155: Chapter 155 The Necromancer Legion

Fu Hao had been trapped in the God Realm for a month. During this time, the skill reset effect of the ring of the sage had not triggered even once, and the Soul Enhancement value of Margo remained stuck at the theoretical minimum—+5.

"...Is this reasonable..."

The God Realm was unlike the Subspace; it had NPCs and decent buildings, but as a human, Fu Hao could obtain nothing within the territory of the Loto Tribe.

At least, that was the case until he strengthened Margo's soul to +10. No matter how he tried to strike up a conversation, the gods of the God Realm would constantly cite rules to end the dialogue; as for those magnificent buildings, even if he searched every corner, he could not find the collection points commonly seen throughout the Arnos Continent.

Previously, even when on a date with Chaos, Fu Hao would squeeze in time to ensure at least 10 hours of gameplay daily, but after being trapped in this space with nothing to do for over a month, he finally grew weary of otherworld》.

If not for the restrictions of the "Growth Curse", he might have grinded for Soul Enhancement proficiency and used it as streaming content, but now, he couldn't even perform such repetitive production work.

Ultimately, Fu Hao decided to quit the game temporarily, using this month as a cut-off point. Perhaps this "Growth Curse" that trapped him in the God Realm was a vacation granted by the gods to him after he had been working non-stop for over two years—physically, he exercised at least 5 hours a week to maintain his health, but mental fatigue had long been quietly accumulating.

Although it was an unwilling vacation, who knew when he would be able to rest next? He did not want to be stubborn anymore and decided to obediently leave otherworld》 for a while.

"The God-Demon War has also ended smoothly, so there is nothing to worry about."

Just as he thought, even if he felt anxious in the community or on the stream, trapped in the God Realm, he could do nothing, and there was no need to waste time here.

The kingdom was destroyed, the hard-stabilized World Tree was snatched away, and the dream of the Dragon Legion had vanished into thin air, but all of that was in the past. He still had countless hidden items and room for growth; he could not keep dwelling on the past.

After making his decision, Fu Hao checked the cooldown time of Fates Luck (accurate to the second) and logged out of the game less than an hour after logging in.

But the result was that his determination did not last long—the God-Demon War, which decided the fate of the world, had just ended, and it broke out again in the worst possible way.

For the past month, Philip, having escaped Fu Hao's influence, along with the elites of the 5 major guilds who had suddenly disappeared before the God-Demon War and left players bewildered, had been in the deepest part of the Hell Realm, challenging the "Death Authority" according to Patem's suggestion.

This was the strongest authority that not one of the 100 Demon Kings could master after Patem subjugated the demons; the condition to acquire it was to "experience death"—without understanding death, one could not control death.

Therefore, Death Authority could theoretically only be obtained by beings who had been eroded to death by demonic energy.

Whether it was Demon Kings or dragons, lives were only lived once, and Patem had originally thought that Death Authority would remain at a theoretical level forever.

But when outrageous existences like "players" suddenly turned into demons by the hundreds and thousands and flooded into the Demon World, the realization of Death Authority moved beyond the realm of "completely impossible".

However, not all "demons who have experienced death" could acquire Death Authority.

During the process of being eroded to death by demonic energy in the deepest part of the Hell Realm, whether or not one could comprehend Death Authority depended entirely on luck; I fear that by the time the World Tree fruit was fully ripe, Death Authority might still not have been realized.

Fortunately, the number of players challenging Death Authority was not just one, but over 500.

In addition to Philip, who was exceptionally transformed into a demon by the Demon King of Desire Alkunia using the Authority of Desire, there were also the elites of the 5 major guilds who had turned into demons and fallen into the Demon World because of Fu Hao—with their numerical advantage, they bolstered the base for the probability of awakening Death Authority.

Perhaps because of this, the person who comprehended Death Authority appeared earlier than Patem expected—he was a top-tier pay-to-win player in otherworld》, Tianma, who constantly hovered around 7th place on the combat power rankings. After experiencing death 7 times, he was the first to awaken Death Authority.

[You have died. Login is prohibited for 24 hours.]

[Consumed "Amulet" item to prevent experience point loss.]

[Awakened "Death Authority".]

[Learned passive skill "Death Authority".]

[Due to awakening Death Authority, forced Resurrection is in progress.]

[Resurrection successful, 24-hour login restriction has been lifted.]

[Can change class to the hidden class "Death Demon King". Change class? You will maintain your demon state.]

"Tch, it had to be Tianma."

"Congratulations, Lord Tianma!"

"Are pay-to-win players specially favored by the operation? Fu Hao is the same, why is the luck of pay-to-win players always so good?"

The players waiting for their next round of suicide looked at the resurrected Tianma, their eyes mixed with jealousy, envy, and admiration—hidden items were always first-come, first-served; the moment Tianma obtained Death Authority, it seemed the chances for others were gone.

But that was not the case.

[Received recruitment invitation from "Death Demon King". Accept?]

[Your understanding of "death" and "demonic energy" has met the standards; you can join under the Death Demon King.]

[After joining under the "Death Demon King", you will be forced to change class to the hidden class that controls death.]

Tianma's class itself was defined as "Demon King" rather than a "status"; he sent out recruitment through his class skill, and recruitment and class change prompts popped up simultaneously in front of the other players.

The members of the 5 major guilds and Philip, who had long since turned into demons and lost their human classes, accepted Tianma's invitation without hesitation—the first (and perhaps the last) Necromancer guild in the history of otherworld》 was thus born.

Although it was a pity that they could not broadcast this historic moment to other players in real-time, Philip and the members of the 5 major guilds displayed incredible patience—their return to the stage had to be magnificent and shocking enough, just like what Fu Hao had always done.

"Fu Hao, just hide in the God Realm for the rest of your life." Over 500 demons (now Necromancers) simultaneously revealed sinister smiles, igniting the fire of revenge against Fu Hao.

After the God-Demon War ended, the players' perceptions reversed rapidly—the old hero exited the stage, and new heroes appeared.

Fu Hao, who was once the "New Sun," quickly dimmed, while the "Eternal Sun" in the players' hearts, Leonhardt, became increasingly dazzling. But before the players could savor how brilliant the sunlight was, thick, dark clouds that obscured the sun arrived.

The main battlefield of the previous God-Demon War—the border of the Demon World—was piled with discarded, rotting, and foul-smelling demon corpses, among which were even scattered Demon King corpses. The demons had not yet recovered from the shock of their previous defeat when they initiated the God-Demon War again, the price of which was a massacre following a crushing defeat.

But the demons and their Demon Kings were not crazy to do such absurd things—they believed in Patem, who was revered as the "Demon God," they believed in the "Death Authority" trusted by Patem, and the monsters bred by the World Tree fruit. And the fruit of this faith was ripening at this moment.

"Rise."

Following the chanting of the Necromancer players, the demon corpses in the pile of bodies opened their eyes and rose one by one—some were nothing but skeletons, some were rotting and oozing pus, while the Demon Kings who had obtained the authority from Patem were resurrected in complete forms.

The demons, who were already strange in appearance, combined with the diversity of skeletons and rotting corpses, created a scene that humans could hardly bear to look at.

This "spectacle" was being broadcast in real-time—after all, 500 Necromancer players might be able to hide, but the invasion of millions of resurrected demons would be exposed sooner or later.

"It's here."

During the gap while the demons were resurrecting and regrouping, Leonhardt, Yongyuan, The Seven Legends, as well as core figures among the two hundred heroes, noticed the demons' Resurrection through the broadcast and quickly returned to the Demon World border.

Seeing this, Tianma and the 500 Necromancers had anticipation flash in their eyes—they were about to welcome a historic battle, eager to defeat The Seven Legends and Leonhardt, and recover the reputation that had plummeted to the bottom because of Fu Hao.

But compared to the reputation in front of them, whether the "world-class" hidden quest of conquering the Human Realm could be completed was more important.

Tianma remembered this first; he was not carried away by the temptation before him and ordered the resurrected demons to act according to the original plan—the core was to "clear the path".

No matter how strong The Seven Legends and Leonhardt were, it was impossible to confront millions of demons simultaneously.

The plan of Tianma and the other Necromancer players was: to turn half of the Human Realm into a "Land of Death".

Although it was impossible to convert the entire human territory into a Land of Death in the short term, it was enough to open a path for the monsters.