Wizard From Afar

Cloud Peak.

This is a name without exaggeration and over-decoration.

The towering mountain peaks straight into the sky, and the Palace of Kings on the top of the mountain is shrouded in smoke and clouds throughout the year; under the incomparable construction technology of the dwarves of the Yunling Kingdom, the magical cloud Peak has become A huge and three-dimensional city fortress.

The most important thing is that she is not like a human city or palace. It is a product used to demonstrate the power of the king and boast the wealth and strength of the kingdom, but has very important economic and military value.

The Yunling Kingdom, located between the mountains and hills, needs to rely on a huge underground tunnel Dao Body network to connect each city-state and finally form a whole; Cloud Peak is the transportation network Hub.

As long as Yun Peak is controlled and the tunnel is not blocked or destroyed, the Supreme King of the Yunling Kingdom can put his army loyal to him on the battlefield near any fortress at any time, and at the same time in the shortest Within time, the manpower, material resources and financial resources of the entire Yunling Kingdom were deployed for his use.

Use the words described by the human business travelers who once visited the Yunling Kingdom-transporting a basket of ripe pears from the northernmost dwarf city-state to the southernmost, still fresh and covered with water and dew of.

At the same time, she is also a huge and extremely strong mountain fortress; the huge mountain is the "city wall" and "moat" around it, and the real "city gate" is hidden in the valley; The narrow mountain trail and the towering cliffs on both sides form the "Blood Path" leading to the gate.

In other words, as long as any force controls Yun Peak, it can be absolutely invincible; on the other hand, any force that wants to seize the highest power of the Yunling Kingdom, Yun Peak will It is their first goal, and it must be.

It's like a throne made of gold, a crown made of crystals; always coveted and watched forever...

Igor Servieras, the prince of the High King Topher, standing by the stone railing, was fascinated looking at the mountains where the end was not visible.

Behind him is the deadly tomb-like, cloud-shrouded palace of kings-the power center of the Yunling Kingdom, the residence of the Supreme King, should be filled with you and me, crafty plots The whirlpool of power and machinations has never been as quiet as it is now.

In the mountain city at his feet, there is a completely different "scenery".

The fully armed dwarf warriors hurried past the empty stone masonry road in neat rows; iron boots trampled on the stone slabs and the collision of the metal armor, making a harsh sound, rapid whistle and The sound of the horn was mixed with the orders and shouts of the officers.

Almost every intersection in the street has a temporary fortress piled up. Large and small watch towers are all over the field of view. They are placed like chess pieces in all the key corners of the town; all are higher than three. The buildings on the first floor have been transformed into small military depots.

And near the square in the center of the town, the dwarves who have been busy all day carrying the shovel on the construction site and the hammer in the workshop, carrying the rice bucket the size of flower pots, lined up with long slowly wriggling dragons, from The "distribution station" that is already full of people picks up food.

The prison-like city of War General, which lasted for three years, has completely turned into a city-like prison.

In this capital city under siege by the rebels, all residents must live under the strictest surveillance to prevent the intrusion of enemy spies or any traitors who are not loyal to the Supreme King; all food All supplies and daily necessities have been confiscated, and only after completing the assigned tasks can they receive enough food rations.

But these facts have not yet shaken the foundation of this ancient city. For the dwarves, such a "ruling method" is the real normal state; let alone three years, it means thirteen years. For thirty years, for a lifetime, as long as Yun Peak is not breached and the ruling order is still there, they will be able to persevere forever.

"Igor."

As the footsteps approached, the owner of this old and exhausted voice gently pressed the shoulders of the high official, making Igor the dwarf jerky. Shocked, bowed and bowed in fear: "Your Majesty the Most High--!"

"Don't be so restrained, there are only you and me here." The dwarf Supreme King's eyes were as quiet as an ancient well: " It won’t take long for you to be the supreme king of all the people of Yunling."

"Absolutely dare not--!" The dwarf Igor lowered his head deeper.

"This has nothing to do with whether you dare or not, this is the rights and obligations that the Servierastover family has given you." The Supreme King waved his hand, as if he was very disapproving of his respect:

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"What's more, now that you are in control of the army and you have reached an agreement with the Duke of Byrne, aren't you the ruler of Yun Peak in essence?"

The dwarf Yi with his head down Gore didn't say a word, he didn't even dare to speak out.

Looking at the humble court official, the Supreme King had no interest in continuing this conversation. He cast his eyes on the fortress of Yun Peak in the distance:

"City defense was carried out. How is it, haven’t those traitors give up?"

"That’s it!"

I heard the Supreme King change the subject and wiped the cold sweaty dwarf Yi Gore immediately replied: "In the three-year war, not only us, but they also have back and forth-either stick to it or surrender. There is no third way to go."

" As long as Yun Peak remains standing, half of the Yunling Kingdom will remain your loyal people; therefore, even if they are reluctant, they must first conquer the strongest and most impossible fortress ever to fall!"

Yes, this is the current situation.

The rebels know that as the ruler of the Yunling Kingdom, the Supreme King will never surrender. They also know how invulnerable, indestructible and impregnable Yun Peak is. Any reasonable person is impossible. The first goal is to break this fortress head-on.

But they have no choice, because once the troops are withdrawn, the Supreme King can calmly gather the troops of the northern dwarf fortress, encircle and suppress any of them, and quickly deploy troops with a huge tunnel network system, one by one. Annihilate.

This is the advantage of sitting on Cloud Peak, and this is why they must besiege this fortress, otherwise they are simply not the opponent of the Supreme King.

So Igor the dwarf didn't worry at all-although the besieged party is himself, it is the rebels who are actually under the pressure; as long as he defends the fortress, victory is only a matter of time.

You can even use this opportunity to completely wipe out the city-state leaders in the south who are disloyal to the Supreme King, and at the same time deter the half-hearted people of Yunling in the north; finally dominate a gradual recovery of the Yunling Kingdom, a good lesson A little girl who dared to speak wild words to herself.

Whenever I think of Charlotte Torino, he was so arrogant and rude to himself in the round table hall of Scarlet Blood Castle, Igor couldn’t help gnashing teeth; I had to submit to humiliation and seek assistance from Byrne.

"...For this reason, this war is a must-win battle for Yun Peak without any suspense; those reptiles who think they can challenge the status of you and our family, apart from the number There is nothing to worry about." Igor the dwarf respectfully talked:

"Three years have exhausted all their human, material and financial resources, and at the same time they have completely lost the beginning of the rebellion. Shi’s vigor, there is no more power to continue this war; even if one or two city gates and fortresses are breached, the foundation of Yun Peak will not be damaged at all!"

"And me too We are convinced that under your wise leadership of the Supreme King, the united people of Yunling will surely defeat the sinful and humble people; we will use iron-like order and absolute stability to make them see their own..."

"Boom——!!!"

Before the dwarf Igor finished speaking, there was a dull explosion in the distance, and the square surrounded by fire was rationed. There was already thick smoke billowing near the station, and the noise went straight up!

"Run, the ration station has been blown up--!"

"The rebels have come in, come in--!"

" Don't run! Stabilize your emotions, stabilize your emotions, ah (trampled screams)——!"

"Army, where is the army, come and keep order——!"

"Run, the guards have been killed--!"

The crowd of lose one's head out of fear, the terrifying and disturbing sound, instantly tore the newly stable order to pieces!

It seems that this kind of movement is not "lively" enough. At the same time as the riot broke out in the square, the surrounding monitoring towers are also in the billowing smoke, turning into a soaring flame column. The guards ignited by the fire screamed and jumped from the top of the disintegrating tower.

Just now in front of the rationing station, the dwarves who were in order and quiet enough to hear only the sound of footsteps and the sound of taking food, suddenly became a group of headless flies and only knew how to yell The lunatic has no direction at all.

Desperate to stay away from the place where the explosion sounded, desperately ran in the direction that he believed to be safe, desperately screamed, desperate to push down the dwarf in front of him , And then stepped on his feet by the dwarf behind him.

The burning roar, the miserable scream, the chaotic commotion, these...

"It's just some small accidents, I deliberately let out small tricks to lure those traitors to show up. That's it; I assure you that all of this was expected!"

It seems that because of the solemnly vowed promise, I turned my head and was slapped in front of the Supreme King. For this reason, the dwarf Igor's green complexion is hard to see the extreme:

"In a quarter of an hour, these little commotions will be over!"

At the same time as the voice fell, An army of dwarves on patrol had quickly appeared near the square, surrounded on all sides.

The large and small temporary fortresses in the streets quickly blocked the alleys, and the dwarves holding shields and battle halberd reloaded the warriors, and blocked all the exits near the streets and squares with shield walls; The crossbowmen holding crossbows and carrying crossbow arrows were divided into two groups; the main force guarded behind the shield wall, and the rest climbed to the nearest monitoring tower nearby.

The sudden appearance of the army does not seem to be able to stop the turbulent and disturbed crowds, especially when there are unscrupulous plotters taking the opportunity of cholera, the screams and chaos make the dwarves instinctively moved towards the front and rush straight forward. .

"The crossbowmen are ready to--, shoot--!!!"

Under the command of the officer's coldness, the dwarf warriors pulled the trigger without the slightest hesitation.

In an instant, the sound of bowstrings was endless!

After the first round of the crossbow arrows, the dwarf civilians who rushed to the front fell like wheat. In the spewing blood plasma and the sound of mournful scream, the merciless arrows continued to continue. Roaring into the panicked crowd.

There was another sound of mournful scream and blood gushing, and finally realized that the fearful dwarven civilians stopped and turned to escape in the direction of the square; but the crossbowmen still did not stop, they continued The pouring of their arrows.

"The shield wall is ready--, go forward--!!!"

Another cry of emotionlessness, the dwarven heavy infantry who blocked the street connected their shields. Up, battle halberd sideways, and stepped neatly, advancing towards the fleeing crowd.

Blood was flying among the panicked crowd, and screams resounded across the square.

The dwarf heavy infantry who cooperated with the tacit understanding are really like a "wall" that will bite the flesh and squeeze into the crowd regardless of their way; except for the soles of their feet. There is nothing left of the remaining bones.

After a quarter of an hour of commotion, the square finally restored its former quiet and peacefulness.

A dark red dwarf officer stepped on the white stone platform steps, one-knee kneels fell in front of the dwarf Igor, and hung heavily on his chest with his right hand:

"Your Majesty the Supreme King, Your Excellency Officer, all the insurgents have been wiped out, please give instructions!"

"Very good, Officer, the people of the Yunling Kingdom treat you at such a critical juncture. I express my heartfelt thanks for his due diligence." Igor the dwarf, nodded, couldn't help frowning slightly when he saw the other side's appearance:

"Wait...you are not the commander of this army Officer?"

"Yes, the former commander has died heroically during the last commotion. Next is his messenger; before the new commander takes over, he will be in charge of command work temporarily!"

"Very good, what kind of award do you hope to receive?"

"If you do not give up, I hope you can receive the award from His Majesty the Supreme King personally-for the people of Yunling, nothing is better than this It’s a more honourable thing."

Hesitated for a second, the dwarf Igor turned around and waved his guards on both sides to disperse-even if he had gained power, it became essentially The ruler of Yun Peak, before the death of the Supreme King, the opponent was still the supreme leader of the Yunling Kingdom.

However, as soon as he turned to let go, the dwarf officer who was kneeling on the ground suddenly got up, pressing the right hand on his chest and pulling out a sharp blade from his armpit.

"It's assassin, stop him--!"

But it's too late.

Frightened, the dwarf Igor, who was surrounded by guards, heard the heartbreaking screams of the Supreme King.

A billowing spherical object has flown into the air with the gushing blood plasma;

The assassin brandishing a sharp blade was shot into a sieve by the surrounding guards with heavy crossbows;

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Surrounded by a group of guards, the two twitching corpses continuously gushing blood plasma, flowing along the cracks between the masonry; the bright red color on the white floor is unusually dazzling.

Igor, a dwarf with a blank brain, still stood there blankly, letting the plasma soak the soles of his boots; so much so that the rumbling sound of the city gate being breached in the distance was unaware.