Moros's pursuit, the Councillor's family did not sit idly by.

They mobilized the family's private military force, attempting to resist this terrifying power with brute force.

However, under the absolute disparity in strength, their resistance was inevitably doomed to failure.

With a shriek that did not sound like it could be produced by a living being, the private military force, built by the Councillor's family with immense human and material resources, along with the family members they protected, turned into a pile of corpses.

Level Five Dark Magic - Curse of the Underworld!

Under this terrifyingly powerful war-time spell, all living beings within the spell's area of effect were unable to escape and perished.

After this battle, the Councillor's family had their backbone completely broken.

Deprived of their private military's protection, the surviving family members either chose to disappear, seeking a slim chance of survival in Moros's pursuit, or sought help from other Councillors, or even the Mu Continent government, hoping they would lend a hand to jointly resist this terrifying force.

In the main hall of the Parliament Building in the capital of the Mu Continent, a member of the Councillor's family passionately denounced Moros's actions, attempting to resonate with and gain support from other Councillors.

"That Collapse Energy user violated the law..."

"This uncontrolled power has brought immense harm to society..."

"To maintain order on the Mu Continent..."

"..."

His words were filled with sincerity and resolve, each word striking like a pearl, his impassioned voice echoing through the parliamentary hall.

To a certain extent, it did successfully resonate with other Councillors.

The Councillors in the Parliament Building deeply detested beings like Moros.

However, when it came to taking concrete action, the Councillors all chose to protect themselves.

In their eyes, dividing the benefits occupied by the Councillor's family seemed more important than dealing with Moros, a potential destabilizing factor.

Moros had already demonstrated astonishing strength and ruthless methods through the assassination incident in Fuyuan City.

The Councillors, through their respective intelligence systems, had gained a general understanding of Moros's information.

They learned about Moros's pursuit of the Councillor's family members and were well aware of this person's danger.

If they couldn't strike a fatal blow, these powerful Councillors were unwilling to suffer the same fate as the Councillor.

Therefore, no Councillor was willing to provoke such an existence lightly.

A "madman" who killed an entire family over a disagreement, especially one who truly possessed such power.

This level of deterrence was enough to keep people calm.

After all, when others think you have nuclear weapons, you'd better actually have them.

"You guys..."

Seeing that the councillors were not prepared to support him, the member of the councillor's family tried to persuade them further.

But before he could finish speaking, a semi-transparent claw pierced him from behind, directly ripping out his heart.

The scene happened so suddenly that everyone else in the hall hadn't even had time to react before it was all over.

Right before their eyes, this member of the councillor's family was killed by a Spectre in the main hall of the Parliament Building, the very heart of the Mu Continent.

What shocked the councillors even more was that they, the esteemed councillors, were also present at the scene.

Facing the Spectre with its eerie laughter, the councillors were terrified.

They cried out, let out piercing screams, and some were even frozen in shock, utterly lost.

To escape this terrifying place as quickly as possible, they shoved and trampled each other, desperately trying to get out of the main hall.

Although the Spectre did not kill anyone else in the Parliament Building, the casualties from this incident still unexpectedly exceeded double digits due to the councillors' panic and chaos.

Chapter 39: Settling the Grudge

Moros's act of slaughtering people in the Parliament Building with Spectres this time thoroughly taught the rulers of the Mu Continent a lesson.

Although Moros himself never showed his face, the unique and terrifying existence of Spectres fully revealed the mastermind behind this assassination.

However, despite the clear identity of the assassin, the councillors of the Mu Continent chose to turn a blind eye.

There was no other way; Moros had proven with his actions that the security measures of the Mu Continent's councillors were all for show.

He could ignore the security measures of the Parliament Building and easily kill any councillor.

This was a huge deterrent for the councillors, who cherished their lives.