So, unless one actively embraces the other party like Zeus did, once one becomes a god, is it possible to resist the corruption of the Four Chaos Gods?
After returning to Lahmia City, the damaged construct was thrown to Harpros for repair. Khalida went to check the fleet's preparations, while Elegy and others replenished supplies. Levi was still thinking about what Lord Kroka said.
However, before he truly collected all nine volumes of Nagash, he was not yet willing to ascend to godhood.
Because he and Lilith have always suspected that the nine volumes of Nagash may contain knowledge about the priesthood or realm of death.
After all, Nagash was responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of people, and there must be even more people who died indirectly because of him.
It is completely understandable to say that he gained some special power because of this.
Even though he carries many bad reputations, from ancient times to the present, he is still recognized as the most talented among all human wizards.
If one could obtain the priesthood of death and then ascend to godhood, he would be much stronger than an ordinary god.
But that can be discussed later. Taking a look at the ring, Levi discovered that it was still integrating the remaining divine power of the God of Mazes.
There isn't even a countdown, so I don't know how long it will take, let alone what it will look like after the fusion.
So he turned his attention to the divinity of the God of Mazes.
It is not known whether the self-consciousness was removed when it was handed over to Lord Kroka, or whether it gradually disappeared over the long years.
In short, according to the system's notes, there is only pure power and knowledge, and no thoughts or consciousness exist.
After a slight hesitation, he chose to use it directly.
After a few seconds, Levi successfully obtained its power.
The portfolio of the mythal god includes protection, protection from magic, and mythals.
Levi is not very clear about the areas he controls for the time being, because this god has been very mysterious in the past.
Lilith only knew a little bit about it, because before a certain point in time, she was just an ordinary elf goddess who only knew how to enjoy herself all day long. She was very heartless, just like most of her kind.
She seemed to have suddenly awakened at a certain time.
Considering the many pieces of information she had revealed before, Levi already had a vague guess.
Did she get the information from other Outer Gods, or is she one of the Outer Gods herself?
But that had little to do with him for now. He just needed to know that she had always been good to him.
Her true identity is not important. What is important is her position and her attitude towards Levi.
Back to the point, now he was certain that the God of Maze must possess the field of craftsmanship, because he had comprehended a magic related to it.
Craftsman's Touch: You can repair or damage constructs and magic items with a single direct touch.
Now, even if Harpros is not there temporarily, he can still repair constructs such as the Sphinx.
Moreover, Levi vaguely felt that there seemed to be room for improvement in the process of creating the Death Guards according to the fool-proof operation of the Ninth Volume of Nagash.
This is what makes him even more excited. If this is the case, as he becomes more and more proficient, will he be able to independently create Death Guards after getting rid of the Nine Volumes of Nagash?
Thinking of this, he no longer wasted time and directly found a quiet place to create the Jackal Guard he was most familiar with.
The process was not smooth at the beginning, but after many failed attempts, Levi was finally able to make slight improvements, which immediately made him very excited.
Although the Nine Volumes of Nagash were good, he did not want to be bound by them for the rest of his life. After all, they were external objects, and the skills he truly learned would belong to him forever.
So, he was a little excited and worked for several hours.
Although there was still no change in his skill bar, he was already confident that after a few more times, he would be able to master this skill thoroughly.
By the way, he also created some tomb scorpions. This special type of soldier can definitely play a good role when dealing with races such as ratmen that can also dig underground.
After finishing all this, Donna came over with a smile and told him some relevant information sent by Kalida.
The greenskins and dwarves were still in the mountains, fighting over various strongholds.
The greenskins had the advantage of having more people and the power of our thinking, so their attack was very fierce.
The dwarves had the advantage of geography, and many God-chosen heroes from various races chose to stand with them, which enabled them to obtain a large number of reinforcements.
After all, compared to the greenskins who don’t even have gold coins, the dwarves’ various weapons, equipment, war machines, and even runes, etc., are all good things.
So even though there is a huge gap in military strength between the two sides, the dwarves can still hold on for the time being.
The greenskins hold the initiative in the war, but they do not have more troops to deal with other races.
But this situation will not last long, because the dwarves will be killed one by one.
But during the duration of the Super WAAAGH, the greenskins seemed to be grown from the ground, almost endless, and the speed of troop replenishment was very fast.
And following the goblins, bugbears, trolls and other races, the kobolds also gradually began to participate in the fight against the dwarves.
Perhaps to many chosen heroes, ogres seem to be similar to goblins, and are just mobile experience points in the novice village.
But in fact, the gap between the two sides becomes bigger as time goes by, because the kobolds really have the blood of dragons.
As they gradually become stronger and awaken into Dragon Vein Warlocks, Dragon Guardians, etc., they will be able to defeat the goblins in both strength and wisdom.
In addition, their numbers are large enough, so the main god of the kobolds, Kurtulmak, is considered to be relatively strong among the medium-power gods.
Although the kobolds mostly only fought with dwarves before, they are also good at mining and have many grudges with dwarves.
In short, no one knows whether the greenskin gods promised some kind of reward or simply wanted to take advantage of the situation, but they have now chosen to join, which has given the greenskins even more power.
When the dwarves can no longer hold on, it may be the time when they suffer a chain defeat.
However, Levi and Khalida both knew that this ideal situation for the greenskins was actually unlikely to happen.
Because the Mist Expedition led by Eltharion the Grim has been on the march for many days, and judging by the time, it should be arriving soon.
If he could give the greenskins a hard blow from behind, he would be able to disperse their military strength to a considerable extent and give the dwarves a chance to catch their breath.
The rats have completely shifted their targets and focused their attacks on the human kingdoms.
For them, humans are undoubtedly easier to deal with than elves or dwarves.
According to intelligence, many human officials would even take the initiative to cover up the existence of the rat people for the sake of their own official positions, which undoubtedly helped them.
In the Sigma Empire, a church called "Yellow Fang" gradually emerged. Its members were all humans, but they worshiped the God of the Ratmen, which made many people in the know speechless.
At the same time, many beastmen had already crossed mountains and rivers and began to head towards the Wood Elves' lair - the Great Forest of Athel Loren.
Unless they are unlucky enough to block their path, their overall threat to other races is strictly speaking reduced a lot.
As for the snake people and Nibon pirates who frequently harassed the territory of Khalida, they seemed to have behaved themselves a lot recently.
Intelligence suggests that they all seem to have been recruited by the Queen of the Sea, and then joined forces with the Dark Elves to fight against the Sea Dreamers and the High Elves.
In a word, everything is going well at the moment, and they can officially go out to sea tomorrow to launch an attack on the dark elves.
So early the next morning, Levi got ready and went to the port with Khalida.
Even though he had expected it, Levi still raised his eyebrows. This time, Khalida's move was huge.
Looking around, there are hundreds or even thousands of warships with flags flying. The smallest one is 10 meters long, and there are also many others that are 30 to 40, 50 to 60 meters long.
At a glance, if all are filled, Khalida will have to mobilize at least 40,000 to 50,000 troops this time.
Even for the Tomb Kings who find it relatively easy to obtain soldiers, this is not a small number.
However, if it is a pure naval battle, she actually does not need to bring so many troops, because naval battles are mainly based on long-range attacks, and the frequency of boarding battles is still very low.
There are those who drive the ship, operate the ship's crossbows, catapults and other war machines, and then there are the archers and so on. Melee troops are secondary.
Unless, Khalida doesn't just want to fight a naval battle, she also wants to fight a landing battle!
Seeing Levi's slightly emotional look, Kalida was somewhat proud: "How is it, Levi, how is my fleet?"
"Yeah, very impressive."
I just don't know what their actual combat effectiveness is. Most of the warships here look old and have been in disrepair for a long time.
Or do they just like this tune?
Complaining secretly in his heart, Levi was led by Kalida to his warship.
She had said before that she would give him a part of it.
But after seeing the unique shape with his own eyes, Levi was still somewhat speechless.
Do you Tomb Kings love pyramids so much that you even build your warships like this?
That’s right, the 70-meter-long warship that Khalida prepared for him had three pyramids of different sizes on it.
There are various shooting holes, and judging from its appearance, its defense must be very strong, but pyramids are usually prepared for mummies...
But no matter what, this is also her heartfelt gesture, and her flagship is the same.
So Levi thanked him with a smile, and then arranged for part of his troops to enter the warship to familiarize themselves with the operation of crossbows and other weapons as quickly as possible, in order to gain some experience points or something.
Yes, there are only some melee infantry. Donna will still float in the sky with the Sky Slashers and ranged troops, as well as the air force.
Whether it's the Queen of the Sea, the Sahuagin, or the Dark Elves, what they excel at is naval warfare.
In the air is the safest place for Donna and the others.
Next were the 30 dragon turtle eggs that Sumi had given him before. After the druids' careful care and the emergency catalysis of elemental crystals and many other means, they were now mature.
These huge monsters, with a diameter of six or seven meters and possessing level 5 strength, can all officially participate in the battle and serve as guards for the warships.
Khalida also told Levi that she had mobilized an army of 40,000 this time, and had specially selected some elite archers from several towns in the south in order to fight this battle.
As for the other God-chosen heroes who signed up, a rough estimate shows that they can gather an army of over ten thousand, not including the two thousand five hundred aquatic troops brought by Shudun's sister, Sumi.
This number of wars, not counting the previous battle to annihilate the Silver Blood Army, has not occurred in this area for hundreds of years.
"So, what's your plan?"
"Send out the entire army and put pressure on the Stone Breaking Islands, Dragon Tooth Mountain, and Fear Rock at the same time, then avoid the strong and attack the weak."
In reality, this wouldn't have been particularly complicated because of the sheer size of her fleet.
As long as the other party is not a fool, they will definitely be paying attention to us since they left the port.
Levi had no objection. Not to mention that this was originally Khalida's own troops, she had absolute control over it.
He had never commanded such a large army before, so he'd better not try to show off.
"So are we going to separate, or..."
"Let's get together. Malus Darkblade is a difficult character."
Levi deeply agreed with this. Even though he had never seen the other party in person, the fact that the other party was able to seriously injure both the Dragon Prince and his legendary dragon without a flying mount showed his strength.
Moreover, the intelligence he collected from various sources all emphasized one point without exception: he was almost immortal.
No matter whether it was a physical or magical attack, it either didn't penetrate his defense at all, or the damage he received was not as fast as he could recover from it.
For him, if the strength is not up to a certain level, the human wave tactics are meaningless.
Even Kalida asserted that without her own mount, Kuga would be no match for the opponent.
If the opponent has a mount, the chances of winning are greater.
Facing such an opponent, no matter how cautious you are, it is not excessive.
There was no complicated process. After Levi met Sumi, Kalida gave an order and the fleet was roughly divided into four teams and set sail.
The Scorpion Warrior and her generals and priests marched towards the Dark Elves' original lair - Dragon Tooth Mountain, trying to test the defensive strength there.
Some generals transferred from the south pointed their swords directly at the Gravel Islands.
The Dark Elves have established a number of small outposts there, and their main purpose is to destroy them as much as possible.
As for the many God-chosen heroes who were originally under her control except Levi and Sumi, they were organized into a third team, and her constraints were relatively loose.
She only asked them to try their best to wipe out any enemy forces they encountered. If the enemy was too powerful and they were unable to fight against it, they could also warn the other teams as soon as possible.
Of course, if there are those who insist on following her, that doesn’t matter.
As for her and Levi, they headed straight for Fear Rock.
The Dark Elves had just captured Dreadrock not long ago. Although they first used the power of the plague from the Nurgle demons, the latest intelligence showed that the Lizardmen were not completely without resistance.
Therefore, many of the defense facilities there have been destroyed, and due to the rush, they may not have been fully repaired yet. This is their chance.
Or at worst, they can also test the opponent's main force.
And she also used a little trick. Her fleet was the smallest and looked the most ordinary in appearance, but its actual strength was the strongest.
This may not have much effect, but at least the other party won't recognize her at a glance.
If the opponent's main general is a fool, she will have a chance.
She also planned to gradually approach the Fear Rock. She also further divided her troops and sent out some suspicious troops to attract the enemy's attention. This was one of the reasons why she prepared so many warships.
When she fought alongside Levi before, she suffered several setbacks and even needed his rescue at times.
But this time, she wants to show him the true power and wisdom of the Warrior Queen!
In the end, most of the heroes chosen by God did not choose to travel with Khalida.
Because after observing for some time, they have realized that with Levi around, their chances of getting a generous reward from Khalida are not very great, so they might as well go out and try it on their own.
Sumi naturally came along as well, and after learning that there was still a lot of free space on Levi's boat, she took the initiative to bring a few of her sisters to ride on the boat.
Although mermaids are born to swim, and the stronger ones can even move at high speeds using magic without wagging their tails, it is still not as comfortable as riding on a boat.
Levi also took the opportunity to communicate with her about some relevant information. Sumi and the others had traveled hundreds of miles, running and killing all the way here.
In terms of personal experience, it is definitely better than the simple written records provided by Khalida.
Wange and the others naturally also listened in. It always does good to learn more knowledge.
In this way, Sumi's knowledge lecture lasted for several hours. People kept joining and leaving during the process, and it was only interrupted by a slightly harsh alarm.
Levi, Sumi and others stood up at the same time. They had driven hundreds of miles and encountered many low- and medium-level water monsters on the road. Such an alarm had never been issued before.
This can only mean one thing, the enemy this time is much stronger than before!
The people who came were some pirates who were very common in the nearby waters. There were quite a lot of them, with hundreds of ships coming out at once, even larger than the army of Khalida.
Although most of them look shabby, they are still very impressive.
What is particularly special is that there are not only bald Nebon pirates, but also some snake people.
They are still easy to distinguish because the appearance of each other's warships is completely different.
Seventy to eighty percent of the Nebon pirates have shabby little boats. It is a miracle that this kind of warship can go to sea.
Their fighting style is usually to fire a wave of weak arrows first, then actively move forward and start hand-to-hand combat, or even seize the enemy's ships.
Because if they could grab a boat, it would definitely not be worse than the original one they had.
They are also the least threatening of all pirates.
If it is a straight rectangular ship, then there is no need to think too much, it must be an official pirate supported by some Nibon daimyo behind the scenes.
Their threat level will increase dramatically because they will basically be equipped with weapons such as cannons and muskets on board.
The snake people's warships are mostly long and narrow, and there are often some ferocious snake heads on the bow, which are very easy to identify.
However, they are not just decorations, they can often spray out poisonous arrows or even venom.
Originally, these two types of pirates would not fight side by side. The Nibon pirates did not want to provoke the snake people because they basically could not defeat them.
But the snake people are of chaotic evil camp, and they will launch indiscriminate attacks on all races almost like demons.
Now looking at how they are getting along harmoniously, it is obvious that they are all under the control of the Queen of the Sea.
The snake-god - Mershok, although he is a medium-level god, he is alone and often suffers from the beatings of the Zhendan Dragon God. Occasionally, the Inda gods and even the Monkey King will find time to cause trouble for him.
I think he has always wanted to find some powerful allies. The Queen of the Sea and Cain, the Bloody Hand God behind the Dark Elves, would undoubtedly be very suitable candidates.
Sumi's expression also became serious. After quickly greeting Levi, he jumped directly into the sea and began to command the troops.
She did not forget that the reason she followed Levi was to repay his kindness through fighting!
On the other side, the Tomb Fleet did not need Khalida to speak, as several generals were commanding the fleet to attack.
The Tomb Kings do not use artillery, but the ammunition for their catapults is not ordinary stone, but enchanted. In terms of attack power alone, they may be higher than the opponent.
Levi was not idle either. There was no need for Donna and the others to take immediate action against enemies of this level, so he let Cindy, Sefa and Sally get familiar with naval battles.
Now all of them are equipped with magic flying carpets, so they can fight more freely.
Just cast a fireball at those small sailboats of the Nebon pirates, wouldn't they all be set on fire?
As for Levi himself, he first used several advanced monster summoning techniques to allow several ichthyosaurs and ancient giant turtles to join the battlefield.
Then he summoned dozens of manatees. These level 3 little guys had almost never shown up in previous battles.
Because they are purely aquatic creatures and their combat capabilities are quite weak, but in this case, it is not a problem for them to be scouts.
Finally, he performed the Dragon Cloud Technique for the first time. He really wanted to know what kind of existence this 8th-level spell could summon.
"Jiang Ang!"
As he cast the spell, a sound that was not loud but quite strange, as if a roar that could penetrate people's hearts, rang out among the clouds.
The little female dragon, who had been considering whether to just take a break when facing such a weak enemy, suddenly got a chill and remembered what an elder had warned her.
Levi was also stunned for a moment. No wonder the spell notes said to summon a dragon instead of a giant dragon, because the divine dragon of Zhendan is also considered a dragon!
That’s right, this is an electric dragon that is completely purple with lightning flashing all over its body.
Normally, the divine dragon and dragon god of Zhendan refer to the same meaning, because even at its most prosperous time, Zhendan only had 11 dragon gods.
A powerful couple and their nine children.
Afterwards, their children might have had offspring with mortals, but very few of them could transform into dragons.
And that often requires a long casting time, special rituals and materials, etc.
At the same time, it will become extremely fragile during the casting process. In short, it is difficult to do this on the battlefield, and it is definitely difficult to appear as quickly as the Dragon Cloud Element.
Therefore, the divine dragon usually mentioned is the dragon god.
That's why Levi was so surprised. He really didn't expect it.
As a being with a level 6 elite template, its melee ability may not be particularly strong, not as good as the Iron Dragon Golem of the same level, but it can fly, swim, and cast a variety of wind and electricity spells.
And most importantly, the signature ability - the power of the dragon. All soldiers whose rank is not higher than it may be affected.
The specific effects range from weakening the opponent's attributes to simply inflicting fear, causing them to flee from the battlefield, and so on.
Look, it hasn't even launched any attack yet, it's just simply approaching Levi from the summoning position, and many enemies in the water below are already scared.
Whether they were the pirates of Nibon or the snake people from the heart of Horus, how could they not recognize this image?
Especially the blue sea heroine in Zhendan Dragon God - Minglong - Yinyin, she is also the admiral of the dragon fleet. She has personally participated in the battle against the Nipeng pirates more than once.
Even though many of them were not within the range of its skills, the fear that had penetrated deep into their bones and souls was already reminding them:
Unable to defeat the enemy, escaping is the priority!
Then, without any warning at all, at least fifty or sixty Nebon pirate ships began to escape, leaving many of their companions confused.
Levi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he directly instructed the Dragon Cloud Element to launch the most powerful spell, destroying several small broken ships with one blow.
This made the surrounding Nebon pirates even more certain that it was not some kind of illusion, but a real existence.
Then more Nebon pirates suddenly realized what was happening and began to turn their ships around and prepare to escape.
Although the reason they cooperated with the Queen of the Sea and the Dark Elves was partly because of the other party's power and partly for the sake of gold coins.
But no matter how tempting the gold coins are, they can only enjoy them if they are alive and well. Otherwise, their property and wives may be given to a neighbor.
The snake people were a little confused at first, but soon under Levi's deliberate instructions, they also noticed the existence of the dragon cloud element.
Levi also deliberately let Sumi and others cooperate in drilling the boat underwater, confusing many snake people in succession.
At the same time, Donna was also asked to lead the team to attack. Now was a good opportunity to enter the field and reap the rewards.
Although things were a little unexpected, Khalida certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity.
She also asked the tomb priests to work together to cast a spell to create an illusion of some kind of super-giant dragon.
Now even the dumbest snake man knew what was happening.
In addition, they had to constantly withstand attacks from catapults, arrows, and magic, and there seemed to be some monsters in the sea that were piercing their ships. All this made them realize that the opponent was a tough nut to crack.
So within less than half a quarter of an hour after the war started, the snake people began to follow the footsteps of the Nebon pirates and started to flee.
Just by running like this, you can see the difference between the two warships.
The Nebon pirates were not so bad, as their ships were either small and easy to turn around, or they were special warships that were copied from the Zhendan and modified.
The front and back can be temporarily used as the stern or bow, so their escape is mostly smooth.
But the snake people were in great trouble, because the shape of their warships meant that they needed a relatively large space to turn around.
It would be fine at normal times, but now the two sides are engaged in a firefight, how could the enemy give them a chance?
Of course, Khalida would not give them a chance. The warships of the Tomb Kings might not look bright and beautiful, but they also had many advantages, one of which was that they were fast.
It's not just because the warship is powered by magic, but also because most of the people on board are skeletons or mummies, weighing only a few pounds.
At the same time, Levi gradually realized that Khalida had indeed made a lot of preparations for this naval battle.
Although the defense and health of the skeleton archers she brought this time were still very fragile and could be destroyed at the slightest touch, a considerable number of them used enchanted arrows, which greatly improved their killing efficiency.
But despite this, the chase lasted for almost an hour before it finally ended.
Looking around, the sea was littered with fragments of warships and corpses, and many places were simply stained red with blood.
After the battle, Levi and his team unsurprisingly won another epic victory, which raised his battle level by 1 level. Cindy and others also gained something.
Magic units such as Sefa and Sally can get a lot of experience points.
Because many of the Nebon pirates' small, broken ships could catch fire at any time.
For those who fall into the water, no matter they are burned to death, drowned, or killed by other friendly forces, a portion of their experience points will be shared with them.
The situation was similar for the dragon turtles. They would often swim under the small boats of the Nebon pirates, then suddenly accelerate and float up, directly overturning the small boats or even destroying them. This was slightly stronger than Levi had expected.
It's just that warriors like Elegy felt a bit bored, because they were watching the show most of the time. In this kind of chase battle, they almost had no chance to take action.
Sumi and the others were also very happy. They had come here originally to repay their gratitude and were ready to pay a heavy price.
But who could have thought that this first naval battle would go so smoothly?
Apart from about a hundred sea snakes, the enemy did not have any other powerful forces under the water.
Those kappas that the Nibon pirates brought with them were not used for naval battles, were they? So they had a really good time in this battle.
Khalida was also very happy because after the war statistics, her own losses were only a few tenths of the enemy's.
This was mostly caused by those snake people who saw the situation was not good and chose to fight to the end.
Although they look quite ugly, there are actually some strong ones among them.
So she didn't care at all about Levi's behavior of exposing them in the first battle.
With this result, she now has enough confidence even if she faces the Dragon Prince - Imrik in person.
She just never expected that the phantom of the Dragon God of Zhendan alone could exert such power.
How afraid were they of each other? And did the Nibon pantheon and the Serpent God just allow this kind of emotion to grow?
Or are they simply powerless to do anything about it?
In comparison, the quantity and quality of the spoils they harvested this time were somewhat unsatisfactory.
On the one hand, it was because the other side was indeed very poor, and on the other hand, it was because of the special environment of naval warfare.
If many trophies are not salvaged in time, they will be lost somewhere after a wave passes by.
When the battle is fierce, it is difficult to be there is nothing that can be done about it.
But after a brief moment of joy, Levi frowned.
Because he noticed that among the enemies this time, the number and proportion of magical troops such as snake-man sorcerers and snake-man priests were unexpectedly high.
Compared with the information provided by Khalida before, it is almost 10 times higher. This is too abnormal.
Does this mean that the cooperation between the Snake God, the Queen of the Sea and the Dark Elves is deeper than they expected?
When Levi raised this concern, Kalida smiled and said, "Levi, don't worry. The Snake God is not without enemies."
"As it happens, you have a very good stepping stone."
After a slight pause, she continued, "You may not know that among the nine second-generation dragon gods of Zhendan, four have not appeared in public for a long time."
"I once received news from the Yuan family that some of them were missing, including Guanglong Shenzhu."
"At a time like this, do you think it was just pure coincidence that you used the holy magic obtained from the Seventh Heaven Mountain to summon the form of a dragon?"