Looking at a series of system prompts, Levi didn't know what to say for a moment.
He originally thought that the greenskins were attacking the dwarves, but now it seems that this is obviously not the case.
But according to what he knew, the greenskins should not have the strength to declare war on all races at the same time. Even if they replaced any other race, it would be simply seeking death.
Could it be that their alliance with the rat people gave them this confidence?
However, the rat people's formal declaration of war did not surprise him. After all, it was already a well-known fact.
Although he felt a little emotional, he immediately shared the information with Donna and others.
They were also very surprised, because even though they had learned a lot of information before, they never expected things to develop into what they are now.
It's like the greenskins are gambling with the future of their entire race. The risk is too great. Could it be that the greenskin gods have gone collectively crazy?
But before they could discuss a few words, Luna had already issued a warning, saying that small groups of greenskin troops were beginning to appear ahead.
They did not have any flags or symbols of identity. It was very likely that they had heard the news from the surrounding areas and rushed over to participate in the super WAAAGH.
What else is there to say? Levi naturally asked Luna to kill as many of them as possible.
At the same time, he also began to communicate with General Scorpion, preparing to ask him to send some troops to participate in the battle so that he could witness their combat effectiveness.
Although Khalida asked them to act as vanguards, Levi was not satisfied with just that.
The Venomous Scorpion General naturally agreed without hesitation, and then he seemed to remember something: "By the way, Lord Levi, I heard that there is an ogre warlord named Braut Big Mouth nearby who is looking for an employer. He seems to be very interested in the meat of giants."
Levi immediately smiled and nodded: "Thank you, I will pay attention to it."
While speaking, he also secretly asked Luna to continue to strengthen reconnaissance.
What this guy meant was that next they might not only encounter ogres, but also a greenskin army led by giants?
As for the other heroic units that came with the Scorpion Warrior, Levi asked a few questions casually and found out that they were just very ordinary white or even gray heroes.
They only provide basic bonuses to the troops, and know very little about other aspects, so Levi doesn't waste time on them.
The giant had not been encountered yet, but several female hunters riding Pegasus soon discovered new enemies, some greenskins riding war boars or driving wild boar chariots, with a total number of nearly 400.
They seemed to have just finished a battle, but what surprised them most was that this time the greenskins did not rush to feast on the battlefield, but first picked and chose the fragments of the enemy's weapons and armor on the battlefield.
Not to mention that this is completely inconsistent with people's conventional perception of greenskins, those fragments and the like are actually very difficult to recycle and reuse. They are essentially just some waste.
But these greenskins didn't seem to use it just as decoration. They watched the other side stick some sharp metal fragments onto their wooden sticks, making them more lethal maces.
The other greenskins also had their own ideas. Some inserted the metal fragments into the gaps of their leather armor to form sharp barbs to hurt enemies who tried to attack them, while others simply stuffed them into their leather armor to increase their defense.
Some were even painting pigs with the blood and entrails of the enemies and sticking the heads of the dead on the front of the chariots, probably to scare the enemy.
There are many more examples like this.
Even though he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Levi felt something was unusual just by listening to their reports.
Can the greenskins really make use of those waste materials?
Or is this also some special sacrificial ritual, like a demon or devil?
First, let Luna and the others avoid alerting the enemy. Levi turned to look at the Scorpion General, wanting to see if the other party also knew about this.
But this time the big guy showed obvious confusion, he knew nothing about it.
Similarly, Elegy and others were in a similar situation, because the greenskins they had killed before did not show similar characteristics at all.
Or it is also possible that those guys were killed as soon as they went out, and there was no chance to use the waste for the time being.
Levi didn't feel disappointed, because he vaguely felt that the abnormal behavior of the greenskins might be the reason why they were so arrogant and dared to openly declare war on the whole world.
If they demonstrate their powerful strength and scare other races, and then allow the other party to cede land in exchange for peace, they should be able to control the war within a certain range.
Still, something was wrong.
Because even if this is the case, after this incident, the diplomatic environment of the greenskins will definitely become very bad.
Even other evil races would never want to see a brutal chaotic evil race rise again.
This is obviously extremely unfavorable for the long-term development of the greenskins and the greenskin gods.
So Levi couldn't understand why they made such a choice.
Anyway, the first target is the dwarves, so can't we just declare war on them?
If the war goes well and they seize the Silver Road, it will definitely not be too late for them to declare war on humans and other races.
Unless, they were also forced to do so, or were fooled...
After thinking for a long time, Levi gave up temporarily because there was too little information at the moment and he could only wait and see.
Such a big thing has happened, and all the gods, including Lilith, will try to find out the truth, right?
After all, the elves are the greenskins' biggest enemy, even more than the dwarves.
A few minutes later, Luna and the huntresses had cut off the enemy's retreat, while the Scorpion Warrior and the Cemetery Knights surrounded them from both sides.
Levi personally led some skeleton cavalry and skeleton chariots and marched from the front.
He also wanted to see with his own eyes how much the strength of these special greenskins had changed.
The greenskins, who were already careless and busy, did not realize the enemy's arrival until Levi and his men were several miles away from them from the smoke and dust in the sky and the shaking of the ground.
Although he wanted to test the opponent's strength, Levi was not stupid enough to give the opponent a chance to reorganize its formation. He directly ordered part of the army to speed up the attack.
Among them, there were 200 skeleton chariots and skeleton cavalry each, which was roughly the same number as the enemy. Elegy and Alduin also brought their own guards to fight together.
They have dealt with other greenskins more than once before, so they can naturally make more accurate judgments.
Accompanied by the slightly excited roar of the greenskins, the two armies soon collided with each other.
Then Levi frowned slightly and found that even though they had the advantage of the first move and were charging in a group, except for the first wave, the skeleton chariots and the like were basically beaten.
Although the War Pig Chariots and War Pig Boys on the Greenskin side are not very flexible and their speed is not particularly outstanding, they have extremely strong instantaneous explosive power and are very resistant to attacks.
In comparison, the Skeleton Chariot has almost no advantages except that it is relatively fast due to its light weight.
So within just two minutes of the battle starting, their losses had quickly exceeded double digits, and the rest were basically all destroyed.
You have to know that the other side didn't have a hero leading the team, but most of the Skeleton Chariots and others enjoyed the bonuses of hero units, and there were also some team leaders among them, but they still ended up like this.
All we can say is that the greenskins' actions are not meaningless, they have indeed benefited a lot from it.
After reaching this conclusion, there was no point in continuing, so Levi ordered his subordinates to attack with all their strength.
After several waves of arrows and magical bombardment, hundreds of greenskins were wiped out, but Levi's brows became even more furrowed.
Because he unexpectedly discovered that based on the different uses of waste, blood and internal organs by the greenskins, in addition to improving physical defense, they seemed to be able to develop varying degrees of resistance to long-range projectile weapons such as arrows, and even magical attacks.
This is a bit outrageous.
No wonder they dared to launch a large-scale invasion against the dwarves. If they all used waste materials in a targeted manner, the damage caused to them by the bows and crossbows and muskets that the dwarves were proud of would generally be reduced by 5-15 points.
This is only what ordinary greenskins can do. If it is a more intelligent magic unit among the greenskins, or even a hero, it is very likely that they can do better.
The greenskins mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops at one time this time. I don't know how much their casualties can be reduced with this move alone.
But these weird things don’t look like something the green-skinned gods could make.
There are two magic gods among the greenskin gods. One is Rusek, the wife of the god-king Gruumsh, the mother goddess of the greenskins and the goddess of life.
The other is Idros, known as the "Maggot King", who specializes in plague and secondly death.
The rest have nothing to do with magic or technology at all.
In fact, the greenskin gods only believe in fists, and these two magic gods are also excluded and despised within the pantheon.
Even Rusek's son, Bagchu, looked down on his mother.
Of course, this may also be related to Bagchu’s own brain. After all, he is known as the "God of Foolish Courage".
So after thinking about it, Levi felt that if these things were not related to giant horned rats, the most likely possibility was that they were related to demons or devils. After all, they just liked to do these weird things.
After cleaning up the battlefield a bit, Levi continued to lead his troops forward, and as they advanced, they encountered greenskins more and more frequently.
After several battles, they were completely certain that the greenskins had indeed mastered the recycling of waste.
Those greenskins who seemed to have encountered battles before had more or less decorated themselves and improved their combat effectiveness. This made Levi more worried about the subsequent rescue work.
I hope the garrisoned dwarf general can give some help, or he will be killed by the enemy before the reinforcements arrive.
Fortunately, after half a day's march, Luna finally sent some important new information.
The good news is that the greenskins are still besieging the Drakadrin Fortress and they still have time to rescue it.
But the bad news is that the greenskins ahead are so dense that they are like weeds. Not only can they be seen everywhere, but there are also quite a lot of them.
So far, she has discovered more than eight thousand greenskins, which is nearly twice as many as her own side, and they also have more goblins as cannon fodder.
Moreover, she had not checked the Dracaderin Fortress carefully because the enemy also had some flying units there, such as harpies, rocs and wyverns. She did not get too close to avoid alerting the enemy.
Levi naturally expressed his appreciation for this, although he was confident that as long as E'dan himself was not here, with their own strength, it would be entirely possible to win the battle.
But his direct troops are fine, but of the 3,000 vanguards sent by Khalida, there won’t be many left after the battle.
Therefore, we still need to use some tricks to save some manpower.
However, there is no need for any sophisticated strategies to deal with the greenskins.
Levi first found a rugged terrain suitable for ambush, asked the Scorpion General to lead the troops to ambush on both sides, and then let Luna go to lure the enemy.
Strictly speaking, ordinary female hunters are not particularly suitable for this task because their little leopards are not known for their speed.
But the greenskins' wild boars are not fast soldiers either.
In addition, the surrounding area is mountainous and rocky, which is not conducive to a straight-line charge, so it is more advantageous for the female hunters.
Martis also volunteered to help Luna complete this task.
Levi naturally had no reason to refuse, but he knew that Martis was definitely not just doing this out of kindness.
She just wanted to conduct multiple experiments on different terrains to adapt to the effect of the rapid battle flag.
Sometimes, going too fast is not always a good thing. She also needs to practice repeatedly to achieve complete mastery.
But no matter what her intention was, she did help Luna a little.
Soon, without any casualties, more than a thousand greenskins and almost twice the number of goblins rushed over in a mighty force and plunged into the trap.
So Levi gave an order, and the cemetery guards took the lead in attacking, with the fire-breathing dragon staff on the left and the poison staff on the right, to weaken them first.
Then Donna fired a volley of arrows, and he and Sally, Sefa and others cast a few spells. In a very short period of time, most of the ordinary greenskins would be crippled if not killed, and the rest was just time to harvest.
When the greenskins and goblins suffered heavy losses and wanted to escape when they saw the situation was not good, Luna naturally started to plug the gap first.
In fact, under normal circumstances, in order to prevent the enemy from making desperate moves, they would often surround three sides and attack one side, giving the enemy a hope of escape, so that they will not fight to the death.
But Levi and his men were not satisfied with just killing these thousands of enemies. He wanted to repeat this process many times, reducing the number of enemies to a certain level, and then attack the greenskins surrounding the Dracaderin Fortress.
In this situation, of course he had to kill all the enemies as much as possible to prevent the information from being leaked.
And he didn't have to worry about suffering too great a loss, because mage units such as Cindy, Sefa and Sally had already been quietly transferred there.
When the enemy fled, they took the lead in releasing many Death Guards and summoned many celestial creatures to help in the battle.
With the help of some skeleton cavalry, it didn't take long before this group of enemies was easily wiped out.
Unfortunately, probably because our side already had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, even though the casualties were minimal, the system's evaluation was only a slight advantage.
However, the Crimson Knight's chessboard gave a lot of energy.
Levi had already discovered that there was a significant difference between her and the system's evaluation criteria. As long as she won beautifully enough and her losses were small enough, she could accumulate charging points quickly.
If the enemy is a greenskin or demonic evil force, there will be further bonuses.
Now that the charging has reached half, he is looking forward to it very much. After the progress bar reaches 100%, will it also be upgraded to a legendary equipment?
This happened repeatedly several times. Thanks to the greenskins' stupid brains and the excellent cooperation of his subordinates, Levi and his men quickly killed tens of thousands of greenskins and goblins, while only losing a few Death Guards.
It turns out that even if the goblins have learned to utilize waste materials, their own foundation is too poor and they can't make much use of them.
Moreover, their morale was too low. Almost every time, when Levi and his men killed all the greenskins, no matter how many goblins were left, they would flee in all directions.
Then they were killed easily by mages like Sally, Sefa, and Luna and the huntress, like killing chickens.
During this process, Sefa and others became more and more proficient in mastering various slap techniques.
Although the attack power of low- and medium-level slaps is very weak, or can only be used for defense, their existence can often greatly enhance the survivability of mages on the battlefield.
Sonia's performance was also outstanding. Facts proved that she must have undergone rigorous training to become a modern whip-bearer and stand out among many of her peers.
After abandoning the whip, she quickly used a crossbow in one hand and a long sword in the other, and with the frequent use of various props, her speed in killing enemies was not much slower than before.
As Levi looked at her, he felt that she was becoming more and more like a girl he hadn't seen for many days.
Yes, I'm talking about Lucia.
After receiving the Lotus that he had specially asked the Red Brotherhood to send through special channels, which was the architectural drawings of the Statue of Nagash and the Terror Knight obtained from the Silver Blood Army's lair, she replied immediately.
However, there were not many words of gratitude in the letter. Instead, she shared with Levi some interesting stories or secrets about the Lamia family, Silver Peak, and vampires.
She then went on to say that she and her brother Alucard were making very good progress and told Levi not to worry too much.
Finally, she attached a list of many well-known vampires, as well as their approximate abilities, etc., saying that she hoped it would be helpful to Levi.
All these things made Levi vaguely feel that although the two parties were separated temporarily, Lucia's feelings for him did not fade at all.
While everyone else was working hard, Levi didn't relax either. He used summoning spells many times, not counting those he had already mastered. He mainly wanted to try more advanced summoning monsters.
In addition to aquatic dinosaurs, he also summoned terrestrial ones. After several attempts, he was very pleased to find that although the high-level dinosaurs were a little less in number, they were still a very good supplement for him.
Among them, the Triceratops has thick skin and flesh, with a health value of over 3,500 points, and is very resistant to attacks. Once it launches a charge, the horns on its head are no less powerful than the spears of high-level knights.
Although the vitality of the Tyrannosaurus is relatively weaker, its attack power and attack speed are obviously much better. Moreover, it has its own violent and bloodthirsty abilities. Once it sees blood, its combat effectiveness will be further enhanced.
Compared to the rampaging Triceratops, the Tyrannosaurus is better at dealing with larger monsters, but it has no idea how to deal with small creatures like goblins.
Because its short arms are too high from the ground to reach the goblins, it can only try to step on them with its feet or attack with its bloody mouth.
But it also has a good helper, the Titanoboa.
This giant cold-blooded animal is similar in length to a bus and more than one meter in diameter. In addition to being very tough, it is also best at ground combat and dealing with groups of cannon fodder.
Whether it's swallowing it whole, a sweeping attack, or simply rolling on the ground a few times, it can cause a devastating attack on the goblins.
Unfortunately, they all have a common weakness, which is that they have almost no supernatural abilities related to magic, and they come with a negative state - madness.
In other words, up to now, almost all the dinosaur monsters summoned by Levi, regardless of their class, have this thing.
Every time they kill an enemy, or when their health drops to a certain threshold, they have a certain chance of falling into a state of madness.
Although its inherent fear-spreading effect will be enhanced during this period, ordinary goblins and greenskins may be scared to flee in panic.
But they completely refused to accept any orders from the summoner and would just launch a fierce attack on the nearest enemy.
It's fine against ordinary enemies, but if it's a forest of spears, they will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Or if there are cavalry units or flying units that are faster than them, they may just be fooled by others.
Flying dinosaurs have a relatively low chance of going crazy, but their strength is obviously weaker. Once a flying dinosaur goes crazy, it will have to fight to the death with the enemy on the ground, which basically means death.
This made Levi want to go to Paradise Island even more.
Because according to Elegy, both the Amazons and the Lizardmen have mastered the technology to tame dinosaurs.
In addition to being able to control more types of dinosaurs, it is also possible to remove this negative skill.
If that were the case, their practicality would undoubtedly increase instantly.
Next is the magical pet. After ordinary animals become magical pets, their intelligence will often be improved, and dinosaurs are no exception. This will greatly help improve the situation.
Donna also expressed her interest in this. She had almost raised her big cat, and maybe it was time to switch to a big dinosaur. She remembered how majestic Kuga looked when he rode on a Tyrannosaurus.
Levi also agreed with this. Although Donna basically floats in the sky all day long due to necessity, it does not mean that she will always do so in the future.
If she could have a Tyrannosaurus as a mount, her safety would undoubtedly be greatly improved in future land battles.
But no matter what, even though the dinosaurs have many drawbacks, they are summoned creatures, so it doesn't matter if they all die. Levi just used them casually a few times, and even intentionally let them go crazy to disrupt the enemy's formation.
In comparison, Silver Dragon Catherine's performance was much better.
Her various mist and cloud magic increased the success rate of her ambushes by at least 20%.
And she is not limited to this, she can also play a supporting role. Not to mention the Stinking Cloud Technique and Thunder Cloud Technique, Levi himself can do it, so he naturally knows them very well.
Rust mist can corrode the enemy's metal armor or weapons, thereby reducing defense and attack.
Heavy Fog can drastically slow down enemies, Freezing Fog can reduce both attack speed and movement speed at the same time, and then she will also use Death Cloud, which is a killer of miscellaneous soldiers.
As the name suggests, this is a magic with an instant death effect. Once the enemy's physical condition is not up to standard, such as goblins, basically as many as enter will die.
The only problem now is that this little female dragon always has trouble controlling the exact timing and location of releasing magic, which has caused trouble for her side several times.
If it weren't for the fact that the people on the front line were either the mummies and skeleton soldiers sent by Khalida, or the death guards who couldn't speak at all, she would probably have been met with many protests.
But despite this, Levi began to personally command and coach her.
I don't know if it was because of his generosity, or if she really wanted to learn something, or if she felt Levi's powerful strength, but at least the little female dragon was very humble on the surface, and the situation improved to a considerable extent for a while.
I don't know why, after killing so many enemies, Levi found that the number of soul crystals he could collect was obviously less than that of other enemies.
To be more precise, the proportion has decreased significantly, and the stronger the greenskins are, the lower the proportion.
This caused some confusion and puzzlement, but more of it made people wary.
The soul will not disappear out of thin air. If the green-skinned gods haven't done anything, then there must be other beings doing similar things.
Even though he has not sensed any evil aura from demons or devils on any greenskins, it does not mean that they do not exist.
Because there is another possibility, that is, the opponent's strength is far superior to his!
With such vigilance, they went through several more battles, and Levi became more and more alert.
Maybe Lilith will have to know about this matter.
At this moment, the latest news came from the rear that Khalida was approaching with tens of thousands of troops.
However, since most of her men were infantry, it would take about an hour to reach the Dracadelin Fortress.
She wanted Levi to wait for her army to arrive, and then head to their destination together.
According to the intelligence they have gathered so far, the greenskins will naturally be defeated as soon as the army arrives.
Unfortunately, almost at the same time, Levi also received information from another direction, and he could not agree to her for the time being.
Because no matter how stupid those greenskins were, after being tricked so many times, they still noticed something.
This time it was Inspector Yakon who first discovered the unusual movements of the besiegers, and some greenskins began to rush in their direction.
The composition of the opposing forces was quite complex: greenskins, goblins, wild greenskins, trolls, and even ratmen, totaling nearly eight thousand people.
The weapons they used were also varied, including battle axes, spears, swords and shields, bows and arrows, slings, and so on.
Although the number of air forces is relatively small, it is also filled with hundreds of harpies, gargoyles, rocs, and a small number of manticores and wyverns.
Among them, there are about a dozen level 6 giants.
Their large size and outstanding height make it difficult to conceal them once they appear.
After receiving this information, Levi immediately confirmed that there must be a hero chosen by God among them.
For the convenience of command, ordinary indigenous heroes would not create such a ragtag army composed of troops from many different races.
After a moment of hesitation, Levi immediately sent out shadow elementals and rat masters to continue trying to get in touch with the besieged dwarves. His purpose was not to ask the other side to send troops to help, but to let them continue to defend.
The dwarves have been able to hold out until now under the siege of such a large force, so their strength is certainly very good.
But aren't the greenskins mobilizing their troops in such a high-profile manner just for the dwarves to see?
The green-skinned natives don’t have that brain, but the chosen heroes might think of it.
Whether the greenskins will repel him next or continue to attack the fortress will partly depend on the dwarves' reaction.
If the dwarves can no longer hold back and want to take the initiative to attack, I'm afraid the greenskins will probably deal with them first and then come and fight a decisive battle with me!