Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 345: The Insidious Vial
Not long after, when Elegy used a spinning slash to knock several legion demons flying, she was soon slightly surprised to find that the other party could never get up from the ground again.
Then, as if in response to them, nearly a hundred legion demons around them also fell to the ground with a crash.
No matter whether they were wielding sharp blades, roaring loudly, or marching forward the last moment, they have now all turned into pure corpses, because the life pool of this entire phalanx of legion demons has been completely exhausted.
Silently, another legion of magic battle formation that had been waiting in the back for a long time rushed over in neat steps.
But almost at the same time, Levi also shouted loudly, and cast spells with Sally, using magic such as fireball to bombard the enemy troops on the front line of the battle.
Most devils and demons have a high resistance to fire attacks, so their attack is destined not to cause much damage.
However, the impact brought by the fireball technique is something that the generally weaker legion demons cannot resist, and this can more effectively restrain and divide the enemy.
At the same time, Cindy also released the Holy Glacier to forcibly intercept a part of the Legion Demons. Even if they ignored the damage of the ice wall and ice spears, the solid ice wall could not be broken through in a short time.
Donna even added a wave of arrows at the right time. This is the advantage of having Inspector Yakong. Even though their frontal combat capability is pitifully weak, the messaging technique that can issue the latest orders to subordinates at any time has made Levi completely dependent on them.
Jianbing and Xiaotian also coordinated an assault from the ground and the air, all to save each other.
At the critical moment, the besieged knights also burst out with all their strength, waving their spears, swords, and maces non-stop, and desperately charged towards the direction where Levi and the others were.
Because they also knew that if they failed to break out this time, the devils would probably never give them another chance.
Faced with such a fierce attack, although the Legion Demons possessed extremely powerful special skills, their basic attributes such as strength and agility were not up to standard. The Knights finally succeeded in breaking through and joined Levi and the others.
But behind them, there were still more than 20 bodies left.
This was partly because of the attacks from other demons, and partly because the demon Vial also took the opportunity to release two black fireballs, killing several knights in one fell swoop.
Then, without waiting for Levi and the others to launch a counterattack, it disappeared again. Only a few evil laughs echoed in the air. It was obvious that it was extremely proud of it.
Although the Barto knights were very sad and angry but helpless, Levi had already made some preparations silently. He even began to consider whether he should take risks himself and attract the other side to attack?
But in that case, I'm afraid I won't be able to use the slap, otherwise, given the opponent's cunning, he will never jump out so easily.
But with his own equipment, plus the sixth-level magic - the Supreme Robe, he would not be in too much danger.
Of course, that's not now, otherwise it would be too deliberate, he still needs a new opportunity...
After a short rest, the knights quickly and consciously joined the battlefield from the side.
Although they lost their most proud warhorses, they still fought well thanks to their superb martial arts and fairly solid armor.
Levi also asked the priests to help take care of the other party. They had been rescued with great difficulty, so they shouldn’t suffer too much loss at this time.
As for the old wizard Tess, and several other guys dressed as druids, rangers, and priests, they were all gasping for breath and almost collapsed to the ground.
It can be seen that in the previous arduous battles, their physical strength, magic power, energy and many other aspects have been severely tested.
Levi took a quick look and also asked a few druids to take care of them, but the war was urgent now and he didn't have time to chat or reminisce with them.
Because as they were rescued, the devils quickly readjusted their formation. They now had to face six or seven battle formations composed of legion devils.
Thus, an increasingly brutal battle began. Due to the characteristics of the Legion Demons, they could fight without fear, but when their own attacks hit them, it was difficult to see the actual effect immediately.
So as the battle went on, Levi noticed that the morale of the knights began to decline significantly. Faced with such an almost invincible enemy with such large numbers, even the proud knights would become discouraged.
Most of these knights who went out on adventures for wealth were the second sons of nobles. They were young knights who had just reached adulthood. They were not particularly strong in terms of strength, willpower or experience, so it was particularly commendable that they could persist until now.
But for Levi and the others, the situation was not too bad.
Because after the initial discomfort, they soon felt that the strengths and weaknesses of the Legion Demons were equally obvious.
First of all, their output is extremely limited. Except for a few advanced veterans, elite soldiers or non-commissioned officers, the other level 2 legion demons have no way to break through the defense of the front-line Silver Guards or Dwarf Warriors.
Secondly, if one person dies, one hundred will die at once. No matter how well the devil Vial, who has been hiding in the dark, commands, it is inevitable that there will be a brief gap in the devil's battle formation.
And this is Levi and his team's opportunity.
The Legion Demons are certainly not easy to kill, but other Hellcats or Chain Demons do not have this treatment. Normally, they have the protection of the Legion Demons, but during this gap, they can kill them wantonly.
So under Levi's orders, when almost every phalanx of legion demons fell, dozens of mid-level demons would be buried with them.
But as the fight went on, Levi felt something was wrong.
Because even though they kept killing these mid-level demons, their numbers did not decrease at all, and new demons kept coming out of the portal.
And no one knows whether it is because the portal has gradually stabilized, or the devils on the other side have performed some special magic ritual, but now stronger devils have appeared one after another.
In addition to imps, chain demons, hellcats, etc., there are also some reaper demons holding daggers, blood-soaked pain demons that use long and sharp spiked chains as weapons.
These two types of demons are already level 4 soldiers, and each has its own special attack method, including sneak attack, backstab, bleeding, cutting, and so on.
Moreover, they were very insidiously hiding behind the Legion Demons, making it clear that they were using them as cannon fodder while they themselves would take advantage of the chaos to launch sneak attacks.
Facing their attacks, although our melee troops did not suffer much loss, in addition to the constant consumption of physical strength, the magic of units such as priests and druids was gradually unable to replenish.
If the current situation continues, they will be out of money within half a quarter of an hour, and small-scale deaths will occur among the melee troops until the formation completely collapses.
This is the case when no stronger demons appear. If the number of demons continues to increase and become stronger, it is entirely possible that large-scale deaths will occur on our side.
More importantly, they are not the only ones here. The Xirik Church arrived so early before, and was even used by the devil. Is it possible that the Bane Church, which is closer, is completely unaware of this?
Once they arrive, even facing the threat of the devil, they may not necessarily attack them. Levi will not rely entirely on the enemy's rationality and the overall situation for his own safety.
He also wanted to see if the demons would chase him if he retreated.
In that case, Amazon, Luna and the others would be able to display their full strength on the plains.
Now the entrance to the valley was too narrow, so the Amazons could only use projectiles. The hunting women and dryads generally had shorter ranges, so they were almost in a state of watching the whole time.
It was Luna herself who participated in the front-line battle, and also confirmed Levi's previous guess.
Her ricochet skill can make the lightning ball effective. Although the single damage is very low, one attack can ricochet up to 5 times, and the overall damage will be very amazing.
In this way, Levi also found the future development direction of Luna, which is to obtain more equipment with similar attack effects, rather than simply pursuing attack power.
Unfortunately, he felt that the possibility of the devils taking the bait might be slim because they were too rational and too cunning.
The other party's current goal is obviously to guard the portal and allow more demons to enter the main world, rather than immediately capture the town or massacre all living things.
Thinking of this, Levi immediately began to change his battle strategy, trying to withdraw his side from the battle.
At the same time, he also notified the knights of Barto and asked them to cooperate in the retreat.
Although the knights were very unwilling, they did not refute and expressed their obedience.
On the one hand, it was out of gratitude for saving their lives, and on the other hand, they were not stupid.
When necessary, they are willing to pay the price of their lives to fight against evil, but now the devil army is almost endless, even if they pay with their lives, they may not be able to even delay the enemy.
Levi, Sally and others used the same old tricks, using fireballs to repel the demons on the front line. At the same time, Donna took the opportunity to launch a volley of arrows. Cindy used flame strikes and ice walls to further try to isolate the enemy and us.
Since they had already had a successful experience once, they cooperated more tacitly this time.
Stump, Zhang San, Amazon and others also used all their strength, so soon, except for thirty or fifty legion demons, the remaining demons were all forcibly separated to the other side.
But despite this, the demons did not waver at all. No matter whether there was a rain of arrows or a sea of fire in front of them, they charged forward without fear or hesitation.
Levi didn't want to bother with these miscellaneous soldiers. He directly ordered the melee troops to retreat and even stopped blocking the entrance. Anyway, even if they allowed the enemy to attack, the damage suffered by the Silver Guards would be minimal.
But if they really dare to chase them out in large numbers...
Unfortunately, just as Levi had expected, once they reached the valley, the demons stopped chasing them.
The Legion Demons are still used as cannon fodder. They are firmly guarding the entrance of the valley and remain indifferent no matter how their own ranged units attack.
Seeing such an excellent target, Shudun, Zhang San and others were all very excited and used all kinds of long-range and magical skills.
The devils did not dodge or evade, allowing them to attack. Even though two legion devils in the battle formation were killed one after another, they just silently mobilized new companions from behind instead of trying to launch a counterattack. It seemed that they were just giving everyone a chance to gain experience points.
This made Shudun and the others shout even louder, and the Barto knights also looked relieved.
Although they lost many companions in this battle, it now seems that the devils paid many times the price and their sacrifice was worthwhile.
But Levi, Donna and others felt something was increasingly wrong. The devil was never a fool and he could only do this for greater benefit.
But despite this, they are temporarily unable to change anything and can only kill as many demons as possible.
After some consideration, Levi decided to go to the front line in person.
On the one hand, it acts as bait, trying to lure out the devil Vial and use decapitation tactics on it.
On the other hand, it is also to personally check the reality of the portal.
He hadn't seen the new Needle Demons and Little Devils for a while. Now that these two types of flying soldiers had joined the battle, what was the other side busy with?
Unfortunately, he still failed to successfully lure out the devil Villar. He was indeed a cunning devil hero who easily saw through his plan to lure the enemy.
However, relying on his flying advantage, he successfully saw the little devils and needle demons gathering in a corner.
Almost at the same time he looked at the other party, the devils looked up at him. When he faced hundreds of pairs of red eyes exuding cruelty and cunning, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Of course, he was not scared by these low-level devils. He was not that timid. He just smelled the scent of conspiracy.
With so many flying soldiers gathered, why didn't they attack Donna and the others in the sky?
Even if they could not be a match for Donna and the others, even if it was just to delay time, it was better than passively enduring the attack.
There must be a conspiracy!
He sent out an ice storm directly, then took a deep breath, preparing to use the dragon's breath technique, and asked Cindy, Donna and others to pay attention and cooperate secretly.
Unfortunately, during the entire process, no demons came to try to interrupt his spellcasting until he killed dozens of little demons in one move and hit the bloody gate.
Then he was very surprised to find that the bloody gate twisted in an instant, and then it shattered like a dream bubble, and a dozen meters away on the northeast side, another almost identical gate was exposed.
His face suddenly became somewhat embarrassed. It turned out that the devils had misled them using illusion magic without them realizing it.
No, perhaps from the very beginning, what they saw was just an illusion!
At this moment, in front of the real blood-red gate, hundreds of even more powerful demons were neatly lined up.
There are not only more than two hundred Nightmare Riders and Chain Demons, but also a kind of devil covered in blood.
In addition to the devil's features such as horns, scales, and fangs, they are all 3 meters tall, holding heavy spears that look powerful, and carrying powerful crossbows made of brass and bones on their backs.
They don't have any real armor on their bodies, but instead have metal plates fixed with nails that are driven directly into their flesh.
Black blood kept dripping from where the nails were driven in, and a large number of maggots visible to the naked eye were crawling on the wounds.
Even as demons, after being treated like this, their expressions were clearly distorted in pain.
They are the fifth-tier soldiers - Blood Armor Demons, which are truly elite high-level soldiers in Baator Hell. It is said that the devil lords will also recruit them as their personal guards.
In addition to the visible ability to fight with crossbows and spears, they also possess a number of special skills, including fire enhancement, group combat, and the most disgusting maggot storm.
The first two can be roughly understood from the literal meaning. When they are in the flames and fighting side by side with other blood-armored demons, their strength will be slightly improved.
As for the latter, after they die, the special maggots that live in and absorb their life force will collectively explode, causing corrosive and toxic damage to enemy forces in a small area around them.
In rare cases, some maggots will not die, but will instead reside in the enemy's body. That will not create a new Blood Armor Demon, but it is obvious that the opponent will not feel good about it either.
Now the opponent has gathered so many powerful demons so early, but has been holding back from using them in previous battles. It is obvious that he is preparing a huge conspiracy!
The devil Vial, who had appeared before, was standing in the middle of these devils, looking at him very proudly.
"Elf, I have to admit that I am really surprised by the strength of you and your subordinates. If all the creatures in the main world were as powerful as you, our invasion would be difficult to succeed."
"Unfortunately, from the very beginning, you had absolutely no chance of winning!"
