Heart of the Castle

Chapter 460 Siege, Divine Might, Frustration

Kazimierz, the Marquis of the Balrog, was not in the habit of talking big words. He firmly believed from the bottom of his heart that the innate magic of the Balrog clan could destroy and sweep away everything, and the sacred domain around the Holy White Stone Castle was no exception.The crystal ball representing him then extinguished its brilliance, and the hundreds of abyssal drums outside suddenly beat together, and the sound of thump, thump, thump, knocked into everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.

"What a reckless guy." The High Priest of Calmerite muttered, removed his thin fingers from the crystal ball, and then leaned on his throne covered with soft human skin to meditate, eyes There are countless tiny runes flashing.His keen perception allows him to feel the slightest elemental changes outside the commander's wheel palace. The power of the fire element is rapidly increasing. It is a powerful force gathered together by two thousand fire monsters and hundreds of incinerators. , and even more than a dozen hellfire demons and abyssal demons participated in it.The Marquis of Kazimierz is using the talents of the Balrog family to control the fire elements gathered by these demons, and then shape them into a more concentrated and terrifying quasi-legendary magic-meteor fire rain.

Even for an adult Balrog, this is not an easy thing to do.There were big drops of sweat on Kazimierz's forehead, which were evaporated by the heat of the highly condensed fire elements gathered around him in a blink of an eye, forming a thick white mist around his body.

Under the control of the Marquis of the Fire Demon, the fire elements gathered by the four fire-throwing monsters and other demons began to form a huge cloud of flames in the air, reflecting half of the sky bright red.Perhaps due to Kazimierz's limited manipulative power, the flame cloud with a radius of hundreds of meters did not expand quietly, but turbulent from time to time, making a series of violent explosions, each time swelling on the surface of the cloud Hundreds of large or small pulp bubbles, when the pulp bubbles occasionally explode, dazzling red, yellow and orange flames are thrown out from inside.

Even if it is said that this terrifying scene is the epitome of the end of the world, some people still believe that the defenders on the walls of the Holy White Stone Castle let out uncontrollable exclamations and gasps.The demon side let out a roar like a catastrophe, and the chants of the abyss suppressed the hymn echoing over the Holy White Stone Castle; the fire wave rose high again, and the light it emitted was almost dwarfed by the sun; the flame cloud covered the sky. People's sights cast an ominous blood red on everything around them.A dozen soldiers with bows and arrows couldn't bear the pressure at first, abandoned their duties and beliefs, and escaped from the guard tower screaming. Sir Magellan sternly told them to return to their posts immediately, otherwise they would be treated as deserters.

What happened next made the iron guard knight furious, and dozens of soldiers fled from their posts. From the pale faces, it can be seen that they have been knocked down by fear. Even the knights on the top of the city felt very uneasy, their emotions were shaken, and whispers of panic gradually sounded.

Not everyone was worried. Earl Ansair and Marquis Osiris stood at the forefront of the Holy White Stone Castle. Their unshakable figures were like towering cliffs on both sides. Behind them, Ash Knight and Griffin The knight's body also stood upright, and the hand holding the weapon did not tremble at all.They all firmly believe that the sacred domain has the ability to prevent this round of attacks from the demons. If it cannot be stopped, the powerful fighting spirit they possess can also guarantee their own safety.However, the scorching heat still scorched everyone's face through the light curtain of the sacred domain, making sweat flow down like a stream.

Archbishop Mystra stood behind the strip window on the top floor of the tallest spire of the Holy White Rock Fortress, wearing a shining robe covered with gold threads, and the divine emblem on his chest glowed with pure golden light, just like wearing a Like a miniature sun.The old man looked majestically at the sky like a sea of ​​flames in front of him, without showing the slightest timid expression on his face.Behind him, dozens of ascetics also wearing glorious robes knelt on the ground, loudly singing poems in praise of the sun god Flandara, tears streaming down their ecstatic faces, and everyone was shocked. Immerse myself wholeheartedly in the joy of praising the true God, and every word that comes out of my mouth is filled with sincerity from the bottom of my heart.

A burst of hurried footsteps sounded from the stairs, which seemed out of place amidst the pious prayers. Archbishop Mystra turned his head with a little anger, and saw a man wearing the standard armor of the Radiant Temple Knight. People hurried up the tower.

"My lord Flandara taught us that the sky is difficult, and we must move forward." Archbishop Mistral did not wait for the temple knight to speak, and warned him in a deep and slow voice, "Look at what you are doing now. What is it like, panicked, not afraid of interfering with the sacred ceremony of praising our Lord?"

"Your Excellency the Archbishop, please forgive me!" The temple knight hastily bowed deeply, apologizing to the majestic old man, "I am very sorry, I am willing to accept any punishment decision you make."

"Your behavior is very inappropriate, but because you are anxious for the cause of our lord, I allow you to make this mistake." Hearing the sincere apology from the temple knight, Archbishop Mystra's tone eased Come down, "What made you come to see me, even at the risk of disturbing the sacred ceremony?"

"Your Excellency the Archbishop, I have come to see you on the order of Head Titos, who is a little worried about the current situation."

"Some worries? Such words should not come from the mouth of a Knight of the Radiant Temple, let alone Holy Light Titos!" Archbishop Mystra commented coldly, "The Knights of the Radiant Temple For the glory of the glory of our lord, you can risk your life, but now it’s just some scorching heat, is your faith shaken?”

"No, that's not the case, Your Excellency the Archbishop, please calm down!" Seeing the old man's stern words, the temple knight had beads of sweat on his forehead, and quickly bowed deeply again, "Praise me Lord, the power of the golden sun is boundless and boundless, and the shadows will disappear under his light, and our faith will not be shaken, especially Captain Tytos." He explained, "However, those worldly knights are Under the threat of demons, their hearts are shaken, and the gods they believe in do not have the powerful power of our Lord, which makes them feel uneasy about the defensive power of the Holy White Stone Castle."

Archbishop Mystra's eyes flickered, "Well, what you said is indeed reasonable." He thought about leaving from the window, walked to his seat inlaid with countless golden sunburst badges, and then slowly Slowly sat on it. "Have the will of those secular knights wavered? This is a question that has to be considered. After all, it is indeed difficult to defend the Holy White Rock Castle with the devout believers relying on the golden sun."

"Your wisdom is like a lighthouse in the dark night, pointing us to the right path." The temple knight complimented, "Lord Titos suggested that we use the holy sword bestowed on us by the Lord of Radiance to give those demons a cruel blow." The ruthless blow also made those secular knights understand the divine power of our lord."

"What does he mean... activate the light of judgment?" Archbishop Mystra's gaze flickered, "That is the strongest sword bestowed upon us by the Lord of Radiance. Of course it is not possible to cut through the small sea of ​​flames in front of us." Excuse me. But the power consumed by this sword is not trivial. If it is activated once, the light divine power consumed can at least support the sacred domain for a whole day. This siege will last for a long time..." The archbishop tapped his finger Looking at the armrest of the seat, he quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

The flame cloud outside the Holy White Stone Fortress became even bigger, and the rumbling thunder accompanied by the red-hot and scorching flames revealed a doomsday spectacle that seemed to be about to collapse.The golden sacred domain looked very fragile under such a terrifying scene, like a piece of brittle golden crystal that was about to face the blow of a heavy flaming sledgehammer, and would shatter into thousands of fragments after one blow.Afterwards, the entire Holy White Rock Fortress and all the guards in the fortress will be scattered. Many knights who saw this scene couldn't help praying silently in their hearts, hoping that the gods in the sky would show mercy and bless them. through this terrible disaster.

The morale of the demon side is of course another look. If there is anything that can excite the demons more than blood and carnage, it is to use fire to reduce those cowardly guys and disgusting castles to ashes.There were bursts of roars and cheers one after another. The abyss drummer beat the devil skin war drums loudly. Even several demon commanders couldn't help standing up from their respective thrones, looking forward to enjoying the shattering of meteors and fire rain. The sacred domain, and then the spectacular scene of burning the Holy White Stone Fort.

Only the demon high priest, Carmelit, had a sneer at the corner of his mouth, still sitting motionless on the human skin throne, and even closed his deeply sunken eyes, as if he looked dismissive.However, the high priest's keen perception of magical power allowed him to see things that were difficult to detect with his eyes.The sacred power surging in the white castle guarded by the human beings on the opposite side is so powerful. Compared with this power, the flame cloud that reddened half of the sky is like the gap between the bonfire and the sun, which is as big as He was not even interested in letting him take a look at the results.

Kazimierz, the Marquess of the Balrog, does not have the keen magic perception ability of the High Priest of Calmerite. Now he feels that he is unprecedentedly powerful, and even the Grand Duke of the Devil wants to worship him.The Burner is not a powerful demon, let alone a weaker fire-thrower, but no matter how weak it is, when multiplied by the terrifying number of two thousand, it will become extremely powerful.The flame elements condensed in the air even he, the Balrog Marquis who is proficient in the ability to control flames, felt a faint sense of fear. If this cloud of fire could burst out in a concentrated manner, even a demon with strong fire resistance would be smashed to pieces!
Not to mention those fragile humans!

The ancient devil language chanted in Kazimierz's mouth suddenly rose, and words full of evil magic came out from the depths of his chest one after another, and each word would make the flame cloud stronger.Inside the flame cloud, hundreds of high-heat cores have condensed into shape, glowing with glaring white and yellow light, and the sound of rumbling explosions is endless, "Boom boom boom—" seems to be urging Kazimierz Do it as soon as possible. "Quick, quick, quick—"

The Balrog Marquis showed a ferocious smile, and looked at the white fort opposite with his flaming eyes, "This will be... the last time I see this nasty thing!" He cursed viciously, while mentally Use force to touch the cores in the flame cloud.

Just as the flame cloud was violently rolling and expanding, and at the same time emitting waves of violent explosions, a golden light shot out from the spire of the tallest tower in the Holy White Stone Castle.It seems that this ray of light has nothing worth noting at all. Compared with the flame cloud, it is slender like a needle. However, this needle gently pierces into the flame cloud, and then all the high-heat cores stir together Waking up, the flame element, which was barely controlled by Kazimierz, suddenly became extremely violent. Every high-heat core was jumping and bumping like an enraged bull, breaking free from the control of the Balrog Marquis almost instantly. !
For the first time, the chilling fear emerged from the cold and dark heart of the Balrog Marquis, a feeling he had never experienced before.Perhaps only the Lord of Burning Cinders, who is said to be able to fully control the fire elements, can try to bring these violent fire elements back into his control. Kazimierz's dead fellow Marquis Ifrit couldn't do it, and he couldn't do it either!

The Marquis of the Fire Demon almost made a decisive decision, completely gave up his control over the flame cloud, and turned it into a ball of fire and sent it back to his commander's wheel palace.The quick action and quick decision made even the few abyss demons who were trying their best to help him suppress the riot of the flame cloud group startled. Afterwards, these powerful demons cursed angrily, and the light of the talent transmission magic came and went, towards the flames. The cloud group fled outside the range.

But they were one step too late after all, the flame cloud that was expanding violently above the demon army suddenly froze, and even the explosion sound from inside stopped for a moment.However, this is not a harbinger of the return of the flame cloud to control, but the beginning of a big eruption.

The golden light emitted from the tower of the Holy White Stone Castle destroyed Kazimierz's ability to control the flame cloud. However, unlike the one in Queensland City, the number of flame elements gathered in Kazimierz not only far exceeded that of Ifri. Special, and his innate magic has completed the shaping step, it is about to be released, and it cannot be stopped, but because of the loss of control, the target of the attack has become an army of demons.

This result was completely unexpected for both the human side and the demon side.The demon high priest Calmester stood up abruptly, shooting a horrifying light from his deeply sunken eye sockets. "Stand back! Spread away!" His voice echoed over the heads of the demon army, but this reminder came too late, there was a deafening bang in the air, and the strong shock wave was like a huge steel hammer slamming down, The ground trembled violently like a pendulum, large and small demons were unable to stand firmly, and fell to this side with bursts of cursing.The five huge castle-like Commander's Wheel Palaces couldn't help shaking violently, and many sculptures and ornaments on them fell down like a shower with the sound of breaking.

However, compared with those demons at the center of the explosion, it was really lucky to just fall dizzy.The flame cloud turned into hundreds of fiery fireballs and fell down, even the smallest one had a diameter of one meter.Although the devil's physique can withstand a certain degree of high temperature, it doesn't mean that they can ignore the power of highly condensed flames. Moreover, the power of the fireball explosion is not weaker than high temperature, which is not what the devil can resist.The two thousand fire-throwing monsters and hundreds of incinerators were instantly smashed to pieces. Although the flame-resistant Hellfire Demon was not killed immediately, they were all seriously injured and fell in a pool of blood, howling.

The demon suffered more than just this. When Kazimierz condensed the flame element, he was afraid that the power would not be strong enough to destroy the Holy White Stone Fort at once. As a result, he gathered a terrifying force that almost exceeded the limit of his control ability. , the range of the flame cloud is unprecedentedly wide.Now this terrible power was unleashed on the demon army itself, engulfing ten entire groups of demons, and nearly twenty other groups suffered heavy blows.

The meteor fire rain caused the demon army to lose almost one-tenth of its number. The more serious blow was in terms of morale. Now even the abyss demons who have always been known for their toughness and bravery can't muster the courage to continue fighting, let alone Those little devils were gone, and several teams with heavy losses retreated immediately.If the five demon commanders hadn't immediately issued harsh instructions to send out guard demons to capture all the fleeing guys, and then kill them all before the formation, the demon army would have almost completely collapsed.

But even so, the already shaken morale of the army is not so easy to recover. Seeing that the morale of the team under them is low, several demon commanders feel helpless. Continuing to forcibly attack the city will only lead to greater losses, so they He ordered to set up camp with Commander Lungong as the core, forming five camps with ten thousand people.Like five huge cancerous tumors, they are connected with each other by countless ditches and fences in the middle, firmly besieging the Holy White Stone Fort.

Of course, the human side showed joy and encouragement. Both knights and soldiers let out bursts of shouts of victory. The high walls, crenels, and guard towers of the Holy White Stone Fortress were all immersed in the sound of joy.However, even the most arrogant noble children can see the huge gap between each other's military strength, so although they shouted to wipe out all the demon army, they definitely did not open the gate of the Holy White Stone Castle and fight to the death with the demon army plan.

In this way, the first confrontation between humans and demons in the Holy White Rock Fort ended, and the menacing demon army suffered a blow. The Holy White Rock Fort still stands in the blade rift, becoming the strong barrier of the king's capital Fermeyer and the Kingdom of Arthur. last hope.

(End of this chapter)