Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 399: First Meeting with Kuga
Soon Levi and the others walked out of the temple. Before Kalida could check the weather outside, the first thing that caught her eye was the bones and fragments all over the ground.
She frowned and was a little surprised, because she realized that those were the many types of troops unique to their Tomb Kings faction.
But they were definitely not her personal guards, not only because they would not cross the border without her orders, but also because none of her favorite graveyard knights were among them.
In addition to skeleton warriors, tomb guards and carrion vultures, there are also the remains of several giant tomb scorpions.
Thinking about what Levi had said before, she suddenly understood.
But she still wanted to confirm it: "What is this?"
Luna, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately replied, "It's Ramses."
Levi made a "tsk" sound but didn't say much.
It seemed that he was doing it to save face for Khalida, but in fact, he had already known about the war that had taken place here through monitoring the sub-space and system prompts.
After they entered the temple, the other side gathered a group of troops and wanted to take advantage of them.
But this time, Donna and Luna were not polite. It seemed that they let the other side advance a considerable distance, but in fact, no one within a hundred miles could really reach the entrance of the temple.
After such a long battle, Donna has long been able to stand on her own, Luna is still a little bit behind, but when the two of them join forces, they are no longer something the other side can resist.
The terrain here is not suitable for chariot charges. How can the low-level troops of the Tomb Kings faction defeat them?
Khalida couldn't help but frown again. It seemed that she really had to take ruthless action this time, not only against Ramses, but also against everyone else involved in this matter!
"Levi, I will give you a satisfactory answer."
After repeating this sentence again, Khalida and Levi began to leave this place together to avoid conflict with the Lizardmen who were about to arrive.
The Lizardmen belonging to the Guardian faction are really special.
Although they are committed to exterminating evil beings such as demons, they will never show mercy to other lawful or good camps that offend them.
Even for many reasons, Kalida, who thought she had a good personal relationship with Kuga, did not want to stay here any longer.
Because she couldn't be sure whether Kuja would fall into a rage after being offended in the temple, or whether he would really be willing to listen to her explanation.
It would be better for her to wait until he calmed down a little before sending someone with gifts to explain.
Soon, Khalida used some kind of prop to summon a huge cobra-shaped construct wearing a pharaoh's mask to serve as her mount.
Although the snake's body twisted and turned as it moved forward, which made Levi feel uncomfortable, she was obviously already used to it.
No matter what kind of terrain she was passing through, she could always maintain a nearly perfect posture, and it was obvious that her riding skills were very high.
However, Levi soon discovered that, except for his subordinates such as Elegy and Sally, the way Sefa, Sonia and others looked at him seemed to have changed.
He was actually not unfamiliar with the former, as she had seen him like this more than once before.
The gods that the Amazons believed in gave them a special magical instrument that allowed them to give birth to offspring without men, and all their offspring would only be female.
But Elegy wanted to try the normal way, and she chose Levi...
She had no intention of disguising herself at all. She just looked at him openly, and occasionally gave him some provocative hints.
I don't even know if it was influenced by her, but Donna has become a little different recently. Although she has become more restrained, her meaning is very clear.
They all wanted to have children with him...
As for the latter, apart from the excitement and excitement that cannot be quelled for a long time, they are also full of desire for it, right?
That is divinity. How many beings in the entire main world are endowed with divinity?
Hundreds? Dozens?
Although the number of gods from multiple races has already exceeded hundreds, not every god is willing and generous to grant divinity to his believers.
Many gods with weaker power and fewer followers barely have much divinity themselves.
Li Wei first winked at Wange, indicating that their own affairs could be discussed later.
Then he turned to Sefa and the other two and smiled, "I believe that as long as we work together, divinity will not only be our destination."
It would be foolish for him to be so short-sighted after witnessing the power of the gods so many times.
However, he did not ask the other party to give an answer right away. He just took this opportunity to formally express his attitude to them.
Sefa naturally understood Levi's meaning at the first moment. In fact, they had all noticed it for some time.
Otherwise, why would Levi be so nice to them for no reason?
Is it just because of their beauty?
Although they all know that they are beautiful, elves are the most famous race with the most beautiful women in the world.
Could it be that he saw their potential?
But no matter how much potential they have, that is still a matter of the future. The current levels of the two of them combined are still not as high as Levi alone!
But after looking at each other, they felt somewhat embarrassed.
It is completely impossible to say that they are not tempted, but there are also some problems in simply joining Levi.
Sonia was born into the famous Belmont family and served Sigma for generations. She is also the contemporary Whip-Bearer, which means that no matter how moved she is, she cannot easily be loyal to others.
Sefa couldn't abandon Sonia. Ever since Sonia saved her life, the two of them agreed to fight against evil together.
Now faced with this temptation, if she just gave up her promise, what kind of person would she be?
But at the same time, Sonia also has her own ideas.
Of course, she hoped to continue fighting alongside Sefa, but she didn't want Sefa's future to be affected because of her. That was not what a true friend should do.
So after listening to Levi's words, she first smiled at Levi, then pulled Sefa aside and whispered to her.
Until now, it has been Sefa who has made the decisions, but this time she decided to exercise this power.
Seeing this, Levi also smiled. This was what he admired about the other person.
At critical moments, people who value friendship and loyalty tend to be more reliable.
Khalida glanced at it but didn't take it seriously.
Although the other party did have great potential, she had seen many so-called geniuses over the past thousands of years.
No matter how much potential you have, it is just potential. Only by surviving countless battles can you be considered a hero.
She was just thinking about how many troops to deploy to the north, and how to explain to Kuga what happened in the Bone Temple.
As she was thinking about it, she heard Levi suddenly shout, "Queen Khalida, Kuga is here!"
He, Luna and the others had never seen Kuga, but when a lizardman riding a super giant Tyrannosaurus over 20 meters long caught up with them, he would not think of anyone else.
The length of an ordinary Tyrannosaurus is about 12-15 meters and weighs 15-20 tons.
But this giant is almost twice as big, and there is only one in the entire main world.
Kalida was also a little surprised: "So fast?"
But she still took the initiative to turn around and greet him, and at the same time she secretly made up her mind.
If she could convince the other party, that would be great, but if the other party insisted on fighting, she had to at least cover Levi and the others' safe evacuation!
As he spoke, the ground shook slightly and Kuga was approaching rapidly.
Such a large Tyrannosaurus could cover a distance of dozens of meters with just a few steps, not to mention that it was running at high speed.
After thinking about it, Levi ordered his subordinates to speed up the retreat, while he rode on a griffin and went to meet Kuga with Khalida.
Although the incident was initially caused by Khalida's recklessness, which led them to follow her into the forbidden area of the Lizardmen, but now he couldn't let her face it alone.
No matter how much he had heard about him before, when he actually saw the other person, Levi couldn't help but admire him.
Because the opponent was about three or four stories tall when he stood, if you pulled out any tooth, you could probably use it as a greatsword for Elegy.
The amazing pressure brought by this body shape cannot be felt just by talking about it.
Not to mention, there was a lizardman warrior sitting on his back, holding a spear in one hand and a silver claw in the other, who looked like he might be even stronger.
"Kuga, please listen to me..."
However, before Khalida could finish her words, Kuga swung his spear, stopping her from saying anything.
He just stared at Levi and said in a muffled voice: "Hot-blooded, you have a familiar aura on you."
???
Levi's face was immediately filled with question marks. Could it be that Lilith had set up a plan with the Lizardmen in the past?
But if she really did that, she would definitely tell herself just now.
After thinking for a while, Levi slowly raised his left hand, and then he found that Kuga's gaze was always following the Ring of Mithreen on it.
But after figuring out the other party's goal, he became more confused.
Isn't it said that only gods with relevant duties such as mystery, knowledge, and wisdom would be interested in this ring?
How come Kuga recognized him right away? He doesn't look like a guy who can do magic, right?
Unless other lizardmen, magic toads, or the ancient saints they believe in told him this information in advance.
"This is a relic of the God of Mystique. It was given to me temporarily by a goddess. It does not belong to me."
"So I'm sorry, I can't give it to you."
Even if the opponent looks very strong, he would not give it up even if he died here.
Kuja growled softly, "I don't want it. I will tell Master Mazdamuddi the information it holds in your hands."
Levi suddenly realized that this was the case.
Mazdamuddi, the most powerful known and existing magic toad.
He holds a very important position among the Lizardmen and even in the entire main world, because his words may affect all the guardian Lizardmen.
At the same time, it was he who sent Kuja from the Lustria rainforest to this place thousands of miles away.
He and Kuja both don't want the rings in their hands, which most likely means that they both know that if they are not the elven god or the high elf, they can't use it even if they get it.
Furthermore, are they doing this for the ability to create or destroy puzzles that comes with it?
The answer is of course beyond doubt!
As his mind raced, he skipped over the topic and simply explained, "An evil god attempted to hold an evil ritual and cause greater destruction, so the lizardman guards of the Bone Temple were unfortunately killed."
"But with the joint efforts of the elven gods, Queen Khalida and my companions, the evildoers have been repelled and slain."
"In order to avoid any misunderstanding, we left first and planned to send someone to communicate with you later."
He didn't lie a single word, so he could look at the other person's bright yellow vertical pupils very openly.
However, Khalida who was standing next to her felt a little ashamed when she heard this, because she was trapped there from beginning to end and did not contribute any effort at all. She just mocked the Viper Queen a few times.
But in Levi's mouth, her name was ranked before Levi's, as if her contribution was greater...
But her golden mask perfectly concealed all her expressions, and she was a queen after all, she knew that now was not the time to dwell on such a small matter, and her first priority was to appease Kuga first.
As for Levi, she will have plenty of ways to make it up to him when she returns to Lahmia City later.
Didn't he want to conquer the Silver Blood Army and obtain the Nine Volumes of Nagash from them? Then I would mobilize all my troops and do my best to satisfy him!
"Levi is right, but we didn't expect you to come so quickly, which might have deepened the misunderstanding."
Kuga did not reply immediately, but his eyes moved between Levi and Kalida, as if he was thinking about something.
Khalida felt a little uneasy for a moment. How many years had it been since she had felt this way?
But Levi noticed that Kuja's silver claw seemed to be flashing a faint light in some special rhythm.
His heart immediately moved. The equipment called "Hand of the Gods" was at least legendary. It was exactly what Mazdamuddi gave to Kuja.
Given the other party's powerful strength, is it possible to communicate directly with Kuga through it?
The next moment, Kuga's reaction also confirmed his guess from the side.
Without any hostile behavior, he just looked at Levi very seriously: "We will verify the truth ourselves, but remember, if you break into the Bone Temple without permission, you owe us Lizardmen!"
Levi really had no way to refute this because what the other party said was true.
But he roughly understood what the other party meant, so he readily agreed: "Yes, I owe you a favor!"
After taking a look at Kalida beside him, Kuga growled again, then turned and left without saying a word.
Since Master Mazdamuddi says this is enough, then so be it.
The other party was so straightforward that it made Kalida, who was standing next to him, stunned. This had never happened to her before when she dealt with the lizardmen.
And Kuga only wanted Levi's favor, not his own? This is really...
Although she felt very complicated for a moment, she still shouted a few words to the other party, saying that she would formally send someone with gifts to Kuga's territory to explain the matter later.
Regardless of the reason, she did break into the other party's forbidden area.
But Kuga didn't respond at all, and just disappeared in a cloud of dust.
Kalida didn't take it seriously because she was used to it. The lizardmen's way of thinking was quite different from that of humans and elves, and they didn't care about etiquette or anything like that.
They prefer to actually do rather than talk.
But this time, she really thanked Levi.
But after thanking him again, she didn't say much, but was just thinking about how to repay Levi.
At this time, Luna also came out of the forest again with the female hunters. The expressions on their faces seemed to show that they were very uneasy at the moment.
But what was even more unsettled was their mounts. Luna's big cat was a bit better because it was stronger, but the other black panthers...
Even though the opponent had quickly moved away, they still felt powerless, so the female hunters did not ride them, but led or even dragged them out.
Luna said with lingering fear: "Sir, that Tyrannosaurus may have intimidating skills against wild beasts."
Levi nodded. There was nothing he could do. Their strength was still too weak.
Under Luna's excellent command, many female hunters have been promoted many times, but their mounts are basically still the same.
If they could grow up to be as big as the fighting griffins under his crotch, there would be no problem at all.
At this time, Elegy also came over: "Levi, if you are interested in dinosaurs, why don't you find time to go to Paradise Island? We have quite a few there."
Speaking of Amazons and the guardian lizardmen, there are many similarities.
They are all accustomed to living in the rainforest, accustomed to hunting, and accustomed to associating with dinosaurs.
And they are not normal natural reproduction.
Amazons are all female, while Lizardmen are only male, or you can call them asexual.
Because they don't mate, lay eggs, or hatch them.
They have special hatching pools given by the ancient saints, and they are often hatched in large groups like frogs.
Moreover, they can grow to more than 2 meters in height within a few days and become warriors with considerable strength.
This method is not much inferior to the God-given buildings, except that it sounds a bit like the way frogs are hatched.
But their leader is the magic toad, which is more or less related to frogs.
Levi nodded, indicating that he would consider it.
In fact, after finishing the business with the Silver Blood Army, if nothing unexpected happened, he had originally planned to go to Paradise Island.
He and Donna have always been thinking about whether Wangge’s death in the battle was an accident.
Kalida, who was standing next to her, also heard it. She was originally worrying about how to repay Levi, but her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Levi, I wonder if you are interested in the Hippogryph?"
Levi was also excited: "Of course, I am very interested. The night elves originally had some hippogryph knights, but because the number of hippogryphs has always been small, there is no organized relevant troops."
Levi had heard of the strongest and probably only tier 5 troop of the night elves - the Hippogryph Knight.
However, whether compared with the high elves, wood elves, winged elves or sea elves, the night elves are undoubtedly a smaller subspecies.
They originally did not have any relevant God-given buildings, but were instead normally domesticated.
However, they have always been short of supplies in the past, and they often have to use them as the main force in battles, which results in frequent casualties. Therefore, under such circumstances, the total number of gryphons has always remained at a relatively low level.
Although they received a large amount of resources after choosing to convert to Moon Bow, they have not developed at all because the time is too short.
Hearing Levi's intention, Khalida immediately laughed, she felt that she had found the direction.
"In addition to a Hippogryph architectural blueprint, I also have three Pegasus and one Silver Pegasus. I'll give them all to you."
Levi was immediately shocked. Is this the savings of a rich woman who has lived for thousands of years?
Any little bit you take out will be extremely valuable to yourself. No wonder so many people like to be with rich women!
However, this thing seemed to be of no use in her hands.
Although the skeletons and mummies in the Tomb Kings were blessed by the gods, they were essentially a special kind of undead creatures. Living creatures such as Pegasus were simply unwilling to carry them.
So their current mounts are either constructs or skeleton horses.
Well, those skeleton horses, like them, were also blessed by God.
Levi could only sigh at the Egyptian gods' waste of divine power. How much of their current decline was due to their original extravagance and waste?
"Thank you, Queen Khalida!"
"Hehe, just call me Khalida."
Khalida was very happy to be able to repay Levi's kindness. The Tomb King never liked to owe others, as that would be a betrayal of his dignity as a king.
After thanking him again, Levi thought for a while and moved closer to Maltis again.
Although the Viper Queen was eventually killed by the giant crocodile Sobek, Elegy and her performance in previous battles were impeccable.
In response to Levi's questions, Martis didn't hide much.
"Yes, I have recently gradually recalled some things from the past. Although most of them are just fragmented memories, they contain a lot of Death Knight's combat skills."
"I sorted it out. At present, the main focus is probably on frost, with the other two as supplementary."
Levi was also a little surprised. She said at the moment, does that mean there may be other possibilities in the future?
I didn't realize that Maltis is a high-growth type, which makes him even more interested.
It's a pity that the priests of the Church of the Gatekeepers of Hades are all useless. They can't even do such a small thing. Michaela had to apologize to herself many times...
There was nothing much to say about what happened next, and there were no unexpected events. They soon returned to the city of Lahmia.
Khalida asked Levi to rest for a while while she started mobilizing the troops.
Levi naturally had no objection. Although today's battle did not last too long, he had obtained a lot of important information. He also needed to sort out the relevant intelligence.
Besides, the fact that I own the Sphinx will also take time to ferment.
Right now, in the entire city of Lahmia, the only person who doesn't know about this is probably Khalida, right?
Let Donna, Cindy and others deal with the spoils, buy supplies and anything else they want, or recruit troops they like, etc.
Elegy, Maltis, Alduin and others are no exception. Although they do not need to recruit troops for the time being, they still need money to buy equipment, learn skills, or simply go to the tavern to drink.
Even the newcomer Harpros, as well as Alyssa, Levi was very generous and gave them 100 gold coins each.
Harpros's performance today has been very good. As a tomb technician, his presence not only greatly reduces the damage rate of the Death Guard on the battlefield, but also, compared to others, he also understands the advantages and disadvantages of various constructs better.
This means that even though they are commanding the same type of Death Guard, and even though he does not yet have any attribute bonuses for constructs, in actual combat, he and Yaling-Autumn Wind, as well as other blood elf mages and spellbreakers who are also commanding Death Guard, can often create a considerable gap in battle results.
As for Alyssa, she just changed her job to a warlock today and needed money to purchase relevant equipment.
It's one thing to prepare it for her, but she can also go ahead and buy some herself.
Because of the two divine qualities in her, Levi could never treat her as an ordinary soldier.
Similarly, he also gave some money to other elite subordinates, and he was always extra tolerant towards those subordinates with potential.
However, based on Levi's previous observations, there were obvious differences in how each of them spent their money.
For example, the ogre Leslie, apart from eating, spends all day thinking about finding a better shield to protect his big belly.
Obviously, the ogre's belly is a thick layer of fat wrapped in solid muscles, which is probably the most defensive part of their body, but he is obsessed with protecting .
The Lawbreaker Nochon tends to buy some magic-related consumables, hoping to improve his efficiency in killing enemies on the battlefield and gain more experience points in this way. It is not known whether he learned this from Sefa and the others.
Yaling-Qiufeng was rather special. He ran around the streets all day, specifically looking for wine jugs, oil lamps, and other pots and pans from second-hand dealers, which looked like they could hold certain things.
Even if Levi didn't ask any questions, he knew that the other party must be trying to get something for free. If he could find a genie or something like that, he would make a fortune.
Although the chance is slim, those chosen heroes basically have the same attitude, and even if there is a chance, it will never be his turn.
But Levi didn't stop it. He was fair to everyone.
If Qiu Feng wasted all his money on this but gained nothing, and was quickly surpassed by others, then he would gradually become a marginalized person and eventually be exiled to any small village by Levi. That would be his own fault and he could not blame others.