Moreover, the goddess did not even pause for a second, and directly invited her daughter who tried to challenge her to a life-and-death battle.
moment!
A gate made of an unknown force opened out of nowhere, directly connecting two completely different realms.
Rose and Eilistraee, mother and daughter, stared at each other through the door.
One of them represents darkness, evil and cruelty, and the other represents light, kindness and hope.
Among them, Eilistraee stood in a forest, naked in the moonlight, with long silver hair extending to her ankles like a waterfall. The exquisite and deadly swords floated in the air on both sides of her body, and she could grab them in her hands with just a thought.
Especially the silver sword edge, which vibrated slightly in the breeze and made a sound like a woman's low singing.
Any mortal who has seen the face of the Dark Girl will be deeply attracted by her beauty, purity and agility that cannot be described in words.
Those pupils that flickered like moonstones were like the sharpest sword tip that could see through everything in the world.
In contrast, Rose sat high on a black throne made of an unknown metal that looked like the abdomen of a spider, with eight limbs firmly embedded in the ground. The sky above her head was filled with black and purple smoke, and the screams of tortured souls resounded through the sky.
This time, she did not appear in the form of a spider or half-spider, but maintained the appearance of a female dark elf, wearing a white robe woven from spider silk.
The almost transparent fabric seemed to cover something, but also seemed to cover nothing. It was full of hazy beauty and extreme temptation.
The blood-red eyes of the Spider Queen are like the flames in the deep pit magic web, which makes people feel trembling, fear and despair.
The two goddesses stepped out of their own kingdoms almost at the same time and instantly appeared on both sides of the door.
As they approached, a Savoy chessboard suddenly appeared out of thin air.
This strange chessboard is shaped like a spider web, with a tree dragging it from below.
Through the huge chessboard, you can see that the conspiracies, intrigues, confrontations and fights on it have been going on for thousands of years.
Thousands and thousands of chess pieces densely covered the chessboard.
Each of these chess pieces that remain on the board represents a living drow elf.
There is no doubt that this is a game between gods, using mortals as pawns to compete for faith, power, and dominance.
Most of the chess pieces are puppets and slaves who have no freedom and can be manipulated at will.
Only a very small number, perhaps thousands, are advanced chess pieces that have thoughts and can make judgments and choices based on their own consciousness.
And every sacrifice or betrayal of such a chess piece will have a significant impact on the situation on the entire chessboard.
There is no doubt that this chess game between gods is not limited to the rules of this common tabletop game in the continent of Faerun. The color of the chess pieces used by both sides is black, representing the dark elves.
Moreover, from a mortal's perspective, it is almost impossible to tell the difference between chess pieces.
However, the two goddesses were able to place the chess pieces in the appropriate positions through their understanding of the mortal beings they corresponded to, and then defeat their opponent's chess pieces to win the final victory.
Obviously, Rose and Eilistraee did not continue their previous cautious mutual testing, but chose to confront each other directly.
Just as the latter began to deploy his troops, Rose just sat in the chair motionless and let her daughter take the initiative.
Because this is the price she has to pay for choosing silence.
From the situation on the chessboard, we can see that the Dark Girl has taken advantage of this period of time to gain great advantages and achieve great results. Even the faith of several cities has changed color.
This means that the Spider Queen's faith has been replaced by Eilistraee's.
There is no doubt that these successive victories made Ilithyria, who had been suppressed for tens of thousands of years, feel the confidence of victory for the first time.
"My dear daughter, are you interested in adding an extra piece to this game?"
Rose had a faint smile on her face, and obviously didn't care about the large number of chess pieces that had just fallen and disappeared on the chessboard.
"What kind of chess piece?"
Iristri asked carefully.
She was obviously well aware of how sinister and cunning her mother was, so she didn't dare to take it lightly.
Because she knew that her mother had far more chess pieces at her disposal than she did.
"This chess piece is ourselves. We enter the game in person and fight to decide life and death. The great God above Gods Io is the witness of this gamble. How about it, do you agree to this condition?"
A mocking smile appeared on Rose's face, as if she was talking casually about what to eat later instead of a dangerous gamble that might lead to her death.
And it is not difficult to tell from her tone and eyes that she very much enjoys the excitement and pleasure brought by uncertain risks.
After all, this is the nature of the Spider Queen, which is why most gods are reluctant to provoke her. Even the demon lords in the abyss will try to stay away from the deep pit magic web.
This person's madness is not pretended, nor is he like Xirik who bullies the weak and fears the strong and is arrogant and conceited. He is really not afraid of death.
Otherwise, he would not have been so determined to fight to the death with Corellon and the elven pantheon he led, and had not retreated even a single step for so many years.
It is not difficult to tell from her resolute attitude that Rose wants to decide the outcome in one game this time.
The winner will gain everything, while the loser will lose everything, or even perish on the spot and become a corpse in the astral realm.
"I……"
Iristrie paused for a moment, clearly hesitating.
But when her eyes swept across the chessboard and saw the drow chess pieces, pity and deep sadness emerged on her face, and then she revealed strong expectations and hopes.
From her point of view, of course she wants to end it all once and for all, so that the entire dark elf race can be pulled out of the abyss from which they are falling and be redeemed.
They can also bathe in the sunlight again like the surface elves, and after death their souls can return to Arvandor to gain peace and quiet instead of entering the deep pit magic network to accept eternal torture.
After a few seconds, Iristri's originally wavering heart gradually became firm and brave, and she responded solemnly: "I agree!"
"Then let us begin."
Rose smiled, and smiled very happily. She raised her hand and released divine power, injecting her spiritual essence as a god into it to create a dark spider chess piece, just like her spider incarnations.
Then she placed the chess piece on the chessboard, near the center of the castle on her side.
Eilistraee was not to be outdone and summoned a beam of moonlight, infusing it with her spiritual essence to create a glittering chess piece.
Just as the dark girl was about to place the chess piece in the castle on her side to start the game, a voice suddenly echoed in the ears of the two goddesses.
"Wait! Can I join this game?"
As the last word came out of his mouth, another door suddenly opened out of nowhere, and then a drow woman with divine light shining all over her body slowly walked out.
She was none other than Viconia, who had just returned to Menzoberranzan not long ago.
However, at this moment, she is no longer a mortal or devil priest, but a weak demigod who has just obtained the divine spark and priesthood, and has also gained the faith of the dark elves, making her qualified to join the civil war of the drow pantheon.
"When did you become a god?"
Rose's red eyes flashed with cold murderous intent, and she was obviously very annoyed and surprised by this troublemaker who suddenly appeared.
Because first of all, in her eyes, Viconia was just a ridiculous traitor, a lowly exile.
Secondly, she also knew that the other party was Zuo Si's subordinate and servant.
To sum up, Viconia’s appearance here as a god means that Zuo Si has begun to intervene.
“Just now.
Sorry, I have killed Quensel, the man you sent back to spread the faith. The entire city of Menzoberranzan is now my property.
More than 15,000 drow changed their faith during the invocation ceremony.
Not only that!
I am still the goddess of betrayal in the drow pantheon, holding the priesthood of betrayal that you have always dreamed of.
So, do you want to continue your game?"
As she spoke, Viconia's mouth corners slightly raised in a playful smile.
Although she had long anticipated that Zuo Si had asked her to intervene in this war of gods and that she would gain huge benefits from it.
But I never expected it would be such a super gift package as Conferred God.
Although he is only a demigod of the lowest rank, and his believers are limited to the just conquered city of Menzoberranzan, which consists of just over 15,000 dark elves and a few thousand slaves who crave faith, this is already the ultimate goal that countless ambitious people and legendary spellcasters dream of.
Look at how much effort Sazastan put into becoming a god, but in the end he still couldn't get it. Look at the fate of Erinikas and those sons of Baal...
Viconia considered herself fortunate enough to follow a powerful and generous master.
You have to know that Zuo Si did not have no other choice.
After all, in addition to her, the dark elf, Vinar and her mercenaries are also good choices.
Therefore, Viconia was grateful for the reward and vowed to complete the task assigned by her master. Then she would be completely free and could do whatever she wanted as a goddess.
"A game between two people is too boring. I think adding another player can add some extra fun to the game. What do you think?"
Eilistraee undoubtedly knew that Viconia was here to help her, so she looked at her mother with a slightly amusement-filled look, waiting for a reply.
Rose stared gloomily at the unexpected person who suddenly jumped out and disrupted her plan at the critical moment with a malicious look. After a full minute, she sneered: "As long as she dares to bet everything, I don't care. After all, once she loses, she will become part of my power. No one will dislike having too much power."
"Great! Let the games begin."
Ilithri didn't give the Spider Queen any chance to regret and directly put down the chess piece that belonged to her.
Instantly! A beam of light descended from the sky and enveloped the entire door and the chessboard.
Just as Viconia raised her hand to shape the chess piece representing herself, Rose was no longer alone. Suddenly, a huge half-spider creature with a male half body appeared out of thin air beside her.
He held a sword in one hand and a mace in the other. He was the warrior god of the drow and champion of Rose - Selvetarm.
The demigod didn't hesitate for even a second before colliding his weapons, making a crisp sound. Then one of his chess pieces appeared out of thin air on the chessboard, right next to Rose's chess piece.
It was obvious that the Spider Queen had no intention of playing a fair one-on-one game at all. Instead, she planned to go two-on-one from the very beginning and directly take down her naive and stupid daughter.
Iristri obviously realized this and her expression suddenly turned a little ugly.
She simply couldn't imagine what serious consequences she would face if she had rashly signed the contract just now.
fortunately!
She was not alone at the moment, but had a newly promoted demigod as her helper.
Although the dark girl also knew that it was obviously too much to ask Viconia to deal with Selvettam.
After all, even his brother Viren was often beaten to a pulp when facing this son.
Yes, you read that right.
It was absolutely ridiculous and embarrassing that Velen, the drow god of conspiracy, couldn't even defeat his own demigod son in a head-on battle.
Several of his plots against Rose were crushed by Silvtam.
So Weiren hated his son to the core.
"So this was your plan? You set a trap and waited for me to fall into it?"
There was an obvious hint of anger in Iristri's tone, and she also vaguely realized how accurate Zuo Si's previous assessment of the strength between herself and her mother was.
The most important thing is that Rose insidiously took advantage of her kindness and her strong desire to save the dark elves.
This means that kindness and mercy have become a huge weakness and will be exploited repeatedly in subsequent games.
If she showed even the slightest hesitation, reluctance or pity towards the mortals represented by those chess pieces, she might fall into this dangerous situation again.
"Please don't worry. No matter what schemes and traps the Spider Queen has prepared, she won't succeed this time."
As she spoke, Viconia placed her own piece next to Iristrae's piece, just as Selvettam had placed her piece next to Rose.
In a flash!
This gamble between two gods became four, and its complexity and danger began to increase exponentially.
Especially after Viconia joined, there were suddenly some chess pieces on the board whose appearance and identity were completely indistinguishable.
Unlike the pawns of Rose and Eilistraee, they were not divided into distinct camps, but all joined Rose's camp.
And unlike normal chess pieces, these newly added chess pieces cannot be controlled at all and act entirely according to their own will.
It goes without saying that these chess pieces are the new changes and rules brought by Viconia.
She does not control the chess pieces, but instead releases divine power during her turn to affect the entire chessboard.
Then those pieces will begin to influence other pieces around them, causing them to randomly rebel.
This undoubtedly raises the difficulty of the entire game by several levels, and also vividly demonstrates the betrayal of this priesthood that is engraved in the bones of the dark elves.
"Random betrayal? Haha, my stupid daughter is right. You really brought some different fun to this game."
Rose raised the corners of her mouth in an expression of interest.
Because no one likes this huge uncertainty and the terrible risks behind it more than her, who tends to be in chaos.
She knew that if nothing unexpected happened, these chess pieces were prepared by Zuo Si in advance, and each one could exert great destructive power at a critical moment. Now they were just handed over to Viconia for control.
"I'm glad you like it. But before the fun begins, there's actually a huge surprise."
Viconia created a chair out of thin air and sat down, staring at Silvtam with a half-smile.
Before Rose and the Warrior Demigod had time to react to what this sentence meant, two shadows suddenly appeared on the chessboard and surrounded Xiwentam's chess piece.
The next second...
A shadow jumped out first, swinging a dagger at the demigod's heart with incredible speed.
"Vyren? How dare you!"
The murderous light in Rose's eyes suddenly increased. She raised her hand and released a large piece of spider silk to wrap up this "filial son", and then ordered Xi Wentam to cut him into pieces.
But just as Xiwentam rushed forward, another black shadow suddenly jumped out, came behind Xiwentam at lightning speed and completed a precise backstab.
Puff! The dazzling divine blood instantly splashed everywhere.
A dagger emitting a dark and cold aura just pierced through Xiwentam's back and came out from the left side of his chest, obviously having pierced his heart.
You have to know that gods basically have very powerful predictive and perception abilities, even the lowest-level demigods are no exception.
Therefore, it is almost impossible to launch a sneak attack on them.
But now, the great Rose's champion fighter was not only stabbed in the back, but also suffered the most horrific and fatal wound.
Especially since the divine power contained in that dagger had begun to destroy Seventarm's divine essence and extinguish the spark of his divinity.
Soon, the identity of the second black shadow was completely exposed. It was Musk, the god of thieves.
There is no doubt that this was an absolutely perfect cooperation, and even Rose, who possessed medium divine power, did not notice it in advance.
The reason why he was able to succeed was very simple! Musk possessed the priesthood of shadow, which was born with hidden characteristics.
Not to mention Rose, even Xirik, who was the most powerful god in the kingdom at that time, was unaware that he had the God-killing Sword in his hand every day.
So strictly speaking, Sivertham has no reason to blame for the loss.
You have to know that Musk's divine power may be useless against more powerful gods or even gods of the same level, but he is an absolute bully.
No demigod could withstand his deadly backstab.
"Hahahaha! Finally... I finally killed you, my dear son. Your power will be completely absorbed and utilized by me."
Velen's mouth opened wide and he let out a wild, unbridled laugh.
Because Rose is not a deity that is good at healing.
"No! Don't even think about it! I will take you with me even if I die!"
Xiwentam ignored the surging divine blood and rushed forward waving the weapon in his hand, his eyes flashing with unparalleled anger and violence.
As a thorough warrior god, he believed that as long as he managed to get close enough, he would be able to take his father with him to be buried with him before he died in a few minutes or even seconds.
Especially the two artifacts in his hands. The hammer contains deadly poison, and the sword can tear through the protection on Velen's body and leave deep enough wounds on his body.
The latter is a high-level artifact that not only possesses decapitation magic properties, but also greatly enhances the holder's agility attributes. It can also give the holder a barbarian-like violent ability, allowing the holder to cast a large number of spell abilities such as Spider Web and Spider Climb at will, and even has self-awareness and can wield it on its own.
The most important thing is that this sword has additional bonuses for all elves, even elven gods are no exception.
It's a pity that Velen is the god of conspiracy. He had been fully prepared from the moment he planned the attack, so he would not be stupid enough to fight a dying berserker.
Just as a dark shadow flashed by, he left Xi Wen Tam far behind, his eyes revealing naked and undisguised mockery and contempt.
Because he never liked this son.
To be precise, for Velen, Selvettam's birth was a complete accident.
At first, it was the dancer demigod, Zandila, who seduced him, wanting to use his power to fight against Rose.
结果维伦察觉到了对方的阴谋，直接反手将其囚禁起来。
后来赞蒂拉在穆尔霍兰德神系的情欲女神芭丝特的帮助下逃了出来，并在不久之后生下了席文塔姆。
所以维伦最初对于这个子嗣的出生完全一无所知。
而席文塔姆对自己的父母也不怎么亲近，甚至可以说是不屑一顾，以中立阵营的态度四处流浪，直至被自己的姑姑伊莉丝翠打动想要为其做点事情，结果遭到罗丝的算计吸收了一位恶魔领主的精华最终堕入邪恶。
维伦则对这个儿子投入原本就十分强大的母亲怀抱感到无比愤怒，一来二去双方就彻底结下了死仇。
眼下的场面不过是这种不断积蓄仇恨的必然结果。
“我想我已经完成了对你的承诺，是吧？”
马斯克显然注意到了罗丝那杀人般的眼神，心底立刻就涌起了想要开溜的念头。
毕竟连混沌魔犬柯兹夫都能追着他咬，甚至还被咬瘸了一条腿，哪里敢直面蛛后的怒火。
“当然！我欠你一个人情。”
维伦也知道让盗贼之神为自己拼命显然是不现实的，所以果断选择了好说好散。
再怎么说他也达成了此行的目标，再加上有妹妹伊莉丝翠牵制，基本不会出什么意外。
得到想要的答复后，马斯克连一句废话都没有立马便跃入阴影之中消失了。
他走的是如此干脆，看起来根本不像是一个刚刚完成了弑神壮举的顶尖刺客，反而更像是一个逃之夭夭的窃贼，全身上下散发着一种猥琐的气质。
等盗贼之神彻底消失，席文塔姆整个人已经因为失血过多半跪在地上，连站都站不起来了。
原本闪耀的神性火花也如同狂风中的蜡烛随时有可能彻底熄灭。
“这就是你说的巨大惊喜？”
幽暗少女终于从震惊中回过神来，难以置信的望着维康尼亚，显然被这环环相扣的算计与手段感到难以置信。
要知道在整个黑暗精灵神系中，罗丝是一家独大的，没有第二个神能够与之竞争。
可就在刚才，维伦竟然与马斯克联手解决掉了罗丝手中最强大的棋子，一个对其言听计从的半神席文塔姆。
尤其是得手之顺利，以及在突袭发生前几秒钟的精准发言，很难不让人产生联想。
更何况伊莉丝翠知道左思巴托地狱第九层领主兼魔鬼亲王的身份。
众所周知，魔鬼是最擅长玩弄政治和阴谋诡计的种族。
其中的大魔鬼更是能把神明都耍得团团转。
所以她有理由相信这一切全部都是左思在暗中布置、谋划的。
搞不好还跟维伦达成了某些不为人知的秘密交易与合作，目的就是尽可能削弱罗丝的力量。
很快，伴随着神性火花的彻底熄灭，通往星界的大门瞬间开启，席文塔姆的尸体迅速被拖入其中消失在所有人的视线范围之外。
而维伦则贪婪的攫取着自己儿子死后遗留下来的丰厚遗产。
才短短几秒钟的功夫他就融合了“卓尔战士”这个神职，并且将席文塔姆积累的所有神力乃至那个恶魔领主的精华全部吸纳，从头到脚散发着无法用语言形容的邪恶气息。
最重要的是他的神力等级正在不断的攀升，甚至触摸到了弱等神力的边缘。
这一变化无疑让罗丝和伊莉丝翠都变得非常紧张。
因为黑暗精灵的族群数量太少了，根本容不下两个中等神力。
“恭喜，蒙面之王，您终于得到了自己想要的东西。现在您是否要加入这场一决生死的赌局呢？”
维康尼亚微笑着向阴谋之神发出了邀请。
维伦眯起眼睛注视着巨大的棋盘，还有上边星罗棋布摆放的棋子，摸着下巴似乎在犹豫。
作为一个谨慎、甚至可以说是胆小的神明，他显然并不想孤注一掷。
可问题是他现在好像并没有选择的余地。
因为母亲和妹妹的赌局已经开始了。
无论谁赢谁输都意味着一方彻底吞噬另外一方变得更加强大。
沉默良久之后，维伦把目光投向维康尼亚，意味深长的试探道：“你的主人呢？他为什么还不现身，反倒是让你这个小角色冲锋陷阵？”
“怎么，您这是在打听索斯的下落吗？ 抱歉，我也不太清楚他现在究竟在什么地方，又暗地里准备了什么。
但有一点可以肯定。
那就是我现在绝对不是什么小角色，而是有能力左右这场神战的关键变量。
至于您在一系列阴谋中的所作所为全部都在索斯的意料中。”
维康尼亚微笑着说出了让对方不由自主感到毛骨悚然的恐怖内容。
“全部在他的预料之中？”
维伦明显不太相信这番说辞，认为是对方在故意夸大。
但在注意到罗丝和伊莉丝翠的反应后脸色顿时勃然大变。
就在他还想要说点什么的时候，一缕波纹突然在几位神祇各自的领域相交之处形成。
向来对邪恶和死亡十分敏感的伊莉丝翠皱了皱鼻子，瞬间感受到了腐朽、陈旧和冰冷的气息。
随后一个蕴含着低沉、嘶哑、不带任何感情色彩的低语回荡在诸位神明的耳边。
“你们在这里进行游戏居然不邀请我？”
瞬间！
一个从头到脚缠绕着绷带、身体近乎干枯腐朽的女性身影凭空出现。
她的鼻子已经在长期的风化过程中变得丑陋扭曲，一头稀疏的黑色长发随风摆动，眼睛里闪烁着骇人的墨绿色光芒，头上则佩戴着一个镶嵌宝石的头饰，手里拎着一根血红色的法杖。
与其说这是一个活着的黑暗精灵，倒不如说是一个经过防腐处理、身体稍微有点干枯的亡灵生物。
齐雅温纱丽？ 她怎么会在这？ 维伦显然认出了来者的身份正是卓尔的死亡与复仇女神齐雅温纱丽，同时也是除了软泥怪之神关纳德之外最后一个该神系的成员。
身为与席文塔姆一样的半神，她表面上来看应该是实力最弱的一个。
可问题是在场没有谁敢小看她。
因为齐雅温纱丽曾经干过一件令无数人都感到不可思议的事情，那就是她杀死了深渊三巨头之一、人称不死君主的奥库斯。
虽然这位强大的恶魔君主后来又复活了，但光是能做到这一点就相当震撼人心。
毕竟当年的奥库斯可是掌握着完整的末日真言，连机械境位面意志奇点都扛不住，更不用提区区一个小小的半神了。
所以没人知道当年究竟发生了什么，只知道奥库斯被齐雅温纱丽杀死并夺走了死灭之塔。
而且奥库斯复活之后也没有对这位女神采取任何报复措施。
一切的一切看起来都是那么的离奇和诡异。
甚至有人觉得奥库斯的死与其说是被齐雅温纱丽杀掉的，还不如说是因为他掌握了末日真言的力量太过于破坏平衡，所以被众多大佬联合起来绞杀了。
至于齐雅温纱丽不过是侥幸最后一个完成补刀的人。
但不管怎么说，她的出现让原本就相当混乱复杂的局势变得更加扑朔迷离。
……
“你觉得作为见证者的神上之神艾欧现在会是一副怎么样的表情？”
左思头也不回的笑着问了一句。
不用问也知道，他一直都在透过维康尼亚的眼睛观察着事态的发展，并在认为需要的时候进行干涉。
如果不是有他帮忙屏蔽了罗丝的神力感知，维伦和马斯克的偷袭根本不可能得手。
“我想大概是板着脸没有任何表情吧。毕竟艾欧陛下向来对这些事情都不怎么感兴趣。除非发生大的动乱，否则他连理都懒得理会。”
严阵以待的黑暗王子格雷亚耸了耸肩膀猜测道。
左思笑着继续问：“那你觉得是什么让他同意了这场赌局？要知道没有神上神的执行力，像这种游戏根本不可能做到愿赌服输。即便是最尊重契约的魔鬼也会忍不住在输掉后选择赖账。”
“嗯——我想是不希望这场神战波及的面太大吧。毕竟这场赌局的本质是用一场游戏来取代毁天灭地的神战，从某种程度上来说相当于遵守了艾欧陛下在动荡之年结束后定下的规矩。”
格雷亚在思考了几秒钟之后迅速给出自己的猜测。
“聪明！ 这正是他作为见证者、裁判和执行者的最大原因和理由。
所以我才不止一次强调，千万不要小看罗丝。
她虽然代表的是最极致的混乱，可是却一直都非常狡猾，知道有那些红线是绝对不能触碰的。”
说罢，左思盯着魔法镜子里透过维康尼亚眼睛传递回来的画面。
With the transition from a two-way rivalry to a three-way competition, and then to the current confrontation between the four drow gods, the situation has long been beyond everyone's expectations and control.
Even Zuo Si could only barely counter the moves.
Because of the existence of the gambling, this is not a traditional battle between gods where the outcome is determined by strength. Instead, it tests the wisdom of both parties.
The constant random changes of the pieces on that chessboard alone would be enough to make any mortal chess player feel like his head is exploding and he wants to die.
"Which side are you going to take?"
Eilistraee asked tentatively.
"Neither! I am an enemy of all of you at the same time!"
Qiyawansali did not choose to join any camp, but instead raised her own flag.
She had a grudge against Rose, and had been subject to threats, intimidation, and enslavement from her for a long period of time after she was deified, so it was naturally impossible for her to help Rose.
In contrast, the conflict with the Dark Girl was purely a conflict of ideas and camps, and did not involve any personal feelings.
"How about I join you?"
The god of conspiracy, Velen, suddenly spoke and broke the silence.
Because in the current situation, if we unite, both sides will benefit, but if we separate, both sides will lose.
Moreover, his idea was to use Qiyawensali as a shield to charge in the front, while he would hide in the dark and wait for the opportunity to kill all the drow gods in front of him.
But Qiyawansali let out a terrifying laugh that sounded like bones scraping against a cup.
“Hahahaha! Join me? Sorry, I can’t trust you, Masked King.
If you really want to defeat Rose and become the main god, you must show the responsibility of a main god.
But now, I don't see any sense of responsibility in you, only greed, timidity and cowardice."
Qiyavansali mocked Viren without hiding her feelings.
Obviously, she disdains to join forces with the drow god of conspiracy. Instead, she directly puts the chess pieces she created on the chessboard and officially joins this life-and-death gamble.
"Okay! Very good! Just wait for me!"
Seeing this, Viren gritted his teeth, created his own chess piece, and sat down on the other side of the chessboard.
At this moment, the five dark elf gods, including Viconia, were sitting in their seats, staring at the chess pieces or looking into each other's eyes.
Seeing that all the gods in the entire pantheon had joined the game, Rose's gloomy and terrifying face finally eased. She reached out her hand, picked up one of the chess pieces and moved forward a step.
A bait? Eilistraee was clearly puzzled by this move.
She didn't remember that this was an important chess piece, but just a puppet or a slave chess piece.
"Now it's your turn, my dear daughter." Rose urged with a smile.
"I choose to capture your pawn."
Iristria grabbed the chess piece in front and took a step forward, pushing down the chess piece that was blocking her way.
Almost at the same time, in a corner of the Underdark, a man holding a sharp sword stabbed another female drow through the heart from behind.
Apparently, from the moment the gods pick up the chess pieces, everything they do will play out in the real world.
When a chess piece is captured, it dies.
When the chess piece kneels down it means surrender.
In short, this is a real game that uses divine power to shape the real world and move it to the chessboard.
And it is very, very cruel.
Perhaps this is not a big problem for an evil goddess like Rose, because morality has ceased to exist for her since the moment she fell.
But for the kind and compassionate Eilistraee, it was pure pain.
Now, every time she picks up a chess piece and takes a step, there is a chance that it will be eaten by the opponent.
And this eating means that the person corresponding to the chess piece in the real world will die, and his death will be extremely miserable.
"You hesitated! You were afraid! Afraid that those pawns would die because of the mistakes you made. You are too pathetic and too weak to be the object of the dark elves' faith and worship."
Rose sneered and used sarcastic words to attack and stimulate her daughter, hoping to break down her psychological defenses in this way.
This was the method she had used against Helist before.
However, as a goddess, Eilistraee was obviously much more resolute than Hellister. She retorted bluntly: "Weak? I don't think kindness is weakness. And my dance will convey more positive things, instead of just making them degenerate and sink like you do."
"Ha! Come on! Stop the nice words here. Look how many drow are willing to follow your ridiculous dance? They are all outcasts from their families and society, just like you are now."
Rose continued to taunt him viciously.
Especially the word "abandoned child" deeply hurt the dark girl's heart.
Because in Eilistraee's eyes, she is an abandoned child who cannot return to the elven kingdom of Arvandor.
Although she is largely in self-exile, she only leaves a glimmer of hope for redemption for the fallen dark elves.
(End of this chapter)