Heart of the Castle

Chapter 56 Burning Midnight
The night gradually became thicker, and the cold and damp mist floated in from outside the cave, and at the same time brought the howling of wild animals in the nearby jungle.After a tiring day, Li Wei originally thought he would sleep soundly, but when he lay on the blanket used as a bedding and tossed and turned for nearly an hour, he could only reluctantly admit that he had insomnia.

The scene of being rejected by the refugee camp during the day is always played back in Li Wei's mind.The gloomy expression of Fat Hake, the sharp eyes of the sniper archer Grace, the clamor of the villagers, and the unspeakable anger of the two ex-vagrants all passed before Li Wei's eyes.The young knight attendant sighed, and decided to take a walk outside the cave to see if he could change his mood.

So he got up lightly and walked past the two former adventurers.Both Warren and Martha slept soundly. Perhaps this was the most peaceful night they had slept since they left the refugee camp.Two pikemen holding their spears and leaning against the stone wall to doze off opened their eyes and cast a questioning look at Li Wei.Li Wei shook his head slightly, signaling them not to move, and then walked sideways out of the cave that was the campsite.

The air outside the cave was very cold, and Li Wei shivered. The messy images in his mind finally disappeared, and his spirits lifted.

Two pikemen standing outside the crack in the rock saw Li Wei appear, tapped their chests with their left hands, and bowed their heads at the same time.

Li Wei waved his hand and said softly, "Stay here and continue to guard."

"My lord, please don't go deep into the forest, it's not safe here." A spearman said in a deep voice.Li Wei nodded in agreement, stood in front of the cave, stretched his arms, and looked around.

The forest in the dense fog looks particularly gloomy, the cold wind blows through the treetops, and the shadows of the trees are numerous, looking like countless hideous creatures with teeth and claws.There seemed to be many looming white shadows in the gray fog, poking their heads out from the gaps in the trees from time to time.The muddy ground reflected faintly fragmented rays of light. Not only did the bluish-white light not bring any warm and bright feeling, but it made people feel a chill from the bottom of their hearts.

Li Wei shrank his shoulders and decided that it would be better to go back to the warm cave, but just when he turned his eyes away, a hazy red light suddenly lit up behind him!

The red light came so abruptly that Li Weigang thought it was something wrong with the bonfire in the cave at first, but then his expression became stiff.The direction of the red light came from the place where they had walked today. Through the thick fog, one could still see the faintly swaying flames rising, reflecting half of the night sky as if it was burning.

"It seems to be in the direction of the refugee camp. There may be a fire." Li Wei whispered to himself, but he knew very well that this could not be an ordinary fire. I am afraid that even the outer wall of the camp has been burned, so the separation You can see it through such a thick fog.

Thinking of this, Levi walked back to the cave, squatted down and tried to nudge Warren's shoulder.Before the hand of the young knight squire touched the ranger, Warren turned over vigilantly, and was relieved when he saw that it was Li Wei.

"It's you, Lord Li Wei, do you have any orders?"

Li Wei looked at him with tangled eyes, "Warren, there seems to be trouble in the refugee camp."

"Trouble?" Hua Lun seemed to be a little confused because he just woke up, but he only woke up after a few breaths, got up from the ground, and ran towards the entrance of the cave.

The red light was still swaying in the distance, and a worried expression appeared on the ranger's face, and he murmured: "It can be seen from this distance, is it a fire? No, no, an ordinary fire cannot be burned. This looks like a demon! The demon is attacking there!"

"A demon's attack? Warren, what's the basis for your judgment?" Li Wei felt a thump in his heart, and the ranger's judgment was roughly the same as his guess.

"No, Lord Li Wei, but the demon attack on the camp happened before we left there. At that time, besides Fat Huck, there were two other people with similar qualifications and prestige who died successively. We are on the battlefield against demons." The ranger's voice seemed a little dry, and his hands were tightly clenched into fists, staring at the direction of the red light.

"Warren, what happened?" A female voice came from the cave, and then Martha came out rubbing her sleepy eyes.

"Master Li Wei found a small problem, Martha, the refugee camp is probably being attacked by demons." Warren walked over and said softly.

"Oh my God, the camp is under attack! Warren, we should do something!" Martha was startled, and hurriedly urged her companions.But Warren turned his eyes to Levi as if he didn't hear it.

Martha is not a stupid person. In fact, she has lived as a senior adventurer until now, and she cannot be stupid.Although Warren didn't speak, he used actions to let her understand who is the dominant person now.Without these guards from Li Wei, even if two people could rush to the refugee camp, it would only leave two more corpses in the hands of the devil.

"Should we go to the rescue?" Li Wei's voice was a little low. It was obvious that the boy still remembered the rejection of the refugee camp during the day.

"Master Li Wei, we should go. Judging from past experience, there are not too many demons attacking refugee camps. It is the refugees' poor self-defense ability that makes them look so embarrassed. With the strength of you and these guards, if you use They can be easily eliminated by raiding. At that time, we will be the heroes who save the refugee camp, and Fat Huck can only respectfully open the door and invite us in."

You Xia's words seemed very organized, Li Wei nodded slightly after listening to him, and said: "You are right, and since those refugees are all human beings, based on this alone, we should also help them."

The two pikemen were the last to come out of the cave, and they had already extinguished the bonfire when they left.Obviously, Li Wei had already made a decision to support the refugee camp before the ranger persuaded him.

Martha let out a small cheer, and because Warren thought more, his heart was full of surprises.The surprise is that if there is a problem with the perspective of persuasion just now, Li Wei's attitude towards himself will completely change; the joy is that in this way, Li Wei will definitely trust and accept him more, and the refugee camp will be saved.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the rescue could not be delayed for a moment. Under Li Wei's order, two spearmen protected the ranger Hua Lun and hurried to the front; Afterwards; the last ones in charge of breaking the rear were the other two pikemen, with the pikes in their hands raised threateningly, waving them at the bushes and weeds on the roadside from time to time.

Maybe they were startled away by the noise brought by the fire, or maybe they were shocked by the cold light of the spear in the hands of the pikemen. In short, on the way to the refugee camp, Li Wei and others went relatively smoothly.

As the distance gradually approached, a noisy voice gradually came from Li Wei's ear.

The cries of men, the screams of women, the sound of disorganized footsteps, the weird laughter of little devils, the wild barking of frightened dogs, all kinds of sounds merged into a symphony called disaster, which made the young knight servant unable to bear it. Live with enthusiasm.

"Cavalry, target demons! Charge!"

In the bloody battle under the Viscount's castle, the dull cries of the knight leader still seemed to be lingering in his ears, and the back of Knight Ston, who galloped his horse towards the thick demon army camp without hesitation, was still in front of his eyes.Li Wei felt a little heat in his eye sockets, and a violent pulsation came from the blood vessels in his neck.

"Master Ston, please rest in heaven and watch my performance!" The young knight servant prayed silently, and then drew out his sword.

"The devil is ahead, the whole team, attack!"

(End of this chapter)