Though this Death Mana was weak, as time passed, the steadily accumulating Death Mana was still enough to transform the environment around the buildings into an area where negative energy thrived—suited only for the undead and hostile to the living.
For ordinary people, once they stepped into this region shrouded in negative energy, they would clearly feel their life force rapidly draining within three days. Their bodies would gradually collapse under the erosion of negative energy, and they would ultimately fall seriously ill.
If they stubbornly chose to remain
there, then being completely eroded by negative energy and dying here would also be an inevitable outcome.
Of course, to someone like Moros, whose life level had already risen to Legendary Rank, this level of negative energy was no different from a gentle spring breeze.
Even if his life level fell to that of an ordinary superhuman, Moros could still live freely within an area active with negative energy, thanks to the powerful class skill unique to necromancers—necromancy.
After all, compared to the bodily corrosion caused by necromancy, an area with negative energy at this level was nowhere near enough to matter.
Back to the point: after ordering the Spectral Dragon to descend, Moros arrived at the front of this Graveyard Military Outpost.
Because this Graveyard Military Outpost had long been occupied by necromancers, Moros's recruitment of undead units went extremely smoothly.
With a thought from Moros, 4,800 gold coins abruptly vanished.
At the same time, amid the clatter of hooves, four Death Knights clad in full heavy armor and riding Skeleton Warhorses appeared out of thin air before Moros.
Without any unnecessary words, the four Death Knights dismounted, dropped to one knee, and pledged their loyalty to the necromancer who had recruited them.
As level-six undead units, Death Knights not only possessed exceptional combat power, but also a certain degree of intelligence.
After receiving a necromancer's authorization, they could even command low- and mid-tier undead soldiers and independently carry out simple military tasks, such as slaughtering villages.
"Heh heh heh, welcome aboard!"
After letting out a couple of sinister chuckles, Moros opened the Death Knights' attribute list.
Death Knight
Unit Level: Level 6
Attack: 23 (43)
Defense: 23 (85)
Health: 450
Speed: 7
Unit Skills: Undead, Cursing Attack, fatal blow
Although Moros had recruited Death Knights many times before, their remarkable stats still delighted him every time he saw them.
Especially with the bonuses from his hero attributes, these Death Knights' combat power had been greatly enhanced.
What exactly did stats at this level represent?
Simply put, under a Death Knight's slash, the armor of Mu Continent's mainstream main battle tanks would be torn apart like cardboard.
Moros believed that when these Death Knights charged into enemy lines with enchanted knight swords raised, carrying the force of thunder, their iron hooves would be unstoppable.
As for their three-digit Health stat, it mainly benefited from the Death Knights' size.
In Ashan World, unit size was divided into four categories: small, medium, large, and gigantic. Each size granted units different Health bonuses.
Small units retained their original Health, with neither bonuses nor reductions.
Medium units enjoyed a 300% Health bonus.
Large units such as Death Knights could receive a Health bonus as high as 500%.
Gigantic units could receive a 1,000% Health bonus.
It was precisely because Death Knights were standard large units that their Health received the powerful 500% bonus based on their base value.
With Health at this level, Death Knights could even withstand a direct hit from an eight-inch naval cannon.
Leading the four newly recruited Death Knights, Moros began sweeping through the wilderness unit nests in the Demiplane one by one.
As massive amounts of gold and resources were consumed, the number of units under his command rapidly grew.
Although this mixed-race army had extremely poor combat power due to its multi-racial composition, Moros did not care.
Within the Demiplane, he had no enemies.
Since they would not encounter attacks and were merely serving as a unit transport force, their lack of combat power was insignificant.
Once they returned to the graveyard territory, the non-undead units would be transformed into corresponding graveyard units through the Netherworld Shrine.
At that point, they would no longer suffer from morale problems.
As he watched the units outside the graveyard faction, a profoundly unreadable smile appeared on Moros's face.
Just as Moros had expected, the massive mixed-unit army returned to Graveyard City without encountering any obstacles.
Standing before the Netherworld Shrine and staring at the non-undead units, Moros's lips curved into a cold smile.
Transform!
At his command, a crack suddenly split open above the dome of the Netherworld Shrine, as though a gateway to another world had opened.
A dim, mysterious radiance shot skyward from within. Like a meteor in the night, it tore through the heavens shrouded by the Death Canopy and fell straight onto the non-undead units.
Only at this moment did those non-undead units whom Moros had recruited from the wilderness
unit nests wake as if from a dream and realize that something was wrong.
Their eyes were filled with terror and despair, but unfortunately, it was already too late.
Under the irresistible and terrifying power of the Netherworld Shrine, they could no longer escape their fate of being transformed into undead units.
The bodies of these non-undead units gradually lost their vitality, becoming cold and rigid, while their gazes grew increasingly hollow and profound.
Time seemed to stop at that moment. Moros stood quietly, patiently awaiting the completion of the transformation.
His eyes revealed an indescribable anticipation and confidence. He believed that one day, he would truly hold such great power in his own hands.
In only a few minutes, the final transformation was complete.
"Roar!"
With an earth-shaking roar, the Bone Dragons transformed from Green Dragons straightened their bodies and displayed their power.
At that moment, the enormous multi-racial army had completely become a graveyard faction army of death, serving the necromancer's will.
Gazing at this newly born army of death with satisfaction, Moros wore the smile of a victor.
PS: Mass Release 1/6
Honkai Descends
Time moved forward.
While Moros traveled between the various unit nests in the Demiplane, recruiting army after army, a small-scale Honkai disaster descended with the Xinke City Collapse Energy Research Institute at its center.
This was an exceedingly standard small-scale Honkai disaster.
Surging Collapse Energy erupted in an instant, engulfing several city blocks around the research institute.
Because most humans lacked resistance to Collapse Energy, they were reduced to ashes the moment they came into contact with it, not even getting the chance to become Shi.
However, among such a large population, there were always some who possessed resistance to Collapse Energy.
And because the scale of this Honkai disaster was relatively small, a considerable number of people managed to withstand the first wave of Collapse Energy tides.
Unfortunately, surviving the sudden outbreak of Collapse Energy tides was only the beginning.
Before the survivors could even figure out what was happening, they had to face the true horrors of the Honkai disaster—Shi and Honkai Beasts.
Those who lacked resistance to Collapse Energy and transformed into zombies were frightening, but as long as the survivors found their courage, they still had a decent chance of surviving against a small number of zombies.
For the survivors, the truly lethal threat came from the monsters known as Shi.
Unlike incompletely transformed zombies, Shi were created from humans infected by Collapse Energy, and their combat power had already surpassed the limit of what a single person could handle.
Even the lowest-ranking Guard Shi could hunt down ordinary people with ease, even if they had guns, unless they were exceptionally lucky.
These Guard Shi wore black outfits trimmed with gold, their pale thighs exposed. They could charge toward survivors at astonishing speed, and the giant scythes in their hands could effortlessly reap life after life.
The Ranger Shi, dressed in crimson garments formed from Collapse Energy, used bows and arrows manifested from Collapse Energy to hunt down every survivor they could find.
As for higher-ranking Shi such as Dual-Blade Shi, Spirit-Sink Shi, and Undead Shi, virtually no survivor who appeared before them had any chance of living.
High-tier Shi possessed combat power comparable to lower-tier Honkai Beasts, and some elite high-tier Shi were even stronger.
Even the weakest Charge-class Honkai Beast had combat power comparable to an Attack Helicopter.
Against such terrifying beings, even if ordinary people held firearms, they were little more than a drop in the bucket, serving only as psychological comfort.
Combined with the rampage of Honkai Beasts formed entirely from condensed Collapse Energy, the tragic plight of the survivors within this disaster-stricken area was easy to imagine.
However, this region engulfed by the Honkai disaster was not entirely devoid of forces capable of resisting Shi and Honkai Beasts.
The security forces of the Xinke City Collapse Energy Research Institute, along with several Childe-class vampires assisting with research inside the institute, were both formidable combat forces.
The security forces' Collapse Energy weapons could effectively fight Shi and Honkai Beasts, while the vampires, when armed with specially made Collapse Energy weapons, possessed combat power that even surpassed the former.
However, out of concern for the researchers and research results within the institute, the security forces and vampires of the Xinke City Collapse Energy Research Institute would not extend aid to the survivors in this area.
After all, in the eyes of the powerful, the lives of ordinary civilians were utterly insignificant compared to the researchers and research results within the institute.
Even so, the existence of the Xinke City Collapse Energy Research Institute still held some positive significance for the survivors in this region.
As long as this Collapse Energy research institute remained standing, the Shi and Honkai Beasts born in this area would attack it.
Thereby
indirectly easing the pressure on the survivors.
"Tap, tap, tap."
Heavy machine guns modified with Collapse Energy spewed scorching rounds, tearing swarms of zombies and the Shi mixed among them to pieces.
But every soldier defending the Xinke City Collapse Energy Research Institute knew that such machine-gun firepower could not last.
Sure enough, just as the machine-gun positions were firing at full force, a dark-purple beam of Collapse Energy suddenly shot from before an Undead Shi, instantly turning the entire machine-gun position into an inferno.
"RPG!"
At the furious roar of the frontline officer, several Rocket-propelled Grenades enhanced with Collapse Energy screamed toward the Undead Shi dressed in black with twin tails.
However, just like in countless previous clashes, the Undead Shi easily evaded the Rocket-propelled Grenades' area attack with a single burrow underground.
But the institute's defenders had anticipated this. It was not their first time encountering the Undead Shi's burrowing skill.
"Crack, crack, crack."
After a barrage of dense fire from Collapse Energy-modified anti-materiel sniper rifles, the Undead Shi finally fell.
The Undead Shi's sacrifice was not in vain. To eliminate this high-tier Shi, the institute's defenders had wasted too much firepower on her.
Just as the defenders focused all their attention on fighting the Undead Shi, the Ranger Shi seized the opportunity to unleash a fierce rain of arrows, instantly flooding the carefully constructed defensive line.
These arrows formed entirely from Collapse Energy were incredibly powerful. They easily pierced the defenders' body armor and pinned them firmly to their positions.
After just one rain of arrows, the Xinke City Collapse Energy Research Institute's defenders suffered enormous casualties.
What filled them with even greater despair was that, under the cover of the Ranger Shi's arrows, more than a dozen Sharpclaw Shi led by a Hellclaw Shi swiftly broke through the defensive line and penetrated deep into the positions.
Without heavy weapons and Flame-Chaser Warriors, human forces had little chance of winning in close combat against Shi.
Even though all the defenders' weapons had been modified with Collapse Energy, it could not change that fact.
As expected, the research institute's outer defensive line did not hold for long before it was declared lost.
"Send in those lab rats!"
The commander, who was observing the battle in real time through the surveillance system, no longer had the leisure to care about the vampires' research value.
He urgently needed to rely on these vampires to turn the tide, or at least hold out until reinforcements arrived.
After dealing with all matters within the Demiplane, Moros opened a Demiplane passage leading to Fuyuan City.
He had not forgotten that he had promised Elysia he would attend Eden's concert.
"Hmm?"
Sensing that the number of vampires he had transformed had suddenly dropped by several, Moros could not help letting out a puzzled hum.
What was going on? Had they already begun dissecting the vampires?
PS: Mass Release 2/6
First Clash with Honkai Beasts
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