Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 312 Ambush and Death Roller
Levi's plan was implemented very smoothly. The next day he received intelligence that the drow army had already set out, with a total number of more than four thousand.
It seemed that the enemy was really cautious this time, using all their strength like a lion fighting a rabbit, and was determined to defeat Pamela's Moon Singers, the small village they occupied, and any possible reinforcements in one fell swoop.
Even judging from their flags, this was still a coalition army. The five big families in the city of Ostak, a dozen small families, with dozens and hundreds of soldiers, all dispatched a certain number of troops, and each led a certain number of alien vassal troops.
However, it can also be seen that they did suffer heavy losses in the previous battle.
Otherwise, given the temperament of the drow, they would never share the credit they have taken with other drow, because all drow are dangerous competitors.
And unlike before, the drow that came this time were obviously more elite.
In addition to the types of troops that Levi and his men had encountered before, there were also a number of spider -like drow elves wearing armor and holding broadswords, drow cavalry riding underground lizards or giant spiders, dozens of scorpion-tailed lions, and some crypt scorpions that were more than one meter tall and five or six meters long.
Even if they didn't come out in full force, they definitely mobilized most of their strength.
But at the same time, if Levi and his men can completely defeat this army this time, the next attack on the city of Ostak will definitely be much smoother.
Levi immediately sent information to all friendly forces, asking everyone to take their positions and prepare to fight the enemy according to the plan discussed yesterday.
Now that these drow have come out, they can forget about going back alive!
More than half an hour later, the drow army crossed a relatively narrow passage and continued to approach the village where Pamela was located according to the intelligence.
But at this moment, the ceiling of the cave suddenly lit up, and flames burned on a large number of cone-like stalactites. Then they broke away from the ceiling one by one and fell straight down.
The chief drow wizard of a certain family screamed immediately: "Damn it, it's the stonefire and rockfall spells, it's those damn shield dwarves!"
Except for Chaos Dwarves, ordinary dwarves cannot use magic, but there are a very small number of priests among them who can use the divine arts bestowed by their gods to achieve magic-like effects, such as now.
At the same time, accompanied by a violent shaking, more hard rocks turned into mud and sand, smashing down on the heads of the people. The damage caused was actually not high, but for units such as crossbowmen, priests or mages, the impact was very large.
At this moment, the cave they came from suddenly softened like mud, and in the blink of an eye it was completely blocked. Then, with the light of magic, it turned into solid rock again.
Another drow mage couldn't help but curse: "Damn it, it's turning stone into mud and mud into stone. There are more than just dwarves on the other side. This is a conspiracy, a trap!"
Unfortunately, they realized it too late. After casting these magic spells, the wizards did not delay at all and slipped away as soon as possible according to their previous plan.
Following a delicate shout, nearly a thousand arrows flew out from behind the hills, instantly killing most of the drow spider masters, a small number of drow priests and mages on the spot.
Then countless small spiders crawled out from their bodies, and the hundreds of giant spiders in front also fell into a state of madness. They began to launch indiscriminate attacks on all creatures around them.
Coupled with the blocked retreat route and the commotion caused by the magic overhead, the entire drow army fell into a brief state of chaos.
At this time, accompanied by a slight vibration of the ground, the Shield Dwarf, Dwarf, Moon Singer, Suifeng, Sun Knight, Cai Jin and others who had been ambushing in the distance, and most importantly, Levi's side, all appeared on the scene.
Now that the shield dwarves and the mages of the Moonsinger have joined forces and successfully cut off the drow's retreat, they can finally launch a formal attack!
With their appearance, arrows, bullets, magic, and even crossbows, catapults, and cannons all launched fierce attacks, killing or seriously injuring countless drow on the spot.
Although the attack speed of bulky weapons such as cannons was very slow, the dwarves were also very smart and chose to attack in waves, resulting in new attacks every few seconds, making the drow mages very uncomfortable and not daring to stay in one place for a long time.
In this way, they can only cast some low-level magic, and the threat to the coalition forces is greatly reduced.
At the same time, the mages and shield dwarf priests, who had almost retreated to a safe distance, had almost no use for magic such as falling rocks and turning fossils into mud.
It is not to kill the enemy, but more to continue to disrupt the enemy's morale and formation.
Seeing this scene, even the dumbest drow would understand that this must be a deliberate conspiracy.
It is even possible that the enemy not only wants to defeat them, but also wants their city of Ostak. Otherwise, there would be no need for them to mobilize such a large formation!
Almost at the same time, at least hundreds of drow launched extremely vicious curses at them, and then launched counterattacks one after another.
Because they all knew that even if they could survive this battle, if the enemy took over the city of Ostak, they would surely suffer torture worse than death given the cruel treatment that the Spider Queen Rose used to treat the losers.
So they now have only two choices, either defeat the opponent or simply die here, there is no way of retreat at all!
All of a sudden, the drow used various divine arts and magic. Almost as soon as the battle began, it instantly became extremely intense. Although it was clearly the Underdark, it was made to appear brighter than the surface world.
But Levi and his team did not experience any surprise or astonishment. They simply followed the situation they had previously deduced and began to advance towards the designated area and attack the enemies in their area.
Yes, after many simulations, Levi assigned each of them an area of responsibility, asking them to deal with their own enemies first and then help others.
Although the drow are numerous, Levi has mobilized almost all the forces he can in order to ensure the success of this operation, so they are more than one step ahead of the enemy in terms of total number of troops.
The reason why they were able to complete their plan so smoothly was also thanks to those shield dwarves.
Among them are some priests and special priests of high rank who possess various rock-related powers. These are not magic, but under the power of their gods, the effects they produce are no different from magic.
For example, the Stonewalking technique allows them to move through rocks and mud, allowing them to conduct reconnaissance or ambush in advance.
Another example is the Stone Sight technique, which allows them to see rocks as air. When hiding in rocks, they can also see enemies within a certain range.
Combined with the magic of stonefire, falling rocks, and turning rocks into mud from the drow wizards summoned by Pamela, as well as careful planning, it was only natural that they successfully completed the ambush.
That is to say, there are too many enemies and they do not have enough time. Otherwise, they could turn the stone into mud and then turn the mud into stone, and lock the enemies in the hard rock on the spot. Instead of just blocking the enemy's retreat as is done now.
But despite this, Levi felt that if nothing unexpected happened, they would have another great victory today. If everything went well, maybe they could spend the night in the city of Ostak!
After another round of rain of arrows, a large number of drow spider masters died again. Levi, Sally and Lily also showed their power, casting magic such as flaming skull, fire wall, flash bomb, etc., causing massive damage in a short time.
At the same time, five Eagle Claw crossbows also began to attack. This was the first time Levi officially appeared after obtaining them. He let his subordinates get familiar with the operation first so that they could use them better when attacking the city of Ostak later.
I don't know if they are too lucky. He originally divided a large area according to his own capabilities so that he could take on more responsibilities, but now most of the people in this area are fragile.
They were either spider masters, crossbowmen, thieves, wanderers, etc. Facing their attacks, there was no power to resist at all, let alone fight back.
For a moment, melee troops such as Elegy, as well as Pamela and the Sword Dancers who had always been following Levi, had no chance to perform. He felt that they might be the first team to complete the goal.
The dwarves were also doing very well. Hans once again used his special rune power, and Stump led the helicopter to launch a bombing, with a variety of war machines assisting them. Even though there were some spider-like drow among their enemies, they still beat them so badly that they couldn't even raise their heads.
The shield dwarves were not very lucky, as many drow priests and drow mages became their enemies.
But they were enemies and had rich experience in combat, so a large number of earth elementals and gray stone men had already reached the front line at this time.
These elemental creatures with earth attributes are very tough. The poisons and curses of the drow are basically ineffective against them. In addition, their teams also have a large number of dwarf crossbowmen and musketeers, so it is not difficult to fight them.
And soon they also used a special war machine, the death roller that Levi had mentioned before.
They mainly rely on a huge cylindrical device in front of the machine, which is covered with various spikes. Driven by steam and strong liquor, multiple death rollers are arranged in neat formations and move forward together .
Whether it was collision, crushing, or those spikes, it was enough to make the drow complain.
However, the drow's counterattack had little effect on them, because they were covered in thick metal armor all over their bodies, and ordinary swords and crossbows could not even break their defense.
However, in Levi's opinion, they are not without weaknesses, and they even have more than one weakness.
Not to mention that it cannot attack in the air, its all-metal structure also makes its resistance to lightning magic extremely low.
Since the power source is steam and dwarven liquor, and the consumption is extremely high, you have to open the back cover to replenish energy after running for a short distance. This is the best time for the enemy to attack.
At the same time, they have very high requirements for terrain and are only suitable for fighting on plains.
Some gravel is no problem, you can crush it directly, but if you encounter a ravine, you can't get out once you fall in. If it is a swamp or a desert, it goes without saying, don't even think about moving a step.
Levi and his colleagues spent a long time studying together before they found the most suitable terrain for the shield dwarves.
Then there is the extreme clumsiness. On the battlefield, it can only move forward or backward. If it wants to turn a corner, it will probably take several minutes.
Nevertheless, their advantages are enough to cover up these shortcomings in most cases, especially many of the drow's magic and poisons, which are completely ineffective against them.
And those silent shield dwarves, with the red zircon Dusser, began to advance around the Death Roller.
Some of them can use divine magic, some use shields as weapons, and their fighting style is similar to defensive counterattack. Although their efficiency in killing the enemy is not high, they are extremely safe. It is obvious that they have acquired rich combat experience in the long-term battles with the drow.
Similarly, the situation is similar on Suifeng's side. The golem army is not afraid of the drow's curses, poisons and other small tricks at all.
Cai Jin and her team did not have such a smooth journey. In many previous battles, their harpies had already suffered heavy casualties, and this time they happened to encounter more than twenty level 5 flying soldiers - Scorpion Tailed Lions.
Although according to the current situation, they may still be able to defeat the opponent in the end, the harpies, which are already few in number, will probably suffer heavy losses again. This time they will be completely reduced to cannon fodder.
But the ones who suffered the most were the Sun Knight and Qian Thief.
If they just have to deal with the various magical attacks of the drow wizards, then their undead cannon fodder will come in handy.
But those drow knights and crypt scorpions are not something they can deal with easily.
Ordinary undead were not good at fighting against cavalry-type troops. Among the undead troops they had, the only one that was good at this was the skeleton spearmen.
But their strength is too weak. Often a charge by a drow knight can smash several skeletons in succession, making it difficult for them to even delay time.
And as the battle went on, they discovered that the Crypt Scorpions were not only a powerful mix of level 5 and level 6 troops, they could also dig holes!
Often they dive in, and the solid ground beneath their feet holds them like water, and then a few seconds later, they pop out from another place.
And no one knows whether they are being remotely controlled by some drow or are born with such keen intuition, but these crypt scorpions seem to specifically drill near archers and other fragile troops, which is even more deadly.
Due to their powerful strength, whether it is the swinging and clamping of the huge pincers or the poisonous tail sting, it is extremely deadly to archers.
Moreover, their attack frequency is not low and their attack range is not small. Often, priests and druids don't have time to treat them before those unlucky guys have already died.
Even though the cooldown time of their special skills seems to be quite long and can't be used more than twice a minute, they are too strong and too flexible, so their magic and other means are hardly useful.
So just a few minutes after the war started, the Sun Knight couldn't help but complain and had to ask Levi for help.
Although the undead creatures under his command have no morale, the other types of troops and these God-chosen heroes all have morale. If the troops continue to be ravaged like this, their mentality will collapse first!
Levi would naturally not sit idly by. In fact, he had already noticed what was happening there, and he had also made certain contingency plans for it. So Elegy took the sword dancers, Cindy took the angels, and Alduin took some ogres, and they rushed there as soon as possible.
Then he summoned the bear-headed gods led by Bill and asked them to go together to reinforce.
It doesn't matter if they can dig holes. As long as the monster immobilization spell is effective, they will have no way out.
He temporarily handed the task of command to Donna, and asked Nar and the others to cooperate with her. He flew directly to the shield dwarves who had the most dealings with these drow. At the same time, he also let the mages brought by Pamela take a break and recover their mana.
Because he felt that the skills of the Crypt Scorpion were very similar to the Stonewalking of the Shield Dwarves, so the way to deal with it should also be similar, right?
It turns out that the shield dwarves do know and have ways to deal with it.
The talent of the Crypt Scorpions is indeed Stonewalking, but the effect is slightly different from that of a real spell. They can only pass through softer rocks such as ordinary sandstone and limestone. The Shield Dwarves can use Rock Metamorphosis to strengthen the sandstone into a more solid granite in a short period of time.
Although the Crypt Scorpions are so powerful that they can still smash through granite with brute force, they can no longer move freely among the rocks like they would swim in water.
After finding a way to restrain it, Levi was naturally very happy. Unfortunately, there was only one shield dwarf who could cast this spell, and there was only one among the mages brought by Pamela.
Because when used as magic, rock metamorphosis is a 6th-level magic, and ordinary wizards cannot use it at all.
Fortunately, the bear-headed gods were quite powerful. Just when Levi was looking for a solution, they used the monster immobilization technique and cooperated with Elegy and others to successfully kill three subterranean scorpions.
More importantly, the Sun Knights and others realized that the enemy was not without weaknesses, so they calmed down and tried again to adjust their battle strategies to cooperate with the actions of Elegy and others.
Levi arrived soon, and under Levi's orders, two reinforcements specifically targeted those crypt scorpions that were about to drill underground or were halfway through drilling to perform rock metamorphosis.
Although the effect of their magic could only cover an area of fifty to sixty square meters, which could be said to be something that the subterranean scorpions could normally cross with just a few steps, at this critical moment, the effect of the magic suddenly increased several times.
The crypt scorpions were either stuck or crashed into the hard granite, and after fiddling for a long time they were unable to dig a hole of any size.
At this time, Cindy, Elegy, Alduin and others would attack one after another, and they could often kill the opponent quickly and efficiently.
And under his command, everyone prioritized targeting the weaker Level 5 Crypt Scorpions, killing them as quickly as possible, and then dealing with the Level 6 Crypt Scorpions with higher defense and life.
Because for the archers under the Sun Knight, there is not much difference between level 5 and level 6 Crypt Scorpions, both are powerful enemies that can take their lives, so Levi naturally has to prioritize reducing the number of the enemy in order to reduce the scope of the disturbance.
So as time went on, they cooperated more and more tacitly, the number of Crypt Scorpions became fewer and fewer, and the threat they posed to the Sun Knights was drastically reduced.
Seeing how hard they were working, the Sun Knight and the others became more excited. They all used their own skills and cooperated with the hired ogres in the front row to fight against the drow cavalry units.
Even though the ogres are not professional anti-cavalry soldiers like spearmen, because of their large bodies and high weights, they can often withstand the enemy's charge without being knocked far away, which is very useful for maintaining the line.
After all, the drow's underground giant lizards or giant spiders were not particularly professional cavalry mounts.
Levi also knew this, so he had decided that the next time he met Bloodfist or other ogre leaders, he would recruit more ogres.
At present, when acting as cannon fodder, ogres are more useful than ordinary Jade Warriors, mainly because they are more applicable.
It's just that the amount and frequency of their normal meals are a bit too much, so he has to prepare several times the supplies.
But no matter what, this will make the battle situation more stable.
However, Levi felt that something was wrong. Even if the drow did not come out in full force this time, it was almost the same.
According to the information provided by the Root Shield Dwarf and Pamela, the mistresses of several major families, mage leaders, martial arts masters, etc. are basically heroic units. But their current performance is a bit too mediocre, isn’t it?
Seeing that there were only a few crypt scorpions left, Levi called back his subordinates, thinking that it is always better to be prepared.
As if in response to Levi's guess , when the drow troops lost more than half of their troops, their mages and priests began to cast spells. Almost in the blink of an eye, hundreds of wax-melted monsters appeared in the enemy's formation, and then they all transformed into ordinary drow with nothing.
Seeing this scene, Levi and others who had already had this experience were fine, but Qian Ce and others couldn't help but scream in surprise.
The Sun Knight, on the other hand, was somewhat indifferent, as he had seen it many times in real life.
But Levi certainly wouldn't think that this was the end. The strength of those wax-melting monsters was indeed good, but it was not enough to change the entire battle situation. The drow must be preparing a bigger conspiracy!
Suddenly, many drow mages in the rear screamed, and flames burst out from their bodies, instantly burning them to ashes. However, many drow priests laughed strangely: "Damn idiots, let me show you our 'Demon Legion'!"
The blazing flames shot up into the sky, casting a red glow on the faces and armor of both the enemy and our team. Then, accompanied by a series of roars, hundreds of hideous and ugly monsters walked out of the magic circle and rushed towards the Sun Knights, who were under the greatest pressure.
Everyone immediately knew that the drow's back-up was actually an army of demons!
