Having said that, Levi still couldn't figure out where Baphomet's confidence came from.
It is a demon lord. Even though it has been worshipped by the Chaos Dwarves for thousands of years, it is still just a false god after all.
The power of faith can only take effect after it is truly deified.
Before this, if it went to the main world, it would be just a high-level legend. For the gods, it should be an existence that can be killed easily, right?
So Levi could only use his brain desperately to try to find out other possible enemies.
Lilith stopped in mid-air, looking down at the giant drill below, studying its working principle.
After dozens of seconds, even Lilith couldn't help but admire him. He was indeed worthy of being called Baphomet. He had planned for so long and prepared so thoroughly.
"Levi, there are four large and four small treasures on the drill, a total of eight treasures. Not only is there Baphomet on it, but there are also the auras of the ogre's big stomach god, several dwarf gods, and gods from other pantheons that have fallen, and all of them have special space anchors attached to them."
"It seems that Baphomet not only wants to come to the main world, it even wants to bring part of the territory of the 600th floor over."
Baphomet's fighting style is very much to the beastmen's liking, and among all the demon lords, its strength ranking has always been relatively high.
The only ones who can definitely defeat it are a few such as the Dark Lord Graz'zt and the Undead Emperor Orcus.
So originally in the main world, in addition to many minotaurs and half-giants who worshipped Baphomet, there were more ordinary beastmen.
If this plan succeeds, Baphomet may really become a god in the main world and completely surpass other demon lords.
If it could really withstand the gods' ensuing retaliation, it might even be able to fight against some of the weaker gods.
It's just that the noise made by the Chaos Dwarves this time was a little too loud, and unfortunately Levi noticed it at the first moment, which doomed Baphomet's failure.
Li Wei, who was also floating in the air, sighed: "Yeah, this is probably what it means to be silent or to make a splash."
Now that Lilith is here, he and Elegy and the others don't have to be so cautious.
Under the protection of divine power, even the legendary demon warlock lord, Goltz the Cruel, could not have known that there were some bystanders just a few hundred meters above his head.
Lilith's words made Levi even more certain that Baphomet definitely had helpers, but they just didn't know who they were yet.
So Levi simply expressed his concerns directly and wanted to ask Lilith for her opinion.
"Indeed, I have similar speculations, but according to the information I have, Baphomet seems to have only signed the most basic non-aggression treaty with Cangye, who once served as the lord of the 600th floor."
"Besides that, Baphomet has only two attitudes towards other demon lords: contempt or hatred."
"Cang Ye?"
As soon as he heard the name, Levi subconsciously denied it.
Cangye is known as the mother of demons and has given birth to many powerful demons. There are even rumors that since the decline of the Zerg demons in ancient times, most of the existing demons were born by Cangye.
Although this is basically impossible, it is certain that one of the giants of the Abyss, the Dark Lord Graz'zt, and the Shadow Demon Queen, etc., are all descendants of Cang Ye.
There are also rumors that monsters such as the harpy and sphinx in the main world were originally born from it.
As a very ancient and mysterious demon, its pursuits seem to be different from those of most other demon lords.
It has no interest in mortal souls, it only enjoys capturing and torturing the Elysians.
But it would never take the initiative to step out of its own territory, but would sit back and wait for the Ai Ci Tian Clan to attack it.
It deliberately left some of the captives alive, so that other members of the Ai Ci Tian tribe would launch another moth-to-flame attack on Cangye for the purpose of revenge and rescuing the captives.
This behavior has been going on for thousands of years, and Cangye has never gotten tired of it.
Then it was about having children with other powerful demons. Levi even suspected that Baphomet agreed to have children with Cangye, so he got this ally. After all, Baphomet was indeed very strong and powerful.
However, even with this relationship, it still should not be able to invite Cang Ye. After all, there are probably tens of thousands of demons who have had relationships with Cang Ye.
"Are there any other possibilities?"
Lilith shook her head slightly. "The chaotic nature of those demon lords causes them to frequently sign or break treaties or start wars. It's not easy for me to get confidential information about the Abyss. We can only be fully prepared."
"Levi, contact the dwarven gods. Among the eight treasures, five are dwarven treasures that have been desecrated. They must want to take them back."
Those treasures serve as anchors and are not particularly valuable in themselves, but they are seriously related to the face of the dwarf gods. Lilith feels that it is still necessary to let the other party come forward.
Otherwise, given the stubborn and awkward personalities of the dwarf gods, they might feel ashamed and then do something else.
Levi chuckled and nodded: "I have already notified Sigma."
He had long known that he didn't have to kill the enemy himself to obtain the spoils. Providing intelligence to the most suitable target was also a good idea, like now.
After thinking about it, Levi called Seleket and Hathor over as well. It wasn't that he really expected them to contribute much, nor did he want them to share the spoils. It was enough just to let them show up in front of the dwarf gods and make themselves familiar to them.
No matter how declining the dwarf gods are, they were once glorious and still have some heritage. It is always a good idea to establish good relations with them.
The two goddesses who had already officially worshipped Levi as their main god naturally had no reason to refuse.
Although Lustria does require Seleket to pay some attention, the upcoming battle here will not delay it for long.
Moreover, they would basically not have the chance to take action. If they waited a little longer and the dwarf gods arrived, even if Baphomet pulled out Cangye and his son, it would actually be completely insignificant. It would only add a few more victims to the upcoming battle.
Lilith felt a little surprised, and then a little relieved. Wasn't the reason why she worked so hard running around just to gain some trustworthy and powerful allies?
She did not have a strong desire for control. If possible, she would rather stay in the Kingdom of God, responding to the believers' prayers every day, or designing some interesting trials for the knights who intended to pursue the Holy Grail, or simply doing nothing.
It was only because of the threats from the Four Chaos Gods and the prophecy of the end of the world that she was forced to stand up.
Levi's growth now is exactly what she is happy to see.
Soon when Lilith saw the appearance of two goddesses including Seleket, she understood what Levi meant, but she chose not to follow suit.
Illidan had just recently broken through to the level of weak divine power, and had yet to condense a combat incarnation that matched his current strength.
Imrik is a demigod with a godhood level of 0. His incarnation is only a legend, and he is here just to watch the fun.
As for Sobek and others, they all have other tasks, and if we send too many people, it would be a bit of a distraction, so we should leave the opportunity to the dwarf gods.
But what she didn't quite understand was why Seleket brought another demon hunter?
Could it be that these are the subordinates he wants to focus on training recently?
At this moment, the ceremony below seemed to have entered a new stage. The Cruel no longer hid, but took the initiative to stand up, waving his staff and battle axe, and dancing a very strange dance.
As he danced, flames spread out and condensed into some mysterious patterns on the ground and in the air.
The rest of the Chaos Dwarves followed suit, creating more flame patterns.
Although the Chaos Dwarves looked very clumsy due to their size, Levi could still see that they must have rehearsed many times in advance.
Gradually, these patterns merged into a very three-dimensional magic circle.
At the same time, Lilith's ears trembled slightly. She heard some prayers slowly echoing in several Chaos Dwarf Fortresses dozens of miles away.
However, these prayers are completely different from the prayers of Levi or Imrik when they were deified.
Because they do not emphasize faith or piety, but instead emphasize power!
"Abandoned by God, abandoned by the world, I have no other wish except to pursue the flame."
"The fire will cleanse away all old evils, burn away all fears, all doubts... and all weakness."
"All that remains is power and ambition."
"Only the hottest furnace can forge the strongest steel."
"The roaring flames are never satisfied. The great Lord of Fire, Hasut, is always thirsty for more blood and souls."
"Burn all the worlds and conquer everything!"
Even Levi had to admit that just from this prayer, it could be seen that Baphomet was no ordinary demon lord, because he had a brain and knew how to endure.
Although it has been a false god for so many years as Hasut, it has never used the Chaos Dwarves to deal with its mortal enemy, the King of the Gnolls, Yeenoghu.
Unfortunately, it lacks some luck!
Silently, Sigma, covered in golden armor, appeared in mid-air and nodded to Levi and Lilith in turn.
Levi knew that this was not Sigma's clone who stayed in Mount Paradise, but a new one sent from another place. This is the good thing about having a big family and a big business.
Then, five or six dwarf gods with puffy beards and glaring eyes appeared one after another.
Among them, the middle-level god of power, the dwarf war god Clangeddin Silverbeard, who held two axes, could not help but shout: "What a blasphemy!"
Levi had no doubt that if Baphomet was right in front of him, the God of War would be the first to rush forward without hesitation, even if it meant losing his incarnation, he would not hesitate at all.
But Moradin, the Soul Forger of the God King, just sighed, then turned around and thanked Levi and Lilith very seriously:
"Thank you for helping me clear this doubt. I owe you a favor."
The birth of the Chaos Dwarves was extremely special. At that time, the dwarves suffered a large-scale invasion by demons, so some of the tribesmen fled for their lives and ended up in the dark land.
Since the dwarf gods at that time were not as powerful as they are now, it was not easy to fight against demon lords, so they were unable to rescue each other in the first place.
When they caught their breath a little, they found that the tribesmen had become very strange in order to survive.
They took refuge with the mysterious evil god Hasut, sharp fangs emerged from their mouths, and many strange changes occurred on their bodies. More importantly, they began to get used to blood sacrifices and were willing to enslave others to serve them.
This fundamental change in concept would be difficult to reverse even for the dwarf gods.
In addition, Hasut continued to impart a lot of evil forbidden knowledge to the Chaos Dwarves, causing the Chaos Dwarves to become more and more radical. Until now, for the Dwarves, the Chaos Dwarves are no longer their former fellow tribesmen, but enemies with countless blood debts.
But it is impossible for the dwarf gods to massacre the Chaos Dwarves themselves, so they have been holding back their anger for a long time, and now they have finally found someone to vent their anger on.
Levi smiled slightly: "Your Highness Moradin, you are too kind. Fighting against evil is the mission of Heaven Mountain and me."
When dealing with dwarves, you never have to be petty, because dwarves have a scale in their hearts and they will never let down their true friends.
Of course, if you think the dwarf is easy to bully because of his generosity, deliberately take advantage of him, or even treat him as a fool, then you must be prepared to bear the dwarf's anger.
There was once a human noble in the Sigma Empire who thought himself to be clever. He used sweet words to fool the dwarves over a mere matter of a few gold coins. Eventually, the dwarves, who could no longer tolerate him, killed their way into the castle, chopped off his head, and took back the gold coins.
The reason why the dwarves formed an alliance with the humans of the Sigmar Empire was because the gods of both sides had formed an alliance first, and the dwarves did not have much good feelings towards greedy humans.
Although Levi said this, Moradin certainly couldn't take it seriously. After all, he was the dwarf god king and he had to save face.
But Moradin did not say anything more. He just kept this in mind. Then he pondered and said, "How long do we have to wait?"
"We will wait until Baphomet's true form descends upon the main world and is deified before we take action."
As he spoke, Levi quickly looked at the dwarf gods in front of him.
Moradin is a powerful god, and his top fighter, the Dwarf War God, is a god of medium power. Both of them are very capable fighters.
As for the other dwarven gods, except for the shield dwarven god of weak power - Dumathoin, and the guardian of weak power - Gorm Guthin, the others are either similar to rangers, or mediocre in all aspects.
Or they are gods who possess engineering, knowledge, love, etc., and are obviously auxiliary gods. Their actual combat power is somewhat difficult to describe.
So even though the dwarves seemed very powerful after the Battle of Eight Peaks, forcing the greenskins to flee all over the mountain, if the two pantheons really went to war, the dwarven gods would definitely be the losing side.
Although the number of green-skinned gods is small, their priesthoods are all very powerful and their godhead levels are not low.
Even if Moradin took the field himself, Gruumsh might have a hard time, but it would be enough to delay him, and Moradin could only make the dwarves' defeat less ugly.
This is also one of the important reasons why the dwarves did not pursue the victory, but quickly turned to the defensive after regaining the lost territory.
They also don't want to really push the green-skinned gods into a corner, as that would end up badly for everyone.
Moradin's wife, Berronar Truesilver, is somewhat interesting, because it is said that in addition to her love of brewing, she also possesses many priestly duties such as craftsmanship, protection, stonemasonry, metalworking, and war.
Especially the last priesthood, it is rare for a female god to possess it.
But as the mother of the dwarven gods, she does not have the fertility priesthood that the dwarves need most, which makes her extremely unqualified.
So there was another reason why Levi asked the dwarf gods to come here this time.
If Hathor is willing to share some of the knowledge of the priesthood of fertility, would Berronar Truesilver be willing to trade her priesthood of war?
Although it seems that the dwarves are more eager for this kind of transaction, Levi is not satisfied with just making a deal, so he needs to find a more suitable opportunity.
Dwarves are soft-hearted, grateful, and considerate. Although they are easy to deal with because of these qualities, they do require a little bit of strategy.
The only thing that surprised Levi was that ordinary female dwarves had no beards, but this Berronne Truesilver had four braided beards on her chin. No one knew what kind of bad taste she had.
After listening to Levi, Moradin immediately understood what Levi meant. He wanted to completely get rid of the other party at one time.
Even if it is a demon lord, if he wants to be deified, he must descend in his true form.
As long as they can beat Baphomet to the point of serious injury and death in the main world, and then throw him back into the Abyss and deliver the final blow, in this way, Baphomet who dies in the Abyss will be completely dead.
So Moradin agreed immediately, because this was also the way to deal with it that was in the best interests of the dwarves.
He even thought of more at the first moment.
Once Baphomet died, Hasut naturally ceased to exist. Those adult Chaos Dwarves with the blood of Dwarves on their hands would certainly not be able to return to the Dwarf family, but those young children might still have a chance of being redeemed?
Even among the drow in the Underdark, there are so many virtuous beings, enough to even support weaker divine powers like Eilistraee. The Chaos Dwarves should not be born evil.
As for the many forbidden knowledge possessed by the Chaos Dwarves and the wealth in the castle, they are unimportant.
Perhaps, we can still cooperate with the elves in the future to purify the dark land together, and both sides can share the spoils.
But this time, what should I take out as a gift for Levi? Forget it, I'll think about it later when I go back.
After coming up with a rough idea, Moradin nodded to Levi: "Okay."
After hearing what he said, even though some of the other dwarf gods didn't quite understand or were reluctant, they still chose to obey unconditionally.
The dwarven pantheon is also a family pantheon, and is purer than the Egyptian pantheon. Except for the white dwarf, one of the two demigods who previously dominated the main world, whose specific bloodline the outside world is temporarily unable to determine, all other gods are sons or grandsons of Moradin and Berronar Truesilver.
In many aspects such as camp and rules of conduct, they are basically consistent with Moradin.
Because most of the dwarf gods who sang against Moradin have been exiled.
For example, there is the God of the Gray Dwarves - Durrag, and the twin gods of the Derro - Diilinka and Dikaraze, who are so obsessed with undead creatures such as liches that they even secretly experiment with the corpses and souls of dwarves.
Sigma next to him had even less objection, because strictly speaking, he was not there to help. He was just acting as a middleman to avoid too much awkwardness between Levi and Moradin. Because to him, both sides were his trustworthy allies, and he did not want any conflicts between the two sides.
Now it seems that his worries were unnecessary and things are moving in the best direction.
As the Chaos Dwarves' prayers grew louder, the Dwarf Gods became aware of similar sounds being heard from several castles in the distance.
A few impatient dwarf gods directly sent other incarnations to conduct reconnaissance further away, and soon gestured to Moradin with embarrassed faces that similar prayers were not only in the vicinity, but covered the entire dark land.
Moreover, Baphomet was extremely ambitious, and in his prayers, he actually wanted to obtain multiple priesthoods at the same time, including fire, machinery, brute force, brutality, and demon forging.
If it could really be deified successfully, coupled with the power of faith it had accumulated in the past and the army of demons in the abyss, it would probably soon become a greater threat.
The only thing to be thankful for is that at the most critical moment, its actions were detected, and we still have the possibility to stop or even completely resolve this scourge.
Thinking of this, many dwarf gods couldn't help but look at Levi with a little gratitude. He was indeed different. No wonder he was deified so quickly and won the favor of the goddess of luck and the goddess of misfortune at the same time.
After waiting for a while, when the ceremony reached its climax, the super-giant electric drill below seemed to break through some kind of barrier.
With a slight "pop" sound, an evil breath was already overwhelming, and then the erupting volcano disappeared, replaced by a thick wall made of marble, granite, pearls and ivory, several meters wide and high.
The Chaos Dwarves actually broke through the space barrier and connected the Dark Land and the Abyss.
The Chaos Dwarves prayed more and more fervently, and the super-giant electric drill did not stop working. At the same time, a "moo" was heard from the other side, as if it was also using its strength to cooperate with it. Soon, an extremely huge abyss rift was born.
As the perspective widened, the many people present could see the general appearance of the opposite side.
Even though they were gods, they couldn't help but take a deep breath. The scene before them was really too exaggerated.
The wall they had just seen was just the tip of the iceberg. Looking around, there were countless similar walls. Some were even luxurious, with walls directly inlaid with silver, gold, refined gold, mithril, and various gems.
This is the true appearance of the 600th floor of the Abyss, Baphomet’s endless maze!
Even though gods are usually not interested in gold and silver, when the quantity is so huge, they can't help but breathe faster, because the things they saw alone are roughly estimated to be worth tens of millions of gold coins.
If we could snatch them all, it would even greatly improve the strength of the entire dwarf race!
The dwarves have a small population and cannot afford the losses caused by war?
It doesn’t matter, as long as they have enough gold coins, they can spend millions of gold coins to hire humans and other foreign troops to carry out the most dangerous combat missions!
Now the dwarf gods have even more reason to deal with Baphomet.
The most exaggerated performance among them
Ordinary dwarves are extremely eager for various minerals and jewels, but for the lives of their own people and the friendship of their friends, they can give up these to a limited extent. They can still restrain their greed and understand that wealth is not the most important thing.
But only the Grand Master of Greed is completely different. He almost represents the worst aspect of the dwarves and the main weakness of the dwarves' character, because his priesthood is greed!
In the past, his greed had caused the dwarves to suffer many unnecessary losses, but considering that he always considered himself as part of the dwarven gods and was very proactive in fighting all foreign enemies, the dwarven gods only tolerated him.
This time is no exception.
Although several dwarf gods felt that the appearance of the Master of Greed was a loss of face for the dwarves, there was nothing they could do about it, because the other party had such a priesthood.
His actions were indeed perfectly consistent with his priesthood.
So the other dwarf gods could only pretend not to see it. Since Father God Moradin didn't say anything, there was no need for them to make themselves unhappy.
But in fact, the reason why Moradin did not speak was not only because he had no way to deal with the Grand Master of Greed, but also because in addition to Baphomet, he sensed more evil auras.
Even though there were still some doubts in the details, he seemed to understand why Baphomet had been able to disguise himself as Hasut, the God of Chaos Dwarves, over the past few years. It was because he had real gods helping him, and they were related to dwarves!
Berronar Truesilver looked sad. Even after all these years, she still couldn't let it go.
Lilith also noticed this. Although her expression remained unchanged on the surface, she felt a little strange in her heart.
Levi, who soon received the message from Lilith, suddenly realized that they were Baphomet's backup!
Before Moradin could remind the other dwarf gods present, with another roar, the abyss rift suddenly doubled in size, and a corner of the endless maze had successfully appeared in the main world and was firmly nailed in like a nail.
Then a giant minotaur holding a machete, about twelve meters tall, rushed out and roared to the sky:
"From today on, I will be the Lord of Fire, the Lord of Brute Strength and Cruelty, the God of Machinery and Demonic Forging, the God of Minotaur and Chaos Dwarves, the God of Vengeance - Hasut Baphomet!"
Another skinny dwarf holding a sacrificial dagger, who looked like a zombie, and a tall and skinny dwarf with red eyes full of madness, stepped out of the abyss rift side by side.
Next came the densely packed, countless heads several meters tall, roughly human-shaped, but as if they were a combination of a bull and a bear. They were a unique type of soldier under Baphomet's command - the giant bull demons.
But no god paid attention to them. The many dwarf gods who were waiting for Moradin to give orders suddenly widened their eyes because they had recognized these two special dwarves.
They are two crazy demigods who had been expelled long ago, the twin gods of the Derro dwarves - Diilinka and Dikaraze!
Ordinary dwarves cannot use magic, and the power used by Chaos Dwarves is strictly speaking demonic power.
But when the dwarves were promoted to demigods, this rule naturally changed. The two twin gods initially wanted to change this situation through their own efforts.
Their original intention was naturally good, but unfortunately they took the wrong path.
No one knew whether they were bewitched by someone or if there was evil hidden in their hearts, but they gradually began to pursue the evil power of the undead, conducted a large number of experiments on the corpses and souls of the dwarves, and ultimately led to the destruction of the Derro dwarves.
After committing such a crime, even though they initially acted in the interests of the dwarves and were the favorite twins of Moradin and Berronar Truesilver, they could only be exiled forever.
Demigods have a very low demand for the power of faith, and they didn't make any big moves afterwards, so Moradin Berronar Truesilver gradually stopped paying more attention to them.
But now it seems that they have colluded with Baphomet without realizing it. No wonder Hasut was able to disguise himself so well before!
In this case, if the souls of dwarves occasionally disappear every fifty years or so, is this related to them?
With a silent sigh, Moradin attacked fiercely. The Soul Forger's Hammer flew out of his hand and quickly enlarged hundreds of times, falling towards Baphomet.
No matter what the twins did, the primary goal today is to get rid of Baphomet once and for all!
Berronar Truesilver hesitated for a moment, but finally swung her warhammer, the Wrath of Justice, and also killed Baphomet.
We can talk about the sons later, the most urgent task is to kill this hateful demon!
The other dwarf gods, who had been impatient for a long time, also took action at the same time. Various hammers and axes fell towards Baphomet at the same time. Those dwarf gods who were not good at close combat used divine power to attack.
Sigma released a golden light curtain to block one of the twin gods, while Seleket, Hathor and Levi joined forces to attack the other twin god.
They didn't even think about killing the enemy. As long as they could delay the enemy a little bit and wait for Moradin to deal with Baphomet, they would have completed their mission.
Lilith did not launch an attack for the time being, not only to give Levi and the others a chance to show their abilities, but also to guard against other possible enemies.
Of course, it would be easy to block Baphomet's retreat route.
Because the gap in strength between them was so great, even though Baphomet had been prepared in advance, when the attack really came, it couldn't help but let out a roar full of anger and unwillingness.
What's going on? How come so many abominable gods came just after I was deified? Do they have so much free time?
But it has no time to hate or curse for the time being, because in order to be deified, it has come in its real body this time. Once destroyed, the divine position and godhood that it has accumulated with great difficulty after going through untold hardships will probably become a wedding dress for others!
The Chaos Dwarves such as the Cruel, who were originally happy to welcome their gods, were even more dumbfounded. Where did all these gods come from?
Unfortunately, before they had time to think more, their bodies had already involuntarily taken the initiative to meet the Soul Forger's Hammer, as if trying to block this attack for Hasut.
It was not until this moment that the Cruel Ones and others finally understood that Hasut actually had such a backup plan.
But it's no wonder. After all, it is a demon lord. How much moral character can we expect from it?
Unfortunately, facing Moradin's full-strength attack, they were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and were completely useless. Before the hammer even touched them, they had already turned into ashes. Then the Soul Forger's Hammer fell heavily on Baphomet.
The Soul Forger, in addition to being used for forging, is also a divine weapon with sacred and orderly attributes. Even though the current Soul Forger is an incarnation and the artifact is a projection, its power is still terrifyingly strong.
"Moo!"
It was just one hammer. Even though Baphomet had used up countless years of accumulated strength, half of his body was smashed to pieces on the spot. The subsequent hammers and axes of the dwarf war god quickly cut countless tragic wounds on his body.
Almost in an instant, Baphomet was seriously injured and on the verge of death.
The reason why the demon lords have been able to run rampant for so long is not because their power is really that strong, but because the environment of the Abyss is too harsh for the gods, and the demon lords can be greatly strengthened instead.
But when a demon lord appears in the main world, even if it has been successfully deified, it is still vulnerable when facing real gods.
But despite this, Baphomet was proud enough to be able to withstand the attacks of so many powerful enemies at the same time, because if it were any other ordinary demigod, his godhood would have been completely shattered long ago.
All we can say is that Baphomet has trained his demonic body for thousands of years, and there are still some commendable aspects to it.
With another "mooing" sound, Baphomet forcibly activated his hidden power, allowing the Abyss to temporarily strengthen him, and he was able to barely withstand Moradin's second hammer.
The reason why it went to great lengths to become a god in the main world is that it wants to use the power of the bottomless abyss to corrode the main world.
Now it has indeed succeeded in part, but it does not feel any excitement in its heart because it senses the powerful force of space blockade.
It's only a distance of a few dozen meters, but it seems like it can never go back.
"Mecanthust, come and help me!"