Volume 4 Chapter 552: Luther Harken
After agreeing, Levi began to discuss relevant battle plans with Lord Huahua based on the existing intelligence.
Finally, they decided to lure the enemy out of its hole. Currently, the vampire pirates were frequently sending small groups of troops to invade and harass. Instead of waiting for the enemy to be fully prepared before attacking the Moon Monument, it would be better for them to take the initiative to create an environment for them.
After communication, the Moon Monument agreed. They were short of troops now and wanted help from Levi and Lord Huahua, so they naturally cooperated with all their strength.
Therefore, a small island in the middle of a lake, only a few dozen miles away from the Moon Monument and the coastline, was chosen as the place to implement this plan.
There used to be a temple there, which was a node supporting the giant spiritual vein network, but it was destroyed by ratmen some time ago, and coupled with the rampage of vampire pirates, it was temporarily abandoned.
If we choose that place and pretend to repair it, it will be a natural thing to do and the enemy will not have much suspicion.
At the same time, it is far away from the Moon Monument but relatively close to the coastline. When the lizardmen appear, it will give the vampire pirates enough time to react.
Although the vampire pirates' warships cannot pass through, other types of troops are still capable of passing through.
In order to make the plan successful in one go, Levi made comprehensive considerations for Luther Harken from all aspects and made sure that the other party took action.
After making a plan, Levi and others began to prepare for war.
In the end, Levi decided to still rely mainly on Donna and Kerillian's flying archer troops, while the ground troops would mainly be celestial creatures and constructs.
This is a targeted arrangement based on the combat characteristics of the vampire pirates.
As undead as they are, Manfred or Neferata basically don't have many ranged troops under their command.
Because it is very difficult to let low- and medium-level undead creatures such as zombies or skeletons use weapons other than spears, swords and machetes.
Bows and muskets, not to mention how difficult it is to aim, it is difficult for low-level undead to even replenish their ammunition.
But if one was a musketeer serving on certain warships during his lifetime, and some relevant memories remain on his body, with the enhancement of magic, it would be relatively easy to continue using the musket after death.
In addition to the existence of some vampires serving as commanders, several vampire pirate forces have a large number of zombies that can use muskets and cannons.
Although its accuracy is not satisfactory, when the number reaches a certain level, the power is still quite strong.
If Levi sent a large number of infantry, whether it was the Silver Guards or the Phoenix Guards, they would probably suffer heavy losses in the face of the enemy's muskets and cannons.
But as consumable constructs, there is no such problem, and the survival ability of celestial creatures is relatively strong.
And when the situation was bad, Levi also instructed commanders such as Horn and Yakong to arrange the retreat on their own.
Osiyotan decided to bring eight hundred chameleons who used blowguns like him into the battle. They were all newly hatched after his return and were given to him by Lord Huahua as his personal guards.
As the first battle after his return, Osiyotan decided to fight a good battle, so all the chameleons coated their ammunition with special poison.
When in the Chaos Realm, Ossiyotan used local materials to create a poison that could kill even the Great Unclean Ones of Nurgle. Compared to the opponent's powerful resistance, ordinary zombies or vampires are not worth mentioning at all.
Many of the special poisons he developed can kill undead creatures again if they are poisoned.
Lord Huahua will not be the first to join the battle, but will serve as everyone's backup to prevent emergencies.
In fact, under normal circumstances, all magic toads will not go out at will. They will only stay in the safest and most secret places in their respective towns, giving general direction guidance or casting various powerful magic to assist from a distance.
The actual battle command is basically carried out by the Lizardman generals, assisted by the Spirit Lizard Priests.
This was because the magic toads had no talent at all when it came to battle command. Even Mazda Moody, the most famous one respected as "Master Ma", could only barely pass the military command test and was far from being excellent.
Lord Huahua had personally led the team to an expedition before, but when the outside world learned about it, he was severely criticized.
Although as the most independent magic toad, Lord Huahua has long been accustomed to being criticized and blamed, but this time Lord Kroka spoke personally, he had to take it seriously.
But this is not a big problem. If necessary , he can get there with a teleportation magic. Besides, with his current strength, it is more than enough to defeat Luther Harken.
Apart from anything else, if it was a sneak attack, Osiyotan would be able to defeat the opponent more easily.
Seleket also wanted to send some troops to help, but was declined by Levi. After being suppressed by the Egyptian God-King Osiris for so many years, she didn't even have a legendary God-chosen one in the main world, so it was better for her not to join in the fun.
If he really encountered any difficulties, he could communicate temporarily through the dagger she gave him.
Although Levi's original words were quite tactful, Seleket still felt unhappy.
She is also a god who has lived for more than a thousand years, but she really doesn't have any trump cards in her hand.
On the one hand, this is because the Egyptian pantheon has always pursued hedonism, living from day to day and not striving for progress, and she has been seriously affected.
But on the other hand, isn't it because of Osiris' high-pressure policy towards these foreign gods that they have no choice but to live like this?
If they perform too well, they will be suppressed even more severely.
The only exception seems to be the God of War - Anhe.
Because he was powerful enough and his priesthood was indispensable to the pantheon, even Osiris had to tolerate his existence and maintain outward warmth.
Sometimes, he would even give gifts as rewards, the value of which might not matter to either party, but it represented Osiris' attitude.
Not only did Seleket once again feel some hatred towards Osiris, but she also felt it was hard for herself to tolerate such a narrow-minded and unambitious god king for thousands of years.
Fortunately, by chance, I was finally able to get rid of that guy.
With the power of the elven pantheon, even if Osiris knew about it, he could only make a few symbolic protests and then vent his anger on other gods.
Just like the last time Sobek broke away, he and other gods including the scarab began to be oppressed more severely by Osiris.
However, simply breaking away from the Egyptian pantheon seems far from enough to vent his anger.
After this information is officially released, I will think about it for a while and maybe I can do more.
I'm not the only one who doesn't want to endure Osiris any longer!
Seleket began to prepare her little plan, and Levi also used the magic of Lord Huahua to hide in the Moon Monument in advance, preparing for an ambush.
The magic toad of the Moon Monument also cooperated by dispatching troops and transporting some magic materials to the small island in the middle of the lake.
Since they did not try to conceal their actions and instead acted in a high-profile manner, it did not take long for this information to be known by Luther Harken, who was driving a ghost ship on the seashore.
He is currently preparing for a large-scale attack on the Moon Monument and is paying close attention to intelligence gathering.
"Boss, we have found out that the enemy is composed of hundreds of lizardmen and skinks, and there are five teams of elite temple guards and two tyrannosaurus rex accompanying them as escorts."
After listening to his subordinates' report, Luther Haken immediately paid more attention: "Two Tyrannosaurus Rex? That must be a very important matter!"
"These lonely and cold-blooded creatures sent their troops away from the city. What are they hiding?"
Now he also knew that the Dragon Madness Chain was ineffective against the top dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus and Troglosaurus, but even for the Lizardmen, their numbers were extremely rare.
The Moon Monument still sent out such a team when surrounded by enemies. It must be a matter of great importance.
The vampire who reported the incident wanted to speak, but Luther Harken suddenly covered his head with his hands, his face showing pain. But soon after groaning a few times, he stood up from his chair with a loud laugh:
"Damn you, you still want to lock me up? Now that I have successfully returned, I will definitely win this battle!"
The subordinates around him also looked used to it, knowing that their boss had switched to a new personality.
But it doesn't matter. Luther Harken has more than a dozen personalities, but they all have one thing in common, which is to rob or steal from the Lizardmen and try to repair their broken personalities.
So no matter which personality it is, this battle must be fought, it’s just that the previous personality was more cautious, while the current personality is more reckless.
But the guys next to them, dressed as God's chosen heroes, couldn't help but ask: "Could this be a trap?"
Luther Harkon categorically rejected the idea: "It's impossible. The Lizardmen don't have enough troops. The Skaven and Demons have put heavy pressure on them, not to mention the power of the Dark Elves and the Norsemen."
Although no substantial alliance has been reached, because they have a common enemy, he has recently communicated with multiple forces and reached a certain degree of tacit understanding or even cooperation.
After all, Lustria is the territory that the Lizardmen have occupied for thousands of years. Even if it has been weakened now, it still has a strong foundation. Before it is completely wiped out, it is best not to allow conflicts between the many invading forces.
Of course, after the Lizardmen are destroyed, a new melee will unfold, and there is no need to say more.
As they were talking, another vampire came back with new information.
"Lord Luther, we have found out that it is a large amount of magic gold. The destination seems to be an abandoned temple on an island in the middle of a lake. The leader is the scarred veteran Lizardman - Chikalik!"
Luther Harken was no stranger to this name: "The lizardman hero who escaped from me?"
He had no doubt this time. Due to the recent attacks, the Moon Monument had already suffered heavy losses. Being able to send its only remaining general to do this must have special significance for the Lizardmen.
Although it is dozens of miles away from the shore, it doesn't matter. The small island in the middle of the lake is more advantageous for pirates. The Lizardmen have no navy to speak of.
He made a decision immediately: "March immediately, defeat Chikalik first, seize the magic gold, and then attack the Moon Monument!"
"The magic network is too far away from me. I must quiet the many voices in my head. Luther Harken and others must be unified again!"
So not long after, almost as soon as the lizardmen of the Moon Monument arrived at the island in the middle of the lake, Levi, who was hiding in the dark, received information that a large number of undead were approaching.
Among them, there are at least thirty to forty thousand zombie hordes .
Even though this island is closer to the coastline, considering the zombies' pitiful movement speed, Luther Harken was able to get here in such a short time. Not only is his efficiency terribly high, he must also have some hero units or treasures under his command that can enhance the movement speed of the troops.
And these zombies are not ordinary guys carrying sticks or kitchen knives. Instead, they are armed with guns and bombs.
As long as they can launch a round of attack, they will definitely not lose out.
Next came some corrupted crab archers. Those crabs were three to five meters long, and their huge claws could easily cut a mortal in half.
In comparison, the zombie shooters on the back of the giant crab are not a big threat.
Their rate of fire and accuracy were already far from ideal, and when they rode on the bumpy crab, they were even worse, so they were only a minor inconvenience.
The core area is composed of three to four hundred high-level vampire warriors in blood-red armor - the Deep Sea Guards. They are also the only elite infantry on the Vampire Coast.
As a 5th-level soldier, they are very fierce when wielding double axes.
However, due to the lack of shields, they will still appear relatively vulnerable when encountering a volley of fire from ranged troops, so they generally serve as the personal guards of high-level vampire pirates.
Seeing this, Levi began to feel a little strange. It would be fine if they didn't bring cannons, but those things were indeed quite heavy, and the other party might not have time to transport them to land for the time being.
But why are there no famous Necromancers in sight? Where is Luther Harkon?
At the same time, Kerillian also issued a warning, saying that the boarding team unique to the vampire pirates, that is, a special type of soldiers consisting of some big bats holding zombies in their claws, using muskets or throwing bombs from a high position, also appeared.
At the same time, there are more than a dozen terrifying beasts mixed in. If they are left alone, they will launch an air strike on the Moon Monument’s army in less than two minutes.
As for whether Luther Harkon is also hiding among them, Kerillian cannot confirm it for the time being because there are thousands of boarding teams blocking them and in order to ensure their own secrecy.
But Levi felt that it was almost certain. Luther Harken's mount was a special Death Screaming Terrorbeast, so it was natural for him to be mixed in with the flying troops.
He immediately asked Donna and the others to be ready and launch an attack immediately once the enemy's flying units came into range.
Since they are planning to take the opportunity to enter the Moon Monument to preach, it would be better not to let the Moon Monument’s army suffer too many losses.
At the same time, he also shared the information with Osiyotan through magic. The other party was indeed a legendary chameleon. In just a few minutes of not noticing, he had disappeared with hundreds of his followers.
It is estimated that they may run several miles to the side of the vampire pirate army and prepare for a sneak attack.
The dense rainforests of Lustria are naturally suited to the chameleon's fighting style.
Then Levi began to prepare the most crucial summoning magic. Of course, he could only use legends to deal with legends.
Soon, with the advance of a large number of zombies, the Moon Monument's army quickly discovered the enemy, and the lizardmen immediately formed a defensive formation to prepare to resist the attack.
But because the gap in strength between the two sides was so huge, their behavior seemed very ridiculous to the vampire pirates.
So after taking a few glances in mid-air and confirming that the other side did not have any other reinforcements, Luther Harken immediately showed up.
He laughed and said, "Attack, my rotten sailors, kill them all and take that gold!"
Many vampires responded first, and then no one knew who spoke first, but soon the battlefield was filled with the unique song of rotten sails of the vampire pirates.
"Ah~ our blood is cold and our plunder will never end.
Ah~ Our broken bodies are bound and driven, and our souls are doomed.
Ah~ We are just a drop in the ocean, waiting to follow our master on his journey."
While singing, Luther Harken, who was obviously in a very good mood, took out a gold bar from his arms.
Unlike ordinary gold, it seemed to be haunted by countless wailing resentful souls, and even had a physical form, dyeing the entire gold bar purple-black.
"Come out, my gallows giant!"
As the light of magic shone, the lake water began to rise rapidly, and then a super-giant undead statue about sixty or seventy meters tall was summoned by him.
Unlike ordinary Undead Colossi, not only is it several times larger in size, but it also has more than double-digit long and short gun barrels densely packed on its body. It can be said that it is equivalent to a small artillery unit.
There is a layer of faint blue ghost fire burning on the surface of its body, which looks unusual.
Seeing its appearance, many intelligent undead shouted loudly, seeming extremely excited.
Levi in the distance also raised his eyebrows because he knew this big guy.
All Undead Colossi are transformed from warships or warship wreckage . This big guy was originally a giant ship named "Iron Chain", a floating prison on the sea. Now there is still a half-rusted name on its chest.
Unfortunately, its owner did not have enough strength to protect it, so it sank under the conspiracy of a powerful vampire and eventually turned into a undead colossus. At that time, the prisoners and guards in the prison were its earliest burial objects.
The first thing it did after waking up was to massacre tens of thousands of people, turning a human port called "Boha Port" into complete ruins, so it earned a nickname - "The Nightmare of Boha Port".
With the sacrifice of many resentful souls, its strength has been further improved. It should be regarded as the top existence among the 7th-level elites. It is almost impossible for an ordinary 7th-level dragon to defeat it. It will be beaten into a pile of minced meat from a long distance.
This is not Levi's guess, but something that actually happened. It once hunted and killed many giant dragons.
At that time, many people believed that once it could be promoted to a heroic unit, it would be able to directly enter the legendary level.
In addition, the vampire who created it was too arrogant, so it was quickly surrounded and suppressed by many kind and righteous churches. The cursed gold bars used to summon it also sank into the sea. Unexpectedly, it was found by Luther Harken now. This is probably where his confidence comes from.
Levi knew that he might have to launch an attack in advance, because with its own strength, it could easily destroy the Moon Destroying Monument's army. No wonder Luther Harken did not bring other cannons or Undead Colossi.
Moreover, if the big guy gets too close to the island, it might discover the ambush we have hidden underwater in advance.
Following Luther Harken's order, a large number of undead began to attack the island in the lake, and he himself took the lead and rushed directly up.
According to his past combat habits, he would first circle in the sky, use up his ammunition, and then wait for the right opportunity to initiate hand-to-hand combat.
It's not entirely out of safety considerations, most of the time, he just entertains himself in this way.
But this time something unexpected happened. Before he really got into the best shooting range, he was attacked by an unprecedentedly powerful enemy.
After being hit by several powerful spells, and seeing an elf wizard and two celestial beings shining with the light of pure kindness and justice, Luther Harken suddenly came to his senses:
"Are you the elven wizard Levi, who is wanted by Dracula, Arkhan and others?"
Levi just smiled and said nothing. He had heard recently that although Dracula had not shown up, he didn't know where he was hiding to cause trouble.
But he secretly joined forces with several powerful undead and issued a wanted warrant for himself.
In addition to a large amount of gold coins and the secrets of the undead, Dracula also promised that anyone who could kill him once could join the Eclipse Alliance he formed after his ascension to the gods, the Eclipse Church after his ascension, and serve as a senior leader in it.
It seems that ever since the battle with Pavon, Dracula has really engraved his hatred for himself deep in his bones.
However, this wanted order is of no importance. There is only one undead among thousands who has the courage to risk angering Lilith to attack him and has the strength to kill him!
So Levi just launched the Luminous Net + Hammer of Axiom again.
The level of the light network was relatively low, so even with the supply from the Maiden of Doom, he could understand why it didn't work on the legendary Luther Harken.
But the Hammer of Justice, which has always been almost invincible, only caused less than 10 points of damage this time. This is a bit outrageous. Isn't Luther Harken's magic resistance too exaggerated?
Before this, I only heard that Luther Harken was an abandoned child of the magic network. Apart from summoning some small zombies, he was almost unable to use magic, but I never heard of his advantage in magic resistance?
The Messenger of Mercy and the Messenger also felt that their magic did not have much effect, but they still launched the attack silently. When they were still hundreds of meters away, a series of lightning sword auras and flaming sword auras had already flown over.
They are very clear about their positioning, which is to act as thugs. No matter what doubts they have during this process, they will talk about them after the battle is over.
At the same time, Donna, Kerillian and others also launched an attack. The boarding team was a typical glass cannon. The bombs they carried with them were also a great threat to the 4th and 5th level troops, but they themselves were extremely fragile, and corpses rained down in a short time.
The whale-bodied messenger, Vereile, who had been lurking underwater for a long time, also joined the battle for the first time and directly activated her ultimate move, the whale roar shock wave.
At the same time, the triple effects of cold, lightning and sound waves shook the giant undead statue all over.
Then a group of ichthyosaurs, giant turtles, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, titanosaurs and land sharks, etc., which came through monster summoning magic, appeared from their hiding places and attacked it together.
Although there is a big gap in strength between the two sides, if the fight continues, they will most likely all be killed by the other side.
But with the 7th-level elite Whale-bodied God as the core, they could still barely delay the enemy for a short period of time, preventing them from using large-scale artillery fire.
At the same time, the Moon Monument's troops also underwent some changes. The bodies of some spirit lizards were completely shattered and then turned into some ankylosaurs carrying miniature altars.
Although the magic toad cannot be moved lightly, and the Moon Monument's own military strength is seriously insufficient, in order to make this ambush successful, the Moon Monument still gave Levi its full support, and several spirit lizard priests disguised themselves with illusion magic throughout the process.
The altars on the backs of these ankylosaurs can emit pure light like the sun, and are the biggest nemesis of the undead. The Lizardmen call them solar engines. They can also be considered a special kind of artillery, but their maximum range is several percent lower than that of common crossbows or cannons.
But despite this, since the vampire pirates did not carry any artillery and the Undead Colossi were also tied up, it would cost a considerable price to successfully approach or even destroy them.
Immediately afterwards, a series of tiny darts flew out from the rainforest in a certain direction, instantly killing several vampires dressed as God's Chosen Heroes on the spot.
Their subordinates were suddenly in a panic, but they found no trace of the enemy at all. Only a few people such as Levi knew that it must be Osiotan's doing.
At the same time, Luna with the huntress, Cindy with the celestial creatures, Penthesilea, Elegy and others also rushed out from the outer rainforest.
Mikaela, Sefa and others were high in the sky, preparing their own special moves to deal with the undead. Their magic was too dominant.
The Dragon Head God Envoy, high-level Red Flame Envoy, etc. serve as reserve forces, ready to provide support at any time.
Sally was awarded the legion flag by Levi and was commanding some celestial creatures to launch a surprise attack from another direction.
The vampire pirates, who were originally full of confidence and thought they would win the battle, were suddenly surrounded.
But facing this situation, Luther Harkon didn't seem to be afraid at all. Instead, he laughed and took the initiative to greet it: "A trap? Who do you think I am? I am the strongest pirate king who wants to become the king of the seven seas - Luther Harkon!"
