Looking at the terrifying giant snake that blocked out the sky above her head, the dark girl Iristri couldn't help but let out an almost ear-piercing scream.
This is obviously inconsistent with the image of elegance, beauty, and wildness that she has always maintained.
But this is understandable.
After all, among the many ancient evil creatures and wild gods, there are not many that have the ability to pose a devastating threat to an entire plane or even a crystal wall.
And the nightmare serpent Dendel happens to be one of them.
Its powerful ability to create and devour nightmares is such that even gods are not immune to it.
The black scales formed by countless nightmares can even easily resist most artifacts. Only weapons with an enchantment level of +5 or above can meet the minimum requirement of "breaking defense".
But it is absolutely a pipe dream to want to use this to kill Dendel.
According to records and legends, only one weapon in history has ever truly harmed it, and that is the famous "Titan Killer" and "Legendary Blade" - Alban O'Nari.
Of course, it is only limited to the two words "harm".
When Gwydion defeated Dendar, he was actually just escaping the nightmare given to him by the other party, rather than causing any irreparable damage to the giant snake.
According to the rules set by Dendel himself or some kind of constraints at the beginning of its birth, anyone who defeats the nightmare can claim to have defeated the nightmare snake, and it itself will acknowledge it.
Even Cyric, the Prince of Lies who possessed all the priesthood and power of the Three Gods of Death and was at the peak of his powers, could not avoid being affected by the horrific nightmare released by Dendel.
No individual or god has ever posed a real fatal threat to the Nightmare Serpent.
Even when the Prince of Lies, Cyric, fell into madness and even looked down upon Io, the God of Gods, he still feared Dendar in his heart and took the initiative to form an alliance with him and feed it a large number of souls of the gods' believers as food.
So although the nightmare serpent Dendar is known as one of the three ancient evil creatures along with the chaos hound Kozef and the elf-devourer Idiak-Oredil, in fact, it is far superior to the latter in both strength and prestige.
It can even be said that they are not on the same level at all.
Especially the Elf Devourer Idiak-Oredil, who does not have the power to kill gods at all, and is even raised as a pet by the Beast God Mara, who often makes jokes.
"Did Shar finally do it?"
Zuo Si also raised his head and looked at the giant snake that had already circled the sun, but he did not show the slightest bit of nervousness or panic. Instead, he showed a disdainful smile.
It is true that the nightmare serpent Dendar is an ancient evil creature that is enough to make all the gods in the entire Crystal Wall system feel nervous and fearful, but Toril is protected by Io, the god above gods.
He didn't believe that if the other party swallowed the sun and caused the entire planet to fall into darkness and cold, the latter would not show up to deal with the aftermath.
After all, even when the goddess of magic was killed and the magic network went out of control, Io stepped in to clean up the chaotic energy and burning blue flames to avoid causing too much damage and interference to mortal lives.
Not to mention the disappearance of the sun, which would be much more serious and could lead to the extinction of life on the surface of the world.
As for the goddess of night, Shar, although she usually appears to be sinister, cunning and calculating, she is actually the most insane one at heart.
In particular, the pursuit of darkness, nothingness and tranquility has reached a pathological level.
To achieve this goal, she didn't care about any consequences.
So in Zuo Si's eyes, the whole thing was not so much a disaster like the end of the world as it was a farce that had no chance of success.
What's more, even if the sun was swallowed, what would happen? With the strength of the gods of Faerun, it is not difficult to go to the fire elemental plane to obtain pure fire and then ignite a celestial body to create the sun.
Most importantly, the ancient sun god Amaunator has been resurrected.
With his divine power, he can even create a sun out of thin air to maintain the daily operation of the entire planet Toril.
"Sha'r? The goddess of the night! Was it she who allowed Dendel to enter this world?"
Iristri's eyes widened in disbelief.
Zuo Si sneered and asked, "Who else could it be?
You know, the nightmare snake has always lived in the gray wilderness.
And there are only two ways for it to enter Toril.
One is the Flame Peak in the Chult Jungle, guarded by the dinosaur god Ubtao;
The other is the shadow plane which is closely connected to the outer plane.
Obviously, Ubtao would not allow Dendar in, since that was one of his duties.
So the only one left is Shar.
Pretty simple process of elimination, isn’t it? "
Even as the two were talking, Dendel had completely wrapped the sun with his huge body and opened his iconic mouth to swallow everything.
Just as it was about to eat the sun and make the whole world dark, and then use its ability to plunge all creatures on the ground into an endless nightmare, the star that had been bound suddenly burst into a dazzlingly bright light.
The next second...
Boom!!! The entire sun suddenly exploded like a huge fireball, causing great damage to the black scales of the nightmare snake. Its two sickly yellow-black eyeballs were almost blinded, and even its forked tongue was burned black.
"Get out! Stay away from the sun of this world!" a majestic voice shouted harshly.
After a while, the ancient sun god Amaunator, who had just been resurrected, appeared in everyone's sight.
At this moment, he had completely absorbed the energy from the solar explosion, and his entire body was emitting amazing light and heat like a star.
Wherever this divine light shines, all creatures trapped in nightmares will wake up and get rid of Dendel's influence.
It must be said that Amaunator's action at this critical moment brought him great prestige, as well as admiration and gratitude from mortals.
At least at this moment, everyone is calling his name, hoping that he can defeat this terrible ancient evil and let light and warmth always shine on the continent of Faerun and even the planet Toril.
"Look, the real show is about to begin."
There was a hint of amusement in Zuo Si's eyes, and it was obvious that he had expected such a result.
Amaunator, after all, was a sun god with a full portfolio of the sun, and he had lived through the decline of Netheril, so he knew better than any other god the disastrous consequences of ignoring the intense desires of mortals.
If he did not stand up to stop Dendar at this time, people's faith and worship of the sun and the sun god would quickly disappear, and they would turn to believe in other gods who could provide them with help and protection.
So whether willing or not, the ancient sun god cannot stand idly by, but must stand up to protect the sun within the crystal wall system.
This is both a responsibility and an obligation, and it is simply unavoidable.
Hiss hiss—
The nightmare snake stared at the sun god and made a creepy sound, which immediately made all creatures on the planet Toril feel a strong fear involuntarily.
There is no doubt that this is a spell-like effect with an extremely large range, and it also proves that it is stronger than the other two ancient evil creatures.
Because Dendel's every move affects not just a few people around him or a small area, but all living things in the world.
After more than ten seconds, the huge venomous snake opened its mouth and asked in a low and hoarse voice: "Amaunator? Aren't you dead?"
"Didn't Shar tell you that I was resurrected not long ago?"
The ancient sun god asked back expressionlessly with golden flames burning all over his body.
As a very ancient god, it is certainly impossible for him not to know what the Goddess of Night has always wished for.
What's more, he has an unclear relationship with the ancient god of death, Jaeger.
You know, Jaeger has been interested in this goddess who is full of darkness, mystery and evil for a long time.
"So you're going to stop me from eating the sun?"
Dendel spit out his tongue and made a strange sound, which sounded a bit like a mockery and a bit like a threat.
As a sign of the end of the world, gods and the entire country and the end of all things, a mere powerful divine force that has just been resurrected is far from enough to make it feel afraid.
Because it was born older than the gods, perhaps only the twin goddesses of light and darkness of creation can be compared with it, and the power it possesses is even greater.
"No, it's not just me. You're facing all the members of the Pantheon. Look, they're already here."
Along with Amaunator's righteous voice, several rays of light began to shine in the endless depths of the universe, and then more than twenty powerful and medium-level gods appeared fully armed in front of the Nightmare Serpent.
The reason for this scene was that they happened to have just finished watching the battle between Zuo Si and Geumsh in the Pantheon and had not had time to end it yet.
Moreover, the nightmare serpent Dendel's attempt to devour the sun seriously violated the interests of all gods.
After all, Toril is not just a chessboard for the game, but also the basic foundation for the beliefs and existence of many gods that only exist within the Crystal Wall system.
This is why Zuo Si never regarded Shar as a threat that must be eliminated.
From the very beginning, she has been hostile to all gods except herself, even Io, the god above all gods.
"Dendel! Go back to your grey wasteland! This is not a place where you can do whatever you want!"
The guardian god Heim was the first to draw his weapon.
As the coldest, most ruthless and duty-conscious god among all the gods, he obviously could not tolerate the nightmare snake slipping in under his nose and almost swallowing the sun, plunging the entire mortal world into darkness and cold.
"Leave! Or go to war!"
The god of war Tempus expressed his attitude clearly in the shortest language.
"No matter how powerful the evil is, justice will never be absent."
Tyr also drew his sword with the same determination, ready to fight to the death.
As the god who best represents "justice" and "fairness" on the entire planet of Toril, no one would doubt his determination when he said this.
Although in front of Dendar, the gods looked so small, just like a group of shining ants.
But their powerful momentum made the nightmare snakes involuntarily begin to retreat and curl up into a ball.
After all, no matter what, God is the creature at the top of the pyramid of power in this universe. He is the embodiment of the thoughts, beliefs and spirits of billions of mortals coming together.
Perhaps you can question their doctrines, despise their stubbornness, stupidity and inflexibility, but you can never deny the powerful force they possess.
There is no doubt that Dendel never dreamed that he had just arrived at the crystal wall where the planet Toril was located through the shadow plane. Before he even had time to swallow the sun, he was surrounded by a group of gods in three layers and was about to be beaten up.
Realizing that the situation was not good, it immediately questioned the huge black shadow behind it: "Shar!!! I think you owe me an explanation! What is going on? This is not the plan we discussed before!"
Before he finished speaking!
The black shadow suddenly transformed into a beautiful female figure wearing black gauze, and retorted with an unhappy face: "How dare you question me? You didn't even have the nerve to devour the sun in time when you had such a good opportunity just now. Instead, Amaunator absorbed the sun's energy. You are simply a waste!"
"What? You dare to call me a waste?"
Dendel instantly opened his bloody mouth in anger, revealing his poisonous fangs.
"Am I wrong? If you had acted more decisively, the entire kingdom would have been plunged into darkness by now."
Shar was obviously very angry, and her eyes revealed a strong resentment that could not be described in words.
She was just a little bit away from feeling again the darkness and tranquility within the crystal wall before the sun appeared.
But now it's too late with the arrival of the gods.
“But you didn’t tell me that the ancient sun god Amaunator has been resurrected!
He controls the sun!
The sun exploded from the inside like a huge fireball, burning my scales! Most importantly, it absorbed the sun's energy! Now what I need to devour is no longer just a star, but a powerful god! This is all because of you!
You didn't tell me more information!"
Dendel was undoubtedly also enraged, and a highly corrosive and poisonous liquid spurted out of his bloody mouth.
You should know that in many myths and legends, the gender of the nightmare snake is always female, and is even called Madam, so in terms of unreasonableness and willfulness, it is no worse than the Goddess of the Night.
When two equally selfish, willful and unreasonable women get together and start accusing each other, it is obvious what will happen.
In just a few words, the verbal argument escalated into a clash between divine power and quasi-divine power.
Boom!!! As Shar's magic hit Dendel's scales, the faces of all the gods present changed, and they retreated as quickly as possible to outside the range of the explosion.
In a flash!
This huge scale exploded at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It deformed, twisted, and stretched into a fully formed nightmare.
The nightmare emitted a faint light like a ghost, wandering in the air, and finally descended upon the Goddess of Night. It merged into Shar's mind and continued to extend deeper and deeper until it pulled her into the most terrifying dream.
There is no doubt that this is the origin of the Nightmare Serpent's name, and it is also the reason why the gods fear it.
Because even gods are not immune to this terrible nightmare. Instead, one must face the most real and terrifying things in one's subconscious mind and then defeat it completely.
Otherwise, you may be trapped in an endless nightmare for the rest of your life, or be swallowed by Dendel and slowly digested.
This is also why, although the gods of Faerun have an overwhelming advantage in strength and numbers, they do not want to expel them by force, but rather hope that they will leave on their own.
Not every god has the confidence to be able to break free 100% when facing his most horrifying nightmare.
Therefore, the biggest difference between Dendel and other ancient evil creatures lies in its unique ability.
Not only that!
It is said that this terrible giant snake can also foreshadow the end of the world, the universe, and all things, including the gods, by constantly devouring various nightmares.
When it dreams of this moment, it will gain the power to devour everything and drag the entire world into the nightmare of its own creation.
No one knows what Shar saw in her nightmares, and it is even more impossible for anyone to know the most horrifying nightmare in her heart.
The only thing we know is that when the goddess regained consciousness, she shuddered uncontrollably, and then she no longer launched an attack. Instead, she quickly kept a safe distance and stared at Dendel with nervous eyes.
Needless to say, the fleeting nightmare just now left her with a deep psychological trauma.
Although the nightmare caused by broken scales is far less deadly to gods than to mortals, it is still not easy.
What's more, this passive nightmare is not the most terrible nightmare that Dendel can create.
What's truly terrifying is that it actively spits out the most horrifying nightmare in the life of a specific target.
This nightmare attacks the origin of a living being, dragging it into its weakest and most helpless state.
Dendel undoubtedly sensed the fear of the many gods in front of him, and he immediately laughed nakedly and undisguisedly: "Hahahaha! You are afraid of me, right? You don't want to and dare not fight me! Because you are afraid of the nightmare I weave! Afraid that your will cannot withstand the most extreme fear!"
As the last word came out of its mouth, the giant snake suddenly stretched its body, and looked down at all the gods present with its head held high, with contempt and disdain flashing in its eyes.
Its huge shadow, illuminated by the light of the ancient sun god Amaunator, was projected onto the sky above the continent of Faerun on the planet Toril, instantly turning the entire sky into a despairing polar night.
Only those bright spots shining with the glory of gods can bring some comfort to the panicked mortals.
"In the name of the Pantheon! I now order you to leave immediately!"
The magic goddess Midnight first glared at Shar fiercely, then decisively summoned the energy of the magic web to form a terrifying silver fireball aimed at Dendel.
As the most powerful god in the entire country's Sky Crystal Wall, second only to the God of Gods Io, if even she retreats at this time, the Nightmare Serpent will no longer take the warnings of the gods seriously in the future.
"Leave? Why do you want me to leave? You know, I was invited by one of you this time."
The Nightmare Snake was obviously very afraid of the power of Silver Fire, but it still had no intention of giving in.
Because this guy is testing the reaction of the gods, testing whether the other party really has the courage to go to war with him.
Once twenty-four hours have passed, Dendar will be reborn unscathed in the Gray Waste.
In addition, all residents of the country will remember every nightmare they had that night and all the details of the nightmare for the rest of their lives.
Even newborn babies who have not yet developed self-awareness are no exception.
Many people with weak spirits and willpower may not be able to endure such fear and torture and choose to commit suicide.
Normally, no one would be willing to kill a nightmare snake on their own territory unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Shaar!!!"
Midnight suddenly turned around and looked at the Goddess of Night, with undisguised anger on her face.
不光是她，战场的其他神明反应也都差不多，就连那些邪恶阵营的也不例外。
毕竟像这种自己不想玩了直接就要掀桌子的举动，但凡没有灭世倾向的神明都不会认同。
所以莎尔一下子达到了与希瑞克同等的成就，即成为众神之敌。
不过好在夜之女神并没有疯掉，明白自己现如今的处境，并没有试图狡辩或反驳什么，仅仅只是用黑色的纱巾遮住面庞一言不发。
毕竟这种时候无论说什么都无异于火上浇油，还不如老老实实的闭嘴。
而且她非常清楚，由于丹德尔没能在第一时间吞噬太阳，之前所有的计划、准备现如今统统都告吹了。
更可气的是，就连左思也没能如自己所愿在第一时间现身与梦魇巨蛇开战，反倒是从始至终都没有露面，就好像压根一点也不关心。
要知道在莎尔的眼中，左思的性格一直都是既阴险、又狡诈、同时又睚眦必报不肯吃一点亏。
这也就意味着，只要西海岸帝国受到威胁时，那么大概率会做出非常激烈的反应，就如同这次彻底摧毁粉碎整个兽人神系。
她希望丹德尔能在吞掉太阳带来梦寐以求的黑暗、宁静和虚无时，最好再跟左思打上一架，如果能再结下死仇就更妙了。
所以莎尔才没有告诉丹德尔关于国度天宇晶壁最近一段时间发生的事情，摆明了是想要坑蛇。
毕竟在她的众多称号中可是有一个“黑暗背叛者”，像这种“一蛇多吃”的手段简直不要太常见。
只不过她低估了刚刚复活的远古太阳神阿曼纳塔的力量和勇气。
最重要的是，莎尔根本不明白、也不理解左思脑海中真正的想法。
对于左思而言，西海岸帝国只是一件实现某些目标的工具，而非目标本身。
这就好像战争是政治的延续而非政治本身一样。
如果连这一点都能搞错，那他就不可能拥有现如今的一切。
可莎尔显然并没有意识到这一点，觉得梦魇巨蛇丹德尔在到来之后肯定会与左思爆发对立和冲突。
殊不知，像这种灭世级别的灾难左思才不会吃饱了撑的去当出头鸟。
反正这个世界有那么多拥有极高道德水平和责任感的神，而且还有一个能专门给所有烂摊子擦屁股的神上神艾欧。
届时直接交给他们去处理不久好了吗？
反正天塌下来有的是高个子顶着，身为旅法师的左思想走就走，又不是离了这个世界就不能活了。
这种对于性格和心理上巨大的误判，导致莎尔所做的这一切布置完全无效。
就在场面陷入僵持的时候，待在地面上看了半天好戏的左思终于和伊莉丝翠一起来到了外太空，向正在紧张对峙中的双方提议道：“咳咳——诸位，既然你们都不想要动手开战，那不妨听听我的解决方案如何？”
“你？”
丹德尔眯起眼睛盯着眼前这个突然出现的年轻人，很快便露出一丝惊讶之色。
“啊！我认得你，巴托地狱第九层的领主、魔鬼亲王、自称旅法师的索斯。”
“呵呵，能被伟大的梦魇巨蛇记住名字是我的荣幸。”
左思优雅的欠了欠身，脸上挂着既礼貌又虚伪的笑容，完全不像是有敌意的意思。
这一点无疑让莎尔的脸色变得十分难看。
因为这可跟她想象中的不太一样。
尤其是左思脸上的表情，让夜之女神感受到了玩味、嘲弄与讥讽。
“你简直跟阿斯摩蒂尔斯一样善于伪装、欺骗且非常无耻，不愧是能被他看重的人，简直就是个天生的大魔鬼。”丹德尔用充满戏谑的语气评价道。
左思不以为耻反以为荣的笑着反问：“我可以把这当做是夸奖吗？”
梦魇巨蛇不加思索的点了点头：“当然！这就是对你最高的肯定。
不过我很好奇，你明明拥有在不同时空乃至宇宙穿梭的能力，为什么要在这种时候出面呢？
难道等我们打个两败俱伤、世界支离破碎再出来收拾烂摊子不是能得到的更多么？
尤其是莎尔，如果事情闹到不可收拾的地步，她一定会为自己的行为付出惨痛代价。
如果我没记错的话，你们应该是敌人才对。”
左思意味深长的回应道：“所有看似利益最大化的选择，实际上都存在着许多看不见的隐患。
通过损害别人的利益来满足自己的贪婪必然会招致怨恨与敌意。
我可不想成为众矢之的。
更何况我也是这个世界的一份子，是坐在桌前玩游戏的棋手，自然有义务去保护它不受外部力量的侵害。
这就好像权力和义务的关系。
而现在就是到了履行义务的时刻。
所以我真诚的建议你接受我的调停，这样对所有人都有利。
否则我也会变成你的敌人。”
听到这番话，丹德尔的眼神立刻变得危险起来，晃动着遮天蔽日的巨大蛇头微微下垂：“你在威胁我？”
“不，我只是在帮助所有人避免这种不必要的僵持。
并且你要明白，作为一名旅法师，我可不像诸神那样拿你没什么办法。
只要我愿意付出足够的代价，甚至能永久的将你从这个宇宙抹除掉。
怎么，你想要试试吗？ 还是说你觉得我会像诸神一样畏首畏尾，害怕对这个世界造成无法挽回的伤害而不敢开战？”
左思毫不示弱的抬起头注视着梦魇巨蛇那对泛着幽光的巨大眼睛，原本礼貌虚伪的笑容很快就透露出令人毛骨悚然的疯狂。
因为他很清楚，与这种上古邪物谈判绝对不能有一丝一毫的退让、妥协、软弱，不然的话对方立马就会得寸进尺。
唯一正确的处理方法就是它邪恶你比它更邪恶、它疯狂你比它更疯狂，进而形成威压与震慑。
丹德尔显然没有料到上一秒还笑眯眯的左思，下一秒就直接翻脸并表现得如此咄咄逼人。
尤其是目光中透露出来的癫狂绝非虚张声势，而是随时有可能付诸实际行动。
再考虑到关于旅法师能力的种种传说，还有在巴托地狱第九层巨大赛博朋克城市所展示出来的先进技术，要说它一点也不害怕绝对是假的。
毕竟混沌魔犬柯兹夫被左思收服变成了一条宠物狗可是不争的事实。
梦魇巨蛇可不想落得那种下场。
所以在迟疑了片刻之后，丹德尔主动收起了之前的攻击姿态，故意摆出一副不置可否的样子：“请说出你的建议吧，我在听。”
“非常感谢您的理解和善解人意。
要知道在这个世界上有许多不必要的战争都是由于沟通出现问题或产生误会而导致的。
我很高兴我们之间都听懂了彼此想要表达的意思。
否则那将会是最大的不幸。
请放心，我的提议其实非常简单且公平。
介于你是受到夜之女神莎尔的邀请才穿过阴影位面来到托瑞尔星球所在的晶壁，那不妨就放她用自己信徒的灵魂作为补偿如何？ 作为交换，你必须立刻离开这个世界。”
左思不慌不忙开出了一个能够让梦魇巨蛇接受的条件。
尽管这家伙以前一直都以噩梦为食，但在希瑞克掌权期间喂给它吃了太多的祈并者和信徒灵魂，甚至一度导致其身体膨胀到几乎无法离开巢穴的程度。
所以从那之后，丹德尔就爱上了品尝诸神信徒灵魂的味道。
可还没等巨蛇来得及做出答复，莎尔就立马怒不可遏的咆哮道：“不！！！！！！你怎么敢？我绝不同意！”
“抱歉，尊敬的夜之女神，这件事情恐怕由不得你。
确切地说，你可能需要在牺牲信徒和牺牲自己的自由之间做出一个选择。
介于你对整个晶壁所犯下的严重罪行，我建议由强大神力组建一个审判庭，对你判罚少则数百年、多则上千年的刑期。
在此期间你会被彻底封印起来无法与信徒取得任何联系。
怎么样，你是想要这个结果呢？ 还是更愿意接受之前的条件？
千万别告诉我你拒绝接受任何惩罚。
就算我答应，在场的其他神明也不会同意。”
在说这番话的时候，左思强势的语气中没有留下哪怕一丁点商量的余地。
要知道他可不是什么好好先生，更不会因为儿子格雷特与莎尔保持着亲密关系就手下留情，而是会趁此机会狠狠削弱对方的影响力。
“我觉得这个方案很公平。”
正义之神提尔率先站出来表达了支持。
毕竟凡是涉及到法律和正义审判的事情，他永远都不可能会反对，更何况给梦魇巨蛇丹德尔偷偷开后门的确罪无可恕。
“我也同意！”
远古太阳神阿曼纳塔也站了出来。
As the god in charge of law, contract, and order, he was obviously very annoyed by what Shar had done, and he wished he could seal her up forever until she was forgotten by all mortals.
"Count me in!"
"And me!"
"The Goddess of Night has violated the interests of the gods this time and must be punished accordingly!"
…
As many powerful gods, including Midnight, the goddess of magic, Kelemvor, the god of death, Suna, the goddess of love and beauty, Tempus, the god of war, Talona, the goddess of natural cycles, and Waukin, the goddess of wealth, expressed their opinions, Shar finally began to realize the seriousness of the problem.
You must know that the powerful Divine Council is the institution with the highest authority in the continent of Faerun, second only to the Supreme God Io.
Any resolution passed by this parliament with an overwhelming majority would be difficult to resist even for equally powerful gods.
"Wait! I agree to the previous conditions and hand over some petitioners to Dendel to devour as food."
As perhaps the most selfish goddess, Shar obviously did not want her freedom to be restricted, so she decisively threw out the souls of her believers as bargaining chips.
This is the saddest outcome of mortals’ belief in evil gods.
If it were a god from the good or neutral camp, he would rather be sealed than sacrifice the souls of his believers.
"Great! It seems that the biggest problem has been solved, isn't it? Please give your answer next, great nightmare snake."
As he spoke, Zuo Si once again turned his gaze back to the ancient evil creature that was so close at hand, especially the scales formed by the embodiment of nightmares.
He could clearly feel that Dendel's abilities had many similarities with the planeswalker he had killed, Ansok, the Nightmare Lord.
I just don't know whose abilities will be more powerful in the end.
Of course, since Ansok is dead, this question may never be answered.
After all, Zuo Si couldn't just take back the Planeswalker Spark that he had given to the Dark Prince and put it into the Nightmare Serpent to create an even more terrifying monster, right? "Okay, I agree."
After pretending to be reserved, Dendel agreed decisively.
It also understands that this is the best result it can get at the moment.
After all, the gods have already descended, and it is absolutely impossible to swallow the sun. It is better to get some benefits from Shar.
You have to know that this insidious and cunning goddess is clearly using it as a gun, so it is impossible to say that she has no resentment.
"So... we have reached an agreement? In that case, let's sign an agreement as a guarantee."
As these words came out of his mouth, Zuo Si took out a devil's contract from his pocket and handed it to the other party.
This skillful movement instantly caused the corners of the mouths of everyone present, including the Nightmare Snake and the gods, to twitch uncontrollably.
But it is undeniable that this contract can indeed relax the nerves of both parties who originally distrusted each other a little.
According to the tradition of Baator, whoever is the witness of the contract is responsible for ensuring that all the terms above are fulfilled one by one.
As for whether it will bring greater influence to Baator and the devil, or even be exhibited as a means of propaganda in the museum of the huge cyberpunk city on the ninth level, that is not a problem that the gods need to consider now.
In this way, under Zuo Si's urging, the gods and Dendel all signed their names on it.
Soon, the contract turned into a burning inferno.
The nightmare snake, which seemed to not like nonsense, passed through the opened portal directly, rushed into the kingdom of Shar in the shadow plane, ate a lot, swallowed millions of souls in one gulp, and then returned to the gray wilderness with satisfaction.
At this point, the farce and crisis were finally resolved.
Shar, who failed to gain anything, will now face interrogation from the powerful Divine Council. It is estimated that he will not have time to cause trouble in the short term.
Amaunator directly transformed his incarnation, which absorbed amazing energy, into a blazing sun, continuing to bring light and heat to the planet Toril.
Countless people took to the streets to celebrate, and designated this day as the new Sun Festival to commemorate the ancient sun god who was the first to stand up and fight against Dendar at the critical moment.
As for Loshanda, who did something so stupid that he got himself killed, he was gradually forgotten by people because of this incident.
Other gods also gained more and more devout worship from mortals because they appeared to protect the world and believers.
Especially after experiencing a terrible nightmare, ordinary people long for God's protection and spiritual comfort more than ever.
As a mediator and the person who actually drove away Dendel, Zuo Si's prestige in the West Coast Empire and even the entire continent of Faerun was unprecedentedly strengthened, and he even had a large number of followers and admirers.
Even the old-fashioned scholars of Candlekeep began to create a unique word for him as a title to distinguish him from other kings and emperors in history.
Anyway, except for the goddess of night Shar who was the mastermind behind the scenes, everyone benefited from it.
I have to say that this result is full of irony and black humor.
The common people singing and dancing in the streets to celebrate the Sun Festival and the densely packed crowds kneeling in front of the statue in the Temple of Amaunator to pray were simply the biggest mockery of this scheming goddess.
(End of this chapter)