Heart of the Castle

Chapter 466 Stick to it, die, die

Seeing the leading knight die tragically under the cold embrace of the wraith, some soldiers uttered panic-stricken shouts, and stepped back involuntarily.Finding that the defense of that section of the city wall was crumbling, Archbishop Bovavar of the Temple of Storms roared angrily. He held high the long-handled heavy hammer with the golden lightning emblem engraved on it, and led the storm guardian knights and armed priests to rush over.

Wraiths and vampires parted out to stop the advance of Archbishop Bovais and others, and seized a place to stay at the top of the Holy White Stone Castle.Their plans were quickly shattered by the heavy hammer that came violently. The vampire's claws shattered in front of the hammer. The wraith's incorporeal characteristics could not protect itself. The body made of negative energy caused great damage to these undead. The wraith who was hit immediately let out a miserable howl, and a light green light and shadow rushed out of the body, and then disappeared without a trace.

Amidst the chaos and crowding, Archbishop Bovais was striding forward at the forefront of the team. He sang battle songs praising the Lord of Storms, his dark blue burqa fluttered in the wind, and every swing of the long-handled warhammer in his hand brought There is a humming sound and countless small electric currents.He can crush a vampire's head with a single blow, or knock a wraith into the air and obliterate it.

A vampire earl led several vampire derivatives, and sneaked up from the side of the Temple of Storms team.Two armed clerics and a storm knight died instantly. The Vampire Earl's sharp claws pierced the ribs of Archbishop Bovavar, and the steel plate armor coated with blue enamel was torn apart like cardboard, and hot blood flowed out immediately. Come out, transpiring into white smoke in the cold air.

However, Archbishop Bovais did not show any painful expression on his face, nor did he stop in his steps.The Vampire Earl drew back his blood-stained claws and was about to retreat, but it was too late.The long-handled warhammer in the hand of Archbishop Bovais hit hard, and the left shoulder of the blood-sucking earl collapsed.

The vampire count fell to the ground with a painful scream, and then the angry storm knights and armed priests swarmed up, smashing him and the sneak attacking vampire derivatives into flesh within a few seconds.

The bravery of the Archbishop de Beauvar called back the courage of the soldiers who wavered in the face of the undead, and they all let out a great roar, and the hair under the helmet stood up.This is not only for the cruelty and viciousness of the undead, but also for his own cowardice.

"For the Kingdom of Arthur!" All the soldiers rushed towards the vampire and the wraith, roaring loudly while attacking, spears and swords reflected a bloody cold light.Immediately, the undead were violently stabbed by spears, slashed and stabbed by swords in the front, and at the same time, the flanks were hit by heavy hammers from the reinforcements from the Temple of the Storm. Immediately, more than a dozen wraiths and vampires lost their decayed lives.

The vampires first turned into bats and flew away from this crazy vortex. Without the support and cooperation of the high-speed vampires, the wraiths immediately exposed their weakness of slow movement. Unable to retreat, he could only be transformed into a dark green light rising into the sky amidst bursts of mournful howls.

The section of the city wall of the Holy White Stone Fort was finally recovered. Although the defenders suffered heavy losses, they still gave out cheers celebrating the victory.This voice pierced into the twisted and vicious heart of the Lord of Darkness like a sharp knife, making him furious.

The Corpse Tomb Demon raised his arms high and let out a breathtaking roar, which was an order for the undead army to attack in an all-round way.Hearing the sound of roaring, even the deceased who had been floating in the sky flew towards the Holy White Stone Fort one after another. With the sound of vicious spells, clusters of green undead poisonous mist exploded on the top of the Holy White Stone Fort. , Enveloping all the defenders inside.

The attack of the deceased triggered the rebound of the Holy White Stone Castle itself. The castle was built with a unique white stone that can store the power of light. When the time comes, these light divine powers will be triggered.A strong golden light flashed immediately, and the undead creatures that had rushed to the top of the city and clinging to the wall immediately let out miserable howls, and the body that came into contact with the golden light immediately made a soft hissing sound.

The divine power of light is like a strong acid to undead creatures, melting their decayed bones and flesh into dirty black pus, and then even the pus evaporates quickly in the golden light, except for the suffocating Apart from the stench, there was not even a trace left.

The dead uttered vicious curses, floating above the Holy White Stone Fort one by one, and the voices of death prayers chanted one after another, and then all kinds of undead magic poured down on the defenders of the Holy White Stone Fort like a torrential rain. The black rays of the finger of death intertwined with the green rays of the annihilation technique, the skull bombs fell like hailstones, and the suffocating undead poisonous mist was as thick as a cloud, falling slowly as if the sky had collapsed same.

Seeing that the divine power of light released by the Holy White Stone Fort itself was rapidly fading, Earl Ansair decisively gestured to the messengers around him, and the high-pitched notes erupting from more than a dozen military horns echoed over the Holy White Stone Fort.The chants praising Flandala sounded, and the sacred realm appeared again, blocking all these vicious magics from the defense of the golden light.

The human defenders had a rare chance to breathe, and a silvery white light suddenly flashed on several towers. It was a giant ballista that was in full swing. The turbulent waves that rolled up the air almost drowned out the terrified screams of the deceased.

When the protective magic was broken, the light rain exploded into three full tents, and the three deceased with the rank of great magician were instantly killed by the powerful crossbow arrows. The rags on the body.However, the levitation technique they released on themselves did not fail, making their bodies suspended in the air like broken marionettes, dripping with blood.

The anger of the victims was beyond measure, and there was an imperceptible fear hidden in it. They thought that they had the power of the Lord of Darkness, and this would be a one-sided massacre. Unexpectedly, the human defenders of the Holy White Stone Fortress had not yet A few fell down, but three victims appeared among them.

Watching those who sue the dead fly back one after another, and at the same time bless themselves with protective magic one after another.Earl Ansair took a breath, and the corner of his mouth curled up in a happy arc, but soon his smile disappeared without a trace, and his brows frowned even tighter.

Even with the strong defense of the Holy White Stone Fort, the loss of human beings is far lower than that of the undead side. The sacrifice of every soldier of the royal army will bring at least [-] skeletons and zombies down, but the huge number The difference still makes the defenders feel more and more difficult, and the balance of victory is slowly tilting towards the undead side!

The same idea also existed in the heart of the Lord of Darkness. This terrifying giant was not in a hurry to launch an attack, and even ordered the relatively high-level undead units to retreat and suppress the formation. The defenders kept up the pressure.Because the materials for making low-level undead are inexhaustible, it is definitely a good deal for him to be able to consume the strength of the human defenders with these cannon fodder.

The fierce attack launched by the undead army lasted for two full hours, and there was no sign of stopping.Countless skeletons and zombies gathered under the high wall of the Holy White Stone Castle, pushing, climbing, embracing and trampling each other, forming a high hill on the ground, and the top of the hill was shaking Dry bones and rotting skulls.A large number of low-level undead trampled on the ladder formed by the bodies of their companions, launching a crazy attack on the city.

This can only be described as crazy, because the walls on both sides of the Holy White Rock Castle are as steep as a knife. Only ghouls can try to climb up, but most of them fall down on the way.In addition, the high wall of this strong fortress is more than 15 meters high, and it contains the power of light that is very deadly to the undead.The undead who first came into contact with the white city wall were immediately burned and screamed, and then melted into a pool of foul-smelling rotting blood by the divine power of light.However, as the rotting blood accumulated thicker and thicker, the divine power of light and the magical power of the undead canceled each other out, and the color of the outer wall of the Holy White Stone Castle also became foul.

Even though the walls of the Holy White Stone Fort have lost their special effect of restraining the undead, they are still very difficult to climb.The rain of arrows shot down from more than a dozen guard towers of the castle did not stop. Since the arrows were soaked in the holy water provided by the Temple of Radiance, their lethality to the undead was astonishing.Whether it is low-level skeletons and zombies, or mid-level ghouls and wraiths, as long as they are shot by arrows, they will immediately freeze, and then their bodies will tremble violently.After the divine power of light expelled the magic power of the undead that existed in their decayed bodies, these undead creatures fell straight down, or turned into a wisp of dark green light and shadow in the cold air and dispersed.

If it is a fearful army, such huge casualties will definitely cause irreparable damage to morale, and the army needs to be reorganized to continue to attack the city. However, low-level undead creatures do not have the emotion of fear at all, even if they are more intelligent. The wraiths and ghouls are also full of hatred and jealousy for the living in their distorted consciousness, so that they are not afraid of destruction at all, but regard destruction as a permanent relief.

In this way, the undead army successfully rushed to the top of the city at the cost of huge losses of low-level undead, and launched a fierce hand-to-hand battle with the defenders of the Holy White Stone Fort.Whether it was the Knights of the Radiant Temple stationed in the Holy White Rock Fort, or the soldiers from the king's capital Fermeyer and the northern border county, all the defenders performed very bravely.They shouted battle slogans loudly, "For the Kingdom of Arthur!" "Long live the Dragon King, long live Philmeyer!" "Praise be to the one who controls the thunder!" Then came the crackling sound of swords chopping bones, the clanging sound of steel colliding, the whistling sound of crossbow bolts from the giant ballista, the hissing sound of falling arrow rain, and the groaning sound of the army of undead.

Every inch of space on the walls of the Holy White Stone Castle is being fought fiercely. The fearless army of undead waved simple weapons and rushed up against the sharp swords and heavy hammers of the castle defenders. The front fell Going down, the gap at the back immediately filled the gap, like a huge wave hitting the reef on the shore, but what was splashed was not white droplets, but a strong breath of death.

Under the fierce and endless attack of the undead army, the defenders of the Holy White Stone Fort finally began to lose their strength, and the battle line began to gradually sink back.Their fighting courage was still there, and their morale was high, but after two hours of continuous chopping and killing, most of the soldiers of the royal army felt exhausted, and the wrists holding their weapons were sore and numb.

The performance of the knights with fighting energy is better than that of ordinary soldiers. However, they have now become the support point for the maintenance of the battle line, and they are attacked extremely violently. Some noble knights who are not proficient in combat skills or pure enough in fighting energy have been injured one after another. They even had to withdraw to receive divine treatment, and the line of defense they were in charge of became more and more precarious.

Earl Ansair personally led a small group of knights to run around. Wherever the fighting spirit of the stars went, the undead army fell to the ground one by one, giving the defenders a little chance to breathe.However, the defense line was shaken one after another, and warning horns sounded almost simultaneously in many places. Although Archbishop Bovava led the armed priests of the Temple of Storms to rescue everywhere, the defense line still inevitably had loopholes.

Seeing the vacillation of the human defenders at the head of the Holy White Stone Fortress, the Lord of Darkness grinned a few times, and then the dark green flames gleamed in the eye sockets of the dragon's skull, and gave an order.A group of ghosts rushed out from behind him, and quickly mixed into the zombies and skeletons attacking the castle.

The army sent by the Lord of Darkness is not much, only more than 20 hunched demons, but it is a very insidious and violent blow.Even in a frontal battle, the fighting power of the ghosts is no less than that of ordinary knights who have comprehended the seeds of grudges. Such a troop is arranged in a tight wedge shape, rushing in under the cover of zombies and skeletons, and immediately tore apart the human defenders. A fatal gap.More than a dozen soldiers were killed, two knights were seriously injured, and one of them was even torn off an arm by the goblin.

More undead poured in from this gap, and the human troops on both sides of the gap were attacked from the front and rear, and had to shrink their defenses, causing the gap to become larger and larger, and more and more undead rushed to the top of the city.Many experienced knights have seen that the situation is critical, and it is likely to cause the overall collapse of the outer wall of the Holy White Stone Fort. It is very difficult, and there is no extra strength to go to support.

The demon troop once again appeared on the battlefield at the top of the city. This time they were targeting more than 30 northern soldiers led by a Griffin Knight.Although the guards immediately noticed these unusual undead, and approached each other, and arranged the formation more closely.However, the fighting power of the ghosts cannot be resisted by ordinary fighters. The blood flowers are accompanied by screams, and the first round of attacks launched by the ghosts killed more than a dozen soldiers from the northern border. A light green light bloomed on the blade, and with the whistling sound of breaking wind, the heads of the two ghosts fell to the ground.

"High-ranking knight, high-ranking knight!"

"Surround up, kill, kill!"

Ghosts are undead with a certain degree of evil wisdom, which makes them smarter and know how to cooperate with each other, but they also lose the madness of low-level undead who are not afraid of life and death.Seeing the powerful force displayed by the Griffin Knight, the first few ghosts couldn't help but pause, hoping to get more companions to join the siege.

Although the soldiers around him kept falling, the Griffin Knight didn't have any fear, instead he strode forward and charged forward, with the big sword in both hands drawing a flash of light like lightning, he slashed down on a demon ghost.The ghost jumped backwards, dodging from under the edge of the sword. His companion thought that he had found the gap between the Griffin Knight, and with a strange smile, he rushed over like a giant flea, and stretched out a pair of powerful hands in mid-air. Black claws.

What greeted the ghost was a fierce slash of the two-handed sword. The blade from the blacksmith shop in the heart of the castle was extremely sharp. It cut through the tough skin of the ghost, tore the flesh and blood, cut off the bones, and finally stayed in the chest cavity.

In an instant, three ghosts fell to the ground and died, but the Griffin Knight also fell into a mortal predicament, and his front, back, left, and left sides were already full of humanoid monsters with hunched waists.More than 30 northern soldiers led by him had fallen to the ground, and most of them stopped breathing on the spot. Only a few seriously injured were still groaning in despair.

The goblins laughed hoarsely and harshly, trying to put pressure on the griffin rider, causing him to deform his movements in despair and fear, and even lose the will to fight.However, they soon discovered that this was a waste of effort. The Griffin Knight stood still from the beginning to the end, his hands holding the two-handed sword were like cast iron, and his wrists did not even tremble.

The surrounded Griffin Knight will undoubtedly die, but judging from his calm posture, he will at least drag one or two ghosts into the Kingdom of Eternal Night.The ghosts hesitated for a few seconds, and soon they distorted their hatred for the living and suppressed their disgust for death.A sharp scream sounded, and these terrifying undead pounced on the Griffin Knight from all directions.

"Take loyalty as your wife, take responsibility as your son, and swear to defend my king, even if you die in ashes, you will die without regret!" A thunderous shout resounded over the sky of the Holy White Stone Castle, and then the horns blared, and the three iron guards Led by the knights, dozens of ashen knights on horses charged along the walls of the holy white stone castle with spears in hand.In a blink of an eye, the ghosts were provoked by lances and trampled by iron hooves.To the admiration of the Ember Knights, the Griffin Knight who had escaped from death did not hesitate, joined the defense line that was under attack, and continued to fight with his two-handed sword held high.

The knights continued to sweep forward with an unstoppable attitude, scattered the skeletons and zombies, and forced the vampires to turn into bats and fly up. After only resisting for a minute or two, the undead who broke into the human line of defense were swept away one after another. .The defense line of St. White Rock Fort has once again withstood the test.

However, as the commander, the Earl of Ansair did not feel any ease, because the Knights of Embers was the last trump card he could play. Although he repelled the attack of the undead army again, he never again The troops are ready.

"Plans are useless, strategies are useless, the wise fall, and the fools win. How ridiculous! There is no military strategy in the rotten minds of those who have died. They are just blindly attacking, but they can make dozens of battle-tested generals feel helpless !” While expressing emotion, he took the military flag of the Northern Alliance Army from the hand of the young attendant beside him, and then waved it vigorously.

"Sound the horn, open the sacred field, all the soldiers of the Kingdom of Arthur, it's time to fight to the death!"

　The Kingdom's army is facing a desperate situation, so our protagonist... of course will be on the stage soon, please look forward to Levi Ston's debut!
　　
　
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