Quadruple split.

Chapter 2294: Life and Death Without Boundaries

Thousands of years have passed since the lawful and good sects fought side by side to resist the malice of the God-Destroying Society and the evil god believers. With the strong rise of the Holy Union, in addition to organizations such as the God-Destroying Society being destroyed in just a few centuries, many other groups or individuals that tended to be chaotic or evil were also affected. One of the first to be hit was the Necromancer!

Although forces or individuals such as the Dark Night Cult, the Blood God Cult, the Demon Warlocks, and even the Thieves Guild were disliked by the Holy Alliance and even labeled as "heretics" by various sects, if there was anyone who was hit the hardest after the Holy Alliance became bigger and stronger, it would definitely be the heretics who studied the knowledge of the undead and the madmen who practiced human transmutation.

Although the number of these people has been drastically reduced due to the targeting of the Holy Church Alliance, to the point where they are almost extinct in the year 9571 of the Holy Calendar, in the vast majority of cases, they were not targeted unjustly.

After all, whether it is the knowledge of the dead or the human body transformation, in most cases it is the ultimate blasphemy against life in an objective sense, and this act of "blasphemy" itself will gradually distort the concepts and cognition of the parties involved, and gradually turn them into monsters that have lost their humanity in the literal sense.

This is not a stereotype. In many cases, forbidden knowledge such as necromancy and human transmutation are like the "plug-ins" we use when playing games. Even if one has enough self-control to avoid causing trouble to others, after getting used to using the "plug-ins", it is really difficult for the person concerned not to feel bored and contemptuous of the normal game process. Even if it is only subconscious, it is enough to turn a normal person with sound values ​​into a monster over time.

Of course, what we are talking about here is the 'vast majority' of cases. In other words, there are indeed people in this world who, despite possessing forbidden knowledge or power, can still use it for the right purpose, or at least ensure that they do not go astray. Even if their style of doing things tends to be a little chaotic or evil, they can still stick to the bottom line and act with the most neutral principles possible.

As far as Mo Tan knows, in the Academy City located in the center of the continent, there are still several academies that teach undead knowledge or related knowledge. The common point of these academies is that the threshold is extremely high, regardless of talent or character, so that most of the time they don’t even have more students than teachers. Not only that, in their teaching lineup, there are not only many necromancers, but even real liches and highly intelligent undead. What these guys have in common is that their values ​​are generally correct.

How specific is it?

Once, the Pope of the Justice Cult, His Holiness Tychus Folsom, went to the Academy City [Naxxramas Academy] to do some work. After chatting for half an afternoon with the Director of [Plague and Infectious Diseases] Kirog Bitter Eyes (an old orc necromancer with one blind eye), Professor of [Spiritual Communication and Ritual] William Louis (a real lich), and the elective lecturer of [Bone Shaping and Minimally Invasive Surgery] Hakka Bladefist (an ogre necromancer who had more than 80% of his bones replaced), he actually rushed back to the City of Light overnight and organized a rare event within the sect called [Promoting Civility and Establishing New Trends·Actively Cultivating the Social Responsibility of Active Clergy: Establishing the Moral Ecology and Behavioral Norms of the Justice Cult in the New Era], which made countless people think that he had finally gone crazy.

And the Dawn Saint Xia Lian Zhuye, who, out of excessive curiosity, privately interrogated the Pope of Justice, secretly told Mo Tan and Yu Chen some time ago that the main reason why His Majesty Kaitaikes tried to save the sect like a madman (unsuccessful) was that when he visited the [Naxxramas Comprehensive College], he realized that the ideological and moral realm of that group of necromancers and liches was much stronger than that of the Justice, and he was severely stimulated.

Considering that Xia Lian's source of information was Eliphis Surk, who had not yet retired to the second line and was still serving as the dean of the Naxxramas Academy, Mo Tan and Yu Chen had always believed that the accuracy of this news was probably ridiculously high.

In a nutshell, in the thousands of years since the Holy Alliance completely turned into a behemoth and began to crack down on some groups across the continent, there have been fewer and fewer masters of undead knowledge. Today, except for a few colleges in Academy City, there are almost no groups of undead wizards who dare to live in the sun. As for the masters of more taboo knowledge such as human body transmutation, they have disappeared from the public eye for centuries.

It is true that every few centuries there are various major disturbances suspected to be caused by this group of people, such as the [Waterheim Scourge] in 8526 of the Holy Calendar, the [Kren City Blood Tide] in 8103 of the Holy Calendar, and the [Seven Days of the Dead Tower] in 7591 of the Holy Calendar. They can all be regarded as some of the largest disturbances in modern history, but compared with the literal undead disasters before 5000 of the Holy Calendar, it is no exaggeration to say that they are not even worthy of being compared.

"Unless Elphis suddenly becomes desperate and wants to destroy the world, as long as the Holy Church is united, those rebellious guys will never be able to come to the fore."

The above is what Xia Lian said when she was chatting with Mo Tan and Yu Chen in her spare time. In fact, even this very...mature elf saint had only seen the truly 'powerful' army of the dead in some records that were not made public.

Large numbers, low cost, and fearlessness of death, these so-called advantages are actually all misunderstandings of the Undead Legion by contemporary people. Although they cannot be said to be wrong, none of them really hits the point.

……

"The real advantage of the Undead Legion is its perfect execution, terrifying assimilation ability, and the ability to be infinitely arranged and combined after deployment, and to be strengthened in a targeted manner during the battle."

In the meeting room of the haunted church, Mo Tan was watching the various skeletons on the screen being lifted into the air by ghosts and spirits, and whispered, "If the defense is not enough, then strengthen the defense; if the strength is not enough, then strengthen the strength; if the mobility is not enough, then increase the speed. This is not a problem at all in front of a truly powerful Undead Master. What's even more terrifying is that these creatures can really complement each other on the physical level."

Yi Dong, who is also a necromancer, curled his lips and said dryly: "But using high-level undead creatures like ghosts to assist skeleton soldiers... isn't it too..."

"luxury?"

Mo Tan interrupted Yi Dong and shook his head, saying, "You are a necromancer yourself, so you should know what it means to be able to freely choose between 'Bone Control', 'Soul Summoning', 'Flesh and Blood', and 'Plague'."

Although the occasional "flash of wisdom" would generally be covered up by Mo Tan's persistent "intelligence fusion", Yi Dong had never been a dull person, especially in the metaphysics that he did not like. His comprehension, reaction speed and understanding ability were simply terrifying, so he reacted before Gu Xiaole wanted to give a hint, and said in a daze: "Rank deception?"

【This kid...】

Turning to look at his cousin who had revealed the greatest characteristic of the psychic/Onmyoji lineage, Gu Xiaole pursed his lips with a subtle expression and actually breathed a sigh of relief.

Obviously, although she was praised as a genius with potential as great as Gu Yanyue in the family, she was deeply convinced at this moment that if Yi Dong had entered the industry as early as herself, her originally "relaxed" childhood would definitely have become completely different.

After all, his father was a tsundere. Although he admired his uncle very much, he would never allow himself to be much weaker than Yidong.

However, although Gu Xiaole felt fortunate for a moment, after that, she was more envious of her cousin. This was not some Versailles thing where a superman envies an ordinary person, but in the current "prosperous and peaceful times", her generation could no longer be the hero who could turn the tide and save the collapsing building.

In this era where basically nothing dares to harm the world, and any troublemaker who pops out will be beaten up by a bunch of people, the title of the strongest Onmyoji of the younger generation is not an honor at all in Gu Xiaole's eyes, but rather a trouble.

So if she were to choose for herself, the temptation of becoming the strongest Onmyoji who surpasses Gu Yanyue and inheriting the position of head of the family would be far less attractive than staying at home and becoming a BL cartoonist.

To be honest, judging from the current situation, her experience as an Onmyoji is not as useful in reality as it is in the game. But if we only talk about the game... this kid Yidong is actually a serious [Medium]!

"It's interesting, it's interesting."

The medium nodded slightly, stroking his chin while muttering with interest: "Although at first glance it seems that it can only be applied to the direction that ordinary skeleton soldiers may become high-level, epic, and legendary skeleton soldiers, but if we go further, if we can combine the real and the fake, in actual combat it is very likely that every punch of the opponent will hit cotton, or even... possess and merge... What if this deception is applied to possession and fusion? What if it is a super spirit? What if I reverse the existence form of myself and the super spirit, and perform extraordinary things with my mortal body, or do the opposite..."

"Hey!!!"

Gu Xiaole suddenly screamed, staring at Yi Dong with wide eyes, his mind full of the story his father told him that year, about a monster who developed a new form of super spirit at a young age, who could erase the boundary between life and death in a short period of time, amplify the dead with the body of the living, make up for the weaknesses of the dead with his own strength, and kill five ghost emperors in three steps. He exclaimed: "What on earth did your uncle teach you!?" "My dad?"

Yi Dong was stunned and asked in confusion, "What does it have to do with him? Uh... You don't think that those are advanced gaming techniques that my dad just told me by cheating as a sponsor? What are you thinking? He's not that kind of person."

[No, so you are going to figure out [Boundless Life and Death] by yourself?! What kind of monster are you, Konoyaro?]

Gu Xiaole realized that Yi Dong had not been taught any strange knowledge, so he clenched his hands, complained loudly in his heart, and said in a very reluctant voice: "That's... that's good... otherwise, if we win, it would be unfair. Well, that's right, we are all friends, we can't win unfairly."

"nerve."

Yi Dong glanced at his startled cousin, shook his head, and turned to Mo Tan and said seriously, "I have some new ideas. Should I study them quickly and tell you about them? I think it will give me more bargaining chips."

"Need not."

However, Mo Tan shook his head without hesitation, and said without turning his head while paying attention to the game: "We have been well prepared. Even if this temporary idea can help you improve, it may not play a role in the game. On the contrary, it may cause confusion due to insufficient preparation. So if you want to practice something new, wait until after the game and then calm down and think about it."

"Row."

Yi Dong nodded, then looked at the screen and raised his eyebrows, saying, "It seems that Lao Wang has given up hiding."

"He's trying his best."

Realizing that he had just lost his composure, Gu Xiaole tried to make up for it by nodding seriously and seconding, "Now that he has been completely exposed, instead of doing anything unnecessary, he might as well do something with the things he found along the way. The Holy Light King must have noticed that although he encountered enemies, Christina came here on her own, and Kasena, Mika, and Lucy are not here."

Ji Xiaoge flapped her wings twice and asked curiously, "So?"

"So the Holy Light King's thinking is very quick. He is gambling."

Mo Tan looked at the Holy Light King who was standing still with seven emblems spinning at high speed beside him, and chuckled, "He is betting that although Christina's defense is extremely strong, she is not strong enough to kill a fragile healer like him at high speed. He is betting that Christina, as the core of the strategy, dares not and is unwilling to directly knock down a girl with insufficient attack power and use her weight advantage to complete the 'crush'."

"so what?"

Under Yu Chen's comfort, Yu Ying finally came back to her senses from the hell of 'a life-threatening blow' and frowned slightly: "What does this mean?"

“Bold, careful, cunning, sharp, confident, and resolute.”

Mo Tan generously praised the Holy Light King six times, looking at the latter on the screen with expectation, and then cast his gaze to the giant dragon in the air that seemed to be hesitant, muttering: "Now, it depends on what Christina will do. With her serious lack of attack power and the possibility that she may not be able to successfully escape from the siege of a large number of undead, can she...ah!?"

"I go?"

"Nana..."

"Is this okay?!"

"No!"

"Oh my god!"

……

  Game time PM23:57

【Guilt Battle·Group Battle】

  Mirror Space S4977-9313, Eskeni Mass Grave, Ice Star Tower

Christina's head got hot in the chaos, she gritted her teeth and rushed across the top of the tower with great momentum, bearing the massive attacks, and in the process...

She used her right hind paw, which was carved with brass painted nails in the style of a hot girl, to grab the body of the Holy Light King and soared into the sky!

  Just ran away!

Run away like this!

  Run away!

Ran!

  Now!

Chapter 2285: End