This Necromancer Just Wants to Plant Trees

The legendary assassin clearly did not disappoint Demmo, who had come to the rescue.

Just broke free from Matthew's grasp.

With his mouth full of ulcers and still spitting blood frantically, a ruthless gleam flashed in Dammon's eyes.

He didn't flee from the spot.

Instead, his body quickly curled into a shape resembling a prawn.

Immediately after.

His figure tore through the air like lightning.

And then ferociously collided into Matthew's back, who had barely stabilized himself after evading the "Deadly Black Hole"!

"Legendary art: Doomsday Strike"!

This was the last assassination technique of the legendary assassin.

The art of risking one's life meant that even if the enemy died, he himself could hardly escape the calamity.

In fact.

At the moment Dammon's body collided with Matthew's.

Dammon could clearly feel that he had pushed Matthew into a "near-death" state!

The price was that he himself was also on the brink of death!

However, what left him in despair soon happened.

Just like earlier when he attacked Matthew with "Frost Shadow & Winter Shatter".

The latter, after briefly entering the near-death state.

Actually recovered to normal right away!

Even more astonishing.

Matthew, who had just walked the brink of death, didn't show any sign of weakness.

There wasn't a single wound on his body.

His complexion was unnervingly rosy.

He looked completely unscathed!

This scene not only stunned Dammon but caused Demmo's pupils to contract violently—

As a fellow legendary necromancer, he was, of course, more aware of Matthew's abnormal level.

This series of attacks by Dammon could be considered a textbook for legendary assassins.

If it were him instead.

Even if he managed to survive by chance, he would undoubtedly lose his combat strength.

But Matthew...

He looked perfectly fine!

"He must be forcing himself!"

"There's no way someone so against common sense could exist in this world!"

Despite the panic within.

Demmo still appeared to be in control of the situation.

Matthew heard these words and smiled gently:

"You don't really think those few minutes weren't enough for me to bury someone, do you?"

"I was waiting for you...

Mr. Demmo."

"Are you ready to rest in the same tomb as that assassin beside you?"

As soon as he finished speaking.

A series of life-filled ripples flashed across Matthew's body.

That was the healing effect from another newly acquired legendary ability!

...

"Undying Battle Spirit (Legendary Ability/Domain: Combat, Negative Energy, Spells, Life, Death)"

"Effect: 1. You can act, cast spells, and perform any actions that can be done in a normal state while in a near-death state.

2. Each day, after entering the near-death state the first three times, you will swiftly escape the near-death state and recover at least half your status.

3. Within three minutes after leaving the near-death state, you will rapidly recover a significant amount of Health Points and other statuses."

...

It was precisely this ability that allowed Matthew to easily withstand the legendary assassin's two consecutive fatal attacks.

At the same time.

He also used the Ether Walker he had just explored and familiarized himself with to transport the two of them to another battlefield.

Here.

There was no more suppression from the Wailing Garden.

Matthew could unleash his most powerful strength!

Burial!

Still, this ability.

But this time, its intensity was entirely different from before.

In a blink of an eye.

Two Pale Hands locked onto and grabbed Dammon and Demmo, one on each side.

Immediately.

The giant hands were about to deeply bury the two into the ground!

Though both were legendary.

They had no ability to resist at all.

Once caught by the Pale Hand, and if the conditions for burial were met.

They could only watch helplessly as they were buried alive.

Not just in a physical sense.

But in the complete sense of burial!

Dammon struggled in horror; when Matthew made his move, Dammon had actually foreseen and used several high-priority escape methods, but to no avail.

The Pale Hand clutched him firmly like Death.

Every bone in his body groaned in agony.

It was the most desperate scream of life facing death.

Demmo's condition was equally dire.

But as a legendary necromancer, he had some grasp and judgment over Matthew's burial.

At the moment he was caught by the Pale Hand.

Demmo quickly threw a bottle of green liquid on the ground.

With a crash!

The liquid ignited into raging flames as soon as it hit the ground.

The boundless green fire spread unchecked in all directions.

In a few blinks of an eye.

The spot where they stood was surrounded by green fire.

The earth continuously softened and collapsed.

Soon a deep pit was corroded on the planet's surface.

And this corrosion showed no sign of stopping!

"Burial..."

"Ultimately requires a graveyard..."

Demmo's eyes were filled with pain and complexity.

The voice he barely uttered was heavily distorted:

"Baiyan City once had an ancestor who mastered such a legendary ability; I know this ability better than you do!"

"There's no flawless ability in this world."

"No matter how much you've learned, I have a way to counter it!"

These words sounded quite resolute.

But unfortunately, his frightened and erratic gaze had long betrayed his inner fear.

"Are you just trying to boost your courage?"

Matthew chuckled softly:

"Who said burial necessarily needs a graveyard?"

"Moreover..."

"Where I am, is the graveyard!"

Saying that.

He gently stomped his foot.

The boundless green flame vanished instantly.

A large amount of soil moved from all directions like liquid, quickly filling the depression of the deep pit.

Stone tablets descended from the sky.