Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 184: Shahua Fishman
However, as the distance between the two sides continued to narrow, Levi felt that his and others' previous judgment might have been slightly wrong, because these guys who looked like humanoid sharks were divided into two waves.
There were only three or five of them in the previous wave. They looked a little different among the fishmen because they had no scales on their bodies. Instead, they were covered with strong muscles. They seemed to be fleeing.
The second wave of pursuers numbered about seventy or eighty. Although they looked weaker than the former, their expressions were obviously more ferocious and vicious, and they were also much uglier. They were the real Shahua fishmen.
The most important thing is that among the fugitives in front there was a guy who was dressed in fancy clothes and rode a shark as a mount. He was the smallest among all the fishmen, but the most arrogant. Even when he was fleeing, he would turn back from time to time and utter a series of curses.
Moreover, his choice of words was quite exquisite, with words like "彼其娘之", which resulted in not only the pursuers not understanding him at all, but even Donna and Cindy were a little confused, not knowing what he was talking about.
But Levi understood almost instantly that the opponent must be a hero chosen by God!
Then the other party soon discovered that they were on high alert, so they immediately changed their route. Not only did they make many gestures with their hands and feet, they also kept shouting for help.
Almost at the same time, Levi immediately made the decision to rescue the other party, not only because the other party was the first ocean-type God-chosen hero he had ever seen, but also because the other party was likely to possess some confidential information, which was why he was being chased by the Shahua fish people.
Even in such a short period of time, the sharks in the front had already entered the shallow water and were about to be stranded, but they still had no intention of slowing down. It was obvious that they had reasons to kill that guy!
Without any hesitation, Levi began to cast the spell. A few seconds later, a light white magic circle with a diameter of more than 30 meters appeared out of thin air, covering all the melee troops in front.
This is the new level 3 magic he obtained after reaching level 7 - the anti-camp magic circle!
Its effect is somewhat similar to the anti-evil magic ring that Guang Yakong is born with. Although the power is not much improved, the coverage area is much larger, and most importantly, it can be adjusted according to the different enemy camps.
Chaos, law, good, and evil, a total of four major categories. It can be said that unless the enemy is in an absolutely neutral camp, this anti-camp magic circle will definitely be effective against it. This is much better than Guang Yakong's magic circle!
Everyone in the melee troops, including Zhou Miyin and Leonidas, were encouraged, but the jackals belonging to the witch Tiwa who were a little further away felt a little uncomfortable, because they were all in the chaotic evil camp, and although they were not targeted by this magic, they also felt uncomfortable.
But no one else present cared about their opinions, not even the witch Tiwa, because they were too weak.
In fact, she was sighing and envious.
Although she had already known about Levi's extraordinary talent in magic, after seeing him use a new third-level magic, she couldn't help but wonder again: Is this the high elf who truly masters the power of magic?
So if I really joined Levi's team, would I benefit a lot from it?
But I am also a hero unit after all. If I am so easily recruited by a chosen hero who doesn’t even have his own village, will I be laughed at by other heroes?
Although she had a lot of little thoughts in her mind, her actions were not affected by them.
With a wave of her right hand, several quicksand traps were successfully set up. Speaking of which, the special terrain of the beach also had additional benefits for her.
Whether it's stone cones, ground spikes or quicksand traps, their power is slightly higher than usual. This time I encountered so many Shahua fishmen, I'm sure I can gain a lot of experience points.
Levi didn't care about the witch Tiva's little thoughts. In fact, ever since she was willing to cooperate with him and moved into Silent Manor, he had already regarded her as his future subordinate and one of his own.
So after the battle started today, he even took the initiative to share some of the spoils with the other party in order to increase his favorability.
So far, the effect is quite good. In the subsequent battles, she gradually tended to regard herself as a subordinate and would respond quickly to all of Levi's instructions, but she herself had not realized it yet.
Thinking of this, Levi began to cast Micro Meteor again. This magic was really effective when fighting against ocean-based enemies.
At this time, several fugitives finally approached the shore. Even from a distance, the other party hurriedly expressed their gratitude: "Are you the chosen heroes from the high elves? I am Fei Shi from the murloc tribe. Thank you for your help!"
Levi nodded gently: "I am Levi, now please step back a little to avoid affecting you."
Just as he had guessed before, even after seeing them, the pursuers showed no intention of slowing down, and were obviously ready to fight them.
As he spoke, he began to release protective arrows for the front-line troops and asked Cindy to use the entropy armor as well.
As the enemy continued to approach, he also saw the general situation of these Shahua fishmen. He then discovered that the enemy actually carried a lot of long-range weapons with them, which is relatively rare for marine races. Because of the special environment, they almost never use bows, crossbows and the like.
Although almost all members use trident as their main weapon, there are still some differences in their specific occupations and clothing.
Most of them carried several small tridents on their backs, which were obviously used as throwing weapons. They were level 2 Shahuagin warriors and level 3 Shahuagin champions.
In addition, there are some special murlocs with a trident in one hand and a bone staff in the other. They are obviously either shamans, priests, or wizards. But no matter which type they are, the harm they bring is definitely much higher than that of ordinary Shahua murlocs.
And more importantly, no matter how Levi looked at them, he felt that those bone staffs were a little weird.
It was not just because it was difficult for the Shahua people to make such delicate carvings with their thick claws, but also because he seriously suspected that these bone staffs were made in the style of the Undead. However, because the distance was still far, he could not be sure for the time being. He needed to wait until he killed them before he could be really sure.
After hearing the name, Fei Shi's eyes suddenly lit up. It was obvious that he was not completely unfamiliar with this. However, he also knew that now was not the time to talk, so he hurriedly led his few younger brothers to run to the other side of the beach.
With this run, he was completely out of the water, and the height difference between him and his subordinates was truly revealed.
As a fishman, he himself is only about 1.5 meters tall, but the younger brothers behind him are all over 3 meters tall, and they all use super-giant cold weapons such as anchors.
Seeing this scene, Cindy immediately became curious: "Brother Levi, he looks like an ordinary fishman, but his men seem to be sharkmen!"
The witch Diva, who was gradually becoming more familiar with them, couldn't help but chime in: "Yeah, is this the charm of the heroes chosen by God?"
For the werewolves, it is basically impossible to recruit subordinates who are stronger than yourself, and even if you really recruit one, you must always be careful about their betrayal. However, she couldn't understand the scene in front of her, because she clearly didn't sense any magical aura from the other party.
Levi chuckled: "Don't look at the God-chosen hero with ordinary eyes. If I'm wrong, he is probably a beast tamer, right?"
At this moment, the fishman named Feishi seemed to remember something, and he shouted again: "Levi, be careful, there are some priests among these Shahua fishmen. Not only can they release water arrows and water shields, they even learned some evil undead magic from who knows where!"
Levi narrowed his eyes immediately. This time he didn't have to wait for the battle to be over. He had already roughly figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
But at the same time, he also had more doubts. He initially thought that the other party had defected to the devil, but later he discovered that the other party was actually connected with the dark elves. Now the situation before him seems to indicate that the other party had already had a secret alliance with the Shahua people.
Taking this series of events into consideration, it is impossible for a mere vampire who was initially at level 3 and later advanced to level 4 elite to handle it.
Moreover, if the other party really has such strong wisdom and strength, it is almost impossible for the high elves to allow the other party to stay so safely under their noses. After all, the whetstone cannot be too strong.
So, either there is another boss behind the other party, and this is the boss's plan.
Or maybe the Lightforged had been deceived before, and that vampire might have more than the strength of a 4th-level elite, but it had been disguising itself before!
The demons have plans, the black dragons have plans, and now even these seemingly weakest undead have their own plans. So except for Hogg, the werewolf who was transformed into a demon and whose hometown was occupied, all other forces have their own plans.
At this moment, with a light shout, Donna took the lead in shooting the deadly arrow, because the first group of Sahuagin had approached the shore.
The other archers followed suit, including those who were temporarily called over by Levi in the name of training new recruits. Because his military rank was higher, they would follow his orders and obey Donna's command.
Levi did not move for the time being, because he had to wait for the other party to move forward a little, otherwise, if he threw these micrometeorites into the sea, it would just be a noise and would not be able to exert its power at all.
But what was beyond everyone's expectations was that, except for Donna's arrow which hit the target, almost all the arrows of others were blocked!
It was not only because at the critical moment, those guys dressed as priests summoned at least a dozen water shields, but also because at least forty or fifty murlocs suddenly rose from the bottom of the water and directly blocked the Shahua murlocs.
Although they are tall or short, fat or thin, and belong to different races, they all have one thing in common, that is, they have pale faces, red eyes, and a pair of fangs in their wide-open mouths!
A series of suppressed gasps suddenly came from the front and back, and even the witch Diva next to him couldn't help but said: "Oh my God, are they all vampires? Some fish vampires?"
Although they have various weaknesses, no one can deny that when vampires function normally, their combat effectiveness is really strong, especially now that there are so many of them.
The most obvious thing is that except for one enemy who was killed by Donna's three consecutive arrows of the Scorching Sun, no other enemies died in this volley!
Almost all the Shahua fishmen roared with joy, and for a moment they looked quite majestic.
Then they mixed with the vampires and rushed to the shore together. They didn't even look at Fei Shi on the other side, but went straight to Levi, obviously determined to kill them first.
Levi immediately snorted and raised his hand to drive the two micrometeors over. How could he be so arrogant?
Then let me test your quality again. I don’t believe that those vampires who call themselves the nobles of the dark night would be willing to develop offspring among the smelly fishmen!
With two loud bangs, a large flame spread, and at least nearly twenty enemies were set on fire. At this time, the rain of arrows came again, but the result was completely different from the last time. Almost all of them were killed instantly!
Levi smiled immediately. It was true. They were just some intimidating looking stuff.
Perhaps it is because after being transformed into undead, their resistance to arrows has been improved, and at the same time they have the special mucus of the murlocs, so the archers' attacks seem a little weak, but after being attacked by fire, they are exposed.
In that case, let’s try some more!
Thinking of this, Levi sent out the second wave of micrometeors. This time, not only the enemies suspected to be vampires were set on fire, but also many fishmen were set on fire. Moreover, after being set on fire, the fire damage they would suffer next would also be increased.
This is because Levi used the expertise he had previously obtained from the Chaos Dwarf Hero - Hasut's Killing Fire. When using fire magic, it will cause additional damage to enemies in a burning state, which is a perfect match with ignition.
At the same time, many shooters were also cheered up. Although most of them did not think so much, they could still confirm that the enemy was not as strong as they imagined!
At this time, Julia also shouted with a little surprise: "My lord, I saw them, they are the second-level undead - the merman vampire derivatives!"
Levi suddenly realized: "So that's it, they are just those pathetic slaves who only have some of the abilities of vampires, but have all the weaknesses of vampires!"
Generally speaking, unfortunate humanoid creatures who are killed by vampires have a high chance of being transformed into vampire derivatives, and only after they obtain the vampire's own blood can they become real vampires.
Vampire spawn are low-end versions of vampires. They usually act as slaves, and once their masters have needs, they will even deprive them of all will in an instant.
However, general rumors say that vampires and their derivatives cannot survive in flowing water and they will continue to suffer harm. However, the appearance of these special derivatives now seems to have broken this rumor.
Are the rumors false, or have the vampires who developed them mastered new powers?
However, because they have some vampire characteristics, they are indeed a good choice when acting as free cannon fodder.
Unfortunately, it also depends on what kind of enemies they are facing!
Levi drove the micrometeors over again, and his target was still those vampire derivatives, because they were the most restrained.
At the same time, the Shahua fishmen priests also released water shields, water arrows, water guns, and even a few ghostly shark heads, obviously learning some secret techniques of the undead.
This indeed caused considerable damage to Zhou Miyin and others in the front row. Even the Silver Light Guards who specialized in magic resistance were only slightly better. After all, their martial talents had no effect on magic attacks.
But fortunately, there are three healers in the team, Cindy, Janet and the Bard, and Levi has generously given many melee units one or two bottles of life potions, so except for the Spartans being injured again and a few summoned creatures being killed instantly, there are no casualties among others for a while.
But these Shahua fishmen priests did not have many opportunities to attack. Almost after they released magic once or twice, they would be hit hard by Donna.
And Donna learned her lesson this time. She no longer shot directly, but instead chose to throw the missiles with her subordinates. Now even the vampire derivatives could not help resist the attack from the sky, after all, they could not fly yet.
Even if the Shahua fishmen priests put up water shields on themselves, what effect would a mere water shield have under the concentrated fire of so many shooters?
You know, there are nearly a hundred shooters in Levi’s team now!
So the Shahua fishmen priests died tragically one after another, and were killed almost in the blink of an eye.
At this time, the Shahua fish people also ran to the right position, and they threw out the small tridents on their backs one after another.
Not to mention, when the whistling wind sounded, it was even more powerful than the volleys of fire from Donna and the others, but the actual effect was somewhat unsatisfactory.
With the anti-evil magic circle and protective arrows released by Levi before, Cindy's entropy armor, the non-commissioned officer rank and the high elf's racial talent - martial arts, and the witch Tiva's protective stone skin, these attacks that seem powerful can't actually cause them much damage.
After all, even the strongest Shahua murloc warrior is essentially just a level 3 soldier, the same level as the Silver Guards and Jade Halberd Soldiers.
However, they were unable to resist the targeted counterattacks from Donna and others. After killing all the Shahua fishmen priests, it was naturally the turn of the stronger warriors among them!
It was precisely because Donna's attack was so fierce that the Shahua people were forced to temporarily change their minds. They no longer tried to gain an advantage by throwing small tridents, but instead entered into close combat as quickly as possible and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
When both sides are mixed together, they naturally don’t have to worry about being sniped anymore!
According to common sense, their idea actually makes sense. Unfortunately, they have no idea that there are two mages who like to use quicksand traps...
These last few dozen meters became an abyss that some of them could never cross.
But when the remaining members successfully crossed the abyss and actually started fighting with the enemy, they were shocked to find that the enemy in front of them was not as fragile as they had expected, but was even much stronger than them!
Therefore, under the crushing strength, this unexpected encounter was completely over in less than ten minutes from beginning to end.
It’s not that the Shahua fishmen are too weak. In fact, the Shahua fishmen’s troop configuration is still very good. There are cannon fodder, magic systems, and the warriors can also throw, so they can act as half-range troops.
And after the real close combat began, everyone discovered the other party's special skills, which was that once the health of an enemy around them dropped to a certain level, or was in a negative state of bleeding, they would immediately become like bloodthirsty sharks and fall into a special blood frenzy state, with their attack power and attack speed slightly increased.
The reason why they were defeated so badly and so quickly was entirely because Levi and his men were too strong. This was even reflected in the system's post-war evaluation. Killing hundreds of enemies so easily was just a slight advantage.
However, the harvest was quite good. In addition to a large amount of experience points and valuable items that are common to marine enemies, such as pearls, and some low-level materials such as vampire fangs, they also obtained some tridents of various sizes, two books of water arrows, a book of undead magic called Shark Ghost Bite, and a bone staff.
The bone staff itself is just a green-quality weapon. Apart from slightly improving the mana recovery speed, the other parts are not worth mentioning. But what Levi really values is the small bat pattern on it and the system's notes, one of which reads - forged by a vampire!
Now he finally figured out the other party's whereabouts. He must have run away to an isolated island overseas!
After the battle on their side was over, the fishman named Feishi also trotted over and expressed his gratitude to Levi again. At the same time, he did not just talk, he directly took out two general skill books - swimming as a gift, and did not even allow Levi to refuse.
Because the other party's attitude was too enthusiastic, Levi took it. Besides, he did save the other party's life, so it was natural for him to receive some reward.
Although he didn't really want to go to the sea to fight with many fishmen and sea monsters in the future, there would be no harm in learning one more skill.
After seeing that Levi accepted it, Fei Shi became even more enthusiastic. Then, without waiting for Levi to ask, he quickly told him the reason why he was being hunted.
It turned out that he was originally on a normal mission, wanting to get supplies to a small island occupied by the Naga. Although they are marine creatures, people like mermaids and Nagas do not completely live on the seabed, they also trade with other races in the outside world.
Then as soon as they got on the island, several of his shark subordinates reported that something was wrong because the smell of blood was too strong!
Then they discovered that a massacre had just ended on the island. The Sahuagin had actually occupied the place. And that was not all. They were actually holding evil rituals in an attempt to awaken the undead.
He immediately knew that something serious had happened. Like the Sahuagin, the Naga were also the dominant race in the nearby waters. Moreover, compared to the overbearing and brutal Sahuagin, the Naga had a much better reputation.
Now that the Shahua people dare to do this and are even involved with the undead, there will definitely be no peace around here!
He originally wanted to deliver a message to other Nagas with intelligence, but he was accidentally discovered while retreating, and then he was chased all the way here, and even his troops were almost killed.
Levi also asked about the location of the incident, and then he found it a bit troublesome. Fei Shi ran all the way for nearly twenty miles. This was not too far for the fishmen, because they would have a certain speed bonus when moving in the water. But for them, a land race that didn't even have boats, this distance was too far.
Moreover, even if he rushed over immediately, those guys would have already run away. It seemed that he could only wait until he reached the town, hand over the information, and see what the natives would think of it.
However, he felt that the situation might not be particularly optimistic. Even so many greenskins had come here, which meant that the high elves had lost control of the border. All their energy was probably now focused on retaking the Black Castle.
In contrast, is it really worth their trouble to search for and hunt down a vampire who has been driven out of the colony, whose lair has been occupied by the chosen heroes of God, and who is now nowhere to go overseas?
At least they will definitely not waste this energy right now!
