Volume 4 Chapter 523: The Grim Man and the Missing Dragon Prince
The morale of the ratmen had already collapsed, and when faced with the phoenix that dropped from the sky by Eltharion, flew thousands of meters away, and created continuous rain of fire and walls of fire, they finally collapsed completely.
Levi had seen Lilith's chosen one with his own eyes, and he was indeed very ruthless when facing his enemies.
Without even having time to say hello to Levi, Eltharion took a small part of his troops to continue chasing the blue dragon ahead, while most of his subordinates began to massacre the ratmen.
Among the ten kingdoms of the High Elves, the kingdom of Yvresse ruled by Eltharion is shrouded in fog all year round.
This would make flying extremely dangerous, but they are the best at flying and bird language.
In addition to talent, Lilith's extra care is naturally indispensable.
The flying combat creatures such as the griffins bred by the Kingdom of Iris are not ordinary species, but are blessed by Lilith and can see through darkness and fog.
It is for this reason that the elves of the Kingdom of Yvresse, including Eltharion, are completely devoted to Lilith and loyal to her.
Because of her protection, if any enemy dares to invade the Kingdom of Iris with air force in the future, they will be beaten badly by them.
Now, Isharion was leading a flying troop, and he had obviously used some special magic, so he was able to get here from the west side of Eight Peaks Mountain in such a short time.
The others are fine, but what Levi really values is the famous Tar Ghevor - the Griffin Knight.
They are hailed as the flying knights closest to dragon knights in the main world, without a doubt.
Individually, they are already the top-level 6th-order flying cavalry, but at this time, there are still some that can barely match them, such as the Royal Vulture Knights from Bretonnia .
But under Eltharion's training, the Tar Ghavor-Griffin Knights are extremely proficient in team combat. Each of them possesses a variety of rare team specialties, which will greatly enhance their combat effectiveness.
It can be said without exaggeration that a team of four can kill all regular level 7 dragons.
The Dragon Prince was a little skeptical before, and the result was that he sent out several giant dragons to compete with the opponent, but in the end the winning rate was zero.
In other words, his mount, the legendary dragon Minatnir, did not take action, which barely allowed him to save his face.
Now it seems that Levi and the others have the opportunity to witness it with their own eyes, whether it is a legend or a fact.
After announcing his arrival with the move of Ten Thousand Flames, Eltharion quickly performed a new move. He summoned a birdcage-shaped prison from the void and covered the blue dragon in front of him.
This is the unique power that Lilith gave to Eltharion - the Watcher's Cage. In addition to immobilization and binding, it also has a good ability to reduce defense.
But the blue dragon seemed to be very familiar with this, so it quickly used its claws and teeth, and spewed out deadly electric light, forcibly smashing it.
This made it feel relieved because it did not fall directly to the ground. It quickly flapped its wings a few more times to increase its speed a little.
But this did delay it for a certain amount of time, allowing Isharion to get closer to it, and also allowing Levi to ride on Xiaolan and block in front of it.
Iron restraints, spider webs, light webs and other restrictive magic were thrown over without any cost. Then Cindy also brought several angels to guard Levi.
After seeing this scene, Blue Dragon couldn't help but howl: "Damn it, I knew that receiving information about treasures out of nowhere was definitely not a good thing."
Then it struggled and yelled at Levi: "Elf, I just passed by here occasionally and didn't provoke you. I was going to do something for the great Tiamat!"
Levi was a little amused. This guy's brain was quick and he knew how to tell such a lie. Unfortunately, he had already figured out that this must be another guy who was attracted by the assault armor.
Given the petty minds of the five-colored evil dragons, even if I let them go, they will definitely come back for trouble if they have the chance in the future.
Besides, do we really need a reason to deal with the evil dragon?
Seeing that Eltharion had also begun to join the siege, Levi directly exposed the blue dragon's lie: "Greed always has a price. If I were a weak human, would you still have this attitude right now?"
After hearing this, Isharion also roughly understood.
No wonder the blue dragon rushed out of a secret underground cave in a hurry, as if it had not woken up yet, and almost bumped into them. It turned out that it was dazzled by the treasure?
After taking another look at Levi, Cindy and the others, he couldn't help but nod slightly.
The other party's age is not even a fraction of his own, and the little human girl is even more so, but their strengths are all extraordinary, and there are few who can match them even within the kingdom. No wonder they are valued by the goddess.
"Are you Prince Levi, Lord of Dreadrock? Nice to meet you. I am Eltharion, the Mist Warden of Yvresse."
Levi also complimented him: "I have heard of the Grim One's many glorious achievements. Meeting him is even better than hearing about them. Thank you very much for everything you have done for me."
Eltharion nodded gently: "This is for the benefit of the goddess, and for my revenge."
As he spoke, Isharion also felt a little regretful.
Because even though he killed so many greenskins and goblins, he did not find the big-bellied king he hated the most - Gollum. It seemed that it had run to the mountains further north to attack the fortresses of other dwarves.
Even if the other party didn't say it, Levi could certainly understand this. The reason why Eltharion started this mist expedition was not only because of Lilith's order, but he really wanted to avenge his family and his country.
But he didn't know where the Big Belly King - Gollum had gone. There was no way. The rampage of the greenskins had seriously affected communications in various places. Their main target was the dwarves, but that didn't mean they would let other races go.
The greenskins looted and massacred along the way, killing everyone they saw, so naturally no intelligence would leak out.
In addition, as a legendary hero, Gollum, the Big Belly King, must be protected by the green-skinned gods.
In this case, if it wants to hide deliberately, unless the gods take action, or a high-ranking God-chosen hero on the greenskin side has a brain injury and chooses to sell out information, it will be difficult to get the exact location of the Big Belly King - Gollum in time.
At this moment, there was a delicate cry from the side, and the blue dragon howled, falling down like a meteor.
Under the siege of several teams of knights, it was unable to resist, not to mention the support of several powerful wizards.
When Levi turned around, a breeze blew by, and the faint scent of lilac and gooseberry floated over.
A black-haired elven female wizard was smiling at him while continuing to cast binding magic.
A magic swordsman with a butt chin, but still looking very handsome, rode a griffin and continued to chase downwards with a few small groups of companions.
Although there were some wizards and knights nearby, Levi was certain at the first sight of the two of them that they were definitely not ordinary elves.
Seeing this, Eltharion smiled, "Levi, leave this blue dragon to the white wolf. You can take a break and watch the battle tactics of our Kingdom of Iris."
As Lilith's chosen one, he certainly knows Lilith's expectations for Levi, and everyone will work together for Lilith's great cause in the future.
So he didn't mind being more friendly to this young junior who had outstanding potential and future.
White Wolf - Cavill?
Hearing this title, Levi knew that he would never have the chance to poach her, because he and this female mage were not only a couple, but also the Cold One's trusted and beloved generals.
Even if there were only the two of them, it wouldn't be particularly difficult to kill the blue dragon, which was probably a level 7 elite.
However, for the Kingdom of Caledor, the value of a dead dragon would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.
So he asked the white wolf to hold back a little, and asked Michaela to contact Princess Belinda. By now, the Dragon Prince must have already started preparing to tame the green dragons, so it would be a good opportunity to let the blue dragon go over and form a team.
Issarion naturally understood this, so when Levi said a few words, he immediately notified the White Wolf.
Levi was relieved, and he began to watch the battle tactics of the Kingdom of Iris as the other party had said.
In addition to several teams led by White Wolf to hunt blue dragons, there are still 20 teams of Tar Gaiwo-Griffin Knights.
The combat power of each team is basically equivalent to that of a dragon. From this perspective, Eltharion has really invested a lot of money in this expedition. It is estimated that his hometown is unlikely to be able to provide so many powerful knights.
At this moment, they were acting as vanguards, creating a storm of killing and death among tens of thousands of ratmen.
Since the rat trolls and nest rats were basically killed or wounded in the previous battles, the Hell Pit Abominations were also killed by Levi, Cindy, Donna and others in this battle.
Therefore, among the remaining regular troops, there was no one who could withstand a charge from Tal Gaiwo-Griffin Knight.
Often, as the lances were swung, the target would become a broken corpse. They even frequently accomplished double kills and triple kills, with the ratmen being impaled on their lances like kebabs.
Their griffin mounts use their wings and sharp claws and beaks to drive away enemies who try to approach them.
After completing a dive, they would increase their altitude again, throw the bodies out, and then prepare for the next charge.
Even though many God-chosen heroes used spells to fight back, there was basically no effect.
These powerful knights bind their lives to their mounts through the life linking array. In addition, they are strong enough, so basically they have about 2,000 health points, which is better than ordinary legendary heroes like Trists Feartail.
Moreover, Eltharion also brought a lot of mages and priests this time, and focused most of his attention on these most valuable knights, which further enhanced their survivability.
Some of the chosen heroes organized storm rats using halberds as weapons and arranged them into tight formations in an attempt to resist.
But they overlooked one point, which was the difference in weapon length between the two sides.
Storm rats are the tallest and strongest species of ratmen, but their weapons are only about 2.5-3 meters long at most. If they are longer, it will be difficult for them to wield them. They have not yet learned the super-long spear phalanx of the human kingdom.
But the lances of the Tar Gaiwo-Griffin Knights were at least twice as long, almost as thick as a baby's wrist.
So in many cases, they don't even need to swing their weapons, but just point their lances at the enemy, and the powerful inertia is enough to take the lives of multiple enemies.
With the help of 800 slightly weaker knights of other types behind them, as well as spellcasters including Eltharion, the resistance of the ratmen is not worth mentioning at all.
At the critical moment, almost all the chosen heroes brought out their best skills. Not to mention the endless consumables, some alien soldiers appeared one after another and began to provide them with cover.
Among them, there are many races that do not get along well with the rat people, or are even hostile to them, such as fire elementals, minotaurs and cat people among the beastmen, etc.
However, with the rat army collapsing across the board, they really couldn't make much waves and could only delay time a little.
Seeing this scene, Belegar became excited again. The more ratmen, goblins and greenskins died, the happier he was.
But when he accidentally saw a familiar figure, he couldn't help but tear up.
Ick Hackfly, the ratman who had made a mortal enemy of his home town of Coppermount in the Grey Mountains before he came to reclaim Eight Peaks.
That damn thief, I originally thought he had fallen off the cliff and died without a burial place.
But he didn't expect that it was not only still alive, but also followed him to Bafeng Mountain? How absurd!
"Come, warriors of Clan Angrand, we will not rest until the blood of the Skaven has been spilled across the land like black ale!"
Following his loud shout, the coalition forces began a real counterattack.
However, due to the continuous fighting, most of the survivors were exhausted both mentally and physically, so Belegar actually only brought some ancestral spirits and rune golems.
No matter how angry he was, he would not ignore the Eight Peaks Mountain that the entire clan and the entire dwarf race had always longed to recapture because of personal hatred.
He knows what is really important.
Seeing this, in the kingdom of the dwarven gods, the God King Moradin couldn't help but smile and stroke his beard.
His hard work was worth it, as Belegar finally grew up completely. Now Belegar has the real potential to become the second hope of the dwarves.
Although he still needs some training if he wants to be on equal footing with the current Supreme King, it is already a good thing for the future of the dwarves.
Many other gods also smiled. The dwarven gods were also family gods. Like Moradin, they sincerely hoped that the dwarves would prosper.
The battle in Eight Peaks Mountain has developed into its current form. Reinforcements from Iron Peak Fort will arrive soon. By then, the ratmen, who have already suffered heavy losses, will find it difficult to resist the dwarfs' attack head-on.
The most they can do is retreat into their dark burrows and continue to fight.
The next step is to repel the Evil Moon Goblins, repel the greenskin army in the Badlands, and then try to unite with the Norse Dwarves in Dulong City, further north of Kislev.
In this turbulent situation, the dwarves also need to unite all the forces that can be united.
While other gods were rejoicing, Moradin gradually fell into deep thought. There were two things on his mind at the moment.
The first is that disgusting big rat - Squark. It is very obvious that it has colluded with the Four Chaos Gods. In this case, relying on the power of the Dwarf God system may not be enough to quickly eliminate it.
The Four Chaos Gods themselves might not be particularly powerful, but the most abominable thing about them is their bizarre ability to corrupt.
Once we allow them to truly develop, even if we are able to achieve victory in the end, the losses will be extremely heavy.
The dwarven pantheon needs to find some reinforcements, for example, the elven pantheon.
Speaking of which, the dwarves did owe the elves a big favor for the Battle of Eight Peaks.
Even though Belegar had already repaid part of the debt with gold coins, the dwarves would still remember this matter, so he took the opportunity to discuss it with them.
However, what is a bit strange is that Levi, who has been very active recently, and the Dragon Prince of Black Castle are both chosen by Lilith, who has been very low-key in the past and is not at all powerful.
Similarly, the situation is similar with the Goddess of Mist believed in by the Grim.
The Elf God King, Corellon, behaved very mediocre and low-key. So who should I contact?
After thinking about it, Moradin decided to try to communicate with Corellon first to see how the other party reacted before deciding what to do next.
As for the second thing, after such a long time, it is time for the dwarves to launch a full-scale counterattack!
Thinking of this, Moradin stretched out his hand and summoned his weapon - the artifact - the Soul Forger's Hammer.
Seeing this scene, the dwarf gods, who were originally pleased with Belegar's performance, became excited one by one, because they all knew what was about to happen.
In addition to forging artifacts, Moradin will only take out his most powerful weapon when war comes!
Moradin glanced around and nodded with satisfaction. Now that the dwarf gods were united, what enemy could they not defeat?
"Tell the White Dwarf and Lady Strife that they can start moving."
Based on the tacit understanding among the gods and the limited capacity of the main world, under normal circumstances, gods will not openly appear in the main world. Even if gods appear occasionally, their stay is often very short.
Because of their powerful divine power, when it erupts at full strength, it is possible that it will cause irreversible and serious damage to the main world, which is unbearable for the gods.
There are many other small planes, but only the main world is unique.
But demigods are not subject to this restriction.
For example, the shepherd god Pan, the unicorn goddess Larue, the trial-taker of the Knight Kingdom - the Green Knight, and the demigods of the Cathay pantheon who were transformed from animal lords, etc., are all accustomed to wandering in the main world.
Similarly, the White Dwarf, Grim Brindel, and the Lady of Strife, Hela Brightaxe, are also demigods who remain in the main world.
In fact, their potential and strength have long gone beyond this, especially the white dwarves.
But in order to continue to protect the dwarves, they are willing to exist only as demigods.
Now, it's finally time for them to show their strength and majesty.
Although after this incident, they may no longer be able to suppress their own power and will eventually ascend to the kingdom of the gods.
But they will completely reverse the current situation, demonstrate the power of the dwarves, and create a safe environment for their people!
They will tell everyone that although the dwarves are honest, they are not without strategies, and the two demigods are their backup!
After a brief pause, Moradin continued, "Also, inform our friend Sigmar that perhaps it is time for us to settle accounts with the Greenskin pantheon."
When Sigmar was still the Emperor of the Empire, he fought against the greenskin army more than once. Most of his reputation was built on the blood and death of the greenskins.
Well, the other half, basically comes from Nagash.
It was at that time that Sigmar forged a deep friendship with the Dwarven Mountain Kingdom and the Dwarven Gods.
When he had just become a god as the Emperor of Man, the dwarf gods also gave him a certain degree of protection, which made the relationship between the two sides very strong.
Unfortunately, the tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Sigmar's performance was too dazzling, which made many human gods begin to target him intentionally or unintentionally.
It's not just the evil gods, some gods from the neutral and good camps also choose to get involved.
For the gods, when it comes to faith, anyone who conflicts with them is an enemy.
This meant that although Sigmar, by virtue of his status as the first emperor, established his own sect as the state religion of the Sigmar Empire, he dominated more than half of the faith.
But after so many years, he still has not been able to establish his own small pantheon. Instead, his faith has been constantly eroded by gods from various races and camps.
This means that in most cases, Sigmar can only protect himself, but is unable to support the Dwarven Gods or the Dwarves.
But now that Moradin has spoken, Sigmar will definitely send the battle avatar.
Of course, it’s not an all-out decisive battle, it’s far from the time yet, and the dwarves’ enemies are not just the greenskins.
Gray dwarves, Chaos dwarves, goblin gods, and even other incarnations of underground evil all require the dwarven gods to remain vigilant at all times.
But if the greenskin gods are collectively tied up, which greenskins in the main world can withstand the combined forces of the two demigods?
The dwarf war god beside him, Clangeddin Silverbeard Grimnir, also laughed and said, "I will let that bastard Gotrek Gnesson get involved as well."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding dwarf gods couldn't help but laugh.
Gotrek is known as the most unsuccessful butcher in history because he has never been able to die in battle by challenging strong enemies.
He had had some stories with a series of legendary strongmen such as Khalida, Tigris, Manfred, etc. to a greater or lesser extent.
He has traveled almost all over the Old World, and his battle record is quite brilliant. Dragons, giants, demon lords and the like have all been his glorious achievements.
He even sank a dark elf's black ark.
He is also regarded by the dwarf gods as the next generation of dwarf guardian after the white dwarf.
But before that, his deeds were basically only known to some powerful people and the top leaders of various forces.
But I believe that after this battle, at least all the greenskins in the Old World will know of his reputation.
Of course, Levi and the others had no way of knowing the affairs of the dwarf gods, but after seeing this scene, Levi still frowned somewhat.
He didn't know why Belegar was so angry all of a sudden, but he didn't want any more accidents to happen under such circumstances.
So he asked Cindy, Wange and others to go and help.
At the same time, he ordered the Asgard to descend. He had previously installed the blueprints given by the Red Prince, and even summoned some wild beasts to provide support to the King's Hall below. Now they are basically all dead.
But in a siege, the Winged Hussars were of little use, and it would be a bit of a waste to use them as cannon fodder, so Levi did not touch them.
It's just right to send them all out now, and let Maltis take them to have some fun. Although the Winged Hussars are weak, they should have no problem hunting down the ratmen.
At this time, there were several cheers coming from below, and the huge blue dragon fell down like a golden mountain or a jade pillar, smashing the surrounding rocks into pieces.
Judging from the way its tongue is sticking out, it probably only has one breath left.
At Michaela's invitation, Princess Belinda opened a portal again. After greeting Eltharion, she began to direct people to bring it back.
But her expression seemed a little solemn and annoyed, as if she had encountered something bad.
Levi's heart moved: "What's wrong, Belinda, you seem to be worried?"
Princess Belinda hesitated, but Levi was now also a prince of Caledor.
Moreover, whether in terms of territory area, reputation or strength, they are not inferior to hers at all. On the contrary, they may be stronger. Not to mention that the goddess values him much more than her.
So she finally chose to confess. After all, this matter couldn't be concealed for too long.
"Levi, did you know that Lord Imrik has a sister?"
"You mean the exile - Princess Elandra?"
Princess Belinda nodded gently. "She went to the Black Castle alone a few days ago to visit Lord Imrick. He left with her on a dragon. She has not returned yet, and there is no news from her. I am a little worried..."
Levi also felt a little headache. This matter was really difficult to handle.
Among the ten great kingdoms, the Dragon Prince had a very extreme personality and was therefore very unwelcome.
It was not until he opened up such a large colony overseas, greatly promoted the martial power of the high elves, and tempered his character, that other kingdoms gradually accepted him.
The only one still at odds with him was probably his brother, Tyrion, known as the Dragon of Cosqui and Defender of Ulthuan.
In addition to past grudges, both of them believe that they are the strongest elf warriors.
But the Dragon Prince's sister is much more radical than he was when he was young.
Simply put, she believed that when demons invaded the world, it was the ancestor of the Caledor Kingdom, the Dragon Tamer Caledor, who sacrificed himself to save Ulthuan and even the entire world.
The Kingdom of Caledor also possesses the power to make even dragons submit to it. With both fame and power, she naturally would not be content to be just a princess of the Kingdom of Caledor. She wanted to go further.
For example, becoming the first Phoenix Queen in history.
She also laid out several plans. If her ideas could succeed, the high elves would declare war on the dragon clan. The Kingdom of Caledor could take the opportunity to capture more dragons, making Caledor and the entire high elf clan stronger.
After all, although there are only two dragon gods in existence, one is good and the other is evil, and they are constantly fighting each other. They are simply no match for the elven gods, and they absolutely dare not easily interfere in the wars on earth.
When the Kingdom of Caledor has accumulated enough strength, her brother will still be the Dragon Prince, and she will become the Phoenix Queen.
Her ambition is admirable, but her ideas are too naive.
After all, dragons were once the overlords of the entire world. If the elves really declared war on the dragons, who knows how much chaos would be caused behind the scenes.
Moreover, other forces may not be willing to see the emergence of an elf who conquers the dragon. The current elves are already too powerful.
She has no gods behind her, and she doesn't have enough power or wisdom. Even the Dragon Prince doesn't support her plan because he thinks it's too crazy.
Not to mention hunting dragons everywhere, he possessed a special hunting ritual that allowed him to permanently enhance his strength by challenging powerful dragons, but he did not dare to hunt dragons wantonly.
He thought his sister was too naive, and because of her ignorance, she seemed fearless.
Although a small group of radical nobles were persuaded, when the Phoenix King and the Everqueen learned of this, she was ultimately doomed to failure.
Considering that she only made some verbal incitement, trying to influence the nobles of other kingdoms to join her cause.
In fact, she hadn't had time to do much actual action, nor had she caused any damage, and the dragons were completely unaware of it.
In addition, she was the Dragon Prince's biological sister after all, so the final punishment given by the two kings was only exile:
She must never enter the Ring of Ulthuan again until she is forgiven by either the Phoenix King or the Everqueen.
The reason why the Dragon Prince established such a large colony was probably because he wanted to create a second home for his sister.
Unfortunately, before becoming a prince, Levi had never heard of the name of the exile - Princess Elandra, which means that the Dragon Prince's plan naturally never succeeded, so her name has always been hidden.
Although this exile was not a real bad person because she had never had the opportunity to do anything bad, her sudden appearance at this critical moment and taking away the Dragon Prince did not seem to be a good omen.
Those who have nothing but are full of ambition are likely to come up with the craziest plans.
Especially since the Four Chaos Gods are reviving, Khorne and Tzeentch among them might be willing to give her some power so that she can witness more blood, or plot some intrigues against the High Elves.
Even Slaanesh might take action, because her obsession with becoming the Phoenix Queen is also an extremely strong desire.
"That goddess..."
Belinda became more worried after hearing this: "The goddess didn't respond."
In the past, the goddess would basically grant all the requests of her devout believers of this level, if not all of them. The goddess has always been known for her hard work and dedication.
Of course, if there was nothing important, she would never dare to disturb the goddess.
But this silence now made her feel very bad.
Levi also sighed secretly. According to his past experience, this matter did not sound like a good thing.
The proud high elves, the cruel dark elves, the cold and bloodthirsty wood elves, and the evil and dark drow elves, they originally came from the same elven group.
The seeds of cruelty, bloodthirstiness and evil are also hidden in the bodies and minds of the high elves.
It's not easy to learn well, but it's easy to become bad...
Now we can only hope that what Lilith said she was busy doing a few days ago is related to this.
If she had participated in it, it would have been possible to maximize her own interests and minimize the harm and losses she suffered.
Now Levi can only comfort Princess Belinda and tell her not to worry too much. After all, she is the Dragon Prince's biological sister, and the Dragon Prince himself is also a legendary strong man with rich experience in all kinds of things.
In his absence, everyone needs to continue to do their tasks well.
Princess Belinda could only cheer herself up and agree with a few words. After signaling to Eltharion and Levi, she evacuated with the blue dragon.
Just like Levi said, she needed to complete her mission. For now, she should first tame the dragons that Levi gave her. This could be considered as preparing a surprise for the Dragon Prince!