Volume 4 Chapter 579: First Entry into the Underworld
Since the underworld is the shared territory of many gods related to death, although Osiris is dead, there are still other gods. At this critical juncture, perhaps some gods are watching the situation here.
So in order to avoid attracting unnecessary trouble from the gods, Levi and his companions kept a low profile, did not use flying or other magic, but moved forward on foot.
Despite this, based on their strength, their movement speed was still very fast. In addition, they had a very clear goal and the teleportation location was very close to Osiris's territory, so it actually did not take much time.
But they were not the fastest. When they arrived, the pyramid in the distance was already engulfed in war.
On the outskirts of the pyramid, many constructs with beetle characteristics, as well as King Kong war beetles, are fighting with a legion of more than 50,000 mummies, including some special creatures with human bodies, falcon heads or giant bears.
Seeing this, Levi also roughly understood the identities of the two warring parties.
The servants or ministers of Osiris often appear in the form of falcons or bears. There are at least hundreds of ministers of Osiris here, and none of them is below level 6.
Those beetle constructs obviously have little to do with the Scarab God, and are more likely to be a Tomb King from the Overworld.
Levi turned his head and looked at Hathor. Seeing her nod, indicating that her contact should still be alive, Levi felt relieved.
He immediately activated a magic item for emergency communication that the Beetle Prince had given him.
Then, accompanied by the sound of shells colliding, a small black cloud floated out from the pyramid and eventually gathered into a rough human shape. Who else could it be but the Beetle Prince?
Although Levi is unable to confirm the exact relationship between the Beetle Prince and Osiris for the time being, it is obvious that the Beetle Prince noticed this immediately after Osiris was killed by Set.
He had the same idea as Levi, which was to benefit from it, and he actually took practical action for it immediately.
But he obviously underestimated the resistance of the defenders. There were so many troops outside, and there must be more inside the pyramid. Even if Osiris was dead, his army would not collapse so quickly.
After seeing Levi, the Beetle Prince was also very surprised: "Levi, I didn't expect it to be you. It seems that you really got a lot from the Nine Volumes of Nagash."
"Apophis, time is limited. In order to avoid any more trouble, how about we join forces?"
Osiris has been the god of the dead for more than a thousand years. How could he have only a few tens of thousands of troops?
More troops were scattered in the underworld controlled by Osiris.
The underworld is not safe either. Ordinary zombies or skeletons are fine, but how many of the more advanced undead with independent intelligence are willing to be bound forever in this desolate world with few resources?
At the same time, demons, devils and other alien evils are likely to invade the underworld to plunder the souls of mortals.
For them, going to the main world is the most difficult, but going to the underworld is relatively simple.
Therefore, every god related to death will deploy a large number of troops in the underworld under his jurisdiction.
They usually have very important tasks to perform, but when they realize that their god is dead, they may be able to endure it at first. However, if there is still no response after several attempts to contact them, what they are most likely to do is, of course, return to the pyramid to confirm the truth.
But the Beetle Prince did not appreciate it. He casually swung out a large group of beetles, devouring the three giant bear mummies that pounced on him, and then responded to Levi:
"Why? I am the illegitimate son of Osiris. After his death, I am the most qualified person to inherit his legacy!"
Although the Beetle Prince revealed another secret, this was one of the answers Levi had guessed, so he was not moved by it and just waved his right hand:
"Please allow me to formally introduce two goddesses to you, the Scorpion Goddess - Celeket and the Moon Goddess - Hathor."
Although the two goddesses were somewhat surprised, the identity of the Beetle Prince was nothing compared to the fact that Osiris cheated on his brother and gave birth to the Son of God, so they just looked at each other seriously and showed off their divine power a little.
The Beetle Prince then realized the true identities of the two women in front of him. Due to the huge gap in strength between them, he had previously thought that the other party was mysterious, but he never thought that the other party would be a real god.
Because both of them were slightly behind Levi, which in itself was an attitude.
But now seeing this, he immediately realized that these two goddesses might have had ulterior motives for a long time, otherwise they would not have reacted so quickly.
But he was too unwilling to give up the spoils so easily, so he just gritted his teeth and said:
"So what if you are a goddess? I am the son of Osiris, destined to inherit his throne. If you make an enemy of me, you will completely offend the entire Egyptian pantheon!"
Looking at the beetle prince who still refused to give up, Levi couldn't help but sigh: "Apophis, it seems that you still don't understand the whole story. Osiris and Nephthys gave birth to the real son of God - Anubis, which is why Set killed him."
"Now that Nephthys and Anubis are both missing, what do you think Set would do if he knew your true identity?"
In fact, with their own strength, defeating or even killing the Beetle Prince is not a difficult task, but considering the opponent's identity, he might be useful next time, so Levi did not start shouting and killing.
Levi is not sure about other gods for the time being, but Tefnut, who had met him once, may also know the identity of the Beetle Prince.
After all, besides being an ancient god, she is also Osiris’ grandmother.
"W-what?"
The Beetle Prince was really confused this time. He was essentially just an illegitimate child who had never had the opportunity to go to the kingdom of the gods. He only knew that Osiris was dead, and he knew nothing else.
After a brief silence, he looked at the two goddesses again. No matter how unwilling he was, the Beetle Prince had no choice but to compromise: "Okay, let's join forces!"
As for how to divide the spoils, he didn't say anything at all, because at this point, facing two real goddesses, he had no bargaining power at all.
But Levi couldn't help but say that he proposed to distribute the spoils according to the amount of merit everyone had in subsequent actions. If it was knowledge that could be replicated, then everyone would share it.
No matter how much resentment and resentment he felt in his heart, the Beetle Prince had no choice but to agree.
Because he is very anxious now. If his side delays a little and allows Seth to find this place, then it will not be a matter of how much he gains, he may even lose his life.
Without Osiris as his backer, facing the even more powerful Set, the Beetle Prince can no longer play any tricks of immortality!
With the addition of Beetle Prince, the following things became much simpler.
The troops he brought were responsible for holding back the outer guards, while Levi and others marched straight into the interior of the pyramid.
Here, the battle was also taking place, and more gods blocked the core area of the pyramid.
However, facing the combined forces of the two goddesses, they certainly had no power to resist. After killing hundreds of gods' servants in one breath, they took a few steps before several more gods' servants came forward to support them.
But the ones who came this time were not enemies, but the guys who had contacted Hathor before.
Seeing this, the Beetle Prince couldn't help but sigh again, and he had completely given up.
The other party is so well prepared and has two goddesses accompanying him. How can I compare with him?
Levi did look at them a few more times, because among these gods there were both men and women, but the way they looked at Hathor was exactly the same: worship and reverence, and a hint of admiration.
Hathor's charm seems to be popular with both men and women...
However, there is a very obvious difference between Hathor's love and Bastet's love. The dissolute cat god is more inclined to satisfy her own desires, while Hathor is more inclined to a motherly love.
This is understandable. After all, her ministry is related to her mother. This is probably one of the reasons why she is called a "people-friendly person."
Unfortunately, these gods' servants were not omnipotent. When they passed through a long and winding passage and came to a palace, several gods' servants stopped and indicated that the front was the real core area of Osiris in the underworld, and as gods' servants, they were powerless to do anything.
No matter how noble their status was in the outside world, to Osiris, they were just humble servants.
But they did provide some information. In addition to the Scales of Judgment of Osiris, there were also countless powerful undead creatures sealed in the walls on both sides of the temple.
When Osiris was alive, they were just decorations, but when Osiris fell, they became the most dangerous sentinels.
The existence that can be used as decoration by a medium-level divine power is at least level 7, and there are hundreds of legendary ones among them.
As for bone dragons and the like, they are not qualified to join at all.
After hearing this, the Beetle Prince became eager to make a move. He felt that his chance to show off had come. Otherwise, when the two goddesses took action, he would have no chance at all.
If he has no value at all, how much spoils can Levi give him later?
Although the gods said that the other party was very powerful, after being sealed for so many years, how much power could the other party have left?
Moreover, as the Beetle Prince, he can transform into millions of forms at any time. He is naturally capable of dealing with magic such as the Finger of Death of high-level undead. He is quite confident that he can save his life.
So after greeting Levi, without waiting for Levi to respond, he turned into a swarm of scarabs and crawled in through the gap in the door.
It is a good thing when someone takes the initiative to be cannon fodder, but if they are too proactive, it is bound to make people think too much.
Especially except for some noisy roars at the beginning, the temple became silent after a few seconds, which made Levi think about it.
Levi decisively signaled Wange and others to open the door.
So after a lot of clanging noises, they forced open the door of the temple, only to find that there was no fighting going on inside.
Hundreds of strangely shaped undead creatures, at this moment, surrounded the beetle prince holding the scales in the center like stars surrounding the moon.
Well, in fact, the title of Beetle Prince may not be suitable for him anymore, because the Libra is constantly emitting a dark golden light, illuminating the body of the Beetle Prince.
Wherever the light passed, the densely packed scarabs began to be slowly and steadily transformed into pure energy, which was then used to reshape the body of the Beetle Prince.
If he continues like this, it will probably take less than a few minutes for the Beetle Prince to transform into a completely new form. He may be able to realize his dream of thousands of years and regain his human form.
Just looking at the glowing scale in the Beetle Prince's hands, and then looking at the undead who were slowly turning into sculptures again, Levi felt something was wrong.
Even if the Beetle Prince is the illegitimate son of Osiris, isn't this too easy?
He is just a legend. Can he tame the balance, which is at least a semi-artifact, and many powerful undead creatures just by blood?
There are quite a few people among them who make him feel threatened, but the Beetle Prince's strength may not be really stronger than his own.
Perhaps this was some kind of back-up plan by Osiris, the god of the dead? Resurrection in the body of his son?
Levi quickly looked at the servants of the gods who had already surrendered to Hathor, and then he found that they had already knelt on the ground, kowtowing to the Beetle Prince and counting their sins.
Even after noticing Levi's gaze, one of the gods' eyes suddenly flashed with ferocity, and he swung the sickle-shaped blade in his hand and rushed over to kill him. After hearing the noise, the other gods' servants immediately chose to follow.
Even though Hathor warned and scolded them at the first moment, it was still of no avail.
It was obvious that they did not have the courage to retaliate against Hathor for the time being, but they had the courage to attack Levi. Perhaps, they wanted to use his life to atone for their sins?
At this moment, the fear in their hearts and the desire to atone for their sins had already surpassed their love for Hathor.
This further confirmed Levi's guess. If Osiris had a way to resurrect, would Set, who possessed a series of priesthoods such as evil, betrayal and murder, be prepared for it?
The answer is of course yes!
So he immediately ordered Elegy, Penthesilea and others to evacuate the place immediately, and then looked at Hathor and Seleketa.
Even though he didn't say anything, the two goddesses certainly understood what he meant, so they attacked together.
Several shock waves formed purely by divine power flashed by. Even though one of the divine servants was of legendary rank, he still had no power to resist the goddess' attack and was blasted into pieces on the spot.
Hathor, who was slightly weaker, was the one who struck faster and harder.
She had assured Levi solemnly that these servants were absolutely reliable, but within a few minutes she messed up. This made it difficult for her to face Levi, and she had to show her position with practical actions.
But now she didn't say much, but joined forces with Seleket to create a black scarf-like divine power ribbon to eliminate all these residues and their divine power fluctuations.
Then they, along with Levi and the others, disappeared out of thin air.
The Beetle Prince saw all of this, but he didn't care, because he felt the endless power and the submission of many undead creatures and gods.
Even silently, the two sides who were fighting outside had stopped their actions, because from now on, they would be loyal to the same existence.
Further away, dozens of mummy legions also expressed their submission.
The Beetle Prince had hated his origins and the cruelty of Osiris countless times, but now he suddenly felt that this bloodline was of some use and all the hardships he had experienced were worth it, because he was about to become the new generation of the god of death in the Egyptian pantheon!
As for the escape of Levi and even the two goddesses, although it was somewhat unexpected, it was also considered decisive on their part. Otherwise, after they had mastered all the power left by , perhaps they should have let them have a taste of his power first.
The birth of a new god also requires sacrifices!
As for now, I can only find other targets, for example, how about the Immortal Emperor?
Just as the Beetle Prince began to imagine a bright future and even fantasized about what kind of goddess he should find as his wife, there was a loud bang, and a big hole suddenly appeared in the temple.
Then a giant black python hundreds of meters long fell from the sky, and before the Beetle Prince could react, he was swallowed up in one gulp.
This was followed by a terrifying chewing sound. At first, the Beetle Prince shouted a few times in panic, but within just one or two breaths, he was completely silent.
Even though he inherited many of Osiris' powers, he can now only be called a demigod. The gap between him and his opponent is simply too huge.
But the pitch-black python did not stop there. Many gods' servants and powerful undead who came rushing to the scene after hearing the news were soon swallowed by it one by one.
First it burped, then shook its head and tail, smashed the temple of Osiris into pieces, and killed the temple guards in pieces. Then the giant black python disappeared in a ray of light, and only its triumphant laughter echoed endlessly.
After a few more minutes, Levi, Seleket, Hathor, and the others reappeared.
Looking at the ruins around them and feeling the residual fluctuations of divine power, they could easily reconstruct what had just happened.
Seleket said very seriously: "Levi, it is indeed the fluctuation of his divine power. It seems that the Dark Serpent - Apep should be some kind of incarnation of him."
Hathor's face looked particularly embarrassed, this should have been her chance to show her abilities, but now it was a mess from beginning to end.
If Levi had not reacted in time, she, the incarnation of Seleket, and Levi and others would all have died here.
Set even killed Osiris, so how could he care about his own group at such a special moment?
So she said with some guilt: "Levi, I'm so sorry, I messed up."
Levi smiled gently: "It's not your fault. He controls the priesthood of murder and evil. His godhood is so high. I don't know how long he has been planning for this. Of course, he will consider it very comprehensively."
Seeing that Hathor wanted to say something, Levi waved his hand and said, "Okay, now we are partners fighting side by side, let's not dwell on this matter anymore. This is also my responsibility. I didn't consider it comprehensively in advance."
Since the incident has already happened and no serious consequences have been caused, instead of pursuing who is responsible, Levi thinks that we should seize the time and do something truly useful.
Seleket also laughed. She patted Hathor on the shoulder and comforted her who was still a little nervous:
"Look at it from a bright side. At least we are all safe this time. He has also gotten what he wanted and cleared the last threat. He shouldn't pay attention to this place for a while, and our next actions will become much safer."
She was not stupid. At this point, everyone could see that Seth had long known about the existence of the Beetle Prince and had set this place as a trap.
But now the life or death of the Beetle Prince is unknown, and this place is being ravaged by the Dark Serpent. It is obvious that Set has completely given up on this place.
Levi also smiled and nodded: "Yes, Seleket is right. Now let's see if there is anything valuable here."
Hathor then nodded vigorously, and at the same time he secretly made up his mind that it would be enough to make such a fatal mistake once!
After making the decision, the first thing Levi had to do was naturally to receive the many constructs of the Beetle Prince.
The giant snake that Set transformed into before seemed to spit out some poisonous sand and wind, which completely killed all the gods and mummies present.
However, some of the constructs, which did not have life themselves, still remained. After the Beetle Prince was swallowed, they seemed to have lost power, maintaining various postures and standing still. This seemed to indicate the fate of the Beetle Prince.
Although Levi no longer thinks highly of their combat effectiveness, there are still a few special models, including the King Kong Battle Beetle, which are still very valuable.
Levi has almost completely mastered the manufacturing methods of the many constructs recorded in the Death Tome recently, and his abilities in related aspects have been greatly improved. If he can obtain more Diamond Beetles as experimental subjects, perhaps he will be able to reversely deduce their manufacturing methods.
Then there were some sealed undead. Set killed most of them, including all the legendary ones, but there were still a dozen corpse dragons, ghost dragons and the like that survived.
Levi himself cannot use it for the time being, but when he becomes the God of Death, it would be good even if he just uses it to show off.
Wange and others began to check for survivors and avoid any possible danger.
The two goddesses used their divine powers to search for other relics of Osiris.
Everyone moved quickly, for they knew Set was not the only threat they had to face.
Even without mentioning the army of gods that Osiris left in the underworld, Set's movements just now were quite loud, and might have attracted the attention of the surrounding gods, so they had to hurry.
Under this kind of pressure, they all performed beyond their levels and soon gained something. They found a small study of Osiris in the collapsed side hall.
Perhaps it was because it was once so clearly placed there that Seth didn't pay any attention to it.
But after a careful inspection, Hathor found that in addition to some poems about the ancient gods and some crystals of divine power, there were also some things similar to essays, which recorded some of Osiris's insights on death and nature.
This was normal. Levi would only be happy that he had gained the knowledge of another god of death. This was also the most important reason why he took the risk and came here.
But after flipping through it casually, Levi found something wrong, because there were even some Osiris's confusion and doubts about his own priesthood.
He possesses both the priesthoods of death and nature, but the former requires more deaths to strengthen the priesthood, while the latter symbolizes growth, and there is a strong conflict between them.
In addition, many farmers in the main world had similar concerns, fearing that when they prayed for the growth of crops, Osiris would misunderstand them as praying for death. Over time, even Osiris began to doubt himself.
Seeing this, Levi was speechless. People are born, grow old, get sick and die, and plants wither and decay. This is all very normal.
The withered flowers and plants will turn into spring mud to nourish the new generation of plants. This is a cycle.
As a god, Osiris couldn't even see through this?
Well, maybe he wasn't really that stupid, but some other being misled him.
Because the rumor that he couldn't understand the content of his believers' prayers was first spread by Set.
Now it seems that Set's strategy is undoubtedly very successful. Osiris has begun to question his own priesthood. How can there be a good ending?
In addition, in the territory of the Tomb Kings, the number of living people was far less than that of mummies. Set, who held the priesthood of the desert, also had to adapt more to the current territory, so he finally succeeded in murdering Osiris.
Seth's success is not based on luck, but on careful planning and strong strength.
He was also very good at forbearance. If Osiris had not gone too far this time, directly cuckolding Set and having a child with him, Set would probably have continued to wait for a more suitable opportunity.
Now that the situation has turned out like this, even if Seth becomes the King of Gods, he will be a commander without troops for the time being. This is definitely not the result that Seth wants most.
After a brief sigh of emotion, Levi decisively took all the knowledge into his pocket, and then distributed the crystals of divine power to the two goddesses.
They are like recovery potions to the gods. Although Levi can use them after he is deified, we can't let the two goddesses make a wasted trip, right? These crystals of divine power are more or less a token of our appreciation.
After spending several minutes searching the ruins and making sure there was nothing useful left, the two goddesses began to erase all traces left behind.
Even if no other people or gods come for the time being, there will definitely be some in the future as time goes by. Levi doesn't want everyone to know that he has been here. The best way to make money is to keep a low profile.
After dealing with all this, Levi and his men evacuated the temple, but did not leave the underworld. Instead, they found a secret place and hid quietly.
The knowledge of Osiris is Levi's first goal, but there may still be other more valuable things coming later!
