I have a hero simulator

[Background Story: 17 years ago, you (Karsus) were born beneath the walls of the capital of Imperia, at the bottom of the slums. Your mother passed away at your birth, leaving your father to raise you and your three siblings alone.

So, you and several other families lived in a dilapidated, fly-infested orphanage, relying on rainwater and vermin to feed your stomachs. And you were the best forager among all the children, often adding some mutilated animal carcasses to their cauldrons.

In the slums, death was commonplace. Parents woke to find their children, frozen and stiff, beside them, and the new day began with their sobs. You slowly learned to appreciate these sobs and mourning, often secretly peering around the crowded workhouse, searching for those nearing death, hoping to witness the moment their souls crossed over from life to death.

However, many years passed, and your nighttime wanderings were fruitless, because no one could accurately predict the time of a person's death. You never had the chance to witness the moment of death, until one day, death began to visit your family.

In such a densely populated area, disease outbreaks are common. Your brothers and sisters also contracted the plague, and your father only knew how to drown his sorrows in alcohol. Although you are a dutiful younger brother, you provide care and attention to your brothers and sisters when they are seriously ill and on the verge of death.

But as you watched them die one after another, in their gradually dimming eyes as they neared death, you seemed to sense some kind of divine calling—a desire to understand the afterlife, a desire to explore the mystery of eternal existence.

You (Karsus) inquired about funeral work, asking if a person could exist in the gap between the end of life and the beginning of death. The cult saw potential in you and invited you to join their order, where you were responsible for digging graves and collecting firewood for cremation. Later, you were promoted to corpse collector.

Now employed, you push a bone cart through the streets every day, collecting corpses. Soon, the entire capital is hearing your requiem. Your eulogy is poignant and beautiful, depicting the beauty of death and wishing for a desirable afterlife. Many grief-stricken relatives of the deceased find solace in your mournful eulogy, finding peace in it.

Finally, you are assigned to the temple, specifically to care for the sick, provide them with hospice care, and greet the deceased together when death arrives. You whisper to each person before they die, guiding their souls gradually towards death and allowing them to seek deeper wisdom after closing their eyes.

"What a bleak first half of my life."

Shen Yuan saw this and murmured, "Death is something that troubles everyone."

Then, we saw the turning point of the second half.

After a while, you finally realized that you couldn't learn anything more from mortals. Only the dead could answer your questions. Although the dead souls couldn't tell you what the afterlife was like, they told you that death didn't mean the end.

Until one day, your country was destroyed by the primordial magic of the "Decadent Coffin Dragon King," who forcibly gathered souls. Everyone was doomed and transformed into unconscious zombies. However, you, relying on your own special abilities, became a lich and sang a dirge for yourself before your death. Your voice drifted on a cold wind and reached the ears of the Decadent Coffin Dragon King.

The Decaying Coffin Dragon King, one of the Dragon Kings capable of primordial magic, has discovered you and questioned your continued existence. Building upon the primordial magic of the Ever-Dark Dragon King, he has developed a far more diabolical form of "Soul-Destroying" magic. Theoretically, it's impossible for anyone to survive this attack.

But in reality, the "Soul-Destroying" magic was unable to destroy your soul or annihilate your consciousness. You were surprised by this, but your transcendence of death astonished the Decaying Coffin Dragon King. On the contrary, the death caused by this magic is the annihilation of the soul, and ordinary resurrection methods cannot bring it back. Even the Decaying Coffin Dragon King, who has become an undead dragon, can only use this magic three times.

The actions of the "Rotten Coffin Dragon King" angered you. You didn't dislike it per se, but rather this magic that annihilated the soul. You considered it a desecration of the soul, and after being reborn as a disembodied ghost, your first act was to retaliate against the "Rotten Coffin Dragon King."

The Rotten Coffin Dragon King is a zombie dragon. Each time it uses magic, it completely destroys a certain amount of souls. Therefore, once its souls are exhausted, it will perish, absorbing the souls of others. However, you, who died from its "soul-destroying" spell, finally realized your long-cherished wish and became the form of existence you'd always dreamed of, standing at the intersection of life and death.

[At this time, you gain new insights.]

At the same time, the souls absorbed from the "Rotten Coffin Dragon King" all awakened, like sharks smelling blood, being summoned by you. The "Rotten Coffin Dragon King" watched in horror, sensing its power gradually weakening. A fervent and unyielding power was absorbed by you, who had grasped the blessing of immortality.

[When you gradually came to your senses, you found that the "Rotten Coffin Dragon King" had completely turned into a mindless zombie dragon. For some unknown reason, all of its power was absorbed by you.

You turn around and are reborn as an immortal ghost in the elegy of the dead.

Soon, you become the "Death Chanter," commanding an army of undead souls. Trapped in the merciless borderlands of the Styx, you wantonly squander the blessings of death, bestowing the beauty of annihilation upon the living, ending the suffering of the mortal world and ushering in a glorious age for the undead.

You have become the messenger of death, the voice of annihilation, your eulogy praising the glory of death. Your legion of undead souls will also join your requiem chorus, and in their lingering song, on cold nights, it will echo in cemeteries around the world.

"I see!"

Through the above background story, Shen Yuan learned the cause of his death.

His death was caused by the "Rotten Coffin Dragon King" who, based on the original magic of the Ever-Dark Dragon King, created the "Soul-Destroying" magic, a terrifying power that can destroy the soul. There are only five kinds of original magic that can rival it.

Then this large-scale magic was released on the kingdom where "Karsus" in the background story was located, and the kingdom was destroyed instantly.

Countless people in the entire country died and turned into zombies, soulless zombies.

The philosophy of the "Death Singers" is that "death is liberation", not "the end".

Simply put—

Karsus sought immortality, a perfect form free from pain, the so-called ghost form. But the Coffin Dragon King devoured and annihilated human souls, a slap in the face, completely destroying the eternity he sought.

Then, Karsus, who was reborn as a ghost, sang the elegy of the dead, awakening the souls absorbed by the Rotten Coffin Dragon King, causing them to madly devour the dragon.

Finally, the Rotten Coffin Dragon King died.

And its power also became a part of Karsus.

It was not until Shen Yuan traveled through time and merged with the "Karsus" of this world that the new [Death Singer] was born.

(The current timeline is 250 years before Bone King traveled through time.)

.....

"Having witnessed death and suffering for so long, and in pursuit of a beautiful world where no one is tormented by disease, he voluntarily transformed into a demilich, listening to the rhythm of death and chanting the aria of destruction, serving as an apostle of annihilation. Is this the past and present life of the Death Chanter?"

Shen Yuan suddenly felt a little touched.

"Because death is scary, killing people makes it less scary, doesn't it?"

"In the final analysis, it's a good thing I'm not Karsus himself. Otherwise, this monster, who has obliterated his own humanity, would sooner or later lose his reverence for life and become an emotionless undead."

Think of this.

Shen Yuan's mind moved slightly, and he raised his hands high, as if testing the ability of the Death Chanter, and shouted.

"Sinners, listen carefully to this song that reaches deep into your soul!"

The enormous magic power of death swept everywhere and turned into a terrifying storm. In an instant, the surrounding sky underwent strange changes. Thousands of dead souls began to surge, and under the pull of some terrifying soul power, it seemed as if something had passed away.

"Ding! You have obtained the 150th level of Dark Harvest!"

"You killed 30 adventurers!"

The moment the system prompt sounded, Shen Yuan was stunned.

He just raised his hand and chanted a sentence, how come so many people suddenly died?

When Shen Yuan looked in the direction of the dead, he found that the bodies of mercenaries were lying all over the wilderness. Their bodies fell to the ground, and their ghosts, after turning into undead, were looking in his direction in horror and trembling.

"sorry!"

"Please spare us, we won't dare to do it again!"

Those ghosts looked at Shen Yuan in fear. From what they said, it seemed that they were planning to attack this "ghost" of theirs, but they were killed instantly by the area damage caused by their casual movement.

"Repent in your next life. Now, it's time to bury you."

After Shen Yuan finished speaking, some kind of soul explosion occurred at the location of those ghosts, and all the souls were absorbed by the energy of dark harvest.

[Hero Template: Deathsinger Karthus]

【Level: 100】

【Skill--】

863 [Death Contract (Passive): When you kill an enemy, the target will transform into a spirit, which can be controlled or absorbed by you!]

[Desolation (Q): Creates a soul ball at the target location and detonates it. There is no cooldown. If you have enough mana, you can directly detonate the target soul. For the weak, this is an instant death spell.]

This move is similar to "Heart Mastery".

But the difference is that it directly detonates the target's soul.

With a single move, the enemy's soul explodes, dealing area damage. If the enemy is highly resistant to instant death, they will only take partial soul damage and will not die immediately.

[Wall of Pain (W): Creates a soul wall. Anyone who comes into contact with it will experience the most excruciating pain of their life, not just physical pain, but also spiritual and psychological pain, or recall painful memories, causing them to lose their ability to move and have their movement speed slowed down.]

Desecration (E): Killing a unit absorbs their soul, restoring your strength. When activated, it creates a twisting vortex of magical energy, dealing indiscriminate damage to enemies within a wide area centered on you.

This move was the one Shen Yuan had just unleashed, a skill that accidentally killed thirty people in seconds.

[Requiem (R): After the chant ends, the Death Chanter inflicts horrific soul damage to everyone. This spell has a wide range and ignores distance. Simply meditate on a specific person's name to deal a ranged attack. However, the power is proportional to the distance, with the farther the enemy, the less damage they take. This spell can be used in conjunction with Dark Harvest to instantly kill low-health enemies.]

The above are the skills of the Deathsinger.

In short, the Death Singer's abilities are so powerful, eerie, strange, and evil that they surpass all heroes before Shen Yuan.

And there is also Dark Harvest.

Dark Harvest (Domination Rune): Harvests a soul upon killing an enemy, permanently increasing Dark Harvest's damage by 5 stacks. Each time the skill hits an enemy, it increases the damage dealt by 0.5%. This stacks infinitely and can be used in conjunction with Supernatural Power. However, it only works on living beings with souls, unlike Supernatural Power, which increases spell power.

Come back to your senses.

Shen Yuan looked at the surrounding environment. He seemed a little curious about what era it was and where he was.

however--

What came into view was a kingdom of death, filled with the breath of death.

In this strange world of swords and magic, Shen Yuan saw a town full of ruins. There were so many zombies and zombie-like monsters wandering unconsciously on the streets, and the adventurers seemed to have taken great risks to invade this town.

But they didn't expect that they would meet their own big boss as soon as they arrived and were killed instantly.

"Is this... the capital of Imperia?"

My memory tells me that this is the country that was destroyed by the "Rotten Coffin Dragon King" with soul-destroying magic, the capital of a fallen country.

“That, that!”

Suddenly, at a street corner, Shen Yuan saw a 12-year-old girl with blonde hair and red eyes staring at him nervously.

Chapter 99: The fallen vampire princess and the world-class lich!

Location: The capital of the "fallen country" Imperia.

——The realm of the dead.

...

"Listen to the sad songs of the lost. No need to shed tears for the dead. We are eternal."

On the ruined streets, the Death Chanter Shen Yuan sang the elegy of the dead, then looked around.

What he saw was a completely unfamiliar building.

Although it had fallen into disrepair and looked like it could collapse at any time, what caught Shen Yuan's attention was the zombies and zombie-like monsters wandering unconsciously on the streets.

"A zombie is just a lump of flesh. A body without a soul."

Those zombie monsters turned a blind eye to his presence. As a 'ghost', Shen Yuan naturally became the master of the dead souls, but he was not a gravedigger and could not summon creatures like ghouls.

"Alas, a sad kingdom of the dead."

Looking at the soulless zombies everywhere, Shen Yuan had no reaction even when he wanted to extract the soul magic from them. These were all ordinary humans whose souls had been destroyed by the "soul-destroying" magic of the Rotten Coffin Dragon King.

The once big city has now become a ghost town.

If this is a game world, it is probably a map that players can only come to in the middle and late stages. Although those zombies have long lost their souls, their physical instincts still exist. They will unconsciously approach nearby living people and eat their flesh and blood, just like zombies.

"That's the royal capital, the castle, right?"

Shen Yuan looked into the distance. Within the range of his eyes, there was a unique and magnificent-looking castle.

But the castle has long been weathered, and so have the surrounding buildings. It seems that they have experienced long-term erosion and have become weathered and collapsed.

In addition, the groups of walking dead and zombies wandering around the city have also become more dense.

"It seems my luck in this time travel was not very good. I randomly ended up in such a terrible place."

"System, can I re-simulate?"

Shen Yuan complained in his heart.

[Ding! Host, do you want to restart the world simulation? Restarting will eliminate abilities such as "Death Chanter" and "Dark Harvest."]

"forget it!"

Who knows what heroes and runes will be picked next time.

At least for now, the hero "Kathrax" is quite powerful in overall strength, except for being gloomy and evil.

If this was a random "Magical Cat Yuumi", we would be doomed.

"This body is a combination of a ghost and a demilich, so I still have a physical body... but if this physical body dies, I will completely transform into a spirit."

Without a physical body, Shen Yuan is unable to use some of the swordsman's abilities.

But special skills are excluded.

For example, the soul of the Demon-Sealing Sword Soul and the shadow clone of the Shadow Lord were still preserved.

By the way, Shen Yuan's stand "Destiny World" can still be summoned, so some physical combat tasks can be completely handed over to the stand. The physical damage of his own body depends almost entirely on waving the staff, and the rest is all terrifying undead magic.

But there is also a way to gain the ability of physical combat, which is to host the ghost spirit in the "armor", like the Iron Wraith, or the Lich King. In essence, it is equivalent to a ghost wearing armor and controlling the armor to fight.

"However, to be on the safe side, let's investigate the situation first."

Shen Yuan began to float and wander in the kingdom of the dead.

But he hadn't taken a few steps when he noticed a petite figure in a hooded cloak approaching quickly in the alley.

This little guy was obviously different from those zombies that had lost their souls. He was a humanoid creature. Looking closely, he had long golden hair under his hood and a pair of bright red eyes on his delicate face that were staring at him intently.

"Little guy, stop."