Heart of the Castle

Chapter 540 Demon Army Assembled, Last Line of Defense
When the bloody sea of ​​flames stopped expanding, most people couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, even those famous title knights were no exception.The irresistible feeling of the sea of ​​blood and flames is too terrifying. Although the strongest being swallowed up is only a high-level knight who has just mastered the power of fighting spirit, no one wants to try it for himself. Can it successfully resist the erosion of the bloody sea of ​​fire?

However, the relaxed mood lasted at most a few breaths before it was dispelled without a trace by the new changes that occurred in the bloody sea of ​​flames. "Look, what's that?" A royal noble knight shouted in a shrill voice, "something crawled out of that castle!"

The noble knight read it right. After the obsidian castle was fully formed, dozens of gates above the castle opened at the same time, and a large number of demon troops poured out from inside, including tens of thousands of little demons. Demons and fire-throwing monsters, as well as a hellhound that is bigger than a calf, and a demon knight riding a nightmare.Like streams of turbidity, they rush up the city wall along the cobweb-like dense corridors, with bloodthirsty roars constantly coming out of their mouths.

This obsidian castle is lifted and floated hundreds of meters in the air by the powerful source power of the abyss. Although this height cannot be difficult for high-level demons such as abyss alchemists and abyss balrogs, for the vast majority of demons, It is already an insurmountable obstacle.Even a little devil with wings that can help him glide cannot jump from a height of hundreds of meters and land safely, let alone a horned devil with a burly and heavy body.

Even if the demon family is physically strong, the best result of jumping down is to break most of the bones in the body.

Of course, the army of demons would not be blocked by such a ridiculous reason. Hundreds of thick iron chains hung down from the obsidian castle. At first, everyone didn't know the purpose of these chains, but soon they saw the demons jumping one after another. Got up, grabbed the chain and slid down, making a breathtaking roar along the way.

Of course, iron chains are not a very safe way. More than one pair of unlucky demons collided in the air, and then fell down with howling ghosts and wolves, adding a disgusting purple bloodstain on the ground.However, most of the demons still landed safely. As more and more demons landed on the ground, the strong and choking sulfur breath quickly diffused in the air.

Of course, this wasn't the first time Griffon Lord Levi Ston faced an astonishingly large army of demons, but it was definitely the worst.When fighting against General Kleinus in the northern border, there was the Black River and the Great Wall of Ice as barriers; when in the Blade Rift Valley, there was the indestructible Holy White Rock Castle as a backing; even if you stepped into the trap of the dead in Queensland City At that time, there was always a city wall to stop the enemy.

However, this time, the place where the demon army appeared was in the center of Glory City!Firmeyer's 20-meter-high city defense cannot bring any defensive advantages, but may become an obstacle to the withdrawal of troops.Seeing countless demons pouring out of the obsidian castle, and then quickly sliding down along the thick black iron chains, Li Wei felt a slight suffocation. He didn't know whether it was because of the choking sulfur gas, or because he was a little too nervous As a result, but he knows the easiest way to deal with this situation.

A mass of gentle white light emerged from Li Wei's palm, and the feeling of suffocation was immediately eliminated. At the same time, it also cleared Li Wei's mind, and he thought of an important question, "Mr. Dish, arrange for the evacuation of the residents immediately, At the same time, control the north gate of the king's capital, and there must be no crowding and trampling."

"Lord Griffon, what time is this, are you still showing cheap sympathy?" A strange voice came from beside him, with a hint of frustration in his calmness. "Now you should evacuate as soon as possible. You won't be able to save many residents of the capital, and it will slow you down instead!"

The griffin lord turned his head and glanced at the high-ranking death knight who was speaking. His eyes were sharp as if a whip had been whipped on the opponent's face, making him shut his mouth tightly immediately. "Ask your heart, knight." Levi's voice was as hard as a gravel, "If there was still a trace of mercy in it, it wouldn't say such stupid words."

What Li Wei didn't say was that once the stampede happened, the north gate would be completely blocked by the panicked crowd. In that case, no one would be able to evacuate the city that was destined to be destroyed.As for the roads leading to the other three city gates, it needs to bypass most of the city. Now that the number of the demon army is increasing rapidly every moment, the operation will undoubtedly become more and more difficult. The demon army is entangled, and fighting to the death will be their only ending.

The face of the high-ranking death knight was livid at first, and then turned red again, "How dare you accuse me..." He growled and wanted to draw his sword, but a strong hand pressed his shoulder firmly , It was so powerful that it almost pulled the Death Knight off his horse.

"Lord Haihua!" The voice of Thomas Jansen, the Lord of the Eyes, sounded with a warning tone, "Lord Leviston is right, the residents must be evacuated, and at the same time keep the north gate of the capital unobstructed, and the Death Knights must do their best. Cooperate. Gaynor, Ba Xiugang, Som..." Then he named seven or eight names in a row, "You each lead thirty cavalry, and act together with Lord Li Wei's men! Lord Haihua, this task You are in command, because you have the highest rank."

The high-ranking death knight known as Lord Haihua was stunned for a moment, and was about to say something, but the Lord of the Eyes glanced at him with golden eyes without any emotion, and immediately made him shudder, nah He shut his mouth.

Lord Haihua, who is the second branch leader of the Death Knights, is known as the Death Robe, and his status is only slightly inferior to that of Lord Eyes, so he can be regarded as a strong candidate for the acting head.Despite this, Lord Haihua did not have any idea of ​​replacing him. Regardless of the personal strength of the Lord of the Eyes, Tomad Jansen, he is a strategist with top talents. The first branch is also the sharpest blade of the Death Knights.

Now is not a good time to scramble for power, Lord Haihua warned himself, and then slammed his breastplate hard, "I obey, Lord Tomard, I will go right away!"

Watching Lord Haihua and the named death knights leave the team one after another and gallop away along the streets of the capital, a mocking light flashed in Thomas Jansen's golden pupils, but they disappeared before turning to Li Wei disappeared without a trace.

"My lord, Viscount Leviston, what are you going to do next?" The voice of the lord with eyes was very calm, and he had obviously recovered from the shock to him when the bloody sea of ​​flames expanded. Just from this point of view , Thomas De Jansen is worthy of being an excellent commander.Because although he is not a fearless brave man, he can quickly get rid of unfavorable emotions.

Li Wei glanced at the various demons that were gathering more and more in the sea of ​​bloody light, and a trace of sadness flashed in the depths of his eyes, "There are about 14 residents in the entire capital, and I want to evacuate them all, even with the fastest It will take at least four hours to calculate the speed. Lord Thomas Jansen, I am going to set up three lines of defense in front of the north gate before the demon army starts attacking, and try to hold it for four hours. You..."

There was an apologetic smile on the handsome face of the Lord of the Eyes, perhaps a mocking sneer?Li Wei couldn't tell the difference, but the other party's answer was in a candid tone, "I'm sorry, Lord Griffin, I know that your actions are indeed adhering to the motto of knights, pity the weak, sweep away the darkness, and fear nothing." Thomas Janson He paused and said, "But I'm not the real leader of the Death Knights, so I can't lead them into a hopeless battlefield."

Li Wei nodded slightly. He felt his neck was a little stiff, and there was a bitter bitterness of disappointment in his mouth, but it was not too serious.Not to mention the Reaper Knights who were hostile not long ago, even among the northern allied forces, there are not a few lords and knights who want to leave immediately, including Cedric, Lord of the White Wolf, there are already several The lord had spoken to him privately not long ago.

The meanings expressed by these people are similar.

Leave, leave immediately, leave desperately.

In short, no one is willing to stay and shed blood for the survival of the residents of the capital.Li Wei is very clear that this does not mean that these people have completely lost their fighting spirit, but what happened in the capital really made them see no hope of victory.The demon's approach was so strange and fierce that even the most determined knight could not help but feel trembling from the bottom of his heart.

What is even more desperate is that, judging from the ferocity of the demon side, there will be at least one strong man above the marquis of the demon, and there may be more than one of them. This has exceeded the resistance of the existing high-level military forces in the capital.

The capital Firmeyer originally possessed quite powerful power. Among them, there are more than five strong men with the rank of Earl holding a sword or above, and the sky knight Marquis Osiris, the highest symbol of Firmeyer's force, is more than enough to resist the high-level demon force. .Dozens of magisters and grand magisters from the Mage Guild also had a considerable combat power. Under the bombardment of the high-level magic they jointly cast, the demon's fire-throwing monster troops could not resist effectively at all.

However, all of this was wiped out under the ambition of Grand Duke Raul: the Marquis Osiris, the sky knight, was seriously injured and unconscious, and the Marquis Edwin Reeves, the terrible man, was patted into a meat pie; Most of the losses under the bow, the whereabouts of the great magister Juno Anmerist, the fire magus, are unknown; the priests of the Glorious Cathedral also suffered heavy losses, and Cardinal Enoch Sebasta unfortunately fell at the beginning of the expansion of the bloody sea of ​​​​fire.

The original powerful force was reduced by nearly half in the internal strife, and it became no longer able to resist the attack of the devil. When the situation suddenly turned sharply and the surviving knights discovered that everything was a trap set by the devil, their beliefs were lost. Shaken by it.

Instead, there was despair as deep as the eternal night.

Morale is low, people are understaffed, everyone has their own ghosts, and their spirits are exhausted.War is the cruelest game, and there is absolutely no way to reverse the defeat in this situation, even if Li Wei still has the trump card of the Alchemy Colossus, there is no way to do this.

After all, Yan's manufacturing purpose is not for war, but for strengthening high-level alchemy items. His combat power is only based on his almost indestructible huge body, and it is not invincible.When dealing with a large number of weak enemies, the power that Yan can display is absolutely amazing, but when fighting against a powerful opponent like the Demon Marquis, Yan seems to be struggling.

Li Wei sighed silently, and gently rubbed the hooked beak of the big crow squatting on his shoulder with his hand a few times, "Linglizui, tell me, what will happen if I fail?"

"Griffin, Griffin, undefeated, undefeated!" The big crow said in a weird voice, then turned his head and looked at Li Wei with two red crystal-like eyes, "Give me a nut?"

"...You guy, when did you learn to flatter?" Li Wei flicked the big crow's beak with a wry smile, reached out and took out a piece of black bread from the saddle bag, and then broke it open, revealing the crispy bread inside. Nuts.The big crow immediately walked down from his shoulder with majestic steps, and then buried its beak deeply into the belly of the bread.

The noise rose from all over the capital, and no one wanted to leave their homes. However, under the threat of the demon army, most of the residents of the capital still chose to listen to the advice, and they packed up as much of their valuable property as possible. , Some people drove horse-drawn carts and ox carts, and most people fled out of the city on foot.

This would have been a very long process. Fortunately, due to the fire, many residents of the capital did not need to pack up their belongings again, and directly embarked on the journey of fleeing.

If so, the great battle between Mr. Dish and the fire magician, which brought disaster to the capital, actually saved many people's lives.

The Reaper Knights then left first under the leadership of Lord Gale Eyes. They had come here in high spirits, planning to eradicate the power of the Griffon Lord Liviston in one fell swoop according to Grand Duke Raul's plan; however, when they left the capital, they The number of people left was only two-thirds of the number when they came, and each of them looked panicked and discouraged.

When passing under the north gate of the royal capital, Lord Tomad Jansen's brows suddenly frowned slightly. He felt that someone was watching him from the top of the city. His eyes were as sharp as a whip, and his cheeks couldn't help it. There was a slight burning sensation.

"This is... a strong man who can threaten his own life?" The Lord of the Eyes was slightly shocked. Before coming to the capital, he had carefully studied all the information about the Griffin Lord that Master Raul had given him. I have some understanding of several of Li Wei's capable subordinates.The Griffon Lord's subordinates are indeed full of talents, including outstanding knights such as Will Puss, Dragoons, and Dickwell, and users of magic and divine arts such as Master Frederick, Deputy Archbishop Belial, and Bishop Faron. , also including alien allies from the Swamp of Rot and elsewhere.

But apart from Sir Rodriguez who should have been buried with the Dragon King, no one should be able to threaten his life so clearly.

Thomas Jansen turned his body slightly, raised his head in a very casual manner, and glanced over the top of the north gate.He saw hundreds of northern archers holding longbows waiting in formation, and with just one command, a rain of steel could rain down on the heads of the Death Knights; he saw a tall man wearing a gray-green half-cloak The thin man stepped on the crenel and stared at himself with indifferent eyes. A silver fir longbow was slung over his shoulder, and several beautifully shaped long arrows were stuck in a place within easy reach in front of him.

Ser Grestully, the best marksman in the North, whose banner is the Strider.His family was originally a distant branch of the Magic Mountain family, but it was exterminated by the Earl of the Magic Mountain many years ago because of political disagreements.

"What a stupid guy, forcing such a terrible sharpshooter into the opponent's camp." Such thoughts flashed in Tomad Jansen's mind, expressing contempt for the Earl of the Magic Mountain who died in his plan.

However, his heart did not calm down because of this. Sir Grace Tully's archery skills are excellent, and it is said that he also has a group of special alchemy arrows with amazing power, but that is definitely not a reason to threaten his life.The Lord of the Eyes has complete confidence in his own strength. Except for the Marquis Osiris, the sky knight, he does not believe that any knight in the Kingdom of Arthur can threaten him in a one-on-one battle, and he never believes...

A tall and burly black figure appeared beside Sir Grace Tully. This person was wearing a full set of black metal armor, without any decorative patterns on the surface, and there was no badge sufficient to identify him.The night is approaching, the twilight is deep, and even the vision of the north gate has become very poor. However, this person not only wears a full-face helmet, but also puts down the visor on the helmet, leaving only two A dark viewing hole looks quite eerie and mysterious.

This is the person who can threaten him!

Tomad Jansen's heart tightened, his right hand was pressed on the hilt of the saber at his waist, ready to deal with any accidents at any time.However, seeing the death knights file out from the north gate of the capital, the black-armored knight stood motionless on the top of the city. If it wasn't for the lord with eyes, he could feel the sharp eyes still staring at him, and he would almost think it was him. A statue of obsidian.

It wasn't until the last death knight left the north gate of the capital that the black-armored knight finally moved. With one hand, he steadily raised the rough-looking two-handed giant sword beside him. The light and dots of stars are like holding a piece of night in your hands.

The giant sword simply pointed at the Lord of the Eyes, and then put it down.The black-armored knight didn't make any sound, but Thomas Jansen clearly heard a dull voice ringing in his ear.

"Don't play tricks, or... die!"

(End of this chapter)