Volume 4 Chapter 610: The Dark Sun Will Fall
The gods were all shocked. This guy, Xirik, actually chose the Abyss? However, the chaotic and evil atmosphere there was indeed very suitable for him.
What else is there to say? Except for Oghma who wanted to make the artifact and Torm who wanted to take care of Valenca, the rest of the gods set off directly and rushed towards the 485th floor where Cyric was.
As they moved forward, they called on their friends and summoned more power to ensure that Xirik would be completely killed this time.
Soon, the god of death - Kelemvor, the goddess of joy - Lila, the moon maiden - Suren, the god of magicians - Azuth, and the god of craftsmanship and forging - Gond, etc., all joined in.
There are also people like Loshanda who have nothing to do with this matter, but want to show their enthusiasm, or just come to join in the fun.
Together with the gods on Mount Heaven, and Torm who had sent a new incarnation, by the time they actually arrived at their destination, there were more than thirty gods gathered, and there were more than one or two who were stronger than the current Cyric.
Even though the Abyss had a very strong suppressing and weakening effect on them who generally tended to be neutral or kind, with so many gods gathered together, basically a few rounds of attacks would be enough to completely wipe out an entire layer of the Abyss.
Not to mention that the 485th floor was originally an unknown floor and no demon lord worthy of mention had ever appeared there. Even a well-known demon god like Yenogu would not be able to withstand such a situation.
When they were still some distance away, Levi saw Qingjia, the Dark Dragon among the Zhendan Dragon Gods, waiting for them from afar.
In addition, there are many other gods, including Yinyin, a dark dragon surrounded by water, Lichang, a red candle dragon, Koriel, the god of Qilin, and Saranata, the goddess of the flying feather tribe. They are working together to arrange a large-scale blockade ceremony to ensure that Xirik will never escape.
At the very front, a white-haired dragon lady in black armor was controlling the storm and lightning to bombard Xirik's kingdom of God. She was none other than the god of war in the Zhendan pantheon, the famous big sister who was very capable in fighting - Biaolong - Miaoying.
Even if Xirik's side had several gods who were deceived by him joining forces, they could only barely maintain the defensive barrier. It would be impossible for them to launch a counterattack.
Even if Levi and the others had not arrived, once Minglong-Yinyin and the others completed the ritual and joined the siege, Xirik's death would probably only be a matter of time.
The only possible problem is that the Zhendan Dragon Gods have no relationship with these deceived gods, and they probably won't show much mercy when fighting against them.
But now that gods such as Tyr and Mystra have arrived, this problem will naturally not arise.
After a quick greeting, all the gods joined the battlefield, but after one round of fierce attack, the defensive barrier completely collapsed , revealing Xirik's kingdom of God below.
Compared to its heyday, its area, buildings within the kingdom of God, and the number of believers' souls within it are now only a fraction of what they were.
Although he managed to escape from the pursuit of the gods more than once, Xirik also paid a very painful price for it.
At this time, accompanied by a sneer full of mockery that was unique to Xirik, he appeared under the protection of many gods.
"Have you all, these foolish false gods, come to worship the only true God in the world?"
At this time, the goddesses such as the Goddess of Peace and the Goddess of Nobility were all dressed like Xirik's clergy, while the other male gods were all dressed like servants, surrounding the very proud Xirik in the center like stars surrounding the moon.
After Xirik finished speaking, the Goddess of Peace and the others began to echo him, looking at Xirik with eyes full of admiration, just like Valena before.
Moreover, they all fought in their true forms, without any incarnations. It was very likely that, just like their kingdom of God, it was destroyed under Xirik's order.
This will certainly have a great impact on their combat effectiveness, but Xirik can also obtain some fragments of the divine nature as a supplement.
When seeing this, gods like Mystra and Mielikki became increasingly angry, but also slightly relieved, at least they had not been killed by Cyric.
However, Levi, Lilith and others noticed that the two gods from the elven pantheon did not appear in their sight, which made them have some bad guesses.
Moreover, even though the situation has reached such a critical moment, Xirik does not seem to be panicked at all. What on earth does he rely on?
Would he be so foolish as to think that relying on gods like the Goddess of Peace and the power of the Abyss would be enough to counter his own coalition forces?
Tyr, who loved his daughter dearly, couldn't help but groan: "Cyric, release the gods you controlled, and I can let you die peacefully!"
Hearing Tyr's words, the controlled gods could not help but glare at him, and all kinds of scolding and insults came out of their mouths.
"How dare you be so disrespectful to my Lord!"
"Damn false god, don't you know to be afraid of the power of the Supreme Lord?"
"Lathander you fool, shouldn't you be on the same side as the Great Lord of Lies?"
"Klemvor is indeed a hypocrite who dares not face our Lord alone!"
"Is this bitch Mistra trying to rekindle her relationship with my Lord?"
Hearing this, the gods all looked unhappy. Not only were they scolded, but they also completely confirmed that the other party's condition was indeed the same as that of Valena before. They had lost themselves and were completely blinded by Xirik's false memories.
But the most embarrassing one among them might be Losander, because the gods under his control seemed to have a different attitude towards him...
Seeing that the gods' curses were getting more and more outrageous, Mystra, Mielikki and others could no longer bear to listen.
Even if they are now controlled by Xirik and it is not out of their true heart, there may be a few petty-minded gods who hold a grudge against the other party because of this, such as Losander.
So they all took action and released some extraordinary divine power in an attempt to interrupt the other party's chattering.
In order to avoid directly harming the opponent's body, they also deliberately chose gods related to themselves as opponents and deliberately controlled their power.
For example, Mielikki faced the goddess of peace, Mystra faced the god of prophecy, Isis and Hathor faced the beetle god, and so on.
Levi, together with Lilith, Donna and others, went to find the bear god Ursun and the goddess of healing. These two guys were alone, and if they were really beaten up by gods like Tyr or Lathander who had nothing to do with them, they might not be able to escape unscathed.
But if we engage in battle with him, it will definitely be of some use after he recovers.
The Goddess of Peace and others immediately launched a counterattack, with no intention of holding back at all. However, due to the large gap in strength between the two sides, their counterattack seemed very weak.
During this period, the Zhendan pantheon was still led by Biaolong-Miaoying to deal with the Panda Lord, while the other gods were still working hard to seal off this layer of the bottomless abyss.
They saw very clearly that victory was an inevitable outcome for the coalition forces. The key point was that they could not let Xirik escape again!
Kelanvor also shouted: "Enough, Xirik, don't you call yourself the supreme ruler? Then do you dare to come and fight me in a one-on-one duel?"
Xirik said with a fake smile: "You ignorant false god, you are not qualified to make any demands on the greatest true God, let alone fight with me!"
"Come out, my loyal subordinates!"
Following Xirik's loud shout, Yuegong and others couldn't help but look over, hoping to find the figures of the two elven gods among them.
But they were soon disappointed to find that the first to come out were Baravar Shadowcloak, the master of illusion from the dwarf pantheon, and Brando Bliss, the troublemaker from the halfling pantheon.
These two gods with weak powers are the kind of gods who are very curious and like to go on adventures. They also like to play with things related to illusions. It is completely understandable that they were deceived by Xirik.
But the next two gods made Levi and Isis a little unable to remain calm.
The one with a lion's head and a human body is Tefnut, and the one with an eagle's head and a human body, who else could it be but Horus?
With Levi's deliberate indulgence, Horus has been following Tefnut around every day recently, participating in various trials prepared for him by Tefnut in order to increase his strength and experience.
It was inevitable that there would be some dangerous situations during the trial. Although Tefnut had solemnly assured that she would do her best to avoid any unexpected situations, it now seemed that the two of them had finally failed.
This made Isis look back frequently. Although Horus gradually became less obedient after following Tefnut, he was still her child after all.
But that's not all, as a swarm of Tzeentch Lords of Change appeared as truly eerie blue and purple sparks flashed.
Seeing this, the expressions of the gods became more and more serious, and even Shu Ni's smile disappeared from her face.
They had indeed speculated this before, but when the matter was actually confirmed, they couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in their hearts.
The Four Chaos Gods cannot corrupt any god, but if a god actively embraces the power of the other, they may be corrupted. At the same time, the power of the Four Chaos Gods will inevitably be strengthened.
If Tzeentch's power has penetrated into the bodies and minds of these gods, even if they defeat Cyric, they may not be able to recover!
Lilith was the most serious among them, because she had once obtained the memories of a parallel world and had recognized several special figures among them.
The oldest and wisest Lord of Change - Amon Jaeger, the Chaos Dragon Lord of Change - Carlos the Fateweaver who claims to be able to see the past and the future, and the Madman - Zusfasre...
Ordinary Thousand-Change Demon Lords are of level 7, which can only be said to be a strong threat to mortals, but the Thousand-Change Demon Lords in front of them are at least legendary, and those with names and surnames among them are all, without exception, demigods with divinity and fragments of godhood.
Whether they received this from the gods enslaved by Cyric, or were empowered by Tzeentch himself, they are now capable of causing harm to the gods.
What’s more crucial is that even for Tzeentch, these high-level Tzeentch demons are very important subordinates. Now that they have become Cyric’s helpers, does it represent some kind of plan of Tzeentch?
Looking at the silent gods, Xirik couldn't help but laugh arrogantly: "Hahaha, false gods, how is my army?"
Tyr, who upholds justice, could not help but angrily scolded: "Cyric, you are willing to be with Tzeentch, you are really depraved to the extreme!"
Xirik chuckled and said unconcernedly: "It was Tzeentch who felt my greatness and took the initiative to join me. This is another victory for the Supreme Lord!"
Tyr was speechless. Wasn't the name Tzeentch enough to explain everything? Tzeentch never cooperated with anyone. He only used them.
But that's true, Xirik has already gone crazy, it is possible that he can't think of these things.
Levi was concerned about another question: "Where are the Twilight Knight and the God of Destiny of our Elven God System?"
"Haha, you'll be reunited with them soon!"
Seeing Xirik smiling so maliciously, Levi and Lilith looked at each other and knew that things might really be heading in the worst direction.
When it comes to hatred for the elven pantheon, no one can compare to Rose. It is very likely that Cyric made a deal with Rose, so now Cyric can find a new home in the Abyss.
This Rose is clearly a chaotic evil camp, but the things she did are not what a madman would come up with.
Is there another god involved behind the scenes, or has she herself changed?
But that is a matter for later. The most urgent task is to kill Cyric and rescue all the gods controlled by him!
Needless to say, Tyr took the lead in shouting and took Torm and Ilmater to meet Horus.
Of course he knew the special relationship between Levi and Horus, so he wanted to help a little.
Besides, the Horus in front of him is fighting in his original form and possesses a level 10 godhood. If he does not take action, the other gods will either be unsure of their ability to fight against him or will not be able to control their power. Now he needs to take the initiative to stand up.
Penthesilea, Khalida, Celekate and others, under Levi's instructions, took the initiative to kill a group of Tzeentch demons.
Their foundation is relatively shallow, and they cannot gain any advantage by using their incarnations to fight against the true gods of the gods controlled by Cyric, but they are confident in dealing with these Tzeentch demons.
They might even gain more, because the divinity and fragments of godhood in these demons are real and can be used by them as long as they are purified.
Kelemvor and Lathander teamed up to find Cyric, and they both dispatched more than one combat incarnation, obviously intending to get rid of Cyric as quickly as possible.
But they soon realized that after enslaving the gods, Xirik did gain a lot of power from them, and he even created two incarnations.
In addition, the chaotic and evil camp attributes of the Abyss are a perfect match with him, which will suppress Kelemvor and others. With this addition and subtraction, Kelemvor and others are unable to win quickly.
However, this only allowed Xirik to live a little longer, because on many other battlefields, the coalition forces gained an absolute advantage, especially when the gods of Zhendan completely completed the blockade and joined the battle together, it became a one-sided trend.
Although the Goddess of Peace and others were always talking nonsense, they were soon controlled one after another. The more capable Bear God, Ersun, managed to fight against Lilith at the beginning, but was soon beaten hard by the Nether Dragon, Qingjia, and the Biaolong, Miaoying, and was completely knocked unconscious after a few moves.
Then the two dragon gods nodded to Levi and turned to help Tyr deal with Horus.
This attitude surprised the uninformed gods such as Mistra.
The Zhendan pantheon has always been rather special; on the surface, they are kind and polite to everyone, but deep down they have a peculiar kind of pride, and it is difficult for ordinary gods to truly win their approval.
Moreover, their strength is strong enough, and their internal priesthood is complete enough. Under normal circumstances, other gods from the outside world cannot help even if they want to find excuses to help.
I didn't expect that they would treat Levi like this now. It was obvious that there was some special deal between the two parties behind the scenes.
Levi could certainly understand why the dragon gods treated him so specially. In return, he could only try his best to save the light dragon - Shenzhu.
The Watchers have been working hard for hundreds and thousands of years, and their efforts have had some effect. When Levi, the true god, joined in, the efficiency increased countless times at once.
According to his calculations, the day when the Light Dragon awakens is getting closer and closer.
As the controlled gods were knocked down one after another, Xirik, who had been very confident, gradually became a little panicked because he did not get the support that had been agreed upon before.
Especially after the two most powerful bear gods, Ursun and Horus, were both defeated, a chain reaction occurred.
Many Tzeentch demons were quickly killed, and one of Cyric's combat incarnations was also forcibly killed. Even when his original body gradually began to suffer damage, Cyric finally could not maintain his original calmness and composure.
"Damn Lolth, damn Gruumsh, and false gods like Asmodeus, Graz'zt, and Orcus, what are they waiting for?"
As soon as these words came out, whether it was Tyr who was fighting with him, or Levi and other gods who had started to relax nearby, they all turned pale with fear for a moment, even Lilith and Yue Gong were furious.
If there was anything that could bring Lolth and Gruumsh together, it would be Corellon and the elven gods.
But if Asmodeus, the Lord of Hell, were to stop fighting or even cooperate with demon gods such as Grazzt and Orcus, the giants of the Invincible Abyss, there would be only one possibility, which is to launch a large-scale invasion of the main world!
The struggle between demons and devils, in addition to competing for resources, is essentially about invading the main world, obtaining the souls of mortals, etc.
But if there was a way to travel to the main world on a large scale, it would be entirely possible for them to temporarily put aside their hatred for each other.
Before Cyric finished his words, Levi, Lilith and others received a series of warnings and emergencies. The drow gods led by Lolth and the greenskin gods led by Gruumsh launched a strong attack on the elven gods.
But at this critical moment, the elven gods lost contact with Corellon.
At the same time, a large number of demons and devils began to frantically rush to every corner of the main world, even to places like Dread Rock and Lustria. The scale was even greater than the last time the demon lords were collectively deified.
Normally, this is almost impossible, but it happened.
Looking at Xirik who began to laugh wildly, the gods immediately understood that Xirik must have provided convenience.
For example, he would let his church and believers conduct large-scale sacrifices and summoning rituals to provide a passage for demons and devils to reach the main world!
A mortal wizard's sacrificial ritual might be able to summon a few hundred demons, but if it was presided over by a god, then summoning tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of demons at once would be a piece of cake.
However, in the past, no god had ever been so stupid or crazy, because even if those demons were eventually driven away, a large number of mortals in the main world would surely die, which would essentially harm the interests of the gods.
In a sense, Xirik is unprecedented.
Soon after, Lilith also received a crying complaint from the Dark Maiden, Eilistraee. She said that in the Underdark, the drow who worshipped goodness were captured and sacrificed on a large scale. Before this, Rose had used her power to block her perception, so she only discovered this now.
At the cost of their blood and souls, a large number of demons and devils are now beginning to pour into the Underdark and are marching towards the surface as soon as possible.
Even though Rose didn't seem to have any intention of attacking her for the time being, she would definitely be weak for a long time after losing a large number of believers at one time.
Then another piece of news came that the two missing gods of the elven pantheon, along with the weaker god of slime monsters - Ghaunadaur, had fallen together.
While feeling shocked and angry, Levi, Lilith and others immediately guessed most of the truth.
Generally speaking, the God of Ooze is considered part of the drow pantheon, but in fact it is now an enemy of Lolth.
Because it once pursued Rose, but failed in the end without any suspense. Rose even took advantage of it and took away a lot of power. She also cursed the slime monster race, greatly reducing its ability and wisdom.
But because the God of Slime is not only the racial god of multiple races such as slime monsters, slime monsters, jelly monsters and rope monsters, it also possesses the two priesthoods of rebels and all underground things, so even Rose has never been able to completely kill it.
Now Rose is likely to use the two elven gods as bait and cannon fodder, and successfully create the deaths of these three gods in one fell swoop.
After seizing the priesthood and fragments of the godhood of these three gods, Rose might be able to be promoted to a powerful god.
She also teamed up with the green-skinned gods and divided their forces to attack Olympus, where the elven pantheon is located. Was she also trying to buy time in this way?
At the same time, Levi also received reports from Lucia and Anubis. After being silent for so long, Dracula finally couldn't help it. He just stepped into the underworld and seemed to want to cause some trouble there.
Unfortunately, that was essentially a trap that Levi and his team had prepared for a long time. Before Dracula could do anything, he was killed on the spot by Lucia and Anubis. For him who had just ascended to the godhood 1, this loss was undoubtedly very painful.
But this is just the beginning, because according to the original plan, Anubis and Lucia have already begun to send avatars to each other's planes.
The 487th level of the Abyss - the House of the Playboy, is almost within reach of the area where Cyric is. After dealing with Cyric, Dracula will be the next target!
Soon Levi received news from the dwarven pantheon, saying that large numbers of demons began to appear in the territory of the Chaos Dwarves.
The Chaos Dwarves are accustomed to summoning and driving demons. Even though the Dwarf Pantheon and Levi have recently joined forces to try to purify them, this also requires a gradual process, which gives the Demon God some opportunities.
Seeing the gods whose attack rhythm had slowed down due to shock, Xirik couldn't help but burst into laughter: "What is the plan of the Supreme Lord? If you don't calm down this chaos, you all know what a miserable end you will end up in, right?"
If it is through continuous killing and sacrifice, theoretically, the number of demons and devils invading the main world will become more and more, and their strength will become stronger and stronger, until many demon lords and demon gods appear.
At that time, the gods would suffer heavy losses.
It is not completely impossible that the main world is dragged into the bottomless abyss and becomes one of its layers.
The many layers of the Abyss did not exist from the beginning. Most of them were small planes that were eventually corrupted by evil forces and became part of the Abyss.
Unfortunately, Xirik was still too stupid. Even if the main world encountered such a crisis, the gods did not have only one incarnation. They were fully capable of dealing with multiple battlefields at the same time.
Cyric had underestimated the gods' hatred for him. Even if they needed to deal with those demons and devils, they had to completely kill Cyric first.
They also have to kill Xirik, because the Goddess of Peace and others also need them to get the rescue method from Xirik!
No one knew who shouted first, but the gods united to launch a fierce attack on Xirik. Anyway, they didn't need to care about fairness or face for the despicable Xirik.
Cyric, who was already alone, was suddenly confused. What was going on? This was completely different from what Rose and the Tzeentch demons had said to him before. Why were these guys still insisting on fighting him?
But in just one round, Xirik fled in panic and turned to escape to his kingdom of God, hoping to rely on the double bonus of the kingdom of God and the Abyss to continue to resist.
But this time the gods have gathered all their strength and are determined to completely kill Cyric. If Cyric uses the Kingdom of God and the Abyss as barriers, then they will destroy them as well!
Numerous extraordinary divine powers flew over as if they were free, and in the blink of an eye, they flattened most of Xirik's kingdom of God and also made the 485th floor shaky.
The 485th layer is just a lonely continent, less than 5 million square kilometers. If Xirik hadn't merged his kingdom with it and protected it with divine power, and if the Abyss hadn't blessed it, it would have been smashed into pieces long ago.
When it comes to weak divine power, even those gods who are not very good at fighting can basically destroy ordinary planets if they are in the most suitable environment for fighting and use their full firepower.
This time Xirik was completely panicked. He was no longer arrogant and stopped cursing. Instead, he took the initiative to say some soft words, as if he intended to make peace with the gods.
Kelemvor, Mystra, Tyr, etc., all had very firm attitudes this time, but Mielikki and Sune were more concerned about other issues.
Once Cyric was killed, the controlled gods might not be able to recover, so the situation fell into a stalemate again for a while.
At this moment, Levi suddenly laughed, and Tyr was also ecstatic.
"His Highness Oghma has successfully created the true teachings of Cyric, and His Highness Valenna has recovered to normal through it. We no longer need Cyric!"
Upon hearing this, all the gods were shocked. This was considered rare good news today.
A few seconds later, Oghma also arrived with a brand new artifact, and immediately began to restore the Goddess of Peace and others.
He had to admit that with the cooperation of Levi and the dwarf gods, the process of making the artifact was much faster than he expected.
The only problem is that this artifact, which consumed a huge amount of resources to create, is a consumable and can only be used about a dozen times. It is really a waste.
But it doesn't matter. With this lesson learned, no god would be stupid enough to fall into the trap again.
What's more, after today, Xirik and his Xirik Sutra will no longer exist!
