Even though Lunala agreed to cooperate, it didn't mean that everything would go smoothly.
Because when they realize her rebellion, many dark elves will also take ruthless action against her.
After killing another wave of assassins consisting of witch spirits holding weapons and sisters of slaughter holding whips, Elegy couldn't help but glance at her with contempt.
"It seems that you don't have much popularity. Are you just a vase that depends on Malus?"
Even though she had gradually realized that the other party was deliberately provoking her in order to obtain more information in this way, Lunala still chose not to endure it.
But she did not show any anger. Instead, she said with a little pride: "That's because they are always loyal to Lord Malus, not the temporary admiral position, and they are also jealous of me."
Wange blinked, knowing that the other party must have something hidden.
Maybe Lunala was deliberately leading them to run into these patrols. If there were casualties on her side, she would have a chance to escape.
Unfortunately, so far, these patrols have been easily defeated by them, and all her plans have failed.
But she was too lazy to care about it. As long as she could deal with the Black Ark, everything would be fine.
If I can't handle it, even if she is Malus's lover, it won't stop me from slashing her with the sword a few times.
So she just reminded him: "You have to know that the longer we delay here, the lower your chance of helping Malus will be."
This time she did not belittle Malus or anything like that, because she had gradually realized that in the other person's heart, Malus was invincible.
Lunala snorted proudly: "I know it without you telling me. Well, the patrol teams outside have been killed. You have two choices next."
"Fight your way in until you reach the underground secret room of the meeting hall. The control node of the Black Ark is there."
Looking from their current position, there is a town built on the plain in front of them. Naturally, there will be arrow towers, city walls, houses, and even meeting halls and other buildings.
"The second option is to let the cannon fodder troops attract the attention of the city defenders, and I will lead you to sneak in."
"As long as the control node is destroyed, the Black Ark will be stranded. At that time, all the dark elves will spontaneously withdraw from the battle and flee with all their strength."
At this time, Levi also spoke up: "You probably don't have many troops left to defend the city, right?"
When Lunala ambushed them, about four thousand were killed in one go. Along the way, several ambushes and counter-ambushes also killed more than a thousand. How many troops could the enemy have left?
Lunala did not hide this point: "Yes, in addition to the necessary troops to maintain the magic circle and sea beasts, and guard other places, the city defense force may only be around 1,500."
"But they are all elite, and in critical moments, the Mage Tower will cooperate with them. How many of you can withstand Cain's whip or the boiling blood pool?"
Levi understood what she meant: "So, it's better to attract their attention without them feeling really threatened?"
"Yes, that's right. You should be thankful that we have just experienced several major battles. Otherwise, it would be impossible to sneak in secretly when the Black Ark army is fully deployed."
Levi did not deny it this time, because according to what they had seen and known along the way, it would not be a problem for the Black Ark to accommodate an army of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.
Add to that battle magic, sea beasts, and so on, and it's no wonder that the Black Ark is so difficult to capture.
There are only five recorded sinkings in history.
They were targeted by the Zhendan Water God himself, suffered backlash after the crew summoned a legion of demons, encountered siege by the main fleet of high elves and sea dragons, and were trapped by a super tsunami, which led to the exhaustion of ammunition and food.
And the most recent time was when they were attacked by the Dragon Prince, his fleet and the dragon army.
When facing other races, the Black Ark basically wins completely and decisively.
Even if the Black Ark is fully loaded, the demand for logistical supplies may be very large.
There are indeed some farmlands, orchards and the like, but it is still a long way from being completely self-sufficient, and this does not include food for sea beasts such as Hydra.
I don’t know if it’s because of insufficient development or because Malus has had the Black Ark for too short a time.
However, this is not a big problem for the dark elves, because under normal circumstances, they will frequently dock for supplies (plunder).
But if he could get it and cooperate with Khalida, this biggest problem would be solved first.
With constructs and mummies as crew, what kind of supplies would they need?
Although he was thinking about it, Levi did not delay his actions at all. He commanded hundreds of Death Guards and summoned some monsters and elemental creatures, and rushed straight towards the town.
As for the celestial beings, it is better not to let them go on such a mission that is clearly a suicide mission.
Compared to other summons, celestial creatures all have intelligence, families, and even backgrounds.
Letting them die casually could lead to unpredictable consequences, and there is no need for that.
Seeing that they had successfully attracted the attention of the city defense troops, they began to try to sneak into the city under the leadership of Lunala.
Then after walking a few steps, Levi saw Lunala, who had been given a certain degree of freedom, secretly turned on her invisibility, obviously looking for an opportunity to escape.
Unless threatened with swords and blood, most of the dark elves' promises are unreliable.
Unfortunately, how could Levi give her this opportunity?
Just when Lunala was secretly delighted and thought she had succeeded, she discovered that two large blurry shadows appeared silently beside her.
Although they looked very inconspicuous, they made her feel strongly threatened. They were at least level 6 soldiers!
She immediately turned her head quickly and saw Levi smiling and gesturing at her.
The giant shadow element of level 6 has never had much presence among his many summoned creatures, but in fact every key action of theirs can play a very important role.
Lunala gritted her teeth for a moment, knowing that her plan was probably completely ruined. With such a powerful wizard watching her, she would never stand a chance at all.
So no matter how helpless she was, she could only lead the way reluctantly.
But despite this, she did not completely calm down. It was not until Cindy and Elegy discovered the clues and stopped them respectively that she became a little more obedient.
And no matter how long they delayed, the distance remained fixed. In the end, she led Levi and the others through a secret tunnel and successfully entered a house in the town.
After immediately making sure that there was no danger around, everyone who had been on edge all the way felt a little uncomfortable. This cunning dark elf really didn't do anything wrong this time?
Lunala snorted, "This was originally a trap we set up specifically for the spies. Once they get out, they will face a large army's encirclement and suppression."
"It's just that we are seriously short of troops right now and the hero in charge has died in battle, so we have temporarily put it on hold."
Levi nodded: "Okay, what's next?"
"Also due to the lack of manpower, there are probably only two teams of executioners in the council chamber right now. There are a few elites among them, but I believe that won't be a problem for you."
"Open the mechanism on the third table on the right after entering the meeting room, go to the underground secret room, and destroy the control node. The Black Ark will be stranded, and our deal will be complete."
"Okay, everyone has heard it, so let's prepare for battle."
As he spoke, Levi walked out the door and started summoning again.
Then he discovered that although the light from the spell was dazzling, there was no movement around, as if the dark elves really had no more power this time.
But despite this, Levi did not relax his surveillance on Lunala, and the shadow element still followed her closely.
Ten seconds later, Elegy and Cindy rushed into the meeting hall under the protection of many celestial creatures.
Then a bunch of heavy cold weapons came towards them, and a rough calculation showed that the number was indeed the same as what Lunala said.
But suddenly, a strong wind blew.
The opponent's attack actually ignored his slap!
When this thought came to his mind, Levi immediately knew that he couldn't resist.
He instantly cast the displacement spell attached to the Ring of Mithrein, shifting 2 feet to the left, then used an Ice Ring to slightly slow down the opponent's speed, and finally used the King's Rook to exchange positions with a Death Guard.
With a crisp sound, the Death Guard broke into pieces and turned into rubble on the ground. At this time, a figure holding a short blade slowly emerged in the air.
The most striking thing is his eyes, like a hungry wolf, always ready to hunt.
Out of divine instinct, Elegy immediately knew the other party's identity. He was a high-level assassin who believed in Kane and even received his blessing!
Although he has not yet achieved divinity, he is probably not far away, and his level is at least above level 15.
She gritted her teeth immediately. How could Lunala not know about this level of existence? But she just didn't say anything!
But now is not a good opportunity to cause trouble for her, so Wange just rushed forward with both swords wielding. She wanted to deal with the opponent in the shortest time possible!
At the same time, Cindy, Sefa and others also joined the battle. The battlefield is not a place for knightly honor, and how could they use these against an assassin who launched a sneak attack?
Even though the opponent was obviously very powerful, he would quickly fall into a disadvantage after just three or two rounds.
After all, the assassin's relatively low health means that they are not a profession suitable for head-on confrontation.
Lunala pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah, I didn't know there were other ambushers here..."
But in fact, the surprise and astonishment in her heart were no less than that of the elegy.
She couldn't even successfully launch a surprise attack on him. It looked like she could only let him go...
Levi snorted, "Marus's hungry wolf - Arles Vane? If he died here, I'm sure Marus would be sad too."
According to intelligence, there are three generals under Malus:
The lieutenant - Lunala, the assassin leader - Garou, and the captain of the guard - Hilal.
The guards must have been following Malus. If they could kill the other two here, even if Malus could defeat the Nurgle demons and his own army and the Dragon Prince's army that were following closely, he would definitely be seriously injured, right?
Lunala's heart also tightened, knowing that the other party was also warning her.
So no matter how helpless she was, she could only watch the hungry wolf quickly bleed to death in the siege, and then gradually stagger, until the woman who was suspected to be a spy chopped off his head cleanly.
The executioners who were on guard had been cleared out earlier than him, and Khalida and the others were no longer just there to watch the fun.
Elegy smiled and threw the wolf's head at Lunala's feet: "He is quite skilled, especially in the use of toxins. If I am not mistaken, there is even Medusa's poison among them?"
In addition to the ability to petrify, Medusa is also poisonous. After all, they are also related to snakes.
In addition, Garou seemed to have extracted toxins from the Scorpion Tailed Lion, the Harpy, and the Abyss Siren, which had caused her a little trouble just now.
Unfortunately, these little gadgets are not worth mentioning in front of Levi, the master of the heavenly mysteries. He can clean them all up with a single shot of holy power, and the cost is only 7 silver coins.
Later in the fight, the toxins were often purified by him before they had a chance to take effect, causing Garou to begin to doubt his life.
But he was a man, and he never begged for mercy until his death.
Lunala's face was very ugly, but at this time, she didn't dare to say anything more, but just urged Levi: "Hurry up and press the mechanism, I have done what I promised you, now let me see Lord Malus as soon as possible."
This is indeed the truth, but the other party is urging us so eagerly that there are some problems.
But Sonia and the others all shook their heads at him, indicating that there were indeed no enemies around. That meant there could be other dangers hidden in the secret room.
But no matter what, at this point, they can no longer retreat.
So Levi asked his subordinates to monitor Lunala more carefully, and at the same time he threw a dimensional anchor to her, added the flying skill to his own side, and then found an elemental creature and pressed the switch.
Then, with a flash of light, the ground exploded and the entire hall collapsed, as if trying to bury them.
At the same time, there were flames and lightning, and it was obvious that this was a complex magic trap.
But Levi, Michaela and others were already prepared. Many magic spells or magic scrolls flew out, and with the effects of turning mud into stone and shaping stone, this trap did not pose any threat to them at all.
As expected, Lunala disappeared out of thin air.
But there was no sound of triumphant laughter in the air, instead there was a feeling of shame and anger.
"Damn you, Levi. I will remember you. For today's humiliation, I will definitely repay you in the future!"
Levi's expression also looked a little strange. Although he didn't know what method the other party used, he actually released the space lock of the dimensional anchor.
But apart from the opponent's sword and shield that had been removed earlier, the opponent's armor, combat boots, and even the underwear inside were also left in the rubble.
In other words, the other party is now in a naked state.
Even for a dark elf, this was indeed a humiliation.
It's just that no one present would sympathize with her.
But she did not lie about one thing. When Levi followed the flowing magic wind and flew downwards, there was an energy shield a few dozen meters to the west.
It is filled with complex magic arrays and vast energy, and it is indeed an important control node.
I don’t know what these dark elves were thinking, to place it so close to the trap.
Could it be that they have also learned some military tactics of "make the enemy empty when strong and make the enemy empty when strong"?
But now they have to face another problem. There is a special enemy in that energy shield.
A Medusa with empty white eyes and holding a staff.
Medusa's greatest talent is her petrifying sight. Normally, a blind Medusa is obviously worthless.
But if the dark elves can use him to guard this place, how could he be a waste?
Such an abnormality actually indicates that the other party may be extremely powerful.
Of course, they won't be afraid of this.
Due to the pride of the dark elves, they would never allow the creatures they control to be stronger than themselves.
Therefore, sea monsters including the Black Dragon, Medusa, or Hydra are absolutely not allowed to appear at the legendary level.
No matter how powerful this Medusa is, she is at most level 20, and may not even be a hero unit.
It just so happens that the Dragon Head God Envoy and others who were unable to play before now have a chance this time.
But before Levi could make any move, Medusa on the other side seemed to have already noticed what was happening here.
She turned her head and "looked" at Levi, then murmured to herself like a poem: "Under the support of the spokesperson of the Seventh Heaven Mountain, the gods' favored ones gathered together, the four gods of chaos are about to reappear, and the world will be overturned."
“This is a hardship, but also a challenge and an opportunity.”
Levi, who was casting a spell, suddenly stopped the action temporarily. The other party seemed to know a lot, and didn't seem to have much hostility.
"Are you a prophet?"
"Yes, respected Celestial Mystic, I was once a servant of the great Pale Queen."
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He felt that this was a bit too coincidental.
So he waved and called over Maltis, and after seeing the other party nod slightly, he spoke again: "What will your attitude be when you meet her?"
The Supreme Goddess of the Underworld, the Pale Queen...
But in the final analysis, they all refer to the same god, the elves' goddess of death - Ers-Haia!
Medusa was stunned at first, then she threw away her staff and crouched down. "You are the one favored by the goddess. I knew that the goddess has not abandoned us!"
Maltis also sensed it a little, and then gave Levi an affirmative look again. Although it sounded outrageous, the other party was indeed a believer of the goddess of death.
Then Medusa seemed to remember something, and she quickly and proactively opened the energy shield.
Levi originally thought there would be some twists and turns, but now it seems that this matter should be resolved soon.
So he asked directly: "We want to take control, or at least strand the Black Ark temporarily. Can you help us?"
"Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Levi, and this is my companion Martis."
Medusa quickly said, "I am Grena. With the blessing of the goddess, I was able to get rid of recklessness and ignorance and become a prophet."
Medusa is certainly an intelligent creature, but they are more often classified as monsters, occupying hilltops in the wild or being hired by other forces, rather than an independent intelligent race.
The bottom line is that they do not have the heritage of history and knowledge.
Without the experience accumulated by past wise men and warriors, each generation of Medusa needs to start over. Even if their upper bodies look like human beauties, they are still no different from beasts in many ways.
Grena was once like that, until she was blessed by the goddess of death.
Unfortunately, the goddess passed away soon, and she could no longer feel the goddess's light. She was then captured, persecuted, and enslaved by the dark elves.
But the power of the goddess also allowed her to receive early warning, so she used her special power to disguise herself as a blind person, and gradually won the trust of the dark elves and was ordered to guard the place.
Yes, she just looks blind, but in fact she is still a healthy Medusa who is far more powerful than her peers.
Although life here is very monotonous and boring, and there is no pay, at least she can keep her life and wait for the day when the goddess returns.
After quickly telling her the information, Grena looked at Levi cautiously: "I can help you, but I will completely offend Malus from now on..."
At this moment, her eyes were extremely bright and there was no problem at all.
Levi looked at Martis again, and when he saw that the other party indicated that he should make the decision, he stopped shirking his responsibility.
"You can fight alongside Maltis if you wish, or I can find you a quiet town where you can live out the rest of your life."
"Perhaps you will have the opportunity to revisit this place in the future. By then, you will no longer be a slave or a prisoner, but a general and a commander."
"But this will also require you to pay a small price, and that is to swear allegiance to me."
Grena was overjoyed: "In the name of the goddess, from now on, I will swear allegiance to Lord Levi!"
Even the death elves who possess the divinity of the goddess have joined, so what reason does she have to refuse?
At least under the command of a celestial mystic, she would definitely live much better than under the hands of a dark elf!
Then, Levi had an additional level 7 elite Medusa prophet under his command.
Yes, she is not a hero yet.
Naturally powerful races like Medusa and Dragons are indeed more difficult to become hero units than humans or elves.
But this is definitely not the whole reason. Grena is also deliberately hiding her shortcomings.
Her equipment was not worth mentioning. Even though she had done a lot of disguises and so many years had passed, the dark elves were still wary of her, so they only gave her a few rags so that she would not be completely empty-handed.
In terms of attributes, since she is Medusa, her strength, agility and physique are very balanced and not weak in any aspect.
It can’t be compared with professional combat types, but it is still very easy to deal with level 5 troops.
At the same time, as a prophet, although her intelligence is lower than that of professional mages such as Sefa, if their levels are similar, she is basically at the same level as Alyssa.
In terms of skills, Medusa's talents are petrifying sight and bows and arrows, which she naturally knows, so there is no need to say more.
Next is her professional special ability - divination.
Through the ritual, she can roughly infer the target's fortune for the next day, that is, the level of luck, and make small adjustments.
This is quite powerful. Luck is a hidden attribute, and its specific effects may not be intuitively seen under normal circumstances.
But Levi has personally witnessed more than once that if the enemy's luck value is too low, then the resistance to instant death magic will inevitably be greatly reduced.
If we encounter any difficult enemies in the future, it will be much more convenient with Grena's divination and the supply of the Goddess of Doom.
But Grena immediately reminded him that this was originally the authority of the two goddesses of luck and misfortune, so not only did she need to offer sufficiently generous sacrifices, but she also couldn't use it too frequently.
But it doesn't matter. Levi won't be so extravagant as to let her use this ability to deal with ordinary trash.
And given his current relationship with the Girl of Misfortune, maybe in the future he could make the goddess happy and help her upgrade her abilities.
In addition, Grena also possesses one last special ability, which is to temporarily seal the petrification ray into the staff for use the next day.
The power may be reduced by then, but the flexibility will undoubtedly be greatly improved.
This was originally used exclusively by Medusas, but if Levi needed it, she could make certain adjustments to further reduce its power and range so that it could be used by humans or elves as well.
But Levi felt that the petrification ray was strong in its lethality. If its power was constantly reduced, there might be no need to use it.
Depending on their strength, each Medusa can seal up to 3-5 shots per day.
It may not sound like a lot, but if Levi can recruit a hundred or eighty Medusas, it would still be quite impressive.
Anyway, petrification rays are Medusa's innate ability, so it won't take much time for Grena to teach them.
Strictly speaking, those special Medusas that Levi and his friends had met before were all her apprentices, but there was no affection between them at all.
Overall, Grena is still very powerful. If she can become a heroic unit in the future, she may be able to lead an army on her own.
The only problem now is her camp.
Most Medusas are born with a neutral evil alignment, which coincides with the alignment of the goddess of death.
Grena was captured by the dark elves and enslaved for hundreds of years. In order to survive, she had no choice but to try to get closer to them, which made her more inclined to evil.
Therefore, she still needs to spend a considerable amount of time to avoid conflicts with other members of the team.
Levi gave her the goal of at least improving herself to absolute neutrality, so that although she would still be different from others, she would not have to worry about being excluded.
Under normal circumstances, this would have been a very difficult task for Grena.
But at this special time, it might be easy, she just needs to kill more demons.
As it happens, there should still be some demons on Dread Rock.
As she spoke, Levi had already followed her instructions and successfully destroyed the key node.
Accompanied by a sudden earthquake, the entire black ark stopped abruptly.
Levi also felt a little sad. A big thing like an island could be paralyzed by destroying its key parts within a radius of several meters.
Even saying it was destruction might not be quite accurate, because he only used his own magic power to expel the magic power of the dark elves, and cut off several key parts through physical means.
If the enemy could launch a counterattack and reoccupy this place, it would take less than two minutes to repair it.
This simple destruction does not amount to complete occupation, so Levi is unable to check its properties for the time being.
But the Rat Masters, Wind Elementals, and others outside brought him good news.
The remaining dark elves on the Black Ark began to run away.
Some teleported, some flew, some took small boats, and some rode war beasts. In short, they seemed to have completely given up on the Black Ark. Lunala did not lie about this.
Obviously, the Death Guards outside the town had not been killed yet, but they acted as if they didn't see anything and were only concerned with running away.
Levi was too lazy to chase them, he just asked his subordinates to make sure the other side would not come back, and he began to officially occupy the Black Ark.
At the same time, he asked Khalida to gather her remaining troops and approach the Black Ark as quickly as possible.
No matter how the war went on Malus' side, he decided to take down the Black Ark first.