Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 437: The Pyramid of Katep
It can be seen that he doesn't care about these, he only cares about his mission.
Levi naturally had no objection, but as he walked, he still asked another question in his mind: "Who does this pyramid belong to?"
He just searched his memory, but unexpectedly found that there was no information about the owner of this place, which was a bit strange .
Because generally speaking, the ancient kings built pyramids not only to store their corpses, but also to show their glory and military power to the outside world.
Looking from the outside, this pyramid is at least 300 meters high, even without taking into account the underground. It is obviously not the pyramid of an ordinary king, but there is indeed no relevant record.
The Tomb General was silent, and finally he looked at the priest behind him.
The priest coughed dryly, then whispered: "It's Lord Carterpu..."
Li Wei then realized that it was him. No wonder there was no record of him in history.
Khatep, a legendary hero, leader of the Mortuary Cult, former high priest of the Immortal Emperor Settra, is also known as the oldest and wisest tomb priest.
But such a person is now an exile.
The reason why the Tomb Kings chose burial in the beginning was because they firmly believed that one day in the future, when magic was advanced enough, or the gods had mercy on them, they would be resurrected as the living.
Unless God intervenes, whether there is a corpse or not at the time of resurrection is a completely different matter.
And the high priest, Carterp, also confidently assured them that he would try his best to do this and that he would return a golden body to the Immortal Emperor.
As a magic profession, there are of course many more ways to prolong life than a warrior, so he has a lot of time to achieve his goals.
But later, there was a period of time when the kings were in conflict and internal strife, which seriously consumed the strength of his own camp. Carterep, who was concerned about the country and the people, could no longer sit still.
He thought of a good idea, which was to find someone strong enough to defeat everyone else and thus end the internal strife.
Then he dragged the Immortal Emperor out of the tomb in the form of a mummy.
Looking at his own rotten flesh, the Immortal Emperor certainly was not happy, but even in his rage, he still maintained a certain rationality. Considering the other party's past contributions, he did not kill the other party, but only expelled Carterep.
And let him find a way to fulfill his original promise, otherwise he is not allowed to set foot in any of his cities.
If you violate the ban, he won't show mercy next time.
So Carterp became an exile, and he began to search the world for various mysterious spells, knowledge, equipment, etc., in order to restore the body of the Immortal Emperor.
The enraged Immortal Emperor vented his anger on the other kings, and it didn't take long for him to defeat all of them except Khalida.
Considering that the Immortal Emperor only wanted a title and would never ask her for anything, let alone interfere in the affairs of the territory, Khalida chose to submit to her. Carterp's wish was indeed fulfilled.
Later, Nagash rebelled several times and turned the entire country into a dead zone. The Immortal Emperor once fought against Nagash and successfully defeated him with the help of other kings.
It is not known whether it was inspired by this, but the Egyptian gods resurrected more mummies and skeleton soldiers.
Those resurrected warriors were fine, as loyalty was the only thing left in their minds. However, the Tomb Kings were also full of resentment. They did not dare to blame the gods, so they could only turn their anger towards other people.
For example, the high priest - Katep.
But he had been expelled long ago, and they couldn't beat him even if they wanted to, so they naturally had to attack him from other aspects.
Discrediting his reputation or simply making all his past deeds disappear are very common methods, so Levi didn't know who the pyramid here belonged to before.
Carterp didn't know whether he wanted to change other people's views of him through practical actions, or simply to atone for his sins. Although he was exiled, he still showed up from time to time while traveling around the world to do things to help others.
Whenever a Tomb King is at war with another race, he will run over to help.
And what's also a coincidence is that he usually never appears when the Tomb King has the upper hand.
Once he is at a disadvantage, he will immediately appear as a hero and savior and reverse the situation with his own powerful strength.
In this situation, even if the rescued Tomb King had absolutely no good feelings towards him, he could only hold his nose and thank him.
Overall, Carterp is still very smart.
But Levi felt that Carterp deserved this result. Why did he promise others so confidently when he was not sure whether he could do it?
The Immortal Emperor was indeed very generous by not killing him on the spot.
It was not known whether there were no more ambushes, but in any case, no new undead creatures descended from the sky this time, and Levi and his team entered the pyramid very smoothly.
After a quick glance around, Levi discovered that the interior space of the pyramid was slightly wider than he had previously imagined.
It can accommodate about four or five people walking side by side, and the height is about four meters. Martis can even continue to serve as a cavalry.
But at the same time, they also need to be careful about the charge of the opponent's Soul Bound Knight.
And there is one thing that is different from what Levi had expected before. This place is not solid, but instead has various hollow buildings. The terrain is also complicated, like a maze.
Fortunately, with the Tomb General leading the team, he didn't need to worry about this problem. The other party directly chose an inconspicuous passage and went in first.
Levi also threw over a few protective spells. At least before the other party brought him to the core part of the pyramid, he still needed to take care of the other party.
At first they didn't encounter any traps or enemies, but as soon as they turned a corner, they heard a series of sounds of weapons clashing in front of them.
Levi, who had long been blessed with magic such as dark vision, could clearly see that some warriors holding double swords and wearing heavy armor were fighting fiercely with some guards of the gods.
These enemies look very similar to Tomb Guardians, but ordinary Tomb Guardians are definitely not that strong.
General Gu Mu seemed to have discovered something as well. He shouted angrily and rushed forward himself.
Cindy, Elegy, Martis and others also joined the battle.
Since the terrain was not spacious and magic could easily cause accidental injuries, Levi did not use any large-scale magic. He just used magic such as Iron Constraints or Black Tentacles to assist, or used the Hammer of Axiom to kill one by one.
Then he discovered that these guys only looked like tomb guards, but their actual combat effectiveness was far superior, and their equipment was also very good.
On average, they would take at least three hits from him before being completely killed.
This is definitely the top-level one among the Tier 5 troops, almost comparable to the Dwarf's Ironbreaker.
In addition, the other side directly deployed five teams here, so even though the combat effectiveness of Wange and Cindy is very strong now, it still took some time to completely kill the other side.
During this process, Levi also witnessed Kerillian's fighting style.
Her Deep Forest Staff can store up to 20 missiles at a time, and if she wants, she can fire them all within 3 seconds.
Although the average attack power is not high, if all hits are successful, it is still no problem to kill a level 5 soldier instantly.
After that, the staff will be forced into a cooling-down phase and will be completely unusable for a short period of time. Even if she spends extra mana, it will be useless because the staff has its limits.
If she only fired one missile per second, then with enough magic power, the staff would almost never go out.
Both have their pros and cons, and in fact she has to make different choices against different enemies.
In any case, Levi felt that as long as this girl was a little smarter, her upgrading speed would definitely not be slow in the future.
After killing this wave of blockers, Cindy, Elegy and others carried out simple post-war processing. The Tomb General, whose clothes and armor were torn, couldn't help but curse.
"Damn it, it's Arkhan's Angry Stone Skeleton Army!"
Levi was a little surprised. It turned out to be an army with a number?
But how could ordinary skeleton soldiers be so strong? If they were all high-level vampires, no one would doubt it.
At this moment, Martis suddenly shouted: "Levi, look!"
Following the opened helmet, Levi also saw the fangs on the corpse's lips. He was a little surprised: "It's really a vampire? But why didn't I notice it just now, and they didn't use magic?"
Vampires are born with the ability to use magic. No matter what their profession is, they at least know some basic magic. Moreover, the dark and bloody aura on them is difficult to hide from outsiders.
But Levi, the celestial mystic, and Cindy, the Sigma priest, didn't notice anything just now.
Even Maltis, who was also an undead creature, was not sure after having just fought the enemy personally. She needed to see the evidence with her own eyes before she could be truly sure of it.
More importantly, no matter what method is used to kill vampires, they will not leave behind corpses or souls. It is well known that they will directly turn into ashes after death.
Therefore, the resurrection spells commonly used for living beings such as humans or elves are ineffective against them. They need more special rituals to have an extremely low chance of resurrection.
But now this corpse shows no sign of changing.
Cindy and Elegy also quickly picked off the helmets of other enemies, and then they found that these enemies were all vampires.
"Because they are actually the corpses of powerful vampires." The Tomb General said in a muffled voice.
Levi was more and more surprised: "How is this possible? How did he do it?"
But then he had some guesses, perhaps, this was the power that Arkhan got from the Nine Volumes of Nagash, or even from Nagash himself.
Arkhan and Nagash are not vampires, but a special kind of lich. However, vampires were born because of them, so they must know some secrets that outsiders don’t know.
Not to mention the Ninth Volume of Nagash in Arkhan's hand, which is called the Secrets of the Dead.
The Tomb General shook his head: "We don't know, we only know that this is Arkhan's special skill."
Levi wanted to ask more, but at this time he only heard an angry lion's roar, and then the whole pyramid began to shake violently. At the same time, a series of "bang bang" sounds came from the top of the pyramid.
The Tomb General was suddenly surprised and delighted: "It must be the honorable Lord Tefnut!"
The priests and technicians behind him did not even bother to repair the broken guards of the gods. They simply knelt on the ground and worshiped in the direction where the sound came from.
Even among the gods, Tefnut 's priesthood and divine status are relatively weak, but for the Bronze City, she is the patron saint of this place.
After hearing what they said, Levi also solved another doubt, but when he turned around, he realized that this wouldn’t work. If you lie down here, who will lead the way next?
No matter who wins or loses between the two guys in the end, at least I have to go and see it myself!
"Do you intend to stop here and allow your god to be besieged by Arkhan and his undead hordes?"
When General Gu Tomb, who was about to kneel down, heard Levi's question, he suddenly came to his senses.
Indeed, even if they firmly believe that Lady Tefnut will be able to repel Arkhan, as believers, they should also show their own value. They will fight to protect the glory of the goddess!
The tomb priests and technicians were not fools either. They all jumped up from the ground and prepared to move on.
It's not just because what Levi said is right, but also because they developed further associations.
What’s the point of just worshipping here? It would be a greater honor if you could see the goddess in person from afar!
So there was no need for Li Wei to urge them, and they all started to hurry on their way.
But since the Angry Stone Skeleton Legion is called a legion, it certainly cannot be that there are only dozens of soldiers in it. On the way ahead, Arkhan set up at least dozens of ambushes.
And there are not only these special zombie vampires, but also soul-binding knights, tomb evil spirits, bloodthirsty sky ghosts, and even bloodthirsty bat wolves and so on.
With the help of Arkhan, these powerful undead were far superior to any other undead Levi had seen before. In addition, their numbers were large, so their combat power was truly astonishing.
The only consolation is that there is probably a special magic circle inside the pyramid, and the Soul Bound Knights cannot penetrate the stone wall to attack them, so they can only fight head-on with real swords and guns.
But despite this, Elegy and the others could still cope, but the troops brought by General Gumu were quickly killed.
There were only two Tomb Priests and Technicians left. They were all squishy, but they were fanatically trying to engage in close combat with the enemy.
Since they were seeking death, Levi was too lazy to care. As long as the Tomb Sweeper General, who still had some brains, could lead the way alive, that would be enough.
In this way, since the number of their own troops is reduced, they don't have to worry too much about accidental injuries.
Earth and fire magic are relatively destructive to the terrain, but thunder, wind, ice and holy powers will not affect the structure of the pyramid as long as you are a little careful.
The powerful strength they displayed made Kerillian, who had just joined, completely put her mind at ease.
Her sister really did not lie to her, and was even more conservative in what she said.
Even though Lord Levi obviously hadn't used his full strength yet, he spent most of his time assisting and being alert to possible enemies around him.
But she could still roughly judge that there were only a few people as powerful as him in their entire Orion camp, and it was her luck to be able to follow him!
Levi also chatted with her for a few words. He originally wanted to recruit some soldiers from the wood elves. Now that Kerillian was here, it would definitely be much more convenient.
Unfortunately, Kerillian has been wandering around for a while and she doesn't know what's going on in Camp Orion right now.
The last news she had received was two days ago, when her sister sent her a message saying that the camp was mobilizing troops in preparation for a major battle.
Like other gathering places of wood elves, Orion Camp is also a magical forest. The main races in the south are probably lizardmen, greenskins, ratmen, etc.
But the lizardmen there were not very strong, and their leader, a magic toad, had been sleeping all the time.
There are many hostile forces and mountains blocking the way between there and Kuga. This time, facing the sudden outburst of greenskins and ratmen, they may find it difficult to survive.
So even though the camp has only been invaded by a small group of enemies and has been basically unaffected, they still decided to gather the army and take the initiative to attack.
Otherwise, once the Lizardmen in the south are completely destroyed, they will have to face a large wave of greenskins and ratmen.
Even if they have the advantage of geographical location, they can often easily defeat enemies that outnumber them by several times.
But the greenskins and ratmen are very good at destruction. They have enough power to cut down an entire forest or simply burn it down. If they don't run away, they will die.
So they must prepare in advance, and they also understand the principle of the lips and teeth being cold.
Similarly, the Tomb Generals and others were also very surprised. Such a powerful wizard had been hiding his power before. Was it really just a coincidence that they met him?
But in the end, they didn't care so much, because as they moved forward, the battle above the pyramid never stopped.
With the goddess around, no matter what Levi’s purpose is, it doesn’t matter. As long as he is really helping his side now, that’s enough!
Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the top floor, Levi slowed down a little and added some buffs to his team.
In a few minutes, they would be able to witness the duel between Tefnut and Arkhan with their own eyes. If Arkhan had any tricks up his sleeve, he would definitely use them in this last section of distance.
On the contrary, Carterpus's pyramid was really stable. Despite being hit so hard, the pyramid just kept shaking, and there was dust everywhere, but there was no sign of it falling apart or collapsing. It really was worthy of being a legendary existence.
Before he could get ready, he suddenly found that it was quiet up there.
Is the battle over, or are both sides preparing for a big move?
The Tomb General was also delighted: "It must be a goddess..."
But before he could finish his words, a slightly cold male voice instantly spread out: "Ahem, is this the power of a goddess? It's nothing more than that."
There was another muffled sound, and Levi and the others could vaguely hear a slightly shrill lion roar, followed by a man's cough and a smug laugh.
The Tomb General, the Technicians and others were suddenly stunned.
The male voice should be Arkhan. According to what he said, could it be that the goddess was defeated?
Now they were really anxious and didn't even bother to say hello to Levi. They ran straight to the top floor.
Levi also became a little serious, even though he had thought about it on the way just now. If Tefnut won, it would be difficult for him to take the Nine Volumes of Nagash from the other party.
But since Arkhan won, it would be even harder for him to get it unless he summoned Lilith directly.
But even though Lilith knew how precious the Nine Volumes of Nagash were, as a goddess, she had basically only attacked other gods before. Would she really be willing to beat Arkhan?
And every time I encounter a problem I go to her. Over time, Lilith might get a little disgusted.
She casts a wide net, catches many fish, selects the best and follows them, and has more than one chosen one of God in the main world.
If Teclis, Imrik, Eltharion the Grim and others were all working diligently, but he was the only one who always asked Lilith for help, even if she didn't say it, she would inevitably have some thoughts in her mind after doing it many times.
Because she is a goddess, she focuses on things related to God. Although the Nine Volumes of Nagash are precious, they are not particularly important to her because she has no way to use them.
But despite his worries, Levi still quickened his pace. Even if he couldn't get the Nine Volumes of Nagash, he at least wanted to see with his own eyes what his future competitor looked like!
In order to protect his beloved subordinates, this time he walked in the front with the Death Guards and others.
Just as he was about to pass through the door in front and enter the top floor, Levi heard a few angry curses coming from inside, and then the voices stopped abruptly.
He knew that the ancient tomb generals who had arrived before him were probably in a bad situation.
After pushing the door open, he happened to see their bodies quickly turned into dust and disappeared with the wind. It was obviously some kind of powerful instant death spell.
Levi felt a little regretful. Those ancient tomb priests and technicians did not deserve to die, but the general maintained a certain rationality from beginning to end, so he still had some good impression of him.
It is not known whether their souls can be preserved or resurrected under such circumstances.
Amidst the mess on the ground, a typical mummy, with a staff in one hand and a sword in the other, and a wrinkled body, was looking at them.
The only difference between him and other mummies is that his teeth are all black, which is the origin of his nickname - Black Arkhan.
At this moment, the purple-black energy in his eyes was slowly fading away, indicating that he had just released a powerful magic.
Behind him was a row of destroyed bookshelves, with only a large ball of energy flying in the air.
First, there was a large circle of black energy wrapped around the outermost layer, followed by a small ball of water-colored energy inside. The two were clearly separated and constantly made hissing sounds, as if they were engaged in some kind of fierce confrontation.
Innermost is an ancient parchment scroll. It is estimated that when the water-colored energy was destroyed, it was the time for Arkhan to obtain it.
"Ahem, another jackal that smells blood? But you probably don't know who I am."
"I am Black Arkhan, who just defeated the incarnation of the god Tefnut!"
Akhan suddenly swung his staff, and two purple-black lights flew out from his eyes. Almost as soon as they touched, the big slap that Levi had released in advance was directly broken cleanly.
But when it actually fell on Levi, it did not cause any fluctuations. The supreme robe shone brightly, offsetting a considerable part of the damage.
The remaining damage was not enough to seriously injure Levi, who had the Ring of Mythrine on him.
And the special effects that come with it are completely ineffective, because as long as Levi has enough money, he will be immune to all instant death effects.
He originally wanted to say something, but simply did not open his mouth. No matter how the other party repelled Tefnut's incarnation, if the other party was good at instant death magic, then he would not be afraid!
So he also glared, sent back two energy gazes, and threw over a necromancy spell.
It is almost impossible to immobilize the opponent, and it is also difficult to hurt the opponent, but that doesn’t matter. All of this is just to humiliate the opponent.
A wizard who loses his mind due to anger often becomes easier to deal with.
As expected, Arkhan, who was originally very proud and proud, was instantly angered.
He had just defeated the incarnation of a goddess. Even though the opponent's divinity was very low and the incarnation was only legendary, but because it was the incarnation of God, it was much stronger than an ordinary legend in many aspects.
From now on, he can proudly call himself a being who once defeated God with his mortal body.
Not counting the very disgraced Hachiman Daimyojin of Nibon, who is often defeated by mortals.
The last person to achieve this honor seemed to be Guillon Windswept, who once defeated the incarnation of Malar and was promoted to demigod by Mielikki, the goddess of forests and rangers.
Although he once followed Nagash, which was a very dark past, if the news got out, who knows, some evil god might take a fancy to him?
But he didn't expect that he had just been excited for less than two minutes, and someone would use such low-level magic to attack him? This was simply humiliating him!
So he cast another instant-death magic without hesitation. He wanted to tell the young elf opposite him that even though he was seriously injured in the process of defeating Tefnut, he was not someone who could be provoked by a mere guy who was not even a legend!
"Finger of Death!"
Another instant death magic?
Levi did not dodge or evade, and once again took the opponent's attack head-on.
In fact, since the opponent's casting speed was too fast, it was almost impossible for him to avoid it even if he was fully alert, so he might as well pretend.
With the Ring of Mithrein, he can still withstand many Finger of Death attacks after ignoring the instant death effects.
Then he threw the Hammer of Justice backhandedly, saying, "It is rude not to reciprocate!"
After instantly casting a Disintegration spell to offset the Hammer of Justice, Arkhan saw the second attack coming and finally felt something was wrong.
After withstanding Levi's attack, he frowned slightly as he felt the strength of the attack on his energy shield.
He finally looked at Levi carefully for a few times, and then he suddenly realized: "So he is a celestial mystic, and it seems that he has received a lot of blessings. Ahem, no wonder he can ignore instant death effects, etc...."
His voice suddenly turned into ecstasy: "You also have the Nine Scrolls of Nagash? Haha, it seems that the goddess of luck is also blessing me!"
"Really? I think so too."
As he spoke, Levi threw the Hammer of Justice again. He had roughly judged that Arkhan had indeed repelled the incarnation of Tefnut, but he was definitely seriously injured.
Otherwise, why would he, a special lich, keep coughing?
His lungs, throat, and so on, must have lost their functions thousands of years ago, right?
Arkhan snorted and looked at him with disdain: "Mortal wisdom."
As he spoke, he once again took Levi's attack head-on and reached behind him with his backhand.
With a soft "pop" sound and a faint roar of a lioness, the black energy completely destroyed all resistance.
Levi watched as another volume of the Ninth Scroll of Nagash flew directly into Arkhan's hands.
He couldn't help but clench his fists subconsciously. How could this Tefnut be such a fake?
From the start of the war to the time they were defeated and driven away, it shouldn't have taken that much time, right?
Now the seal you left behind was destroyed by the other party in the blink of an eye.
If you could hold on for just three to five minutes longer, the battle situation would likely change fundamentally!
Just as Levi was thinking about whether he should just call Lilith out, at worst he would just have to call her less often in the future.
But Arkhan was even faster. Without wasting even half a second, he put away the scroll and took out a pair of special shackles and a chessboard.
"In the name of Arkhan, I request to have a chessboard battle with the elven wizard in front of me!"