Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　Durandal knew very well that even wearing the [Radiant Knight: Moonbeam] armor, she would not be a match for Moros in ranged combat.

　Even knowing how dangerous the mysterious person in front of her was, Durandal had no intention of backing down.

　The blonde Valkyrie decisively activated the Light Wings module in [Radiant Knight: Moonblade], a move that gave her aerial mobility a qualitative leap.

　Yes, relying on her eerie yet precise intuition, Durandal successfully located the necromancer who was concealing himself with the spell [Illusion Legion].

　Propelled by the [Light Wing Module], Durandal's flight speed rivaled that of the Destiny Transport Ship. Like a blue-white lightning bolt, she streaked across the sky, heading straight for Moros, who was flying in the sky.

　Sensing Durandal's approach, Moros immediately realized that he had been exposed.

　Without the slightest hesitation, he unleashed the [Frost Shot] spell, which he had almost finished preparing.

　Under the necromancer's control, pure magic condensed into a giant ice crystal, which slammed down on the blonde Valkyrie charging upwards.

　At the same time, Moros used [Dimensional Journey] again, instantly changing his location.

　However, Durandal's reaction speed exceeded the necromancer's expectations.

　Seeing the ice crystal hurtling towards her, the golden-haired Valkyrie did not dodge. Instead, she gripped her lance tightly and swung it with all her might, shattering the massive ice crystal into pieces.

　She then quickly adjusted her flight path and continued to track Moros's trail.

　Kaslana's intuition? That's troublesome!

　Realizing that the Illusion Legion had lost its effectiveness, Moros stopped wasting magic power to maintain the illusions covering him.

　Raise your hand, [Summon Elements]!

　Moros summoned dozens of Wind Elementals to entangle Durandal and began chanting an arcane incantation once more.

　Moros didn't expect these wind elements to actually threaten the powerful Valkyrie; he simply wanted to use them to entangle Durandal and buy himself more time.

　Since level two destructive magic is insufficient to threaten Durandal, then we shall use higher-level campaign spells.

Chapter 162 Sky and Ground

　Faced with dozens of wind elementals rapidly approaching, Durandal dared not be careless in the slightest.

　She gripped the magnificent blue and white knight's lance—the Throne of Gods weapon [Heler of Eternal Silence]—and decisively thrust it at the elusive enemies. At the same time, she activated the [Phantom Module] on the fourth-generation Godslayer armor [Radiant Knight: Moonlit Blade].

　【Phantom Module】Full name: Honkai Particle Driven Tactical Phantom (/PHANTOM), abbreviated as Self-Driven Phantom.

　Its essence is to release a large number of crescent particles in the area through a unique particle flow distribution system, which will generate a heat absorption effect to cause indiscriminate damage and summon self-driven phantoms to launch a fatal blow to the weakened enemy.

　"King! Queen!"

　With Durandal's delicate shout, two enormous self-driven phantoms appeared out of thin air.

　The two silver-white phantoms actively faced the cluster of wind elements. Their presence acted like two indestructible barriers, attempting to prevent those strange creatures, which seemed completely unscientific, from interfering with their masters.

　Under the cover of two self-driven phantoms, Durandal's thrust easily pierced through the wind elemental that was facing her head-on.

　Meanwhile, with the assistance of the [Light Wing Module], the S-class Valkyrie, whose flight speed was comparable to that of the Destiny Transport Ship, broke through the encirclement of the wind element cluster.

　Although Durandal is very straightforward, her combat wisdom is beyond doubt.

　She saw through Morros's strategy at a glance, so Durandal did not choose to get entangled with the wind elemental cluster, but instead decisively broke through.

　Having successfully broken through the encirclement, the Valkyrie with long, radiant golden hair as bright as the warm sun, did not hesitate to move towards Moros.

　The direction continued to fly rapidly.

　Unfortunately, the time Durandal spent breaking out earlier was enough for Moros to complete the incantation of his high-level battle spell.

　SummonHive!

　Accompanied by intense magical fluctuations, a giant honeycomb appeared out of thin air on the ground in downtown Dubai.

　From the body of this level 8 unit, countless magical bees made of magic buzzed out, swirling in the air and forming a dense swarm.

　Moros didn't expect these magical bees to cause much real damage to an opponent of Durandal's caliber, but he believed that under the constant harassment of these magical bees, even a powerful legendary-level warrior would reveal a weakness.

　Durandal certainly noticed the appearance of the [Honeycomb] and the gathering of the swarm, but she did not change her battle strategy because of it.

　This Valkyrie, the strongest of the chosen ones, knew that this was a carefully planned scheme by Moros.

　If she chooses to ignore the beehive, the swarm will continue to harass her.

　However, if she decides to deal with the beehive first before confronting the necromancer, although it can temporarily eliminate the threat of the bees, the consequences of Moros's subsequent spells are unpredictable.

　The intuition passed down through generations of the Kaslana family told her that the risks of letting Moros continue to use unknown methods far outweighed the threat of being harassed by the swarm of bees.

　Therefore, Durandal made a decisive decision—to go straight for Moros and not allow him the opportunity to cast any more spells.

　Noticing that Durandal's flight path had not changed significantly, Moros understood her choice.

　The wise choice is to let the spellcaster cast spells freely; it is indeed the most foolish thing to do.

　The necromancer held Durandal's courage and wisdom in extremely high regard.

　Then, he used [Dimensional Journey] again, once again widening the distance between himself and Durandal.

　On the ground, the three Valkyries of the Phosphorus Sand Squad could not perceive the details of the battle, but they could see that Durandal seemed to be on the defensive.

　Whenever her blue and white figure glides lightly toward another black figure, she is relentlessly harassed by a swarm of bees.

　As she repeatedly broke through the swarm of bees, she was forced to confront the fierce attacks unleashed by the black figure.

　Fire, frost, lightning...

　These magical attacks, which Durandal nimbly dodged, caused astonishing destruction once they landed on the ground.

　Skyscrapers collapsed under the onslaught of destructive magic, fragments of reinforced concrete flew everywhere, and the solid ground was mercilessly smashed into countless cracks, like ferocious giant mouths devouring everything.

　The entire city trembled in the aftermath of the battle between the two legends, like a child trembling with fear.

　Witnessing all this, the three Valkyries of the Phosphorus Sand Squad felt an indescribable shock.

　They had no doubt that if any of these attacks landed on them, even the slightest touch, it would be enough to severely injure them.

　If it's a direct hit...

　The fear of death turned the three Valkyries' faces deathly pale instantly.

　Even so, after swallowing nervously, Captain Mattila still gave the order.

　"Sophia, you come with me to deal with that hive-like monster. Susana, you stay here and are responsible for reporting the development of the battle in the sky to headquarters in real time."

　Although her voice trembled slightly, her eyes revealed a firm and resolute light.

　As an A-rank Valkyrie, Mattila has a clear understanding of the battle situation in the sky.

　She understood that although Durandal seemed to be in a good position at the moment, if the battle continued to be deadlocked, even the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal would eventually run out of power.

　Therefore, she decided to take action and contribute her own strength to the development of the battle.

　That being said, Martila herself knew that with her and Sofia's power, rashly intervening in the legendary battlefield in the Dubai city sky would only cause trouble for Durandal.

　Therefore, she turned her gaze to the hive-like monster that was constantly releasing magical bees.

　In Martila's eyes, if the Phosphorus Sand Squad could successfully defeat the monster, Durandal's burden of combat would be greatly relieved.

　She was well aware of the risks involved in this decision; the strange attack, formed by swarms of magical bees, gave her a sense of impending death.

　However, the belief in fighting for all that is good in the world was deeply imprinted in Mattila's heart the moment she joined the Valkyrie Squad.

　For this belief, Mattila was willing to fight to the very last moment.

　"understand!"

　Sofia's answer was crisp and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

　Susana seemed to want to say something more, but was interrupted by Matila.

　"obey orders."

　Before she finished speaking, she had already led Sophia at breakneck speed toward the beehive-like monster in the distance.

　go with.

　These two A-rank Valkyries from the [Phosphorus Sand] squad knew, of course, that the upcoming battle would be exceptionally difficult, but they did not back down; they only had unwavering faith and a determination to forge ahead.

　Not only Mattila, but Sofia is also willing to fight to the last moment to protect all the beauty in the world.

Chapter 163 Proactive Evacuation

　"I, I will try my best!"

　Watching her two seniors gradually disappear into the distance, Susana took a deep breath and cheered herself up.

　She then quickly manipulated the Valkyrie armor's communication module to begin reporting the battle situation in the sky to headquarters in real time.

　In the sky, Durandal's battle with Morros continues.

　Every attack and defense between the two was filled with tension and excitement. Their contest had surpassed the limits of human imagination and entered a completely new, inhuman realm.

　Durandal was completely focused on capturing Moros's every move, doing her best to close the distance between herself and the necromancer.

　Meanwhile, Moros continuously unleashed various magical attacks, draining Durandal's stamina and energy.

　The lack of a sufficiently powerful single-target attack is Moros's biggest weakness, especially now that he cannot deploy an undead army.

　Moros had already tried, but in this world, he could not open the demiplane portal to the cemetery territory, and the [Summon Creatures] spell could not summon any undead soldiers.

　Clearly, despite belonging to the same tree-sea system, this world is separated from the world in which it was born by an extremely vast distance.

　Getting back to the point, without the cover of undead troops, Moros had to rely on his spellcasting abilities to fight Durandal.

　Although he believed that with an abundant, even extravagant, supply of magic, he would be able to achieve final victory in this battle.

　But once Moros calmed down from his anger, he began to consider leaving the battlefield.

　He was ultimately here to carry out a hero template advancement mission, not to conquer this world.

　Even if he spends a lot of time and energy and successfully defeats Durandal, so what?

　During the Hero Template Promotion Quest, aside from the rewards given by the quest and the knowledge he has learned, he cannot take away a single thing from this world.

　In that case, the significance of continuing this battle becomes very limited.

　Furthermore, Moros also needs to consider the third stage that will inevitably occur in the hero template promotion quest.

　Based on the two released missions, the third mission is highly likely to be about seizing the second Divine Key, the Key of Eternity, the Thousand Realms One Journey.

　In this situation, it seems more sensible to send Durandal to confront Su, the fusion warrior who wields the second divine key and the pioneer of the current civilization.

　Moros still had some reservations about this psychic-sensory fusion warrior who had survived for 50,000 years.

　After all, that's the culmination of 50,000 years of history.

　Even a pig, after such a long period of time, would have long since cultivated into a demon.

　Moreover, Su Liao is an elite among fusion warriors, a top performer among the Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire, and the one with the inscription of [Heavenly Wisdom].

　Compared to the Kevin puppet guarding the Thousand Realms Vehicle, Sue is undoubtedly a more troublesome opponent on Moros's path to obtaining this key of the gods.

　With this in mind, Moros made a decision.

　"You're lucky this time!"

　He gave a soft hum and then used [Dimensional Journey], his figure quickly disappearing from Durandal's sight as if he had never appeared at all.

　If Morros wants to defeat Durandal, who is comparable to a legendary warrior, he will need to expend a considerable amount of effort.

　For a necromancer skilled in teleportation, escaping from this simpleton's presence would be an easy task.

　Even though Durandal, clad in the fourth-generation Godslayer armor [Radiant Knight: Moonblade] and wielding the Throne of Gods weapon [Heraul of Eternal Silence], is among the most formidable legendary warriors, she still cannot change the inherent weakness of warriors when facing spellcasters.

　That means you have short legs.

　Once a legendary spellcaster decides to withdraw from the battlefield, a legendary warrior can hardly stop him unless extremely unusual circumstances arise.

　Just as Morros had predicted, when he withdrew from the battlefield in Dubai, Durandal wanted to pursue him, but she simply didn't have the ability to do so.

　Even with the assistance of the [Light Wing Module], Durandal's flight speed is comparable to that of the Destiny Transport Ship, so what?

　When it comes to teleportation, the speed difference between traditional modes of transportation that do not reach the sub-light speed range is not really that significant.

　After only two or three spells, Moros completely disappeared from Destiny's sight.

　With the departure of the necromancer, the level 8 unit [Honeycomb], summoned by level 4 summoning magic, also met its end.

　Although this powerful monster could continuously release magical bees, its struggles seemed so pale and powerless in the face of Durandal.

　Suddenly, Durandal's figure flashed, like a blue-white comet streaking across the sky, heading straight for the [Honeycomb].

　Under her thunderous dive attack, [Honeycomb]'s seemingly massive body was as fragile as paper, instantly shattered into pieces.