Since there were so many people here and they were talking a lot, Levi didn't say much to Cindy for the time being. He just taught her a few words and then continued to copy the advanced monster summoning and the Amintok's Web.
The performance of these two magics was obvious to all, and now that Khalida had spoken, he couldn't miss it at all.
But soon he no longer had the safe space to copy the magic.
Because not long after, the priests reported to Khalida that insects used for tracking were constantly being killed, and the other party seemed to have discovered this.
And they were sure that the other party was using plague magic.
Hearing this, Levi couldn't help but become suspicious, because in the previous ambush, no magic troops appeared among the ratmen, and the Corrupt Clan has never been good at magic.
Could it be Wang Jierui, who was chased away by him before, or could it be the female mouse who did this?
Soon, undead and ratmen began to appear frequently on the road again. The purpose was clear: to delay their progress.
But this time it’s different. Our side has already tracked the enemy’s escape route, and our troops are all elite, so these cannon fodders can’t play any role at all.
Even later on, Khalida didn't bother to pay attention to the other side and simply broke through the opponent's blockade line, because the follow-up troops would complete the finishing task for her.
In this way, the enemy chased and fled for dozens of miles, and the surrounding environment became more and more harsh, almost completely turning into a desert.
There will be no flowers, trees, insects or birds singing. Everything around will be taken over by ruthless sand and gravel, and small tornadoes made of yellow sand will blow towards you at any time.
This rather extreme environment made many of Levi's subordinates very uncomfortable.
Even those heroes chosen by God were complaining bitterly.
Because some of their subordinates are mermaids and other water-based creatures, they can temporarily go ashore, but in this situation, the impact they will undoubtedly be particularly great.
On the other hand, the priests, as well as tomb technicians such as Harpros, all seemed to be in a good mood.
Because they are all mummies, an overly humid environment will make them watch their bodies rot, so they like this dry environment the most.
At this moment, Levi suddenly felt that the remaining ratmen marked with the secret mark were divided into three.
Some fled to the north, some to the northwest, and a large number retreated instead of advancing, as if they wanted to turn around and attack their own side.
He immediately knew that something had changed and immediately warned Khalida.
Almost at the same time, the seemingly leisurely tomb priests made the same judgment.
Naturally, Khalida ordered her subordinates to be on alert immediately. Although she disdained the fighting ability of the rat people, she still had to be cautious when facing a battle.
Otherwise, if the enemy's surprise attack was successful, not to mention the loss of troops, she couldn't afford to lose face.
Especially in front of Levi.
He was careless before and was caught by the little maid and had his blood drained, which made him look very embarrassed.
She had just been ambushed by some ratmen. Although she herself was unharmed, the skeleton soldiers and tomb guards suffered heavy losses. In addition, a traitor appeared, which put her in an awkward situation again.
There is an old saying in Aurora: Three times the limit is enough. If Li Wei had witnessed her in such an embarrassing situation three times within just a few days, she really didn't know how to face him in the future.
After having his subordinates set up their formation in the rocky area as usual, Levi also threw a circle of mud into stone.
He felt that if he fought against the rat people again in the future, it would be necessary to promote this tactic on a large scale.
In addition to running fast, the rats' greatest skill is launching underground threats and conducting surprise attacks.
As long as you can force the opponent into a head-on battle, the difficulty of the battle will be on a completely different level.
A few minutes later, he heard the angry and helpless voice again from somewhere underground: "Levi, why is it you again!"
His eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly issued a series of orders. He would not let the other party go this time.
Whether it was the priests' insects or his secret marks, they were all trying to find the other party's lair.
But if we could just capture Wang Jieri, the Rat Man's chosen hero, and pry open his mouth, we wouldn't have to spend so much effort!
Accompanied by a burst of flying mud, no ratmen appeared near Levi and Khalida, but more than ten large holes appeared in other places.
Then, hundreds of thousands of enemy troops poured out like a tide.
After a quick glance around, Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, because these were not just defeated soldiers.
It seems that while their side was chasing the escaped rats, they had secretly gathered new forces in an attempt to launch a counterattack.
In addition to a large number of Slave Rats, Clan Rats, and a small number of Storm Rats, there are also some Night Rats, Sewer Rats, and Death Rats that use slings as weapons.
These types of ratmen are considered the regular ranged troops of the ratmen, with strengths of levels 2, 3, and 4 respectively. They are of the same lineage and have been gradually advanced.
Their attack, defense, and life are at the bottom among the same level, but this does not mean that they are really weak.
Aside from the fact that their ammunition is coated with various poisons and even carries plague, their greatest feature is their extremely high speed, and a very high percentage of them have the expertise of mobile shooting.
This makes them very difficult to deal with in small-scale battles.
There were many tree stumps before, but he said that these guys were the most troublesome ratmen for the dwarves.
Because if they encounter each other in the wild, it would be impossible for the dwarf to catch up with the other party with his short legs.
But once the opponent's slings cause damage to the dwarves, they may inflict a series of poisons on them, especially slowing poison.
Then the rats will keep their distance and fly the dwarves' kites. Maybe they will not be able to get close to the rats until all the dwarf warriors are killed.
To deal with these ratmen, you either have to go faster or make sure they can't be kited at all.
Or use long-range attacks such as bows and arrows, muskets or magic to directly eliminate the opponent.
Next came about a hundred wolf rats and more than thirty rat trolls, plus hundreds of bizarre-looking beastmen, which were obviously modified creatures of the Corrupted Clan.
For the rat people, the strength of this large army is really strong.
You have to know that most of the ratmen are smaller clans, perhaps only having a few hundred slave rats and a small number of clan rats.
As for the more powerful Storm Rats, they may not even have a single one, let alone these Sewer Rats and Rat Trolls.
Otherwise, why have most people always regarded ratmen as a low-level race on the same level as goblins or kobolds?
That's not entirely because they are well hidden, but more because most of them are really very weak.
It seems that the ratman stronghold nearby is really important to the Corrupted Clan.
But on the other hand, if their stronghold could be destroyed, it would be a very serious blow to them.
Although the rat people are quite powerful, unfortunately, Khalida's main force now is the God Guards and Graveyard Knights, followed by some generals and priests.
Not only do they have extremely high average combat power, with the lowest being level 4, but they are also either constructs or mummies, and are highly resistant to various toxins and plagues of the ratmen.
This resulted in the rats' first wave of attack being fierce, but actually achieving very low results.
So these cunning ratmen immediately shifted their targets and focused their attacks on the troops of the chosen heroes.
But for some reason, Levi and his people felt particularly safe. Apart from some ratmen who were driven over, there were no enemies to kill for a while.
Cindy, Wange and the others looked at each other in confusion for a moment.
Levi also found it a little funny. Could it be that this guy Wang Jerry came up with this idea?
I made him unable to use the underground threat, and in the end he made me have no monsters to kill? This revenge...
But it doesn't matter. Although there are some powerful rat trolls among the attacking enemies this time, most of them are cannon fodder. Killing a few more or a few won't make much difference.
Just in time, Levi took this opportunity to ask the two celestial creatures with whom he had just signed a contract to join the battlefield together, wanting to see their actual combat performance.
Many times, just looking at the system panel is not enough to fully judge the opponent's combat effectiveness.
On the other hand, Donna and others, who were in a high position, shot arrows like rain and killed people with great pleasure.
However, Levi had already warned her not to be completely careless.
After careful investigation, he and Khalida roughly confirmed that the Skryre clan's newly manufactured rifle, which uses dimensional stone bullets, has a maximum range of nearly 300 meters.
Even if she flies in the sky, it cannot be said that there is no danger, and no one knows whether this is the opponent's limit.
As for Cindy, Sefa and the others, Levi did not discipline them strictly. He let them blend in with the army and earn some experience points as long as they ensured their own safety and did not stand out too much.
So after a few minutes, Levi nodded with great satisfaction.
It’s no wonder that berserker-type creatures like the Fiery Archon Cinder Guard are really suitable for dealing with ratmen.
Because when they saw that they were covered in fire and looked like they were not easy to mess with, the ratmen retreated farther and farther, hoping that their teammates would be cannon fodder so that they could take advantage of the chaos.
This resulted in that even though Levi only summoned five Ember Guards due to the short time, he still had to chase hundreds of ratmen all over the place.
When there is no escape possible, they will helplessly raise their tattered spears and daggers to fight back.
Unfortunately, these weapons are of little effect in front of the Ember Guards.
Even though Levi determined that their defenses were relatively weak, they were, after all, Tier 5 troops with basic stats. They were not something that low-level cannon fodder could easily mess with.
The night owls also performed quite well, because their appearance is that of enlarged versions of celestial owls, which is perfect for catching these large rats.
However, the performance of the gods' guards under Khalida was somewhat unsatisfactory.
It’s not that they don’t have enough strength, but they are generally three or four meters tall, and they can’t perform to their full potential when dealing with these ratmen who are only as tall as their waists or may even be shorter, and yet are extremely agile.
Because in critical moments, those rats will not care about things like face. They will roll and crawl on the ground like real rats just to avoid enemy attacks.
For humans or dwarves, this way of dodging is meaningless. They can just kick the opponent away, or simply lean over and attack.
But for constructs like the Guardians of the Gods, it can play a significant role.
Because based on the commands set when they were first manufactured, they will try their best to put both feet on the ground to maintain balance, and their waists are far less flexible than humans, making it difficult for them to complete those movements.
On the contrary, the rats can rely on their own advantages and constantly try to break through the gaps among the gods' guards.
Similarly, the jackal-type and beetle-type Death Guards released by Levi will also encounter similar problems.
But for the Scorpion Guards, this is not a big problem.
It's not just because they have a low chassis, but also because their claws and pincers can all be used for attack. Just by stepping on the opponent, they can leave a bunch of bloody holes on the opponent.
The Eagle Guards would be even less troubled by this problem, because they were using spears several meters long and they were always able to escape with one strike. It was nothing more than flying a meter or half a meter further down than usual.
At this time, those God-chosen heroes who had not performed particularly well before were able to show their strength, because most of them had troops of other races mixed in with them.
Especially some of them who brought dwarves with them were particularly good at dealing with these ratmen. They picked up their warhammers and started playing whack-a-mole in the true sense of the word.
Then Khalida quickly ordered the cemetery knights to launch a charge. Their halberds and dragon staffs could easily deal with the ratmen in this situation.
If necessary, the mantis snakes under their crotch can also launch an attack.
At the same time, the priests began to summon again, and many generals showed their prowess. They could kill more than one low- and medium-level ratmen with a casual blow, just like chopping melons and vegetables. It was obvious that they were proficient in a variety of combat skills.
However, the ones who performed the best were the female hunters led by Luna.
Due to their ricocheting abilities, their abilities are truly at their full potential when facing weaker enemies like these.
Especially since Luna's battle level was constantly increasing, the bonuses to them were getting higher and higher. For a while, the air was full of flying moon blades, and wherever they passed, the ratmen fell down almost in large numbers.
Although there was an endless stream of ratmen in the underground passages, coming in like a landslide or tsunami, after they joined the battle, many passages were quickly compressed inward, and the speed at which the ratmen poured out was not even as fast as the speed at which they were killed.
In addition to Levi who had already expected it, even Khalida couldn't help but look sideways for a moment, not to mention the other God-chosen heroes.
Even though most of the rats they killed were cannon fodder-level slave rats and clan rats, many people had already realized their potential from their attack methods.
Seeing that the battle situation was gradually stabilizing, Levi handed over the command to Cindy and others, and he teamed up with several ancient tomb priests to try to find the traces of Wang Jerry and other rat-chosen heroes.
After the brief communication just now, since both parties deliberately tried to make friends with each other, he had become familiar with the other party.
Especially the guy who took his two eagle guards, he put all his strength into sending out some small insects to search for any suspicious existence along the underground passage opened by the rats.
But suddenly, several priests frowned because their insects were destroyed in large numbers. It was the rat-man plague magic again!
But Levi was cheered up. Although he was not sure whether it was done by Wang Jierui, this was definitely a big fish.
There are definitely not many ratmen who can use magic, even within the Corrupted Clan among the four major ratman clans, or even in the entire clan.
But before he could give any orders, there was a loud bang, and several holes in the ground collapsed. Along with a series of "squeaking" sounds unique to the ratmen, a large amount of smoke also spread.
Naturally, Levi ordered his subordinates to be on alert immediately, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Because this smoke is not ordinary smoke created by magic, but rather it looks like some special prop that shouldn't be here...
At this time, Kalida, who was also a little surprised, said for him: "Is this the smoke bomb used by the Nibon ninjas?"
Before he finished speaking, at least hundreds of assassins dressed as ninjas in black and masks had already launched a surprise attack on Khalida under the cover of smoke.
Some of them hold long swords, and some constantly throw shurikens and other special props. They look very similar to the ninjas of Nibon.
However, the rat tails behind their butts can easily reveal their race.
Now everyone, including Levi, could roughly confirm that these were special assassins from the Clan Eshin who had once gone to Nibon to study!
It has long been recognized that the Clan of Aisin once went to Zhendan to learn assassination techniques. Even until now, the Clan of Aisin still has considerable power within Zhendan, and there is even a legendary ratman among them.
It is completely understandable that they continue to move eastward and learn more technology from Nipon.
Although they were constantly beaten by Zhendan, Nipeng, with its warriors, ninjas, onmyojis, and even many monsters, was still quite strong compared to other races and forces.
Although their territory is not large and the scale of the war is not large, due to the extremely frequent internal strife, those who can survive naturally have some unique skills.
But after a quick scan, Levi felt more and more that something was wrong, because there were only a few undead attacking this time, less than one-tenth of them, and most of them were ratmen.
Why are these rat people fighting so hard?
Even if Khalida defeats the Silver Blood Army, she will surely take advantage of the situation to wipe out the Corruption Clan's lair in these mountains. But why do they seem to be more anxious than those vampires?
Even though they are all one of the four major clans, it would definitely cost a lot for the Corruption Clan to hire so many outstanding assassins from the Eshin Clan.
After looking at each other, Levi knew that Khalida also had some doubts and guesses.
Unless we have approached their base camp, they are already in crisis before the Silver Blood Army and have no choice but to fight!
In this case, perhaps we can slightly change the battle plan, first completely destroy the Corruption Clan's lair here, and then search for and destroy the Silver Blood Army.
However, to be on the safe side, Levi still sent out a large number of surveillance sub-aircrafters, and let Donna gradually withdraw from the battle, monitoring the possible vampires from a high position.
In case they want to escape, we can launch a targeted attack in the first place.
At this time, several God-chosen heroes who had been staying by Khalida's side were finally able to show their power, and they all took the initiative to go forward to fight.
They had let go of those small fish and shrimps before because they were sure that there would be big stuff this time, and Levi did not compete with them, so now they are all very excited.
But it seemed that they were happy too soon, for several more screams were heard, and filthy green whirlwinds and lightning of almost the same color appeared one after another.
Even though there was still some distance between them, the foul and rotten smell had already drifted over with the breeze.
At the same time, the ground cracked and green flames burst out from it. Caught off guard, at least a hundred troops were killed by the enemy in a single encounter.
Dimensional lightning, dimensional wind howling, ground cracking, scorching fire...
The many magic spells unique to the ratmen show that the other side has many powerful ratman magic troops.
Combined with smoke bombs and other things, the scene became increasingly chaotic.
Then there was another series of squeaks from the other side, followed by the sound of intensive flapping wings, and a group of black little things flew out from an underground passage.
Levi originally thought that they were bats incarnated by vampires, but soon he realized that he was wrong amid the screams and curses of many God-chosen heroes.
At first glance, they looked like bats, but in fact they were some flying human heads, with their ears transformed into pairs of small wings.
Not to mention the mouths full of sharp teeth and fangs, what's more important is the endless hatred in their eyes, which shows that they are definitely monsters from the evil camp.
They are little monsters from the East, the Flying Head Barbarians.
However, despite their ferocious appearance, their actual strength is generally very weak, usually not exceeding level 3.
Because once they exceed level 3, their size and appearance will no longer be what they are now.
But for the ratmen who have no air force at all, these two or three hundred flying-head barbarians are of great significance.
At least Nuo Chong, Yaling-Qiufeng and others who were controlling the Eagle Guards to fight immediately restrained themselves. If hundreds of Flying Head Barbarians rushed forward, their Eagle Guards might be destroyed.
Although these Death Guards sent out by Levi are essentially consumables and may not be lost, they naturally do not want to incur losses.
Then Levi saw the Ratman King Jerry, whom he had been looking for, who was also accompanied by some elite Storm Rats and a dozen Rat Trolls, preparing to launch an attack in the chaos.
After noticing Levi's gaze, he glared at him a few times, obviously already filled with anger.
For Wang Jierui, it was okay to just get beaten up since he was not as skilled as his opponent.
However, he had carefully prepared two underground sneak attacks, but in the end he couldn't use them at all. This was too frustrating, and he must take revenge!
At this critical moment, Levi became even calmer.
The enemy did look powerful, but this level of attack was far from enough to defeat him and Khalida.
While secretly issuing several orders, he continued to cast spells. All of a sudden, ice storms, ice walls, freezing fog, and all kinds of restrictive magic appeared one after another.
After using the holy power transformation, these magics with sacred attributes can often cause additional damage to typical evil creatures such as ratmen.
Even if there are occasional accidental injuries, these magics will not have much impact on constructs such as the Guardians of the Gods.
Wang Jerry gritted his teeth even more. This was it. Although he couldn't kill him immediately, these magic spells were really disgusting!
But soon he had no time to be angry, because many priests also took action. First, yellow sand filled the sky, and then the magic insect swarm reappeared and smashed over like an overwhelming force.
As a magic force of the Tomb Kings faction, how could they not be able to control the yellow sand?
Many generals also used their special powers. Some of them were covered in yellow sand, their bodies magnified several times, and they rushed into the rat-man formation and entered the uninhabited area.
Some of the arm armors emitted dazzling light, and all the ratmen within a hundred square meters screamed and covered their eyes. Not to mention attacking, they couldn't see anything for a while.
There were also a few guys who, although they were mummies afraid of fire, made their weapons emit raging flames.
Moreover, the behavior of those ratmen who were chopped was also very strange. Some of them who were not burned to death by the flames immediately began to flee while crying.
Levi couldn't help but widen his eyes when seeing this. Was he beaten to tears?
Even for the despised rat people, isn't this a bit too outrageous?
Or do those weapons have special effects?
Speaking of which, both the arm armor and the flaming sword are somewhat similar to the previous Reborn Ouroboros, and they all seem to be standard equipment...
At the same time, following his signal, Cindy summoned the Heavenly Tiger Ranger, with whom she had just signed a contract. At this critical moment, she wanted to see the other party's strength.
Then, accompanied by white light, dozens of figures appeared out of thin air.
The leader was naturally Jumana, and behind her were more than twenty tigresses dressed the same as her, and behind them were a dozen celestial bear warriors covered in white fur.
Compared to the bear-headed gods who tend to be quiet in non-combat states, these guys are obviously powerful warriors.
Not only are they all as tall as ogres, but their bodies are also developed horizontally, especially their arms, which are so strong that they are terrifying.
Levi had no doubt that even the thick shell of a level 5 scarab guard could be torn apart by their sharp claws.
At the same time, their appearance together completely confirmed Levi's previous guess that Jumana was definitely from the Tiger Goddess.
"Summoner, Jumana has arrived as promised!"
Although he was looking at Cindy when he said this, Levi could feel that she must be paying attention to him.
As for the bear people in heaven, they looked at Levi with unconcealed curiosity.
It's not just because they've heard the legends about him, but also because as celestial beings, they can feel that there's something special about Levi.
This made them want to get close to each other from the bottom of their hearts, perhaps because the other party was a master of the mysteries of the celestial realm?
Since Levi had already given Cindy some instructions in advance, and she had a good impression of Jumana, Cindy naturally expressed her warm welcome at the first opportunity. Then she brought the angels and prepared to fight alongside them.
Not to mention, any creature with feline characteristics seems to be very good at dealing with rats and ratmen.
These tiger people from the heavenly realm drew their bows and shot arrows, accurately nailing the rat people to the ground one by one.
The celestial bears roared and rushed towards the rat trolls, engaging in a head-on, passionate hand-to-hand combat with them.
However, Levi did not pay any more attention to it, because he and several priests had quietly slipped to the edge of the battlefield.
Of course they were not trying to escape, they just wanted to catch Wang Jerry.
The Rat Master and the Shadow Elementals found a guy with loose clothes, wide sleeves, and a tall hat, a very typical Onmyoji appearance.
The priests' bugs also found the traces of Wang Jieri and several other God-chosen heroes. They are now trying to follow the clues and give the other party an unexpected surprise.
Since the beginning of the war, the rats have always been the ones who took the initiative to launch sneak attacks. This time, they will let the other side taste the feeling of being attacked!