Heart of the Castle

Chapter 437 Doubt, Dispute, Emergency Rescue
After Li Wei left the camp, he immediately showed a worried expression. In his mind, he repeated the scene of the secret conversation between Bamilian and him over and over again. The torn parchment full of blood and dirt made him He was extremely impressed.The scrawled text on it twisted and jumped, and Li Wei could even read that it was full of panic and despair.

At that time, the Shadow King should have fallen into a great crisis. Even Director Bamilian guessed that he might not be able to survive.Counting the time for marching and delivering information, it was at least five or six days ago. However, this person is standing here alive now, and he also brought news about the city of Queensland asking for help.

This is too much of a coincidence, so coincidental that it is somewhat doubtful.

At this time, the camp of the coalition army in the north was very noisy. The soldiers were noisy, the horns beeped, the sound of chaotic footsteps, the sound of horseshoes, the muffled squeak of the convoy, and the shouts of the messengers were all mixed together. noisy.Li Wei went to the rear alone in the direction of the flow of people, where the wounded battalion was also preparing for departure, and several priests wearing the cloaks of the Temple of Storms hurried past, everyone's bodies were sprayed with a lot of scarlet blood spots.

Li Wei stopped one of them, "Mr. Pastor, please stay." He said to the impatient clergyman, "I'm Levi Ston, can I ask you to help me?"

"Lord Griffon, Friend of the Storm!" The cleric yelled out in surprise, his face became gentle and a little frightened, and he bowed deeply to Li Wei and said, "It's my pleasure to help you, please tell me, Lord Li Wei .”

"I'd like to see the wounded man that Archbishop Bovais just brought back, may I?"

The expression of the clergyman seemed a little strange, "Of course, it's over there." He pointed to a tent behind him, "But Archbishop Bovais is still performing magical healing on that person, and..." He hesitated for a moment, lowered his voice and said to Li Wei, "...and it seems that the person's condition is not very good."

"The situation is not very good?" Li Wei repeated, with some confusion on his face, "Why do you say that?"

"I and several other priests have just cleaned and bandaged the wounds of that person, but the wounds are too many and too heavy, and have not been treated well. Many places have festered and rotted, and we are really powerless." When the clergyman described his face There is still lingering fear on his face, this kind of expression is not easy to see on the faces of the priests attached to the wounded barracks. After all, they are used to seeing death and injury, so it is difficult to be moved by it.

"You mean, he might die?" Li Wei's tone became anxious.

"Yes, according to the seriousness of the injury, he should have passed away long ago. I have never seen such a tenacious person." The priest sighed, "Master Li Wei, you should go over immediately, we came out At that time, that person's injury was fairly stable, but I'm afraid the next time it gets worse...it will be his death."

Li Wei thanked the clergyman, and then rushed to the outside of the tent as fast as he could. Just as he was about to lift the curtain, Archbishop Bovais happened to come out. Li Wei only saw the archbishop's tired and slightly pale face. Just looking at his face, he knew that the result of the treatment was bound to be bad.

"Your Excellency, Archbishop Bovais, how is that man... Shadow King?" Li Wei asked with a glimmer of hope, but in return Archbishop Bovais shook his head heavily.

"There is no other way, now we can only pray for the mercy of the gods in the sky, and don't let such a hero die prematurely." The archbishop said in a solemn tone, "At least let him see that our army has relieved the city of Queensland." Besieged."

"Your Excellency, Archbishop, if I want to visit the Shadow King now, will you agree?" Although Li Wei knew he shouldn't be happy, a feeling of joy still emerged in his heart.

"If it were someone else, I would refuse, because disturbing the rest of the dying is a serious matter," replied Archbishop de Beauvais, "but you are different. You are both the friend of the storm and the god of the earth, my lord Levi. Caretaker, you have the power to visit anyone. Or you can try to heal him. The Vice-Principal Belia of the Earth Temple spoke highly of your healing magic in a private letter to me. "

So the two came to the tent one after the other, and the hot wind mixed with myrrh, musk, and blood immediately rushed towards them. Besides, there was also an imperceptible foul smell, which made Li Wei frown slightly.

"This is the smell of death, Mr. Li Wei, you can often smell this smell on people who are about to enter the kingdom of eternal night." Archbishop Beauva explained, walking to the bed in the middle of the tent, Shadow King Gai He was lying on the bed with a bearskin, and there were a lot of blood-stained dirty cloth strips beside him.

Li Wei came over and looked at him carefully. The blood on the Shadow King's face had been scrubbed clean, the wounds on his body had also been cleaned and bandaged, and Archbishop Bovawa performed a healing spell for him.However, his condition seemed to be worse than before he gave his speech at the military meeting, his face was abnormally pale, and his chest under the bearskin could hardly see the ups and downs of breathing.

"Shadow King, can you hear me?" Li Wei called out softly. He thought the man was already asleep, but the next moment, the man lying on the bed opened his eyes, "I... can." He struggled Wriggled his throat and said.

"I am Levi Stone, Viscount of the Kingdom, for the sake of the king and the gods, answer me, what happened to Queensland City?"

"Death... hunger, a tomb... ah... dead people everywhere, moving and immobile..." Shadow King's voice was trembling and weak, requiring Li Wei to bend down to him to barely hear it.

"That means the accuser also participated in the siege?" Li Wei frowned, and a strange light radiated from his eyes, "You were able to rush out surrounded by demons and the accuser?" Under the influence of the power, any falsehood will be marked with a hostile light, and Li Wei is sure that he has touched the edge of truth.

"I'm not fighting alone...I'm not, there are fifty of us, taking advantage of the darkness...separate...fighting, the people around me fell down, rush out, rush out..." Shadow King He seemed agitated, his head was lifted up, as if he wanted to say something loudly, but scarlet blood clots spit out from his mouth in the next moment, and in the field of vision of the exploration technique that Li Wei had just launched, there was only a gray-white spot of light quickly It dimmed, and disappeared completely in the blink of an eye.

"He's dead," said the Archbishop de Beauvais with a sigh.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Archbishop." Li Wei's voice became very gloomy, and his eyes were quietly watching the body of the Shadow King who had lost signs of life.The short meeting did not answer the doubts in his heart, but left more questions. However, in front of the deceased, these questions obviously had to be buried in his heart forever. "If I hadn't been too impatient..."

"Lord Li Wei, I can't blame you, even if you didn't ask him these words, he probably wouldn't be able to survive the torment of the march." Archbishop Beauva forced a smile, "You don't have to care about this, I will tell you Announce that the King of Shadows unfortunately passed away during the process of receiving magical treatment, and I won't make you feel embarrassed."

Li Wei could only accept the archbishop's kindness with a wry smile. In fact, he had never worried about the possible troubles caused by the death of the Shadow King at all, because what worried him even more was the future of the coalition forces in the northern border counties. Now, the issue of personal gains and losses was not put on the heart of the young Griffin Lord at all.

After walking out of the wounded barracks, Li Wei hesitated for a while. During the military meeting, he did not use the detection technique in public, and the sudden death of the Shadow King made him lose the chance to make a final judgment.But in the end he still made up his mind and walked forward quickly, while inquiring about the whereabouts of the army commander along the way.

"The Earl of Ansair!" Levi shouted hastily when the figure of the Sheriff of the Northern Territory appeared in his eyes. "Wait a minute, I have something to talk to you about."

Earl Ansair, who was about to step on his horse, stopped and looked back, "Lord Griffon, what do you want?" His tone was faintly anxious, his brows were slightly frowned, and he inadvertently revealed a kind of Very uncomfortable feeling.

Seeing the sheriff's deliberate distance, Li Wei hesitated again.Fleischer had already told him about the Earl's plans, and the young Griffin Lord was unwilling to consider these tricky things, but that didn't mean he couldn't understand.From the Earl of Ansair's point of view, it is absolutely beneficial to maintain a seemingly opposing situation in the North County, just like Lord Cedric did in the past.

Will this be related to whether you can persuade the other party?

Earl Ansair waited quietly for Li Wei to explain the reason. After seeing Li Wei's hesitation, his expression gradually became serious, because the Earl knew deeply that the Griffin Lord was not a willful person. The hesitation must be related to the difficulty of the matter.Li Wei finally decided to speak out all the doubts in his heart, and told Earl Ansair together with the secret meeting with the court chief Bamilian.The earl did not show any changes in his expression during the listening process. Whether it was surprise or anger, none of them appeared on his face, which made Li Wei secretly feel strange.

After listening to Levi's narration, Earl Ansair glanced at the surrounding knights who were waiting for orders, and then said in a surprisingly calm voice. "Lord Griffon, do you have anything else to do? If not, please return to the team, we are leaving soon."

This flat tone surprised Li Wei, "Earl Ansair, what I just said..."

"Viscount Leviston!" Earl Ansair interrupted him in a cold tone, "Your guesses are groundless, let alone meaningless! You also said just now that the Shadow King has died, and his identity cannot be confirmed. Judgment, and he brought the news that Queensland City is still holding on. That city is the key to the four southern counties, so no matter whether the news is true or not, as the commander of the right wing of the Wang Army, I must go to find out! "

Li Wei's breathing stagnated for a moment. From Earl Ansair's tone, he heard that the sheriff of the northern border county did not fully believe the Shadow King's words, but why...

His question didn't last long, and Earl Ansair explained in one breath, "Even if there is no news, we must choose a place as the target of action. If Queensland is still holding on, then our rescue operation is very likely." It has become a turning point for the disasters in the four counties in the south; if it has already fallen there, and what awaits us is an army of demons, then there is no serious problem. Bloody battle, in a sense, is victory!" He took a deep breath, with fiery flames shining in his eyes, and said to Li Wei in an emphatic tone, "Don't forget His Majesty the King's instructions to us, the responsibility we have undertaken The greater the pressure, the less pressure Wang Jun will bear in the middle, for the Kingdom of Arthur, all the people here will fight hard, don't you?"

Li Wei nodded solemnly, "I understand, Lord Earl Ansair, I am willing to obey your decision."

"Very well, Lord Griffon, now go back to your position. The battle in Queensland is about to start, and we should need you and the strength of your knights very much." Earl Ansair finished speaking, and quickly got on his horse, Then leave.As he rode forward, he gave orders, and the knights on both sides acted according to the orders, and soon left Levi behind.

Earl Ansair's words made Li Wei's uneasiness disappear a lot. He put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist. After touching the familiar coldness, he held his breath and forced himself not to continue worrying. Then Walk quickly to the rear.

After the northern coalition forces determined their target, their march speed was greatly accelerated.They left the baggage troops far behind, escorted by Baron Hanuk's hundreds of poorly equipped mounted militiamen, while the entire main force advanced at full speed.

Anyone with a little knowledge of military affairs will understand that this strategy is definitely not very rational, but Earl Ansair still ordered it after weighing the pros and cons.There are many reasons, among which the reason that can be put on the table is that although the city of Queensland is still in the hands of the people of the kingdom, it is besieged by the demon army and is in danger; In the burning chest of the noble children who marched lightly.

These people whipped their horses and led the most well-equipped retinues to the forefront, with blood rushing in their veins. They were eager for a magnificent decisive battle, a splendid victory, and a feat that would shock the kingdom. !

Levi Ston, who was riding the Dark Nightmare in the North, was also one of the members who left the army, but his reason was different from those of the young nobles who were eager to make contributions. He was suspicious of the information brought by the Shadow King, which made him unable to To be able to follow the army with peace of mind, so relying on the speed of the Northern Black Nightmare far exceeding the speed of ordinary war horses, trying to figure out what happened in Queensland before the arrival of the army.

According to the map, Queensland City should be about 10 kilometers away from the place where they met the Shadow King. The Northern Allied Forces can now be counted as cavalry. If they advance at full speed, they can arrive in only one or two hours.The Dark Nightmare in the Northern Territory shortened this time to more than [-] minutes. The sound of hooves came, the black horse swept past like a whirlwind, and the trees on both sides of the road retreated as if toppled. Wei almost had to use his fighting energy to keep breathing smoothly.He even had to lower his body to avoid the strong wind, and at the same time use the exploration technique to observe the surrounding situation.

A bleak scene suddenly appeared in front of him. It was obvious that the devil's brimstone flames had burned here, burning all the trees within sight on both sides of the road, and scorching the nearby fields black.A group of farmers armed with pitchforks and scythes seemed to have resisted here for a while, leaving a few corpses of little devils scattered on the ground.But this obviously angered the leader of the demon army. All these unfortunate farmers were burned into a black ball by the terrible fire magic, and died in different painful postures.The homes they desperately protected behind them were also burned. The bodies of women and children were scattered around the embers of the fire, and almost none of them were whole.

A burst of anger surged in Li Wei's heart. Although this was not the first time he had seen such a tragic scene, the cruelty of the devil still made him gnash his teeth.When the Dark Nightmare of the Northern Territory flew past the farm, flocks of carrion birds that were feasting were startled by the sound of their hooves, and they flew up from among the corpses with "hoarse" cries, like a black cloud with a burnt and stench Generally rushed to the sky.A few wild wolves and hyenas also rushed into the nearby bushes with their tails between their legs, their green eyes looked at Li Wei vigilantly and greedily...then it turned into panic, a vermilion wave of flames followed the northern black Nightmare's ruthless stomp on the ground spread out, engulfing all these hapless beasts in the burning of Hellfire.

"Hey, Xiao Hei, don't waste your energy." Li Wei smiled wryly and patted the bump on the head of the Black Nightmare in the Northern Territory. "I know you're taking it out on me, but our real enemies are those damned demons, not these four-legged scavengers."

"Understood, big!" The dark horse's loud answer sounded in Li Wei's heart, and it sounded a little less childish, "However, the consumption of resisting the fire ring is very small, just use it like this for a few 10 minutes. will be tiring."

"I know that Xiao Hei is very powerful..." Li Wei could only continue to appease him when he heard the proud declaration of the Dark Nightmare in the Northern Territory. Then he raised his head and his gaze became sharp. "Xiao Hei, slow down, on the left side ahead, there is an ambush in the woods there!"

(End of this chapter)