But they soon had no time to think about it, because as Nurgle demons continued to appear, they began to actively launch attacks.
At the same time, the Plague Apostles of Nurgle also successfully gained control of those Nurgle believers. They also started fighting, and the whole town became more and more chaotic.
Under such circumstances, indigenous peoples from various races and chosen heroes, in order to seek self-protection, also gathered in groups and spontaneously launched battles against Nurgle demons and Nurgle believers.
Many temples also reacted very quickly. They mobilized their own guards and began to encircle and suppress the enemy centered on the temple.
Although Levi and his men's location was relatively secret, they were not spared either. Led by a plague apostle of Nurgle, hundreds of Nurgle believers roared and rushed over.
When Cindy saw those Nurgle believers indulging in killing, her mood became even more complicated.
But before she could say anything or do anything, the more tactful Black Prince had already commanded his subordinates to go forward.
The servants and the like he had arranged in the tavern were not simple civilians.
In addition, Levi also activated some Death Guards, so they were able to resist the enemy's attack more easily.
Elegy also tested the power of the Plague Apostle of Nurgle, and then she found that the opponent was probably a hero unit of about level 15.
To her now, the opponent's fighting power is actually nothing, but in addition to practicing both magic and martial arts, it can also use a variety of evil spells unique to Nurgle demons.
Corrupted pus, plague miasma, and summoning huge pustules, which then explode suddenly, spreading plague and poison, etc.
The power of these magics may not be great, but they are really disgusting.
They can be effective whether they are used against living people or the undead under the Black Prince.
If a Nurgle follower or a Nurgle demon is affected in time, they may be healed or strengthened for a short period of time.
Seeing this, the Black Prince couldn't help but curse under his breath. He had been badly hurt by these disgusting things before.
Then Levi soon discovered that this epidemic was no longer a simple slowing down or poisoning effect, but might also be accompanied by many symptoms such as convulsions, ulcers and vomiting.
Think about it, if in a evenly matched battle, one of the parties suddenly has twitching hands and feet, or retches a few times, will his enemy let go of this opportunity?
But no matter how disgusting their moves were, their strength was there after all, so after a little time, Levi and his team successfully eliminated these enemies.
At the same time, the fighting in the town became more and more brutal, with wailing and screaming almost everywhere.
To Levi and his men, these Nurgle demons are weak, but to the city guards, they are irresistible enemies.
The number of Nurgle demons is increasing all the time, while the number of city guards is decreasing.
Moreover, the various churches seemed to be only concerned with preserving themselves first, rather than closing the portals opened by the Nurgle demons.
But if the current situation continues, when the Nurgle demons accumulate in sufficient numbers, regardless of whether the Church can eventually repel them, Pavenna will inevitably be severely affected.
Levi turned to look at the Black Prince: "Is Lucilia in the city today?"
The Black Prince shook his head slowly: "I am not so sure now. After all, this is her territory, but she almost allowed the demons of Nurgle to wreak havoc."
In her quest for wealth and power, Lucilia has been called the number one bitch in the Old World, but what she gained with her reputation and body is now being ravaged by the demons of Nurgle.
If she was really in the city, why did she have no reaction?
At this moment, in the center of the town, in the tallest and most magnificent building, a very high-pitched scream suddenly came:
"Oh, praise the Lord of Joy, who has granted me endless joy!"
Along with the screams, an ambiguous pink and purple light quickly spread, followed by more screams filled with surprise and excitement.
Cindy blushed a little because she knew what the sound meant.
One evening, when she happened to pass by Levi's room, she heard Sister Elegy making a similar sound.
On another night, she also heard the voice of Donna's sister.
But Levi had the urge to roll his eyes. He knew that Lucilia had really gone too far. Now she and her subordinates were probably collectively transformed by Slaanesh.
Or maybe, this is actually her own choice?
It is said that after choosing to believe in Slaanesh, all senses will become extremely sharp, and many ordinary things can give them pleasure.
But the price is that when it is repeated next time, the pleasure will be greatly weakened, which forces the demons of Slaanesh to constantly look for fresher ways to play.
A few seconds later, countless nimble figures broke out of the window and ran in all directions. Judging from their appearance, they had clearly begun to transform into Slaanesh demons.
Unfortunately, in this situation, no one can tell clearly which one is Lucelia.
But to the surprise of Levi and others, as the light spread rapidly, similar sounds were heard in many temples.
Many people were confused at once. Even if it was an evil god, he was still a god. With their divine power protecting him, how could the power of Slaanesh break through the defense of the temple so easily?
The Black Prince said, "Apart from money, Lucilia is best at using women to corrupt and seduce."
"She has not only humans under her command, but also vampires given to her by Neferata. Those members of the church may have already fallen."
The reason why he knew so much was, of course, because he had been bribed in a similar way before. However, as a vampire whose blood no longer flowed, he could not enjoy it like a living person.
Levi nodded slightly, now he could understand it.
Normally when those church members encountered vampires, they would probably fight them directly, but now they have the opportunity to enjoy the service of female vampires, which is indeed a great temptation.
This was also one of the Vampire Queen's favorite ways to control mortals besides magic.
"Levi, what should we do next?"
Kalida, who spoke this time, seemed to be a little interested in this rare scene.
"We continue to wait. Since Nurgle and Slaanesh are already here, will Khorne also appear?"
Although there are still many mysteries, Dracula seems to be trying something special. He may want to cooperate with the Four Gods of Chaos at the same time, just like the Horned Rat.
As for the Tzeentch demons, they may not show up this time. After all, this plan itself involves Tzeentch's territory.
I just don't know if Dracula will end up playing with fire and getting burned.
However, the Four Chaos Gods themselves have not yet fully revived, and their power is limited. If we kill all the demons they sent out here, it would be difficult for them, right?
Thinking of this, Levi subconsciously wanted to start communicating with the Messenger of Mercy and others.
Even though Lilith had told him before that it was enough for him to just come and watch the fun and gain some knowledge and experience about becoming a god.
But things have developed to this point, and he is no longer satisfied with it.
But he soon suppressed his emotions. Although Pavenna was not large in size, it was a developed port city with a good geographical location. Also, because of its lord, Lucilia, it had already attracted the attention of many evil gods.
In addition, as Lilith had said before, other evil gods had also made some moves, so Dracula's plan might not be able to be carried out smoothly, and there was still time to wait.
At this moment, Levi suddenly felt the energy of the Nine Volumes of Nagash jump, and the nine volumes echoed, indicating that there was another volume in Pavenna at this moment!
Will it be Black-Arkhan, or Manfred?
After taking a deep breath, Levi had made up his mind that no matter who the opponent was, he had to take action.
In comparison, whether Dracula is deified or not seems less important.
After deciding this, Levi began to make careful preparations and discussed it with Khalida, Elegy and others.
With their current strength, it is not difficult to defeat Manfred. The difficulty lies in how to obtain the Nine Volumes of Nagash from the other party, because Manfred may choose to escape when the situation is unfavorable.
Therefore, there is actually only one safest way, which is to use the power of the Crimson Knight to force Manfred into the chessboard battle.
By gambling, he forced Manfred to put the Nine Volumes of Nagash on it, and then he won the final victory by summoning the creature.
Then, Khalida and the others would have to plan their action plan in advance. After all, Manfred was a legend with a rich background, and Levi could not be sure how long it would take to end the battle.
If Black Arkhan had revealed his information to the other side, the battle would probably have been even longer.
Fortunately, he had already considered this aspect in advance and had developed several targeted plans on the Fear Rock. Although the situation in Pavenna had developed somewhat unexpectedly, it would only take a slight change.
Anyway, Lilith never asked them to do anything, and with protecting their own safety as the primary goal, the next actions would be much simpler.
As long as we don't do anything particularly eye-catching, the demons in the city won't come to cause trouble on purpose.
After roughly finalizing the plan, the Black Prince suddenly said in surprise: "Prince Levi, my men have broken through the blockade of the military camp, and they may come to help at any time!"
Levi was about to nod, but he immediately sighed: "Maybe, it's no longer necessary. You should let them protect themselves first."
Following Levi's sight, the Black Prince soon discovered that in the air in the direction of the military camp, a bloody crack was rapidly opening, as if it had been slashed by a greatsword.
Countless angry monsters like giant bats were swarming out, flapping their scarlet wings.
Then some naked wingless demons holding flaming swords fell towards the military camp like dumplings.
They are the backbone of Khorne's demons - bloodthirsty demons. Apart from the greatswords in their hands, they have no other equipment.
But we should not underestimate their power because of this. They are savage and bloodthirsty, but their skin alone is enough to resist ordinary weapons. The weapons in their hands are all magical weapons blessed by flames.
There were also two powerful demons over ten meters tall, holding super battle axes, who roared out of the door, and their voices could be heard for dozens of miles.
"Blood sacrifice to the Blood God, skull sacrifice to the Skull Throne!"
Even though the battle hadn't really begun yet, blood seemed to have begun to seep out of their brass armor. In terms of power alone, their might was even greater than that of an ordinary dragon.
Just like Tzeentch's Lord of Change, Slaanesh's Keeper of Secrets, and Nurgle's Great Unclean One, Khorne also has its own exclusive 7th-level demon, which is this Khorne Bloodthirster.
It is also generally believed that on a frontal battlefield, they are the strongest of the four demons, just as Khorne is the strongest of the four demon gods.
However, Levi felt something was not right. Apart from the unknown situation of Lucillia, there did not seem to be any particularly powerful demons among them.
They can indeed bring disaster to Pavonna, but they may not necessarily bring destruction, right?
Seeing this, the Black Prince couldn't help but sigh secretly, knowing that his troops would probably not be able to survive.
Most demons practice both magic and martial arts, but the demons of Khorne completely abandon magical powers, in exchange for strong resistance to magic and extreme violence.
These two bloodthirsty demons alone could easily kill all his troops in the barracks, and their resistance would only make these powerful demons enjoy blood and fighting even more.
With the appearance of Khorne demons, the battle in the city became more intense and chaotic.
Originally, some members of the Church of Mask, the God of Thieves, were taking the opportunity to make some small moves, and the minions of Cyric, the Prince of Lies, were also trying to make the situation even more chaotic, or even backstab a few enemies with whom they had conflicts and competition.
The believers of other evil gods also seek revenge when they have grievances.
Who would be willing to continue sharing with others if they could take the opportunity to eliminate a few competitors?
Therefore, they were not in a hurry to clear out the demons in the city. Instead, they wanted to use the power of the demons to weaken their competitors.
But after the appearance of Nurgle, Slaanesh and Khorne demons, they no longer dared to be too presumptuous. They began to shrink their lines and prepared to focus on defense for the time being.
However, these three types of demons do not only massacre humans in the town. When they encounter each other, they tend to fight more fiercely.
Although the Four Chaos Gods are collectively known as the Four Gods, they have never been united. On the contrary, they are each other's biggest enemy and competitor.
The characteristics of Nurgle's demons are resistance to attacks and the release of plagues, Slaanesh's demons are flexibility and agility, and Khorne's demons are the most powerful among the three. The three demons with distinct characteristics soon began to paint Pavenna with their own colors.
However, the most common color in this city is blood.
Whether human or demon, everyone will get hurt, die, and bleed.
Although each church had considerable power, they had been corrupted by Lucillia and were completely unprepared when they were attacked from behind by the Slaanesh demons. Some of the weaker ones were directly wiped out, while more were transformed into new Slaanesh believers.
Pleasure, happiness, and desires of all kinds can all be provided by Slaanesh, and like Nurgle, Slaanesh's blessings are equally irresistible.
Even if those who are stronger resist the invasion of Slaanesh, it will be difficult for them to free up their hands in a short period of time.
At this point, the most powerful force in the city, the Church of Wealth, finally could no longer sit still.
Since they have always been very wealthy, they are relatively less corrupted by Lucelia, after all, their daily lives are already very luxurious.
Similarly, because they are rich, they have the largest troops and the best equipment, and they still maintain the strongest fighting power.
Moreover, they least wanted Pavonna to be destroyed, because it had become a very developed trading port city. If it was destroyed by the devil, apart from Lucillia, the biggest loss would be their wealth church.
Then, with the sound of several horns, an army that had released countless auxiliary magics and radiated a lot of light from the inside out, rushed out of the Church of Wealth.
But they did not try to help others, nor did they try to close the portals to Nurgle or Khorne. Instead, they headed towards the city lord's palace.
Rather than saving her, they would rather take control of Pavonna first. Lucilia has already become a Slaanesh demon, so she shouldn't care about these things anymore.
Then they fell into the trap set by the vampires.
No one knew what was happening inside, but amid a series of screams of panic, the entire building was engulfed by a bloody tide, sweeping away the army outside as well.
After more than ten seconds, the blood-colored wave did not disappear, but quickly shrank into a middle-aged man with a mustache who seemed to possess some kind of evil charm.
His blood-red pupils, the fangs around his mouth, and the broad bat wings behind him all reveal his identity.
Looking at the town that had been completely engulfed in flames, he couldn't help but raise his hands high and praise it like a poem:
"We are the rulers of the night, we are the predators of the shadows, we are the true agents of terror!"
"When darkness falls, our world is before our eyes."
"In the name of the Four Chaos Gods and in the name of Dracula, enjoy blood, killing, and death to your heart's content!"
As he shouted, dozens of blood-red light beams burst out from all over Pavenna, projecting a huge magic circle in the air.
All the blood, corpses and souls on the ground were drawn by a powerful suction force and began to move towards the center of the magic circle.
Then, thousands of vampires jumped out from hidden corners and joined the carnival of killing and feast of blood.
And in many cities farther away, the same light was flickering faintly.
In order to prepare for the deification ceremony, Dracula not only made preparations in Pavon, but also many vampire legends were cooperating in several nearby towns.
No matter how many little thoughts they had in their hearts, they all had basically the same opinions on creating the first vampire god.
Thinking of this, Dracula couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, because the Vampire Queen Neferata, who had clearly promised to come, was absent in the end, and just said casually that she had something urgent to do.
But fortunately, I have been prepared. Even without her, I can still succeed!
Seeing this, more beings in the city couldn't help it.
A large group of warriors with electric light wrapped around their bodies appeared first and began to try to stop the Khorne demons. Behind them were some strong warriors holding battle axes and machetes, as well as a number of priests.
As they walked, they summoned many wind and lightning gods and monsters. Needless to say, they must be from the church of Talos, the God of Storms.
The conflict instigators of the Church of Cyric and the Shadow Dancers of the Church of Mask all set their sights on the Slaanesh demons, as if they wanted to compete with each other in speed.
The Church of Wealth also sent out people again. Under the protection of dozens of temple knights, several high-level priests cast a series of summoning spells.
Monster summoning, wood golem army, alien alliance, dragon alliance, and so on.
Because of their deep pockets, they even activated some very precious magic scrolls.
Soon, there were fifty or sixty powerful summoned creatures on the scene, including three real dragons and five high-level angels of revenge.
Several priests prayed together, and a door shining with golden light opened in mid-air, summoning three humanoid creatures with emerald green skin and two pairs of shining wings.
They are servants of gods from other worlds, usually serving the gods in the kingdom of God, but when needed, they will also respond to the call of priests. This is to some extent a benefit given by the gods to their loyal believers.
In addition to healing and protection, priests are also very good at summoning, and the priests of the Church of Wealth are the best among them because they are rich enough and willing to spend money.
Ordinary alien gods' servants are at least level 6 soldiers, but these three are obviously much more powerful. Even those arrogant dragons showed some fear after seeing them.
Under normal circumstances, they alone would be enough to defeat Dracula.
The priests of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, took the initiative to seek out the Nurgle demons.
The recent unrest in the main world has benefited the gods of war and death, but since the large-scale outbreak of plague, the goddess of poison and disease has come to the fore.
Now her confident followers want to show the Nurgle demons who is the real controller of the plague.
Other evil gods, such as the goddess of abuse - Lovita, the lord of all beasts - Mala, the frost maiden - Auril, etc., were relatively weak in Pavenna, but they also began to try to quell the turmoil in their own ways.
Because only if Pavenna continues to exist can they continue to survive and develop here!
But in this situation, Dracula was not surprised but happy, because the stronger the enemy, the more powerful the sacrifice ceremony would be.
Originally he was a little worried that those legendaries were not captured or killed by him independently, so there might be some impact, but with the addition of three kinds of demons and these powerful summons, it is definitely enough!
Thinking of this, the smile on his lips became more cruel, and some kind of secret signal had been sent out.
As a result, in several nearby towns, many legendary beings were executed at the same time. Under the effect of the magic circle, Dracula's power was instantly strengthened.
Seeing that several giant dragons had already pounced towards him, he was still fearless. He just guided the blood-colored wave to resist the opponent first, and then transformed it into a huge energy shield.
Then he smiled and said, "Come, my friends, let the wind of death bloom!"
Two figures descended from the sky with powerful energy fluctuations, and stood on Dracula's left and right.
One of them was a bald man holding a long sword, who was fighting against Manfred, the Lord of Sylvania of the Sigmar Empire, with the power of a province.
The other one was armed with a long spear and dressed as a pirate. He was none other than Count Noctis, the leader of the Dread Fleet, who was also notorious among the vampire pirates.
Of course, this was his title as a pirate. Before that, he had another name - Nikelaus von Carstein. He belonged to the same vampire family as Manfred!
Although they all had their own little thoughts in mind, they all nodded to Dracula, ready to work together to cast magic.
Although the enemies are numerous and strong, if the three of them join forces, one spell from them will probably leave few alive.
At that time, they can continue their efforts and proceed to the next step of the plan.
But at the critical moment, Manfred's face suddenly changed, because he felt a force so strong that he could not resist it at all, which was restraining his body and pulling him to another space!
"Degu"
Before he could even finish calling out his name, Manfred simply disappeared into thin air in full view of everyone.
Dracula and Count Noctis looked at each other, their hearts filled with horror. Since someone could capture Manfred, couldn't he also capture them?
Thinking of this, Dracula gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry about Manfred for now. Continue to cast the Wind of Death. After cleaning up these guys, we will immediately execute the remaining legends, then open the magic circle, seal off the nearby space, and prepare for my deification ceremony!"
On the other side, as time passed, Manfred came to a special space he had never seen or heard of.
The surroundings were all red, and at first glance it looked a bit like the domain of the Khorne demon, but this red did not have the slightest hint of bloodiness or tyranny. Instead, it made him feel solemn, as if he was in a military camp.
He immediately tried to use magic to escape from here, but failed immediately. A force far beyond his imagination completely blocked the space.
It seems that no matter what traps the other party has prepared, he can only counter them.
Only then did he have time to carefully examine his surroundings.
In the bright starry sky, there is a huge eight-sided dice and a balance suspended.
At his feet was a huge 10X10 chessboard. Although he had never seen it in person, a presence that was not unfamiliar to him was standing on the other side of the chessboard with a smile.
Manfred's face suddenly turned gloomy: "Heavenly Mystic - Levi? What conspiracy have you prepared?"
As soon as the words came out, Levi knew that Black Arkhan did not seem to have told Manfred everything related to the chessboard battle.
But it was understandable, after all, they were competitors in a sense, and Arkhan was a bit embarrassed at the time.
This is good news for Levi. How many people can defeat his summoned creature when it is completely unprepared?
So far, he has never actively used the chessboard battle, so let Manfred try it this time.
But he was not too proud, and just started putting things on the reward scale, starting with the Dragon King's divine power, which was of no use to him for the time being but was of great value.
Next are the Scroll of a Thousand Souls and the Book of Corruption. I believe that with Manfred's ability, he can definitely see their importance to vampires and the undead.
Then he added some sphinxes, snake ladies, regular death guards, etc., and Levi called it a day.
Up to now, neither Black Arkhan, nor the Vampire Queen, nor other vampires or undead who are also interested in the Nine Volumes of Nagash are aware that they have successfully collected most of them.
Of course, there is no need for him to reveal all his cards at once. He should first see how much Manfred will come up with.
Manfred on the other side also listened to the rules of this space, and he also clearly noticed the two volumes of the Nine Volumes of Nagash.
The original surprise and doubt on his face was immediately replaced by greed, and then some regret.
Because he had put in a lot of effort in helping Dracula prepare for the deification ceremony for some reasons and this time the incident happened suddenly, so he didn't have many valuables on him.
So after a brief hesitation, he took off his armor, handed over the sword in his hand, and his beloved item - Volume 6 of the Ninth Volume of Nagash - The Secret Record of Shadows, as well as several very precious magic items.
But after doing all this, seeing that the scale was still not balanced, Manfred's face looked a little ugly.
After a little consideration, he finally took out several miniature human statues holding scepters and scales, decorated with a lot of gold and jewels, and a sickle-shaped staff.
Only then did the scale finally sway and barely maintain its balance.
Seeing this, Levi couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly. He had heard of the first few pieces of equipment. They were the Taranhof Armor and the Sword of Blasphemy used by Manfred himself. They should all be legendary equipment.
He also recognized several of the statues; they were another type of 7th-order construct of the Tomb Kings - the Holy Titan.
Their faces are generally carved into the images of Egyptian gods. They are imitations of the Titans who have disappeared from the main world by the Tomb Kings.
Compared to the Sphinx, they may not be particularly good at dealing with groups of infantry, but their relatively smaller size will make them more agile when facing concentrated fire from bows, muskets, and artillery.
At the same time, the scepters and scales in their hands are magical weapons. Based on the strength of the craftsmen who made them, they themselves may also possess one or several low- and medium-level lightning magic.
After all, real Titans can also control thunder and lightning, and the Tomb Raiders are also trying to make these holy Titans more like real Titans as much as possible.
Another point is that it is said that the Egyptian God King - Osiris is very fond of this special construct.
So when the Holy Titans kill living creatures with their own hands, under the influence of the power of death, they will increase the magic recovery effect of a small amount for the surrounding friendly forces.
This makes their strategic significance much greater than that of ordinary Sphinx models.
However, it is said that this kind of powerful construct is only possessed by a few Tomb Kings such as the Immortal Emperor. Even Black Arkhan cannot obtain it. Where did Manfred get it?
And the last sickle-shaped staff is obviously also a specialty of the Tomb Kings. Is Manfred going to rob tombs?
Or has he also achieved some degree of cooperation with the other Tomb Kings?
Thinking of this, Levi did not ask any questions, but put down another volume of dark tome. He wanted to see if the other party could come up with more things so that he could find some new clues.
Manfred was immediately more and more surprised, but then he became more and more annoyed because he could no longer produce anything of corresponding value.
Levi also quickly received a notification from the Reward Scale that Manfred had nothing left on him, so he could take the Shadow Record back.
Levi felt more and more that something was wrong. As a legend who had been famous for many years, how could Manfred be so poor?
He was about to speak when Manfred on the other side spoke first, trying to cover up his embarrassment.
"I can't believe a celestial mystic would collect Nagash's relics? Do you want to join the army of the dead?"
Levi just smiled and said nothing. Apart from this, there is of course another possibility, which is the way to surpass Nagash.
No matter how talented Nagash is, he is still a mortal. But with the help of Lilith and others, he may embark on the path to becoming a god at any time.
Looking at Levi's appearance, Manfred was a little puzzled at first, but soon he thought of this, and his expression changed:
"You want to be a god too? Or the god of death?"
Levi smiled again: "That's not something you should consider. In fact, I also want to ask you a question. Do you really expect a vampire god to appear? You don't understand the power of the racial god over mortals, do you?"
Manfred snorted coldly. Of course he knew this, and he also knew that Dracula was created by the Spider Queen, Rose, using the blood of the elven gods.
Dracula and him, or other vampires in the main world such as Neferata, are essentially completely different beings.
The ascension of such a vampire is like the return of Nagash, which is definitely not a good thing for other powerful vampires.
Because they are likely to be enslaved by the other side, or simply destroyed. This is probably the reason why Neferata was absent at the critical moment.
But vampires really need a god to back them up, especially in this chaotic situation.
What's more, Manfred also has some little thoughts of his own. Even gods can be killed.
When a god has just been deified, it is often the most vulnerable time. By helping Dracula to become a god, isn't he also helping himself?
But now things are starting to get out of control. I'm afraid some of his plans may not be able to be implemented smoothly...
Damn it! Black Arkham had fought with Levi before, but he only said that the other party possessed the Death Tome and many constructs, but he never said that the other party had such ability.
Did he really forget it accidentally, or did that guy Arkhan do it on purpose?
The more Manfred thought about it, the angrier he became. This temporary alliance of the undead all had their own agendas, and it was obvious that only he alone was enough!
"Okay, stop wasting your breath. The reason you set up a trap and brought me here is because you want my Shadow Records, right? Then let me see your power!"
Levi shrugged his shoulders. This time the other party was somewhat wronging him, because he had not thought that Manfred would come at the beginning.
But just as the other party said, let’s fight for the Shadow Records!