The Creators: From Night City

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“Zul, a priest of Rasmar.”

Although necromancers in this world are not well-liked by ordinary people, mainly because they are often criticized for using death magic, as priests of Rasmar, they are dedicated to using it (death magic) to maintain what they consider a sacred balance.

As followers of the first necromancer, Rasmar, they believed in a simple philosophy: the eternal struggle between light and darkness is endless, and whatever the two sides do, they will threaten the safety of Sanctuary. Only by finding a way to maintain the balance and subdue the forces that disrupt it can the world have any hope of becoming a better place.

Ironically, however, the influence of light on Sanctuary is rare; it is often the demons who bring about distortion, corruption, and suffering.

"The demons did not use simple death magic, but rather a mixture of the twisted will of hell. Tortured souls surged within the dead bodies, making it impossible for me to quell the imbalance of life and death there."

The white-haired necromancer explained his discovery to Akara and the others.

“We cannot stand idly by and allow demons to desecrate the bodies of those warriors,” Kasha stated.

"The paladin legions of the Zakarum Church in the north received our request for help, but they are also embroiled in demonic attacks and can only send an elite squad to support us," Akara stated frankly regarding the diplomatic situation.

"Although news of the demons' appearance has spread throughout the Savor Wasteland and even the Land of Fear in the north, no news has yet come from the major powers to come to our aid."

“The situation has now become extremely critical,” Akara concluded.

Chapter 692 High-End Combat Force Flavi

"That's normal. It's a common problem among those nobles to mind their own business. Before the demons wreak havoc on them, they're all cowards."

The speaker was a female warrior with a simple ponytail, wearing brown leather armor, and a slightly smaller build than the average Amazon.

She was the third most important person in the entire camp, the representative of the armed forces, Flavi.

"Therefore, we must unite all forces that can be united. Deckard Cain, as a renowned demon and historian of Tristram, possesses knowledge that we desperately need."

“Sabul, as the leader of the Blind Sisterhood, I implore you to go to Tristram to rescue Deckard Cain. I will pay you a reward that will satisfy you.”

"No problem," Boss Jiang had always coveted the knowledge in Deckard Kane's head, and without Akara's instructions, he was already preparing to head to Tristram.

Akara was overjoyed to learn of Jiang Bing's fighting prowess from Ellie and Litan.

"I will go to the Burial Grounds and try my best to maintain the balance between life and death there, delaying the demons' progress in corrupting the dead." Zul accepted the order before Akara could speak, as it was his mission as the priest of Asma.

This necromancer's reclusive personality perfectly matched the stereotypes people had of their kind. After explaining his plans, he left without lingering.

"Lord Sabur, the journey from here to Tristram is too long and we will be plagued by a lot of demons along the way. You can use the ancient teleportation array in the Stone Plains to save a lot of time. However, the method of using this teleportation array has long been lost. We may need the help of 'Enifus'."

“Enifos?” Jiang Bing chewed on the name the nun spoke.

"The Divine Tree Enifus is the protector of all the trees in this area. It is an ancient giant tree with powerful magic. It is not only connected to all the forests and knows the knowledge lost in the past, but also has the wisdom to communicate with people."

After explaining to Jiang Bing, the nun continued, "I will arrange for two Rogges familiar with the terrain to accompany you to the depths of the Dark Forest, which has been corrupted by the Dark Wanderer, to search for its traces."

"May Philios protect it, and hopefully it hasn't been corrupted by the demons yet, otherwise you'll have no choice but to peel off its bark and have me..."

“No need for all that trouble, I know how to use those stone pillars.” Jiang Bing interrupted Akara’s lengthy speech, much like a mindless player frantically clicking to skip through the plot.

Tristram is at most 1,800 kilometers away from here, which is not unacceptable even for Jiang Bing.

………………

The wind in the rocky wilderness was still as noisy as ever.

Without Rakanishu, the Fallen have returned to their state of being everywhere.

Compared to before, there are many more new visitors here, mainly skeleton soldiers with not-yet-completely-rotten flesh and exposed white bones, carrying bone longswords and shield axes, wandering across the entire wilderness.

Flavi drew her longbow, the same color as her orange armor, and fired three swift tracking arrows, accurately killing a skeletal soldier, a slow-moving zombie, and a Fallen on the spot, clearing the path for the group.

“There are more and more of these evil creatures,” the Amazon archer, who ranked among the top two in the camp in terms of combat strength, remarked.

Ellie and Litham, under her watchful eye, were trying their best to shoot arrows at a 'fat baboon'.

These are local animals called giant beasts. They originally lived only in the depths of the dense forest and were peaceful in nature, generally not attacking humans. However, as the Dark Wanderers spread a large amount of dark energy along the way, they were severely corrupted, and their already underdeveloped cerebellum was now filled with only chaos and madness.

Arrows, comparable to sniper bullets, had already pierced more than a dozen of this enormous beast's body, yet it remained lively and energetic. Its thick fur and well-developed muscles gave it great resilience, but also made it extremely vulnerable to attacks.

Ellie fired a flaming arrow, which successfully ignited the beast's thick fur. Under the onslaught of flames, the giant beast finally collapsed to the ground.

“Even they have come out of the deep forest, and the ecology of this wilderness is completely out of control,” Litan exclaimed.

“Andariel not only corrupts people’s hearts, but he also corrupts the land.” Compared to the two young Rogge, Flavius ​​was much more knowledgeable.

"The Land of Fear in the North remains a black, scorched wasteland. Apart from plants twisted by dark magic, normal plants simply cannot take root there."

Jiang Bing knelt beneath a withered tree, grabbed a handful of black soil, and felt a faint dark magic swirling within it.

This is the result of the demons corrupting the earth. Wherever they go, they transform the local ecology, making it infinitely closer to hell, thus making the environment more suitable for demons to live in.

"Heiml, can you take root in this soil?" Jiang Bing asked in his heart.

The answer is undoubtedly yes. Heimer also told Jiang Bing that he could not only take root here, but also purify the land through his roots, making it fertile again.

This is the racial gift of the great oak tree.

As for how to deal with the dark magic within the land, Heimul, who could directly draw energy from the void through his roots, made his meaning clear: 'Forget this and that, bring it all!'

"The teleportation stone array is just ahead. Let's part ways here."

Flavius ​​spread out, drew back the bowstring, and without nocking any arrows, fired a magical arrow that exploded upon hitting the first enemy, splitting into countless smaller magical arrows that instantly wiped out a large group of Fallen Ones from his sight.

Multiple-shot splitting is considered a very advanced archery technique in this world.

As an ace fighter entrusted with important tasks by Kashya, operating alone in the wilderness to stop small groups of wandering demons from harassing the Rogue Encampment and monitor the movements of the monastery's main demon army, Flavius's strength should not be underestimated.

"I still need to go to the vicinity of the Taimo Heights to investigate whether there are any new movements by the demons in the monastery. You can walk the rest of the way on your own, and be careful."

Under the admiring gazes of the two Rogge, Flavi nodded to Jiang Bing and ran off.

Jiang Bing estimated that, regardless of the opponent's shooting skills and magic, their physical attributes alone were comparable to his own physical strength of 20 points in dual composition.

With such strength, the opponent could only be considered a mid-tier Amazon archer in this world (as Flavi remarked during a casual conversation), indicating that the combat power in this world is indeed quite formidable.

Chapter 693 The Moon Clan

What kind of place is Tristram?

The three continued on their way, and Jiang Bing and Li Tan chatted casually.

"I went there more than a decade ago when I was hunting a Heart Eater. Tristram is just a small town that isn't very prosperous. To be honest, it's not particularly special. Their lord, Leoric, levied a lot of taxes to fight the war, which led to the town being somewhat depopulated. In contrast, the Zakarum Cathedral near the town is magnificent and unforgettable."

As the guide in the group, Litan, the only one who had been to Tristram, was lost in memories and added with a slightly frightened expression, "I even camped near that cathedral, but I never imagined that a great demon would be sealed in the basement of the cathedral. Thinking about it now, it's really a bit scary."

Diablo, the Lord of Terror and one of the three Prime Evils of Hell, was sealed in the catacombs of Tristram decades ago. However, with the help of Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred, he attempted to manipulate Leoric the Skeleton King's youngest son and resurrect him in his body. But he was defeated by a warrior named Aidan (who was actually Leoric's eldest son).

However, the Demon King's soul is immortal. Aidan, misled by false information, inserted the Soul Stone that sealed Diablo into his own head, attempting to suppress the Demon King's resurgence with his own will. However, he overestimated his will and was ultimately corrupted by Diablo, transforming into the Dark Wanderer and leading the demons back into Sanctuary.

And Tristram is the origin of all this turmoil.

Jiang Bing recalled the limited background information he had of the game, and gained a general understanding of the historical trajectory of this world.

The teleportation stone array quickly appeared in front of the three people, and as expected, dozens of Fallen Demons surrounded the area again.

Before the two Rogues could even make a move, Jiang Bing, in a hurry, kicked one of the Fallen Ones blocking his way out of sight like a duck being herded. Then he kicked the other two Fallen Ones twice more, sending them flying like soccer balls. They crashed into several unfortunate Fallen One wizards, turning into a cloud of blood mist. The rest of the Fallen One minions scattered in an instant.

Golden flames spread from Jiang Bing's body, climbing up the stone pillar and beginning to permeate the five runes on it.

During this process, Jiang Bing once again clearly felt the 'ceiling' that was always above his head. It was the barrier of the shelter. Its existence not only blocked the large-scale invasion of heaven and hell, but also equally limited the upper limit of the power that all beings could use in the shelter.

At the very least, Jiang Bing's plan to summon a god is no longer possible. The strength of this barrier is so high that even the three demon gods of hell who want to descend into this world can only honestly seek out a physical body to sneak in. And once inside the shelter, they can only hide, for fear of being found by the powerful natives of the shelter and dying on the spot, returning to hell.

This is because there is an upper limit to the power that can be used in this world. Even demons who can command the wind and rain in hell will be forcibly downgraded here and treated equally.

Even Diablo, the God of Destruction, had to play the subservient role and operate covertly as the Dark Wanderer for this very reason.

Fortunately, if the quality of a single demon is insufficient, quantity can make up for it. The demon lords are not fools and quickly came up with a solution, which led to the situation where the Dark Wanderer summoned a demon army to invade the Sanctuary.

Although Jiang Bing's individual combat strength limit is also locked, it does not affect his efforts in other aspects. If he were to face the three demon gods, he would be confident that he could give them a shock from another world.

He wasn't flustered at all.

The 'code' of the teleportation pillars was cracked very quickly. Once the golden ethereal flames completely soaked the pillars, the ancient teleportation array held no secrets in Jiang Bing's eyes.

A bright white light suddenly shone on one of the stone pillars, and then on the other pillars in sequence. As a huge amount of magic was activated, a red oval portal suddenly opened in the middle of the stone array formed by the five pillars.

The two Rogues were not particularly surprised by this scene. Although spatial magic was rare in this world, it was not something that existed only in legends.

Neither of them had ever eaten a pig's head, but they had at least seen pigs run.

Especially Litan, who unconsciously touched the small leather pouch at her waist, which contained a teleportation scroll that Akara had given her in advance, so that they could return as soon as they found Deckard Kane.

Jiang Bing had ridden through the portals in the Wizarding World. Compared to the washing machine-like portals opened by the sorceresses, the teleportation magic theory in the Diablo world was more complete, and the teleportation experience was more user-friendly.

Without any extra physical sensations, the three of them were immediately greeted by a bright light as they passed through the portal, and found themselves in a completely new world.

The portal opened near a small hill in Tristram, not far from the three's destination, and from here they could see the Zakarum Cathedral.

Of course, you can also easily see the town of Tristram.

As the first time Aidan's will was completely suppressed by Diablo, the point of origin for the explosion of dark magic, the entire town of Tristram is now completely desolate and ruined.

The town's former inhabitants were either corrupted and twisted or brutally murdered by demons, and their bodies were desecrated in various ways.

Before the three could even stand still, a group of Moon Clan demons with sheep-headed bodies and hoof-shaped, reversed joints on their lower limbs arrived, drawn by the sound.

They charged forward, shouting in a cryptic, irritating, and demonic language, brandishing blood-stained forks and spears.

Without negotiation, and with no interest in negotiating with humans, the two sides were destined for a life-or-death struggle, the demons craving blood and slaughter.

Ellie fired an arrow, but because her new weapon wasn't quite right in her hand, the arrow went slightly off course, grazing the horns on the head of one of the yellow moon demons.

By the time Ellie was ready to fire again, the demons had already closed in on them.

Although their lower bodies were hoof-shaped, these demons were not slow runners on the hilly terrain. Like rams in heat, their weapons had already made intimate contact with Jiang Bing, who was standing in front of them, before they even arrived.

Jiang Bing reached out and grabbed the bloodstained steel fork, then plunged it into the chest of another demon. The fork, still powerful, then pierced the demon behind the other demon, making it look like a meat skewer, before finally pinning it to the ground.

Litan's arrow struck a demon in the shoulder, slowing its attack on Jiang Bing with a knife. Despite the pain, it tried to launch another attack, but Jiang Bing kicked it in the chest, sending it tumbling and sliding dozens of meters away, leaving a long, bloody trail on the ground before collapsing to the ground.

Chapter 694 The Corrupted Grace Wald

Despite the blow, the demon was still alive. It struggled to get up when a spear stained with golden flames flew over, pinning it to the ground and setting it ablaze into a fireball before burning it to nothingness.

Nothingness where neither soul nor body exists.

The gaze from hell descended once more, this time directed at a female exhibitionist with four limbs and a sharp scorpion tail.

"Who dares to plunder the souls of hell!"

The Demon King's fury caused the demons in the Burning Lands' Territory to tremble, but this tyrannical power had no effect on Jiang Bing.

"Old tricks, just the same old thing in a new guise."

Jiang Bing simply focused on the slaughter, then unleashed bursts of yellow flames, burning these twisted beings that did not belong to the sanctuary to ashes.

The three began their advance towards Tristram.

The demons also began to gather in the direction of the three, but their speed of encirclement was obviously not as fast as Jiang Bing's breakthrough speed.

Compared to traditional sorcerers who summon thunder and lightning or manipulate ice and fire, Jiang Bing's spellcasting method is more physical and efficient.

His blessing initially permeated the spears and arrows of the Rogues, then gradually transformed into spears condensed from ether, eventually upgrading to bullets for heavy machine guns, and later becoming a completely more modern form of firepower.

In comparison, the demons' spellcasting methods are quite traditional.

A large group of undead, transformed from fresh corpses, staggered toward the three of them at a speed several times faster than their close relatives, the zombies. Before being blown to pieces by the blessed golden heavy bombs, a few lucky ones were able to vomit several buckets of 'saliva' at the trio.

Yes, a basin.

Magic is just that unreasonable.

Jiang Bing hadn't expected that the zombie, with its seemingly flat stomach, could actually spew out fountains of stomach acid from its mouth.

This filthy mixture of bile, pus, stomach acid, and other foul-smelling liquids is not only highly corrosive but also carries a strong psychological impact.

Therefore, this group of zombies was the first to suffer a severe blow from Jiang Bing.

Two specially made incendiary heavy explosive bombs, with added ingredients but no extra cost, exploded in the horde of corpses. The bright red flames and the illusory golden flames ignited at the same time, making these dung-producing beings start to 'dance and squirm'.

However, this flame seemed insignificant compared to the firelight of Tristram.

The environment of the small town in Sanctuary where this great demon first manifested is now infinitely close to the Burning Hell.

An inextinguishable flame of sin raged through the town, and almost all the buildings had collapsed. Trees, walls, and most of the houses were engulfed in flames.

The residents were bound to the stake, their charred bodies confined with tormented souls that screamed in agony at every moment.

This 'white noise' is the devils' favorite background sound.