Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 256: Meeting an Old Friend
After losing a few elite gray goblins who were leading them, Levi and his men quickly defeated this group of enemies with the cooperation of the two. A large number of goblins and cavemen woke up as if from a dream and began to flee in all directions.
Levi did not let his subordinates pursue these miscellaneous soldiers, but asked Shudun to clean up the battlefield first, and he took his subordinates to support Luna's female hunter and celestial creatures.
Although Stump felt a little regretful that he could not fight alongside Levi, he did not insist. After all, the mobility of the dwarves has always been their biggest weakness . By the time they arrived at another battlefield, the battle might have been over.
When Levi went to reinforce, he found that he was actually worrying too much. Even without his help, it was only a matter of time for Luna and the others to defeat or even kill all the enemy.
Because the gray clowns had obviously just defeated the Stoneblind Barbarians not long ago, the overall situation was still in a relatively chaotic state. There seemed to be no elite or heroic units among them. This resulted in each gray clown leading a dozen or twenty Stoneblind Barbarians and attacking separately in the form of small teams.
They stretched the battle line so long, just like Calabash Brothers saving his grandfather, and were continuously defeated by Luna and the female hunters who divided and joined forces to attack.
Especially after Levi told Luna the opponent's weaknesses, they were able to act more easily.
As long as the Gray Clowns are killed first, the remaining Blindmen, who are only equipped with brute force, will naturally be even more vulnerable. They can only swing battle axes and will never be able to catch up with the huntresses in their entire lives.
Therefore, they could only take the initiative to declare war on the celestial creatures, but after frequent battles, level 5 units have gradually appeared among the Tiger Masters and the Antler Masters, which are simply not something that the ordinary level 2 and 3 Blindmen can resist. Almost every time they charge, they can eliminate a small team at an extremely fast speed.
At the same time, Silent Shadow also tasted the sweetness, because no matter the opponent's magic or battle axe, they were completely ineffective against his ghosts.
The ghosts of the undead were originally evil creatures that had been deprived of many positive emotions through special evil magic, leaving only hatred, desires such as killing, etc. They could not feel any happy emotions at all, and most of them had low intelligence and could not understand laughter. They were the natural enemies of these gray clowns.
By the time Levi and his men arrived, the enemy was no match for them, so after a fierce battle, they took advantage of the situation and pursued them directly to the enemy's village.
Compared to Blood and Glory, the other village was undoubtedly much simpler. Apart from some rough stone walls, there was not even a decent chevaux de frise or arrow tower.
But it's no wonder. The original owners of this place were some blind barbarians who didn't even have eyes. They couldn't use any long-range weapons at all, and couldn't see the enemy, so arrow towers were useless.
In addition, the village had just been attacked and occupied by the gray clowns , and before it had time to repair it, it had a conflict with Stump, Levi and others, so the defense of this village was in an unprecedentedly weak state.
Without any hesitation, Levi, who had just judged the situation, directly ordered the entire army to launch an attack.
First they used magic and rain of arrows to clear the ground, then they attacked with cavalry and air force at the same time, easily defeating the remaining defenders.
By the time Levi came over after cleaning up the tree stumps from the battlefield, he had already occupied the meeting hall of the village called Stone Blind Village and was counting the harvest.
Overall, the village was incredibly poor. There was only a little dried meat and food in the warehouse, and some newly mined obsidian, but not a penny, let alone any magic items.
The buildings are pretty good. Although there are few of them, the quality is good.
Excluding basic facilities such as houses, stone walls, farmland, etc., this village has a total of three special buildings.
The first is the rock cave where you can recruit 2nd-3rd level Stone Blind Barbarians. There is nothing much to say about this, Levi simply looks down on them.
In addition to the problems of complete opposition between camps and racial habits, the combat effectiveness of this race, which is accustomed to living in the underground world, will be greatly reduced once it runs to the surface.
The second is a primary obsidian mine. Although the reserves are very low, Levi roughly calculated that more than 100 units of obsidian should be able to be mined.
This special material is several times lighter than steel, and its hardness is similar to that of glass. It is also quite sharp, and it hurts a lot when it cuts someone.
Of course, elves and dwarves completely despise weapons made of this material, but in the Underdark, they are still worth a certain amount of money.
The last one is the Clown Paradise which is just half built. Once completed, it can recruit 6 level 4 gray clown spirits every week. It is also the most valuable building here.
To be honest, Levi quite likes the abilities of these guys. As long as they are properly prepared in advance, each gray clown can lead a dozen or twenty cannon fodder subordinates.
These cannon fodders are all semi-summoned creatures and will not occupy the leadership of the God-chosen heroes. If all his subordinates are gray clowns, then when they are in the best condition, it is entirely possible for them to lead an army of thousands or tens of thousands.
Although the Gray Clown Spirit's attack power is not outstanding, its defense and health are definitely excellent.
It's a pity. Firstly, they are in the chaotic evil camp, which is in complete conflict with Levi. Secondly, the number of recruits is really too small.
It seems that the only benefit will be given to other God-chosen heroes who arrive later. Fortunately, there are a few of his friends among them, so it is not a waste.
In addition, compared with Blood and Glory, this village has another big advantage. That is, after most of the Grimlocks were killed, some ordinary Grimlock villagers and some previously enslaved goblins chose to surrender. They can be used as laborers in the subsequent construction of the village.
Although they are much worse than normal villagers, at least they can work, and he has no intention of occupying this village forever. The related troubles will naturally be borne by those who arrive later.
Tree Stump, who arrived late, was also very contemptuous of the defensive facilities of this small village, but he did not express any opinions directly. Instead, he immediately handed all the spoils he had just collected to Levi.
Levi trusts him so much and leaves this matter entirely to him to handle. He can't let him down, right?
Levi took a quick look and found that as he expected, there was nothing valuable inside. The enemies just now were too poor.
Only the loot dropped by the Gray Clown Spirit was decent, including two tier 2 magic books of Tasha's Laugh, followed by the Clown Scepter, Clown Mask, Clown Ring, etc., which could enhance the maximum range and effect of this magic. He actually managed to collect three small suits.
Levi put them all away directly. He learned Tasha's Laughter directly, but he had no intention of using the remaining equipment starting with the Joker.
There is no other reason, it's just that he feels ashamed. Their value is not so high that he would disregard his face.
As for the remaining spoils, they should be distributed normally according to the system's contribution. Although he and Shudun had not seen each other for many days, they were in contact almost every day and had a good relationship with each other, so there was naturally no need to be polite.
After letting his subordinates rest and be on guard temporarily and the villagers began to repair various buildings, Levi also communicated his ideas to Tree Stump. He wanted to use Blood Glory as a bridgehead to prepare for the formal entry into the Underdark in the future.
He planned to hand over Stoneblind Village to members of other guilds, and it would be best if he could get in touch with the dwarves, so that everyone could help each other and it would be beneficial to both sides.
Of course, he didn't need to tell the other party about Dracula and the old black dragon. He just told them that they planned to continue fighting the undead and the drow elves. This was enough for the dwarves.
Stump nodded repeatedly after hearing this, thinking that this plan was very feasible.
As the only good faction in the Underdark, the dwarves are surrounded by enemies on all sides and can hardly move forward.
Although their main enemies at present are the ratmen who come to them every few days to steal ore, steal food, and even attack the dwarves and then take away the corpses as food, other races also have no good feelings towards them.
Next are the gray dwarves and drow elves.
The gray dwarves originally came from the surface world. Similar to the grimlocks, they were also enslaved and transformed by the mind flayers, but they all escaped by chance later.
The difference is that the gray dwarves later had their own gods and are in the lawful evil camp, so they are now developing quite well .
The relationship between the gray dwarves and the dwarves is a bit like that between the high elves and the dark elves, but it is different.
One is that he hates the dwarves and believes that it is the dwarves' fault for not helping him that he has fallen into this situation.
Coupled with the instigation of the Gray Dwarf God, the power of the Gray Dwarves continued to expand, and they began to compete with each other. In addition, their talents in mining and forging overlapped. With so many reasons added up, conflicts were inevitable, so the Gray Dwarves would even join forces with other evil races to attack and kill the Dwarves together.
Levi felt that the latter was the key point. Without the motivation of interests, the lawful evil camp would not have the time to take on tough tasks.
The dwarf felt a bit disappointed and even regretful.
However, after so many years of hard work, they have come to realize that it is impossible for them to change their minds, and the dwarves also suffered heavy casualties in the attack of the gray dwarves, so the two races fight whenever they meet.
There is no need to say much about the drow elves. They are from the chaotic evil camp and claim to be the overlords of the Underdark. There is no race they dare not provoke.
It is worth mentioning that, according to what Levi knows now, the gray dwarves are also trying to challenge the dominance of the drow elves, so they fight every few days.
But after the fight, they still did business with each other as usual, and they even joined forces to fight the high elves and dwarves, which was absolutely impossible for the dwarves. In short, it was quite chaotic.
But in any case, the idea that Levi is proposing now is exactly what the dwarves want. In addition, Levi and his men have just arrived and have killed two evil forces in a row, so Stump is absolutely sure that he can convince the indigenous people of their clan.
In fact, the reason why he was so confident was entirely because he had indigenous people accompanying him this time.
The dwarf Hans, who was originally mistaken by Levi as his subordinate, was actually a scout from Gray Mountain.
Just based on what Shudun said, he was able to bring a small army here, which means that Shudun's reputation level there is definitely not low.
However, Hans also said that they, the dwarves, did not want to stay in the same village with the high elves. He would immediately send back information, and when their large dwarf force arrived to support them, they would also capture an independent village, thus forming a triangle with Blood Glory and Stoneblind Village. In case of any accidents, they could support each other.
The dwarves had long planned to march into the Underdark to take revenge on the Skaven and teach the gray dwarves a lesson.
Unfortunately, they had limited military strength and encountered strong resistance. Their previous large-scale advances were only attacked by multiple evil forces, and they finally had to run back in disgrace.
But the situation was different this time. The elves had captured a village first and were planning to stay here for a long time. The dwarves naturally could not miss this rare opportunity.
Levi had no objection to the dwarves' plan. According to Lucia's map and his subordinates' reconnaissance, there were other evil races nearby, but their villages might be even smaller.
But Hans said it didn't matter. They planned to use this place as a purely small military base. The smaller area would be more conducive to defense.
Levi thought about it and decided not to wait for any reinforcements to arrive. He could just capture one first and then give it to the dwarves.
In this way, given the dwarves' grateful character, even if they usually don't like the elves whose habits and personalities are completely different, they will never let them down at the critical moment. They may even work twice as hard out of their pride.
Hans was reluctant to accept it at first, saying that dwarves don't owe favors to anyone, but when Levi said that this was a gift for a friend, he happily agreed.
Shudun came over quietly to tell the secret, saying that the next cooperation would definitely be very smooth.
Dwarves are like this. If they like you at the beginning, they will like everything you do. If they are annoyed by you at the beginning, it will be difficult to change their mind even if they put in ten times the effort.
At present, it seems that Hans is very satisfied with Levi, otherwise he would not be so easy to accept Levi's goodwill.
As a rune blacksmith, Hans also has a very high status in the Gray Woman Mountain of the dwarves. He can largely determine the attitude of the Helhein clan towards Levi.
Levi was also very happy after hearing this. He really wanted to cooperate. The Underdark was not suitable for the High Elves. After all, the number of reinforcements like the Night Elves was limited. Now with the help of the Dwarves, things would become more secure. This was a win-win situation for both sides.
After resting for a while, Levi planned to take some time to take Shudun to see the Glory of Blood. However, Inspector Yakong reported to him very promptly that thousands of troops were coming from the direction of the passage leading to the surface world and were approaching rapidly. The enemy's troops did not look like good people.
But Levi was not worried at all, instead he laughed, because he knew that the arrival of such an army at this time was naturally the reinforcements he called for.
The reason why Supervisor Yakong said that they didn't look like good people was entirely because he specifically called all the guys in the guild who leaned towards the evil camp at once!
Less than half an hour later, Levi greeted them in Stoneblind Village.
The leader was no stranger either, but the thief Qian Thief. They had known each other a long time ago. Later, because of Levi, he joined the War Heaven Guild. This time, he came to help as the captain.
Compared to before, his strength is undoubtedly much stronger now, and he is also suitable for fighting in the Underdark.
Because he has come to believe in the elves' god of hatred, Chefras, the Night Hunter, his strength will increase slightly when fighting in the dark.
Likewise, this special environment is most suitable for his troops, which are mainly composed of thieves and assassins.
He was still relatively okay, but the situation of others was more serious. Some of them were fire mages who believed in the god of wrath and volcanoes; some were earth mages who believed in the god of earthquakes; some believed in the Lord of Destruction and the Queen of Hydra, and so on.
While this gave them extra power, it also caused a serious shift in their alignment, which was basically chaotic evil.
There are also a few guys who tend to recruit subordinates from the evil camp, and a few even simply transform themselves into special death elves and become undead. In this case, they will of course be strongly resisted by the indigenous people.
So Levi's decision to let them go to the Underdark to develop was a good choice for them. Otherwise, they would most likely have to learn from the Sun Knights, run a long way to the front line to fight the greenskins, and prove themselves with the blood of the enemies. Even if they did that, the effect would probably not be very good.
That's why they came over so eagerly after Levi explained his plan.
What made Levi a little unhappy was that the old witch of the Bee Tribe did not go with them immediately and said she needed to think about it again.
He could understand that this was a matter concerning the future of the entire bee tribe, but where could such a good thing come from if he wanted to gain benefits without taking risks or paying any price?
If you come back in a few weeks, everything will be settled by then, and Blood Glory will no longer need you.
Since I have given up this opportunity, I can't blame others if my future becomes increasingly miserable.
Except for some special troops, their other arms are also pretty good. They are the most orthodox troop combination of the High Elves, that is, spearmen + archers.
Occasionally some guys would make slight adjustments, replacing archers with a large number of ballistas, or adding some war beast troops such as dual sword rangers and Chrace White Lions, but overall, their combat effectiveness is still very good.
After briefly communicating the latest information and introducing Shudun to them, Qiance immediately patted his chest and assured that he would do a good job on this matter.
He will give a portion of the resources produced in Shimang Village to Blood Glory, with that side as the main focus and this side as the supplement. Even if he risks his life, he will definitely protect Levi's Blood Glory.
In fact, his ambitions are certainly not limited to this. They have not been staying near the union headquarters these days just to fish around. All the reinforcements from several villages have been taken away by them, and the surrounding enemies have been swept away by them several times.
Especially the Rocky Highlands, which was a key target, had people taking turns to guard it almost 24 hours a day, and several waves of elite demons were spawned there.
Hearing this, Levi also became interested. It turned out that since they left one after another and the main force of the demons moved to the greenskins, the Rocky Highlands did not immediately become stable.
Mainly, there are some Purgatory Gnolls, Abyss Badgers and Yeenoghu Fangs that appear frequently, which may be the intention of Yeenoghu, the God of Gnolls.
Moreover, they are a little cunning and often take the initiative to plunder various animals and humanoid creatures in the surrounding area, using their evil power to create more Hellish Jackals.
From time to time, there were some abyss zombies mixed in, but they seemed to be clearly separated from each other and had no intention of cooperating at all.
But despite this, it still caused them a little trouble in the beginning. The main reason was that the enemies mostly targeted the relatively vulnerable ordinary villagers instead of engaging in head-on battles with them. They were quite cunning.
But soon with the arrival of reinforcements from sea elves, winged elves, other high elven kingdoms, and priests from many temples, these guys could no longer make any waves. Even the Red Brotherhood, which had previously valued money over lives, began to send reinforcements.
With the cooperation of a large number of priests and wizards, the natives seemed to have restricted the exits of the abyss rifts to a certain extent, so that once a demon appeared, they would be discovered at the first time, followed by a rain of arrows, magic and divine arts.
Often the demons were killed before they could even see the color of the sky.
It is precisely because the indigenous people are too powerful, and all the other valuable monsters, big and small, around them have basically been killed, so they also want to officially leave the Novice Village.
Levi found it a bit interesting, especially when he and Qiance confirmed that the most outstanding priests in those temples were from the command of the two goddesses Lilith and Yuegong.
Although compared with the indigenous people, the strength of the God-chosen heroes is still not particularly strong, but up to now, their many actions have begun to gradually affect the indigenous people.
The previous incident where the blood of beasts boiled and they captured the border village was the first example. Now the actions of the two goddesses are becoming more and more active. Perhaps they were influenced by me to some extent, too?
But why did Qian Thief say that all the valuable monsters were killed? The dragons in the Kobold camp should be quite valuable, right?
Then he heard Qian Ce sighed and said that after he left, the number of dragon warriors in that camp suddenly dropped sharply, followed by fewer and fewer poisonous lizardmen and dog-headed people. They seemed to have felt threatened, so they gradually retreated back into the Underdark.
They even blocked the entrance on the other side. Even if several mages who believed in the god of earthquake took action together, they were unable to shake it at all.
Levi felt something strange. Did the old black dragon sense something? It was said that once one came into contact with a god, one would more or less sense the impending danger.
Or is it that the old black dragon’s actions in the Underdark are not going smoothly either?
This is not difficult to understand. After all, it is not just him and the high elves who are eyeing it. The vampires and drow elves are also eyeing it covetously.
If you want to slay a dragon, especially a legendary black dragon that may have obtained something related to God, the first thing you need to do is to reduce its many subordinates, and then carry out a just gang fight.
It seems that after today's battle is over, I still need to contact Chen Zhui of the End of the World again to see if there have been any changes recently.
Unfortunately, the time that Chen Zhui has been with Old Black Dragon is too short. Even if there are any secrets, Old Black Dragon would not tell him. It can only be said that the hope is very low.
After confirming the general situation, Levi brought Stump, Hans, Qian Thief, and several death elves to Blood of Glory, letting them get to know Alduin, Nar and others, so as to facilitate the subsequent cooperation.
Then he opened up the recruitment rights of grave guards to them, which not only enhanced their strength but also enabled them to make some money.
Of course, the most important thing is the dragon tooth soldiers made from the descendants of evil dragons and dragon beasts’ teeth.
For many God-chosen heroes, strength is certainly a very important factor, but appearance and rarity are also another important reason.
Although the Dragon Tooth Soldiers were not very strong, there was nothing to complain about in the latter two aspects.
As expected, everyone including Qian Thief was very enthusiastic and swept away all the dragon tooth soldiers created by Levi.
Especially after hearing that he needed the relevant dragon teeth, they took the initiative to take out their own storage and begged Li Wei to make some more.
Levi took a look and found that they were all the teeth of dragon warriors. Their own strength was not as good as the descendants of the evil dragon, and the dragon tooth soldiers they created must be even worse. But since Qian Ce and others didn't care, he would care even less.
So soon, each of them had a few more Dragon Tooth Soldiers under their command. What's more, when these guys were standing still, they looked like masters, because they all had expressionless faces.
Seeing that these things were almost done, Levi immediately issued the first formal order, which was to ask them to escort Risadilan and others back to the surface world to seek reinforcements.
The fighting power of the God-chosen heroes may not be weak, but for Levi, they are still not as reliable as the natives.
Then he prepared to launch an attack on another village and take over a piece of territory for the dwarves.
He has found a suitable target, a small village belonging to the Sons of Darkness.
It is said that these cunning and bloodthirsty guys originally lived in the shadow plane, so they habitually use the power of shadows to hide and strengthen themselves in battle. Their professions are almost all thieves and assassins. In the special environment of the Underdark, their lethality cannot be underestimated.
But once Levi summoned a large number of Holy Light Aeons to dispel the darkness and shadows and forced the opponent to engage in a head-on battle, the fighting power of those sons of darkness would be completely incomparable to their class.
Combined with the information provided by Lucia, Levi can be 100% sure that as long as he launches an attack, those guys will be forced to make a choice:
1. Give up your own advantages and fight head-on with Levi's already formed troops, and then be quickly killed;
2. Continue to hide in the shadows and watch Levi successfully capture the village, then be found one by one and slowly killed.
They were all killed, the only difference was the time it took.
In addition, due to reasons such as the distance and location of the village, it was also very suitable, so it became another target for Levi.
After this battle, the other alien races nearby, big and small, should have realized that Levi and his men are not to be trifled with. Even out of disgust towards the surface races and the lawful good camp, they probably won't take any action in the short term.
The reason why we say "should" is that there are still many crazy people from the chaotic evil camp in the Underdark, and they don't follow any rules or order when doing things.
Fortunately, the most typical and most powerful drow elves are far away from here, and there are also some forces of other races such as gray dwarves in between, so there is no need to worry about the other party coming to our door in the short term.
Although the Underdark does not seem to have the idiom "假道伐国" for the time being, they are not fools and they still understand similar principles.
After issuing a series of orders, many chosen heroes took action. Some went to escort Risadiran and others to the surface world for help, and carried with them two copies of Levi's handwritten letters, both of which contained a lot of information about Dracula and others.
Levi could not go there in person, but these valuable information were enough to show his sincerity. With the wisdom shown by the two goddesses, they would definitely respond positively.
In fact, Levi had thought about it at the beginning whether he should just give the information to the Moon Bow Temple. After all, his relationship with the Moon Bow Goddess is closer now.
However, considering the many arrangements made by the Goddess Lilith and the matter of the big crocodile Sobek on the other side, he finally chose to treat them equally.
Qianchi and others returned to Shimang Village, preparing to build the defensive buildings there, and then conduct reconnaissance in the surrounding area to prepare for the next step.
Levi prepared to launch an attack on the Dark Son's village together with the dwarves.
In fact, with his current strength, it would be effortless for him to capture the village, but the friendship of fighting side by side cannot be ignored casually, especially for the dwarves.
It is said that Sigmar, the god of war of the Sigmar Empire, once fought side by side with the dwarves when he was still a mortal, and they formed a very deep friendship. As a result, even after thousands of years, the relationship between the human empire he passed down and the dwarves is still good.
Dwarves can be found in many prosperous towns, and various dwarf clans are willing to trade with the empire, forge weapons and armor for it, build castles, and so on.
Levi's relationship with the dwarf himself is far from that point, but that is the direction he will work towards in the future.
The weapons and equipment of the High Elves are certainly not bad, but having multiple backup options is also a good thing, isn’t it?
Just when Levi was preparing his army and was about to set out, he was suddenly surprised, because Inspector Yakong had sent special news that a small group of drow elves were heading towards their village.
The other party did not hide his whereabouts. It seemed that he wanted to let them find his tracks even though he was far away from them. This was not in line with the code of conduct of ordinary drow elves.
Levi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and felt that he seemed to understand the other party's origins, because even among the drow elves, and even among their gods, they were not united!
