Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 337: Mala’s conspiracy?
At the same time, in the kingdom of gods, many gods were watching from afar a kingdom of gods that was constantly collapsing in the void.
That place belongs to Leila, the former phantom goddess who has now fallen into the main world and turned into a saint. No one knows where she is hiding.
As a notoriously insignificant figure among the gods, the Phantom Goddess has no relatives or friends, and she is from the chaotic camp, so no god feels sad or angry because of her injury.
But when they found out that the one who gained the most benefit in this war of killing gods was the Prince of Lies - Cyric, the gods, mainly the human gods, all frowned, sneered or showed anger.
There was no way. Xirik 's arrogance, ignorance and madness had earned him too many enemies.
Especially after he claimed to be the "only God" and the "Supreme God", he was increasingly ostracized and hostile by the gods. No god would like such an existence.
Later, some gods gradually discovered that they might have fallen into some trap set by Xirik.
They regard what he said as the biggest lie, but doesn't this also give him strength?
Therefore, the gods, who felt that they were fooled and used, began to attack Xirik with greater efforts. Otherwise, with so many powerful priesthoods that Xirik possessed, he might have been promoted to a powerful god long ago.
But despite this, because the lie spread so widely, Xirik was still able to gain power continuously. No matter how much he was besieged, he always stayed firmly on the threshold of becoming a powerful god, just one step away.
And now, with the priesthood of illusion acquired from Leila, he might be able to become a powerful god in one fell swoop, which is not what the gods want to see.
Especially the Mother of Magic - Mystra, the Lord of the Dead - Kelemvor, and the Black King - Bane, who have the deepest hatred for Cyric, have made up their minds to have their churches speed up the encirclement and suppression of the other side's believers.
Otherwise, after Xirik is promoted to a powerful god, he and his believers will become increasingly difficult to deal with , because as long as the gods are willing, each of his priesthood and fields may become a help to his believers.
The Lord of Dawn, the Three Saints of Justice led by the God of Justice, the Goddess of Forests and Rangers - Mielikki, and others, all had similar plans.
Cyric is a thoroughly chaotic evil being, and he has brought too much suffering to the world. As gods of the good camp, they must take action.
As for Mask, the god of thieves, only his two enemies, the goddess of wealth, Waukeen, and the guardian god, Helm, decided to take immediate action.
Because although Mask likes and is good at petty theft, he doesn't dare to go too far most of the time. He is far from being as crazy as Cyric. He knows when to stop and what kind of enemies he cannot offend.
In comparison, the gods of other pantheons such as the elves, dwarves and gnomes were more in a state of watching the fun.
The dispute between Cyric and the gods, not only because he himself is a bit stupid, but also largely because of the struggle for faith between humans and gods.
But generally speaking, except for a very few beings like Su Lun, most gods will only and can only recruit believers of their own race.
Therefore, Xirik, as a human god, does not actually have much conflict with the gods of other alien races, because they do not have too many conflicts of interest.
At most, it was because of what Xirik did and his faction bias that many lawful and good gods disliked him.
Even for the dwarf gods, this hatred would not be enough to cause them to take the initiative to fight him. After all, they also have their own hostile gods from other races.
But perhaps the situation began to change a little bit today, because almost at the same time when Cyric successfully killed the Phantom Goddess, his followers also successfully provoked disputes between the Church of Bane and the Church of Waukeen.
Then they teamed up with the Mask Church and some undead creatures to launch a surprise attack on the two warring parties.
If it were just this, the gods would at most just watch the show or curse a few times, because Xirik's followers have always been so despicable and shameless.
But they soon discovered that before the Xirik Church had completely won the victory, the Thorn Town, which had been occupied by them, was captured by others first.
This is a great shame for the Xirik Church, which likes to stir up disputes and then profit from them, right? This can't help but make the gods feel a little better.
Bane made a decision on the spot. After the local believers defeated the Church of Waukeen and the Church of Cyric, he would let the believers try to absorb the leading elven wizard.
He likes anyone who can make Xirik unhappy!
Wakoin had some ideas. Should she signal her followers to join forces with the other side to counterattack Cyric and Bane?
Anyway, it seems that the fall of Silver Town is inevitable, but they can carry their most precious treasures and go to Thorn Town to meet up with the elven wizard. With their wealth plus his wisdom, it is absolutely possible for them to retake Silver Town!
The elf gods were also in a good mood, because after watching the excitement, several of them had more ideas in mind.
It seems that the recent series of changes and the benefits gained by the elven pantheon and the Kingdom of Caledor are more or less related to the elf who seemed insignificant at first but actually made rapid progress.
If so, can he go further?
Even though the elven pantheon is extremely powerful, they still have more than one weakness. That is, they do not have an independent existence in the three areas of magic, war, and death.
These shortcomings are not particularly fatal to the elven pantheon, because the elven god-king Corellon once possessed the first two priesthoods and still possesses a certain amount of power.
The Lord of Wisdom - Hoss is trying to become the god of magic. The priesthood of death also has the gatekeeper of the underworld, so it is slightly related.
But weaknesses are always weaknesses, and no one can ignore them.
Especially when there are the gods of war, army and death among the green-skinned gods, they can no longer tolerate these weaknesses.
Therefore, they have been trying to cultivate talents in related fields in recent years. However, there are many geniuses, but most of them die young. However, Levi is a hero chosen by God and theoretically has the possibility of unlimited resurrection.
If he can maintain this growth rate, perhaps we will have a new candidate...
But compared to them, Xirik and Mask were not in such a good mood.
They had just killed the Phantom Goddess and divided the spoils, but who could have imagined that their church would soon encounter such a setback.
Although the loss of a few territories and believers was only a minor injury to their church as a whole, was the magnitude of the loss the key? The key was a matter of face!
So the furious Xirik immediately decided that he must make the other party pay the price. No god or person could offend him without paying the price. Even if the other party was a hero chosen by God with a mysterious origin, he would definitely regret it!
Mask also fell into deep thought. It was always the thieves under his command who stole other people's things, and it was very rare for them to be attacked by others. Maybe he would have to let his believers visit Thorn Town more often in the future.
But before that, we still have to focus on dealing with the followers of Woking.
Really, if they are so good at making money, why would they work so hard for a few gold coins?
More gods also had different thoughts, but no matter what, the elven wizard Levi who planned this sneak attack officially entered the sight of the gods for the first time, and they really began to pay attention to the potential and power of the heroes chosen by God.
On the other side, in Thorn Town, after arranging some trivial matters, Levi also planned to visit the temple of the Disaster Girl in person. Even if he could not recruit the other party's priest, it would be good to obtain some magic items.
But just as he went out, Zhou Miyin came trotting over to report that Chen Zhui, the last man in the world, had arrived with reinforcements from the Dark Area and Bitao Village.
With these hundreds of soldiers, the garrison of Thorn City is now more sufficient. At the same time, Chen Zhui also brought two very important pieces of information.
First, let’s take a look at the general process of the battle in Baiyin Town.
The Church of Cyric, the Church of Mask, the vampires and other undead, together with the remnants of the Snake Cult, launched a siege on the Church of Waukeen and the Church of Bane, which were at war with each other.
In addition, many troops in the city turned against the Church of Waukeen, and some attacked the Church of Bane, so the battle in Silver Town became extremely chaotic.
After a period of time, the Bane Church, which was under siege from multiple sides, took the lead in retreating and temporarily gave up the attack on Silver Town.
Although they knew from the beginning that this incident was instigated by someone, and it was most likely the Church of Xirik, they also made certain targeted countermeasures and tried to take advantage of the situation, but they still underestimated the opponent's strength and suffered heavy losses in the siege.
The Church of Xirik still wanted to pursue and kill them, but they were forcibly repelled by the Legion of Terror led by Maltis, who had been lurking on the side and was responsible for the support.
Currently, the Church of Cyric has turned to continue besieging the Church of Waukeen. Although the defense of Waukeen's church is very strong, it is foreseeable that they are outnumbered and it is only a matter of time before they are defeated or even wiped out.
To be honest, Levi wasn't too surprised by this.
The Church of Bane's previous behavior was so strange, it is very likely that they have seen through the conspiracy of the Church of Cyric. After all, the two sides are old enemies, and they know what methods the other side likes and is best at using.
Although there is no information about Deadwater Town now, it is estimated that the Xirik Church will not be able to gain any advantage there. After all, the main force of their coalition is stationed in Silver Town.
As for the fact that the remnants of the Snake Cult and the vampires joined the Church of Xirik together, it is not something that is difficult to understand. To some extent, they are all birds of a feather.
Although the Church of Bane is also an evil camp, Bane is a powerful god known as the "Black King". Whether he wants to recruit subordinates or dogs, there is a certain threshold.
As the saying goes, Bane taught his disciples that they really don't want all the junk they like. At least the undead are very unpopular with them.
However, for Levi, although the threat posed by the gathering of several enemy groups together is greater, on the other hand, if the enemies have a fixed location, wouldn't it be easier for him to deal with them?
Moreover, the vampires first colluded with the Church of Malar, and then turned around and cooperated with the Church of Cyric so openly. Does this also mean that Dracula's control over them is becoming weaker and weaker?
The second piece of information has nothing to do with the current battle in Baiyin Town, but it has a lot to do with Levi and Chen Zhui of the end of the world.
Just before the Xirik Church officially attacked Silver Town, the followers of Mala probably saw the potential and strength of Chen Zhui, the last man, so they took the initiative to find him and wanted him to join the Mala Church.
Not only did they offer some benefits to tempt him, they also revealed that they were gathering elite troops for some grand plan. Once the plan succeeded, he, a new believer, would likely immediately become a high-ranking figure in the church.
As he spoke, he couldn't help laughing, and Levi immediately understood that he had tasted the benefits and wanted to repeat the same trick.
"You want to join forces with me to take care of them once? Just like when we dealt with the old black dragon last time?"
Chen Zhui nodded without hesitation: "Of course, those ugly bastards don't even look at what they look like, and they still want to take me as their younger brother. If I don't backstab them once, I'd be sorry for their looks and intelligence!"
Levi pondered for a moment: "But Mala is different from the old black dragon. After all, it is a true god. Have you considered a way out?"
Last time, he teamed up with the Wood Elves, Virginia of the Moon Oracle, and others to destroy the main forces of the Malar Church and the Beastmen, and even killed a hero of more than level 10 and a large number of Tauren, Hunters, and so on.
But now, Chen Zhui of the End Times said that he had been bewitched by many beastmen again, among which there were at least two or three heroic units. This was too strange.
Although beastmen are rampant throughout the main world, most beast tribes still have their own territories. Moreover, in order to avoid being hunted down by other forces, their theoretical territories are often very large, and they usually have little intersection.
Now that they have gathered so much power at once, what conspiracy are they preparing?
Chen Zhui of the Last World chuckled: "After I stab them in the back, I will turn around and join Su Lun. What do you think?"
Levi raised his eyebrows. He had to admit that this plan was very feasible, or it was not only applicable to Chen Zhui of the End of the World, but also to all beastmen.
As long as they can change their camp, they can turn around and join the other one.
One likes to recruit kind beastmen, and the other likes evil ones. Isn't this giving the beastmen a chance to switch jobs?
No wonder Chen Zhui of the Last Days brought an elite team here this time. He must have planned it in advance, fearing that this visit would be noticed by the believers of Mala.
"So, what are you going to do? What exactly is their grand plan?"
When he was in the holy land in the forest before, he knew that these beastmen must be planning some conspiracy, but he, the wood elves, Virginia and others were completely unaware of the inside story. Now it is possible for him to use the power of Chen Cone of the End Times.
"You send soldiers to burn, kill, and loot my village, pretending to be enemies. I can then join them. Once I have detailed intelligence and figure out their true purpose, I will contact you again."
In order to pretend to be more realistic, he decided to spend some money this time.
But Levi was not stingy. While arranging people to rob, he also allowed the other party to choose freely in the armory.
These equipments are very common things in his own side, but if they are brought to the beastmen by Chen Zhui of the End of the World, he will probably be regarded as a super rich man by all the beastmen, right?
Chen Zhui of the Last World was not polite either, because he and Levi shared the same opinion in this regard. These seemingly ordinary equipment might be of great use in his next undercover mission.
So a quarter of an hour later, after confirming some details, Chen Zhui of the Last World left first, and Levi also asked Donna to take the Sky Slayer, and Xiaotian, the supervisors and others followed closely behind, ready to rob the other party's village.
They all look very conspicuous, and once they take action in a high-profile manner, Mala's followers will definitely notice them quickly, which is just in line with Chen Zhui's plan for the end of the world.
Almost as soon as they left, two system prompts popped up one after another. The first one was that the Xirik Church successfully occupied Silver Town, but they were not able to kill them all because at the last moment, the people of the Woking Church seemed to have run away with a lot of treasures.
It can be said that the Church of Cyric spent a lot of effort, united multiple races and forces, spent so much cost, and finally suffered heavy losses. The result was that they drove away the Church of Waukeen and did not get much in return.
The Thorn City that they originally occupied was captured by Levi. As a result, their military strength, resources, wealth, etc. were no longer as good as before, which was a bit like stealing a chicken but losing the rice instead.
Xirik's followers have always prided themselves on being smart and cunning. After this farce spread, Levi felt that everyone who participated in the attack on Thorn Town, including himself, would probably become famous in the neighborhood.
As for the second system prompt, it is about the high elves.
"Regional system announcement: After a relatively easy battle, Broken Bay was captured by the High Elves - the Kingdom of Caledor. The Red Cloud Tribe has lost all its towns and villages, its leader has been killed, and its main force has been annihilated. The Red Cloud Tribe has since vanished into thin air."
This announcement did not cause any waves in Levi's heart, because he had already learned the direction of the development of this matter from Michaela.
It can even be said that Prince Dragon alone has enough ability to defeat the Red Cloud Tribe in its heyday.
What he was more concerned about was that after the war with the Red Cloud Tribe ended, there were no longer any greenskin forces nearby. It was time for the Dragon Prince to transfer part of the troops and hand them over to Mikaela to defend the western border, right?
But now that he had successfully pushed the border from Green Blade Village to Thorn Town, would the troops that Michaela led be foolish enough to stay in Green Blade Village?
