He simply couldn't believe that the secret base he had spent so much time and effort to build was destroyed by the demons from the Abyss not long after he left.

There was even a minor six-armed snake demon lord who sneaked into the material world and almost started an inter-dimensional war that swept across the commercial empire of Amn.

Most importantly, all his concubines and copies of the Elf Queen Elliesin disappeared without a trace.

As a legendary wizard with a high level of knowledge about both the planes and demons, Erinikas could fully imagine what kind of humiliation, abuse and violation these women, who were usually responsible for satisfying his desires, would suffer if they fell into the hands of demons. They might even be forced to give birth to hybrid creatures with the bloodline of the abyss, and eventually breathe their last after suffering cruel torture.

Of course, he himself didn't care about the death of his clones and concubines.

Because sometimes when he was in a bad mood, he would kill two of them with his own hands to vent his emotions.

But the problem is that Erinikas can accept the killing of his own women, but he cannot accept them being taken away by other male creatures.

Especially when he thought of the replica of the Elf Queen Elliesin being suppressed and ravaged by the demons, an unquenchable fire would surge in his heart, constantly eroding the string called reason.

Obviously, this "exile" has not completely cut off from the past as he thought, and what remains is only endless hatred and revenge.

Just the opposite!

At this moment, he still had desires in his heart and strong feelings for Alistar, but he was just unwilling to admit it.

As for the creatures summoned by the spell magic, goblins, hobgoblins, gray dwarves, ogres, orcs, bats and other creatures were carefully cleaning up the ruins and did not dare to make too much noise, for fear of angering Erinikas, who would then cast Disintegration or Petrification on them.

After all, they are not demons or devils. After death in the material plane, their souls can return to their hometown and be resurrected.

Just look at the lifelike stone statues nearby and the green dust scattered on the ground to know how powerful and cruel this owner is.

In addition, there was another reason that made Erinikas so furious. The saint who had finally obtained the ancient sun god Amaunator disappeared in the invasion of the lesser demon lords.

You know, that is the only precious experimental subject that can deeply understand the essence of God! Before leaving, he also specifically told his sister Badi to ensure the safety of the temple.

But what is the result?

No more!

Everything was gone! Even the valuable materials that had been collected and the experimental notebook that contained a lot of secrets were all looted.

Even the Shadow Rogue of Amn would be far behind with such professional techniques.

Not to mention the things that were easy to take away, even the Qualish wind power generation device installed inside, and the portals connecting the plane and the demiplane, several of them were removed and taken away. Only a huge broken stone base was left in place, as if mocking himself.

It is obvious that although the demons are evil, chaotic, and keen on killing and destruction, they are not qualified thieves and burglars, and they are not capable of such unscrupulous behavior.

Erinikas had every reason to believe that there must be someone behind all this.

The only two people in the whole of Furen who knew that he was secretly studying the nature of gods were Badi and Zuo Si.

The former was a blood relative, and the two were exiled together, so there was almost no possibility of betrayal.

Therefore, Erinikas naturally locked his suspicion on the latter.

Although several prophecy magics had been cast before, they were still unable to determine what exactly happened.

But he always had a premonition that this sudden demon invasion must be inextricably linked to Zuo Si.

Even if the other party is not the mastermind, he is definitely one of the important participants.

Thinking of this, a cold and deep light flashed in the eyes of the elven wizard. He subconsciously touched a black and yellow parchment scroll in his arms that looked like it had been roasted by flames. At the same time, he cast his gaze on the twenty or so unique statues placed on the table in front of him, some of which were made of gold, and some of which were made of silver and bronze.

Next to the statue, there are five magic-sealing bottles made of special materials, each of which contains a captured fire giant.

Needless to say, these were the rewards of his trip to the Elemental Plane of Fire at great risk.

You should know that the Fire Elemental Plane is the most active and dangerous of the four basic elemental planes. The extremely harsh environment alone is enough to kill most mortals who set foot here for the first time.

Especially the City of Brass where the Fire Giant Sultan and a large number of nobles sit, it is a place where one might never return even for a legendary wizard.

So Erinikas swore that he would never hand over the bottles that sealed the fire giants easily this time.

Just when his mind was full of thoughts on how to give Zuo Si, who was about to arrive, a warning, he suddenly heard a light sound of footsteps approaching from a distance in the passage not far away.

After a while, the vampire queen Badi appeared in sight with Zuo Si and Wilmes who remained in human form.

"Long time no see! It seems you have prepared everything you need for the transaction."

Zuo Si stared at the magic-sealing bottle on the table and greeted it meaningfully.

"It's only been more than half a year, which is not a long time. But before making a deal, I want to confirm one thing first." Erinikas raised his head and stared into Zuo Si's eyes.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Zuo Si looked at him without fear.

The two of them maintained this strange posture for half a minute before Erinikas opened his mouth to test the situation: "What exactly is going on with this demon invasion? Or who is the mastermind behind it? Don't tell me it was an accident!"

"Accident? Hahaha! No, of course it's not an accident. It's a carefully planned conspiracy." Zuo Si responded with a big laugh.

"Whose conspiracy?" Erinikas was obviously surprised.

He originally thought that the other party would choose to shirk responsibility or say that he didn't know.

Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders and uttered a few words slowly with a slightly playful tone: "Shar, the goddess of the night."

"What?!"

Erinikas's expression changed instantly.

Because in Faerun, few mortals can remain calm after hearing the name of "Nightsinger".

"You heard it right. It was the Night Goddess Shar. She took advantage of your absence to corrupt the saint of the ancient sun god Amaunator and personally created a powerful evil god - Atropal. As for the demon worshippers who later summoned the lesser abyss lords, they probably wanted to create a large amount of killing to provide the necessary nutrients for the growth of the evil god."

Zuo Si calmly put the blame on Shar's head.

Although he was not sure whether the group of devil worshippers was the work of the Goddess of Night, but based on the principle that whoever benefits the most is the mastermind, Shar is undoubtedly the biggest suspect.

"The evil god - Atropal? Where is it now?" Erinikas became excited in an instant.

After all, evil gods can also be seen as a kind of prematurely deceased god.

Apart from not having a priesthood, not needing believers, and being unable to grant divine powers, they are almost no different from gods. Not only do they possess sparks of divinity, but they also have nearly eternal and immortal life.

This means that studying evil is equivalent to studying God.

Moreover, the evil god is much more durable than the dying and very weak saint of Amaunator. Its powerful regenerative ability is enough to ensure that no matter how cruel the experiment is, as long as it does not die on the spot, it will be resurrected with full blood in a short time.

“Here!”

Zuo Si directly showed the scroll that sealed Atropal.

Ever since the experience of having it stolen, he has been carrying it with him, planning to turn it into a creature summoning card once the spark's level is raised.

"Give me!"

Erinikas subconsciously wanted to reach out and snatch it.

But the next second...

He found that his right wrist was tightly grasped by Zuo Si.

In a flash, the indescribable force left five purple handprints on his arm, and even the bones were pinched so hard that they hurt.

"Dear Erinikas, you are too impatient. You should know that this thing does not belong to you now. It is my trophy." Zuo Si's tone was full of strong warning.

But unfortunately, he obviously underestimated the elven wizard's obsession and madness to become a god.

"Tell me!!!!!!!" Erinikas let out an almost crazy roar.

Without even a second's hesitation, he just raised his hand and shot out a beam of green light.

Super magic skill - instant spell casting! Sixth-ring [Disintegration]! You should know that instant spell casting requires a spell slot four rings higher than the current spell.

This means that instantly casting a sixth-ring spell requires consuming a tenth-ring spell slot, and only legendary wizards who have crossed the threshold can do it.

Of course, it is not difficult to understand why Erinikas chose the instant memory release [Dissociation].

After all, the destructive power of this spell is so amazing that even many seventh-ring, eighth-ring, and ninth-ring direct-killing magics cannot compare with it.

If the caster's level reaches the upper limit of the power of Disintegration, even an adult dragon will be killed instantly and turned into a pile of worthless green powder.

Not to mention an adult dragon, even an old dragon or even an ancient dragon-age dragon would be seriously injured and half dead on the spot if it failed to pass the immunity and took all the damage.

This is true even for giant dragons with such strong vitality, not to mention humanoid creatures.

As the first chosen one of the Goddess of Magic, the famous Great Sage of Shadow Valley, Elminster, chose to be immune to [Disintegration] as the first magic after obtaining the Silver Fire.

Because even with his 24 points of Constitution, which far exceeds that of most arcane spellcasters, and a total professional level of LV35, he would be turned into ashes on the spot if he was hit by a full-damage [Disintegration].

To be precise, there are not many mages in the whole of Faerun who can rely on their own vitality to withstand a full-damage [Disintegration] without dying.

This is true for Elminster and the Undead Emperor Shane VII, who has an arcane spellcasting level of LV36.

But unfortunately, Erinikas apparently forgot that Zuo Si was also the chosen one of the goddess of magic, and could choose one from the first to ninth ring magic as permanent immunity.

And the magic he chose from the sixth ring was exactly the same as Elminster's, which was also [Disintegration]...

When the green light hit his body, there wasn't even a ripple and it disappeared without a trace.

"Can I understand that you are declaring war on me?"

Zuo Si's eyes suddenly became dangerous.

"Declare war? No! I just want to take back what belongs to me. I'll say it one last time, give me that scroll!"

As he said this, Erinikas waved his hand and immediately activated the statues made of gold, silver and bronze on the table.

Accompanied by dazzling white light, all the palm-sized statues quickly transformed into warriors wearing armor, holding weapons and shields.

Among them were both men and women, and most of them seemed to have some fire element or infernal bloodline. They were all over two meters three meters tall, with extremely developed muscles, and their bodies were between the real and the virtual, as if they were blessed with some kind of blessing, and their eyes flashed with flaming red light.

Among them, the warriors transformed from the golden statues have the best weapons and equipment, and exude the strongest fighting spirit. The next best are the warriors transformed from the silver statues, and the worst are the bronze statues.

“Heroic Spirit?!”

Zuo Si instantly recognized the identities of these soldiers.

Of course, this "heroic spirit" is completely different from Gilgamesh and Sarge.

They are high-level warriors who still retain a strong obsession to continue fighting after dying gloriously on the battlefield. They are identified by the God of War and promoted to another higher-level life form, and then sent to other planes of the multiverse to participate in the endless war.

For example, [Life Watch] can check how far the target is from death (actually it is similar to checking the remaining health points), another example is the permanent [Freedom of Movement] that is not affected by movement-restricting spells such as Web and Grease, and the [Berserk] that can be used without restrictions and side effects, etc.

In addition, the heroes can use [Divine Power] three times a day, [Heroes' Banquet] once a day, and a large number of unique special abilities.

The most important thing is that all heroes are experienced in battle, proficient in all types of weapons, armor and ranged attacks, immune to cold, disease, fear, and toxins, and have a magic resistance twice as high as that of ordinary dark elves. They also have a certain resistance to strong acid, fire and lightning. The worst equipment starts at an enchantment level of +2.

But Zuo Si didn't understand where Erinikas got these magical statues that sealed the heroic spirits.

You should know that even the lowest-level bronze heroic spirit can match the combat power of a five-man adventure team with an average professional level of around LV10, and its vitality is equivalent to that of a young red dragon.

As for the highest-level heroic spirits transformed by the four golden statues, each of them is equivalent to a warrior or weapon master who has crossed the threshold of legend.

Coupled with the obvious fire element and purgatory bloodline, it is hard not to make some associations.

"Humph! What? Are you scared? If you are, just hand over the scroll! The saint of the ancient sun god Amaunator was originally mine, so the evil god born after his corruption should also belong to me."

Erinikas once again stretched out his right hand.

And at his signal, all the heroes quickly spread out to form a semicircular encirclement, completely blocking the retreat route.

Upon seeing this, Wilmes immediately realized that a fierce battle might break out, so he began to retreat cautiously, wanting to leave enough space to ensure that he would not be attacked by too many heroic spirits after turning back into a red dragon.

Even though she was arrogant, she understood that without the help of magical items, with the strength of this group of heroes, at most six or seven of them working together might be able to chop off her head.

Vampire Queen Badi is also ready for battle.

But this time, she was not helping her brother, but her master.

"So... this is what gives you the confidence to fight me? A group of warrior heroes?" Zuo Si raised his eyebrows and asked.

"That's right! Believe me, it's better for you to hand over the scroll obediently because I have arranged everything in advance."

As the last word came out of his mouth, Erinikas raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

moment!

A curtain of light enveloped the entire room, completely blocking all space teleportation magic.

It was obvious that he had already prepared himself to try to get what he wanted from Zuo Si through violent means.

As for the five captured fire giants...

It's just bait!

"Haha, interesting, really interesting. Since you want to play, let's play. Remember, since you started this battle, I will have the final say on when and how it will end." Zuo Si cracked his mouth and revealed an extremely dangerous smile.

Without any hesitation!

He simply raised his hand and summoned a fierce fire.

Before Erinikas and the Heroic Spirit could react to what was happening, the scorching flames that shot up into the sky engulfed everything around them.

Wilmes took the opportunity to transform back into a giant dragon. He started with a flap of his dragon wings and a sweep of his tail, forcing back several heroes closest to him on the spot. He then opened his bloody mouth and took a deep breath.

The next second...

boom!!!!!!!!!!

The fiery breath that was powerful enough to melt rock and steel intertwined with the fierce fire on the spot, forming a scorching heat that could not be described in words.

The goblins, hobgoblins, gray dwarves and other creatures who were working didn't even have time to scream before they were immediately turned into ashes by the burning of the double flames.

The extremely high temperature even melted the walls and baseboards, turning the entire room into a terrible purgatory.

But even so, none of those heroic spirits died. Instead, they charged forward despite the flames.

Having experienced death more than once, they were not afraid at all and only wanted to kill the red dragon in front of them.

"Damn it! Don't let these guys get near me!"

Faced with such a powerful enemy, Wilmes was obviously a little panicked. While shouting at the strange thing in his mind to take action, he frantically waved his claws, dragon wings and tail to try to repel the heroic spirit that was rushing up.

But unfortunately, if Heroic Spirits could be defeated so easily, they would not deserve to be called Heroic Spirits.

After being hit by the tail and dragon wings, several heroes flew away, and immediately threw the magic weapons in their hands into the air without thinking.

Two of the axes and the spear, in particular, pierced through the red dragon's scales in an instant, causing considerable wounds on the sides of its torso.

What’s even more terrifying is that although these wounds were not deep and far from fatal, the weapons were still hanging on them and did not fall off.

The golden heroic spirit that followed up rushed forward at lightning speed, leaped high, and swung the hammer in his hand with all his strength to smash the end of one of the spears hard.

BANG! POOF!!!!!!!!!!!!

The huge kinetic energy instantly made the spear stuck in the muscle move further and penetrate deeply into it. The dazzling bright red dragon blood gushed out from the wound.

“Aa ...

The severe pain made Wilmes unable to help but let out a deafening roar.

Just as other heroes rushed forward to finish off the red dragon and completely kill it, the strange creature finally took action.

Psychic power - force field barrier! Psychic power - shock wave!

Psychic power - energy wall!

In the blink of an eye, it repelled these heroic spirits and built a defense that was difficult to cross, while cutting off the host's pain nerves.

When the intense pain disappeared, the mad Wilmes used his claws to dig open the wound in an extremely violent manner and pulled out the spear that was inserted into his body. Without saying a word, he rushed forward and bit the golden heroic spirit that had just fallen to the ground. He killed it with his powerful muscle strength alone. The entire head along with the spine was forcibly pulled out of the body. The tragic scene was so terrifying that it made people's scalp numb.

fierce!

brutal!

Bloodthirsty!

crazy!

At this moment, she completely ignited the red dragon nature of fighting to the death, and took advantage of the gaps when the heroic spirits were separated by energy walls and shock waves to rush forward and kill them all.

In just a few seconds, five heroes died at the dragon's mouth.

Obviously, although the Heroic Spirits are very powerful, in terms of pure strength, they are still no match for the magical creatures like dragons that stand at the top of the food chain.

Once you're caught, it's basically game over.

No matter how strong their vitality is, they will die instantly if they are beheaded.

As for tactics, breath, spell-like abilities...

To hell with them all! Wilmes now only wanted to use his sharp teeth and claws to kill these "ants" who dared to hurt him in the bloodiest and cruelest way.

With the cooperation of the magical power of the strange object, she is like a bloody god of war, invincible, and does not care about exchanging injuries for her life. She uses her wings, forelimbs and tail to resist the enemy's weapons.

After the weapon is embedded in the muscle and gets stuck, it will seize the fleeting opportunity to bite the opponent and kill him at lightning speed.

Compared to the fierce battle between Wilmes and Yingling, the battle between Zuo Si and Erinikas seemed too calm.

Because except for the very beginning, when Erinikas cast a spell to protect himself from damage by the fire element, the two of them never made any obvious movements since then.

As for the vampire queen Badi, she escaped the moment she was attacked by the double flames, and was now playing hide-and-seek with Lihuo without putting in any effort.

"You actually brought a red dragon that can use psionic powers to meet me?"

Seeing the heroes being defeated one after another and turned back into statues, Erinikas's expression obviously turned a little ugly.

He thought that Wilmes, who was wearing a red dress, should be a wizard or a warlock.

But no one would have expected that this guy was not only a dragon, but also a warrior with thick skin and strong muscles who could fight and resist.

Yes!

After almost a year of training and going to the Far North to hunt white dragons, Wilmes has reached the warrior level of LV9.

Although his skills are far behind those of the Heroic Spirits.

But she is a dragon! How far is the warrior's close-range attack range?

Even if he held a four-meter-long spear, it would only be about three meters at best.

After all, the part that needs to be grasped by both hands alone is one meter, otherwise you won’t be able to exert any strength at all.

As for those who use longswords, greatswords and axes, the attack radius does not exceed two meters.

But what about the red dragon?

With Wilmes' current size, he could sweep an area with a radius of at least six to seven meters by swinging his tail. His dragon wings could make the opponent fly at least ten to twenty meters away with one flap, and the dragon claws on his forelimbs could reach a distance of four meters with one swing.

Coupled with its exaggerated strength attribute, it would be sheer wishful thinking for ordinary human warriors to want to confront it head-on.

Most warriors slay dragons by actually using the terrain as a guerrilla force, then, under the cover of their teammates, they find a blind spot in the dragon's vision and rush forward to attack its fatal weak parts, such as the heart, eyes, ears, nose, etc.

But Vermes was clearly no ordinary dragon.

She learned on her own to use her wings as a shield to block attacks from the front.

This means that it is almost impossible to kill it before the entire wing membrane covered with hard scales is completely smashed.

What's more, Wilmes has no blind spots.

The strange thing in her brain can sense the thoughts of intelligent creatures within a certain range around her, understand when and what kind of attack the opponent will launch, and even know the tactical coordination between them.

If it wasn't for the need to teach this easily complacent guy a lesson, the strange object could have avoided being hurt from the beginning.

Admiring the tacit cooperation between the red dragon and the strange object, Zuo Si said meaningfully: "What a pity, it seems that this group of heroes is not as powerful as you imagined, right? The most important thing is that you made a wrong choice."

"Don't be complacent! Do you think these heroic warriors are my only trump cards?"

A cold light flashed in Erinikas' eyes, and then some spell or magic item was activated.

In less than a second, a huge magic circle flashing crimson color appeared out of thin air behind him...

(End of this chapter)