A few hours later, Arkhan was alone and met Mannfred in an abandoned underground temple at his invitation.
Although he felt a little strange that Manfred chose to avoid the Beetle Prince and meet alone in the wild, he was not particularly worried.
Because the two sides are currently cooperating to transform the corpses of demons into the undead, without him, Manfred may still be able to transform some low- and medium-level demons on his own, but he can no longer create a monster as powerful as the Deathly Haunted Demon.
This was absolutely unbearable for the ambitious Manfred.
What he should consider is why Manfred abandoned Prince Beetle? The three of them are now in close cooperation.
Exchanging the Deathknight for the Diamondback War Beetle and working together to transform the Death Titan has enabled all three parties to benefit greatly, which is the basis of their cooperation.
After Nagash is successfully resurrected, he will protect Manfred from being enslaved by Dracula.
It is possible that the Beetle Prince will obtain a lot of power related to death and darkness from Nagash, which is their subsequent cooperation plan.
But now Manfred has abandoned Prince Beetle. Could it be that there was some conflict between them? Or was it that the spoils were not evenly divided?
This wouldn't be a bad thing for me...
As he was thinking, Arkhan suddenly felt something was wrong. He immediately cast a series of protective magic and activated the defensive power of multiple pieces of equipment on his body.
But when he saw a flash of white light, he couldn't help but be shocked, because he recognized that magic, it was the dimensional lock!
Then, as multiple attacks filled with divine power fell on him, Arkhan suddenly became angry again. He waved his hands and summoned a series of undead creatures as guards, shouting: "Levi, I know it's you, come out!"
He knew that it must be Manfred who betrayed him, but he couldn't understand why Manfred would cooperate with Levi. Could it be that Manfred had forgotten the humiliation and hatred of having the Shadow Records stolen so quickly?
As the light flickered, Levi cancelled the invisibility spell and looked down at Arkhan: "Oh, I'm out, then what?"
Arkhan was about to open his mouth to curse, but a dangerous aura came from both sides and above his head at the same time.
The Messenger, the Messenger of Mercy, and the celestial wolf from the Gadin Clan, Duke Lucan, have launched a surprise attack on him.
Penthesilea, Elegy, Mortiti and others also launched a second wave of attack at a later point.
Cindy continuously summoned a series of celestial creatures, even including her father.
The last volume of the Ninth Volume of Nagash is of great importance. Since Levi has decided to ambush Akhan, he will naturally go all out!
Before anyone arrived, multiple long-range attacks had already broken more than 40% of Arkhan's defensive magic, which made him grit his teeth even more.
Before this, he had never seen these powerful beings in person, but based on the appearance of their power, he was able to roughly judge that they were all well-known figures in the Celestial Clan.
"How despicable! Where is your honor and pride as a celestial being and a lawful good?"
As he spoke, he continued to cast summoning magic, and the Skeleton King and the Undying King, who had appeared in the chessboard battle with Levi, appeared first.
Their attack power may not be particularly outstanding, but their defense and health are indeed extraordinary. Although he was seriously injured on the spot, he did block the most fierce first wave of attacks for him.
Next came a huge demon that looked a bit like a centaur, but was more like an elephant and a demon combined. It blocked dozens of attacks like a wall, but its painful roar and the blood gushing out showed that it was not easy for it to take on this wave of attacks.
The celestial wolf, Duke Lucan, who happened to be stopped by it, could not help but sneer when he heard it: "What kind of pride is needed to deal with an extremely evil person like you?"
The messenger also echoed: "Brother Lucan is right!"
Although there are slight differences in the camps among the three major celestial clans, they are all kind as a whole. Among them, the relationship between the lawful good Yakuro clan and the neutral good Gedin clan is better.
The Messenger is the most famous kind-hearted person in Paradise Hill. As can be seen from his nickname, he is the diplomatic envoy of Paradise Hill. He likes to run around all day long, so he has many friends and is also familiar with Duke Lucan.
The Messenger of Mercy next to him didn't say anything, but his face showed approval.
The main enemies of their three celestial clans are the despicable and cunning demons and devils, whose numbers are almost endless.
If you want to fight them and win, you must learn to be more cunning and abandon unnecessary pride in battle. This is the lesson learned from countless blood and deaths in the past.
The ambush and siege we are facing are just the most basic tactics.
The fact that he could ask such a stupid question only showed that Arkhan really didn't understand anything about the Celestials.
But even he had to admit that Arkhan's strength was indeed extraordinary. In just a few words, in addition to three heroic units with special appearance and extremely powerful strength, a series of reinforcements arrived.
Terror Knights, Death Knights, Bone Dragons, Heavy Armored Corpse Dragons, Ghost Dragons, Abominations , Bloodthirsty Batwolves, Terror Beasts, and even the Death Demons transformed from Fire Demons, all appeared one after another, and there were also many elite or heroic units among them.
With so many powerful undead, even the celestial creatures generally had some restraint on them. Even if the three legends worked together, they couldn't break through the siege so quickly.
In addition, Arkhan can cast many buff and healing spells on them, which further enhances their survivability.
No wonder as Nagash's right-hand man, he can still live to this day after doing so many bad things and being wanted by many gods of the Egyptian pantheon. He is indeed an extraordinary person.
Arkhan was stunned for a moment. He had never thought that he would get such an answer.
But he still continued to cast summoning and protective magic. As for the many negative spells that ordinary liches are best at, even the death spells, there was no need to use them at all.
These celestial creatures have ridiculously high resistances of all kinds, and they all possess spells of healing, purification, and even resurrection. Even if you use them, they are difficult to be effective, and even if they are effective, they are difficult to last. It's just a waste of time.
Levi also felt that the situation was a little bit tricky. After the last chess battle, he still looked down on Arkhan, a poor chess player.
But now the facts have proved that Arkhan at that time not only had bad luck and poor chess skills, but he was also not in his prime.
These summoned creatures are not only numerous, but also extremely powerful. I am afraid that ordinary small towns will not be able to withstand even a wave of their attacks and will be completely destroyed.
This completely destroyed Levi's original plan of a quick victory.
Fortunately, for the sake of safety, he did not resort to chessboard warfare this time, but chose ambush and siege, otherwise the outcome would still be unknown.
So Levi just summoned the Rune Golem, the War Dancer, the Mercury Giant, the Holy Titan, the Sphinx, the Snake Girl and others to help, trying to offset the power of the opponent's summons.
Then he began to use dimensional locks continuously to prevent Arkhan from leaving through space spells.
At the same time, the supply of the Doom Girl and various anti-invisibility magics continued, and only occasionally would she find time to use the Hammer of Axiom to attack.
These summons can certainly guarantee Arkhan's safety for a while, but they will be killed sooner or later. As long as Arkhan does not escape by other means during this period, he will eventually die.
Similarly, everyone present could understand this truth.
As Elegy and others joined the battle, Arkhan's summoning speed gradually began to fall behind the speed at which the summoned creatures died.
Arkhan's face became increasingly uglier, but he was not overly panicked, because this place was not far from the Scarab City. Manfred betrayed him, but he still had another powerful reinforcement!
"You celestial beings, you descended into the main world so casually, aren't you afraid of the Egyptian pantheon's accountability?"
The messenger looked nonchalant: "This is the suburbs. We were summoned temporarily to deal with an evil lich, not the Tomb King. What can the Egyptian gods say?"
They did establish some rules and agreements with the gods, but the three major celestial clans had frequently served many kind and lawful gods before, so everyone had a good relationship, so in fact the rules were not particularly strict, and there were still many obvious loopholes.
Before this, they maintained a certain degree of restraint, on the one hand to give face to the gods, and on the other hand because there were not many existences in the main world worthy of their personal descent.
But now that Levi has spoken, they have to come.
As the only celestial mystic who has ever reached the legendary level, he is of extraordinary significance to the three major celestial clans.
What's more, they didn't break any rules this time!
Arkhan gritted his teeth again, but seeing two more abominations being easily chopped down, an obvious hole appeared in his defense circle. He didn't bother to retort, but summoned a new summon immediately.
Then he glared at Levi fiercely: "Levi, don't be so arrogant, my reinforcements will arrive at any time, this is the territory of Scarab City!"
Coincidentally, Levi also received the message at this moment, and he immediately showed a very bright smile: "Oh? Are you talking about the Beetle Prince - Apophis?"
As soon as Akhan saw Levi's smile, he felt something was wrong.
Before Arkhan could speak, Levi continued, "He is very loyal. After receiving your request for help, he rushed here as soon as possible."
"But you won't be able to see him for a while. Have you heard of the name of Whirlwind's Fury?"
The Beetle Prince can transform into thousands of beetles at any time. Theoretically, as long as one beetle is alive, he will not die completely.
Moreover, those beetles are not ordinary species, but have been strengthened by the power of the Beetle Prince, so they do not have the weaknesses of ordinary beetles, which makes him almost completely fearless of physical attacks.
At the same time, he is nearly omnipresent, which makes him an extremely dangerous assassin.
But Whirlwind Fury can turn into a large ball of shining magic dust. Levi guessed that it was probably her true form, which just happened to perfectly restrain the ability of Beetle Prince.
With the help of the Dragon Head God Envoy and the high-level Red Flame Envoy, it should be no problem to delay the Beetle Prince for a short period of time.
If it is still not enough, Manfred, who is hiding in the dark, may also take action. This is another agreement made between Levi and Manfred.
For Manfred, since he had already made up his mind to betray Arkhan, the greater the loss Arkhan suffered, the smaller the threat to him would be. Once Arkhan successfully escaped, he would be in great danger.
Of course, if Manfred really takes action, Levi will have to spend extra money. Even if he deals with Arkhan for him, Manfred will not work for Levi for free.
Arkhan's entire face suddenly twisted, he had indeed heard of the name of Whirlwind Fury, because the other party was one of the few legendary celestial creatures that appeared relatively frequently in the main world.
As she is in the chaotic good camp, she responds to the call of mortal mages more casually, so her abilities are exposed the most.
Therefore, Arkhan knew that Levi was not lying, and the Beetle Prince might not be able to come to his rescue quickly, and he was really in danger this time.
Even if I am defeated this time, as a lich I will not be completely destroyed, but if I lose the Nine Volumes of Nagash, it will be more painful than death!
In particular, he could not be sure how many volumes Levi had collected, but even the information currently known was already very shocking.
He and Manfred contributed two volumes. Before that, Levi also went to Eight Peaks Mountain and Lustria respectively, and it is very likely that he obtained two volumes from there. Together with the Death Tome that Levi originally owned, this is already more than half!
Seeing Arkhan's expression, Levi smiled even more happily, so he waved his hand: "You guys come up too!"
The Star Apostle who had been staying beside him immediately responded in a deep voice, and rushed forward with a large group of bear-headed and lion-headed gods.
Akhan's eyes lit up. Apart from the purple unicorn mount, Levi was now only surrounded by a few tiger masters and wolf patrollers.
But everyone knows that in a battle of this level, they can't do anything at all and are just pretending.
Akhan immediately had a plan in his mind. As long as he killed Levi, the summoner, these powerful celestial creatures would have no excuse to stay here.
Levi, Levi, you should pay a heavy price for underestimating me, Arkhan. All the nine volumes of Nagash that you collected with so much difficulty will belong to me!
So while Arkhan continued to resist the siege, he quietly began his plan.
The depth of the cooperation between him and the Beetle Prince was something that even Manfred, the traitor, was not aware of, because he had long been on guard against Manfred.
Being an equally evil fellow, the Beetle Prince only wanted to defend his Scarab City well, and secondly, to find a chance to take revenge on the Tomb Kings who had participated in the siege of him, or to stir up trouble everywhere and have some fun.
But overall, he is still relatively trustworthy.
Manfred was different. He attacked his father and brother one after another, weakening the entire von Carstein family for a long time. All this was for his own benefit.
Of course, I have to be careful and guard against such existence.
The only thing Arkhan didn't expect was that Manfred chose to betray so early. Didn't he want to know the secret of transforming the corpses of high-level demons into undead?
Although he was thinking about it, Arkhan's plan was not affected at all. Soon, a small beetle began to move towards Levi's location along the sand under his feet in an extremely stealthy but extremely fast manner.
This is a gift from the Beetle Prince. It has never been exposed to the world. It may seem insignificant in normal conditions, but it is enough to turn the tide of the battle at a critical moment...
However, in order to completely attract all attention, Arkhan gritted his teeth and released another special summon that he had never shown to anyone before.
He knew that if he did this, he would definitely completely anger these celestial beings, but now they already wanted to kill him, so what else did he have to worry about?
As another magic circle representing summoning was opened, suddenly, Duke Lucan, who had just killed two bloodthirsty bat wolves, could not help but vomit.
Because he had the most sensitive sense of smell, he was the first to smell a scent full of decay, decline and death, which was even more disgusting than the scent of the Great Unclean One of Nurgle.
That would have been fine, the most important thing was that he smelled a scent in it that was not particularly unfamiliar to him, and that was what really made him feel sick.
Arkhan did not expect such an unexpected gain, but his hands kept moving, and then accompanied by an extremely strong stench, several humanoid creatures about three meters tall, with tattered bodies and flapping rotten wings behind them, appeared in everyone's sight.
Then, a large number of deformed flesh and skin, which kept surging, rushed down from their bodies like living insects, and condensed into pools of flesh and blood with a radius of more than ten meters, filled with corruption and decay, with the place where they were standing as the center.
Then they continued to expand outwards, and when they covered the undead creatures, they were immediately strengthened and restored to a certain extent.
With their remaining strength, they continued to rush towards the messengers and others around them at an extremely fast speed.
After seeing them clearly, the Mercy Messenger and others who were originally curious about Duke Lucan's performance became embarrassed and retreated immediately.
Wange and the others showed the same reaction. Regardless of how much damage the opponent's move could cause, it looked really disgusting.
However, several bear-headed gods, whose strength was obviously inferior to theirs, were unable to escape immediately, so they began to vomit one after another, and the enemy took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack.
In the end, it was the Messenger of Mercy who released a curtain of light and Cindy summoned the Holy Glacier, which barely blocked these filthy things and managed to save many celestial creatures.
However, the purification spells of the celestial creatures further away could hardly save their companions immediately, so the sound of vomiting was heard constantly at the scene.
The messenger could not help but shout, "Akhan, what a blasphemy this is! Was this done by you or your evil master?"
The usually taciturn Messenger of Mercy also became angry for the first time: "Akhan, if you created these corrupt angels, I, Domi El, swear in the name of the Lord of Golden Heaven that no matter how much it costs, I will definitely kill you completely!"
That's right, this new type of special undead creature looks like some corrupted angels. Even though they appear in this appearance, they still retain many of the elegant manners unique to angels.
But combined with the power they possess, this is simply a mockery and blasphemy against real angels. This is also the real reason why Duke Lucan felt nauseous just now. It was not because he was attacked, nor was it due to physical reasons, but rather severe psychological discomfort.
Like the Lizardmen, the bodies and souls of many celestial creatures, including angels, are difficult to desecrate or be controlled by the undead unless they voluntarily fall.
Among them, the probability of angels falling is higher, because strictly speaking, most angels are just lawful, but not necessarily kind. Many gods in the neutral and evil camps also have a large number of angels serving them.
Angels serving ordinary gods may also have conflicts and wars with each other, which is extremely rare among the three major celestial clans.
Under the stimulation of blood and hatred, many angels may become extreme, and therefore there are many fallen angels in the Abyss.
But this kind of corrupt undead angel was not only the first time they had seen it, but also the first time they had heard of it.
The messenger also glared angrily. Although the three major celestial clans did not include pure-blooded angels among their members, they still could not tolerate such blasphemous acts.
"And my Silver Heaven!"
Although Duke Lucan did not say anything, one could tell from his eyes that if Arkhan did not explain everything clearly today, he would not let him go easily.
Even though he knew that the two sides were already in a state of hostility, Arkhan still couldn't help feeling guilty. Hatred also has different levels, and he didn't want to fight to the death with these guys.
The anger of the Messenger of Mercy may not be inferior to that of many weaker divine powers. As long as the reward is high enough, many believers of evil gods will definitely not mind helping the Messenger of Mercy once.
More importantly, there is absolutely no need for him to take the blame for this inexplicable crime!
So he immediately explained: "My power is not strong enough to do that, and I will not do that."
"They are native creatures I captured from a certain decaying small plane. They just look like angels, but in fact they are quite different in terms of fighting methods. And you see, they have a small tail behind them."
In order to clear himself of suspicion, Arkhan even took the initiative to turn one of the corrupt angels around so that everyone could see a small tail behind it.
It's short, with an even smaller tail club, and looks a bit like a lizard's tail. It's obviously not a real angel.
But the Messenger of Mercy would not give up easily: "Give me the coordinates there!"
His impolite tone made Arkhan secretly angry, but he still forced himself to endure it and handed over a coordinate.
The Messenger of Mercy nodded, then raised his sword and rushed forward again: "Even so, you are still deeply sinful!"
The same went for the Messenger and Duke Lucan, and their offensive tendencies had changed slightly. They wanted to kill those corrupt angels first.
Not only is their existence a blasphemy to the celestial creatures, but they are also very powerful. As long as they still exist, they can greatly enhance other undead creatures.
Coupled with Arkhan's own strength, it became increasingly difficult to break through the formation composed of so many undead creatures.
If the time drags on too long, I'm afraid the scarab god here will have to show up even for the sake of face.
Thinking of this, the Messenger of Mercy and the Messenger also felt a little annoyed. The reason why they had been unable to capture the city after a long siege was also due to this fear, so they did not use large-scale magic that could easily attract the attention of the Scarab God.
The result is that they are now conducting a surprise attack + siege, with three against one, but they still cannot win quickly. It's embarrassing to tell others about it.
Thinking of this, the Messenger of Mercy and the Messenger could not help but look at each other. They both understood each other's thoughts: It would be best for Levi to ascend to god as soon as possible to truly change their current situation!
While Levi was confirming the battle situation on the Whirlwind's side with several summoned creatures, he was also keeping a close eye on the little tails of those corrupt angels.
The more he looked at them, the more incongruous they seemed. How much truth was there in Arkhan's words?
It seemed that if there was a chance, he might be able to go to that small plane with the Messenger of Mercy and find out what was going on.
At this moment, the ascetic suddenly reminded through the mental link: "Levi, there is a little creature lurking from under the sea of ​​sand."
That's right, the reason why she did not participate in the battle was that she had already merged with Levi in ​​advance. Even when merged with Levi, she still maintained a considerable degree of perception.
Even if it was a small insect the size of a grain of rice a hundred meters away, she would not miss it.
Moreover, when Levi is in crisis, she can take the initiative to cancel the fusion state, join the battle personally, or simply block the attack for Levi.
So before the war, Levi merged with her to ensure that everything would go smoothly.
Hearing the ascetic's words, Levi smiled. With the ascetic's powerful bonus, he certainly noticed this situation, but wasn't this also a trap he set for Arkhan?
In order to achieve success in one go, he made several plans before this operation. Although some of Arkhan's summons were unusually powerful, they were still under control.
But no one knows how many summons Arkhan has left, and it would be a waste of time to keep fighting like this. Next, it depends on whether he will take the bait.
Arkhan wants to turn defeat into victory, and doesn't he also want to secure victory in one fell swoop?
"I understand. Be prepared, but don't alarm it."
The ascetic immediately understood what Levi meant. Using himself as bait? No wonder there were only a few tiger masters around him besides himself.
Despite its extremely small size, after more than ten seconds, the tiny beetle had successfully lurked several meters behind Levi, and then remained motionless, as if waiting for an opportunity.
But Akhan can wait, but Levi can't.
Seeing that after the Messenger of Mercy and the Messenger joined forces to kill the first few corrupt angels that appeared, Arkhan immediately summoned a new group. Levi suddenly became a little impatient.
After a little thought, he jumped off his mount decisively: "Go, Thunder Beast, win as soon as possible!"
As an animal totem that has lived for thousands of years, the Thunder Beast is not considered smart, but it is definitely not stupid.
What's more, before this, its master, Usgar, had told it clearly that as long as it was Levi's order, it had to obey it unconditionally, even if it meant death!
So accompanied by a flash of lightning, the thunder beast opened fire at full power and summoned a sky full of thunder. Many relatively weaker Terror Knights were severely injured on the spot. For a moment, it seemed more powerful than the Mercy Messenger and his men.
And when Arkhan, who had been paying attention to Levi, saw this scene, he made up his mind completely.
There is no way to count on the Beetle Prince, and Levi has already sent out his most valuable summons. So in order to save his own life and the many summons he has obtained with great difficulty, he must fight with all his might!
So in Levi's perception, suddenly, the small beetle in the sand rapidly expanded into a giant beetle several meters long, covered with sharp barbs.
Levi and the ascetic had clearly noticed this in advance, but they pretended to be unaware of it and secretly began to prepare a deadly spell.
The giant beetle slammed the ground with a pair of obviously mutated front claws, and dozens of sharp spikes made of yellow sand pierced out from under Levi's feet, causing him damage and sending his entire body flying several meters into the air.
At the same time, Levi's original movements seemed to be forcibly interrupted, and his eyes simply lost focus, as if he had fallen into some special coma.
Then the giant beetle used its front claws to strike, and a dark blue energy ray shot out.
But that's not all. The giant beetle exerted a little force, and its entire body quickly expanded like an inflatable, and more sharp bone spurs appeared all over its body.
As its wings spread, countless fist-sized beetles flew out from under its wings with a buzzing sound and pounced towards Levi.
After using this entire set of combos, the giant beetle swung its front claws, preparing to launch a close-range attack on Levi.
Although it looked bloated, it was unexpectedly agile in action and struck twice in succession. Unfortunately, Levi had a lot of auxiliary and protective magic on him, so its physical attack did not achieve much effect.
It was not until then that Levi shook his head and seemed to have truly reacted.
Seeing that the enemy was approaching him, he was suddenly terrified. He didn't even have time to use consumable items. He just kept trying to retreat backwards and create distance between himself and the enemy.
But as a wizard, even with some auxiliary magic, his movement speed is still inferior to that of the giant beetle.
Now he was moving forward and backward, which resulted in him being hit by the giant beetle every few steps.
Coupled with the overwhelming number of other beetles, he was in a rather embarrassing situation for a while, and even began to seek help directly from the messenger.
Seeing this, Arkhan finally put aside his last worry.
According to the information he had collected, the Celestial Mystic was extremely resistant to many negative effects such as poisoning and instant death, and was also very good at summoning and purification, etc., but he was still a mage, so his biggest weakness was still his health.
The several skills just performed by the giant beetle - the crypt assassin - Arak must have caused a lot of damage to Levi, otherwise he would not have been so panicked!
So he smiled sinisterly and directly used some consumable items to temporarily increase the combat power of all undead creatures, allowing them to hold back the Messenger of Mercy and so on.
Then he used another prop to temporarily remove the effect of the dimensional lock, and used a king-rook castling on a small beetle, and came behind the giant beetle.
"Levi, your death is coming!"
A purple-black light shone from Arkhan's eyes. As the person Nagash trusted the most, he had some special abilities hidden in his possession.
At the same time, he raised the sickle-shaped sword in his hand and looked straight at Levi.
Before becoming a lich, he was once a general commanding a group. Even though so many years have passed and he has become much less skilled, he is still somewhat confident if his opponent is a mage.
Moreover, as a legendary weapon, all enemies killed by this sword will be burned into skeletons by the netherworld fire. Even if Levi has the ability to resurrect, I can still laugh at him when we meet next time!
But suddenly, the panic on Levi's face disappeared, and he also laughed: "This is exactly what I want to tell you, Mordenkainen Disintegration Technique!"