Dozens of miles to the north, the legendary necromancer Hermann Gost, who had heard the news, came here. After feeling two looks in his eyes, he could only sigh, then turned around and left with a large number of undead.
Both goddesses have already discovered him and given such obvious warnings, how could he not be tactful?
Although he was very tempted by the Nine Volumes of Nagash that were very likely to exist in the Deep Pit of Pollution, the goddess had already been there, so it would probably be useless for him to go there.
The rest, the wealth from the dwarves, was still attractive, but in comparison, he no longer cared that much.
At the same time, he also knew that the reason he could live so long was not because of his strength, but because he was cautious enough. In this situation, he could only give up.
He even began to consider whether to leave the Black Iron Mine.
Several gods appeared one after another. This place would obviously attract a lot of attention in the future. This was not in line with his rules of conduct. If there was anyone who had a grudge against him, the consequences would be disastrous...
Although Levi felt that the last glance between the two goddesses was a little special, he didn't know yet that it was actually related to another legend.
He was just happy with what he had just gotten.
With just that one finger from the Moon Bow Goddess, he gained a complete set of five summoning skills.
It can summon small, medium, large, extra-large and giant shadow elements respectively.
The highest-level giant elemental creatures are all level 6 troops, and even legendary wizards cannot completely ignore them.
These shadow elements have obviously been processed by the Moon Bow Goddess. They are incorporeal creatures that can fly, hide in shadows, and change their body shape to a certain extent.
Generally, a normal giant shadow element can reach a height of about 15 meters, but if necessary, it can compress its body to the same size as an ordinary human and give the enemy an unexpected surprise.
All these factors make him a perfect scout and assassin.
Compared with the more common four elements of earth, fire, water and wind, the shadow element is relatively not as aggressive, but it also has its own unique features.
Although their attack power is not high, it is pure cold damage.
Their only and biggest drawback is that they cannot walk under the sun, nor can they withstand light magic, which will not only cause damage to them, but also weaken their attack and defense capabilities in all aspects.
But no matter how much it is weakened, the shadow element at the highest level 6 will still be very powerful.
At a time when he wasn't sure if there was any God-chosen hero who could recruit tier 6 soldiers, he could already use them as cannon fodder. What else could he be dissatisfied with?
As for Lilith's brilliance, in addition to letting him know the location of the small treasure house, it also gave him a temporary blessing.
In the next hour, the release speed and power of all his 0-5th level magic will increase by 30% to 50%.
If there are other magic troops within a 20-meter radius of him, they will also be strengthened by half.
Simple and unpretentious, but powerful enough.
The crowd, who were still shocked that the two goddesses would launch a sneak attack and that the battle between the gods ended so quickly, immediately noticed the changes in their bodies.
They all cried out in surprise at once. This all-round increase significantly enhanced their strength.
But Cindy didn't have time to pay attention to these, she just looked at him with concern: "Brother Levi, are you okay?"
Elegy was carrying a big sword and looking up at him.
Although she didn't say anything, it was clear that her worry was no less than Cindy's.
Levi smiled and shook his head, thinking that this was the difference between a real friend and some temporary teammates.
At this time, Sefa and others reacted and ran over to ask about their well-being.
Although he didn't seem to be directly attacked by Mala just now, who knows if God's methods are just as simple as they seem on the surface?
Levi immediately chuckled and said, "I'm fine, but we have to hurry up. The goddess' blessing is time-limited, and there are still enemies below that we need to deal with."
There were two treasure troves, one large and one small. In Lilith's opinion, they both seemed to have no value, and the large one was empty.
But if possible, he would certainly like to visit them all!
However, even though it was broken apart by Mala , the terrain there is still not suitable for everyone to go there together.
Thinking of this, Levi quickly commanded his subordinates to regroup. This time it was Donna, Luna and the Silver Guards, who all stayed outside temporarily.
If a small group of enemies appears, they will kill them all. If it is a large group of enemies, they don't have to intercept them, but retreat first and wait until they come back.
As for the main force of the melee troops, they temporarily became the dwarves on the tree stumps, and celestial creatures such as the supervisors.
The dwarves are good at living and fighting in this kind of environment, and the celestial creatures have a strong ability to adapt to the terrain.
As for Levi, Cindy, Elegy and others, it doesn't matter because they all have flying mounts now.
Of course, various summoned creatures that act as cannon fodder are also indispensable.
As they continued to move forward, Levi, Sefa and others were amazed, but Stump and the dwarf heroes under his command sighed repeatedly, appearing to be extremely regretful.
Because of the fierce battle between Mala and the powerful vampire just now, not only did the entire dwarf town in the deep pit of pollution get completely exposed to the sun, but it also directly turned it into a ruin.
At the same time, inside the town, there was a large amount of blood and fog filled with filth and ominousness, and the rocks in many places had turned purple-black or reddish-brown.
The tree stump had deliberately approached it several times, and immediately a series of negative conditions appeared on its body. It took a lot of effort for the priests to barely purify it.
It was obvious that the previous battle between Mala and the vampire not only destroyed the town, but also caused it to be corrupted by evil forces.
Even if the dwarves can rebuild a town here, the corruption will not be easily eliminated.
Even Tree Stump, the hero chosen by God, could not escape the disaster, so it is entirely possible that the ordinary dwarf villagers might have died on the spot.
As they walked, they saw a group of special guards standing in front of a treasure house with its door open.
Levi also immediately understood why Goddess Lilith had just said it was a special construct.
The opponents are generally some big guys about four or five meters tall, as if they were carved from rocks, or made of smelted metal, with many complex hieroglyphs engraved on them.
The largest number of them were jackals who looked very majestic and held two sickle-shaped swords. There were about twenty of them.
Then there are the eagle men with wings on their backs holding spears, the scarab men holding large shields and hammers, and so on.
Their respective characteristics and weapons are extremely obvious, allowing people to distinguish at a glance their different functions and positions in the army.
They are the unique guards of the gods of the Tomb Kings faction - Ushabit, and they all start at level 4.
The Egyptian gods worshipped by the Tomb Kings basically all have an animal image, and their statues basically have human bodies and animal heads.
For example, the goddess of rain and moisture, Tefnut, has a lioness head, the scarab god, Khepri, has a beetle head, and so on.
The only two exceptions are probably Sobek and Hathor, the moon goddess and the humble one.
The former likes to transform into a giant upright crocodile, looking more like some kind of beastman.
This made other gods within the pantheon, who had long had prejudices against him, even more dissatisfied.
The latter did not have her own animal image at the beginning, but later she learned from Tefnut and also turned into a lioness's head. Unfortunately, it was also useless and she was still strongly ostracized.
In short, many constructs of the Tomb Kings faction are made to imitate the appearance of the other party's statues, which is also a way to express their worship of the gods.
These guards of the gods are very different from constructs from other factions.
It's not just the appearance and manufacturing process, the most fundamental difference is that every guardian of the gods has the soul of a loyal warrior in his body. They can be called heroic spirits or heroic souls.
Therefore, they still have independent self-awareness and are still sworn to be loyal to the Tomb Kings and the gods.
They can be understood as soul-possessed sculptures, in which the souls drive these constructs like tanks or Gundams.
In addition, they often possess certain martial arts skills from their previous lives, so naturally, their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of conventional constructs.
If there are priests and wizards who further bless them, their fighting power will become even stronger.
But normally speaking, Nagash was the culprit who caused the rapid decline of the Egyptian gods and the Tomb Kings. He was a traitor and it was impossible for any warriors to be loyal to him.
And I've never heard that he has mastered the technology to create these constructs.
But now these things appeared here together with one of the nine volumes of Nagash, and they all looked extremely old.
They were carved from rock and cast with magic to look like this. It seems that they have been sleeping here for hundreds or thousands of years at least. There is a high probability that they were created by Nagash himself.
Did he secretly learn these things before he died, or did he use some special undead magic to replace those heroic souls with the undead's vengeful spirits or something like that?
But that would be a matter for later. Levi just wanted to pack up the things in the small safe that Lilith mentioned and then see if there was any chance to deal with these guys.
He first summoned a few shadow elements and let them stay in the shadows to monitor the movements of the gods' guards. Then Levi followed the map indicated by Lilith, turning left and right, and came to a ruin covered with rubble.
Seeing this, Wange and others couldn't help but look at each other for a moment, wondering why Levi would skip the extremely obvious treasure house and come here instead.
Levi smiled slightly and used the method of turning fossils into mud several times in succession. In order to pursue efficiency, he even asked Sally, Sefa and others to use the magic scroll of the same name in his space ring together.
As the rays of light flashed, a large amount of rubble turned into soft soil.
Levi summoned a few more water elements to pounce there, and a few seconds later, a stone gate that looked very ordinary, even broken, appeared in front of them.
Now everyone else understood why Levi had such a clear goal. He had known for a long time that there was a treasure trove here.
Levi didn't need to say anything. He just waved his hand casually, and the dwarves such as Stump rushed forward with special tools such as hammers and shovels. For a while, the sound of "ping pong" was endless.
Perhaps the protective measures had been broken in the previous battles, so Shudun and his men quickly broke through the stone gate.
However, although he was full of curiosity, he immediately looked at Levi after he stopped. He didn't want Levi to have any misunderstandings.
But Levi felt that it didn't matter. Not to mention that the system would calculate everything, they had fought side by side for so long, he didn't even have that little trust.
Moreover, this small treasure house seems to be used exclusively by dwarves. It is not very convenient for humans or elves of normal size to enter.
After Stump and the others went in, Levi received news from Donna, Luna and the others saying that some new enemies had broken in.
Due to Levi's order before leaving, they did not launch an attack on the enemy, but temporarily hid in the dark and took the initiative to give up the way, so that the enemy could not even discover them.
Now those enemies have provoked the guards of the treasure house and a fight has started.
Soon Levi also received the same news from Shadow Element, and he immediately felt it was a bit interesting. Was this an opportunity for him to reap the benefits?
It's just that these enemies are a little special. They seem to be a mixed force of beastmen, greenskins, goblins, ogres and minotaurs.
These guys usually hang out together and it's good enough if they don't fight each other, but now they seem to have a common goal and want to attack the treasure house.
It's a bit strange that they don't seem to be commanded by the God-chosen Hero.
Could it be that they were a special group of indigenous mercenaries? Just like the three Amazon sisters before?
Fortunately, he was not alone, so after sharing this information with Sonia and the others, Sonia immediately gave an answer.
"Could it be the Zadek Earth Spirits? It is said that their leader is a tauren shaman named Blood Collector. It is very good at summoning earth elementals and mutated mud elementals. It is also a loyal believer of Malar."
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: All the beasts were dead, and Mala was beaten away by the two goddesses. It just came here now, and can it be called a loyal believer of Mala?
But no matter what, since we are sure that the other party is a beastman, we might as well beat him to death!
A few minutes later, Stump came back happily with his spoils.
"Brother Levi, look what I found?"
Although this treasure house is small, it contains several thousand gold coins and more than fifty units of mithril and fine gold, which is worth a lot of money.
Next came a dozen or so more common primary runes, and Levi distributed them to everyone.
Then there are the blueprints for two God-given buildings, which can be used to recruit dwarf warriors (great axes) and dwarf rangers respectively.
The former is usable, but the latter...
As we all know, in most cases, rangers emphasize speed. They are used to guerrilla tactics, but the dwarf's poor short legs...
So Levi threw it to the tree stump with his backhand. He was the only one present who could appreciate and use it.
Finally, there are some more special ones, such as small tokens with gold having some special runes on them.
When he saw them, Levi was also a little surprised: "Is this, the pledge money?"
The Dwarven Oath Gold is a combination of the highest quality pure gold and rune power. It is the highest level currency of the Dwarven people and is said to also contain their rune power.
Therefore, for dwarves, it is more useful than military merit and can be used to exchange for many truly high-quality goods.
At the same time, it is said that each oath gold represents a past hatred. They are like the true portrayal of the dwarf's character, that is, blood debt must be repaid with blood.
Now there are 8 oath golds here. Whether it is Stump or Levi, they can take them to any dwarf clan or kingdom to exchange for some good things.
The premise is that you don't get seen by the original dwarves in the deep pit. Goddess Lilith said that they still have survivors.
Although since the fall of this place, the things here can basically be regarded as ownerless, but given the dwarves' stubborn and awkward personalities, no one knows what they really think.
Anyway, the pledge money doesn't have the label of their kingdom, so you can just use it somewhere else.
After thinking about it, Levi directly handed it back to the stump: "You take it. If you can exchange it for something suitable for me, give it to me. If not, you can keep it for yourself."
"Ah, this is not good..."
Shudun was a little excited at first, but he soon figured it out. Why should he be excited? He just picked out things that big brother Levi could use to exchange, so isn't that good enough?
So he agreed very obediently, and then Levi immediately returned. The fighting at the treasure house was becoming more and more intense, so it was a good opportunity for him to join in.
While moving forward, Levi continued to cast various magic spells, and at the same time asked Donna and the others to prepare to encircle and annihilate these beastmen and the guards of the gods here.
A few minutes later, Levi also saw the two sides fighting.
The deployment of the Zadek Earth Spirit's troops was, as Luna and the others had said before, very complicated, with no coordination at all, they just charged forward recklessly.
However, the Tauren Shaman among them does have some strength.
On its left shoulder it carried a totem pole that was more than a foot thick and two meters long, decorated with the skulls of many humanoid creatures. In its right hand it also held a large battle axe, and it looked like it had strong melee capabilities.
In addition to being able to place multiple totem poles on the ground at the same time to increase the defense of its subordinates, etc., it also summons some large earth elementals and mud elementals around it.
The mud element is obviously a mixture of earth and water, so it also has some kind of submersion skill similar to the water element, which can wrap the enemy in its body and then drown them alive.
Unfortunately, their opponents are some constructs, and this trick has no effect at all.
The gods are guarding one side. In addition to the types of troops that Levi has seen before, there are now some new faces.
First, there is a big beetle that is five or six meters long at both ends, about two meters wide, and has a round body.
They are also carved from rock, and they are similar to the guards of the gods, except that one still has a roughly human form, while they have a purely animal appearance.
In addition, there are some special species whose upper bodies are human-shaped and whose lower bodies are giant scorpions. It seems that they and those big beetles may have been hiding in the ruins before, but now they suddenly appear.
It was precisely because of seeing these half-scorpions that Levi became more and more certain that this should be the work of Nagash.
Because for the Tomb Kings, they created these constructs, either with human bodies and animal heads, or all in the shape of animals, which imitated the appearance of the gods they believed in.
But half-human, half-beast people are usually mutated beastmen, or some kind of demon with an appearance.
The Tomb Kings would not create such things, because their existence is actually a blasphemy to the gods to some extent.
Even Sobek who transformed himself into a giant crocodile that could walk upright was troubled by other gods more than once. How dare the Tomb Kings do the same?
Perhaps only Nagash, a heretic who only pursued practicality and not appearance and had a grudge against the Egyptian gods, had the ability and courage to do so.
However, even though they are not orthodox constructs, their combat effectiveness is not reduced.
The giant beetles have extremely strong defenses. Except for the Tauren, other beastmen and greenskins cannot cause much damage even if they can barely break through their defenses.
Half-scorpions can often burrow into the ground and then attack from under the enemy's feet.
And those jackal-like guards of the gods were reaping the lives of the enemies as quickly as they were cutting wheat.
The eagle-type ones can fly high into the sky and then dive downward. Since their spears are five or six meters long, they can often kill a string of enemies with one charge.
So even though their total number was less than fifty, they had an overwhelming advantage when facing an enemy force that was nearly ten times their size.
Almost wherever the guards of the gods rushed, the beastmen and greenskins there were defeated.
If Levi and his men had arrived later, they would have been able to defeat the enemy without them being needed at all.
No matter what method Nagash used to make them, their combat effectiveness is definitely not inferior to those genuine products, and may even be better.
If they can be used by Nagash and even the special vampire before, is it possible that they can also be used by Lucia and myself?
Or even go a step further and extend it to the entire elf race?
The constructs of the Tomb Kings are powered by the souls of their warriors, but in the realm of the elven gods there are also nearly endless souls of the devout.
Well, he doesn't need to worry too much about this for the time being, because if this is the case, Goddess Lilith, who has already taken away the Nine Volumes of Nagash, must have known it before him.
And from what she said, she seemed to be willing to give that thing to me to use...
After taking a few quick glances and roughly understanding the opponent's attack methods, Levi gave the order for a general attack. They were not just here to watch the fun.
Virginia took the lead and led the tigresses to clear the way with a rain of arrows, followed by Levi, Sally, Sefa and others' magical attacks.
With the blessing of Lilith, their magical powers were enhanced to a certain extent, so the beastmen and others who had been fighting for a while were knocked down almost instantly.
But when it comes to constructs with different appearances, the effects are not always particularly ideal.
Those humanoid ones were fine. After a wave of attacks, basically all of them were injured, and a few weaker ones were killed instantly on the spot.
But those beast-like ones basically have no problem, as their streamlined shells can effectively resist attacks from bows and arrows.
Similarly, because of the mysterious runes carved all over their bodies, they also have a high resistance to magical attacks.
Levi immediately and decisively replaced it with micro meteors. Generally speaking, those that have high resistance to piercing attacks such as arrows have poor resistance to blunt attacks.
As expected, the effect was immediately improved a lot.
Even Sally and Sefa had no other good ideas. Their most powerful spell at the moment was Fireball, which had little effect on constructs, so they could only turn to attack the beastmen.
Donna, Luna and others who received the order at the same time also took advantage of the situation to launch an attack from another direction. For a moment, arrows and moon blades poured down in the air like rain.
Caught off guard, the Beastmen were stunned.
Even the minotaurs holding shields are only better at fighting arrows flying from the front. They cannot withstand attacks from the sky, the ground, the front and the back!
However, the Minotaur Shaman has been very cautious. In addition to several Minotaur guards, there are also several large earth elements taller than itself, which have been surrounding it, making it impossible for Levi to implement the decapitation tactics in the first time.
After being attacked, it immediately used various earth-based defensive magics to further protect itself.
While summoning more earth elements, it also did not forget to moo, commanding the beastmen around it to actively move towards it.
In a sense, its fighting style is somewhat similar to Levi's.
However, facing the rain of arrows falling from the sky, its human wall-like defense was really not very effective. Donna quickly killed all the beastmen around it, and even the minotaurs could not withstand their concentrated shooting.
At the critical moment, the shaman also felt scared and ignored most of his subordinates. He directly ordered the earth elements and mud elements to attack, and then he started to run away.
It’s true, those mud elements may not look that impressive, but they’re actually pretty capable in combat.
In addition to their own strong defense, they can also create ground spikes, quagmires, and even shoot some pitch-black mud arrows, etc., which makes them a relatively good auxiliary type of soldier.
Unfortunately, their range is only a few dozen meters, which is far beyond the reach of Levi, Donna and others flying in the air.
Levi summoned several earth and water elementals and let them fight to see which element would be more powerful. Then he continued to chase the Tauren Shaman.
Knowing that the spider web technique would definitely have no effect, Levi flew over and used Iron Restraint.
This kind of magic has a physical form, so it cannot trap the minotaur with incredible brute force for a long time because it can be destroyed.
But as long as we delay a little, it will be enough to give Luna and others enough time to attack.
So the Tauren Shaman soon fell into a very passive state. It wanted to run, but couldn't. It wanted to fight back, but with the magic it mastered, it couldn't hit Levi at all.
It wanted to attack the female hunters led by Luna, but they were very alert and flexible, and stayed out of its attack range.
So it could only passively endure various injuries until it was killed by Donna's rain of arrows.
As it turns out, even if it was a Tauren Shaman of a fairly high level, its health points were actually no more than that of the current Elegy.
With its death, the morale of the remaining beastmen and greenskins plummeted, and they began to flee in all directions in a hurry.
However, dozens of ogres chose to surrender very straightforwardly. They even found some white cloth from somewhere, hung it on their spears and started shaking them.
Looking at their skillful movements, Levi seriously suspected that this was not the first time they had done this.
No wonder he felt that these guys were not putting in enough effort during the battle just now.
So he didn't kill them all, but directly asked the guards to take some meat to communicate with the other party.
This is the best gift for any sane ogre.
Leaving Luna and the guards to continue chasing the fleeing enemies, Levi's attention gradually turned to the battles that were still ongoing, that is, those special constructs.
However, their current performance surprised Levi a little. It was not that they were too strong, but that they were a little stupid.
Obviously the battle was still going on, but after killing the enemies in front of them, several wolf-headed guards of the gods crossed their hands on their chests, stood against a broken wall, disguising themselves as statues.
It was as if it was a battle taking place somewhere else and had nothing to do with them at all.
As the beastmen died or ran away, there were fewer and fewer enemies left on the battlefield. More guards of the gods ended the battle and more "statues" were created.
After seeing their performance, Levi couldn't help but make a bold guess.
He told his subordinates not to kill all the enemies so quickly, and even told them to control the distance and only attack the few enemies on the outermost edge.
So just as he guessed, more guards of the gods, whether human or beast-form, went back to rest when they were not involved in the battle.
Even if their companions are fighting dozens of meters away, they turn a blind eye.
In this way, it is actually very obvious that these guardians of the gods still have serious shortcomings.
The gods guarding the Tomb Kings are warriors with independent thoughts. In addition to retaining some of their martial arts from their lifetime, they may also form battle formations and use combat strategies such as sneak attacks and ambushes.
But these guys in front of him were more like pure constructs that only followed the orders given by their masters, or passively counterattacked when attacked.
Apart from this, they won't do any more work.
But despite this, they would still be very qualified cannon fodder. Just now, those big beetles performed really well when fighting against the rain of arrows from Donna and others.
I really hope Lilith can find a way to make them in the Nine Volumes of Nagash.
With such an exclamation, Levi waved his hand and gave the order for the general attack.
Stump was the first to respond with a smile.
In most of the previous battles, his subordinates could not keep up with Levi's pace and could not exert much strength because of their short legs.
But now, his dwarf warriors armed with hammers and axes are just right for dealing with these tough guys!