Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 358: Diverting Disaster
So about half an hour later, the plan to lure the enemy was implemented very smoothly.
The summoned creatures that Levi deliberately sent out as bait successfully attracted the attention of the devil's army.
He was followed by the other party all the way to the vicinity of the temple, and discovered many celestial creatures gathered in the air.
Due to racial hatred and camp confrontation, the devil army immediately used many magic spells to quickly defeat them, and naturally became interested in the ruins of the temple.
Then, a total of two hundred vanguard troops walked directly into the stomachs of a large number of soul-devouring demon trees.
But countless huge tentacles as thick as arms and dozens of meters long swept past, and most of the devils acting as pioneers were swallowed up by the shadows and fog.
After smelling the blood, at least seven or eight hundred soul-eating demon trees woke up and began to attack the devil army.
Although Lucia said that they move very slowly, it depends on who they are compared with. Due to their height and long legs, they have no problem chasing ordinary villagers.
Levi knew that his plan was almost successful, and might even be better than he expected.
Because the average strength of the devil army this time is even stronger than he had previously estimated, they will definitely make the Soul-Devouring Demon Trees pay a very painful price.
Since supplies in hell are relatively scarce, ordinary devils do not have particularly good weapons and armor. Many types of devils still use their natural claws and other weapons to fight.
But for this confrontation, the opponent obviously showed some real skills.
Judging from the material that emits a slight green glow, their equipment should all be made of Batto Hell's specialty - Battobi iron.
This material is lighter and stronger than ordinary steel, and because the material is very rare, if it is sold in the main world, even the most ordinary weapon can be sold for a few gold coins.
The price may be slightly lower than that of adamantium and mithril, but it is still much better than ordinary weapons.
Not only because of their attack power, but also because many mages and alchemists want to study their characteristics.
Almost all the demons on the scene are now equipped with such equipment, and they have obviously undergone basic enchantments. This is no small amount of money.
At the same time, this time they did not choose the most versatile cannon fodder - Legion Demons, but instead chose a large number of Nightmare Demons, Assassination Demons, Chain Demons and Blood Armor Demons.
Moreover, each of these demons is better at summoning than the other. Except for the very beginning when they did not expect to be ambushed, once the battle really started, the rest of the demons, regardless of their species, all began to use their summoning abilities.
Although their summoning was not 100% successful and the summoned demons were mostly weaker than themselves, after less than 10 seconds, the number of this demon army more than doubled.
This immediately made Li Weilian exclaim "good guy".
In his team, only he and Cindy were good at summoning. Unlike the other team, all members knew the trick, which was almost like cheating.
If it weren't for the special environment here, there seems to be a considerable degree of restriction on chain summons, and the equipment of the newly appeared demons is obviously much worse. If we continue to let them nest infinitely, we won't have to fight at all later.
But despite this, Levi still issued the highest alert, because in addition to these ordinary devils, the opponent's hero-level units also directly reached the maximum of 10.
It is hard to say what their level is at the moment, but their appearance is very eye-catching, and they are very different from ordinary devils.
Even though everything here is grayish white, the brilliance of their many magical equipment still shines with a gray light of varying shades.
Moreover, almost all of them practiced both magic and martial arts, and had various spells coming out one after another. Even the Soul-Devouring Demon Tree, which had thick skin and flesh, could not withstand their attacks, and casualties soon occurred.
However, these soul-devouring trees actually have an ability that Lucia doesn't even know about, which is self-destruction.
When their corpse fragments were mixed with a large amount of shadow power, they shot out in all directions, often affecting hundreds of square meters.
Although it does not distinguish between friend and foe, ordinary Soul-Eating Demon Trees are obviously highly resistant to it, so the unlucky ones are naturally those devils.
Levi and Lucia saw this situation through the Eyes of Omen released by several specially trained Omen Sub-Kongs. They looked at each other and felt somewhat relieved.
But then they couldn't help but feel a little gloating. It was unfortunate if this happened to them, but when it happened to the enemy, it would only bring them joy!
It was obvious that some of the devil heroes were enraged. Although the Eye of Omens could only see images but not hear any sounds, the fact that they all went to the front line and started fighting was enough to explain everything.
And like Levi, they obviously realized that since this temple was guarded by so many Soul-Devouring Demon Trees, there must be good things in it!
But the demons did not ignore the threat posed by Levi and his men, so while fighting the Soul-Eating Demon Tree, they also dispatched several scouts composed of Nightmare Riders to search and guard the surroundings.
But Levi, who was well prepared, would not be easily discovered by them. They had already hidden in a secluded valley 10 miles away.
At the same time, in order to paralyze the enemy, Levi also arranged some summoned creatures to rest in a certain place every few miles, and then deliberately let them be discovered by the enemy's scouts.
He wanted the other side to believe that his troops were defeated and dispersed by the Soul-Devouring Demon Tree and other indigenous people.
It really worked. The ugly faces of several devil heroes who seemed to be the strongest and had the highest status were distorted because they were happy.
Although I couldn't hear what they were mumbling, if nothing unexpected happened, they should be expressing their contempt for Levi and the others.
Immediately afterwards, the number of reconnaissance teams sent out by the devils decreased significantly, while the offensive strength of their main team increased by several percent.
The Level 5 Blood Armored Demons and more devil heroes began to participate in the battle in person, and no longer spared their spells or the casualties of ordinary devils.
They would rather endure the self-destruction of the Soul-Devouring Demon Tree than to get rid of them as soon as possible.
Under their fierce attack, the Soul-Eating Demon Trees began to die one after another, and the number of the devil army was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Even if they are well-commanded and cooperate well, they will still choose to let the summoned creatures die first. However, the strength of the Soul-Eating Demon Tree is there, and the devils will not use light magic that is most restrained against them.
But as the fight went on, Levi gradually felt that something was not right.
It was clear that the total number at the beginning exceeded three thousand, and with all kinds of magic and roars emerging one after another, the noise during the battle was definitely not small.
But why do those Soul-Devouring Demon Trees at the back seem to have neither seen nor heard anything?
Even if they are in a dormant state normally, they shouldn't sleep so soundly, right?
After exchanging glances with Lucia, Cindy, Donna and others, and seeing that they were also somewhat confused, Levi felt that he might have been a little careless.
In order not to awaken the Soul-Devouring Demonic Trees, he had not really approached them, let alone engaged in battle with them.
According to Lucia, once those big guys are awakened, it is not easy for them to fall asleep again, which may affect their next plans.
But now it seems that the seemingly lush forest composed of soul-devouring trees may not actually exist, but are just illusions.
However, things are not bad now. The devils have almost cleared the obstacles for their side, and the Soul-Eating Demon Tree has killed so many devils that only three or four hundred are left.
Even the devil heroes have seen some reduction in numbers.
One was simply unlucky, and was caught between two Soul-Devouring Demonic Trees, which were most likely level 6, and was killed instantly on the spot.
The other one led an entire phalanx of chain demons, fought with them to the last soldier, and then died together.
When it comes to military discipline, Levi has never seen a better race or force than the devils.
This situation is much better than previously expected. In any case, it is almost time for us to take action.
Thinking of this, Levi began to let his subordinates use various enhancement states, especially paying special attention to the tree elves and huntresses led by Luna, as well as flying soldiers such as the howling sky, griffins and Barani angels.
Because later when the war breaks out, they have a very important task, which is to clear out all the scouts on the enemy's periphery as soon as possible and prepare for their own surprise attack.
Seeing that the battle was not over yet, but the duration of the Eye of Omen was ending one after another, Levi couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
A little guy like Omen Subkong is very difficult to train even with all the buffs because its attack power is too low.
This has resulted in him only having a few little guys of level 3 at the highest.
The Eye of Omen released in advance can only see the picture, there is no sound, and the viewing angle is also very small.
In order to make full use of them and see the battle between the devils as much as possible, he put a lot of energy into finding a suitable place to use the Eye of Omen.
The only advantage is probably that as the level increases, the duration and effective range of their moves have increased significantly.
Apparently, that's what they were made for.
So he began to think, maybe he could train a few special mages to accompany the army, use the Omen Sub-Kong as their magical pet, and specialize in casting the Eye of Omen?
But soon he had no time to think about it, because the duration of the Eye of Omen was completely over.
Having lost all vision, they must first launch an attack on the devil army, resolve the battle here, and then go to the temple to see what is going on!
