After waiting for Khalida and Penthesilea for a while, Levi took everyone through the teleportation spell and went to the agreed place to prepare to meet the Black Prince.
Since he didn't plan to make any big move, Levi didn't bring a large force this time. Except for Winnie the Pooh and other mounts, all the members were hero units.
Archer-type units such as Donna, Carillion, and Luna also ride on giant stags or unicorns.
But the two star dragons of Khalida and Penthesilea could not be brought with them, because they could not even transform into human forms like Catherine.
Almost as soon as he stepped out of the portal, Levi saw a strong man over two meters tall, covered in black robes.
"Is this Prince Levi from the Dread Rock? I am the Black Prince Gashnag. By the order of the goddess, I will go to Parvina with you." The strong man said in an angry voice.
Behind him was an army of about two thousand people.
In addition to some regular human infantry, archers, musketeers and knights, Levi immediately noticed through the special perception of the celestial mystics that there were at least dozens of vampires and hundreds of ghouls among them.
These undead creatures were mixed with humans, and the equipment on both sides was exactly the same, so they were clearly from the same group.
Probably because of this, Elegy, Cindy and others who arrived first did not issue any warning.
But Li Wei felt that they might be feeling the same as him at this moment.
Even though we have long heard that the Southern Kingdom is very chaotic, such large-scale cooperation between humans and the undead is relatively new, right?
However, what does it mean that the Black Prince doesn't even want to show his face?
Although he was murmuring in his heart, Li Wei was not rude at all on the surface.
After some enthusiastic and active exchanges, the Black Prince seemed to have changed his attitude. He lifted his hood, revealing a pale face underneath.
Everyone, including Li Wei, immediately understood why the other party did this.
Not only because of the characteristics related to vampires such as red eyes and fangs, but also because this face is really ugly.
If he dares to reveal his true face, even if he is not a vampire, there will definitely be many people who want to beat him.
But Levi still didn't show any abnormalities, because he already roughly understood why the Black Prince had such a cold attitude.
The Black Prince's allegiance is to Lilith, but he has never said hello to him before, so he is probably somewhat unconvinced.
But this only made him feel a little funny. This guy, who has lived from the time of the Strig Empire to the present, is also an old vampire who is thousands of years old. He is a bit naive, right?
So instead of showing any disgust or disgust, Li Wei smiled and praised the Black Prince's heroic gesture.
This time, the Black Prince's complexion softened significantly, and his words were no longer so stiff.
Levi immediately called him a good guy. Could it be that the Black Prince had low self-esteem?
Is that why he wants to be recognized so much, even from an outsider like himself?
But anyway, this is indeed a good breakthrough.
So Levi praised the other party a few more, scolded the Vampire Queen and Black Arkhan a few more, and within a few minutes, the Black Prince's attitude changed drastically.
This made everyone, including Li Wei, feel a little speechless. Has this guy lived his life in vain?
When he saw Khalida, the Black Prince's attitude changed a lot again. He greeted Khalida very respectfully. At this time, he didn't look like the lord of the Southern Kingdom, but like a soldier.
Khalida was also a little surprised, but she soon recalled that when both of them were still alive, the other party had indeed served in Lahmia City.
It's just that the Black Prince's boss at that time was the later ancestor of the Strigor family, not her, Khalida.
But no matter what, with this level of relationship, the atmosphere between the two parties has indeed become more harmonious.
After briefly introducing the situation in the southern kingdom, the Black Prince also took the lead in opening the way and headed towards Pawenna.
Under the command of those vampires, even the ghouls did not show their bloodthirsty and greedy eyes to the surrounding human soldiers or Li Wei and others like ordinary undead.
Levi could only lament that the Stryker clan was able to establish such an empire in the first place because they really had two skills.
The reason why Lilith conquered the Black Prince was probably because she wanted the Black Prince to help Lucia and change the power of the Vampire Queen together, right?
While chatting, they moved forward and soon saw the distant port town of Parvina. Li Wei and the others gradually encountered various caravans and armies coming and going on the road.
Not only the common humans, dwarves and elves, but also dwarves, halflings, ogres, even greenskins, snakemen, goblins, undead, etc., humanoid creatures from various races and countries.
This is the characteristic of the southern countries. They only look at things like money, race, good and evil, which have no effect in most cases.
But as he continued to approach Parvina, Levi felt that something was wrong. Why did he hardly see a few God-chosen heroes along the way?
Logically speaking, a chaotic country like the Southern Kingdom is the most suitable place for the development of God's Chosen Heroes, because there are countless possibilities here.
When asked this question, the Black Prince was a little confused, but he still answered truthfully:
"There were indeed many God-chosen heroes active before, but recently they have been decreasing. Compared to half a month ago, there seem to be about two-thirds less."
"At first, I thought they were taking their troops to other areas to participate in adventures, but later I found out that was not the case, because many of the subordinates of the God's Chosen Heroes were still in the city."
"In the past few days, some people have even begun to defect because they can't pay for accommodation, don't have enough supplies, etc., so Lucilia has gained some strength."
"So I think those God-chosen heroes may have permanently returned to the Kingdom of God."
"Is that so? I understand."
It sounds like those God-chosen heroes collectively chose to completely abandon the world? But with such a concentration in a short period of time, there is obviously a problem.
After pondering for a moment, Levi continued to ask: "Did they behave in any unusual way before leaving?"
"It's nothing, right? Maybe some guys died several times in succession when fighting against the Skaven and Greenskins?"
"But the resurrection of the God-chosen heroes doesn't seem to cost anything, right? This is the grace of the gods."
Li Wei nodded slightly, but his heart was not at peace.
No price? It seems so on the surface, but in fact, the price of death requires them to pay with their souls.
Vaguely, Levi had a bold guess. Perhaps as the Four Gods of Chaos gradually awakened, the value of the God-chosen heroes would not be so high.
So the consciousness of the world in the dark begins to exert an influence on them, making their souls completely separate from this world before they become weak to a certain extent?
Further speculation, if it can affect the soul, can it also affect the body?
Continuing to move forward, they soon arrived at Pavina, but at this moment, there was a sudden commotion at the entrance of the town.
A group of farmers held up simple tools such as sickles and hoes and charged towards the city guards, while cursing or shouting.
Li Wei listened carefully for a few words, and suddenly frowned, because the other party shouted about loving father, Nurgle, revenge, etc., and it sounded like they had chosen to believe in the demon god-Nurgle.
The city guards immediately chose to fight with their swords and quickly killed the small mob.
Then several mages summoned some running water to clean the blood on the ground, and the merchants waiting to enter the city all looked as if they were not surprised. It seemed that this was not the first time this happened.
This time there was no need for Li Wei to ask questions. The Black Prince just sighed: "They are some poor people again. It's a pity that they should not believe in Nurgle."
It turns out that due to the recent outbreak of the disease, there are also many farmers infected with the disease in the towns and villages near Pawenna.
They couldn't afford medicine or hire a priest, and the lords in various places were not so generous and would not provide them with free treatment at all.
Therefore, in order to prevent the further spread of the disease and to solve the problem once and for all, the lords often chose to gather the sick farmers together and burn them together with their corpses.
Or drive all the infected people into the wild and leave them to fend for themselves.
So for revenge, or just to survive, many farmers simply converted to Nurgle.
Of course, at present, they are just self-proclaimed believers of Nurgle. In fact, Nurgle has not given them any power. Just a few city guards can easily slaughter dozens or hundreds of farmers.
Hearing this, Li Wei and others felt a little complicated, and Cindy even wrinkled her face.
What the lords did was definitely wrong, but these farmers, who were the victims, made the stupidest choice.
If they choose to believe in demons, their camp will immediately shift to the evil side, and no god can tolerate this kind of behavior, and there will be no priests to purify them.
Although the situation here in Parvina may be extreme, if you think about it, you can tell that the situation in other human countries will not be much better.
If you want to change this situation, either Livi conquers this place, rules Parvina in his own way, and then purifies and cures the sick farmers.
But there are countless villages and towns in the entire main world, and it is impossible for him to manage them one by one.
Therefore, the truly direct and thorough way is to kill the Horned Rat, Nurgle, and even the Four Gods of Chaos!
With complicated emotions, Li Wei and others disguised themselves as the Black Prince's followers and entered Parvina together.
Although each city-state in the Southern Kingdom has its own lord, most of them are related to each other, especially now that the evil alien forces such as the Skaven and Greenskins are quite strong, so they have begun to unite.
As a vampire of the Strig clan, the Black Prince has always wanted to rebuild the Strig empire where humans and vampires coexist. Even if he has not announced his identity to the outside world, of course he will actively and proactively contact other human forces.
Already.
Moreover, he had previously suspected that Lucilia might have a relationship with the Vampire Queen, so he had been deliberately making friends with her, and the relationship between the two parties was pretty good.
He even bought a piece of land in Pavona and built several taverns.
Therefore, regarding his visit this time, the city guards did not waste any time and did not conduct any inspection, and just chose to let him go.
Of course, the Black Prince's army still has to stay in the military camp outside the city.
As soon as we entered the town, the surrounding area instantly became a lot noisier, with all kinds of hawking sounds emerging one after another.
Although the owner of this city is known as the number one bitch in the old world, she does have some skills in management, management, and employment.
The commercial trade here is very developed. The most obvious sign is that the goddess of wealth also established a church here, which shows that there is indeed a lot of money here.
Looking around, most of the surrounding buildings are very gorgeous, showing blue and white colors, and even have a bit of an elven architectural style.
Moreover, there are many high-rise buildings here, ranging from two or three stories to five or six stories. When you look up, you will see that they are all bridges of various sizes.
These sturdy tall buildings and bridges divide the town into upper and lower parts:
The ground is a very obvious place for ordinary poor people to live, and the environment is very dirty and harsh. Once it rains, you may not be able to tell whether the soil under your feet is mud or other filth.
Under this situation, even if there is no plague outbreak and Nurgle demon, there is always a chance that the plague will come.
The upper level is built magnificently and is brightly lit even during the day. It is obviously the territory of various wealthy and powerful businessmen and dignitaries.
There are even many churches of evil gods standing there openly, and some guys who don't look like good people are patrolling around and on guard.
But Li Wei did not discover the power of any good gods.
Regardless of whether they have tried to save the place, at least so far, they have not been able to make much progress.
After walking for a while, Levi found that there were not many God-chosen heroes in the city. It seemed that while he was busy on Dread Rock, some changes had taken place in the God-chosen heroes.
Maybe when he has time later, he needs to do something to further verify this matter.
Lucilia can recruit those abandoned heroes and troops, so of course she can too!
After arriving at the Black Prince's tavern, Levi and the others did not relax at all. Since Dracula was planning to become a god today, he must be making some big moves.
Combined with his race, the probability of massive bloodshed and death is undoubtedly the highest.
So they waited for most of the day, but Levi did not waste time and successfully learned a famous seventh-level magic - Mordenkainen's Sword from the Book of Thousand Spells.
You can tell by the name. Like the cleavage technique that Levi has mastered, it is another powerful invention of the famous mage Mordenkainen.
Its effect is to summon a sword-shaped force field. The caster's level, intelligence and other attributes will further enhance its attack and magic resistance.
Not only can it actively attack enemies like Cindy's war hammer, but it is also almost completely immune to physical attacks. Only dispel magic, anti-magic stance and magic missiles are its nemesis.
But Levi can also apply protective magic to Mordenkainen's Sword, so it can exert its power more efficiently in most situations.
In addition, when launching an attack, it has a certain chance of directly cutting off part of the enemy's limbs.
If it's the nose, ears, etc., the impact may be less, but once the opponent's hands and feet are cut off, in a battle of the same level, the opponent will basically have no choice but to die.
If you want to recover as before, the enemy must first find a high-level priest of around level 15 and cast the corresponding restoration spell.
During this period, Cindy, Elegy and the others also went out for a few rounds and successfully brought back several human heroes who were biased towards the neutral and good camp.
Their combat prowess is nothing to Levi, but the key point is that they were all abandoned by the God-chosen heroes. By asking them, the situation will definitely be further determined.
But at this moment, a horn sound suddenly sounded in the city, and then there were rapid footsteps outside the door.
Elegy opened the door immediately, and it was the Black Prince who came.
"Prince Levi, a large group of refugees suddenly rioted in the city just now. Immediately afterwards, my subordinates smelled a lot of blood. Now the city guard has officially launched operations."
Everyone was refreshed, knowing that this was probably Dracula's official plan.
But before Levi could say anything, he heard several loud bangs, half of the sky was covered in red, and flames erupted in many places in the city at the same time.
Then the explosions, shouts, clashes of weapons, and screams before death all became intense in an instant.
Then a large dark green shadow began to appear in the sky, and even though it was far away, the putrid smell was already drifting along the breeze.
Levi's expression suddenly changed, he quickly blocked his sense of smell, and quickly released his protective magic.
At the same time, he did not forget to remind others: "Be careful, it is the power of the Nurgle Demon!"
Although he still couldn't figure out what conditions Dracula promised, it now seemed that he had indeed reached some kind of deal with Nurgle.
Cindy, Michaela and other magic units began to cast spells one after another. Dirge, Donna and others also activated the magic scrolls. The first thing to use was naturally the air filter bubble.
Nurgle demons are generally not difficult to kill. Even the most powerful Great Unclean One is just more resistant to beatings. Speed and flexibility are always their biggest weaknesses.
But the demons of Nurgle are the enemies they least want to deal with, because they are so disgusting!
The Black Prince on the side couldn't help but grin a little, as he recalled some not-so-good memories.
In addition to magic and sharp claws, vampires are also accustomed to directly biting the enemy's neck with their fangs and sucking blood, which can often have a decisive effect when dealing with living people.
But since the last encounter with the Nurgle Demon, he decided to use this trick as little as possible in the future. It was an unforgettable tragic experience for him.
The reason why he chose to be loyal to the goddess so quickly when she came to her was because of the strength of the goddess and his hatred of Neferata.
But the last willingness was probably due to the fact that he absorbed the foul-smelling pus, which left him with permanent troubles.
With his own strength, it was difficult to expel that power in a short time, but to the goddess, it was not worth mentioning at all, so he made the decision so quickly.
Just when the Black Prince was slightly lost in thought, dark green clouds fell from the sky and turned into disgusting pus, spreading over most of the town.
In an instant, no one knew how many people in the city were so disgusted that they almost felt sick, but extremely strange changes occurred in the bodies of the mobs who were suppressed and beaten by the city guards in various places in the city.
Their bodies began to swell, their skin began to fester, and turned green. All kinds of abscesses and inexplicable growths quickly broke out from under their skin.
What's more, some extra limbs or organs begin to grow on the body.
In almost less than three seconds, thousands of creatures that roughly maintained human form but had extremely terrifying appearances were born.
But three eyes, four arms, etc. are just obvious changes that can be seen on the outside. In fact, there are even more changes inside their bodies.
Nurgle, the god of demons, responds to his followers much faster than most gods.
And Nurgle is also extremely generous. Even though these mobs may only shout Nurgle's name verbally, but don't actually have much faith or reverence for Nurgle in their hearts, they are still given such gifts.
The city guards who had been trying to kill them just now didn't even care about the disgusting filth pouring down from the sky. They just stared at these enemies with their mouths open.
Some of the braver ones have already waved their weapons and launched attacks, wanting to test the opponent's strength.
But they soon discovered that the mob that they had easily killed just now was attacked, but only some disgusting pus was splashed on their skin, and they themselves were not seriously injured.
Because after Nurgle's blessing, they are no longer mortals, but a special kind, half human and half demon!
What's more, they were horrified to find that as the filth continued to flow down, their bodies began to undergo various frightening changes like the mob opposite.
As the god of demons, Nurgle's blessings are more arbitrary and cannot be refused!
At the same time, the cats, dogs as pets, and war horses as mounts in the city were also affected similarly. They all turned into rotten creatures that could spread diseases and poisons.
And in the center of the town, a green door slowly opened.
“Thick phlegm and thick blood muddy the lungs and intestines, and wounds, sores, and skin rot rotten bones.
The evil fire herpes is clogged with tears, and the filthy fluids and slurry shoot out like a crossbow!"
Five giant fat men, the Great Unclean Ones, were the first to sing songs and pace out. Anyone could see that they were in a very good mood at the moment.
Then dozens of demons with similar appearances, but dozens of times smaller, also jumped out, and immediately rode Nurgle Plague Toads or Nurgle Rot Flies, etc., and rushed towards the town. Every corner.
They are not seeking to kill enemies, they are trying to lead those beings who have just received blessings to show loyalty and gratitude to the great and loving father Nurgle.
This is their mission, for they are Nurgle's Plague Apostles.
They are also very familiar with this process because they have experienced the entire process personally as humans.
Then swarms of Nurgle Plague Toads, Nurgle Rot Flies, and Nurgle Beasts also swarmed out and began to fully invade the entire city. For a time, blood and death began to appear more frequently.
The Great Unclean Ones of Nurgle took out huge green cysts one after another from their big mouths and threw them on the surrounding ground.
Almost as soon as they hit the ground, they were beating like hearts.
Many people who are familiar with Nurgle demons know that once they are given a few corpses as offerings, they can quickly become breeding bases and give birth to many low- and mid-level demons such as Nurglings.
"Prince Levi, what should we do?"
In fact, according to the instinct in his heart, the Black Prince wanted to run away immediately. He really didn't want to deal with the Nurgle Demon.
But the goddess ordered him to focus on Li Wei tonight, and after the exchange just now, he also got along well with Li Wei, so he was willing to listen to what Li Wei had to say.
Cindy, Elegy and others also looked at Li Wei. Out of their hatred for evil, even though they were very repulsive, they still wanted to go out and kill the enemy.
But Levi shook his head slightly: "No, let's continue to wait. This should not be Dracula's entire plan."
Dracula is a vampire. How much benefit does it have to him if he summons so many Nurgle demons that pollute the blood?
Then Li Wei's voice changed: "Besides, in this city full of evil and filth, how many people are really worth saving?"
He knew that Cindy and the others still had illusions, but he thought that this number would be extremely slim.
Maybe there were still some good people among those civilians, but now, almost without exception, they have all actively or passively become followers of Nurgle.
As for other nobles and many churches in the city, it cannot be said that they are all bad people, but there are indeed few good people.
Cindy couldn't help but remain speechless. Indeed, brother Levi was right.
Just now when he was practicing magic, she, Luna and others went out for a walk and found that the city was full of minions of darkness and evil, with no good gods at all.
Even the Church of Fortune, which was usually relatively neutral, was very strange to her here.
Or is the true face of the Church of Wealth, regardless of everything for money? Are they pretending and restraining in other places?
Those seemingly ragged civilians had tried to steal and deceive her more than once, and their acting skills were also very superb. If Luna and others were not with them, she might have been deceived.
Some children even took them to a dark corner and cooperated with a few gangsters and villains to knock them unconscious. The purpose was self-evident.
If they were not strong enough and replaced by ordinary girls, the subsequent encounter would undoubtedly become extremely miserable.
It seems that the farmers were forced by the lords to believe in Nurgle and became what they are now, but in fact most of them are not kind-hearted beings themselves.
Because the Southern Kingdom here is the domain of many evil gods. After being influenced by them for so many years, the hearts of even the most ordinary farmers have long been filled with darkness and evil. This place is simply a city of sin.
Khalida and Penthesilea had no objections, so they quickly used the tavern as a stronghold to resist the invasion of Nurgle's army.
This also made the Black Prince feel a little relieved, at least he didn't have to go out to fight the Nurgle demon now.
Then he immediately sent an order outside the city, hoping that the troops in the military camp would evacuate as quickly as possible and wait for his order further away.
But soon he received bad news. They were locked in by magic and couldn't get out for a while.
And it wasn't just them, other troops staying in the military camp, whether they were God's Chosen Heroes or aborigines, all suffered from such methods without exception.
The Black Prince had just finished speaking, and most of the people present understood. Now it seems that Dracula may also be cooperating with Lucilia.
He left those troops behind just because he wanted more blood and death.
At this moment, the sky further away also vaguely changed, and Levi suddenly frowned, because that direction was another town dozens of miles away from here.
Is it possible that, for Dracula, the change in Parvina was just part of his plan?