Necromancer, But Pre-Collapse Civilization Chapter 45

The [Death Cloud] is a unique combined spell tailor-made by the Necromancers of the graveyard faction for the Archlich Mage Corps.

This spell possesses astonishing power, capable of rapidly aging and corrupting living beings while inflicting severe corrosive damage.

However, for undead creatures, the [Death Cloud] causes no harm.

It is evident that Shi and Honkai Beasts do not fall under the category of undead creatures.

Therefore, when the yellowish-green miasma was forcefully hurled into the charging Knight-class Honkai Beast ranks under the control of the Archlich Mage Corps, it instantly dealt a devastating blow.

The sturdy inorganic shells of the Knight-class Honkai Beasts rapidly disintegrated under the corrosive power of the [Death Cloud], and the Collapse Energy within them clashed violently with the death magic in the spell.

Under the impact of the [Death Cloud] released by the Archlich Mage Corps, the vitality of all Knight-class Honkai Beasts enveloped by the yellowish-green clouds rapidly drained away under the dual assault of corrosion and death magic.

If a legion composed of ordinary humans witnessed this scene, they would undoubtedly choose to avoid its edge, take a detour, or exert all their efforts to dispel this lethal [Death Cloud].

However, for the Honkai legion, composed of Honkai Beasts and Shi, they would not shrink back because of this.

Facing the terrifying yellowish-green clouds that almost instantly annihilated the cluster of Knight-class Honkai Beasts, the Honkai legion charged in without hesitation.

The Shi who initially rushed into the yellowish-green clouds, along with the surviving Knight-class Honkai Beasts, had their life forces wiped out without any resistance.

However, as more and more Shi and Honkai Beasts fearlessly surged into the clouds, the death magic within the yellowish-green clouds was rapidly consumed.

If this consumption continued, with the fearless Shi and Honkai Beasts, the Honkai legion might truly be able to wear down the powerful combined spell – the [Death Cloud].

But there was no "if" in reality. After the [Death Cloud] successfully blocked the initial assault, the Honkai legion no longer had any extra time to continue consuming the death magic within the clouds.

"Behold the radiance of death!"

As Moros chanted, a massive orb of light, shimmering with dazzling spell radiance, suddenly appeared in the sky above Xinke City.

Level 5 Dark Magic - [Curse of the Underworld]!

Under the manipulation of Moros (Hero Panel), the protective enchantments of the spherical core spell enveloping the magical orb instantly decomposed, revealing the core shining with a soft light within.

Concurrently, purple death runes and light blue curse enchantments rapidly rotated around this core orb. Their trajectories seemed to weave a bizarre yet solemn dance of death, as if announcing that the countdown to death had quietly begun.

The faintly glowing magic particles ejected from the orb slowly descended like a purple meteor shower, gradually covering more than half of Xinke City's urban area.

As the rotation speed of the outer runes and enchantments increased, an indescribable sense of unease gradually enveloped the hearts of everyone within the area covered by the magic particles.

This feeling stemmed from the instinctive reaction triggered when life faced an irresistible natural disaster.

At this moment, even the Honkai Beasts and Shi, who normally would not fear death, felt this ominous aura. They began to exhibit obvious anxiety, as if fearing the terrifying attack that was about to come.

As the rotation speed of the outer runes and enchantments continued to accelerate, the light of the core spell grew more dazzling, and a strong sense of unease gradually spread in everyone's hearts.

Thus, whether it was the Honkai Beasts, the Shi, or the survivors who had endured until now, they all raised their weapons in unison and launched attacks with all their might against the shining [Curse of the Underworld] spell.

But it was futile. Before the [Curse of the Underworld] erupted, its core spell appeared to be in this plane, but in reality, it was no longer in this plane. If space could not be shattered, ordinary attacks were meaningless.

Soon, the wind began to blow...

In an instant, it was as if nothing could be heard, not a single sound.

Immediately after, a blinding white light erupted from the magic orb as its core.

This white light was so dazzling that observers would even have the illusion that their eyes were being burned.

"!"

Along with it came a piercing shriek, completely unlike anything a human, no, a living creature could emit.

It was just an instant.

Just a fleeting exchange of light and shadow.

The entire area covered by the [Curse of the Underworld] fell into silence. The Charge-class Honkai Beasts in the air, who had been fiercely battling Spectres and Spectral Dragons, began to fall.

From Moros's perspective, centered around the core spell orb of the [Curse of the Underworld], the Honkai Beasts, Shi, and survivors who had been desperately attacking the magic orb moments before were now silently collapsing on the ground, without a sound.

Under the terrifying might of Level 5 Dark Magic, their lives were erased in an instant.

Even the three massive Chariot-class Honkai Beasts, each reaching a height of over ten meters, did not escape their fate.

Their enormous bodies crashed heavily onto the streets due to inertia and the planet's gravity, emitting dull thuds.

This way, the people of this planet would learn to revere the strong.

Thinking this in his heart, Moros's eyes revealed an indescribable sense of pride and satisfaction.

Possessing the terrifying battle spell [Curse of the Underworld], capable of instantly erasing the lives of more than half a city, he certainly had reason to be proud.

As for the survivors whose lives were erased indiscriminately by the [Curse of the Underworld], in Moros's eyes, they were nothing more than insignificant dust.

As a Necromancer who had completely mastered the expert-level [Necromancy], his moral bottom line had long been as flexible as the shadow of a Spectral Dragon, elusive and unpredictable.

Standing on the head of the Spectral Dragon, Moros looked down upon the magnificent spectacle created by the [Curse of the Underworld].

The scene, resembling the arrival of the apocalypse, was as beautiful as a work of art in his eyes.

However, Moros was, after all, a competent Necromancer. After a brief moment of intoxication, he began to chant eerie and sinister incantations.

Moros was very curious whether [Necromancy] could convert the corpses of Honkai Beasts and Shi into undead soldiers.

As it turned out, [Necromancy] could indeed achieve this.

It could even be said that during the initial conversion of Honkai Beast and Shi corpses using [Necromancy], Moros was surprised to discover that the quality of these non-human corpses was far superior to that of humans.

Chapter 77: An Unavoidable Conflict of Interest

Just as Moros was casting [Necromancy] to reanimate the Honkai legions annihilated by the level-five Dark Magic [Curse of the Underworld], his terrifying and mysterious spell also drew the attention of everyone watching the Xinke City battlefield.

Because Moros had not used [Death Canopy] to obscure the orbital view during the process of opening the demiplane channel and summoning the undead army.

As a result, the carnivores at the pinnacle of power on this planet were almost all aware of the conflict between the undead army and the Honkai legions.

Driven by the desire to gauge the strength of the world's first confirmed Collapse Energy adapter, the dignitaries of the previous civilization focused their attention on the Xinke City battlefield.

They yearned to glimpse Moros's true power through this fierce conflict.

In their view, only with sufficient understanding of Moros could they make the correct decisions at crucial moments, and even, if necessary, kill or capture this Collapse Energy adapter who called himself a "Necromancer."

From beginning to end, the powers that be in the previous civilization never considered peaceful coexistence with Moros.

This was actually quite normal.

Supremacy users who emphasize individual strength and nations that focus on collective strength are fundamentally opposed.

For the nations of the previous civilization, the cake of power had already been divided.

Every position that could yield benefits was already filled, and people were already lining up to take over.

In a situation where there wasn't even enough to go around among their own people, even if a supremacy user possessed sufficient value and qualifications, the powers that be would absolutely not make way for them.

They would only stingily offer some insignificant conditions and a tiny token of benefit.

After all, touching interests is harder than touching souls.

To protect their power and status, the powers that be in the previous civilization were filled with hostility towards supremacy users.

It could even be said that if not for the increasingly powerful Herrschers who descended later, the previous civilization would not have pushed for the [Flame-Chaser Warriors Project] which could grant individuals immense combat power.

In such circumstances, unless they were completely brainwashed sycophants, any clear-headed supremacy user, after accumulating enough strength, would choose to challenge the existing order and let everyone compete for positions based on their own abilities.

In fact, throughout the long river of history, whether it be disputes between nations, ethnic conflicts, dynastic changes, or clashes between old and new forces, the root cause often stems from the struggle for power and interests.

Even without the existence of supernatural powers, every once in a while, there would always be people without positions who believed that those at the top of the pyramid were unworthy or incompetent and should make way for them to ascend and overlook everything.

However, although this pursuit of power and interests is an important driving force for social progress, there is no denying that for any person in power, witnessing such challenges and subversions of the existing order is unpleasant.

They would do everything in their power to protect their status and interests, ensuring that their power and rule were not threatened.

Therefore, when Moros displayed a tendency to disobey the social order established by the powers that be of the previous civilization and revealed a portion of his strength, the powers that be on this planet developed a deep apprehension towards him.

It is worth mentioning that the benefit Moros provided—immortality—was too great a temptation.

If it weren't for this, the powers that be in Fuyuan City would never have stood by and watched him continuously expand his influence.

Moros, as one of the strongest individuals on this planet, was naturally well aware of this.

It was precisely because he understood how deep the malice of human society on this planet was towards him that Moros unleashed the level-five Dark Magic [Curse of the Underworld] on the Xinke City battlefield.

As is well known, when others accuse you of possessing weapons of mass destruction, you had better actually have them.

Why did the Eagle Nation invade Iraq? Because the Eagle Nation "suspected" it had weapons of mass destruction; why didn't the Eagle Nation invade North Korea? Because the Eagle Nation knew it truly did.

The progress of the previous civilization's high-level meetings did not deviate from Moros's expectations. When the undead army and [Meteor Shower] were displayed before the planet's powers that be, they had already begun discussing how to arrest Moros.

However, after [Curse of the Underworld] bloomed on the Xinke City battlefield, confirming that Moros possessed power comparable to nuclear weapons, those dignitaries of the previous civilization who had vowed to arrest the Necromancer quickly changed their tune, claiming their previous remarks were mere drunken ramblings and should not be taken seriously.

Although the saying goes, "When the sky falls, the tall ones will bear it," unfortunately, in the human civilization of this planet, these helmsmen were precisely those so-called "tall ones."

Therefore, facing the powerful strength and terrifying threat displayed by Moros, despite their hearts being filled with doubts and dissatisfaction, these carnivores had no choice but to face reality and seek a solution.

Then, they thought of the organization granted immense power to deal with Collapse—Moth to Fire.

The atmosphere in the council hall of Moth to Fire was solemn and solemn.

"So, that's how it is. Everyone can speak freely."

Although the councilors present were all aware of the purpose and background of this meeting, Councillor Eugene narrated everything that happened on the Xinke City battlefield in meticulous detail.

As the host of the meeting, this was his responsibility.

"We all understand that Moth to Fire exists precisely to deal with and handle such incidents."

Councillor Eugene's voice echoed in the council hall, carrying an irrefutable firmness.

His gaze swept across the councilors lost in thought, as if trying to penetrate their innermost thoughts.

"If Moth to Fire cannot fulfill its responsibilities, then..."

His words suddenly paused, as if leaving everyone with ample space for thought.

Then, Councillor Eugene took a deep breath and said word by word.

"Moth to Fire has no reason to continue to exist!"

This sentence struck each councilor's heart like a heavy hammer, forcing them to re-examine their duties and mission, and to respond to this emergency meeting with a more proactive attitude.

Up to this point, the expansion of Moth to Fire's authority had brought substantial benefits to the councilors, and they were naturally unwilling to give up this goose that laid golden eggs.

So, when Councillor Vincent broke the silence first and posed the critical question, the atmosphere in the entire council hall instantly became tense.

Councillor Vincent's question was very direct.

"Your Excellency Eugene, what are your thoughts on this matter? Are you prepared to define that lowly individual as the Second Herrscher?"

Councillor Vincent's question was essentially asking if Mu Continent, behind Councillor Eugene, was willing to pay a tremendous price to eliminate Moros.

This price might even be comparable to, or exceed, the human lives and financial resources expended to annihilate the First Herrscher, the Herrscher of Reason.

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Chapter 78: Moth to Fire Council's Decision

Facing Councillor Vincent's question, Councillor Eugene chose to tell the truth after a brief hesitation.

"According to our research, Moros is not a monster like a Herrscher that only destroys."

Councillor Eugene's words revealed a clear stance: Mu Continent would not pay the same enormous price to eliminate Moros as they did when dealing with the First Herrscher, the Herrscher of Reason.

This was easy to understand.

Even for a world superpower like Mu Continent, the simultaneous annihilation of ten fighter squadrons and three armored corps was an extremely heavy blow.

In fact, it was only in the past two months that Mu Continent's military had recovered from the damage inflicted by the Herrscher of Reason.

Under such circumstances, as long as Moros did not openly rebel, Mu Continent would not take aggressive action to force him.

"Therefore, the actions we can actually take are quite limited."

Although verbally cornering Councillor Eugene, who always considered himself the leader of the Moth to Fire Council, made Councillor Vincent feel very satisfied, this Councillor of the Moth to Fire Council knew what he should be doing now.

Without further delaying Councillor Eugene, Councillor Vincent continued.

"We can attempt initial contact with Moros to see if it's possible to absorb him into Moth to Fire."

Councillor Vincent's words revealed a pragmatic attitude. Hailing from the North American Continent, he understood the principle of joining the winning side when one cannot win.

Of course, Councillor Vincent also considered the feelings of everyone present, so he added further.