Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 285 Encountering a Strong Enemy on the Road
Following Levi's orders, many subordinates responded one after another. Although they had not fought demons for a while, those who had followed Levi earlier still had rich experience in this area.
The only two who have no experience are probably the night elves led by Luna, who have always sought to escape from the world, and Sally, who is a blood elf.
However, the former soon had Julia enthusiastically imparting her relevant experience. After Lisadilan decided to guard the Underdark, she became the leader of the cavalry archery unit.
The latter is also taken care of by Levi personally. As the only mage unit under his command, Levi still values Sally very much.
But after he gave her the reminder, he found that Sally's face had fallen, because except for a magic missile, her other offensive magics were all fire-related, which was ineffective against the demons who were naturally resistant to fire!
Levi laughed: "It doesn't matter, you can still cast auxiliary magic for others, or summon water elements to help."
This is the biggest disadvantage of being extremely biased. Even someone as strong as Michaela is powerless when fighting against demons, so Sally will naturally not be immune.
It would have been better if he didn't say it. After he said it, Sally became even more upset.
She had just obtained the magic carpet, and had been planning on killing a lot of people, but first she encountered those low-level undead who had almost no ability to fight back, and then these demons who were all resistant to fire. She couldn't show her magic at all!
However, Levi had no time to continue comforting her, because in just a short while, he discovered that Inspector Yakong had been killed by the enemy.
They could see the movements of the demon army, but in return, the demons could see them as well.
He immediately summoned the giant wind elementals and celestial creatures to help in the battle, and at the same time ordered Xiaotian to take the few legionaries and giant eagles to protect the Sky Slayer to prevent the opponent's air force raid.
They are not strong enough and their numbers are small, so this is all they can do now.
If necessary, Cindy and the angels she summoned would also join in. After all, the troops carried on the Sky Slasher were too important. Once it was shot down from high altitude by the enemy, even with Donna's strength, there was no way they could escape.
As for the cavalry units, there is no need to go for reconnaissance anymore. Even the inspector Yakong has been killed. It will only be more dangerous if they go.
So Levi asked Simon to lead a small number of cavalry troops to explore the surrounding situation, in order to avoid being attacked by other enemies while they were fighting the demons.
Julia and Luna stood on both sides of the team, ready to receive orders at any time.
Cindy also began to cast spells more frequently. After many recent battles, her understanding of the two areas she chose, war and strength, became deeper, and she acquired two new skills.
She comprehended an auxiliary magic in the field of strength - Bull's Brute Force, which finally helped her to solidify her identity as a priest.
The realm of war has comprehended psychic weapons. Yes, psychic skills are very difficult for ordinary people to learn, and it all depends on one's own talent. However, high-level priests can obtain similar power directly from the gods they believe in. This shows how powerful the gods are.
Of course, there is still a gap between this bestowed power and the power that Cindy spontaneously possesses, and the gap is not small.
Based on Sigma's lawful neutral alignment and his personal weapon preference, Cindy can choose to summon a psychic sword or a psychic hammer, but only one at a time.
Except that it cannot add additional light damage like the Divine Burning Hammer, there is no difference in other aspects. But it is obvious that when facing the evil camp, its overall output will be inferior.
But despite this, it is at least a small improvement.
Based on Cindy's current strength, she can summon up to three divine hammers and one psychic hammer at the same time, plus two level 5 battle angels and two guardian angels.
Add to that the Shield-Crown Angel, Armored Angel, Martial Angel and Holy Helmet Angel which have already transformed into her equipment, and she has quite a few summons.
Levi set up another anti-evil magic circle, and the priests also cast various auxiliary magics.
After thinking about it, Levi released another 5th-level dragon power spell to Elegy. It was not useful when dealing with those useless undead before, but it might come in handy now.
Elegy shuddered suddenly: "Well, it feels so comfortable."
The Bull's Brute Force can also provide 4 points of strength, but it gives her a completely different feeling. It seems that even her blood is filled with strength!
Seeing this, Cindy beside him couldn't help but be very curious: "Sister Wange, is she really that powerful?"
Elegy swung the sword a few times to get used to the current agility, and at the same time raised his chin in the direction of Levi: "Why don't you try it and know?"
Seeing Cindy's face full of desire, Levi naturally would not refuse.
So a few seconds later, Cindy also let out a nasal hum, and a suspicious blush appeared on her little face.
Levi couldn't help but twitch his mouth. It's easy for others to misunderstand you like this, okay?
People who saw it with their own eyes would know that I was casting auxiliary magic on you, while those who didn't know would think that I was giving you a major health boost. It seems that this magic really can't be cast randomly!
But at the same time, he was also curious, is this thing really that magical? If he has time, he would try it himself?
By the time they had almost finished doing all this, the demon army was approaching rapidly.
The enemies in the sky were as expected. In addition to more than a hundred Quasai demons, there were also forty or fifty angry demons. Their bodies were not strong, but their large wings and sharp claws were completely disproportionate to their bodies, allowing people to see at a glance the direction they are best at.
Perhaps it was because of their existence that the inspector Yakong sent by Levi was killed so easily.
The largest number of them were on the ground, about five or six hundred in number. They should be the slaughter demons that served as cannon fodder.
But unlike the ones Levi had killed before, many of these slaughter demons were larger in size, with red light flashing on their claws. They were either advanced or had received some special bonuses.
Next came more than a hundred horned demons and horned demon warlords. They were relatively easy to deal with since there was nothing particularly outstanding about them in any aspect.
Almost the same number of Magog and Gog are not a big threat. After all, their attack range is far inferior to that of ordinary archers, let alone Levi who has the expertise of spell range enhancement.
So he was confident that even if Donna and the others were disturbed by the enemy's air force and could not help for the time being, he could deal with these guys by himself. After all, their physiques were very fragile and they could not be immune to the effects of the Stinking Cloud Technique, nor could they withstand several ice storms.
But then the dozens of demons floating about two meters above the ground seemed a little disgusting.
Because they look like a large mass of floating intestines with a big mouth full of sharp teeth in the middle. No matter if you are attacked by those intestines or the big mouth, you will probably have nightmares at night.
And the way they move forward is equally disgusting. Simply put, they gain propulsion by twitching their intestines and releasing gas, just like farting!
Should I say that he is indeed a demon? Both his personality and appearance are disgusting!
Seeing this, Levi just grinned, but Sally next to him started to retch.
Levi couldn't help but frown. Logically speaking, Sally had a history of being imprisoned by snake people, so she should have seen many tragedies. These demons shouldn't affect her, right?
Then he seemed to realize something, and he directly checked her attribute panel.
Then he saw the system prompt that she had just suffered a special attack. Due to her level, physique and magic resistance, she entered a special nausea state caused by the Hungry Demon's skill - Horrifying Appearance.
If she didn't use purification skills, she would not be able to do anything other than running away in the next five or six seconds.
Levi suddenly felt something was wrong. He knew without looking that he must have suffered a similar attack just now, but he was immune to the effect. After all, the magic resistance provided by the many equipment on his body was not fake.
Warriors like Zhou Miyin have strong physiques, so it shouldn't be a big problem, but what about other priests and druids?
To some extent, this thing is similar to the stinking cloud technique he had used before, except that now they are the ones who suffer!
"Janet, have all priests cast Lesser Bear Endurance for themselves and the druids first, and have purification skills ready at all times!"
"Donna, the enemy's air force is in your hands!"
Without waiting for the opponent's response, Levi had already quickly cast magic. Strengthening one's own resistance was one solution. Another way was to kill all the hungry demons first!
"Ice storm!"
After one move, many of the hungry demons that were the focus of attention were hit. Due to their special way of movement, they could not fly fast to begin with, and now their speed was even slower. As a result, the damage numbers that emerged were not high.
This guy seems to be wearing some thick scale armor, but his resistance to magic is quite high, and he is also very tough. He is at least a level 4 soldier or above.
However, as the ice storm fell, Levi had an unexpected gain.
After hearing a few exclusive greetings between the God-chosen heroes such as "Fuck" and "Nima", the place that seemed to be empty originally showed several new figures.
Levi couldn't determine for the time being how many of them were indigenous people and how many were God's chosen heroes, because the demons all looked similar to him.
But based on the fact that they were covered in multiple pieces of equipment that were shining brightly, he could be sure that the opponents were all hero units.
They must have used a skill similar to invisibility before, but they appeared immediately after being attacked, which is not as good as invisibility.
"Damn, you are Levi, right? It's your bad luck to run into our brothers today!"
Perhaps it was because the demon in charge saw Levi's identity from the Sky Slasher and Ice Storm, but he did not show any fear. Instead, he took the initiative to provoke them.
Levi was not affected at all. He had to admit that he was indeed surprised to see them appear here in a group.
Since the starting difficulty of races such as demons and devils is much higher than that of humans and elves, this results in a small number of demon chosen heroes who can survive to the present, the members are very scattered, and the strength is also polarized, either very useless or very strong.
But since the other party can now run to the main world, it is most likely the latter.
But he is not a weakling. As long as he kills the opponent here, it will be far more effective than 100 provocations!
However, the other side were not stupid. After realizing that Levi's magic range was obviously higher than that of ordinary wizards, they retreated as soon as the order was given to launch a general attack.
At the same time, it also forced their few long-range troops to retreat, so that the second ice storm that Levi came right after could not affect them.
The slaughter demons in the front row began to charge, their claws flashing with dazzling red light, and it was obvious that their attack power had been improved to a certain extent.
The Horned Demon Warlords also activated the Flame Aura, which caused additional fire damage to friendly forces within the range.
Levi snorted and allowed Julia, Luna and the others to move freely. On the premise of being vigilant against the enemy's air force, they could find angles and opportunities for attack according to their own wishes and judgment of the situation.
Since cavalry was not Levi's main force, in most cases he relaxed his requirements on them.
It is precisely because of this situation that their talents and wisdom are particularly evident.
At present, Luna is obviously better than Julia. As for Simon, he is a little worse and is not even as good as Julia.
His only two advantages were that he had taken good care of Cindy and that he was an old subordinate who followed him and was loyal enough.
At the same time, the Angry Demon and Quasai Demon in the sky also howled and rushed towards the Sky Slayer. As soon as they accelerated, a considerable distance between them was opened up.
Donna's expression suddenly became a little serious. The speed of the Angry Demon was more than 30% faster than that of the Harpy or the Quasser. In other words, the speed of the Sky Slasher airship was slightly slower than the other!
But even if she is sure that she will not be able to escape in the end, it does not mean that she has to give up from the beginning. After all, the Sky Slasher is extremely stable when flying, and even if he does not have the expertise of mobile shooting, it will not affect the archers' attacks at all.
Moreover, even if a close combat were to occur, our side would not necessarily lose.
The Avalons are all good at close combat, and the druids can transform into storm eagles or storm crows. More importantly, Levi has designated more than 20 magic units to temporarily inherit the magic attached to the Black Magic Sword - weakness!
But if it wasn't necessary, she certainly wouldn't let herself fall into that situation.
So she immediately ordered the Sky Slashers to start retreating, firing rain of arrows as they retreated. At the same time, the sub-aircraft and giant eagles of Xiaotian's Legion also retreated together. It was impossible for the other party to dare to come to the door with such a small air force. Obviously, they might have other support.
Sure enough, just as they retreated a few hundred meters, a series of roars and screams came from the east side. They were from a larger number of Kwasers.
If she had chosen to defend on the spot, they would have suffered heavy losses under the pincer attack from both sides. But now, as long as they killed the fastest angry demon first, it would not matter if the remaining Quasers were slightly more in number!
Seeing this scene, a certain demon hero gritted his teeth and said, "Damn, he's lucky."
A demon hero dressed as an assassin holding two daggers beside him chuckled: "It's okay, brother, I will avenge you right away."
Another demon also interjected: "Brother, be safe. He has a flying mount, and our air force has failed to raid successfully. If you fail and he runs away, it will be difficult for us to catch him again."
The assassin hero immediately said confidently: "It's okay, leave it to me. Since I got them, when have I ever failed?"
Levi didn't know what the other party was planning, but he just felt something was wrong.
Although Donna seemed to be at a disadvantage, she was exchanging space for time, so killing all those flying demons was just a matter of time.
The strengthened Slaughter Demons were indeed very powerful, especially those with red claws, whose attack power was no less than that of ordinary tier 3 soldiers. Plus, there were as many as 500 to 600 of them, making them a formidable foe indeed.
But just this is enough to deal with Zhou Miyin's Jade Warrior, but it is still a little insufficient to deal with the Silver Guards who have many bonuses and are healed by priests.
Not to mention the violent killing machine, Elegy. At first, he was worried about her, fearing that she would be too aggressive and be killed by the enemy, but many battles have proved that she would not put herself in danger.
Perhaps because she had died once before, she now cherishes her life the most. Many times she seems to be dancing on the edge of a knife, but in fact she can easily break away from the front line at any time.
In addition, he was constantly using ice storms or black tentacles to interfere with the opponent and provide advantages for his side. In this situation, the demons still had no fear at all. Where did their confidence come from?
unless……
Thinking of this, Levi did not let Cindy, who had been eager to try, go into battle. Even her angels, under his orders, took the initiative to fold their wings and temporarily disguised themselves as ordinary troops to serve as his guards.
At the same time, he also threw out several quicksand traps that were invisible to the naked eye, and asked Xiao Qi to squat at his feet temporarily.
If the other party really intends to launch a sneak attack on me, then I am doomed to be disappointed. Not only am I protected by Cindy and others, but I also have the bonus of a high-level military rank and many auxiliary magics. My health points are not comparable to those of an ordinary fragile mage!
Well, in order to let the other party take action as soon as possible, so that I can solve this hidden danger as soon as possible, should I temporarily transfer the crazy horses away? Would it be too obvious to do so?
But he didn't have to wait too long. Perhaps because he was stimulated by the continuous loss of troops, he wanted to kill Levi as soon as possible. Soon the attacker was exposed.
A certain horse madman who specialized in guarding duties was the first to sense that something was wrong. Without any hesitation, he threw out a spell that could see through invisibility. Anyway, with the help of Lord Levi, their magic limits had been greatly increased, so they didn't need to be so particularly calculating.
Magic flashed, and several faint humanoid creatures, as if made of shadows, appeared in the shadow behind a certain silver guard, almost blending into it.
No matter how tight the formation is, there must be space for swinging weapons. Seeing that these guys can squeeze in the shadow of a silver guard, we know that their stealth ability should not be underestimated. No wonder they can successfully get so close.
If it weren't for the additional effect of the magic of invisibility, which left a very short-lived magical glow on the opponent's body, we would probably have thought we were dazzled even if we saw it.
Almost all the horse mad masters were startled, and then they released the invisibility detection spell towards the suspected places. Two impatient level 4 horse mad masters directly used the Fiery Horse Roar. Then the assistance spell that could temporarily increase the fear resistance and a small amount of health limit also fell on Levi, Sally and others.
At the same time, Levi also activated the skills attached to his equipment. A shining moonlight descended from the sky, strengthening the vision of all friendly forces in the range for a short period of time. Several enemies that had not been discovered by the Crazy Horsemen, especially a guy who had a variety of magic equipment and was suspected to be a hero unit, were all illuminated.
At this point, how could the attacker not know that his sneak attack plan had failed?
Then we might as well change the sneak attack into a strong attack, since there are only a few dozen meters left anyway!
Without any sound or unnecessary movements, the demon hero suddenly leaped forward, surrounded by a circle of black shadows and rushed over. His speed was obviously much faster.
Levi narrowed his eyes slightly. Is it the Shadow Demon?
But he quickly shook his head. At first glance, they looked very similar, but after careful observation, they were different. The other party's body seemed to be more transparent and much thinner, as if it had no substance but a real shadow. However, it should be some similar creatures.
As he thought this, he prepared to cast a spell. At the same time, he saw very clearly that the opponent had triggered the quicksand trap, but this magic was almost completely ineffective against it and could not delay it for even half a second.
Levi didn't feel it was a pity. After all, it was just a level 1 magic. Most low- and mid-level magic had their own upper limits and would not continue to improve with the user's strength. He had never fully expected it to work.
"Ice Halo!"
The cold breath spread out quickly with Levi as the center, instantly covering several enemies with frost. However, the demon hero didn't know whether he was lucky or used some other method, he almost ignored the attack and instead rushed towards Levi at an even faster speed.
Although he never opened his mouth from beginning to end, Levi seemed to be able to guess what the other party was thinking: You don’t have any other tricks this time, right?
But the next moment, he saw the corners of Levi's mouth slightly raised, as if he was mocking him?
Immediately afterwards, another icy halo descended, it was Xiao Qi who had been waiting for a long time!
At the same time, Levi also followed up with a spell of fear. Fear itself is a 4th-level magic, but because it comes with epic equipment, the release time is extremely short.
Caught off guard, the attacker was hit on the spot. He was first slowed down, then his face showed fear, as if he had encountered something extremely terrible, and he fled directly to the east.
Unfortunately, he was a bit too unlucky this time, because that was exactly where Cindy was!
Levi didn't need to give any orders at all. Cindy screamed and used skills such as Sigma's Comet, Demon-Breaking Elegy, and Spear of Pure Good one after another. She didn't know whether the other party was some kind of demon or a special incorporeal creature like a ghost, but that didn't matter.
As long as these three spells are used in succession, while causing a large amount of magic damage to the opponent, she will also make an extremely obvious mark on the opponent. Within the next 10 seconds, all nearby friendly forces will be able to notice the existence of the target, and the damage she causes to it will increase accordingly!
Then four translucent psychic hammers surrounded and hit the opponent fiercely. Since Cindy knew that Levi was setting a trap, she naturally would not make it too obvious.
As for the four angels, they did not launch an attack together, because the battle situation is now very clear and under their control. They can wait for a while to see if the opponent has any other backup means.
Cindy herself quickly flew towards the other party. She had been staying at level 6 for quite some time. Seeing Zhou Miyin, Janet and others being promoted to heroes, how could she not feel anything?
And now, she had a hunch that if she could win today's battle and kill enough powerful enemies, then she would have a great chance of being successfully promoted to level 7, and even become a true heroic unit!
The Wild Horse Envoys were the first to attack the assassins around them with iron fists. Some of the Caledonian sentinels who served as guards also began to cooperate with them. Moreover, several wind elementals appeared from nowhere and started to besiege the attackers together with them.
Sally looked around vigilantly while using magic missiles. Her fire magic had little effect on most demons, so it was safer to use this trick.
These enemies are assassins in nature, emphasizing stealth, followed by speed and attack power. They are completely weak in defense and health. Of course, you will not be their opponent in a head-on battle.
So almost as soon as the contact started, the attackers suffered obvious casualties, and even the hero unit was seriously injured in the blink of an eye.
Although the demon heroes were unable to clearly see the battle situation here due to the long distance, the confident demon had been paying close attention to the status of his subordinates. As long as they were intact, everything would go well.
On the contrary, if they were attacked, it was either because they were discovered by the other party in advance, or because they were intercepted by the enemy when they were escaping after a successful assassination.
But now, before he got any results, he suddenly found that many of his subordinates died one after another, and even the hero unit was seriously injured in the blink of an eye!
He was immediately heartbroken: "Fuck! This is the hero I trained with great difficulty! Please help me save him!"
Although as demons from the Abyss, they would not die immediately if killed in the main world, but would be resurrected in the Abyss, but they still had to pay a huge and painful price for it.
Ordinary soldiers will directly become the lowest level demon larvae, serving as food for other demons.
It takes constant fighting for these demon larvae to transform back into inferior demons, original demons, quasers and other low-level demons, and then advance back step by step.
Although the situation of the demon heroes is slightly better, they also need to pay a huge price for it. Even if the opponent's current level is not high, at least a few hundred soul coins are indispensable.
You know, for the demons, the value of soul coins is far beyond what ordinary gold coins can compare to.
Because gold can be mined underground and fished out of rivers, but soul coins can only be forged from the souls of intelligent creatures, as well as the many negative emotions contained therein, such as pain and hatred.
It can be said that every soul coin represents the desecration of the souls of one or more dead people, and it is said that some powerful demons can even directly devour soul coins to become stronger. They are currency, but they are also the nourishment for them to become stronger!
A demon hero couldn't help but wonder: "Were they discovered? Did the assassination succeed? Why do I see no movement from the enemy's army?"
"How do I know if it succeeded or not? I only know that if you don't send troops, all the elite troops I have worked so hard to train will die!"
"Let my air force go. The enemy's airship is quite fast. Ordinary Quassers can't catch up at all."
Having said this, without even waiting for the other party to respond, the other demon hero mobilized his flying troops with a little bit of pain.
Because in just such a short while, he found that the number of his air force troops was rapidly decreasing. Levi was indeed not a soft persimmon. No wonder he had become so famous recently. It was even said that the famous Beast Blood Boiling some time ago suffered many setbacks because of him.
Since we can't catch up with the enemy's air force in a short period of time, we might as well bully the infantry!
The demon hero next to him wanted to say something, but the guy who spoke first wailed, "No need to go, he's already dead..."
Almost at the same time, Levi on the other side also shouted loudly: "How dare you try to attack me? You really overestimate your own abilities!"
First, he raised his hand and threw out a series of magic missiles, killing two attackers in seconds. Then his eyes turned golden, and he glared hard. Multiple golden rays of light shot out in succession, killing another attacker in seconds.
Holy Ray, a tier 1 magic, even with magic penetration to increase actual damage, is more decorative than practical in most cases, but who can blame the opponent for being too weak? This immediately highlights his extraordinary qualities.
Seeing him kill multiple enemies so easily in seconds, the morale of all the subordinates around him was boosted. Although there was no improvement in any attributes, their enthusiasm for fighting increased a lot.
Correspondingly, many demon heroes couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. They had originally placed their bets on their side being able to successfully launch a sneak attack. In that case, without the leadership of the God-chosen hero, the remaining troops of the opponent would surely suffer a sharp drop in morale and would turn around and flee. At that time, their side could take advantage of the situation to pursue and kill them.
But now the attack has failed, and our air force is constantly being slaughtered by the enemy air force, but has not been able to catch up.
Long-range units such as Magog are restricted by Levi's magical deterrence and dare not move too forward. After all, their range is really short.
So they can only hope that the melee troops can break through the enemy's front-line positions as quickly as possible.
But by now, everyone knows that the High Elves are blessed with martial talents, and the Silver Guards are resistant to magic, making them one of the best defensive infantry in the early stages. We really don’t know how much we have to pay to truly break through the enemy’s position!
Unconsciously, they all regretted it to some extent. Since they had already recognized each other, why bother to take on such a difficult task? He was not the only target they could fight with!
But it's too late to regret now. Since we have already decided to go to war and we have paid a high price, we can only decide the winner!
At this time, accompanied by a series of flapping wings sounds, a group of demons in the sky also separated and flew towards the direction where Levi was.
Levi immediately understood the other party's intention. It was not bad. It can only be said that the other party was indeed worthy of being a demon that fought out from the bottomless abyss. He had a very timely grasp of the battle situation.
What a pity, they chose the wrong opponent!