Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　The flames danced wildly like an enraged dragon, not only blocking the dragon of death's attack but also turning the area into a raging inferno.

　In this terrifying sea of ​​flames, even the demigod-level Death Dragon had to temporarily retreat to avoid being devoured by the flames that were powerful enough to incinerate an ordinary demigod.

　However, this is just the beginning.

　Lord Balor knew that a temporary defense would not be enough to turn the tide of battle; he had to deliver a fatal blow to his opponent.

　So, before the firestorm had completely dissipated, He unleashed another powerful spell-like ability—

　Implosion Technique!

　Suddenly, the Balor Flame Demon Lord swung his Flaming Whip, and a dazzling trail of flames streaked across the sky.

　The next moment, an invisible yet powerful force descended upon the body of the Death Dragon.

　"boom!!!"

　With a deafening roar, the energy compressed to its limit suddenly erupted, forming a rapidly collapsing spatial vortex that burst out of the body of the incarnation of death, releasing unimaginable destructive power.

　This attack was so powerful that even a demigod would find it difficult to withstand.

　The dragon of death's massive body twisted and deformed in the violent explosion, letting out a painful and desperate roar.

　But just when the Balrog Lord thought he was about to turn the tide of the battle, an even more terrifying and deadly spell struck him like a meteor, dragging him from the edge of victory into an endless abyss of darkness.

　Legendary Spell: Soul Torrent!

　With the enhancement of the two super magic abilities, [Instant Spellcasting] and [Spell Power], the souls of tens of millions of demons were gathered into a vast and boundless black torrent, carrying endless resentment and despair, and surging unstoppably toward the Balor Balrog Lord.

　In the past, even the Eleventh Herrscher of Binding, who was boosted by the Cocoon of the End, had nowhere to hide from this light-speed attack. How much more so for the Balor Flame Lord, who has not yet stepped into the demigod rank and only has the combat power of a demigod through many secret techniques and means.

　Before He could react in the slightest, this terrifying torrent of souls poured down upon Him like a flash flood.

　This power has clearly exceeded the limits that the Balrog Lord can withstand.

　No matter how hard He struggled, how He tried to find a glimmer of hope amidst the aftershocks of the flames and implosion, He could never escape the relentless engulfment of this torrent of souls.

　The black torrent, like the claws of an abyss, cruelly dragged the soul and body of the Balor Flame Lord into eternal darkness until it was completely annihilated and turned into nothingness.

　With the fall of the Balrog Lord, the battlefield, shrouded in smoke, suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

　Then came the complete defeat of the demon legion.

　As early as when the Four-Armed Bat Demon Lord fell, the demon army he led had already collapsed.

　This is nothing more than a repetition of the past.

Chapter 611 Preparations during the Interwar Period

　Army attack!

　Seeing that the demon legion under Lord Balor was beginning to collapse, Moros did not hesitate to use his mental link with his undead troops to issue the order to pursue them.

　Although he had single-handedly defeated two lesser demon lords with extraordinary strength in the previous fierce battle, causing them to perish on this battlefield, the necromancer had also paid an extremely high price for this glorious victory.

　In order to completely seal off the entire battlefield space and effectively block the teleportation attempts of the two lesser demon lords with demigod-level combat power, Moros repeatedly cast spatial sealing spells with astonishing strength and wide coverage.

　The two releases of the [Soul Torrent] successfully sent the Four-Armed Bat Demon Lord and the Balor Flame Demon Lord into the Netherworld.

　However, it also cost him a heavy price: a large amount of magical power and soul reserves.

　In addition to the fierce battle with the Temptress Lord, the mana cost alone was no less than 1 points, and the loss of soul reserves was staggering.

　The power of the legendary spell [Soul Torrent] is closely related to the quantity and quality of the intelligent beings' souls that the caster uses when casting the spell.

　To ensure that the Soul Torrent could completely annihilate the two opportunistic lesser demon lords, Moros used tens of millions of demon souls when casting these two rounds of Soul Torrent.

　In addition to the extra cost of casting the legendary spell [Soul Circulation], the total number of souls consumed by the necromancer in this battle has exceeded a staggering 40 million.

　It was only in a place like the bottomless abyss, where life was as worthless as grass, that he could so extravagantly squander such a massive amount of soul reserves.

　If he were on Earth, he would never have such abundant soul resources to consume.

　Even in this bottomless abyss where soul resources are extremely abundant, the souls of forty million demons are by no means a number that a necromancer can easily produce.

　At least for now, Moros's soul reserves have dwindled to a dangerous level.

　Although he still possesses enough souls to unleash the Soul Torrent, a spell powerful enough to bury a demigod-level lesser demon lord, this is the limit of his soul reserves.

　To ensure this bottom line is maintained, the necromancer even had to forgo casting the legendary spell [Soul Circulation], which had once bought him a valuable opportunity, to avoid further depleting his precious soul resources.

　Under these circumstances, Moros was naturally unwilling to let go of the demon legion led by Balor, the Balrog Lord.

　If he could incorporate all the souls of these demons into his soul reserve, the necromancer was confident he could once again face a battle of equal scale.

　The fierce battle with the Balor Flame Demon Lord and the Four-Armed Bat Demon Lord did not actually last very long.

　In fact, less than an hour had passed since the battle began when the torrent of souls surged forth and the two lesser demon lords fell one after another.

　However, the pursuit of the retreating remnants of the demon legion led by these two lesser demon lords lasted for three days and three nights.

　Looking at the Soul Storage Orb in his hand, now overflowing with demonic souls, Moros couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

　With the addition of this [Soul Storage Orb], the total number of souls harvested by the necromancer in this battle has already exceeded an astonishing fifty million.

　In other words, not only was the previous consumption completely replenished, but his soul reserves also increased significantly.

　According to Moros's estimation, with his current soul reserves, he is fully capable of defeating and annihilating five lesser demon lords.

　Of course, this is a maximum estimate based on careful consideration. If each time they only face one lesser demon lord and his demon legion, and there is sufficient time to rest, the necromancer is even confident that he can double this number of enemies killed.

　This is the power of a spellcaster.

　Given sufficient knowledge and resources, a spellcaster is the most powerful being among extraordinary beings of the same level.

　With this level of strength, even in a perilous place like the Bottomless Abyss, he would be enough to become a regional overlord.

　As long as he doesn't actively provoke the demon lord, he can safely establish his own territory and rule as a king.

　It could even be said that, with such formidable power, the necromancer is qualified to compete for the position of demon lord.

　The position of Demon Lord is not reserved for demons alone.

　Anyone who is willing to embrace the abyss and accept the will of the abyss (become demonized) can become a demon lord.

　Rose of the Spider Queen, the ruler of the 66th floor of the Abyss, the Deep Pit Web, is the most typical example.

　As a true deity, she was also able to assume the role of a demon lord after receiving the blessing of the abyss's will.

　By analogy, other races also possess this potential and possibility.

　The demon lord of the 23rd level of the Abyss, Lord of Wrath Koschock, is a frost giant.

　The demon lord of the 422nd floor of the Abyss, King Yenogu, is a gnoll.

　Buffet, the Demon Lord of the 600th floor of the Abyss and King of the Minos, is a minotaur.

　……

　These renowned figures in the bottomless abyss have proven with irrefutable facts—

　As long as one is willing to accept the baptism of the abyss's will, any race has the potential to rise in this chaotic land and become a fearsome demon lord.

　Unfortunately, for the necromancer who is working on the hero template advancement quest, becoming a demon lord doesn't have much practical significance.

　Aside from knowledge and learning, he could take nothing from this universe.

　In that case, accepting the gift of the abyss's will became a choice for him that would only increase the risk and yield little benefit.

　As a demigod-level dead

　As a sorcerer, Moros possessed enough wisdom and confidence to resolutely refuse the temptation to become a demon lord.

　After all, with his current strength and status, he is fully qualified to make such a choice.

　With his soul reserves steadily increasing, Moros, standing on the bridge of the Charon-class light frigate, began to plan his next course of action.

　"The organizers of the coalition? The Soul-Slaying Demon? Ha..."

　With a cold laugh, the necromancer's lips curled into a sharp and mocking smile.

　"I hope you have the ability to escape unscathed from my grasp..."

　After speaking, he waved the [Netherworld Staff] in his hand, which emitted a ghostly green glow, and issued the order to advance to his undead army, which had been restored to full strength.

　Driven by the will of the necromancer, this massive undead legion, guided by the vengeful spirits, marched in a mighty force toward the battlefield where the Soul Lord Zephyr and the Slaughter Lord were locked in fierce combat.

Chapter 612 The Necromancer and the Soul-Breaking Demon Lord's Preparations

　The advance of the Death Army, whose total number had surpassed fifty million, naturally could not escape the keen eyes of those cunning and bloodthirsty demons.

　However, faced with a powerful spellcaster who had already killed three lesser demon lords, most of the legendary-ranked archdemons, and even the high-legendary-ranked demon overseers—those powerful beings who could restrain their bloodlust with the chains of reason—adopted a wise roundabout strategy to avoid unnecessary conflict.

　Of course, for those demons whose minds are completely consumed by chaotic thoughts, rationality is definitely a luxury.

　Therefore, even though the disparity in strength between the two sides is obvious, there are still some powerful demons who, out of instinct or arrogance, choose to try to stop the unstoppable torrent of the undead army.

　Moros was not surprised by this.

　Since he descended upon the Abyss to carry out the Hero Template promotion quest, he has seen countless mindless demons like this.

　Without the necromancer even needing to lift a finger, his vast undead army was enough to completely devour these foolish demons.

　Demons are undoubtedly synonymous with evil, and the undead are equally matched in this respect.

　When it comes to endless hatred for living beings, the dead are no less vengeful than the demons who dwell in the bottomless abyss.

　On Earth, Moros strictly controls the actions of his undead legions to ensure they do not indiscriminately slaughter innocent civilians within his territory.

　This is by no means based on the empty word "kindness," but rather on a well-thought-out strategic consideration.

　As a very orthodox necromancer of the Necropolis faction, Moros only shows his kindness to a very few people he cares about, such as Velvi and Alicia.

　His reason for taking such action was extremely straightforward and simple.

　The living people can provide a continuous stream of taxes, and their value far exceeds the short-term benefits of a single killing.

　Of course, this also contains his deep affection for Alicia and Eden.

　He didn't want his actions to cause them any emotional distress.

　However, in the Abyss, a land where chaos and evil coexist, the necromancer completely released his undead army from its shackles, allowing them to unleash their hatred and rage against living beings in this demon-infested territory.

　In any case, those demons were nothing but troublemakers in Moros's eyes.

　Rather than keeping them and causing trouble for themselves, necromancers prefer to turn them into their soul reserves.

　Just as Moros led his massive undead army toward the battlefield where the Soul Lord Zephyr and the Slaughter Lord were locked in fierce combat, the duel between the two lesser demon lords he had targeted quietly came to an end.

　At the cost of sustaining moderate injuries, Zephyr successfully killed the Demon Lord once.

　The reason for this is that although the Soul-Slaying Demon Lord won the battle, he ultimately failed to capture the soul of the Slaughter Demon Lord.

　Beings who reach the level of a lesser demon lord usually possess the means of resurrection.

　If one cannot bind its soul, it is not surprising that the powerful enemy, whom one has painstakingly defeated, may return at any time.

　Admittedly, in this chaotic land of the bottomless abyss, whether this contingency plan for resurrection will succeed remains to be seen.

　Even if he can be successfully resurrected, it remains highly questionable whether the Demon Lord can safely overcome the period of weakness after his rebirth.

　Even so, the regret of failing to seize the opponent's soul will still sow the seeds of worry for Zefer's future journey.

　However, at this moment, the Soul-Slaying Demon Lord had no time to worry about this potential threat.

　He sent a pursuit team to hunt down the demon legion under the Demon Lord's command, and they returned with a disturbing message—

　The undead army has arrived.

　Upon hearing this news, a hint of surprise flashed across the eyes of the Soul Lord Zephyr, but he quickly regained his composure.

　For the inhabitants of the bottomless abyss, the sudden war and upheaval were nothing more than...

　This is just an ordinary day in this chaotic land.

　As a seasoned lesser demon lord, Zephyr was already used to such unexpected events.

　"The undead army, has it finally arrived?"

　Muttering to himself, the powerful lesser demon lord's voice revealed an undisguised anticipation.

　He certainly understood the profound significance behind the appearance of the undead army in this place—

　The two lesser demon lords who had clashed with the necromancer have already perished.

　However, this did not frighten Zefer.

　On the contrary, his eyes burned with a fierce fighting spirit.