Heart of the Castle

Chapter 254 Conquering the Dark Nightmare of the North
Li Wei's question made the examiner hesitate for a moment, as if he couldn't believe his ears, and then a burst of uncontrollable laughter came from behind the visor.Li Wei waited quietly for the laughter to disappear, not taking his eyes off the majestic appearance of the black horse in the iron cage for a moment.

The examiner managed to stop his laughter, and the eyes peeking out from behind the visor revealed an air of disdain unabashedly. "If you can tame this horse, just take it." He said with a sneer, "but don't say I didn't warn you, Levi Ston, this horse is very violent, tame this horse Mark needs to take some risks."

As if to prove the examiner's words, a high-pitched neigh suddenly came out from the stable. This neigh was like a thunderbolt sounding in the ear, the clouds split straight up, and the surrounding air seemed to shake , forming a small whirlwind!

In the luxury tent above the high ground, Earl Ansair had just put a glass of summer red to his mouth when the horse neighed, and his hands stopped immediately. "This voice...is the Dark Nightmare of the North!" His Excellency Earl's eyes flashed fiercely, and he whispered to himself, "There is no mistake, it must be this magic horse, who is so bold to bring it along?" Come here?"

With a sound of "ping", the silver cup full of Xia Rihong was thumped heavily on the table. Due to Earl Ansair's astonishment, he couldn't help but lose control of his hand strength, and the equally exquisite silver cup immediately went the same way as the previous one.

"Oh, is this glass of wine sour?" The gorgeous Marquise Susan covered her mouth with her white fingers, and let out a cry of pretended surprise.

"That's right, Marquise, I can't drink this cup anymore." Earl Ansair stood up with an ugly expression on his face, glanced at President Conrad who was sitting beside him with a somewhat embarrassed face, and pointed out something He said with a sneer, "The problem is not with the wine itself, but with the rough hands of the people who brought the wine. If you lose your interest in drinking, the taste will not be right."

After saying this, Earl Ansair apologized to Marquise Susan, and strode out of the tent, leaving the distinguished guests full of tents looking at each other, at a loss.

"Oh, it seems that there is some misunderstanding between Earl Ansair and Chairman Conrad. After the knight assessment is over, Chairman Conrad, you should prepare some fine wine and apologize to the Lord of the City." Seeing the tense atmosphere, the Marquise Susan hurriedly smiled to smooth things over, and then she waved to the attendants and musicians she had brought, and a burst of beautiful and moving music sounded in the tent.

Seeing this scene, those nobles understood, and immediately resumed the noisy scene of talking and laughing, but without the city lord above the main seat, no matter how you look at these laughter, there is a sense of deliberation.

Another more high-pitched horse hiss broke through the clouds, and under the mocking gaze of the examiner, Li Wei opened the gate of the stable and walked in.Seeing someone approaching, the black horse became even more restless, and the black and red mane on its neck trembled, looking like Fiercefire that was burning.

"Is this kind of violent feeling really something a horse can do?" Li Wei hesitated in his heart. He liked the black horse, Xiong Jun, very much, and his experience as an apprentice servant also made him have a little bit of a temper for horses. I understand, but from the blood-red pupils of this black horse, he didn't read a hint of gentleness that belonged to herbivores, but extremely manic and...fear?
The dark horse, in fear!

A very strange feeling rose from Li Wei's heart. The black horse was still neighing and roaring, and the horse's hooves were digging the ground fiercely, digging out a big hole even in the compacted ground.But in front of Li Wei's eyes, the ferocious and frenzied black horse turned into a little cub that was terrified. Its rage was completely an illusion, just like a panicked kitten trapped in a strange environment. He can only vent his inner fear by barking his teeth and claws.

With this weird feeling, Li Wei took another two steps forward, and he was within reach of the iron cage where the black horse was held. The black horse became even more manic, staring at the blood-red copper bell The eyes and the body seemed to swell in a circle, and the reddish black color suddenly became brighter, as if a layer of magma-like hot light appeared from under the moist skin.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Li Wei whispered to the frantic black horse. He had a feeling that this horse was far smarter than people expected, and it should be able to understand words!
The black horse seemed to be stunned for a moment, and looked over with a pair of blood-red eyes. Li Wei mustered up his courage, and faced the black horse with as calm a gaze as possible.At that moment, Li Wei felt his body tremble a few times, and the surrounding scenery changed rapidly!
In the next instant, the smell of soil and grass disappeared, replaced by an extremely strong smell of sulfur. At the same time, the surrounding temperature rose rapidly. Li Wei stepped on the ground in surprise, and his feet had become scorching hot. Not far away is a stream of lava flowing by, and tongues of flame splash out from the stream from time to time, licking the banks on both sides.

"This...is it the abyss hell?" Li Wei almost cried out in surprise, and then he saw the huge black horse standing in front of him.

The black horse's eyes were burning with blood-red flames, and its mouth was open, as if a flame was burning inside.Li Wei's body felt a heartfelt shudder. Against the background of the abyss and hell, this black horse looked full of magic, and the flashing eyes clearly belonged to the unique brilliance of advanced intelligent life.

Li Wei took a step back and looked at the black horse that had escaped its restraints vigilantly. However, the black horse did not show the maniac and vicious look as if it was in the iron cage, but blinked its flaming eyes, a little curious and a little bit He looked at Li Wei gratefully.

The light of the probing technique flashed through Li Wei's eyes, and a green halo suddenly appeared on the surface of the black horse in front of him, and at the same time a light curtain that only he could see appeared in front of Li Wei.

Name: Childhood Nightmare

Race: Purgatory Demon (mixed blood)

Life: 120
Danger Level: Dangerous.

Special Ability 1: Fire Trampling, when Nightmare kicks and tramples enemies, it will take an additional 10 points of fire damage.

Special Ability 2: Ferocious aura, intimidating creatures whose level is lower than their own, making them unable to counterattack and parry, invalid for unicorns.

Special ability 3: Resist the ring of fire. When charging, a halo of flames will appear around the body surface. Enemies who enter the range of this halo need to suffer 10 points of fire damage and be affected by the blast effect.

Relationship: Friendly.

It turned out that this black horse was actually a hybrid of a war horse and a nightmare of hell. No wonder there was no breath of hell on his body, but his intelligence and physical strength were far stronger than ordinary horses.Due to the extremely long growth period of Nightmare, this seemingly mighty and tall guy is actually just a cub. The ferocity and irritability shown just now is actually that this little thing is afraid.

Li Wei sighed. He faintly knew why he was standing here now. Obviously, this was the effect of the hell part of the Castle Heart.The moment he met the black horse's gaze, a certain ability in the heart of the castle was triggered, sending him and the black horse to this place where he didn't know whether it should be the conscious world or the demiplane.

The big head of the black horse lowered down, and Li Wei saw a faint horn-like protrusion on its forehead, with a red light shining on it.Looking at the meaning of the black horse, it seemed that he wanted Li Wei to touch the protrusion. The young knight hesitated a little, and stretched out his hand towards the forehead of the black horse.

The horn-like protrusions are extremely hard, as smooth as the most delicate marble stone, and they seem to be alive and pulsating in the palm of Li Wei's hand.But other than that, nothing else happened. As soon as a strange feeling appeared in Li Wei's heart, he found a crisp but timid voice in his consciousness.

"Big? Are you big?"

What is... big?Li Wei asked subconsciously, and then an image of an extremely vigorous black horse appeared in his mind. The black horse had horny protrusions like a crown on its forehead, and its four hooves trampled on the fiery flames of hell. Although it was only a virtual image , but there was an indescribable sense of majesty rushing towards him.

However, Li Wei felt he couldn't laugh or cry, his eyebrows were almost tangled together, and he asked in his mind: "That...dark horse...how am I as big as you?"

"But, but your smell is very similar to Big." The voice of the black horse said, "If you are not big, then please take me to find Big? I was locked in a cage, and many people were wearing iron sheets and looked at me. , I... I'm afraid."

The black horse stood quietly opposite the young knight, with its head tilted and a sad expression in its eyes.Li Wei looked into the black horse's eyes, only to realize that blood red can be so beautiful, as clear and transparent as a red gemstone.

"Okay, I promise, don't be afraid anymore!" Li Wei said, and then the surrounding scenery blurred again, and after a blink of an eye, he found himself in the stable again, and the iron cage in front of him was still tightly closed, pitch black The chains were tightly wrapped around the cage door.

The black horse looked even more violent, its hooves kicked out alternately, and its neighing sound became louder.However, Levi knew very well that this was not a roar of mania and fear, but a cheer for the freedom that was about to be gained.

"Don't be afraid." Li Wei said to the dark horse.

Li Wei's words misunderstood the gray cloak examiner standing outside the stable. He sneered disdainfully, and then said loudly to Li Wei: "Li Wei Ston, if you are afraid, come out, don't let that horse hurt..."

The examiner's words suddenly stuck in his throat, because the black horse's long neighing and restlessness did not ease at all, and Li Wei had already started to reach out to loosen the chains that tightly bound the iron cage door!

"Hey, what do you want to do..." The examiner finally felt scared. If it was a normal knight assessment, this black horse should not appear here at all, because it is not owned by the Knights Association, but someone else is fostered in the Association. of.The original intention of the examiner was to rely on this terrifying dark horse to make Li Wei retreat. After all, as long as a person with a normal mind sees the appearance of this dark horse, he will hesitate.

As for Li Wei's complete withdrawal from the knight assessment, the examiner never thought about it. According to his thinking, after Li Wei found out the horror of this black horse, he would definitely complain to the Knights Association. Whether he can pass the assessment will severely setback his spirit.

But what the examiner didn't expect was that Li Wei recklessly went to untie the chains that bound the iron cage!
"Stop! That horse is the black nightmare of the northern region!" The examiner's voice was already frantic, but before he could rush into the stable, a particularly loud and long hiss rose from the stable, followed by a black whirlwind Come face to face.The examiner hurriedly dodged to the side, the gray cloak fluttered in the air, was swept by the whirlwind, and was immediately torn in half from the middle.

The Dark Nightmare of the North has been set free!

But the terrifying black horse didn't immediately flee to the distance, but stood there after rushing out of the stable, with its head tilted, as if listening to the young rider on its back.

That's right, Levi Ston is sitting firmly on the bare back of the Dark Nightmare in the North, stroking the black horse's huge head with one hand, and slowly pointing forward with the other hand.

In which direction, the gate of the arena is suddenly opening!
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