Heart of the Castle

Chapter 623 Clean up the mess, the three lords of the abyss
The port city of Arius has been completely destroyed by the demon army in chaos. The warehouses on the pier and the houses built of rough stone and wood on both sides of the street have not been spared. Rugged survived.This high tower is the famous Great Lighthouse - the landmark building of the Port City of Arius. Before the Port City of Arius fell into the hands of demons, the top floor of this lighthouse was lit with bright lights all day long. And through an ancient alchemy device, the dazzling light is projected into the endless ocean.

But now this alchemy device has been destroyed by a terrible force. The metal guardrail that shone with strange light was twisted into a strange shape. A middle-aged man with red hair like flying flames stood beside the wreckage of the alchemy device. , looked with great interest at the complex curved wheel structure and the smooth mirror-like metal sheet, it seemed that to him, these strange metals were more important than the heavy damage suffered by the demon army.

"Burning Your Majesty Dariga!" A cold and angry voice sounded from behind the red-haired man, "Did you hear my suggestion just now? No matter whether you agree or not, you have to give an answer." Ok?"

The sound echoed in the room like raging waves, but the red-haired man didn't hear it, his eyes continued to linger on the metal wreckage.An embarrassing silence then enveloped the top floor of the Great Lighthouse. The owner of the voice was obviously irritated by this contemptuous neglect, but just as his breathing became short of breath and he was about to ask another question, he was called Burning The lord's red-haired man finally shook his head with a disappointed expression, then looked away unhappy.

"It's a pity that the abyss and hell are here. There is not even a little mithril in this thing." The red-haired man said to himself, and then he looked up as if he had just noticed that there were other people in the room. He opened his somewhat confused eyes, "Plague Lord Yinchen Samael, just now you seemed to be..." He frowned as if there was something wrong, as if he was trying to remember, "...are you going to say something to me?"

Plague Lord Yinchen Samael is a short and hunched guy, and he can't tell which race he belongs to among the abyssal demons. He is wearing a brown robe full of stains and stench, and the hood covers most of it. Opening the face, only the part below the nose is exposed, that is, the chin covered with abscesses and thorns, and the thin lips that look no different from an inconspicuous wound.The words of burning the lord Dariga distorted his face immediately, revealing a gloomy expression like a vulture eating carrion.

"Your Majesty Darika, do you want to use your pride to challenge the limit of my endurance?" His tone was extremely ferocious, black power with a strong rotten breath surged from under his robe, and the ground at his feet quickly Being contaminated, the originally hard and white stone was stained with a disgusting dirty color, and then corroded into something like black mud in a swamp.

According to the legend, one of the seven monarchs of the abyss hell—the plague lord Yinchen Samael’s terrible gaze can rot well water, sterilize women, and turn the earth into a swamp. It’s hard to say how credible this legend is, but even if It was indeed true, and it was nothing to Fen Mie Long Wang, who was also a master demon at the same level as him.The red-haired man calmly accepted the vicious gaze cast by the Plague Lord, his face remained unchanged, only a mocking arc was raised at the corner of his mouth.

"I'm really sorry." Dariga shrugged his shoulders with a relaxed expression, "Your Majesty Yinchen Samuel, you should understand the problem of our giant dragon clan. You can't look away when you see shiny things, so... He spread his hands, and there was not even a hint of apologetic pretend in his tone.

The plague lord Yinchen Samael stared at the Burning Dragon King for a full minute. A gloomy light flashed in his eyes several times, and the black power gathered around his body became stronger and stronger, and it seemed that he might launch it brazenly at any time. attack.However, Dalijia showed a careless and defenseless look, and even his eyes did not stay on Yinchen Samael, but turned to the third person in the room.

That person looked like an ordinary demon, with a human-like face, featureless facial features, a pair of sharp horns growing on his forehead, and his body wasn't particularly strong, but it wasn't emaciated either.The only thing that differentiates him from ordinary demons is that he is wearing a blood-red mage robe, on which are inlaid countless dazzling magic arrays with gold threads and precious stones. Riga couldn't help but stare sideways at him.

Seeing Dariga's gaze sweeping over, the man smiled calmly, and then put his hands on the shoulder of the plague lord Yinchen Samael, not worried at all about the black power surging from Yinchen Samael's body hurting him . "Brother Yinchen Samael, you should forgive Brother Dalijia for his occasional distraction." His tone has a very unique flavor of sincerity, and after listening to it, people can't help but feel a strange feeling in their hearts that they should obey. Feel.

"I don't want to be called a brother by you, Your Majesty the treacherous Lord Shackles." The Dragon King Fen Mie replied with a sneer, his tone was at least a little more fearful than before, "Some facts I have witnessed tell me that those who you call brothers It seems that the fate of the guys is not very good."

Although the Lord of the Plague, Yinchen Samael, did not refute such a straightforward rebuttal, his actions expressed the same meaning as burning the Dragon King.With a sullen face, he took a step to the side, getting rid of the hand on his shoulder from the treacherous lord, and rolled his lips angrily.

"Maybe His Majesty Dariga didn't hear it, but you—His Majesty Shackles should have heard it clearly, didn't you also answer my proposal?" He took a step forward and held out a Withered arms like dead wood, sharp green fingertips pointed at the miserable scene outside the lookout window of the lighthouse, almost gnashing their teeth and growling. "The plan, it's all your damn plan, Your Majesty Shakross the Deceitful Lord, this is what you brought us, a fiasco, a heavy loss, a complete fiasco!"

There was no negative expression on the face of the treacherous lord Shakros, and he was still smiling gently and sincerely. If you ignore the sharp horns on his head and the fangs in his mouth, it is almost the same as a loyal and honest man. Tavernkeepers are no different. "Brother Yinchen Samael, I'm afraid I can't blame my plan for something wrong?" He pointed to his nose, "I have reminded you two long ago that the port capital of Arius is a commercial city, and there is nothing wrong with it." There is no danger to defend, and if those elves take the risk of launching a surprise attack, they will probably catch us by surprise."

Burning Dragon King Darija snorted and said with a grim smile, "Even if we strengthen our defenses, it may not be of any use. The enemy attacking the port city of Arius is stronger than ever, unless one of us always guards Here, otherwise, no matter how we strengthen our defenses, the losses will be equally huge.”

The deceitful lord Shakros was slightly startled, "Your Majesty the Burning Lord Darija, your words confuse me." His smile and tone are equally sincere, and even the most perfect politician can't do better than him , "Didn't the elves cause such terrible losses by beating the defenders of the port city of Arius by surprise?"

The plague lord Yinchen Samuel also had an expression of approval on his face, "Yes, Your Majesty Darija, do you mean that the troops stationed in the port city of Arius suffered heavy losses this time not because of some A mistake in the plan, or the negligence of the army commander?"

"Being caught off guard and being negligent may also be the reason for this, but the more reason should be that the enemy's strength exceeded expectations. Otherwise, the commander of this army, the abyssal demon lord Gandolf, would never die in battle. He He is one of the most powerful lords under my command, and his strength has reached the quasi-legendary level. If you want to escape, even if I do it myself, it will take a lot of effort to kill him." Burning Dragon King finished speaking , turned his head and said, "General Yerudir, tell your majesties the two lords, what exactly did you see when you returned to aid Arius!"

The evil god of the abyss, Yerudir, has been standing in a corner full of shadows since just now, trying to shrink his burly body as much as possible, but it is obviously not easy.The Abyss Cthulhu family is known for their burly stature among many demons, and Yerudir is one of the best. His body is more than five meters high, with four strong and powerful arms and terrifying strength commensurate with it. In addition to being relatively slow and weak in talent magic, his strength can completely compete with ordinary legendary powerhouses, and his personal strength is still higher than that of the abyssal demon lord Gandalf.

However, among the top floors of the lighthouse, this evil god is the weakest one.Burning Dragon King Darija can overwhelm the Moon Whispering Forest by himself, and his strength is far superior to ordinary legendary powerhouses. The other two abyss lords are also experienced legendary powerhouses. Fighting alone may be worse than Burning Dragon King , but it can definitely beat the Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus.

"Your Majesty Dariga, Your Majesty Shakros, and Your Majesty Yinchen Samael..." Yerudir bowed deeply respectfully, his huge head almost touching the ground, "At that time we received a message from Iron Rock City. The message for help said that a group of elven sharpshooters with a small number of people but very good archery skills were found nearby, harassing our garrison in Iron Rock City day and night, causing quite serious losses. Because among the garrison in Iron Rock City There were only two squads of Winged Demon scouts, and they were taken care of by those elf sharpshooters at the beginning, but none of them survived, so we asked us to send the Winged Demons troops to support them, and get those bean sprouts out of their hiding places. dig it out……"

"A simple strategy has mobilized you who are also simple-minded." The deceitful lord commented unceremoniously, "The next thing is nothing more than that you received a message halfway to help, but it is a step late, don't say these, just say What did you see on the battlefield?"

"Then...then I saw more than a dozen green dragons, hundreds of elven silver Pegasus knights, dozens of heavy knights riding a mount that was a combination of an eagle and a lion, and one who could rely on It was he who rushed into the heavily guarded headquarters and chopped off Lord Gandalf's head, which caused the demon army stationed in the port city of Arius to fall into complete chaos."

After listening to the narration of the evil god of the abyss, Yerudir, the three abyss lords were all silent, and the top floor of the entire lighthouse was silent, and only the sound of the howling wind could be heard in the ears.

The silence lasted for a full minute before it was broken by the heavy voice of the plague lord Yinchen Samael. "Have humans and elves joined forces? This is a terrible result." He muttered bitterly, "Your Majesty Shakross, you were the one who made the plan to infiltrate the elves' court, Grand Monarch If you are held accountable for this, you should not pass the responsibility on to me."

"No matter how good the plan is, the executor must have enough ability to succeed." The deceitful lord Shakros refuted sharply, and the smile on his face became a little colder, although it soon became as gentle as the sun, but The ferocity revealed at that moment definitely matched his identity as a demon lord. "The drugs and spells responsible for controlling those elves were all provided by you. Your Majesty Yinchen Samael, you told me that there was no possibility of it being broken. As a result, the magic spell was broken, and you gave me the most The powerful two possessed demon souls were backlashed and wiped out."

The plague lord was about to continue arguing, but the treacherous lord suddenly stopped, and apologized to him with a wry smile, "I'm very sorry, brother Yinchen Samael, I was too impatient just now. I'll deal with the failure of the plan to infiltrate the elves' court." Assuming full responsibility, the most important thing now is how to solve the problems arising from the failure of the plan, as long as we can successfully capture the Moon Whispering Forest, the Great Monarch will not pursue any accidents that occurred during the process."

The plague lord Yinchen Samael nodded, accepting the apology.

"If we only talk about the battle here in the capital of Arius, we did suffer a loss and lost some troops." The treacherous lord Shackles continued to say lightly, "But this is a war, a war that makes us demons The war to get out of the abyss and rule the world, so it is far from the time to admit defeat. In my opinion. This is an opportunity for us to launch an attack. After those elves have won a big victory here, they must celebrate wildly. They never thought of us There will be a counterattack immediately."

Burning Dragon King Darija showed a surprised expression on his face, "Immediately counterattack? Where can we gather enough troops? That's right, if we only consider the numbers, there are still [-] to [-] troops here." , but they have just suffered a disastrous defeat, their morale has dropped to the bottom, and they have to rest for a period of time before they can recover their combat effectiveness. If we force such troops to go to the battlefield, I am afraid that they will collapse quickly as soon as they fight. The elves have sent the results of the battle."

"I'm still the proposal just now, use the dark alchemy ritual to trigger my original power, and teach those elves a profound lesson in the way of poisonous meteor shower, let them know that the fate of angering the great plague lord is only a dead end! "Plague Lord Yinchen Samael said viciously, his eyes full of sinister and ferocious taste.

"Poisonous meteor shower... so you are talking about the notorious dark alchemy ceremony?" Dalijia, the dragon king of burning, deliberately made an exaggerated expression of admiration, "When Yin Chen comes, this magic is really powerful, even It can turn a small kingdom into a dead place within a few days..." Seeing the smug expression of the plague lord, Darija's tone suddenly turned strangely cold, "It's a pity that no matter how powerful it is, it can't cover it up." Stop your stupidity, Your Majesty Yinchen Samuel, why do we want to fight the elves of Moonwhisper Forest? Is it to teach those arrogant bean sprouts a lesson?"

Yinchen Samael raised his eyes in confusion, "Your Majesty Dariga, all we want is victory, and then firmly occupy the Moon Whispering Forest, using it as a bridgehead to conquer the world."

"Then I really underestimated you, Your Majesty Yinchen Samael, so you still know what our purpose is." Burning Dragon King said in a mocking tone, "Your original power can end life, and the earth is corrupt. , created a large piece of paradise for the undead in the Moon Whisper Forest. Those who sue the dead should really award you a medal for helping others, to praise your capture for them."

The Plague Lord's eyes suddenly lit up with anger, but he couldn't find anything to refute.The statement of the Burning Dragon King is absolutely correct. The ritual magic of Yin Chen's descent creates a barren land, and even demons can hardly survive in such a land for a long time.If he was really allowed to use this magic, Moonwhisper Forest would definitely change from a kingdom of elves to a paradise for the undead, but it had nothing to do with demons.

"More importantly, Brother Yinchen Samael, the great monarch's plan is not just to fight for a more suitable living space for the clansmen, but the power of faith is what we need more, and this power is among the demon clans. There are too few that can be obtained, because... the abyss is below, and the beliefs of these demons are too impious." The treacherous lord Shakross rolled his eyes, and then continued to explain in a calm tone, "So give those elves a moderate amount of money." It is very necessary to learn the lesson. It is not in our ultimate interest to completely exterminate them. If we can make tens of thousands of elves in Moonwhisper Forest submit to us, the power of faith we can get is enough to condense the lowest level of godhood. "

"Concentrating the godhood..." The plague lord Yin Chen Samuel muttered in a low voice, "It's not so easy to confer the gods...even if it's a great monarch, it may not be..."

"That's not something we need to consider. The most important thing now is to solve the problem of how to launch a counterattack as soon as possible." The treacherous lord waved his hand, then showed a secretive expression on his face, and said in a low voice, "I have a solution to the morale problem." The way, but I need your help to jointly cast a magic called spiritual storm..."

"Spiritual storm? Deceitful Lord Shakros!" The Burning Dragon King Darija suddenly stepped forward, staring at the Deceitful Lord with piercing eyes, and his tone was as severe as the cold wind howling from the ice rock on his back. "Are you going to use a mental storm to destroy the minds of all the troops stationed in the port of Arius, and then turn them into walking dead who only obey your orders?"

(End of this chapter)