Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　After all, that's just the kind of creature humans are.

　Even if there are only two people left in the world, one of them will always lead the other.

　Getting back to the main point, under the wise guidance of Beatrice, the leader of the vampire clan, the nobles who had transformed into lower-ranking vampires, after careful consideration, decided to focus their clan's development strategy on the Western European Plain and the British Isles.

　This choice was not arbitrary, but rather the result of careful screening and evaluation.

　The continent of Mu is undoubtedly the core territory of human civilization today.

　It brings together one-sixth of the world's population, controls 80% of the technological power, and contributes 40% of the GDP.

　Beatrice knew that venturing into this place would be tantamount to suicide.

　If they dare to covet this land, the iron fist of human society will mercilessly strike them.

　These low-ranking vampires, who were once human, have a deep understanding of the cruelty of humanity, and they have no doubt about it.

　Excluding the Mu continent, the most prosperous places in the world are East Asia and North America.

　Unfortunately, the local forces in these two places are so powerful that it's astonishing.

　The massive steel torrents of the East Asian hegemon and the dozen or so nuclear-powered aircraft carriers possessed by the North American superpower both demonstrate their unshakeable strength.

　Faced with such a superpower, the vampire clan, keenly aware of its own limited power, would never dare to show the slightest disrespect or offense.

　After these three lands, Western Europe and Australia became the next targets for the vampire clans.

　Considering the terrifying power of the necromancers, the masters of the Australian continent, which is enough to make even the United Nations retreat.

　After weighing the pros and cons, the leaders of the vampire clans ultimately decided to focus their attention on the plains of Western Europe and the island of Britain.

　The underlying logic behind making this choice is not complicated.

　On the one hand, although the Western European Plain and the British Isles could not compare with the aforementioned four lands in terms of prosperity, their unique geographical location, abundant resources, and relatively weak local power provided a rare platform for the vampire clan to develop.

　On the other hand, many nobles, including Beatrice, who had transformed into low-ranking vampires, had already established a solid foundation and widespread influence in this land, which naturally provided strong support for the development of their race.

　As the vampire clans gradually expanded their presence across the plains of Western Europe and the island of Britain, they began to subtly integrate into human society, accumulating power in a clandestine manner.

　With the help of vampires transformed from local elites, they established connections with local bureaucrats, capitalists, and other humans who desired immortality, weaving a vast network of interests.

　Under the cover of this network of interests, the vampire clan gradually gained control of the economic lifeline of several key sectors through financial investments, business collaborations, and other means.

　At the same time, they secretly cultivated a group of believers and followers loyal to the vampire clan, laying a solid foundation for future expansion.

　Moreover, in order to enhance their own strength, the vampire clan has used the technology and resources of human society to develop a series of Honkai energy-enhanced weapons and equipment suitable for vampires.

　These weapons and equipment are not only of excellent performance, but also fully utilize the unique combat advantages of the vampire race—extraordinary spell-like abilities and physical qualities far exceeding those of ordinary people.

　Under this strategic layout, the vampire clan steadily established itself on the plains of Western Europe and the island of Britain, gradually consolidating its position.

　This is also the cornerstone that allows vampire leaders, headed by Beatrice, to maintain their position at the core of their clan's leadership.

　However, the vampires' expansion came to an end there.

　As lower-ranking vampires, their numbers are strictly limited, which prevents them from expanding their influence as rapidly as humans.

　Even more serious is the fact that, with the growing vigilance and counterattacks of local powerful factions, the vampire clan faces a formidable challenge.

　An unprecedented challenge.

Chapter 264 Death Avatar and Level 34

　Moros actually had a general understanding of the development of the vampire race.

　When he was crafting the Vampire Transformation Dagger, he had already left a backup plan among these low-level magical artifacts.

　This contingency plan has a very direct effect: it allows him to monitor in real time the life and death status of those creatures that have been transformed into vampires through this dagger.

　With this backup plan, and the intelligence feedback from the vengeful spirits wandering in the hidden places of the Western European Plain and the British Isles, the necromancer was able to roughly grasp the development of the vampire clan in these two lands.

　Over the years, it is quite reasonable that Moros has been able to build a vast intelligence network on a global scale, based on vengeful spirits.

　After all, with the support of various cemetery buildings, his cemetery territory can produce a large number of vengeful spirits every week.

　With the addition of other methods such as [Wild Troop Recruitment Buildings] and [Necromancer], the number of wraiths that a necromancer can obtain each week has now steadily exceeded one hundred.

　Even though he lost many vengeful spirits in the previous series of battles, the remaining vengeful spirits were still enough to keep the intelligence network running normally.

　It's worth mentioning that the vengeful spirits are not Honkai creations; they do not use Honkai energy.

　Therefore, as they deliberately remain hidden and maintain their spiritual state, other forces on the planet are almost unable to detect their existence.

　It is precisely because of this that Moros's intelligence network surpasses even the intelligence networks of those in power at the top of the pyramid of human society in terms of secrecy and security.

　Of course, in terms of the efficiency and precision of intelligence gathering, this intelligence network built by vengeful spirits is far inferior.

　However, for the necromancer, such an intelligence network was sufficient to meet his needs.

　At least this network is enough to ensure that even when he is immersed in magical research, he will not miss major events such as the Great Collapse.

　Since Velvet used the Herrscher Core of the Fourth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Wind, to create the Divine Key—[Thousand Winds Staff], Moros has adjusted his strategy and no longer sits idly by while the Fire Moths annihilate the Herrschers who have descended.

　For the sake of the Herrscher core, he was willing to spend some time dealing with the apostles of the gods who accompanied the Great Collapse.

　Especially after Mebius joined his camp, the necromancers' attention to the Herrscher reached an unprecedented level.

　He had promised to provide Möbius with sufficiently favorable research conditions.

　This naturally includes extremely rare and precious research material—the corpse of a Herrscher.

　To fulfill this promise, Moros naturally had to personally deal with the divine apostles who wielded different powers as the Great Collapse descended.

　The necromancer knew very well that stealing the Herrscher's core from the Firemoth was a once-in-a-lifetime event.

　Having finally managed to calm Alicia down, he absolutely did not want to ruin his relationship with her because of the Fire Moth.

　Five months later.

　After a full year of tireless effort, Moros finally completed his research on the legendary spell [Death Avatar].

　[Avatar of Death: Allows you to summon a vatar of death on the battlefield. It costs 100 mana based on your hero level. It can be healed with the Resurrection spell but cannot be resurrected. You can summon another vatar after it dies.]

　[Hint 1: The Death Avatar appears in the form of a Ghost Dragon, possessing the Giant Unit trait (HP +1000%).]

　[Tip 2: The initial level of the Death Avatar is the hero's level minus five. The hero can increase its level by spending additional mana, with each level costing 1000 mana, up to a maximum of level five.]

　With the acquisition of [Avatar of Death], Moros's accumulated experience points reached a critical point. His experience bar on his hero panel was instantly emptied, and a surge of immense power flowed into his body.

　The next moment, his hero level reached a new level, reaching level 34.

　【Moros】

　【Level: 34】

　[Race: Human]

　[Template: Green Excellent]

　[Class: Necromancer]

　[Racial Talent: Efficient Learning (Experience Gain Efficiency +10%)]

　[Hero Specialty: Necropolis Lord (Attack and Defense +1 every four levels when commanding Necropolis units)]

　Attack: 18 + 8

　[Defense: 60 + 8]

　[Curse Power: 49 + 10]

　[Knowledge: 33]

　[Magic Power: 4950 (Demigod Transformation +1000%, Wisdom +50%)]

　[Super Magic Skill: Instant Spell Casting]

　[Skill: Logistics (Advanced)]

　[Mastery of: Necromancy (Legendary), Enlightenment (Expert), Dark Magic (Expert), Summoning Magic (Expert), Destruction Magic (Expert), Light Magic (Expert), Sorcery (Expert), Alchemy (Intermediate), Potions (Beginner)]

　【Trait: Spellcasting Demigod (Magic Amplification, Spell Power Amplification)】

　Legendary Spells: Doomsday Judgment, Avatar of Death

　Before he could even savor the impressive stats displayed on the hero panel, Moros impatiently waved his hand.

　In an instant, a teleportation portal leading directly outside the cemetery territory unfolded before him.

　The legendary spell [Avatar of Death] can summon a truly gigantic creature.

　Summoning an undead creature of this size is clearly inappropriate within a magic guild.

　Without hesitation, he stepped into the teleportation portal, and amidst the familiar shifts in light and shadow, the necromancer descended upon a vast plain outside the cemetery city.

　Since he was testing the power of the legendary spell [Avatar of Death], he did not use the super-magical technique called [Instant Spellcasting].

　On the contrary, this time Moros used the purest and most primitive chanting-style spellcasting.

　"The embodiment of death!"

　The incantation echoed across the desolate wilderness, accompanied by a chilling and eerie aura, as if staining the surrounding air with the color of death.

　As Moros's chanting grew louder, the magic within him surged forth like a river bursting its banks, consuming an astonishing 3400 magic points in a mere instant.

　That is to say, he was already a demigod-level necromancer with a huge enough reserve of magic power, otherwise such consumption would be almost unbearable.

　However, at that moment, the scene before Moros made him feel that all his previous efforts had been worthwhile.

　The enormous, black creature slowly coalesced into a terrifying dragon of death as he chanted.

　Each of its dark bones exudes a cold and hard aura, as if forged from the hardest dark matter.

　The jagged bone spikes were as sharp as bayonets, gleaming with a chilling light that sent shivers down one's spine.

　The terror and power of this undead behemoth need no further explanation; the aura it exudes alone is comparable to that of the Fourth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Wind, whom Moros once annihilated.

　Gazing at the terrifying dragon of death, the necromancer felt a surge of satisfaction and pride.

Chapter 265 Methods to Restore Magic Power

　As the summoner of the embodiment of death, Moros only needed to glance at it to understand the true power of this dragon of death.

　【Death Avatar (Summoned Creature)】

　[Race: Ghost Dragon Form]

　[Level: Level 29]

　[Talent: Rule-based Creature (Can be summoned again after death, consuming all mana)]

　【生命：20300（基础生命值=100+英雄知识20+英雄等级20+英雄咒力10）（巨型兵种，基础生命值+1000%）】

　[Magic Power: 2900 (Magic Power = Death Avatar Level 100)]

　Attack: 440 (Attack = Hero's Curse Power 5 + Death Avatar Level 5)

　[Defense: 310 (Defense = Hero Knowledge 5 + Death Avatar Level 5)]

　Speed: 29 (Speed ​​= Death Avatar Level)

　[Skills: Undead, Cursed Attack, Incorporeal, Death Fear, Grief Attack, Life Drain, Fatal Strike]

　[Undead Creatures]: Level 1 Trait, Undead Units, Flying Units, Giant Units.

　【Curse Attack】: Level 8 trait, attacks are randomly cursed.

　[No Entity]: Level 11 trait, equivalent to ghost physique, immune to physical attacks.

　【Fear of Death】: Level 13 trait, reduces the morale of all enemy troops by 1.

　【Grief Attack】: Level 16 trait, reduces the target's morale and luck by 2 when attacking.

　[Life Steal]: Level 21 Trait, restores half of the damage dealt as health when attacking.

　[Fatal Strike]: Level 27 Trait, there is a 25% chance to instantly kill half of the enemy when attacking or counterattacking.

　Staring at the dazzlingly impressive attribute panel before him, Moros couldn't help but gasp. Although he already knew about the power of the Incarnation of Death, witnessing it firsthand still left him deeply moved.

　"Is this the power of the incarnation of death?"

　Muttering to himself, the necromancer's voice revealed an undisguised excitement and anticipation.

　His eyes gleamed with a burning light, as if he could already foresee the magnificent spectacle of this dragon of death wreaking havoc on the battlefield.

　Having completed his research on the legendary spell [Avatar of Death], Moros did not rush to explore new legendary spells.

　The power of [Death Avatar] is truly awe-inspiring.