Heart of the Castle

Chapter 715 Fierce battle at an altitude of one thousand meters
Captain Yorn gave an order, and the three double-mounted large alchemy ballistas on the bow of the Rimang fired immediately. Countless light spots emerged from around the giant crossbow that was as thick as an arm, and then gathered on the intricately etched surface of the crossbow. On the magic pattern.In the next instant, three crossbow bolts shot out like the dazzling sun rays at noon, cutting through the twilight, cutting through the sky, and piercing straight into the formation of the Winged Demon Destroyer who was rushing thousands of meters away.

In less than a heartbeat interval, the three ballistas fired again, and three more scorching suns dazzled. The trajectory of the flight was almost the same as before, leaving six parallel pale scars in the void.It wasn't until after this round of blows that the people on the Rimang heard the loud whistling sound as the air was torn apart, and then six dazzling rays of light exploded hundreds of meters away almost in no particular order. More than 20 Winged Demon Annihilators were immediately blown to pieces, and the originally neat charge formation suddenly became chaotic.

"Good fight!" Captain Jorn's excited voice came from the brass horn, "The bow ballista is loaded with bolts, the No. 2 magic furnace is running at half speed, deflected at an angle of 45 degrees to the right, and the port ballista is ready attack!"

The roar of the magic furnace when it slowed down was like the muffled roar of a giant dragon. Cardinal St. Nemok felt the turbulence caused by the rapid deflection of the ship, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold the railing next to him to prevent himself from accidentally falling .But when he saw the demons in a mess trying to regroup, he couldn't help showing a relieved smile on his face.

The counterattack from the demon side came later. What appeared in the eyes of Cardinal St. Nemok at first were only hundreds of tiny fiery red spots, but as the distance approached, the spots quickly turned into fireballs the size of a human head. , with long black smoke and tail flames trailing behind it, and the whistling sound when flying was like a laugh from hell.

"Meteor fire shower?" Cardinal St. Nemok felt his heart tighten. The wide-area lethal magic that this abyssal demon is good at using is really notorious. Every time it appears, it is accompanied by a large number of casualties. has a place in the entire history of war.Cardinal St. Nemok instinctively wanted to raise the bishop's scepter in his hand and release a protective magic spell for himself. Fortunately, his will was strong enough, and then he came to his senses, lowered the scepter, and tried his best to make himself appear Zi Ruo, then raised his voice and opened his mouth, so that the sound of his prayers could spread to every corner of the Rimang.

"My lord Flandara, the golden face roams the land, please protect us from evil!"

The meteor fire shower is undoubtedly extremely powerful, but it is mainly used to deal with large troops on the ground, and is rarely used to deal with air targets.Because the damage range of this magic is very wide, and the flying speed is not too fast, whether it is a magician or an air knight, as long as they are calm enough to make a judgment, the gap between the fireballs is enough for them to dodge easily.

However, the Rimang with a total length of 150 meters cannot use the same method to evade. Almost none of the hundreds of fireballs in the meteor fire shower failed, like a series of thunderbolts exploding, and the white-hot flames suddenly exploded on this large alchemy ship. The surroundings of the flying boat exploded, and the waves of fire rose high, almost occupying the entire vision of everyone on board.

Although the magic shield blocked the direct attack of the meteor fire rain, it could not stop the attack of the high-heat air wave. The crew members who had stayed on the deck retreated one after another, and some even hid in the cabin to take charge of the operation. The shooter of the ballista couldn't help showing a wince expression.Only the Shining Mission headed by St. Nemok Cardinal and Triunisian still stayed in place with firm expressions. They sang the psalms praising the Lord of Shining loudly, and the prayers echoed on the deck of the Riman. Not even the roar of the fireball explosion could cover it up.

The demon's attack didn't stop there, another round of explosion exploded outside the magic shield, the hull of the Rimang seemed to be trembling in the earth-shattering explosion, and the oncoming heat wave burned everyone's faces. Although Cardinal St. Nemok firmly believed that the Sunburst's magic shield could completely stop the blow of the meteor fire rain, the sweat flowed down his cheeks like a stream.

"What is the starboard ballista doing? Counterattack, counterattack!" Captain Jon's hoarse shout came from the brass horn.

"No, Captain, the flames of the explosion are blocking the view!" The archer in charge of manipulating the alchemy ballista on the starboard side replied in a terrified voice, "We can't see where the enemy is! The ballista can't aim!"

"Don't wait to aim. Blind shooting is much better than being in a daze. Fight back!"

As soon as Captain Jon's words fell, the two alchemy ballistas on the starboard side fired successively. The first three bolts flew out with a shrill roar, and missed because they couldn't aim. After coming out, there was a painful roar, and the fire wave disappeared into nothingness.

"Hitted an abyssal balrog, well done!" Captain Yorn praised loudly, but before his voice fell, he became panicked, "No, it's the dark banner! Priests on board the ship, immediately use the magic of lighting to counter !"

As soon as the white-hot flame faded away, the icy darkness caused by the magic of the abyss silently shrouded the Sunray. The contrast was so great that even Cardinal St. Nemok was taken aback.Then on the Rimang there was the sound of priests on board chanting the magic of lighting, and clusters of platinum light rose from all directions. For a moment, it seemed that the darkness was shaking and dissipating. However, nearly a hundred Winged Demon Destroyers The dark banners cast together were not so easy to disperse. In addition, it was sunset again, and the platinum-gold light emitted by the magic of illumination was quickly suppressed, flickering like a candle that was about to go out.

"Praise my Lord Flandara!" Cardinal St. Nemok raised the scepter in his hand, his high-pitched and solemn voice seemed to shake the sky, "In the name of the golden sun, shine through the abyss! Shock the dark Eye!"

The seventh-ring magical spell Dawn Dawn performed by the cardinal himself is extremely powerful, just like a smaller sun rising from the deck of the Sunray. It melted as quickly as ice and snow, and the backlash damage even caused some of the weaker demons to scream miserably, lose their balance, and fall down in a whirl.

However, the devil's goal of delaying time has been achieved. As the main force to attack the Sunburst, more than a dozen abyss alchemists have used the opportunity of two rounds of meteor fire rain and dark banner magic to cover their sight, and flew to a distance less than 200 meters away from the Sunburst. m place.These powerful demon nobles are all more than four meters tall, and their whole bodies are wrapped in bronze armor etched with complex magic patterns. They either hold abyss beheading swords in both hands, or hold flaming whips and electric glow giant swords. The light of the dawn broke through the dark banner, and these demons immediately roared at the same time, and an indescribable ferocious momentum immediately forced people to come.

Although Cardinal St. Nemok had participated in many battles between the Glorious Temple and the Abyss Demon, it was the first time in his more than 40 years of life that he confronted the Abyss Demon at such a close distance.The half-ape, half-hyena head of the abyss refiner was too ferocious, and the sulfur breath from his mouth was so strong that it was choking, making the cardinal's body tense up uncontrollably.

"The No. 1 magic furnace is running at the lowest speed, and the No. 2 magic furnace is running at full speed!" Captain Jon's voice was extremely manic and excited because of excessive tension, "Turn left at full speed! The bow ballista fires rapidly! Let those damned abyss refine Taste the sword of Flandara!"

Following Captain Jorn's order, the two main magic furnaces on the Rimang roared at the same time, and then the whole ship turned sharply, and the turbulence was so violent that it was impossible to stand on the deck.Even though Cardinal St. Nemok used the scepter to support his body in time, he couldn't continue to maintain his balance. He staggered and fell to the right.

As the sword-wielding Grand Duke, Triunisian was the only person on the deck of the Rimang who had the strength to help the cardinal. His body glowed with a fighting spirit that was as bright as the scorching sun, and his feet seemed to be equipped with pulleys. Sliding close to the ground, his right hand supported Cardinal St. Nemok just before he fell.

"Lord Cardinal, be careful!"

"Ah, thank you, Brother Treuni." St. Nemok Cardinal took advantage of his body to stabilize his body, and exhaled lightly, "If you didn't help in time, I almost fell a big somersault."

"Fighting on a flying boat is not as good as on flat ground. My lord cardinal, I'm afraid you don't have experience in this field. In my opinion, you'd better go back to the cabin and rest." Triunicion simply nodded his head and said in his tone. muffled suggestion said.

Cardinal St. Nemok thought for a while, then nodded with a wry smile, "Well, I really think air combat is too easy, Brother Treuni, I leave this to you..."

The sharp whistling sound from the firing of the Alchemy Ballista suppressed the cardinal's next words. The two turned their heads and looked forward to the left at the same time. Mofei shot over.

If you're lucky, this blow is enough to make six abyss alchemists spill their blood into the sky. Although the thick bronze armor on their bodies is strong enough to resist the epee and giant axe in the knight's hands, it is impossible to stop the alchemist from the Rimang. Ballista shot at close range.However, today is obviously not a lucky day for the believers of the Lord of Glory. Just when those white lights were about to touch the bodies of the abyss demons, white-hot flames suddenly rose from their feet, and in the blink of an eye more than a dozen abyss demons turned into the same Number of blood red fireballs.

The white light shot past fiercely, but it only pierced through the phantom left after the fireball disappeared.Cardinal St. Nemok's eyes froze. Before he could figure out what was going on, Triunisian's roar sounded in his ears.

"Damn it, that's flame jumping! Prepare for hand-to-hand combat, the abyss demon is approaching..."

The warning came a little too late. In the next instant, there were screams and screams on the Rimang, and fireballs shot up almost everywhere as far as the eye could see. The crossbow, but the demons were not unable to break into the magic shield of the Rimang as they imagined, but suddenly appeared very close at hand.One of the crew members who reacted the quickest raised his crossbow and was about to shoot, but was hit hard on the head by the abyss alchemist next to him waving his arm. The whole person flew more than 20 meters and hit the bulkhead before stopping .This blow and impact made the poor crewman's eyes pop out, and the crossbow fell to his feet, and then he slumped and sat on the deck with weak legs.

Similar things happened simultaneously everywhere on Rimang, and many crew members were knocked down or fell unconscious one after another.There was also a small commotion in the direction of the captain's cabin. The exclamation in the brass horn stopped immediately, and then Captain Yonn's body fell from the sky like a rag bag, and there was a muffled sound when he fell on the deck. .

Cardinal St. Nemok let out a low cry. He originally thought that the captain had already been martyred, but then Captain Jon barely supported his body with his hands and sat up. Didn't suffer any damage.

"Damn it, how did these demons break through the Sunburst's magic shield?" Triunicion cursed, with a ferocious tone, as if white-hot lava spewed out from the tip of his tongue.There were clashes of swords and swords on both sides of the ship and the stern. The guardian knights who were assigned to guard those places were engaged in a desperate struggle with the abyss refiners. Only the bow deck did not show any trace of demons, as if These abyssal demons know that there is a real powerhouse they cannot fight against.

Triunicion took a deep breath, although his face was pale, but extremely calm, with a kind of brilliance that can often be seen on the faces of statues of martyr saints.With his right hand, he slowly pulled out the long sword at his waist from its sheath, walked forward, and said without looking back, "My lord cardinal, you'd better get out of here immediately, whether it's teleportation or flying, what? all good."

Cardinal St. Nemok grabbed the right hand of the scepter tightly, "Brother Triuni, what are you talking about?" His tone was obviously refusing to believe, "Can't you hear me? Brothers of the Knights of the Sword of Conviction You are still fighting, and these abyss refining demons are definitely not your enemy..."

"But this is on the Rimang flying ship. Even if I can kill all these demons, I can't stop them from destroying the flying ship or killing the crew. My lord cardinal, let's face the reality. We have already lost this battle." Already." Triunician replied in a cold tone, never taking his eyes off those abyss refining demons from the beginning to the end, "someone must report what happened to His Majesty Pope Nicholas, Lord Saint Nemok, Only you can complete this mission here!"

Cardinal St. Nemok was silent for a moment. He understood that Triunisian was right. From the time when these abyss alchemists were transferred to the Rimang, the alchemy flying ship could no longer be kept. "Then let's go together, Brother Treuni, I can cast a flying spell of wings of light for you..."

"The head of Oita of the Knights of the Sword of Conviction has never had a record of running away, and I don't want to be the first." Triunisian replied loudly, "I will try to kill all the demons, if not, as long as I can The magic furnace of the Rimang must be destroyed. This alchemy airship is the precious property of the Radiant Temple, and it must not be taken away by the devil!"

These impassioned speeches were loud and loud, and Cardinal St. Nemok's face flushed with excitement, while Captain Jorn, who also heard these words, turned pale.The Rimang must not be taken away by demons!This sentence is indeed an impassioned battle declaration, but from another perspective, it also declared the death penalty for the 120 crew members on the flying ship, including him!
Of course, this also included Triunisian, who fell from a thousand-meter height, even the sword-wielding Grand Duke with the peak strength of Dou Qi Tianhua would not even think about saving his life.So when he made this decision, it also meant that he decided to die for religion.

Cardinal St. Nemok felt that his eyes were a little hot. To be fair, he did not approve of the fanatics of the Knights of the Sword of Condemnation because their behavior was too cruel and ruthless. , or treat believers of pagan gods equally, iron and fire are the only means they will use.

However, at this moment, Cardinal St. Nemok realized how devout these fanatics of the Sword of Sin were.In order that the prestige of the Lord of Glory will not be tarnished, and that the precious wealth of the Temple of Glory will not fall into the hands of demons, the head of the Sword of Condemnation Oita, as a majestic sword-wielding grand duke, Triunicion, actually chose to use his life To prove his absolute loyalty.

You must know that with the strength of Triunisian, he is also among the top four guardian knights in the Temple of Glory. Even if the mission fails, at most it will be reprimanded and demoted, and it will never cost his life.

The clanging sounds from the Rimang's stern and sides gradually faded away, replaced by rough laughter and deep growls of demons. It was obvious that the battle in those places was coming to an end, and the victory did not belong to the One side of Guangyao Temple.

"My lord cardinal, let's go!" Triunisian urged without looking back, and then stepped forward quickly, and at the same time his loud cry sounded, "filthy beasts from the abyss, roll over! , let me—Trunicion of the Sword of Sin, send you back to that dirty place!"

Cardinal St. Nemok took one last look at Triunicion's tall back, turned around and raised his scepter, "My Lord Flandara..." But before his lips squirmed, he finished praying In the first sentence, a huge shadow suddenly appeared above his head, and then a heavy figure descended from the sky and landed heavily in front of him.

The Rimane seemed to tremble because of the impact of this figure, no, it was the heart trembling... St. Nemok Cardinal told himself that he saw that the deck that was less than half a meter away from him had shattered a large piece, cracks In the middle stood a death knight wearing black armor. Two clusters of dark green undead flames were quietly burning behind the skull-shaped visor.

"Evil..." Cardinal St. Nemok tried to cast the fastest attack spell, but the death knight's movement was obviously faster. As soon as the first word came out of his lips, the cardinal felt a huge rush The power penetrated his body, and then the scenery around him suddenly moved forward rapidly.This feeling is absolutely novel. Cardinal St. Nemok even forgot the sharp pain in his chest. He didn't realize until his back bumped into something hard and there was a crackling sound. A death knight was sent flying with a savage punch.

The last scene in front of Cardinal St. Nemok was the ceiling of the corridor between the narrow cabins. The dim light flickered and blurred with the bull's-eye lantern hanging on it, and then his world fell into absolute darkness.

(End of this chapter)