Heart of the Castle

Chapter 545 The bloody battle escapes the demonization of the king's capital

According to Li Wei's judgment, the second attack of the demon army will be much more difficult than the first one, and this improvised defense line will be difficult to cope with the third attack launched by the demon army.His judgment was only half right. The second attack launched by the demon army was indeed extremely violent. Countless demons swarmed along the street, and the sound of many winged demon wings flapping violently came from the air.

The griffin troop, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately launched into the air to intercept, and then had a fierce confrontation with the Winged Demon in the air. Shadows, sharp claws, pecks, feathers and flesh and blood were mixed together. The cry resounded through the night sky.As soon as the two sides came into contact, the most intense aerial strangulation battle started. The purple-black demon blood accompanied by brown feathers fell like a heavy rain.

No matter in terms of individual strength or mutual cooperation, the Winged Demon was far inferior to the Griffon. The black shadows were torn apart by the Griffin's sharp pecks and claws, and then fell from the air one by one.However, compared to the griffins with less than a hundred, the number of winged demons exceeded a thousand. With a ten-fold advantage in numbers, the griffin troops were quickly surrounded.

The griffins fought fearlessly, and the Wing Demons soon discovered that what they surrounded were not sheep at their will, but a group of rampant lions. It is believed that in this round of confrontation, the Winged Demon suffered a big loss.Following the high-pitched cry of the Griffon King, the Griffin troop swooped down suddenly, tearing through the encirclement of the winged demons like a huge arrow, and then forcing these winged demons to fly around.

Seeing that the battle situation was getting worse, more than a dozen Winged Demon Annihilators joined the battle with piercing smiles. As soon as these demons appeared, they released one piece after another of darkness spells, creating a large number of completely opaque dark areas in the air.With the unique ability of demons, the winged demon can move freely in the area shrouded in darkness, but the griffin does not have this ability, and can only hover outside the dark area, making bursts of angry screams.

The situation in the air battle was brought back evenly by the demons. For the Griffon troops, although this result could not satisfy these proud beasts, it had fully achieved the pre-planned purpose. Those winged demons who could only hide in the dark area were no longer It may threaten the defense line of the human defenders.

Compared with the battle in the air, the confrontation on the ground is more than ten times more intense.The army of demons put on a stance of charging to the death, and the ones who rushed to the front were not the little demons who were usually used as cannon fodder, but a group of horned demon warlords holding temporary shields made out of obsidian.This is the idea of ​​Lord Gondor, who is the direct commander of the demon army. The enchantment of the sacred domain can seriously weaken the defense of the demon's body, and can also reduce the power of dark magic, but there is no way to weaken the strength of obsidian itself.

Although the human defenders once again entertained the charging demon army with a dense rain of arrows, most of the falling arrows this time were bounced off the obsidian shield, only the silver alloy armor-piercing arrows shot by the sniper archers played a certain role. effect.The silver-white rays of light intertwined like a net, penetrated through the gaps in the obsidian shield, and about a hundred demons howled and fell to the ground.

However, considering the huge number of the demon army, this loss can be ignored at all. The demons approached the temporary defense line composed of humans against the rain of arrows.Just as they were about to climb over the low wall, a very short horn sounded, which was repeated twice in a row. The human defenders roared with the sound of the horn. Short-throwing spears, throwing axes, and stones joined the ranks of long-range strikes. It pours from roofs and windows on both sides of the street.Among all the attacks, the most effective one is of course a crimson fireball fired by the Griffin Lord. Five or six obsidian shields were blown to pieces together with their owners, and the scorching air wave overturned it more than ten times. number of other demons.

The demon gritted his teeth and endured the violent blow, and then rushed towards the temporary defense line like a turbid wave. Shouts, roars, sword clashes and dull beating sounds all rang out, and the temporary defense line immediately sank. In total chaos.

"Griffon knights, line up! Follow me!" Following Li Wei's order, dozens of alchemy swordsmen lined up in a tight line with him at the center, striding towards the devil, and the steel war Boots made a tidy, heavy, menacing footstep, and armor and chain mail clanged with the movement.The human defenders who were barely resisting the demons then retreated to both sides, giving room for the advancing team like a moving steel wall.

"Raise the sword, move forward—" Li Wei shouted, the knight's sword was raised high, and the silver-white fighting spirit was burning on the blade, like a finger stretched out by the god of war Barud, and he greeted the swarms without hesitation of demons. "Kill!" The sword light whizzed through the twilight, and dozens of silver-alloy two-handed giant swords produced in the heart of the castle swung in unison. The screams sounded at the same time, and the Griffin Knight cut down the demon who rushed to the front neatly like using a scythe to mow grass.

If it's one-on-one, a big demon like the Horned Demon Warlord is more than enough to counter the alchemy swordsman. However, after forming a battle formation, the weakness of the demon's inability to cooperate is undoubtedly revealed.Facing the dozens of two-handed giant swords that were swung neatly in the face, even opponents such as the abyss refiner or the Balrog would be overwhelmed. Falling down.

Seeing Li Weiston coming to the front line to fight, the demons tried to use him as a breakthrough, screaming and swarming up, the number is endless.But the Griffon Lord is guarded by crusader swordsmen in full armor on the left and right sides. Their giant swords are particularly fierce. Everyone has four arms and wields two two-handed giant swords, sweeping away all the demons who rushed over and tried to threaten Li Wei.

Li Wei also fought with his sword. The silver-white sword light fiercely embedded in the demon's body, and then cut them to pieces. At least three horned demon warlords and more than a dozen little demons died under his sword, and he chopped down several demons. The ferocious head of a hellhound.But this was not able to completely stop the demon's offensive. More and more demons trampled on the corpses and blood of their companions, rushed through the temporary defense line and fought with the human defenders.

As the commander of the human defenders, judging the situation is far more important than killing the enemy with a sword.Levi is well aware of this.After he commanded the Griffin Knights to form a horizontal formation, delaying the demon's frontal breakthrough, the Griffin Lord quickly retreated from the formation, while deploying morale-boosting skills to help stabilize the front line, while using probing techniques to observe changes in the surrounding battle situation .

The situation is not optimistic. The demon army invested more troops in this attack than Li Wei imagined.Looking at it from the perspective of probing techniques, the red light spots representing hostility almost formed a vast ocean, crushing towards the defense line of the human defenders in a half-encircled posture.The strength contrast between the two sides is very obvious, especially the first line of defense where Li Wei is in, which is as precarious as a smear of green light, and may be torn apart by the violent offensive of the demon army at any time.

The only good thing is that the attack of the demon army is restrained by the narrow streets. Although their number is very large, the width that can meet the human defenders is less than 20 meters.This allows humans to use a strong force to defend against the frontal impact without having to consider the side and rear being attacked by demons.

This is the only advantage of the human side. If the army of demons can spread out their ranks and besiege them in groups, then even with the weakening power of the enchantment of the sacred domain, it will be difficult for the human defenders to last long in the face of such a fierce attack.

However, at this moment, the sound of a violent impact and a wall collapsing came from his ears. "Oops, this voice is..." Li Wei's heart suddenly constricted, and his face turned livid.He knew exactly what the sound meant. The demon troops had surrounded the other streets and were working to remove the obstacles that prevented them from deploying their troops.

Most of the houses in the royal capital of Fermeyer are of masonry structure, and their strength is trustworthy.But how long can these houses last under the violent demolition of demons?Li Wei really felt unsure.If the demons opened up the attack channels from the left and right sides, then the current situation, which can barely be maintained, will take a turn for the worse. At that time, it will not be easy for the defenders on the first line of defense to retreat safely.

Thinking of this, Li Wei loudly ordered the messengers to blow their horns, issued an order to abandon the first line of defense as planned, and the whole army alternately covered the retreat, and then gathered a fireball and threw it at the demons that were swarming up.

The flames shot up into the sky with a thunder-like bang, and the front of the defense line more than 20 meters turned into a sea of ​​flames. The flesh and limbs of countless demons scattered in all directions, even flying hundreds of meters away.Hundreds of demons were completely blown to pieces in this explosion, and those demons who survived by chance were also stunned by this terrible accident, and even forgot to wipe off the blood splashed on their bodies and faces.

"Seven layers of hell! Am I right? Then... is that thing still a fireball?" There was a frightened and angry wail from above the obsidian castle, and the abyssal demon lord Gandor almost threw a pair of blood-red Eyes popped out from their sockets. "That kind of power, that kind of range, is comparable to the top-level magic meteor fire shower that Balrogs are good at!"

"And it seems to cast spells instantly... I am afraid that only magicians who have stepped into the legendary realm can do it?" dimmed. "His Excellency Grand Duke Serafalna, do you want to report the situation here to the Grand Monarch immediately?"

"It's such a trivial matter to report to the Great Monarch, how can we raise our heads in front of the treacherous Lord?" Serafalna replied coldly.

"But...how can we defeat such an opponent? That is a legend..." Lord Gondor's voice became dry.

"What legendary magician? Two idiots, look carefully, is it the power of magic, or something else!" Serafalna said impatiently, her white fingers pointing to the messy temporary defense line.

The ability to achieve such terrifying power is of course not only the power of the fireball technique released by Li Wei, but also the barrels of smoke powder that were pre-buried in specific places when the first temporary defense line was set up.After the "precise testing" and "systematic research" by Si'er, the leader of the goblins, theoretically, these fuming drugs should be able to block the demon's offensive without hurting the defenders behind the line of defense.It's a pity that the dose of the drug was too much, and the blast and billowing smoke and dust engulfed the Griffin Knights who were fighting on the front line.

If they were replaced by ordinary knights of comparable strength, although the blast and smoke would not be enough to cause them serious damage, they would at least be dizzy for a while. Then the trump card used for retreating that the little elf vowed to guarantee safety, It should be said to be the trump card of the same fate.Fortunately, the alchemy swordsmen and crusader swordsmen were fighting on the front line. Although they were inevitably burned by the scorching air waves, they did not fall into a state of dizziness or deafness.

The retreat horn sounded again, two short, one long, and then three long tones. The sniper archer used the silver alloy armor-piercing arrows at any cost to launch a continuous shooting, like a silver wind blowing forward from the position. Countless purple-red blood flowers bloomed in the demon army.

Before the demon army could reorganize an effective offensive, the human defenders jumped on their mounts as fast as they could, and then galloped towards the north, leaving behind a broken defense line that was messed up by explosions and demon flesh and blood.

Flame Wheel Knight Wilps is in charge of commanding the second line of defense with the largest number of defenders, and this is also the place Li Wei chose for the decisive battle.There are still about 500 meters away from the north gate of the capital, and there are several wide streets that converge not far behind. Two hundred alchemy pikemen and one thousand defenders of the Ice Wall Great Wall who participated in the Heihe defense battle formed a thick A rectangular array, like a steel snake covered with sharp thorns, straddles the front; behind the phalanx of spears is a hundred knights of the Northern Alliance Army, each of them is wearing a full set of metal armor, holding a charge weapon tightly in his hand. Knight Lance.

Countless residents of the royal capital are fleeing through the streets behind the second line of defense with their families and children. They all carry as much property as possible on their backs, and due to the large number of people, it is extremely congested. Although some royal guards The soldiers are trying to maintain order, but the movement speed of these people still seems very slow.

There are more than a dozen northern knights assisting Flame Wheel Knight Wilps in commanding the second line of defense, including the captain of the White Wolf Guard, the great knight Yisfang, the great knight captain Dickway, and the title knight Dragonson. And Li Wei's direct subordinates such as Hall, Gavin, and Liat, who have been promoted to high-ranking knights.

According to Li Wei's plan in advance, they should stick to the second line of defense and not let any demon go.But listening to the louder and louder shouts of killing coming from the front, reminiscent of the bloody battle between the griffin lord and the defenders on the first line of defense, the irritable and brave Dragunson couldn't bear it first, and put the size An astonishing two-handed greatsword raised above his head.

"We have to meet Lord Li Wei!" He announced with wide-eyed eyes, "The battle sounds so fierce, the defenders on the first line of defense are likely to have fallen into a stalemate with the demons, and there is no way to withdraw as planned."

"Yes, Master Wilps, give the order!" The impatient Ryatt was the first to agree. "At least let the cavalry go to meet Lord Li Wei."

"The order left by Mr. Li Wei is to hold the second line of defense." Wilps replied firmly, "We can't attack rashly. We have to trust Mr. Li Wei, he will definitely be able to think of a way to withdraw in time."

"If Lord Levi is injured because we didn't respond in time, then what's the point of holding on to the second line of defense for a few more hours?" Iron-headed Hall stroked his beard, which was as messy as black wire. , suggested in a skeptical tone. "Master Wilps, I also agree with the opinions of Lord Dragosson and Knight Riat."

"This may be the Achilles' heel in the northern coalition forces." Wilps thought with a wry smile, "That is the dawn of the northern border, the griffin lord Liviston himself, because he is too much for the northern border." So important that everyone couldn't help worrying about his safety."

Just when Wilps was hesitating whether to agree to the request of Dragonson and others, the retreat horn sounded very clearly, "Two shorts, one long, and then three longs..." Wilps silently I calculated in my heart, and then with a joyful expression on my face, I announced to everyone loudly. "This is the agreed horn tune. The defenders on the first line of defense have begun to retreat as planned."

I don't know whether this news is good or bad, because just over an hour has passed, and if the calculation starts from the time when the demon launched an attack, it will not exceed three or ten minutes at most.Only about one-third of the residents had already evacuated from the capital, and more residents were still coming from all directions towards the north gate.Either because their residences are too far away, or because they are too greedy when packing up their belongings, no matter what the reason is, it will take a long time for these people to rush here.

Especially at present, the demons have begun to separate and look for ways to bypass the human defense line, and occupy the unguarded west gate, south gate and port, completely cutting off other escape methods for the residents of the capital with a fluke mentality .

However, the knights felt a little relieved that the planned retreat also meant that the Griffon Lord was safe; the same news made the militants such as Dragonson and Dickway even more excited, and they could finally have a good time Instead of sitting behind a simple line of defense, pricking up your ears to listen to the voices from the front line.

The noise was rapidly approaching the second line of defense. Hearing the roar with a strong demonic tone, many knights couldn't help but show anxious expressions, "They are here, ready to fight!" Flame Wheel Knight Wilpus shouted Announced, at the same time the long sword slid out of the sheath with a clang, and the tense atmosphere immediately shrouded the hearts of everyone defending the second line of defense, with blue tendons faintly showing on the back of the hand holding the weapon.

(End of this chapter)