Levi suddenly felt a little bad. What on earth could have caused Arkhan to have this tone?
But before he could react, the two items in Arkhan's hand turned into points of light and disappeared, and then a mechanical and cold voice, indistinguishable between male and female, also echoed.
"The shackles of war are detected, the summoned chessboard is detected, and the chessboard battle is forced to start!"
In an instant, the stars changed, and the screams of Dirge and others were still echoing in his ears, and Li Wei found that he had directly arrived in another space.
He quickly glanced around and found that there were bright stars all around, except for a huge eight-sided dice and a pair of equally huge scales suspended in the air.
Under his feet is a huge 10X10 chessboard, and Arkhan is in the other direction of the chessboard.
Although he had a mummy face and no expression, Levi seemed to be able to feel his pride.
Soon a system prompt also popped up, saying that because Arkhan used two special props, they were all forced to move to this space to compete.
Here, they cannot carry out any attack or defense themselves, but must rely on summons to fight.
Each round, the dice on the head will roll a point. At that time, both parties can perform a summons. The level of the summoned creature cannot exceed the number of the dice.
If the points are 8, they can summon any entity at will, or simply a heroic unit.
This summoning can be a spell, a skill attached to the equipment, a magic scroll, or any other method.
The summons of both sides will occupy a grid on the chessboard. The summons can only be placed at the two ends at the beginning, that is, in the same row as Levi or Arkhan.
And when the summons appear in the first round, they cannot move. In each subsequent round, they can control all their own summons and move 1 space to both sides or forward, but the summons cannot move back.
If the summons of both parties occupy the same grid, the space inside will be expanded to 1000X1000, and one will be randomly selected from dozens of terrains such as desert, forest, grassland, snow mountain, etc.
Both sides need to fight to the death until one side is defeated or voluntarily admits defeat.
Survivors can continue to serve their summoners, and summons that surrender will not be able to join the battle again.
If a summoned object is located adjacent to the opponent's summoner's position, the summoned object can attack, and the summoner will lose health as a result.
The specific value depends on the level of the summoned object. Level 1 is 1 point of health, and level 7 is 7 points.
The maximum number of summons that both parties can have at the same time is 20. After reaching the upper limit, a new round of summons will not be possible, but 1 point of health will be restored.
Or if the summoner deliberately abandons the summons for a round, he will also regain 1 health point.
Before the battle begins, both summoners have 100 initial health points. The one who returns to zero first will be deemed a failure.
If the battle fails here, the lives of both parties will not be in danger. Even after the battle is over, the loser among them will be randomly teleported to a location 100-300 miles away.
But he still needs to pay a price, which is a certain amount of property.
The initiator will first put an item on the reward scale, and his opponent must then put an item of equal value.
If he does not put it on his own initiative, the system will forcefully search for any items on him until the values are equal, or there are no items left to search for.
After the battle is over, the winner will get all the items placed by the opponent.
The challenger also has the right to add one more time, and the initiator also needs to place items of equal value. If he refuses, he must pay the opponent half the value on the spot.
It can be said that no matter whether he wins or loses afterwards, he has already lost half of the battle in advance.
Originally, if one party felt bad and wanted to end the battle early and simply admit defeat, they could only pay the other party half of the property.
But because Arkhan also used War Shackles, not only was this chessboard battle forcibly started without Li Wei's consent, but Li Wei also had no way to admit defeat.
However, as compensation, he can choose to activate an additional ability, which is to summon a helper from outside the field. The other party will be able to make up to three additional summons.
Of course, since the chessboard battle emphasizes fairness, if he chooses to turn it on, Arkhan will also get this ability.
But if he chooses to close it, Arkhan can only choose to accept it.
At the same time, because this is no longer the main world, the time flow rate is also very different from the outside world. It is 1:100. It is 100 minutes here and just 1 minute outside, so they have relatively sufficient time to compete.
But when it lasts for 10,000 minutes, this chessboard battle will still be forcibly terminated, and the side with more remaining health points will win.
If the health of both parties is equal, neither party will suffer any losses and can return to the real world and continue fighting, or each can return to their respective homes.
After watching all this, Li Wei frowned on the surface, but in fact he just wanted to laugh.
Does Arkhan think that he is sure to defeat him? His summoning spell must be better than his own?
If fighting outside, he would be very, very careful, because Arkhan's instant-death magic is too powerful, and he is reluctant to let Dirge and Cindy take risks.
But if we fight here, the problem will be much simpler.
Today I will let you understand what it means to be smart but be misled by your cleverness!
"After explaining the system, please ask the initiator to choose the items you want to put on the reward scale."
Arkhan smiled sinisterly and put the newly acquired nine scrolls of Nagash on it. Then he thought about it and took out a lot of trophies he had taken from the corpses of other enemies after defeating them in the past.
Although he believed that this little mage, who was not even a legend, probably had nothing valuable except the nine volumes of Nagash, this opportunity was too rare and he could not take the risk.
As for his original volume, he did not put it together because he thought he would not need it.
Seeing the thing flying to the left side of the scale, Levi was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized. Arkhan sensed that there were nine volumes of Nagash on him, but he didn't know that he had two volumes?
Then he stopped pretending and looked at Arkhan with a smile: "You seem to have underestimated me."
Arkhan was very disdainful. He had been in the world for so long, and the number of dead legends in his hands was in double digits. The gods here had always wanted to kill him, Nagash's right-hand man.
But he is still alive and well, and he even just defeated an incarnation of God!
A little mage who is not even a legend yet. If he were not a very rare celestial mystic master, he would not be worthy of being taken seriously by me.
"Mortal wisdom, you need to know that the reason why you are still standing here now is because of me for the sake of Seventh Heaven Mountain!"
"Oh, is it so."
As he spoke, Levi directly placed the two volumes of Nagash's Nine Volumes on the scale.
Then the Red Dragon Sword, Dragon Wing Robe, God-given Divine Foot, Harvest Horn, Yin Red Knight's chessboard, Secondary Heavenly Legion battle flag, and other miscellaneous items were all placed on it.
After experiencing several battles in succession, he has quite a few epic items on his body.
Then came numerous death guards, dragon golems, and the highlight, the Sphinx.
Since he wanted to play, he would simply play a big one at once. He could still use the things he put there anyway, so he chose to add more without hesitation.
If you lose the battle later, just be shameless and ask Lilith to help get it back. But if you win, it will be an unprecedented bumper harvest!
It's a pity that the Ring of Mythrien was temporarily lent to her by Lilith, rather than really belonging to her. Otherwise, she might be able to get another volume from him.
As for the other blue items, there is no need to put them away, because judging from the extent of the scale's sinking, they are the same as the low- and mid-level Death Guards. From the perspective of the scale, their value is very low.
Moreover, there is a limit on the number of scales, and the maximum can only be 100. Otherwise, with the hundreds of death guards in the space ring, he is fully confident that the opponent will also press another volume.
Seeing him constantly taking out things, Arkhan was filled with joy at first, because he realized that he had made a mistake in his judgment, and maybe he would get three of the nine volumes of Nagash at once today!
And the other party took out some special constructs. If he remembered correctly, does that mean that the other party got the Death Ceremony?
Even though they were all made by Nagash himself, among the nine volumes, there are some that are strong and some that are weak.
His Secret of the Undead can summon a large number of undead troops, the Death Code can create many Death Guards, and the Scroll of Wisdom can speed up growth. There is no doubt that they belong to the strongest level.
The book of disaster avoidance he just obtained can ensure that his luck will never fall below a certain level, and his resistance to negative conditions such as plague, toxins, and curses will be greatly improved.
For ordinary humans or elves, this should be considered superior, but for him, who was already a special lich, it could only be considered average.
The secret secret of shadows mastered by that hateful guy in Sylvania only increases the upper limit of some mana, acquires some shadow magic, etc., which is considered inferior.
Now if he can win this battle, then he will be full of confidence in collecting all nine volumes in a short time and even resurrecting Nagash!
But as Levi kept moving, especially after he even took out the Sphinx, he became a little serious.
Is it because he is arrogant that he becomes arrogant, or is he so confident because he has enough strength?
He used to think it was the former, but now he thinks it is the latter. Making a Sphinx is not that easy.
And even if the chessboard hadn't prompted him yet, the balance in mid-air had already sunk seriously towards Levi's side. He had to put more items on it to balance the balance, otherwise he would lose half first.
This elf mage whom he looked down upon turned out to be unexpectedly rich.
But he will win this battle!
Arkhan snorted: "Idiot, I want to show you the true heritage of a true legend!"
After taking out a dozen things at once, the balance was restored to balance, and now the two parties were of equal value.
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw this. If nothing else, those four sphinxes were worth nearly ten thousand. Arkhan was really rich.
The system then prompts Levi to choose whether to enable summoning an assistant from outside the field.
Levi naturally chose to summon, and he also used the summons to let Cindy temporarily borrow the earth element gem-ankylosaurus form from Elegy.
Let’s not talk about whether you need it or not. It’s always better to be prepared.
So with the brilliance shining, Cindy also appeared beside him.
Without looking at the surrounding environment at all, she immediately started looking for Levi and quickly relaxed. At least he was not in any danger now.
Levi briefly explained to her the rules of the battle, and Cindy immediately became excited.
Because she can help him, instead of just being anxious like the sisters outside.
Arkhan on the other side was slightly in trouble, because he was always alone, not just because of his original personality.
What's more, because there are countless bounties hanging on his head, he simply doesn't dare to trust anyone.
But when it came to the Nine Scrolls of Nagash, he had to be cautious, especially after he knew that the other party held the Death Book, he became even more cautious.
Sphinx is a level 7 unit, and the opponent seems to have more than one in his hands.
But after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't find a suitable candidate. Although he had been wandering for countless years, his work was not in vain. He was also quietly developing his own power, and hoped to one day regain his territory and territory.
pyramid.
But in order to facilitate control, those guys are basically warriors, followed by technicians. Even if there are a few priests occasionally, they are the kind who are not outstanding in talent and intelligence, and cannot add chips to his victory at all.
Because guys who are smart enough have usually been recruited by other Tomb Kings, and it is not convenient for him to control them.
After thinking about it, seeing that the countdown had begun, Arkhan could only grit his teeth. Since there was no better choice, he could only try to summon that one.
I just don’t know if she will respond to me?
A few seconds later, with a burst of light shining, a slender figure gradually emerged.
Before Levi and Arkhan could really see her face clearly, a female voice that was familiar to them had already spoken: "Damn Arkhan, you abandoned me silently, but now you have
You still want me to help you?"
The vampire queen Neferata, dressed in a noble and elegant outfit, looking like a charming aristocratic lady, appeared in the magic circle.
Even though he had a zombie face, Arkhan couldn't help but twitch his face and feel a little annoyed.
He did fall into the other party's sweet trap at first, but as time went by, after he taught everything he had learned, the other party's attitude quickly turned cold, and he gradually realized that something seemed a little wrong.
Not only because as a nominal boyfriend, he couldn't comfort her in a way that only a living person could, but also because he discovered that she actually had another partner behind her back, and she was a woman!
He immediately felt that he had been deceived. Didn't you tell me earlier that you liked a girl?
The reason why you maintain this nominal relationship with me is to defraud me of my magical knowledge, right?
In addition, the gods were also looking for him, so in anger, he left without saying goodbye.
If it hadn't been for a special moment like today, even if he didn't think he had let her down, he still wouldn't want to meet her again, because it would only make both parties feel awkward.
But now the other party actually took the lead in attacking, acting as if he was the one who did the wrong thing. Of course he couldn't stand it anymore.
However, considering that there were outsiders present, he did not directly argue, but used magic means to communicate secretly.
But despite this, Li Wei on the other side watched with great interest.
He has already heard about a mummy and a vampire. This special relationship between them should be a pure spiritual love, right?
After all, female vampires are fine, but not to mention mummies. Male vampires can't use those things. No wonder Neferata looks like a resentful woman. She is obviously not satisfied with her desires.
Hmm, but I’m not sure. Lucia said she had a large harem in Baiyin Peak and had several wives.
On the other hand, Cindy's eyes widened and she was a little confused for a moment. Although she already knew the relationship between Levi and Elegy, she still didn't know much about it in more depth.
Because apart from fighting, and occasionally Elegy, and shopping, Donna spent almost all of her free time praying and meditating, and she didn't have much energy to understand these things.
However, Li Wei did not watch the excitement for long, because Arkhan quickly cleverly diverted the conflict, and he found that this matter was unexpectedly successful.
This elf mage, who had been looked down upon by him before, actually teamed up with Khalida to destroy her silver blood army.
"Damn it, it's you, Levi!"
Neferata looked at Levi with eyes that were about to burst into flames. The Silver Blood Army was not only the power she had accumulated for many years, but there was even a nine-volume volume of Nagash there.
Originally, through her special ritual and a little more time, she could successfully pocket it, but now it is all at an advantage to Levi, and it may even become Arkhan's thing in the future!
etc.
Thinking of this, she suddenly had some new ideas.
For her, would it be easier to seize the Nine Scrolls of Nagash in Arkhan's hands or in Levi's hands?
Arkhan himself is extremely powerful, and in a head-on fight, she has no chance of winning.
But he is more nostalgic for his old friendship. If he saves face and bows his head and submits, he might be able to borrow it temporarily for a few days.
Li Wei's strength is relatively much weaker. Even if she doesn't take action herself, her new subordinates Lucia and Alucard, who have recently emerged enthusiastically, and together with her several personal maids, are still very sure of success.
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But there is a goddess behind him, so he needs to be extra careful.
She had to carefully consider the pros and cons between the two.
But on the surface she didn't show it at all, she just still looked at Li Wei with anger, which made Arkhan very satisfied.
Although it was a choice made out of desperation, it now seems that this step may have been the right one.
It's just that it's not easy to end things afterwards. Neferata never does things for others in vain, so he should consider what kind of reward he should give her.
It is absolutely impossible to go to Silver Peak to help her, but maybe you can lend her the nine volumes of Nagash for a few days?
Anyway, it’s not like she has been with Nagash for so many years. She can’t see anything even after watching it for a few days.
For a while, except for Cindy who was still confused, the other three people had their own thoughts.
But this little episode ended quickly, because the chessboard battle officially began.
Although Levi was not sure where Arkhan got this thing from, one thing he could confirm was that it was definitely the handiwork of a certain god.
Without anyone's control, the eight-sided dice started spinning in mid-air, and the last eight sides all showed the same number: 3.
This means that both of them can summon a level 3 soldier in this round.
Levi did not take the lead in taking action, but planned to see what Arkhan would summon, and then he would carry out targeted counterattacks.
Since you can only move one step at a time, although it is called a chessboard battle, in fact, the consideration of chess skills is not particularly important.
What really matters is the physical strength between the summoned objects, so the restraint relationship will become more important.
Arkhan certainly noticed his gaze, but he just snorted and summoned an elite Tomb Guard.
He doesn't care about such low-level troops at all, he relies on high-level troops to win the battle.
A mage who is not even a legend yet can be proud of having four sphinxes in his hand.
But after holding the secret of the undead for so long, the number of high-level undead in his hands far exceeds the imagination of mortals.
Even though they suffered heavy losses in the fight against Tefnut, the number of bone dragons, corpse dragons, and ghost dragons that remained were several times greater.
If he hadn't been seriously injured by Tefnut, if he hadn't been inside the pyramid and it was inconvenient for them to come out, he wouldn't have used the chessboard battle at all!
Upon seeing this, Li Wei immediately summoned a mastiff-headed Archon.
If it's a simple frontal confrontation, Mastiff Shou Yakong may not be hostile to the opponent, but if he can't stand him, he will fly!
As long as there is no huge difference in basic attributes, in a battle at the same level, the one who can fly will always take the initiative in the battle.
Then there was another 4, this time Arkhan summoned a tomb devil.
Levi immediately summoned a large fire element.
The Tomb Demon's attacks are armor-piercing and poisonous, and it also has a certain self-healing ability. It is among the best in single combat at the same level, but the fire element can perfectly restrain it.
The next step was a 6. Arkhan snorted slightly when he saw this, and summoned a bone dragon with some pride.
Because he knew that not all of the Death Guards studied by Nagash were recorded in the Death God's Canon. Except for the Sphinx, the rest were just ordinary garbage.
In fact, Levi did have some difficulties.
Among his death guards, the sphinx is level 7, the beast-shaped scarab is level 5, and the rest are all level 4. There happens to be a serious gap in the middle.
It's okay if the opponent is a ground unit, he can use the Dragon Golem, but the Bone Dragon can fly, so it's a bit troublesome.
After thinking about it for a while, he summoned the high-level Red Flame User. As a level 6 elite, he originally shouldered more important tasks, but now he has no choice.
So both sides then used their own unique skills. Arkhan summoned all undead, while Levi summoned all kinds of undead.
Celestial creatures, elemental creatures, death guards, dragon golems, ankylosaurus and other monsters, and even the heroic warriors provided by the Red Knight's chessboard, etc., all appeared one after another.
And as they appeared one after another, the summons from both sides began to gradually approach, until a fight began.
Then Levi discovered that almost all of the opponent's undead were elite units, and their attacks often came with negative effects such as poisoning, weakness, or curses. If they were strong, they could simply attack them together.
It's fine if it's an element or a golem, as celestial creatures can often rely on their high resistance or purification magic to fight against it, but if it's a monster or the like, they're likely to lose because of it.
The only good thing is that not only is Arkhan not very good at playing chess, but he also seems to have bad luck.
So far, the number 6 has only appeared once, and the number 7 is still 0. He cannot let powerful undead such as corpse dragon and ghost dragon come on stage.
And if it was Level 5, Levi directly sent the Dragon Golem to the stage. Except for one unlucky one who was hit by three consecutive sword strikes from the Terror Knight, all the others achieved the final victory.
As for lower-level summons, they also have a higher winning rate. Death guards and elemental creatures are very powerful against Arkhan's undead.
But it's not the time to be happy yet. The high-level Red Flame user doesn't know if he can defeat the opponent's Bone Dragon. If he loses, Levi will have fewer cards in his hand.
A bone dragon can probably kill all of his summons present.
On the contrary, Arkhan's expression gradually became serious.
Because he found that he was faintly at a disadvantage.
There is indeed a fault in the opponent's death guard, but he doesn't know where he got the dragon golem from!
This kind of golem with high attack, high defense and a lot of health is the nemesis of his undead.
So he wanted to change this situation. He turned to look at Neferata: "Come and help me."
As soon as she heard his tone, Neferata wanted to get angry. She had been the queen for so many years, who dared to give her such an unkind order?
She was still hesitant in her heart, but these words made her completely determined. Since you left so ruthlessly, don't blame me for coming back with revenge!
But on the surface she remained calm and just nodded lightly.
Her well-behaved behavior surprised Arkhan, and then he felt a little relieved. It seemed that after so many years, she had still grown a lot, and she also understood the importance of this matter.
The next number was 6. Arkhan originally wanted to summon the Bone Dragon, but this time he decided to give the opportunity to Neferata and let her participate.
Although the opponent has more summons on the field now, the opponent's angels have been evading his bone dragon. As long as he cannot solve his bone dragon, victory will eventually belong to him.
What's more, none of the opponent's summons can get close to him, and his health is still full, making him very safe.
Neferata didn't say much, she just inspired a magic scroll.
As the light shone, a deformed and ferocious head, about the size of a carriage, appeared on the spot.
Where its ears should be, there are instead a pair of shrunken arms, and under its neck, there is a large group of coiled and twisted tentacles.
As soon as they appeared, these disgusting tentacles burrowed into the ground one after another, trying to fix themselves.
But the floor with powerful magical protection was far from being penetrated by it, so it had nowhere to fix it, and soon it was like a balloon, slowly floating upward.
It was floating on one side and swaying on the other.
Even though it has a hideous and ugly face, outsiders still seem to be able to tell that it is also a little frightened.
Arkhan couldn't help but frown when he saw this, not only because she could actually drive a demon to fight, but also because this demon called the Giant Skull Demon had both obvious advantages and disadvantages.
It is proficient in control, charm and immobilization, and can also spit poisonous bile and use tentacles for melee attacks when necessary.
But its biggest weakness is that it has difficulty moving. It can fly, but it is neither fast nor flexible, so it usually fixes itself in a certain position before casting spells.
However, this problem is not too big, because when the summons of both sides actually encounter and fight, the chessboard will randomly select a terrain, which can always be fixed.
But the key point is that even though the number is 6, why did Neferata summon a level 5 demon?
Before Arkhan could ask, Neferata had already pretended to be a little pitiful: "I want to help you, but I forgot that I don't have a level 6 summon."
In an instant, Arkhan's anger disappeared. It had been how many years since Neferata had spoken to him in this tone.
In comparison, what does that little mistake mean? She just wanted to help herself, what was wrong with her?!
So he waved his hands repeatedly: "It's okay, it's okay, I know you want to help me, don't worry, we will definitely win."
Seeing the other party's actions, Levi on the other side couldn't help but feel a little interesting.
It is true that he has never fought against the Giant Skull Demon in person, but he is well aware of its many weaknesses.
In fact, since the Battle of the Black Castle, he has been working hard to collect information about many demons and devils. After encountering the devil at the Hell Gate Fort and almost being tricked by the opponent, he intensified his efforts, and even did not hesitate to let the sun
The knight helps spend money to buy information.
So when Neferata summoned such a thing, he felt that he might be able to roughly guess what the other party was thinking.
Is it to take revenge on Arkhan, or is it because he underestimates himself and wants to win the battle, and then wait for an opportunity to personally seize the Nine Scrolls of Nagash from himself?
Or simply kill two birds with one stone?
But, no matter what, I will use facts to prove that both of you have underestimated me!