Necromancer, But Pre-Collapse Civilization Chapter 44

Moros knew very well that his relationship with the powerful figures in Fuyuan City was a standard case of mutual exploitation.

Therefore, Moros always kept a backup plan for the Childe-class Vampires handed over to the Fuyuan City elites.

Although limited by Moros's current level of magical knowledge, these backups couldn't remotely curse Childe-class Vampires to death. However, they could still indicate their locations and display their life status.

Just moments ago, Moros's keen senses detected feedback from his backups—three of the converted Vampires had died.

That shouldn't be happening. Are those bureaucrats that impatient?

Frowning, Moros decided to personally investigate the place where the three Vampires had died.

He immediately opened a demiplane portal and returned to the Graveyard City.

Upon setting foot on the land of the Graveyard City, Moros, without a word, locked onto the location of the Spectres he had left in Newke City.

Following that, he opened another demiplane portal and traveled to the city where the three Childe-class Vampires were buried.

However, the moment he stepped out of the portal, Moros's expression instantly turned solemn.

As a legendary-rank Necromancer, despite his deficiencies in power control, Moros still possessed some basic abilities of a legendary spellcaster.

At this moment, he clearly sensed an abnormal energy permeating the surrounding environment, its concentration far exceeding normal levels.

Moros, who understood exactly what kind of world he was in, immediately realized that this was a sign of Collapse's arrival.

So, those Vampires weren't dissected, but were ambushed and killed by Honkai Beasts?

Making this deduction, Moros, after a moment's hesitation, decided to resolve this Collapse incident.

This wasn't because Moros had a sudden change of heart.

Moros was a Necromancer!

It was inherently ridiculous to talk about morality with a Necromancer.

Even when he had just taken up the mantle of Necromancer and still retained some conscience, after a long period of studying [Necromancy] and achieving considerable progress, Moros's moral bottom line had become extremely, extremely flexible.

The reason he decided to resolve this Collapse disaster was entirely out of consideration for his own interests.

In this era, destined to be annihilated by the Herrscher of the End, one had to display power to earn respect.

It was like the first country on Earth to invent nuclear weapons; they had to find a place to drop it so the whole world could see its terrifying lethality and destructive power. Otherwise, if they only heard boasts and saw no practical application, how could true fear be generated?

Moros did not wish to excessively provoke the elite class on this planet, thus he could not casually choose a small country as a target to display his power.

He had already learned from the elites of Fuyuan City about the fall of the first Herrscher, the Herrscher of Reason.

This made Moros even more wary of the Mu Continent regime, which was capable of killing the first Herrscher.

He did not want to become a replacement for the second Herrscher, giving the leaders of the previous civilization a lesson ahead of time.

Therefore, he had to avoid actions that could lead to misjudgment.

Under these circumstances, the only stage where Moros could truly display his strength was actually a Collapse event.

Having made his decision, Moros naturally began his actions.

"Come forth! My servants!"

As Moros's incantation echoed through the air, a faint blue demiplane portal suddenly opened on the streets of Newke City.

Accompanied by the "rustling" sound of bones grinding, countless Skeleton Archers and Plague Zombies poured out of the demiplane portal.

Although the Skeleton Archers and Plague Zombies, as Graveyard troop types, had stats that were almost embarrassing and could hardly pose a real threat to the servants of Collapse—the Shi and Honkai Beasts.

However, under Moros's attribute bonuses, they could still contend with low-level Shi and Honkai Beasts.

After all, with Moros's high [Attack] attribute of 20 and [Defense] attribute of 62, even the lowest-level Skeleton Archer could possess an attack power of 21.

Such attack power was already comparable to an anti-materiel sniper rifle strengthened by Collapse Energy, sufficient to deal with low-level Shi and Charge-class Honkai Beasts.

In addition to the Skeleton Archers and Plague Zombies serving as cannon fodder (crossed out) —the basic combat power of the legion—there were even more formidable beings among the undead soldiers pouring out of the demiplane portal.

Vampire Lords wielding dark green enchanted greatswords and wearing medieval noble attire; Archliches carrying skeletal staffs and with tomes hanging from their waists; Wraiths carrying enchanted scythes several people tall and exuding an aura of death...

These mid-to-high-tier undead were the true backbone of Moros's undead legion.

After a Spectral Dragon roared and charged out of the demiplane portal, Moros calmly closed the portal connecting Earth and the demiplane.

Although the number of undead troops entering Earth through the demiplane portal this time did not exceed the scale of the surprise attack on Y City, the quality between the two was vastly different.

As for why only this portion of the undead forces was deployed, Moros had his own considerations.

Although he wanted to display his strength, Moros did not want to expose all his trump cards to the elites of the previous civilization.

He knew that maintaining a certain degree of mystery and deterrence was equally important.

Given the scale of the undead legion, it was natural for them to be discovered if Moros did not use campaign spells to conceal them.

Sensing the presence of the deathly army, the Shi and Honkai Beasts in Newke City no longer roamed aimlessly. Instead, they quickly assembled into an army and, targeting Moros and his undead army, launched a fierce assault.

On the streets, Knight-class Honkai Beasts, in neat formations, charged towards the undead army like medieval knights in battle.

Behind this wave of charge, dozens of Ballista-class Honkai Beasts began to gather Collapse Energy, preparing to fire powerful Collapse Energy shells to completely destroy the formations of the undead soldiers.

Simultaneously, three purplish-white, gorilla-like Chariot-class Honkai Beasts, with their stout forelimbs, moved past the Ballista-class Honkai Beasts preparing to bombard and charged towards the undead army along with the Knight-class Honkai Beasts.

Behind the Honkai Beasts, thousands of Shi also joined the battle.

Following closely behind the Honkai Beasts, they launched a fierce charge towards the undead legion's formation.

In the sky, swarms of Charge-class Honkai Beasts sped towards the Spectre clusters led by the Spectral Dragon.

The Honkai disaster that descended upon Xinke City this time was ultimately just a small-scale Honkai disaster.

After giving rise to many high-level Shi, the remaining Collapse Energy was insufficient to form powerful Honkai Beasts like the Temple-class or Warlord-class.

But even so, this Honkai army, which gathered over 90% of Xinke City's remaining Collapse-aligned forces, could not be underestimated.

At the very least, the Mu Continent's military would need to deploy师-level armored forces to deal with this Honkai legion.

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Chapter 75: Meteor Shower and Aerial Combat

Standing on the Spectral Dragon's ferocious head, Moros gazed at the Charge-class Honkai Beasts surging like a tide towards the Spectre clusters, a dangerous smile gradually appearing on his face.

He slowly raised his staff and began to chant eerie and sinister incantations.

As the incantations continued, the air around Moros began to churn, and a powerful energy started to gather.

"Meteor Shower!"

Under Moros's control, a massive cloud of pure fire elements rapidly condensed above the Charge-class Honkai Beasts.

Following this, huge balls of molten lava fell rapidly from the fiery cloud like meteors, smashing into the clusters of Charge-class Honkai Beasts with deafening roars.

"Boom~ Boom~ Boom~"

These ordinary Charge-class Honkai Beasts appeared so fragile in the face of this destructive power. They didn't even have a chance to struggle before being instantly incinerated into charcoal by the molten lava fireballs.

As for the more elite Charge-class Honkai Beasts, such as the Super Charge-class Honkai Beasts, Crimson Sakura Charge Beasts, and Space-Time Rippers, although they possessed powerful defenses, they also struggled under the continuous impact of the molten lava fireballs.

However, relying on their higher defense, despite suffering severe injuries, they still managed to survive tenaciously.

Yet, this destructive attack did not end there.

After a large number of Charge-class Honkai Beasts were reduced to ashes under the bombardment of the molten lava fireballs, the remaining fireballs did not stop. They continued to fall at astonishing speeds, smashing into the Ballista-class Honkai Beasts on the ground like massive meteorites.

As everyone knows, the Collapse Energy shells condensed by the Ballista-class Honkai Beasts possess immense power. At this moment, the Ballista-class Honkai Beasts hit by the molten lava fireballs had their Collapse Energy shells, which were in the final stages of condensation, instantly detonated by the impact of the fireballs.

"Boom!!!"

A sky-shattering explosion erupted, and the entire Xinke City trembled under the continuous explosions.

At this moment, the sky of Xinke City seemed to be set ablaze, and the explosion's light reddened half the sky.

Under this round of the "Meteor Shower" attack, the Ballista-class Honkai Beasts, along with a large number of Ranger Shi and Charge-class Honkai Beasts, were reduced to ashes and disappeared into the explosion's fiery light.

If it were an army composed of ordinary people, no matter how well-trained, they would likely be shocked and at a loss when facing such a sudden and terrifying explosion.

However, whether it was the undead legion composed of Graveyard units or the Honkai Beasts and Shi acting according to the will of the Herrscher of the End, they seemed unaffected and continued to carry out their missions resolutely.

As long as they did not receive orders from a higher existence, they would unhesitatingly follow their previous instructions and launch a fearless offensive against the enemy.

Precisely because of this, the Necromancer did not stop after successfully casting "Meteor Shower" but continued to chant the incantation for the next spell.

This time, the campaign spell he chose was by no means comparable to the previous Level 4 magic, "Meteor Shower."

Yes, the Necromancer was currently chanting the incantation for the Level 5 Dark Magic – "Curse of the Underworld" – a renowned campaign spell in the Ashan World.

Moros believed that once the Level 5 Dark Magic "Curse of the Underworld" descended upon this battlefield, the battle would come to an end.

Although Honkai Beasts are silicon-based life forms, they clearly do not belong to the categories of Hell or Graveyard.

In other words, Honkai Beasts are not immune to the damage of "Curse of the Underworld."

And as long as they cannot be immune to the power of "Curse of the Underworld," then with Moros's Mana attribute of 42 points, the "Curse of the Underworld" he cast would surely completely obliterate this Honkai army composed of Honkai Beasts and Shi.

However, before Moros could complete the incantation and unleash "Curse of the Underworld," the undead legion had to rely on its own strength to resist the enemy's fierce offensive.

The flying Charge-class Honkai Beasts stood out among Xinke City's Honkai army with their excellent speed.

Therefore, with the complete annihilation of the Ballista-class Honkai Beasts, they became the first Honkai Beasts to make contact with the undead legion.

"Roar!"

Accompanied by the Spectral Dragon's roar, a dark and deadly Death Dragon Breath tore through the sky with the momentum of sweeping away a thousand armies, heading straight for the clusters of Charge-class Honkai Beasts.

Under the baptism of the Death Dragon Breath, dozens of Charge-class Honkai Beasts were shot down.

But more Charge-class Honkai Beasts tenaciously broke through the obstruction of the Death Dragon Breath and approached the flying undead at astonishing speeds.

Their cold, shimmering wing blades were imbued with a hazy purple glow.

Facing the charge of the Charge-class Honkai Beasts, the Spectres did not retreat at all.

Under the Necromancer's will, these Spectres, like surging tides, launched a fierce counterattack against the charge of the Charge-class Honkai Beasts.

Spectres are legitimate Graveyard faction units, and they are immune to "Curse of the Underworld."

Therefore, Moros did not need to worry about his carefully prepared campaign spell accidentally harming these loyal subordinates.

Although the Spectres were far inferior to the Charge-class Honkai Beasts in basic offensive and defensive stats, under Moros's powerful attribute bonuses, they were able to display combat power comparable to the Charge-class Honkai Beasts, thanks to their speed, which was on par with them.

It was precisely because of this strength that even though their relied-upon [Intangible] characteristic was nullified by the Collapse Energy condensed on the Charge-class Honkai Beasts' wing blades, the Spectres could still firmly withstand the fierce onslaught of the Charge-class Honkai Beasts.

"Pfft!"

As the Charge-class Honkai Beast's wing blade slashed across, a sharp wail rang out.

The Spectre's spiritual body was cut in half by the sharp wing blade imbued with Collapse Energy, its originally intact form instantly becoming tattered.

For living troop types, even a powerful creature like a dragon would find such an injury fatal.

However, for undead troop types, especially spiritual entities like Spectres, while such an injury dealt a heavy blow, it did not immediately end their lives.

The consequence of failing to kill the Spectre in one blow was that this Charge-class Honkai Beast had to endure the Spectre's fierce counterattack.

"Screeeech—"

Amidst a sharp and piercing sound, as if glass was being torn, the Spectre's sharp claws mercilessly tore through the Charge-class Honkai Beast's tough outer shell, reaching its softer inner flesh.

"Heh heh~"

With a sinister laugh, the Spectre waved its claws, attempting to completely tear apart the Charge-class Honkai Beast that had heavily wounded it.

However, its efforts failed.

Although this Charge-class Honkai Beast was severely wounded by the Spectre's attack, it seemed to disregard the claws lodged within its body, forcefully swinging its Collapse Energy-imbued wing blade and splitting the Spectre in two from the center.

This time, the Spectre, having sustained damage beyond its threshold, finally vanished into the sky above Xinke City amidst its wails.

Before this Charge-class Honkai Beast, which had just killed a Spectre, could even react, another Spectre appeared before it like a ghost and, with lightning speed, tore it into two pieces.

Chapter 76: Combined Spells and the Curse of the Underworld

While the Spectres were locked in a fierce battle with the Charge-class Honkai Beasts in the skies above Xinke City, on the ground battlefield, the Archliches were also busy preparing their combined spells.

[Death Cloud]!

Under the precise control of the Archlich mage corps, a massive amount of death magic was skillfully gathered, gradually condensing into a yellowish-green, foul cloud.