Heart of the Castle

Chapter 48 Destroy the Little Devil

Li Wei led the team of pikemen through the dense bushes and approached the building complex of the Heihe outpost from another direction.The dense fog was like a flowing gray-white liquid, flowing backward from his side, wrapping around his body.The ground was wet, and occasionally there were hidden tree roots and stones, which were very easy to slip and fall. Li Wei was stumbling in front of him, and there were also slight metal impacts from the spearman team behind him.

When he finally approached the Heihe outpost, Li Wei felt that his underwear was soaked in cold sweat, wrapped tightly around his body, feeling wet and cold, very uncomfortable.What made him feel even more uneasy was the cold feeling coming from the buildings of the Heihe outpost, as if something terrible was lurking ahead, which made his perception, which was much more sensitive than ordinary people, constantly send out warnings.

Li Wei made a gesture backwards to stop the advance, and the loyal spearman complied without any doubt.Silence enveloped Li Wei's side. He listened intently to the voices from the Heihe outpost.

Since the thick fog covered the Viscount Lane, both plants and animals have suffered a fatal blow. The birds that have always existed in the jungle and will never disappear have turned into trilling grunts; the breeze passes through the treetops Suddenly, the rustling of leaves disappeared, replaced by a strange sound like a low laugh.

From the Heihe outpost, Li Wei's ears caught the heavy and depressing panting, the sound of iron clanging, and the miserable screams that seemed to be made by humans.These voices were actually very weak, and Li Wei felt his palms were getting cold, and fear crept into his heart quietly.

"Maybe the Heihe post is not a good choice." The idea of ​​retreating appeared in the trainee attendant's mind again. Li Wei grabbed the dagger at his waist, and the rough cloth on the hilt made him feel at ease.The weapon handed to him by Knight Ston gave Li Wei great courage, and he muttered the motto of the knight that he kept in his heart all the time.

"Sweep away the darkness, have mercy on the weak, and fear nothing."

Li Wei got up from the ground and strode towards the side door of the wall of the Heihe sentry post.

The side door was tightly closed, and Li Wei pushed hard a few times. The side door made of solid wood seemed to be corroded by something, and it made a slight cracking sound, and then tipped inside.A biting chill blew out from the door, making Li Wei shiver uncontrollably.Although the sunlight obscured by the dense fog was dim, it could barely illuminate the things inside the enclosure. The buildings that looked relatively intact from the outside were actually stained with black and red traces everywhere, and gaps cut by knives and axes abounded everywhere.Several broken long swords were scattered on the ground. Judging from the half-corroded badge on the hilt, it should belong to the equipment guarded by the Heihe Outpost. Of course, it can only be said to be a relic now.

The Heihe Post is a guard post on the northern border. Although there are not many troops, they are all elites honed in battles with barbarian tribes and wild beasts. Relying on the defensive walls and arrow towers of the post, it is enough to repel three times Enemies outnumbered by one's side.To be able to surround and kill all these elite fighters in the outpost without even spreading the news, the number of demon troops can be imagined.

Li Wei looked at the largest building in the outpost with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

This building should be the place where the outpost garrison gathers. The whole building is made of stone mixed with mortar. Even if it is attacked by the demon army, the main body still stands firm.Only two iron-clad gates lay broken beside them, with a scorched black hole in the middle.

This is the unique spell of the demon army - the trace caused by the corrosive fireball.This proves from the side that at least when attacking the outpost, the demon army used the big demon as the leader.

Li Wei suddenly drew out his dagger, and when the bright sword light appeared in front of him, what he cut was not only the darkness ahead, but also the hesitation in his heart.

"Squad of spearmen, follow me into this building and destroy the demons!"

"Of order, my lord the city lord!" The spearmen answered in unison, their deep voices carrying strong murderous intent.

The assembly hall was dark and the light was very dim. The embers of the torches on the wall had long been cold and could no longer bring reassuring light and heat.Since Li Wei's eyes awakened the detection technique, the ordinary darkness can't hinder him, and the pikemen squad seems to be able to share the vision with Li Wei, walking without the slightest hesitation.There was a sticky smell of sulfur floating in the room, and a thin layer of dust had accumulated on the ground. When Li Wei stepped on it, a clear footprint appeared immediately.

In addition, the footprints of living things that move here also appear in disorder on the dust.Apart from the small and narrow footprints unique to the little devil, there are also a few sporadic footprints, which seem to be larger than adult humans, and only have four toes.

Li Wei's knowledge about the demons was all sporadically told to him by Knight Ston. This knowledgeable elderly knight did not foresee that the invasion of the demons would appear so soon, so he also chose to teach the knowledge step by step. The way.How to judge the type of demon creatures from the footprints, Li Wei has not learned such advanced knowledge, he just guessed it from the size of the footprints.

If the proportion of the footprints and height of this creature is equal to that of a human being, it is probably a huge monster with a height of nearly two and a half meters. Occasionally, strange strip marks appearing behind the footprints show that this creature also has a long tail.In Li Wei's mind, a terrifying humanoid creature with red body, bison-like horns and a thick tail was outlined. Flame spewed from his wide mouth full of fangs, emitting bursts of sulfurous stench.

"I'm afraid it's a great demon..." Li Wei's memory definitely does not have the image of this terrible creature, so the image that can appear so vividly in his mind must come from the memory of the traverser.What makes Li Wei a little strange is that on the one hand, he is shocked by this vicious image, on the other hand, he seems to feel that this huge demon is nothing special, and the two completely different judgments make him a little entangled.

The hall of the assembly hall is a place for the soldiers of the garrison to eat and meet. There are wooden plates, knives and forks on the heavy log table. Identify, there are a few scars cut by the sword.Obviously, a fierce fight also took place here, and Li Wei couldn't judge the casualties of both sides, and all the bodies were gone.

The footprints of the little devil split into two strands, extending towards the two corridors on the left and right of the hall. Li Wei thought about it and chose the corridor on the left. If the little devils really spread out, this battle would be much easier.

Of course, the soldiers’ residences don’t have any exquisite decorations. The corridors made of stones are empty, and only spots of blood and a few pale bones thrown indiscriminately can be seen. Li Wei frowned and looked at it. The desire to vomit welled up.

On these bones with human features, there are obvious traces of sharp teeth biting.

Can't tell whether it's anger or fear, Li Wei only feels his mind is in chaos, a hot feeling washes away the growing cold around him, Li Wei's hand holding the dagger trembles, the edge of the sword Clearly eager to drink the blood of the daemons.Even his actions were no longer cautious, and clear footsteps suddenly sounded in the empty corridor.

A strong demonic breath emanated from the door at the end of the corridor, and the shrill laughter and roars of the little devils could be clearly heard in this place. Li Wei's fingers touched the door.The indifferent voice of the alchemy consciousness in the heart of the castle suddenly sounded in his ears.

"My lord, you have found a demonic army, the strength is average, do you want to launch a surprise attack?"

"I order, launch a surprise attack!" Li Wei replied without hesitation.The pikemen behind him suddenly let out a loud roar, then raised their spears and rushed towards the door.

The door inside the outpost building was not used for defense. The fragile wooden door was instantly shattered by the spearman's charge, revealing the frightened faces of more than a dozen little devils behind. These little devils who were eating were not psychologically prepared to be attacked at all. In my heart, this outpost should be very safe.

In the first round of thrusts, the sharp spear pierced through the bodies of the three little devils closest to the door. The middle one had three blood holes in its chest and neck due to the intensive treatment of the three spears. He fell to the ground without humming.Although the other two were also pierced through the chest, the tenacious vitality unique to hell creatures did not kill them immediately, but they screamed and pounced forward.

Although the pikemen are very good at mid-range combat, but because their pikes are nearly three meters long, they are very unsuitable for buried combat.Once the little devils can get close, the combat effectiveness of the pikemen will be greatly reduced. Of course, Li Wei can see this now. He draws out his short sword, rushes out from the pikemen's formation, and blocks the two little devils head-on. .

The sword light flickered several times, and the two little demons, who were already seriously injured, covered the wounds on their necks, fell to the ground and struggled.Although Li Wei failed to cut off their heads, the dagger had already cut the little devil's trachea when it passed by. For hell creatures, this kind of damage was fatal enough.

More little devils reacted and put down the food in their hands one after another. Some of them rushed up with vicious curses, while the other ran to the back of the room. It seemed that they were not planning to escape, but to get the steel fork as a weapon. .

If they were able to rush forward together, the number of pikemen was only 5 after all, and they couldn't stop more than a dozen little devils from approaching, so Li Wei would definitely fall into a hard fight.However, the little devil's choice brought about a catastrophe. The little devils who rushed forward were forced to retreat repeatedly by the dense spears. When they finally left five or six corpses and retreated, the little devil with the steel fork At last the demon came back and joined them.

What made Li Wei feel a little dumbfounded was that the little devil was waving a steel fork with curse power in his hand, and the damage naturally increased a lot.However, the length of the steel fork is only 1.5 meters, and it has no effect at all in front of the three-meter-long spears of the pikemen. Instead, it slows down the speed of these little devils.

The gleaming spear tip gradually turned dark purple, and as more and more imps fell to the ground, the bloody aura of demonic creatures with a sulfur smell spread in the room.The roar of the Devil's language gradually faded away, and finally became peaceful, only the sound of Li Wei's heavy breathing was still echoing in the room.

(End of this chapter)