Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 203: Coming one after another
Lotus finally left behind seventy or eighty level 2 horse thieves and bandits, then rushed away to find other contacts of the Red Brotherhood to deal with matters concerning the high elf captives.
Levi asked Julia to take some horse thieves to wander around the south and deal with the little skeletons and the like.
However, this does not mean that she can only lead them to fight in the future. She just hopes that she can use them to practice her riding, archery and command skills before they really become bait and are swallowed by the undead.
Ever since the great battle that day, this girl's admiration for Risadilan has skyrocketed, because she witnessed his bravery and fighting skills with her own eyes. In addition, the magic bows and arrows used by those Avalon girls were also extremely outstanding. This made her determined to formally learn archery.
Because compared to a crossbow, a bow and arrow can often better unleash the true power of the user, especially now that she has the skill of horseback archery, and has been personally taught a lot of relevant experience by Risadilan. If she doesn't make use of it, wouldn't it be a waste?
Levi naturally agreed with this. Although practicing both bow and crossbow would certainly distract her attention, if she really worked hard, she would definitely be able to improve her combat capabilities against different enemies. He even planned to buy some related skill books for her.
Speaking of the magic that the Sun Knight promised him before, I wonder when it will arrive?
As he was muttering, he received a message from the Inspector Akong that a troop of nearly a thousand people was approaching from the other side of the river and had already boarded the bridge. Their leader called himself the Lightforged.
Levi was immediately delighted, knowing that another group of reinforcements had arrived. Although they did not come all for him, but to participate in the battle near the Black Castle, it would be no problem for them to stay here for a while and become his help.
So he immediately went to greet him. After all, he and the other party were friends who had fought side by side many times. He couldn't let the other party misunderstand that he had become particularly arrogant just because he had a village and became a lieutenant.
Soon, under Levi's greeting, the Lightforged brought about a dozen God-chosen heroes into Bitao Village, and without Levi saying anything, they took the initiative to leave their troops outside the village.
After a quick greeting, he glanced around and couldn't help but sigh: "Levi, why do I feel that the environment here is better than Silent Manor? And you even have celestial creatures serving as garrison!"
The other chosen heroes also nodded repeatedly. The Silent Manor had been occupied by the undead for too long. Although there were priests purifying it every day, it still gave people a creepy feeling.
This village actually has celestial creatures here, and they look very reliable. He is indeed worthy of being the vice president who promoted the establishment of Silent Manor.
"It's just luck. Why didn't the Sun Knight come?"
"He has been delayed for the time being. He originally wanted to further advance his military rank, but the indigenous people are very dissatisfied with the current situation of his camp, and he may be greatly affected."
Most high elves are lawful, neutral, and kind, with some occasionally belonging to the chaotic camp, but overall they still tend toward kindness and justice.
However, in order to change his job to become a dark guard, the Sun Knight has now become a lawful evil camp, so some natives are worried and even doubt whether he will become a spy for the dark elves...
This matter is more difficult to handle, especially since the Sun Knight is also the president of the guild, the impact is even greater.
He originally changed his job to a dark guard in order to be free from the constraints of a paladin, but he did not expect that it would have a great impact in other aspects, which made him quite annoyed.
Currently, he is trying to change the indigenous people's views of him through practical actions. At the same time, he has also made plans for the worst case scenario, which is to change jobs again.
Although the Sun Knights did not come, the things that Levi asked him to help do were done by the Lightforged.
The first is a 4th-level magic - Summon Large Elemental. Its usage requires 15 points of intelligence, as well as the prerequisites of Summon Small Elemental and Summon Medium Elemental.
Levi originally thought that he had to reach at least level 8 to use it, but because of the generous blessing of Goddess Lilith, he now met the qualifications, so he learned it directly. This is also the first level 4 magic he has mastered so far.
The second one is the 2nd level magic - knocking magic, which can open various doors, boxes, chains, locks on shackles and magic seals, etc. The success rate is based on his level, intelligence, and the opponent's precision and strength and many other factors.
But it was precisely because of the appearance of this magic that Levi decided to keep Sam in the village, because in addition to reconnaissance, Sam's most important ability is to open treasure chests. But now Levi no longer needs him because this magic can do a better job.
In addition, Levi's subordinates who had been temporarily deposited at Silent Manor were also brought here by the Lightforged, mainly including a Jade Crane Gunner, a Crane Gunner, a medium-sized wind elemental, and a tamer.
Actually, there were still some wild beasts before they set out, but they encountered several battles along the way, and then they all died accidentally...
But Levi was already very satisfied. He first placed the gunners on the arrow tower in the village, and then asked someone to take the animal trainer to find the witch Tiwa. Now most of the wild beasts in the village are under her management.
As a gnoll, although she is not a tamer or anything like that, she is quite experienced in dealing with low-level wild beasts.
Moreover, it seems that she is planning to help guard the Bitao Village for a long time, and she is also interested in joining his team. Now she just lacks a suitable opportunity. Once she really joins, the trainer will definitely have to cooperate with her more to train those ostriches. Now is a good time to get familiar with them in advance.
After finishing these things, they chatted for a while and expressed their concern about the recent development of the guild. Then the Lightforger suddenly said, "By the way, Sun Knight Levi asked me to tell him that the deposits and the area covered by the underground dark mine of the Kobolds have been surveyed."
"Probably because it was forcibly condensed by magical means, the reserves are very low. I'm afraid it will be mined out within a week. He said that he probably won't make much money."
Levi nodded and didn't take it seriously at all. In fact, he had expected it. After all, there was nothing but bones and mud near Silent Manor. How big could you expect the reserves of the dark mine that could be built there to be?
And if the reserves were really huge, he might not have been so straightforward in handing them over to the Sun Knight to manage.
"So what are your plans now?"
"In addition to stopping by to see if there's anything I can do for you, the Sun Knight asked us to explore the way first, mainly to find out the situation of the villages that have been attacked or looted by those greenskins. If he can handle the military position issue, he wants to occupy another village over there. If he can't, he might hand it over to me."
In fact, Levi was originally one of the candidates because he had the strongest strength and could definitely hold on.
It's just that he achieved this goal independently and ahead of schedule, and a lieutenant can only have one officially granted territory, so the Sun Knight thought of settling for the second best and having himself or the Lightforged take over.
Levi smiled immediately: "If you are not in a hurry, how about waiting near the villages across the bridge? If nothing unexpected happens, there may be a big battle here today or tomorrow."
Since they parted last time, he had been keeping in touch with the fishman Fei Shi because he had some doubts in his heart. In order to ensure timeliness and accuracy, he also used three methods at the same time: leaving messages to friends, forums, and magic messaging.
All signs indicate that the vampires are already in turmoil, and it seems that the real time for action will be within these two days. They are probably worried that the longer time goes on, the tighter his defense here will become. Although they have a certain amount of strength, it is still far from being able to completely crush him.
With Fei Shi as a half-traitor, the means he had prepared in advance, and the reinforcements he called for, he really didn't believe that the cunning vampire could escape!
As soon as he saw Levi's smile, the Lightforger knew that someone was going to be unlucky again. Perhaps many people thought that Levi could get to where he is today just because he was lucky enough, but after actual contact, he was sure that the other party did not rely purely on luck, but also on wisdom.
So he nodded readily: "Okay, no problem. I wanted to take a look around the area. I heard that several villages were destroyed by demons. I want to see how the natives would deal with such abandoned villages and whether we have any chance."
Although only a ruin is left, since it is valued by the indigenous people, generally speaking, the geographical environment will not be too bad. And with the hands-on ability of the chosen heroes, they are not really afraid of ruins.
After confirming some details, the Lightforged left with their large army. Levi also tested the effect of summoning large elements. Since this magic might be related to the next battle, the first element he summoned was the water element.
Then he saw a huge wave crest that was over three meters tall and had a waist circumference of almost two and a half meters appear in front of him.
Its arms are also like two smaller waves, and the two dark green spherical objects on its head are probably its eyes. Compared with the previous low-level and intermediate water elements, the oppressive force it brings to people is undoubtedly much stronger.
Moreover, as a 4th-level soldier, its combat effectiveness has been significantly improved by more than one level, and its original attributes and characteristics have been further enhanced. For example, it is completely immune to any non-magical toxins, etc., and it also has three very good special skills.
Extinguish: It can extinguish ordinary flames and some magical flames. When attacking an enemy with fire-protective magic (such as Flame Bodyguard, Flame Shield, etc.), depending on the strength of both sides, there is a chance that the effect will be weakened or the magic will be directly removed;
The body of soft water has a certain reduction in physical damage, but will receive extra damage and slow down when being attacked by freezing.
Drowning. When it is close to an enemy, it can try to perform a grapple action and press the opponent alive into its body. If the opponent does not have the special skill of breathing water, it is very likely that it will continue to suffer damage until it drowns alive, and the success rate of extinguishing the fire will be significantly improved at this time.
Of course, this approach also has drawbacks.
First of all, it is useless against undead that don't need to breathe, mechanical constructs, etc., as well as elementals other than fire elements.
Secondly, it has a limit on the size of the enemy, the enemy cannot be larger than it, and during the period when the skill is successful but the opponent is not drowned, its various attributes will be weakened to a certain extent.
Finally, whether it is an internal or external enemy, they have the possibility to break free or help friendly forces break free.
But no matter what, this move can be regarded as a very good skill, especially with Levi's expertise and equipment enhancement, its strength will be further enhanced and the effect will be even better.
Then he tried the large wind element. The size of this guy also changed, and there was a hint of electric light on his body surface. Levi felt a little surprised.
Then he discovered that the strength of the wind element had also been greatly improved this time. The original low-altitude flight had become a real flight, and there was no longer any height limit. At the same time, ordinary attacks had also been transformed into magic attacks, and were accompanied by slight lightning damage. This would definitely have a very good effect when dealing with evil enemies such as the undead.
Just when he was about to test the fire element and the earth element separately, Supervisor Yakong was the first to sound the alarm, and then Levi also looked in that direction.
A griffin that has the features of both an eagle and a lion and looks extremely majestic is flying rapidly from the south. Sitting on the griffin's back is a young knight with blond hair and silver armor. Who else could it be but Lisadilan?
As soon as he saw him riding over on a griffin, Levi knew that the reinforcements he wanted must have arrived at the designated location.
Sure enough, Risa Dilan soon told him that everything was going well.
Although Reiner is still busy encircling the greenskins and is temporarily unable to escape, after receiving Levi's intelligence and request for help, he still did his best to support part of the troops.
He even asked Risadilan to bring a few ships with a well-equipped force on board. Once they received the information, they would immediately block the entrance to the sea and make sure the enemy did not escape.
Of course, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, they are currently staying on a small island not too close to the estuary.
Well, the perfect configuration here refers to an army with infantry, archers, cavalry, war beasts, flying troops, war machines, and even mages.
Because Levi's target is vampires, and considering the opponent's racial characteristics and the fact that he can transform into bats to escape, this team has light and wind magicians, as well as multi-headed griffins and giant eagles. As long as the opponent dares to come, he will be given clear arrangements.
Now Risadilan came here in person to discuss some details with him. Should he recruit them from the fleet now, or let them surround the enemy first and wait until the battle is over?
Next, they wanted to ask about the specific time of the enemy's arrival, because the war was urgent, and even with Reiner's order, they could not stay there forever.
As soon as he saw the happy look on his face and the energy he showed, Levi knew that he might be successful in both career and love.
Otherwise, with his original identity and status, he should not be able to ride a griffin, nor be able to lead several ships and hundreds of sea guards into battle independently.
It's just a pity for Julia, she seemed to have had some vague thoughts about him...
Likewise, Reiner was probably promoted in the recent war. Otherwise, even if he was born into a noble family in the Kingdom of Caledor, a mere captain of the Silver Helmet Knights would not have been able to mobilize so many troops.
Upon inquiry, it turned out that Reiner had been officially appointed as one of the lieutenants of Ashridge Town.
This is not only because the war with demons requires more commanders, and because of his outstanding performance in fighting against greenskins and demons, but also because he has successfully been promoted to a true hero and his career has been changed to the Dragon Prince Cavalry unique to the Kingdom of Caledor.
Yes, Dragon Prince is the title of a legendary lord, and it is also the name of a special profession and a special 6th-level cavalry unit.
However, this is not the most advanced special force of the Kingdom of Caledor. There is also the Dragon Prince above it.
As the name suggests, their mounts are usually real dragons. But even in the Kingdom of Caledor, which is best at dragon taming, the number of dragon princes is far less than that of dragon princes. Even for the talented high elves, taming a dragon and making it their mount is almost like a legend.
But at least it is a hope, and at least it shows Reiner's potential.
Similarly, Lisadilan was commended by the Acting Lord for his contributions in saving the village and resisting the demons at the Lilith Temple. As long as things go well, it is only a matter of time before he is promoted in the military rank and even obtains his own territory.
This is very good news for Levi, who is on good terms with both of them.
After spending a little time, Levi confirmed the details with the other party to ensure that the plan was foolproof.
It would be better to wait until the battle is over before recruiting those soldiers. Since the vampire's intentions have been seen from various clues, it is almost certain that it will send its minions to watch the estuary. We must not alert the enemy.
However, some mages and flying beasts could be transferred over, since they are fewer in number and their targets are smaller.
The only thing we should really consider now is when the enemy will arrive.
While he was thinking about it, the priest of the temple suddenly sent someone to find him and said that someone had sent him a magical message again.
Since the village has not yet built any relevant buildings, Levi relies on the power of the temple to communicate with Fei Shi in this regard.
After reading the intelligence information, Levi burst into laughter, knowing that the last problem was about to be solved.
Just as he expected, the vampires have officially mobilized their troops and hid on the nearest small island. They will surely come as soon as it gets dark. It seems that they can solve this trouble tonight.
Now we have to see what strength the other party has. I hope not to let all my preparations go to waste!
