Volume 4 Chapter 605: Xirik's Struggle
The whole hell shook again, and this time all the high-level devils, including Asmodeus, were shocked and frightened. This was not a dream, there was an unknown enemy who specialized in hunting high-level devils!
At the same time, Asmodeus couldn't help but secretly resent Mephisto. It was obvious that he knew something, but he didn't say a word just now. He must want to drag the other demon lords down with him to die together!
But as the Lord of Hell, he had to do something.
"Be careful! We are under attack. All high-level devils are on high alert!"
As Asmodeus said this, he also conveyed the message to the other evil gods living in the Nine Hells.
Under normal circumstances, the two sides were in an alliance , and he basically would not bother the other side, and even sent a number of demons to serve the other side, but now, it was time for them to play a role!
Then the evil dragon queen - Tiamat, the weak divine power of the goblins - the collaborator - Baigriyek, the god of the bottom-dwelling demon fish - the bloody queen - Paiske Sesis, the god of the Shahuagin fishmen - Sekola, the lord of the jackals - Set, and the god of the kobolds - Kurtulmak, etc., all received his messages.
Except for the weak goblin collaborators, the other evil gods had no intention of moving for the time being. They just planned to send a few subordinates to deal with the situation.
They live in hell, so they get what they need. It's good enough that they don't ask the devils for garrison fees. Do you want them to help you run errands for free? You're dreaming!
Especially Seth, when the portal just opened, he faintly felt a familiar breath. If it was really Levi who did it, it would be even more impossible for him to help the devils.
Levi, the God of Death, has gradually grown stronger, and he doesn't want to offend him easily.
Unfortunately, Asmodeus' order was too late. A few dozen seconds later, hell shook violently again. This time, the one who fell was the Ice King of the fifth layer - Prince Levistus.
His fragments of godhood, fragments of priesthood - ice, and semi-artifact - blood-red cold iron rapier, all became Levi's trophies.
Punished by Asmodeus and imprisoned in ice, his strength was greatly affected. Even after receiving the warning and strengthening his vigilance, it was of no avail.
In fact, Asmodeus had originally planned to wait until the other party was officially deified before announcing the release of his imprisonment and punishment.
But unexpectedly, the enemy took the lead. Faced with this surprise attack, the Ice King and Baalzebub both died very quickly, but at least before death, he had a brief moment of freedom.
For a moment, hell shook again, and many high-level demons were panicked.
All along, the demons have been going to the main world and other places to lure the souls of mortals, and even the gods can't do anything about them.
But who could have thought that this time the demons were attacked in their own lair? And it was such a deadly attack!
Three raids directly killed three demon lords!
The ruler of the sixth floor, the Lust Princess Gracia, was filled with both surprise and fear.
The good news is that Prince Levistus once killed her mother. She has been trying to take revenge for many years but has never succeeded. Now the mysterious enemy has fulfilled her wish.
What’s frightening is that the enemies on the eighth, seventh, and fifth floors were obviously not chosen randomly. They prioritized hunting down powerful demon lords, so wouldn’t she be in danger too!
So she asked Asmodeus for help as soon as possible. After all, she was the daughter of the Lord of Hell, and she was not afraid of losing face at such a critical moment.
However, Levi currently only knows the real names of three demon lords. Among all the demon lords, Gracia's strength is not at the bottom, but it should be almost the same. Levi did not waste the opportunity on her.
They tend to be charm-type beings, and their combat power is generally relatively weak among the same level.
This is true for the powerful goddess of love, Sune, the succubus queen, Mecanthust, and the devil lord, Gracia.
If you really want to kill her, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.
After taking away the fragments of Prince Levistus' godhead from Hell, Tyr quickly exchanged words and said in a deep voice, "Asmodeus, today is the beginning of our righteous revenge, and also our warning."
"If you or any other devil still attempts to become a god with the body of a devil, our attack will surely come!"
Tyr's voice is not only directed at the Nine Hells, but also at the Abyss and the Main World. He hopes to take this opportunity to deter other evil forces.
Therefore, many people who originally had no idea what was happening actually paid attention to this matter.
At the same time, they were also very surprised at what Tyr said. The information contained in it was too much and too important.
Many demon gods were in a commotion. The devils actually had such a plan? No, they must be stopped!
As a result, more than one demon god began to give orders and prepare for war mobilization, striving to kill all the devils before they were officially deified.
Asmodeus was shocked to realize that it was Tyr who had done the trick. No wonder Baalzebul and the others died so easily.
But how did he do it? And who revealed his intention to become a god?
Baalzebub and the others wouldn't be that stupid, so maybe he was the guy who gave them the secret of deification?
Before he could think about it for a few seconds, his doubts were partially relieved, because Levi continued: "Paradise Mountain will also stand on the side of kindness, order and justice. Evil demons, you must always be careful of the vengeful flames from Paradise Mountain and the Subaerotians!"
Asmodeus could not help but be furious. As the Lord of Hell, even the gods could not control him. Now these gods not only killed his three demon lords, but also warned him so arrogantly? This is really unreasonable!
"Tyr, Levi, I remember you. I will definitely avenge you!"
But after shouting, Asmodeus became worried. Three positions were vacant at once. What was he going to do to fill them?
There are indeed some hell demons under the command of the three devil lords including Baalzebul, but they can serve as generals, vanguards and strategists, but are far from being qualified to be the kings of a layer of hell.
This is also why, even though many demon lords, including Mephisto, had the intention to rebel, or had rebelled before, and even Prince Levistus of the fifth floor had killed his wife, the Queen of Hell, Bisozea, he only punished and imprisoned them instead of killing them.
Because he really didn't have too many powerful demons to use. If he had a choice, how could he allow the enemy who killed his wife to continue to live?
If it is a Pit Hell Devil who is not strong enough, even if he is forcibly appointed, other Pit Hell Devil will definitely find ways to kill him and try to replace him. This is the nature of the devil.
As for what Tyr said, he didn't take it seriously at all. If there were really more opportunities, how could Tyr keep other demon lords? He would definitely want to kill all of his own people!
So now there is one urgent thing, which is to figure out how they launched the raid, what are the conditions for use, and how should we defend ourselves?
As for the last thing, it is naturally to seize the time to prepare for the deification.
Because Tyr, this evil-minded guy, actually made this matter public, those demon gods will not let him be deified peacefully!
The other demon lords all breathed a sigh of relief. They all knew Tyr quite well, and from his tone they knew that they should be out of danger for the time being.
Gracia on the sixth floor was angry and annoyed. She was not stupid. The enemy might only have three chances to launch a surprise attack, but they chose to bypass her and choose Prince Levistus.
Doesn't this mean that, even in the eyes of the enemy, she is weaker and therefore not worth prioritizing?
The evil gods living in hell also had different expressions for a moment.
The reason why they chose to settle down in hell was, on the one hand, because there were a large number of devils here that could be used as cannon fodder, and when they were unhappy occasionally, they could kill some devils to cheer themselves up.
On the other hand, it is also because it is relatively safe here. Those kind-hearted beings cannot reach out at all. Hell itself will suppress and weaken them extremely strongly.
Even if kind gods such as Tyr and Lathander sent out 10 combat incarnations at once, they would only be seeking death and might not even be able to get through the first level.
But now Tyr has a way to directly capture the devil lord, beat him until he is only left with one breath, and then throw him back to complete the real killing. Then for the evil gods entrenched here, hell may not be really safe.
They do have a kingdom of God in hell, but the devil lords are also blessed by hell and still cannot avoid this situation.
Perhaps, they should also consider retreating...
No, let's wait and see what Asmodeus does next. If he can really lead the demon lords to collectively become gods, perhaps things can still turn around.
Many beings had different thoughts for a moment, but Levi, Tyr and the others were all very happy at this moment, because today's events were a rare victory for justice and kindness, and the spoils were also very good.
Two priesthood fragments, one of ice and one of fire, plus a total of 7 fragments of the godhead. Even if he slaughtered an ordinary weak god, he might not get such a harvest as he has now.
So Levi began to use the power of Mount Heaven on the spot to purify these fragments of the divine nature, and prepared to give some of them to Tyr and others.
But Tyr waved his hand and said that they did not need any reward at all, because the demise of evil forces was the best reward for them.
Tom and others also expressed that they were very satisfied to be able to participate in the siege of Baalzebub and other demon lords, and they did not need any other rewards.
Although the real bodies of these devil lords have always stayed in the Nine Hells, their conspiracies and tricks have always been rampant in the main world, and they are particularly accustomed to corrupting the existence of the good camp.
Almost every year, some of their paladins and priests fall into depravity because of this.
Those young people may be enthusiastic about justice at first, but the devil has too many ways to seduce them.
For example, by randomly creating a few illusions and letting the paladin accidentally kill his teammates, it is easy to cause his faith to collapse, allowing the devil to take advantage of the situation.
But they, the gods, have never been able to take true revenge on the demon lords, which makes them feel deeply regretful.
Until today, they finally got their chance to settle accounts.
If Levi really wants to say something, then just call them next time there is a similar battle!
Tyr also took the initiative to say that if Levi encountered any difficulties, he could tell him and he would do his best to help.
Although the two sides did not have any formal alliance or anything similar, in fact, Tyr had long regarded Levi as a partner of justice.
Seeing the other party was so sincere, Levi did not insist any more. He immediately promised that if there was another opportunity in the future, he would definitely call the other party.
If possible, Levi still hopes that Tyr will take the initiative to attract Asmodeus' attention, just like this time.
It’s not that Levi is so afraid of the Lord of Hell, but mainly because he and Tom and the others have similar concerns and don’t want their believers to be tempted by the devil.
After all, he, Donna and others all have very poor family backgrounds and don't have many available subordinates.
Then Tyr asked Levi if there was anything he could do to help.
Maybe his original intention was just to be polite, but Levi really had something that might require Tyr's help.
"I am very interested in His Highness Gund's knowledge. I wonder if His Highness Tyr can help introduce me to him?"
With the knowledge of the Chaos Dwarves and the help of the Dwarven Gods, his Death Guard has become perfect. Now they have been sent in large numbers to places like Lustria and Dreadrock, and even some of them are brought along when Messengers and Messengers of Mercy launch daily raids on the Abyss.
It is not only to collect soul fragments, but also to test their actual combat capabilities and help Levi better improve them.
At present, everything seems to be going well, but Levi's real goal, which is to obtain the relevant priesthood, is still a long way off.
If this situation continues, perhaps it will take another few dozen or even a hundred years before he will be able to obtain the relevant priesthood of the construct.
But Levi felt that he didn't have that much time. Be it the Four Chaos Gods, other Demon Gods, or Bilak and his ilk, they couldn't wait that long. He needed to speed up.
As a priest who has mastered skills, craftsmanship and forging, Gond's main interest is not the Death Guard, but the processing and creation of small items such as jewelry and accessories, followed by some architecture and so on.
But if he could get his help, it would definitely greatly speed up Levi's pace and even further improve the Death Guard.
The current Death Guards, besides being not intelligent enough, have bodies made of metal and rock, which makes them powerful but lacking in flexibility.
There are also some minor quibbles in the details, after all, they were originally created by Nagash.
No matter how talented Nagash is, he is just a mortal. Due to the difference in height, his things are far from perfect in the eyes of Levi, the god of death.
So Levi has another bold idea. When the Death Guard is perfect enough and the soul fragments are sufficient, can he change the raw materials used by the Death Guard so that its body will also undergo a qualitative change?
For example, turning into some angelic creature composed purely of energy?
After all, apart from a little bit of intelligence, the essence of soul fragments is nothing more than energy, and for God, almost all energies can be converted into each other.
It's just that Gond is in an absolutely neutral camp and has medium divine power. He is also a servant of Oghma, the Lord of Knowledge, who is a powerful god. He can completely ignore the face of any existence.
So Levi never had any relevant connections before, because even Lilith didn't have any connections in this area.
But as for Tyr, as the god of justice, whether it is Oghma or Gond, even if they do not use actual means to support Tyr's many actions, they will definitely maintain the highest respect for Tyr.
Tyr hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Highness Levi, is this for the sake of justice and kindness?"
The tomb technicians under Levi used soul fragments to create Death Guards, which could not be hidden from the existence of intentional beings. Tyr also knew some of the information.
Levi said sincerely: "Yes, in order to better fight against evil."
If it weren't for the threat of demons and the four chaos gods, there would be no need for him to work so hard. As long as he managed Lustria well and developed faith among the Lizardmen, he could expect to gain medium or even powerful divine power.
As for Donna, Penthesilea and others, in addition to being racial gods, Levi also has more expectations for them.
For example, Levi gave Penthesilea the athletic talent he had inherited from Gilgamesh, hoping that she could develop related priesthood or fields as soon as possible, such as sports, exercise, and athletics.
It just so happens that the Spartans themselves are very fond of these things, and if she can really succeed, she will definitely benefit a lot.
Of course, Penthesilea could also understand how great the potential of this seemingly insignificant divinity actually was, so she fulfilled her duties as the future queen of gods that night.
As long as Kalida develops the dinosaur business well, she won't have to worry at all.
As for Donna, the competition within the elven pantheon regarding bows and hunting was too fierce. Even with the support of himself and Lilith, Donna could not defeat veteran gods such as the hunting god Kunos, so Levi decided to find another way.
On the one hand, Levi asked Donna to try to become the god of rangers and wanderers to replace the god of thieves who was killed by Rose before.
On the other hand, he invited the tiger goddess, Furik, to visit Paradise Mountain several times.
The Tiger Goddess has the portfolios of play and curiosity in addition to the hunting portfolio, and is working towards the Tigers and tigers, as well as stealth and roaming.
Especially the latter two, if Donna can learn some knowledge from them, it will definitely help her become the god of rangers and wanderers.
At the same time, Levi also wanted to take the opportunity to win over the Tiger Goddess and her brother, the Bear God. Lustria is still very suitable for the survival of Tigers and Bears, and because the area there is large enough, it is more than enough to support dozens of gods.
But if you want to fight against demons, you can't just rely on lizardmen, bearmen or tigermen, because their numbers are limited, while demons are almost endless, and the combat effectiveness of lizardmen will be affected by poisons, plagues, etc.
Only the Death Guard, as a construct, is most suitable to serve as cannon fodder, and the soul fragments are taken from demons and used to fight against demons, which is the most perfect cycle.
Tyr immediately agreed: "Okay, leave it to me, I will solve this matter as soon as possible."
After chatting for a few more words, Tyr was ready to leave with Torm and the others. Today was a rare victory for the justice camp, and they were going to publicize this event so that all the paladins and other believers of good could share this joy together.
But suddenly, Tyr's face changed, and then he gritted his teeth again: "Damn Xirik, he released the Chaos Hound!"
Hearing this, Tom and the others exclaimed in surprise, and even Levi couldn't help but change color slightly: "It turned out to be it? Xirik is so bold!"
The Chaos Hound - Kezef, it, the Night Serpent - Dendar, and the Elf Devourer - Idiak Oridil, are collectively known as the three giants of the ancient evil.
Their fighting power might not be the strongest, but their abilities are extremely disgusting, and they are very uncomfortable for both mortals and gods.
For example, the Chaos Hound has a special spatial ability and particularly likes to eat the souls of petitioners, which makes it easier for it to break into the kingdom of the gods and feast on them, and thus becomes the enemy of the gods.
The Chaos Hound had fought against powerful gods such as Tyr and Mystra before, but was never completely killed. It even bit off and swallowed Tyr's right hand. All these things are enough to show how powerful it is.
Tyr said with a slight sense of self-blame: "It's my fault. I clearly knew that it was sealed in the plane of the Noisy Tunnel, which happened to be in the same plane as Xirik's original kingdom of God, but I only sent a combat avatar to guard it, which gave Xirik an opportunity to take advantage of it."
There? Levi was a little surprised, and then he comforted him: "Your Highness Tyr, don't blame yourself too much. The properties of the Noisy Tunnel are too opposite to our camp. This is not your fault."
Tyr shook his head slightly. Even if Levi said so, wrong was wrong. He would not shirk responsibility, and this would also be his revenge.
"I will discuss with Mystra and borrow her 'Dog-killing Sword' to completely solve this problem."
The Dog-killing Sword became famous throughout the world because the first goddess of magic once used it to kill the dog god.
After being stained with the blood of the Dog God and absorbing the fragments of the Dog God's divinity, its effect has been strengthened, and it will have additional damage enhancement to all creatures with canine characteristics, including canines, dog-headed people, or simply other creatures with the word "dog" in their names.
Although the Chaos Hound is an ancient evil creature, its name and appearance are not much different from ordinary dogs. If Tyr gets the "Dog-killing Sword", I can't say how much it can increase, but it is entirely possible to increase its attack power by 2-3 times.
Mystra only recently rediscovered the sword, otherwise it would not have been as simple as just sealing the Chaos Hounds.
Now the only thing Tyr couldn't understand was why it was Cyric who released the Chaos Hounds?
Cyric also participated in the siege of the Chaos Hounds. Isn't he worried that the vengeful dog will take revenge on him?
Or did Cyric confuse the Chaos Hound and find a more suitable target for revenge?
But before Tyr could rush to find out the truth, Levi stopped him because Lilith had sent him news.
At that time, Illidan and Imrik and others were sniping a group of powerful Slaanesh demons in Antarctica and killed many legendary beings.
Unexpectedly, they also witnessed a farce while they were resting.
It turned out that Cyric and Mask had completely fallen out, and Cyric reached an agreement with the Chaos Hounds and released the dogs to hunt down Mask.
Mask had stayed with Cyric for a long time in the identity of the Sword of Divine Disaster, and no one knew how many secrets of Cyric he had mastered. As a result, even in such a situation, Cyric was still obsessed with revenge.
But for Levi, Tyr and others, this is a good thing. Those two guys are not good people, so it's a good opportunity to let them fight each other.
After listening to this, Tyr, who had originally had a serious face, couldn't help but relax a little. After thanking Levi, he left with Tom and others.
His plan did not change because of this. He still decided to help Levi contact Gond first, and then go to borrow the sword. He wanted to get rid of the Chaos Hound once and for all and clean up this scourge for the gods!
After Tyr and others left, Levi divided the spoils. Except for Isis, Donna and the others were all new gods. Any fragment of the godhead was very valuable and could at least create a demigod-level combat incarnation.
But the sharp-eyed Donna noticed that Levi's mood didn't seem as good as she had imagined.
"What's wrong? Did anything unexpected happen?"
Levi nodded gently: "The four Chaos Gods have begun to act. They have sent a large number of powerful people, including legendary fallen humans and various god-level demons, deep into every corner of the main world. The one just sniped by Illidan and his men was just one of them."
"And Lilith discovered that after Bilak, a second being blessed by the Four Chaos Gods appeared. This seems to indicate some kind of grand plan of the Four Chaos Gods."
Hearing this, Donna, Penthesilea and the others all turned serious. Just because of Bilak who was toyed with by the Four Gods of Chaos, many demon lords became gods.
How big a deal could this second Bilak do? And it sounded like he was more valued by the Four Chaos Gods than Bilak.
"But we don't have to worry too much, because Lilith has already predicted his appearance."
Although the world has undergone many changes, Lilith does know that guy, the Lord of the End - Archaon. In a parallel world, he single-handedly led the destruction of the entire world and was the chief executioner of the Four Chaos Gods.
But according to Lilith, at the moment, this Archaon is just an ordinary legendary.
Before he really started to make a name for himself, Lilith had already killed many of his destined and capable subordinates, and also stole or destroyed some powerful treasures that should have belonged to him.
If they met head-on, Imrik could easily kill Archaon as he is now.
So what Levi and the others need is to be vigilant and alert, and to become as strong as possible.
When they become strong enough, not to mention Archaon, even if the four Chaos Gods themselves come, they will have the courage and strength to resist!
