Volume 4 Chapter 469: Reunion with an Old Friend
They were riding on a warship, three or four miles away from the Fear Rock. Before they even landed, they could already smell a foul odor in the air.
Regardless of whether or not people have relevant experience, they couldn't help but frown.
Even the ancient tomb generals whose noses were rotten began to turn their heads to the side and cover their mouths.
They thought they could ignore it, but now they found that they were too naive. The smell was too overpowering and it was impossible to block or adapt to it. It was more like a stench spread by magic.
But fortunately, they were not completely unprepared. In fact, Sefa and Sonia had already started preparing since their last encounter with Nurgle.
Before they joined Levi, they would prepare many kinds of small props when going out on adventures, and it was easy for them to modify some special masks.
But the numbers were not enough, and the tomb generals could only endure it with difficulty.
Then they all developed a special negative state - Nurgle plague corrosion.
Hearing their whispered complaints, Levi suddenly had a new idea. Last time, the war was too urgent, so he had no time and energy to do experiments, but this time it was different.
So he took out the book of avoiding disasters. If this stench was a plague, then it should be able to be eliminated, right?
As it turns out, it is possible.
As he continued to inject mana and chose to protect all friendly forces, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Levi glanced at Khalida and said with some emotion: "Even if Nagash is a super villain, I have to admit that he is indeed a genius."
He really didn't expect this to be possible.
But there is still a problem. The mana consumed is a little too much. At best, he can only protect dozens of people. If there are more, he will need to drink medicine continuously.
To protect the entire army is absolutely impossible.
It seems that we still need to trouble Sefa and Sonia and ask them to prepare more special masks.
Even if they cannot be used by their side, they will definitely have no trouble selling them in the future as Nurgle demons continue to appear.
Khalida also nodded and said, "That's right. Even his enemies, no matter how much they hate him, must admit this."
The elegy next to him couldn't help but snort: "The more talented he is, the greater the impact he will have once he does evil."
"So, Levi, collect all nine volumes as soon as possible, and then find his hiding place and give him a quick death."
Levi smiled. This was indeed his goal and plan, but in order to actually realize it, he still needed to overcome many difficulties...
After this little episode, they continued to move forward, and then they found that the nearby sea water had begun to turn green.
Large groups of fish and shrimp were floating on the water with their bellies turned upside down, obviously killed by poison or stench.
Levi, Khalida and others all felt that the situation was somewhat serious.
Because this seems to be just the filthy blood flowing after some Nurgle demons were chopped to death. If they sincerely release evil magic and actively spread the Nurgle plague, how much harm can it cause?
Maybe after this incident, they will have to try to unite with the Dragon Prince and even the lizard people to study relevant countermeasures.
The warship continued to move forward, and when it was about to approach the Fear Rock, several warships that were accompanying it as escorts suddenly issued a warning.
They discovered that underwater in the south, a large number of fishmen and sharkmen were approaching rapidly, numbering over a thousand.
At the same time, Inspector Yakong also sent similar information, and those shark fins were still very conspicuous on the water surface.
Levi immediately started to perform flying skills for everyone.
In order to reduce his own presence, he did not fly over directly.
But now that there are so many water enemies, there is no choice but to take a little risk in order to avoid wasting time on them.
Fortunately, he could take this opportunity to send a signal to the Lizardmen.
According to Levi's understanding of the Lizardmen, even if the opponent is Malus and the Nurgle Demon, it is almost impossible for the Lizardmen to send out the Magic Toads at the first time. The commander is most likely Kuga or other generals.
If the demon is particularly powerful, the magic toads will probably provide remote support first, and only appear in person when the situation is extremely critical.
All the wars involving magic toads in history have shown without exception that they are the ultimate otakus who will never move if they can, even though their teleportation magic is incredibly powerful.
But in this case, if the head coach is Kuga, our side might be able to have a say.
However, he never expected that before they could take off, the fishmen actually took the initiative to send out envoys.
Only then did Levi realize that they were not enemies, or rather, they did not have to be enemies for the time being.
Because their leader was an acquaintance of Levi, the bluegill fishman - Fei Shi, he guessed that Levi might be on the ship through the celestial creatures flying in the sky.
A long time ago, Levi saved the other person's life, and together with the other person, they set up a trap and dealt with an old vampire.
There were some intelligence exchanges afterwards, so the relationship between the two sides was pretty good.
But later, no one knew what happened to the other party, and he lost contact with Levi for a while. At that time, Levi was busy dealing with the beastmen of Mala and didn't have much energy for the time being, so he let it go.
I didn't expect to be here now and meet him unexpectedly, and it seems that he is doing well.
Soon Levi and Fei Shi met at the bow of the ship. Although they hadn't been in contact for a while, Fei Shi was still very enthusiastic towards Levi.
But Levi did not completely let down his guard. The many great sharks, shark men, Shahua fishmen and Nagas behind Feishi were enough to show who he had been hanging out with recently.
And if you really missed me that much, why didn’t you get back in touch with me earlier?
This enthusiasm was partly due to past friendship and partly due to the power he possessed.
The last part, most likely he wants something from me, right?
After some polite exchanges, Levi also learned that Fei Shi had now become a high-level believer of the Shahua fish-man god.
The great shark Sekola has relatively low requirements for faith, and he cares more about how good his men are at killing people.
And as heroes chosen by God, how many of them don’t have bloody hands?
Therefore, Fei Shi's level was up very quickly, and now she has become the leader of a pirate group.
This time, a large number of Shahua fishmen were just killed by Levi and his men nearby. It can be expected that his status will be improved in the near future.
Seeing the other party's jubilant look, Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Do you want me to help you kill all the other Shahua fishmen leaders nearby?"
He had no hatred towards Sekola and the Shahuagin, but who made them belong to the evil camp and stand opposite the Sea Dreamer?
Fei Shi was immediately attracted, but after some hesitation, he finally declined.
"Let's talk about it later. If it's too obvious, it won't be justifiable for others..."
Of course he had this idea in his mind, but Sekola was a god after all, and he would not stand up for the dead who were no longer valuable, but he also did not want to be considered a fool by his younger brothers.
So even if we really want to kill those guys, the information cannot be leaked directly from him. At least we have to find a plausible reason.
Levi chuckled: "It seems that the Sahuagin still have some power around here."
Fei Shi spread her hands and said, "To be honest, there aren't many left. We are surrounded by enemies and have no stable and reliable allies. We have to rely on constantly capturing fishermen to serve as cannon fodder."
"Even if I join in, there is no way we can defeat you, Levi."
Fei Shi was sincere when he said this. He didn't expect that after not seeing Levi for some time, he had become so strong.
Not only can he dominate a naval battle of this scale to a certain extent, he is even capable of capturing the famous Black Ark, which is a bit scary.
Anyone who lives on the sea or the sea, regardless of race or faction, knows how powerful and terrifying the Black Ark is.
No matter how much external force Levi used to capture the Black Ark, it was definitely not something he could contend with!
After a while of polite conversation, Fei Shi finally revealed his real purpose. He wanted to cooperate with Levi and go to Fear Rock together.
Last night, a senior general of the Shahua fishmen went up with several priests, intending to have further negotiations with Malus on many aspects of cooperation between the two sides.
Then he disappeared and there has been no news since then, so he was ordered to go and find out what happened yesterday.
But his troops are all water creatures. Even if some Nagas can go ashore, some fishmen can go ashore in a short time after using magic.
But in the end, there are too few people who meet the requirements, and after going ashore, their strength will be affected to a certain extent.
So he was worried, but he didn't expect to hear that the army of Shahua fishmen here was beaten up by the Sea Dreamers and the Tomb King's fleet, and there were some special and powerful wizards among them.
When he heard the description, he thought it might be Levi, so he took the initiative to run over.
If they encounter enemies on the road, his younger brothers will definitely go first.
If there are any spoils of war, they will be distributed according to everyone's contribution.
At the same time, Fei Shi also promised that because of the relationship between their camps, his troops would certainly not be able to serve as guards for Levi's Black Ark.
But he could let them stay a few miles away. As long as they were there, other Shahua fishmen, snakemen pirates , and Nipon pirates in the nearby waters would never come to cause trouble.
This is probably some kind of tacit understanding among their many evil camps.
Of course, it is also because in this area, the power of the Shahua fishmen led by Sekola is the strongest, and Feishi is the strongest and has a higher status among them, so he said this.
The evil camp is very sensible and they only look at strength.
Levi would certainly not refuse this kind of cooperation. They were already short of cannon fodder, and the Black Ark was indeed rather weak at the moment. It would be really good to be able to reduce some trouble.
At the same time, Fei Shi must know more about the terrain on Fear Rock than he does, which will definitely come in handy next.
Seeing that Levi agreed, Fei Shi was very happy and immediately ordered the troops to prepare.
Within two minutes, two hundred Nagas and forty or fifty strong shark people joined the team.
At the same time, they also cast various spells to isolate themselves from the sea water contaminated by Nurgle demons.
Although everyone's respiratory organs are different from Levi and the others, it is obvious that they cannot withstand the stench of the Nurgle demons.
Looking at this group of warriors whose average strength is above level 3, and a considerable number of them are level 5, Levi knows that Fei Shi is doing very well indeed.
There was just one thing he didn't understand. Logically speaking, the Naga tribe was also hostile to the Shahua people, so it was understandable that Fei Shi recruited eight or ten of them.
But now there are only about 200 of them, including some powerful Naga thugs and Naga royal guards. This is obviously abnormal.
Moreover, Sumi had told him some things about the Nagas before, and they had obviously been acting a little abnormal recently.
She once tried to get the help of the Naga to fight against the Sahuagin, but was eventually driven away very rudely and disrespectfully.
Even after the Sea Dreamers had been fighting the Shahuagin for so long, they still did not take any action, as if this matter had nothing to do with them at all.
There are also various rumors from other aspects, and everything shows that the Nagas’ position in this war does not seem to be so firm.
Although Levi did not ask directly, when Fei Shi noticed his puzzled look, she could still understand it, because it was not the first time he had encountered such a question.
But before that, he mostly just smiled mysteriously and didn't tell the other party any information.
This time he decided to reveal the truth to Levi, which could be considered an investment of some kind.
He immediately whispered, "Recently, there is a rumor among the Nagas that the Naga goddess has disappeared. I also got confirmation from Sekola."
"The Naga tribe was in chaos because their priests had lost their power. I was lucky and took the opportunity to recruit an entire tribe yesterday."
Levi's pupils suddenly shrank. Although it sounded unbelievable, judging from the Nagas' many performances, this should be true.
Although the Naga Goddess doesn't care about anything and often disappears, as long as she exists, she can protect the Naga tribe, grant power to priests, etc.
But now Fei Shi had actually taken over an entire tribe directly, which could only mean that the connection between the Naga and their goddess had completely disappeared.
So for the continuation of their race, they have begun to choose to pledge allegiance to new gods!
The fact that she was able to reveal such important news to herself already showed Fei Shi's sincerity.
So Levi thanked the other party sincerely, and immediately passed the information to Khalida, as well as Donna, Sumi, Michaela and others who were still on the Black Ark.
Since the Nagas are looking for new targets to join, and are even willing to form an alliance with the Shahuamin who were previously their enemies, it makes no sense for them to reject the High Elves, right?
The Shahuamin only have Sekora behind them. Although Sekora has the Furious Gods behind him, they have never been reliable allies. They only come together for the sake of profit and to resist the enemy together, so they keep each other warm.
But it’s different for the high elves. Dozens of gods are enough for them to choose from.
It just so happens that the Black Ark is in urgent need of troops. Once they are willing to join them, they will definitely receive very high treatment.
Or if the Nagas are tired of living here, Levi has a better option, which is to throw them all to the Twin Moon World, where there are also waters.
Or the Underdark and Bitao Village, etc., are also good choices.
As for Lilith, he felt that there was no need for him to waste any more words.
Lilith's usual external image is that of a weak but kind goddess who is very enthusiastic and willing to help any god in need.
In addition, she is the daughter of the first God-King of the elves and has an uncle who takes good care of her, so she has a wide social circle and friends from many pantheons.
She can even speak for the Eastern pantheon of Cathay, Inda and Nipon, which is outrageous.
There was no reason why even Sekola would know this kind of information but she didn't.
After a brief exchange and readjustment of their formation, they finally set foot on the land of Fear Rock.
Looking at the land under his feet, Levi felt it was bearable.
I don’t know if it’s because of the characteristics of the demons, or because no fighting had ever taken place where they landed, but the nearby land is still normal and there is no filth.
Well, not yet, because the Inspector Archon has already checked that a few miles ahead is a battlefield where the dark elves are fighting against the demons of Nurgle.
By the time they are done fighting, the land here will probably be polluted, just like the nearby waters.
After sharing the information with others, everyone decided to go and see the battlefield.
Because they were all very curious, where did so many Nurgle demons suddenly appear from? There haven't been any abyss rifts opened nearby recently?
If it was a summons, there would be tens of thousands of them at once, and the noise would definitely be huge.
But no one felt anything unusual, as if they appeared out of thin air, which is very confusing.
While moving forward, Levi also cast summoning spells. Although he had Fei Shi's troops as cannon fodder, he couldn't rely on him entirely, right?
Even though Levi didn't use his full strength, Fei Shi was still shocked after seeing the numerous types and numbers of celestial creatures.
But soon he no longer had the heart to think about these things because the battlefield was approaching.
Looking around, the troops of both sides were not large, with about two to three hundred dark elves and less than twice that many Nurgle demons.
But despite this, they have been able to fully reflect the characteristics of the two sides' arms and the huge differences in tactics.
The Dark Elves were composed of melee troops such as spearmen and swordsmen. They formed a tight formation with their backs against the hills to resist the tide of Nurgle demons.
Following behind are various crossbowmen, plus two Reaper Ballistae, acting as damage dealers.
There were two teams of level 3 dark riders on the outermost side, running around with a hundred or so enemies like fools.
Their enemies all fought in close combat, without any tactics, they just rushed forward recklessly.
However, when seeing these Nurgle demons with green blisters all over their bodies, big bellies, slow movements and dull eyes, many people actually felt more angry.
Because they could see that these so-called demons were mostly human beings perhaps a few days ago.
That’s right, although they have horns, one of the symbols of the devil, on their heads, more than 90% of them are not demons from the abyss in the conventional sense, but humans transformed by some evil ritual.
Even Levi could guess that they were slaves captured by the dark elves from many coastal areas.
In order to defeat the Spirit of Typok, Malus made a deal with the Nurgle Demon, but the Nurgle Demon finally went back on his word.
So these former slaves took revenge on the dark elves in a different identity.
To this, Levi only wants to say: The dark elves deserve it!
Others had similar attitudes. These dark elves were really not worthy of sympathy.
As for the remaining 10%, it can be seen that they should be two special types of demons.
Because of their appearance, it is obvious that they are not human.
The first type is a one-eyed toad that is two or three meters long, swollen all over, and has horns. It is probably only level 3. Apart from being disgusting and poisonous, it is almost useless.
It's just that Levi thinks that when the magic toads or lizardmen see them, they may have some special associations...
The second type is a giant fat guy who is five or six meters tall and has a waist circumference of about four or five meters.
On their abdomen is a huge mouth that is about three meters wide and full of ferocious sharp teeth.
But this is only half of it.
Further down, there is a large lump of fat with a diameter of four or five meters.
Perhaps because it was too heavy, it was unable to support its lower body and instead placed it behind it, forming an L shape.
At the same time, there is a bunch of "hair" on its head that is about finger-thick and dancing randomly.
This gave Levi some illusion at first, thinking it was some ugly version of Medusa, but after careful observation, he quickly denied this view.
It's not just because it's so ugly, but also because the hair on its head is actually a bunch of intestines covered with mucus.
Its way of attacking, besides conventional boxing, biting and spitting mucus with its big mouth on its waist, is that it can occasionally take out some unidentified objects that emit hot air and are mainly yellow-green in color from its abdomen and throw them at the enemy.
This action alone was enough to make Faith, who encountered the Nurgle demon for the first time, feel severe physical discomfort.
Combined with the disgusting characteristics of Nurgle demons, Levi felt that this thing was most likely some kind of half-maggot demon...
It is precisely because of the existence of this demon with a strength of about level 5 that these dark elves feel very uncomfortable.
Because the combat capabilities of those transformed humans are actually very weak, and there are not many that are above level 2.
The only advantage may be that no matter they are attacking or being attacked, their bodies will explode, causing poisoning to the dark elves , and perhaps even plague.
Levi feels that their current fighting power is most likely based on their strength as humans.
If your foundation is too poor, even if you are transformed into a demon, you will not be able to become strong all of a sudden.
Because they were still some distance away and there were trees blocking their view, the two warring parties had not been able to spot them for the time being.
Elegy plans to continue watching the fun and let the dark elves suffer the consequences.
But Levi began to ask the knowledgeable Khalida: "Is it possible for this transformed demon to recover?"
According to current intelligence, there are 20,000 to 30,000 Nurgle demons on Dread Rock. If most of them are like those here, they are converted humans.
If we can find a way to purify them, wouldn't we immediately have more than 20,000 laborers?
But Khalida just shook her head and said that no matter whether it was a demon or a devil, it was extremely difficult to redeem it.
Perhaps with the help of powerful divine power, it is possible to break through this limitation, but even if it were them, they could only save a few people at most, not tens of thousands of people.
She knew Levi was feeling bad too, but they really couldn't save each other.
The only thing they can do now is to kill them and redeem their souls before it is too late.
If time drags on too long, they will be completely corrupted by the demonic power. Even if they are killed at that time, they will be reborn as demons in the bottomless abyss just like real demons.
Seeing everyone coming to comfort him and telling him not to worry too much about it, Levi's mouth twitched slightly.
In fact, his initial idea was not so noble...
But at this point, if he doesn't do something, it seems a bit unreasonable.
So he simply summoned the Dragon God Messenger directly. If anyone could have a solution, the Gaiding Clan, one of the representatives of kindness and justice, would definitely be at the front of the list.
The dragon-headed messenger, who had been covering his nose as soon as he appeared, listened to Levi's narration and quickly glanced around, then his face became angry and serious.
The reappearance of Nurgle demons and even the four Chaos Gods are also extremely serious threats to the Gadin clan and Paradise.
But when faced with Levi's problem, he also had no good solution.
There are indeed some part-time priests among the prince and the five dukes of Gadin. With the strengthening of Paradise, they can even perform resurrection.
But looking at themselves, the former member with the highest priest level, the bear-headed envoy - Duchess Callisto, was only at level 15.
It is too difficult for them to save the beings before them.
However, he also expressed that, moved by Levi's kindness, he was willing to help Levi defeat the demons here without asking for anything in return and without any time limit.
Levi was naturally very happy. He was not happy just because he saved a little money. He was just happy about the improvement in their relationship.
The Dragon-Headed God Envoys are also a whole race. Although their number is far less than that of other races such as the Patrol Wolf Envoys, there are at least dozens or even hundreds of them.
It would be very convenient if he could trick a few of them into working for him. After all, every dragon-headed envoy is a hero of at least level 15.
After comforting the Dragon God Messenger with a few words and indicating that he should not blame himself, Levi began to contact the Subaerotian Clan and even the Seventh Heaven Mountain.
As a celestial mystic who had received the sevenfold blessing, theoretically, the Heavenly Mountain should be protecting him, but in the end it was always the Gaiding Celestial Clan who had been helping him out.
It’s just right, let’s take this opportunity to let the Subaerotian people contribute some efforts!