Due to the rampage of the beastmen, even if they join forces, the rest of the journey will not be peaceful.
And the closer we get to our destination, the harder the road becomes.
But fortunately, the caravan has passed through it many times and is very familiar with the terrain. Li Wei and the others are also strong enough, so the problem is not big.
At the same time, at the expense of a magic flying carpet and several magic items, Levi also successfully obtained several metal-based magics from the caravan mage.
According to what the other party said, he is a special legal profession in Cathay - Alchemy Master. Killing enemies is not his specialty. What he is really good at is refining a variety of pills.
He even said that he had personally participated in an alchemy competition held by Binlong Zhaoming, the god of forging and metal among the Dragon Gods of Cathay.
This god of forging is also the guardian of the Tusk Road and the Dragon God who is responsible for liaison with the Ogre Kingdom.
It is said that there are thousands of ogres as mercenary warriors in the Wesilie Province under his command.
If Li Wei were to march eastward in the future, he would have to deal with him.
He is also the dragon god that Cathayans are most likely to see in person, because he likes to exchange experiences with humans on alchemy, metallurgy, forging, etc.
However, he also aroused some dissatisfaction from other dragon gods because he showed excessive enthusiasm for the dimension stone when forging it.
That kind of evil material is usually mainly produced from the bottomless abyss of demons, or the nine hells of Baator.
At the same time, he is also one of the Dragon Gods who is very popular among the soldiers and civilians under his command. When he is in a good mood, or when the foreign war is going well, he may even drink and have fun with the Dragonborn or the generals.
Unfortunately, along the way, the alchemy master has almost used up all his elixirs, and there is no way to show them to Li Wei.
There are three types of magic handed over to Li Wei by the alchemist: molten flow of destruction, plague of rust and shining robe.
They all use special metal elements to attack, reduce the defense of enemies wearing metal armor, and increase the defense of friendly forces.
Their level is not high, but they are extremely practical. Alchemy Master only specializes in these three magic tricks, but they are enough for him to deal with most of the enemies he encounters on the road.
It was this time that the Beastmen not only carried out a sneak attack, but also had a large number of harpies and a few manticores as air force. They were caught off guard. Although they fought back desperately and killed all the opponent's air force, they also suffered heavy losses as a result.
Most Cathay caravans rarely have an air force. If they cannot detect the opponent in advance and stop it with long-range attacks, they will easily fall into passivity.
In other words, this also applies to many factions or races whose main output is long-range, such as humans, elves, etc.
So even though the caravan leader sighed, their loss this time was indeed not too unfair.
Continuing forward, when they arrived near the Resentment Peak, the leader of the caravan specifically apologized to Li Wei and said that for safety reasons, they planned to take a detour. Although it would take more time, it would be safer.
Li Wei could also understand, because this caravan came all the way west and had fought more than once.
The main reason is that a big melee is taking place in the Ogre Kingdom. Many legendary ogres are getting violent, and the generals under them are also going crazy. They are almost attacking anyone they see. As a result, they have also received a shock.
Otherwise, in their heyday, they could actually handle today's Beastmen troops.
Without certain strength, how could they dare to trade across thousands of miles?
Now there are only about two hundred caravan guards left. Even with themselves as assistants, they don't want too many casualties.
It's a pity that even if they were careful along the way, they still couldn't completely avoid the danger.
Seeing that they were about to leave the area of Resentment Peak, Luna warned Levi that there were ratmen in the jungle ahead and seemed to be preparing to ambush them.
Since the Ratmen were good at ambush and cunning by nature, they sent out a large number of sentries, and there were also some giant wolf-like rats as scouts, so they did not dare to get too close.
But a rough estimate is that there must be at least two thousand rat-men in that forest that stretches for five or six miles.
The leader of the caravan immediately turned pale. There was no doubt that there must be high-level units and heroic units among the ratmen of this size.
After seeing Li Wei's power and being told that there were reinforcements in the sky, he didn't doubt whether he could win, but even if he won, his caravan would definitely suffer some losses.
Because the Skaven have never been a race that likes direct combat, they just like all kinds of sneak attacks, and are especially good at digging burrows. They call them "underground threats."
When he thought of this, the caravan leader felt a little uneasy.
Because the area under your feet is all soft ground, who knows if those despicable ratmen have been prepared for this in advance?
Li Wei was not in a hurry to speak. He was just a guard for the time being, and he still had to wait and see what the other party said.
Otherwise, if you listen to him and a fight breaks out and the caravan suffers losses, will he pay for it or not?
Even if he could pay money, how should he pay for the lives of those dead guards?
Speaking of which, he had only heard that the rat people were very annoying and would frequently use kiting tactics.
Moreover, they are like brown candies. They run away as soon as they are hit and come back to fight again later. They are very tough and often annoy the enemy.
But in fact, he has never fought against a large-scale ratman, and this time he may be able to see the opponent's power in person.
Fortunately, the caravan leader was well-informed, and he immediately knew that this battle was inevitable.
Because if we take another detour, we may not be able to reach Lamia before dark, and the dangers at night are completely different from those during the day.
So he immediately asked Li Wei for help if there was any way to restrain the opponent from drilling holes.
There is a way, of course. Li Wei can use Turn Mud into Stone to turn the surrounding ground into hard rock.
According to Levi's current strength, these rocks will be almost two meters thick.
The Ratmen mostly rely on their claws and claws and rough and crude tools to dig holes. It is not easy for ordinary Ratmen to penetrate this layer of rock.
Even if the scroll is given to the mage of the caravan, he can at least create a rock more than half a meter thick, which is almost enough.
But don't be too careless. Logically speaking, the rat people around here are not popular at all, but now they can gather so many.
If they hadn't deliberately amassed a wave of troops, there might have been ratmen from outside.
For example, a passing hero or something.
The leader of the caravan did not think of this for the time being. After Levi performed a demonstration of magic, he couldn't help but sneered. He could already imagine the expressions of the rat men later.
He immediately asked for help from Li Wei again and launched a counterattack here, otherwise they would not be safe before arriving in Lamia.
Li Wei naturally had no objection, so the leader of the caravan quickly issued a series of orders.
First, all kinds of goods were gathered near the area where the magic was cast. The only guards were also gathered together. The troops were arranged on the three inner and outer floors, which looked impressive.
Seeing this, Li Wei couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He was obviously just a caravan leader, but he was not only good at selling goods.
But the emotion was emotion, and it didn't stop him from doing his work. While he had his troops defend the caravan, he temporarily infused Xiaoqi with fireball and other magic.
The enemy was burned last time. Can we repeat the same trick this time?
After hearing Levi's plan, Sally and Sefa also became interested. As a fire mage, who hasn't had the dream of setting an army on fire with the wave of his hand?
So when the caravan was almost ready and the Silver Light Guards were in formation, they took the flying carpets and flew in the direction of the Rat Man with Li Wei.
First, the caravan stagnated, and then a few mages flew directly over. The rat people also felt that something was wrong. Their ambush might have been noticed by the enemy!
Then along with a slightly sharp cry, hundreds of thousands of "squeaking" sounds responded in unison.
At the same time, Levi, who was condescending, also discovered that, just as Luna said, there were probably more than two thousand ratmen in this jungle.
It's a pity that they woke up too late!
With a soft shout, several fireballs flew out at the same time and exploded in the jungle.
The power of magic caused the woods that were usually difficult to ignite to instantly burst into flames. Sefa and Sally first threw a large amount of fire glue, and then summoned several fire elements in unison.
Sefa originally didn't know how to do this, but Li Wei wanted to make her his subordinate and partner, so naturally he wouldn't be stingy about it.
Almost instantly, the cries of the rat people rose to several levels. Just now they were responding to commands, but now they were due to pain, panic, and even fear.
At the critical moment, a slightly manic male voice finally spoke up: "Damn it, just rush forward and rush out of the forest. The one who gets out first, Uncle Jerry, I will reward him with a dimensional stone!"
Then there was a female voice: "The supervising team is under my watch. Anyone who retreats will be executed!"
Under their encouragement and threats, although the rat people were still squeaking, they quickly endured the pain and launched a charge outward. For a moment, they looked amazingly powerful.
But Li Wei couldn't help but instantly understood that ordinary ratmen would not set up a war team, because if the war went unfavorably, those war team would probably be the first to flee.
And Jerry, I wonder where Tom is? The other party is obviously some chosen hero.
So out of caution, he took Sefa and Sally back a little.
Although he believes that at this stage there should be no divinely chosen hero with a higher level or stronger strength than himself, but the characteristics of each race are different, and no one knows whether the opponent will have any special moves.
Sure enough, almost a few dozen meters after they exited, a green, dirty-looking whirlwind appeared out of thin air, followed by lightning of the same color crackling.
If they still stay where they are, they may be attacked.
Sefa was also a little surprised: "This is the destructive magic of the rat people. Is there a rat prophet among the opponents?"
As a type of beastmen, the rat people certainly cannot have a systematic magical inheritance like humans or elves.
But after countless years of hard work and the help of the power of dimension stones, they still have their own spell system.
On the surface it looks like wind or lightning, but in fact it may be mixed with plague, toxins, etc.
Compared with conventional magic, their damage may not be very high, but in terms of disgusting people, they have never fallen behind.
Li Wei nodded slightly, and then waved his hand to indicate that the two of them could retreat. The fire attack had been successful, so they should retreat to their own front.
As long as the rat people come out of the woods, we have plenty of ways to deal with them.
As for himself, he stayed behind.
If the opponent is a hero chosen by God, it may be more difficult to deal with than the natives, not in terms of combat power, but in terms of the opponent's brain.
So in order to end this battle as soon as possible, he may need to act a little bit.
So he first threw down two walls of fire, intercepting some of the rat men, and then released the Crown of Glory, wanting to see its effect in actual combat.
Then he discovered that although this thing could attack the enemy at almost 720 degrees without any blind angle, its range was very limited. And the probability was also very high.
It was certainly enough to deal with ordinary slave rats and clan rats. Some were blinded on the spot and ran around in panic, while others fainted and fell to the ground without any reaction even if they were burned by the flames.
But the chance of being affected by stronger Ratmen is not that high.
Fortunately, this skill will generate a judgment every few seconds during the duration, and there is no need for him to control it, which is barely acceptable.
Then he threw out a Rainbow Dharma Eye, and saw the rainbow-like eyes shining continuously, and for a while, flames, acid, lightning, toxins, freezing, petrification and spiritual attribute ray attacks continued one after another.
The rat-men around them who were attacked were also dyed in different colors. The more unlucky ones were hit by multiple rays at the same time and turned into a corpse on the spot.
After two consecutive moves, although the number of enemies killed was not obvious yet, the chaos caused was considerable. The rat man who tried to rush out of the forest was obviously delayed.
The male rat man suddenly became a little angry: "Damn it, I know him, he is that Levi!"
Although there is no ranking of levels or professions in this game yet, Li Wei, who has been in the limelight a lot, has already been recognized by many people.
They originally just wanted to rob Cathay's caravan, but they didn't expect that they would get into such trouble.
Regardless of whether you win or lose, you will probably suffer heavy losses in the end.
But the female rat man was not surprised but happy: "Don't worry, his troops must be insufficient or not adequately prepared, otherwise he wouldn't be here trying to delay us!"
The male ratman took a look and realized, right? Except for the fireball technique at the beginning, Levi didn't use any powerful offensive magic at all. He must be stalling for time!
So he also said harshly: "Damn it, if that's the case, then don't blame me. You can keep flying in the sky. I can't do anything to you, but there's no way I can keep your caravan!"
As he said this, he kept whistling, and then used several magic scrolls in succession, which obviously caused some blood.
Then Li Wei discovered that the roar of beasts suddenly came from the forest, and soon many burning trees were pushed to the ground.
Levi was also a little surprised. Ratmen have always been known for their numbers and despicability. They do not have any powerful and fast monster-type troops.
I have heard before that the Rotten Clan among the four major rat clans is very fond of and good at cultivating war beasts through crossbreeding.
It's just that most of those war beasts have low strength and are extremely unstable, and they can bite them back at every turn, so they are not really taken seriously by people.
The currently known successful cases are probably that they once used wild wolves, rat people and rats to breed monsters called wolf rats.
Is it possible that they have achieved new results this time? Then I will have to take a closer look.
While waving his hand to release more Fire Wall Techniques, it seemed that he really stayed here to delay the rat people. Levi sent a message to Luna, asking her to prepare for outflanking.
Rat Man is too good at escaping. In order not to be disturbed by the other party on the way, she needs to be more careful.
Within a few dozen seconds, at least nearly a hundred large and small trees had been pushed down in the forest, and a dozen monsters, which were taller than ordinary ogres, had already rushed out of the burning jungle.
After seeing the other party's true face clearly, Levi suddenly became more and more sure of the guess he just made.
Because these big guys, with their bulging muscles and using their hands and feet to move forward, look like a combination of trolls, orangutans, and rat-men.
And their weapons are also very special. They are claws or gloves that are full of filth and blood, and glow with green light. They look like they are forged from dimension stones.
This special equipment that exudes radiation energy is undoubtedly an evil weapon and can ignore the damage reduction capabilities of Levi and high-level celestial beings.
Based on the naming rules of the rat people, maybe they can be called rat trolls?
They didn't even look at Li Wei in the sky, they just headed straight in the direction of the caravan.
Levi tentatively fired a few fireballs, but found that the effect was not ideal.
The previous male ratmen should have had some kind of special protective magic cast on them, or they themselves had undergone special transformations.
Therefore, the flames in the forest did not affect them much, and their resistance to fireballs was also high.
Even after being attacked by Levi, their wounds were still healing slowly, which is something that ordinary trolls are absolutely unable to do.
Because under normal circumstances, fire and acid will inhibit the recovery ability of trolls and others.
Although he has many ways to deal with these rat trolls, the meaning behind it is different.
Skaven have always been looked down upon by other races, almost treating them as the same as goblins, kobolds and the like.
But now it seems that in fact this may not be the case.
Being able to survive the encirclement and suppression of many kind and lawful races already represents a certain degree of strength.
They were able to secretly develop these special powers, and their technology and magic went hand in hand, which shows that their ambitions are absolutely extraordinary.
Then in the next moment, several green lights flashed, and Levi's big palm was attacked.
Looking at the inch-long dimensional stone bullet embedded on it, Levi could not understand that this must be the ratman version of the sniper rifle!
Could it be a new gadget created by the Skrei clan, which specializes in plagiarism and plagiarism, among the four major clans of the Skaven?
Regardless of when and where they came up with this kind of thing, since they now dare to use it on the chosen hero, it means that they must have accumulated a considerable degree of power.
For him who has a big slap to protect his body, this thing is very low threat, but for fragile skin like Sally and Sefa, it is very likely to be fatal if they are unprepared.
Considering their evil nature, if the Skaven can equip large quantities of such weapons, it may not be long before a disaster caused by them may break out in the main world.
Should I ask Lilith if she knows anything about this?
This thought flashed through Levi's mind, but his movements were not affected at all. He turned around and flew in the direction of the caravan.
It is possible for him to deal with the other party now, but if he doesn't let the other party out, how can he see more surprises that may exist?
The two rat men in the forest were a little surprised at first, but they didn't expect that the new weapons they finally obtained could not even break through the opponent's defense.
But when they noticed Levi's movements and looked at each other, they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
It seems that even the famous Li Wei cannot withstand this kind of attack, otherwise how could he escape?
"Come on, come on, if we can kill Levi today, we will have something to boast about in the future!"
"Yes, kill him!"
Following the orders of the two rat men, more rat men poured out of the woods.
Levi looked back and realized that the situation might not be as bad as he thought.
Because except for the dozen rat trolls, thirty or forty wolf rats, and less than 10 teams of relatively well-equipped level 4 storm rats, the rest of the rat army is still mainly cannon fodder.
There were many low-level ratmen who, even if they managed to crawl out of the forest, were burned to death by the burning state of their bodies before they had gone very far.
As for those who are still in the forest, I am afraid that many of them have turned into corpses.
He can even say with great confidence that even without using summoned creatures, he can easily kill all these soldiers in a short time.
But of course he wouldn't do that, he just flew back to the formation to wait for the opponent, and at the same time sent a signal to Donna.
In this case, in order to protect the safety of the caravan and to end things once and for all, she can take action later.
Soon, large groups of rat men surrounded him from all directions.
Although after a round of fire attacks, their number had been significantly reduced, but when he saw that although their fur was burnt, their eyes were still red and they were very fanatical, the leader of the caravan couldn't help but feel something.
Shen.
He had seen the Rat Man once or twice, but this was the first time he had encountered the Rat Man in this state.
Moreover, I have never heard of those weird-looking beasts before.
But no matter what his mood was, the two sides soon started fighting.
For a time, the magic of Cindy, Sally and Sefa kept flying out. Although the main target was the rat trolls, even if it was just the aftermath, it could take away the life of more than one low-level rat man every time.
Elegy and Alduin were also prepared. Although their opponents were ratmen, they looked different. Moreover, this was a escort mission. If the caravan suffered too many losses, their faces would not look good.
Many summoned heavenly creatures also launched their own attacks.
Since both Xiaotian and the supervisors temporarily stayed in the black iron mine, the main ones Li Wei summoned this time were mainly auxiliary units such as the Spirit Fox Envoy and the Winged Snake Love Thorn. The rest were mainly capable of flying and shooting.
Celestial creatures.
Because in addition to legal units, they are easier to kill, survive, and even advance. This will be of greater benefit to Li Wei in understanding other summoning abilities in the future.
Similarly, the remaining guards of the caravan continued to use crossbows and dragon staffs to attack, and the effect was not bad.
Levi was soon attacked again, and then he discovered that the opponent was not using a sniper rifle, but some kind of special rifle.
As the name suggests, it is an extra-long model that is several meters long and requires two people to lift it.
The many-headed wererats would put them on the shoulders of their companions in front, and then aim and shoot.
Under their attack, the jade warriors in the caravan who did not hold shields soon suffered many casualties.
This special kind of gun is quite good in terms of range and power.
And once it hits, even if you are lucky enough not to die on the spot, you will be infected by the dimensional stone bullet and fall into a special poisoning state that even ordinary priests cannot purify at once.
Fortunately, after Li Wei noticed this, he immediately used his new ability - Holy Power Cleansing, which could easily eliminate this effect.
But every time he succeeds, it will cost him 7 gold coins, which is even much higher than the recruitment price of ordinary Yuyong.
As the Skaven continued to approach, the two sides soon came into close combat. Both Dirge and Alduin rushed to the front line with their own personal guards, easily blocking the hordes of Storm Rats.
As the silver guards waved their spears, the clan rats fell down one after another, but their attacks were completely unable to break through the defense.
Even the Yaling Qiu Feng, whose original strength was not outstanding, and the newly joined Ogre Leslie, etc., were able to easily take down the rat heads one by one.
Li Wei, who was doing nothing but observing the battlefield and preparing to counterattack the opponent's spells at any time, could not help but curl his lips when he saw this.
Good guy, shouldn't the other party have any attack or defense at all, and only focus on leadership?
The caravan couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed after seeing this. From this point of view, even though the opponent's number was large, it was actually not worth mentioning.
Their reaction was already expected by the rat men. With a sinister smile, the male rat man sent a signal to other subordinates.
They originally chose such an ugly race, and after paying such a heavy price, how could they only have this little strength? Don't forget the talents of the rat people!
But after waiting for a few seconds, he didn't see anything happening as he expected.
The female rat-man next to her could not help but urge: "Brother, did you send the signal?"
"This Li Wei is indeed very strong. We have lost a lot of troops. You'd better let them take action quickly. Let's finish the robbery and run away."
Yes, in fact, even if Li Wei didn't appear unexpectedly, from the beginning, they didn't plan to really annihilate all the enemies.
They are rat people, and they only fight head-on battles if they are mentally ill. Once the enemy is too strong, they will just grab everything and run away. That is the best behavior for them.
As long as they get the items, the death of hundreds of ratmen is a common occurrence for them, okay?
The male rat man was also surprised, shouldn't he, he did send a signal?
There are not only many rat heroes underground, but also some giant rats he recently acquired.
This kind of internal and external tactic has killed countless enemies in the past, but why is it useless this time?
But Levi on the other side couldn't help but laugh, because he sensed that the magic he had cast before was being attacked, and the other party was indeed planning to launch an offensive from underground.
But the rock, which is more than one meter thick, cannot be easily destroyed by these rat men, and once he senses something is wrong, he can further strengthen it at any time.
Similarly, the caravan mage quickly informed his leader of the news, and the caravan leader breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved for the time being.
Seeing his appearance, Li Wei couldn't help but ask: "Why, didn't you say before that you had been running the business route for more than ten years? Why are your emotions still so volatile?"
The leader of the caravan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this: "Although there were endless dangers in the past, they were far less difficult than this year. Especially in the past month or so, it seems that the entire main world has suddenly become chaotic."
"I think it's all good now. Some caravans have lost all contact with them after they left. I'm afraid the situation is in danger."
So Levi didn't say anything more. In the past month, wasn't it the time when the chosen heroes began to become more active?
At this time, the male rat man on the other side sent out signals several times, but still received no response. He finally became a little annoyed.
He immediately couldn't help but raised his head and shouted angrily: "Levi, did you do something wrong? Why is my 'underground threat' gone?"
Levi was not angry either: "If you want to know the answer, just tell me which clan these rat trolls and the equipment that attacked me before come from."
The male rat man thought for a while, but it actually didn't hurt to tell him, since he wasn't the only one who got these things anyway.
In order to obtain more dimension stones for their experiments, those two clans openly sold them to dozens or hundreds of ratmen clans, large and small.
Even if he didn't tell it himself, Levi would be able to get this information from other places very quickly as long as he put a little thought into it.
So he immediately snorted: "Okay, I believe that the famous Levi will not lie to me. The rat troll comes from the Corrupt Clan, and the dimensional sniper rifle comes from the Skryre Clan."
Levi immediately understood that this was not beyond his expectation.
It's just that the Skulli clan originally gave people the impression that they were trash who only knew how to copy, but couldn't copy well.
The various war instruments they developed using warpstone killed far more ratmen than their enemies.
Of course, because the total population of ratmen is large enough and the reproduction rate is astonishingly fast, ratmen become adults when they are five months old, so they don't care about this.
They only pursue great power and do not consider side effects at all, which even makes the Skryre clan the first of the four major clans.
But from the perspective of other races, the products of their clans are really not that good.
But judging from just now, the range of the dimensional sniper rifle is at least two hundred and thirty meters, and it is not known whether it is the maximum range. This time, the Skry clan has really developed something incredible.
After a slight sigh, Li Wei also answered the other party's question: "It turns mud into stone."
The male rat man suddenly realized, but the female rat man next to him frowned: "You have discovered us a long time ago?"
Li Wei smiled slightly: "The answer is correct. Next, is my reward for you!"
Even though they couldn't see Levi's expression due to the relatively long distance, the two rat men felt bad even just hearing these words.
Unfortunately, it was already too late. Before they could do anything, there was a sudden roar from high in the sky, and then arrows rained down, instantly nailing a large number of rat men to the ground.
They subconsciously looked up and saw that high in the sky, a large number of archers were shooting continuously on multiple Sky Slayer ships, and dozens of griffons and giant eagles were swooping down from the sky.
At the same time, there was a strange movement coming from behind. A large number of night elves riding black panthers were waving moon blades, rapidly harvesting the lives of the rat people.
The male rat man suddenly let out a miserable howl, knowing that he was completely screwed this time.
He directly took out a large electric drill that was more than one meter long and had a bright green light. He dug through the soft soil under his feet in a few clicks, and then drilled in with a somersault.
The female rat man also followed in without hesitation at all.
Only a slightly dull male voice came out from the underground: "Levi, just wait for me, I, Wang Jerry, will not let you go!"