Heart of the Castle

Chapter 761 Death scythe arrives unexpectedly
Whether it was "saving" or "destroying" the Sherwood family, Sir Robin Sherwood spent the next dozens of hours in pain ten times as much as before. His demeanor was hideous and sluggish due to exhaustion, and he refused to go to bed to rest. Instead, he was fully armed and sat on the patriarch's throne in the hall on the bottom floor of Weihe Tower, holding a magical epee with a cold blade in his hand.As long as someone passed by near the hall, he would look at it viciously with blood-red eyes that had not slept all night, and at the same time uttered a sharp voice.

Each time he didn't get the answer he'd been waiting for, and it made Sir Robin's restlessness build up over time, eventually devolving into tyranny mixed with fear.Just half an hour before sunset the next day, Sir Robin brought an ominous news to the private captain Furious, the private captain defended himself a few words, but Sir Robin cursed loudly, and suddenly raised the magic epee in his hand, and the shrill sound of the blade piercing through the air immediately rang through the hall.

The magic epee left an arc in the air that was originally light blue, but turned into a bright red after half the distance. The captain of the private soldier still had a surprised and puzzled expression on his face. It rolled down like a tomato, and a fountain of blood sprayed from his neck.

Seeing the headless body of the private captain slumped to the ground, Sir Robin sat down slowly with empty eyes, his expression looked like he was immersed in a nightmare from which he could not wake up. "Throw this traitor's body into the Zeeland River, and put his head on the point of the spear on the top of the Tower of Wei!" he ordered in a hoarse voice, which was terrifyingly loud, as if that would prove what he said. Every word of it is an irrefutable fact.

Indeed, no one dared to open their mouths to question Sir Robin's actions. When the servants dragged away the private captain's body, their faces looked no different from rotten and clotted milk.

After the head of the hapless private captain was poked with the tip of a gun, all kinds of ominous speculations spread like wings, and spread to every corner of the Zeilan River barrier in the blink of an eye.Now even the lowest-level servants and attendants already knew about Sir Robin Sherwood's uncharacteristically violent behavior, and more than one person guessed that the patriarch had lost his soul by demons or controlled his mind by magic.

There is no doubt that such speculation has no basis. However, under the intentional or unintentional support of many important figures in the Sherwood family, it has become a huge shadow in the hearts of many low-level soldiers.Rumors are like a wildfire, burning people in panic. Some people are planning a way to escape from the Zeilan River barrier, and have even raised the possibility of overthrowing Robin's head.

This is just one of the serious consequences caused by the killing of the respected and respected priest Peter in the family by Sir Robin himself.Sir Robin's control over the Sherwood family was declining every hour. The signs of rebellion not only appeared in the hearts of junior soldiers, but even the shortbow guards he trained showed signs of wavering. Several captains complained for the slain colleague in private, and there were quite a few voices responding.

It is conceivable that when the news came that a large cavalry unit had appeared on the south bank of the Sealand River, what kind of uproar aroused in Sir Robin Sherwood's heart.He almost jumped up from the throne of the Patriarch, shouted orders, ordered all soldiers to be on alert, and then led a few cronies to the top of Weihe Tower in a hurry.

It was nearly dawn, and the golden light of Flandara had just appeared in the eastern sky, while the sky above was still a dark blue that was almost black.There was a milky white mist floating on the surface of the Xilan River, and the visibility was quite poor. From the top of the Wei River Tower, it was difficult to see the flag badge flying above the head of the team on the other side of the river.

Sir Robin held on to the solid stone crenel, leaned out half of his body and looked at it for a long time, finally distinguishing that it was a sky blue flag, but the badge itself was still difficult to see clearly, the dark spot in the middle was probably Grinning Reaper and Bloody Scythe...or a giant steel fist in armor?
The meanings of the two are exactly the opposite!
Sir Robin's hands holding on to the crenel couldn't help convulsing. Several nails broke off on the rough surface of the rock, and blood crawled down the wall like many small red snakes, but he seemed unaware of it.

The cause of Pastor Peter's death has long been known. Even the Griffin Lord Levi Ston has always been magnanimous, but his hatred of traitors is also well known. Once the matter is revealed, the best end for Sir Robin is to be deprived of his noble status, and then Imprisoned for life in the dungeons of Greencastle.

It wasn't until this time that Sir Robin wondered for the first time whether the timing of his choice was too early. If he had waited until the Death Knights were approaching the city to make a choice, although it might greatly reduce his own power in Thomas? Sen's position in Sen's eyes, but he will not take the risk of things being revealed.

One of the cavalry troops on the opposite side galloped out, came under the closed gate of the first Weihe Tower, and shouted something loudly.The distance was too far, and the sound drifting with the wind was almost inaudible, but Sir Robin suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart.

"Thank you for the blessings of the gods in the sky. That's not the accent of Northern Territory, nor the capital of the king, but the accent of Great Serey County." Sir Robin lowered his head deeply, and tears of joy wet the two small crenels. Tiao Shi, "Open the city gate! Open it now!" He raised his head suddenly, and then gave an order through his throat, "Let us welcome the new owner of the Zeilan River Barrier, the invincible leader of the Death Knights, Thomas the Lord of the Eyes De Jensen!" The hoarse voice echoed over the Sealand River, and another sentence resounded in Sir Robin's heart, "I will drink sweet wine tonight, and then sleep dreamlessly on the luxurious bed of the head of the house. sleep well."

More than 800 death knights, like a huge steel snake, meandered into the gate of Weihe Tower on the south bank, and then walked around the main building along the corridor, walked on the arch bridge, and quickly advanced towards the central Weihe Tower. .

Sir Robin stared frantically at the tall and mighty figure at the front of the steel snake.Thomas Jonsson, the Lord of the Eyes, was wearing a black and red velvet cloak, caressing the hilt of the Excalibur "Brilliant", and riding a tall horse. The golden eyes of the hero are like the clone of the hero Balud descending into the mortal world.

However, as his eyes extended towards the back of the steel snake, the enthusiasm in Sir Robin's eyes quickly faded, and every muscle on his cheeks trembled slightly, and finally turned into a look of surprise, bewilderment and regret. Complicated expressions.

The head of the Sherwood family has indeed felt remorse.He knew that no matter how elite the troops were, after hundreds of miles of long-distance raids, there would inevitably be a considerable number of non-combat attrition. , he clearly overestimated the ability of the Death Knights.

He didn't expect that there were less than 1000 people in the majestic Death Knights who arrived in time, and he didn't expect that except for the Lord of the Eyes and a few team leaders, the other Death Knights looked exhausted, not to mention going into battle immediately. Even sitting on the horse's back was a bit difficult.

Such a team, not to mention rushing to the Green Castle, if they haven't rested for a day or two, I'm afraid they won't even be able to take down the five river guard towers of the Westland River Barrier one by one, let alone the last one in the Westland River Barrier. The organ of the means!

However, the possible retreat has long been cut off by him. From the moment the dagger stabbed into the chest of Pastor Peter, Sir Robin had tied himself to the horseback of the Death Knights. Even if he accumulated a thousand times of regret, he could not change this fait accompli.

Seeing that the Lord of the Eyes and his party had arrived at the Central Guard River Tower, Sir Robin forced himself to smile happily, and led a few of his cronies down the spiral stone steps to the top of the tower, facing Thomas Jansen The figure greeted him.

The sickle-wielding Grim Reaper drawn on the flag with a sky-blue background first caught Sir Robin's eyes. His ragged robes could hardly conceal his bones. Under the gaze of those hollow eyes full of blood, the Patriarch of the Sherwood family couldn't help but slapped him. There was a shiver, and in a trance, he didn't even see the Lord of the Eyes flying off his horse, let alone seeing him striding forward.

"I seem to commend your surrender, Sir Robin Sherwood."

Sir Robin woke up from his bizarre nightmare by the voice of Lord Gnaw Eyes. He shivered, then knelt down on one knee in the most humble gesture he could make, and put his hand on his chest, "Tomad Jansen Your Excellency, you are too honored, it is the honor of the Sherwood family to serve His Majesty Lalock I and the head of the Death Knights."

Thomas Jansen showed a smiling expression, but the smile didn't reach his eyes at all, and the cold and cruel feeling was still lingering. "It's not my creed to not reward those who deserve merit, especially for you, Sir Robin Sherwood." The golden eyes of the Lord Gale Eyes fixed on the middle-aged head of the Sherwood family, "Stand up and draw your sword. "

Sir Robin stood up as he said, drew his sword in his hand, and then showed a somewhat bewildered expression on his face.He understands that a sword is needed when conferring nobles, but it should be the superior who pulls out the sword and uses it to pat the recipient's shoulder; the allegiance ceremony should be presented by the lower nobles and knights and kiss the superior boots and robes, but it seems a bit too stingy to offer them as a reward for giving up the barriers of the Zeeland River...

There was only a soft sound when the Excalibur "Brilliant" was unsheathed, and those golden eyes stared at Sir Robin coldly, "In the name of the head of the Death Knights and the highest military leader of the Kingdom of Arthur, Robin? Sir Sherwood, since the catastrophe came, the Sherwood family has changed their allegiance five times, and I decided not to give you a sixth chance." Thomas Yangsen said word by word, "I give you the honor of dying with a sword."

Sir Robin looked up in amazement, his eyes showed surprise, "Thomad Jansen, how dare you..." He hissed loudly, wanting to call his trusted knights to protect him, wanting to order the defenders to close the city gate, and shoot down Arrows of rain.But it was too late, the Excalibur "Brilliant" slashed down with the force of thunder and lightning, and the magic epee that hastily attacked was vulnerable to a single blow, and broke from half of the place.

Sir Robin tried his best to turn his head at the last moment, and the Excalibur "Brilliant" whizzed past his ears, filling his mind with a particularly harsh scratching sound, and he was horrified to find that it was the blade scraping against his skull The sound of chopping down, and then the whole world disappeared in a sea of ​​blood.

Sir Robin woke up with screams. He couldn't remember when he fell, but after regaining consciousness, he felt that his head was resting on a cold and hard slate. "How long... have I been in a coma?" He tried his best to recall , At the same time, he wanted to support himself and climb up, but with a slight movement of his body, the dizzying pain invaded his mind like countless sharp claws.Sir Robin could only reluctantly turn his head to look around, and found that his eyes on one side could not see anything, and the field of vision on the other side was also full of blood and crackling flames.

The blood came from the countless corpses lying on the battlements, the narrow steps and the square, all of them were seen to belong to the Sherwood family, and they were killed by the scythe in the hand of the ragged robed death; the flames came from the evergreen oak The flags, the stone windows of the Wei River Tower, and the torches were scattered everywhere, and even the sky above was dyed rose red by the soaring flames.

Dozens of death knights in iron-blue armor dragged their bloody corpses through the square in funeral steps, and then threw the corpses into the turbulent Sealand River; It sounded from a certain corner of Wei River Tower, but what followed was a desperate and mournful scream; a certain knight of the Sherwood family was forced out of his hiding place, with his sword in his hand, facing countless Doubling opponents are in a hopeless death throes.Sir Robin looked at all this in despair, tears mixed with blood rolled down his face, making his appearance both pitiful and ridiculous.

"I should lead the Sherwood family to the pinnacle of glory!" He suddenly shouted desperately, "I should see the flag of the evergreen oak fluttering over the royal capital! I should..."

There was a sound of heavy footsteps, and several heavily armed death knights swarmed up, their swords raised and their swords fell, and the shouting stopped. When the crowd dispersed, Sir Robin Sherwood had opened his eyes and stopped breathing. A pool of bright red blood gathered under his body.Almost at the same time, the last resistance of the Sherwood family was shattered by the troops led by the head of the Death Knights, Bel Grytos. The remaining soldiers swarmed out from the gate of the river guard tower on the northernmost side and disappeared quickly. Among the dense forests on the north bank of the Zealand River.

Seeing the last evergreen oak tree banner being cut down, the eyes of the Lord of the Eyed Eyes Thomas Jansen showed a hint of worry.He found that he seemed to have overestimated the combat power of the Death Knights, or underestimated the resistance of the Northern County Guards. Although the private soldiers of the Sherwood family have the advantage of being familiar with the terrain, few of them have mastered the power of fighting spirit. There are only two knights, and there are only two high-level knights.According to the idea of ​​the Lord of the Eyes, even if the Death Knights were exhausted from the long-distance raid of hundreds of miles, they would still be able to gain an overwhelming advantage in hand-to-hand combat.

However, the result made him feel very dissatisfied.Although the resistance of the Sherwood family was forcibly smashed, they failed to catch them all. Moreover, nearly a hundred Death Knights were injured in varying degrees due to the strong attack, and 12 people even lost their lives due to the serious injuries.These casualties did not come from the two high-ranking knights of the Sherwood family. Those two guys, as Sir Robin Sherwood's confidantes, had already died at the beginning of the battle by the leader of the Gashugang team and the Bel Gritos team. Under the long sword, it was the ordinary soldiers of the Sherwood family who caused huge losses to the Death Knights.The hastily shot arrows were able to pierce through the thick armor of the knights, which surprised all the high-level members of the Death Knights, including Thomas Jansen.

Before the remnants of the Sherwood family in the five river guard towers were wiped out, Thomas Jansen couldn't wait to issue an order to collect some weapons and equipment used by the opposing soldiers.The order was carried out meticulously, and the Lord of the Eyes got three bloody daggers, several broken spears, five short bows and a dozen arrows.

Tomad Jansen examined these weapons carefully, and the conclusion he got made his expression even colder. If these weapons were not collected by the death knights himself, Thomas Jansen would even think that they came from For the equipment of an ace knight order.The quality of these weapons is not amazing, but the skilled forging process and the resulting stable quality can improve the overall combat effectiveness of the troops far more than a few magical weapons from the hands of a master dwarf blacksmith.

The Sherwood family can only be regarded as a second-rate family in Northern County, and they can cause more than 100 casualties to the Death Knights. Then the second group of Griffins, led by Cedric, the Earl of the White Wolf, will have What a powerful combat power?Even if the Green Castle was successfully captured with the help of Nei Ying, how much spare power would the Death Knights have in chasing after Queen Fleisher under the protection of the Ashes Knights?If the price for robbing and killing Queen Fleischer is to pay half of the Death Knights, can he, who has lost all his wings, still be able to take the place of Levi Ston?
The weight of the doubts became heavier and heavier, which caused a burst of remorse in Tomard Yangsen's heart. "Perhaps I should choose to return to the second eastern county and gather my strength to wait and see. After all, the demon overlord has not been defeated, and there is still a possibility of a comeback. Moreover, the position of His Majesty the Pope of the Radiant Temple is still unclear." The Lord stood on the roof of the Weihe Tower with a solemn face, and fell into deep thinking.

(End of this chapter)