Heart of the Castle

Chapter 615 Fighting strategy, tense preparations
"Your Excellency the Regent of the Human Kingdom, may I ask what level of high-end combat power you mean?" As soon as Li Wei's words fell, Sama Fenglanqi, the head of the Silver Pegasus Knights, immediately asked.It could be seen that the martial arts master of the high elves had paid attention to his attitude as much as possible, but there was still a bit of arrogance in his tone. "If it's an opponent like the Abyss Alchemist or the Abyss Balrog, I'm confident that I can deal with two or three of them one-on-one."

Li Wei didn't mind his tone, which was pretty good for a high elf. "Lord Samar, the high-end combat power of the demon army I am talking about refers to the level of the abyss demon lord, the Marquis of the fire demon, or the abyss evil king." The griffin lord told him with a serious expression, "and they are not the most powerful among them. A strong demon, there is a strong demon who severely injured the orc king Karmos Bloody Roar in the duel. His strength may be slightly inferior to that of the burning dragon king Dariga, but at least he has reached the level of the emerald dragon king Zhanqing Aogu. The level of His Majesty Stuart."

A trace of paleness quickly passed over Samar's face, "You mean...a legendary powerhouse?" Is there a second legendary powerhouse? Your Excellency Levi Stone, is it possible that you made a mistake? Even among the demon army, legendary powerhouses are not so easy to appear, right?"

"I really hope I made a mistake, but I'm afraid it's unlikely." Li Wei smiled wryly and shook his head, "Lord Kalmos is very powerful..." He turned his head and looked at the man standing not far behind him. The war dancer master glanced at him, and then continued, "It should be similar in strength to Lord Unikenfizerd. However, he was easily severely injured by the opponent in a one-on-one duel. If it wasn't for the giant Ron who died desperately If you help him, you will almost lose your life. And when I was healing his wound, I was almost injured by an original force hidden in the wound, which happened when the druid masters tried to heal the Jade Dragon King's injury Things are pretty much exactly the same."

There was no sound in the venue, Samar closed his mouth with a pale face, his right hand tightly grasped the handle of the mithril scimitar at his waist; the old Druid Master Odessa was reminded of dangerous memories by Li Wei's words , coughed with a very uncomfortable expression; several tribal leaders moved their bodies uncomfortably, but everyone was listening carefully.

Seeing the expressions of the participants, Li Wei knew that his words had been heard in their hearts. For a minute, he had to carefully control the curvature of the corners of his mouth to prevent himself from showing a satisfied smile.

Next, Li Wei made a gesture, and Sir Rodriguez immediately took out a crystal ball from his side and put it on the table, and then touched it lightly.A gentle green light shot out from the crystal ball, forming a huge light curtain in the air, which depicted the environment map around the Moon Whisper Forest, so detailed that anyone sitting in the far corner of the venue could see it clearly Chu.

"Her Majesty the Elf Queen allowed me to copy the all-terrain map of the Moon Whisper Forest, and then show it to you through the magic of crystal ball projection. Please see here..." Li Wei gently touched the southeast of the Moon Whisper Forest on the light curtain with his finger At the top, it zoomed in immediately, clearly showing the situation of the Moonglade Outpost and its surroundings. "Here is our camp, six hundred elf archers, two hundred silver Pegasus knights, two hundred wild elf sword dancers, four hundred wild bear warriors, 120 centaur rangers and two other Thousands of auxiliary soldiers are guarding here together, and I have to mention the Orc Lord Kalmos Bloody Roar and his 250 Orc Roaring Warriors."

Li Wei nodded to the orc king who was sitting in the crowd, and Kalmos then stood up, and slammed his two big fists together in front of his chest, making a loud bang.

"Waaagh—!!!"

The orc king's roar was deafening, which scared the thoughtful archer Larry Moonbow to jump, and at the same time aroused the interest of the tribal leaders who were as rude and barbaric as him.The leader of the wild bears, Bill Dabas, was the first to stand up from his seat, and slapped his chest with his two bear paws; the centaur chief, Miha Baimane, then jumped up his front hooves, and went straight up with a hiss. ;Wolf, the leader of the werewolf, stood up abruptly, with his head held high, and let out a long and shrill wolf howl; even the flower fairy, Lori Jill, shouted for fun, but her voice was high-pitched and thin, not so much a growl, but more It's better to say that it's a certain syllable that a girl makes when she meets a satyr.

Unikenfizerd squinted his eyes and glanced at the Beast King, then nodded slightly, "Strength...not bad." His voice was very low, and it happened that only Marquis Osiris who was standing beside him able to hear.

The latter frowned immediately, and commented softly, "But the skills are not very good."

"Pure power is already terrifying enough." Master War Dancer thought for a while, and added, "Especially on the battlefield, sometimes strong power is more beneficial than brilliant skills."

Li Wei waited quietly for the noise to subside, and then continued to explain to the light curtain map. "According to the information brought back by the big crow scouts and the narration of the refugees from West Wind County, the demon army is now divided into three parts. The middle part is the largest in number, but most of them are some miscellaneous teams and coerced cannon fodder. The real elite demon army is only three. The left and right parts each have [-] elite troops, led by the abyssal demon lord Gandalf who captured the king's capital Fermeyer and the unknown demon legend who wounded the orc king." He said. His finger first slid across the front of the Moonlight Grove, leaving a large dense blood-red light spot, and then tapped on the left and right, and immediately two thick red arrows appeared, facing the moonlight with a ferocious posture encircled by iron tongs. Woodland outposts attack.

There was a lot of noise in the venue, and the severity of the situation described by Li Wei was beyond everyone's expectations, and the arm that signaled the request to speak was raised high like a dense bush.The tribal leaders who did not ask to speak were not idle either. They were either whispering and whispering, or they were pale and calm, or they were slapping their hands on the table, full of righteous indignation.

The old druid Master Odessa was the first to be allowed to speak, and he stood up immediately, expressing his views hopefully. "Your Excellency Leviston, if the number of the demon army is only 3000, then our current number of nearly [-] troops, plus the defense facilities built by the Moonglade Outpost, should be enough to fight them."

"The elite team of the demon army does not include low-level units such as little demons and fire-throwing monsters, nor does it count the huge number of goblins, half-orc robbers and cannon fodder of other races." Li Wei changed his gesture, and the green light curtain in the air flickered After a few clicks, the topographical map displayed on it expanded rapidly, and the red light spots and arrows also rapidly expanded, and then turned into countless demon images, no matter what kind of demon images they were, they were all detailed and lifelike. "If these cannon fodder troops are also included, the number of the demon army is not [-], but nearly [-]."

Master Odessa could hardly hide his surprise. As an archdruid who is proficient in natural magic, he certainly knows about crystal ball projection. Although this is not a very difficult magic, it can make crystal balls project The images are so clear and realistic, but it is a very difficult test for the magician who casts this magic. At least Master Odessa knows that he cannot reach this level at all.

More importantly, both Levi and Sir Rodriguez are powerful knights who are familiar with killing martial arts, not like great magisters who are proficient in the art of magic.So how powerful is the magician who created this magic crystal ball, maybe a great wizard who has crossed the legendary threshold?Thinking of the healed injury of the Emerald Dragon King, Master Odessa was a little lost for a while, until the people around him tugged at his sleeve and motioned him to sit down with somewhat dissatisfied eyes.

Even though they knew that the demon image on the light curtain was not real, many participants still showed expressions of shock when they saw the huge demon army approaching like raging waves.The Moon Whispering Forest has been at peace for too long, and the last time a scene of this scale was probably seen in the Dragon War hundreds of years ago.

Li Wei waved his hand, and most of the demon images on the light curtain were erased, leaving only three images of demons, and then made a feint with his right hand to enlarge one of the demon images to a size that fully fits the real size.

"The name of this kind of demon is the Horned Demon Governor. It belongs to the class of the Great Demon, which is commonly referred to as an intermediate demon. The horned Demon Governor is usually more than two meters tall, weighs about [-] kilograms, and has outstanding strength and physique. Horned demon warlords are rarely equipped with weapons and armor, but their skin is covered with a layer of strong cuticle, which has a good defense effect against piercing weapons. In ordinary demon teams, horned demon warlords often serve as leaders of hundreds of small The captain of the demon, but this time we have to face an elite team composed entirely of horned demon warlords, and when the group charges, its strength is comparable to the heavy cavalry of the human kingdom."

The centaur chief Miha Baimane squinted his eyes and looked at the majestic horned demon warlord on the light curtain, silently evaluating the opponent's combat strength in his heart, and then nodded slightly. "If the battle is fought on plain terrain, with the same number, the centaur rangers can only have a limited upper hand. If the number of horned demon warlords exceeds twice, then we can only retreat and conduct a guerrilla war with the advantage of speed .”

"The terrain near Moonglade is very complicated, which is very convenient for guerrilla warfare." The secret archer Larry Moonbow tried to smile and said, trying to get some psychological comfort from the heavy-faced people. "These horned demon warlords do look rough and thick, but their huge bodies will inevitably hinder their movements in the forest, and they can only become targets for elf marksmen."

"Your Excellency Leviston, we all think so too." A sharpshooter leader behind Larry Moonbow said loudly, and at the same time patted the elf longbow on his shoulder with his hands. "Let's hand these guys over to the elf sharpshooter. It's only a matter of time before we clean them up in the forest."

"That's right, if it's just a group of horned demon warlords, there's no way to pose a big threat to Moonlight Glade if there are brave elf marksmen to deal with them." Li Wei nodded in agreement, then stretched out his hand towards the light screen and pushed. , the image of the horned demon warlord rapidly became smaller, and the image of another thin and tall demon suddenly enlarged,

"This is the second problem we will face - the Incinerator, who also belongs to the great demon class, is the evolution of the junior demon fire-thrower. Like the fire-thrower, it is born with the ability to manipulate the power of flames." Li While explaining, Wei waved his fingers again. The demon on the light curtain suddenly clasped his hands together, and then the red and black magic patterns wrapped around both arms lit up at the same time. Within a few seconds, a A reddish yellow fireball appeared in its hand.

"The incinerator's melee combat strength is very average, but the power of the fireball they throw is comparable to the burst fireball in the third ring of elemental magic, but the explosion range is slightly smaller than the latter. For the outposts of Moonglade, they mainly use logs. The many fortifications built are very threatening." Li Wei sighed softly, moved his fingers, and the image of the incinerator in the light curtain immediately threw the fireball in his hand, blasting a sea of ​​​​fire like a real one.

At least several tribal leaders instinctively evaded. Among them, the leader of the wild bears, Bill Dabas, made the most violent evasion, knocking the table to the ground.But everyone can understand his actions. The wild bear people live in the black pine forest all year round. The surface of the body often rubs against the pine tree, rubbing a thick layer of turpentine, which is stronger than ordinary steel, but they are very afraid of flames. , even if you let a small flame stick to your body, it will burn as brilliantly as an oversized torch.

"If it's just a simple fireball technique, then the druids of the Natural Magic Guild should be able to find a way to solve it?" Larry Moonbow raised his opinion again.

The performance of the old Druid Master Odessa is relatively calm. After all, this level of explosive fireball can't penetrate the magic shield he casts casually. "We can find a way to make some fire resistance potions, or use the magic shield Resist..." He pondered and answered slowly, the antler helmet shaking slightly with his voice. "Your Majesty Li Weiston, what I want to know is, what is the status of this demon...the incinerator in the demon army?"

"The status of the incinerator should be said... not high, just an ordinary soldier belonging to the elite team of the demon army." Li Wei replied with a wry smile.

"That is to say, there are many such guys who can throw fireballs?" Centaur Chief Miha Baimane's eyes widened, and there was more shock in his tone than doubt.

"That's right, that's it." Li Wei nodded, "According to the information sent back by the big crow scouts, there are about 10 to 12 teams of incinerators in the demon army, and the specific number is between 2000 and 2400."

Li Wei's explanation was like a stone falling into a calm lake, which immediately caused a commotion among the crowd.

"so much?"

"Ellara on top!"

"How do we fight this battle?"

"Your Excellency the Regent of the Human Kingdom, are you kidding me!" Samar, the leader of the Silver Pegasus Knights, was shocked, his tone a little astringent, "Doesn't it mean that there are [-] people in the demon army who can cast explosive fireballs?" Magicians? Then the odds of winning this war... How can we resist the joint attack of two thousand magicians?"

"If strength can determine the victory or defeat of a war, then the dragon war is the war with the greatest disparity between strength and weakness!" Uniconfiseld retorted, his voice seemed to be burning with fire. "Whether it is His Majesty the Golden Dragon King Lagrange or the coalition of the five high-ranking dragon clans, which one has the power to destroy the Moon Whispering Forest in an instant? But are we cowardly? Have we let them wreak havoc? No!" The Sunsinger Haldir of Dragon Death Bell drew his sword out of its sheath, faced the envoy sent by the Golden Dragon King to persuade him to surrender, and spoke forcefully that shocking speech of resistance! Now we are facing the strength of the demon army. Quite strong, but compared to dozens of legendary dragons, what is it?"

The impassioned speech of the number one martial arts master of Moon Whisper Forest played a considerable role in calming people's hearts, and the panic expressions of many people gradually faded away, but Samar's face was still ashen. "Unicon, what you said is very simple. Without the protective barrier of the Evergreen Tower, why should we fight against the magical offensive of these demons? Two thousand magicians... even if all of them can only cast the explosive fireball The power of a single magic is not what an outpost camp like Moonglade can resist, even a group resistance flame cast by a legendary magician will be completely torn apart by this supersaturated attack!"

"Captain Samar is right. Any magic shield has its limit. We Druids can of course cast fire protection magic, but we absolutely can't resist so many bursting fireballs." Old Druid Aode Master Sa agreed.

"Lord Samar, Master Odessa, why are you all thinking about how to resist the attack of the demon army, and why did you not consider the possibility of counterattack at all?" Li Wei said while pulling out the knight sword from his waist and holding it The straight blade penetrated deeply into the soil under his feet. "The physique of those incinerators is quite weak compared to other demons, and their strength in melee combat is probably at the level of little demons. As long as we gather the flying mounts in our hands to form an air cavalry and find a chance to make a surprise attack, we will be able to Beat them to pieces, and never dare to approach Moonlight Glade again at will!"

(End of this chapter)