Heart of the Castle

Chapter 625 The Movement of the Demon Army and Li Wei's Conjecture

The Marquis of Osiris nodded heavily, and then sat back in his seat. His face was a little pale, and his hands subconsciously grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist tightly, with such force that even the back of his white hands showed blue Muscles come.

No one knows the strength of the orc king Kalmos' bloody roar better than the sky knight. When they were in the port city of Arius, the two fought side by side to wipe out the abyssal demon lord Gandalf and his personal guards.At that time, Kalmos single-handedly organized three powerful abyss refiners and dozens of horned demon warlords, and the total time spent did not exceed 2 minutes.

Although the Beast King did not participate in the battle between Marquis Osiris and Lord Gandalf in the end, the Sky Knight knew very well that if Lord Gandalf's attention had not been drawn by the eyeing Karmos, he would not have So easy to cut off the head of the abyss alchemy lord.

After all, the strength of Lord Gandalf has reached the quasi-legendary level, and the vitality of the abyss demon cultivators is very strong. Although Marquis Osiris is sure of victory, defeating him and killing him on the spot are two concepts. The difficulty is completely different.

Being able to easily defeat Kalmos Bloody Roar within half a minute, I am afraid that no one present can do it. Including the Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus and Sir Rodriguez, they can only suppress him to the disadvantage at best , It will take more than ten minutes to completely defeat.If it was a legendary powerhouse at the level of BlazBlue Astana, he might still be defeated by the wild and sturdy onslaught of the orc king like a raging wave.

"It seems at least certain that there are two legendary powerhouses in the demon army." The old druid Master Odessa said, his face was once again full of traces of worry. "Everyone, although the magic barrier of the Evergreen Tower has lost most of its effect due to the destruction of the center of the Tower of the Sun, after all, there are still two centers that are safe and sound, and at least they can exert [-] to [-]% of their effectiveness. We might as well..."

A rebuke full of dissatisfaction interrupted his words, "A coward's choice!" The new head of the Silver Pegasus Knights shouted, "Master Odessa, if we back down now, it will be tantamount to showing weakness to those damned demons!"

"And abandoning the outpost of Moonlight Glade means that the flames of war will spread to the Moonwhisper Forest, so what's the point of us taking the risk of raiding the port city of Arius?" Uniken Fitzgerald also expressed his disapproval, "not to mention now The morale of the troops is high, and it would be a pity to give up that advantage."

"The high morale can't make up for the gap in strength between us and the demons." Green Leaf Singer obviously agreed with the evacuation position, shaking his head, and said in a low and tired voice, "Just burn His Majesty the Dragon King Darija , will have to mobilize all the high-level forces of the Moon Whispering Forest and the human coalition forces to besiege them, and then they can force them to retreat. If you add two legendary powerhouses of the same level..." His voice became deeper and deeper, and finally almost became Mumbling. "...We have no chance of winning, not at all..."

A dead silence then enveloped the room. The sweetness brought by the joy of victory just now has not lingered on the tip of the tongue for long, but now everyone can only feel bitterness in their mouths, and only the low sobs of the Mercy Singer and the Beast King Kalmos' heavy breathing.Until Li Wei stood up, his voice cut through the dead silence like a waving steel sword.

"It's not that we have no chance of winning. The key lies in the choice of the battlefield. Although the Moonlight Glade outpost is safe to defend, it has a big advantage over the Evergreen Tower." Levi looked at the broken wooden The map, simply swept it off the table, and then asked Sir Rodriguez to take out the light curtain map from the crystal ball.

"The demon army besieged the Moon Whisper Forest in three ways. Obviously there are important reasons for this. The strength of the Moon Whisper Forest Elf Kingdom cannot be underestimated. It has two legendary giant dragons and seven or eight quasi-legendary powerhouses, as well as the No. Yi's sharpshooter unit, together with the Silver Pegasus Knights and War Dancer team, has a comprehensive strength that surpasses any of the demon troops. If we attack with all our strength, we can take advantage of the terrain advantages of the Moon Whisper Forest. All the demon troops along the way are completely wiped out."

"But if we do that, our losses will be great." Master Junichenfeiseld stubbornly shook his head and objected, "And if the number of attacking troops is insufficient, we will not be able to win quickly; if the attacking troops do their best, the remaining The strength is too weak, unable to defend the Evergreen Tower under the attack of the other two demon forces. So..." Master War Dancer paused, as if thinking about how to say so as not to offend Levi Stone important ally.

"...so it won't work." Li Wei finished the sentence for him bluntly, and then pointed to the encirclement situation of the three demon armies on the light curtain map, "but the demon side will give up the more secure frontal breakthrough offensive and choose There is a certain dangerous three-way encirclement, is there no other reason for this?"

Master War Dancer's face tightened, and there was a hint of thought in his eyes.The Green Leaf Chanter nodded to him and took over the topic, then frowned and replied, "The reason... of course, according to the ancient records in the Natural Magic Guild, the abyssal demons have never been a race known for their unity. There are often bloody attacks and cannibalism among the abyss planes, major demon lords and even various demon teams."

"Maybe there will be friction between the demon lords, but I'm afraid that will be after the capture of the Moonwhispering Forest." Sir Rodriguez said in a cold voice, "Although the demon army is lax in discipline, its fighting power should not be underestimated. And they can at least maintain a semblance of peace while sharing a common goal."

"But it is recorded in the classics that..."

"Compared to those ancient books, I would rather believe the facts I see with my eyes." Marquis Osiris suddenly stood up, interrupting the Green Leaf Chanter's argument, his face was as heavy as the cloudy sky, "Speaking of the battle with the demon army Combat experience, I have more right to speak than everyone here. The commanders of the demon army are not stupid, their combat experience is far richer than ours, this three-sided attack does make me feel a little problematic, each other deliberately keeps With such a large distance, it is difficult to even support each other, which is completely unreasonable."

"The Marquis of Osiris is right. This is not in line with common sense. Although we have not been able to determine the reason, since the demon army wants to encircle the three-way, we have to force them to choose a frontal attack." Li Wei took a deep breath, The voice became passionate, and then he made a gesture towards the map of the light curtain, and the terrain near the outpost of Moonglade was immediately enlarged until every stream, every forest path, every tree and rock was fully visible .

"The position of the outpost of Moonlight Glade protrudes in front of the entire Moon Whisper Forest. The geographical location is very important. As long as we can hold this place, the most threatening middle road of the demon army will not be able to advance, and the left and right troops are relatively small, and there will be no more troops. The fire magic of the burner team opened the way, and if they wanted to attack the Evergreen Tower through the long forest, it would take dozens of times more time than usual, even if there were no elven sharpshooters harassing them. His eyes slowly swept across the people around the table, and then he made a conclusion in a very positive tone, "So, if the demon army wants to threaten the Evergreen Tower, they must first take down the Moonglade outpost."

The old Druid Master Odessa shook his head lightly. He looked younger than the Elf Elder who died in the Tower of the Sun, but traces of gray had climbed onto his originally golden hair and the corners of his eyes. And the lips also show the traces of the passage of time. "If we do this, we will face three legendary demon lords at the outpost of Moonlight Glade. There is no help from the ancient magic array of the Evergreen Tower here. No matter how we look at it, we have no chance of winning with our current strength."

"If the battlefield is placed in the Evergreen Tower, will there be a chance of winning?" Li Wei asked fiercely, "The magic array of the Evergreen Tower is indeed powerful, but one of the three hubs is missing. It is not bad to be able to exert one-fifth of the power, and the energy consumed will be several times more. And without the Tower of the Sun, the magic array itself has a fatal flaw. If the demons do not attack the Evergreen first How about attacking the Silver Moon Tower of the Natural Magic Guild, or the Star Tower of the Goddess of Life Temple?"

Li Wei's rhetorical question made Master Odessa look even more sad, almost dripping with bitterness. He muttered a few words with unclear meanings, but in the end he sat down without saying anything.

"Since there is no chance of winning even with the magic array defense of the Evergreen Tower, then what's the point of us continuing to work hard?" Serrandis said to Li Wei in a questioning tone, "Your Excellency the Regent of the Human Kingdom, do you think Is the situation in the Moon Whispering Forest irretrievable?"

"We have been working hard to strengthen the fortifications of the outpost of Moonlight Grove during this time, but it is still far from the evergreen tower that the royal court has operated for thousands of years." Uniken, who is the commander of the outpost of Moonlight Grove Martial art master Fizeld frankly admitted, "Besides, it was originally built as an outpost camp that could be abandoned at any time, so it couldn't accommodate a large number of defenders. The current nearly four thousand troops have reached the limit of the camp's capacity. Even if we continue to reinforce the manpower, we will not be able to enter the camp.”

"The Evergreen Tower is different. The fortifications there are very complete, and the terrain is more suitable than here. In the Evergreen Tower, we can exert nearly twice the combat power of Moonglade." Seran Diss stroked the hilt of the mithril scimitar on his waist, and added in an arrogant tone.

"The elf army is indeed suitable for fighting in the forest terrain, but the demon side can also exert its full combat power in the Evergreen Tower, because the space there is too large, enough for the three demon lords to attack separately, and they are not in harmony with each other. There will be any interference." Li Wei said loudly sternly, his face was expressionless, like a portrait carved in stone, only his eyes were shining.

"The demon lords will interfere with each other when they attack? Your Excellency Levi, I'm afraid this is just your guess?" The green leaf chanter Simon Golden Tongue showed a suspicious expression, "If you just give up the magic array of the Evergreen Tower and With the advantage brought by solid fortifications, our odds of winning may be even higher..."

"No, I think Master Li Wei's conjecture is very reasonable." The emerald dragon king Zhanqing Augustus who had been silent all along said suddenly, his voice was not high, but the meaning in the words made everyone show surprised expressions.

The Green Leaf Singer was even more surprised and couldn't close his mouth. The expression on his face seemed to be hard to believe what he had just heard, "Your Majesty Augustus, do you mean that the three demon lords can't attack at the same time?"

"Not here, but it's hard to say in the Evergreen Tower." Zhanqing Augustus replied seriously, "There is a big gap between the legendary powerhouses, and they have also reached the legendary realm. Riga's power is enough to suppress me from joining forces with Blazblaz Astana, but this does not mean that he has much more power than me and Astana combined. Because after reaching the legendary realm, how much power does he have? Power is no longer so important, and what is more important is the perception and manipulation of the original power. In this regard, His Majesty Darija's level is far superior to mine, let alone Ah who has just stepped into the threshold of legend for only a few decades. Stena."

The voice of the Emerald Dragon King paused, waiting for everyone to understand what he said, and then continued to explain, "Even the weakest legendary powerhouse claims to be able to defeat thousands of troops. This is due to the effect of the domain—that is, the origin The most common form of displaying power, my field is the Emerald Dream, which can strengthen the life recovery ability of creatures in the natural camp in the forest area, and can also be transformed into a nightmare killer that contains countless highly poisonous plant spores. The strength of a quasi-legendary, that is, the peak of Dou Qi Tianhua or the magical protection of the body at the level of a great magister, simply cannot last for too long in my domain."

"Then the area where the Dragon King was burned must be related to the sea of ​​flames." Marquis Osiris guessed.

"That's right, the domain of His Majesty the Burning Dragon King Darija is actually not strange, it's just the most basic flame domain. Almost all adult fire diamond dragons will comprehend this domain, but His Majesty Darija's mastery of the original power The level is the most powerful among the five high-level dragon kings, even stronger than His Majesty the Golden Dragon King Lagrange, so it makes the ordinary flame field almost invincible." The Emerald Dragon King said with a sigh.

"Your Majesty Augustus, you said that your domain is the Emerald Dream, but why didn't we see you show it when we fought against the Burning Dragon King in the battle dance arena?" The tone of the chanting of mercy was very gentle, but Augustus showed a somewhat embarrassed look, "My domain... well, the Emerald Dream has been restrained to death by the flame domain of the Burning Dragon King, and it can only consume a lot of my original power, which is not good for the battle situation at all. to what effect."

"So you and the Emerald Dragon Queen teamed up, and you could only barely contain the Fen Mie Dragon King, because the power of the domain was severely restrained." Marquis Osiris said suddenly.

Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus's expression became more embarrassing, but fortunately, he admitted that it was not too difficult for him to compare with Burning Dragon King. , In fact, there is not much difference in the strength of the quasi-legendary powerhouse, if you can't use the Emerald Dream... Marquis Osiris, I may not be able to gain the upper hand in front of your two wrath of nature." He nodded to the sky knight To pay tribute, let the latter hurriedly knock on his chest in return.

"Not all domain forces restrain each other, some will overlap each other, greatly strengthening the power, and some will cancel each other out, neither of which can be used. We have no way of guessing what domain power the treacherous Lord Shakros possesses, After all, no one among us has ever really fought against him. However, the domain power of the plague lord Yinchen Samael should be greatly affected by the burning dragon king Darija, because his original power is based on toxins, plagues, etc. Or both, both of which are severely suppressed by the Flame Domain." The emerald dragon king Zhanqing Augustu finished his words in one breath, making everyone look thoughtful.

Everyone, even Kalmos' Bloody Roar is no exception.

Although the Beast King didn't have a very bright mind, at least he knew very well that if he said something stupid when everyone was thinking seriously, he would be labeled with an ugly nickname for the rest of his life.Of course, the stick orc couldn't be so stupid, so he followed the example of the high elf beside him, showing a deeper expression of thinking, his frown was like a deep valley.

Usually smart monkeys do the same when they encounter this situation.

"That is to say, if the demon lords want to attack the Moonlight Glade at the same time, they will not be able to use the domain power of all the legendary powerhouses." When the Green Leaf Chanter spoke again, his tone became a little lighter, and his face was self-conscious. Start smiling for the first time.

The Emerald Dragon King nodded in agreement, "The camp at the outpost of Moonlight Grove does not occupy a large area. If two or more legendary powerhouses want to attack at the same time, their areas should overlap and conflict with each other. His Excellency Li Wei's guess is based on For this reason, I think that this possibility is very high, and it also explains why the demon army has to split up and encircle the Moon Whispering Forest in three ways, because their highest-end power—the three demon lords cannot attack at the same time!"

For the first time, Li Wei felt that the emerald dragon king Zhanqing Augustus was looking at him with even respectful eyes, which made the young griffin lord feel a little uncomfortable.

"Now let us all vote on His Excellency Leviston's proposal." Martial arts master Unicenfizerd suggested at the right time, "I agree to stick to Moonglade."

"I agree too." The Green Leaf Singer stood up.

"I agree." The Emerald Dragon King said briefly.

"And me." "Me too." "I have always supported Lord Li Wei!"

Everyone at the table agreed, only the new leader of the Silver Pegasus Knights, Serendis, sat quietly in his seat, looking a bit worried.However, he finally stood up and announced in a stiff tone, "I don't agree with staying here. The Evergreen Tower is a better battlefield...but I will defend your decision with my life!"

(End of this chapter)