Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 169: Greenskin Raid
Soon after the Wolf Patrols dealt with the last sandstone golem, Sam successfully opened the treasure chest and returned to Levi with the spoils, at the same time the greenskin cavalry quickly approached.
A few hundred meters away, a greenskin that was obviously stronger than his companions suddenly howled: "The shaman's treasure is just ahead. Boys, follow me and kill all those despicable robbers and thieves!"
His companions in front and behind him immediately raised their battle axes, maces and other heavy weapons, ready to respond with the same howl.
But before they could really take action, they heard two sharp sounds of wind, and the greenskin who had just shouted suddenly disappeared, leaving only his mount still galloping forward happily.
When they looked again, they saw that the guy had been nailed to the ground by two giant arrows over one meter long, like short spears.
Just by looking at his head which was as white as mud, anyone would know that he was dead as hell!
The greenskins were in a commotion, but soon another one who was obviously stronger raised his weapon: "Follow me, crush these pointy ears, WAAAGH!"
Upon hearing this extremely special word, the other greenskins instantly threw away their original fear and anxiety. They seemed to be injected with chicken blood and raised their weapons at the same time: "WAAAGH!"
Hearing the howling of the greenskins, Donna couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Even though their leader was killed, their morale was not affected at all. Levi, what does this word mean to the greenskins?"
The creatures she had come into contact with the most on Paradise Island were dinosaurs, followed by various other ferocious beasts, the occasional blind murloc, and finally the lizardmen and dark elves that were rarely seen in the past few years. She had never seen green-skinned orcs on the island, so she really didn't understand much about them.
Levi shrugged: "In fact, I haven't figured it out completely yet."
"Some people say it represents the Legion. Once a particularly powerful greenskin shouts out this slogan, it means that many greenskins will soon join him, and then they will burn, kill and plunder along the way until they are completely defeated."
"Some people also say that it is actually a mysterious power lurking in the bodies of greenskins, connecting the hearts of every greenskin like magic. Once it is called out, they will enter a frenzy of fighting, just like now."
"In addition, the greenskin shamans can use them like magic elements to perform greenskin-specific WAAAGH magic, such as the most famous Big Kick."
In addition to the high elves and humans who have complete and unique magic systems, many other races also have their own characteristics. The greenskins are the WAAAGH system, the ogres are the big stomach system related to eating, the Tomb Kings based on ancient Egypt also have their own unique Nehekhara magic, and so on.
The more he learned, the more Levi felt the vastness of the magical world. This is something he had lamented more than once before. If he relied on his own strength, he didn't know how much time and energy it would take to collect all the magic.
As for Gogo, he is a very famous god among the green-skinned orcs, and is known as Gomo Erge together with another Gogo.
Gao Ge is both rude and cunning, and Mao Ge is both cunning and rude.
The difference between the two is that Goge will hit you on the head with a stick when you see him, while Maoge will hit you on the back of the head with a stick when you don't see him.
To other greenskin gods, they are the representatives of chaos and disorder. Even though they are also orc gods , they are respected and feared, or even disgusted and hated, because according to legend, they have basically all been beaten up by the second brother Gomao.
But for many ordinary greenskins, Gomao is synonymous with joy, and therefore he is spontaneously worshipped by many greenskins. This enthusiasm even makes the nominal current main god of the greenskins, Gnusu, envious and jealous, but he can do nothing about it.
Donna nodded, not quite understanding. Although rangers could use divine magic, it was often the power of nature and the earth, and was very different from the magic of wizards.
But soon she shook her head and stopped thinking about it, because the enemy was almost within her shooting range!
"Ready, fire!"
Following her order, dozens of ice-blue, beautiful-looking arrows fell from the sky, but the greenskins who were the targets did not feel well. Many cavalrymen were killed instantly on the spot, leaving only the big wild boars under their crotch, still running forward on their own.
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw this. Speaking of which, because he had wiped out a considerable number of gnolls in the Chaos Highlands before, he still had a lot of hunting shackles on hand. If possible, it should be nice to catch a few wild boars for fun, right?
As the distance between the two sides continued to shorten, more and more greenskins fell into the dust because of being hit by arrows, and then could never get up again. However, the survivors did not have too much fear. Instead, their eyes were full of excitement, because they firmly believed that once they really got close to the other side, they would be able to smash these fragile humans and pointy ears into rotten meat!
But tragedy soon struck because they had stepped into the quicksand trap.
Following a series of pig squeals and wolf howls, the effects of magic on at least a dozen mounts were restrained. However, when they were forced to stop at such a high speed, the knights on their backs failed to react immediately. Many greenskins were thrown seven or eight meters away on the spot, and some even fell directly in front of Zhou Miyin and the others.
They had already been prepared, so of course they would not be polite. They swung their spears and halberds at the same time and killed the opponent in an instant.
Although the greenskins and goblins behind saw this scene, they did not know what was happening for a moment. Moreover, they could not stop immediately when they wanted to during such a high-speed charge. So they soon followed in the footsteps of the former. In less than ten seconds, at least dozens of cavalrymen fell to the ground one after another, and even Levi's quicksand trap was not enough.
Moreover, such a large-scale fall in a short period of time even hindered the goblin wolf cavalry behind to a certain extent.
Although they are also extremely warlike, in the greenskin society, the status of goblins is lower than that of greenskin orcs, and they dare not step on the bodies of greenskins to advance.
So they were forced to slow down, waiting for the other party to get up from the ground before launching an attack, or simply go around from the left or right sides.
Levi couldn't help but smile when he saw this. Everything was just as he expected. He raised his hand again, and the huge spider web directly covered the huddled enemies.
Now there are spider webs above and quicksand traps below. The enemy has no chance of launching a charge in the short term. But once they lose the charge, what threat can these guys still pose?
At this time, the Wolf Patrol, Mastiff-Headed Yakon and other summoned creatures, who had been impatient for a long time, also rushed up from the side. To them, these greenskins might be better than demons and werewolves, but they were also evils that should be wiped out.
What's more, this is an order from Summoner Levi, how can they not do their best?
So when the greenskins' follow-up infantry finally decided to ignore the harassment of Julia and others and finally arrived, they were dumbfounded, because more than 80% of the cavalry had turned into bloody corpses, and it seemed that many of the cavalry had died without even touching the enemy.
The remaining dozen or so cavalrymen were also having a hard time moving. They were now trapped in a huge spider web, with new casualties appearing almost every second.
And from time to time, some people would fall directly to the ground. Those were the greasy spells that Levi would occasionally use.
The three magics of quicksand trap, grease spell and spider web spell were used alternately to torture the enemy extremely painfully.
As for those wild wolves, although there are still dozens of them, everyone knows that their existence or non-existence makes almost no difference due to their low strength.
The two Greenskin God-chosen heroes simultaneously ordered their troops to stop. The Greenskin dressed as a warrior holding a two-handed giant axe couldn't help but touch his big bald head that was green and black: "Dude, what is this? Why does it look so fierce?"
The shaman holding a beast-headed skull staff nearby said with some fear: "It's a level 3 magic spider web. We are in trouble."
"Oh my god, level 3 magic? The other side must have at least a level 5 magician?"
The shaman nodded slowly. "With so many archers and those guys covered in white hair, I feel our chances of winning are slim. If the opponent is already a formal mage, then our chances of winning are even lower."
"What should we do then?"
Originally, they were thinking of following behind the cavalry units, charging directly to tear apart the enemy's formation, and then the melee troops would go up and chop wildly, and the battle would basically come to an end.
You can say that the greenskin soldiers generally have weaker defense, lower intelligence, and poor hit rate of long-range weapons, but there is one thing you absolutely cannot doubt, and that is the attack power of the greenskin warriors!
But now the other party has a powerful wizard, and the nature of the whole matter has become different.
In the beginning, the mages were criticized for their thin skin, short legs and low attack power. However, most people believed that since they were so weak in the early stage, they would definitely be stronger in the later stage.
But no one could have imagined that this so-called late stage would come so early.
The reason that caused a major change in everyone's perception of mages was actually just because of a third-level magic - Fireball.
It has high attack, wide range, and a burning effect. It can be said that if you put together some equipment, expertise, etc., it is basically equivalent to a grenade, and its lethality is quite good.
Needless to say, if the opposing mage can cast three or five fireballs, then even if our side wins in the end, the mission reward will definitely not be enough to make up for the loss.
After all, the heroes chosen by God are well aware that it is better to break one finger than to hurt ten fingers. Once the fight begins, they will definitely grab a few targets and beat them to death, and there will definitely be many casualties on their side.
Moreover, they were not blind. As soon as they saw the enemy's army, they knew that the enemy was definitely a master and a rich man, and their equipment must be very good.
Just as the Shaman hesitated, Levi on the other side did not hesitate. He directly ordered the Reaper Crossbow to aim at the opponent's Chosen Hero and shoot.
Compared to the many ordinary greenskins who were dressed in rags or even shirtless, the two guys dressed in fancy clothes were obviously the heroes chosen by God.
However, this time the crossbow failed to hit the target accurately, but hit a big man next to the opponent, and killed him instantly on the spot. However, Levi speculated that the opponent should be a strong green-skinned big guy, which was barely acceptable.
But on the other side, seeing the big green-skinned guy being killed instantly, the green-skinned warrior couldn't help but curse on the spot. This was his trusted subordinate that he had raised with great difficulty. He had been planning to train him into a heroic unit, but who would have thought that he would be killed instantly by the enemy here?
But the greenskin shaman broke out in a cold sweat. He originally thought that his side was staying about 200 meters away. Even if the enemy looked like high elves who were good at archery, they could not shoot that far anyway.
But he never expected that the bow and arrows could not hit the opponent, but the opponent actually had a crossbow!
If the opponent had moved one meter to the left just now, I would have been shot to death!
No matter the opponent failed to aim or did not want to create a mortal enemy, he used this method to warn himself and the battle could not be fought!
Thinking of this, the greenskin shaman turned around and left: "Let's go, I'm giving up this mission. I don't want to be shot to death here. Business is more important!"
Although the green-skinned warrior was filled with resentment, he could only spit helplessly in the end and also began to command the troops to retreat: "Damn it, this matter is not over yet. After we deal with that matter, I will definitely come back to trouble this guy sooner or later!"
To be honest, Levi was a little surprised to see that the other party did not choose to continue fighting, but fled directly.
Although he knew that his side would definitely be able to defeat the enemy and might not even suffer much loss, he also knew that he probably did not have that much deterrent power.
So, either the opponent's chosen hero is very timid, or they actually have other tasks to accomplish, so they don't want to fight with me here?
If it is the former, it would be fine, but if it is the latter, there may be a fight to be had in the future.
However, the fact that the greenskins appeared here actually indicated a big problem. The battle between the high elves and the demon army in the town was probably not particularly ideal...
But no matter what, at least there is no problem for now. They successfully repelled the enemy and got what they wanted.
After collection and inventory by Sam, Zhou Miyin and others, the first thing they found was the spoils from the golems. There were only about three types of spoils, namely miniature earth element crystals, and the golem's intelligence core and energy core.
The former is fine and not particularly valuable, but the latter two, according to the system annotations, can not only be sold like gems, but are also necessary for making golems.
They involve many key factors such as the golem's intelligence, proficient skills, and endurance. To a certain extent, the materials of both the core and the shell are impossible, and the golem's actual combat effectiveness will directly depend on the weakest one.
Because even if your two cores are extremely powerful, but your body is made of mud or wood, the actual combat power you can exert must be extremely limited, and vice versa.
Next were the things Sam opened from the treasure chest. In addition to some silver and copper coins, there was also a skill book on basic weapon training, which could allow learners to directly master basic swordsmanship and basic gunmanship. No one in the team needed it for the time being, so Levi put it away first.
A Skywatcher bracelet, which increases the maximum visual range by 50 meters, was thrown directly to Donna by Levi. It should be of some use when combined with her projectile skills.
Next came a large bundle of ropes that were thicker than fingers, and the pile was nearly one meter high.
At first, Levi thought that Sam had made a wrong judgment and actually took these broken things. But soon after he got them, he suddenly realized that the value of this thing was not low, because it was actually an extremely special, unactivated golem!
Strangler Golem (Tier 3) (Not activated)
property:???
Skills: Whip, Strangulation, Multiattack, Weakness to Fire, Slowness, Construct.
Activation conditions: Any magic profession. After activation, it will occupy 20 points of the activator's magic limit and require a certain amount of mana to be injected regularly.
(Since it is in an unactivated state, it is considered an item and can be stored in a space-type prop. After activation, all its properties can be viewed)
Although he knew that many materials could be made into a golem, this was the first time he had heard of one made from a large ball of rope.
But after a quick scan, Levi put it away. He was just watching for fun and was not really interested. On the one hand, he didn't think much of its strength, and on the other hand, the types of his subordinates were already diverse enough, so he didn't want it to cause more trouble.
But Levi thinks it should be able to sell for a good price. After all, it is a level 3 soldier, right?
The last one was a castanets, and now Levi had finally collected a complete set of castanets.
Needless to say, while his subordinates were resting and there was still plenty of time, he put it together directly. If he took it back now, he would finally be able to complete the task. I wonder what kind of reward he would get?
After completing this action very simply, Levi had an extra green equipment in his hand. It was called the Bard's Castanets. Its effect was to slightly improve the performance effect, and when using the bard's performance skills, the consumption was -1.
Levi was immediately disappointed. At first glance, this thing seemed to be quite effective, but unfortunately no one in his team could use it. Could it be that the real reward would only be known after returning to the village and handing in the task?
He was muttering to himself, but the next moment, he raised his staff and retreated several meters. At the same time, Cindy and others beside him also tightened their weapons.
Because in full view of everyone, with a flash of magical light, a translucent figure of a young man suddenly emerged from the combination of castanets!
Donna, Julia and others nearby also held bows and crossbows, but soon everyone found that the other party not only did not show any hostility, but instead looked like a fool, staring straight into the void in front of him, as if he did not feel the threat around him at all.
After taking a closer look, Julia suddenly became confused: "Sir, he seems to be very different from the ghosts I killed before."
Except for a very small number of people who died tragically under special circumstances, most other ghosts were created by evil necromancers. In order to strengthen their fighting power, necromancers often add many negative emotions to the ghosts during the transformation process, making the successfully transformed ghosts full of disgust and hatred for the living.
But Julia didn't feel anything similar from the guy in front of her.
Then the big loli nodded and confirmed: "Yes, Brother Levi, I didn't feel any negative aura from him. He doesn't seem to be an ordinary ghost."
Levi's confusion deepened when he heard this: "If it's not a ghost, then what could it be? Could it be that he is also like the Tomb King and not an evil undead?"
Even though they are all skeletons, there are good and bad ones, and we cannot simply lump them all together.
The undead who are forcibly enslaved by evil necromancers, liches, or vampires are undoubtedly evil. They are the mortal enemies of the living.
But in the far southwest, on a continent full of deserts and pyramids, there are some skeletons called Tomb Kings.
They were modeled after ancient Egypt , and they often voluntarily died during their lifetime, or were buried together in order to complete some special ritual of eternal life.
The result is that the Tomb Kings and their loyal soldiers do gain immortality, but in the new identities of skeletons, zombies, or mummies, and are no longer living people.
In a sense, they are also undead creatures, but unlike those Levi had encountered before, the Tomb Kings and their armies still retain most of their memories and martial arts from their lifetime.
This makes their combat effectiveness significantly stronger. Even among the skeleton soldiers there are special ones who can draw bows and shoot arrows, and even drive chariots. Some priests can even still use the magic they mastered during their lifetime.
For example, their unique Nehekhara system, and also, the very few light magics.
This seems like a fantasy to the undead in other regions, but it is a real thing happening to them. It is said that even though they have become a special race of undead, the gods they believe in are still protecting them.
Now it seems that the guy in front of me is likely to be in a similar situation?
At this time, Zhou Miyin, who usually doesn't talk much but always hits the nail on the head when he speaks, came over and said, "Sir, is it possible that he is some kind of special heroic spirit or heroic soul?"
Donna's expression changed immediately, but Levi was still a little confused: "Heroic Soul or Heroic Spirit? You mean, it's related to the spirit of the hero?"
Although he had never heard of similar words before, he could roughly infer some of the content just by looking at the surface meaning.
Zhou Miyin nodded repeatedly: "Yes, sir. According to rumors in our clan, some people with strong willpower and powerful souls will not directly become reincarnations even if they die in battle. It is even more difficult for them to be transformed into evil ghosts. Instead, they continue to be loyal to their masters in the form of spirits. They are also called military souls, heroic souls, or heroic spirits."
"It is said that among the many dragon gods in the Zhendan Dynasty, there is a Lord Soul Dragon who is the best at this. Although this place is not under his jurisdiction, I guess it is likely to be a similar situation."
"Is that so?"
This is not incomprehensible. After all, the skeletons of the Tomb King can possess the memories, wisdom, martial arts, etc. of their previous lives. Now they are just transformed into spirits, but it is essentially the same principle.
After thinking about it, Levi first cast layer after layer of protective magic on himself, then took out the summoning bell he had obtained before, and then walked over with Cindy and others. In this way, even if any unexpected situation occurred, they could kill the other party with a counterattack.
But things shouldn't develop in the worst direction. After all, this is a task that he has spent a lot of energy to complete. Now, this guy who looks to be in his twenties and dressed as a bard may be his real reward for the task!
But when Levi walked until he was one meter away from the other person, the other person still looked stupid, as if he had not seen Levi and the others at all, and he completely turned a deaf ear to their questions.
Levi shrugged and said, "Okay, since you are so ungrateful, I can only treat you in a different way."
So he directly used the skills attached to the summoning bell.
This time the other party finally reacted, but he just glanced at Levi and then was directly sucked into the summoning bell.
At the same time, the system prompt popped up at the right time: "You have successfully collected the lost soul??? (Bard), due to the quality limit of the soul-summoning bell, he will not be able to grow above level 8."
???
Even with Levi's calmness, his eyes widened instantly, because the system was talking about levels, not classes. There was only one possibility, that this soul was a hero unit. No wonder this crappy task required so much effort!
Name: Lost Soul (Unnamed)
Alignment: Neutral
Faction: None
Race: Heroic Spirit
Class: Bard (Battle Hero – Green – Excellent)
Level: Level 0
Attributes: Strength 6, Agility 7, Constitution 8, Intelligence 9, Perception 5, Charisma 9.
Life = Constitution X10 X0.6 (Professional Adjustment) X2 (Combat Hero) = 96
Mana = Intelligence x 10 x 0.8 (professional adjustment) x 2 (combat hero) = 144
Racial Talents:
1: Good at learning, the experience points required for upgrading are reduced by 10%;
2: Heroic Spirit, physical damage reduction +5, can float (maximum height and floating speed are based on level), fire and lightning resistance -5, light and darkness resistance +5.
Career Talents:
1: Proficient in all simple weapons, including but not limited to longsword, shortsword, dagger, shortbow, hoe, stick, sickle, sling, etc., and can use light armor and shield;
2: Bardic performances, which include singing and dancing, the use of performance instruments, including but not limited to castanets, flutes, and harps, etc., and the production of special performance effects.
Each performance effect may include sound, vision, or both. Only the target that sees or hears it will be affected by the performance effect. Some performance abilities require continuous performance to remain effective. If the spell is cast on an enemy, the success rate is based on the level, intelligence, and charm of both parties.
As your level increases, you will continue to learn new performing skills and can also learn magic, but you need to find the relevant channels yourself, and the highest level cannot exceed 5th level.
Skill:
1: Lost, a passive skill. When casting magic or skills, there is a 10% chance of interrupting the casting due to confusion, but the magic value will still be consumed. As the level increases, this probability will continue to decrease. At the same time, when upgrading, there is a chance to recall a certain magic mastered in life;
2. Combat hero, passive skill, based on the own physical fitness and intelligence, the bonus to health and mana is increased by 1 times, a certain attribute is designated +2, currently designated as intelligence, and a random attribute is +1, currently designated as physical fitness;
3. Primary swordsmanship expertise;
4. Spell Breaker, an active skill that consumes 8 magic points. It attempts to disrupt the enemy's spellcasting with language, causing it to fail or prolong its casting time.
5. Bewitching, an active skill that consumes 10 magic points. Try to attract the enemy's attention with performance. If successful, the enemy will temporarily lose hostility and the performance must be continued;
6. Distract, an active skill that consumes 10 magic points. It attempts to distract the enemy with performance, which slightly reduces their hit/dodge/parry chances. The performance must be continued.
7. Boost morale, active skill, consumes 8 magic points, uses performance to inspire the courage of companions, strengthens the ability to resist fear and charm, and requires continuous performance;
8. Treat minor injuries;
9. Apply oil to the soles of your feet.
(Although he has become a spirit, he may have been an excellent bard in his lifetime)
How should I put it? After reading it, Levi didn't feel that surprised. At first glance, the opponent's panel was quite good, but after careful study, he found that he was a typical half-baked person who could do everything, but none of them was particularly outstanding, and there was also a 10% chance of interrupting the casting of the negative effect.
As for the bard's many skills, regardless of their effects, the fact that they need to be performed continuously is enough to give people a headache.
Fortunately, he also had the ability to treat minor injuries and rub his feet, which saved his fate a little. It was also not bad to be a supporting nurse in the battle.
But no matter what, he is a combat hero after all, and he also has a lost skill. Maybe he can really give Levi some surprises in the future.
Moreover, his race is also very interesting. It is not an ordinary ghost. Although it still has weaknesses against fire and lightning, it actually has extra resistance to light, which is quite outrageous.
Combined with what Donna had said before, about the spirits of heroes and those summoned heroes, Levi couldn't help but make a bold guess. The reason why this guy became like this was probably because he received extra care from God or the subordinates of the gods, such as angels?
But the most important thing is, because of the effect of the soul-summoning bell, even if he dies unexpectedly in battle, he will not be completely destroyed. This is already better than 99% of his subordinates!
