Volume 4 Chapter 514: Belegar Hammer
As they traveled quickly along the way, Levi had his magic units cast many auxiliary spells and used various consumable scrolls, so they finally arrived at their destination before it got completely dark.
From a distance, the dwarf's defense line seemed sparse. I wonder if they can mobilize 3,000 people on this entire mountain?
Levi also noticed that there were many places on the mountain and below that were obviously invaded by demonic power, most of which was Khorne, but there was also some power of Nurgle.
Although they are all demons, the corruption of the Four Chaos Gods and the corruption of ordinary demons are extremely different in both effect and appearance, just like the demons under their respective command.
The corrosion of ordinary demons is mostly purple or black, which looks uncomfortable.
The corruption of Khorne is as red as blood. Just one look at it makes people's blood boil and makes them want to fight.
Nurgle is often characterized by a disgusting and turbid green as the main color. If there is some pus and maggots on the side, there will be no doubt about it.
Tzeentch's corruption is in the form of blue veins with a faint magical glow, like flowing miniature rivers of energy on the ground. There is no doubt that Tzeentch is also a demon god who likes to corrupt mages and other smart people.
As for the last one, Slaanesh, it is usually pink and purple, full of ambiguous breath, and may even be accompanied by a faint fragrance, stimulating the desires of mortals.
The current situation in Bainu Mountain has told Levi very directly that in addition to conventional means, the rat people must have used plague more than once.
In this case, they must also take corresponding precautions in the next battle.
Fortunately, he has a book on avoiding disasters and is a master of the mysteries of heaven, so Levi can basically ignore the common plagues and curses.
Since they were accompanied by the dwarf heroes of Ironforge, and the defending commander happened to be Dramar Hammerfist, who had fought alongside Levi before, Levi and his companions were received very smoothly.
Levi also actually met the king of the Angrand clan, who was also the legal master of Eight Peaks Mountain, the legendary dwarf warrior - Belegar Ironhammer.
Levi's first impression of him was that although he looked a little haggard, perhaps due to the unfavorable situation of the battle, he still showed extraordinary bravery.
It’s that long white beard that’s almost knee-length. Why does it look so out of harmony with his face?
His white beard seemed to be the result of both dye and magic? Was Belegar pretending to be old?
But it's no wonder, because Belegar is less than fifty years old. Among the dwarves who can live for hundreds or thousands of years, he is indeed too young. In order to strengthen his own majesty, he may indeed adopt this method.
But Belegar's past achievements were worthy of the admiration of more than 99% of the dwarves, because he had spent more than one-third of his age fighting to retake the Eight Peaks Mountain.
Even before the greenskins launched this super WAAAGH, their military strength was not as exaggerated as it is now, but it was still an overwhelming advantage for Belegar.
In past wars, Belegar often had to face enemies that were dozens or even hundreds of times larger than himself.
It is even said that during the time when the gap in troop strength was the largest, when the enemy outnumbered him by a thousand times, he led less than 500 dwarves and fought for a long time with hundreds of thousands of goblins, and finally succeeded in repelling them.
This is no longer a legend, but is close to a myth.
Although ordinary goblins or ratmen are certainly far inferior to dwarves in terms of combat power, the dwarves may have added some exaggeration when telling this story.
However, the absolute gap in military strength between the two sides is still an objective fact, which no one can deny.
But even in this situation, Belegar still recaptured many mountains. This was certainly because he had the support of multiple dwarf kingdoms and even the dwarf gods behind him, but his personal bravery and military strategy should not be underestimated.
After all, before the resurrection of the Four Chaos Gods and the arrival of the God-chosen Hero, the gods were not that active.
After a brief self-introduction, Belegar also welcomed and thanked Levi and Khalida who came from afar, because Levi had helped their clan before and even helped awaken the spirit of a dwarf ancestor - Troni Ironbrow.
Now that guy is also behind Belegar, smiling and nodding at Levi.
There were nearly 20 ancestral heroic spirits with translucent bodies like him behind Belegar.
Although there is a gap in strength between them judging from their positions and the energy fluctuations on their bodies, the four in front are all close to being legends.
As a dwarf who has no knowledge of magic, Belegar was able to awaken so many special beings. Who would believe that there was no help from the dwarf gods behind him?
But after listening to Levi's proposal, Belegar frowned and didn't even speak for a while, showing obvious hesitation.
Because before Levi arrived, he had communicated with many of his fellow tribesmen and received promises from many legendary dwarves.
The High King of the Dwarves, Thorgrim the Grudgebearer, declared that once they had repelled this unprecedented attack by the Greenskins and recaptured the fortress of the Arsenal, he would send reinforcements and allow Belegar to go to the armory in the capital and choose any equipment he wanted.
The two legends, Dragon Slayer and Iron Eyebrow of Iron Peak Fort, also said that they would come to help after cleaning up the filth left by the demons and the army of the Grinning Clan.
But it is impossible to be sure when they will come.
But right now, there is a rare opportunity in front of us, and it has a high success rate.
The problem is that his military strength is seriously insufficient now. If he agrees to the other party, he will inevitably owe Levi and Khalida a huge favor, which he is very unwilling to see.
Levi didn't urge him, but just waited quietly.
Although he had not heard any related rumors so far, Belegar must be the chosen one of a certain dwarf god, or maybe even more than one.
Therefore, his choice definitely represents more than just his own attitude and ideas.
Levi didn't have to wait too long. After a few dozen seconds of silence, Belejia suddenly stood up.
Looking around, Belegar saw the faces of the ancestral spirits and other dwarf heroes, all filled with excitement, anticipation, encouragement, and support.
Obviously, they all hoped that he would make a certain choice, but no matter what the final result was, they would continue to support him.
But in this situation, how could Belegar let them down?
His eyes quickly swept across the faces of Penthesilea, Khalida, Elegy, Kyle and others, and finally stopped on Levi.
He already knew that maybe Levi wasn't the strongest, but he was clearly the core of the team and the one who called the shots.
"In order to regain the glory of our ancestors, Levi, I agree. Let's attack!"
Levi also laughed and stood up: "As expected of a brave and fearless dwarf warrior, we will do our best to help you take back the Eight Peaks Mountain!"
Khalida also stood up. "The warriors of Lahmia are willing to sacrifice their strength and lives for this cause full of honor and courage."
Although she came for Levi, it didn't matter if she said a few nice words at this time.
As for Stump and other God-chosen heroes who originally assisted Belegar, they could only listen silently at this time, because with their strength and status, they had no right to speak at all.
“Ohhhh!”
Hearing this, the surrounding dwarves could no longer hold back and they all roared with surprise and excitement.
Levi then asked: "When do we launch the attack?"
"Now!"
Having fought in Bafeng Mountain for more than ten years, Belejia, a veteran of many battles, naturally knew when the best time was.
Dwarves are accustomed to living in the underground world, and they all have a certain degree of dark vision.
Elves like Levi can use magic, while constructs and graveyard knights do not completely rely on ordinary vision, and they will not be affected too much when fighting at night.
However, the goblins and greenskins, who are currently the largest in number in Eight Peaks Mountain, are obviously much weaker in this regard. Only a small number of night goblins have the ability to see in the dark.
So overall, fighting at night will be an advantage for our side.
Then Belegar quickly issued a series of orders. Although they decided to attack, Bainu Mountain could not be completely abandoned.
After a brief discussion with Khalida, Levi also took the initiative to suggest that he could activate some Sphinxes and Death Guards, and then stay together with part of Khalida's army to defend.
Belegar naturally had no reason to refuse, but while everyone else was busy, he walked up to Levi alone.
"Levi, what do you want from Bafeng Mountain?"
No one is stupid. Even if the dwarves and elves have always maintained a broad alliance, why did Levi come all the way from the Dread Rock to here just to help him recover the lost land? How is that possible!
"First and foremost, of course, is the friendship of the dwarves."
Levi said without hesitation, and then he changed the subject: "But if possible, I hope that after you recapture the treasure house of Eight Peaks Mountain, I can take away one of the things that is useless to the dwarves but useful to me."
There is no need to beat around the bush when communicating with dwarves, because if you are not careful you might end up with the opposite result.
Dwarves are not good at the art of using language, but they are very good at detecting lies.
"Okay, I agree!"
Belegar agreed at first, then asked with a little curiosity: "What exactly is it?"
"The Nine Volumes of Nagash."
Belegar was stunned for a moment. He didn't even know that there was such a thing in the treasure of Bafeng Mountain.
But as Levi said, it is indeed of no use to the dwarves, but only harmful.
He opened his mouth, wanting to remind Levi to be careful, but then he realized that he was worrying too much.
No matter how powerful Nagash is, he is just a mortal wizard, but Levi has more than one god behind him.
But if Levi could really help him successfully recapture the Eight Peaks Mountain, the Nine Volumes of Nagash alone would definitely not be enough to repay this favor.
But before he recovered the treasure, he had nothing to show for it, and dwarves did not like empty promises.
So after thinking about it for a while, Belegar just made a decision silently. If things could really succeed, he would never treat Levi unfairly. He would take out more things from the treasury as a reward!
Then he turned and began to discuss the next route of advance with Levi next to the strategic map.
Even though the slogans just now were loud, everyone present knew that they could not really recapture the entire Bafeng Mountain with such a small force, and they still had to prioritize.
"We will first attack Sentinel Peak on the west side. Those despicable goblins have built a lot of fortifications there, which have prevented me from advancing many times."
"If the battle goes smoothly, we can continue to march northwest and capture the fortress city in the central area of Bafeng Mountain. In this way, we will have a relatively reliable stronghold."
Although it is called Bafeng Mountain, there are actually more than eight peaks here, there are also some relatively lower hills.
For example, the Sentinel Peak, which is less than 100 meters high, seems very inconspicuous, but after being used by the goblins, it has made Belegar angry or sad more than once.
But the Fortress City is unique because below the Fortress City is the King's Hall of the Eight Peaks Mountain.
Further down is the Iron Pillar Hall, which houses the armory and the largest treasure trove in the Eight Peaks Mountains.
So as long as the plan succeeds, Levi can directly get what he wants most.
However, it is currently occupied by ratmen, and the headhunter Quick regards it as his lair. Even though it is currently fighting with the goblins in the west, the defense there will definitely not be weakened much.
Therefore, Belegar and Levi need to discuss carefully how to fight next.
Soon, Khalida left behind a dozen heroes and three thousand elite soldiers, and Levi left behind four sphinxes and hundreds of death guards to guard White Lady Mountain together.
When subsequent mummies and skeleton soldiers arrive, they will also use this place as a transit base.
As for the remaining troops of Levi and Khalida, as well as Stump and others, they, together with Belegar's two thousand dwarves, headed straight for Sentinel Peak.
Although the total strength of their coalition force is just over 10,000, they are all elite soldiers.
Not to mention Levi, there are no weaklings among those who follow him to fight this time.
Khalida's God Guards and Grave Knights are at least level 4, and they are accompanied by sixty or seventy heroic units.
Although Shudun, Xiaotian and the others are relatively weak, they have no problem dealing with ordinary ratmen and goblins.
As for Belegar, there is even less to worry about.
He has fought in Bafeng Mountain for more than ten years. No matter how new a recruit is, he has been trained into an elite by now, because the weak ones have long been eliminated by the cruel war.
Coupled with the support from other dwarf kingdoms, the average strength of his troops is no less than Levi's.
The most basic infantry are level 4 longbeard warriors, and more are level 5 ironbreakers and hammer warriors, totaling 1,200.
Then came hundreds of butchers. In order to recover the Eight Peaks Mountain, many dwarves swore an oath that they would die if they failed. Naturally, becoming a butcher was their best choice.
Next came several hundred ranged soldiers, including crossbowmen, thunder gunners, heavy rangers, and the famous miscellaneous soldier killers, flamethrowers - Iron Dragon Hand Artillerymen.
However, compared with regular dwarf troops, the proportion of their ranged troops is obviously lower.
But after Levi thought about it, he felt that he could roughly understand it.
Below the Eight Peaks Mountain, there are numerous tunnels and abandoned mines everywhere, and the ratmen and goblins have further expanded the area.
Under such circumstances, it would be fine for Beilejia to defend Bainu Mountain. Once he took the initiative to attack, he would definitely be ambushed by the enemy in various ways.
Even though the dwarves' crossbowmen had much better defense than ranged soldiers of other races, they were not professional warriors after all, and the chance of dying in battle was very high.
It’s not that Belegar doesn’t want to bring more ranged troops, but if there are too many, he won’t be able to protect them.
But this is not a big problem now since Donna is here.
But the most surprising thing is the number of hero units.
Levi was already very surprised when he saw the 20 or so dwarf ancestor spirits, but in fact, there were even more ordinary hero units here.
Moreover, the professions are quite diverse. Dwarf Chief, Rune Blacksmith, Engineering Master, Brewing Master, these are not particularly special here, and there are some even rarer special professions.
For example, the Steel Soul Guardian, which is extremely resistant to mental magic, comes from the dwarf's guardian god - Görm Gusin;
The warsmith who was pulling the hot anvil and chatting and laughing with the runesmith beside him during the march was naturally a believer in the dwarven god, Moradin.
Holding a giant axe as tall as a man, the giant killer who is more courageous than ordinary butchers must be a follower of the dwarf war god - Clangeddin Silverbeard Grimnir...
There are many more examples like this.
Coupled with the tacit cooperation over the years, this will undoubtedly make their overall combat effectiveness extremely strong.
And their weaknesses were largely compensated for with the cooperation of those God-chosen heroes.
A common problem among dwarves is their severe lack of mobile forces such as cavalry.
In addition, their own speed was not good, which meant that even if they won a great victory, they could only rely on bows and crossbows and muskets to chase and kill.
If you are in a weak situation, you can only defend where you are, hold on to the end or wait for possible reinforcements.
Secondly, the air force is very weak, and the few helicopters are not enough to support a major war. If the enemy has lightning power, they will be scrapped even faster.
But the chosen heroes got some gargoyles and griffins, and hired some cavalry units from the human kingdom.
Although the number and strength of these troops are not particularly outstanding based on their strength, they are indeed a beneficial supplement.
But Beilejia and his men still have a weakness, that is the serious shortage of French troops.
Since dwarves are naturally resistant to magic, they are almost unable to use magic.
With the support of some temples, they did gain some priests, but they were still mainly focused on healing and assistance.
Those chosen heroes did recruit some magic units from other races, but their strength and numbers were not worth mentioning at all compared to the fierce battle in Bafeng Mountain.
Until now, things have taken a turn for the better, Levi and others have arrived, which is one of the reasons why Belegar finally made up his mind.
After briefly reorganizing the troops, the coalition forces headed straight for Sentinel Peak.
Before they had walked a few miles, Belegar noticed something obviously unusual.
Under normal circumstances, as long as dwarves appear outside the White Lady Mountain, they will inevitably be harassed and invaded by goblins.
They were not simply trying to kill as many dwarves as possible, but also to delay time and send a warning to the main force.
In this way, when the subsequent goblin army arrives, the dwarves will be trapped in the human wave tactics.
But now they have not encountered any harassment on the road, which is too abnormal. Have the goblins really transferred most of their troops to the west to have a decisive battle with the ratmen?
Similarly, Luna, Jianbing, Xiaotian and others also sent back news that they did not find any enemy scouts or patrols nearby.
The few scattered soldiers were also killed by them.
Although the inside story is still unclear for the time being, this is indeed good news for their side, so Levi and his men galloped straight towards Sentinel Peak.
From a distance, Levi saw a large number of densely packed chevaux de frise and arrow towers on this low hill, which was about eighty or ninety meters high, wrapping the entire Sentinel Peak like a big hedgehog.
Various catapults and crossbows also appeared in an endless stream. There were at least hundreds of them that we could see, and who knew how many were in the dark.
In this situation, even though Belegar and other heroic units are very powerful, it is still difficult for them to make a real breakthrough as the goblins have a large number of defenders.
The high elves' crossbows should be at the bottom of the list among all the major forces, but the upper limit of attack power is still 100, and it also comes with 10-20 points of armor penetration.
If the defenders send some heroes with relevant battle skills, a single round of onslaught from these war machines could theoretically cause tens of thousands of points of damage.
Belegar himself is a legend, and the heroic spirits of the dwarf ancestors also have great immunity to conventional physical attacks, so they may be able to survive.
But those other ordinary dwarf troops might not be able to withstand a few rounds of attacks.
Even if they were not killed completely, considering the population of the dwarves, it would definitely take a long time for them to recover their original strength.
But now, with the addition of Levi and others, this will no longer be a problem.
The goblins' crossbows and the like were originally designed to attack from high and low to prevent Beilejia from climbing the mountain, but what can they do if they face an attack from the air?
The dwarves' air force is very weak, and the ratmen have no air force at all, so the goblins who originally occupied here would be very careless when it comes to air defense!
So after seeing all this with his own eyes, Levi discussed with Belegar and decided that he would first launch an air strike with the wizard and Donna and other flying troops.
After the first round of fierce attack, the dwarves, Khalida and others took advantage of the situation to charge forward, trying to defeat the opponent in one round.
Belegar naturally had no objection, so Levi quickly summoned the dragon-headed messenger, and flew into the sky invisibly with Michaela and other mages.
Needless to say, they started with their most powerful moves.
Especially Michaela, she has long wanted to compete with Levi to see whose Yangyan Blast is more powerful.
But to be honest, before the competition, both of them had actually anticipated the result.
Levi’s current level is indeed higher than Michaela’s, and his equipment is stronger, but his main job is a celestial mystic, a profession that is actually more inclined towards summoning and assistance.
Michaela is a scholar of fire element, and has many bonuses to various fire magic, so the power of Yangyan Blast will be even greater.
As for Kyle, Sefa and Sally, their levels may be relatively lower, but it depends on who they are compared with. They have no problem dealing with the arrow towers below and the like.
Soon, Levi and Michaela smiled at each other and released the Sun Flame Explosion together. Then Kyle and others who were also prepared also took action.
Then, as two small sun-like rays of light bloomed, followed by two loud explosions, a storm caused by the flames instantly raged on the Sentinel Peak, and for a moment even the dark night sky was reflected in a fiery red.
Even though they had anticipated this, Belegar and many other dwarves could not help but marvel in their hearts when they saw this scene.
Be it goblins, greenskins or ratmen, none of them are a race that is good at magic. Although the dwarves have some priests, they are mostly auxiliary and cannot do this at all. This is indeed the first time they have seen such a scene.
But despite this, this is a key place that has been controlled by the goblins for many years. Even in the face of such an attack, there are still survivors.
Following a series of shouts filled with anger and panic, a small group of enemy troops began to crawl out of some hidden caves.
But before the goblins and greenskin heroes could reorganize their troops, a revenge storm that looked even more exaggerated and more powerful soon arrived.
Sound waves, acid rain, lightning, hail, strong winds, heavy rain...
After the violent energies wreaked havoc, almost all the defense facilities on the top of Sentinel Peak were gone.
As for the troops and how many survivors there are, no one knows yet, but at least the entire Sentinel Peak has become completely quiet for the time being.
At this time, Donna also gave an order, asking the air forces to launch a rain of arrows downwards.
Even with her eyesight, she couldn't tell how many surviving enemies there were, because after multiple spells, the environment below had become a mess.
But that doesn't matter. She can let the rain of arrows wash every inch of land like plowing the land. In Levi's words, this is a saturation attack!
According to the original plan, Belegar should launch a charge at this time, destroy the remaining defenses of the goblins, and leave some troops to garrison.
In this way, as they continue to move towards the fortress city, they don't have to worry about their retreat being cut off by the enemy.
But now he was speechless for a moment, and even a thought arose in his heart:
If he could have obtained a powerful wizard like Levi as reinforcement when he launched the War of Reconquest, the dwarves would have recaptured Eight Peaks Mountain long ago!
