After one night, Levi led his team to leave Bagh City, which was still in ruins even after emergency repairs.
Queen Rashut naturally came to see them off as well, accompanied by twelve hundred mummies and skeleton soldiers, some from Bagh City itself, as well as her own cats and kittens.
Since she was the great-grandmother of Lemizazi for many generations , at this critical moment, she certainly could not accompany Levi to Spider Web Mountain in person, but had to stay to guard Bag City.
Originally, she planned to hire some God-chosen heroes to go to Spider Mountain with Levi to complete the mission, but Levi did not trust them.
The fighting power of the God-chosen heroes is definitely much stronger than that of ordinary natives, but their lower limit is also much lower.
Faced with interests and dangers, or simply because of a bad mood or other reasons, they may turn against you.
Therefore, it is more worry-free to use mummies or something like that, and keep those God-chosen heroes to defend the city.
Queen Lashut naturally put Levi first in everything. She even told Levi directly that if the troops she sent out sacrificed themselves to protect Levi, then their deaths would not be in vain.
In other words, they were all pure cannon fodder, even though there were two heroic priestesses in charge of the command.
After setting off, Levi began to study the rewards given to him by Queen Lashut.
First of all, there are two types of scarab breeding techniques.
The scarab is of great significance to the Tomb Kings, who believe it is closely associated with death, reincarnation, and rebirth.
The two documents provide the technology for breeding level 1 and level 2 scarabs. Although they seem to be weak, they have additional attack bonuses against undead creatures, and if thrown into the city's sewers, they will often have miraculous effects against ordinary ratmen troops.
Queen Rashut is an expert at dealing with rat-men, and she relies on more than just her cats.
If Levi was willing to spend the money, he could build dozens of breeding farms at the same time and produce hundreds or even thousands of scarabs every day.
But of course he didn't plan to do that, so he decided to leave it to Kalida. He already had enough worries raising those big dinosaurs.
As for the carving technology of the beast-shaped scarab, it is possible to create 3rd to 5th order constructs depending on the material and the carving skills.
The situation is similar for the Snake Girl. The upper limit of the finished product is level 6, but if the craftsmanship is not good, it is possible to produce a level 4 one.
Even if they are of the same class, there may be slight differences in their attributes.
More importantly, unlike using the Ninth Volume of Nagash to create Death Guards, this thing has a success rate.
Levi spent an entire night and consumed materials worth five or six thousand gold coins to barely create a team of snake girls. This price could be said to be very high.
Fortunately, Levi is sure that as long as he practices more, the subsequent success rate will increase rapidly until it is much cheaper than the market price.
But he didn't plan to sell it to anyone else. Even if he couldn't use it all, he could give it to Khalida, and she would definitely accept any offer.
The snake girl's skin is grayish white, and her upper body is similar to that of a human female. She has six arms and holds multiple scimitars or swords.
Their own attack power ranks lower than others of the same level, but because of the number of arms, they have multiple attack skills and a high attack frequency, so their overall output is also high.
The lower body is like a giant python, and is usually coiled when standing upright. It is about 2.7 meters long and nearly 6 meters from head to tail, which is almost exactly the same size as the six-armed snake demon.
This gives them great strength, good armor and 550 health points, making them a very tough unit.
As a tier 6 unit, excluding some basic universal characteristics of constructs, they only have three special skills, which are not many, but each one is very practical.
One is multiple attacks, and the other is compression and entanglement. They can try to restrain the enemy with their tails, and even suffocate it to death.
The last one is serpentine, which, in addition to the ability to adapt to terrain, also makes their marching speed very fast, almost comparable to the slowest types of heavy cavalry.
As for the scarab, there is not much to say. It is just a meat shield that can withstand beatings.
With nothing to do, Levi sorted out the information about Spider Web Mountain provided by Queen Lashut.
The greenskin boss over there was killed by her, but the big spiders inside were not only numerous but also powerful. Among them, the Arachnari giant spider was a level 6 war beast.
More importantly, if there is anything related to spiders, it is difficult to avoid the Spider Queen - Rose...
At this time, Inspector Yakong suddenly came to report that a small team was chasing them from Bag City. Judging from their attire, they should be indigenous people.
Levi was a little confused. Could it be that Queen Rashut had a new idea?
But Kerillian soon confirmed that the other party was some tomb warriors with giant scorpion patterns on their bodies, and they were probably followers of the scorpion goddess, Seleket.
As expected, the other party quickly revealed their true identity. They were sent by the Church of the Scorpion Goddess.
Because their goddess had previously ordered that she and Goddess Lilith should be on good terms, so whenever possible, church members should give the greatest help to each other's believers.
Many people have now heard about the relationship between Levi and Lilith.
But Levi immediately understood that the story behind this must not be as simple as the other party said.
Maybe Lilith is planning to poach people.
The Egyptian pantheon is a family-based pantheon. If you are not related by blood, you will be excluded. If you are not strong enough, it will be even more difficult.
Previously, Sobek was the most severely targeted because his camp tended to be evil. Osiris, the king of gods, even sent his holy warriors to slaughter the followers of the Great Crocodile.
This is absolutely unprecedented in other pantheons.
Even the green-skinned gods would not be so outrageous, but Osiris, who claimed to be in the lawful good camp, actually did this, and more than once.
So when Lilith extended an olive branch, Sobek accepted it without hesitation, because at that time, under the continuous suppression of Osiris, even his godhood was unstable and he was about to become a demigod.
Similarly, there are many gods within its pantheon who are oppressed.
For example, because of the grace of the ancient gods, the poisonous scorpion goddess Serekette, who was directly promoted from a scorpion in the main world, became a god;
The reason for becoming a god is similar to that of the Scorpion Goddess. He is slow and stupid, and only acts as a meat shield in many wars between gods. The scarab god Khepri -
And the moon goddess Hathor, who was called the humble one because she was too close to her believers and had no airs.
They are not foreign gods, and they are all very weak. Their godhood is basically 2-3, which is only slightly stronger than the original big crocodile.
They are not particularly important to the Egyptian pantheon, but if they leave the pantheon and become a single god, it will be difficult for them to survive outside.
The world of gods is also very cruel. Even the furious gods will choose to stick together, let alone other gods.
When Sobek was there to draw the fire, their lives were not easy, but at least they could still endure it.
But Sobek ran away, so the troubles from Osiris and others naturally had to be diverted.
Moreover, Lilith has intelligence showing that Set, the father of jackals, seems to be intent on fanning the flames, which is even more interesting.
He most likely wanted to arouse these gods' dissatisfaction with the King of Gods, create and accumulate conflicts, and prepare for him to replace Osiris and become the new King of Gods in the future.
If these gods can't stand it anymore and choose to leave the pantheon, he won't suffer any loss either.
Just kill him directly. Sobek had been targeted by him before.
Even if the priesthood and domain etc. may not be particularly matched, one can still make a lot of money by selling them to other gods.
So in this situation, the arrival of these tomb warriors seems a little unusual.
Levi didn't completely believe the reasons they gave, because he had seen the other party in the city yesterday, and the other party didn't show any special behavior at all.
He would rather believe that the order from the Scorpion Goddess was probably just issued!
But no matter what, this represents the other party's goodwill after all, and these special tomb warriors are both strong and well-equipped.
A level 10 hero, with a small team of level 5 subordinates, plus their race's special physique, will have strong resistance to the common toxins of spiders, and they will definitely become more qualified meat shields next.
So he first expressed his gratitude, and then arranged them together with the blood elves.
The rest of the journey seemed a bit monotonous. There was an endless desert near the city of Bagh. There was nothing else except the yellow sand.
Perhaps the only advantage is that no matter what kind of enemy appears, it will be discovered at the first time.
But facing Levi and his powerful team, no matter whether it was the ratmen, greenskins, or ordinary wild monsters, they dared not show up at all, and there was no battle to fight along the way.
We did occasionally encounter a few caravans and God's chosen heroes from other towns.
Unfortunately, apart from learning that the wood elves have been very active recently under the leadership of the Twilight sisters, conquering almost all the evil forces around them, Levi did not gain anything else.
At this moment, Levi was suddenly stunned because he received a special system prompt.
"Ashiya Doman successfully found the lost power of the Eight Thunder Gods of the Underworld. He chose to hand it over to the god of hatred and revenge of the Nibon pantheon - Tianjin Wolf Star."
"Ashiya Doman was rewarded by Tianjin Wolf Star for this. Tianjin Wolf Star's priesthood and domain were strengthened to a certain extent. Tianjin Wolf Star decided to break away from the Nipeng pantheon, and the Nipeng pantheon entered a state of war."
Levi didn't care about the life or death of the Nipon pantheon, because their original island country had been at war for years. But he didn't expect that Ashiya Doman would actually succeed, and that guy had a grudge against him.
The Eight Thunder Gods of Yomi are descendants of Izanami, one of the ancient gods of the Nebon pantheon, or rather, they are parasites born from his corpse.
In addition to thunder power, they estimate that there are also powers related to death, decay, etc. This time, Tianjin Wolf Star's strength will definitely be further improved.
However, at present, the problem is not big, because Ashiya Doman will definitely prioritize revenge on his mortal enemy, Abe Haruaki, and only after he succeeds will he come to cause trouble for himself.
This is indeed a big hidden danger, but it is not a top priority because Levi himself is constantly getting stronger!
After this little episode, they gradually left the desert and came to a slightly gloomy mountain range - the Spider Web Mountains.
Levi’s first feeling was that the number of various creatures that died here must be quite large.
Because wherever you look, you can see the hair and bones of various animals almost everywhere, and at the same time, a special, slightly acidic and rotten smell also drifts in with the breeze.
As for the spider webs and spider eggs on the trees and on the ground, they are not new at all.
There was also a gray-green fog that looked very unhealthy, covering the entire mountain range, making it difficult for Kerillian and others who were looking down from high up in the sky to detect much useful information.
Levi turned around and nodded to Kyle, Sally and the others, and they cast spells together, summoning fire elementals, flaming archons and other fire-type summons.
These spider webs on the periphery are actually very ordinary, but once you go deep into the Spider Web Mountain, the webs woven by high-level spiders inside may carry a variety of toxins such as corrosion, weakening and paralysis.
Once they are caught, the big spiders may launch a surprise attack and tie up their prey like a dumpling.
In addition to blocking vision and facilitating spiders' sneak attacks, the fog itself is also poisonous.
But their weakness is also very obvious, which is that they can be ignited at any time. Levi plans to burn all the way to avoid any accidents.
Likewise, this will surely attract the enemy's attention.
If the enemy could jump out on their own initiative, it would definitely be less labor-intensive than for them to search everywhere. After all, Spider Web Mountain is not an ordinary hill.
As for other celestial creatures, naturally they would be summoned as many as possible.
However, because there were thousands of mummies and skeleton soldiers accompanying them this time, and they were very afraid of fire, Levi also paid a little attention to avoid affecting them.
This is not a difficult problem to solve. Whether it is Sefa's ice magic or the low-level magic - fire-proof belt, they can be done perfectly.
So soon they were moving through the flames and attracted the enemy's attention as they wished.
There were dozens or even hundreds of spiders of various sizes and species, swarming towards them, leaping, rolling, waving their claws.
It’s not clear how strong they are at the moment, but their appearance is indeed a bit disgusting and scary. Sally and others in the team all showed obvious disgust.
Even Mortiti was obviously a little uneasy. Levi couldn't help but laugh. This phantom assassin, who was so brave that he had chopped down so many demons, was actually afraid of spiders?
As if she noticed Levi's gaze, Mortidi blushed slightly. Even though she had done a lot of targeted training, once she really encountered a spider, she would inevitably have some special reactions.
"I'm sorry, Lord Levi..."
Levi waved his hand: "It's okay, I can totally understand, after all, you are a girl, and don't forget, you are not fighting alone."
This is when the advantages of the mummies came into play. Under the orders of the two priestesses, they stood at the front line, responsible for resisting the attacks of the spider swarm.
They had absolutely no reaction to either the spider's claws or its venom.
Levi also asked Cindy and other spellcasters to cast some auxiliary and protective magic on them to improve their survivability.
Unfortunately, as they continued to go deeper into Spider Web Mountain, the strength and number of various spiders steadily increased, and many mummies and skeleton soldiers inevitably suffered casualties.
Even though they are protected by the Egyptian gods, they are no longer living people after all, and conventional healing spells are unlikely to be effective on them.
Apart from the use of special potions and scrolls, they can basically only use their unique Nehekhara spells to heal, or rely on time to heal themselves.
However, the warriors from the Church of the Scorpion Goddess performed very well.
In addition to their significantly stronger combat capabilities, they also seem to be able to use the spider's venom to restore their lives.
Because Levi had seen more than once that when a Tomb Raider was knocked down by a spider and was about to be injected with poison, he or his companions beside him would not launch an attack at the first time.
Instead, they will wait until the spider has injected the poison before killing the other party.
But it’s understandable. After all, he is the younger brother of the Scorpion Goddess. Anyone who can poison someone will know how to detoxify him.
Occasionally they would find traces of other races along the way, but basically all that was left were some bones, horns, fur, or weapons and armor that were corroded by venom and were riddled with holes.
Although Spider Web Mountain is extremely dangerous, adventurers have never stopped coming here due to their desire for various giant spider eggs and the relics of those who died here before. However, most of them eventually become a part of this place.
Thinking of this , Luna suddenly reported to Levi with a little surprise: "Sir, I found a surviving halfling chef!"
Levi raised his eyebrows. The halflings' hometown was thousands of miles away from here. The only forces nearby that tended to be lawful or good were either the Tomb Kings who did not need food or drink at all, or the extremely xenophobic Wood Elves.
Why is he, a cook, here? Does he want to eat spider eggs?
"Is the other party a hero chosen by God or an indigenous person?"
“It’s the Aboriginals.”
Li Wei hesitated for a moment and said, "Bring him here, and you should all be careful."
As he said this, Levi also secretly gave some instructions to Cindy, Elegy, Penthesilea and others.
If it is a conspiracy, it is unlikely to be revealed immediately, but we must be on guard against it.
A few minutes later, a half-orc chef carrying an iron basin and a spoon, wearing a white hat, looking very typical and extremely terrified, appeared in everyone's sight.
When he saw the mummies, he seemed frightened again.
But when he saw Levi and others, his face was full of surprise. He ran over and expressed his gratitude.
Levi also asked a few questions and found out that the other party came with an adventure team. He wanted to steal some spider eggs to sell for money, while he wanted to try a new recipe.
For example, grilled spider eggs, braised spider legs, beet stewed spider eggs, etc.
After hearing this, Mortidi felt as if she was covered with goose bumps, but Levi seemed very interested.
"I never thought spiders were edible. Have you ever eaten a spider? What do they taste like?"
"Well, I haven't tried it many times. I just made some barbecue occasionally. It tastes a bit like chicken and is crispy."
The halfling was gesticulating as he spoke, and he seemed to be just an ordinary halfling.
Levi smiled and seemed to be more interested: "Oh, is that so? My team happens to be short of a chef, would you like to join? We can discuss the remuneration and everything else."
When the halfling heard this, he immediately showed obvious hesitation, and then he asked tentatively: "Is it okay if I want to go back to the nearest town and wait for you there?"
"Why, don't you want to try some new recipes?"
The halfling shook his head hurriedly: "I still value my life more."
Levi snorted and waved his hand domineeringly: "Follow us, and you will have your life, recipes, and even gold coins!"
Without waiting for the other party to respond, Levi turned around and ordered: "Elegy, give him 100 gold coins first, which will be my advance payment!"
Wange, whose name was called, was suddenly moved. Although everyone had space rings and money, she was not usually responsible for managing logistics.
Moreover, Levi had never acted so domineering before, and coupled with the few words he had just warned in advance...
Even though he had a lot of thoughts in his mind, Wange remained calm on the surface. He just laughed, took out the gold coin and handed it over, and even patted the other person's head nonchalantly.
"Don't worry, follow us and you will be able to save your life. I might as well tell you that we are here today just for the Queen of Reproduction!"
The halfling shuddered immediately: "What?"
Levi coughed softly: "Elegy, don't scare him."
"No, no, no, I wasn't scared by this beautiful lady. It's just that the adventure team I was a part of before was slaughtered by the Queen of Fertility, and I managed to escape with great difficulty!"
As the halfling spoke, his voice began to sound a little tearful.
Levi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Then you must know where it is?"
The halfling hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I know. If you can help me get revenge, I can not only show you the way, but also cook for you for three months for free!"
"Haha, OK, deal. Lead the way!"
The halfling nodded vigorously, and then really led the way.
Seeing this, Levi, Elegy, Donna and others quickly exchanged glances, and they all felt that things were going much more smoothly than they had imagined.
No matter what the other party’s true identity is, he is definitely not as simple as he appears!
You were scared to death just now, but now you are fearless?
It was Penthesilea who realized it belatedly after seeing Levi's actions. Although she was a queen, she was not good at using her brain.
She just felt something was wrong, but couldn't put her finger on it.
But it doesn’t matter. Brother Levi has already noticed it anyway, so just leave it to him. She is only responsible for killing the so-called reproductive queen!
No, she is just an ordinary soldier now, Levi's personal bodyguard, she can't do that at all...
In this way, with the halfling leading the way, their goal became extremely clear.
However, Levi did not ask everyone to give up their original actions. They continued to walk and burn as they went.
During this process, various large spiders continued to attack, and in the end they all turned into corpses.
As the spiders grew stronger, King Kong , Mountain Giant, and others were gradually affected by their toxins.
Levi took a special look and found that the venom effects of some high-level spiders can be accumulated. It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t work once. If it bites a few more times, it will exceed a certain critical value and cause harm to them.
Of course, for Levi, a master of the celestial mysteries, this is a problem that can be solved with just a little bit of insignificant money.
But for some reason, he did not show this, and just let other priests in the team do the purification.
However, it is a little difficult for them to deal with it, and it often takes several casts of spells to completely eliminate the hidden danger.
After killing these big spiders, there are sometimes some trophies, including spider silk, fangs, and magical items from the unlucky people who were swallowed by them.
Yes, when they reach this size, they are no longer satisfied with simply sucking body fluids, and some even eat meat directly.
There are even spider eggs that can be obtained continuously, which can become a good fighting force after a little processing by druids.
Levi also tentatively asked the halfling chef, but the halfling said with regret that they were not the most suitable.
He wanted to go to the other party's nest in person to pick out the freshest ingredients.
Moreover, Levi is so powerful and saved his life, so if he wants to eat, he must eat the eggs of the most powerful Arachnari giant spider!
Levi naturally laughed and expressed his understanding, as he was striving for perfection, but in fact, the other party would never be able to guess his real thoughts.
As they burned, the poisonous fog in the mountains gradually became lighter. In this way, Kerillian and other air forces that had already left could also play a role in reconnaissance...
After burning at least ten miles of mountain road and killing four or five thousand giant spiders, the halfling finally slowed down.
"Across this col, there is a valley ahead where the reproductive queen and her nest are located. However, there are also the most numerous and fiercest spiders there."
After a slight pause, he looked at Levi pleadingly: "Can I not go? Can I stay at the back?"
Levi was a little amused: "This is Spider Web Mountain, there are big spiders everywhere, is it really safe back there?"
Without waiting for the other party to reply, he waved his hand again: "How about this, you stay by my side. As the commander of the army, I am definitely the safest place . These mountain giants and King Kong are the best proof of this."
Cindy next to him also said, "That's right, let alone ordinary big spiders, even the reproductive queen can't match their brute force!"
Levi also laughed and nodded: "That's right, and don't look at me as a mage, I am also the strongest in the team, a great mage over level 15!"
The halfling's eyes suddenly lit up, and he nods with a little excitement without any hesitation:
"I see. Then I'll leave everything to you, sir. It looks like we can give the Queen of Fertility an unexpected surprise today!"