Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 344: Knight and Old Friend
When Levi and the others arrived, they found that the many phantoms in the valley that Zhang San had mentioned before had disappeared, and were replaced by a huge blood-red portal with a radius of nearly ten meters.
At this moment, there were at least hundreds of red-skinned monsters resembling humans, holding long swords, wearing iron-studded armor, with sharp teeth in their mouths, neatly arranged in front of the portal, forming three square formations, and more companions filed out from them.
They are the notorious cannon fodder of Baator, a nearly endless number of legion demons.
In terms of individual combat power, as lower-level devils, they are only at the 2nd level in the basic class, and basically have no combat skills to speak of, and seem to be very weak.
But in actual combat, they can often defeat stronger enemies.
Because when enough Legion Demons gather together, their attack, defense, resistance to mental magic, etc. will be slightly improved.
What makes them regarded as reliable cannon fodder by all high-level devils, apart from their numbers, is their unique talent - legion power.
All Legion Demons within a diameter of 30 meters can temporarily conclude a special life contract. This contract can accommodate up to 100 Legion Demons at the same time, allowing all Legion Demons to share a health pool.
Therefore, when they are attacked, they will never die individually. They will only die collectively after the health of all 100 legion demons is exhausted.
Even if a Legionnaire only has a few dozen health points, 100 Legionnaires together would have several thousand.
For ordinary low- and mid-level enemies, once they are surrounded, there is almost no solution unless they can quickly escape through flying or magic.
At this stage, there are only a handful of truly chosen heroes of the Devil, all of which fight with Legion Demons as their main force, which often enables them to defeat strong enemies more easily.
It is precisely because of this characteristic of the Legion Demons that they can often survive on the battlefield more easily than other low-level demons and get the opportunity to advance.
Therefore, above ordinary Legion Demons, there will often be Legion Demon Elite Soldiers, Veterans, NCOs, etc. They can even be advanced to the 4th level Legion Demon Hell Guards.
Although their talents are too weak, the degree of enhancement of their attributes and skills after each advancement is very low, they can still inherit the two most important characteristics of the Legion Demon.
This makes them more difficult to deal with than ordinary Legionaries.
For example, the humans who are now being besieged by the other two phalanxes of legion demons basically have little ability to fight back.
Because their attacks are not enough to kill 100 Legion Demons at once, the Legion Demons can show the most crazy and brave attitude to attack them.
At the same time, there were some barbed devils holding machetes and small hook-shaped halos on their feet, as well as some little devils who were half a meter tall but holding one-meter steel forks, had wings on their backs, and arrow-shaped tails behind their buttocks, who were besieging them together.
Both of them are level 3 soldiers. In the class division within the devils, they are already considered mid-level devils, so they more or less possess some special abilities.
The Hook Demon's machete has a high chance of bleeding, and its unique skill, Hook Aura, can cause a small amount of magic damage to all enemies within range every few seconds. Even if it accumulates over time, it can create a considerable output.
The little devils are agile and can fly. The steel forks in their hands and their tails are poisonous. Moreover, when necessary, they can perform an illusion and disappear.
This can basically be considered a monkey version of invisibility, which lasts for a very short time and is very easy to detect, but in such a chaotic battlefield, it can often play a huge role.
The three kinds of demons joined forces and trapped less than a hundred humans in a corner of the valley and beat them up. In just a few seconds, Levi saw that their numbers were constantly decreasing.
It can be said that if they had not appeared, they would have all died in less than 3 or 5 minutes.
Although I haven't seen clearly which camp the other party belongs to, I can roughly tell that they seem to be some humans. And since they are against the devil, we can assume that they can become our temporary comrades.
So Levi immediately commanded his troops to attack the demons in order to disperse the pressure from the enemy.
But he was not careless. There were more than seven hundred demons present. Although the highest was only level three, who would believe that there was no leader among them?
As the large army gradually approached, Donna and others shot down a rain of arrows from a high position, slightly relieving the pressure on the besieged.
Seeing the arrival of these reinforcements, the morale of the besieged people improved a little. Their shouts and calls for battle were also obviously a little different from before, because they finally saw a glimmer of hope.
But the devils still did not make any commotion or react. They were like robots, completely ignoring the newly appeared enemies and continuing to besiege those unlucky guys.
Levi couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly. He knew that the devil's orders were to be strictly enforced, but the current situation was really weird.
However, he did not issue any orders, but just ordered the troops to continue moving forward. No matter what the other party's conspiracy was, they would show up as long as they rescued those who were besieged.
At this moment, a parrot suddenly flew out from the crowd, and a loud voice that was obviously enhanced by magic rang out: "Levi, be careful, there are demons using group invisibility, and they are lying in ambush in the shadows on the east side of the valley entrance. You must..."
Before it could finish its words, a black fireball flew over and killed the brave little guy instantly.
Levi immediately snorted and threw a fireball directly in the direction of the source of the black fireball. He knew something was wrong!
However, the other party actually knew his name. Could they be some God-chosen hero who knew him on the forum, or some indigenous people who had heard of his legend?
As his legendary status, status, and strength continued to increase, he began to have a certain reputation among the indigenous people, and his stories began to spread in many nearby areas, so even people who had never seen him at all might begin to recognize him.
As the fireball exploded, a large number of demons appeared at the entrance of the valley.
In addition to the two full phalanxes of legion demons, there are also some demons that are obviously stronger.
Some chain demons are wrapped in countless iron chains, which serve as their clothes, armor and weapons.
Dozens of cavalrymen riding flaming warhorses and holding spears - Nightmare Riders.
There are some super-large cats called Hellcats that are three meters long and look like translucent ghosts, but are actually solid and can be harmed by physical attacks.
These three types of demons are all level 4 soldiers, and each has one or two special skills. They are not particularly easy to deal with among soldiers of the same level.
But what attracted Levi's attention the most was the guy in the middle whose whole body was burning with black flames, making it impossible to see his specific face.
Based on its central location and the many magical items on it, even if it is not the leader of these demons, it must be a high-ranking heroic unit.
Levi shouted immediately: "Cindy, Lucia!"
At the same time, he immediately began to chant magic. Since the opponent appeared, he had to capture the leader first!
The two girls also understood Levi's meaning instantly. Cindy gave a delicate shout, released the sacred glacier, and summoned a number of holy ice javelins on it.
The priest's spells may not be as powerful and diverse as magic, but they are clearly superior in terms of the speed of release.
Although Lucia remained silent, a bloody light flashed on her hands. She then kept shooting, "bang bang", and no one knew how many shots she fired in one breath.
However, facing their attack, the devil hero said nothing, because countless legion demons had already taken the initiative to stand in front of it and bear the damage for it.
Despite their powerful attacks, Cindy and Lucia were unable to actually knock down any of their enemies due to their special abilities.
Even if Lucia occasionally used special skills to hit the devil hero, all she could see was flashes of magic light, and a special magic barrier that was invisible to the naked eye appeared, and Lucia's attacks failed to really hurt it.
Donna was temporarily unable to cooperate with Levi's sniping operation, because almost at the same time, those Nightmare Riders had risen into the sky one by one, intending to charge at the Sky Slayer.
Ordinary Nightmare Riders do not have the ability to float or fly, but these Nightmare Riders are obviously either special species or have been cast with special magic.
At this time, Levi's magic had been completed. Considering that the opponent was a devil, he had extremely strong resistance to fire and was surrounded by flames, so Levi did not use magic such as the Flame Skull or Micrometeor.
He started with the 7th level magic - Finger of Death.
It would be fine if it fails, but once it succeeds, the entire battle situation will be reversed in an instant.
There was no way. Who made the other party stand there like a fool without moving, giving me enough time to cast this magic?
Normally when facing ordinary enemies, they would not be so generous.
Unfortunately, the distance is still a little far, and there is no way to use the supplies just obtained from the Doom Girl, otherwise the chances of the Finger of Death taking effect would be greatly increased.
With such an exclamation, a green light flashed, and a red -80 appeared above the opponent's head. Levi was immediately quite regretful, because he knew that this meant that the instant death effect did not take effect.
But in contrast to him, the devil hero felt his heart twitch violently, and even though flames surrounded his body, he seemed to feel cold sweat on his back.
It was totally frightening.
It had clearly seen that the other party was a God-chosen hero, but he never expected that a God-chosen hero could release 7th-level magic, and the famous Finger of Death!
But after a brief moment of fear, it couldn't help but become angry and said, "Damn mortals, you will definitely pay the price for offending me, Vial!"
But before Levi could reply, there was a flash of light, and the devil hero who called himself Vial had disappeared.
Obviously, even though it shouted slogans loudly, it was actually still very wary of Levi's magic.
After all, it is an instant-death magic. It not only depends on the strength of both parties, but also on whether they are lucky enough!
Since the decapitation tactic is not possible, the only option is to launch a frontal attack.
Following Li Wei's orders, the main forces pressed forward one after another, and Shudun, Zhang San and others also showed their abilities.
After a brief confrontation, with the help of Xiaotian and the Griffin to kill the Nightmare Rider, ranged units such as Donna can also output as much as they want.
Because up to now, there seems to be no existence that can threaten them in the demon army before them, and they do not have any ranged units.
But even in invisible mode, the devil Vial still maintained extremely high control over his troops.
The Legion Demons were still the main force, with other demons as the auxiliary. They firmly blocked the entrance to the valley and launched a fierce battle with their own troops.
Due to the special abilities of the Legion Demons, as the battle continued, a rather strange phenomenon appeared on the battlefield.
They had the weakest average strength, but none of them suffered casualties in a short period of time. Instead, the stronger chain demons, hellcats, etc. were the ones who died.
However, Levi was also silently calculating in his heart the overall damage suffered by the legion demons in each phalanx.
If they don't die, it's fine. But if all 100 of them die, there will definitely be a brief gap on the battlefield. It depends on who can seize this opportunity, me or the devil Vial!
Seeing their bravery, the besieged people on the other side became more and more excited, and soon another war eagle flew into the air.
"Is that Lord Levi in front? We are knights from Barto. Thank you very much for your help. In addition, there is an acquaintance of yours in our team, the mage Tess!"
It could be him?
After hearing this name again, Levi was also touched.
Although this old guy cost me some money at the beginning, he really helped me a lot.
Spider web technique, duet ring, micro meteors, etc., all came from him. Without these things, I might not have been able to develop to where I am now.
Even if it weren't for the Duet Ring that gave the celestial creatures free gifts, Xiaotian, Jianbing, and more celestial creatures might not have the relationship with him that he has now.
Previously, he was used as a source of energy by the demons, and his strength plummeted, so he stayed in the Novice Village temporarily. After he returned from the Black Castle, he found that he had also gone out to travel, intending to find a way to restore his strength.
I didn't expect to meet him here now, and he seems to be doing well. Maybe his strength has recovered a little?
As for the country where the group of knights came from, Levi also found it a bit interesting.
Bretonnia, whose full name is the Knight Kingdom of Bretonnia, is a human kingdom far away from here.
In this world full of magical powers, their country was founded on knights.
Apart from a very small number of saints and priests under the command of the Lady of the Lake whom they believe in, there are no other official spellcasters.
Even their country almost only believes in the Lady of the Lake, so naturally they cannot get help from the priests of other temples.
Moreover, out of their unique glory and pride, they are extremely repulsive and disgusted by gunpowder weapons, and even all long-range projectile weapons such as bows and arrows. The knights advocate head-on combat with every shot drawing blood, and will never use any long-range weapons.
At first glance, it seems that these mortals will suffer heavy losses when fighting against so many inhuman beings?
Without the power of magic, their country wouldn't be that powerful, right?
But in fact, the former is correct, but the latter is not necessarily.
Because there are some extremely powerful knights who, after overcoming many hardships, may be able to obtain the Holy Grail bestowed by the goddess they believe in.
After drinking the mysterious nectar from the Holy Grail, their life essence will be greatly enhanced at once, and they will become true dragons among men - Holy Grail Knights, and the strongest fighting force in the Knight Kingdom.
It is said that a powerful Holy Grail Knight can rival the power of a demon or devil lord, and in past history, knights who slay dragons were not uncommon.
As for ordinary Holy Grail Knights, they are basically hero units above level 15.
And because of the will of the Lady of the Lake that they believe in, every king of Bretonnia must be a Holy Grail Knight, and most of the dukes in the kingdom are also Holy Grail Knights.
Add to that some ascetics and other scattered blessed ones, although no one has really counted them, it is still very easy to gather thirty to fifty Holy Grail Knights in the entire kingdom. This is not a small number.
You have to know that from what Levi has seen so far, the only hero units above level 15 in the colony are the Dragon Prince, Princess Belinda , Michaela, and several other high-level commanders.
In addition, there are the Expedition Knights, Kingdom Knights, and Knights-Errant, all of whom are nobles under the Holy Grail Knights, as well as a large number of archers, mounted squires, infantry squires, etc. who are of peasant origin and serve as cannon fodder, forming the military system of the Knight Kingdom.
However, the daily maintenance costs of a high-ranking knight and their servants are not a small amount. Bretonnia itself is just an agricultural and slave-based country, and most knights are not wealthy.
Even if you kill evil races such as beastmen or greenskins on a daily basis, you will not be able to raise enough funds, because they either do not use gold coins as currency, or the concept of currency does not exist at all.
Therefore, many knights would often venture to other countries to seek wealth when they had just reached adulthood or were relatively poor.
Their names such as Knight-Errant, Knight-Expedition, etc., have already explained this, and their footprints can be found in almost half of the main world.
In addition, it is interesting that the name of the Knight Kingdom is Bretonnia, which is usually abbreviated to Breton, and the nine layers of Breton Hell are also often abbreviated to Breton Hell.
Because the knights of the Knight Kingdom are in desperate need of wealth, they often collect high taxes of 70% to 80%, and have been called vampires or devils more than once.
The real devils often cheat people of their lives and souls, but have no attachment to money, which often makes the Barto knights feel ashamed.
Coupled with the serious confrontation between the two camps and races, almost all the Knights of Barto hate the devil.
No wonder as soon as there was any movement of the devil, these Barto knights jumped out in a hurry from nowhere and quickly put themselves in danger.
But for Levi, these are just interesting stories. He thinks it is necessary to save the other party. The kindness of the knights is one aspect, and the old wizard is another reason.
Last time he promised to become my subordinate, and now with the help of saving my life, he probably has no reason to refuse, right?
Although it seems that his strength is very weak now, and there is a high probability that he cannot beat Sally or Alyssa, his wisdom as an old man should not be underestimated. He can definitely go to Thorn Town to assist Zhou Miyin and Janet.
Thinking of this, Levi quietly issued several orders and prepared to rescue the other party.
