Volume 4 Chapter 539: The Vampire God and the Silver Hand
Paladin is a special profession that few God's chosen heroes can stick to because it requires them to abide by many codes of conduct at all times.
But for many indigenous people who yearn for light and kindness in their hearts, they are willing to devote their lifelong efforts and lives to it.
This is a noble and great profession. In Levi's opinion, when facing evil, they are almost the same as the Subaruans and are the backbone of justice.
If the paladins under the command of Osiris of the Egyptian pantheon may have some minor flaws due to the unreliability of the gods themselves, the paladins who believe in the Three Holy Ones of Justice are almost all perfect.
Pursuing goodness, safeguarding justice and eliminating evil are their three major creeds, and they will do so at any cost.
And there is another point. Almost all holy warriors will have a high status in the kingdom of the god they believe in after death. Even Mount Heaven will welcome their arrival, but usually no god is willing to let them go.
So when Levi saw these holy warriors wearing silver armor, holding big swords and with resolute faces, he immediately showed great kindness.
The holy knights also took a very short time to roughly determine Levi's identity.
After all, the sacred and bright power on Levi's body was almost visible to them with the naked eye, not to mention the blood and breath of the devil that had not yet completely dissipated around them.
Levi also learned that the Church of Tyr was preparing for a big move this time.
The Silver Hand, Holy Judgment and Sword of Mercy, a total of three paladin organizations and knight orders affiliated with Tyr, jointly carried out this joint operation.
They had long been dissatisfied with the filthy Pavonna, but because the power of the many evil gods here was too strong, and the church of the goddess of wealth, Woking, was interfering, they had not been able to take action.
Among the money that the Church of Wealth earns here, few of the gold coins are clean.
Once the paladins of Tyr are allowed to enter Pavenna, they will certainly treat everyone equally and eliminate all evil. Both sides are very clear about this.
But after learning that vampires have been appearing frequently here recently, they finally made up their minds to overcome all difficulties, mobilize their forces, and prepare to intervene.
Under normal circumstances, the holy warriors might have been blocked outside the city by the forces led by the Church of Wealth when they were dozens of miles away from Paven, but this time they arrived at the city gate very smoothly.
Unfortunately, they arrived too late, and Pavon has now become a city of death.
Seeing that Dracula was so powerful and they were unable to confront him head-on, they could only try to find other ways.
There is no way. The threshold to become a paladin of Tyr is too high. Even though Tyr is a powerful god, the number of paladins under his command is not large.
In addition, they had to frequently fight against various evils and had a very high death rate, so for this joint operation, they only gathered more than one hundred holy knights, plus about twice the number of Tyr's novices.
The latter can basically be considered an apprentice paladin who does not meet the requirements temporarily and is working hard to improve himself.
This time, each of the three organizations sent out 1-3 Knights Mentors, but they were basically heroes of around level 15, and other ordinary paladins were generally between level 5 and 6.
Normally speaking, this force is already very powerful, and it is definitely not a problem to eradicate ordinary evil, but compared with Dracula, the gap is really too big.
They knew something was going to happen here, but they never expected it to be this serious.
So while they were launching an emergency call for help, they were also thinking about whether they could make a roundabout attack from other directions and look for a chance to win.
So the three organizations divided the work, and Holy Judgment and Sword of Mercy went to the military camp to try to save the mortals who were being slaughtered by the demons of Khorne.
The holy knights of the Silver Hand sent out a part of their forces to try to sneak into the town through the sewers.
Unexpectedly, I met Li Wei as soon as I came down.
Levi also shared some of his information with the other party, and reached a preliminary cooperation intention with the leading Knights' mentor, Gavin.
Although the chances of defeating Dracula are slim even with the help of the other party, he would certainly want to try it if possible.
Moreover, the other party said that the leader of the Silver Hand, the current Messenger of Light, might be among the reinforcements, and he was also a famous legendary figure.
Even if he fails to kill Dracula in the end, it would be good enough to take the opportunity to establish a relationship with him.
At this moment, a proud male voice suddenly echoed:
"I am Kanchelsis, the eternal vampire elder, and I am also the Impaler Duke Dracula."
"From today on, I will become the true master of vampires, the hunter in the night, the spokesperson of elegance and charm, the embodiment of blood, death and fear!"
"I am the God of Vampires - Dracula Kanchelsis!"
Even though they were still in the sewer, Levi and the others still felt a heavy sense of majesty.
The deification ceremony is to declare one's existence to the world and gain power from the world.
With the help of the power of the magic circle, Dracula will undoubtedly become extremely powerful at this time. Coupled with the many preparations before, he was officially deified so quickly.
But Levi marveled at his audacity.
The prayers during the deification were not spoken casually. His core priesthood was a vampire, which was fine, Levi already knew that.
But the following few sentences will offend too many gods.
The darkness of the night is bound to anger the powerful goddess of darkness - Shar.
Hunting will cause serious conflicts with Malar, the lord of all beasts, Kunos, the hunting god of the elves, Anes-Lema, the goddess of revenge and hunting, and many other gods related to hunters.
There aren’t many gods who choose elegance and charm, but among them there is a lady of love named Shuni, who is a powerful god with many friends all over the world.
As for blood, death and fear, that offended a series of gods.
Dracula had just been deified, and it was conservatively estimated that there were already dozens of gods, belonging to the good, evil, and neutral camps, who were thinking about killing him.
There are even more powerful beings who want to seize his priesthood.
Not to mention death and hunting, it is entirely possible for the priesthood of fear to be transformed into the priesthood of bravery, and then be used by the gods of the good camp.
Levi is really curious now. How much benefit did the Four Chaos Gods and the Spider Queen - Rose give to Dracula to make him so arrogant?
He was originally just a legend with divine power, but now he wants to be involved in so many priesthoods and fields at once. Does he really have enough strength and energy?
The fact that he was able to be deified so smoothly must have been due to the fact that he had prepared a lot of fragments of his godhead and priesthood in advance.
It is not clear yet whether those things were the painstaking efforts of his collaborators or whether there were other victims.
But Dracula certainly wouldn't explain to anyone, and in fact, after announcing his official deification, he simply left.
His pressure was gone, and the space blockade disappeared. Levi also found that he had regained the ability to cast summoning spells, so he rushed out of the sewer directly and looked up at the air for the first time.
The moonlight was bright, casting a large patch of silver glow on the ground. All the vampires that were originally floating there disappeared, and even the smell of blood in the city had dissipated a lot.
Dracula seemed to have taken all the blood and his brothers away with him.
The roof of the entire temple of the Wealth Church, which was originally the most powerful, was blown off. It was obvious that Dracula had destroyed the opponent's defense with his extraordinary strength before leaving.
The wealth in the temple seemed so tempting that even Dracula could not resist it.
The whole city is now eerily silent, except for shouts and roars coming from the direction of the military camp outside the city, reminding everyone that the battle is not yet completely over.
Levi sighed softly, knowing that he had completely missed this opportunity.
But it doesn't matter. He can't be too greedy. Obtaining the Shadow Records is already a very good result.
Of the nine volumes of Nagash, only the one in Akhan's hand is left.
Gavin, the mentor of the Knights of the Silver Hand, was also in a very complicated mood. He had already made plans to die in battle here today, but he didn't expect that the enemy would slip away in advance.
After looking at each other, they both knew what the other meant, which was to kill the Khorne demon in the military camp first!
With the guidance of the roaring voice, there was no need for the Black Prince to lead the way. Levi and his group went straight to the target.
As they moved forward, the three celestial clans around Levi also appeared one after another, both in the sky and underground.
As soon as they appeared, they moved in all directions, conducting careful reconnaissance and vigilance. Levi didn't want to be ambushed by Dracula and his men.
This made Gavin marvel at the large number and strength of Levi's summons, and he also wanted to make further friends with Levi.
If there is no conflict between the gods behind both parties, Levi, as the spokesperson of Mount Heaven, will theoretically be the most natural ally of all the holy warriors.
Just at this moment, news suddenly came from the Dragon Prince.
The brothers and sisters had already sneaked into the vicinity of Pavenna and had originally planned to meet up with Levi, but then Teclis and Eltharion suddenly sent a message seeking their help.
So after saying hello to Levi, they headed for other towns.
While Dracula was holding his deification ceremony, they also successfully carried out their actions.
The Dragon Prince and his sister successfully defeated the vampire legend who was responsible for guarding the captives, the ancestor of the Blood Dragon family, Amber Wallace.
Teclis defeated the ancestor of the Nicholas family, Soran, with magic. Although the other party was also known for his proficiency in magic, there was obviously still a big gap between him and Teclis.
So the big-bellied king Gollum, who was originally intended to be a sacrifice by the vampires, was forcibly taken away by Eltharion.
Of course, the Big Belly King Gollum did not have a good ending either. He has now been successfully beheaded by Eltharion.
Eltharion avenged his father and brothers, his homeland, and the countless elves who died at the hands of their enemies, and also brought a perfect end to his misty expedition.
During this entire process, Dracula, who had already been successfully deified, never appeared.
Whether Dracula was eager to consolidate his power or worried that Teclis and others had set a trap for him, he did choose to retreat.
This also made Levi feel a little relieved. He shouldn't have to worry too much about Dracula in the next battle.
As he continued to move forward, Levi soon saw clearly the two sides in the battle.
One side was wearing silver helmets and silver armor, frequently casting Evil Breaking Slash, Holy Healing, Divine Grace, etc. Some were walking, some were riding horses. They were the holy knights from the other two organizations.
The other party is naturally the demon of Khorne.
In addition to the bloodletters, there are two new monsters present.
A cross between a dog and a reptile, they have thick scales, devilish horns, sharp spikes on their spines and joints, and a membrane umbrella around their necks that can be opened like a parasol lizard to intimidate the enemy.
More importantly, they are all as strong as bulls and use hunting tactics like wolves.
They are a type of Khorne demon, called Khorne Fleshhounds. Apart from being extremely good at tracking and hunting, they are generally at the bottom of the tier 4 if taken individually.
But in an environment with complex terrain such as a military camp, it would be difficult to deal with more than a hundred of them at once, because they might rush out from various hidden corners.
Therefore, even the resolute and brave paladins must form defensive formations in order to fight them.
As for the second type, it is a deformed humanoid creature with multiple mutated limbs - the Chaos Egg.
Generally speaking, all mortals that cannot accept the power of the devil will either die or turn into chaos eggs. Other situations rarely occur, so chaos eggs are not rare things.
But the Chaos Eggs at the moment were as red as the Flesh Hounds, with fire spitting out of their hands, feet and eyes. They were obviously unusual creatures.
This fire-breathing is not a metaphor but an adjective. Their attacks are all accompanied by blazing flames.
So much so that many holy knights did not dare to take their attacks head-on, and it was estimated that they were at least level 5 soldiers.
At the same time, the vampires performed very well. Except for the later holy knights, there seemed to be no living people in the barracks.
As for the two Khorne bloodthirsty demons, they were engaged in a melee with several paladins.
After taking a few quick glances, Levi could tell that the Khorne Demon was indeed the most upright and stubborn demon.
It was obvious that the attacks of the Khorne Bloodthirsters could not break through the defense of the several Knights Templar mentors who led them, and they did not even think of flying up to attack other weaker paladins, but just kept launching fierce attacks like hammering iron.
It seemed that the paladins were at a disadvantage and were almost defeated, but in fact, none of them died in the battle and the injured healed quickly, so in the end, Levi felt that the paladins still had a greater chance of winning.
After all, the portal of the Khorne demons has been closed, and every death means one less for them. The paladins are not only extremely good at cooperation, but can also use divine power to assist and heal, and are best at protracted battles.
However, after Levi and the others arrived, the situation naturally became different immediately.
Gavin first greeted some people from the side, and then Penthesilea, Khalida, Mortidi, Elegy and others, and even Winnie the Pooh, all rushed forward and focused their fire on one of the Khorne bloodthirsty demons.
Even though it is also a war beast level, with a health point of at least six or seven thousand, it cannot withstand such a fierce attack.
After only a few rounds, it was hacked to death, and then sealed by Levi, who was well prepared, as a token of his transformation into a demon hunter.
Then Wange and others went straight to the second target and eliminated the opponent in a shorter time.
This made the holy warriors nearby a little confused, because only after fighting the enemy personally did they know how terrifying this kind of demon was.
Who would have thought that they would be defeated so easily in front of these seemingly weak women!
Seeing them continue to rush towards other Khorne demons, like a tiger among a flock of sheep, easily bringing about a large number of deaths, the paladins also shouted and launched a major counterattack.
A Knight Order instructor warned, "Be careful, two special demons just headed deep into the military camp!"
Before he finished his words, Levi was stunned as several puffs of sound were heard. He was not unfamiliar with such sounds, but how could they appear here?
Before he could open his mouth to ask, three demon cavalrymen appeared at the end of his sight.
One of them was riding a steel bull, which was fine, but the other two demons were riding motorcycles!
Yes, although it was covered in blood and flesh, and the body seemed to be made of red copper and skull, with many fangs and barbs, and a big mouth full of sharp teeth in the front that kept opening and closing, its overall image was indeed a motorcycle.
Their fuel may not be gasoline, but blood, because the exhaust gas emitted from the rear of the motorcycle is not black, but blood-red fireworks.
Oh, and one more special thing is that this special motorcycle does not have handlebars, because they themselves seem to be a kind of intelligent demon.
At this moment, two demons came roaring over on motorcycles, holding up flaming swords. It must be said that they were quite impressive.
But Levi thought more about whether the Chaos Dwarves obtained knowledge from Khorne, or whether Khorne learned it from the Chaos Dwarves?
Or is it that the god behind the Chaos Dwarves, the extremely mysterious evil god - Hasut, has reached some kind of cooperation with Khorne?
Khorne hates magic, but no one says he hates science too...
Just as Levi was about to throw a few hammers to knock down those demons, and then study those motorcycle demons a little, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Because there was a little human girl tied to the seat behind a demon.
Khorne has always loved massacres and blood, but now they are playing kidnapping. This shows that there must be something extraordinary about that little girl!
Seleket also laughed: "Levi, maybe she was chosen by Khorne. I heard that Khorne's wife was once a human woman, but later she became a demon called the Blood Queen."
Levi immediately exclaimed, "Wow!" Could it be that Khorne was planning to play a game of cultivation?
At this time, Cindy, who was flying in the air, also noticed this abnormality, so Levi immediately cooperated with her and tried to save the little girl.
With her current strength, it is easy for her to deal with these Khorne demons, especially since the other party does not seem to want the little girl to get hurt, which makes it even easier.
In less than two minutes, Cindy returned to Levi, carrying the little girl whose clothes were still stained with blood.
“Brother Levi, she has no injuries, but seems to have fainted from shock.”
"Is that so? Then please, Cindy, take care of her for a while."
There is no doubt about Cindy's affinity. Regardless of gender, age, or even race, there is almost no one who doesn't like her.
Levi suspected more than once that she must have some special abilities that the system panel could not display.
Having said this, Levi also asked Seleket to help check whether the little girl had any hidden injuries or power left by the Khorne demon.
"Levi, she was just frightened and fainted."
"Although I don't know how Khorne found her, she does have extraordinary talents. She is just an ordinary civilian without a profession, but she has 5 points of perception and 4 points of charm."
Levi was also very surprised: "As a civilian, her attributes are so high?"
In this special world, every attribute represents real power.
Generally speaking, ordinary civilians rarely have more than 3 points in a single attribute, and most of them have 1-2 points. Therefore, even a 0-level militia will be completely overwhelmed when fighting against ordinary villagers.
If the civilian is a minor or an old and frail person, the attributes will be further reduced.
In comparison, the attributes of this little girl are quite exaggerated, considering that she looks like she is only about ten years old now.
If she were to receive a systematic education and given a rare opportunity to change jobs, her future would be limitless.
As it stands now, the most suitable profession for her should be a priest.
A high perception attribute generally means that one is good at observation and communication, and can easily blend in with others, making people more likely to accept and trust them.
Her charm is reflected in many aspects such as appearance and temperament, which makes it easy for people to like her. With these two factors combined, her ability to fool people must be very strong.
The reason why Khorne wanted to kidnap her, besides wanting to train her, was more likely to train her to be a priest or something like that, to help Khorne develop faith, right?
But now, maybe it will be a good deal for me, but I don’t know if she is willing.
The military camp had been ravaged by Khorne demons, and apart from herself, Levi could not find any other survivors here.
If she had any relatives or friends here, the outcome would be self-evident.
At this moment, Cindy suddenly looked surprised. She felt that the little one was awake, but she was pretending to be asleep.
Noticing the look Cindy gave him, Levi raised his eyebrows and understood instantly.
He sighed deliberately: "Poor child, if you have nowhere to go in the future, then I will take you in. Cindy, would you like to have another cute little sister?"
Cindy nodded very seriously immediately: "Brother Levi, I am very willing."
Although there were many differences in the details, she did remember herself back then.
As Cindy finished speaking, Levi also noticed that the little girl's eyelashes trembled slightly, but she still did not open her eyes.
Levi smiled. Since she was willing to be a little ostrich, let her continue to stay in Cindy's arms.
For a little girl of about 10 years old, what had just happened in the military camp was indeed too cruel.
