Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　But no matter what, a demigod is a demigod.

　Even a mere Assault-class Honkai Beast, let alone an Elite Assault-class Honkai Beast, would have no chance of surviving the attack of the Death Avatar.

　After successfully clearing out most of the rush-class Honkai Beasts in this airspace with its Death Dragon Breath, the Death Avatar did not linger for a moment and immediately launched a new round of attacks on the other flying Honkai Beasts.

　The Honkai Beast swarms on the ground have been taken over by the Undead Legion, and they pose no real threat to the floating warship that Velvie is traveling on.

　However, the flying Honkai Beasts in the air are quite different.

　Just as Mauros was candid with Vervière, Vervière also revealed to him without reservation the flaws in her creation.

　The necromancer knew very well that the seemingly invincible floating warship was not without weaknesses in close-combat firepower.

　As for the Honkai energy shields and composite armor equipped on the warships, they are not entirely trustworthy in the face of the terrifying numbers of the elite Honkai Beast legion directly under the Herrscher.

　Therefore, before dealing with the Undead, Moros must first eliminate most of the flying Honkai Beasts to ensure Velvey's safety.

　However, the situation perceived by the necromancer is also perfectly clear to the apostles of God who wield the power of creation and decay.

　The Eroding Black Mist does indeed possess many advantages such as high damage, a huge killing range, and integrated offense and defense, but its spread speed is rather disappointing.

　Therefore, after understanding Moros's scheme, the Death Chaser decided to temporarily abandon the control of the corrosive black mist that had not yet spread to the enemy ranks, and instead released a series of dark purple spears that could devour anything they touched.

　Faced with the dense barrage of spears, the necromancer remained calm and composed.

　He lightly waved the [Underworld Staff] in his hand.

　The next moment, a portal suddenly appeared in the trajectory of the dark purple spear.

　Before the dying could react, the portal that had swallowed all the spears vanished in an instant, like a fleeting moment.

　Immediately afterwards, a series of battle spells poured down like a storm.

　[Instant Cast - Magic Arrow]!

　[Instant Spell Cast: Death Ripple]!

　[Instant Cast - Chain Lightning]!

　……

　In just over ten seconds, the flying Honkai Beast legion under the command of the Deathbringer suffered a devastating blow, with more than 90% of its forces annihilated.

　"Damn bastard!"

　Enraged by this act that felt like a direct slap in the face, the apostle of the god who had descended with the Sixth Great Collapse unleashed even more dark purple spears in a frenzy.

　However, along the path of the spears, the necromancer opened the same portal again, swallowing the spears once more.

Chapter 283 Fierce Battle

　Despite the continuous barrage of dark purple spears fired by the Sixth Herrscher of Death, Moros showed no sign of panic.

　He was well aware that these spears, constructed from Honkai energy, possessed a terrifying power to erode all things under the empowerment of the [Creation and Decay] authority.

　As a demigod-level necromancer, Moros could clearly sense that the internal spatial structure of the portals that had devoured the Honkai energy spears fired by the Deathbringers was undergoing violent turbulence.

　This turmoil is caused by the unique abilities that the power of creation and decay bestows upon these spears.

　This is also the fundamental reason why he chose to spend more magic power to continuously open portals, rather than trying to move them to intercept the spears.

　Getting back to the point, if even the spatial structure of the portal can be easily shaken, one can imagine the penetrating power of this dark purple Honkai energy spear against conventional defenses.

　At least Moros wouldn't dare use conventional defensive spells like [Magic Shield] or [Deflection Missile] to directly withstand the attacks of these Honkai energy spears.

　Even so, the attacks of the Deathbringers posed no real threat to Moros.

　The power of creation and decay is truly astonishing.

　This powerful force, bestowed upon the Herrscher by the Cocoon of the End, allows even Herrschers whose strength has only reached the limit of the Legendary rank to unleash formidable attacks that would make even demigod-level professionals wary.

　However, when faced with two genuine demigods from the Ashan system, this power revealed its limitations.

　Compared to the past battles against the Second Herrscher - Herrscher of the Void and the Fourth Herrscher - Herrscher of the Wind, the Sixth Herrscher - Herrscher of Death's attack pattern is significantly more singular.

　Whether it's the all-consuming dark mist or those dark purple Honkai energy spears, despite their terrifying destructive power, intercepting these attacks is not difficult in the eyes of a demigod-level Ashan spellcaster.

　These endless, cathartic bursts of Honkai energy spears posed no real threat to Moros, but they did drain a significant amount of the Deathbringer's energy.

　Taking this opportunity, the necromancer and his summoned avatars of death launched a new offensive.

　Unleash the full power of the Death Dragon's Breath to distract her!

　While issuing new combat orders to the incarnation of death, Moros used the super-magical technique of [Instant Spellcasting] to cast a battle spell called [Inward Burst].

　In the battle against the Herrscher of Wind, the level 5 destructive magic [Inward Burst] demonstrated extremely remarkable effects.

　At this moment, the necromancer prepared to use the same trick again, quickly ending the apostle of the god who had descended to the world with the sixth Great Collapse with a level of earth damage of several thousand points.

　Just as he had anticipated, the attention of the Deathbringer was drawn to the extremely threatening dragon breath unleashed by the incarnation of death.

　This allowed Moros's [Introverted Burst] to strike her without any hindrance.

　Just like the misfortune that the Herrscher of Wind had once suffered, the Herrscher of Death also suffered a severe blow when he first faced this earth-based burst of damage from within.

　However, just as he was preparing to press his advantage and crush the Deathbringer in one fell swoop, the necromancer was astonished to find that the seemingly fatal wound suffered by the apostle of God had miraculously healed in just a few breaths.

　Moros was well aware of the difficulty of the powers of creation and decay held by the Order of Death.

　This is why he did not hesitate to directly cast a level 5 destructive spell, intending to crush the Deathly One in one fell swoop with overwhelming force, rather than relying on high-frequency low-to-mid-level battle spells to try to slowly wear down her power.

　Even though he was somewhat prepared, Moros was still shocked by the self-healing ability displayed by the Deathly Wanderer.

　This near-instantaneous self-healing ability far exceeded his expectations.

　However, despite his shock, the necromancer remained confident about the battle.

　Admittedly, the power of creation grants the Deathbound One near-immortality, but her offensive capabilities are not commensurate with it.

　In this situation, he only needs to adjust his tactics slightly to defeat this apostle of God.

　It seems that engaging in a war of attrition with her is not a wise move...

　Taking a deep breath, Moros began to devise a new tactic in his mind that was more in line with the actual battlefield situation.

　The Lord of Death is currently unaware of these subtle changes.

　Having escaped death by harnessing the power of creation, she was still shaken and dared not let anger dictate her actions as she had before.

　Her previous encounter with the Fire-Chasing Moths had left this apostle of God with a lingering contempt for the resistance of the civilization she was about to cleanse.

　Consequently, the Herrscher of Death also held a contemptuous attitude towards the five Herrschers who had previously fallen.

　But after personally experiencing the feeling of "introverted explosion," this apostle of God's attitude underwent a complete 180-degree change.

　Faced with such a bizarre and powerful attack, she felt that the failure of the previous five Herrschers was to be expected.

　If it weren't for her power of creation and decay, she might, no, she certainly would have already been defeated.

　This realization led her to re-examine the battle and try to figure out how to defeat the necromancer in front of her.

　Unfortunately, before the Death Witch could devise a strategy to defeat the necromancer, the onslaught of death forced her to devote most of her energy to the battle at hand.

　There was no way around it; with its level 34 Death Avatar and a tail exceeding two hundred meters in size, it truly could swallow a God's Apostle, whose size was only that of an ordinary person, whole in one gulp.

　Clearly, the One Who Is Dead is unwilling to risk proving whether he can survive inside such an incarnation of death.

　Therefore, she had no choice but to fight back with all her might against the ferocious attack of that enormous creature.

　While dodging the attacks of the Death Avatar, this apostle of the god quickly mobilized his power, condensing Honkai energy into a large number of dark purple Honkai energy spears.

　"go to hell!"

　Accompanied by the roar of the Deathbringers, dozens of Honkai energy spears rained down like a storm.

　The target was the enormous incarnation of death.

　As for the embodiment of death, its enormous size made it difficult for it to completely evade these spears that were hurtling towards it at Mach 6 or 7.

　Despite its impressive 34-point speed, this ghostly dragon-like incarnation of death is no match for such an attack.

　But it doesn't need to hide.

　While its massive size reduces its ability to dodge, it also gives the Death Avatar an astonishing capacity to withstand damage.

　As the spellcaster who summoned this terrifying undead creature, Moros could clearly sense that although the barrage of spears had caused some damage to the Death Avatar, it was only a minor injury of one or two thousand points overall.

　This damage is tolerable given the immense life force of the Death Incarnation.

Chapter 284 The Fall of the Herrscher of Death

　Between continuous attacks and defenses, the battle between the necromancer Moros and the sixth herrscher, the herrscher of death, has entered a heated phase.

　The necromancer wanted the embodiment of death to devour the Herrscher of Death, or at least restrict her movements, before unleashing a devastating destructive spell to annihilate this apostle of the god.

　The Herrscher of Death, on the other hand, planned to adopt delaying tactics, waiting for the eroding black mist to spread.

　This is not because the apostle of God cannot directly release the corrosive black mist nearby.

　During the second Great Collapse of the Existing World, Sirin, who possessed the [Tranquility Gem], accomplished something similar.

　Since the Herrscher of the Void was able to achieve this feat with the help of the gems, then as the true Herrscher of Death, she naturally has the same ability.

　However, the release of the corrosive black mist takes time.

　Although this time was only half a second, the Herrscher of Death couldn't even spare that much time while being chased and bitten by the incarnation of death.

　The level 34 Death Avatar possesses an astonishing speed of 34 points, a flight speed that is comparable to that of the Herrscher of Death.

　If the Herrscher of Death dares to stop and release the corrosive black mist, she will most likely be devoured by this terrifying behemoth summoned by legendary magic.

　Considering that the continuously released Honkai energy spears are not very effective against the Avatar of Death, this apostle of God is clearly unwilling to put himself in danger just to increase the damage to the Avatar of Death.

　The corrosive black mist and the dark purple Honkai energy spears that the Herrscher of Death continuously fire at the embodiment of death are essentially no different; both are a combination of the power of [creation and decay] and Honkai energy.

　Since the Honkai Energy Spear was ineffective, she would naturally question the effectiveness of the Corrosion Mist.

　In fact, the Herald of Death's concerns were not without reason.

　This ghostly dragon-shaped incarnation of death is a demigod-level combat power summoned by Moros at the cost of a staggering 3900 points of magic power.

　Although the Death Avatar's combat power is slightly inferior compared to other demigods of the same level in the Ashan system, it still possesses the tenacious survival ability of a demigod.

　In addition, with the unit skill called "Life Steal," the battlefield survivability of the Death Incarnation is beyond question.

　Even the power of decay would find it difficult to erode such a massive demigod with exceptional resilience in a short period of time.

　Getting back to the point, the oppressive force that the incarnation of death exerted on the Herrscher of Death was so heavy that, in her fear and tension, she almost forgot the existence of the necromancer.

　This is actually not something unimaginable.

　When a terrifying beast over two hundred meters long is chasing and biting you, who can guarantee that they can remain calm and make the right response?

　Don't forget, this apostle of God has been on earth for less than a week.

　It is truly remarkable that she has been able to wield the power of a lawyer to such an extent.

　Combat experience is still a scarce resource for her, so she can't expect too much.

　Moreover, the Herrscher of Death was originally just an ordinary high school student.

　She may possess outstanding beauty and excellent academic performance, but in the realm of combat, she is indeed a novice.

　In addition, after adjusting his tactics against this apostle of God, Moros also deliberately concealed his presence.

　On the one hand, he wisely abandoned those seemingly magnificent but actually pale and powerless destructive magics in the face of the power of creation.

　On the other hand, the necromancer also cast a series of battle spells such as [Mind Deception], [Heartbreak], and [Teleportation], which not only successfully concealed his presence but also subtly weakened the Herrscher of Death's luck, putting him in an even more passive situation.

　If this were in the world of Ashan, no, in any high-magic world, Moros's tactics would be destined to fail.

　After all, in worlds where the immense power of spellcasters is already recognized, no one who fights a spellcaster will focus solely on the creatures they summon while ignoring the spellcaster's own actions.

　To allow a spellcaster to cast spells at will?

　That was a complete disaster!

　At this moment, the Herrscher of Death must pay the price for the mistake she made in allocating her attention.

　As the wounds caused by the [Introverted Burst] were quickly healed by the power of creation, Moros realized that he needed a more powerful force to defeat this apostle of the gods.

　Based on the magic he currently possesses, there are only two paths to choose from.

　The first is to cast the [Doomsday Judgment] spell, which is read as a level 5 destructive magic but is actually a legendary spell.

　Secondly, with the aid of magical rituals, the devastating damage that [Inward Burst] can cause is greatly increased.

　Faced with the highly mobile divine apostle—the Herrscher—Moros decisively chose to use a magical ritual as his countermeasure.