Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 151: Fighting the Devil
After a few stinking cloud spells, groups of demons fell into a special state of nausea and retching, unable to fight for a short period of time. This magic trick unexpectedly worked wonders.
When most demons try to squeeze through the bridge, they will face an array of spears and halberds that have been prepared long ago.
Even though there was a Level 4 three-headed hellhound leading the charge, they still had their heads and faces covered in blood, and even the ground was covered in red blood.
If they were encountered on the plains, they could use their three big heads to attack at the same time, making them indeed very difficult enemies. However, in this special situation, they simply could not compete with spears and halberds in attack range.
In addition, Levi and his men had set up more than one layer of battle formations. They were surrounded by enemies and had to withstand attacks from dozens of people almost every moment. Even though their defenses were extremely high and their vitality was even stronger, after just a few seconds, the three-headed hellhounds turned into corpses one after another.
Those who can be sent to carry out such an important task are naturally the most elite troops under the command of many God-chosen heroes, including many level 3 or even level 3 elite soldiers.
As for other more fragile demons, they are no match for them.
At first glance, the situation looks very good, and it seems that they will not be able to make any breakthroughs in a short period of time.
Lightforged Sun Knight and others couldn't help but show joy upon seeing this. If they continued like this, they only needed to defend the bridgehead which was a few meters wide, and their own troops would be able to reap the lives of demons at will. Not only would the chance of defeating the enemy be greatly increased, but even their losses would be minimal!
A wooden bridge that is only a few meters wide will become a bridge that breaks the souls of these demons!
But they soon discovered that they were too happy too soon. The demon army did not attack from the narrow wooden bridge exactly as they had imagined. They were not that stupid.
Seeing that the attack was blocked, with a slightly low howl, many Horned Demon Warlords waved their whips, urging, driving away, and even threatening those low-level demons to start crossing the river.
At the same time, about a dozen red hellhounds came out from the group of demons, opened their mouths and began to spit out cone-shaped flames.
Their attack range is extremely short, usually only a few meters, but their target is not the troops under Levi and others, but the river!
Under the scorching flames, the river, which was already in its dry season, quickly dried up, and the original silt became solid. The low-level demons who were originally dissatisfied and deliberately delayed their steps, could not help but speed up their pace upon seeing this.
They originally hesitated because they hated the river water that was incompatible with their own attributes, as well as the mud that was in the way, but now they have no such concerns at all.
This move was really beyond everyone's expectations, because ordinary hellhounds do not have this kind of attack method. They rely entirely on their own sharp claws.
Coupled with that special howl, Levi immediately realized that these demons might have a leader, and that it was a special horned demon!
Unfortunately, in his opinion, demons of the same kind were almost exactly the same. Even if he heard the howl, he couldn't find its owner.
"Donna, give up on the Horned Demon Warlords for now and give priority to killing these hellhounds!"
"yes!"
Following this light shout, Donna immediately shifted her target. She had originally considered that the spearmen and halberd soldiers had a certain restraining effect on the charging hellhounds, so she turned to prioritize focusing her fire on the horned demon generals with their own halos. But now that Levi has given the order, how can she disobey?
But what was beyond Levi's expectations was that even though the small number of hellhounds were killed one after another, the enemies hiding in the dark still did not make any movement, and even the sound of giving orders stopped for a while, as if they were afraid that Levi would find their location.
It doesn't behave like a warlike demon at all, but more like a scheming devil!
Levi couldn't help but become more worried when he saw this, but fortunately they had already prepared measures for this. In addition to those responsible for resisting the demons at the bridgehead, they also had a large number of melee troops as backup. They all rushed forward, determined to snipe the enemy on the river bank.
Although there is no mud to block the demons, they still have certain advantages because they are in a high position and standing on more solid land.
Bayoru, Cindy and others were particularly excited. They originally thought that they might not have much chance in this battle, but they did not expect that the demons would come to their doorstep so soon!
Thus, a great war officially began. The total number of troops participating in the war on both sides exceeded one thousand, and it was obviously not something that could be ended in a short period of time.
He released several stinking cloud spells in succession, temporarily affecting some of the enemies and preventing too many demons from gathering together. Levi thought about it and began to cast summoning magic again.
At this point, the situation is a bit urgent, and he needs more strength. Moreover, a battle like this against demons will be the favorite of the Yakong and Gedin people who hate evil and may help him gain more reputation.
The two new spells he recently acquired for summoning Wolf Patrols and Mastiff-headed Sub-Kings are both levelless. Even if his level and intelligence attributes continue to improve in the future, except for the change in the maximum number of summons at the same time, the strength of Wolf Patrols and Mastiff-headed Sub-Kings will not be greatly improved.
If you want to really get a significant improvement, you need to improve your reputation with them, and then find a way to summon their more powerful compatriots.
As the light flashed, Guang Yakong, Wolf Patrol Master, Mastiff-Shou Yakong and others appeared one after another. Based on Levi's current strength, he could summon at least two of each type, and this time he was lucky enough to trigger the effect of the duet, and earned a Wolf Patrol Master for free.
After seeing the battle taking place clearly, they all became excited.
Especially the Wolf Patrolman who had the earliest contact with Levi and was the most straightforward, he turned over on the spot: "Lord Levi, you really are worthy of being a partner of justice!"
Although the other Wolf Patrols and Mastiff-Headed Yakons did not speak, their eyes became more eager when they looked at Levi.
That's right. Every time they meet, they either fight against gnolls or demons. They are all from the chaotic evil camp, and are the most hated enemies of the Archons.
Levi pointed in the direction of Laxili and the great white lion: "In order to fight against evil, I need your strength."
He had long wanted to form a team with these guys. They all had special skills to weaken the enemy's capabilities, and when they worked together, they would definitely be able to unleash greater power.
"Haha, that big guy doesn't look as weak as the Tiger Master, huh?"
"In this case, it is my duty!"
"For light and justice!"
After receiving clear orders, they joined the battle one after another. For a moment, greatswords and sharp claws were swung together, setting off a storm of death and killing among the demons.
Their strength is inherently stronger than that of ordinary demons, and especially after using their respective special powers, the demons will be further weakened, making them even less of a threat.
Levi did not stop and summoned several Ice Archons, as well as Deinonychus, Grizzly Bears and Lions, to join the battle. This time he was firing on all cylinders. Facing nearly a thousand demons, if he continued to hide his strength, he would be creating danger for himself.
This series of summoning magic was thrown out, and everyone, whether it was the Lightforged who had already seen some of them, or the Sun Knights and others who were not very familiar with him before, were stunned for a moment.
Not to mention that such a large number of summoned creatures is already beyond the reach of ordinary people. What is more critical is their quality. I am afraid that even without any troops, Levi can kill more than one ordinary God-chosen hero with this summoning magic alone, right?
Although they were envious and surprised, no one was stupid enough to ask questions. They just turned and continued to focus on the battle in front of them. Levi had performed so well, they should also play their own role. Otherwise, once their contribution after the war came out, wouldn't they seem like useless people?
So everyone showed their abilities at once, even the Sun Knight brandished his sword himself and fought on the front line.
The others were fine, but Levi mainly paid attention to the magic professions. Then he discovered that one of the druids was actually specialized in summoning plant-type soldiers.
As he cast the spell, some special seeds on the ground quickly expanded and transformed into flower fairies, man-eating grasses and even tree men. Then the druid released the fire elemental to them, allowing them to fight behind the earth wall.
Although they either move very slowly or are rooted underground and have no legs at all, they are surprisingly suitable for this kind of defensive battle.
However, despite everyone's best efforts, the number gap between the two sides' troops was too great, and Levi had never been able to find the special hellhound hiding in the dark. As the hellhounds continued to spew flames, the riverbed became drier and drier, and at the same time, more and more demons were able to cross the river.
Especially when large groups of Horned Demons and Horned Demon Warlords also entered into a state of combat with their side, their pressure instantly increased by more than one level.
No matter how much it is despised, the Horned Demon is still a Tier 3 troop and its real strength is there.
The Horned Demon Marshal is even more powerful. Although it is far less stressful than the Abyss Deer Badger that brought to Levi a few days ago, its advantage lies in its excellent weapon. Not only does it have a long attack distance, but its attack range is also very wide. Often, a flick of its whip can affect several troops.
In addition, they all have the ability of a small-scale flame aura, which makes it difficult for low-level soldiers to bear.
Although the power of the flame halo is not high, the low-level soldiers themselves have almost no magic resistance. When this magic flame hits them, it is basically equivalent to real damage.
So as the battle continued, even though the druids and priests in the team tried their best to treat the wounded, casualties still occurred rapidly, and even Levi's subordinates were no exception.
He originally wanted to find an opportunity to give severance pay to those weak subordinates in the team who could no longer keep up with the pace, and let them leave on their own, so as to free up his leadership to recruit other stronger subordinates.
After giving them the severance pay, the remaining subordinates will not suffer from the loss of morale due to the grief of others' death.
It's just that because a lot of things happened in the past few days, he hasn't found suitable subordinates yet, so he was delayed a little.
But he didn't expect that before he could take action, these demons helped him in disguise. The weakest troops were almost killed, and even the hyenas and coyotes of the animal trainer were basically gone, while the number of enemies was still the same.
The only ones who are better are probably the Silver Guards under the Lightforged and the Dwarf Warriors of the Sun Knights, because they all have a certain degree of magic resistance, the former is due to equipment, and the latter is due to racial talent.
But they were only slightly better off. After all, even if the fire damage was removed, the strength of the Horned Demon Warlords themselves brought them considerable pressure. The most important thing was that the number of enemies was simply too large.
So before the battle had lasted for less than ten minutes, the chosen hero could no longer withstand the loss.
"I can't do it anymore, Boss Levi, I've lost more than half of my melee troops!"
As he spoke, several other God-chosen heroes also spoke.
"Boss Levi, the situation is a bit dangerous. Should we retreat first?"
"That's right. If we continue like this, even if we complete the mission, it may not be enough to make up for our losses."
"Yes, there are so many demons here, who knows how many more are out there?"
The Sun Knight couldn't help but snort when he heard this: "Stop complaining. At worst I can just give you money to make up for it."
In terms of losses, his troops suffered the greatest losses, not only because most of them were weak, but also because he had always put them on the front line.
A warrior God-chosen hero said boldly: "But Boss, your money won't be of much use unless you exchange it for gold coins..."
The Sun Knight was immediately annoyed. He wanted the gold coins, but first of all, someone had to be willing to sell them. At this stage, apart from the local tyrants like Levi, how many people had enough gold coins? And how many people were willing to sell them to him?
"Levi, what do you think? There are indeed too many demons, which is a bit unreasonable."
The Lightforged One did not participate in this little discussion. He just drank a bottle of magic potion, cast a healing spell for the Jade Halberd Soldiers in the front row, and then turned to look at Levi.
"I have a guess. Perhaps they are not prepared for ordinary God-chosen heroes, and they may not even be the targets that we need to attack in this mission. Their original purpose is probably the same as those jackals who attacked the village before, to attack and even destroy other villages."
If the scale of each batch of demons is so large, it basically means that everyone is forced to form a team, which is inconsistent with the idea of the weak defeating the strong that the game has always advocated.
So Levi could only think that their encounter this time was probably just a coincidence.
When they heard what he said, some people were dumbfounded: "Ah? Didn't we lose troops in vain?"
Before Levi could speak, the Lightforger had already retorted: "What do you mean by a wasted loss? Once we defeat the other party, we will definitely get the mission reward, and we will also get experience points and equipment!"
"Don't worry. Since we have decided to form a guild, we will take note of everyone's efforts and contributions. Don't you agree, Sun Knight, Lightforger?"
"Of course, that's as it should be!"
"Of course. I'll just give you money to make up for it!"
After a brief episode, the God-chosen hero who suffered the heaviest losses temporarily withdrew his troops and was temporarily replaced by others. The battle continued without affecting the overall situation.
But Levi was already fed up with it. As expected, even within the smallest organization, when faced with danger and interests, there would be doubts, contradictions or disputes.
Especially in the initial stage, when everyone is not familiar with each other and does not recognize the leader's ability, there are more problems.
This atmosphere is far inferior to that of Levi's own team. Donna would occasionally make some suggestions or opinions, but once a decision was made, she would definitely execute it 100%.
As expected, a guild might not be suitable for me. I should just be a guild leader in the future. Even if possible, the position of president can be transferred to someone else. Anyway, it is just a verbal agreement and it has not been actually implemented yet.
Well, the Lightforger has the advantage of being more familiar to me and more powerful, but the Sun Knight is more generous, so even if I put myself on the list, I won't have to worry about being treated unfairly...
Although he had a lot of thoughts in his mind, Levi's movements were not affected at all. The battle continued and became more and more intense as time went on.
I don't know if it was stimulated by the atmosphere and blood on the battlefield, but the demons' attack power and attack speed have increased to a certain extent. Although the increase is small, considering their number, the overall bonus is extremely terrifying.
Especially the most powerful Horned Demons, Horned Demon Warlords, and a few remaining ordinary hellhounds, their attacks seemed particularly ferocious. This was most likely an ability that increased in percentage.
Levi immediately confirmed that the special horned demon hiding in the dark, even if it was not a heroic unit, must be an extremely special elite, because the demons' talents were fire resistance and had hidden advantages in physical strength, and they did not have this kind of power at all.
This must be a special skill similar to the dark elves' talent - killing attainment. When the number of dead on the entire battlefield or the number of enemies killed by them reaches a certain level, they will also receive additional bonuses!
Unfortunately, the enemy was hiding too deeply, and Levi had never been able to find the target, so naturally he had no way to target them. They could only hold on, and the rate of casualties in the troops suddenly increased by 20% to 30%.
Except for Levi's own core troops who still maintained full combat effectiveness, everyone else was almost instantly crippled.
Especially the Sun Knight at the forefront, the melee troops commanded by him were completely wiped out by a round of fierce attacks from the horned demons. If it were not for the critical moment, Levi summoned several of the most resilient medium-sized earth elements to plug the gap, and the small battle group composed of the Mad Wolf Envoy, the Mastiff-headed Yakon, the Great White Lion and Laxili dealt a crucial blow to the opponent, I am afraid that the front line would have collapsed on the spot.
But despite this, everyone was a little impatient, even the Lightforger kept looking at Levi: "Levi, what should we do, everyone is a little overwhelmed!"
"Keep holding on. The dark elves' killing prowess can only last for a very short time, and the outburst of these demons will definitely not last long!"
As he spoke, he threw a large number of consumable scrolls to Cindy, Zhou Miyin, Bayoru and others on the front line as if they were free. As the most solid line of defense, they must not collapse and must set an example, otherwise everyone else will definitely choose to give up the fight.
At that time, it would be a real total rout. Considering the demons' marching speed, the number of people who could actually run back to the village alive would probably be less than one in ten.
After hearing what Levi said, everyone could only grit their teeth and continue to persevere, waiting for the turning point to come.
Although the demons' special status was not lifted immediately, new information emerged from other aspects.
Sam quickly reported to Levi that a large group of humans wearing red clothes and looking a little tattered passed by, but the strangest thing was that almost half of their team were riding skinny horses or donkeys, and the value of these mounts might be much more valuable than the equipment they were wearing.
Li Wei frowned immediately. Could it be a passing horse thief? If the other party asked him for a toll or money to buy his life at this time, it would be difficult for him to refuse!
Donna, who had just killed a Horned Demon Overlord, couldn't help but ask in surprise, "All of them are wearing red clothes? Do they look like bandits instead of good people?"
Sam nodded immediately: "Yes, Lady Donna is right!"
Donna laughed immediately: "Haha, Levi, it seems that the gods still favor us. The turning point has come. Let Sam take the money to find them. They will become our reinforcements!"
Not only Levi, but also the God-chosen heroes around who were also paying attention to this situation were all immediately excited. The Sun Knight even took the responsibility and said, "Beauty, I'll pay for it, but I want to know who they are and how much they want?"
Donna laughed and killed an elite ape demon with a series of arrows: "They are the Red Brotherhood. They claim to be the middlemen between wealth and evil, but in fact, for the sake of wealth, they are willing to get involved in both. So as a paladin, you should avoid this question."
The Sun Knight waved his hand nonchalantly: "Speaking of this issue, I think you don't have to worry about it, beautiful lady. In fact, I am preparing to advance to the Dark Guard."
"Although I'm not a bad guy, there are too many restrictions on the paladin, while there is almost nothing that the dark guard cannot do, and the requirements are also very simple. In addition to having to master a few skills such as cleave and heavy attack, I am now missing one condition, and that is the evil camp."
The Lightforger next to him suddenly realized: "So that's why you hired so many thieves and bandits?"
The Sun Knight smiled and nodded. "Not only did they loot the bodies on the battlefield, I also let them steal things from the village. As long as they are caught, even if I pay the ransom and compensation afterwards, my camp will become more evil. I estimate that in two days, you will be able to see a brand new Dark Guard."
For ordinary paladins, they would of course try to avoid a half-black and half-white organization like the Red Brotherhood. Otherwise, once they are involved, they may lose all their spellcasting abilities the next day and become a former paladin. They must go through a very difficult atonement ceremony before they can have the possibility of regaining all their abilities.
But for the Sun Knight, he actually wished it could be this way, as it could save him some effort.
The advantage of the paladin is that he is good at fighting against evil, and he has special abilities such as dispersing undead creatures and summoning celestial mounts. Breaking evil is his forte.
But the Dark Guards are not bad either, not only do they have the corresponding Slash of Good, but they can also summon creatures from Purgatory, command undead creatures, etc., which are in direct opposition to the Paladins, and when dealing with non-evil creatures, their power may be even stronger.
Levi was not at all surprised to hear him say this, not only because of the opponent's troops, but also because in such a fierce battle, the Sun Knight did not even use half of the Paladin's signature magic and skills.
Not to mention the Evil Breaking Slash and Holy Healing, he didn't even have the most basic aura, and it was obvious that he had already become a former holy knight.
Donna shrugged. She had no prejudice against whether the other party was a paladin or a dark guard, because they were not popular professions.
However, as a hero chosen by God, he chose to use this method to achieve his goal...
Tsk, in comparison, Lord Levi is indeed much more reliable!
"That's perfect. For us, the Red Brotherhood has one biggest advantage. That is, as long as we pay enough money, they can be hired, even if it means going to war with the devil!"
