Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　Just as He paid a heavy price to defeat the Demon Lord, Zephyr firmly believed that the necromancer who defeated two lesser demon lords also paid a great price.

　In this light, isn't this a golden opportunity, a perfect chance to completely annihilate the necromancer here?

　With this in mind, the Soul-Slaying Demon Lord acted decisively and without hesitation.

　He swiftly issued a command to assemble his vast demon army.

　With Zefer's order, the demon legions that were originally scattered across the battlefield seemed to be drawn together by an invisible force, regrouping into a powerful force that was considered formidable throughout the entire 406th layer of the abyss, ready to face the upcoming great battle.

　It's worth mentioning that, after the fierce battle with the Demon Lord, Zefer's demon legion suffered heavy losses in its low- and mid-level forces, but its high-level forces remained strong—

　At the level of those demon overseers and great demons, His legions were not weakened in the slightest; on the contrary, they were greatly enhanced by absorbing the powerful warriors under the command of the Demon Lord of Slaughter.

　Those demon overseers and archdemons who had once been loyal to the Lord of Slaughter surrendered without hesitation to the ultimate victor of this battle—the Lord of Souls, Zephyr—the moment the Lord of Slaughter fell.

　This is also one of the racial advantages that Tanaris demons possess when they assume the position of lesser demon lords.

　When all else fails, demons will never refuse to pledge allegiance to a powerful lesser demon lord in order to save their lives.

　Of course, given the cunning and fickle nature of demons, this loyalty will only be effective while the lesser demon lords still maintain their power.

　Once Zefer's power weakens, the demons will not hesitate to raise the banner of rebellion.

　The Soul-Slaying Demon Lord, who knew his own kind well, was perfectly aware of this.

　However, He didn't take it to heart.

　Zefer firmly believed that his power would endure and remain strong forever.

　Therefore, He completely disregarded the worries that only the weak would have.

　It was precisely because of the absorption of those demon overseers and archdemons who had once served the Lord of Slaughter that Zephyr had enough confidence to immediately deal with the undead army led by the necromancer after just ending the fierce battle with the Lord of Slaughter.

Chapter 613 The Battlefield Reached a Fierce Battle

　As the undead army surged in like a tidal wave, the entire battlefield was shrouded in a deathly gray-black expanse. Even the eerie light cast by the abyss's purple moon was completely swallowed up by the literally sky-covering swarm of flying undead.

　Standing on the bridge command seat of the Charon-class light frigate, watching the real-time battlefield images projected by the command system, Moros issued the order to attack without hesitation.

　This is precisely the unparalleled advantage that his undead legion possesses.

　The undead do not have the concept of stamina.

　Therefore, after a long and arduous march, the undead soldiers can immediately throw themselves into the brutal battle, unlike the mortal armies made of flesh and blood who need a period of rest before they can show their true fighting power.

　Under the necromancer's command, the Charon-class light corvettes unleashed their full firepower, raining Honkai energy missiles and Honkai energy rays down on the demon legion's ranks as if they were free.

　As for the Charon-class light corvette's most powerful weapon—the Honkai energy fission bomb?

　Unfortunately, in the previous series of battles, the 150 Honkai energy fission bombs he brought into the abyss, along with the fission bombs originally equipped on the Charon-class light corvettes, have all been exhausted.

　Even so, the Charon-class light corvettes, when fully armed, still possess an impressive instantaneous firepower output capability.

　In addition to the Charon-class light frigate that served as the necromancer's flagship, the Grand Lich Sorcerer Corps also unleashed a barrage of magical firepower on the demon legion under the command of the Soul Lord Zephyr, using the power of combined spellcasting.

　At the same time, the undead armies, composed of gray, white, and green colors, began to advance in an orderly manner.

　These armies, composed of mid- to high-ranking undead, will immediately engage in fierce face-to-face combat with the demon legion after the long-range firepower strikes from the Charon-class light frigates and the Grand Lich Mage Corps come to an end, adding more leverage to the final victory in this battle.

　As the undead army, a tapestry of gray, white, and green, slowly advanced, the demon legion also revealed...

　They displayed their terrifying fighting power.

　With a deafening roar from the Soul Lord Zephyr, a barrage of spells and spell-like abilities poured forth from the demon legion like a storm.

　Some of these incredibly powerful attacks struck the undead legion's formation with pinpoint accuracy, wiping out large numbers of undead soldiers in an instant.

　Some, however, lost their way due to the demons' chaotic thinking and unfortunately fell into their own camp. While leaving behind piles of severed limbs, they also added a layer of disorder and turmoil to the already chaotic command structure of the demon army.

　This is quite normal.

　The demons, their minds clouded by confusion, have accidentally wounded their own people on the battlefield more than once or twice.

　In fact, regardless of the battlefield, a portion of the Demon Legion's casualties always stemmed from this internal infighting.

　However, despite the considerable number of demons "accidentally" injured, the demon legion's ranged firepower still firmly surpasses that of the undead legion, thanks to the powerful spells and spell-like abilities wielded by high-ranking demons, great demons, and demon overlords.

　This is still because a considerable portion of the long-range firepower has already been absorbed by the demon legion itself.

　Otherwise, in this battle of long-range firepower, the undead army would probably have been completely crushed long ago.

　There was no way around it; after absorbing the high-end combat power of the Demon Lord of Slaughter and the Demon Overlord, the Demon Lord of Judgment's demon army had become unshakeable in terms of high-end combat power.

　That is why Moros made the decision to switch to close combat immediately after a round of firepower.

　Given the necromancer's command habits, he would never abandon ranged firepower and make such a tactical choice unless he was truly out of options.

　Zephyr was certainly aware of the undead legion's tactical deployment to switch to melee combat.

　However, this Soul-Slaying Demon Lord did not refuse.

　In His eyes, the demon legion, having absorbed many high-end combatants from the Demon Lord's forces, already possessed the formidable strength to crush any opponent.

　In that case, He certainly wouldn't care what specific tactics He used to defeat the enemy.

　As for the potential casualties resulting from this decision?

　Zeffer doesn't care!

　After all, most of these demons were surrendered soldiers recruited from various places.

　As long as His own power remains strong, recruiting new demons to join His demon army is a piece of cake.

　With both the necromancer Moros and the Soul Lord Zephyr intending for their respective legions to engage in close combat, the direct confrontation between the undead army and the demon army quickly entered a heated phase.

　"Roar!"

　Accompanied by a series of howls, a massive swarm of hundreds of berserkers, like an unstoppable torrent, launched a fierce charge against the undead army composed of level six undead units—Death Gods—who were carrying enchanted scythes and clad in jet-black robes.

　These berserkers had rough scales covering their skin, bulging muscles, and exuded an endless fervor and thirst for battle.

　They have an almost pathological fondness for fighting, as if fighting and killing are the only meaning of their existence.

　Therefore, even though they lost nearly half of their comrades in the recent overwhelming barrage of fire, these lucky surviving berserkers still had no intention of retreating.

　Their eyes were fixed on the undead warriors wielding enchanted scythes ahead, and the brutal battle that was about to unfold.

　When the berserkers finally clashed with the Death Army, a violent wind instantly swept across the area.

　With their astonishing strength and speed, the berserkers attempted to break through the seemingly impregnable defenses of the Death Army.

　They wielded enormous fists, each strike powerful enough to shatter the armor of the most advanced light infantry fighting vehicles on Earth.

　Meanwhile, the Grim Reapers, wielding sharp scythes, fearlessly engaged in a head-on confrontation with the Berserkers.

　Every swing of the scythe reaped lives, and every cut was accompanied by the shattering of bones and the splattering of blood.

　In this brutal battle, every second, death or berserker falls.

　However, even so, neither side backed down an inch.

　Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, a dragon's roar suddenly resounded through the sky.

　The next moment, a ghost dragon, its entire body tightly enveloped in pitch-black mist, swooped down from the sky with the force of a thunderbolt.

　The ghost dragon opened its massive mouth, filled with sharp fangs, and a deathly dragon breath spewed out from it.

　This dragon's breath contains boundless death magic; wherever it goes, all life is destroyed.

　In an instant, more than a dozen berserker demons that were fighting fiercely were enveloped by this dragon breath.

　Their bodies rapidly shrank and rotted under the corrosive power of death, eventually turning into wisps of pungent black gas that dissipated into nothingness.

Chapter 614 Fierce Battle with the Soul-Slaying Demon Lord

　A single breath of death annihilated more than a dozen berserkers.

　Queen Demon, the Ghost Dragon suddenly spread its tattered dragon wings and nimbly adjusted its flight posture.

　At this moment, the situation on the ground battlefield has fallen into chaos and disorder.

　This ghost dragon was clearly unwilling to give up its aerial advantage, land on the ground, and get bogged down in close-quarters combat.

　However, things often don't go as planned.

　Just as the Ghost Dragon spread its wings with all its might, intending to soar through the sky once more, a near-legendary-rank Bewitching Demon had already locked its sinister gaze upon it.

　"Jie Jie Jie..."

　With a chilling, sinister laugh, the ghostly dragon that had just begun to rise was struck as if by an invisible giant hammer. Its body froze for a moment, and then it plummeted to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

　The Hammer of Chaos!

　This enchantress's innate spell-like ability has always been incredibly effective at interrupting opponents' actions and creating opportunities for battle.

　However, just as the bewitching demon was about to press its advantage and finish off the ghost dragon it had shot down with [Shadow Strike], a dazzling purple-white beam of light pierced the sky from the distant horizon and struck it with perfect accuracy.

　Before it could even let out a shrill scream, this powerful demon, capable of wreaking havoc in most prime material planes, perished on the spot.

　Such scenes are not uncommon on this brutal battlefield, which resembles a purgatory.

　"Honkai energy ray cannon, hit!"

　"Power replenishing..."

　"Honkai energy shield current load rate 35%..."

　"..."

　Standing on the bridge command seat of the Charon-class light frigate, listening to the artificial soul aggregate that controls the warship reporting its various statuses in its cold and mechanical voice, Moros tightened his grip on the [Netherworld Staff] that emitted a faint fluorescent green glow.

　He knew it was time to get involved himself.

　If the war continues in its current state, although the undead legion appears to be larger than the demon legion under the command of the Soul Lord Zephyr, the balance of power in the battle has actually been quietly tilting in his favor.

　There was no way around it; Zefer's demon legion had far too many demon overlords and archdemons.

　Even though the undead legion, enhanced by his attributes, already possessed a formidable fighting power surpassing that of the Honkai Beast legion commanded by the Normal Ruler, it was still difficult to withstand such a powerful opponent.

　With this in mind, Moros made a decision.

　"Command of the legion is transferred to you. Adopt a defensive posture and try to buy as much time as possible."

　After issuing this latest command to the artificial soul aggregate controlling the Charon-class light frigate, the necromancer waved his [Underworld Staff], and a portal leading to the high sky above the battlefield opened.

　Upon arriving at the chosen battlefield, the necromancer unhesitatingly used the super magic technique of [Instant Spellcasting] to unleash a [Meteor Shower] spell of immense scale, far exceeding ordinary level 5 destructive magic, towards the demon legion.

　Without even glancing at the battlefield shift brought about by the spell, Moros immediately manipulated the ever-flowing soul currents around him, unleashing wave after wave of soul shocks at the Soul Judgement Demon Lord who was hurtling toward him.

　He was well aware that such a soul impact, which could cause significant damage to an ordinary legendary-level great demon, was nothing more than a harmless harassment to Zephyr, who had truly entered the demigod level, and was unlikely to achieve any substantial results.

　However, Moros had no intention of letting this soul impact yield any substantial results.

　Just as the relentless soul assaults surged toward the Soul Lord like a tidal wave, he also used the super magic skill [Instant Spellcasting] to unleash a series of dark spells toward Zefer.

　Faced with the overwhelming soul attack and the double assault of dark magic from Moros, a look of solemnity flashed in the deep eyes of the Soul Judgement Demon Lord Zefer.

　With this one move alone, He realized that in a pure magical duel, He was no match for the necromancer.

　Hmph, since magic can't win, then let me end this battle in the most direct way!

　Secretly calculating in his mind, Zefer poured more of his magic into enhancing his physical attributes and flight spells.

　It wasn't that He didn't want to use teleportation spells to shorten the distance between Him and the necromancer; it was simply that the current battlefield environment was far too unfriendly to teleportation spells and spell-like abilities.

　Although Zeffer was able to forcefully break through the spatial blockade set up by the necromancer, it would take a considerable amount of time, and on this ever-changing battlefield, he clearly did not have that much time.

　In this situation, even though Zefer's strength was among the top of all the lesser demon lords entrenched in the 406th layer of the abyss, he still had to rely on the most traditional method of flight to gradually close the distance between himself and the necromancer.

　Despite the necromancer's barrage of spells, Zefer's figure streaked through the air as he hurtled toward Moros.

　Seeing this, a mocking smile appeared on the necromancer's face.

　His cold and austere expression.

　"Want to get close? We'll see if you have the ability!"

　Muttering to himself, Moros manipulated the [Flight Magic] that had been bestowed upon him, gracefully flying away from the direction of the Soul Lord.

　At the same time, under his command, the dragon of death, which had always been hidden under the summoning magic of [Fantasy Legion], broke through the spell's concealment and roared towards Zefer.

　"Damn necromancer!"

　Zefer only had time to utter a curse before he had to abruptly halt his pursuit of Moros and turn his full attention to dealing with the death dragon breath spewed out by the incarnation of death.

　Even if it is essentially just a death incarnation of a magical summon, it is relatively weak compared to other superhumans of the same level.