Heart of the Castle

Chapter 402 Lord White Wolf's Late Reinforcement

In terms of winter in the northern region, it was a good night. The weather was not particularly cold. Although the sky was overcast, there was neither snow nor biting wind.A group of fully armed cavalry galloped across the wilderness with torches in their hands. The cavalry wore fur helmets in the shape of wolf heads, their painted faces were tough, their hair was longer than their shoulders, and they wore wargs or other beasts on their chests. A necklace made of teeth, wearing thick leather armor made of bear skin and wolf skin, and carrying a longbow and heavy sword on both sides of the saddle. It doesn't look like soldiers under the lord of the north, but a group of barbarians .

This team of cavalry is the most elite white wolf guards under the command of Lord Cedric, the commander of the northern border.Before the First Battle of Greencastle, the White Wolf Guardians could be said to be the strongest combat power of the leaders north of the Dusk Forest.Although they were forced back by Baron Leviston's troops in Greencastle, the White Wolf Guardian's prestige is still prominent because they did not actually fight.There were many flags flying in front of the team, and the one above all the flags had a black night background, and a badge with a white wolf's head on it was extremely conspicuous.

The appearance of this large banner represented that His Excellency Lord Cedric led the army in person, but not all the vassal knights who followed the White Wolf banner were the vassal knights of the Great Commander of the North, the chains and shackles of the Darda family, the shackles of the Gauchak family The gray towers, the white shells of the Amber family, etc. are all hunting and fluttering under the white wolf banner. This kind of situation is rare in the northern border. Appeared once.

Lord Cedric himself was wearing heavy armor and a thick wolf fur cloak, galloping at the forefront of the team, with a long-handled ax made of black heavy steel lying beside the saddle.Hundreds of white wolf guards followed closely behind and to his left and right, like a mass of gray flames, or a pack of wolves surrounding a wolf king.Next came more than a dozen fully armed knights, wearing various armors, but all of them were majestic and arrogant.

The horseshoe smashed the snow and swept across the wilderness like a whirlwind, but Lord Cedric still felt that the speed was slow. He was used to not wearing a helmet, his hair was flying wildly, and his deeply sunken eye sockets were full of mixed emotions of anxiety and admiration, and at the same time With a pang of exasperation.

The team had been galloping for a long time. Seeing that the night was getting lower and the forest in the distance was gradually turning black, the baroque knight who was the captain of the White Wolf Guard rode his horse and chased after him, shouting to Lord Cedric for instructions.

"Your Excellency, it's getting late and the horses are very tired. Let's take a rest in front!"

Lord Cedric didn't answer at first, and the baroque knight thought that the oncoming strong wind had blown away his words, so he urged the horse to move closer and repeated it in a louder voice.

This time there was a reaction, Lord Cedric muttered and cursed a few words, then slowed down his horse, turned his head and asked, "Captain Baroque, how far is it from here to Heihe?"

"Based on today's marching time, it shouldn't be too far away." Baroque looked around, and then replied, "Your Excellency, there are still about five kilometers away from the Black River. This should be in the area of ​​the Thorn Forest. Look, The hill where the Heihe outpost is already visible to the northwest."

Lord Cedric looked in the direction of Baroque's finger, and he saw the Heihe outpost standing on a hill. There was once a small sentinel stationed there, but it was massacred during the demon invasion half a year ago. Empty, deserted so far.

Looking at the direction of the outpost, which was dark and without a trace of light, Lord Cedric smiled wryly and raised his hand to signal the team to stop.

"Rest for half an hour, and then go on."

Hearing Lord Cedric's words, the white wolf guards jumped off their horses one after another. The long march made them very tired, but their movements were still agile and powerful. Although the rest time was short, the white wolf guards still wiped their horses meticulously. Remove the sweat from the horse, and untie the saddle bag, take out some beans and feed them to the horse.

Those knights who belonged to different factions did not have such strict discipline. Lord Cedric was famous in the northern border. They dared not complain, but their movements seemed to be slow and weak. Some even sat on the ground after getting off their horses, frowning. Rubbing his numb legs and feet.

The Gauchak knight with the gray tower badge on the breastplate is one of the few knights who maintains his manners and demeanor. He also wipes the sweat of the horse like the white wolf guards, and at the same time warns those around him to be limp A knight who doesn't want to move on the ground.

"Get up, everyone, this hard work is nothing, your mounts need to wipe off their sweat now, otherwise the cold wind will hurt their muscles and bones!"

There is no knight who does not cherish his mount. Hearing the warning from the knight Gauchak, those knights had to get up reluctantly, took out a wool square towel from the saddle bag to wipe the body of the horse, and complained in a low voice at the same time.

"Your Excellency the Great Commander of the Northern Territory is so kind, I don't think it is necessary to go so desperately to rescue that arrogant boy!" A young knight with white glaze on his armor spoke a little louder, which immediately made Knight Gauchak Frown.

"Knight of Rohan, watch your words and deeds." Knight Gauchak said in a stern tone, "The arrogant boy you are talking about is a baron bestowed by His Majesty King Arthur, and he is also the border guard north of the Sealand River."

"So what? His Excellency Lord Cedric's status is no lower than him. Why should he gallop hundreds of kilometers to rescue? Is it because of the paperwork from the sheriff of the northern county?" The young Rohan knight Asked with a bad expression.

Knight Gauchak frowned even more, and before he could refute, a younger and more frivolous voice came in, "Lord Rohan is right, in my opinion, we should take a good rest Let’s wait until that Li Weiston and the demon army are both defeated, maybe we can still receive a large area of ​​territory north of the Xilan River at that time.”

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Knight Kochak pressed his sword hilt and glared at the young man. If he hadn't considered that the young man is now a comrade in arms with him, he might have thrown his dueling gauntlet at him . "Want to take advantage of the evil disaster and the army of demons to loot? If you don't want to be tied to the stake, you should give up this idea as soon as possible!"

"This is not taking advantage of the fire. Li Weiston has the responsibility to guard the territory, but we have no obligation to help defend it." The young knight said with a smile, playing with the gems on his sword, "He is neither our lord, nor Not our ally, and seems to have offended Lord Cedric's prestige..."

"Compared to the evil disaster, these are trivial matters!" Knight Gauchak shook his saber and took a step forward. "Baron Levi's attitude of refusing to form an alliance with us is indeed a bit arrogant. I don't appreciate it, but now the entire northern border, or the entire Kingdom of Arthur is in danger, so we shouldn't take those differences to heart at all!"

"You're right, Gauchak." A tall figure walked up to him, and at the same time, a powerful hand rested on the excited knight's shoulder, preventing him from rushing towards the young man who was talking nonsense.A few white wolf guards nearby who were watching the excitement immediately stood up straight, with serious expressions on their oil-painted faces.

"Your Excellency, Commander!"

Lord Cedric nodded, the hot breath of his breath steamed into smoke in front of his face, and then condensed on his beard and hair, which looked more in line with his title of Lord White Wolf, and his haggard features were as sharp as a sword.It makes people feel afraid.

"Northern people are never afraid, because the difficult environment has honed us and made our will as strong as steel." Lord Cedric said in a sonorous tone. Wherever his sharp eyes went, many dissatisfied knights couldn't help but put your head down. "Baron Leviston and his army are guarding the borders of the kingdom with their lives and blood, but this time the demon army is unprecedentedly large, so we must support him to ensure that the northern border of the kingdom will not be ravaged by demons."

"He is to guard his territory." The young knight still muttered a little unconvinced.

"Stupid! The army of demons can't reason with you!" Lord Cedric snapped, his eyes blazing with fire. "If the Heihe defense line is breached, whether it is Li Wei's or ours, all territories will be destroyed in the flames of war. In the face of the disaster, I, who has had friction with Li Wei, can let go of my personal grievances. What else can you not let go of?" where?"

The Rohan knight and several other young knights looked at each other, speechless.Lord Cedric's personality is violent and strong, and he has never known what patience is.Even in the face of Lord Ansair, the Count of the Northern Territory, the Earl of the Sword, he showed a tough attitude, so after receiving the news that the demon army was going south this time, the Lord White Wolf immediately issued a summons Order, and the response of personally leading the elite troops to rescue, seemed a little strange.

These young knights originally thought that Lord Cedric had other ideas, but after this trial, they fell into confusion again.Did Lord Cedric really not care that Liveston had offended him?
After a short rest, the knights remounted and headed north.Lord Cedric listened attentively along the way, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, because this place is very close to Heihe, if Li Wei and his troops are confronting the demon army, they should be able to vaguely hear the sound of fighting and shouting.However, no matter how much Lord Cedric concentrated his attention, all he could hear was the howling of the wind passing through the forest, and occasionally the deep and long howling of wild wolves, but it was fleeting in the sound of galloping horseshoes.

"Your Excellency, after leaving this forest, you should be able to see the Black River." The baroque knight said, "We should be prepared, if the Black River is already..." The captain of the White Wolf Guard didn't say all the words, because Sei Lord Derek's gaze was as cold as ice.

"...I hope it won't be like this, but there is no harm in being prepared." Lord Cedric admitted, and then looked at the White Wolf Guard behind him, "Captain Baroque, you choose a few people and go forward to make a quick inquiry."

The baroque knight didn't go slowly, and came back faster, but like the white wolf guards he brought, his expression and gaze seemed a little dull, and his body was swaying on the horseback, as if he was sleepwalking. Can't seem to concentrate.

"My lord... By the gods, Baron Levi built such a big, long wall." When Lord Cedric asked him for news, the baroque knight muttered incoherently.

Lord Cedric rode his horse forward suspiciously. The distance of tens of meters came in an instant. The forests on both sides gradually thinned out, and the vision suddenly became clear...

Then they saw the Great Wall of Ice.

Everyone, including Lord Cedric, did not expect such a magnificent fortification until they saw the ice wall with their own eyes.The Great Wall of Ice is ten meters high, and it glows blue and white in the dark night, as if it contains a light source.The Heihe River, which used to run endlessly, was completely blocked by the tall ice wall, and both ends meandered along the river bank uninterruptedly to the east and west, with no end in sight.

"Here... is it the end of the world already?" White Wolf Guard captain Baroque reined in his horse and murmured to himself in awe.The other knights felt the same way. Even the most frivolous guy was stunned, his body trembled slightly, and he couldn't say a word of offense.

Cedric looked at the miraculous Great Wall of Ice, and his heart was also filled with amazement, especially when he saw many places glowing with a purplish red luster, this amazement was even more difficult to contain. "Ansair, your vision is really accurate, but I really want to see what kind of expression you will have when you see this ice wall." His voice was not much louder than raving, and then he shook the reins .

"Everyone! It seems that the army of demons has not been able to take advantage of it. We came in time. Come with me and join Lord Li Weiston to fight against the demon disaster together!"

No one raised any objections. Even if a few knights still had their own plans in their hearts, those little thoughts disappeared in front of such a miraculous existence like the Ice Wall Great Wall.Many people remembered the name of Baron Levy's favored one, and now it seems to be more confirmed. Some people can't help but mutter the hymn to Cageno, the god of the earth, and Tomica, the god of the sky. Some people even felt that the Great Wall of Ice in front of them was shrouded in the sacred and warm light of the gods.

Although its sturdiness is trustworthy, the Great Wall of Ice is not suitable for troops to be stationed for a long time. After all, no fire can be lit on the wall built of ice, and it is very cold.Cedric and the others continued to move forward, and it didn't take long to see the camps at the foot of the Great Wall of Ice.

The camp, which can accommodate more than 1 people and [-] troops, stretches for several miles, and is protected by wooden fences and earthen walls. Inside the camp, there are rows of tents, large and small, as dense as stars; cooking smoke as thin as white threads rises from the campfire , There are thousands in number; heavily armed patrols guard the perimeter of the camp, and flags of various colors are fluttering in the wind.

Lord Cedric glanced at it, his mouth shut in surprise, because most of the badges on those flags felt extremely strange to him. "Where do these knights come from?" He turned his head to the side, and said to himself in a puzzled way, "It doesn't matter if there are so many, let's go there first, maybe the demon army will attack again soon." Lord Derek rode his horse forward, showing a smug smile, "Seeing the precious combat power I brought, I think Levi Stone's young face will have an expression of surprise!"

(End of this chapter)