Chapter Seventeen: Abyss Legion! [Request for Monthly Ticket]
2016-12-06
Author: Floating Tower (诸生浮屠)
Okas.
Full title: [Demon Lord Who Masters Undead Creatures]!
When Soren saw the King of the Undead, Okas, in the distance, memories of some of the data about Him surfaced in his mind.
This is undoubtedly a very difficult opponent.
“Name: Orcus [King of the Undead]
Colossal Outsider (Chaotic, Evil, Extraplanar)
Hit Points: 900+
Special Attacks: Command/Command Undead, Spell-like Abilities, Spells, Frightful Presence, Poison, Summon Demon, Summon Undead, Staff of Okas.
Traits: Damage Reduction 25/Legendary, Good, and Cold Iron; Darkvision 60 ft.; Immunity to Poison and Electric, Resistance 10 to Cold/Acid/Fire; Outsider Traits, Divine Realm, Speak with Dead, Telepathy 100 ft.
Attributes: Strength 45, Dexterity 22, Constitution 33, Intelligence 28, Wisdom 28, Charisma 34.
Skills: Bluff 600, Concentration 590, Diplomacy 600, Escape Artist 240, Gather Information 490, Intimidate 600, Knowledge 570, Listen 530, Move Silently 520, Search 520, Sense Motive 500, Spellcraft 570 (Necromancy Spells 590), Spot 550, Survival 570 (in other planes 590).
Feats: Blind-Fight, Power Attack, Combat Spellcasting, Craft Wand, Craft Wonderous Item, Spell Amplification, Improved Power Attack, Spell Focus, Initiative, Multiattack, Great Cleave, Quicken Spell.
Legendary Feats: Legendary Spellcasting, Multispell, Undead Mastery, Undead Domain.
Casual Spellcasting: Animate Dead, Blasphemy, Charm Monster, Darkness, Desecrate, Detect Good, Detect Magic, Detect Thoughts, Fear, Greater Dispel Magic, High-level Teleportation Spell, Lightning Bolt, Polymorph, Read Magic, Suggestion, Symbol of d*ath, Symbol of Pain, Tongues, True Seeing, Unholy Blight, Unholy Aura, Shadow Strike, Wall of Fire.
Once per day: Feeblemind.
Orcus has a Caster Level of 35 and can cast spells like a 20th-level Necromancer and a 15th-level Priest. His prohibited schools are Enchantment and Illusion. His domains are d*ath, Destruction, and Evil.
Challenge Level: 28+.”
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As one of the last few of the former Abyss Triumvirate in the Bottomless Abyss!
Orcus possesses the power to challenge deities head-on, even some weaker deities, who, even in True God form, cannot compete with Him.
This terrifying Abyssal giant has a horror score of 45, the highest among all Demon Lords! This means that there are almost no creatures in the Bottomless Abyss that can meet Him in strength, and this power does not even include spell effects; His most commonly used enhancement is Bull’s Strength.
He was one of the targets that adventurers most wanted to conquer.
In addition to the panel strength Soren could recall, Orcus also possesses the abilities of a 20th-level Legendary Necromancer, including but not limited to Meteor Swarm, Wail of the banshee, Soul Bind, Wish Spell, Energy Drain, etc., and He can cast up to 9th-level priest abilities, including Inflict Critical Wounds, Destruction, Word of Chaos, etc.
His domains are [d*ath], [Destruction], and [Evil].
He possesses special Legendary Spells—Dust of the Mummy, Implosion, Raise Undead Army, etc.
At the same time.
Orcus also possesses [Divine Domain], gaining abilities such as Omniscience, Omnipresence, Blocking Divination, Domain Knowledge, etc. This domain, in simple terms, is akin to Soren’s True God form capabilities. This enables Orcus to directly challenge deities and even have the power to k*ll them.
However!
These are not the most terrifying aspects of Him.
The most fearsome thing about Orcus is His weapon, the legendary +5 artifact—[Staff of Orcus]!
This is an artifact endowed with the power of [d*ath].
It is not particularly remarkable in terms of damage; it is just a large black skull staff, but it possesses an extremely terrifying ability.
That is, any living creature that comes into contact with the Staff of Orcus must forcibly make a d*ath saving throw against a DC of 40, meaning any living creature with a Fortitude lower than this will be instantly killed by this artifact.
Normally speaking.
You would need around a level 20 pure-bl**d warrior to have a 50% chance to save, while any being below Legendary Fortitude basically faces a life-and-d*ath struggle.
They have less than a 10% chance to save.
Note!
This power triggers on touch, which means just tapping it could result in instant d*ath if one cannot withstand the power of d*ath.
……….
As Soren gazes at Orcus in the distance, this Abyssal giant is also staring back at him.
Both parties feel immense pressure.
Soren is a deity of Medium Divine Power, while Orcus is the most powerful Demon Lord; both have the capacity to k*ll each other, but the chances of victory are uncertain.
“Attack!”
Orcus, clutching the gigantic black skull staff, pointed forward, and behind the Undead Army, some tall figures six to seven meters high appeared.
bl**d Giants.
These giants, transformed by Orcus into undead creatures, are a significant threat in the Bottomless Abyss, posing a Legendary-level challenge to mortals. At the same time, some evil Liches also appeared, casting various spells to enhance the undead knights.
The Undead Army surged like a tide.
And the army from Modo City was still on the way; twenty kilometers is not a short distance.
“Give up this place.”
Gloria’s sigh echoed, “The golem legion is still on the way; there is no fortification to hold here. We can only fall back to await the arrival of our forces.”
The enemy’s numbers are too overwhelming.
Just in the short time, five to six thousand undead have already appeared.
The three towns in front have basically been sacrificed; besides the initially evacuated individuals covered by Bipedal Wyvern Riders, the others have mostly fallen into the encirclement of undead and demons, with distant horrifying cries of agony; Soren watched as his followers and subjects were slaughtered, his eyes involuntarily reflecting a hint of red light.
Nearly ten thousand people have fallen victim to the undead’s massacre!
The power of mortals is so insignificant, incapable of resistance against the advancing Abyssal army.
“Retreat!”
Soren nearly gritted his teeth as he spoke; in his Saint form, he couldn’t contend with so many enemies, and Orcus might strike at any moment, joining forces with Legendary undead to besiege him.
The Diamond Golems formed a defensive formation.
The Bipedal Wyvern Riders covered the surroundings, killing the flying demons that attempted to pursue!
Scattered battles continued.
Over twelve thousand civilians were killed by the undead, and then the Necromancers used their corpses for evil sacrifices, summoning more undead creatures.
Behind Soren.
The army from Modo City has begun to arrive, with priests from the church continuously bestowing spells like Courage, Protection, Strength, etc., upon the army. Accompanied by heavy footfalls, the golem legion began to appear in batches, nearly eleven thousand various golems rapidly spreading across the battlefield, forming an iron wall at the front of their line.
“Activate the Maze!”
Gloria’s voice rose from the top of the Arcane Tower, and then a super-sized light screen opened, immediately enveloping the battlefield with immense magical energy.
The Maze is a terrifying battlefield weapon.
Starting from the Silver Era, high elves and human Grand Archmages spent hundreds of years creating the Maze, which includes the following abilities – Permanent Spells, Instantaneous Mega-area Spells, Anti-magic Spells (Area Dispel), Triggered Spells, and Permanent Effects, etc.
With the activation of the Mithril Core’s power.
A cold mechanical voice echoed from within the Arcane Tower: “Activate the Maze’s Permanent Effect [Protection from Negative Energy]!”.
“Activate the Mega-enhancement Spell—[d*ath Ward]!”
What is the most terrifying ability of the undead?
It is not their means of resurrecting or summoning undead, but the various negative energies and instant-d*ath effects of high-level undead.
Gloria activated a mega protection from negative energy barrier and simultaneously activated the power of the d*ath Ward. Within the range covered by the Maze, most instant-d*ath spells have lost effectiveness unless a power level sufficient to breach the Maze’s limitations is reached, which requires at least a Caster Level of 35 or higher.
And looking at the present, the only beings capable of that among all the undead and demons here is Orcus.
——”[Shadow] Domain!”
Gray shadows enveloped the space, and Soren’s figure emerged in mid-air, all the Wanderers who believed in and served Him suddenly became hazy.
With the enhancement of Soren’s Shadow Domain, their Stealth and Hiding abilities gained an additional 50-point boost, and they received a 10-point blur bonus to their evasion ability. They can use shadow powers without limitation; abilities like Shadow Assassination and Shadow Strike draw upon the shadow power provided directly by Soren.
——”[Order] Domain!”
Soren’s divine power resisted Orcus’s chaotic domain, negating all the negative effects it brought.
——”[Slaughter] Domain!”
——”[d*ath] Domain!”
Soren activated one domain effect after another; the Pirate Domain boosts the army’s morale, the Fear Domain negates the fear aura from high-level undead, the Magic Domain enhances the spellcasters’ penetration level, while Slaughter and d*ath suppress the distant undead army.
Gloria and the Fallen Witch appeared at the top of the Arcane Tower.
Vivian and Lilian stood on the deck of The Requiem.
Alice appeared behind the Diamond Golem.
Surrounding Saruman’s body were twisting vine plants.
The High Priest silently stood behind Soren, alongside the bishops led by the Holy Spirit Priest Milan.
The giant’s imposing figure donned full plate armor, and behind him was a squad of fully armored heavy warriors.
The Golem Legion has opened a defense line stretching three kilometers.
……….
Before them, countless undead emerged from the far spatial gate, the demon army gathered on the left, the undead army lined up on the right.
A vast army exceeding two hundred thousand almost filled the space before them.
Orcus’s figure among the countless undead was so conspicuous. As He tightened His grip on the staff and pointed forward, the fully assembled enemy began to advance, with countless undead and demons surging like an overwhelming tide.
This is the true Abyss Legion!
Even amidst a bl**d War, such an Abyss Legion is enough to contest against the elite devils directly!
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(To be continued ~^~)
