"Dream...Nightmare Serpent Dendel?!!!"
Looking at the terrifying giant snake above her head that blocked the sky and the sun, the dark girl Eilistraee couldn't help but let out an almost ear-piercing scream.
This is obviously not in line with the image of elegance, beauty, and wildness that she has always maintained.
But this is understandable.
After all, among the many ancient evil beings and wild gods, not many have the ability to pose a devastating threat to an entire plane or even a crystal wall.
And the nightmare snake Dendel happens to be one of them.
Its powerful ability to create nightmares and swallow nightmares is so powerful that even gods cannot be spared.
The black scales formed by the embodiment of countless nightmares can easily resist most artifacts. Only weapons with enchantment level 5 or above can meet the minimum requirement of "defense breaking".
But trying to use this to kill Dendel is absolutely a fool's errand.
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 Onari.
Of course, it is limited to the word "hurt".
Gwydion's so-called defeat of Dendel back then was actually just an escape from the nightmare that the other party had given him, rather than any irreparable damage to the giant snake.
According to the rules set by Dendel himself, or whether it is related to some kind of restriction at the beginning of his birth, anyone who defeats the nightmare can claim to have defeated the nightmare snake, and it will admit it itself.
And even Cyric, the Prince of Lies, who has mastered all the priesthoods and powers of the three gods of death and is at the peak of his power, cannot avoid being affected by the horrific nightmare unleashed by Dendel.
No one or god has ever truly posed a fatal threat to the Nightmare Serpent.
Even when Cyric, the Prince of Lies, fell into madness and even ignored the god Io, he still feared Dendel deep down, actively chose to become an ally with him, and fed him the souls of a large number of god believers as food.
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Therefore, although the Nightmare Serpent Dendel is known as the three ancient evil creatures along with the Chaos Demon Dog Kozif and the Elf Devourer Idiak-Oridil, in fact, it is far superior to the latter in terms of strength and strength.
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It can even be said that they are not on the same level at all.
In particular, Idiak-Oridil, the devourer of elves, does not have the power to kill gods at all, and is even kept as a pet by a god like the beast god Mara who often makes jokes.
"Did Shar finally do it?"
Zuo Si also raised his head and stared at the giant snake that had surrounded the sun, but he did not show any nervousness or panic. Instead, he showed a disdainful smile.
It is true that the Nightmare Serpent Dendel is an ancient evil that can make all the gods in the entire crystal wall system feel nervous and frightened, but Toril is guarded by Io, the god above all gods.
He didn't believe that the other party swallowed the sun and plunged the entire planet into darkness and cold, and the latter would not show up to deal with the aftermath.
After all, even after the goddess of magic was killed and the magic network went out of control, Io stepped in to roughly clean up the chaotic energy and burning blue flames to avoid causing too much damage and interference to the lives of mortals.
Not to mention that something much more serious than this could lead to the disappearance of the sun, which could lead to the extinction of life on the surface world.
As for Shar, the goddess of the night, despite her usual cunning and calculating appearance, she is actually the craziest one at heart.
Especially the pursuit of darkness, nothingness and tranquility has reached a morbid level.
To achieve this goal, she doesn't care about any consequences.
Therefore, in Zuo Si's eyes, the whole thing was not so much a disaster as if it were doomsday, but rather a farce that was impossible to succeed at all.
What's more, even if it swallows the sun, what will happen?
With the strength of the gods of Faerun, it is not difficult at all to go to the elemental plane of fire to obtain pure fire and then ignite a celestial body to create the sun.
Most importantly, the ancient sun god Amaunata 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.
"Shar? The goddess of the night! She let Dendel enter this world?"
Eilistraee's eyes widened in disbelief.
Zuo Si sneered and asked, "Who else would it be?
You must know that the nightmare snake has always lived in the gray wilderness.
There are only two ways into Toril.
One is the Flame Peak located in the Chult jungle, guarded by the dinosaur god Utao;
The other one is the Shadow Plane, which is closely connected to the Outer Plane.
Obviously, it is impossible for Utao to let Dendel in, because that is one of his responsibilities.
So in the end the only thing left is Shar.
Pretty simple process of elimination, isn't it?"
While the two were talking, Dendel had already completely wrapped the sun with his huge body and opened his iconic everything-devouring mouth.
Just when it was about to eat the sun and turn the whole world into darkness, and then activate its power to plunge all creatures on the ground into a boundless nightmare, the star that had been bound suddenly burst into dazzling bright light.
The next second...
boom!!!!!
The entire sun suddenly exploded like a huge fireball, causing huge 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.
It got pitch black.
"Get away! Stay away from the sun of this world!" A majestic voice shouted sternly.
After a while, the recently resurrected ancient sun god Amaunata appeared in everyone's sight.
At this moment, he had completely absorbed the energy after the sun's explosion, and his whole body was emitting astonishing light and heat like a star.
Wherever this divine light shines, all creatures trapped in nightmares wake up and get rid of Dendel's influence.
It has to be said that Amaunata's action at such a critical moment brought him huge reputation, as well as the 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 Faerûn and even the planet Toril.
"Look, the real show is about to begin."
Zuo Si's eyes flashed with amusement, obviously he had expected such a result.
After all, Amaunatar is the sun god, has a complete sun priesthood, and has experienced the decline of the Netheril era, so he knows better than any other god the disastrous consequences of ignoring the strong desires of mortals.
If he doesn't stand up to stop Dendel at this time, people's belief and worship of the sun and the sun god will quickly disappear, and they will turn to other gods who can provide them with help and protection.
Therefore, whether he likes it or not, the ancient sun god cannot stand by and watch, but must stand up to protect the sun in the crystal wall system.
This is both a responsibility and an obligation, and it is simply unavoidable.
Hiss, hiss, hiss——
The giant nightmare snake stared at the Sun God and made a creepy sound, which immediately caused intense fear in all creatures on the planet Toril.
There is no doubt that this is a spell-like effect with a large range, and it is also proof that it is stronger than the other two ancient evil objects.
Because Dendel's every move does not affect a few people around him or a small area, but affects all living things in the entire world.
After more than ten seconds, the huge venomous snake opened its mouth and asked in a low and hoarse voice: "Amaunata? Aren't you already dead?"
"Didn't Shar tell you that I was resurrected not long ago?"
The ancient sun god asked 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 the night has always wanted.
What's more, he also has an unclear relationship with the ancient god of death, Yeager.
You must know that Yeager has been interested in this goddess full of darkness, mystery and evil for a long time.
"So you want to stop me from swallowing the sun?"
Dendel spat out the letter and made a strange sound, which was a bit like a mockery and a bit like a threat.
As a sign that symbolizes the end of the world, the gods and the entire country and the end of all things, a newly resurrected powerful divine power is far from enough to make it fearful.
Because it was born older than the gods, perhaps only the twin goddesses of light and darkness who created the world can compare with it, and its power is also more powerful.
"No, it's not just me, you have to face all the members of the entire Pantheon. Look, they are already here."
Along with Amaunata's righteous words, several rays of light began to shine in the endless deep space of the universe, and then more than twenty powerful and medium divine powers appeared in front of the nightmare snake, fully armed.
The reason why such a scene occurred was entirely because they happened to be in the Pantheon and had just finished watching the divine battle between Zuo Si and Gruumsh before they had time to end.
To be continued...