Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 373: Burning Forest
After turning a high mountain, everyone could see the red half of the sky and a burning forest without anyone saying a word.
Levi couldn't help but sigh a little. He and Sally had just burned the undead, but he didn't expect that the wood elves would be hit by the same trick by the enemy.
Judging from the flames rising to the sky, this forest at least covers forty or fifty miles. Unless you are a legendary wizard, it would be difficult to do anything about it.
Even though she already had some vague guesses, Virginia's face still turned paler.
The fire was so fierce, but no one tried to take any remedial measures. The fate of the wood elves and tree people in the forest seemed to be roughly predictable.
At the same time, this is also one of the most commonly used methods by the beasts. What they want is the land covered by the magic forest, not the trees in the forest.
Burning the forest and any possible resistance inside it completely with fire is obviously the most time-saving and labor-saving method.
Levi was a little surprised by the performance of the wood elves in the team. They didn't cry out or curse or anything.
Regardless of gender, they all clenched their teeth and opened their eyes wide, as if they wanted to remember this moment for the rest of their lives.
As for what they were thinking, we knew without even asking that they wanted to kill all the culprits who had caused all this.
However, Sonia and Sefa didn't feel anything about it. They had never met the wood elves before, so naturally they didn't have much affection for each other. They were just a little amazed at the ferocity of the fire.
Such a raging flame does not seem like an ordinary fire, but more like one caused by magic.
“Levi…”
Virginia wanted to say something else, but Levi held out his hand to stop him, he already knew what the other party was going to say, and there was something else going on at the moment.
"The scouts have discovered some enemies in the southwest. They are some beastmen, numbering about eight or nine hundred. No matter what, we should kill them first. This can be considered revenge for the wood elves."
No one had any objection to this, or even if this incident did not happen, it would be very normal for them to beat up the beastmen.
So at once, the magic units began to use various buff states, and other troops also accelerated their marches, hoping to completely defeat the enemy before they could really react.
Levi naturally began to cast various summoning magics as a vanguard and cannon fodder.
As the distance got closer, Inspector Yakong and Luna also sent more detailed information. The other side not only had many kinds of beastmen, but also some ogres as mercenaries.
Levi was a little surprised. Ordinary beastmen would not accumulate gold coins, nor would they share meat with others. They themselves had no basis for hiring ogres.
Therefore, the biggest possibility is that there is a God-chosen hero among the other side, or all of these beastmen belong to one or more God-chosen heroes.
If it is the former, it’s fine, but if it is the latter, it means that the other party is also developing very well.
The race that many people hate dogs, while having many disadvantages, often also has certain advantages.
For example, because there is no competition from other God-chosen heroes, they can often monopolize all kinds of tasks and resources.
As they continued to advance, Luna, as a scout, soon engaged in combat with the enemy. These beastmen actually had some centaurs as scouts.
This further confirmed Levi's guess.
The reason why ordinary beastmen are also called wild monsters is not only because they pop up everywhere like mushrooms after rain, but also because they are really as stupid as wild monsters.
They would not deploy scouts, sentinels, or anything like that.
But ordinary centaurs, of course, could not defeat Luna. There was no need for Xiaotian to bring the celestial creatures to support her. Luna had easily annihilated the enemy.
Centaurs are indeed natural cavalrymen, but that depends on who they are compared with.
Although she doesn't look very conspicuous and doesn't have any particularly outstanding achievements, Luna is the second divine being in the team besides Levi.
However, the opponent's reaction speed was indeed very fast, and Luna was unable to gain more advantage.
When Levi arrived with a large army, the other side had already formed a neat formation, as if they were preparing for a head-on confrontation with them.
It’s not that the other side is so arrogant, but when Donna is high in the sky with archers, druids and many flying soldiers, and Luna is wandering around with huntresses and dryads, Levi’s main force seems to be only the Silver Guards and the dwarves on the stumps.
Not only are they much smaller in number, but their mobility is also very low. It is normal for them to be looked down upon by the enemy.
But this is exactly what Levi wants. All enemies who misunderstand this will soon feel the surprise he gives.
Then he saw at first glance the twenty or so minotaurs in the front row of the enemy, and one of them was a guy dressed up in fancy clothes and holding a giant crossbow.
Ordinary Tauren are level 5 soldiers. They have high attack and high health. Basically, they only know how to use battle axes as weapons because that can maximize their racial advantages.
In a situation like the current one, it is almost certain that the opponent is a rather alternative Tauren God-chosen hero.
Next came various kinds of beastmen and about forty or fifty ogres.
Moreover, unlike the conventional beastmen battle groups that tend to engage in close combat, a considerable number of them are inferior horned beasts armed with bows and arrows, some are armed with sticks, axes and shields, and some are openly holding torches.
There is a lot of high-end combat power and the quantity is also good. Except for not seeing any magic units, the overall configuration seems to be complete.
This is especially true for beastmen.
However, according to Virginia, although there are not too many wood elves here, there are still several hundred of them, plus some tree people and animals. How could they be wiped out without any sound by these guys in front of them?
Before Levi could speak , the other party mooed, "Hey, you guys are really brave. You dare to come here in this situation?"
Levi raised his eyebrows, signaling his subordinates to be ready to attack at any time, but he still wanted to try to obtain some intelligence.
"I heard there were hundreds of wood elves here. Did you burn them all?"
Upon hearing his question, the Tauren immediately looked quite proud: "Yes, those guys were originally fighting with some greenskins, but I blocked the exit and killed them all with a fire."
Of course, one thing he would not say is that there was actually another group of Beastmen led by the Beastman Screaming Shaman participating in this melee.
It was precisely because of the opponent 's existence that the main force of the wood elves was attracted there, and they were unable to split themselves.
Then both sides who were in a state of war were burned to death by him.
Anyway, the Beastmen have never had any real friendly forces. All they can eat is meat, and all they can kill are enemies!
Although Levi was still a little confused and felt that things seemed a little too simple, it didn't matter. The important thing now was to seize the time to fight and then go to the deep pit of pollution. He had already wasted a lot of time.
So he waved his hand, signaling his men to prepare for the battle, and at the same time he gave the other side a slight reminder: "Since you attacked my friend, you will have to pay the price for it!"
There is naturally no need to waste time when dealing with the natives of the evil camp, but when it comes to the heroes chosen by God, it is somewhat different.
"Haha, you dare to go against me, the Bull Demon King? I really don't know where you get the confidence from!"
With another loud shout, the Bull Demon King took the lead in launching an attack. It was unknown what skills he used or whether his weapon was very special. In any case, he shot out three giant crossbow arrows like short spears at one time.
As soon as you hear the whistling sound of the wind, you will know that the power of this crossbow is absolutely incomparable to that of ordinary arrows.
At the same time, a large number of ogres and minotaurs roared in unison and charged forward.
Seeing how skilled they were, everyone knew that the Bull Demon King must have used similar sneak attacks many times before.
But unfortunately, this level of attack is still not enough in front of Levi!
He didn't even need to make a move, the big palm had already moved on its own and blocked all the crossbow arrows very accurately.
Although it was slightly twisted and deformed after the attack, it was still a long way from being truly broken.
Because its defense and magic resistance are based on Levi's level and intelligence, there is currently no God-chosen hero who can defeat it in one go.
The Bull Demon King's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He never expected that his sneak attack, which had always worked, would fail here!
But it was too late to regret, Levi started with a Feast for Crows, and saw a sky full of energy crows appearing out of thin air, desperately attacking the beastman archers.
This move was derived from the Beastman's magic. He rarely used it and its attack power was very low, but that didn't mean it was ineffective.
Its greatest use is to fight against enemy ranged units.
How many archers can maintain a steady shot when their vision is blocked by flocks of crows or even attacking their eyes?
Similarly, many of Levi's subordinates, Virginia, Stump, and even Sonia and Sefa who had just joined the team, also launched attacks one after another, and for a while all kinds of magic flashed continuously.
Levi paid special attention to the latter two, and then he found that although their side had many solid and reliable front-line soldiers, the two of them still chose to leave the main force, and seemed to want to try to take the initiative to attack from the side.
Sonia naturally took out various props and applied various buffs to herself while running, while Sefa was a little more interesting.
After putting on mage armor , ice shield, etc., she actually created a large piece of thin ice under her feet, and then transformed forward like skating, her speed was no slower than Sonia's.
Not to mention her ability to control magic, her agility and body coordination are also absolutely outstanding.
Levi began to believe more and more that the steps she learned were definitely not just nice to listen to, but were real skills and knowledge.
Levi asked the military priests to take special care of the two of them and continued to cast various auxiliary or restrictive magics.
To be honest, the final outcome of this battle was naturally not difficult to foresee, but he did not want his subordinates to suffer too many casualties, so he needed to impose some restrictions on those minotaurs and ogres.
It’s true that these guys are quite powerful, and the Bull Demon King seems to have a certain degree of bonus on them, causing the spider web technique that Levi casually casts to be almost completely ineffective.
But the iron restraints and black tentacles were not so easy to get rid of. Similarly, Sally on the side also released the fire tentacles at the right time to cooperate with him.
Cindy also used magic such as Flame Strike and Holy Glacier to further divide and restrict the enemy.
As a result, at least 70% to 80% of the Minotaur and Ogres began to struggle with various magics.
This made the Bull Demon King feel even more uneasy. This time, the enemy's magic seemed to be too powerful!
Unfortunately , he soon realized that this was just the beginning.
Because without any warning at all, a deadly rain of arrows suddenly descended from the sky, directly wiping out several of his squads of ranged troops at once.
When he looked up and saw the Sky Slashers with extremely obvious characteristics in the air, he was suddenly shocked.
"Damn it, it's you, Levi!"
He was obviously a big and strong man, but at this moment his screams sounded a bit shrill.
Because when he thought about the glorious achievements of the opponent circulating on the forum, he knew that he was probably completely defeated this time. After all, the opponent was a legendary figure in many indigenous taverns!
Unfortunately, it was too late, the battle had already begun and no one could easily stop it.
Thinking of this, Bull Demon King also became ruthless. He was not completely without a backup plan, so he brazenly ordered more troops to launch an active attack.
He was not fighting alone, he had a companion who was leading a large number of Centaurs, trying to outflank the enemy.
If he can defeat the opponent here, perhaps he will become a new legend in the tavern!
Soon the melee units of both sides collided with each other. The Tauren successfully approached the dwarf's position, and then they made some moves that surprised Levi.
They actually got on all fours and started running, then rolled over and crashed into the dwarf's position.
It’s true, although it doesn’t look very good and doesn’t quite conform to the conventional fighting style of Minotaur, it does enhance their impact power.
At least three or four rows of dwarf warriors were directly scattered.
Some of the dwarf warriors, with their armor, weapons and shields, weighed at least two or three hundred kilograms, but they were still knocked flying.
Although the damage does not seem to be particularly high, the visual effect and the formation-breaking effect are undoubtedly very powerful.
This made Levi slightly impressed, but made Shudun look unhappy.
Because in comparison to the other side, neither the Silver Guards nor the summoned large earth elements were beaten into this state.
This couldn't help but make him alert, although he had always been smooth sailing under the protection of his elder brother Levi.
But what will happen if I face such an enemy alone in the wild? I still have to continue to strengthen my combat power!
However, compared with the Tauren, the performance of the ogres was not so outstanding.
It was difficult for them to break through Levi's position head-on, and they didn't seem to be fighting particularly hard. They would try to be lazy whenever they could.
It was obvious that despite being recruited or hired by the Bull King, they still felt very uncomfortable fighting alongside the Beastmen and their morale was very low.
Levi thought about it and realized that if he just drove these ogres away, it seemed that after the battle, he would be able to recruit them...
However, before he could issue the relevant orders, he suddenly received information from Luna.
He couldn't help but laugh. No wonder there was only one Bull Demon King, but he led so many troops.
He originally thought that the other party had gotten some special official position or treasure among the beastmen that could increase the upper limit of his leadership.
But now it seems that this is not the case at all.
It’s all because there are other people in the dark, and these beastmen belong to two different God-chosen heroes.
Unfortunately, the opponent underestimated our reconnaissance capabilities and also underestimated Luna.
Although the smoke and fire around were indeed conducive to the enemy's stealth and sneak attacks, they were still discovered by Luna in advance and launched a counter-sneak attack.
After instantly killing the opponent's chosen hero with a round of volleys, Luna has begun to pursue with her troops.
Now he can focus more of his energy on Sefa.
Before, I had only heard that she was proficient in four types of magic, but now I have seen it with my own eyes, and I realize that there are actually more than four types.
Fireball, Frost Arrow, Lightning Arrow, Wind Blade, these are the four elements, and unsurprisingly, she is particularly good at fire. The level and power of the other three magics are obviously not comparable to fireball.
In addition, she can release a special tracking magic ball.
They don't move very fast, but have a certain degree of automatic locking and tracking capabilities, making them a special version of magic missiles.
But their power is obviously greater, because once they hit the target, they also have a certain amount of fire explosion damage, which can harm all enemy forces in a small range.
Her magical pet also makes its debut, an emerald green gem beetle that can provide her with almost unlimited amounts of tier 0 magic - the Emerald Flame Sword.
For ordinary mages, this magic is basically useless because most mages do not engage in close combat, but it is just right for Sefa.
She said she had learned swordsmanship and footwork, and it turned out that she was not just saying it casually, she really had the ability to fight in close combat.
If there were no speculation about her origins, anyone who saw her heroic appearance in battle would probably think that she was very suitable for changing her job to a magic swordsman.
Coupled with her various consumable scrolls, her killing speed is really unmatched by ordinary mages.
Although her level is not clear yet, at least the power she can exert on the battlefield is better than Sally, who is already level 6 but has only one magic output, Fireball.
Similarly, Sonia on the other side also performed very well.
A legendary whip that can be used for close or far attack, for hitting or swinging. The divine power attached to it will make the beastmen scream in pain even if they are just touched lightly.
Moreover, her strength was astonishingly great, or rather, the long whip had a great amplification effect on it. Often, when she whipped it, ordinary beastmen would be sent flying in a spin.
Even the Greathorned Beasts could not withstand her, and only the Minotaur and Ogres could possibly ignore her power.
The reason why it is possible is that she was smart enough not to deal with them in this way.
Occasionally, she could easily whip a beastman and then smash it hard several meters away.
In addition, there are endless props in the small bag on her waist, whether it is holy water, scriptures or cross, they all seem to be consumables by her, so her efficiency in killing enemies is also not low for a while.
But they are not completely without weaknesses.
Firstly, they are all fragile and cannot fight hard battles at all. They need enough space to distance themselves from the enemy and move around.
Secondly, their style of play is too expensive.
He didn't know how much money Virginia had spent to hire them this time, but he felt that if they played one or two more games, they would definitely lose money.
In this state, it is actually best for them to find a powerful force to join. In order to train them, the powerful forces will definitely not be stingy with money.
Now, Levi can barely be considered a backup option.
He just didn't believe that the spoils obtained by these hundreds of people from the war, plus the taxes from the villages and towns, would not be enough to support the two of them?
In addition, Virginia's performance also surprised him a little.
When she was defending the temple before, apart from commanding the troops, most of the time she was just like an ordinary archer, shooting arrows and so on.
But now it is not known whether she wanted to let Levi see her strength or was really angry, her attack became much more rapid.
In addition to archery, she also uses a considerable amount of magic. It seems that she is at two extremes from the previous Donna.
At this time, Lucia also came over: "Levi, I kind of like these two. They seem to like fighting and killing."
Levi immediately understood what she meant. He couldn't help but smile and shook his head: "Sefah might still have a chance, but Sonia..."
"All members of the Belmont family have never pledged allegiance to a foreign race in the past, let alone the Whip-bearer of today."
Lucia didn't care: "Just because there wasn't one in the past doesn't mean there won't be one in the present and future. A few months ago, who would have thought that there would be a God-chosen hero?"
Levi was also stunned when he heard this. Indeed, the God-chosen hero was a special existence in Lilith's divinity that was basically not recorded in any records...
His mind suddenly became active, but he couldn't help but complain secretly.
Really, although Lilith's divinity only contained pure knowledge and did not contain any of her consciousness, after learning that knowledge, he sometimes couldn't help but think about things according to her way of thinking.
It is no wonder that all legends have clearly mentioned that, for mortals, divinity is certainly a gift and a treasure, but it also has extremely strong side effects and can even be dangerous.
If you cannot resist or even destroy its consciousness, it will eventually be taken over by someone else.
As soon as he was distracted, Cindy on the other side suddenly shouted: "Brother Levi, that guy ran away!"
