Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 109: Poison Dusk Lizardman
After another night, Levi's experience points in enchantment expertise increased a lot. At the same time, when he set out, in addition to the temporary Tier 3 Arion cavalrymen who joined yesterday, Richie who had made an appointment also joined with his troops.
As both are high elves, Richie's combat style is very different from Levi's. Not only is he a warrior himself, but the troops under his command are also mainly melee-based.
There are about a dozen level 1 half-elf soldiers and human spearmen, who are just cannon fodder. Then there are several level 2 half-elf rangers holding dual swords. Their own attack and defense capabilities are not outstanding, but they have high agility and attack frequency, and are typical melee output units.
Next came several level 2 human crossbowmen. Compared to archers, their shooting range was shorter and their attack speed was relatively slower, but their attack power was slightly stronger, and they also had a slight armor-piercing effect. They were also the only type of long-range troops under his command.
As the chosen heroes of God became more and more active, more and more indigenous people rushed to the Novice Village, hoping to be hired by them. In addition, everyone continued to defeat various monsters and had some money in their hands, so even if they did not use military merit points to recruit, everyone's strength was gradually increasing.
Of course, the strength of the troops recruited in this way varies. It can even be said that most of them are weaker than the troops of the high elves.
There is no way. The martial talent alone is enough to create a huge gap, not to mention that the equipment and skills of the high elves are often better.
But now that they have more choices, the chosen heroes are gradually beginning to prefer using military merit points to exchange for other rarer things, such as skills, magic, and even various equipment.
As for Richie's real confidants, they are three gladiators. No one knows whether Richie is lucky enough, or he exchanged all his military merit points for elite tokens and used them on them, or it is a combination of both. In short, these three guys are all level 2 elite units.
They all held a three-meter-long iron spear in one hand and a round shield in the other. They had helmets covering their faces and wore blue cloaks on their backs. Most importantly, they had no armor on them, only boxer shorts.
As soon as he saw their obvious appearance, Levi knew immediately that this must be a group of soldiers based on the 300 Spartan soldiers!
Levi couldn't understand why the other party was dressed like this, but he was greatly shocked. The Lothern Marine Guard also held a shield and a spear, and even carried a bow and arrow, but he was also fully armored!
But these gladiators were just naked, and their bodies seemed to be coated with some kind of oil, which reflected a little under the sunlight, even brighter than the light from their enchanted spears, as if they were afraid that the enemy would not notice them.
Even Richie himself tried to COS the same thing, with the same spear and shield, and the same blue cloak, but he still knew that saving his life was more important, so he put on a layer of armor on the outside.
When these four people stand together, anyone would think that there is a great connection between them, and Richie would be considered their leader, and he also looks a bit gay.
But he was too lazy to ask. Their strength had little to do with him. He would know after a battle at Stoney Highlands. Besides, he was there to be cannon fodder. As long as he died slowly, he would be qualified.
After all the supplies and arrows were replenished, Levi was ready to set off.
Speaking of which, this kid Richie is quite sensible. When he heard yesterday that he was agreed to join the operation, he immediately took the initiative to say that he must adopt the captain allocation model. If they defeat the enemy and even successfully complete the mission, what they get depends entirely on Levi's mood.
Even if he was not paid a penny, he would have no objection at all. He would be quite satisfied just to be able to join the mission and gain some experience points.
This attitude really made Levi feel satisfied, but he was not a capitalist, and he would never embezzle things that should be given to the other party.
However, he felt that the other party must be working for him, because the battle level of both himself and Donna had been raised to level 2.
Initially they have 10 points of leadership, and then they gain an additional 10 points for each level increase in combat level, and 20 points for each level increase in campaign level. Now both of them are at level 5/2. Even if the campaign attribute points are not put into leadership, combined with Levi's newly learned campaign skill of leadership, and the 10 points of veteran military rank, the combined leadership of the two is as high as 260 points.
If all the second-level soldiers were hired, the number would exceed 80. How could Richie, with only 20 or so people of varying strengths, compete with them in terms of contribution? He was really destined to work for himself.
The trainer commanded the Flame War Goose to pull the ammunition truck, and Levi asked Donna to cast an animal shrinking spell on it. Then they all saw that the Flame War Goose, which was originally more than three meters tall, had shrunk by more than half in an instant, and was only more than one meter tall. Its speed also increased slightly.
Although the one wearing red feathers is still very conspicuous when walking side by side with ordinary war geese, it is much better than before. Next time it encounters the enemy, it should not attract so much hatred.
Unfortunately, the transformation that the Chaos Dwarves made to it was not perfect. It was clearly a Tier 3 war beast, but apart from its relatively high HP, its actual combat power was not completely up to standard, and as a result, it could only be used to pull carts...
Just after they walked a few hundred meters out of the door, they found a God-chosen hero running back cursing, followed by a few sparse subordinates. He was also covered in wounds, and it was obvious that he was the remnants of a defeated battle.
Levi didn't take it too seriously at first, thinking that the opponent was just another newcomer who had just entered the game and was punished by the ogres or murlocs, but he soon felt something was wrong, because among the opponent's few remaining subordinates, two were actually level 2 swordsmen.
With just the two of them, they could probably kill a group of ogres head-on. They are definitely not newcomers!
But before he could say anything, Richie, who also saw something, said, "Dude, what's wrong? Why are you running in such a hurry? Are you being chased by the kobolds?"
As soon as the words came out, the already embarrassed God's Chosen Hero instantly became angry: "Can you fucking speak?"
Levi almost laughed out loud. He glanced at Richie with a strange expression. Could this guy be an expert in sarcasm?
"Excuse me, brother, calm down, he's not very good at talking."
The God's Chosen Hero, who was originally full of anger, saw Levi and the luxurious lineup behind them, and his expression immediately changed: "Hey, it's Boss Levi, I'm Yan Yikong, I made an appointment with you yesterday to enchant."
After he said that, Levi also remembered the other party. The other party was not a pure newcomer, but he was not an old player either, because he entered the game one day later than himself. In the early stage of the game, the difference of this one day was really not small, because most of the resources in the novice village had been plundered by the pioneers.
"It's you, but why are you..."
"Oh, don't mention it. Someone discovered a large Kobold camp in the forest. I am not very strong , so I wanted to go and cause trouble for the Kobolds while everyone was heading to the Rocky Highlands. I wanted to get some benefits and then earn military merit points."
"But I never expected that the damned Kobolds would get a batch of new equipment, which made them much tougher to deal with than before. They also had some damn Lizardmen allies who could use blowguns and bows, set ambushes, and apply poison. I was lucky enough to kill a few of them, and then the system told me that they were called Poison Dusk Lizardmen."
Poison Dusk Lizardman?
Lizardmen are also one of the initial optional races, and just as elves are divided into several different subraces belonging to different camps and factions, so are lizardmen.
Monitor lizards, war lizards, skin lizards and so on, some abide by the order and regard demons and other chaotic creatures as their mortal enemies, some live in the swamps and set up camps, ignoring worldly affairs, and some even turn around and associate with many dark creatures.
Although they may have had similar blood and appearance at the beginning, by now, they have already become completely different creatures.
But have the Lizardmen and Kobolds also united?
It's not unacceptable. Although they are called kobolds, they actually have lizard scales on their bodies. They have this name not because of their appearance, but because of their calls. If you only look at the appearance, kobolds are also like smaller lizard men.
What's more, there is probably a black dragon behind these dog-headed men. It is very normal for it to drive some lizardmen to help.
With a vague guess in his mind, Levi asked again: "How strong are they?"
"At least they are level 1, and there are quite a few level 2. I even suspect that some of the big guys who didn't take action may be level 3 units. However, their number is much less than that of the kobolds. Basically, they are either mixed in with the large group of kobolds, or ambushed in the bushes and launched sneak attacks. They have never fought me head-on."
"But their attacks are all poisonous. Not only can they reduce HP, but there is also a kind of poison that can reduce Agility by 1-2 points..."
Speaking of this, Yan Yikong's face was full of a mask of pain.
The ogres are a race that is very good at digging traps and they like to use slings. When combined with these poisonous lizardmen, a very disgusting situation arises.
If he led the team forward, he was afraid of falling into a trap. If he retreated, he would be slowed down and unable to outrun the enemy. If he stood still, even if he was not shot to death by the poisonous lizardmen, he would be hit on the head by the dog-headed men.
As the battle went on, he found that almost all of his men were dead. The strength of both sides was obviously similar before the battle, but he didn't kill many kobolds at all...
After listening to Yan Yikong's complaints, Levi couldn't help but feel sympathy. Is it okay to be kite-flyed by a dog-headed man? This is almost as miserable as he was at the beginning!
But now, there are so many long-range troops in my team that this situation will never happen. The range of the bow and arrow is much stronger than that of the sling or blowgun.
Thinking of this, Levi threw a few silver coins over: "Thanks, brother, consider it as my treat for you to drink."
Yan Yikong gladly accepted it, not feeling insulted at all, because the prices of items in this game have always been very stable and have maintained their value.
A glass of cheap wine in the tavern costs three or two copper coins, and the recruitment fee of a level 0 militia is only 0.5 silver. Just throwing it away will cost several silver coins. He just said a few words and shared an information that not many people know at this stage, but will completely lose its value in less than half a day. What else could he be dissatisfied with?
