In the evening, Levi was packing things for tomorrow's action.
Although he is absolutely confident in his own abilities, he is still accustomed to better preparation in advance.
After all, this is an unfamiliar place, and Levi has to be wary not only of the snow monster, but also the people here.
After finishing all this, Levi opened the proficiency panel.
Levi——
Seal of Hell: Level 2 (500/5000)
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"An ordinary undead core can provide 100 points of proficiency. The limit of the Hell Seal is calculated based on the fifth level, and a total of 34,500 points of proficiency are required, which means hunting down 345 snow monsters. It's not that difficult." Levi calculated.
Of course, in addition to working to the limit, Levi also needs to store a large number of undead cores for future use.
The fifth-level Hell Seal requires five Undead Cores, and the consumption is not small, so Levi needs to store at least one thousand Undead Cores. It is not easy to come to the Kingdom of Eternal Night, so it is better to get more at one time to be prepared.
Of course, he didn't know whether the limit of the Seal of Hell was level five. It was just that the ancestors of the Constantine family had only cultivated to level five. It didn't mean that the limit of this seal was level five.
"We'll try to finish it in a month, and then we'll set off for the Icicle Islands."
Levi stayed awake all night. After he became the Great Knight, he needed very little sleep. He only needed to sleep efficiently for a few hours every day. It was completely fine for him to go without sleep for several days in a row.
This is the self-awareness of the hardworking emperor. How can Levi sleep well before he becomes the strongest?
He practiced breathing techniques and waited for tomorrow to come.
The Blood Whale Breathing Method has reached its limit, and there is no other endurance-based breathing method to break the limit, so this can be considered a temporary graduation.
Levi can only practice the Giant Rhino Breathing Method and the Black Snake Breathing Method. If everything goes well, Levi will be able to practice the Giant Rhino Breathing Method to the eighth level limit before the end of this year. Of course, there is also the Silver Sable Breathing Method that he just got.
Thinking of this, Levi took out the breathing method inheritance diagram.
Start practicing the breathing method according to the postures on the inheritance diagram.
A few hours later.
On Levi's proficiency panel.
A new skill emerges.
Levi——
Silver Sable Breathing Technique: Level 1 (1/1000)
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"My introduction to the basic breathing techniques is getting faster and faster."
Levi couldn't help but recall that it took him a month or two to learn the Frostwolf Breathing Technique, but now it only took a few hours.
"The secret medicine for the Silver Sable Breathing Technique is very common. It is the Snow Sable Claw. It is very easy to obtain in this far north."
With the supply of secret medicine, Levi is still very confident that he can master this breathing method to the limit in two months.
The time spent practicing breathing techniques passed quickly. After Levi took a short rest, it was already early morning.
In the Far North, the daylight hours are extremely limited, so the sky outside is still pitch black.
It was already time to gather. Levi packed up his things and headed towards the military camp with the Demon Shark.
When he arrived here, many wandering knights had already arrived. They all brought their own protective gear, weapons, and dry food, and many of them looked extremely excited.
After all, for every snow monster killed, you can receive a bounty of 5 gold coins from the kingdom.
For these wandering knights who have no skills, no territory, and do nothing all day, this is already a considerable reward.
If you kill a few more snow monsters, you can get a good set of equipment.
Basically, the weakest people who sign up for the Monster Hunting Team and pass are at the level of knight squires.
Theoretically, mortals could also kill snow monsters with mithril weapons, but that would be too inefficient, and mithril weapons themselves were not widely available.
Instead of giving the mithril weapons to mortals, it is better to give them to knights, or at least to knight squires, so that they can hunt snow monsters relatively efficiently.
Levi noticed that regardless of whether these wandering knights were wearing armor or not, they all had a mithril sword. It was obvious that mithril could restrain snow monsters, which was already a well-known fact in the Far North.
However, they are both Mithril weapons.
The purity of their mithril weapons is too low, perhaps less than one percent. Such weapons can only cause limited damage to snow monsters. It may take a long time to completely kill a snow monster. It can only be said that they are slightly stronger than iron weapons, but better than nothing.
After all, they were all relatively poor wandering knights, and they had saved up for a long time to buy this little bit of mithril.
Upon seeing this, Levi immediately felt a sense of superiority.
He discovered that not only was he much stronger than these people, he was also a standout among the crowd.
Compared to their own equipment, it was even more overwhelming.
His own mithril sword has extremely high purity, and after Levi's continuous recasting, it has almost reached 50%.
It can be said that the cost of Levi's Frostmourne alone is as high as thousands of gold coins in mithril, which is something these wandering knights dare not imagine.
Not to mention Levi's 100% pure Frost Giant Armor.
With such luxurious equipment, it would be unreasonable not to kill thousands of snow monsters.
Soon, all the teams that were going out of the city to participate in the monster hunting operation gathered together today, a total of two hundred people.
Among the two hundred people, knight squires and quasi-knights accounted for the vast majority.
There are only about twenty formal knights, and most of them are low-level knights. There are very few mid-level knights and only one high-level knight, who is a burly big man with a nose ring and is very conspicuous in the crowd.
In the entire team, there is not even a peak knight, let alone a great knight.
Seeing this, Levi felt a lot more relieved.
He has used the Siren's Breathing Technique to shrink his body and change his shape.
Now, I am 1.8 meters tall and have a normal body shape, not very conspicuous. Among those strong men who use power breathing techniques, Levi even looks a little... petite.
But it was obvious that judging from the aura Levi exuded, no one dared to underestimate this man wearing the white wolf mask.
Especially since Levi was accompanied by a burly man who looked like he was not someone to be trifled with, everyone stayed away from him and didn't dare to get close.
In the eyes of these rookies, Levi is at least a high-level knight, and the Demon Shark next to him should be a top knight.
With such a combination, no one dares to make trouble for themselves.
This is also the effect Levi wants to achieve. He doesn't want to attract too much attention, as a tall tree attracts more wind.
But I also don't want to be looked down upon by others because of my strength and cause some unnecessary troubles.
Not long after, the captain in charge of this out-of-city monster hunting operation walked out of the military camp. He was a captain of the Queen's Guard of the Kingdom of Eternal Night and possessed the strength of a top knight. This time he was ordered to lead this group of rabble to hunt the snow monster.
He glanced at everyone, paused slightly when looking at Demon Shark and Levi, and then returned to normal.
He coughed and said:
"Dear knights who have come from afar, brave warriors! I am Knight Kader, the captain of this demon hunting operation. First of all, on behalf of Her Majesty the Ice Queen, the daughter of God, I would like to express my sincere respect to you all!
No matter where you come from or for what purpose you come here, today you can stand here bravely and declare war on the evil snow monsters that threaten our human survival!
This move has been recognized by Her Majesty the Queen!
After the snow monster is successfully defeated and eliminated, all warriors who participated in the monster hunting operation will receive rewards from the Queen!
The place we are going to this time is Ice Valley City, which is located north of the Royal City. Many citizens of the kingdom are trapped in the city and are in urgent need of our rescue.
Before we set off, I need to warn everyone that in the wilderness area between Ice Valley City and Ice and Snow City, there may be some remnants of snow monsters that have not been wiped out, or even some snow monster nests.
Don't fall behind on the road, don't act on your own, and don't act separately!
There are a large number of snow monsters in the snow monster's lair, and there may even be snow monsters at the level of knights or great knights. Believe me, at the same level, with the mithril swords in your hands with pitifully low mithril purity, even if you have high skills, it is difficult for you to be the opponent of several snow monsters. Before you kill the snow monsters bit by bit, the snow monsters will have killed you ten times!
Therefore, do not act on your own!
The Ice Valley City has already fallen, and there may be a large number of Snow Demons roaming around inside. If you want to save your lives, follow my command after entering the city, otherwise don't blame me if you die!
If you have any questions, you can ask me. If you are afraid, you can quit. If not, we will set off immediately! "
Although if the wandering knights were to gather together, they would definitely be a very powerful force, but the biggest problem is that this group of people are free and undisciplined, and their biggest problem is their disobedience to discipline.
In order to hunt down a terrifying creature like the Snow Demon, everyone must obey orders.
That's why Knight Kader came up and emphasized this point again and again, and Levi also agreed with this.
After getting ready, Levi and his men, led by Knight Kader, headed out of the city.
It was freezing and snowy outside, so everyone prepared enough dry food to avoid starving to death in the wilderness.
In a world full of ice and snow, even if you are an expert in hunting, you will still face the embarrassing situation of being unable to cook without the right ingredients.
So most of their luggage was used to carry dry food.
As for water, there is no shortage of it. If you are thirsty, just eat some snow.
Only Levi brought some dry food as a token of his appreciation.
Before setting off, Levi had already filled the whale bag.
Under normal circumstances, you won’t starve to death even if you don’t eat or drink for three months.
Even if you need to use the breathing method frequently, it is not difficult to persist for ten days or half a month.
It is more than enough for him to go out and hunt monsters this time.
Learning the blood whale breathing method was Levi's best choice. In this era of underdeveloped technology and the absence of the legendary storage props, having a whale bag was so convenient!
The team marched in the cold wind. According to Kader's description, at the current marching speed, it would take about two days to reach Ice Valley City.
The situation in Ice Valley City is not optimistic now. Although the people and the army in the city are trying hard to resist the snow monster, their equipment and strength are not good enough. They may not be able to hold out for long in the face of the immortal snow monster.
"Hey man, my name is Bray, what's your name? We can take care of each other in this operation, hehe." A big man appeared next to Levi, showing his big front teeth and smiling, looking a little silly.
But Levi knew that as a wandering knight, it was impossible for anyone to be a fool to be able to practice to the level of a high-level knight. These were most likely just appearances.
"No need, I can take care of myself." Levi refused.
With his strength, he doesn't need to form a team, as that would only drag him down.
He just needs this team to take him to a place where there are a lot of snow monsters, and then he will stay there and slowly kill the snow monsters until the Seal of Hell is pushed to its limit.
"Um, okay..." The big guy touched his head embarrassedly and left angrily.
He realized that among these two hundred people, apart from Knight Kader, the real strong ones were him and Levi.
In fact, what Bray was most interested in was not Levi, but the burly man covered in iron armor next to Levi.
This man might be a genuine great knight!
If I could hold on to the great knight's thigh, even if I just drink a bowl of soup by his side, I would definitely be full.
Unfortunately, he was ruthlessly rejected by Levi.
On the other side, Kader looked at the movement here and felt a little moved.
The only ones he couldn't see through among this group of people were the man in the white wolf mask and the burly man who followed him all the time.
Both of these people gave him a huge sense of oppression.
So along the way, he was also worried that this man might do something weird.
But his worries were obviously unnecessary, Levi obeyed orders completely and never ran around.
On the second day, with only one day left to reach Icewind City, Levi and his friends passed by an abandoned castle.
This seems to be the territory of a certain nobleman, and now, both the castle and the houses outside have obviously been abandoned for some time.
"Three years ago, this was a prosperous territory, until one day, a snow demon appeared in the territory."
Knight Kader said in the team.
Levi thought of his Blackwater Valley. If the Snow Demon Rebellion could not be resolved, then what would happen to the Blackwater Valley one day in the future would not be much better than this territory.
The dire situation in the Far North was even more serious than he had imagined.
Even at this time, the endless war was still going on between the nobles in the north and south of the Emerald Kingdom.
In the afternoon, the team regrouped, everyone rested, ate, and met their necessary physiological needs.
When counting the number of people after the repairs, Knight Kader discovered that a few people were missing.
"Why haven't they come back after so long?"
"Captain, maybe he went to the toilet." Bray, a chatterbox, said.
"Why does it take you so long to take a shit?" Kader said unhappily.
"Everyone else, stay where you are. Two of you, come with me to check out the situation," said Knight Kader.
"Me!" Bray raised his hand first, and Kader motioned him to come over.
Then Kader looked at Levi. He was worried that those people might have encountered something wrong, so he wanted to find a strong man to go with him to take a look.
Levi thought about it and raised his hand.
If it is a snow demon, I can collect some undead cores by the way.
Kader nodded and called Levi over.
For some reason, he always felt that it would be more reliable to bring along the man in the white wolf mask.
"Everyone else wait, we'll go take a look."
After taking Levi and Bray with him, Kader headed in the direction where the people who had just disappeared had left, while Levi left the Demon Shark on standby.
Before long, they came to a small gathering place.
I could faintly hear the sound of fighting.
Levi immediately became alert, but his spider-sense did not give any warning.
I guess there shouldn't be any danger.
He placed his hand on Frostmourne, ready to take action at any time.
The same is true for Cadell and Bray.
They moved forward cautiously and slowly entered the village.
"This should also be the territory of a minor noble. You two should be careful, there may be a snow demon lurking here."
Kader said.
"Tsk tsk tsk, my blood is starting to boil." Bray held the mithril giant axe in his hand, his muscles tense, black energy lurking in his arms. He was a power knight.
Kader also drew out his mithril sword.
Soon, an abandoned castle and an uninhabited village appeared in the field of vision ahead.
At the entrance of the village there was the corpse of a wandering knight, and several ragged, withered snow demons with blue fire in their eyes were sharing the corpse.
"This is what happens when you disobey orders!" Knight Kader cursed inwardly.
"Save?" Bray asked.
"Don't save them. There are three at the entrance of the village alone, and we don't know how many more snow monsters there are inside. Those people are seeking their own deaths, so it's not our fault." Kader said coldly.
Even though he is a top knight and possesses a mithril sword of fairly good purity, he can only deal with three snow monsters at a time. If there are more than three, his life will be in danger.
Judging from the noise inside this small village, there are probably at least a dozen snow monsters. This is already a small snow monster nest. They are lurking here, devouring the creatures passing by.
Suddenly, Levi realized through advanced vibration perception that something was rushing towards him at a very fast speed.
He pulled out Frostmourne, and saw a slender monster like a leopard rushing out.
The monster's chest was empty and its eye sockets were emitting blue fire.
Bray was the first to suffer the brunt of the attack. The monster was extremely fast and lay directly on Bray's upper body, biting Bray. Fortunately, Bray was wearing armor. Although the quality was average, it was able to withstand the monster's attack.
"Damn, this... this is a snow demon that has transformed from a snow leopard." Knight Kadel frowned slightly.
Humans are not the only ones who can transform into snow monsters; animals can do the same.
The snow demon is a creature similar to Levi's "living dead".
The stronger one's strength was during life, the stronger one would be after alienation.
Ordinary people who have transformed into snow monsters, knight servants or some strong people can all be killed using mithril weapons.
And if it is a snow demon that has been transformed by a knight, coupled with its immortal characteristics, a knight-level strongman will not be a match for the snow demon of the same level unless the mithril sword is of very high purity.
The snow leopards in this world, after reaching adulthood, only have the strength of a quasi-knight, but they are extremely fast and flexible, so even a formal knight would find it difficult to deal with them.
At this moment, he transformed into a snow monster and caught Bulei off guard. He roared, threw the snow leopard off himself, then raised the giant axe to attack the snow leopard, but the snow leopard dodged.
"Calm down, don't attract other snow monsters." Kader said with a frown.
"It's too late, they're already here. Get ready for a fight." Levi pointed to the entrance of the village. He didn't know when there were thirteen snow monsters. Most of them were human-shaped, and a small number were transformed from hunting dogs or other creatures. They all emitted a blue light and were rushing towards Levi and his men at a fast speed.
"Let's go, don't fight too long! Lead them to the main force and kill them with the advantage of numbers. If we only rely on ourselves, even if we kill these snow monsters, it will waste a lot of physical strength and cost a lot. We still have one day to reach our destination, and we can't waste our physical strength here!" Knight Kader, as a top knight, was so afraid of these snow monsters, which surprised Levi.
Knight Kader drew his sword and slashed the snow leopard that pounced on him.
The snow leopard was cut in half and howled in pain. There were also burn marks on the cut, but they were relatively faint.
But soon, blue light spread and the bones were put together again.
Kader's face was gloomy. He ignored the snow leopard and quickly retreated to the rear.
After failing twice, the snow leopard actually rushed towards Levi.
Without saying a word, Levi stabbed the snow leopard in the chest with a sword.
Suddenly, the extremely pure Frostmourne burned the snow leopard's body, causing it to struggle continuously.
The snow leopard bit towards Levi, but was directly pinched by Levi's big hand filled with black energy.
Click.
Levi just exerted a little force and the snow leopard's fragile skull was crushed!
Swish.
He tore the snow leopard in half from the middle.
Then Levi used Frostmourne to nail the snow leopard to the ground. He stepped on the left side of the snow leopard with one foot and on the other side of the snow leopard with the other foot.
"Let me see how you put it together!"
Levi sneered as the snow leopard continued to struggle.
He forcibly took out a stone that was emitting a faint blue light.
This stone is slightly larger than the one he had obtained before.
The quality should be better, and perhaps provide more energy.
This is Frozen Heart.
After putting away the Frost Heart.
Levi looked at the snow monsters rushing towards him and stretched his muscles. To deal with these ordinary snow monsters, there was no need to use high-level combat skills such as the Golden Cross Slash.
Levi used basic swordsmanship and Frostmourne to reap the lives of these snow monsters.
He violently stepped on a snow demon to the ground, crushed its head, and became more and more skilled in taking out the frost heart.
He also ignored the snow monsters that attacked him.
The surging black air was burning around him. These ordinary people who turned into snow monsters had no way to break Levi's defense.
He was safe until his strength ran out.
For Levi, who possesses extraordinary endurance, a dozen ordinary snow monsters would not exhaust his physical strength. At most, they would just be a warm-up.
In the end, the skeletons of all the snow monsters were scattered on the ground, and Levi collected the fourteen Frost Hearts with satisfaction. This was 1,400 points of proficiency in the Seal of Hell.
Kader and Bray's eyes were glazed over.
They suddenly realized that compared to the snow demon, the man who called himself White Wolf Geralt seemed even more terrifying...
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