Necromancer, but Pre-Collapse Civilization Chapter 29

A mercenary asked blankly.

The mercenary commander pulled out the pistol holstered at his waist and roared at the mercenary.

"Didn't you hear the commotion on the communication channel? Hurry up!"

Chapter 46 The Mercenaries' Doom and Reuniting with Elysia

"Ely, look at those mercenaries, they seem to be in trouble?"

Elysia held Eden's hand tightly, her tone laced with a hint of uncertainty.

Not long before, those mercenaries had been patrolling the shopping plaza with arrogance, meticulously checking the identities of every tourist.

However, before they could even finish verifying many people's identities, a small team of mercenaries was suddenly dispatched from the plaza.

As time passed, dense gunfire, explosions, and screams began to echo from all around the shopping plaza.

The mercenaries, who had been so arrogant moments ago, were now in unprecedented panic. Their faces showed obvious fear and confusion, clearly at a loss.

It seems I won't need to step in personally.

Elysia let out a sigh of relief in her heart.

She tightly gripped Eden's hand, as if trying to convey her inner resolve and faith through her palm.

She gazed affectionately at Eden, her blue eyes, like a clear sky, filled with comfort and encouragement.

"My dear Eden, don't worry, everything will be alright. We just need to stay calm and wait for rescue."

Under Elysia's gentle yet firm gaze, Eden clearly felt her inner fear and unease gradually dissipating.

"Ely..."

Before Eden could finish speaking, two piercing screams tore through the air, interrupting her.

Following the sound, she and Elysia looked up and saw two mercenaries guarding the entrance to the passage leading to the upper deck of the shopping plaza. They were being brutally torn apart, their hearts ripped out by two semi-transparent monsters.

"Ah—"

This bloody and brutal scene caused many tourists who had never witnessed such a sight to let out terrified screams.

"Eden, quickly hide behind me."

Elysia stepped forward without hesitation, firmly shielding Eden behind her.

Her eyes revealed an unprecedented seriousness and vigilance. Clearly, the appearance of those specters was completely beyond her expectations.

In her original imagination, the mercenaries' chaos was merely due to the arrival of the rescue team, but the current situation was clearly vastly different from her previous assumptions.

Even the well-traveled pink fairy lady had never seen such peculiar monsters.

These semi-transparent creatures, both in form and ability, surpassed her understanding.

More importantly, as Origin's Herrscher, Elysia did not sense any Collapse Energy from these monsters.

Although Elysia was confident in her ability to fight these monsters, she knew that every unknown creature could possess unique methods and skills.

She did not want to put her dear friend Eden in such danger.

Eden was just an ordinary person, without any combat training, unable to handle such a crisis.

Elysia did not want her dear friend to be in peril; she had to ensure Eden's safety.

"Ely, look at those monsters, they don't seem to be coming for us."

Eden's voice carried a hint of confusion and relief.

Indeed, as more semi-transparent monsters emerged from various corners of the shopping plaza, they seemed to focus solely on attacking the mercenaries, showing no intention of attacking tourists like them.

As long as they didn't block the path of the monsters attacking the mercenaries, the semi-transparent creatures acted as if they were completely ignored.

This discovery allowed Elysia and Eden to breathe a slight sigh of relief, but they remained vigilant, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Unlike Elysia and Eden, the mercenaries were not so fortunate.

Under Moros's command, the specters regarded the mercenaries as their primary targets, launching a merciless slaughter against them.

Faced with the specters' attacks, the mercenaries naturally could not just sit and wait for death.

"Don't panic, everyone, open fire! I don't believe, I don't believe there's anything in this world that isn't afraid of bullets!"

The mercenary commander shouted loudly, simultaneously aiming at a specter and pulling the trigger repeatedly until his ammunition ran out.

Under his encouragement, the other mercenaries also reacted.

They all turned their guns towards the nearest specters, pouring bullets without reservation, as if exchanging the consumption of ammunition for a sliver of a chance to survive.

However, what happened next filled the mercenaries with despair.

Facing the hail of bullets that erupted like a volcanic eruption, the specters acted as if they were completely unaffected, continuing to pounce ferociously at the mercenaries.

With the combat power of the specters, any mercenary who was pounced upon did not escape the fate of death.

In just over ten seconds, out of the dozens of well-trained mercenaries in the shopping plaza, only the commander remained alive.

This was thanks to Moros's prior order that the specters should spare the enemy commander.

Without the Necromancer's command, how could a mere mercenary commander, an ordinary person, survive the slaughter by the Spectres?

After completing the task assigned by the Necromancer—to kill the mercenaries and capture the enemy commander—the Spectres turned their ill-intentioned gazes towards the panicked tourists.

This was not surprising.

Even as a unit, Spectres were undead.

And the undead harbored a deep-seated malice towards the living.

This hostility stemmed from the undead's yearning for life and their envy of the living; they could hardly resist the urge to attack living beings.

Sensing the malice in the Spectres' eyes, Elysia and Eden's nerves, which had just relaxed slightly, tensed up again.

However, to their confusion, the Spectres, facing the unarmed tourists, took no action beyond casting malicious glances.

Just as Elysia and Eden were puzzled, clear footsteps echoed from a passage leading to the upper deck.

Their gazes followed the sound, and they saw a group of men with bat wings, dressed in medieval male noble formal wear, wielding large, dark green greatswords, and having pale complexions, escorting a boy of twelve or thirteen.

When Elysia saw the boy's face, her astonished words blurted out.

"Moros?"

Hearing his name, Moros turned his head and met the gaze of the pink fairy.

He nodded slightly, confirming her guess.

Then, Moros walked up to Elysia and Eden and greeted them warmly.

"Elysia, Eden, long time no see."

"Moros, who are these?"

Elysia curiously observed the Vampire Lords and Spectres, her gaze shifting to her new friend, seeking an answer.

"They are my loyal servants; they will obey any command I give."

Moros straightened his back and calmly introduced them to Elysia.

"Vampire Lords, the low-level commanders of my legion."

He pointed to the winged Vampire Lords, introducing them further.

"It's not just their command ability; their combat power is also quite good."

"Mhm mhm!"

Seeing Elysia repeatedly nod her head adorably, Moros's mood instantly brightened.

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Chapter 47: The Shadow of Moth to Fire

"As for them, they are Spectres."

Commanding a Spectre to float over and stand properly, Moros introduced them to Elysia.

"They are super useful when facing the armies of the Mu Continent..."

Mid-sentence, Moros realized the impropriety of his statement.

If he hadn't truly clashed with the armies of the Mu Continent, how could he know how Spectres performed against them?

As expected, after hearing this, Elysia and Eden's eyes revealed a hint of thought.

"Ahem."

Clearing his throat twice to interrupt their thoughts, Moros quickly changed the subject.

"Elysia, Eden, would you like to join me in questioning the mercenary commander to understand the real reason for this attack?"

Giving Moros a sideways glance, Elysia, who had already guessed some of the boy's secrets, ultimately did not dwell on the previous topic.

After spending some time together, Elysia had come to regard Moros as a friend. This pink fairy, with her high emotional intelligence, knew how not to make her friends uncomfortable.

Eden's care and affection for Elysia were self-evident.

To comfort the pink fairy, Eden was even willing to resort to artificial Honkai collapse.

Since Elysia did not want to pry further into the meaning behind Moros's previous statement, Eden would not say anything more.

They both tacitly chose trust and understanding over pointless questioning and speculation.

Seeing their reactions, Moros's affection for Elysia and Eden continued to rise.

If this were a galgame, the affection value above Moros's head would surely be jumping, increasing by +1, +1.

"Speak, what was your purpose in boarding the ship?"

Commanding two Vampire Lords to bring the mercenary commander forward, Moros asked directly.

Considering Elysia and Eden were present, Moros did not use overly harsh methods.

As a Necromancer, Moros was actually more accustomed to directly interrogating souls rather than engaging in inefficient communication like this.

"If I tell you, can I live?"

The mercenary commander retorted, a hint of hope in his eyes.

Mercenaries have no loyalty. If it meant a way to survive, the mercenary commander wouldn't hesitate to spill everything he knew.

"Elysia, Eden, what do you think?"

Moros himself didn't particularly care about the mercenary commander's terms.

For him, letting go of this ordinary mercenary commander wouldn't cause any harm.

After all, he hadn't suffered significant losses in the battle against the mercenaries.

However, considering Elysia and Eden's position as innocent bystanders affected by this attack, Moros decided to leave the decision to them.

Elysia and Eden exchanged a glance, and then Elysia spoke.

"Moros, I think we should give him a chance."

Mercenaries typically wouldn't harm captives arbitrarily before confirming all valuable targets.

As mercenaries, they fought for money, and faced with a high ransom, they naturally wouldn't want to harm these captives.

Even if a few mercenaries were blinded by lust, the others would stop their actions.

Thanks to Moros's swift actions, these mercenaries were wiped out before they could conduct a detailed valuation of the captives in the mall.

Therefore, they hadn't had the chance to do anything excessive to the captives in the shopping plaza.

In this situation, Elysia, who loved humanity, was still willing to show mercy.

Upon hearing Elysia's words, a flicker of gratitude crossed the mercenary commander's eyes.

However, he was acutely aware of his situation, so besides looking at Elysia with gratitude, the mercenary commander dared not utter a single word.

"For Elysia's sake, I can let you go, but you must tell us the truth behind this attack."

Since Elysia and Eden had made their decision, Moros naturally wouldn't object.

"Thank you, thank you. I'm willing to tell you everything."

The mercenary commander repeatedly thanked them upon hearing this and began to recount the truth behind the attack.