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

Chapter 129 Inviting the Enemy into the Trap

“You’re not Gylvia!” Apos exclaimed, taking two steps back in shock. “It’s you, Abyss!”

"You guessed it so quickly? How boring." As she spoke, "Givya" rapidly transformed in front of Apos, eventually becoming a gray-haired boy who was smiling at Apos. "That's right, dear Mr. Apos, it's me. Although we haven't met yet, we've clashed before, haven't we? Your Nightmare Spirits are indeed a headache, but in the end, they didn't accomplish anything."

“I was hoping to find a chance to see you… I never expected you to come to me like this.” After composing himself, Apos was no longer surprised. He casually threw his warhammer on the ground and held the gardening shears in his hand as a weapon. “So that’s how it is. Truth and falsehood intertwine. This time you’ve ruined both of our plans. Can you tell me where Gvia is hiding?”

“Sorry, no comment. Who knows if you’ll pass the message back?” Abyss shook his head with a smile. “Oh, by the way, Mr. Abyss, I actually investigated you. Your full name should be Abyss Koller, right? May I use the elven custom to call you by your surname, Mr. Koller? After all, our names are too similar. Every time I call you by your name, I feel like I’m calling myself.”

"You really have the leisure to chat with me about these things?" Apos—now Koller—sneered. "Do you know you're in a desperate situation right now?"

"Oh? What kind of desperate situation? Tell me about it." Abyss asked with great interest, completely unfazed.

“Hmph… If things get a little out of hand, I can’t guarantee the safety of the townspeople in Xiaoduo.” Koller picked up the gardening shears with both hands and slowly walked around Abyss. “I’m honored to introduce you to this divine weapon bestowed upon me by my Lord—the Dream Cutter. It can ignore any of your defenses. In fact, I think it can split this town in two at any time.”

“You’re lying.” Abyss smiled slightly. “Although your mental fortitude is excellent, and your soul isn’t trembling, I know you’re lying. Your purpose in coming to this town was to assassinate Gylvia. You could have easily fought your way in, but you didn’t. Therefore, I can reasonably deduce that the range of your so-called ‘Dream Slash’ is quite limited, and there are certain limitations—the so-called ‘dreamlike’ area you’re using to trap me might just be your attack range, right? Let me see how big it is…hmm, about a thousand square meters?”

Abyss, however, showed no panic. He calmly analyzed Koller's weaknesses and leisurely glanced outside to determine the size of the boundary of darkness.

Koller stared coldly at the Abyss. Before coming, he had received an oracle from the Lord of Nightmares, who told him that the Abyss was a man without fear, and that intimidation could not sway his rationality in the slightest—a very troublesome tactic. Now he was experiencing it firsthand. Most people, even if they didn't believe his threats, would at least be slightly nervous upon hearing them, but the Abyss was completely unmoved, as if he had punched a pillow.

“I told you, in this dreamlike realm, the changes that occur can affect the real world. Aren’t you worried that I have other ways to hurt the townspeople?”

“Ah, now that you mention it, I am indeed a little worried.” Abyss nodded seriously.

“It’s good that you’re worried. If you don’t want anything to happen to the civilians in Xiaoduo Town, I advise you to hand over Jivia’s information as soon as possible.” Koller said threateningly, narrowing his eyes. “I know you’re a kind person, so I’ll give you a chance to do one more good deed before you die.”

“Good deeds?” Abyss shook his head. “I’ve never been a good person. Maybe ordinary people don’t know, but as a follower of the Lord of Nightmares, you must know that I’m a necromancer. We necromancers are all quite evil. So I refuse.”

Apos hadn't intended to convince the Abyss with this; he was just trying. Now, in his eyes, the Abyss was like a fish in a barrel, with no way out.

Although the Lord of Nightmares cannot directly descend and influence this world, Koller, wielding His artifact, approached the Abyss and pulled it directly into a dream. This dream differed from the previous one-time hypnosis; as long as Koller remained nearby, it could not be dispelled by any means. The power the Lord of Nightmares channeled through the Dream Cutter towards Hai-Tvir was immense, even capable of disregarding the authority of some local deities. The Abyss, now, was in no condition to escape.

As for harming the townspeople of Xiaoduo Town, Koller was confident he could do so using the divine magic given to him by the Nightmare Lord, but that was to be used as a trump card. This was because the Nightmare Lord's divine magic was incompatible with the origin of this world and would be rejected—the so-called "cost." Koller didn't intend to use divine magic unless absolutely necessary; this artifact was enough.

"Aren't you afraid that people will feel fear again because of this...?"

"Alright, enough nonsense." Abyss suddenly seemed a little impatient, so he chanted a spell, stomped his foot, and rows of bone spikes shot up from the ground like waves, radiating outwards from him.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The incredibly sharp bone spikes destroyed almost everything on the scene. Koller swung his Dream Scissors at the bone spikes that were coming at him, and the spikes immediately broke into pieces, preventing him from being skewered like a string of candied hawthorns.

Rumble!

However, his safety did not mean that the surrounding environment was not destroyed by the Abyss. All the load-bearing walls of the building were instantly pierced and collapsed.

Koller was startled and quickly swung the scissors in his hand at the ceiling that was falling on him. The ceiling was immediately torn open, which prevented Koller from being flattened on the spot.

“This could have real-world implications.” Koller, somewhat annoyed by Abyss’s bluntness, said, “What do you think you’ll change? You’re only making your situation worse. The residents of Shore Town will be…”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Koller, I didn’t actually tell you that the moment you touched it with the hammer, I pulled you into another world.” Abyss finally revealed a slight smile. “Don’t worry, your divine realm can influence the outside world, but the outside world isn’t Hay Tver. I knew you had infiltrated Shodor Town all along, and the reason I didn’t stop you was to lure you into a trap. So, please don’t hold back anymore; use all your skills. I’m waiting.”

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P.S.: Since it was a one-on-one duel, Abyss was called by Abyss's surname, Koller, to avoid confusion.

Chapter 130 A Tough Opponent

"Welcome to my world, called the Underworld. It's a copy of Hay Tver, almost identical to our original world. But unfortunately, what happens here won't affect our original world at all." Abyss gestured a welcome to Koller, introducing the Underworld in a relaxed tone. "Now, it's just you and me in this world. Shall we have a good fight?"

Koller was startled again. He was unaware of Abyss's ability; he only knew that he now lacked a bargaining chip that could threaten Abyss.

But he quickly regained his composure. Now, as the Pope of the Nightmare Lord, he certainly wouldn't panic over something like this. Even though the Abyss wanted to protect the civilians outside, Koller had still pulled them into this dreamlike realm. Within this realm, Koller could control everything with his artifact. Everything that happened in this dream was determined by his will, and even though the Abyss had pulled them into another world, harm was still unavoidable.

"Since you're not leaving yourself a way out, then I won't be polite either." Kohler sneered, then his body suddenly turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared into the air in an instant.

Abyss frowned slightly. Koller, empowered by the Nightmare Lord's abilities, seemed to possess extremely high priority within this semi-dreamscape. He could manipulate matter at will, and not through magic. Abyss deduced that Koller could freely use divine magic within this 1,000-square-meter area, only incurring normal consequences when affecting a wider area—a fact that made things quite troublesome for him.

Fortunately, this dream also contained a portion of the Abyss's spiritual power, so he was not entirely powerless to fight back.

Without hesitation, Abyss detonated all the bone spikes it had just released, causing them to explode instantly. At that moment, Abyss deployed a defensive shield.

Rumble!

The already collapsed ruins of the command post instantly turned to dust, with countless bone fragments scattering in all directions. Some shot straight into the sky, some flew out in all directions, and some burrowed deep into the ground. The bone fragments flying out in all directions disappeared upon reaching the boundary of the semi-dream realm, meaning that this area was inescapable.

At that very moment, something ripped a hole in the Abyss's protective shield!

It's important to know that the Abyss's magical shield can withstand apocalyptic damage, yet now it's been torn apart so easily, losing its protective ability.

"Die! How can mere magic withstand the power of a divine artifact!" Koller's voice also appeared beside the Abyss at the same time. He swung the Dream Scissors in his hand like a short sword, directly cutting the Abyss in half while it was still inside the protective shield!

"Wow! That's powerful! These scissors don't just cut; they completely disintegrate objects!"

Abyss's voice rang out behind Koller at that moment.

He wasn't so easily fooled after all! Koller's body vanished as smoke once more. Even in his smoke form, he could still observe the world within the domain. He saw the Abyss clutching a wound on his waist, but his face showed no pain, and the wound was healing rapidly. He had struck the Abyss, but he hadn't delivered a fatal blow, allowing him to escape!

The method Abyss used was, of course, to transfer his true form onto a piece of bone. What Koller just cut off was merely an afterimage caused by the time it took for the magic to take effect!

How to deal with an intangible enemy? Abyss pondered this, casting a slightly larger magical shield as a warning while simultaneously covering his body in bone armor. Koller wasn't invisible through magic; none of the anti-invisibility spells Abyss currently possessed were effective. He had also tried divine magic, but of course, it failed. Gods wouldn't answer his prayers in the Underworld, not to mention the Nightmare Lord's nested domain within it.

He had just had a third of his waist severed by Koller, but fortunately, Abyss, as a necromancer with a deep understanding of the human body, quickly repaired his body; otherwise, he might be lying on the ground by now.

Just then, Koller reappeared, this time not around the Abyss, but beneath its feet, appearing directly in the earth. Completely ignoring the resistance of the soil, he raised a hand from the ground and thrust out the Dream Scimitar. The Dream Scimitar wasn't particularly long, but it wasn't short either; this thrust could pierce the Abyss's heart, reaching right up to its throat!

Koller grinned maliciously; it seemed the Abyss hadn't expected him to burrow directly underground. As long as the Abyss remained human, the damage to its heart would eventually leave a trace!

bass!

Bone armor and shields were useless against Abyss's defenses, as Dream Slash pierced his heart!

“Aha!” Koller laughed loudly.

But Abyss's body did not stop for a moment. Just as Koller laughed out loud, his body disappeared from the original spot again and reappeared in another place.

Koller immediately emerged from the ground, astonished. How could Abyss have moved so quickly despite suffering a fatal heart wound?

“Phew, I knew you’d attack from below. Ouch… thankfully it wasn’t a cut, so it doesn’t hurt too much, but I almost turned you into a eunuch like you.” Abyss’s face, exposed outside the bone armor, wore a sly smile as he looked at the incredulous Koller. “I’d moved my heart out beforehand; what’s keeping my blood flowing in my chest cavity now is magic. Sorry, but we necromancers are good at this. You just pierced through my intestines and stomach, but missed.”

"What?" Kohler was stunned. Could such a thing really be possible?

But he didn't stay there any longer; his body turned into smoke and disappeared again.

Abyss stopped talking, biting his lip, and continued to guard against Koller's next attack. He didn't choose to take to the air because Koller's location and attack were unaffected by matter; taking to the air and being on the ground would have the same effect. Abyss's current weakness was his brain; if his brain were damaged, even Abyss would lose consciousness!

However, he already had a slight idea of ​​what was going on. This guy always tried to make the most of his time by quickly dissipating again after each manifestation. This meant that even Kohler couldn't guarantee he wouldn't be harmed without turning into smoke! Where there's a weakness, there's always a way!

bass!

At that moment, Abis suddenly felt his legs stiffen.

He instinctively tried to move his body away, but this time, his tried-and-true method failed him; he felt his legs had become one with the earth.

Just as he was unable to move, Koller's figure suddenly appeared in front of him, and the Dream Scissors, gleaming with cold light, pierced straight towards his forehead!

Chapter 131 Other Abilities of Dream's Edge

Dream Slash not only has the ability to separate objects, but also the ability to merge them!

Abyss only had time to think of this before he bent back and dodged the attack.

But how could Koller stop like that? His body hovered strangely above the Abyss, and he quickly changed from thrusting to slashing downwards, determined to split the Abyss's head in two!

"it's over!"

"It's not over yet!"

But the Abyss didn't simply sit and wait for Koller to slice his head open. Two bursts of aura flame erupted from his shoulders, and he shoved his hands into the ground with the force of his backward lean. Simultaneously, two bone spurs shot out from his knees with incredible speed, decisively severing his lower legs, allowing him to escape. Koller's attack missed the Abyss, only slicing his abdomen in two.

The Abyss, who had been propelled away by the force of his arm, quickly healed his wounds with magic. The severed bones in his lower legs rapidly grew back, becoming two bone prosthetics, and his cut abdomen also completed its initial healing before the intestines spilled out.

"Well done!" Abis exclaimed in praise.

Abyss's clothes were now tattered and covered in blood, but Koller knew that he was still at his peak! This kind of injury, which looked serious and somewhat disheveled, meant nothing to a powerful necromancer like Abyss.

"You can even react to this..." Koller stared at Abyss, who had moved his body to a distance and stood up using his two bone prosthetics, his flesh rapidly growing back, and said somewhat unwillingly, "And you even had the guts to break your own legs. No wonder my lord wanted to enjoy your fear so much. The fear of someone like you must be extremely rare, and the taste must be extremely delicious."

“I almost got my head spun by that broken pair of scissors in your hand.” Abyss smiled slightly. “If I had assumed that your scissors could only split objects, my head would probably be split in two by now.”

"Hmph, that's right. Dream Scissors has many other abilities. Can you defend against them all?" Koller sneered. "You've only discovered its ability to divide objects into a whole. This is just the tip of the iceberg of its power."

“This thing is indeed very powerful; I want it too.” Abyss completely ignored what Koller said. Koller had been trying to outmaneuver Abyss psychologically, but Abyss just wouldn't fall for it.

Kohler scoffed dismissively: "I'd like to see how many times you can come up with a quick idea..."

Boom!

Just as Koller finished speaking and was about to turn his body into smoke and disappear again, Abyss's two legs left on the ground suddenly exploded!

Koller, who had never fought a necromancer before, never expected that the Abyss would have such a backup plan while saving itself. Caught off guard, sharp bone fragments flew out from his exploding legs and severed his hands and feet, including the hand that was holding the Dream Scissors!

The severed hand flew off under the force of the explosion, and only then did Koller let out a scream and kneel on the ground.

"Ahhhh!"

"Give it to me!" Abyss shouted, casting a spell on the severed hand that was flying through the air, attempting to pull it toward him.

Koller roared, "I am the holder of the Dream's Edge! You can forget about it!" With that, he pointed the severed arm at his own arm that had already flown off.

Abyss clearly sensed a force resisting his control over the arm that had been blasted away from Koller's body, preventing him from regaining it. A stalemate ensued between Abyss's magical power and the force of the severed arm returning to Koller; each time Abyss increased his strength, the force on the other side increased accordingly.

Koller trembled with pain, his expression contorted in agony. His severed arm was gushing blood. Temporarily deprived of the Dream's Edge, he could no longer freely use the divine magic provided by the Lord of Nightmares. He could only desperately use his knees to move towards his severed arm, which was suspended in the air and being fought over by two forces.

Abyss, of course, wouldn't let him succeed so easily, and he began to move toward the severed arm in the air.

Just as Abyss took a few steps, he suddenly sensed that something had changed.

"Fizz!"

The hairs on his body stood on end, and a strong sense of unease made him leap to the side. In the instant he jumped, a monster's claw missed its mark.