Volume 4 Chapter 479: Those Who Hate Men
Kyle was naturally interested, and very interested.
Although it was his first time to participate in such a large-scale war and killing, unexpectedly, he did not feel the slightest discomfort. Instead, he felt more joy and enjoyment.
So they set fire to the entire forest in front of them.
Even the rain forest was set on fire on the spot due to the effects of fire magic and consumable items such as fire glue.
For a moment, thick smoke billowed. It is not yet known how many enemy troops were killed or burned, but it did hinder the enemy's attack to a considerable extent.
The fleet then launched some flaming boulders using catapults.
Although mummies themselves are very afraid of fire, the Tomb Kings are not completely averse to fire. On the contrary, they are very interested in fire.
The pride of the Tomb Kings makes them think they can conquer everything, and the same is true for fire.
Not to mention throwing flaming boulders, some of Khalida's excellent archers can also launch rockets if they are prepared.
They clearly could end up getting burned literally if they aren't careful, but they still enjoy doing it.
After this round of attacks, no matter how stupid the enemy was, they would know that their sneak attack plan had failed.
In addition, they also learned through other means that the other two navies, one open and one secret, had also been defeated. They knew that they had really encountered a ruthless person this time.
But the arrow is on the string and must be shot. No matter how powerful the opponent is, they have already paid such a high price and have no choice but to fight.
What's more, they are not completely in control of themselves, because behind this ambush, it is actually serving the will of Talos!
So no matter how helpless they were, they could only endure the flames and smoke and grit their teeth and order a full-scale attack.
During this process, Donna's long-range troops and the fleet's catapults, etc., all launched attacks in an orderly manner according to the strategy Levi had decided on before.
The thick smoke is certainly not conducive to their long-range attacks, as they cannot aim accurately.
But when the enemy is suddenly attacked by fire, there are only a few strategies to deal with it: resist head-on, cast spells to resist, or take a detour.
If you choose the first two, it doesn’t matter, the constructs and dinosaur troops will naturally take care of them later.
But if they take a detour, Luna, who has already stationed troops at several key locations, will come in handy.
During this process, Levi, Kyle, Sally and others naturally continued to cast fire magic to help the fire.
Sefa cast wind magic, not only wanting the fire to take advantage of the wind, but also wanting to control the burning line to avoid affecting his own side.
Despite having to endure this kind of attack, the enemies were too numerous to count, and lightning flashed in the forest from time to time, causing trees to fall.
It seems that the enemy relied on its powerful force to forcibly destroy the woods on the marching route. After losing the combustible materials, the threat of the flames would be significantly weakened.
So soon a large number of troops poured out of the forest, and then Luna also reported that the enemy was found on several roads on both sides of the forest.
After just two brief attempts, she failed to successfully repel the opponent and only intercepted him temporarily.
Since the enemy's troops included a considerable number of Amazons skilled in archery, her huntresses were at a great disadvantage in front of them because of their shooting range.
Fortunately, she had the cooperation of many Death Guards and Ankylosaurs, and she controlled several dangerous terrains, so it was not particularly easy for the opponent to break through her defense.
At the same time, as the distance gradually shortened, the crossbow and other weapons carried on the back of the Triceratops finally began to show their power, which made the enemy more and more uncomfortable.
But they are not all mediocre. As lightning flashed, one lightning magic after another, as well as lightning arrows, javelins and the like, were thrown over.
At the same time, strong winds appeared out of nowhere and began to try to blow out the flames.
Talos is the god of storms and destruction. He is best at controlling lightning, but he is also very good at wind.
However, when Elegy, who was about to join the battlefield, saw a special flag and a large group of extremely rare Amazons armed with axes and shields, he was particularly surprised.
"What? Why is it Elder Gloria's Hate Boys Group?"
She had many guesses about the betrayer, but she never expected that it would be the other party.
The Hate Boys Group, just from the name, everyone can hear the rules they believe in.
But now, Elder Gloria, as the leader, is leading such a battle group and fighting side by side with so many human men.
Is she crazy? Her nickname is man-hater!
But Levi smiled slightly. This elder might really hate men, but if the other party is a male god, that’s another matter.
Seeing that she was now covered in lightning, as if she was wearing a suit of lightning armor, everyone could tell that she must have gained power from Talos.
The reason why Levi was so sure was because the original god of thunder in the Greek pantheon was the king of gods Zeus.
Not to mention that Zeus has already fled. Even if he were still alive, he would not bless an old woman with wrinkles all over her face who doesn't look beautiful at all.
So it could only be Talos. For the sake of Paradise Island and the Amazon faith, he would not care much about the other person's appearance.
In other words, such a man-hating elder might be more to his liking.
Since she no longer had the energy to seek pleasure from men or women, she could only naturally desire power or wealth, and in this regard, Talos could undoubtedly satisfy her easily.
Behind the man-haters are a large number of piranhas, falcons and black panther warriors, pursuers, deep forest sentinels and other ranged troops. The cavalry units are mainly composed of cold lizard cavalry and ground vulture archers.
The total number has exceeded one thousand, which is undoubtedly a very powerful force on Paradise Island.
It’s just that their average strength is a little lower, only level 2-4, and they are not the most elite core force on Paradise Island.
And at first glance, the lineup seems very complete, but it lacks a very important part of the Amazon army, that is, the monster troops that serve as cannon fodder.
This made Elegy feel a little comforted. It seemed that not all of his people had succumbed to the power of Talos.
So she quickly gathered her slightly confused thoughts. To her, the reason why the other party betrayed Paradise Island was actually not important, because Levi would definitely inquire about it in detail. After he figured it out, she could just listen to it.
She only needs to know one thing, the other party is now an enemy!
"Levi, be careful. When a man-hater attacks a man, his attack power and critical hit rate will increase slightly."
Levi nodded to show that he understood. Just by listening to the other party's nickname, he could roughly guess it.
However, these men-haters are destined to be unable to exert their special powers today. How can the Death Guards have any gender?
As for the human troops, in addition to some bald men who looked like Nibon pirates, some who looked like human mercenaries from various countries, there were also some tall barbarians with pale skin and golden or red hair.
They are the Norse people who live in the bitter cold of the north and should not be here.
The Queen of the Sea has been trying to recruit them for her own use. After all, the Norsemen are one of the most famous pirate races in the entire main world, second only to the dark elves.
But she had been frustrated many times before, and those Norse pirates usually agreed to her promises on the surface and did small things for her within their ability.
But once it comes to faith, or some life-threatening matters, they often run away at the first opportunity.
This made her angry and furious, but she was reluctant to let it go completely, so she could only find a coastal area to vent her anger.
When the next opportunity comes, she will try to conquer them again.
Seeing this now, Levi seemed to vaguely realize the truth.
Those Norse pirates were most likely secretly instructed by Talos, which is why they appeared so cunning.
This time, in order to conquer Paradise Island and the Amazons, Talos was willing to send them out.
Perhaps, this is also for them to prove something.
As far as Levi knows, when the Four Chaos Gods were alive, the northern barbarians such as the Norscans were the mortals most susceptible to their temptations.
Now as the power of the Four Chaos Gods gradually recovers, I guess there are some signs in the north as well?
These Norsemen are the smallest in number, only four or five hundred, but they appear to be the most elite.
Some of them had naked upper bodies covered with all kinds of weird tattoos, holding double axes, but moving quite agilely. They were Norse Berserkers.
But their specific strength is not easy to distinguish, because whether they are level 3 or level 5, there is almost no difference in their appearance.
It could be that the quality of the battle axes in their hands is different, and the number of scars on their bodies is different, but it’s still hard to be sure actually.
However, Levi was not too worried about them. As for the Berserker-type soldiers, both the enemy and the enemy were aware of their threat, so no matter what race was involved in the war, they were often the first to die.
Among the high elves, the Sword Masters of Hoeth who are skilled in archery and possess rank 5 strength are in a similar situation.
Unless one is strong enough to crush the enemy, almost every time one enters a battlefield where the combat power of both sides is similar, the casualty rate is never less than 50%.
The other part is composed of warriors wearing horn helmets, heavy armor, and wielding two-handed axes, hammers, or one-handed axes and shields.
Their movement speed is relatively slow, but their defense is undoubtedly much stronger than that of the Berserkers.
According to the Norsemen's classification of their soldiers, the most basic raiders usually only had simple , purely warm leather clothes, a helmet and a wooden shield as protective gear, and everything else they had to rely on for robbery.
The simplest, most efficient and most common way is to go south and become a pirate to rob the ice kingdom - Kislev, and the relatively wealthy Sigmar Empire.
The second option is to continue south along the coast and rob the coastal areas of the Knight Kingdom of Batto, but that often takes longer and is much more dangerous.
Because most of the Norsemen's small boats could hardly survive the wind and waves on the sea, and the Barto knights were generally much more capable than the warriors of those two countries.
But no matter what, no matter where they were robbed from, the only thing that will not change is that the more and more luxuriously the looters wear, the more times they have robbed and the stronger their fighting power.
Being able to wear a full set of metal armor basically means it is at least level 3 .
If they can successfully rob multiple times and keep their spoils from being robbed by other members of the same tribe, they may become the champion plunderer warriors of their tribe.
At this time, almost all of the troops are level 4.
For the Norse people, they are basically the strongest group of warriors in each tribe. Above them are basically the patriarchs or other heroic units.
Now the numbers of these two types of soldiers are almost the same, with more than 200 of each.
Next are the trolls and werewolves, about 100 in total. These guys from the chaotic evil camp are basically accustomed to succumbing to all stronger evils.
Basically, they all have the strength of level 3-4. The former is good at taking beatings, while the latter is good at output. One attacks and the other defends, just like a spear and a shield.
But they also have the same shortcomings: they are afraid of fire, have relatively low morale, and have no order at all. When the battle is going unfavorably, they will run away very quickly.
Especially when serving humans, it is often exceptionally fast.
But this time might be different, because in the middle of this team, there are at least twenty or thirty guys whose equipment is obviously much more luxurious than that of ordinary Norsemen. They are either indigenous heroes or heroes chosen by God.
At the same time, their weapons or armor were more or less wrapped with traces of electric light. Although they looked obviously inferior to those of the man-haters, it was enough to prove that they had a certain status in the Church of Talos.
And with the support of various equipment, their true strength may not be much worse than that of those who hate men.
Further back in the forest, there were faint flashes of magical light.
It is rare for ordinary Norse pirates to have spellcasters, but if they are subordinates of the chosen heroes, then it will naturally be different.
Under the cover of a large number of Nebon pirates holding shields, they began to attack Levi's position.
Although most of the Nibon pirates' shields are extremely crude, made mainly of bamboo and wood, they are wide enough, often like door panels, and can still be of great use in defending against non-magical arrows.
No one knew what Donna's current mood was in the sky, but her command was obviously not affected at all. She clearly targeted the location of the man-haters and sent a wave of arrows.
The opponent looks the most conspicuous, so let's shoot him first and see what the result is.
The Norsemen had not reacted yet, but the man-hater snorted first, then threw a spear surrounded by lightning into the air.
There was a muffled "crack" sound, and a large dark cloud mixed with strong winds and lightning appeared out of nowhere, directly destroying the wave of arrows attacking her.
Then other spellcasters cooperated and summoned clouds and rain to cool down the burning forest.
At the same time, another group of spellcasters wearing camouflage and holding snake-shaped staffs also jointly summoned groups of giant pythons and poisonous snakes, trying to attack the ankylosaurs and triceratops.
The Amazons are also experts in training dinosaurs, so they are naturally well aware of their weaknesses, which is that they can easily lose control after being injured.
Herbivorous dinosaurs are relatively better. With their thick skin and flesh, they have a considerable degree of resistance to long-range attacks, so they won't go crazy so easily.
However, when they encounter enemies like poisonous snakes, which can make them feel uncomfortable but are not so easy to kill, they tend to become more irritable and more likely to go crazy.
After doing all this, the man-hater took out a new spear, first covered it with a layer of lightning, and then pointed it directly at Levi.
"Elf, you shouldn't come here. Paradise Island is already the domain of my God!"
Levi immediately snorted: "Which god? Diana? Or Talos?"
As he spoke, he was also performing magic.
Dragon Cloud Spell uses clouds as the carrier of the spell. So, can this special thundercloud summon a special dragon? It's worth a try.
But if it doesn't work, it doesn't really matter. Ordinary dragon cloud elements can still play a significant role.
The man-haters' faces instantly changed: "How dare you, you cursed elf, to call my god by his name!"
Oh, so arrogant? It seems that Talos really gave her a lot of confidence.
Levi didn't feel angry yet, but the others couldn't bear it anymore. Kyle threw a fireball at them immediately.
Although they had just met, he already admired big brother Levi very much in terms of both ability and wisdom, and naturally did not want to see him being humiliated.
However, there were some spellcasters among the Norsemen. Although he was very powerful, the other side was able to successfully resolve his attacks by attacking from multiple people at the same time.
At the same time, as the distance got closer, continuous gunshots gradually rang out from the forest.
Levi found it a bit interesting. Since the Norsemen were too poor and their ships were too broken, they were very inclined to boarding battles and tried their best to seize the opponent's ships. Anyway, as long as they got them, they would basically be better than their own.
They don't use muskets, and if they have to use long-range weapons, they are basically javelins or throwing axes.
The Nebon pirates were relatively poor, and even for those with official backgrounds, the proportion of muskets they were allocated was not particularly high.
Only vampire pirates, because zombies can't bend the bow and draw the arrow, and it is difficult to string the crossbow.
That's why they would try to use muskets and cannons under the command of some high-level necromancers or vampires.
There were at least four or five hundred gunshots in the forest now. Whether they were recruited or cooperating, they obviously had a good relationship with the vampire pirates.
Thinking of this, Levi couldn't help but prepare to let Cindy and the Celestial Clan troops set off.
Up to now, he has basically had no personal dealings with vampire pirates, but Lucia had mixed with them for some time before.
So while she was still there, Levi also got a lot of relevant information during the chat.
Those guys do have the greatest advantage in naval battles, but they also have some very special air forces that must be guarded against.
For a moment, the Death Guards in front were beaten to pieces, which made Harpros very busy.
Even though Levi had recently recruited several new tomb technicians from the city of Lahmia to garrison there, they were still a little overwhelmed for the time being.
Although muskets have many weaknesses, such as requiring excellent viewing angles and rays, requiring superb aiming skills, being afraid of rain and fire, and having a relatively slow firing rate, they are indeed more powerful than ordinary bows and crossbows.
Especially the muskets of vampire pirates, which are basically specially treated with magic. In addition to being waterproof, they are often more powerful.
In fact, not only the Death Guards were attacked, but the Ankylosaurs in the front row also suffered some damage.
However, because there are units such as priests and druids further behind, no real chaos has been caused for the time being.
This is the countermeasure Levi took to deal with the disadvantage that dinosaurs are prone to going crazy.
The priests provided treatment, and the druids were responsible for comforting them. Even though they were still a little manic after being beaten, they would not lose control easily.
With these two layers of defense, the damage suffered by the Silver Light Guards and others at the back would be significantly less.
After all, not only are they powerful, but their enchanted shields are far superior to the junk of their opponents.
This makes the many magic troops further behind appear extremely safe.
So they began to fight back harder and harder together with the crossbows and archers on the back of the Triceratops, mainly the enemy's berserkers and hero units.
In large-scale battles, Levi often prioritizes clearing out the opponent's magic units, followed by flying units, and then ranged units and cavalry units.
Finally, there are the largest number of melee units except Berserkers.
If there are hero units or war monsters, you need to adopt different response methods based on the opponent's strength, attack method, etc.
Because they often have greater lethality or effects, but are not easy to kill.
So after a wave of arrow rain, nearly a hundred Berserkers were killed or wounded in an instant, but the musketeers had the cover of woods and thick smoke, so it was not known how many casualties they had suffered for the time being, but it should not be too great.
As for those heroes, although some were injured, none of them were killed directly.
By now, if you are one of the first batch of God-chosen heroes like Levi, as long as you are not doing particularly badly, you can basically reach level 10 or above and have relatively rich combat experience.
If equipped with certain equipment, it is unlikely that one will be killed instantly by a normal volley of arrows.
After all, everyone knows that heroes, especially heroes chosen by God, are often the real core of a team and must not be lost.
But Levi didn't care too much. There were too many enemy heroes. Even if he killed ten or eight of them, it would not solve the problem fundamentally.
He simply continued according to the plan, letting Kerillian and the flying archers begin to make a detour from the side.
While waiting for the opportunity to attack the enemy, we also conduct another reconnaissance to determine whether the enemy still has other hidden troops.
As long as all the enemy troops are killed, the remaining heroes will not be able to change the situation unless they reach the legendary level.
Cindy and many other Celestial Clan troops also turned in another direction.
Even if their main force is on the defensive, it doesn't mean they can't take the initiative to do something.
But unlike in the past, this time Cindy was not the real commander, she was just a collaborator. Levi gave the task of commanding many Celestials to the Horn Sub-Kings.
After several personal observations, Levi discovered that on the one hand they were truly extremely talented, and on the other hand they had also mastered a great deal of skills and experience in their past battles against demons and devils.
So in terms of command alone, they are really good, and Cindy is a little inferior now.
There was no way. Cindy had basically no experience in commanding large-scale armies. At most, she had only five or six high-level angels as guards.
Moreover, angels are usually much smarter than mortals. They can complete many tasks on their own without her having to say anything.
Although it is still unclear what hidden charisma she possesses, just like other people they meet for the first time, the Celestials have a very good impression of her.
So in addition to having her accompany him as a guarantee of combat effectiveness, Levi actually also wanted her to learn something along the way.
Although she is one of the strongest generals under Levi, it is impossible for her to always lead the charge into battle personally. Sooner or later, she will command troops and form an independent army.
Martis also quietly left with the black knights. This time, both he and she knew that the two teams of black knights were her toys.
Therefore, they didn't care about the specific results they could achieve, as long as she could come back safely.
Soon, a dragon cloud element covered in purple lightning flashed out from the clouds. Just as Levi had guessed before, it did have certain attribute tendencies depending on the type of clouds, and this time it was of the lightning attribute.
It stretched its body slightly in the air, and then, following Levi's orders, it headed straight for the Nebon pirates.
Last time he discovered that the fear of the dragon among the Nibon people and the snake people was almost engraved deep in their souls, so naturally he had to make more use of it.
He even deliberately made it make a few dragon roars to show his presence.
Anyway, its appearance is so obvious that it can't escape the other party's sight, so it doesn't matter whether it attracts attention or not.
In other words, only when it is seen by everyone can it have the greatest intimidating effect on the Nebon pirates.
As expected, no accidents happened this time either.
There were only a few dragon roars and dragon might, and they didn't even really launch an attack. Many of the Nipon pirates, who only flinched slightly in the face of magic, rain of arrows, and even crossbows, but did not actually retreat, and began to cry for their parents and desperately ran away.
Some guys even threw away their shields in order to run faster.
Although this could keep them further away from the Dragon Cloud Elements, it could not save them from the rain of arrows.
Those God-chosen heroes were also a little dazed for a moment. How could they not recognize this special image ?
But now the two sides are in a state of hostility, which is really a headache for them.
There was no other way, they could only let the magic units in the forest use skills such as Protection from Fear and Aura of Courage to try to save the situation.
Because after losing these cannon fodders, the price they would have to pay to cross the rain of arrows and get close to the enemy would increase many times over.
But they soon discovered that their thoughts seemed a little too simple. Those spells to expel fear did work, but the escape speed of the Nipon pirates did not change at all.
In other words, they were not afraid of the dragon's might at all; their fear came from the heart and soul!
This immediately made them unable to hold back their anger and curse, what was this?
Is it a huge weakness that is not even written on the system panel but actually exists? It's really outrageous!
But under Levi's control, the Dragon Cloud Element was not in a hurry to kill the enemy, but just kept roaring, with the primary goal of driving away those Nipeng pirates.
Their flying axes, javelins, and even some spell attacks had little effect on it, so soon a rather funny scene appeared on the battlefield.
Obviously, the Dragon Cloud Element had not harmed anyone yet, but hundreds of Nipeng pirates were running around like headless flies.
Many God-chosen heroes tried several times but were unable to save the situation. They could not help but curse inwardly again and began to change their battle strategies.
Since these trash are of no use, let's just defeat them head on and win with our strength!
Although the enemy was fierce, Levi's response resolved them one by one and even gained the upper hand. As the nominal commander, the man who hated men couldn't help but become more angry.
"Elf, I'm going to drown you in the giant ape's blood"
Before she finished her words, Wange couldn't help it anymore, because she knew what the other party was going to scold.
As the most powerful and largest monster on Paradise Island, the Gigantopithecus is more numerous than the Triceratops, and its excrement is also very large...
Plus, she wasn't particularly unfamiliar with men-haters, and had some understanding of her many curse words.
So in order to prevent the other party from saying something too unpleasant, she directly used the earth element gem to summon an earth element ankylosaur, ordered it to attack, and forcibly interrupted the other party's words.
Then she charged at the opponent with the Bloodthirsty Sword in her left hand and the Sorrowful Flame Sword in her right hand: "Man-hater, since you have betrayed the gods, Diana's handmaiden, Elegy, will judge you!"
What about a follower of Talos? She was received by the goddess herself and given a special job as an Amazon - the Lamenter!
But after seeing her, the man-hater was stunned: "What? Elegy? Shouldn't you have died a long time ago?"
Then she said in a slightly frustrated tone, "Damn Penthesilea , she lied to me? Could it be that she had already..."
Elegy's eyebrows suddenly raised, and he felt that something was obviously wrong.
She and Donna had previously sent envoys to Paradise Island in the name of themselves and Levi, hoping to conduct relevant exchanges. Levi originally planned to live in peace with the other party, after all, this was their hometown.
Doesn’t the other party know about this?
If they didn't know, how could they set a trap here?
Or did the Queen not tell the other party all the information?
And the men haters said that she should have died, not that she was already dead, and that the queen had lied to her again or something.
Does this mean that there was indeed a conspiracy behind her accidental death in battle, and that the man who hated her knew about it? Or is she simply one of the masterminds behind it?
Could it be that this was a factional struggle involving men-haters and the queen? And I was just an innocent victim?
If she had been on Paradise Island before, she would definitely not be able to think of so many things so easily, but after following Levi for such a long time, in addition to her strength, she has also made considerable progress in other aspects such as thinking.
Thinking of this, Wange became a little angry and pointed both of her swords at the opponent.
"Man-hater, what do you know about my previous accident?"
The man-hater was immediately annoyed. She threw a spear mixed with dazzling lightning and said, "You are just an ordinary Amazon warrior. How dare you question the servant of the great Talos?"
"Since you are not dead, I will finish the unfinished business with my own hands!"