Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 193: Overnight at the Temple
Although he had been clearly informed, Levi still did not expect the enemy to be so bold. Almost as soon as the sun set, a series of slightly hurried intelligence reports sounded.
He was startled at that moment, and immediately called all his trusted subordinates to go to the balcony on the second floor of the temple.
Except for a spire, although the height of the entire temple is more than 10 meters, it has only two floors in total, and the second floor is about seven or eight meters from the ground. In addition, the temple itself is surrounded by mountains and water, and its position is relatively high, which is very suitable for observing movements in the distance.
Lisadilan and several priests were already there, but even though they heard the footsteps behind them, they did not turn around to greet them. Instead, they just stared at a crystal ball in a daze.
There, countless demons with hideous faces and humanoid beasts covered in fur and armor with angry eyes kept pouring out of the forest, like a large piece of moving black cloth, quickly covering the plain.
Not only did the enemy choose to attack together with the demons, but their number was also much greater than they had previously expected!
Although the number of demons is relatively small, less than two hundred in total, their average combat power is unexpectedly strong. The weakest are Gog and Magog, followed by Cerberus, Horned Demon, Flame-Breath Cerberus, and Horned Demon Marshal, etc.
This does not mean that they do not have cannon fodder troops. The group of beastmen with hooves and animal hair play this role perfectly.
They generally used battle axes and spears as weapons, and occasionally some guys would pick up some broken wood and process it into rough and simple shields.
Among the existing beastmen, most of them distinguish their status according to the size of their horns, which is also often the most direct reflection of their strength.
The inferior horned beasts of level 0-1 either have no horns at all or have just sprouted a head. They are the most numerous cannon fodder among the beastmen, with at least more than 1,500 of them in sight.
However, except for a small number of inferior horn raiders who use bows and arrows as weapons, the others are basically no threat.
The shapes of the Level 2 horned beasts vary, but they basically look like a hybrid of beasts and humans. The basic shape of most horned beasts is a sheep's head and legs with a human's upper body and wolf-like teeth. They are also the backbone of the beastmen, and there are at least close to seven hundred of them here.
Next are the level 3 giant horned beasts. They are covered with muscles and have a strong body, generally close to two meters and five meters tall, far superior to ordinary horned beasts and inferior horned beasts. However, correspondingly, their number among the beastmen is much smaller, with about 100 or so.
The strongest are a dozen or so giant gorillas with mammoth-like fangs. They are the 4th-level troops, the Gormon.
In addition, there are at least two hundred half-human, half-eagle harpies that look full of viciousness and cruelty, and more than a hundred canine creatures that look very thin, ugly and dirty. They are the backup food and hunting assistants raised by the Beastmen - Chaos Hounds. Both are Tier 1 troops.
According to this rough calculation, the enemy actually deployed nearly 2,800 troops at one time?
For an army of this size, there must be a wise commander, and there is a high chance that there will even be a heroic unit, or maybe more than one!
In addition to being shocked, Levi immediately realized that something was wrong.
The Beastmen hate all races, but they hate the Wood Elves the most. They also know how to bully the weak and fear the strong. Now that they have so many troops, they can easily sweep through all the surrounding villages. There is no need to fight to the death here.
Unless they have a reason to do so.
The priest from the two goddesses must be hiding something from him. No wonder they dared to promise him a village before!
When they turned around, they saw Levi's expression and understood his thoughts at the first moment.
The priest from Lilith gritted his teeth and said, "We did hide something, but we definitely don't have any bad intentions. If we can still survive this battle, we will definitely explain everything to you."
Another pastor quickly followed up to explain: "Yes, we really have no ill intentions. It's just that the matter is of great importance, so we kept it secret. But this is indeed our fault, and we are willing to make compensation afterwards!"
Faced with such a powerful enemy, they were no longer as confident as before, and they no longer spoke in a beating heart manner, because they all knew that time was precious. If Levi chose to evacuate directly, he might have a chance of survival in the wild, but the temple would definitely be breached!
Lisa Dilan next to him was also a little surprised, because he didn't know the hidden truth, but seeing this look, he still made what he thought was the most correct choice: "Levi, this is a serious matter..."
Levi sighed softly: "I understand. The secret is not important for now. What is important is that we need to work together to fight the enemy and survive this battle."
If there had not been the previous battle with the devil, Lisadilan would most likely have died on the spot. If it hadn't been for him, he naturally wouldn't have thought of coming to the temple, let alone encounter such a big scene.
So this is likely to be a special mission with potentially extremely high requirements and also extremely high rewards.
Moreover, the priests had seemed to be confident before, and although they were obviously surprised and shocked after seeing the scale of the enemy, they were not really at a loss. It was obvious that they might have a backup plan.
More importantly, he saw Donna's face full of excitement and struggle.
Although she didn't say anything, due to the tacit understanding they had always had, he immediately knew that she must have some special reasons, so she hoped that he would agree.
But she was worried whether this would interfere with his judgment and cause unnecessary losses, so she did not speak. However, combined with the previous reason, Levi finally chose to agree. It was worth taking the risk!
Several people were immediately delighted, and then a priest nodded hurriedly: "Yes, staying alive is the most important thing, and we don't have to kill all the enemies. As long as we hold on until the sun rises, these beastmen will most likely retreat!"
"Moreover, in an emergency, the temple can also mobilize the power of faith accumulated over the years to form a powerful energy defense!"
"In addition, we have already sent out a distress signal in advance, and reinforcements may arrive at any time!"
"Yes, we have sent a request for help to the leader of the Kurnos Hunters, Tyrandor Destroyer. He has a warband composed entirely of wood elves under his command!"
As if they were afraid that Levi would refuse, the two priests spoke out this series of information at a very fast speed, except for the most crucial point which they still did not reveal.
Are there any reinforcements? If so, we may not be unable to fight.
But what is the secret that has alarmed the high elves, night elves, wood elves, demons, and beastmen at the same time?
After this thought flashed through his mind quickly, he took another look at the army in the distance and made a decisive decision: " The enemy is too numerous, we can't just sit there and wait to die."
The temple is not a fortress and does not have too many shooting holes. If they rely solely on melee troops, it will easily turn into a war of attrition, which will be very disadvantageous for them.
He, Lisadilan and the believers of the two goddesses, the total number of people is less than 400. Those ordinary villagers were arranged in the underground secret room. It was good enough if they didn't cause trouble. They were not expected to fight at all.
However, the enemy was seven times larger than them, and it was impossible for them to defeat them in a pure war of attrition.
Especially since there are demons like Gog and Magog inside, this temple is not made entirely of stone. Once a large-scale fire breaks out in the building, most of their geographical advantages will be lost in an instant.
Lisa Dilan suddenly perked up: "I am willing to try to disperse the enemy's forces!"
"Okay, I'll let Julia lead the team to assist you."
"You can also take all the huntresses in the temple!"
The pastor beside him also quickly added: "Of course, the archers and other troops can all be handed over to you, Levi, to command."
Lisa Dilan nodded, turned around and left without saying anything. When he saw his appearance, a sentence suddenly emerged in Li Wei's mind: The wind is whistling and the Yishui River is cold...
"Risa Dillan, bring Julia back alive!"
Lisa Dilan was shocked, but finally raised his fist towards Levi: "I will!"
Levi nodded, and then stuffed a spare ring into Julia's hand: "There are a lot of potions and magic scrolls in it, you heard what I just said."
Julia nodded vigorously: "Yes, sir, I understand!"
So in just one minute, fifty or sixty knights had left under the cover of darkness.
To be honest, Levi was very pessimistic about the future fate of most of them, because Risadiran had never been a cautious commander.
When facing demons and beastmen, he would definitely think of attacking, but the maximum attack distance of the female hunters was only about 20 meters. If they were careless, the enemy would immediately rush in front of them...
But he didn't have the energy to think more. He just kept using summoning magic. No matter what, those Gogs and Magogs shouldn't exist.
Next to him, the witch Tiwa continuously cast quicksand traps. The enemy was so powerful that the two low-level earth magic she knew were not enough to kill them all, so naturally she had to give priority to casting auxiliary magic.
While she was somewhat worried and even afraid, she actually also had some anticipation in her heart, because if this battle could really be won, and she made a great contribution to it, she might be able to completely change her own camp directly!
At this time, Donna quietly walked to Levi's side: "Levi, actually you don't have to do this for me..."
This shy look is totally unlike her usual self.
But Levi just waved his hand: "We are comrades fighting side by side, and we are also friends. There is no need to say this."
And it's not just for you.
Of course, he wasn't stupid enough to say the second half of the sentence as well.
Although Donna is a native of the game and is essentially just a string of data, it's impossible for him to really have anything beneficial to her physical and mental health, but there's no harm in making such a beautiful girl like him more, right?
Donna hesitated again, and then whispered to him: "The goddess gave me the opportunity to freely choose the trial of courage. If I can kill 150 enemies in the next battle, including at least 100 level 2 enemies, 20 level 3 enemies, 5 level 4 enemies, and 1 level 5 enemy, then my trial will be successful."
Levi couldn't help but grin. This was really difficult because it meant that Donna had to compete with hundreds of her comrades for the right to the final blow.
Fortunately, after winning the arena championship, Donna's strength has grown significantly. Although it looks like a rocket, in fact, the demons' fire resistance is completely ineffective against her Scorching Sun Arrows, which after all, are the power from God.
Moreover, rather than risking traveling to unknown areas through a teleportation array, a battle like this is more certain.
However, we still need to give her a helping hand.
Thinking of this, he summoned the bard again and told him not to do anything else next, except for occasional treatment, and mainly to release temporary motivation skills for Donna.
In the previous battles, he had conducted experiments many times, and then he found that, although the system did not specify it, this skill actually had different bonuses for physical attacks and magic attacks, with the latter being only half of the former. This made him just the right person to be Donna's full-time assistant.
After sending out all the summoned creatures, the magical pet Xiaoqi, and even a few big cats, Levi took out the strangler golem he had obtained before and threw it to the witch Tiwa.
Before, he disliked its combat effectiveness, but he didn't want it to take up Cindy or Janet's magic limit, so he kept it uselessly. Now he might as well throw it to Diva. After all, as a hero unit, she doesn't lack that little magic value.
Without saying thank you to Diva, Levi cast various buff and protective spells while asking, "How far away are the enemies?"
But before the two priests could respond, Donna next to them spoke first: "Levi, I have seen them!"
Just as she said, accompanied by a mooing sound that seemed full of anger, hundreds of beastmen came into their sight first. Even under the cover of night, the red light in their eyes was still so eye-catching.
The two hundred or so demons followed on their side. Although under normal circumstances, the beastmen were considered to be fanatical worshipers of the demons, when the power of the two sides reversed, it was obvious that these beastmen did not respect the demons so much.
As they continued to pour out, the ground seemed to tremble slightly. Those who had not actually seen it would never be able to imagine what it felt like when thousands of bloodthirsty beastmen rushed over together. Although Levi had previously looked down on these low-level soldiers in his heart, he now had to admit the powerful oppressive force they brought.
Donna immediately asked all the shooters to get into shooting positions, ready to attack at any time. The targets were first Magog and Gog, and then the harpies.
Although Levi had sent out summoned creatures to lurk in the forest, he obviously couldn't rely on all of them.
Melee troops such as Zhou Miyin, Simon and Leonidas had already been guarding key positions such as gates and windows, and temporarily had the qualifications to command other melee troops in the temple. The temple priests served as adjutants to assist them. This could be considered a kind of training for them by Levi.
They can't just be small captains forever. Now it depends on whether they can seize this rare opportunity.
Fortunately, there were not many windows, so they did not have to disperse too many troops before the building was actually breached. Only Bayoru and the elite Guang Yakong remained by Levi's side as guards.
At the same time, there was some commotion in the distance. Risadilan, Julia and the female hunters entered the battlefield from the side. Even though they did not launch any attacks, they instantly attracted the enemy's attention.
With a roar, almost all the Chaos Hounds rushed towards them.
At this time, a priest suddenly exclaimed: "Goddess!"
Levi immediately looked over and found that in the middle of the crystal ball was a beastman with a striking appearance.
Its huge, hairy head has horns as sharp as blades, as if it were wearing a gorgeous crown. Its sturdy body is covered with countless criss-crossing scars and extremely primitive tattoos.
Around its thick neck hangs a series of necklaces made of skulls. Judging from their shapes and sizes, their owners are obviously from different races, including beasts, dwarves, humans and even elves. Now they have all become its trophies and medals.
It is surrounded by three minotaurs that are nearly 4 meters tall and holding battle axes as guards. They are all level 5 soldiers. Although most minotaurs choose to set up their own camps, with such a large army, it is very easy for the beastmen to recruit some minotaurs.
There was no need to think too much, everyone immediately knew that it must be the leader of these beastmen, a beast king!
Everyone's eyes turned to Levi, but at this time, Levi seemed visibly relieved, because there were no magic units on the other side, so the chance of an accident was greatly reduced.
Although Beastmasters and Tauren are both very powerful melee units, Beastmen, like Greenskins, tend to be offensive and have extremely weak defenses. Apart from anything else, Donna has already been eager to try.
Even if she didn't mention it at all, Levi could imagine that given the character of the Amazons and their equally warlike gods, the numbers Donna mentioned before were just a basic number.
But if she can achieve greater results, or even kill the opponent's Beast King with her own hands, her trial of courage will only be more successful!
So he just shrugged and started preparing the micro meteor: "There's nothing more to say. Now that things have come to this, Lisa Dilan has already taken action, so it's time for us to move too!"
