The speed of communication between minds is far faster than ordinary language and text, so even though Levi and Seleket exchanged a lot of information, only a few seconds of external time had passed.
Many of the ratmen hadn't reacted to what was happening yet, but Belegar laughed out loud.
No idea whether his skill had finally cooled down or he decided not to play anymore, but he used the Descendant of God technique and hit the Headhunter - Quick with one hammer, making him stagger. With the second hammer, he knocked him to the ground.
Then there were continuous crackling sounds, and a series of explosions came from the headhunter Quick's body, sometimes the armor was broken, and sometimes the bones were broken.
This caused it, which had the ability to resist and curse at the beginning, to soon only have the strength to groan.
While attacking, Belegar continued to accuse the opponent of many crimes.
Next to him, the dwarf ancestor spirit opened the Book of Hatred and read aloud.
"I sentence you for occupying and desecrating Mount Bafeng."
"I condemn you for the robbery and the theft of sacred relics and treasures."
"For the deaths of countless dwarves over the past hundreds of years, I sentence you to death!"
At this moment, the headhunter Quick, who was originally limp as mud, suddenly found new strength from nowhere.
It struggled and roared hard: "Quick is fearless, Quick is the most powerful, yes, yes!"
Belegar seemed stunned for a moment, but he immediately laughed. Even at this point, was it still trying to retain its last bit of dignity?
Unfortunately, it is a despicable and despicable ratman. No matter how powerful it is, it has absolutely no honor.
Belegar shouted again and raised his warhammer high up. The silver-white mysterious power surged wildly on it. At the same time, the sky was surging with wind and clouds again, and it seemed that even the gazes of the dwarf gods were cast over him at this moment.
"Now, please, great gods and immortal ancestors, witness together the fulfillment of an oath and the elimination of hatred!"
With a loud bang, the whole earth shook.
The armor and body of the Headhunter Quick exploded into flying debris.
All that was left was a circular pit several meters deep and hundreds of meters in radius.
The surrounding ancestors and heroes cheered immediately: "The Angrand clan, under the protection of the gods, will live forever!"
All the surviving dwarves on the battlefield could not help but respond in unison. For a moment, they all rushed forward bravely. No matter whether there were ferocious rat trolls or disgusting Nurgle demons in front of them, they all charged forward fearlessly.
In contrast, the rats became distraught. No matter how slow they were, they had already noticed that something was wrong.
Those chosen heroes were the first to flee, followed by a large number of ratmen, and it soon developed into a comprehensive rout.
The cracks that the warlord emperor had just dug out with great effort now benefited them.
Even though the nearby dwarves tried their best to intercept them, their efforts were of little use.
In comparison, Luna and Mortidi were much smarter. They chose to let some of the ratmen go and then chase them from the side or behind.
In this way, most ratmen will not try to resist, but will only hope to run faster than other ratmen so as not to become the target of slaughter.
The third legendary ratman present , Doomclaw from the Grinning Clan, obviously wanted to follow suit, but unfortunately his identity was too special and he was being closely watched from beginning to end.
Almost as soon as the Horned Rat ran away, Penthesilea, the Red Prince, Elegy, and Winnie the Pooh stopped him.
Although the modified mechanical power claw of Doom Claw was extremely powerful, and it itself was heavily armored, making it a rare and powerful warrior among the ratmen, it could not last more than five rounds against an opponent of this level before Winnie the Pooh smashed its head with a slap.
Seeing this, Levi couldn't help but become a little curious. After a hero kills a legend, he will get a special title, but what about the soldiers?
But it doesn’t matter. Even without the title, as long as Winnie the Pooh can be restored to a hero unit sooner, it’s also a good thing.
The information Lilith had shared before was too much and too important, so for a while she didn't have time to talk about it and things related to the God of the North Pole.
Seeing that everything was going well, Levi also picked out some stronger rat trolls and began to carry out targeted sniping.
As for those ordinary enemies, he was too lazy to pay attention to them.
After reaching level 20, killing enemies below level 5 will not give you even a symbolic 1 point of experience, so it is better to leave the opportunity to other subordinates.
As for other battlefields, it was a complete massacre.
At the same time, looking at the halo-like glow surrounding Cindy's body, the weapons of the friendly forces nearby were also shining because of it. Levi knew that the big loli must have successfully mastered the power of the sun within Sigma's divinity.
The sun is the power of light and fire, primarily used to bless friendly forces, purify evil such as the undead, and damage other enemies with angry flames.
The Solar Aura that Cindy mastered can continuously damage all enemies in a small range and cause additional damage to the undead. It can also bless the weapons of friendly forces to temporarily strengthen them.
In general, it is very comprehensive and most suitable for clearing out miscellaneous soldiers.
If we have to point out a disadvantage, it may be that this move requires continuous consumption of magic. For Cindy, whose magic limit is not high, she needs to use recovery potions frequently.
Then she also mastered two passive skills - cold resistance and heat resistance. When encountering attacks with freezing and flame attributes, her magic resistance would be slightly improved.
But Levi knew that this was far from her limit, because the famous Yangyan Explosion was also the power of the sun domain!
Levi never doubted Cindy's talent. For her, it was only a matter of time before she understood that move.
Once she succeeds, together with Michaela and herself, what kind of enemy can withstand the three-shot Yangyan Explosion?
At this moment, Mortidi suddenly sent a message: "My lord, I found some special blue-faced giants. They seem to be observing us?"
"A blue-faced giant?"
The first possibilities that flashed through Levi's mind were sea giants, frost giants, storm giants, etc.
But they are rare in number and usually only appear in specific environments and specific areas. They should not appear in Bafeng Mountain.
And given their size and personality, it would be unlikely for them to be so low-key and not be discovered until now.
"Yes, but compared to the mountain giants, they appear thin and ugly, but they seem to be more intelligent."
Maltis also added: "Not only because they were wearing robes similar to those of wizards, but also after discovering me, they remained the same."
Although this series of adjectives failed to completely solve Levi's doubts, it did give him some guesses.
If we are just observing, then the other party should be neutral, or maybe they want something from us? Could they be some special businessmen?
Since the enemy's hiding place was not far from the main battlefield and the war against the ratmen was no longer suspenseful, Levi simply rushed over directly.
From a distance, Levi saw Mortiti and Maltis leading several teams, staring at a dozen blue-skinned horse-faced giants about three and a half meters tall.
They were indeed very thin and clearly did not look like a race that was good at close combat. Levi also noticed that each of their fingers had one more joint than the fingers of ordinary humanoids.
Behind them were some metal skeleton-like golems floating in the air, and a dozen or so people holding big swords, probably some special elemental creatures, who were supposed to be guards.
Seeing this appearance, Levi was completely certain that the other party should be a secret magic merchant. This is both their race and their profession.
They are a strictly lawful neutral race. Apart from trading for the property they want, they believe in less is more and will never take the initiative to cause trouble.
They have a peculiar racial talent. Once someone hurts or kills a secret magic merchant, all the same race will immediately know about it and then take revenge through various methods.
They are also born with a talent for space magic, which allows them to do business not just in the main world.
However, they never do business with demons, devils, or other evil creatures from other worlds, because it is almost impossible for the other party to pay.
They also rarely deal with elemental creatures because the types of things they provide are often relatively simple.
They are more inclined to trade with intelligent races that tend to be kind or lawful, such as humans, elves or dwarves.
If Levi can come up with something that interests them, he won't be disappointed today.
As soon as they saw Levi falling from the sky, the secret merchants who had not taken any action before all put their hands on their chests and saluted.
"The Secret Merchant Caravan No. 0189 salutes you, respected strong man."
Levi also smiled and nodded: "Hello, I am the Lord of Fear Rock - Levi. I wonder if I have anything that you are interested in?"
Arcane merchants do not like to accept ordinary currencies such as gold coins, because in some special small planes, gold, elemental crystals, and even gems are not rare, and they prefer barter.
Of course, if they have no choice, they will also accept gold coins. The worst that can happen is that they will go to other intelligent races and do some minor trade with them.
"Yes, we are very interested in the many constructs you command. Even the Tomb Kings cannot produce so many types."
In fact, the arcane merchants had tried to trade with the Tomb Kings before, but the other party either refused to sell at all, or gave them the lowest-level goods like giving alms to beggars.
What's more, some even want to keep the arcane merchants and turn them into subjects under the rule of the Tomb Kings.
In this way, the Tomb King can legitimately requisition all the property of the arcane merchants as a lord without spending any cost, which is simply treating them as fools.
So after several failed attempts, they gradually gave up the opportunity to buy from there, but they didn't expect to make an unexpected discovery here.
Levi smiled slightly: "I do have some inventory on hand, and I can sell it to you, but I don't know what price you can pay?"
The series of battles allowed him to harvest a large number of soul fragments. Here in Bafeng Mountain, there was no shortage of other auxiliary materials such as metals and stones.
So in addition to giving Beilejia all the things he promised him, Levi also kept a lot for himself.
And as his strength increased, except for the Sphinx and the Snake Lady, the rest of the Death Guards became more and more like pure cannon fodder, so he didn't mind exchanging them for something more useful.
"Of course we do. Although we may not be as good as your Sky Slasher, we are somewhat confident in our floating warships."
Having said this, a mysterious merchant who seemed to be the leader carefully took out a palm-sized warship model.
Even if he only looked at the size, Levi knew that the other party was being very modest. Except for the Zhendan Fairy Palace, other flying war machines in other main worlds could not be reduced to this extent.
Moreover, on their surface, there are some special devices such as rudders, propellers, crossbows and harpoons. Obviously, they are not entirely means of transportation.
At the same time, there are some obvious gaps next to it, which should be able to be added or modified by yourself.
"What is its power source?"
"Magic circles and elemental crystals can also be used as power if you can drive high-level fire elements."
Levi does not have a high-level fire element for the time being, but Yuan Huan of Zhendan gave him 5 Yanghui Suzaku, which must be able to play a similar role.
After some discussion, Levi successfully exchanged 40% of his inventory and a lot of spoils recently seized from the ratmen for 8 floating warships.
The cost was much less than Levi had expected, mainly because of the ratman's dimensional stone, which was a relatively rare item for the arcane merchants.
After all, this stuff is a specialty of the Abyss or Baator, and they don't do business with those evil creatures from other worlds.
Each floating warship can carry 350 people when fully loaded, which is much stronger than the Sky Slasher or even the Zhendan Tianzhou.
However, full loading will affect the speed and flexibility of the floating warship. Under normal circumstances, 250-300 people would be a better choice.
At the same time, the floating warship is obviously superior to the Sky Slasher in terms of life, defense, speed, and maximum flight altitude. Now Donna's troops can expand and prepare for war.
The secret merchants also gave Levi a few extra parts such as floating wings and dragon hunting crossbows, which was considered a small gesture of goodwill towards him.
Then the arcane merchants displayed some other goods. As merchants who could cross dimensions, they did not only buy floating warships.
It is just not known whether this small caravan was newly formed. Their other commodities are mainly consumables such as various raw materials, magic scrolls and potions, followed by some equipment of the highest to epic level.
For other God-chosen heroes, it might be considered pretty good, but for Levi, there isn't much to look at.
So he only picked out some rarer species to replenish his spare supplies.
Seeing this, the secret merchants became a little anxious. They had finally obtained such a rare opportunity to purchase goods, but in the end they could not produce any goods that the other party would want to trade. This was such a pity.
After exchanging a few glances, the two secret merchants finally chose to step forward and took out their collections.
Little did they know that their actions, which they thought were secret, had already fallen into Levi's eyes. This was naturally his little strategy.
The first arcane merchant took out an unactivated toy factory. With sufficient brass, bronze, copper, gold, silver, etc. as raw materials, it can continuously produce a special construct - the clockwork dragon.
This palm-sized gadget is shaped like five large metal dragons, and it is possible to simulate the weak dragon breath that is almost impossible to harm ordinary people through the magic circle carved in advance.
But fighting is not their responsibility. They are more like toys, used for warnings, or to kill pests with weaker combat capabilities such as mosquitoes, snakes, and ants.
If Levi is willing to spend enough gold and silver, he can create a maximum of level 3. Otherwise, normal gold-plated and silver-plated clockwork dragons are only level 1.
But despite this, Levi believed that as long as he activated it, wealth would continue to flow to him.
Even if the natives are not interested in this, the chosen heroes will definitely not be stingy with a little money.
The second one was even more amazing, and even Levi couldn't help getting excited, because it was a challenge invitation from the War Dance Spirit.
Just as the Nymph embodies the beauty of nature and the Dryad represents the heart of the forest, the War Dancer symbolizes the brutal nature of war and battle.
They look like metal elves, with a barrier made up of swords, axes, knives, and many other bladed weapons always spinning, circling, and flying around them.
It can be said that they were born for killing, starting at level 5, but that is only in theory.
The weakest war dance spirits that usually appear in sight are level 6, and the proportion of level 7 is also not low.
And don't be fooled by their berserker appearance. In fact, as special fey creatures, they can of course use many abilities including blade barrier, reverse arrows and induce frenzy, which makes them rarely have rivals in the same level.
If we have to point out their weakness, it is probably that they cannot fly. Although the swords and axes around them can be thrown out, the maximum range is still relatively limited.
Although they have reverse arrows, which make them fearless against flying archer units such as Donna and Kerillian, they still find it difficult to fight against magic, which is also a common weakness of almost all types of troops.
Unless you're using ranged sniping or backstabs to get a preemptive strike, magic is usually the only thing you're best at countering magic.
But what Levi values ​​most is that the war elves also possess a special power - manipulating activation spells.
Therefore, they will almost only be active in places with a large number of activated spells and no owner.
Such places are either the wizard towers of some powerful wizards, or are often related to the gods. Even the lowest-level activation spells are not something that ordinary wizards can get involved in.
This is what Levi really cares about.
On the surface it looks like just an invitation, but in fact it represents a series of possibilities.
But the arcane merchants obviously knew its value. Even though based on their race, they would never be able to personally accept the challenge of the war dance spirit in their lifetime, they still wanted to sell it for a high price.
However, Levi did not bargain with the other party. He just took out a sphinx and two snake girls, and told the other party the coordinates of the Fear Rock. He believed that the other party could understand what he meant.
The secret merchants were certainly not stupid. Levi was inviting them to engage in long-term cooperation, so after a brief discussion, they agreed. This was a win-win situation for both parties.
After exchanging some information and asking Levi about some needs, they also agreed to formally visit the Fear Rock half a month later. The arcane merchants uniformly used teleportation spells and left with their guards.
Although there were dwarves and others present, their goods were a little insufficient. In order to avoid embarrassing their tribesmen, they decided to replenish their goods first.
Levi also sent the floating warship to Donna as soon as possible. As for when it would be actually used on the battlefield, that was her right and freedom.
Then Levi stopped wasting time on those ratmen. He began to use the power of the Nine Volumes of Nagash to help the dwarves purify the entire battlefield.
After working for more than an hour, the war finally came to an end. Levi first looked at the title he had obtained for defeating the warlord emperor.
Moustaki? Grind him to death? :
Effect 1: Ratman recruitment and maintenance costs -10%;
Effect 2: The "Warlord Emperor's" creative ideas have a 10% chance of consuming an additional 10%-20% of materials when manufacturing and improving war machines and constructs, allowing the target to gain 1%-5% enhancement (can be turned on or off at will).
(Although the title of Mostaki's warlord emperor is ridiculous to outsiders, to the rat people, it is indeed a powerful and charming rat man, until it was inexplicably turned into a diamond)
How to say it, this title is very unsatisfactory. Levi will not recruit any ratmen at all.
As for the fantastic ideas, the input and output are a bit disproportionate. If they work on the Sphinx or the Snake Lady, it can only be said that it is not a loss.
But if it happens to ordinary level 4 or 5 Death Guards who serve as cannon fodder, it would be a waste of resources.
Fortunately, it can be turned on or off freely, which makes Levi barely tolerate it.
In comparison, Winnie the Pooh got the title of killing Doom Claw, although there is only one title, but it is obviously more practical.
Doomsday Leader Claw:
1. When using claws or claw-like weapons to attack, armor penetration +5, critical hit rate +5%, and knockback and grabbing effects are enhanced by 5%.
(It is said that Cruchie Doomclaw, the ruler of the Grinning Clan and the supreme warlord of Camelback Mountain, has always dreamed of making a complete set of power armor. For this purpose, he helped the Chaos Dwarves capture a large number of slaves. Unfortunately, he will never see that day.
Not only because the Chaos Dwarf had deceived it, but also because it was already dead.)
The later the stage, the stronger the effect of this percentage increase will be. Based on Winnie the Pooh's strength, 5% is not low.
In addition, probably because the total number of enemies killed broke through a certain bottleneck, Levi's original title of Rat Slayer (Senior) was successfully promoted to the top.
Rat Catcher: When fighting against rat-men enemies, all your soldiers gain +5 attack power and +20 health. Each time you kill a rat-man, their morale and fear resistance will be temporarily increased.
(These big, smelly rats deserve only to stay in dark corners or become corpses)
Unfortunately, the spoils they left behind were either limited to the ratmen race, or were related to dimensional stone, plague magic, etc.
The only thing Levi could use was the manufacturing instructions for catapults and stone crushers.
The former is a war machine, while the latter is a special weapon that can be held by one person and can be used to mine ore or dig city walls.
If you really want to hit the enemy head-on, it's not completely impossible.
As for the rest, we can only see if Wang Jerry and his sister can come up with something useful for trading, otherwise we might have to sell it to the secret merchants next time.
The diamond that trapped the warlord emperor was basically the same as described in the previous spell. There was even a countdown on it, and there was nothing unusual otherwise.
Seeing that Levi seemed to have finally had some free time, Belegar thanked Levi again, not only because he helped kill the warlord emperor, but also because he was a great help in purifying the plague.
Levi smiled and said nothing. He just apologized to the other party and said that he had other important things to do and was afraid that he could not accompany Belejia to recapture the Eight Peaks Mountain.
Although Belegar felt a little sorry, he did not try to keep him.
At this special moment, the higher the position and the more powerful people like them are, the greater the responsibility they have to bear.
So he just asked Levi to come often when he was free, and then gave Levi 30 oath stones found in the treasure house.
This special cube-shaped prop, with a side length of one meter, is positioned somewhat like a mount.
When you place them under your feet and step on them to participate in battle, your resistance to enemy charges and pushbacks will be greatly enhanced.
For the dwarves who are at a height disadvantage and are not used to using spears and halberds as weapons, they will not be at a disadvantage when fighting against enemies such as greenskins.
But for humans and elves, stepping on this thing would be a little conspicuous and they would easily become targets of enemy ranged units.
Levi then handed it over to Zhou Miyin and let him use it at his will.
The dragon slayer next to him also came over: "Levi, thanks to your care for my brat, don't forget to visit our Iron Peak Castle when you have time in the future."
"Also, the excavation and suppression work he and the dwarves are cooperating on is almost finished. If you have time, you can stop by and take a look."
Levi originally thought that as one of the few dwarves who had slayed a dragon with his own hands, the dragon slayer should be very proud, but he did not expect that the other party would be unexpectedly approachable.
But then he laughed to himself, perhaps the dragon slayer would indeed be proud when treating ordinary people.
But his identity and status were no less than the other party's, and he had done a great favor to the dwarves. No matter how pretentious the dragon slayer was, he could never do that to himself.
After a few polite words, the Dragon Slayer and Belegar went to take care of other things. Now that the dwarves of the Eight Peaks have captured four of the territories, they must first stabilize the defenses here, and then make persistent efforts to completely recapture all the territory in one go.
Levi chatted with Shudun again, and this time, as expected, Shudun chose to stay in Bafeng Mountain and continue to fight alongside Belegar.
For a dwarf, once the Eight Peaks Mountain is successfully recaptured, the rewards, whether in terms of glory, merit, or other aspects, will definitely be very generous.
Kyle next to him hesitated for a moment, but finally made a decision that he would stay here with them.
Before arriving at Fear Rock, Kyle was very confident in his talent and strength.
However, the many battles that followed on Paradise Island made Kyle increasingly aware of his own weakness and the huge gap between him and Levi.
If he continued to follow Levi, he would seem to be no different from an ordinary blood elf mage.
So Kyle decided to stay with Zhou Miyin, Jianbing, Xiaotian and others, and then see the situation whether to give up teleportation and choose to overcome numerous dangers and fight their way back to the colony.
Levi naturally expressed his support for this, because he also gradually felt this.
Traveling with me would indeed greatly reduce the risks Kyle would face, but at the same time, it would be difficult to give him the opportunity to truly perform.
But Levi was still somewhat worried about letting go completely, so he gave Kyle some Death Guards and granted him the authority to summon the Sub-Sky Clan.
In this way, even if we encounter any emergency, we will be able to receive the news quickly and come to support.
After thinking about it, Levi simply gave Kyle the contact information of Wang Jerry and the spoils he had just obtained from the warlord emperor and Doomsday Claw, as a small test for Kyle.
Similarly, he also let Kyle handle all the matters concerning the Bat-winged Kobolds.
The bat-winged dog-headed god is dead, and the remaining remnants have nothing worthy of praise except for relying on the advantage of terrain.
After instructing Zhou Miyin again and opening up all the authority of Zhendan Immortal Palace to him, and after saying hello to Belejia and others, Levi led his troops who had already rested and began to march northward.
Donna activated two floating warships. She assigned several deputy heroes to start training them, and also asked the infantry, constructs, etc. on the ground to board the ships.
As a result, their marching speed increased dramatically.
Levi thought that the next time the arcane merchants visited the Fear Rock, he could try to buy the manufacturing method of the floating warship.
But he was not sure how much he would have to pay before the secret merchant would give in.
I can't bear to give up things like divinity, so do I have to use the number of sphinxes to impress the other party?
Thinking of this, Levi's eyes gradually fell on the invitation letter. Perhaps, hope would still fall on it...