Long Live the Call of Heroes

Chapter 436 The Call of the Sphinx
After temporarily handing over the command of the troops to Donna and Elegy, and telling Khaleda, Li Wei asked Sefa to rush to support the Sphinx first.

Not to mention that Li Wei has already handed her many death guards and sphinxes, relying on her own outstanding strength and fighting wisdom alone, it is not a big problem for her to protect herself in a short period of time.

Because the other party said just now that some undead are threatening it, and Saifa is an expert in fighting undead.

So Saifa sent it through the contract first to prevent the sudden death of the sphinx. Li Wei also immediately asked the bear-headed angels to try to crack it based on the vague information she gave.

Since teleportation is a level 5 magic that all of them know, this process is not particularly difficult.

Soon the elite among them, Bill, was the first to gain something, and then many bear-headed envoys jointly cast spells.

As the brilliance of magic flashed, Levi, Elegy, Cindy, Maltis, Sally and Sonia, as well as some of the more powerful celestial creatures that were summoned in advance, such as Cindy's battle angel, etc. Get up and go to another place.

Li Wei's first feeling was dryness and extreme heat, followed by yellow sand flying all over the sky, and a huge pyramid could be vaguely seen not far away.

At this moment, there are already two armies fighting in front of them. One is the undead, with a large number of dire wolves, ghouls, black knights, and grave ghosts as the main force, occasionally mixed with some mutated bats.

The average strength of the arms is not strong, but the victory lies in the overwhelming number of them. Li Wei couldn't count the number of opponents for a while, but roughly estimated that there must be at least three or four thousand.

And because the wind and sand are so big that even the sun is blocked for a while, they will hardly be affected even if they are fighting in daylight.

On the other side, skeleton soldiers, mummies and constructs are the main force, which is a typical Tomb King army style.

But occasionally there are dwarves, halflings, elves and elemental creatures mixed in, as well as a small number of human mercenaries.

Even the humans weren't from the same camp, some had white cloths over their heads, some had knightly arms on their shields, and some looked like bandits outright.

With this kind of deployment, one can tell at a glance that most of the opponents have God's Chosen Heroes, and there may be more than one.

Compared with the undead, their army numbers and average strength are not much worse, and there are even heroes chosen by God to cooperate with them, but at this moment they still fall into a serious disadvantage.

Because they don't have any mobile forces at all, whether they didn't bring them or they were all killed, but on this kind of plain, it would be very deadly.

Li Wei glanced at it casually and saw that these undead people had obviously discovered this and were trying to use it.

At this time, they were holding back the opponent's main force with a large amount of cannon fodder, while faster units such as the black knight and dire wolf continued to patrol around the opponent's battle formation.

Once they find an opportunity, they will probably rush straight up and give each other a ruthless blow.

After so many times, even if the Tomb King's side is not defeated, those God's Chosen Heroes may have to try to escape or take a risk.

In contrast, Sefa, who was somewhat worried by Li Wei, is now guarding a small oasis about a mile away with a team of Death Guards summoned.

On the oasis, among the egrets, there is another guy who is obviously more than ten times bigger, but he wants to make do with it, as if he wants to use this to hide his figure.

Seeing this scene, Li Wei was also a little speechless. These egrets are less than one meter long, and their weight is estimated to be about ten kilograms. You have the body of a lion, and only a guy with the same head as them, a fool can't find you, right? ?

Although the sphinxes are known as the wise men among the sphinxes, they are also rare sphinxes who understand magic and make magic props.

But sometimes, the wisdom they display is really unflattering.
Seeing that the two sides were fighting fiercely, even seeing their appearance, they didn't react much. After all, compared to the large army of thousands of people, their small team with only a few dozen people seemed so inconspicuous.

Li Wei naturally went to reconcile with Saifa first, and he was hardly attacked during the whole process, which made him look at the sphinx more and more wrong.

Those two sides fought so lively, how on earth did you judge that your life was in danger?
Sefa was also a little embarrassed. She knew how important the battle on the other side was, but after she came, she found out that the sphinx was only worried that its water source would be robbed, so it described the matter as very serious.

But the other party is an undead, why grab your water source?It's really unreliable enough.

After listening to it, Li Wei became more and more speechless. No wonder the ancient tomb priests abandoned each other as if they were shoes. They probably knew about each other's tricks from other aspects.

But the matter has come to this point, and it is useless to complain about it, they can only try their best to get more benefits.

And no matter what, the coordinates here have already been obtained, and he can directly teleport here with magic as long as he prepares a little later.

Just when Li Wei was about to summon more celestial creatures to clean up those undead, suddenly, he vaguely felt a strange throbbing.

He immediately understood that this was the mutual echo between the nine volumes of Nagash, and this throbbing came from two different places, which meant that two volumes were very close to him!
He who was still very contemptuous of the sphinx at first, immediately changed his attitude.

It's stupid, but it's really lucky, the main world is so big, there are two volumes put together, this is simply the favor of the goddess of luck!

But soon he frowned slightly, because one of the rolls was constantly moving. It was not a coincidence that the two rolls were put together, but someone was collecting them just like him!

He immediately thought of Black-Arkhan, as Nagash's most loyal lieutenant, adviser, apprentice and general, and the former concubine of the Vampire Queen.

In terms of wisdom, Li Wei does not make too many comments for the time being, because he has only read some historical records, but has not personally contacted him for the time being.

After all, the reputation of the past only represents the past, not the current ability, as evidenced by Khalida and his generals.

But no matter what, Black-Akhan has enough power, clues, and reasons to collect the nine volumes of Nagash!

Moreover, the volume he mastered was called The Secret of the Necromancer. He himself is a lich, and now he is better at driving the undead. The knights accompany.

Li Wei felt a little bit troublesome. Black-Arkhan was a legend who had been famous for thousands of years, and now he was outnumbered. With his current strength, the possibility of defeating the opponent was really low.

At the same time, there were some commotions within the Tomb King's army.

Several guys who looked like heroes chosen by God shouted and cursed one after another, and then turned their heads to look at the pyramid in the distance for the first time.

Li Wei also looked over, because he immediately noticed that the sky over there was quickly being enveloped by a burst of dark clouds as black as ink.

Looking from a distance, it seems that there are resentful souls emerging from it from time to time, not to mention the strong necromantic energy in it, which is even more sensitive to Li Wei, who is a celestial mystic.

There is no doubt that this should be a powerful version of the dark sky.

At the same time, some spirit-binding knights with translucent bodies rushed towards the inside of the pyramid under the cover of wind, sand and darkness.

It is impossible for ordinary knights to adapt to the special terrain inside the pyramid, but for them, it is not a big problem.

Now those god-chosen heroes are getting more and more anxious. They have been frustrated here one after another, but now the other party just went to steal the house?This is simply deceptive!
But they couldn't get rid of the undead besieging them for a while, so when they went to the doctor for a sudden illness, someone thought of Li Wei not far away.

Originally, they didn't care at all. After all, there were only dozens of people on the other side, and they were still staying in that small oasis. They were probably newcomers who had taken on a small task, but now they seemed to have grasped the last straw.

Hearing the other party's call, Li Wei naturally did not refuse. Although he was impatient, he had no information about the inside of the pyramid at all, so it was unwise to rush there.

But if they can use the strength of the opponent, it may be possible to change the situation of the battle.

So he casually threw some magic scrolls and potions to the Sphinx, and left the oasis with Saifa and others. Now its life and death are no longer important to them.

Saifa didn't have any objections, because when she received the scroll, Li Wei had already told her clearly that they were just for one coordinate, and the others were gifts.

Moreover, the performance of the Sphinx today really disappointed her too much.

A mage can have many shortcomings, such as greed for money, lust, arrogance or ruthlessness, etc. These are actually just moral issues, which are irrelevant, but there is only one thing that can be very fatal, and that is stupidity.

Similarly, the entourage of mages or the existence of contracts with them should not have this shortcoming.

Or there are shortcomings, but you must at least be honest, so that the mage can make targeted arrangements for the next plan.

But now it has undoubtedly made all the mistakes it shouldn't have made, so she doesn't have the slightest psychological burden to abandon it, at least it is indeed out of danger now.

Although the Sphinx doesn't seem to be particularly smart, it's not a pure idiot either. As soon as it saw Li Wei's actions, it immediately realized the problem.

It immediately barked a few times anxiously.

Li Wei couldn't understand its bird language, but Saifa was a little surprised. After turning her head and glanced at it, she leaned towards Li Wei: "It said it knew it was wrong, so it is willing to change the contract so that The conditions are more relaxed."

Li Wei didn't turn his head back: "Unless it is willing to become the most common summoned object, or directly join the team and become your follower, otherwise there is no need to talk about it!"

With his current strength and influence, this is equivalent to giving it a chance, otherwise it might be killed by the God's Chosen Hero passing by tomorrow.

The dirge next to him couldn't help laughing: "That's how it should be!"

To put it in a small way, today it overestimated the danger it encountered, but to say it in a big way, this is deception.

If it was not for Saifa's face, but for herself, she might have rushed to hack him to death at this moment.

It's okay to waste her time alone, but it's damned to waste everyone's time.

Maltis also joined in the fun: "Or I can control its corpse to atone for my sin."

Although she doesn't have such ability at present, when she was in Lamia City, she got the magic scroll to control the corpse, but she doesn't know how much of its ability will be left after it becomes a corpse?
Li Wei, who didn't care about it at first, couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard the words, good guy, did she tell a bad joke?
Saifa didn't have any objections, so she also explained the matter to the other party through the short-distance spiritual link provided by the contract.

And in the whole process, they didn't stop at all.

After understanding it, the sphinx immediately lowered its head like a frost-beaten eggplant.

But seeing Li Wei and the others go farther and farther, it didn't have time to express its feelings, it just uttered a few short tweets, as if saying goodbye to those ordinary egrets and this small oasis, and then it accelerated Chased after Saifa.

It seems that it has made a very wise choice, that is, to become Sepha's follower and officially join the team.

Sonia suddenly looked at her good friend in surprise: "Sepha, what did you say to it?"

"I told it that its beloved oasis has such value only in the desert. In the outside world, water sources are not particularly rare."

At the same time, Li Wei also received a system notification that the other party really joined.

He browsed quickly, and found that the other party was actually a Tier 5 elite.

In addition to having the ability to create magic items and magic scrolls, it can also use several skills such as healing minor injuries, neutralizing toxins, removing diseases, talking to animals, and summoning natural allies. Overall, it is obviously similar to the auxiliary type Druids.

The attributes are also passable, there are no particularly outstanding advantages, but there are no obvious weaknesses, and it can also fly and carry people.

But Li Wei felt that Sefa would definitely not choose to ride it, because it had a lion's body, egret's wings and a slender head, and the proportions were seriously uncoordinated.

Even if it is a magical creature with such a body, its flying speed and agility are definitely not much better, at least not as good as Griffins and the like.

But this is just a small episode, Li Wei doesn't even plan to assign any tasks to it, and it is almost enough to let it help Sefa to fight.

As the distance continued to approach, the undead who didn't care about them at all also divided up a part of their troops and launched an attack on them on their own initiative.

Not only because of their instinctive aversion to the living, but also because of the characteristics of the celestial creatures, they are extremely disgusted.

Naturally, Li Wei and the others would not sit still, and in order to gain more power to speak in the future, he also showed a little bit of strength in the process of approaching the opponent.

Yes, just a little bit, because if he comes off as too aggressive, the natives might be ecstatic, thinking they've got an unexpected reinforcement.

But those god-chosen heroes are hard to say. Human nature is always complicated, and jealousy often drives them to make wrong choices.

Fortunately, even though he, Sepha and the others were holding back their strength, they were still quite powerful. They repelled several groups of black knights and tomb ghosts with great "difficulty", and opened up a road leading to each other. The road to the camp.

So the other party was very pleasantly surprised and welcomed them.

Since the matter was indeed extremely urgent, the other party didn't waste any time. After learning that Li Wei was a celestial mystic and a purely lawful and good camp, a certain ancient tomb general in charge immediately told Li Wei their identities.

It turned out that they came from the famous city of bronze - Kasabai.

A long time ago, Kasabai, rich in bronze and various bronze products, was originally one of the most prosperous cities of the Tomb Kings, and one of the first cities to stand up against Nagash's brutal rule.

Then they were killed by Nagash to make an example of them. They took advantage of it at first, but not long after, under the overwhelming strength of the opponent, the entire city was destroyed by his general - Black - Akhan.

Later, Nagash was defeated, and the Bronze City was rebuilt after the war, and was rewarded by the gods for its heroic and righteous actions.

Except for those whose souls were completely destroyed or enslaved by Black-Arkhan, most of the rest of the dead were resurrected as mummies.

The gods also rewarded the city of bronze, that is - the manufacturing method of the bronze lion head guard of the gods.

As the name suggests, the material used is all bronze, and the finished product presents the head of a lion.

Although ordinary weapons made of bronze are much inferior to iron and steel weapons in many aspects such as firmness and toughness, things that are blessed by the gods are naturally no longer ordinary bronze.

Compared with the most common jackal heads, their combat effectiveness is obviously much stronger, and when fighting against arrows and other attacks, they will also greatly increase the corresponding resistance, which has also become a unique specialty of the City of Bronze.

At the same time, the gods also gave them an honor, but in Li Wei's view, it was a heavy responsibility, that is, guarding some evil magic items used by Black-Akhan.

Today they were patrolling and guarding as usual, and then they were attacked by the other party.

It just so happened that the ancient tomb general had personally fought Black-Arkhan when he was alive.

So he immediately realized that it was very likely that the other party had come to take revenge, and it just so happened that this was also their chance to take revenge!

Even though he looked like a mummy, just listening to these words, Li Wei could roughly understand the other party's mood at the moment.

But unfortunately, his strength does not match his ambition at all. Li Wei estimates that he is only in the early 10s. Compared with the more powerful God's Chosen heroes at this stage, he does not have much advantage, let alone fight against Akhan. up.

Even Li Wei felt sorry for the other party. Maybe their gods never told them that one of those evil magic items was the Nine Scrolls of Nagash, right?
Is it because they don't trust them to resist temptation in the face of it, or do they think the pawns don't need to know much?
Either way, it's pathetic enough, and it's only paid for.

In contrast, Lilith is much more frank and generous.

But in any case, Levi has roughly figured out where they are currently.

This place is about [-] miles away from the Dwarven Fortress of Drakadrin, and the direction is probably slightly west of the south.

A hundred miles further south is Orion Camp, one of the important strongholds of the wood elves.

Well, it was the nest of the wood elves who owed Li Wei a favor when fighting against the beastmen of Malar.

Further east of the Orion camp is the Golden Tower, one of the strategic locations of the Lizardmen, which belongs to Kuja's territory.

Compared with Khaleda, Kuja's territory is much wider.

If the Tomb Kings want to enter the eastern coastal area, there are basically only two options, go south through the territory of the wood elves, and then take down the golden tower.

Or go north, trek through the mountains first, fight against evil forces such as green skins and ratmen all over the mountains, and then take down Astrid under Kalida's command.

But even the most combative Immortal Emperor, Settra, didn't have that leisurely mind, not only because the process would be very long and difficult.

It is because whether it is the humid environment in the rainforest or the coastal area, the disadvantages for these mummies far outweigh the advantages, which will make their bodies more prone to decay.

The power of the Egyptian gods allowed their souls to remain in their bodies forever, forming a disguised form of eternal life, but they did not say what the body would look like.

So as of now, the relationship between the Tomb Kings and Khalida or Kuja is passable.

There is only one exception, the notoriously sinister and vicious beetle prince with an abnormal head.

But when Li Wei thought about it afterwards, he could roughly understand the other party's intentions.

He is surrounded by enemies in the desert, and everyone beats him, but if Khalida can be destroyed and replaced, his environment will be much better all of a sudden, and he will turn passive into active.

Apart from dealing with the pirates in the east and the lizardmen in the south, and firmly defending Astrid in the west, he has no major threats.

It's a pity that his plan was very good, but in fact it was a mess in implementation.

After a simple communication, the other party decided that the main force would stay here to fight against the undead, and an elite squad would go to the pyramid with Li Wei, an unexpected reinforcement.

Don't seek to defeat Arkhan, because that is impossible. The opponent is a legendary hero who has been famous for many years. After Nagash's death, countless people wanted to kill his loyal dog leg, but no one has succeeded so far.

Even the Tomb General who hated him to death in his heart would not have such an unrealistic dream.

So his real purpose was to find out exactly why Akhan came here.

It's been so many years, it's too long for him to think about getting back his things now, right?There must be a conspiracy in it.

Li Weixin said that if you can realize this, you are not stupid, and you can still be saved, but after you really figure it out, your mood will probably become more complicated.
But that has nothing to do with him, he has already received the mission and opened the prestige level of the Bronze City.

Depending on the amount of information he explores next, he may receive different levels of rewards.

Most of them he had already seen in Lahmia, or got them from Khalida.

But there is still one thing that he is more interested in, and that is the fifth-level bronze lion-headed death guard.

It's not entirely because of their combat effectiveness. Now that he has the ability to mass-produce two kinds of dragon golems, it will definitely not be worse than the other.

He was just curious why it was a lion head.

Almost all the Egyptian gods have some kind of animal incarnation with human body and animal head, or the prototype is simply an animal, such as the crocodile Sobek and the goddess of poisonous scorpion.

Generally speaking, the tomb kings will imitate their appearance to make the guards of the gods, but they are generally jackal heads, and there are very few others, but the city of bronze is an exception.

Before they were rewarded by the gods, they had always used lion heads, but they were made of stone instead of bronze. He felt that there must be something hidden in it.

But none of these were mentioned in Lilith's information.

Among the Egyptian gods, those who had the appearance of a lion were two goddesses.

One is Bast, the goddess of pleasure, dancing and cats. She usually only knows about playing and having fun. Her followers will hold silver parties every now and then. time.

For this reason, her lover, Anhe, the God of War of the same god, got angry with her more than once, but it didn't help, because my own cat would not obey orders obediently, even if the other party was a more powerful god.

And in cases of extreme rage, she will also transform into a lioness to fight.

The other is Tefnut, the goddess of rain and moisture. Her priesthood and godhead level are very low, but her status is not ordinary. She is the grandmother of the current god king of the Egyptian god system.

It is also a salted fish that usually has nothing to do, but when it enters a fighting state, it will become a lioness.

But the two of them have a godhead of 2 and a godhead of 1. Among the weak gods, and even among all the gods, they belong to the bottom, and they are stronger than demigods like the Unicorn Queen or the Faun-Pane.

Why are the Egyptian gods who are so happy and like to show their existence in various ways, choose lion heads here?

Is this really just a coincidence?Respecting the old and loving the young has never been the character of the gods, or the gods of Egypt.

Or did they lose the competition, or did they try to please one of them?
Li Wei is more inclined to the latter. He has heard about it a long time ago. There are some so-called ancient gods in the Egyptian pantheon.

Just like Asuryan, the first god king of the high elves, their whereabouts are still unknown, and there is no belief in the main world. Many people or gods think that they may have already disappeared in history.

Li Wei felt that with Tefnut's special status, she might be able to know something, or maybe she was one of them, and she might also hide some power.

It's a pity that the City of Bronze generally believes in the Egyptian gods, and there is no special preference for anyone. The churches of these two goddesses here also look very ordinary, and he has no way of judging them for the time being.

But he was just curious, even if the other party really had some power, it had little to do with him.

So far, he has only offended Seth in the opponent's pantheon, but this is not his territory.

(End of this chapter)