The total distance was less than 20 miles, but they encountered at least seven or eight fights. Although the scale was usually not too large, with only three to five hundred people on both sides, the frequency was really not low. The degree of chaos here was amazing to Levi and his team.
But the other side is also extremely alert. Once they realize that Levi and his men are approaching, both sides will immediately stop fighting and retreat, never giving them the chance to take advantage.
It can be seen that in this chaotic situation, the locals, whether they are indigenous people or God's chosen heroes, have become very cunning.
Although he didn't gain any advantage, Levi didn't care too much. He could escape now, but when he took the initiative to attack a town or village next time, where could you run to?
After spending some time, Levi and his friends finally approached the forest.
Now everyone was on high alert, and the priests and druids gave the celestial creatures various buffs and asked them to go ahead and explore.
Because wood elves often use a combination of magic and sentinels to guard the borders of the forest, they are likely to be attacked immediately once they enter the forest.
But to Levi's surprise, Xiaotian and the guards advanced for several miles without finding any sign of wood elves.
He suddenly felt something was strange. Was it because they had only been here for a short time and therefore had not set up sufficient alerts yet, or was it because they did not have enough troops?
But in any case, this was a good opportunity for his side, so he immediately ordered his troops to speed up.
Even though we are prepared for a conflict with the wood elves, it would be best if we could avoid unnecessary conflict.
So the celestial creatures took the lead, Luna and the female hunters dispersed on both wings, the Silver Guards were in the front, and the rangers and White Lion Guards were guarding Levi, Donna and the others and the Avalons on the left and right.
As they continued to advance, Levi understood more and more why everyone said that wood elves were difficult to deal with.
Because there is nothing that can be called a road in this kind of forest, almost every step you take requires cutting through thorns and brambles. If you have to be vigilant against enemy attacks at the same time, it will be even more exhausting.
The only thing to be thankful for was that they didn't actually encounter any wood elves on the way.
After advancing a considerable distance, they saw on the map that they were beginning to approach the sacred place in the forest where the unicorns were. Suddenly, the supervisory soldiers ahead sent them special information.
They found traces of the enemy, but they were not wood elves or tree people.
When Levi saw the fat and big-eared guy, who had lost all his simplicity and honesty and instead had a ferocious boar-like look, he was a little surprised.
"Is this a wild boar among the beastmen? I don't think I've ever heard of such a thing around here?"
There are thousands of types of beastmen, and it is almost impossible to count them all, but if we talk about the ones that are suffering the most, the boarmen are undoubtedly one of them.
Not only do they have to face encirclement and suppression from races such as humans and elves, but they also have to be vigilant against other beastmen or wild boars at all times. There is no other reason for this, but because they are generally fatter and not very strong, they are good prey.
It is even said that some human towns have learned to raise wild boars and physically castrate them when they are young to improve the quality and taste of their meat.
Of course, they themselves cannot eat it, because the beastmen's bodies contain evil and filthy power. If ordinary people eat it, it is very likely that their bodies will undergo evil mutations, such as waking up with an extra arm or a tail.
But it is still okay to use it to feed large beasts such as griffins, as they are strong enough to be immune to this level of erosion.
So in this situation, once wild boar people appear, they will either be quickly surrounded and killed, or captured for breeding or raising.
It is generally believed that except for a small group of wild boar people in a bamboo forest somewhere in the Zhendan Dynasty, who were used as free sparring partners by the Pandaren, the rest of the wild boar people basically gathered in a place called Razor Flats.
Because it is an extremely large underground maze, the cost for other races to conquer it is too high, and it is not worth it, so they are allowed to survive.
But now some boarmen are taking the initiative to run to the territory of the wood elves. An idea immediately emerged in Levi's mind that there is a beastman hero such as the Beastmaster or Shaman who has summoned beastmen in a large area to launch an attack on the wood elves!
And it is very likely that they have an absolute advantage, and the wood elves are unable to fight against them, so they voluntarily gave up the defense of the outer area.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to get this deep before discovering their corpses.
Soon Xiaotian also made some discoveries. They were still beastmen, but this time they were jackals.
Levi asked his subordinates to be more vigilant, maintain a defensive formation, and continue moving towards their destination.
According to what Star and Moon Light said before, the unicorns' forest sanctuary is located in a valley. If the wood elves want to fight back or resist, it is definitely a very good choice.
As they continued to move forward, the corpses of beastmen appeared more and more frequently and in more and more numbers around them.
At the same time, there are occasionally some broken tree men and corpses of wood elves. It seems that as the battle continues, the wood elves have also suffered casualties.
Levi thought that was all, but he didn't expect Luna to make a new discovery soon.
It was a broken mark. After barely piecing it together, they could see that it was probably the eye of a girl surrounded by seven silver stardusts.
"Is this the emblem of the Moon Maiden, Sulun?"
Luna nodded hurriedly: "Yes, sir, there are also some elves and human corpses at the scene, and their clothes also have some characteristics of Moon Girl believers."
Suren, also known as Selûne, is one of the oldest goddesses in the entire world and the sister and mortal enemy of the goddess of night, Shar.
It is said that the appearance of mankind's goddess of earth, goddess of magic, and the big sun in the sky are all directly related to these sisters. One can imagine how powerful they once were.
Even though new gods continue to appear and divide the authority of the sisters, she is still a medium-level god with a godhood of 13.
But no matter whether it is mortals or gods, they would not simply think that she can only exert these powers.
As an ancient goddess, even if she is now in decline, she must possess many secrets and powers that the gods of later generations do not know.
For Levi, an elf, the Moon Girl is the only human goddess who is tacitly approved by the elven gods to recruit believers among the elves. At the same time, she is also a good friend of Moonbow and Eilistraee.
Because the duties of the latter two are related to her duties, the former is simply the moon, and the latter is the moonlight derived from the moon. Both may need to consult Su Lun, the ancient moon god.
It is also because of this that Luna and other night elves recognized each other's emblems at the first moment, because they, the night elves, are also closely related to the moon.
But Su Lun had no friendship with the wood elves before, so Levi immediately thought of another point: her priesthood also included kind and neutral beastmen.
This caused a strong conflict with Malar, the Lord of All Beasts, because Malar's priesthood was the evil beastmen, and they all wanted to bring some of the beastmen under their command.
At the same time, Mala also tried to usurp Su Lun's moon priesthood, so the two sides can definitely be considered enemies.
Coupled with Mala's special status among the Beastmen, Levi immediately understood that what was ahead was not just the Beastmen's old trick of revenge against the Wood Elves, but more likely a three-way melee involving the two gods!
After a brief discussion with Donna, Elegy and others, they all agreed with this view.
So he immediately urged his troops to speed up their march, he wanted to turn this three-way melee into a four-way melee.
No, to be more precise, it is two sides. He will fight against the believers of Mala together with the wood elves, Sullen's believers and the unicorns!
In fact, he had no fear of Malar at all, because this evil god known as the "Black Blood Beast" had too many enemies.
Regarding the elven pantheon, he had directly offended many gods, including the God King Corellon;
As for the greenskin pantheon, he once killed a demigod;
Because of his love for hunting powerful wild beasts, and even demigods and gods whose bodies were related to wild beasts, he directly offended the entire family of natural gods.
He had once targeted three demigods: the Queen of Unicorns, Lurue; Lord of Firemane, Noban Nien; and Sheep Goddess, Shiallia. They, along with another human demigod, Guillen Flowwind, were all subordinate gods of Mielikki, the goddess of the forest and rangers.
This goddess not only has medium divine power, but also has a wide range of friends. A large number of lawful and kind gods are her solid backing. More importantly, her father is the god of nature known as the "Father of Oak" - Silvanus, a powerful divine being.
It can be said that just by reaching this point, Mala basically has enemies all over the world.
But he didn't know whether it was simply stupidity or he felt that this was still not challenging enough. Because he enjoyed hunting, killing and destruction, he offended the powerful goddess of love and beauty, Sune, and the goddess of the earth, Chauntia, etc.
At the same time, these gods also have their own network of relationships, so up to now, there are basically few gods who are not hostile to him. His level of self-destruction is second only to that of the Prince of Lies - Cyric.
The latter once arrogantly claimed that he was the only God and that all other gods were false gods. Therefore, no god in the past or in the future should be able to surpass him in his level of suicidal behavior.
If Mala had not joined the Furious Gods, worshipped the powerful Talos as his boss, and huddled together with several other equally unpopular evil gods for warmth, he would probably have died long ago.
But despite this, he still paid a heavy price for it.
Obviously, his priesthood includes hunting, blood, bloodlust, tracking, hunters, preyed beasts and monsters, evil beastmen, etc. It can be said to be a very luxurious list of priesthood. No matter which one is taken out alone, it is powerful.
The entire main world is full of evil beastmen, all of whom are his potential believers. Many other priesthoods can also be related to powerful evil races such as vampires. However, after offending so many gods, he has now been beaten into a weak divine power.
And it is foreseeable that this situation will hardly change.
Because his boss Talos only uses the furious gods instead of fighting for them.
According to what Levi knows now, Talos has been trying to steal the power of his younger brothers and sisters. It is hard to say whether the fact that Mala turned into a weak divine power so quickly has anything to do with him.
So Levi is full of expectations for the upcoming battle, because the action against Mala can be said to be beneficial with no harm.
However, he did not let his guard down. Although he knew that his situation was very bad, the followers of Mala still dared to take action. Either they had reasons to take action, or their strength this time was very strong, which gave them enough confidence!
As they advanced for several miles, they saw more and more corpses from both sides of the battle along the way, and they also heard the sounds of fighting and roaring ahead.
First, he asked his subordinates to replenish various buff states and put himself in the strongest state. Then, they stepped out of the forest and came to a flat land with a wide view.
Just as they had guessed, the beastmen were now launching a fierce attack on a valley.
Treemen, wood elves, high elves, humans, half-elves, and dwarves fought side by side to resist the attacks that were coming like a tide.
Behind them, they could vaguely see some horse-like animals with smooth bodies and single horns on their heads. They were their target this time - unicorns.
The coalition forces have the advantage of having a wide variety of professions, many magic units, and very sharp archers. They are also on the defensive side, which makes them suitable for fighting against the slower-moving tree people.
But their biggest drawback is that they are too small in number, probably only two or three hundred in total.
The biggest feature and advantage of the Beastmen is their huge numbers, which this time are at least ten times that of their opponents.
There are many types of them, not to mention the ordinary inferior horned beasts, horned beasts and great horned beasts, as well as gnolls, werewolves and boars, which are all regular races. Chaos war dogs and razor beasts are indispensable cannon fodder.
What really caught Levi's attention were the forty or fifty minotaurs. These big guys, several meters tall and covered with muscles, were basically level 5 soldiers.
When they swung their giant axes, even the huge, thick-skinned and tough tree people could not bear it.
If there were not many druids in the valley who could provide assistance and treatment, the valley's defenses would have been breached long ago, and the coalition forces would have been faced with a massacre.
Then there are some guys with slender bodies, sharp blade-like feet, triangular heads, and wings on their backs. They look very much like a combination of a mantis and a human.
They are extremely agile, can fly at low altitudes, and are adept at using their three-section arms to capture and control enemies.
Often they would dive from the side and drag a wood elf or human out of the coalition. At this time, the surrounding beastmen, chaos war dogs, razor beasts and other ferocious monsters would rush forward and tear them into pieces in an instant.
Although the tree people who were guarding the line tried to counterattack or block many times, the gap in agility between the two sides was too great, and they could not do anything at all.
So in just a dozen seconds after Levi and his men appeared, the coalition forces had five or six unfortunate victims.
If they continue at this speed, not counting those thick-skinned tree people, the coalition forces in the valley may not be able to hold out for even a quarter of an hour and will be completely wiped out.
After losing the assistance of the druid, these tree people naturally could not survive on their own.
Let’s not talk about whether this special mantis man can be considered a kind of beast man. After all, mantis is an insect rather than a beast in the conventional sense. But for Levi and the others, now is the right time.
Adding icing on the cake is naturally far less valuable than providing timely assistance!
With a delicate shout, Donna took the lead in commanding the Avalons to launch a volley of fire. Without Levi's specific instructions, she naturally knew who to target, which was naturally the Mantis people.
A casual look will tell you that their advantages lie in their lightness, agility, ability to fly at low altitudes, and their fairly strong attack power. Their defense will naturally be their biggest weakness, as low- and mid-level arms have never been truly perfect.
Levi and Sally began to prepare large-scale magic.
When these more than 2,000 beastmen launched the attack, there was obviously a certain pattern. They did not attack all at once, but in batches, which was completely different from the fighting style of ordinary beastmen.
They are so large in scale, there must be at least one beast king or shaman among them. Just because they haven't discovered it yet, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Therefore, if you want to find the other party as quickly as possible, you naturally need large-scale magic.
Luna commanded the huntresses and dryads to spread out from both wings and encircle the beastmen. Janet also rarely took the druids into the air in person, ready to look for some opportunities.
Because they could all see that there were almost no decent long-range troops among these beastmen, and as long as she was a little careful, her actions would not be very dangerous.
Of course, to be on the safe side, Cindy set off with the angels, and Xiaotian set off with the legion's sub-airmen.
The celestial creatures, led by the Guardians, together with the Silver Guards, White Lion Guards and others, crowded at the edge of the forest, guarding Avalon and others behind them, while Elegy and Alduin stood at the front of the team.
They didn't send out many melee troops this time, so naturally they needed to strengthen their defense by shrinking their formation and using the cover of the woods.
The beastmen seemed to have never expected to be suddenly attacked from behind, and the defense of those mantis people was unexpectedly low, so they were caught off guard. When those magic arrows successfully hit them, dozens of them were killed instantly on the spot, which could be considered a victory.
The coalition forces who were struggling in the valley were certainly overjoyed. Although they were not sure which camp the other side belonged to, the characteristics of those celestial creatures and elves were still easy to distinguish. It was impossible for them to coexist peacefully with the beastmen!
Immediately afterwards, Cindy's clear voice was heard, and according to Levi's instructions, she revealed her identity to the other party.
After hearing that they were high elves from the Kingdom of Caledor, except for the wood elves who frowned slightly, thinking that the other party should not break into their territory so easily, the other humans and half-elves were overjoyed.
"We are members of the Moon Oracle under the Moon Maiden. Thank you for your help. After we defeat these followers of Mala and these dirty beastmen, we will express our gratitude again!"
Levi immediately understood that the Moon Oracle was an organization with a very complex membership. As long as they were from the good camp, they would accept almost anyone who came. They had also been committed to fighting against the believers of Mala, which proved that their previous speculations were correct.
On the contrary, the Beastmen were furious. Seeing that victory was almost within their grasp, how dare an outsider come and interfere? This was outrageous!
At once, at least hundreds of beastmen of various kinds turned around and rushed towards them.
At the same time, Levi and his men also discovered some special existences in the enemy's army, they were some greenskins.
However, unlike ordinary greenskins whose eyes are full of anticipation and excitement for battle, these greenskins' eyes are full of desire for killing and destruction, and their bloodshot red eyes are like burning flames.
Moreover, their attire is also very different from that of ordinary greenskins. They all wear necklaces and various fur ornaments made of animal bones, fangs or claws, and their scarlet hunting suits make them look extremely eye-catching.
The weapons they used were also extremely special. They were not the machetes or axes that the greenskins loved most, but rather some relatively shorter metal claws with spikes around them.
Such unique attire, coupled with the fact that they mixed with the beastmen, made everyone immediately understand that they must be Malar hunters who had been bewitched by Malar and changed their beliefs.
They are of different classes, but generally speaking, because they have chosen to believe in Malar, in order to encourage other greenskins to follow suit and convert, they often receive some extra gifts. Their strength is relatively strong among the same class, and they are especially good at close combat.
But before they could get really close, Donna had already launched a second wave of rain of arrows. The druids looking down from above also cast wind blades, lightning arrows and other magic, knocking down dozens of them in an instant.
No matter how strong their close combat capability is, as long as they are killed in advance, everything they do will be meaningless!
The huntresses on the other side also threw out their unique moon blades. As long as they were careful with the minotaurs, mantis men and some werewolves, the other beastmen present could not pose much threat to them.
Because what they are best at is the kite tactic of striking and escaping. If they can't win, they can always run away.
At the same time, Levi's ice storm and Sally's fireball had also fallen on the Beastmen lineup. After causing a certain amount of damage, they also caused a series of roars. Even some of the Tauren turned around and tried to attack them.
But Levi smiled instead, because among the countless numbers that represented damage, he found a few extremely special ones, and the damage caused to them by his magic was pitifully low.
Even though they tried to hide among the beasts, and some even wore cloaks to conceal their appearance, their strong resistance to magic had already betrayed them.
On the surface, he pretended to be indifferent, but secretly passed the message to Cindy and others through Supervisor Yakong and others, telling them to wait for a suitable opportunity and strive to defeat the enemy in one blow!
The only thing that deserves vigilance is that the other party is hiding himself so carefully, is it really just to avoid being sniped?
But you should at least command the battle a little to face the newly appeared troops, right?
Moreover, the magic resistance of some of the inferior horns is a little abnormal. Is it because the beastman heroes hiding in the dark have given them special bonuses, or is it some kind of treasure that improves magic resistance?
But no matter how confused Levi was, soon groups of beastmen had crashed heavily into his own defense line.
Elegy immediately shouted and swung her two-handed sword, ready to start a new massacre. Alduin tacitly raised his shield to assist her in the battle.
The drow sword dancers summoned dancing swords above their heads and used magic missiles to focus on sniping the more agile and fragile beastmen in the enemy camp.
Other Silver Guards, White Lion Guards and celestial creatures, together with the large earth element summoned by Li Weixin, formed a solid front.
Some rangers retreated instead of advancing, using their relatively flexible skills to try to distract some of the beastmen.
Luna also commanded the female hunters, attracting the attention of hundreds of beastmen from both sides.
So after their efforts, the pressure on the coalition forces in the valley was immediately reduced a lot, giving them a chance to catch their breath.
Alyssa continuously released poison magic, and cooperated with her magical pet, the Abyss Horned Viper, striving to completely eliminate an enemy with each attack.
The new spell breakers were throwing energy blades very hard. They had never been so extravagant before because this move consumed a lot of magic, but their own magic limit was not high.
But now that they have joined Levi's team, they have each received a lot of magic-replenishing potions and can squander them at will.
Yaling Qiufeng, who just returned to the team, also worked very hard.
Ordinary low- to mid-level wind elements have basically no intelligence. They often only have basic intelligence and combat instincts.
But after advancing to a Ya Ling, he seemed to become countless times smarter. He knew that only by working hard to improve his own strength could he enjoy better treatment.
However, he was not reckless. He knew that with his current strength, in such a large-scale melee, once he rushed to the front line, he would probably be killed within a few dozen seconds.
After all, he is only a Tier 4 soldier. Even though he was awarded an Elite Order by Lord Levi after his advancement, he is still far from being a powerful hero unit like Elegy.
So he had to settle for the next best thing, and apart from occasionally using the bow and arrow, he mainly relied on the two magics of sleep and charm.
Their rank is admittedly lower, so even if they do succeed, the results won't be particularly ideal. But it doesn't matter if the time is short, because in such a fierce battle, a moment of inattention could mean the end of a life.
All the subordinates were fighting hard, and Levi was no exception. However, as he continued to release the ice storm, his brows became more and more furrowed.
Not only was it because the enemy leader had used special means to quickly and secretly complete the deployment of troops without saying a word, but now he was able to maintain battles in two directions at the same time.
It was also because he found more characters with stronger magic resistance in the enemy camp, at least nearly twenty of them.
He did this out of caution, and also wanted to lower the enemy leader's vigilance and look for an opportunity to take advantage of, but he didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain.
This meant that his decapitation plan was about to fail before it even began, because he simply couldn't tell which guy was the leader of the other side!
I have to admit that this group of beastmen were able to kill all the way here, and even beat the Wood Elves and the Moon Oracle. They are indeed quite something, and they have wisdom that ordinary beastmen do not possess.
Fortunately, the strength of most of the Beastmen was still relatively weak. As the battle continued, under their targeted attacks, the Mantis Men, who had performed best before, were quickly strangled to death.
Now Cindy is leading the angels and druids, trying to kill the strongest Tauren.
These big guys are not only strong in themselves, but their existence also has a certain morale-boosting effect on low-level beastmen.
But for Cindy and the angels, their agility is too low.
Moreover, with the continuous improvement of strength and the growth of combat experience, Cindy is now able to increasingly exert her abilities in all aspects.
Especially the weapon master skills she obtained from the field of war, including heavy strikes, slashing, defensive attack, jumping attack and many other specialties. She switched between them as smoothly as flowing water, quickly and naturally.
It can be said that even without the help of the angels around her, it would not take her long to deal with a minotaur.
But because she performed so well, she had attracted the enemy's attention without her noticing.
More than 80% of the mysterious people with strong magic resistance began to move slowly in her direction.
Unfortunately, they thought their actions were secret, but Levi saw through them clearly.
He immediately reminded Cindy through Monitoring Yakong, and also notified Janet and Xiaotian in the same way, asking them to cooperate with his actions and protect Cindy.
On the other hand, isn’t the enemy’s strategy also an opportunity for you?
At this moment, Lucia, who had been shooting with her musket, suddenly cried out in surprise.
Then she took long steps and ran quickly to Levi, whispering, "Levi, something is wrong. There are some special beings among the beastmen. Judging from their command style, they are very similar to the style of Lesenba, the commander of the 13 families!"
Levi suddenly realized, so that's why, no wonder it was like this!
Then all of this can be roughly explained. Among those mysterious people who hide their identities, I'm afraid a large number of them are vampires who are afraid to show themselves in public.
If vampires are regarded as batmen, it can be said that all the priesthoods of Malar are suitable for vampires. It is only natural for vampires to cooperate with Malar's believers now.
That's why they had been hiding in the dark and not participating in the battle. That's why the beastmen's attack seemed so fierce. And facing the sudden appearance of their own side, their reaction was also quick.
The only thing that puzzled him was that Dracula had been thinking of becoming a god before, but just a few days after his failure, the 13 families he created personally got together with the followers of Mala.
Is this just a simple cooperation, or is it because he is too seriously injured and no longer able to control the 13 families?
But that can be put aside for now. Now that he has roughly determined the opponent's identity, he will be able to better counter his moves!