According to the rules, Manfred, who was pulled in, can choose whether to summon an assistant from outside the field to participate in the duel.
At first, Manfred subconsciously wanted to refuse, because he didn't want others to know that Levi had the Nine Volumes of Nagash.
And even if the opponent is really summoned, it will be a big trouble to deal with the spoils afterwards.
As long as one is a vampire, he or she will be greedy. At most, they just have different preferences.
But after thinking about it, he finally chose to summon helpers.
On the one hand, it was for the sake of safety. On the other hand, he was suddenly caught here. Although not voluntarily, it actually did affect Dracula's plan.
He didn't want to be the only one to bear such a responsibility, so naturally he had to ask someone else to come.
Besides, how could he not see what Levi could see clearly?
With Dracula's promise, he came from Sylvania to Pavenna, but he was always very conflicted about Dracula's deification.
If his summoning could disrupt, or just delay, the deification ceremony, that would be a pleasant surprise!
However, if I summon Count Noctis, it would be too obvious, but there are suitable options in other towns...
Accompanied by a burst of blood-red light, a female vampire covered in white fur and wearing a crown appeared, looking extremely noble and elegant.
As soon as he appeared, before he had time to see the surrounding situation clearly, the female vampire scolded him rudely: "Manfred, why did you summon me at this critical moment?"
After hearing this, Levi was almost certain of the other party's identity.
Judging from the attire, she is obviously a woman from Kislev, and she calls herself the queen. Combined with the information provided by the Red Prince before, it is no surprise that she should be the Blood Tsarina of Kislev - Ketatlin!
But Levi had never thought that this female vampire was actually a non-mainstream one.
She has black eye shadow and purple lipstick, and it seems that she has used the power of ice to make blue contact lenses. This is outrageous.
But there was one thing he had to admit, no matter how old she really was, the Blood Tsar looked very young and beautiful now.
This may be the biggest difference between male vampires and female vampires.
After becoming a vampire, hair, cartilage, etc. will gradually decay.
The former pay more attention to strength, so most of them will not use magic to perform corresponding maintenance. Therefore, bald and noseless people are not uncommon. Manfred is a typical example.
The latter pay more attention to appearance, and almost all female vampires retain their appearance when they were alive.
But being able to look like the Blood Tsar is considered a very unique existence among female vampires.
If this had happened in her time, even if she wasn't a tsar or a vampire, she would have easily been excluded and targeted.
However, can such a vampire who has been sleeping for more than a thousand years, is completely out of rhythm with the current world, and is so alternative, really form a solid alliance with Dracula, Manfred and others?
If there were enough benefits, plus a little bit of threat, would it be possible for her to become Lucia 's helper, just like Neferata?
After being reprimanded, Manfred was obviously a little annoyed. Not to mention that their identities and strengths were similar, and their status was equal.
Just to say that I did put in some effort in saving you, why doesn't this bitch know how to be polite?
But the recent contact had already made him understand the other party's bad character. In order to seize the Ninth Volume of Nagash, he forced himself to hold back his temper and quickly recounted the general situation.
After listening to this, the Blood Tsarine did not comment. Although almost all vampires were interested in the Nine Volumes of Nagash, she might be an exception.
Because she was born in Kislev, she does not worship darkness and death, but prefers the power of ice.
As we all know, when Nagash was most active, Kislev was still a colony founded by the elves.
More than a thousand years later, after the elves abandoned their colonies due to demon invasions and internal unrest, some nomads established a country on the elves' ruins.
Later, they gradually received the protection of the gods, developed some unique ice magic, and established diplomatic relations with humans, dwarves, elves, etc., until they became the ice kingdom - Kislev, and formed a thousand-year alliance with the Sigmar Empire.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for any ice magic to be involved in the Nine Volumes of Nagash, and the Blood Tsarina is naturally not interested in it.
What she wanted to do most now was to train some of her own followers, strengthen her own ice power, and then return to Kislev to try to regain a certain status.
I hope that Kislev now will not be as short-sighted and narrow-minded as it was before.
Even if I am a vampire, isn't everything I do for the sake of making my motherland stronger?
The reason why he agreed to Dracula was, on the one hand, to repay his kindness, and on the other hand, it was also because Dracula promised him a generous reward.
As for Manfred, he did have some favors for me, so I would put aside my pride as a queen and help him a little.
In a blink of an eye, when she saw Levi, the Blood Tsar's eyes changed instantly.
"You look like a refined man, that's good, come, join my Ice and Snow Court, I will grant you endless favors!"
Favor? The other party's burning gaze did make Levi think a little bit wrong.
But he knew that what the other party actually desired was his blood.
This is outrageous. With his current strength, every drop of his blood is likely to contain more divine power than ordinary holy water. Isn't this guy afraid of getting a stomachache after drinking it?
"if you"
Before Levi could finish his words, Manfred snorted and interrupted him rudely: "Katatlin, he is a celestial mystic. If you drink his blood, you will probably be cursed by Mount Heaven!"
"A Celestial Mystic?"
Hearing this, the Blood Tsar not only did not feel any fear, but became even more excited. She had only heard of this extremely rare profession but had never seen it.
Unexpectedly, just a few days after her resurrection, she had the opportunity to witness it with her own eyes and even had the chance to obtain the other party's blood!
When she thought of this, she couldn't help but become more and more excited, but she didn't forget to scold Manfred again:
"Although you have done a great deed by bringing me to him, you still have to address me as 'Your Majesty the Queen'!"
Manfred became more and more angry, but he did not show it on the surface. He just gritted his teeth and said secretly:
"Okay, Your Majesty, let's test the other party's strength now. Your Majesty will not be satisfied with just a show-off, right?"
The Bloody Tsarina thought about it and realized that it was true. If he only had a bright appearance, he could be replaced at any time.
But if you also have powerful strength, it will be more attractive!
So she nodded happily: "Very good, you have shown good wisdom. If you continue like this, even if your appearance does not quite meet my aesthetic standards, I may still make an exception and allow you to join my Ice and Snow Court!"
Who wants to join you? Even if the current tsarina invites you like this, I still have to think about it, not to mention you who are all alone!
Manfred was roaring in his heart, but he forced a smile on the surface. He now had a rough idea of ​​the other person's character.
As he was talking, Levi also asked Cindy to come over to help.
Originally Cindy could summon many kinds of angels, including her father. After the Messenger of Mercy granted her some authority, Cindy could even summon many kinds of sub-sky creatures.
Compared to Levi himself, she is certainly inferior, but compared to other priests or wizards who specialize in summoning, she is undoubtedly much stronger.
So after this little farce ended, the chessboard battle officially began soon, and both sides began to summon frequently.
Levi's main forces are constructs such as the Death Guards, as well as summons from the three major celestial races, while Manfred's forces are, as expected, mostly undead.
On the surface, the outcome of this chessboard battle seems to be the same as the last time.
Because among the same level, except for a few special existences such as the Terror Knight, most of the undead are relatively weak.
In addition, the undead's weaknesses are extremely obvious, and the celestial creatures often have some restraining power over the undead, so in a one-on-one battle, the undead's winning rate is actually very worrying.
But in fact, after the fight started, Levi did not gain the advantage on the scene, and even began to fall into a disadvantage.
Because Levi soon discovered that Manfred's chess skills were obviously much better than his own.
Even after getting the chessboard, Levi had specially learned the skills in this area.
But on the one hand, the time is relatively short, and secondly, he may really have no talent in this area, so he can only be considered a beginner at present.
It was fine that he bullied Arkhan, that poor chess player, last time, but this time he met an expert in this field and his shortcomings were immediately exposed.
Manfred's superb chess skills can make up for the shortcomings of the undead in combat power to a great extent.
He could use a method similar to Tian Ji's horse racing, first reducing the number of Levi's summons, and then encircling them from multiple sides, forcibly using several weak ones to exchange for the stronger dragon golems, and so on.
Or he could use the bloodthirsty Sky Demon to attack Levi's Death Guards who were unable to fly. In this way, he would naturally be invincible.
Levi could understand the opponent's intention, but because of the difference in their chess skills, it was difficult for him to send out the corresponding summons to fight against him as he wished.
The chessboard has a hundred squares, which may not seem like a lot, but in the hands of a chess master like Manfred, there are so many ways to play it.
Moreover, although Levi has a large number of high-level units such as dragon golems and snake ladies, the dice have always been mainly 3-5. The constructs at this stage are far from being able to crush the undead of the same level.
Levi began to empathize with Arkhan last time. He had a lot of cards in his hand, but in the end he couldn't use them at all. This made him very angry.
But what made him feel amused was that he also received an unexpected reinforcement .
That’s right, it’s the Blood Tsar.
She is obviously a chess player who may be even worse than Arkhan, but she always likes to use a condescending tone to "instruct" Manfred on how to play chess.
This really pissed Manfred off, because if he had really listened to it, he would have lost now.
But in order to maintain this reserve force, Manfred did not dare to say anything harsh, because that might make the Blood Tsar leave in anger.
Even Cindy can see this; the Blood Tsar is the epitome of pride and willfulness.
So Manfred became more and more uncomfortable, but Levi just found it interesting.
It would be difficult for such a blood tsar to survive in the vampire circle, right?
When she was rampant in Kislev, she had no interaction with vampires such as Dracula and Manfred.
At that time, Kislev had just been established and everything was waiting to be developed. She possessed great power, so even if her attitude was a little bad, others would probably be able to tolerate it.
Levi even speculated that the fact that she was a vampire might have been noticed before, but people just deliberately ignored it.
But when Kislev becomes stronger and her power becomes less important, her identity as a vampire may become unbearable.
Moreover, now is no longer her era. However, while she has lost her power and status, she still cannot let go of her original arrogance. If one day she is suddenly stabbed in the back by Manfred, Levi will not feel strange at all.
After eating another Tomb Scorpion of Levi and pushing the front line further forward, Manfred couldn't help but laugh:
"Levi, the trap you planned for so long ended up like this. It looks like you will have to give me two volumes of the Nine Volumes of Nagash."
There is also a clear gap in the value of the nine volumes of Nagash.
The Death Tome that can create Death Guards is undoubtedly the strongest among the ranks. The Shadow Records in his hand can only increase the mana limit and learn some shadow magic, which is relatively weak.
But as long as he wins this battle today, his strength will be greatly enhanced.
In comparison, the little benefits promised by Dracula are not worth mentioning.
If he could make good use of the two volumes of spoils in a short period of time, he might be able to achieve good results in his next plan against Dracula...
Levi snorted: "Don't be too complacent. The battles of these low- and mid-level soldiers are not enough to truly determine the outcome of the battle."
Being suppressed by Manfred did make him a little unhappy, but it was far from making him lose his mind.
Because as long as he tries his best to keep the basic base and get another special opportunity to summon the Messenger of Mercy, that basically means the end of the game.
Cindy next to him also nodded hurriedly and waved her fists to cheer Levi on.
But the Bloody Tsar on the opposite side felt somewhat disappointed.
Obviously Manfred did not obey her command, but he still relied on his own wisdom to make the undead advance step by step, while Levi was retreating step by step.
However, considering that the other party was an extremely rare celestial mystic after all, she still managed to endure it.
Then her target quickly shifted to the opponent's assistant. That little human girl looked very cute and delicious...
After several rounds, the situation seemed to gradually improve, and Levi successfully sent out the Dragon Stone Golem and Iron Dragon Golem several times in succession.
Neither Manfred's bloodthirsty Sky Demon nor the elite Black Knight could shake these two powerful constructs.
In the case of a large gap in strength, no matter how superb his chess skills are, it is almost impossible for him to use the Grave Guardians to eliminate the Dragon Golem alone.
The Bloody Tsarine, who was watching from the side, also gradually became interested.
Although she was not interested in the Nine Volumes of Nagash, she was not completely ignorant of it. So she was now certain that Levi, as a master of the celestial mysteries, had at least one volume of the Tome of the Death God in his hands, which was quite interesting.
At this moment, the dice suddenly showed the number 7, and Levi activated the Sphinx without hesitation.
Generally speaking, the strongest types of undead soldiers are corpse dragons and ghost dragons.
However, the dragon's breath has a long cooling time. After being transformed into an undead, the power of the dragon's breath will be greatly reduced and the cooling time will be further extended.
So no matter whether the opponent chooses a corpse dragon or a ghost dragon, close combat will eventually be necessary.
However, according to the information he had, Manfred seldom went out because he had to defend Sylvania all year round to resist the attacks of the Sigmar Empire, so he naturally had no chance to collect the dragon's corpse or soul.
It was precisely because of the constant fighting that Manfred's main force was basically wiped out.
They are nothing more than the Grave Guardian, the Black Knight, the Soul Knight, followed by the Vampire, the Bloodthirsty Sky Demon and the Bloodthirsty Bat Wolf, etc.
He didn't even have many Terrorbeasts. After all, the raw material for making Terrorbeasts - Titan Bats, was itself a very rare monster and had basically been killed by many vampire forces.
Most vampires have no vision for sustainable development. Once they take action, they often end up draining the pond to catch fish.
So Levi believed that as long as the Sphinx came on the field, he would be able to force out some of the opponent's cards.
The only exception might be the Holy Titan, but the Titan is strong in overall strength. If it is a one-on-one fight, it is almost impossible for it to defeat the Sphinx. Manfred shouldn't be that stupid, right?
But Manfred smiled sinisterly and did not summon any undead. Instead, he actually sent out a Titan to join the battle.
Levi felt something was wrong. Manfred was smiling so proudly, obviously he had nothing to fear. Unless this Titan had been specially modified, he was sure it would win!
Sure enough, after being activated, the eyes of this holy Titan emitted a purple-black light. It glared and first sent out two rays, which made two big holes in the Sphinx's body.
Then it raised its hand again and used a very special kind of death magic - soul extraction.
Although the Sphinx's movements were not affected at all and it still charged steadily at the Titan, Levi's expression became slightly serious.
As a special construct, whether it is those of the Tomb Kings or the one in Levi's hands, the Sphinx has a special core, which is the source of their energy and their wisdom.
In a sense, they are their virtual souls, which can naturally be harmed by soul-type attacks.
Coupled with the Holy Titan's melee ability and eye rays, its chances of defeating the Sphinx will undoubtedly be further increased.
However, even among vampires and necromancers who specialize in evil magic, not many can master soul extraction, let alone directly harm a powerful army like the Sphinx.
Now it should no longer be called the Holy Titan, it should be called the Death Titan or the Dark Titan!
"Manfred, Arkhan cannot give you these. Which Tomb King have you cooperated with?"
Manfred was undoubtedly very proud at this moment: "Why should I tell you? And even if I tell you, what can you do? Win?"
Levi's eyelids twitched, but he immediately laughed again: "You don't want to tell me? Then forget it."
"No matter which Tomb King it is, he can't give you too much. You have already put a few on the reward scale. This should be a special individual that you transformed with magic and signed a contract with, right?"
"I want to see how many more of the same things you can come up with!"
Manfred paused slightly. Levi was right. Even the Immortal Emperor didn't have much of this stuff, not to mention his collaborator who was almost hated by everyone.
It seems that I have to work harder and try to win this battle with the low-level undead.
After a fierce battle, the Death Titan successfully killed the Sphinx at the cost of being seriously injured, which made Manfred obviously a little proud.
The battle on the chessboard continued, and it seemed that Levi's luck was changing. The probability of larger numbers appearing next time had obviously changed.
This caused Levi to summon more than ten dragon golems in succession. Even though Manfred was a more advanced chess player, due to the gap in hard power, all he could do was let the Death Titan kill three more dragon golems.
The remaining dragon golems still killed a large number of his undead, and the chances of victory began to tilt more and more towards Levi.
At this time, Levi was lucky enough to summon two Sphinxes in succession. The first one was defeated by Manfred's Death Titan, but when facing the second Sphinx, he seemed a little embarrassed.
At this time, the Blood Tsar, who had changed her mind about Levi, immediately took the initiative to speak: "Manfred, do you need a gift from me?"
Manfred, who was still a little hesitant, made up his mind instantly after hearing this: "No, I can handle it."
The Bloody Tsar immediately snorted: "How dare you betray my kindness? I hope you won't come to me crying and begging later!"
Manfred suddenly felt a toothache, and he finally couldn't help but wonder if he had done something wrong by calling this stinky woman over.
Shaking his head secretly, he decided to pretend that he didn't hear it. He just waved his hand and summoned a huge scarab, which was also a construct.
Levi narrowed his eyes immediately: "The one you are working with is the Beetle Prince - Apophis?"
Ordinary scarab constructs are generally level 3-5. Currently, only two forces can create level 7 scarabs.
One is Niketan IV, known as the Lord of the Golden Scarab, who is the chosen one of the scarab gods among the Egyptian gods.
As for the other one, it is naturally the Beetle Prince.
Although the former, like the god he believes in, is very low-key and has little reputation in the outside world, his camp is neutral and kind, and it is impossible for him to cooperate with the undead.
The latter is a hated figure among the Tomb Kings and is a like-minded person to Manfred.
It’s no wonder that these two legends from the evil camp worked together to create the Death Titan.
But although this scarab has the strength of level 7, it is mainly inclined to withstand attacks rather than attack.
So after a somewhat long battle, Levi's Sphinx won the final victory.
At this time Manfred's face looked a little ugly. He had heard of Levi's reputation, but he didn't expect that his background was so rich. The Sphinx was not easily created. How many powerful beings had this guy hunted?
After several rounds of summoning, with the power of the Sphinx and the Dragon Golem, Levi killed many of Manfred's summons and gradually pushed the battle line back.
Then he summoned again, and the number became 7 again.
Levi immediately laughed. Judging from what happened just now, his opponent probably didn’t have any more cards up his sleeve.
Manfred, with the power of just one province of Sylvania, resisted the Sigmar Empire for so many years. This was mainly because he had the advantage of geographical location. The power of death there was a great deterrent to all living people.
Secondly, he is indeed a rare and famous general in the military field, and ordinary imperial generals cannot defeat him at all.
In addition, the Sigma Empire itself was not stable, with many enemies such as the Beastmen frequently invading, making it impossible for them to concentrate large-scale military forces, so the two sides have been in a stalemate.
But Sylvania has never been famous for its high-level undead creatures, and Manfred seemed to have just spent a lot of resources to help Dracula, so he had even fewer things available. This time he could be considered to have picked up a small bargain.
Seeing Levi smiling, Manfred also felt something was wrong: "Levi, did you cheat?"
Levi raised her eyebrows. The master here was the Crimson Knight. Of course she had the ability to influence him, but she would never do that.
Because she likes watching the show, or more precisely, she likes watching the exciting battles where the commanders on both sides use their wisdom and try every possible means to win victory.
How can a battle be exciting if it is unfair from the beginning?
She could pull the trigger, but she wouldn't do that, especially if I didn't ask her to do it, she would definitely not do it on her own initiative.
"Manfred, luck is also part of strength. If you are no longer able to fight, then admit defeat."
"Except for the Shadow Records, I am determined to obtain them. I can even selectively return some of the other things to you."
At this point, Levi suddenly realized a problem. If he gave the opponent the supply of the Damsel of Doom before starting the chessboard battle, would it affect the numbers on the dice in the chessboard battle in some way?
But Manfred snorted coldly. He didn't believe that anyone would be stupid enough to give away something they had already obtained.
After a brief hesitation, Manfred resolutely made a decision. Although it would be risky, it was worth it for the sake of the Nine Volumes of Nagash.
"Come out, Lexor Bloodaxe!"
As he shouted, a dwarf skeleton soldier, who was over one meter tall, holding two axes and with a shield tied to his abdomen like an ogre, appeared and roared silently at the Sphinx.
Levi felt a little weird. This guy looked like a skeleton soldier transformed from a dwarf butcher. How could he have the strength of level 7?
If this is true, the Sphinx will be in danger.
As a construct, the Sphinx is not very flexible. It can deal with large targets or large numbers of enemy troops.
But if it were to take on a dwarf who was about one meter tall, if the opponent was a little more agile, the Sphinx would probably be fooled from beginning to end.
A few minutes later, the rubble on the ground confirmed that this special skeleton soldier not only had the strength of level 7, but was also one of the stronger ones.
Although its bones look fragile, they are actually much tougher than ordinary steel. Even if it is hit head-on by the Sphinx, only a few shallow cracks will appear.
The pair of axes in its hands are also unusual, and clearly have a powerful and special blood-sucking effect, so it can restore life by chopping stones.
Coupled with its excellent agility, it was able to kill the Sphinx relatively easily.
It can be expected that unless it encounters some long-range soldiers that can fly next, it will basically be able to kill all of Levi's troops present.
This also made Levi realize his weaknesses once again. Between powerful beings such as the Dragon Golem and the Messenger of Mercy, he still had some gaps.
But after winning this victory, Manfred did not look very happy, but Levi smiled:
"Although I have never heard of this name, I can easily tell that it must have held a high status among the dwarves when it was alive. Once it is exposed, are you ready to bear the wrath of the dwarves?"