Diablo traveled through time and became a necromancer

“Boom! Boom! Boom!!”

The terrifying tremors, like a literal sonic tsunami, swept in all directions! The remains of the abandoned mill collapsed instantly like a biscuit being crushed by a giant hand! Huge rocks and rotten wooden structures were shaken into the air, then crashed down fiercely, stirring up a cloud of mud and water! Farther away, the ancient trees lining the stream swayed wildly, branches breaking like rain!

The sky was instantly engulfed by thick, leaden clouds that surged in from nowhere. A strange mixture of purple, red, and dark green flashed from the edges of the rolling clouds, and the rumble of thunder was like a prehistoric beast grinding its teeth deep within the clouds!

"Get down!" the skeleton shouted, and with incredible swiftness, he flung Irene, who was on his shoulders, like unloading cargo, into a relatively open, muddy depression far away from the tall buildings, and then swooped down!

At the moment of landing, its tall skeleton even cleverly adjusted the angle, using its back and arm bones to knock away several pieces of rubble that were thrown towards Irene!

Wu Ye practically fell to the ground in the muddy water, his ears buzzing and his internal organs churning! He raised his head suddenly, his heart almost jumping out of his chest!

The ruins of the mill they had just escaped from and the sloping ground on the stream bank farther away seemed to be torn apart by an invisible giant hand!

“Crackle—boom—!”

Countless bottomless, terrifying cracks several meters wide suddenly spread in all directions! Dark red molten lava and thick, dark green fel energy smoke, emitting a foul stench of sulfur and corrupted viscera, gushed out from the depths of these huge chasms like the vomit of hell! Even more terrifying was that in the center of the largest and deepest crack, the ground heaved and squirmed violently like boiling porridge, and then—

A breathtakingly huge arm covered with hideous black and red scales and metal-cast, spiky bone armor suddenly broke out of the ground!

Just half an arm (wrist to elbow) was as thick as a pillar supporting an ancient temple! Every scale shone with the cold, dull luster of pig iron, and between the cracks flowed a sticky green liquid that exuded the stench of corruption! The sharp spikes on the jagged bone armor were as long as a knight's lance! The five fingers were like twisted dragon claws, the fingertips flashing with cold light, enough to easily pierce heavy steel armor!

As the arm broke through the ground, an indescribable terrifying pressure, enough to freeze thoughts, crush wills, and filled with pure destruction and greed, instantly covered the entire area like a tsunami!

“Roar——!!!”

A roar ten times, a hundred times more terrifying than the roar heard in the depths of the cellar came from deep underground! The entire air trembled violently at the sound waves!

Irene collapsed in the mud, her face pale, her body shaking like a leaf in the autumn wind. Her dazed eyes reflected only the terrifying giant arm tearing through the earth and the surging flames of hell! Endless despair gripped her throat, preventing her from even uttering a moan.

The moment the shockwaves subsided, Skeleton Brother suddenly yanked Irene from the mud and threw her behind him, standing tall in front of her and Wu Ye! The remaining thunder power on the rune-encrusted giant sword shone wildly, trying to dispel the terrifying pressure that had almost materialized, but the dark blue soul fire flickered with an unprecedented, extreme solemnity that only appeared when facing a true natural disaster!

Wu Ye struggled to stand up, his pupils suddenly shrinking to the size of a needle tip! The World Stone's mark flickered wildly, as if on the verge of collapse. Finally, it forcibly branded a terrifying entry on the top of the giant arm that broke out of the ground - a blasphemous existence that surpassed all previous filthy doctrines and was even more pure:

【Hand of the Rot Nest】

【Profane Sacrifice】 (Profane Sacrifice: requires a large number of sacrifices as the beginning of the summoning)

The last entry, the crimson "Profane Sacrifice" that looked like weeping blood, burned Wu Ye's sight like a brand! Combining the cultists' rituals in the cellar and the name of this monster... a chilling guess emerged in his mind.

"I see..." Wu Ye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth due to the vibration, staring at the giant arm that was still struggling to tear the earth and trying to struggle out more parts of its body. His voice was as cold as steel and hoarse with a hint of mockery.

"Those sacrificed lives weren't used to strengthen those rubbish cultists themselves, but to feed this thing! They were the fuse that awakened its 'coming'! And that madman just now was the spark that ignited the final fuse!"

The roars from underground grew more violent and impatient! The ground shook more intensely, and more tiny cracks spread like a spiderweb! The fingers of the giant arm stretched out, fiercely digging into the ground, as if pulling a heavy anchor chain, trying to forcibly drag the larger body out of the abyss! Every exertion brought a more violent tremor!

The dark clouds were like boiling ink, hanging low over our heads, and the countdown to destruction was ticking!

"Old Wu?" Skeleton Brother's voice was still fluent, but the murderous intent contained in it almost solidified the surrounding air. It tilted its skull slightly, and the dark blue soul fire locked onto the giant arm that was burning with the aura of destruction like a lighthouse.

"What do you mean?" Skeleton Brother looked at the huge arm in front of him.

Wu Ye slowly straightened up, his bone staff tightly gripped in his grasp. The tip trembled slightly from the excessive force. It wasn't fear, but the rapidly surging mana and the newly acquired [Magic Enhancement] attribute, surging in a desire for a more powerful outlet! Deep in his eyes, the flames of anger were compressed to the extreme, leaving only a destructive coldness and absolute composure.

"We can only fight! If the situation is not right, run away!"

He suddenly raised his staff, pointing the tip at the rolling thunderclouds in the sky and the terrifying giant arm on the ground that was tearing apart the earth and dragging destruction itself out of the abyss. His fierce shout was like a horn of war:

"Skeleton Warrior!" Wu Ye's staff traced a sharp trajectory through the air. Wherever the tip of the staff pointed, the dirt and rotten leaves suddenly rolled! "Get up!"

call--!

A thick aura of death erupted instantly! Over a dozen skeletal warriors, towering skeletons and thick joints, wielding rusted yet gleaming scimitars, burst forth from the earth! Their souls, their fires pulsing in a chilling green, instantly formed a tight arc-shaped blade formation, like a line of white bone and teeth, blocking the giant arm still struggling to break free! Their blades pointed forward, emitting a compelling aura!

"Skeleton Mage!" Wu Ye's command continued without pause! With a second clear shout, three skeletal figures clad in torn robes silently appeared behind the skeleton blade formation! Within their bony claws danced condensed icy-blue air, twisted dark green poisonous mist, and extremely compressed crimson fireballs! Three distinct yet equally deadly energy waves instantly locked onto the relatively fragile joints of the giant arm's armor!

"Brother Skeleton!" Wu Ye turned his gaze towards the tall skeleton that exuded an oppressive aura, and said in a decisive voice, "Cut off its claws and fangs, and don't let it crawl out! Otherwise, smash its head!"

The skeleton's jaw opened in a silent yet ferocious arc. The purple-black lightning on the rune-shaped giant sword suddenly burst into a dazzling light like a ignited fuse, making a "crackling" sound. A huge murderous intent soared into the sky! A simple word contained the determination to collapse the mountains:

"Understood!" Skeleton Brother's response was like the beating of a war drum! The purple-black lightning on the rune-encrusted giant sword suddenly exploded, transforming into a pale lightning bolt that ripped through the air! Its massive skeleton burst out with terrifying speed that belied its size, instantly passing through the azure white defense line formed by the skeleton warriors, aiming directly at the giant arm that broke out of the ground like a pillar of hell!

Target: The knuckles of the giant arm's five fingers dug into the ground!

“Sizzle—Boom!!”

The greatsword, swathed in destructive thunder, fiercely struck the forefinger at the front of the giant arm, where its index and middle fingers gripped the ground like a siege anchor! Purple-black lightning exploded wildly, colliding fiercely with the dark green fel energy flowing through the cracks in the giant arm's armor, emitting a piercing corrosive sound and a roar of energy annihilation! The armor, powerful enough to pierce fine steel, was split open by the chaotic thunder, leaving a charred crack deep enough to reveal the bone! The viscous green liquid rolled violently as if boiling!

"ROAR--!!!" The projection of the Rot Nest Throat let out an earth-shattering roar of pain! The earth trembled wildly under its fury! It swung its giant arms violently, trying to smash the annoying "bone worm" to pieces!

But Skeleton Brother had already used the force to retreat, his movements smooth as a ghost! The fishy wind brought by his giant arm barely brushed past his bone armor, smashing into the air and blasting a deep crater in the ground!

"Now! Mage! Target the joint cracks!" Wu Ye shouted!

In the back, the soul fire in the empty eye sockets of the skeleton mages suddenly lit up!

“Swish!” Spells of various attributes were precisely poured into the charred cracks opened by the skeleton brother! A biting chill instantly spread, and the giant arm's movements visibly stiffened for a moment, and thick frost quickly condensed on the scales and bone spurs at the edge of the crack!

"Swish!" Immediately afterward, the dark green poisonous mist, like a maggot clinging to the bones, madly penetrated through the cracks eroded by the frost! The sizzling sound of corroded scales was tooth-aching, and the flesh around the cracks (if any) instantly turned gray and festered!

"Boom!" Finally, the crimson fireball, compressed to the extreme, crashed down like a meteorite! It exploded violently in the cracks where the structure had been weakened by the double weakening of frost and poison, and brittle! The flames mixed with broken bones and charred scales splattered everywhere!

"Ouch!!" The giant arm roared even more fiercely! The connection between its index and middle fingers was blown to pieces (or rather, its energy structure collapsed), and the five fingers that had been firmly dug into the ground were forced to loosen! It tried to grasp again, but its movements became noticeably slow and painful!

Although the monster howled, Wu Ye saw from its health bar that it had barely moved.

"Brothers, go ahead!" Wu Ye changed his order again!

Like the most sophisticated killing machines, the skeleton warriors sprang into action! With measured and swift steps, their rusted scimitars gleamed with a chilling coldness as they fiercely hacked and sliced ​​at the giant arm's exposed, relatively vulnerable inner wrist and elbow joints from various angles! Blades scraped against scales, making a piercing noise and sending sparks flying! While unable to inflict the same level of damage as the skeleton, the relentless attacks, like countless ants gnawing at the giant arm, further disrupted its movements. Tiny scales were constantly being pried off, and dark green slime oozed out!

"Well done!" A cold glint flashed in Wu Ye's eyes. Opportunity! He quickly pointed his staff, locking onto a weak spot beneath the elbow joint, where the giant arm was slightly raised in pain. The weak spot was covered in frost and corroded by toxins!

“Bone Spear!!”

"Swish! Swish! Swish!" Three pale bone spears tore through the air, piercing the air with a sharp whistle as they shot towards the weak spot with incredible precision! The bone spears even slightly adjusted their angles mid-flight, creating a small, sweeping attack!

"Puff! Puff! Puff!" Three muffled thuds! The bone spear pierced deeply into the multiply weakened joint! The contained death energy violently erupted! Large chunks of frozen, corroded scales and the squirming "flesh" beneath were blown away! The giant arm trembled violently, the upward movement forcibly interrupted, and it fell heavily to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust!

"Roar!!" The Rot Nest Throat's roar was filled with rage and a hint of... humiliation at being injured by an ant! The scarlet [Profane Sacrifice] entry above its head suddenly lit up with a dazzling bloody light!

Om-!

An invisible wave of extreme malice instantly spread out! Wu Ye, Skeleton Brother, all the Skeleton Warriors and Mages, and even Irene, who was protected by Skeleton Brother in the distance, felt a cold, sticky force trying to invade their bodies, as if to forcibly drain their vitality!

"Ugh!" Wu Ye groaned, feeling the magic power in his body stagnate for a moment! The skeleton warriors' chopping movements slowed down noticeably, and their soul fire flickered! The elemental energy condensed by the skeleton mage also became unstable!

"Aura! It's forcibly extracting!" Wu Ye's heart trembled! This aura has a huge range and a domineering effect! It must be interrupted!

However, the cooldown of [Snatch] hasn't ended yet! Forcibly using it will only backfire!

At this critical moment!

"Hmph. A trifle."

A calm, indifferent, yet strangely penetrating voice, like an ice pick piercing a boiling oil pot, resounded clearly in the depths of everyone's (and the skeleton's) consciousness!

Wu Ye and Brother Skeleton froze in their tracks! The soul fire in Brother Skeleton's eyes suddenly leaped, instantly locking onto the source of the sound! Wu Ye whipped his head around, a flash of extremely complex astonishment in his eyes—this sound?!

At the rear side of the battlefield, in the shadow at the edge of the deep pit created by the giant arm, a figure appeared silently.

The man was tall and slender, dressed in a gray robe of ancient style, embroidered with dark silver mystical runes along the edges, as if made from the faded leather of some ancient creature. His hood was pulled low, covering most of his face, revealing only a hard jawline and slightly pale lips. In his hand, he clung to a bone staff even longer than Wu Ye's, completely pitch black, and topped with a slowly rotating deep purple crystal that emitted a cold, star-like glow.

He just stood there casually, out of tune with the swirling hellish atmosphere and destructive scenes around him, but it seemed as if he was the only stable existence in this chaotic space.

Nicholas!