This necromancer is going to seduce the beautiful girls who are already dead.

"Um!?"

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Eye of Fear

"Why?!" Leona protested loudly, "I just finished eating!"

“You can vomit later, either way is fine.” Abyss pointed to the pork that had already been cut up and placed to the side. “There will still be food to eat after you vomit.”

Leona suddenly felt like she'd been tricked by the skinny, gray-haired boy in front of her. Who invites someone to eat and then expects them to spit it out? Especially not to a lady of high status like that!

If Leona were still a princess, she would probably have already arranged for the guards to take him away and lock him in jail! Right now, Leona just wants to smash the Abyss's head with the thigh bone in her hand!

Flora, however, was not surprised. She whispered to Leona, "Your Highness, I know what Abyss means. He believes there is a cursed object in your stomach, which must have affected your stomach, causing your gluttony and your inability to control your fighting spirit. The royal family announced your death as a result of fighting spirit turbulence. It's possible that in the end, your fighting spirit completely broke through the constraints of your body, causing fatal damage to your entire body."

Leona pouted and thought for a while, then felt that Flora's words made sense. She said to Abyss, "Then I'll wait a while before throwing up. You grill me some meat first. I need to eat fresh grilled meat right after I throw up! The taste can't be different!"

"Of course, my princess."

Abyss winked approvingly at Flora, then smiled slightly and went back to the fire to roast the meat.

Following the previous steps, take out another pork leg. Abis then systematically sprinkles high-quality spices from various regions on it, spreads them evenly, and places it in a cool place to allow it to slowly absorb the flavors.

Just then, a slight tremor in his chest caught Abyss's attention.

What was in the inner pocket of his chest again? Abyss thought for a moment, recalling his conversation with Reiner that night, and a purple diamond-shaped pendant appeared in his memory.

Yes, it's that treasure Reiner carries, the Eye of Terror. Reiner used it to instill fear in mercenaries who entered his hideout, then easily killed them and turned them into zombies.

Abyss certainly knew how to cast Fear spells, and once cast, it could even cause a brave knight to lose control of his bladder and bowels. He was dismissive of this enchanted pendant, but now, its unusual reaction had piqued Abyss's curiosity once again.

Abyss took out the Eye of Terror from his robes and found that it was now flashing with an intoxicating purple light. It was not dark yet, but the light seemed to be able to pass through space and reach him directly, making it appear exceptionally bright.

Magical forces are attempting to break through his mental defenses.

Abyss frowned slightly. This magical power was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree in the face of his mental strength, and it was impossible for him to succeed. However, a strange sense of unease began to spread in his heart.

"Leiner's mission was to retrieve the cursed object from Leona's stomach, and the Council of the Dead gave him the Eye of Terror to help him complete the mission... In addition, according to him, the Eye of Terror is part of the magical 'Hellish Face' possessed by the Council of the Dead..."

Abyss then tried to move his body slightly towards Leona.

The purple light emitted by the Eye of Fear slightly brightened.

The two girls sitting on the tree stump nearby also noticed the Abyss's unusual behavior. Flora spoke first, asking, "Abyss, what's wrong? Is that the Eye of Fear? Why is it glowing now?"

"The Eye of Fear? What's that? Let me see it!" Leona curiously stretched out her hand to the Abyss.

Upon hearing Leona's words, Abyss stood up, gripping the Eye of Fear tightly in his hand. He walked straight to Leona's side, and under her puzzled gaze, he squeezed out a space to sit down close to her.

"What are you doing?!" Leona's face flushed red, and she even forgot to push Abyss away. "How dare you treat an unmarried woman like this..."

"Shh..." Abis put his index finger to his lips, gently gesturing for Leona to be quiet.

Leona covered her mouth. She clearly saw a purple light flashing in the Abyss's eyes, both beautiful and eerie. At the same time, she felt something vibrating slightly in her stomach. The vibration wasn't strong, but it was very clear, and Leona was 1000% certain it wasn't an illusion.

But Abyss, who was clutching the Eye of Fear, saw something completely different from the scene he was in.

Leona's beautiful face gradually blurred and disappeared into darkness. At the same time, disturbing whispers rang in his ears, as if a thousand people were whispering in his ear.

The darkness grew progressively deeper until it became pitch black, and the murmurs gradually grew louder, some of them turning into loud chanting.

“Abyss Belator…” A strange voice with a bubbly tone mingled with these sounds, lingering around the Abyss.

The chanting and murmuring grew louder again, some of it now turning into hysterical roars. Countless voices echoed and collided in the Abyss's mind, causing him to feel a mixture of fear and unease.

"Abyss Belator..." The strange voice continued to ring out. It didn't sound like a demi-human's voice at all. Instead, it sounded like some other creature using other organs to make a clumsy imitation. The sound of pattering water and faint thunder were mixed in with the calls, gradually getting closer and closer to the Abyss.

A cool sensation was felt on my neck, as if a thin, moist tentacle was slowly wrapping around the Abyss.

How scary... How panicked... What should I do...?

These thoughts suddenly flooded Abyss's mind, his expression gradually becoming dazed, and his mouth slowly opened. The sensation of tentacles was slowly creeping from his face towards his mouth...

Suddenly, he caught a faint scent of cinnamon, the spice Leona wore.

"Wait." The look of confusion on Abyss's face vanished instantly, and he immediately closed his mouth.

What do I have to fear? I have nothing to lose, and no one has ever stood against me. The world's strongest sorcerers and aura warriors are on my side. What am I afraid of? Am I afraid of something terrifying, or am I simply afraid for the sake of being afraid?

Once these thoughts entered my mind, all the previous fears could no longer be lifted.

"No matter what you are, take this Soul-Suppressing Wave!" Abyss suddenly grinned, revealing his snow-white teeth. "Illusion, break!"

The ninth-tier necromancy spell, Soul Suppression Wave, is specifically designed to resist mental attacks from the undead. It is an essential and powerful spell for supreme-level necromancers to subdue high-ranking undead. When someone launches a mental attack, releasing Soul Suppression Wave allows you to retaliate by tearing apart a portion of the attacker's soul, causing them immense and unbearable pain!

"Gagaga!!!"

An invisible wave rippled outwards from the Abyss, several times stronger than that released by the Supreme Necromancer. Immediately afterward, the Abyss heard a piercing shriek in his ear, and the tentacles wrapped around his neck and face instantly left him!

Chapter Twenty-Four: Illegitimate Daughter

The darkness before him shattered like glass, revealing Leona's flushed face clearly to the Abyss. The Abyss took a deep breath, shook his head, and fully regained his senses.

"What's wrong, Abyss? Your eyes were glowing just now, and you were frozen in place..." Flora's concerned voice came through the phone. "Did the Eye of Fear have some effect on you?"

“It’s not just the Eye of Fear; now I’m certain that Leona does indeed have something cursed in her stomach!” Abyss said definitively to Leona. “Did you feel anything unusual just now?”

Leona, contrary to her previous arrogant demeanor, nodded hesitantly. In her eighteen years of life, this was the first time a man her own age had gotten so close to her, leaving her somewhat flustered.

But Abyss didn't realize how much this had affected Leona's young mind. He stood up from the tree stump and said to Leona, "In that case, vomit up everything you just ate. Things have to come to a conclusion."

Leona stared at the Abyss for a moment, then rubbed her face with both hands, resuming her proud demeanor. She coughed lightly and said, "Fine, then I'll throw up and show you!"

She left the fire, found a place far from the dining area, and after a moment's hesitation, began to gag.

After trying for a while, Leona raised her head and looked at Abyss with a wronged expression: "I can't vomit it up."

Abis thought for a moment and said, "I can go to the nearby cemetery and talk to the dead there to bring you a rotting corpse."

"Forget it... just thinking about it makes me want to vomit..."

Leona finally vomited, but what she vomited still startled Flora.

Leona had just eaten a pig's leg, but what she vomited up wasn't undigested meat scraps as commonly understood, but a pile of charred black ash! The ash seemed to have been fully burned, and as soon as Leona spat it out, it scattered in the wind, staining the nearby snow with a layer of black.

Leona was prepared for the discomfort of stomach acid after vomiting, but she found that what she vomited was not normal at all. She opened her eyes wide and covered her mouth.

"As expected... as expected, what was in your stomach was a rather powerful curse." Abyss frowned. "Based on the series of symptoms you had before you died, I judged that this thing absorbed the food you ate and directly converted it into battle aura, which was then transferred to you. This caused your battle aura to become chaotic and out of control, ultimately killing you."

"Wouldn't this be better? Directly converting the energy from food into battle qi would be incredibly convenient."

"No, your body stopped developing around the age of twelve because you never received enough nutrition. A warrior's body not only needs battle qi to assist in generating power and using combat techniques, but also needs to constantly temper its physical functions by absorbing battle qi from the outside world. As a warrior's body strengthens itself, the amount of battle qi it can hold will also increase. But this step of yours was skipped because of the curse. Your internal organs were never tempered, which ultimately caused the turbulent flow of your battle qi to directly damage all your organs, killing you before you even had time to call for help."

Abis stroked his chin and slowly analyzed the situation.

"As for the truth, there should be two groups of people who know it now. One group is the kind and benevolent Queen and her cronies, and the other group is the Council of the Dead, which I have never met but has completely offended me."

Abyss showed Leona the Eye of Fear in his hand, told her about the origin of the purple pendant, and recounted in detail the illusion he had just witnessed.

“That village in the distance—those are the tomb guards ordered by the Queen. Their mission is to protect your tomb from discovery and intrusion. And since the year you died, they've sent people here twice a year to check if your tomb has been breached. There are also some rather elaborate magical formations inside. It's clear the Queen is trying her best to hide the curse.” Abyss looked at Leona. “So, the Queen didn't really like you, did she?”

"It's more than just dislike?" Leona shrugged indifferently. "She's my father's newest wife. A year after their marriage, she gave birth to a son with him. Ever since she had her son, she's been treating my father's other children coldly. I have several older brothers and sisters, all of noble birth, true princes and princesses, but I'm different. Of all my brothers and sisters, I'm the only one my father had an affair with outside the palace, with my mother, a single countess. In the Queen's words, I'm a bastard, an embodiment of evil. She not only despises my background but is also jealous of my talents. I was brought into the palace at a young age. Without my mother's protection, and with my father unable to favor me among so many children, I naturally became her first target."

"The plans she initially devised to harm me couldn't touch me at all, and I couldn't be bothered to retaliate. No one in this world who could hurt me has been born yet, but she still tried her best to exclude me. The only time I remember her being kind to me was when she gave me a basket of the finest cherries on my twelfth birthday…maybe that was when she planted the curse in my stomach…"

Leona got a little angry as she spoke and kicked the ashes under her feet.

“Now that I have brought you out of the tomb, in order to prevent the tomb guards from being discovered and executed by the Queen’s people, I must take you to the Queen to resolve this issue completely. What do you think?” Abyss asked.

“I couldn’t ask for more. The Queen has already tried to kill me once. If I don’t go back to see her, I’ll feel like a coward.” Leona raised her head, looking into Abyss’s eyes with a hint of pride. “I am a knight of honor. I will not be a coward who doesn’t fight back when killed by villains!”

"Very well, now I will remove the cursed object from your stomach. This process will not hurt and will not leave any marks. However, I need you to temporarily lift your shirt and expose your upper abdomen to me. Do you have any objections?"

Abyss seized the opportunity to strike. Now was the perfect time for Leona to be in high spirits. If they didn't take advantage of this moment to remove what was in her stomach, it would be difficult to find another opportunity later.

"Hmph, fine, I'll show you. It's just my belly, forget it." Leona blushed and thought for a moment before finally gritting her teeth and agreeing. Without hesitation, she unbuttoned her ornate and complicated top, pulled up her inner shirt, revealing her smooth and flat abdomen, with an air of heroic sacrifice. "Come on, I won't even blink!"

"Oh, right, I have one last question."

"Speak, as long as you help me find out the truth, I will tell you everything I know."

Do you really eat cherries without spitting out the pits?

"None of your business!"

Chapter Twenty-Five: "Extraterrestrial Evil Gods"

On the mainland, which profession has the most thorough understanding of human anatomy and the most in-depth research on biological functions?

If your answer is surgeon, then you are sorely mistaken. For two thousand years, the Papacy, which controlled the faith of the entire continent, has strictly regulated all aspects of human behavior. Among these, dissecting and studying corpses was considered a grave crime. Surgeons, in order to understand the human body, must learn through practical experience—that is, by treating living people directly, accumulating knowledge through experience.

But necromancers are different. From the very beginning, the necromancer profession has been a mortal enemy of the Holy See. Dissecting corpses is commonplace for them. Early necromancers at least had four tenets to follow, but today, even those are hard to find. What talk of respecting the dead? They'll just cut open something out of curiosity and sew it back up if necessary.

The Vatican once burned a group of doctors who secretly collaborated with necromancers at the stake, but this sparked strong public outrage and shook public trust in the Vatican. Therefore, a hundred years ago, the Vatican finally amended the ban, allowing doctors and coroners to study voluntarily donated corpses under its supervision. Nevertheless, the experience accumulated by doctors still couldn't compare to that of necromancers who spent their days surrounded by corpses.

Leona was simply standing there, and the Abyss seemed to see right through her flesh and even into her internal organs. He stood before her, took a quick aim, and thrust two fingers, covered in sharp bone armor, into her.

"Ah..." Leona instinctively let out a soft moan, but it didn't seem to hurt much.

Abyss wore a relaxed expression as he stirred two fingers back and forth in Leona's stomach, searching for any foreign objects inside.

“Fine, I’ll go… but don’t move around…” Leona complained, her eyes tightly shut. “It feels weird in my stomach… don’t touch there!”

"Just bear with it for a moment, I'll be quick." Abis stuck out his tongue. "Your internal space is really bigger than the average person's, no wonder you can eat so much."

"Ah...you found it! Right there!" Leona suddenly exclaimed.

Abyss deftly found a hard spot in Leona's stomach with two fingers, pinched it, and pulled it out. The thumb-sized wound that had been stabbed into Leona's stomach visibly began to heal from both sides, becoming smooth and new in an instant. Just as Abyss had said, it left no trace, and because Leona was a ghost whose blood had stopped flowing, she didn't even bleed.

Between the tips of Abyss's two fingers was a blood-red gem. The gem was polished into a perfectly smooth oval shape, translucent throughout, with a cat's-eye-like band of light inside, making it look incredibly alluring.

"Is this the thing that cursed me?" Leona snatched the gem from Abyss's hand and examined it closely.