Levi must first go to the Judeng Pit to figure out Maura's conspiracy and one of the nine volumes of Nagash that the Lamia family is looking for.
After that, if you still have time, you can go to the black iron mine.
Naturally, the others would not have any objections, so they set off again.
Then, before they had gone far, Luna issued a warning, saying that the other party had about five hundred greenskins running towards them happily, seemingly attracted by the flames soaring into the sky.
What else is there to say? Of course, find a favorable terrain and give the opponent a good beating!
After fighting a few games in Pigherd Town and Haunted Town, Levi hadn't beaten the greenskins for a while, and he happened to have a little itchiness.
However, after Luna conducted another careful reconnaissance, they realized that the green skin this time was slightly different from the regular green skin before.
They are wild greenskins.
They are not a subspecies of green skins, but as the name implies, compared to ordinary green skins, they are more primitive and backward in terms of life and combat.
Ordinary greenskins still have some crudely made metal weapons or armor, but the wild greenskins basically only have a few pieces of animal skins wrapped around key parts of their bodies, and their weapons are mainly made of bone and stone.
But it doesn't mean that they are really weak, because the wild greenskins have two special skills.
The first is primary rage, which can improve various abilities such as attack and speed in a short period of time at the expense of defense.
The second is to carve all kinds of weird tattoos on your body, and then pray to Brother Gomao casually, and they will gain a defense that is at least equivalent to ordinary armor.
Some who are skilled enough to be able to draw more patterns, or who are lucky enough, may also acquire other special abilities, which are collectively called war patterns.
Yes, it's so simple and crude, it doesn't even require any spell-casting units or special rituals. Brother Mao is so generous to them.
But in contrast, the attitude of the other green-skinned gods towards them is not so good.
Because hundreds of years ago, the green-skinned gods began to try to transform the green-skinned tribes from a loose tribal system full of internal strife into small kingdoms.
Although due to the aggressive nature of the greenskins and the interference from surrounding alien races such as dwarves, humans, and elves, this process was not going smoothly, there was still some improvement.
However, these wild greenskins have not changed at all.
And they basically only believe in Brother Gaomao, so it’s no wonder that the green-skinned gods hate them so much.
But for Levi and even Luna, this kind of enemy is relatively easy to deal with, especially when Luna used the bow of the moon, combined with gryphons, giant eagles and other war beasts, to kill numerous opponents first.
With more cavalry units, the opponent will be easier to deal with.
As long as there is enough time, even the Huntresses and Dryads can use kiting tactics to easily destroy each other.
But this is in the wild, and no one knows how many unknown enemies the fire will attract.
So Li Wei asked Luna and the others to lead the wild greenskins in a few circles, and then expose their backs, so that he could take advantage of the situation and launch a surprise attack.
Not to mention, these wild greenskins really have no brains. Their plan was successfully implemented very smoothly. It seemed that they could resolve the battle in a few minutes without Donna taking action.
Similarly, with Levi and many priests, druids, etc. as assistants, Sonia and Sefa played very comfortably this time.
But soon when the wild greenskins in front were alarmed by the surprise attack and tried to turn around and launch a counterattack, a guy who looked like a little leader suddenly pointed at Levi and shouted.
"It's you, the pointed ear who saved me!"
Everyone, including Virginia, Sonia, and Sefa, all looked at Levi in unison, with some surprise in their eyes.
Although it has long been seen from the composition of Li Wei's troops that his past experience must be very complicated. He also has great tolerance for many races and can be described as eclectic.
But they really didn't expect that he could be related to the green skin?
Even Elegy and Cindy are a little curious. Under their strong push, even the Red Cloud tribe has been completely destroyed. How come they don't know what greenskins they have saved?
Li Wei was also confused at first, but soon he slowly came to his senses.
Near Novice Village, while saving Zhou Miyin, he seemed to have released a few greenskins from the hands of some jackals.
His original intention was to use the other party as bait to attract the Jackal's attention. At that time, the other party said that he would remember his kindness.
But at that time, he didn't care much. What use could the green-skinned favor that could be captured by some level 1 gnolls do to him?
Now it seems that the other party is doing well.
Not only did he come all the way from Novice Village, but in a short period of time, he was promoted to a level 4 wild green-skinned giant.
For the God-chosen heroes, this speed is naturally ridiculously slow, but for the aborigines, this talent is very, very amazing.
So he waved his hand to signal everyone not to kill the other party for the time being. He wanted to see if the other party had anything else to say.
"So, how are you going to repay me for saving your life?"
"After I defeat you, I will just beat you up and then let you go!"
The green-skinned man said carelessly, and at the same time looked at Li Wei with a very strange look, as if to say: Look, am I generous enough?
But Li Wei couldn't laugh or cry. Really, this is indeed a way of repaying gratitude that is very consistent with the green skin's thinking.
Unfortunately, the opponent's current strength is far from enough to do this.
So he casually used a steel restraint to trap the other party: "Do you still think so now?"
The green skin struggled hard for a few times, but found that the things restraining it were not loose at all. He knew that this was because the strength gap between the two sides was too large.
But he didn't blush at all, or feel guilty because of it. He just said carelessly: "Just because I can't do it this time, doesn't mean I can't do it in the future."
Even while they were talking, the fighting around them did not stop. A large number of wild greenskins had been knocked to the ground and could no longer stand up, but he was still so confident.
Li Wei raised his eyebrows, feeling a little interesting.
"But this time you were caught by me again. If I let you go, it will be a favor twice. What do you say?"
The greenskin thought for a moment: "At worst, when I beat you, I'll be a little gentler!"
Levi suddenly laughed: "Haha, okay, do you have a name?"
The greenskin immediately slapped his neck and said proudly: "Yes, I am Jedreg the Strong!"
As soon as he heard this name, Levi immediately realized that this guy's future might really be very promising.
Ordinary greenskins don't have the talent to come up with names. Even if they have names, they are basically grinning, big teeth, crooked necks, or something related to weapons.
Perhaps only a very small number of legal units and some heroic units have slightly more formal names.
Whether this was given to him by others, or it came to his mind automatically in a flash of inspiration, this can already explain a lot of things.
The premise is that he can survive and grow up smoothly.
There are a lot of geniuses, but if they die halfway, it doesn't mean much.
Then what can I do if I give him this opportunity?
It's just a level 4 greenskin. There's no benefit in killing him, but if he is allowed to continue to grow, there might be some unexpected surprises.
Of course, even if the opponent dies on another enemy and cannot bring you any surprises, it actually doesn't matter.
Levi waved his hand and released the binding magic: "Okay, remember, I am Levi Goethe. If you are caught by me next time, it won't be that simple."
The greenskin who had regained his freedom moved his body, and after a quick glance around, he turned around and ran away.
Although the greenskins are warlike, they are not fools. They will not die easily when they know they are outmatched or the battle situation has been decided.
While running, he did not forget to shout loudly: "Just wait, I will beat you up sooner or later!"
It's a pity that no matter how cruel he says, it will only make Li Wei feel funny.
After waving his hand and casting a few spells to stop the other wild greenskins who were trying to escape nearby, and letting Luna carry out the finishing mission, Levi also briefly explained to everyone the background of this greenskin.
After listening, they all found it funny.
Because normally, even greenskins who are on the same starting line would have a hard time competing with the elves.
The elves have magic, all kinds of powerful equipment and props, etc., but the greenskins rely more on their own brute strength.
What's more, Levi currently has an absolute advantage. It can be said that unless that guy is the illegitimate son of some green-skinned god, he has no chance of winning at all.
The reason why Li Wei let the other party go can only be said to be his little bad taste.
However, after the battle, Li Wei discovered that they had some unexpected gains, which was a special expertise - making war patterns, as well as supporting materials and styles used by some wild greenskins to make war patterns, etc.
It's a bit of a pity that even after you learn this expertise, you won't be given any initial war patterns. You need to collect various styles of war patterns bit by bit.
But thanks to the gifts from those wild greenskins, Levi now has three war pattern styles.
They are energy-absorbing war patterns, which can absorb 1-3 points of damage from a specific element, including earth, fire, water, wind, light, darkness, thunder, etc.;
Barrier war pattern, when fighting long-range projectile weapons such as bows, crossbows, throwing knives, bullets, etc., the defense power is increased by 1-3 points;
Devil's Claw War Pattern, increases attack power by 1-3 points when empty-handed.
On the surface, their improvement effect seems very low, but no one has ever said that a person can only get one tattoo.
Yes, according to the introduction of the specialty, a person can theoretically have up to 7 war marks on the scalp (or face), chest, back, and limbs at the same time. The overall effect is extraordinary.
However, this is only theoretical. Some advanced war patterns may occupy 7 areas of the body at once.
Moreover, it is easy to make war marks, but it is not so easy to wash them off, and you often need to pay more than 10 times the price.
Therefore, Levi did not make a decision easily. He just planned to tattoo some energy-absorbing war patterns on some silver guards to further strengthen their magic resistance, and then collect more other war patterns, and then promote them to some high-level ones.
on his subordinates.
As for hero-level units, Levi has no such plans for the time being.
Not only because he has not obtained a good enough war mark, but also because both Donna and Elegy told him that their Amazon family has a special totem mark.
After paying a certain price, they can improve one or more attributes. There is an obvious conflict between that thing and the war pattern, and they can only choose one of the two.
In their view, improving attributes is obviously more powerful than improving a little magic resistance or something.
However, after thinking about it for a while, Levi did not choose to study by himself, but called Alyssa over.
Although Yiduo is not overwhelmed, a person's energy is limited after all. He has not been able to break through the enchantment of his weapon for a long time, and the constant magic takes up a lot of his time. It is really hard to separate his mind.
It just so happens that this opportunity can be given to Alyssa, otherwise this girl's presence in the team will become lower and lower.
Although her poison magic can win her a lot of contributions after each battle is resolved, her performance in battle is indeed far less eye-catching than other magics such as Sally.
Alyssa was also very surprised when she was called over alone, and hurriedly accepted it.
Because she knew that once she completely mastered this expertise, she would become a very important member of the team in the future, instead of being an almost indispensable marginal figure now.
After ending this episode, they continued to move westward, and then the frequency of their encounters with enemies began to increase sharply.
However, after just a few glances, they could tell that most of the opponents were small groups that had been broken up, so there were people from all races.
Since it was basically of little value and no useful information could be obtained, they did not waste too much time.
It's almost enough to leave it mainly to Luna's huntresses or the celestial creatures led by Xiao Tian to hunt or drive them away.
In this way, they continued to advance for dozens of miles, and when they were gradually approaching the deep pit of pollution, a certain supervisory space suddenly sent back slightly special information.
The environment ahead changed, and the air seemed to be filled with waves of thin blood-colored mist. When Supervisory Archon entered, he immediately had a negative state - Chaos Corrosion.
There will be no impact at first, but if it continues over time, the number of layers of corrosion will continue to increase, and will eventually break through a certain limit. At that time, he will be continuously harmed as if he was poisoned.
After looking at each other with Virginia, Sonia, Sefa and others, everyone knew the seriousness of the problem, because this is the effect of the blood domain unique to the beastmen!
Although the beastmen failed in the enchanted forest of the wood elves, here they succeeded.
Strictly speaking, even if the Corruption stack is full, the damage effect of Blood Domain is very low, but the most disgusting thing about it is that once it is activated, there is no need for the beastmen to do anything.
Moreover, it covers a very wide area, often within a radius of dozens of miles, except for a few sporadic races such as beastmen, devils and devils, all other races will be affected.
Although this negative state can be easily purified, Levi and the others now have nearly a thousand people in total, and even the exhausted priests, druids, etc., are simply too busy.
Once it falls into some kind of protracted war, it will become even more troublesome and may very well be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
So Levi could only turn to Virginia.
Although he had collected and sorted out maps of the nearby area before, with the advance of multiple races and forces, the environment here must have changed a lot, and he still had to look at her, a local snake.
Virginia naturally understood what he meant, and she pondered for a moment: "This is not the only way to the Sewage Pit. Maybe we can choose to take a detour from the north."
"In that case, how much extra time will we need to spend?"
"It will take about three or four hours more."
If it were all air force, there wouldn't be this problem at all. But when infantry marches, they have to take into account the complex terrain of swamps and mountains, as well as the enemies they may encounter.
Even this time was her conservative estimate. If there were another fight with some beastmen or greenskins on the road, they might not even be able to arrive after dark.
Levi also considered similar issues, so he couldn't help but frown a little.
Even if everything goes well and they successfully make a detour, they will still have to find a relatively safe area to prepare for their night's rest.
That will definitely take a lot of time, and they may not be able to do anything else today.
There are a large number of tents in his space ring, which can allow his subordinates to rest temporarily.
But when resting in the wild, leaving aside issues such as comfort, the requirements for sentries will undoubtedly increase many times.
Moreover, they were delayed by vampires last night, and now the Lamia family no longer knows how far ahead of them they are.
So if possible, he really didn't want to waste any more time.
"Are there any other options?"
Although Levi's expression remained calm, Virginia guessed that he was somewhat dissatisfied and impatient, not towards himself, but towards the situation in front of him.
So she could only sigh softly: "There are still more, but we may encounter a large number of greenskins by then."
Not counting them now, greenskins, ratmen, beasts and undead have already gathered near the Foul Pit.
Although they fight each other every day, except for the pollution pit itself, they have basically divided their respective territories. If outsiders want to join, they will definitely alarm at least one force.
Not to mention the vampires of the Lamia family, who still don’t know where they are, as well as the various stragglers and monsters in the wild on the road.
She wanted to find a safe and fast way so that everyone could save some effort, but she really couldn't do it.
Looking at Virginia's slightly helpless expression, Levi knew that she should have tried her best. After all, she didn't have many people under her now. She relied on previous intelligence. It was really difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
So he stopped embarrassing her.
"Okay, then let's choose the second path, and let's go on to meet those greenskins!"
Compared with most powerful races, the shortcomings and advantages of the green skins are equally obvious. They are very bad at magic, and they are not good at making bows, arrows and various war equipment.
As long as you are careful not to be defeated by their charge and don't let them fire "WAAAGH", they are still easy to deal with.
Now that he had made a decision, he naturally had to move quickly. However, after advancing for dozens of miles and climbing over a low mountain, before going very far, Li Wei felt that something was not quite right.
Because Luna in the front encountered almost no enemies.
Not only were there no green skins, there were no wild beasts. Even in the woods that we occasionally passed by, there were no cries of birds or insects. Suddenly, the surroundings became completely silent.
Then he became a little excited. The most likely ones nearby who could cause this result were the vampires from the Lamia family. Those corpses were probably driven by them to join the undead army!
If they fight with these greenskins, wouldn't it be possible for our side to reap the benefits?
Others soon realized this problem, and they became excited. Civil war between evil forces was exactly what they liked to see.
Tree Stump couldn't help shouting: "Brother Li Wei, it seems that it won't take us long to reach the deep pit of pollution!"
Levi chuckled and shook his head, signaling them not to get too happy because they didn't know yet how far the opponent had been beaten.
If the war is in full swing, then our side does have a chance. If the greenskins are the winner, they will definitely suffer heavy losses, but our side also has a chance.
But if the vampires of the Lamia family win, it will not be a good thing.
Because to them, the corpses of the greenskins are no different from the corpses of beastmen or humans, and they can also be used to supplement their undead army.
So everyone accelerated their march in order to find out the truth as quickly as possible and then decide what countermeasures they would take next.
Unfortunately, Li Wei's words came true, and soon the surveillance team discovered that on a plain on the west side of the Judong Pit, the battle seemed to be over.
At this moment, a large number of Tomb Guards and Black Knights have re-arranged themselves to protect some of the vampires in the center.
There are some ferocious beasts further away, including bloodthirsty ghosts, bloodthirsty bat wolves, etc. that Li Wei has seen and killed before.
In addition, there is a kind of super giant mutated bat that is comparable in size to a giant dragon. They were called Titan Bats during their lifetime. After death, they were transformed and strengthened into monsters called Terror Beasts, which are on the same level as Bone Dragons.
Thousands of skeletons, zombies, etc. are carrying thousands of corpses and transporting them in a certain direction.
Some vampires who prefer the legal system are setting up magic circles on the ground, seeming to want to transform the undead.
A large number of grave ghosts, ghouls, etc. began to feast on the mutilated corpse fragments.
They can all restore life by eating corpses, and even permanently strengthen their own strength, etc.
More undead people were on the outside, forming intertwined lines of defense. It could be seen that some of them still knew the art of war.
The corpses come from multiple races, but the most common ones are goblins and greenskins, followed by a large number of wild boars and wild wolves, which the greenskins habitually use as mounts and war beasts.
There is no doubt that in some battle that they failed to catch up to, the undead became the victors.
The reason why it is said to be the undead and not the Lamia family is because Supervisory Archon quickly discovered that further north, there were some corpse trucks that were slowly evacuating full of corpses.
Even though there are no banners on them, everyone knows that they must come from the command of the legendary necromancer Hermann Gost.
The two groups of undead worked together to surround and suppress the green-skinned army, and had already begun to divide the spoils.
After hearing this, Levi felt better, but Sonia, Sefa and others who hated the undead very much couldn't help but sigh.
Even though they all gradually realized the power of Li Wei and his men, they had no chance at all when facing the undead on this scale.
They even have to be extra careful not to be discovered by the other party, otherwise disaster awaits them.
Levi also frowned a little. The vampires were already very strong. This time they joined forces with Ghost and harvested at least nearly 10,000 corpses. They are bound to become even more powerful.
Unless Ma La comes in person, those beastmen may not be their opponents. After all, the beastmen have never been known for their individual strength.
But in terms of the number of troops and the speed of replenishment, who can compare with the undead?
He originally wanted to retreat and take advantage of the opportunity when the vampires defeated the greenskins to see if he could go to the greenskins' lair to pick up some bargains.
But soon a piece of information from Luna made him slightly stunned, followed by a burst of ecstasy.
Because Luna discovered that although there were many corpses on the entire battlefield, there was very little blood.
The vampires of the Lamia family all regard themselves as ladies, and they will not suck the blood of corpses on the battlefield, especially when the opponents are rude goblins and greenskins.
They indeed have the ability to collect blood, but it is absolutely impossible to complete these tasks in such a short period of time.
So the most likely possibility is that the beastmen are also hiding nearby and using some special ritual.