Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　Gazing intently at Miss Juru's beautiful and alluring face, the necromancer asked with utmost seriousness.

　After receiving her affirmative reply, his gaze turned to Mebius, Alicia, and Eden.

　Do you share the same thought?

　"Of course, mentor."

　"The fairy lady won't back down at a time like this."

　"We are willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with you and face this challenge together."

　Looking at the three charming young women before him, Moros felt a warm current surge in his heart.

　He sensed their determination and understood that his attempts to dissuade them were futile.

　After a moment of silence, the necromancer finally gave in.

　"Alright, since you've already made your decision, let's face the Herrscher of the End together."

　But his tone immediately turned serious.

　"But there is one thing I must make clear in advance: I will absolutely not allow you to enter the front lines of the battlefield where you face the Herrscher of the End!"

Chapter 712 The Necromancer's Pre-Battle Preparations

　Time returns to the present.

　Just as many Fusion Warriors, including Padofelis, were indulging in their own desires during these rare 27 hours of free time, Moros sent the last batch of troops recruited from various factions in the wilderness troop recruitment building into the [Shrine of the Underworld].

　As a highly orthodox necromancer of the Necropolis faction, Moros did not possess the magical skill crucial for commanding multiple faction units—[Leadership].

　Therefore, Moros needs to convert all non-Necropolis units into undead units belonging to the Necropolis faction.

　The transformation of the [Hidden Shrine] is very rapid.

　In just a few breaths, this group of soldiers completed their transformation from the living to the dead, officially becoming members of the undead legion.

　Standing proudly atop the head of the high-level legendary undead behemoth, Gravity Whale Mogalo, Moros looked down with an air of supreme dominance at the grim army formation below, composed of newly transformed undead units.

　His eyes gleamed with satisfaction.

　This sense of accomplishment stems from the fact that the undead army under his command has successfully broken through the astonishing mark of 1.2 million.

　Although the vast majority of this enormous number consists of low-level undead such as skeleton archers, plague zombies, and wraiths, even if we only consider the number of high-level undead in the legion, it is still a huge number that should not be underestimated.

　Moreover, with the attribute enhancement from Moros, even the low-level undead can unleash combat power comparable to the most elite living forces of the Firemoth.

　With the help of the legendary spells [Legion Power] and [Legion Protection], the undead legion became even more powerful, becoming Moros's most solid support in his battles against the Herrscher of the End and even the Cocoon of the End.

　"Board the ship."

　Through the mental link, the necromancer issued commands to the undead army below, ordering them to board the Charon-class light frigate squadron, which had already completed its assembly mission under the control of the artificial soul aggregate.

　He was well aware, of course, that a mere 120 Charon-class light frigates were far from sufficient to meet the transportation needs of such a massive undead force.

　Even if the dead could be treated like cargo and loaded onto shelves, it would still be a drop in the ocean.

　But Morros didn't need to transport such a massive undead army to the far side of the moon all at once.

　There were still more than twenty hours until the time he and the Firemoth agreed to meet together against the Herrscher of the End.

　At the speed of the Charon-class light corvettes, this amount of time would be enough for the fleet to make more than three round trips between the Earth and the Moon.

　During the eleventh Great Collapse, Moros successfully transported hundreds of thousands of undead soldiers in a single operation with a fleet consisting of 120 Charon-class light corvettes.

　This is why he has a clear understanding of the number of undead troops that this fleet can carry at one time.

　As for why the necromancers haven't chosen to expand the Charon-class light frigate fleet since the eleventh Great Collapse?

　The reason behind it is not complicated.

　On the one hand, his financial situation did not allow him to squander money so extravagantly.

　As the first spaceship designed by Vervier, the Charon-class light corvette possesses astonishingly powerful combat capabilities.

　Especially when equipped with Honkai energy fission bombs, this warship's instantaneous firepower output can even surpass that of many spellcasters who have just entered the legendary rank.

　Such outstanding combat power naturally relies on a huge amount of Ashan gold coins as support.

　In the Blacksmith Shop, purchasing a Charon-class light frigate requires hundreds of millions of Ashan gold coins.

　Even with Moros's financial resources, he couldn't afford to buy such a money-devouring behemoth in large quantities.

　On the other hand, since the advent of the Paris-class heavy frigates, the Charon-class light frigates have no longer been the only option for necromancers when expanding their fleets.

　In fact, Morrow preferred to acquire Paris-class heavy frigates to bolster his fleet rather than Charon-class light frigates.

　Admittedly, compared to the Charon-class light frigates, the Paris-class heavy frigates saw a precipitous decrease in the number of undead troops they could carry.

　In the most extreme loading conditions, a Charon-class light frigate can carry a full complement of five thousand undead units.

　However, with the Paris-class heavy frigates, this number is reduced to one-fifth of the former.

　However, in terms of firepower, protection, and maneuverability, the Paris-class heavy frigates far surpass the Charon-class light frigates.

　In a standard fleet battle, a single Paris-class heavy frigate would be sufficient to counter a combined attack from two Charon-class light frigates.

　Most importantly, the main guns equipped on the Paris-class heavy corvettes are not the Honkai energy ray cannons used on the Charon-class light corvettes, but rather the Moon Throne system, which was carefully modified by Velvey.

　It is obvious that when facing the Herrscher of the End, the Moon Throne system equipped on the Paris-class heavy corvette has a more significant practical value than the Honkai energy ray cannon on the Charon-class light corvette.

　It was precisely for this reason that, after recruiting all the reserve troop slots, the necromancer resolutely poured all the remaining Ashan gold coins, as well as the Ashan gold coins obtained through various resource exchanges, into the [Blacksmith Shop].

　With unwavering determination and substantial investment, despite the fact that the price of a single Paris-class heavy frigate was 40% higher than that of a Charon-class light frigate, Morloss successfully built a powerful fleet of twenty-four Paris-class heavy frigates.

　In his decisive battle plan, these expensive warships will be deployed in groups of three, employing a rotational firing tactic to continuously unleash the Moon Throne System on the Herrscher of the End, thereby maximizing the weakening of her combat power and ensuring that the balance of victory tilts in his favor.

　Getting back to the main point, after silently reviewing and confirming every detail of the decisive battle plan, and making sure that his preparations were flawless, Moros once again turned his attention to the Charon-class light frigate fleet that was busily loading undead troops.

　Three hours...

　Estimating the time required to complete the loading, the necromancer abandoned the idea of ​​lingering there to witness the entire undead legion boarding the ship.

　In his view, spending precious time on such meaningless observation is undoubtedly a waste.

　Moros preferred to spend this time adjusting his own condition or enjoying this rare moment of peace with Alicia and the others.

　Yes, it was a peaceful time.

　Unlike the war-torn cities under the jurisdiction of the Fire Moth, thanks to the slaughter by the Skeleton Serpent Shesa, the Storm Bone Ape Hanuman, and the Gravity Whale Mogalo, there are no longer any large-scale Honkai beast hordes in the Necromancer's territory.

　Those scattered, insignificant Honkai Beasts were no longer a formidable threat to the private armies of local officials.

　Given this, Moros could naturally ignore the existence of those Honkai Beasts with a clear conscience and immerse himself completely in tranquility.

Chapter 713 The Fleet Sets Sail and the Ark Begins

　Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

　As the elevator carrying the last batch of undead soldiers slowly ascended into the spacious deployment bay of the Charon-class light frigate, Moros, as the demiplane overlord, opened a demiplane portal leading to the skies above Canberra.

　While theoretically, possessing the lunar teleportation coordinates would indeed allow him to pinpoint the other end of the demiplane portal directly to the far side of the moon, setting aside the potential risks, the sheer amount of magical energy required to accomplish this feat is staggering.

　That alone is enough to deter any demigod spellcaster.

　The Charon-class corvette is a behemoth with a total mass of 10 tons. Even the master of the demiplane cannot easily open a demiplane passage that allows such a steel behemoth to pass through.

　If Moros wanted to send such a behemoth directly to the moon, he would not only need to be completely focused, but also have to pay a huge price with a massive amount of magic power.

　Knowing that the Herrscher of the End could descend at any moment, and with the shadow of the Cocoon of the End drawing ever closer, he was unwilling to squander his magic power in this regard.

　Moreover, such an operation carries extremely high risks.

　If he were to encounter a sudden attack from the Herrscher of the End or even the Cocoon of the End during the process of opening the demiplane portal, even as a powerful necromancer of the demigod rank, Moros would face a great risk of suffering serious injury.

　Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, the necromancer decisively chose the more prudent approach.

　He preferred to have the fleet follow the conventional route and proceed methodically to the moon rather than risk putting himself in a perilous situation to save a negligible amount of travel time.

　Getting back to the main point, under the skillful control of the artificial soul aggregates that were controlling the warships, this massive fleet, composed entirely of Charon-class light frigates, began to adjust its sailing attitude in an orderly manner.

　Then, the 120 Charon-class light frigates, fully loaded with undead troops, passed through the demiplane portal in an orderly fashion and successfully entered the vast airspace above Canberra.

　Since Moros had notified Canberra in advance, the local officials were naturally prepared for the arrival of the fleet.

　Therefore, even though the shadow cast by the fleet temporarily blocked the sunlight in downtown Canberra, the city was able to maintain a relatively stable order and did not fall into complete chaos.

　Given the established practice of necromancers, the arrival of a fleet in the air often causes a certain degree of chaos, that much is certain.

　Let alone necromancers, even the Firemoth organization, known for its order, would find it difficult to maintain absolute calm in similar situations.

　Without bothering to communicate with the bureaucrats in Canberra, Moros directly ordered the fleet to head to the far side of the moon.

　The fleet currently carries only 600,000 undead troops. To achieve the goal of sending a total of 1.2 million undead troops to the moon, the fleet will need to carry out another round trip mission.

　Considering that loading the undead army would take a full three hours, and unloading would take a similar amount of time, Moros realized that even with twenty-seven hours, it wouldn't be a very generous amount of time.

　At the same moment that fleet of Charon-class light frigates, fully loaded with undead troops, set off for the far side of the moon, the Firemoth also learned of the movements of the necromancer's fleet.

　This is not surprising.

　After all, it was a massive fleet consisting of a full 120 Charon-class light frigates.

　Without the necromancer casting spells to deliberately conceal his whereabouts, the sheer scale of the fleet's deployment was naturally difficult to hide.

　With the Moths' network of military satellites deployed in planetary geosynchronous orbit, it was impossible for them not to detect the fleet's movements.

　However, just as Moros had predicted, Dr. May's reaction to the deployment of this massive fleet was remarkably calm.

　As early as the eleventh Great Collapse, this fleet had already made its mark on the stage of the blue planet.

　With the final judgment imminent, the necromancer's deployment of this fleet did not surprise Dr. May in any way.

　On the contrary, it would be truly puzzling and confusing for her if the necromancer did not take this action.

　Of course, it would be impossible to say that Dr. Mei was unmoved by this.

　"The necromancers have already taken action, and we cannot lag behind."

　Looking around to make sure everyone's attention was on him, Dr. Mei continued.

　"Let the ark set sail."

　Given Dr. May's personality, she would never put all her eggs in one basket.

　While preparing for the final battle with all her might, she also carefully considered the possibility of failure.

　In fact, although Dr. Mei always showed great confidence in front of the other members of the Flame Chaser, deep down she had no confidence at all about whether she could defeat the Herrscher of the End.

　However, as the leader of the Moths of Fire, she must not show such worries.

　Because this would be a devastating blow to the morale of the Fire Moths—

　Even the leader has given up hope, so how can the other members of the Firemoth believe that humanity can defeat the Honkai?

　It is precisely because the other members of the Firefly have unwavering trust in her and firmly believe that Dr. Mei can lead humanity to defeat the Honkai that the Firefly organization has been able to reach where it is today.

　Otherwise, this organization would probably have disintegrated long ago due to internal and external troubles, let alone replace the United Nations system built by various traditional powers.

　Getting back to the main topic, upon hearing...

　Following Dr. Mei's order, the officers in the Herrscher combat command center immediately sprang into action.

　After receiving the orders from the officers, the Ark spaceship, which was entrusted with great hope and carried the spark of human civilization, slowly started up at the airport near the headquarters of the Firemoth.

　Inside the Ark spaceship, a petite girl with blue hair huddled in the pilot's seat, silently watching the various data flashing on the screen in front of her.

　Those data points, like dancing musical notes, wove together her beautiful fantasies about the future.

　"The place where the stars live... must be very beautiful, right?"

　With this pure wish in mind, the girl, after Dr. Mei's urgent and comprehensive training, finally mustered up her courage and pressed the launch button on the control panel in front of her.

　As the roar of the engines changed from a low rumble to a powerful surge, the Ark spaceship began to slowly rise. It was like a giant dragon breaking free from its shackles, gradually escaping the shackles of planetary gravity and heading towards the vast and boundless starry sky.

　As the spaceship ascended, the members of the Fire Moth crew stopped what they were doing and looked up at the spaceship as it gradually disappeared into the distance.

　Their eyes were filled with a variety of complex expressions—

　Awe, anticipation, reluctance, sorrow, anger, jealousy...

　A variety of emotions intertwined and collided at this moment, forming a complex and profound picture.

　However, amidst this complex mix of emotions, one emotion remains constant: a steadfast belief in humanity and boundless hope for the future.

Chapter 714 The Chaos of New Atlantis

　The Moon, New Atlas.