Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　Moreover, behind the Ghost Dragon horde and the Death Avatar, a swarm of Honkai Beasts surged forth like a tidal wave.

　From the common Assault-class Honkai Beasts to the relatively rare Winged-class Honkai Beasts, and then to the Patrol-class Honkai Beasts that made their first appearance in Schicksal Vision, they have come together to form a massive and terrifying army.

　Under the cover of the warships' gunfire, they launched a fearless charge towards the headquarters defense fleet arrayed in front of the Destiny Floating Island.

　With the advanced monitoring system at the Destiny headquarters, it's impossible that they wouldn't have detected these threats.

　Whether it's the incarnation of death and the horde of ghost dragons, or the warship constructed by Sirin using the power of the Herrscher of Reason and the ship full of Honkai Beasts.

　Therefore, under Otto's command, the Schicksal headquarters defense fleet had made full defensive preparations before the Ghost Dragon group and the Honkai Beast swarm launched their attack.

　Unfortunately, Moros and Sirin never intended to use the Ghost Dragon swarm and flying Honkai Beast cluster to attack the airborne fleet's interception fire network from the beginning.

　As the Destiny Headquarters' defense fleet unleashed its full firepower in preparation for engaging the enemy, Sirin, with a queenly air, casually snapped her fingers.

　In that instant, before the dense barrage of artillery fire, one imaginary channel after another suddenly opened, devouring every shell and every beam of Honkai energy from the floating warship.

　The next moment, behind the Destiny Headquarters' defensive fleet, a massive imaginary channel suddenly appeared.

　The firepower gushing out from this imaginary channel is the firepower emitted by the Heavenly Mandate Headquarters' defense fleet itself.

　They swept in with overwhelming force, slamming into the floating warships themselves.

　Faced with this sudden backlash of firepower, only three floating battleships managed to withstand the attack thanks to their sturdy Honkai energy shields, heavy armor, and reliable structure.

　The other warships exploded and disintegrated under this fierce barrage, turning into countless fragments.

　These once cost countless manpower and resources

　The war machine that Li had meticulously crafted is now nothing but wreckage, relentlessly dragged by the planet's gravity as it plunges into the surging sea below, stirring up waves.

　As for the three battered floating battleships, just looking at the densely packed shell holes on their surface armor, the hulls covered with damage marks, and the black smoke and flames billowing from the damaged areas, one would not have much expectation of their combat effectiveness.

　Even so, Sirin did not give up.

　Under the will of the Honkai Queen, her companion Honkai beast, Benares, transformed into a dragon, opened its blood-red maw, and launched a final, fatal blow against the three precarious floating battleships.

　"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

　Three deafening explosions rang out in succession, echoing across the sky like the death knell of doomsday.

　Under the unparalleled electromagnetic sphere attack from Benares, the three floating battleships, already teetering on the brink of collapse, could no longer withstand such devastating blows.

　They disintegrated in mid-air, and the exploding fragments and flames intertwined to form a sea of ​​fire, scorching and distorting the surrounding air.

　With the sinking of these three airships, the Destiny Headquarters defense fleet was also declared annihilated.

　The process was so swift that even Otto, who was stationed at the Destiny headquarters, was unable to save the once-glorious airborne fleet in time.

　However, even in the face of such a crushing defeat, Otto remained confident in defeating the Second Herrscher and the mysterious Moros.

Chapter 322 Otto's Confidence and the Unconventional Necromancer

　Otto's confidence certainly had its source.

　Not long ago, this archbishop, who had ruled the Mandate of Heaven for five hundred years, received a report of victory from the Kipchak Steppe.

　Fu Hua appears after Cheng Lixue, the commander-in-chief of the Valkyrie Squad of Destiny, is defeated by Agatha, who is a pseudo-Herrscher of Flame.

　With just one strike, the pseudo-Herrscher of Flame who had easily defeated Cheng Lixue, the strongest A-rank Valkyrie, had her consciousness erased and became a breathing corpse.

　After defeating the pseudo-Herrscher of Flame and providing emergency treatment to Cheng Lixue, Fu Hua did not linger. She boarded Schicksal's airship and returned to Schicksal headquarters as quickly as possible.

　Before Fu Hua could display her extraordinary power, Cecilia Schariac, the only S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal, also used her sixth divine key, the Key of Creation, Black Abyss White Flower, to precisely pierce the abdomen of the pseudo-Herrscher of the Wind, Aurora, ending her life.

　Originally, Otto intended to give this ace of destiny a short rest.

　But Moros and Sirin's sudden attack on the floating islands of Schicksal headquarters disrupted his plans.

　Although this incident cost Schicksal its entire headquarters defense fleet a heavy price, Otto was filled with indescribable joy.

　He never expected that the Second Herrscher, whom he had always longed for and on whom he placed his hopes for Kallen's resurrection, would appear in his sight so coincidentally.

　In order to hold onto this hope tightly, Otto naturally had to go all out.

　Therefore, Cecilia's rest period was temporarily adjusted, and she will take a short rest and preparation on the airship returning to Schicksal headquarters.

　Otto believed that Cecilia would be back to her peak fighting strength by the time the airship Helios arrived at Schicksal headquarters.

　At that time, with two powerful forces at his disposal, he would naturally be confident that he could capture the Second Herrscher and obtain the key information to revive Kallen.

　As for how to withstand the fierce attacks from Sirin and Moros before that?

　Otto did not feel too worried.

　The defenses of the Destiny Headquarters are far beyond what a floating battleship can match.

　With the addition of the drone armor units and elite Valkyrie units deployed on the floating islands of headquarters, the Archbishop of Schicksal firmly believed that the Second Herrscher and that mysterious person could not break through the defenses of Schicksal headquarters, which he personally oversaw, in a short period of time.

　Moreover, even in the most critical moment, he had a trump card that he had not yet revealed.

　My friend, I hope I don't need to wake you...

　Recalling the figure of the chivalrous woman he met on the land of China five hundred years ago, Otto's smile became more resolute, and his confidence overflowed.

　Seeing the bishop so calm and composed, the command room, which had been briefly thrown into panic by the destruction of the headquarters' defense fleet, gradually returned to calm.

　In the eyes of these Valkyries, if Bishop Otto was not flustered, it must mean that he still had a plan.

　Since that's the case, they naturally don't need to panic anymore.

　Seeing that the Valkyries in the command room had regained their composure, Otto's lips curled into a playful smile, as if he had everything under control.

　"Pour all the energy supplied to the weapon systems into the Honkai energy shield without reservation, ensuring our defenses are impregnable..."

　"To accelerate the production efficiency of the Sub-God Machines, we need more combat power to meet the challenges ahead..."

　"The Valkyrie squad, assemble immediately and prepare to engage the enemy..."

　As these orders were relayed one by one, the atmosphere on the floating islands of the Destiny Headquarters instantly became tense yet orderly.

　The Valkyries sprang into action, making final preparations for the impending battle according to the bishop's instructions.

　Unfortunately, just as Sirin easily destroyed Schicksal's headquarters defense fleet with the power of the Herrscher of the Void, she did not choose to let the Ghost Dragon group and the flying Honkai Beast swarm rush through the intercepting fire network of the floating fleet.

　Faced with the well-prepared headquarters of Destiny, Moros had no intention of launching a long and arduous landing campaign.

　In the eyes of the necromancer, after completing the hero template promotion quest, he will not be able to take away any substantial gains other than knowledge, and Sirin is obviously not interested in the various facilities on the Fate Floating Island.

　Therefore, there is no difference in benefits between destroying the floating islands that form the headquarters of Destiny and occupying these islands floating in the Mediterranean.

　In this race against time, choosing to directly unleash legendary magic to destroy the Schicksal headquarters is clearly a wiser choice than launching a time-consuming and laborious landing operation.

　This is also why he and Sirin chose to release the Ghost Dragon swarm and the flying Honkai Beast swarm.

　Neither the necromancer nor the Second Herrscher wanted any survivors to remain after the legendary spell struck the Fate Floating Island.

　Just as Otto issued the order and Schicksal headquarters entered a state of emergency preparedness, Moros, far above in the heavens, completed the lengthy incantation of a legendary spell.

　In a time when there's no need to rush to use [Instant Spellcasting], necromancers have opted for the most classic chanting method to maximize the power and controllability of their spells.

　The Last Judgment!

　As the legendary spell was unleashed, the sky over the entire Mediterranean region was instantly dyed blood red.

　Endless fire elements converged into a massive crimson cloud that covered a large portion of the Mediterranean Sea, churning and surging above the floating islands of the Destiny Headquarters, creating a chilling apocalyptic scene.

　This time, the necromancer's [Doomsday Judgment] was completely different from the past. After being promoted to the demigod level, the power of the legendary spell that Moros personally cast was far greater than the one that wiped out the Allied Forces' heavy armored forces.

　Even Sirin's meteor bombardment, which had once shaken the world, seemed pale and powerless at this moment, as if it were just a child's game.

　A dark red bubble dripped from the crimson cloud, like lava from hell, and slammed into the Honkai energy shield of the floating island.

　Although the Honkai energy shield stubbornly withstood the attack, the resulting ripples were terrifying.

　Those protected by the Honkai energy shield witnessed this apocalyptic scene, and their faces lost their usual color.

　They knew this was only the prelude to disaster, and that even more intense attacks were yet to come.

　Sure enough, right before their eyes, countless dark red bubbles poured down from the clouds like raindrops, crashing against the Honkai energy shield of the floating island like divine punishment.

　Under this intense and powerful attack, the Honkai energy shield load rate of the floating island group rapidly increased.

　Within seconds, the once-shining shields dimmed and lost their luster, eventually succumbing to the immense pressure and shutting down due to overload.

　The next moment, the floating islands, now without their shields, were directly exposed to the attack of the dark red foam.

　"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

　With deafening explosions, the floating islands began to disintegrate, falling into the sea below under the pull of the planet's gravity.

Chapter 323 The Clash of Technology and Magic

　As the last drop of dark red foam quietly fell, the first phase of the "Doomsday Judgment" came to a complete end. The once magnificent and spectacular giant floating island group consisting of nine large floating islands—the Destiny Headquarters—now only has the core main floating island remaining, floating alone in the sky.

　The remaining eight floating islands, under the fierce attack of the legendary magic, had long since turned into fragments and dust, dragged down into the Tyrrhenian Sea below by the planet's gravity.

　The fall of these floating islands was like the prelude to a disaster, triggering endless chain reactions.

　Huge waves surged in, sweeping through towns along the Tyrrhenian Sea coast. Breakwaters were shattered by the impact of the giant waves, bringing unprecedented shock and fear to the local residents.

　However, for Bishop Otto now, these consequences are as insignificant as dust.

　When the endless fire elements of [Doomsday Judgment] gathered into a crimson cloud, he already realized the seriousness of the situation.

　However, even though Otto Apocalypse considered himself the smartest man in the world, he could only watch helplessly as this legendary spell shone brilliantly, powerless to stop this irreversible fate.

　Under the onslaught of dark red foam pouring down like a torrential rain, the plan to launch the Honkai energy fission bomb became impractical.

　Once the heavy missile carrying the Honkai energy fission bomb leaves the protection of the Honkai energy shield, it will be immediately destroyed by the dark red foam, making it impossible to send the fission bomb into the fire element cloud, let alone get close to Moros standing on the head of the dragon incarnation of death.

　As for awakening Li Sushang, who possesses strength surpassing that of an S-class Valkyrie, that would be an even more time-consuming and laborious task.

　At the end

　Under the baptism of the "Day Trial," Bishop Otto simply couldn't find the time to complete this feat.

　However, at the crucial moment when the first phase of the "Doomsday Judgment" had come to a close and the second phase was about to begin, this Archbishop of Destiny keenly seized a fleeting opportunity.

　The palpable sense of crisis, like a thorn in his side, served as a constant reminder that this would be the last and only chance.

　"Launch all Honkai Energy Fission Bombs!"

　He decisively issued the order, and at the same time, Otto quickly dispatched the Divine Machine and the Sub-Divine Machine to move the items that were of vital importance to him.

　With Otto's intelligence, he wouldn't easily gamble everything.

　He knew very well that the Honkai energy fission bomb was not a foolproof solution.

　If the counterattack fails, the mysterious man's attack will directly threaten the last floating island of destiny.

　By then, it will be too late.

　Therefore, he must seize this last opportunity and transfer the key assets that are crucial to Karen's resurrection at all costs.

　Under Otto's command, heavy missiles streaked across the sky like meteors, hurtling out of the launch crater of the last floating island of Destiny.

　These missiles, equipped with the ultimate weapon controlled by Destiny—the Honkai Energy Fission Bomb—are aimed directly at the crimson cloud that is nurturing the final stage of [Doomsday Judgment] and the necromancer standing behind the cloud on the dragon's head, the embodiment of death.

　However, even with Otto's swift decision, he still couldn't prevent the completion of the final stage of the Doomsday Judgment.

　Just as the first missile was about to touch the crimson cloud and the missile's computer had begun activating the Honkai Energy Fission Bomb detonation device, the crimson cloud that had been locked onto as the target was as if it had suddenly encountered an irresistible force and was instantly torn to pieces.

　Fire elements rapidly gathered in the air, then fell like meteors.

　Immediately afterwards, a dazzling light burst forth from the crack in the cloud, bright enough to blind anyone who dared to look directly at the sharpness of this legendary spell.

　"Boom!"*2

　Almost simultaneously, the explosion of the Honkai Energy Fission Bomb and the ultimate power of [Doomsday Judgment] intertwined, releasing a deafening roar that echoed across the Mediterranean sky.

　The shockwave from the explosion spread outwards at an astonishing speed, colliding with the scorching fire elemental power released by [Doomsday Judgment], forming energy ripples that resembled divine retribution.

　These ripples intertwined and collided in the air, as if the heavens and earth were roaring, making all living beings who witnessed this scene feel their own insignificance and powerlessness.

　The buildings on the floating island of Destiny began to shake and collapse under the impact of the energy, while the unmanned combat aircraft in the air were also unable to withstand this destructive force and fell one after another.

　Even the swarms of ghost dragons and flying Honkai Beasts that were originally soaring in the sky felt an unprecedented crisis.

　They deliberately lowered their flight altitude in an attempt to avoid this catastrophe.

　Taking advantage of this unique opportunity, Otto decisively commanded the transport aircraft force to quickly and systematically transfer the key items concerning the future of Destiny and the fate of Kallen's resurrection from the main island of Destiny Floating Island.

　The logic behind choosing to use relatively outdated transport aircraft instead of advanced airships is exceptionally clear.

　With its small size, the transport plane can cleverly conceal itself by using the energy impact generated by the collision between the Honkai energy fission bomb and the [Doomsday Judgment].

　In contrast, massive airships would clearly find it difficult to do this.