Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 153 Lotus Iris and the Flying Castle
After fighting for a while, with the help of the Red Brotherhood, Levi and his men completely gained the upper hand. The casualties on both sides began to increase rapidly. Almost every death of one of their subordinates could be exchanged for the corpses of five, six, or even more demons.
Even if they wanted, they could launch a full-scale counterattack at any time.
At the same time, Levi also found out the real leader of these demons, an elite horned demon commander.
This is also thanks to Julia. At his suggestion, Julia began to attack all the surviving Horned Demons and Horned Demon Warlords in turn, and compared the damage she caused.
Although this method was stupid, it was undoubtedly effective. She soon found that her attack was completely ineffective against one of the horned demons.
She immediately sent a signal to Levi that the other party was most likely the leader. Even though it looked no different from its kind on the surface, its exceptionally strong defense betrayed it.
Levi remained calm at first, but soon he quietly asked Donna to keep a close eye on the opponent, and then dispatched the team of Wolf Patrol and Mastiff Chief Yakong to directly carry out the decapitation tactics.
The elite horned demon, who had been secretly proud of himself, was beaten to death by them without even making a wave. His body turned into ashes, leaving only a handful of trophies shining with magical light.
After losing their leader, the remaining demons were no match for it. As casualties continued to increase, some low-level demons even began to flee.
Although they are warlike and bloodthirsty, demons are not completely unaware of when to advance and retreat. When the situation is particularly unfavorable, some demons will choose to escape.
Levi immediately ordered the Elion cavalry and the bees to pursue. In the previous purely defensive battle, they did not have much room to display their strength, but now the opportunity has come.
Seeing that the battle would soon come to an end, looking at the rich experience points they had gained and the many shining trophies on the ground, the mood of everyone, including Levi, seemed to have improved a lot. They had finally killed this group of powerful enemies.
But before they could truly enjoy the fruits of victory, suddenly, a cloud of black and red smoke rose into the sky, like a volcanic eruption, reaching thousands of meters high. Almost in the blink of an eye, half of the sky was dyed the same color.
Then, the abyss cracks that were still hanging in the air seemed to be affected by something. They began to swell as if they had life, as if they wanted to spit out something.
The remaining demons, who were originally in low morale, all stopped their actions at the same time and looked up at the sky. Even though more than one demon who did so was easily killed by the opponent, they had no intention of changing their minds. Instead, their eyes were full of excitement and enthusiasm, which made everyone feel even more uneasy.
But there was no hesitation in their actions. The battle had come to this point and many of their companions had died at the hands of the enemy. The only thing they could do for each other now was to wipe out all the demons!
Ten seconds later, a part of the abyss fissure expanded almost into a circle, and then, accompanied by several muffled sounds, everyone watched as several huge, super-giant spherical objects with an unknown diameter of several hundred meters were sprayed out.
At first glance, they look like giant eyeballs, but they are surrounded by dozens of tentacles of varying lengths and densely packed flying demons, making them look extraordinary.
After spewing out these giant eyeballs, the abyss fissures seemed to have been greatly affected. Their areas had shrunk to varying degrees, and one fissure was even directly closed. It was obvious that a lot of energy was consumed.
And those abyss fissures that did not spew out anything were also affected, and it seemed that they had a very special connection with each other.
Almost everyone was staring at this in amazement, not knowing what was going on. If the other party was also a demon, how powerful would it be?
Even if it doesn't have any other abilities, just relying on its size, I'm afraid it could flatten an entire village just by rolling over, right?
"What is that? Some kind of giant beholder?"
Beholders are powerful, crazy, evil creatures that regard all creatures as enemies or slaves. They look like giant eyeballs floating on the ground, but in fact they are proficient in various eye-wave rays and charm magic.
Levi shook his head. "Their normal height is about the same as that of humans. I have never heard of such a huge eye demon. And I noticed that there are no eyeballs on their tentacles waving around randomly."
In addition to the large eyeball itself, each of the Eye Demon's tentacle has an extra eyeball at the end. On the one hand, this allows them to use different eye rays at the same time, and on the other hand, it also makes them completely free of any blind spots in their vision.
They can even remain highly alert during sleep. They can choose to put their bodies into a short period of hibernation while their consciousness remains active. Coupled with the many slaves controlled by charm magic, almost no one can successfully sneak attack them.
"I think I know what's going on. They are not beholders, but some special creations that use the power of demons, a kind of flying castle!"
While speaking, Lotus was looking at those giant eyeballs with shining eyes, as if she wanted to own them.
Levi immediately realized the crux of the problem: "Is it a creation of the Chaos Dwarves?"
"That's right, only those guys are most enthusiastic about integrating demons and machines !"
Levi looked directly in the direction of the swamp, where there was also a huge abyss fissure, but nothing was spewed out just now.
He couldn't help but grin. If it was just a coincidence, it would be fine. But if the Chaos Dwarf hero who was killed by him and his companions was lurking there and was actually preparing for this thing, then maybe he had offended a powerful Abyss Devil again...
However, it doesn’t matter. I have offended enough powerful enemies, and I don’t care if there is one more. Anyway, the high elves are destined to be enemies with the demons!
Just as they had not yet completely recovered from the shock, several flying castles with the appearance of beholders seemed to have adjusted their status. They quickly gathered together and then flew towards the east at the same time.
No matter what their real target was, everyone present couldn't help but observe a moment of silence for the other party in advance.
"I heard that the dark elves once made fragments of the continent into a mobile fortress on the sea, the Black Ark, and raised countless powerful monsters on it, just like a real island."
"I have also heard that the dragon gods of the Zhendan Dynasty have the ability to suspend cities in the sky and arrange them neatly. They are called 'Heavenly Palace'."
"I didn't expect that the demons actually have such means. It seems that when the Chaos Dwarves used the demons to conduct cruel experiments, the demons also achieved a lot of results."
Lianhua couldn't help but utter a series of sighs, and it was obvious that she was truly shocked.
Levi looked up at the distant sky again, but because it was far away, the sky was covered with thick black and red fog, and the flying castle was flying very fast, so he could no longer see the other party's specific traces, but there was a voice in his heart shouting.
The Heart of the Village allows one to build a village from scratch, and it is indeed very valuable, but the Black Ark or even a flying castle like this is what he really wants!
Once this idea came to mind, it quickly expanded and could no longer be suppressed.
In fact, it’s not just Levi who is interested. How many people who have seen each other would not be interested?
So soon, the Lightforger, the Sun Knight and others gathered around. Anyway, the demons in front of them had almost been killed, and some subordinates had even started to clean up the battlefield, so there was no need for them to keep watching.
"Miss Lotus, you seem to have some information about them?" The Sun Knight asked tentatively.
Lotus smiled and said, "I am a loyal believer of the goddess of wealth. As far as we are concerned, as long as we have enough money, we will buy you everything you want. So my answer to your question is, yes, there is."
Now everyone was a little excited, even Levi was no exception. He didn't expect that she would dare to make such a boast even though she was only leading a group of miscellaneous soldiers.
"I almost owned something of the same kind myself. Once, a caravan from Zhendan passed by, and among the goods they sold was a very basic floating city, or village. Unfortunately, their asking price was too high, and I couldn't afford it on my own. When several of our agents nearby discussed whether to buy it together, the Zhendan merchant had already left."
"It's been three years, and every time I think about this, I still regret it. I regret that I wasn't decisive enough and that I didn't have enough money."
After sighing for a moment, Lotus changed the subject: "But even if you are a hero chosen by God, you can't easily afford that thing. Even if you are not a powerful mage, the maintenance cost alone will give you a headache."
Levi's eyes lit up when he heard this, but before he could speak, the Sun Knight next to him couldn't wait to ask: "So how much is it?"
"Unless it's something like the Aurora Caravan, normally, buying this kind of thing is not just a matter of gold coins, but also other special items. With all due respect, even if you are a hero chosen by God, it would be difficult to meet the requirements."
"At least let me give up."
The Sun Knight still looked at the other party with a burning gaze. As a rich man, it would be fine if he didn't buy it, but once he wanted to buy it, he would of course want the best!
Seeing the other party's look, Lianhua became a little more serious. Although the other party had no chance now, it seemed that he might become a high-quality customer in the future.
"In fact, the Cathay Dynasty, the High Elves, the Lizardmen, and the Undead all have similar flying castles or similar flying facilities. Their functions and models are different, and the prices vary greatly."
"For example, your high elves' Sky Slasher airship can only carry more than a dozen people, but the asking price is 1,000 gold coins. If it's a flying castle, at least you have to add another zero at the end."
As soon as these words came out, everyone, whether it was the Sun Knight or the others, calmed down instantly, because it was really too expensive.
1 gold coin is enough to recruit rare tier 2 or even tier 3 soldiers. 10,000 tier 3 soldiers can easily flatten more than one village with force, and even ordinary small towns may not be impossible.
Although the flying castle looks good, its cost-effectiveness does not seem to be very high.
However, seeing the half-smile on the other party's face, they all knew that there might be a lot of fishy stuff in it. After all, the other party also wanted to make money.
But in any case, as the other party said, this is indeed not something they can consider in the short term.
