Volume 4 Chapter 486: The Demon of Khorne
I just hope he can take action as soon as possible, because with the battle between Paine and the Messenger of Mercy, this small space used to seal the newborn is becoming slightly unstable.
Even the portal opened by the cursed witch was shaking .
Even though the two of them were fighting in close combat, not much energy was leaked . Even Levi and Elegy, who were several hundred meters away, could not feel any obvious vibration.
But this sealed space itself is the most sensitive to this.
So Levi hurried to clean up the remaining chaos eggs, while taking Elegy, Cindy and the others towards the portal.
In case this space is really about to collapse, they can run away as soon as possible.
Let’s wait until we get outside and then think of a way to save the Messenger of Mercy.
Fortunately, what Levi was worried about did not happen for the time being.
After being repelled dozens of meters by the Messenger of Mercy again, Paine's self-confidence was finally completely shattered.
He summoned a surging red wave with a strong smell of blood, surrounding himself in the middle, and then said in a slightly frustrated tone: "Damn it, you forced me to do this!"
Levi immediately became fully focused. Here it comes, the classic remarks of the villain. Once he is unable to defeat the opponent and is forced to use some forbidden moves, he will often say something similar.
But the Messenger of Mercy remained silent, and just slashed out with flaming sword energy.
At the beginning, he might have wanted to give some support to Levi, the celestial mystic, on behalf of Mount Heaven.
But when they heard that tens of thousands of Amazons had voluntarily been cursed to become poisonous snakes because of what happened here, the nature of the matter changed fundamentally.
As a messenger of mercy, he certainly couldn't sit idly by.
When he learned that Paine had defected to Khorne, he became even more intolerant.
As he attacked fiercely, the size of the red waves began to shrink rapidly. Passive defense alone was ultimately unable to resist the power of the Messenger of Mercy.
Not to mention Levi, the Dragon God, Cindy and others, who soon joined the siege.
It doesn’t really matter how much effect can be achieved. Levi just wants to show his attitude and get an assist.
Elegy stayed by his side temporarily as his bodyguard.
In fact, before arriving at Paradise Island, she still had some special feelings for Queen Penthesilea, but when she learned that she had died indirectly because of her, her mood became a little complicated.
Levi also knew this, so he didn't let Wange take the initiative to greet the other party, just pretending that he couldn't see him for the time being.
After today's affairs are over, it is the other party who should take the initiative to express his position.
But Paine didn't think of relying on this trick to resist, he just wanted to delay a little time.
First there was a mysterious spell whose meaning was unclear, but it made people's blood boil and their hearts angry. Then Paine roared:
"Fear is like oil, blood is like flame, igniting anger, darkness is everywhere!"
He swung the trident with all his might, tearing out a bloody portal.
Along with the slightly noisy angry roars and the loud mooing of cows, a strong bloody energy surged out first, and then a group of majestic knights wearing heavy armor, holding shields in their left hands and two-meter-long spears in their right hands, leaped out.
If it weren't for the fact that their helmets all bore the mark of Khorne and their equipment were not all red and brass, everyone would probably think that they were just an extremely elite human cavalry squad.
They are just a little bit bigger in size, each of them is over two meters tall, their arms are thicker than Levi's thighs, and they look like extremely strong men.
But now everyone knows that they must be Khorne's most loyal servants.
The second wave was very typical demons, holding two-handed giant swords, their bodies were red, and they had double horns on their heads. Their armor was obviously much thinner, and their deterrent power was much less than the previous ones.
Moreover, these Khorne demons and the three types of demons, Slaanesh, Tzeentch and Nurgle, have one thing in common, that is, there are rarely tails behind them.
This is in stark contrast to most other demons in the Abyss.
But what surprised Levi the most was that they were riding the same mounts.
Some steel bullfights that looked like a combination of demons and machines were breathing heavily in the front and emitting exhaust fumes with a little flame in the back.
His first thought was, could it be an experiment conducted by the Chaos Dwarves, and then copied by Khorne?
As we all know, only Chaos Dwarves like to do this kind of thing.
Although Levi had never seen their Devil's Butt Cannon with his own eyes, he had heard of its name more than once.
But apparently no one present would explain it to him. As soon as they came out of the portal, without any hesitation, these powerful knights charged towards everyone including the Messenger of Mercy with a loud rumbling sound.
As they charged, blazing flames burned on their bodies and weapons. This was not magic, but one of the most common talents of demons.
The Messenger of Mercy waved his hand and slashed out several sword energies, knocking away or repelling many demons. He then said with some hatred: "Eight level 6 Khorne Bloodgrinders and eight level 7 Khorne Skullgrinders, all of them are elite units. You really have been colluding with them for a long time!"
Although the power of the Four Chaos Gods has begun to gradually recover due to the many events that have happened in the main world recently, he has communicated with other Sub-Sky Clan members many times, and the situation is not particularly serious at present.
Because there are many good camps, including gods and mortal organizations, who are spontaneously guarding some sealed places.
Things like the Great Unclean One of Nurgle and the Secret-Keeper of Slaanesh that Levi had encountered before were extremely rare and have almost never happened a second time.
At present, they are more focused on spreading their own ideas, such as killing and pleasure, and developing mortal believers.
Yes, they are clearly the gods of demons, but they are not satisfied with just having demon subordinates, they also want mortals.
Even compared to ordinary demons, they obviously prefer mortals more, because the power of faith that a mortal can provide is countless times more than that of a demon.
For example, the knights in front of us, who are also cavalrymen, but are wearing heavy armor and are more powerful, were once mortals.
They were later valued by Khorne, who promoted them to be his trusted subordinates, granted them greater power and longer lifespans, and even imitated the gods, calling them the ones chosen by God - the Chosen Ones.
The other three demon gods also select believers from among mortals in their own ways, and also call the outstanding ones among them the Chosen Ones.
The most outstanding ones even have a chance of being promoted to Demon Princes, ranking alongside the many lords of the Abyss.
Because the power they bestowed was extremely strong and the process was extremely swift, they once competed with the gods.
Even Sigmar's brother-in-law, the God-Emperor of the Sigmar Empire, was seduced by Slaanesh. It is unknown what the final outcome will be.
This was another fundamental reason why the gods were so afraid of them and were willing to pay a heavy price to seal them.
The mortals in the main world are the favorites of the gods. The actions of the Four Chaos Gods are tantamount to affecting their fundamental interests.
Then, in some relatively remote or war-torn areas, some low- and medium-level demons will appear.
As for powerful demons like Khorne Skullcrusher, on average, there is probably not even one within a thousand miles.
But Paine summoned them so casually, it could only be that he was specially favored by Khorne.
But it is no wonder, the Four Chaos Gods are unable to corrupt gods. While the gods fear and fear them, they have also always looked down on them.
There is probably no one like Paine, a demigod who took the initiative to join them and was corrupted by them, right?
The current messenger of mercy does not know what Zeus has done, otherwise he would understand that Pan is not the first.
Paine laughed immediately: "Do you think you are the only ones with a lot of people? You can't even imagine the power of Khorne!"
"8 is the sacred number of Khorne. You should understand how much Khorne values me!"
Then he turned to the demons and shouted: "Let us get more blood and heads to dedicate to the great Khorne!"
As he roared, more and more blood energy surged out of Paine's body, forming an even stronger defense.
At the same time, the muscles on his back and forehead were throbbing violently, as if there was something underneath that was trying desperately to break free.
Normally, there are only three ways for demons to be born: natural reproduction, degeneration of other races, and transformation from the souls of the dead.
But the Four Chaos Gods have another way, which is to split part of their own power and turn them into demons with independent consciousness.
With a slight shift in thinking, they can also be used to grant powerful powers to any being, such as what Paine is doing now.
But in this way, his camp, appearance, etc. will all tend to become that of a true devil, and will never be reversed.
Really, he originally wanted to use his status as a member of the Greek pantheon to gain the faith of the Amazons, and then have them voluntarily offer their blood and souls...
At the same time, the Khorne Skull Grinders and Blood Grinders seemed to be encouraged, and they all roared excitedly:
"Blood sacrifice to the Blood God, skull to the Skull Throne!"
However, they had just been blocked by the sword energy of the Messenger of Mercy. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cindy, the Cursed Witch, Penthesilea and others had already launched attacks.
Levi also seized the time and activated some dragon golems and two sphinxes.
Even without the reminder from the Messenger of Mercy, he could tell from their appearance that ordinary Death Guards would not be able to resist these powerful heavy cavalry, and they would have to go some heavier.
The Messenger of Mercy also snorted angrily, raised his hand and released a holy halo, strengthening Levi and others' resistance to evil.
Then he summoned a lightning storm from heaven, which not only caused damage but also reduced the charging speed of the 16 cavalrymen to varying degrees.
As a veteran of many battles, he had killed these two types of demons more than once, so he knew their weakness, which was the mount.
Those Iron Bulls are extremely strong in all aspects, and any one of them could be a level 5 or even level 6 soldier.
But as a special demon that has been transformed into metal, even if it has been specially strengthened in terms of magic resistance, lightning is still its biggest weakness.
After doing all this, he rushed towards Paine again. Even if the other party had obtained the power of Khorne, he would not be able to withstand his attacks forever!
Paine couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he saw this. He originally thought that with the Messenger of Mercy's hatred of evil, the appearance of these demons would be able to help him delay for a while.
But who knew that in just a few seconds, the Messenger of Mercy rushed directly towards him. It seemed that in the other party's eyes, he was far more hateful than those demons!
This forced him to suspend the process of demonization and instead use more of his strength to strengthen his defense.
Although Khorne's power is extremely strong, it is not without flaws. If he wants to truly degenerate into a demon, as a demigod, it will take some time.
During this period, he would become relatively weak, and if he had not been forced into this desperate situation by the Messenger of Mercy, he would never have performed this ritual on the battlefield.
He needs to try his best to kill all the enemies in front of him first, and then enslave the newborn!
Waving his hands and releasing several spells, Levi discovered that as demon cavalrymen who were valued by the Messenger of Mercy, these guys were indeed extraordinary.
Although they cannot use magic attacks, they have extremely strong magic resistance. Even the Hammer of Axiom can only cause double-digit damage.
The sacred glacier that Cindy usually used was shattered by the opponent at the first encounter, and even the purpose of delaying the opponent was not achieved.
The few spells cast by the curse witch had almost no effect.
Even Penthesilea looked at these powerful demons in amazement, because her spear only made one of the demons shake slightly, but he didn't even fall off his mount.
You have to know that she is the best spear-throwing Amazon on Paradise Island, and also a legendary warrior with the blood of God.
Even though the power in his bloodline has been slowly but steadily decreasing with the departure of Ares, it shouldn't be so weak, right?
This only goes to show that these demons are ridiculously powerful!
Fortunately, the magic of the Dragon God is still not easily resisted by the opponent.
Even if he didn't use the strongest Revenge Storm and Implosion, the 8th-level Swift Holy Light Strike, with attribute restraint, could easily cause hundreds of points of damage to the opponent.
Even the opponent's weapons, armor, and even mounts will be blown to pieces.
Just as Levi had guessed, when those iron bulls were injured, not only blood flowed from their wounds, but also flames and some strange substance similar to motor oil. They were indeed semi-mechanized demons.
With a loud bang, several demon cavalrymen did not dodge and crashed into the Sphinx at the front of the battle formation.
Even though they were forcibly stopped on the spot, the Sphinx was not feeling well either. The huge monster weighing dozens of tons was shaking again and again, and its body was somewhat unstable.
Then it slapped a Khorne Skullcrusher with its backhand, but because they were of the same class and the opponent was an elite unit, this move did not have a very obvious effect and only caused about two hundred points of damage.
For low- and mid-level soldiers, this was a very scary number, but the enemy did not flinch at all. They just kept attacking it with the guns in their hands, showing an extremely fanatical fighting will.
It seems that for them, life and death are no longer important, fighting is the most important thing.
The situation is similar for other demon cavalrymen, but if the opponent is not a sphinx, even a level 6 dragon golem will be knocked around by them.
As for ordinary Death Guards, needless to say, it is very common for them to fly ten or eight meters away.
In other words, Levi was well prepared and had arranged multiple layers of defense, otherwise the enemy would have been able to break through the entire position with one charge.
The Sigma Empire has a special 7th-level troop - the steam tank, which has always been its proud national weapon.
Levi felt that these guys in front of him, apart from not having cannons, were probably no less capable than tanks in terms of breaking through enemy formations, and their flexibility completely crushed tanks.
Fortunately, they are not without weaknesses. Apart from not being able to use magic, their biggest problem is that they are too stubborn.
When facing a powerful enemy like the Sphinx, they seemed to have only one thought in their minds, which was to kill them.
They were obviously cavalry, but they didn't even think of taking a detour or temporarily withdrawing to launch a new round of charge.
In this case, Levi will certainly not give them another chance!
He directly activated more Death Guards, used the Heavenly Legion's flag, and then began to summon various reinforcements.
The primary goal is not to kill the enemy, but to block their retreat so that they can never launch a second charge!
Cindy and the Witch of the Damned also cooperated with him, while Elegy and Penthesilea tried to capture a lone demon cavalryman.
Even if the enemy is quite strong, with their strength, if they work together, they are sure to kill any demon cavalry in a few rounds.
It was just that when they looked at each other inadvertently, Penthesilea couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. She had already learned from the cursed witch how complicated things had happened outside while she was busy sealing it.
It was indeed she who was involved in Wangge's death, but now that she was on the battlefield, it was not convenient for her to apologize.
Maltis also launched a charge from the side, and then she obediently joined Cindy, cooperating with high-level Red Flame Envoys, Battle Angels, etc., to launch a siege on the enemy.
Because after a brief confrontation, she realized that with her strength, she could defeat any demon cavalryman in a single fight.
However, based on the opponent's extremely high defense, magic resistance, health, etc., the time consumed cannot be estimated for the time being.
So in order to achieve the highest efficiency, she decided to join forces with Cindy to fight the enemy and kill them as soon as possible.
Because the demon cavalry in front of them is not the strongest enemy. The real key lies in Paine himself!
Levi certainly knew this, so after temporarily stabilizing the two powerful demon cavalry squads through some means, he immediately shifted his attention.
The Messenger of Mercy was still launching a fierce attack. The barrier in front of Paine had become very thin, but the trident and the barrier had all turned into a burning blood flame.
Paine himself has undergone tremendous changes. His body has become increasingly larger and is now nearly four meters tall.
At the same time, two horns grew on its head, its eyes spewed fire, its feet turned into cow hooves, its body was covered with dense scales, and a pair of strong bat wings behind it were gradually spreading out.
His appearance has become almost the same as the legendary Balrog, but he is many times stronger than the other.
However, seeing that he looked like he was holding his breath and constipated, it was obvious that the transformation process was not yet completely over.
But no matter what, there is not much time left for us.
Because the demon cavalry were dying one by one, no matter what Paine planned, he would definitely make a decision before they were all dead.
But Illidan has never shown up, and perhaps in order to avoid alerting the enemy, he has not given me any response recently.
Maybe he thinks the best time has not yet come?
In this case, maybe I can create one for him.
Thinking of this, Levi coughed deliberately: "Paine, weren't you very arrogant just now? Why are you just getting beaten now?"
Paine immediately glared at him with his eyes wide open: "Damn you Levi, don't think that just because you are favored by Lilith, you can be rude to God!"
"Even Lilith herself is just a weak divine power. She just has a good uncle, Cain, so I see her acting so humble!"
"But she herself is nothing to the great Khorne!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Levi and the others knew that perhaps from the very beginning, Lilith had never truly trusted Paine.
He didn't even know that Lilith had a vest. In Lilith's eyes, Paine's status might be far inferior to that of Levi, a mortal!
So even though he was scolded, Levi laughed instead: "Oh? Really? I heard that originally in the Greek pantheon, you were raising horses and feeding cattle for Zeus, but your status is not even as good as some cows."
"I wonder what you will be responsible for raising after you join Khorne? These iron bulls?"
As soon as the words came out, the flames in Paine's eyes suddenly rose several levels: "Damn elf, I will kill you first!"
The reason why he was so angry was because he knew that what the other party said was true!
Because some cows do not exist simply as livestock, they are also special partners who had one-night stands with Zeus.
Although Zeus was not in human form at the time, how could he not understand the other party's divine power?
If this matter were to get out, it would not only be a loss of face for Zeus himself, but would also bring shame to the entire pantheon.
It was precisely because he had seen or noticed such things more than once that he would rather come down to earth and mingle among mortals than return to the sacred mountain - Olympus.
Although it is still unknown how Levi learned this information, now he has no choice but to die!
What made him even more angry and embarrassed was that the second thing the other party said was also true.
Khorne has not fully recovered in terms of either strength or consciousness, and it needs to absorb more killings and blood as replenishment.
The two types of demon cavalry before us can undoubtedly complete this task very well.
Therefore, even if he defected to Khorne and became the fifth god under the Four Chaos Gods, he might become a special existence like the Spider Queen - Lolth, who is both a god and a demon.
But he still had to continue to engage in breeding and animal husbandry, and to breed and train mounts for those demons who were not as powerful as him.
For example, some of these iron bulls in front of you are his masterpieces.
He had comforted himself before, saying that this was the necessary price to pay in order to gain power, but in reality he was unwilling to accept it.
Now that his secret has been exposed by the other party, if he doesn't do anything, how can he still be called a god?
After his transformation is completely completed, Levi and everyone present who heard this must die!
On the other side, except for Cindy who was still a little confused, the Cursed Witch and Penthesilea both had frozen faces and their heartbeats quickened.
In the past, they had heard similar rumors more than once, but this time when Levi and Paine said it, it was almost equivalent to completely confirming the matter!
As mortals, knowing the secrets of God is not a good thing for them.
But then they immediately realized that it didn't matter anymore, because Zeus had already left and they might not survive the day.
Levi's smile widened: "Really, I thought you would have bigger ambitions. This is not even as good as the choice Lilith gave you."
Lilith originally planned to let Pan raise dragons and phoenixes, first cooperate with the Dragon Prince, experiment in the Kingdom of Caledor, and then choose whether to expand to other places based on the situation.
This is also another important reason why the Dragon Prince is willing to serve Lilith. After all, their Kingdom of Caledor is most famous for its dragons, but there are only a few of them now.
Originally, in the most glorious era, the Dragon Prince Cavalry actually rode giant dragons.
It’s not like now, not only are there no giant dragons, there are not even sub-dragons. We can only ride some war horses with weak dragon blood.
As a dragon prince who was determined to restore the glory of the Kingdom of Caledor, he was eager to change this situation, so when Lilith only mentioned the beginning, he bowed his head and bowed.
This time, Paine made the foolish decision to join Khorne, which may have a significant impact on Lilith's plan.
Unless, they get Paine's priesthood!
"Raising dragons according to her ideas? What's the difference between that and raising cattle for Zeus? I am a shepherd god, not a herdsman!"
I don’t know if it was the influence of Khorne or if he was simply provoked by Levi, but Paine seemed to be becoming more and more manic, and his brain was obviously not working well.
Although he was not very smart originally, now facing Levi's obvious provocation, he seemed to realize that the problem was somewhat serious.
It may not matter at ordinary times, but at this critical moment, it may cost him his life.
"Haha, but if you don't do these, what's the meaning of your existence?"
As soon as she said this, even in the fierce battle, Penthesilea couldn't help but look at her own people with a slightly surprised look.
After they met again, not only did the other party's strength improve significantly, but his courage also seemed to have increased exponentially!
Paine was also stunned, and then he saw Elegy with a smile on his face.
In an instant, all the anger burst out at once, turning into tangible energy that gushed out, even temporarily repelling the Messenger of Mercy.
"Damn elves, damn Amazons, all of you must die!"
Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, a figure appeared silently in the shadow behind him.
With just a light flick of the two moon blades, he cut off Paine's hands holding the trident.
Then there was a flash of knife light, and Paine's whole body was chopped into dozens of pieces, and his head flew dozens of meters away.
Illidan, who looked even more like a demon than Paine, successfully seized this opportunity.
But despite this, Paine was not really dead, but he did not react in time because he was a little dazed.
He was obviously a god, and was strengthened by the power of Khorne, making his body stronger and stronger, so how did he suddenly become like this? He didn't understand!
Even until now, he doesn't even know who his enemy is!
But before he could save himself, Illidan glared and shot out two green flames, nailing Paine's head in mid-air.
Then he turned to look at Levi: "If you come, they can't be inappropriate."
The gods are all bodies of energy. He is not quite sure what kind of existence Pan will become after inheriting the power of the devil, but it is obvious that this level of injury will not completely take his life.
Someone needs to take action to see him off for the last time.
Levi immediately understood what the other party meant. Killing a god is certainly a great honor, but it is also a heavy burden.
When one's strength is insufficient but one's reputation is too great, it will only bring endless troubles.
Therefore, it is better for you, as the hero chosen by God, to bear all these, because you will grow the fastest and you have the chance to be resurrected.
The Messenger of Mercy had no objection. He just nodded slightly to Illidan, then stood aside with a sword in hand and continued to be on guard.
He did not forget that the Khorne Demon and Paine were only part of the trouble, and this special sealed space was originally intended for new births.
Levi didn't hesitate at all and threw out the Hammer of Axiom. If it was any other being, he would try to use instant death spells, but the other party was a god, so he decided not to waste time.
With a loud bang, an extremely pitiful single-digit amount of damage appeared, which is very rare for the Hammer of Axiom.
But Levi was not embarrassed at all. Although the damage was low, it also depended on who the target was. In this case, as long as he could break the defense, he might be able to kill the opponent!
Only then did Paine finally realize that it was Illidan who had made the move.
He suddenly became a little anxious, and he didn't even care about Levi who was hitting him on the forehead.
"Illidan, you can't kill me!"
Illidan's expression remained unchanged: "This is the fate of a traitor."
Although he had not killed many gods with his own hands, he found that it was actually no big deal. From beginning to end, Pane did not bring him any sense of oppression or tension, which was far inferior to the previous Visharoon.
He felt that even if he did not lurk in the dark, but chose to attack head-on, he would be able to defeat the opponent and might even be able to end the battle earlier.
Perhaps, it’s because Paine is too weak?
"No, my priesthood is still useful. Lilith won't allow that!"
Illidan glanced at him: "Lilith knows."
Paine was stunned again, and then he didn't know whether his IQ returned as most of Khorne's power disappeared.
Paine began to beg Illidan for mercy, not even caring about his face at all.
He even promised that as long as Illidan would let him go, he would be willing to become Lilith's servant, raise dragons for her for a thousand years, and never betray her.
But Illidan just ignored him, and Levi smiled to himself.
Confused, if we kill you, the traitor, your priesthood, divinity, and knowledge of the domain will all be ours!