This Necromancer Just Wants to Plant Trees

"Time starts now!"

As soon as the words fell.

The Sage's Hourglass tunnel automatically opened, and the sand from the upper part cascaded down.

Matthew reacted extremely swiftly.

Even before the God of Luck finished speaking, he had already prepared to activate his abilities.

Dania and the Pale King Dickens were not slow to react either.

But when it came to focus.

Perhaps because he had just fought a battle with Edmond.

Matthew was ahead in this aspect, significantly so!

Therefore, he easily gained the initiative he wanted—

Burial!

Two enormously massive Pale Hands fiercely grabbed the Calamity Grassman and the Demon Dragon.

The two legendary necromancers certainly resisted.

Different colored arcane lights shone on their bodies.

However, this resistance lasted less than a millisecond before it shattered.

Accompanied by their bodies stiffening in an instant.

A hint of joy appeared on Matthew's face:

"Got them!"

Even when facing superior legendary level entities.

The effect of Burial remained formidable.

Matthew pressed his hands down—

In truth, he didn't need to do this.

But these actions gave him a greater sense of involvement, seemingly allowing him to assert dominance in momentum.

And so.

The two Pale Hands dragged the straw man and the Demon Dragon, whose sizes were entirely mismatched, downwards relentlessly.

There was indeed a massive size disparity.

It was as if a baby was pulling a giant's chariot.

But under the unreasonable power of Burial.

The two major demons of Baiyan City were pressed to the ground by the Pale Hands.

Then came a series of grating sounds.

The ground began to collapse.

The bodies of the two gigantic demons gradually sank down.

Matthew unleashed boundless might from his body.

He transformed the core area of the Tower of Exile into a massive cemetery.

He intended to bury the two great monsters here!

The entire process, in fact, went quite smoothly.

The two enemies couldn't put up any effective struggle.

Everything proceeded in the direction Matthew had planned.

Gradually.

The imposing bodies of the two monsters started to disappear into the ground.

But soon after.

Matthew suddenly furrowed his brow:

"No..."

"Still too slow..."

At this moment.

About one-fourth of the Calamity Grassman was buried.

The Demon Dragon was about one-third.

The remaining bodies were still exposed, coldly staring at Matthew.

They did not hide their mocking emotions.

Even later.

They didn't bother to force a resistance.

Of course, Matthew understood their ploy.

He accepted this with equanimity.

With one last exertion, the scene abruptly ended here!

Silently.

The last grain of sand reached the bottom of the hourglass.

The Sage's Hourglass reversed in an instant.

Matthew only felt a flicker in front of his eyes.

The scene was back at the moment the hourglass was just triggered—

Burial!

Matthew's reaction still far surpassed the opposition.

The Pale Hand appeared on the two demons even faster, mercilessly dragging them down.

The subsequent plot seemed no different from before.

At most, some aspects were optimized.

Yet until the final second.

The two large monsters still had at least three-quarters of their bodies unburied.

This implied that Matthew's efforts this time seemed equally futile.

Time restarted again.

Without hesitation, Matthew continued to extend his hands—

Burial!

Under Dania and Dickens's stunned gaze.

A similar scene played out once more.

Even though they had prepared in advance.

Matthew's reaction was beyond extraordinary.

Moving ahead in this somewhat monotonous cycle of time was fully showcased.

It was still Matthew alone pressing their heads and bodies continuously downward in torment.

The two simultaneously began taunting Matthew.

Dania smirked coldly:

"Are you practicing a newly learned ability?"

"Or just trying to buy time?"

Dickens provocatively added:

"Don't waste your efforts, kid."

"If you're just trying to humiliate us and break our spirit like this, just having that thought alone is already insulting enough to us!"

"Let's have a straightforward battle. Don't be like Edmond, all talk and no action..."

However, Matthew ignored them completely.

He simply repeated his previous actions.

Raise hand.

Control.

Press down.

Bury.

Then time reset.

And so the cycle repeated a dozen times.

Others spoke of Dania and Dickens being caught in this situation.

The onlookers also displayed puzzled expressions.

"Didn't I just see this scene many times?"

"Or am I seeing things?"

Little Ritz kept rubbing his eyes, seeking confirmation from those around him.

Lori interjected coldly:

"Of course, you're seeing things."

"The scenario might be repeating, but each time the details are slightly different, you definitely can't see it with your level."

Little Ritz snorted coldly.

He didn't say anything further.

But it was Ashe who curiously asked:

"So why is Mr. Matthew doing this?"

Lori pondered:

"He might be trying to numb the enemy's minds with repetitive actions?"

"After all, countless cycles can easily bore someone. There's no telling when he might change his strategy and catch them off guard..."

Upon hearing this, Ashe immediately showed an expression of admiration.

Little Ritz said coldly:

"You think those two wouldn't know?"

Lori replied:

"And what if they do know?"

"At least..."

"From now on, the initiative is in Mr. Matthew's hands!"

Above the ruins of the Tower of Exile.

The same scenes continued to repeat.

Just as Lori said.

The reason Matthew kept repeating the process of "burial attempt failed," one major reason was to keep the initiative in his own hands.

Given the unreasonable rule of the "Sage's Hourglass."

Before breaking the rule,

he had to firmly grasp the initiative!

If each time the burial could successfully incapacitate Dania and Dickens, making them unable to resist in those 59 seconds, let alone pose a threat to Matthew.

Then even if the final burial result was unsuccessful.

What reason did Matthew have not to keep repeating it?

If he can win.

He can keep winning!

This was the strategy Matthew decided on the spot.

As for Lori's mention of numbing the opponents, Matthew thought that the two old foxes were unlikely to let their guard down.

On the contrary.

He had to stay vigilant at all times.

"There's always the possibility that the two old foxes are pretending along with me..."

"Perhaps they have a chance or ability to bypass the burial, they're just not confident in those 59 seconds to finish me off, so they're delaying and observing. Anyway, it's not like I can easily bury them."

Not sure if it's because of having an enhanced brain.

After becoming a legend, Matthew's mind was clearer than during his mortal days.

The speed of his thought process was also much faster.

He constantly observed the details displayed by the two formidable enemies during the burial attempts, searching for any possible flaws.

Besides.

He also occasionally diverted some attention to monitor the data panel and his own changes —

This was actually the true reason Matthew kept repeating the burial process.

He discovered that he seemed to have inadvertently discovered a time-related glitch!

Keep in mind.

During the explosive period of legendary abilities, every high-level battle is an opportunity to stimulate the birth of new abilities and extend the longevity of this period.

However, in practice, Matthew discovered.

The time reset by the "Sage's Hourglass" would not reset the stimulation received by his legendary abilities!

Nor would it reset the new abilities birthed as a result.

This meant.

Every passing minute, he was experiencing the threat and stimulation from formidable enemies once more.

This further led to his legendary abilities entering a super explosion period!

In a short span of a dozen minutes.

Matthew subsequently acquired two more legendary-level abilities.

...

"Transformation (Prerequisite Ability: Instigated to Defect): You can directly alter a person's life attributes, allegiance, love and hate, sexual orientation, etc., through touch, affection, or eye contact.

Note: This transformation is often extreme, causing profound effects on a life. Please use this ability with caution."

"Miracle Incantation: You can perform a 'miracle' to gain significant influence in a specific area.

Three times a month.

After the miracle occurs, you will receive Plane Son-like judgment bonuses in that area, where it will become your home ground."

...

And another brand new legendary spell.

...

"Legendary Slumber Technique: You can put an entire city into slumber.

The people in slumber will not age due to time.

This spell can advance to Planet Sleep Technique after you reach Superior Legend —

Planet Sleep Technique..."

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