Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 347: Maltis's Legion of Terror
Before Levi could think more, Luna came again and said that the Legion of Fear was approaching.
Levi put these thoughts aside for the time being and waited for the other party to arrive.
In fact, it was the first time that Levi looked directly at this previously hidden death elf who had recently become famous, the leader of the Legion of Fear - Maltis.
How to put it, her armor and weapons are all sophisticated, but her eyes are empty and out of focus, as if her soul is wandering in space, anyway, it's quite special.
But he will not underestimate the other party because of this.
In the battles of the past few days, many indigenous people and God's chosen heroes have proved with their blood and death that she is not only extremely good at commanding cavalry battles, but her personal strength is also very strong. She is probably at least a powerful knight of level 15.
The Dread Legion infantry under her command are all level 3, the stronger Python Knights are level 4 cavalry, and the Horned Viper Vanguard are level 5 cavalry.
They were all the most elite forces of the Snake Cult. The images of giant snakes could be seen everywhere on their armor, shields in their hands, helmets, etc. It seemed that the Old Black Dragon attached great importance to this vest of his.
Unfortunately, with great ambitions but little talent, it had just achieved half of its dream when it attracted many powerful enemies because it was too high-profile and its methods were too evil and despicable.
Not only were the treasures and the divine power stolen, but Michaela also said that the Dragon Prince transported its body back to the Kingdom of Caledor.
They planned to use its dragon scales and dragon skin to make a variety of armors, dragon blood and dragon meat to make magic potions, dragon bones and dragon teeth to make long and short weapons, etc.
For the dragons that have served the Kingdom of Caledor, after they die in battle, the Dragon Prince will properly arrange their bodies in the dragon cemetery, but he certainly won't be so kind to hostile dragons.
The dragon is full of treasures, and a legendary dragon that once possessed fragments of divinity is even more valuable, so he will not waste it casually.
However, compared to the information Alyssa had provided before, the size of the Legion of Fear now seemed to be 20 to 30 percent smaller.
Moreover, as a human army, they were wrapped too tightly and their military discipline was too good.
Hundreds of people were marching, and except for the neighing of some war horses, no one spoke.
When those infantrymen stood there, no matter from which angle you looked at them, they were unexpectedly neat.
This kind of orderliness can easily defeat the ordinary regular armies of various kingdoms.
So far, among all the low-level soldiers, Levi has only seen it in the Legion Demon.
But the Legion Demon is a devil that obeys orders, and these infantrymen in front of him are like constructs without self-thinking.
When they saw each other, Shudun, Zhang San and others were all shocked and broke out in cold sweats. At the same time, they also admired Li Wei's foresight.
The total number of the enemy is about 700 people, more than half of them are level 4 and 5 cavalry. If they charge from behind when our side has not yet withdrawn from the battle, our side will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Even though their formation is now in good order, they still pose a considerable threat. Levi's caution is indeed necessary.
After thinking about it, he asked everyone to continue attacking and try to find the weakness of the barrier, while Levi took the initiative to fly towards the other side.
Whether from previous actual combat or from Alyssa's intelligence, the entire Legion of Terror does not have any real ranged units, and they do not cooperate with the Snake Cult priestess.
After completely parting ways with the undead, they lost their only magic unit.
With the Big Slap and the Supreme Robe protecting him, he doesn't have to worry about being in too much danger.
"Hello, Maltis, I'm Levi from Thorn Town. Did the Bane Church ask you to come and support us to fight against the devil army?"
After hearing Levi's words, Martis, who was covered in heavy armor with only his eyes exposed, finally came to his senses and stopped wandering.
She began to look at Levi, but he immediately discovered that her eyes were still dull, not because she was dead, but more like because she was completely lifeless, just like Lucia before!
He immediately understood that she might have already made up her mind to die.
"No, that's not it. The power of the church is currently focused on the west. There were a lot of unusual movements of beastmen and greenskins yesterday. This was an action I decided on my own."
After saying this calmly, Maltis glanced at the blood-red light column that still existed, the barrier that covered the entire valley, and the endless army of demons: "Now it seems that I am late."
Levi's heart suddenly moved again. Not only did he unexpectedly obtain information about the beastmen, but more importantly, she did not seem to completely regard herself as a part of Bane's Church?
As his mind raced, Levi spoke again: "We are not strong enough, so we cannot attack for the time being, and the demons seem to be constantly increasing their forces. Do you have any good suggestions?"
Maltis was at a loss again. It was not until several seconds later that she spoke again: "I don't know. Do you have any suggestions?"
Then she seemed to suddenly remember something: "Oh, by the way, I am Maltis, the leader of the Legion of Terror."
Levi raised his eyebrows. This girl seemed a little dull, but it seemed like she could be used.
"Well, Maltis, you don't want the devil army to rush out and threaten the Bane Church and Deadwater Town, right?"
Maltis obviously hesitated for a moment, and two seconds later, she nodded: "Even if I have turned into a pathetic undead, I will continue to fight against the evil alien creatures."
Levi found it more and more interesting.
Alyssa's knowledge of Maltis was during the time when the Snake Cult and the old black dragon existed.
However, due to the difference in their identities, the number of times they actually came into contact was very few, so the useful intelligence was also very limited.
Now that the Snake Cult has been destroyed and the old black dragon is dead, Maltis seems to have obviously changed, and perhaps he can be used.
How similar is her current appearance of having lost all interest in life to Lucia before?
But vampires and death elves like her are different after all.
But no matter what, if they can really make use of it, perhaps they will be able to pull Maltis and even her Legion of Terror into their own camp.
I don’t know if Michaela and the Dragon Prince would be interested in this.
As for camps and races, they are not particularly serious problems.
The gods of the High Elves almost all represent the nine factions, but apart from Khaine, the bloody-handed god of chaos and evil who loves large-scale blood sacrifices, the other gods are not expressly prohibited from being worshipped.
Not counting the long-lost goddess of death, the weaker divine power among them - the gatekeeper of the underworld - the priests of Nisu, can also control undead creatures to guard the temple or fight against the enemy.
Now it seems that the reason was not entirely because there were undead in his team.
Moreover, his military rank was too low and his reputation was not high enough, so the natives did not trust him at all in his ability to control his undead subordinates.
Even if they have turned into undead creatures, the problem is actually not as serious as imagined. Everything depends on whether the other party can demonstrate high enough value.
And now it seems that Martis will meet almost all the requirements, it just depends on whether she is willing.
But that happened later. After a brief communication, Martis decided to fight alongside Levi and attack the demons in the valley together.
Although most of the others were very surprised, the Barto knights also showed some disgust and rejection.
Although they are considered by many to be vampires who exploit farmers, they never hesitate when fighting against evil. Like the goddess they worship, most of them can be considered to be on the good side.
Therefore, they obviously find it difficult to accept the lawful evil Church of Bane and the Legion of Terror under its command.
But because of Levi's life-saving grace, they rationally remained restrained and secretly decided that they must perform well in the next battle.
They want to show Lord Levi that they, the proud knights of Bretonnia, are no worse than the evil Legion of Terror!
Levi pondered for a moment and sent a small team of priests and druids to provide support.
However, this time Maltis showed extraordinary sensitivity. She immediately refused and said, "No need. My subordinates have received special blessings from Aziz Dahaka. Although they are not undead creatures, they cannot enjoy any form of treatment. Once injured, they can only rely on self-healing."
Even though he had already guessed it, Levi still couldn't help but be surprised.
He originally thought that some members of the Legion of Terror were undead creatures, but he did not expect to get such an unexpected answer.
No wonder the old black dragon was able to unknowingly create such an elite force. Apart from those dragon warriors, the average combat effectiveness of the defenders of its lair was not so strong.
This is not a blessing at all; it is clearly a curse created in pursuit of quick success!
It is even possible that there was another story behind Maltis's death. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that all the other members were humans, but she was a special death elf?
But no matter what the truth was, under the command of Maltis, the infantry of the Legion of Terror had already marched in neat steps from the left.
Although he intended to deplete the opponent's strength, Levi did not spare his strength after the real war began, because of his guess, he also wanted to test the devils' fighting power again.
The others also took their positions, ready to launch a new round of attacks.
It is worth mentioning that although the python knights and horned viper vanguards did not have bows and arrows, they all took out javelins and throwing axes, and Maltis herself raised a two-handed sword that was almost as high as hers.
The sword is thick, but it looks crystal clear, like jade, sparkling in the sun.
It is called a weapon, but it looks more like a fine work of art.
Only the large runes on the sword were shining with magical light, which seemed to indicate that its lethality was definitely not low.
At this time, the devil Vial, who had been hiding in the valley and was busy with something unknown, suddenly appeared in the Legion Demon's formation.
Looking at the slowly approaching army, it immediately sneered: "What a bunch of stupid mortals! I just praised you for being smart, but it seems you are tired of living!"
It would have been better if it didn't speak. Once it spoke, Levi's suspicion became even stronger.
When will the cunning devil remind the enemy in disguise not to commit suicide?
The answer is when it feels guilty!
Without any mobilization, Levi gave an order and the Silver Guards, Dwarf Warriors, Celestial Creatures, and even Alduin and Elegy, all rushed forward with shouts. After a short rest, they were now in their best condition.
Almost in an instant, countless blood splattered. There were no casualties among the Legion Demons, but many were repelled.
The Legion of Terror suffered some casualties, but the subsequent infantrymen still marched in neat steps and moved forward without hesitation, demonstrating extraordinary discipline and obedience.
You have to know that they are just low-level troops of level 3. Compared with humans, dwarves or elves of the same level, it is probably difficult for them to achieve this level. The old black dragon really has some tricks. I don't know if it borrowed the power of the fragments of the divine nature.
Faced with Levi's obvious provocation, the devil Vial immediately became furious. He also issued a series of orders, asking the chain demon, hellcat, barbed demon, needle demon, little devil, etc. to join the battle together.
Since the valley was still affected by the magic barrier, it was difficult for Donna and Avalon alone to deal with so many flying soldiers. Facing the demons' attacks from both sides, Levi's infantry suffered far more casualties than before.
Even the devil, Vial, joined the battle himself, throwing a series of black fireballs.
Compared to conventional fireballs, this type of fireball does not have as much flames and the explosion range is relatively small, but the threat is no less.
Because its attacks are extremely corrosive, they can not only cause continuous damage to the target but also weaken its armor.
Even the Silver Guards with extremely strong defenses would be injured by the Legion's magic soldiers after being hit. The effect was terrifying.
If an ordinary Fear Legion infantryman was hit, the Legion Demons could easily kill him with just two hits.
After throwing out more than a dozen rounds in one breath, at least forty or fifty infantrymen died directly or indirectly at the hands of the devil Vial, then it turned and looked at Levi.
Although it didn't say anything, anyone could see its provocation.
But this time Levi was neither surprised nor angry, because the other party's attitude changed too quickly in such a short period of time.
Before, he used himself as bait in order to capture the leader first, but now it seems that it wants to provoke him. Doesn't this further confirm his guess?
So he was not in a hurry and just used magic at the back. Offensive magic was ineffective, but he could still use summoning and auxiliary magic.
But Martis next to him couldn't bear it. Before Levi could try to dissuade her, she let out a delicate cry, raised her sword and killed him.
"To conquer with fear, all glory to Aziz Dahaka!"
