This necromancer is going to seduce the beautiful girls who are already dead.

“I can’t be sure about that either,” Abyss said. “But I think if Sheila goes to see the Lord of Delusion, she’ll definitely see something. If she can only see what the Lord of Delusion was like before his fall, then it’s not very valuable; it might be useful, or it might not. But if she can see something else… I think the significance of this god-slaying journey will become extraordinary…”

Abyss has decided to kill the Lord of Delusion, and now it has directly uttered the words "god-killing".

"Did you notice anything else? Would you mind telling us?" Rebecca tilted her head. Although she shared all the information with the Abyss, the Abyss's thoughts weren't always in sync with hers.

"Of course, let me explain it to you slowly." Abyss mysteriously approached the girls and began to tell them his thoughts.

As the Abyss recounted his story, the girls seemed somewhat surprised. The Abyss's idea was not just bold, it was downright audacious.

The Council of the Dead still hasn't calmed down.

The Abyss's forces are still active throughout the Shadowlands, specifically targeting necromancers for slaves.

Some necromancers, not wanting their slaves to be taken away, tried to resist, but they were quickly overwhelmed by a mysterious force and fainted. When they woke up, all their slaves had vanished.

Some necromancers attempted to attack the Abyss's minions who had come to raid them—a group of skeletal golems the necromancers knew all too well. However, unlike ordinary skeletal golems, these golems were also blessed with that devastating magical power, making them immune to magic and indestructible. All attacks that landed on them seemed to whine indifferently, utterly harmless.

This caused some necromancers who owned slaves to fear that they too would be attacked, so they simply released their slaves, and these released slaves would soon disappear.

The senior councilors joined forces to investigate why the slaves had been taken away. They were unable to detect the spatial rifts in the Abyss, but they discovered that the magic throughout the Shadowlands seemed to have been slightly altered.

This modified magic is constantly and wantonly scanning the entire Shadowlands. At the same time, the mysterious power that attacks necromancers who refuse to give up their slaves is also this artificially controlled magic.

When they tried to trace the source of this magic, they discovered that it didn't seem to be created by anyone using magic, but rather came from nature.

The Abyss possesses a certain method of controlling nature; he can harness the magic that naturally arises in this world for his own use.

The findings sent chills down their spines.

The magic to transform the entire Shadowlands? What level of power is that? Will there really be a good outcome if we oppose someone with such power?

Some of the senior councilors have even begun to regret their hasty investigation into this magic, fearing retaliation from the Abyss.

However, the Abyss did not exterminate them all; his men's actions over the next few days were all directed at the slaves, which made them seem quite reasonable.

In just three days, all the necromancers in the entire Council of the Dead lost their slaves.

Several necromancers who wanted to secretly hide slaves for future use also encountered a raid; no matter where they hid the slaves, they were immediately found.

After this, the Council of the Dead gave up resistance for the first time in history, allowing the Abyss to take all the slaves away.

This is of course thanks to Agnes's sacred tree. The sacred tree has the ability to modify the raging magic of the Storm Sea, and naturally it also has the ability to modify the magic of the Shadowfall.

She used the roots of the sacred tree to bring the entire Shadowlands under her control, and based on the slaves' unique characteristics—grown up by magical potions—she locked onto these people with special souls and bodies, precisely locating their targets to assist the skeleton servants of the Abyss in their missions across various regions.

The mental shock was naturally cast by Agnes using the sacred tree. The theories of the Council of the Dead have now been archived in Helheim's Great Library, and Agnes has learned a great deal from them. This mental shock was an improvement she made on the magic of the Council of the Dead.

All of this happened too quickly; the Council of the Dead was powerless to retaliate.

This wasn't an easy task for Agnes either; she had been working under heavy load in Helheim for the past few days. However, she was happy to help the slaves escape the brutal rule of the Council of the Dead—as you could see, the animal ears on her head were jumping around merrily as she worked.

Meanwhile, the population of Iris City has increased by more than two thousand sporadically—these are the last slaves of the Council of the Dead, who have been plundered clean of everything.

Chapter 326 A Depraved Attack Plan

The mages of the Council of the Dead had never experienced such humiliation.

In their original mindset, the Council of the Dead was an invincible group.

The group was founded with the aim of protecting necromancers from persecution by continental powers, especially the Holy See, and the council has indeed succeeded in doing so.

All necromancers who join the Council of the Dead are granted its protection. They are free to conduct any inhuman experiments in the Shadowfall and can exchange resources with one another.

Thanks to the efforts of the three Venerables, the Council of the Dead was able to become self-sufficient in all its resources and satisfy the extravagant desires of every necromancer.

Although the Shadowlands are nominally Imperial territory, the Empire has now lost actual control over it. Moreover, three hundred years ago, the Empire split into two, further weakening its power and rendering it unable to pay attention to this place.

The power of the Papacy has shrunk further in its struggle with the Empire. Even if they wanted to wipe out the Council of the Dead, they could not afford to spend a lot of resources to send a large number of divine mages and paladins here. Mortals have to pay a price for using divine magic, so the Papacy’s large-scale military operations have to be supported by manpower.

With abundant resources and the ability to enjoy a life free from the supervision and judgment of mainland powers, many necromancers have an almost blind trust in the Council of the Dead.

Although necromancers are not harmonious among themselves, often scheming against each other, and murder and robbery are commonplace, it is still much better than dying in the open on the mainland.

Now, they are beginning to re-evaluate their trust in the Council of the Dead.

The Three Venerables' actions seem to have offended a truly terrifying figure, someone who alone could render the entire Council of the Dead powerless against them. Although few members of the Council of the Dead died in his actions, only a few unfortunate souls were killed in retaliation by the slaves.

Who exactly is this Abyss? Rumor has it that he once defeated two evil gods on the continent, and also defeated an evil god who had cooperated with the Council of the Dead. Is he really a mortal?

The necromancers were filled with fear, and the council of elders seemed to have suddenly become quiet recently, which gradually spread unease among them.

Thus, rumors that the Three Venerables had offended a god quickly spread throughout the Council of the Dead. Some said that the Abyss was an evil god from beyond the realm, who happened to have a grudge against the Three Venerables; others said that the Abyss was actually the mortal incarnation of the god of death and slaughter, and that the existence of the Council of the Dead displeased this god who oversaw death; still others said that the Abyss was the king of the gods, and that the Three Venerables' cooperation with the evil god from beyond the realm constituted the crime of usurpation.

Every necromancer was filled with dread, deeply worried that the Abyss might take all the slaves and then kill them as well.

This worry had permeated the hearts of every member, especially Hollik, whose two apprentices had recently gone missing—the old man wasn't stupid; he had already guessed that his two apprentices were actually Abyss and one of Abyss's henchmen in disguise.

Meanwhile, rumors circulated that the Abyss deeply disliked those who did not adhere to the necromancer's code. Consequently, some necromancers suddenly began to fawn over a group of peripheral mages.

This group of peripheral mages are among the few conservatives in the Council of the Dead—they are unwilling to violate the necromancer's code of conduct and join the Council of the Dead only to gain protection. However, because they do not use living people for experiments and cannot produce competitive results, they cannot join the intermediate council.

These people used to be very unpopular; some called them old fogies, some called them idiots, and others called them trash. Now it's completely different. Those necromancers who used to fawn over them now practically call them masters.

Just as the Council of the Dead was about to descend into chaos and collapse, everyone suddenly received a message from the Three Venerables.

The voice of Chief Mage Haynes echoed in their minds.

"To all members of the Council of the Dead, the three of us are about to be deployed to fight the Abyss. If we need your assistance, you must fulfill your obligations. Any disobedience will result in expulsion from the Council of the Dead. The Abyss is skilled in strategy, but the Shadowfall is still under our control. Do not panic. In this emergency, no one is allowed to leave the Shadowfall. Anyone who disobeys will also be expelled from the Council of the Dead and never be allowed to return."

Although the command was delivered in a strong tone, it was nothing short of a tranquilizer for the frightened necromancers.

The Three Venerable Ones have been dispatched!

With the Three Venerables deployed, safety is assured; with the Three Venerables deployed, the Shadowfall will be at peace!

With these three top experts backing them up, the necromancers of the Undead Council, though still uneasy, managed to straighten their backs once again.

What's there to be afraid of? We have gods and super experts here too. How strong can that Abyss be?

……

“Those four elders have already handed over a lot of information.”

After several days of dream "interrogation," Abyss spoke to his retinue during a thought-sharing session.

Everyone was busy with their own things. Flora was helping the Abyss gather information from the elders; Rebecca was experimenting with a new technology of her own; Agnes was improving the Sacred Tree; Leona was learning more fighting techniques from the masters of the City of Eternal Night; Sophia had recently left Holic for safety reasons and had been spending all her time with Little Gaja lately, and it seemed that a friendship had developed between the two.

Upon hearing the news from the Abyss, the girls became curious.

What did they say?

Rebecca asked the first question.

"It's mainly some information about the Three Venerables. There's a lot of it, but it's not particularly significant. Although they are elders, their understanding of the Three Venerables is limited to knowing about them, not being knowledgeable about them."

Abiston paused, then continued.

"And the most important thing is the cooperation between the Lord of Delusion and the Council of the Dead. They want to launch a magical bomb into the continent, but this bomb contains not only magic, but also the power of the Lord of Delusion."

This news was quite explosive, and everyone started to worry.

"How are their magical bombs coming along? What are their effects?" Rebecca continued to ask.

"Their magical bomb is currently in its final stages of manufacturing and is expected to launch in a few days. This bomb possesses divine power, making it uninterruptible, and its target is the coastal region of the Eastern Empire closest to the Shadowfall. This bomb can not only instantly kill the local inhabitants but also turn them into puppets of the Lord of Delusion after death. Furthermore, as these puppets act, the Lord of Delusion's power will continue to spread... The Council of the Dead intends to use this method to launch a catastrophic attack on the continent."

"My God...are they crazy?"

Chapter 327 The Mysterious War Conference

"According to the information obtained from those four elders, the magic bomb will be completed in about a week, and the expected launch date is nine days from now."

Abyss spoke to the girls.

The girls were getting anxious, and even Agnes, who had been very calm, frowned slightly.

For both emotional and rational reasons, they could not bear to see the inhabitants of the mainland subjected to such a threat. Moreover, once the bomb was successfully launched onto the mainland, the divine power of the Lord of Delusion would spread rapidly, creating a large number of evil god puppets.

In this way, the delusional Lord, who originally only relied on various underhanded tactics to hinder the Abyss, can now also march into this world.

"That's outrageous! If I ever catch the Lord of Delusion, I'll beat His head into a pig's head!" Leona said angrily, raising her fist.

Rebecca then began to think: "The Lord of Delusion actually wants to use the power of the Council of the Dead to expand his influence on the continent. This doesn't quite match my impression of Him. I originally thought He had no desire to expand His sphere of influence, but I didn't expect Him to take this step."

"Hmm? Aren't all extraterrestrial evil gods like this?" Leona didn't quite understand Rebecca's thinking.

Rebecca sighed: "But my previous reasoning suggested that the Lord of Delusion was different from ordinary extraterrestrial evil gods; He might have other motives. Now, this might prove that my reasoning was wrong."

“Only facts can prove whether you are right or wrong,” Abyss said to Rebecca with a smile. “Don’t be upset about this. I will help Sheila see the true face of the Lord of Delusion.”

“Well, worrying about this now is useless. We should be thinking about how to stop the Council of the Dead from carrying out this insane plan.” Rebecca nodded. “Abyss, what do you plan to do?”

“My initial idea is that Flora and I will go and destroy the bomb,” Abis replied, glancing at Flora standing to the side.

"Huh? Me?"

Flora seemed somewhat surprised when Abyss suddenly mentioned her.

She pointed to herself, hardly believing her ears.

This was also because the Abyss hadn't taken her along for a long time. In the fight against the Lord of Delusion, Flora had always been in charge of logistical support. Now, the Abyss actually planned to take her along on the mission, which made her feel flattered.

“Yes, Flora, this time, I need your help. Our opponent may possess divine power, and you, who can use divine magic and whose soul is inhabited by a deity, are the most suitable candidate.” Abyss walked to Flora's side. “So, would you like to come with me?”

"Um... I'm willing." Flora blushed slightly at Abyss's question. "I'm available anytime you need me."

“We were the original partners, and I’m confident this operation will be a complete success.” Abis placed his hand on Flora’s shoulder. “Thank you for your hard work.”

……

Abis then shared with his retinue the other information he had heard about the Three Venerable Ones.

Compared to their knowledge of the Council of the Dead's plan to bombard the continent, the elders' knowledge of the Three Venerables was very limited. Therefore, Abyss only obtained some vague descriptions of the Three Venerables from them.

The chief mage, Haynes, possesses astonishing magical abilities. It is said that he not only masters all the magic known to necromancers, but also possesses some mysterious spells that have never been taught to others or revealed to the public, making his power unfathomable. His research on the soul is also considered world-class—the elders believe that his understanding of soul science surpasses even that of the Abyss.

Chief Array Master, Marinx, is said to have studied under the same master as Haines, but they went in completely different directions. His research on arrays is extremely in-depth, and the arrays he has mastered are even several generations ahead of the continent. The vast majority of the arrays in the Council of the Dead are his creations, including those extremely convenient and user-friendly service arrays.

Deldor, the chief alchemist, is a mage skilled in alchemy. It is thanks to her that the Shadowfall was transformed from a barren wasteland, uncultivable after being conquered by shadow demons, into a place capable of supporting the Council of the Dead and over 20,000 slaves.

The three Venerables of the Council of the Dead sounded like incredibly powerful individuals. As Abyss recounted their abilities, everyone sighed with a sense of awe. They believed that if these three could bring their research findings to the mainland, it might truly trigger a revolution in the continent's productivity.