Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　This drop of resin is not only a symbol of the World Tree's vitality, but also a treasure with supreme power.

　When the holder faces a life-or-death crisis, this drop of resin will automatically release, enveloping the badge holder in a cocoon that shimmers with emerald light.

　At that moment, time will stand still, and the badge holder will be frozen in that near-death moment, waiting for the chance to be reborn.

　This protective layer, constructed from the essence of the World Tree's resin, is incredibly tough and powerful. Even the bombardment of several Honkai energy fission bombs, capable of destroying everything, could not budge it in the slightest.

　This magical artifact, so precious that it would drive countless legendary beings mad, was so easily given by Alicia to another version of herself in this world bubble.

　It should be understood that even if they are intricately connected, they are ultimately just similar flowers, not exactly the same leaves.

　"Yes, I believe her."

　Alicia's voice was gentle yet firm, like a warm spring breeze that dispelled Moros's doubts.

　“I gave her the badge because I believe that, no matter where I am, I will use this power to protect everything we cherish. This is our power, and it is our shared belief.”

　Upon hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Moros's lips.

　Since his loved one had made a choice, he had no choice but to believe and support him.

　"Alright, since you've put it that way, what else do I have to worry about?"

　The necromancer's words carried a sense of relief and pride.

　"Let us all look forward to Alicia in this world bubble creating her own miracle!"

Chapter 857 The Sequel to the World Bubble

　After Alicia, Velvet, and Sakura departed on the transport plane, Moros also stepped into the portal connecting Mebius and Eden.

　However, this meeting was completely different from his previous gathering with the three of them, including Vilvi.

　He cleverly used illusion magic as a cover, observing their current living conditions without disturbing them, meticulously confirming every detail to ensure that there was no crisis that required his personal intervention.

　Once he was certain that they were all safe and sound and that his intervention was unnecessary, the necromancer quietly made his way out.

　Of course, his departure does not mean complete abandonment.

　Moros personally deployed several squads of vengeful spirits to silently protect their safety.

　Although Moros didn't believe that the vampire administrators who managed the human civilization within this bubble of worlds would dare disobey his orders, he was never one to place his hopes on others.

　When conditions permit, Moros always prefers to take action personally to protect them in this world bubble.

　Even though he himself knew that the women in this world were merely flowers that resembled the original, not the real them.

　Having met with Velvi and the others in this world bubble, Moros lost any reason to stay there any longer.

　Therefore, after a deep and simple conversation with Alicia, and gaining her full understanding and support, he took her with him on the Kingfisher-class light cruiser, across the perilous Quantum Sea, and back to the vast and boundless material universe where he was originally born.

　As a necromancer who has undergone four leaps in life level, Moros possesses unfathomable wisdom and insight.

　He had not forgotten what kind of crises and challenges this world bubble, modeled after the final period before the destruction of a previous civilization, would face in the future.

　However, this cannot be a reason for him to continue staying in this world bubble.

　Moros was determined to conquer this world bubble, which was comparable in size to Earth, because he knew that it contained abundant resources that were essential nourishment for his magical path.

　In his view, abandoning magical research that could enhance one's own strength in order to protect this world bubble would undoubtedly be a shortsighted and foolish act, putting the cart before the horse and resulting in more harm than good.

　Such a choice is absolutely intolerable and unacceptable to a necromancer who pursues supreme magical power.

　In his eyes, the millions or even tens of millions of lives that might fall at the hands of the Eighth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Consciousness, in the future are far less important than the magical research he is about to undertake in the coming period.

　In addition, there was a deeper reason that Moros was reluctant to say.

　If it weren't for the Herrschers who descended one after another, how could he have had the opportunity to transform the humans living in that world bubble into his own soul reserves?

　Out of consideration for Alicia and Eden's feelings, the necromancer's acquisition of the souls of intelligent beings during the previous conquest of the newly conquered world bubble fell far short of his original expectations.

　To bridge the huge gap between his expectations and reality, he naturally needed to find a more suitable time and method to make up for the lack of this part of his spiritual reserves.

　Given his current strength and resources, there is virtually no possibility of him failing in this world bubble lacking the deterrent power of the Cocoon of the End.

　Therefore, Moros can fully utilize the power of the Herrscher to further enhance his soul reserves.

　Yes, after several comprehensive magical explorations of this world bubble, coupled with the in-depth analysis of data collected by the super-intelligent system carried by the fleet from the various Honkai energy observation devices equipped by the Death Fleet, the necromancer is certain that there is no trace of a top-tier existence like the Cocoon of the End lurking in this world bubble that has recently been incorporated into the territory.

　This is not something that is difficult to understand.

　In the original world and the material universe where Moros was born, the Cocoon of the End has long resided in that strange realm filled with Honkai energy on the far side of the moon.

　In contrast, the moon hanging high in the night sky in this bubble is nothing more than a virtual two-dimensional image; it does not actually exist.

　In this context, it is perfectly reasonable that the Cocoon of the End only exists within the world bubble's background setting.

　The unfolding events aptly validated the wisdom of the necromancer's decision.

　Indeed, six months later, the Eighth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Consciousness, used the power of [Sleeping Syndrome] to erase more than three...

　Millions of human lives were at stake, but in the fierce battle of the realm of consciousness, this apostle of the gods, who wielded the power of [consciousness], barely had time to put up any meaningful resistance before being instantly defeated by Moros's superb magic.

　Looking back at the material universe where Moros was born, the Eighth Great Collapse once raged. At that time, the necromancers already had the ability to step into the Herrscher of Consciousness's home field—a dream woven from the minds of millions of victims of [Sleeping Syndrome]—and engage in a life-or-death struggle with the apostle of the god who wielded the power of [Consciousness] in the realm of consciousness.

　However, considering the risks, he refused to take the plunge for the safety of the people living in his territory.

　But today, the situation has changed dramatically.

　Thanks to the protection of the [Soul Fortress Technique] that he personally developed, Moros's spirit and soul are no longer afraid of threats at the Herrscher level.

　Even for Herrschers of Consciousness who wield the power of [Consciousness], whether they have successfully ascended or shed their feathers, under the indestructible soul barrier constructed by the legendary spell [Soul Fortress], Herrscher-level attacks cannot shake their consciousness and soul in the slightest.

　In contrast, Moros, with the spellcasting enhancements granted by his [Magic] divinity and higher magic, achieved unprecedented levels of magical power in the spells he personally cast.

　In this situation, it becomes logical and natural that he could easily crush a Herrscher of Consciousness in a World Bubble in the realm of consciousness combat.

　In fact, this is precisely the real reason why the "sleeping sickness" outbreak, which took only half a day from initial confirmation to final resolution, could cause the deaths and injuries of three million innocent people.

　In the fierce battle of consciousness, in order to resist Moros's storm-like magical attacks, the Herrscher of Consciousness resolutely adopted an extreme strategy of exhausting resources.

　She tightly enveloped herself with the consciousness of over three million patients suffering from "sleeping sickness," using it as leverage against her enemy in an attempt to force them to back down.

　Unfortunately, the Herald of Knowledge was facing a typical Necromancer from the Necropolis faction.

　He didn't hesitate at all when faced with such a ruthless tactic that was extremely restraining to the good faction, and immediately unleashed a basic [Soul Torrent].

　Then?

　There is no more.

　The consciousness of the Herald of Consciousness, along with the consciousness of those infected with [Sleeping Syndrome] whom she used as human shields, was submerged in that pitch-black torrent of souls.

Chapter 858 The Shadow of Mu Continent

　Just like the fate experienced by the Eighth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Consciousness, the Ninth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Rock, descended half a year after the Herrscher of Consciousness's fall.

　Unfortunately, under the spell tidal wave cast by Moros himself, this apostle of the gods who wielded the power of [Gravity] suffered direct and merciless annihilation.

　It is worth mentioning that, unlike the Herrscher of the Rock who broke the backbone of the previous civilization with a dying blow in the original world, in this world bubble that has been completely conquered by necromancers, the newly appeared Ninth Herrscher of the Rock did not even have the chance to unleash that earth-shattering pseudo-black hole before disappearing into obscurity.

　Admittedly, Moros did indeed have a plan to use the power of the Herrschers to massively eliminate the humans living within the Worldbubble in order to replenish its soul inventory.

　However, this does not mean he will sit idly by and allow the Herrscher of Rock to release the pseudo-black hole that is enough to devour the Mu Continent.

　Despite the necromancer's terrifying spellcasting ability at the demigod level, even if the Herrscher of Rock were to successfully release the pseudo-black hole, he could still erase it with the supreme power of magic.

　However, the magical power and mental energy consumed by this action will undoubtedly far exceed the consumption of directly eliminating the Herrscher of Rock.

　Moros is not someone who enjoys challenging himself with difficult tasks.

　Given the availability of an easy and simple path, how could he possibly tolerate the Herrscher of Rock releasing a pseudo-black hole capable of swallowing an entire continental plate?

　Moreover, the Mu Continent occupies an indisputable core position of civilization in the long history of pre-civilization.

　Now, the entire world is groveling before his staff, allowing the destruction of the Mu Continent for the sake of a mere few hundred million soul reserves. This is clearly contrary to the long-term interests of the necromancer.

　Therefore, upon receiving the interdimensional magical communication from the vampires who managed the human civilization within his bubble world, Moros did not hesitate at all. He immediately teleported to this newly conquered bubble world and, with overwhelming force, sent the newly arrived Ninth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Rock, into the embrace of death.

　Six months after the arrival of the Ninth Herrscher, this world bubble, which had been completely conquered by necromancers, once again faced a new challenge—the arrival of the Tenth Herrscher, the Herrscher of a Thousand.

　Then?

　There is no more.

　Just like the Seventh Herrscher of Flame, the Eighth Herrscher of Consciousness, and the Ninth Herrscher of Rock who descended before, this apostle of the gods, who possessed a total of one thousand individuals, also met its irreversible end under the necromancer's magical storm.

　However, the situation is different from that in the intrinsic world.

　In this necromancer

　In the world bubble ruled by the Master, Moros adopted a system of planetary governors similar to that used by a human empire in a certain dark universe.

　Under this system, the Tenth Herrscher, the Herrscher of a Thousand, actually exploited the loopholes in its management during the initial period of his arrival, causing considerable damage to human civilization in this world bubble.

　Within the management system constructed by necromancers, vampire administrators in different regions theoretically enjoy equal status and power.

　This means that they are unlikely to offer help when other managers encounter problems.

　In some cases, the vampire administrators would even deliberately help some of the discovered Herrschers of a Thousand, using this as a means to create trouble for their political opponents.

　With the necromancer's unshakeable power as a backing, these vampire administrators who manage human civilization in this world for him are incredibly bold.

　They not only dared to use seemingly weak Herrschers like the Thousand Herrschers to kill others, but they also dared to use powerful Herrschers as tools in political struggles.

　In any case, in the eyes of these vampire administrators, no matter what divine authority a Herrscher wields, they can never be a match for the necromancer they serve.

　If that's the case, then what is there that they wouldn't dare to exploit?

　It is obvious that this unbridled approach will inevitably lead to a rapid deterioration of the situation.

　In fact, that's exactly how things turned out.

　Although every vampire administrator who utilizes the individual Herrschers is confident that they can control the situation, their original plans to discard them after they have served their purpose often vanish before they can even be implemented, due to the careful planning and numerous obstacles from their political opponents.

　This further exacerbated the instability and decay within the global bubble.

　Even at this point, the vampire administrators still did not consider reporting the situation.

　This isn't that hard to understand.

　As the necromancers' established system of rule became increasingly secure, these vampire administrators gradually realized that if they wanted to go any further, they had to eliminate the political rivals who stood in their way.

　They naively believed that by seizing the interests of their rivals' families, they could make up for the negative impact of the deteriorating situation on tax payments. So they covered up the problem tightly and refused to report it.

　However, while a few people might think this way and it might actually solve the problem, when everyone holds this view, it will inevitably lead to disastrous consequences.

　At the end of the year, when these vampires discovered that they could not collect the full amount of taxes due to the upcoming tax fleet, they finally woke up to the fact that they had made a huge mess of things.

　The reason why necromancers constructed a ruling structure that essentially made them local tyrants was simply to reduce their own governance burden and save themselves trouble and effort.

　However, no matter how much a necromancer seeks an easy way of governing, he would never turn a blind eye to tax arrears, a matter of vital importance to the foundation of finances, nor would he sit idly by.

　If such a thing were to happen, these vampire administrators would have no doubt that they would face annihilation.

　Moros is a genuine necropolis faction spellcaster.

　His infamous reputation was forged with countless drops of blood and deaths.

　Realizing this, the vampire administrators were plunged into unprecedented panic.

　The vast majority of them have been corrupted by greed, their minds preoccupied with how to avoid the impending severe punishment, rather than facing the problem and seeking solutions.

　They began to secretly plot to quietly shift the huge tax loopholes onto their own kind, who were of low status and weak in power, or to innocent people.

　These vampires, who normally enjoy a life of luxury and are accustomed to satisfying their greed by exploiting others, are now even more unscrupulous, attempting to fill the abyss they have dug themselves with the blood, flesh, and wealth of others.

　Such behavior is not surprising.

　After all, most of these vampire administrators came from the privileged classes of the previous civilization and chose to surrender when the necromancers conquered this world bubble in order to save themselves.

　They will naturally continue their previous bad habits of bullying the weak and seizing property by trickery.

Chapter 859 Liquidation and the Fall of the Thousand-Man Lawyer

　Moros was perfectly aware of the true nature of the vampire nobles who had submitted to him and managed the human society within the newly conquered world bubble.

　However, what he truly craved was to extract the maximum amount of resources from the World Bubble in the shortest amount of time, rather than the blind worship of those vampire nobles who were convinced of his worth.

　Therefore, as long as the tax policies he formulated could be completed on time and in the required quantity, and people unconditionally obeyed his every command, this necromancer with the ultimate strength of a demigod held an indifferent attitude towards how the vampire nobles usually exercised their rule in their territories.

　After all, Moros

　I never believed that, in the short span of less than three years since the end of the conquest campaign, the vampires in that world bubble could easily forget the fear and shock he had brought them.

　However, when the fleet dispatched to that world bubble to collect taxes returned with news that it had failed to collect the full amount of taxes as scheduled, his surprise and bewilderment were beyond words.

　Especially after gaining a deeper understanding of the real reasons why the vampire administrators who were supposed to manage the human society in the world bubble for him failed to complete the tax collection, Moros was so angry that he laughed.