Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 375: Savage Greenskin and War Marks
Of course not, at least not now.
Levi must first go to the Pit of Filth to find out Malar's conspiracy and one of the Nine Volumes of Nagash that the Lahmia family is looking for.
After that, if there is still time, you can go to the black iron mine to play.
Naturally, no one else would have any objection, so they set off again.
Then, not long after they walked, Luna issued a warning, saying that there were about five hundred greenskins on the other side, running towards them happily, as if they were also attracted by the flames rising into the sky.
What else is there to say? Of course, I would find a favorable position and beat the opponent up!
Levi hasn't beaten the greenskins for a while since he fought a few battles in places like Swineherd Town and Haunted Town, and he just happened to be feeling a little itchy.
However, after Luna conducted another careful reconnaissance, they realized that the greenskins this time were slightly different from the regular greenskins before.
They are savage greenskins.
They are not a subspecies of greenskins, but as the name suggests, they are more primitive and backward in both life and combat than ordinary greenskins.
Ordinary greenskins at least have some crude metal weapons or armor, but the wild greenskins basically only wrap a few pieces of animal skins on key parts of their bodies, and their weapons are mainly made of bone and stone.
But it doesn't mean they are really weak, because the Savage Greenskins have two special skills.
The first is primary rage, which can increase attack, speed and other capabilities at the expense of defense in a short period of time.
The second way is to carve all kinds of weird tattoos on the body, and then pray to Brother Gao Mao casually, and they will gain defense at least equivalent to ordinary armor.
Some people who are skilled enough to draw more patterns, or who are lucky enough, may also gain other special abilities, which are collectively called battle patterns.
Yes, it is so simple and crude, and it does not even require any spellcasting units or special rituals. Brother Gomao is so generous to them.
But in contrast, the attitude of other green-skinned gods towards them cannot be said to be very good.
Because hundreds of years ago, the greenskin gods began to try to transform the greenskins from a loose tribal system full of infighting into small kingdoms.
Although the process was not going smoothly due to the belligerent nature of the greenskins and interference from surrounding alien races such as dwarves, humans and elves, there was some improvement.
But these wild greenskins haven't changed at all.
And they basically only believe in Brother Gomao, which is why the green-skinned gods hate them so much.
However, for Levi and even Luna, this kind of enemy is relatively easy to deal with, especially after Luna uses the Moon Bow, in cooperation with war beasts such as griffins and giant eagles, to kill the opponent's few cavalry units first, the opponent becomes even easier to deal with.
As long as there is enough time, even if it is just the female hunters and the tree spirits, they can easily destroy the opponent with the kite tactics.
But this is in the wild, and no one knows how many unknown enemies the fire will attract.
So Levi let Luna and the others lead the greenskins to make a few circles and then expose their backs, so that it would be convenient for them to take advantage of the situation and launch a surprise attack.
It's true that these wild greenskins really don't have any brains. Their plan was successfully implemented smoothly. It seemed that they could resolve the battle within a few minutes without Donna's help.
Similarly, with Levi and many priests, druids, etc. as assistance, Sonia and Sefa played very comfortably this time.
However, soon when the wild greenskins in the front were aware of the surprise attack and tried to turn around and counterattack, a guy who looked like a small leader suddenly pointed at Levi and shouted.
"It's you, the one with the pointy ears who saved me!"
Including Virginia, Sonia, Sefa and others, all looked at Levi at the same time, with some surprise in their eyes.
Although it was already clear from the composition of Levi's troops that his past experiences must be very complicated, he was also extremely tolerant of many races and could be described as being eclectic.
But they really didn't expect that he could be related to the greenskins?
Even Elegy and Cindy were a little curious. Under their strong push, even the Red Cloud Tribe had been completely destroyed. How come they didn't know what greenskins they had rescued?
Levi was also confused at first, but soon he slowly came to his senses.
Back then, near the Novice Village, while saving Zhou Miyin, he seemed to have also released a few greenskins from the hands of some gnolls.
His original intention was to use the other party as bait to attract the attention of the werewolves. At that time, the other party said that he would remember his kindness.
But he didn't care much at that time. What use could the favor of the greenskins who were captured by some level 1 gnolls be to him?
Now it seems that the other party is doing quite well.
Not only did he come all the way here from the Novice Village, but in just a short period of time, he was also promoted to a Level 4 green-skinned barbarian.
For the chosen heroes, this speed is naturally ridiculously slow, but for the natives, this talent is extremely amazing.
So he waved his hand to signal everyone not to kill the other party for the time being. He wanted to see what the other party had to say.
"So, how are you going to repay me for saving your life?"
"After I defeat you, I will just beat you up and then let you go!"
The greenskin man said carelessly, and at the same time looked at Levi with a very strange look, as if to say: See, am I generous enough?
But Levi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Really, this was indeed a way of repaying a favor that was very consistent with the greenskins' thinking.
Unfortunately, the opponent's current strength is far from enough to achieve this.
So he casually used a steel restraint to trap the other person: "Do you still think so now?"
The greenskin struggled hard for a few times, but found that the thing that restrained him did not loosen at all. He knew that this was because the strength gap between the two sides was too big.
But he didn't blush at all, or feel guilty about it. He just continued to say, "Just because I couldn't do it this time doesn't mean I can't do it in the future."
Even while they were talking, the fighting around them did not stop. A large number of greenskins had been knocked to the ground and could never stand up again, but he was still so confident.
Levi raised his eyebrows, finding it interesting.
"But I caught you again this time. If I let you go, it would be a favor twice. What do you say?"
The greenskin thought for a moment and said, "At worst, I'll just be gentler when I hit you!"
Levi immediately laughed: "Haha, okay, do you have a name?"
The greenskin immediately stretched out his neck and said proudly: "Yes, I am Jedreg the Strong!"
As soon as he heard the name, Levi immediately realized that this guy might really have a very bright future.
Ordinary greenskins don’t have the talent for naming. Even if they have names, they are basically some grinning, big teeth, crooked neck, or something related to weapons.
Perhaps only a very small number of magic units and some hero units have slightly formal names.
Whether this was given to him by someone else or it came to his mind automatically in a flash of inspiration, it already explains a lot.
The premise is that he can survive and grow up successfully.
There are many geniuses, but if they die halfway, it doesn't mean much.
So what if I just give him this opportunity?
There is no benefit in killing a mere level 4 greenskin, but if you let him continue to grow, maybe there will be an unexpected surprise.
Of course, even if the other person died somewhere else and could not bring any surprises to oneself, it actually did not matter.
Levi waved his hand to remove the binding magic: "Okay, remember, I am Levi Goethe. If you are caught by me next time, it will not be so simple."
The greenskin who regained his freedom stretched his body, took a quick look around, then turned around and ran.
The greenskins are warlike, but they are not fools. If they know they are defeated or the outcome of the battle is already decided, they will not easily die.
As he ran, he did not forget to shout loudly: "Just wait, I will beat you up sooner or later!"
Unfortunately, no matter how harsh his words were, Levi would only find them funny.
After waving his hands and casting a few spells to stop the other wild greenskins nearby who also wanted to escape, and letting Luna carry out the finishing task, Levi also briefly explained to everyone the ins and outs of this greenskin.
After listening to it, they all found it funny.
Because normally, even the greenskins who are at the same starting line find it difficult to compete with the elves.
The elves have magic, all kinds of powerful equipment and props, etc., while the greenskins rely mostly on their brute force.
What's more, Levi has an absolute advantage at the moment. It can be said that unless that guy is the illegitimate son of some green-skinned god, he has no chance of winning at all.
The reason why Levi let the other person go can only be attributed to his little bad taste.
However, after the battle, Levi discovered that they had some unexpected gains, that is, a special expertise - making war patterns, as well as the matching materials and styles used by the wild greenskins to make war patterns.
It’s a bit of a pity that even after learning this expertise, you will not be given any initial battle patterns. You need to collect various types of battle patterns bit by bit.
But thanks to the gifts from those wild greenskins, Levi now has three styles of battle patterns.
They are energy-absorbing battle patterns, which can absorb 1-3 points of certain elemental damage, including earth, fire, water, wind, light, darkness, thunder, etc.;
Barrier pattern: when fighting against long-range projectile weapons such as bows, crossbows, flying knives, bullets, etc., the defense is increased by 1-3 points;
Demonic Claw Battle Pattern: Increases attack power by 1-3 points when unarmed.
On the surface, they all seem to have little effect, but no one has ever said that a person can only have one tattoo.
Yes, according to the introduction of the specialty, the scalp (or face), chest, back, plus limbs, theoretically a person can have up to 7 battle patterns at the same time, and the overall effect is extraordinary.
However, this is only in theory. Some advanced battle patterns may occupy seven areas of the body at once.
Moreover, it is easy to make war patterns, but it is not so easy to wash them off, and it often costs more than 10 times.
So Levi did not make a decision easily. He just planned to tattoo some energy-absorbing battle patterns on some of the Silver Light Guards to further enhance their magic resistance, and then collect more other battle patterns and promote them to some high-level subordinates.
As for hero-level units, Levi has no plans for the time being.
It's not just because he hasn't obtained a good enough battle pattern, but also because Donna and Elegy have told him that their Amazon tribe has a special totem mark.
After paying a certain price, they can improve one or more attributes. That thing is in obvious conflict with the battle pattern, so only one can be chosen.
In their opinion, improving attributes is obviously more powerful than increasing magic resistance a little bit.
However, after a little consideration, Levi did not choose to study by himself, but called Alyssa over.
Although it is always good to have many skills, a person's energy is limited after all. He has not been able to break through the weapon enchantment for a long time, and the magic constant takes up a lot of his time. He really can't spare any time to do it.
Fortunately, this opportunity can be given to Alyssa, otherwise this girl's presence in the team will become lower and lower.
Although her poison magic could earn her a lot of contribution after each battle, her performance in battle was indeed far less eye-catching than that of other mages such as Sally.
Alyssa, who was called over alone, was also very surprised and accepted it quickly.
Because she knew that once she had thoroughly mastered this expertise, she would become a very important member of the team in the future, rather than the almost dispensable marginal figure she is now.
After this episode, they continued to move westward, and the frequency of their encounters with the enemy began to increase sharply.
However, after just a quick look, they could tell that the enemy was mostly small groups that had been broken up, so there were people of all races.
Since it was basically of little value and no useful information could be obtained, they did not waste too much time.
It is enough to just leave it to Luna's female hunters, or the celestial creatures led by Xiaotian, to hunt or drive them away.
In this way, they continued to advance for dozens of miles and gradually approached the deep pollution pit. Suddenly, a certain inspector Yakong sent back some slightly special information.
The environment ahead changed. The air seemed to be filled with thin blood-red mist. When Supervisor Yakong entered, he immediately developed a negative state - Chaos Corrosion.
There will be no effect at the beginning, but if it continues over time, the number of corrosion layers will continue to increase and will eventually break through a certain limit. At that time, he will be constantly hurt as if he were poisoned.
After exchanging a glance with Virginia, Sonia, Sefa and the others, everyone realized the seriousness of the problem, because this was the effect of the blood domain unique to the beastmen!
Although the beastmen had failed in the magical forest of the wood elves, they succeeded here.
Strictly speaking, even if the corrosion is fully stacked, the damage effect of the blood domain is very low, but the most disgusting thing about it is that once it is activated, the beastmen do not need to do anything.
Moreover, the range it covers is also very wide. Often within a radius of dozens of miles, all races except for a few scattered races such as beastmen, demons and devils will be affected.
Although this negative state can be easily purified, Levi and his team now have nearly a thousand people in total. Even if the priests, druids, etc. were exhausted, they would still be unable to handle it.
Once it gets into a protracted war, it will become more troublesome and may very well be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
So Levi could only turn and look at Virginia.
Although he had collected and compiled maps of the surrounding area before, with the successive advances of multiple races and forces, the environment here must have undergone significant changes, so it still depends on her, the local boss.
Virginia naturally understood what he meant. She hesitated for a moment and said, "This is not the only way to the Pit of Pollution. Perhaps we can choose to take a detour from the north."
"In that case, how much extra time will we need to spend?"
"It will probably take about three or four more hours."
If it were all air force, there would be no problem at all, but when infantry march, they have to take into account the complex terrain of swamps and mountains, as well as the enemies they might encounter.
Even this time was her conservative estimate. If they had to fight with some beastmen or greenskins on the way, they might not arrive before dark.
Levi also thought about similar problems, so he couldn't help but frown.
Even if everything goes well and they successfully take a detour, they will then have to find a relatively safe area to prepare for a night's rest.
That would definitely take a lot of time, and they might not be able to do anything else today.
There are a lot of tents in his space ring, where his subordinates can take a temporary rest.
But when resting in the wild, not to mention issues like comfort, the requirements for the sentinels will undoubtedly increase many times.
Moreover, they were delayed by vampires last night, and now the Lamia family has no idea how far ahead they are.
So if possible, he really didn't want to waste any more time.
“What are the other options?”
Although Levi's expression remained calm, Virginia guessed that he was somewhat dissatisfied and impatient, not with herself, but with the situation before him.
So she could only sigh softly: "Yes, there are, but we may encounter a large number of greenskins by then."
Not counting them now, greenskins, ratmen, beastmen and undead have already gathered near the Pit.
Although they fight with each other every day, except for the pollution pit itself, they have basically divided their own territories. If outsiders want to join in, they will definitely alarm at least one force.
Not to mention the vampires of the Lamia family, whose whereabouts are still unknown, as well as the various stragglers and monsters in the wild.
She wanted to find a safe and quick way to save everyone some effort, but she really couldn't do it...
Looking at Virginia's slightly helpless expression, Levi knew that she must have tried her best. After all, she only had a few people under her command now, and she relied on previous intelligence. It was really difficult for a good cook to cook without rice.
So he stopped making things difficult for her.
"Okay, let's choose the second path and then go fight those greenskins!"
Compared to most powerful races, the greenskins have both obvious advantages and disadvantages. They are not very good at magic, nor are they good at making bows and arrows and various war machines.
As long as you are careful not to be defeated by their charge and don't let them use "W AAAGH", they are still easy to deal with.
Now that the decision had been made, he naturally had to speed up his action. However, after advancing for dozens of miles and climbing over a low mountain, Levi felt something was not right not long after he had gone.
Because Luna in front hardly encountered any enemies.
Not only were there no greenskins, there were no wild beasts either. Even in the occasional woods that one passed by, there were no birds singing or insects chirping. Suddenly, the surroundings became dead silent.
Then he became a little excited. The most likely people who could have caused this result were naturally the vampires from the Lamia family. Those corpses were probably driven by them to join the undead army!
If they fight with these greenskins, wouldn't it be possible for us to reap the benefits?
Others soon realized this problem and became excited. The civil war between evil forces was exactly what they liked to see the most.
Tree Stump couldn't help but shout, "Brother Levi, it looks like it won't take us long to reach the sewage pit!"
Levi chuckled and shook his head, signaling them not to be happy too soon, because they didn't know how strong the other party was yet.
If the battle is in full swing, then our side does have a chance. If the greenskins are the winners, they will also suffer heavy losses, so our side also has a chance.
But if the vampires of the Lamia family win, it would not be a good thing.
Because to them, the corpses of the greenskins are no different from the corpses of beastmen or humans, and they can all be used to replenish their undead army.
So everyone accelerated their advance in order to find out the truth as quickly as possible and then decide what countermeasures to take next.
Unfortunately, Levi's words came true. Inspector Yakong soon discovered that the battle seemed to have ended on a plain to the west of the pollution pit.
At this moment, a large number of grave guards, black knights, etc. have re-formed their formation to guard some vampires in the center.
There were some ferocious beasts further away, including the bloodthirsty sky ghosts, bloodthirsty bat wolves, etc. that Levi had seen and killed before.
In addition, there is a kind of super giant mutant bat that is comparable to a dragon in size. They were called Titan Bats when they were alive. After death, they were transformed and strengthened into monsters called Terror Beasts, which are on the same level as Bone Dragons.
Thousands of skeletons, zombies, etc., are carrying thousands of corpses and transporting them in a certain direction.
Some vampires who are more inclined to magic are setting up magic circles on the ground, seemingly trying to transform the undead.
A large number of grave ghosts, ghouls, etc. began to feast on the incomplete body fragments.
They can all restore their lives by eating corpses, and even permanently enhance their own strength.
More undead were on the periphery, forming a series of crisscrossing defense lines. It was obvious that some of them understood the art of war.
The corpses came from multiple races, but the most common ones were goblins and greenskins, followed by a large number of wild boars and wolves, which the greenskins habitually used as mounts and war beasts.
There is no doubt that the Undead were the victors in a great battle that they were unable to attend.
The reason why they were called the undead rather than the Lahmia family was because Inspector Akon soon discovered that further north, there were some corpse carts loaded with corpses, slowly evacuating.
Even though there are no flags on them, everyone knows that they must be from the legendary necromancer, Herman Gost.
The two groups of undead joined forces to encircle and suppress the greenskin army, and have begun to divide the spoils.
After hearing this, Levi was still okay, but Sonia, Sefa and others who hated the undead very much couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.
Even though they gradually realized the power of Levi and his men, they had no chance at all when facing an undead horde of this size.
They even have to be extra careful not to be discovered by the other side, otherwise a catastrophic disaster will be waiting for them.
Levi also frowned. The vampires were already very strong, and this time they joined forces with Gost and harvested at least ten thousand corpses. They were bound to become even stronger.
Unless Mala comes in person, those beastmen may not be their match. After all, the beastmen have never been known for their individual strength.
But when it comes to the number of troops and the speed of replenishment, who can compare with the undead?
He originally wanted to retreat at this point, and take advantage of the gap when the vampires defeated the greenskins to see if he could pick up some benefits in the greenskins' lair.
But soon, a piece of information from Luna made him slightly stunned, and then he was ecstatic.
Because Luna discovered that although there were many corpses on the battlefield, there was very little blood.
The vampires of the Lamia family all claim to be ladies. They will not suck the blood of corpses on the battlefield, especially when the enemies are rude goblins and greenskins.
They do have the ability to collect blood, but it is absolutely impossible for them to complete this task in such a short time.
So the biggest possibility is that the beast people are also hiding nearby and using some special rituals.
Because Mala's priesthood also includes "blood"!
