Whispers of the Gods

Chapter 69 The Lord of the Black Army II

"Keep quiet," Rudomir Corva ordered.

It was quiet and cold in the middle of the night, only the rustling of footsteps on the gravel.

He and the soldiers of the Black Army walked along the rugged mountain road, bypassing the last peak on the north side of the Iron Pillar Mountains, and during the last part of the journey, they used spikes and ropes to climb a hundred-foot-long cliff.

The entourage and horses were left at the foot of the cliff, and they were to make a detour to meet Rudomir.

But now what Rudomir looked down on was not only the steep hillside under his feet, but also the hill fortress slightly illuminated by some light spots.

He gazed at the starry sky at night, where the moon and stars were half hidden by clouds, and the gods generously gave him more darkness.

They had long ago extinguished their torches and replaced their fur coats with black leather armor, like ghosts wandering in the wind under the cover of night.

Ironcrown City is built against the mountain, and it is the last pass in the north of Vivaria Kingdom.

The three outer walls and the natural hillside barrier together surrounded the grand city. On the highest point of the steep terrain inside the outer walls stood the Welk family's lonely cliff castle, and in the castle against the mountain stood two tall square towers.

Rudomir knew a lot about Ironcrown's history, because every Wilker family was proud of their past. He was stationed with them when they suppressed bandits in the Moldwood, and he could hear the cocoon in his ears. .

Ironcrown was only a coastal mining city on the frontier during the rule of the Hastza Empire.

After the first Duke of the Wilk family, Roman "The Beheader", drove the mayor of Hastza out of the city, his family took over the empire's iron mine in the Iron Forged Mountains and monopolized it.

The income from mining and exorbitant taxes has become the strong foundation of Lonely Castle. It took more than forty years to build the castle.

Rudomir was careful with every step, and the black army would roll down the hillside like gravel under their feet if they were not careful.

He smacked his lips to signal to the soldiers behind him that they were less than two hundred yards from the walls of Lonely Cliff.

No one would have expected their arrival, and the ship carrying them set out from Eagle Harbor City into the night.

The black army passed through the Luxi Sea, sailed along the southern coast of the Drax Republic to the Lost Sound Bay in the south of Longjing Mountain, and then followed the Exiled River through the moldy forest, and finally crossed the Cast Iron Mountains.

Rudomir leaned back and advanced, and the black army approached the Cliff Fort step by step.

The torches hanging inside the city wall reflected the iron helmets of the guards. They looked down on the Iron Crown City below the castle, but they didn't expect that someone was also looking down on them.

Rudomir breathed lightly, and silently recited his steps, one step, two steps... He was less than ten feet away from the city wall below him.

He raised his hand to give a signal to the black army behind him, and slowly drew out his sword, and other soldiers followed suit in an orderly manner.

He stabilized his footsteps, jumped down, landed directly on the city wall, and rushed directly towards the gate of the castle according to the plan he had made long ago.

The hurried footsteps caught the attention of the guards in front of the tower, but before he could react, Rudomir cut his neck open with a sword.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy..."

The black army swarmed into the wall of Lonely Cliff Castle like a flock of crows. The guards were overwhelmed by the attack before they took up their bows and arrows. land.

The alarm bells of the two high towers were sounded, and there were screams of panic, and the city walls fell in an instant.

The soldiers of the Black Army rushed into the watchtower and threw the guard who was ringing the bell to his death. Rudomir continued to run along the wall to the gate on the east side.

He danced in the dark, his black leather was stained with plasma, he easily avoided the first man's slash, thrust the long sword into his heart and pulled it out, he jumped in front of the second man and pulled him He cut off the hands holding the bow, and then took the bow and arrow and shot the thigh of the third man under the shield.

The white iron hoofs of the Wilke family are all stationed at the Shamu Gate in the south. Before tonight, it was indeed the only way to enter Ironcrown City.

Rudomir and the black army behind him rushed down the stairs. There were two gates on the east gate of Lonely Cliff Fortress, which were used to trap the enemy inside, and then shot arrows through the killing holes on the roof and the arrow slots on both sides, but this time Trapped by the gates will be the defenders.

"Close the gate!" Rudomir shouted.

The other soldiers in the castle rushed out of the barracks, most of them equipped with chain mail, spears and round wooden shields painted with blue and white patterns.

Holding the sword in both hands, Rudomir pushed away the spear that was trying to stab his chest, and the sword slashed on the chain mail of the enemy's neck and shoulders and slashed across.Rudomir flung himself at the soldier, snatched his spear and pierced it directly in the eye, and the soldier let out a piercing scream with his mouth open.

The black army pulled the chain off the winch and closed the two gates.

The guards were ready and their formation was more organized.They squared off, holding their spears behind their shields, between the Black Army and the great hall buildings of the castle.

"Set up your formation!" Rudomir ordered to the surrounding soldiers.

Holding the long sword in his left hand, he stepped on the face of the guard he killed with his foot, and drew the spear with his right hand.

Most of the black soldiers were equipped with spears and short swords. They stood in a row with spears in their hands, and their numbers were far greater than the defenders in front of them.

Rudomir raised the spear and threw it with all his strength, and the tip of the spear pierced through the shield and hung on it.Rudomir stepped forward slowly with his sword in hand, and the black army followed with their spears straightened.

The sword meets the spear, and he keeps testing the defenses of the guards in front of him, attacking rashly will only provide opportunities for the enemy.

He switched quickly between left and right strikes, the steel sword thumping on the round shield, and the enemy defended his attack with difficulty, but always kept a safe distance.

Suddenly, he raised his sword and pretended to slash downwards, but in fact he was upwards. The guard hurriedly moved down the shield with his left hand to block. Rudomir grabbed his exposed hole and stabbed his shoulder from top to bottom with the sword behind his back. .

The defense line of the guards was torn open, Rudomir rushed into their shield wall to meet the enemy, the black army also took the opportunity to step up their pace, and assassinated the guards who had no time to take care of the defense on both sides.

Seeing that the situation was over, the guards threw down their shields and spears and fled, but the gate was closed, and Rudomir had no intention of keeping alive, and the battle turned into a one-sided massacre.

The stone steps were narrow, and Rudomir walked through the crowded crowd. The black soldiers welcomed their leader with torches, and the gray stone walls lit by the flames were mixed with asphalt and blood.

There are crucial granaries and armories in the Lonely Cliff Fortress. The black soldiers outside the gate are guarding the city wall with bows and arrows. The castle now belongs to them.

(End of this chapter)