Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 223: Advanced Sub-Sky
Facts have proved that Levi's battle strategy is still very effective. Although the number of greenskin troops is large, they are divided into several groups, so the pressure on the front of the city wall is much smaller.
At the same time, he also experimented with the effects of his various large-scale magic. How should I put it? Although most of the greenskins looked unkempt, their sense of smell was still very sharp.
This means that except for a very small number of guys with strong physiques, most greenskins are unable to be immune to the effects of Stink Cloud.
So Levi could happily use Stink Cloud to induce vomiting and Ice Storm to slow down. Under the double magic effect, most low-level greenskins could not get close to the city wall at all and could only allow the ranged troops to continuously rain arrows at them.
Although the black orcs seemed to be aware of Levi's tactics later, before they could call back the troops that had been led away, he used the decapitation tactics on them with the help of many summoned creatures and Xiao Qi's magic.
Once the black orcs died, the remaining greenskins turned into a pile of loose sand, and were no match for his magic. In the end, they all died under the city wall. Both the troops defending the city and his own subordinates suffered very light casualties.
As a result, he accumulated some experience in fighting the greenskins. Although Master had provided him with a lot of detailed information before, the data on paper and the actual combat performance were still slightly different.
But after this battle, he will have a better chance of winning the next time he fights the greenskins, because for the greenskins, the effect of the decapitation tactics will be unexpectedly good, and it happens that he and Xiao Qi cooperate with each other, which will make them almost invincible!
"You have successfully defeated the greenskin army. Based on the comparison of the strength and casualties of both sides, this battle is evaluated as a hearty victory. The experience gain multiplier is 120%. The top five contributors (Levi, Zhou Miyin, Pious Priest, Simon, Mastiff-headed Yakong) will receive some additional experience rewards, among which hero units will receive additional campaign experience rewards."
"You annihilated the greenskin army before the reinforcements arrived, and the casualties of the defenders were low. You will receive an additional reward. Please wait for the corresponding personnel to issue the reward to you."
"The instance will be closed in 15 minutes. You can choose to leave the instance or accept forced transfer after the waiting time is over."
Of course Levi would not leave immediately, because they had killed so many greenskins and had not had time to clean up the battlefield. Seeing that the copy would be closed in 15 minutes, he immediately urged Zhou Miyin, Simon and others to hurry up and start working.
"You have obtained information about the Black Orcs, etc. Please click to view it."
"Guang Yakong (Elite) has advanced, and he has gained new skills, Low-Altitude Flight and Glory Prayer."
Prayer of Glory: Active skill, consumes 15 magic points. After a short prayer, it strengthens yourself or a friendly unit's attack and defense against evil creatures by 5 points, which lasts for 15 seconds.
Levi recruited an elite Guang Yakong as his subordinate a long time ago. He is also one of the few non-elf members in the team, except for Cindy and other well-known subordinates.
However, as the enemy's strength increased rapidly, his combat effectiveness was a bit insufficient. Most of the time, he kept the opponent by his side, with the elephant man Bayoru on his left and right, as his guards. Unexpectedly, this time he successfully advanced to level 4.
The improvement of attributes is fine, the ability to fly at low altitude is a very practical skill, but more important is the auxiliary magic. Just relying on it, even if he doesn't go to fight in person, the amount of experience points he will gain in the future will definitely increase greatly. It's a pity that the duration is too short.
But now the pressure is on Bayoru. He is an old man who has followed Levi for some time and has good racial talents. Unfortunately, Julia has already led the team out alone, but he is still a level 3 elite.
I can only say that this game is not very friendly to many warrior professions. If you are someone like him who moves slowly, it will be even more disadvantageous.
However, in today's battle against the greenskins, his performance was unexpectedly good. After all, he, like the greenskins, both like to fight head-on, with you using a knife and me using an axe, it was like a round-by-round battle. In the upcoming battle with the blood-boiling beasts, I believe he will have many opportunities to perform.
"Your summon - Mastiff-headed Yakong (Elite) has advanced, and he has gained a new skill - Evil Breaker."
This is another surprise. With their own ability to resist flying and a big sword in their hands, when fighting against the enemy, the third-level mastiff-headed sub-kongs are even more practical to Levi than the fourth-level deer antler users and tiger users at certain moments.
This elite Mastiff Chief Yakong is the most outstanding example among them. After fighting continuously for so many days, he actually advanced all the way to Level 5. This is really outrageous. Could it be that while responding to his own call, he also has a part-time job somewhere else?
Moreover, his skills are somewhat similar to those of the Holy Knight, and he will definitely be able to play a greater role in the future.
Then came the advancement information of some ordinary subordinates. Although a portion of their experience points were taken away by the defenders in this battle to defend the city, nearly 10 subordinates still successfully advanced, and the overall strength of the troops was slightly improved.
Then there was an even bigger surprise. After so many battles, his reputation levels with Yakong and Mastiff Yakong were finally raised to friendly.
Affected by this, the reputation level of all Archons will be raised to at least Friendly, and from now on, all new Archons will have an initial reputation level of Friendly, and he will enjoy a little discount when hiring or recruiting them.
You have to know that the Yakong, like the Gaidingtian clan, is a very large race. There are as many as 8 types of Yakong that have been summoned by Levi alone, and there will be even more that have not been summoned. Now that they have all become friendly, it will definitely be much more convenient in the future.
Naturally, Levi was the first to praise the bravery of the mastiff chief Yakong. The existence of these two summoned creatures, Yakong and the Gaidingtian clan, was of great help to him. It can even be said that in more than one battle, without them, he might have only won a miserable victory or lost.
After the advancement, the Mastiff Chief Yakong was naturally very happy. Then, like other companions who had advanced before, he wanted to swear allegiance to Levi, but as usual, he was politely declined.
The main reason is that after losing the bonus to the summoned creature, the opponent's combat power will decrease instead of increase, and it is sometimes not very convenient to have such a Yakong alone in the team.
He wanted to reduce the types of soldiers in the team as much as possible. Even if he needed the other party, it would only take a summoning magic.
Of course, if he could permanently recruit a certain type of Sub-Air in large numbers and take them with him to fight everywhere freely, instead of having to passively defend like those guys in Bitao Village, he would be very happy to accept it.
Although Mastiff Chief Yakong felt a little regretful, he did not insist. After all, according to Levi's current condition, they would definitely not lack opportunities to fight in the future.
Then the archons gathered together to talk for a while, and finally the mastiff-headed archon came over again: "Lord Levi, we have discussed with each other and found a kind of archon that may meet your requirements."
Levi suddenly became interested: "Oh? What is Yakong? What is its strength?"
At present, although these celestial creatures have their own characteristics, the gap between them may be huge. For example, a tiger master can easily kill three or five rat masters in a head-on confrontation, but almost all celestial creatures can find their own position on the battlefield.
"They are the 3rd level Legion Archons. They are the sharp blades against the filth and the mob. Like me, they have the ability to fly at low altitudes and use two-handed giant swords as weapons."
Is there such a good thing?
Although it seems that level 3 is a little low now, and they will most likely be shot down in large numbers against powerful enemies like the Soul Judge Demon or the Bone Dragon, they are still some reliable air forces, at least more worth looking forward to than Janet's fellow bees.
But when he saw that Mastiff-Shou Yakong seemed to be hesitant to speak, he knew that the other party had not finished speaking.
After a moment of thought, he immediately understood that these Legionnaires must still have some shortcomings, so he let them speak frankly.
"Well, it's like this. They are all stubborn. Besides being good at fighting and not very good at socializing, they are generally only willing to accept the command of angels, gods, Gadins, or other sub-sky heroes."
Levi nodded. It was not completely incomprehensible that these indigenous people who embodied justice and light would have such paranoia.
It is said that some of the indigenous holy warriors are even more paranoid. Whenever they meet in the wild at a distance of dozens or hundreds of meters, they will set up a detection camp. If the opponent is in the evil camp, a battle is almost inevitable.
But their fighting power is often very strong. For this reason, many evil camp's chosen heroes have complained or even cursed these guys' stubbornness on the forum, because if they don't run away quickly when they meet them, they will probably be beaten to a pulp.
However, Levi suddenly had an idea. He happened to have a hero spirit on hand. If the Mastiff-Shoulder Yakong was willing to transform into a hero and lead this legion of Yakong for him, wouldn't everything be solved smoothly?
Although using the Hero's Spirit to transform him into a hero will affect his future potential to a certain extent, even as the Mastiff-Shou Yakong, who has been promoted from Level 3 to Level 5, he probably doesn't have much potential to tap.
Unlike Cindy, Zhou Miyin and others, Levi would never let them use the Hero's Spirit in advance unless the system prompted that their potential had been completely exhausted like the half-elves before.
After hearing Levi's proposal, Mastiff-Headed Yakong was stunned for a moment, and then he was ecstatic: "Sir, are you really willing to let me become your hero?"
The number of their Yakong clan is almost innumerable, but the number of heroic units among them is often less than one in ten thousand. He never thought that such an opportunity would come to him!
"Of course, as long as you are willing, but you should return home and communicate with the Legion Archons first, right? After becoming a hero, you will not be able to be as casual as you are now."
The mastiff chief Yakong then suppressed his excitement and nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, sir, I will do my best to complete the task you assigned!"
The Mastiff Chief Yakong and Inspector Yakong and others beside him looked at him with envy. Becoming a heroic unit was also their dream, because it not only represented the improvement of their potential, but also represented a complete change in their identities and status in the tribe.
Levi certainly noticed this, so he casually gave the other party some encouragement, telling them to work hard so that everyone would have a chance in the future.
You know what, they actually believed it. It's not only because they are simple and honest by nature and easily trust others, but also because of the moral character and ability that Levi has always demonstrated. As a lawful good person, it is hard for him not to be trusted.
Now a level 4 elite wolf patrol master next to him was a little uneasy. He and Mastiff Yakong had clearly served Lord Levi together in the beginning, so why was he being suppressed by Mastiff Yakong now?
In this comparison, wouldn't it seem that their Gaidingtian clan is inferior in skills? He couldn't tolerate this!
So he thought about it for a while, and looked at the Tiger Envoy and the Deer Horn Envoy a few times. Seeing that they nodded one after another, indicating that they would support him no matter what he did, the Wolf Patrol Envoy gritted his teeth and took the initiative to walk up to Levi.
"Sir, if it's a Tier 3 flying unit, we have some people from the Gaiding Clan who would like to respond to your recruitment. They are called Pengyu Envoys, and they use claws as weapons just like me. Although their combat effectiveness is slightly inferior, their ability to continue fighting is very strong because they know holy healing and disease removal."
An air force that uses claws to fight? Wouldn't that be equivalent to a large-scale Quasser?
Levi felt that the Wolf Patrol might have been being more euphemistic, because there were almost no all-round soldiers among ordinary low-level soldiers. The ability to fly itself was a huge advantage, and it could also increase one's own blood and status, so they must have obvious weaknesses in other aspects.
However, he roughly understood why the Wolf Patrol was so impatient, but coincidentally, he very much welcomed this kind of healthy competition among his subordinates. After all, he would be the one who benefited in the end!
He immediately promised the Wolf Patrol Envoy that if the Pengyu Envoy could come, he would treat them well.
Although the Pengyu Messengers may not be good at fighting, they are good at being flying nurses, and they can also cooperate with many summoned creatures in battle.
However, he also told the other party with great regret that he no longer had any extra heroic spirits. However, if the Gaiding people continued to maintain their current good performance, he would only consider them if he had extra heroic spirits in the future.
This time, not only the Wolf Patrol, but all the members of the Gaiding Celestial Clan who had focused their attention on him were overjoyed at once. Didn't that mean they all had a chance?
Then Levi asked about the reason why Mastiff Yakong advanced so quickly. He really couldn't hide his curiosity.
Then he learned that his previous guess was slightly wrong. The Mastiff Archon did not respond to the call of other wizards, but went out together with the Legion Archons many times to hunt demons in the Abyss.
The Abyss, as the name suggests, has no bottom. Even God doesn't know how many layers it has, but what is certain is that there are a large number of demons in each layer of the abyss.
Recently, due to the fluctuation of space, a layer of abyss happened to open a small portal in the Yakong's lair - the Heaven Mountain of the Seven Hills Paradise.
Then, more than half of the abyss collapsed due to the impact of the energy of purity, justice and goodness that was overflowing in Paradise Mountain.
However, there were still many demons in the remaining half of the abyss, so the Archons began to go out in groups to hunt down their enemies. It was because of this that the Mastiff-Head Archon was able to get along well with the Legion Archons and advance so smoothly.
Levi suddenly realized that he had really broadened his horizons. It turned out that it was not only the main world that had frequent accidents, with demons, devils, undead and other evil races causing unrest, but also unexpected situations happening in other worlds.
After praising many celestial creatures, Levi indicated that they could return to Mount Paradise, call their friends, and come to the main world to fight the enemy together. Faced with more and more evil, he also needed more help from the celestial creatures.
So they all returned to their original world very happily, determined to persuade more and stronger fellow tribesmen to serve Lord Levi. Their Gaidingtian tribe could not easily lose to the Yakongs!
After they dispersed, Levi's face was full of smiles. That's right, even if you are summoning creatures, you have to stimulate their competitiveness so that they can better use all their strength to fight.
At this time, he found that there was a Triton dressed as a captain standing next to him. It seemed that he had been waiting for several minutes. Only after the celestial creatures dispersed did he walk up to him.
He first saluted him very respectfully, and then without saying a word, Captain Sea Guard handed him two weapons.
Spear of Ulthuan (Green - Excellent - Campaign Artifact): High Elf troops under your command use spears as their main weapon, with +2 Attack.
Requirements: Campaign Level 3
Limited race: High elves
Limited alignment: Any good or absolute neutral
(It is said to be a magical weapon used by a certain Ulthuan spearman commander, which can enhance the attack power of all similar soldiers)
Levi was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this seemingly ordinary spear was actually a battle treasure.
Although the value it increases is not high, it is highly applicable. No matter it is a level 2 spearman, a level 3 sea guard or a silver guard, they all use spears as their main weapon!
Then there is a green quality longbow. Its value is relatively low. The only thing worth mentioning is that it has a chance to cause a certain bleeding effect when attacking. It can be kept as a backup weapon for Julia.
Then, seeing that the defenders in the copy also retreated from the city wall one after another, as if they were going to rest, Levi followed them, wanting to see what the Black Castle looked like at this time.
But he hadn't walked far when he discovered, with great regret, that perhaps due to the special limitations of the copy, he couldn't enter the core area of the Black Castle at all, so he had no choice but to give up.
After a few minutes , Zhou Miyin and others came back with the spoils. After Levi took a look, he felt even more surprised.
In fact, as one of the notoriously poor races, the greenskins usually only drop some teeth of various beasts that they regard as meritorious deeds, followed by some weapon specialization skill books, and finally various equipment, and usually they are some tattered equipment that can only be used to exchange for money.
After all, the greenskins do not produce anything, and their weapons and equipment are often very primitive and rough, and can basically only be sold as materials, so Levi did not have high expectations.
But the greenskins in this copy are different. In addition to the above-mentioned loot, ordinary greenskins also dropped a lot of small purses. According to the system description, they were obtained from robbing a human caravan before.
The boar riders dropped some small gadgets like saddles and reins, which are specially used for mounts such as war horses . They can slightly increase their health limit and defense. Although the values are pitifully low, they are better than nothing.
Several black orcs dropped two large axes and a set of heavy armor. Although they looked very rough, the quality was not low. They were all green excellent level. Even if no one in the team seemed willing to use them for the time being, they could still be worth some money.
Then, accompanied by a series of jingling sounds, after putting away all the small wallets, Levi found that his gold coin balance had increased by almost 20 gold coins.
Adding the spoils from before, a conservative estimate is that he can earn about thirty or forty gold coins from this normal difficulty dungeon. This money comes too quickly.
And there are copies of higher difficulty levels, and the rewards must be even more amazing.
After confirming that there was no more missing loot in the copy, he chose to return directly.
With the flash of light, he returned to the real Black Castle, and then he coincidentally saw that Michaela, with a slightly frown on her face, had just come out with her troops at this time.
And unlike when she went in, this time she was riding a griffin.
He was a little surprised at first, and after seeing the other party's expression clearly, he was even more stunned. With the other party's strength, he shouldn't have wasted so much time, right?
But he soon realized that the other party might have completed both the normal and difficult difficulty copies one after another, but why was she frowning?
Is it because of the difficulty of the dungeon? But I didn't see any casualties among her subordinates.
He immediately wanted to go up and chat with her to get more information, but if she found it difficult, then he shouldn't waste his time.
Almost at the same time, Michaela also noticed him, and then she relaxed her brows a little: "Levi, it seems that you have a smooth journey this time."
Levi was a little humble, then asked her why she frowned.
“It feels very strange.”
"I just completed two dungeons. The first one was about defending the city. When we entered, all my men and I disguised ourselves as dwarves to resist the invasion of some Skaven. Those dwarves truly regarded us as their own kind, but I didn't detect any magical fluctuations."
"And whether it's the enemy or the friendly forces, they all seem to be real, flesh-and-blood lives in my opinion, but they just don't seem to want to communicate at all."
Although she is not a legend yet and still has a long way to go before she can become the acting lord, Princess Belinda, she is able to become the Dragon Prince's full-time wizard and one of his lieutenants. She is more or less a well-known wizard in the Kingdom of Caledor and even in the ten kingdoms of the entire Ulthuan Islands.
But now even she didn't detect any fluctuations of magic, which was a bit scary, especially considering that the demons had been entrenched here for a while. She was a little worried that this might be another conspiracy or trick of theirs.
Levi had never expected that the other party was actually entangled in this issue. He immediately chuckled and said, "I think you may be worrying too much. Although it is because of the abyss rift that makes the space near the Black Castle very unstable, if it is just like this, it is not enough to form such a stable special space. I am afraid that only those great beings can do this."
As he said this, he pointed toward the sky.
Although the gods often live in different planes due to their different camps and races, it is generally said that their worlds are higher than the main world, so he believes that the other party should be able to understand what he means.
As expected, Michaela opened her mouth slightly at first, as if a little surprised, and then she looked as if she suddenly realized something.
She was also worried and didn't want the Black Castle, which she had finally recaptured, to fall again due to some devil's conspiracy.
But now it seems that she was overthinking it. If it was the gods who took action, then everything would be natural.
Thinking of this, her mood instantly improved, so she immediately returned to the meeting room to share the information about this copy with other colleagues.
A normal copy could yield at least thirty or forty gold coins worth of supplies and equipment at a time, while a difficult copy could nearly triple that amount, and there were also several low-level battle treasures or special items. If this copy was not a conspiracy of the devil, then it was obvious that it must be a gift from the gods!
If all the hero units in the colony can lead the troops and complete three dungeons a week, it would be easy to earn thousands of gold coins every week. Over time, the income would be exaggerated.
As long as they develop for a few years, let alone rebuilding the Black Castle, the High Elves will even have enough energy to go on expeditions. First, they can deal with those restless greenskins, and then they can cross the ocean and conquer the dark elves who occupy the Gravel Island on the other side of the sea!
As soon as Levi saw Michaela's excited face, he knew that she must have gained a lot, so he quickly asked her about the details of the difficult copy.
Mikaela naturally would not hide anything from him and answered very straightforwardly: "The second time, I attacked a large number of undead defending together with some of my fellow tribesmen. In addition to hundreds of vampires as air force, they also had a larger number of necromancers and grave warriors on the city walls, as well as an undead hero riding a bone dragon for defense."
Upon hearing the number of enemies, Levi's heart sank. The difficulty was more than doubled. He didn't know how many casualties the bone dragon's breath alone would cause to his troops, not to mention the hundreds of vampires.
"I have read the record of this battle in the relevant books of Black Castle. I know that the weakness of the undead hero is his arrogance, so I challenged him to a duel. After successfully killing his opponent, the remaining undead will be much easier to deal with."
Michaela said this lightly, with no intention of giving more details, because it was not a difficult battle for her.
Levi immediately grasped the key point. Is it possible that there are relevant records in Black Castle?
Although it is very likely that Black Castle would only record the battle when one of the parties was a high elf, if by chance one encountered such a situation, then for those who entered the dungeon, they might be able to take advantage of the situation unintentionally!
He was immediately interested: "Can I take a look at the records?"
Michaela nodded casually: "Of course, with your current military position, you have the right to temporarily access those materials."
Then she smiled maliciously and said, "But if you want to repeat my method, I may disappoint you. The opponent is a level 14 Death Knight."
Levi suddenly laughed: "Of course not, I'm not that arrogant, I just want to be prepared."
He did have a glimmer of hope before, but now he has really given up completely. He decided to just play the game three times on normal difficulty, use up all the opportunities this week, get the spoils, exchange them for combat power, and then try again next week.
Michaela then left with a smile, and promised to send someone to deliver the battle records later.
Levi naturally expressed his gratitude again, and then he looked around. Many God-chosen heroes had already come out of the copy. It can only be said that some were happy and some were sad.
After listening to a few sentences, he knew that as he expected, those who were smiling were basically those who had completed the game on the easy difficulty, while those who frowned or complained were basically those who had been taught a lesson on the normal difficulty.
Although everyone's situations are different, as long as it is normal difficulty, the enemy will definitely be very strong.
In comparison, the greenskins that Levi had just encountered, although their actual combat effectiveness was quite good, their weaknesses were extremely obvious once the right method was found.
As he was thinking, accompanied by a flash of light, Donna, Elegy and others also came out of the copy. Levi looked over at the first moment, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Although many of the subordinates looked tired and had some blood on their bodies, their total number was not much less.
Then a series of system prompts popped up, telling him that several of his subordinates had upgraded or advanced.
First, Donna was directly upgraded to level 7, and learned a passive skill, Precision Shooting, which increased her hit rate by 10% when using a bow and arrow. Now combined with other skills, even with her rapid shooting skill, her hit rate is not much different from normal.
Next, the priests and archers also advanced, but the spoils they obtained this time were not as good as Levi's, because they encountered beastmen who did not use gold coins as currency and lived only on plunder. They were much poorer than the greenskins...
But also because of this, they were able to successfully annihilate the enemy with fewer people and did not suffer much loss while also fighting to defend the city.
There is a reason why low- and mid-level beastmen are called wild monsters. Not only do they have low combat effectiveness, but they are also really not good at siege.
Levi first smiled and praised many of his subordinates, and then wanted to try again, but seeing the fatigue on many of his subordinates' faces, he finally gave up temporarily.
Although their lives were saved, they had just experienced such a great battle. The two heroes, Donna and Elegy, and the elites like Cindy were fine, but the ordinary subordinates must have been physically and mentally exhausted.
Thinking of this, he suddenly had an idea, so he took out Paine's bagpipe: "Donna, we may welcome a new heroic companion later, and then we can challenge another special copy together, how about it?"
Donna smiled and nodded: "I don't have any objection to this, but the new hero you mentioned..."
She scanned the area but didn't notice any obvious changes in the appearance of her subordinates. She then couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Could it be those celestial creatures?"
Levi chuckled, "Correct answer, but no reward. Let's wait quietly for a Mastiff-Headed Archon hero to come with some Legion Archons!"
