Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 340: The Goodwill of Bane Church?
After settling this matter, Levi reunited with Donna, Elegy and others. Seeing that everything was normal for them, Levi felt a little relieved.
There are too many women in his army. If every one of them becomes as strange as the Finger of Terror, Lasha, he will have a headache.
According to Levi's previous orders, this time the troops are still mainly composed of Silver Guards and archers, supplemented by the Night Elves and Howling Sky led by Luna, celestial creatures led by the Supervisors, as well as griffins and giant eagles, and Simon's cavalry as backup and support.
The sword dancers, as well as the dragonmen recruited from the newly established dragon warrior nest, were all handed over to Alduin and temporarily served as his personal guards.
They were lucky this time. All the dragon warriors they recruited were from the lawful good camp. They were very disciplined and could be commanded with confidence.
As for the other Jade Warriors, Rangers, White Lion Warriors, Caledo Sentinels, Ogres and Shadow Warriors, they were all left in Thorn Town by Levi and handed over to Zhou Miyin and Janet as the city defense troops.
It’s not that their abilities are inadequate, it’s just that they are not quite compatible with Levi’s existing combat system.
What Levi needs is melee troops to withstand the enemy's attacks, flying troops to guard the sky above them, priests and druids to provide support, and Luna and the others to occasionally harass or try to split up the enemy's large forces.
As for the rest, Donna's archers and his magic will take care of it.
This lineup is simple to put together, but it is undoubtedly very practical. Basically, the High Elves, Cathay Dynasty, Dwarves and many human kingdoms at this stage all adopt this tactic.
As for these Jade Warriors and Rangers, although they have certain output after the real battle, if they encounter an enemy with long-range troops, their weaknesses will be exposed, and priests often need to expend extra energy to take care of them.
But the number and energy of priests are limited, and it is inevitable that one will neglect the other. So Levi thought about it and decided that the best way was not to bring them. In the future, he should try to strengthen his existing system. Anyway, he did not lack their output.
The three Amazon sisters also arrived as scheduled. Although Levi had prepared a very spacious independent residence for them in the town, they were also people who could not sit still. Their enthusiasm for fighting, even if not as much as that of the God-chosen heroes, was far greater than that of most of the natives.
Stump happily took most of the troops with him, but left the war equipment such as catapults and cannons in Thorn Town.
This was the result of a discussion between Levi and him. Levi planned to set up some higher platforms inside the city wall to house some war equipment in the future.
If the Mage Tower can be successfully built, even though the walls and watchtowers of Thorn Town are not as good as those of Ashridge Town, its defensive capabilities may not be inferior to those there.
In comparison, Zhang San was a little embarrassed, because after yesterday's betrayal, he now had less than 100 people in total.
The only thing he can show off is that he has four hero units under his command and he is very familiar with the nearby terrain.
Levi did not show any contempt or disdain. Instead, he provided the other party with some carriages for transporting troops for free, and then headed towards the destination in a mighty manner.
Then he also noticed that the opponent had many unique hero units under his command, including a magic unit that was sitting on a flying carpet like Sally.
However, it seems that Zhang San likes the bearded Arabs very much. Although the four heroic subordinates have different professions, they come from exactly the same countries and regions.
"It looks like you've gained a lot. With these heroes as your help, even if you make a comeback, it will be much easier than for ordinary people."
I dare not say anything else, but Levi is confident that even if he has lost most of his troops, as long as Donna, Cindy, Elegy, Luna and others are intact, he can rise again anywhere.
Similarly, although Zhang San's subordinates are inferior in ability, potential and appearance, they can still be considered excellent.
Upon hearing this, Zhang San suddenly perked up, apparently feeling like he had been tickled.
"Indeed, my subordinates may not be particularly powerful, but they do have their own characteristics, especially the bard duo of Chacha and Jack."
Zhang San pointed at two Arabs who were standing shoulder to shoulder, wearing long robes and white turbans on their heads.
"Although they are both bards, they are also very good at wielding scimitars and throwing knives. They also have snake flutes as backup weapons. They can call on snake soldiers as reinforcements in the wild. Although they are not particularly powerful, they are definitely all-round players."
In this way, they chatted as they moved forward, and Levi also learned from the other party about many famous places and God-chosen heroes nearby, as well as many customs and practices of the Araby region.
Although this information is also available on the forum, simple written records are not as good as being told in person by someone who knows the inside story.
The journey was relatively smooth and we basically encountered no enemies, whether ordinary wild beasts or other humanoid races that were regarded as wild monsters.
I don’t know if it was the deterrent power of the major churches, or if they had all been killed by others long ago.
In fact, this is also a major problem that most of the God-chosen heroes cannot avoid at this stage.
As their personal strength and overall strength gradually increased, the ordinary monsters near the villages and towns could no longer meet their needs, and they could only take the initiative to seek out powerful enemies.
But this brings up a new problem. Enemies of this size are basically organized, and many of them even have gods behind them.
There are over a hundred gods from all races, and most of them are keen on spreading their beliefs, building their own churches and temples around the world, or developing clergy, etc.
Therefore, the frequency with which the warlike God-chosen heroes encounter their minions and come into conflict with them is far too high.
This means that no matter whether you win or lose, the other side will think that you are provoking them, and more troops will soon come to take revenge. It is impossible to treat wild monsters as before, and fight or run away as you please without any scruples.
Therefore, except for a very small number of powerful, organized and powerful guilds, most of the God-chosen heroes can only continue to work for the indigenous people and serve as mercenaries.
There is basically no one like Levi who can use his own abilities to capture a town and is not particularly afraid of the other party's revenge.
After walking a distance and seeing that they were less than 10 miles away from the valley that Zhang San mentioned, Levi happened to meet the messenger he had sent to Dead Water Town before. The messenger brought back a proposal that made him laugh and cry.
"Let me join the Church of Bane? But I'm a high elf, okay..."
The messenger also found it a little unacceptable, but he still dutifully narrated the whole story.
"The other party finally said that as long as you agree, all the rewards can be discussed. As for joining forces to deal with the Xirik Church, they also agreed."
Even if there was no fight over Silver Town, Bane and Cyric were enemies, and it was the strongest, the kind of hatred that could not be reconciled.
Because Bane had died once, Cyric took advantage of the opportunity to snatch away a lot of his priesthood and believers. Later, Bane was successfully resurrected, but he was not able to successfully regain all of them, the most important of which was the "death" priesthood.
War, death, killing, and magic, these four categories of priesthood are basically the strongest priesthoods. The power, faith, combat effectiveness and many other aspects they can provide to the gods are obviously stronger than most ordinary priesthoods.
Although Bane is now a powerful god, if he can regain the priesthood of death, his power will definitely be increased to a higher level.
So in this situation, the Bane Church agreed to Levi's proposal of joining forces without hesitation.
As for the goodwill of Bane Church, Levi just smiled and didn't take it seriously at all.
Bane from the lawful evil camp is indeed quite kind-hearted. He rewards those who have made contributions. After all, most of the things that mortals need are of little value to the gods.
But that depends on who you compare it with. Levi even feels that even if the other party directly gives him a fragment of the divine nature, he will at most just sigh a little, but will not be truly moved.
Because he had already given a lot to the high elves and had witnessed the power and wisdom of the elven gods, especially the two goddesses Moonbow and Lilith.
Although they seem to have only weak divine power now, when the time comes, perhaps they will give all gods and humans a big surprise.
After this little episode, Levi continued to lead the team towards their destination. Before they had walked two miles, Luna issued a warning, saying that a large number of enemies were approaching from the direction of Baiyin Town.
The initial estimate is that it is more than twice their own number, which is around three thousand to three thousand five hundred. In order to avoid being noticed by the other side, they did not get too close, so there is no more exact number for the time being.
At the same time, they also saw that the enemy's troop composition was extremely complex. As expected, it was a coalition of some God-chosen heroes and indigenous people.
Levi and Zhang San looked at each other and knew that the other party must have also received the information about the Phantom Valley.
If that was the case, then whether it was to weaken the power of Silver Town or to prevent their subsequent exploration of the Phantom Valley from being disturbed, they had to fight first.
After a quick glance around, Levi chose a small hill on the east side.
The height there is only about ten meters and the slope is also very low, so the enhancement of our own combat effectiveness is negligible, but the location is very good.
If the opponent wants to go to Phantom Valley, he will either pass through there and be beaten up by us, or defeat us.
Otherwise, you can only choose to go around for ten miles to avoid the mountains on both sides.
He immediately ordered his men to form a battle array on the hillside, with the infantry still in the front, the priests and druids in the back, Donna with the Sky Slayer hanging high above their heads, and the Howling Sky, Griffins, Giant Eagles and helicopters supporting them from the side.
Cindy also brought the battle angels to help Donna, and if she didn't need them later, she could go to other battlefields.
Stump leads the dwarves in defense and output, but mainly serves as an auxiliary.
Although the dwarves have naturally high defense, the bonus that the tree stump provides to them is far less than the bonus that Levi provides to the Silver Guards.
Elegy, Alduin, Dragon Warriors and Sword Dancers are mixed in the melee troops. Most of them are not particularly good at defense. When facing the enemy's rain of arrows, they still need to rely on the cover of their own Silver Guards.
Zhang San's troops are smaller in number, so they act as a fire brigade, providing emergency support wherever the situation is urgent. This is somewhat similar to Lucia's situation.
Considering that he has several heroic units under his command, he should be able to handle the task.
Simon led the cavalry and chariot units and stood on the east side of the army, ready to intercept the enemy's cavalry units at any time.
As for the three Amazon sisters and Luna, they have already started to detour far away. While avoiding the opponent's sight , they will also try to launch a surprise attack from the side or rear of the opponent when the battle starts.
Once successful, it will definitely cause great losses to the other party.
Perhaps even if it is only partially successful, it can greatly distract the enemy's attention and create opportunities for our frontal battlefield.
And they were very confident because the two of them had nearly 800 cavalrymen together, which was almost equal to the total number of all other arms.
Even the Knight Kingdom of Bretonnia, which was founded on cavalry, currently does not know how many God-chosen heroes are needed to gather this number. After all, the recruitment and maintenance costs of cavalry are much higher than those of ordinary infantry.
However, doing so might take a long time. After all, they would have to travel about ten miles, and they would have to maintain their strength to prepare for the subsequent battle, so they would certainly not be able to run at full speed.
Soon, as the distance shortened, the opponent's speed slowed down significantly. After all, the Sky Slayer could be easily discovered when he didn't deliberately climb to a higher altitude or hide in the clouds.
But soon the opponent's speed returned to normal, and even accelerated slightly. It was obvious that they could see the difference in the number of troops on both sides.
After all, with Luna and the Amazons hiding in the dark, their own troops were less than a thousand, and the enemy had an absolute advantage in numbers.
As the distance between the two sides continued to narrow, Levi could gradually see the opponent's troop lineup without the need to monitor Yakong's report.
How to say it, he was a little disappointed. What era was it now, and there were still ordinary level 2 spearmen and archers in the army?
This kind of troops have too low strength in themselves. Even if they are led by a hero and have special skills and treasure bonuses like commanders, their strength is just so-so. What's more, he doesn't think that the opponent's bonus can be as strong as the bonus he gives to the Silver Guards.
The remaining swordsmen, halberd soldiers, greatswordsmen , musketeers and crossbowmen are also regular troops.
There were also some carrying undead creatures such as beastmen and vampires. It seemed that Silver Town had now completely publicized its cooperation with these two races, and there might even be corresponding recruitment buildings in the town.
In general, among these regular troops, only vampires are a little troublesome, and the others are relatively easy to deal with.
But this does not mean that the opponent really poses no threat to our side. In addition to at least twenty or thirty hero units, the opponent's team also has five or six hundred elemental creatures of various types, especially more than 200 medium-sized wind elements in the air.
Levi had used summoning elemental magic for a long time, so he was fully aware of their advantages and difficulties.
In addition, the other side also has some priests, druids, a dozen chariot forts, and some mysterious enemies shrouded in dark fog.
A chariot is a special type of soldier that carries musketeers or cannons on a horse-drawn carriage. Not only do they have strong attack power and high body defense, but they also usually have the ability to shoot while moving, so they are still a bit disgusting.
However, because their numbers are small and their speed is not particularly fast, their threat is still within Levi's response range.
But Levi couldn't figure out what was in that huge black fog at the end.
Generally speaking, if the enemy has deliberately decided to hide, it must be a trump card that he is preparing, so you should pay special attention to it.
But looking at the big sun above his head and thinking about the current special relationship between the Church of Cyric and vampires, Levi felt that most of them were undead.
Ordinary vampires can protect themselves from the harm of sunlight by wearing black robes, but could these hidden guys be some huge monsters?
After confirming the range covered by the black fog again, Levi became more vigilant. With an area of more than 300 square meters, he didn't know how many monsters could be hidden in it.
At this time, a knight wearing heavy black armor and riding a four or five meter long dinosaur, took the lead in leaving the battle formation and approached with fifty or sixty imperial knights, a very common type of soldier in the human kingdom, as if he wanted to communicate with Levi.
Zhang San immediately said, "It's Dark Blood Hand, the strongest God's Chosen Hero nearby. It is said that he has changed his job to a powerful knight profession. He is also the God's Chosen Hero with the highest status in the Xirik Church. His mount is a Level 5 Mutated Deinonychus."
Levi nodded and didn't take it too seriously. Before he had a flying mount, the threat posed by this kind of melee profession to him could basically be considered zero.
"Are you Levi? I'm Dark Blood Hand, you should have heard of my name. I don't want to waste time talking to you now, so get out of the way quickly, otherwise you will bear all the consequences yourself!"
