Heart of the Castle

Chapter 624 Feasting on the Moonlight, Surprised by the Enemy's Situation

The triumphant troops received a hero's welcome in Moonglade.The elf warriors held up their blood-stained scimitars and short swords to show off their achievements, or hugged each other with tears in their eyes. Everyone's faces were filled with joy and proud smiles. At this moment, the gap between them was bridged by the glorious achievements they created together. Now they all have a common identity, that is, the elf warrior who swore to defend the Moonwhispering Forest.

Afterwards, the elves held a grand banquet to celebrate. The Mercy Singer and the Green Leaf Singer all came to participate on Pegasus. Serrandis, the new head of the Horse Knights, brought her awards and blessings.

The atmosphere of the banquet was very warm, everyone toasted and celebrated together, laughed loudly, and an endless stream of traditional elf "food" was delivered to the table, decorating it beautifully, and of course a lot of it was removed intact.Fortunately, the elves have learned more or less about the eating habits of their human allies, and tentatively made some delicious food that is also strong in elf style, but tastes good.Levy favors pepper sausages with sweet corn and grilled quail brushed with honey, while the big crow on his shoulder is always buried in oat bread mixed with a lot of chopped dates, oranges and avocados .

The climax of the banquet was the singing competition that the elves were good at. Several silver Pegasus knights played the lute, and sang poems praising the elf kings and heroes of the Moonwhispering Forest with their high-pitched and melodious voices like nightingales.Even if judged by the harshest ears, their lute playing skills are impeccable, and their singing voices are also very beautiful, but the audience is obviously not satisfied with it. shouts.

"Green Leaf Singer Simon Golden Tongue, we want to hear your new song!"

"Come on, to congratulate this great victory!"

The Green Leaf Singer with a silver harp in his hand stood up from his seat with a smile, and walked slowly towards the middle of the banquet hall. sound and applause.

"Today, I only bring you a poem—Soldiers descended from the sky to kill demons!" The green leaf chanter plucked a joyful note on the strings with his fingers, "To all the soldiers who participated in the raid , Dedicated to the wise leader, His Excellency Prince Regent, Leviston, and the hero who killed the abyssal demon lord Gandalf with his own hands, our brave Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Lothien!"

The cheers erupted like stormy waves hitting the shore, and many elves stood up from their seats, cheering until their faces flushed, clapping until their hands were red and swollen.

"Li Weiston, Moonwhisper Forest's forever friend!"

"Long live Crown Prince Lothien! Long live Crown Prince Lothien!"

The Green Leaf Singer smiled and waited for the cheers to subside, and then began to sing loudly. His poem has a beautiful tune, gorgeous rhetoric, and is as long as many elves expect. The horror of the demon army led by the Burning Dragon King, the internal turmoil and divisions among the elves before the war, the betrayal of the Sun Chanter and the Great Elder, and the glorious victory of the final raid on the port city of Arius.Especially in the last climax of the poem—that is, the part where Marquis Osiris kills Lord Gandalf, the commander of the demon army, after the meticulous interpretation of the green leaf chanter, it makes people feel like they are on the scene, as if the terrifying demon The roar sounded in the ears, and the stench of sulfurous poisonous fire could be smelled in the nose.

When the poem finally sings, "A young elf crown prince with hair the color of the sun, waving a radiant sword light towards evil, like the dawn sun tearing the haze of the night, evil is defeated, and justice finally triumphs." At the time, the cheers rose again, and the waves were higher than the waves like a rising tide.

"Evil is defeated, and justice prevails" a voice began to repeat this verse over and over again, and soon all the young elves present joined in the chorus.Even the old druid Master Odessa, who had always been sad after hearing the news of the demon's attack, was all smiles. Sitting next to him were the Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus and the Emerald Dragon Empress BlazBlue Astana. Clink glasses frequently.

The victory of the port capital Arius seems to have dispelled most of the haze of war hanging over the Moon Whispering Forest, and not only the elves think so, even many people in the Kingdom Mission have the same idea.Li Weiston's face was also filled with a smile from the heart at first, and he sipped the fine wine in his glass from time to time, but shortly after the singing of the Green Leaf Singer, the gloomy Sir Rodriguez got up and walked to his Beside him, and whispered in his ear.

"Master Li Wei, Mr. Dish has just sent news that the situation is more serious than we expected. The legendary strongman commanding this demon army not only burned the dragon king Darija, but also the deceitful lord Shaq The two demon lords of Rose and the plague lord Yinchen Samael. Therefore, although the success of this raid dealt a heavy blow to the demon army, it did not establish the victory."

Li Wei's heart suddenly churned, and the originally mellow and sweet wine in his mouth became sour and hard to swallow. "There are three legendary powerhouses?" He put down the wine glass heavily, frowned, and lowered his voice. "The legendary powerhouse doesn't look up to the salted fish in the starry sky, how could there be so many? Sir Rodriguez, is it possible that the abyssal demon is lying?"

"Impossible, Master Levi." Sir Rodriguez shook his head lightly, and replied with a tone as heavy as lead, "Castle Heart has already assimilated the surrendered abyss demon, so what he said The veracity of the intelligence is completely trustworthy."

Li Wei couldn't remember whether the hand holding the wine glass was too strong, but the cracking sound and the cold feeling in his hand reminded him.The young griffin lord put the shattered rose crystal cup in the hand of the stunned elf waiter beside him, and stood up abruptly.

"I really don't want to spoil everyone's fun, but things have a bad omen. I suggest that the happy banquet come to an end now, and we can drink to our heart's content after we completely drive those demons back to the abyss hell." Li Weiston raised his voice Speak, so that everyone in the noisy banquet hall can hear your words.

The noise then disappeared as if cut off by an invisible sharp knife. The elves, who were talking about brilliant victories and brilliant achievements, looked at each other, and even cast a slightly dissatisfied look at Li Wei.But the Griffon Lord didn't care about these things at all, "His Majesty Zhanqing Augustus, Marquis Osiris, Master of Martial Arts Uniconfisseld, Captain Serendis, and Kalmos Bloody Roaring Wakao "He called out several names in a row, "I suggest that we hold a meeting immediately to study how to deal with the imminent violent attack of the demon army."

For Li Wei's proposal, many elves thought he was posturing.The demon army stationed in the port city of Arius accounted for more than two-thirds of the total number of that army. At least [-] demons were eliminated in this victory. Morale needs to be boosted, and the disrupted organizational system also needs to be reorganized. Without more than a week, it is impossible to form effective combat effectiveness.

Serrandis, the new leader of the Silver Pegasus Knights, was obviously one of them. He tidied up his exquisite silver-plated carved armor throat guard, and responded with a disapproving expression on his handsome face, "Regent Levi Ston Your Excellency, you don’t need to be so sensational. I have heard the whole story from my subordinates who participated in the Battle of Portuarius. The victory achieved under your command was quite brilliant. Those demons will be busy for at least a week It may take ten days to barely recover some combat power, so..."

Fortunately, the Marquis of Osiris had no similar thoughts at all. Before Serrandis finished speaking, the Sky Knight stood up from his seat and interrupted unceremoniously, "Master Serrandis, the last one It was your predecessor Sama Fenglanqi who accused Lord Li Wei in such a tone, and I don't want to see the leader of the Silver Pegasus Knights change too frequently."

This sentence is obviously threatening. If it is the arrogant Sama, he will definitely be furious, but the new head of the Silver Pegasus Knights is much gentler and wiser than his predecessor. The Marquis of Osiris As soon as the words fell, he bowed to Li Wei with an apologetic face.

"I'm really sorry, Your Excellency the Regent of the Human Kingdom, I didn't express clearly just now. I don't have any objection to your actions, but I just don't understand." Showing it in his face and tone, he glanced at the others in the banquet hall, and then continued, "Didn't we just win a brilliant victory in Portuarius? Didn't we already Has the crisis of demon invasion been temporarily lifted? But from your tone, why does it seem like you have lost the battle?"

"We have indeed won a battle. That's right. The Incinerator team, which is the main target of the attack, has collapsed, and there should not be even one-tenth of the number that can survive." Li Wei said calmly, " But this does not mean the end of the war, but just the beginning. Our victory in the port city of Arius has added a weight to the balance that was already heavily tilted towards the demons, and now their advantage has become less It's obvious, but it's still far from the goal of driving the demons back to the abyss."

"According to the information obtained from the demon who surrendered..." Sir Rodriguez said, but just as he started, Li Wei gestured for a pause.The Griffon Lord faced everyone with a heavy face, and his tone was decisive, "This is not an ideal place to discuss military secrets, Mr. Unikenfizerd, is there a more suitable place in the Moonglade outpost?" ?”

"Then please come to my command post," replied Unikenfiseld.

The room of the Martial Arts Master Unicon Fitzgerald has an overly simple taste similar to that of an ascetic monk. There is a long table with a wooden map in the middle, and four or five rough strips that have not been removed from the bark on both sides. Other than that, there was only a bed covered with dried fern grass, and two war dancer daggers hanging above the bed, with a few crystals as black as night inlaid on the hilts.

Li Wei didn't care about his emotions, he went straight to the side of the long table, and motioned for everyone to sit down.The Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus is obviously the most respected, but after experiencing so many blows and setbacks, His Majesty the Dragon King has learned to be humble and insists on not sitting on the throne.

After a brief dispute, the military meeting started with the main seat vacant. Because of the urgency of the situation, Li Wei skipped the initial greetings and spoke directly.

"Everyone, first of all, we should thank His Majesty the Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus. He defeated and subdued an abyss demon in the battle of the port city of Arius. From the mouth of this demon, we got a lot of important information. , the most critical of which is the true strength of the demon army."

"The real strength of the demon army?" Green Leaf Singer frowned slightly and said, "Could it be that the port city of Arius is not the main force of the demon army, but Iron Rock City?"

"No, there is the main force of the demons there. The demon troops in Iron Rock City are also very elite, but they are small in number, with more than enough defense and insufficient offense. Besides, it is too far away from the Moon Whispering Forest, and the road is not suitable for large armies to fight. As long as the demons The commander of the army still has a bit of brains, so he wouldn't use Iron Rock City as the main assembly point." Li Wei shook his head and explained.

"Sir Grace sent the big crow scouts to send back the news yesterday. They mobilized the demon army stationed in Iron Rock City to run around the mountain. Out of ten, half of them have been lost. If it weren't for the silver alloy armor-piercing arrows and The reserves of the explosive flame arrows are exhausted, maybe by virtue of guerrilla hunting, this sharpshooter unit can completely wipe out the demon defenders there." Sir Rodriguez added in an appreciative tone.

"Our elven sharpshooter unit is famous on the mainland, and it's not unusual to be able to create such a battle result." Serendis said proudly.

"Without the silver alloy armor-piercing arrows and bursting flame arrows provided by His Excellency Leviston, our sharpshooter troops would have no way to face the high walls of Iron Rock City, and they would be able to harass the enemies there for a night or two. It’s already amazing if you don’t feel it well.” Martial art master Junicen Feseld sneered, and then a look of anxiety appeared in his black eyes.

"Your Excellency Leviston, please share that important information with us."

"This is the main reason why I proposed to hold this military meeting." Li Wei nodded, and then Sir Rodriguez, who was sitting beside him, suddenly stood up and announced in a heavy tone, "According to the abyss refining demon According to the information given, there are three real commanders in the demon army, namely, the burning lord Darija, the plague lord Inchen Samael, and the treacherous lord Shakros. These three demon lords are all very powerful legends. The two quasi-legends, the abyssal demon lord Gandalf and the abyssal evil god Yerudir, are just subordinates of the burning lord Dariga, and are not included in it."

Surprised voices ripped through the air in the room like a storm. Almost everyone stood up abruptly and asked Levi and Sir Rodriguez loudly. The voices of more than a dozen throats mixed together and formed a listening stream. Sounds like meaningless noise.

"Be quiet!" Marquis Osiris slapped the wrath of nature on the table together with the scabbard, making a loud noise that shocked the audience. meandering through the position.

"Sir Rodriguez, are you sure that this information is true?" His emerald eyes gleamed with golden light, which is the characteristic of the high elf royal family with the blood of the ancient dragon king, but it makes him look like sitting The Emerald Dragon King Augustus on the opposite side is quite similar. "As far as I know, there are only seven legendary powerhouses in the Abyss Hell, each of whom is in charge of multiple abyss planes, and their strength is unfathomable. We have indeed exchanged with the burning lord Dariga Let's fight, and work together to force it back, but the other two..."

Worry choked the elf knight's throat like a stone, he couldn't speak, and could only shake his head sadly.

"The orc once had a fight with that guy named Yinchen Samuel. That guy looked like he was leaning on the street with a hunched back, so I gave him a hard lesson with this big axe. He's running around, don't jump." The orc king Calmosby said gesticulating, and the spit from his mouth made the two elves sitting beside him move away calmly.

"Lord Carmos, in short, you were defeated by the Plague Lord. If Lord Levi hadn't extended a helping hand in time, I'm afraid your tombstone should be carved by now." Sir Rodriguez suddenly interrupted in a joking tone Say.

"Mouth, how is that possible? It's definitely not enough to want to save the life of a strong man like me!" Kalmos choked, and then stared at his eyes as huge as copper bells. , answered viciously.

"Lord Kalmos, the outcome at that time is irrelevant now." Marquis Osiris cleared his throat and said, "What I want to know is how long did you last in one-on-one fight with that Plague Lord?" ?”

"The stick orc and that guy who rushed to the street fought fiercely for [-] hours!" Karmos gritted his teeth and responded with a low growl, but the taste of anger in his voice was far from enough.

"Thirty hachi?" Marquis Osiris repeated in a daze. "Aylala, how long was that?"

Kalmos closed his mouth tightly in a bloody growl, as if unwilling to answer Marquis Osiris' question, but Sir Rodriguez shrugged and replied instead of him, "That's the sound of heavy breathing, and it's what orcs like to use One of the time measurement units, but the scales are very different from each other-it can't exceed 30 seconds at most."

(End of this chapter)