Volume 4 Chapter 563: Beetle Prince - Apophis
Duke Lucan thought for a moment and said, "Levi, if you still need some help, maybe I can find some retired old guys or other people besides the prince to help."
Levi immediately acted as if he was quite surprised: "Then I'll leave everything to you!"
When a member of the Seven Models of Sub-Sky dies in battle and a position becomes vacant, Heaven Mountain will select a qualified new successor from the Seven Heaven Mountains.
Mount Heaven will immediately grant him power that matches that of a Lord of Heaven on one level, which is the legendary level. It can be described as ascending to heaven in one step, so there are many requirements and constraints.
However, the constraints imposed by Paradise on the prince and the five Lords of Gaidin are relatively loose, because before they take up these positions, they often already possess extremely powerful strength.
With the blessing of Paradise, they will possess the power of a demigod or even stronger.
To a certain extent, when they were in power, they were almost the same as the animal lords of the Beast Garden in the Endless Wilderness, and they all had a certain degree of enhancement on the Gaidin clan to which they belonged.
It’s just that due to the limitations of the Paradise Realm, they cannot possess godhood, etc., so their bodies can only be legendary.
Occasionally, for various reasons, some people would eventually choose to give up their position as the Fifth Lord of Gaidin, which is commonly known as retirement.
But despite this, they still retain considerable power, and each one is legendary.
There are currently six surviving pensioners, including the Duke of Lucan.
Even if Duke Lucan could not introduce them all to Levi, even if there were only two or three of them, it would definitely be something worth looking forward to.
Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. If they had a few more legendary Celestials on their side during the siege of Akhan, perhaps there would not be a need for Levi to study strategies at all. They could just use themselves as bait and push forward in one go!
Hearing this, the messenger opened his mouth, wanting to say something. The Celestial Mystic is a special profession in Mount Paradise, and Levi was also the first one to be discovered by them in Mount Paradise. They cannot let the Gaiding Celestial Clan take all the limelight.
But before he could open his mouth, Levi's face turned serious: "Everyone, please pay attention. The Whirlwind's Fury is already on the way back. The Beetle Prince has shown extraordinary power, which may have come directly from Osiris."
While they were communicating here, on the other side, Whirlwind Fury was enjoying the battle with Beetle Prince, and as Levi expected, Whirlwind Fury had the absolute upper hand. After all, the restraint was too obvious.
It was just that she bullied the Beetle Prince too harshly, so the latter exploded .
Although it was not enough to defeat the Whirlwind of Fury, he successfully got rid of her entanglement because the Beetle Prince erupted with the power of death, which came from Osiris.
This made Levi feel very strange. He did suspect that the resurrection of the Beetle Prince was due to some deal between him and Osiris, but to be honest, he ranked it relatively low.
Because even though Osiris seemed very harsh in his attitude towards the giant crocodile and Seleket, the camp he showed to the outside world was still lawful good.
While targeting Sobek, the holy knights under his command also made a lot of contributions to the fight against demons.
But the Beetle Prince, a guy who slaughtered his entire family, even his infant child, is undoubtedly in the evil camp.
But now the Beetle Prince has used the power of Osiris, which is very confusing.
Did Osiris change sides without realizing it, or did the Beetle Prince make an offer that he couldn't refuse? Could the Beetle Prince be Osiris' illegitimate son?
But if it was the Son of God, could Osiris have the heart to watch him die so miserably?
But no matter what, now that the Nine Volumes of Nagash are in hand, Levi is no longer afraid of attracting the attention of the Egyptian gods. It's a good opportunity for him to have a head-on confrontation with the Beetle Prince.
The Messenger of Mercy and the others were holding back their strength just now. Let's see if the Beetle Prince, who possesses the power of Osiris, can last longer than Arkhan this time!
At the same time, Levi also received a message from Manfred saying that he was leaving.
By offending Arkhan, Manfred basically lost the opportunity to create special undead races such as the Necromancer. He didn't want to fall out with the Beetle Prince again.
Levi didn't care too much. It didn't matter whether Manfred was there or not.
He just reminded the other party that if there was a chance in the future, they could cooperate again, especially when it came to Dracula or other powerful vampires.
At present, except for Lucia and Alucard, and the Black Prince from the Strieger family, the other vampires Levi has encountered are basically not good people. Killing them is also like getting rid of some pests for the world, so Levi has no psychological pressure.
Manfred was immediately tempted. Although his strength was considered good, because he was not the ancestor of the von Carstein family, and because his father and brother of vampire blood died inexplicably, he had been ridiculed and targeted by ancestors of other families and high-level vampires more than once.
With his strength, not to mention whether it would be difficult to deal with those guys, it would be very bad if the matter was exposed.
Excluding Dracula, the vampires in the main world basically originated from Nagash and the only queen - Neferata. Those ancestors were all related to Neferata and were all acquaintances of each other.
Even though there are all kinds of conflicts between them, they can definitely show some tacit understanding when dealing with an outsider like me.
But if he cooperated with Levi, he could destroy his enemy, and Levi could gain military achievements and spoils, etc. It would be a win-win situation for both parties.
So he agreed almost immediately and began thinking about suitable targets.
The person who annoyed him the most recently was undoubtedly the Blood Tsarine, but she seemed to have defected to the Vampire Queen. When these two powerful female vampires got together, it would not be so easy to deal with them.
There have been some unusual changes at Silver Peak recently. The Dwarf Butcher King has been marching towards that place, seemingly preparing to retake Silver Peak.
And I have reason to suspect that between the Vampire Queen and the Goddess Lilith...
In short, in order to avoid trouble, it is better not to join in the fun.
So, who should be the next target?
Although he had a lot of ideas in his mind, Manfred hesitated a little before reluctantly agreeing to Levi.
But Levi knew exactly what Manfred was thinking at the moment.
Manfred would never feel the slightest bit of guilt for betraying other people of the same clan. He did this only to save a bit of face and to take the opportunity to bargain for more benefits.
So Levi also made a promise that as long as the cooperation between the two parties could be successful, Manfred would never suffer any loss, just like this time.
Although he didn't ask specifically, but when he saw Lilith's attitude before, Levi knew that Manfred's gains this time must be huge, and there must be divinity in it.
However, in the parallel world, Manfred seemed to have done a lot of bad things, so Lilith had already begun to prepare to deal with him. Even if he got the rewards, Manfred would never be able to live in peace.
After talking for a few more words and confirming the future contact information, Manfred left in a hurry.
He will be very busy in the future. He needs to convert the reward given by Lilith into actual combat power as soon as possible, so that he will have enough confidence when facing Dracula.
Moreover, Arkhan had just been defeated and was in his weakest state. Although he did not know the location of his lich's life box, he knew a little about other things.
Since I have completely offended Arkhan anyway, I might as well take the opportunity to gain more benefits!
At this moment, the ascetic suddenly spoke up: "Levi, if things don't go well, perhaps I can ask for a favor. I have dealt with Osiris's queen, the river lady - Isis, several times before."
The three celestial races are not as keen on serving the gods as the angels, but as time goes by, they will inevitably have opportunities to deal with the gods of the good camp.
There were even many gods who had built residences on Mount Heaven. However, after the Celestial Clan and the gods signed those restrictive contracts, these residences were gradually abandoned.
But despite this, as the Lord of Heaven who has existed for a long time, the Ascetic has had interactions with many kind gods, and Isis can barely be considered one of them.
Levi nodded: "I understand. If you need me, I will."
Levi and others, who were on high alert, soon heard the rhythmic sound of thunder in the distance, approaching at a very fast speed.
After more than ten seconds, they saw two large balls of light dust, one black and one white, fighting each other in the sky. They just heard thunder, which was the explosion caused by every collision between them.
One of them was undoubtedly the Wrath of the Whirlwind, and the other was a swarm of scarabs shrouded in purple-black mist.
Although hundreds , they were insignificant compared to the total number.
The Messenger of Mercy also nodded to Levi, indicating that although the power was relatively thin, it was indeed the power of death from the gods. If there was really going to be a conflict with the other party next, it would be better to end it quickly.
Beings who can use the power of gods in mortal bodies are either chosen by the other god, or they are sons of gods, goddesses, and the like. If time drags on, Osiris may show up, and then things will not end well.
Levi nodded, indicating that he understood. At the same time, he told the messenger not to join the battle. There were only two things he had to do now.
First, maintain the light barrier hidden around him to prevent the sudden attack of those scarabs;
Second, maintain the portal and be ready to escape at any time.
If you really have to face Osiris, there is no shame in running away!
However, speaking of it, the Beetle Prince and Nagash also have many similar characteristics.
They were all princes, they had killed their relatives and friends, and they were all usurpers of the throne.
Although the two are active at different times, when one is alive, the other is often dying.
So they never had the chance to meet, but perhaps these common points were also the reasons that prompted Prince Beetle and Arkhan to cooperate.
After another unprecedented violent collision, the two large balls of light became noticeably dimmer. The Whirlwind's Fury retreated a little and began to approach the location of Levi and the others.
Although she is warlike and aggressive, she is not a fool. If she fights head-on with a being who is protected by divine power and is suspected to be the Son of God, even if she has some control over the other party, she will not be able to gain much advantage. It is better for her to save her energy and wait for Levi's next instruction.
Levi also nodded to Whirlwind Fury. Although this elder sister had a somewhat eccentric personality, overall, she had never made any mistakes in battle so far.
At this time, the purple-black scarab beetle swarm exploded and flew everywhere, and finally formed an unclear human shape in mid-air. If someone with trypophobia saw this, he would probably go crazy on the spot.
Well, from a distance, it looks just like a giant mulberry spirit, except it has an extra skull and a short sword that is always dripping blood.
The skull was also the only thing that survived the Beetle Prince after he was devoured by thousands of insects.
The dagger is called the Blood Blade of the Kinslayer. It was a powerful weapon forged by the Beetle Prince after he slaughtered the entire royal family and used their blood, life and souls as sacrifices.
It is said that its attack power is not high, but with one strike, ordinary people will be inflicted with at least a dozen negative states. Even the Tomb King, who is a mummy, will find it difficult to resist.
"Cursed elf, are you that Levi?"
Prince Beetle spoke so rudely, so Levi naturally chose to respond sharply: "Are you the parricide who killed your entire family?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, the Beetle Prince suddenly became angry and embarrassed. There were some things that he did, but he didn't want to hear anyone mention it, because that would only remind him of his stupidity again.
In this world where gods exist, what on earth had inspired him to think that he could secure the throne by slaughtering all the royal family members?
"Levi, you really pissed me off!"
With a roar, the Beetle Prince spewed out countless scarabs from his mouth. They swelled in the wind and in the blink of an eye turned into monsters ranging from the size of a galloping horse to the size of a giant elephant.
At the same time, hundreds of micro whirlpools quickly formed on the sand. A large number of scarabs emerged from each whirlpool and rushed towards Levi's location .
A few meters behind Levi, dozens of large bags quickly appeared on the sand, and it was obvious that there was nothing good hidden inside.
But facing Levi and others who were well prepared, these little tricks were meaningless. Without even using the Whirlwind's Fury, the Messenger of Mercy had already slashed out brilliant sword energy one after another, easily killing a large number of beetles.
Even though they were strengthened by the Beetle Prince's magic, they were still just ordinary scarabs.
Duke Lucan also released celestial lightning. Even though he looked like an assassin, as a legendary celestial being, how could he really not know magic?
Others also launched their attacks, and for a moment, many scarabs turned into corpses before they could even make many moves.
Even though they have been specially strengthened by the Beetle Prince, these scarabs are still not good enough in front of them.
Levi did not move for the time being, because after spraying out so many beetles, the Beetle Prince had transformed into a swarm of insects again, hiding among the many beetles. He needed to keep a close eye on the opponent.
A few seconds later, there was another loud bang from the side, followed by the messenger's loud laughter: "Haha, Prince Beetle, we have been prepared for this trick of yours!"
A few meters away, the Beetle Prince, who had reassembled himself, was rubbing his skull. He looked a little dizzy.
In front of him was a platinum-colored spherical energy barrier with no blind spots at all. This was something the messenger and Levi had spent a certain amount of time preparing in advance in order to guard against the opponent's surprise attack.
So when the Beetle Prince crashed over in what he thought was a covert move, this defense mechanism was instantly triggered.
Levi didn't say much. He just threw a dimensional lock and other combos at the Beetle Prince, and then started to aim at the opponent's skull with the Hammer of Axiom.
Among the purple-black scarabs, the other party's pale skull was too conspicuous.
Cindy and the others naturally chose to follow. Penthesilea threw her spear, Mortidi threw her dagger, and then after a short rest, Whirlwind Fury pounced on them again.
Just now, because she was afraid of Osiris's power, she didn't fight hard, but just tried to delay the enemy. But now there are so many friendly troops behind her, she wants to have a good time!
After suffering multiple attacks in succession, the Beetle Prince finally couldn't bear it anymore. Seeing that the Messenger of Mercy and Duke Lucan were about to attack him, he roared again, bursting out a burst of purple-black energy, repelling the whirlwind's wrath and retreating hundreds of meters.
Whirlwind Fury did not pursue again because she once again felt the divine power contained in it. If she was in the Star King's Court, blessed with extra strength, she would certainly not care about these things.
But this is the main world, so she must take it seriously.
Moreover, she felt a vague sense of being gazed at. Although she could not determine who the other party was for the time being, the condescending tone could undoubtedly only belong to a true god.
Similarly, Levi and others also knew this and were reminded by Whirlwind Fury, so they did not pursue immediately.
Although it is still unclear what the relationship between the Beetle Prince and Osiris is, with the protection of Osiris' divine power, they can defeat him, but it is almost impossible to kill the Beetle Prince here, so there is not much need for this battle.
And judging from the Beetle Prince's appearance, it seems that he doesn't intend to continue fighting.
After taking a short breath, although he was still very angry, the Beetle Prince did not dare to act impulsively when he saw the many celestial creatures in front of him who were eyeing him covetously.
Just now, one of them was fighting with him to a standstill. If there were a few more, he would definitely not be able to handle it. The divine power given to him by Osiris is also limited.
So he barely suppressed his anger: "Akhan is dead?"
Levi shook the gadget that sealed the Crypt Assassin: "As you can see, he's dead. So, do you want to avenge him? Are you so close?"
The Beetle Prince snorted coldly: "He holds the secret of Nagash's resurrection, and without him, I would not be able to successfully transform the Death Titan."
He is a unique case among the Tomb Kings in that he is intrigued by the Holy Titans' combat prowess, but disgusted by their attributes, having had no choice before, so he just endured it reluctantly.
But after establishing a relationship with Arkhan, he had the possibility to change them. But now Levi not only broke into the territory of Scarab City, but also killed this possibility. How could he still have a good attitude?
Levi suddenly became more curious: "Why do you want to resurrect Nagash too? Once you participate in his resurrection and the Tomb Kings and the gods know about it, you will probably be in a lot of trouble. Even Osiris doesn't want you to do this, right?"
When Nagash caused trouble, the Egyptian gods were generally severely affected, but the one who suffered the greatest loss could only be the king of gods - Osiris.
The Beetle Prince possesses the power of Osiris, but he wants to resurrect Nagash. What does this mean?
Could it be that Osiris wanted to completely eradicate the scourge of Nagash, or that the Beetle Prince had reached his rebellious stage?
But Levi never expected that the Beetle Prince gave him a third answer.
"In my life, I have heard countless people talk about how talented and powerful Nagash is. I want to see with my own eyes how powerful he is and how much disaster he can bring to the Tomb Kings and the Egyptian gods!"
Then he changed the subject: "Besides, don't I have any trouble now?"
Li Wei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "In this case, it seems that we also have a chance to cooperate."
If this is the case, then Osiris' attitude towards the Beetle Prince seems very strange, which makes Levi more and more suspicious that the Beetle Prince is the son of Osiris, or even an illegitimate son who is not worthy of being on the stage.
That is why Osiris watched the Beetle Prince suffer such torture, but rescued him afterwards.
Osiris probably wanted the latter to endure some suffering and become more mature. Anyway, for the god of the dead who is of medium power, it is not too difficult to restore the Beetle Prince to a true human form, or to ascend to the kingdom of God and become a demigod.
It's just that now it seems that Osiris seems to have messed up a bit. After a series of encounters, it seems that there is only twisted hatred and a little bit of madness left in the heart of the Beetle Prince.
In fact, apart from the opposition in their camps, there is actually no essential conflict between Levi and the Beetle Prince.
The Beetle Prince did do something on Khalida's territory, but it was not a big deal at all. He did not deliberately target Khalida, but carried out similar plans indiscriminately against all the Tomb Kings.
After his attempt was interrupted by Khalida, he wisely stopped teasing Khalida afterwards.
Levi himself is unlikely to go to the Black Pyramid of Nagash, but what if he is accompanied by the Beetle Prince?
Given the tolerant attitude Osiris showed towards the Beetle Prince, the chances of success would undoubtedly be extremely high.
As soon as the words came out, the Beetle Prince was suddenly a little confused: "What do you mean?"
"I am also very interested in Nagash, including his magic, blood spirit secret medicine, the Nine Volumes of Nagash, the Black Pyramid, and everything else. I want to see it and even get it."
"As for transforming the Death Titan, Arkhan can do it. Now that I have obtained his notes, I can do the same."
"If you really want to seek an ally, you probably don't want an ally who has enemies all over the world and can be easily killed, right?"
Levi felt that there was still hope for this matter, and even if it failed, he would not suffer any loss, right?
The Beetle Prince was a little disdainful at first, but after Levi finished speaking, he couldn't help but be moved. Not only because he felt that Levi was somewhat close to his goal, but also because what Levi said was all true.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Levi smiled and said, "As a master of the mysteries of the heavens, I will not lie."
He certainly wouldn't lie, but if someone misunderstood what he said, he would never go out of his way to explain it.
For example, the Nine Volumes of Nagash, which he was interested in, were now in his hands, and now only the Black Pyramid was left.
After taking another look at the Messenger of Mercy and other beings standing nearby, the Beetle Prince immediately believed it. Although he did not have a good impression of these celestial creatures, he had to admit that their character was still trustworthy.
So the Beetle Prince immediately asked tentatively: "So what do you mean?"
"I can perfectly replace Arkhan and continue to help you transform the Death Titan. I can even provide you with constructs such as the Sphinx, the Snake Lady, and the Tomb Scorpion. This is something Arkhan cannot do."
"In exchange, I need everything related to Nagash. Of course, if the value is high enough, I can pay more for it."
The Beetle Prince thought about it and felt that this matter would not do him any harm at all. He didn't really care about Arkhan's life or death anyway.
And he was completely uninterested in anything other than Nagash himself.
So in the end he nodded and said: "Okay, if your stuff can satisfy me, I can also trade with you in exchange for a variety of scarabs."
Levi smiled and asked little Zeus to send over a space ring. There were various constructs in it. It was the trial set he had specially prepared before. However, he never expected that one day he would make such a deal with the Beetle Prince.
The rumored Beetle Prince is extremely crazy, but now it seems that it is just a rumor after all. He has a very clear purpose and is very capable.
After quickly reading it, the Beetle Prince nodded with satisfaction. His beetles could fly in the sky and hide in the ground, seemingly omnipotent, but their attack power and breakthrough ability were their biggest weaknesses, and they were very afraid of magic.
Although he tried his best and managed to get some level 7 diamond war beetles from the Scarab God by taking advantage of the power of the Scarab God, the number was extremely limited after all and could not be widely distributed among the army.
The surrounding Tomb Kings also blocked him from buying or exchanging constructs, which was another reason why he made the deal with Arkhan and Manfred.
But the deal reached with Levi now seems to be much better than those two guys combined. The only concern is whether this deal can last.
Then the Beetle Prince quickly had some ideas. He had no ability to get the Nine Volumes of Nagash or something like that, because he didn't even know where they were. But if it was the Black Pyramid...
However, now is the time to show his strength in another aspect, so the Beetle Prince also took out a space ring: "Levi, let me show you my treasures, they are the pride of the Scarab City!"
