Necromancer, but Pre-Collapse Civilization Chapter 36

For the Apostle of God, whose mission was to destroy civilization, this was undoubtedly unacceptable.

Therefore, after creating a batch of modern military equipment, including main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery, and heavy fighter jets, upon its arrival, the Herrscher of Reason began establishing an industrial system for logistical support.

Chapter 58: The End of the First Great Collapse

The First Herrscher, the Herrscher of Reason, originally planned to launch a full-scale offensive against humanity after completing the construction of an efficient and stable logistical supply industrial system.

This way, even during continuous battles, the Herrscher of Reason could ensure it would not fail due to the depletion of Collapse Energy.

The Herrschers of the previous civilization indeed took their mission from the Collapse—to destroy human civilization—as their duty, but that didn't mean they would lose their minds.

The Herrscher of Reason had its own understanding of how to more efficiently destroy human civilization.

However, Mu Continent's mobilization efficiency far exceeded the Herrscher of Reason's expectations.

Just as the Herrscher of Reason was busy clearing out survivors in the city, Mu Continent's first troops—a fighter wing—appeared on the city's skyline.

With the deafening roar of engines and continuous sonic booms, the Herrscher of Reason knew its initial strategic plan could be thrown into the trash.

However, knowing the original plan had failed was one thing; dealing with the current problem was another.

As it manipulated fighter jets of the same model created by its authority to intercept the attacking Mu Continent fighter wing, the Herrscher of Reason fell into deep thought.

But before it could even devise a new strategy to break the deadlock, Mu Continent's reinforcements continuously joined the battlefield.

Then, the Herrscher of Reason found itself mired in the quagmire of a protracted war, which it had feared the most.

The performance of the weapons and equipment created by the Herrscher of Reason was not inferior to those of the Mu Continent's regular army.

In terms of coordination, the unmanned armed forces directly controlled by the Herrscher of Reason were far superior to the Mu Continent's regular army.

However, the numerical advantage of the Mu Continent's military was simply too obvious.

Even though fighter jets were shot down by the Herrscher of Reason's creations every second, a continuous stream of reinforcement fighter jets still joined the battlefield.

Ultimately, due to excessive Collapse Energy consumption, the Herrscher of Reason, unable to sustain itself, had to abandon the fight for air superiority.

As is well known, in modern warfare, losing air superiority means losing control of the battlefield.

With air superiority secured, Mu Continent's air force seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the Herrscher of Reason with suffocating firepower.

Under the barrage of ground-to-air missiles and various aerial bombs falling like rain, the various weapons and equipment created by the Herrscher of Reason quickly turned into burning scrap metal.

Although the Herrscher of Reason continuously created anti-aircraft systems in the mainstream style of Mu Continent to resist enemy aircraft, no matter how many planes it shot down, the determined Mu Continent military would unhesitatingly deploy more aircraft to fill the gaps on the battlefield.

Yes, by this point in the battle, Mu Continent had treated the annihilation of the Herrscher of Reason as a war.

To be frank, the combat style of the First Herrscher, the Herrscher of Reason, was the most familiar to modern armies among all Herrschers.

Although it could continuously manufacture various weapons and equipment, from a macro perspective, the battle to annihilate the Herrscher of Reason could indeed be considered an ordinary modern war.

Clearly, in the field of modern warfare, which it was most familiar with, Mu Continent's military was able to suppress the Herrscher of Reason, who had previously been an ordinary person, by leveraging its rich combat experience and resource advantage.

Even though the Herrscher of Reason had the advantage of cheating with its Herrscher authority and could replenish its forces in real-time, the number of combat units under its command continued to decrease as time went on.

Ultimately, Mu Continent achieved victory by paying a heavy price in human lives and financial resources.

Under the numerical disparity brought about by overwhelming resources, the Herrscher of Reason, which theoretically could have cleansed human civilization single-handedly at its peak, ultimately caused damage limited to only one city.

Of course, the price Mu Continent paid for this victory was also extremely high.

In terms of air force alone, nearly ten fighter wings and over a thousand aircraft were shot down.

The losses sustained by the armored units that entered the battlefield after gaining air superiority were even more staggering, with over a thousand main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles of various models destroyed by the Herrscher of Reason's creations.

This was equivalent to three armored army corps being wiped out in a single campaign.

Even for Mu Continent, the world's superpower, losses of this magnitude could be considered crippling.

Herrschers, and their authority that completely transcended the boundaries of science, completely subverted the worldview of all those who knew about them.

Before this, Mu Continent had encountered individual enemy combatants.

However, apart from its attack on Y City, Moros had never truly engaged Mu Continent's military head-on.

Whether it was the massacre of the Councillor's motorcade in Fuyuan City or commanding the Spectral Dragon to raid Mu Continent's capital, Moros had acted relatively restrained.

Because they had not personally experienced that visceral pain, or rather, the suffering they received was not profound enough, those in power had always underestimated the strength that a single individual could display.

As for the Battle of Y City, Moros's strength at that time was far inferior to the Herrscher of Reason that descended during the First Great Collapse.

After all, Moros back then did not possess the ability to cast the Level 5 Destruction Magic, [Armageddon].

Therefore, when the Herrscher of Reason displayed its astonishing destructive power, human civilization in this world truly experienced the terror of individual power.

This was the first time human civilization of this era had directly confronted the Great Collapse and a Herrscher, and it was the initial prelude to the end of civilization.

Driven by fear and greed for the power wielded by Herrschers, humanity's enthusiasm for studying Collapse Energy reached an unprecedented high.

This fervor was not limited to Mu Continent, which had personally experienced the First Great Collapse, but swept across all of human civilization.

The destruction of a city could not be completely concealed. Even though Mu Continent made every effort to block information related to the First Great Collapse, a large amount of information still leaked out.

However, this was from the perspective of national-level forces.

For the general public, the first Great Collapse was still an unfounded rumor.

They remained immersed in the echo chambers meticulously crafted by various governments, living ordinary and peaceful lives day after day, completely unaware of the world's true nature.

Globally, vast amounts of resources were pouring into research institutes that were emerging like mushrooms after rain, and the military production of various countries had entered an accelerated phase.

Meanwhile, as an organization specifically tasked with handling special affairs, Moth to Fire's authority had also expanded significantly.

Moth to Fire had now become an independent entity, distinct from the World Health Organization, its role far exceeding that of a coordinating body.

With the active promotion of the Moth to Fire Councilors, this international organization under the United Nations was granted its own independent armed forces for the first time.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Moros, who was diligently studying magic tomes in his demiplane.

From the previous civilization's difficult battle against the Herrscher of Void, the second Herrscher who controlled spatial authority, during the Second Great Collapse, one could glimpse the superficiality of their spatial research.

This level of spatial research clearly could not reach the demiplane controlled by Moros.

Chapter 59: Return to Fuyuan City

"Moros, won't this be too much trouble for you? The company Eden signed with has a lot of influence…"

Elysia's words carried a hint of worry.

Hearing this, a genuine smile appeared on Moros's face.

"Don't worry, Ellie. I'll handle this properly. I'll offer them terms they can't refuse, ensuring they no longer interfere with Eden's artistic pursuits."

"Alright, Moros, I trust you."

Feeling the determination and confidence in Moros's words, and knowing he wasn't a simple person, Elysia's worries subsided considerably.

After chatting with Moros for a while longer, Elysia ended the communication via the [Spectre Jar] with peace of mind.

However, if the pink fairy girl knew how Moros had dealt with the witnesses on the Ocean Miracle before, she might not have been so at ease.

Yes, although two years had passed, due to the tacit information blockade by various governments, the public remained unaware of the fate of the survivors on the large ocean liner that had been hijacked by pirates.

Apart from those who had personally witnessed the specters in their rampage, ordinary citizens were incapable of penetrating the carefully woven dream spun by the media to see the true face of the world.

Given Elysia and Eden's current status in human society, they clearly wouldn't have access to the records of everything that happened on the day the Ocean Miracle docked.

"~"

Humming an unknown melody, Elysia happily lay on the soft, large bed, rolling around with joy.

At this moment, the pink fairy girl was wearing a simple white nightgown, her pink hair casually draped down, looking both cute and alluring.

"Ellie, were you talking to Moros again?"

Just then, a gentle and familiar voice came from not far away, interrupting Elysia's self-amusement.

She looked up and, as expected, saw Eden.

Eden's eyes held a trace of concern and curiosity, as if wanting to probe the content of Elysia and Moros's conversation.

"My dear Eden!"

Elysia called out enthusiastically, quickly leaping from the bed and throwing herself into Eden's embrace.

She hugged Eden tightly, her face beaming with a satisfied smile.

In Eden's warm embrace, Elysia comfortably shared her conversation with Moros.

"So, Eden, you'll soon be free from constraints and can freely pursue your artistic dreams."

"Mm, thank you, Ellie."

Gazing at the pink fairy girl, whose large eyes sparkled like the clear sky, Eden gently caressed her hair.

"But, won't this cause too much trouble for Moros?"

As someone who had personally experienced the Ocean Miracle incident and heard Moros describe the characteristics of undead soldiers like specters and vampires, Eden had some understanding of Moros's strength.

However, she still didn't believe Moros could directly confront the major corporations at the pinnacle of the entertainment industry on this planet.

After all, mercenaries and regular armies were entirely different matters.

Eden was unaware that there existed terrifying beings in this world who could fight an army single-handedly.

"Should be, okay…"

Touched by Eden's words, a deep-seated worry surfaced in Elysia, and she cast her gaze towards the [Spectre Jar] left on the bedside table.

After once again cutting off magical communication with Elysia and Eden, Moros walked into the room belonging to the Lord of the Graveyard within the Mage Guild.

Skillfully donning the mage robe hanging on the coat rack, Moros waved his hand lightly, and with a flash of light, the demiplane portal slowly opened in the room.

Through the slowly rotating, swirling vortex of blue light, Moros could clearly see the scenery on the other side of the demiplane portal.

Fuyuan City, the city where the Councilor had lost his life, still harbored dozens of specters.

Under the command of the Necromancer, these specters roamed various corners of the city, acting as mobile teleportation coordinates, ensuring he could achieve ultra-long-distance teleportation when needed.

Now was the time for Moros to utilize these specters.

After careful selection, he finally locked onto a specter lingering in an empty warehouse in the dock warehouse district. This specter would become his precise coordinate for opening the demiplane portal.

Passing through the demiplane portal, Moros once again set foot on the land of Fuyuan City.

As his figure appeared, hundreds of spectres poured out from the demiplane passage like a raging tide.

If the spectres weren't spirits and couldn't collide with ordinary objects, this tide of spectres would have already overwhelmed the warehouse Moros was currently in.

Standing in the center of the warehouse, Moros gazed at the surging tide of spectres before him.

"Go, my loyal servants, and find the building with a sculpture like this at its entrance!"

He extended his hand, projecting the sculpture at the entrance of Eden's contracted entertainment company into the warehouse, giving the spectres their target.

As Moros's command fell, the spectres transformed into streams of dark green light, flying out of the warehouse and disappearing into the night sky.

With the spectres' flight speed comparable to the mainstream attack helicopters of the Mu Continent, Moros was confident he would soon find the headquarters of the XX Entertainment Company that Eden had signed with.

The situation unfolded exactly as Moros had predicted. Within minutes, he learned through his link with the spectres that some of them had found the headquarters of XX Entertainment Company.

Found it, then...

Amidst the chanting of arcane incantations, Moros waved his hand and cast the Level 4 adventure magic, Instant Travel.

Instant Travel: Teleports heroes and troops to a chosen location near oneself. Requires 15 Mana.

Under the mighty power of the magic, Moros's figure vanished from the empty warehouse.

When his figure reappeared, Moros was already on the rooftop of a building near the headquarters of XX Entertainment Company.

He stood at a high vantage point, looking down at the XX Entertainment Company headquarters building, which was only one or two stories shorter than the building he was on, his eyes gleaming with a deep light.

Let me see who dares to be so bold as to interfere with Eden's choice.

With this thought, Moros cast an illusion magic on himself to conceal his form.

This magic originated from his research into the Level 3 summoning magic, Phantom Forces.

Although it lacked the various miraculous properties of Phantom Forces, its effect under optical observation was no less than the original.

More importantly, its mana consumption was extremely low, making it very suitable for Moros's current operational needs.

With the magic cast, Moros took a step forward, treading upon the pitch-black night sky.