Volume 4 Chapter 548 The Secret of the Naga Goddess
So Lord Huahua decided to split his troops into two groups. He let the lizard priests continue to confuse the remaining dinosaurs with magic, and sent a small number of troops to escort them back to the City of Mist. Their main force marched towards a valley on the southwest side of the City of Mist.
As they got closer, Mortiti's perception became clearer.
She can now be 100% sure that there are indeed the lost things of the Phantom Goddess Leila in the valley, and not only divinity, but also other more valuable things!
Although Lord Huahua also sensed these things, he was much calmer in comparison. The magic toads were not interested in anything related to God. What they pursued was another kind of transcendence.
He was now even more worried that those things would be stolen by evil forces. If that were the case, it would be even worse for Lustria at the moment.
Levi and Cindy also began to summon and prepare for the next battle. At the same time, Levi also called Michaela, Sefa and others in the small fire plane.
He had a feeling that what was going to happen next would definitely not be a small-scale battle.
If he guessed wrong, it didn't really matter. He could just think of it as giving Michaela and the others a little break.
Soon, when they actually arrived there, everyone knew that Lord Huahua's worries had finally become a reality, because the entrance to the valley had been occupied by a dense army of demons, at least four or five thousand in number.
But what surprised and puzzled them was the opponent's lineup.
Nurglings, Plaguebearers, Plague Toads, Rot Flies, they are Nurgle demons.
Flesh hounds, bloodletters, Khorne motorcycles, and a variety of dinosaurs with horns on their heads and red bodies. They are undoubtedly driven by the killing power of Khorne.
Pink, blue, purple, colorful demons that can control fire are the horrors that serve Tzeentch.
However, the three types of demons, which had always been incompatible with each other, now formed a defensive formation with their backs to the valley.
The Nurgle demons act as meat shields in the front row to absorb damage, while the Khorne demons are located slightly behind, ready to launch an attack at any time.
The Tzeentch demons, who are relatively the most fragile and mainly rely on long-range attacks, are protected in the most central area.
They seem to be very close and inseparable, which is completely different from what the legend says.
At the same time, Levi also received a report from Mortiti that some Slaanesh demons were hiding in a small woods on the side of the valley. Their ambiguous skin color and crab-like claws made it impossible for her to make a mistake.
This made Levi even more surprised, because according to what he knew so far, no matter what the circumstances, the Four Chaos Gods would never work together directly. Their hatred and resentment for each other made them prefer to perish together.
unless……
There was a being who had been blessed by the Four Chaos Gods at once, able to temporarily control these four demons, and now had gained even more powerful power.
It is so powerful that it can even drive them by force, or perhaps it simply creates its own army of demons that absolutely obey its orders!
At that moment, not only Levi, but also Elegy, Cindy, Penthesilea and others, all suddenly realized.
Levi has been collecting intelligence through various means recently, and they have learned a lot from it.
Lord Huahua also spat out the sinful name with great hatred: "The Shadow King - Bilak!"
That's right, Bilak is the biggest suspect, and only it can possess such power.
Thinking of this, Lord Huahua couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
The King Killer Planet returned ahead of schedule, the dinosaurs of Lustria fell into riot, and the power of the giant spiritual network was greatly weakened. When the Lizardmen had no time to split themselves, Bilak reached out to the power of the gods that fell here.
If this series of events was just a coincidence, then it would be fine. But if it was premeditated, does it mean that behind Bilak, there are other equally powerful allies who control the power of the King Killer Planet?
So what is their real purpose in spending so much effort on so many things?
The only thing to be thankful for is that Bilak does not seem to be able to control high-level demons on a large scale for the time being. These four types of demons can indeed exert good power when working together, but based on their own strength, they are still not considered powerful.
But Lord Huahua didn't have the energy to think about it any more, because a male voice that was still a little weird and cunning even though it was full of anger rang out:
"How dare you address my Lord by his name!"
With a series of flapping wings, large shadows rushed out from the still foggy valley.
First up is a series of angry monsters. You can tell from their colorful colors that, like the demons below, they also possess the power of the four gods of chaos.
After them came hundreds of flying demon fish emitting a faint purple glow. At first glance, they looked a bit like giant manta rays, but they actually had five pairs of terrifying eyes.
In addition to the clusters of bone spurs and tiny magical veins on his body, there is also a huge shark-like mouth.
They are the Tzeentch's Screaming Flying Sharks. Their screams seem to be able to penetrate the soul, and they can use their sharp teeth to bite when necessary. They still have a strong harassing ability for low-level spellcasters and archers.
But to the Lizardmen, they are just some larger flies, not even as powerful as the Nurgle Rot Flies. At least the plague and toxin effects of the latter are a bit disgusting.
So Lord Huahua quickly passed them and looked directly at the center, where there was a special demon who was surrounded like a king.
Not only does it have a special disc-shaped mount under its feet, it is also being pulled by multiple screaming flying sharks.
It's not because it looks like a Tzeentch or a terrifying monster, but it reflects complex light like a rainbow.
It was also because Lord Huahua saw dozens of illusory faces constantly moving on its body, making silent wails.
Among them are vampires, some human mages, but also a few Skink Priests!
Even someone as kind as Lord Huahua couldn't help but feel angry: "Damn demon, you shouldn't restrain the souls of the dead!"
As he spoke, he also gave telepathic instructions to the lizardmen, asking them to prepare for battle.
But he was not in a hurry to let the lizardmen take the initiative to attack, because when the effect of the Dragon Madness Chain was activated, many of the more vulnerable lizards using javelins and blowguns were either killed or injured.
The thousand-man army in front of them now are almost all Lizardman warriors who use sticks and spears as weapons. Facing the combined forces of several kinds of demons, they may suffer losses if they act rashly.
So he played a little trick, trying to distract the other party's attention here and buy Levi some time.
"Haha, they paid the price for their greed. This was part of the deal. Unfortunately, they were too stupid to let me have my fill."
Speaking of this, the special demon seemed extremely proud. To it, killing and fighting were just a process, and it enjoyed the pleasure of fooling its enemies even more.
While Lord Huahua was engaging in a verbal exchange with his opponent, Levi had already begun to cast summoning magic.
That special demon was a Tzeentch Rainbow Terror, which was usually a heroic unit, but now there were thousands of demons, and such a complex coalition, it was beyond its ability to command them all by itself.
What's more, this is about gods, how can it be a hero unit of about level 15 to take on such an important task? There must be other powerful demons hiding behind it!
Moreover, he also understood what Lord Huahua meant, so with a flash of light, the Lord of Silver Heaven - the messenger - Barachi El, came as promised.
There was no need to say more. After seeing the situation clearly, he was immediately very surprised, and then angry: "Damn it, why are the demons so rampant in Lustria?"
If it were somewhere else, he would certainly understand.
In addition to being born from emotions and having a much higher origin than ordinary demon lords, the Four Chaos Gods have another characteristic, which is that they are extremely corrupt to mortals. Therefore, the demons under their command often do not need to make any effort to break through the space barrier and come to the main world from the bottomless abyss.
But Lustria had the legacy of the ancient saints - a huge network of spiritual veins, and a group of magic toads that even he could not help but admire. How could it have fallen to this state?
Although he was surprised, the messenger still joined forces with Levi and began to summon the Messenger of Mercy.
Mikaela and Cefa activated the Mercury Giant and used the Otherworldly Oath to summon the War Dancer.
The War Dancers are in a neutral to evil camp. For Michaela and others, they are difficult to control, their morale is obviously low, and they are not very motivated to fight.
Even though they are of the same class, these guys under their control are obviously much weaker than their counterparts who had previously performed well against fire giants.
Later , Levi decided not to treat them as ordinary subordinates, but to use magic to force them to fight.
Wait until they learn to behave themselves, and then make changes based on the situation.
As for the appearance of the messenger, Lord Huahua and the Rainbow Demon on the other side had no time to react, but some creatures in the fog in the valley could not help themselves.
"Idiot, is this how you're going to waste my army? Allow the enemy to call for reinforcements?"
Following the roar , a four-meter-tall, wings-bearing, very typical high-level Tzeentch demon appeared.
Unlike its distant relatives in the Abyss, it has a huge bird head. At the end of its long tail, it is covered with sharp teeth like a mutant carnivorous plant. There are flashes of fire from time to time, so it is obviously not just a decoration.
What surprised Lord Huahua the most was that he saw some human decorations on the other person, as well as a rather strange sense of familiarity.
Then he immediately realized that he had actually met the other person before.
Because the other party was none other than the human wizard, Al Kadavo, who had used his eloquence to cheat a lot of gold from the City of Mist and then disappeared!
Although there are still some details that he doesn't understand, Lord Huahua knows that everything he sees is definitely not just a coincidence.
Noticing Lord Huahua's astonishment, Al Kadawo couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Lord Huahua, you remembered me, didn't you?"
"I really should thank you. Without your generosity, I would not be able to become the Demon Prince under the great Shadow King!"
Although it seemed like a courtesy, the Demon Prince - Kadavo had already waved his hand and summoned a flame storm in three colors: pink, blue, and purple, and chose to launch a sneak attack.
"Come, bathe in the pure flame, be renewed, and be reborn from the ashes and remains!"
But Lord Huahua had been prepared for this, and with a clap of his right hand, a dim light flashed on his floating chair, like an extra-giant round shield, covering the lizardmen warriors below.
The energy shield seemed extremely thin, but it could keep sizzling despite the flames, without any lizardmen being hurt.
At the same time, the demon army below roared and launched an attack as if they had received some orders.
Hundreds of low- and mid-level Slaanesh demons also rushed out from the woods outside the valley, and they seemed to want to attack the Lizardman troops from the side.
Unfortunately, they had already been discovered. The Lizardmen had also become alert in this direction and deployed some additional troops.
The greatest advantage of a Slaanesh demon is its flexibility and speed, followed by its ability to charm mortals.
However, these two methods are of no use to the Lizardmen who are forming a formation. At least the power of these Slaanesh Demons in front of them is far from enough to shake the Lizardmen.
Add to that the war dance spirits, mercury giants and so on, and a few Slaanesh demons are nothing to worry about.
Cindy, Michaela, Sefa and others, with some summoned flying creatures, had already met the enemy's flying troops such as angry monsters and rotten flies.
Although the enemy numbers are large, they will not be in any danger even if they go deep into the enemy territory alone.
Unless the opponent has other backup plans, or the rainbow demon takes the initiative to attack.
Unfortunately, after being scolded, it used some special magic to hide itself.
Because it knows very well that all Tzeentch demons have the same weakness, that is, they are more like mages, their health and defense are weaker than the other three types of demons, and they can easily be targeted and sniped on the battlefield.
Even the 7th-level Lord of Change is in a similar situation. The same is naturally true for a Tzeentch demon like it that was imitated by Bilakor.
Unless they can get the blessing of Be'lakor or Tzeentch and be promoted to Demon Princes, just like Al Kadavor now!
Cindy, Elegy and others also rushed forward, ready to fight alongside the lizardmen.
Only Penthesilea stayed by Levi's side. She always kept her mission in mind. She was first Levi's bodyguard, and then a warrior who fought bravely against the enemy.
Levi's eyes also became a little more serious. The Four Chaos Gods are also gods. They select believers from among mortals . The outstanding ones among them are called God's Chosen Ones. The most outstanding ones even have the chance to be promoted to Demon Princes. Their status and strength are almost the same as those of the Demon Lords of the Abyss.
Of course, this is just external propaganda by the Four Chaos Gods. In fact, not many people know how effective it will be.
Because there are countless layers in the Abyss, the strength of each demon lord is different, and some are not even legendary.
Powerful beings such as the Five Lords of Gadin, the Seven Paragons of Arkon, and even the Servant of Seraph, have all gone to the Abyss to massacre the demon lords.
But no matter what, the Demon Prince is indeed the promotion that many demons are looking forward to.
The biggest problem at the moment is that this kind of promotion is unique to the Four Chaos Gods. Bilak does not originally have this strength, let alone this skill.
Is it making a false promise, or is it preparing for, or has it already embarked on, the path to becoming a god?
Originally, Levi thought that many demon lords had been seeking to become gods like crazy recently, which might be a conspiracy of Tzeentch, one of the Four Chaos Gods. But now it seems that Bilak might have been involved.
As one of the four gods of chaos, it must know many secrets.
In this case, Levi would be even more unable to let the other party steal the treasures in the valley.
Although there is no hatred between Levi and Bilak so far, Bilak shouldn't have rescued Malus Blackblade!
After seeing that his spell was blocked, the Demon Prince became very angry. He flapped his wings and chased after Lord Huahua, determined to engage in close combat.
Although it was originally a fragile mortal wizard, when it was chosen by Be'lakor, it transformed from a human into a demon.
It is also Bilak's first successful experiment, and as a result it has been enhanced with many special powers.
So now that its various attributes have grown wildly, it can be completely compared to a warrior of around level 20, and the kind that can fly!
Unfortunately, although its power is considered good, its knowledge is too shallow. It knows that the messenger was summoned by Levi, but it does not know how powerful the messenger is.
Just as Lord Huahua was retreating and trying to distance himself from the opponent, he felt a strong magical fluctuation from below.
After a quick glance, he immediately felt relieved because he knew he didn't need to deal with this unidentified demon prince himself. He could focus more on the battle below.
At the same time, he had many sighs in his heart. He had heard from Levi before that he was a master of the mysteries of the heavens and had good relations with the three major celestial clans, but he never expected that it was such a good method.
Are even the Lords of Silver Heaven and Gold Heaven willing to fight together?
The messenger took the lead by shouting and slashing out dozens of gorgeous lightning sword qi, and then while shouting angrily, he launched a charge towards the Demon Prince.
Levi had reason to suspect that this generation of messengers were probably not very old or experienced before they took over.
Otherwise it would be hard to explain why, as the lord of the first layer of Heaven Mountain, he behaved so impulsively, even appearing childish at times.
In comparison, the Messenger of Mercy behind him was much calmer, but the anger in his eyes was no less intense. His hatred for evil had already penetrated deep into his body and soul.
The Demon Prince didn't take it too seriously at first. After all, with his knowledge, he was not enough to come into contact with a powerful existence at the level of the Seven Paragons of Sub-Sky, so he immediately paid a heavy price for his contempt.
Even though Levi once secretly called him the "Legendary Goalkeeper", the Messenger was a true legend after all. Every sword energy he drew created a hole that was transparent from front to back on the body of the Demon Prince.
After just one encounter, the Demon Prince was seriously injured. He became a little panicked and quickly retreated, trying to create some distance again.
With its greatly strengthened body, it would not be a problem for it to bully the magic toad in close combat, but facing a true warrior legend, it would only be a laughing stock.
Unfortunately, it realized it too late. Its retreat speed could not match the speed of the Messenger and the Messenger of Mercy charging.
So in just a few seconds, it went from being so arrogant to being a stray dog being chased and beaten everywhere.
Seeing this, Lord Huahua was completely relieved and turned to focus on the battle on the ground.
Now it seems that victory is a matter of course for his side, but he still wants to reduce his own casualties as much as possible.
Due to the early arrival of the King Killer Planet, the power of the Lizardmen in the entire Lustria has been seriously affected at this moment, and he must save every bit of manpower.
But Levi, who also quickly joined the battle, felt something strange.
It was clearly beaten so badly that it had no power to fight back. It was almost certainly a quick-made, parallel-imported legend that had been made using some kind of trick. Its defense was not strong at all, but why did its recovery ability seem so exaggerated?
It was not until one of its thighs was cut off by the sword of the Messenger of Mercy that Levi was stunned at first when he saw the water-colored light at the broken part that was completely inconsistent with the power of Tzeentch-like demons, and the power that obviously belonged to God, and then he suddenly realized.
"Did Be'lak kill the Naga goddess?"
There is one thing that even Lord Huahua may not know. The seal of the Stonehenge on the Island of Albion requires a sacrifice of a real god in order to allow Bilak to completely regain his freedom.
It just so happened that the Naga goddess died completely some time ago. How could it be such a coincidence?
Now the mystery seems to have been mostly solved, and Levi only has one remaining doubt.
At his peak, Bilak was probably only an ordinary demigod. He couldn't even get his own entity back. How did Bilak, who was not a god, kill the Naga Goddess?
Hearing Levi's words, the other beings in the air were all shocked at the same time.
Light, nature and water, these three categories of abilities are most likely to be related to treatment.
The Demon Prince's extraordinary recovery ability is most likely due to the fact that he possesses the divinity of water and uses some special method to greatly stimulate its recovery effect.
At present, it is most likely obtained from the Naga goddess.
In this way, many things that were previously inexplicable now seem to make sense.
Regardless of whether Bilak did it on his own or with the help of some external force, if he really obtained the relics of the Naga Goddess, it seems that it is not completely impossible for him to become the fifth demon god.
At the critical moment, the Demon Prince also seized this opportunity. He burst out with unprecedented strength and glared at Levi fiercely: "Destiny is staring at you!"
The invisible force spanned time and space, completely ignoring the messenger of mercy who had been carefully standing between the Demon Prince and Levi, and directly hit Levi.
In an instant, Levi was struck by lightning. He felt as if his soul had separated from his body and existed alone. Then a large amount of disorganized information began to rush towards him frantically.
From astronomy and geography to folk legends and underground treasures, as well as the characteristics of various creatures, the structure of magic, and even the secrets among the gods, nothing is missing.
But each time they only have a fairly exciting beginning or ending, but the most crucial part is always hidden.
This made Levi feel very uncomfortable. On the one hand, he had to endure the discomfort brought by the impact of these knowledge and memories. On the other hand, he really wanted to know more.
Then he immediately came to realize that perhaps this was the mystery of this magic. It wanted him to accept it and even actively explore these mysteries.
It is not very powerful, but just looking at the casting speed and the speed at which it takes effect, it is indeed amazing.
Although it was powerful, it failed to cause any substantial harm to Levi, and the Demon Prince had miscalculated a little. As a divinity, his ability to withstand this was far greater than that of an ordinary mortal wizard.
Each god has to receive prayers from a large number of believers at the same time, and then give different responses based on the other party's strength, identity, status, piety, etc.
For gods, processing different information at the same time is the most basic ability.
Even someone as strong as Lilith once dealt with the different believers brought by her three identities on her own.
Levi, who had already acquired multiple divinities, also inherited some of them in this regard.
Compared to a real god, it may be insignificant, but it is enough to temporarily withstand the magic of the Demon Prince without suffering any harm.
So even though he knew there was danger, he still gritted his teeth and endured it, because as time went on, he began to discover that this information was not completely without any pattern.
It may have originated from the Demon Prince at first, but later on, a lot of knowledge related to the demons under the command of the Four Chaos Gods was most likely derived from Bilak himself.
In this case, if enough information is received, is it possible to discover some of the little secrets that Bilak is hiding?
Seeing Levi standing there in a trance, seemingly unable to do anything, the Demon Prince burst into laughter: "This is the power bestowed by my Lord. Even if I don't die, I will become a madman!"
Upon hearing this, the already worried Messenger of Mercy and the Courier became even more upset.
They have waited for so many years and finally waited for a celestial mystic who has the potential to be promoted to a legend. Are they going to be harmed by this rarely-known counterfeit legend?
Thinking of this, they both attacked again at the same time. Even if it had the divinity of water, its recovery ability had a limit. So they had to destroy its body completely and see how it could recover!
But Levi didn't pay attention to them anymore, because unknowingly, he really discovered some secrets between the Naga goddesses.
To be more precise, it was an extremely short conversation.
One of them was wearing a black robe and his face could not be seen clearly.
The other one had the appearance of a three-headed Naga, with three faces of a girl, a woman, and an old woman. Levi had never seen the latter two faces, but the girl in the front looked exactly like the Naga goddess.
The Naga goddess spoke first: "I have decided that as a descendant of the twin snakes of creation, I should work hard to protect the world."
"Alas, I thought you were looking for a way to transcendence and that you would be my fellow traveler, but I didn't expect that you were actually heading towards destruction and death."
"Haha, it doesn't matter. I can't find any fun anyway. Let me follow the path of the ancient gods and devote myself to it, even if no one knows about it."
"No, at least I will always remember your contribution."
