Heart of the Castle

Chapter 275
Although the execution of the deserters did not restore the morale that had fallen, it did prevent other guards on both sides of the city gate from fleeing.Due to the long-term disrepair of the city walls of the Green Castle, the only way to leave from the left and right sides of the city walls is the two side passages near the city gate. In addition, the only way is to jump from the city walls close to 10 meters high to the rammed hard land.

That way, the chance of surviving is no greater than staying at the top of the city.Seeing the cold eyes of the black-armored knights around Sir Ridwan, the guards of the castle had no choice but to continue to hide behind the wooden bunker that was better than nothing.

Under the threat of that terrifying archer, the rain of arrows sprinkled on the top of the city became sparse, and the attacking troops took advantage of this opportunity to speed up their pace and soon arrived at a place only 70 meters away from the city wall of Green Castle.Here, their footsteps were blocked again, but this was not because the defenders on the top of the city regained the courage to shoot, but because the path was blocked by a wet artificial swamp under their feet.

The bubbling black and soft mud couldn't bear the trampling of the footsteps at all, and the soldiers who were closer to the front stopped one after another. Their ankles had already been submerged in the mud. If they didn't stop immediately, they might slip and fall to the ground. .

"Shield! Remove the roof!"

A voice growled loudly.The long snake formed by the movable roof squirmed and gathered in the middle, and then under the horrified eyes of the defenders at the top of the city, the wooden planks of the roof were dismantled and spread on the mud.

"My Lord, Balud, how dare these people..." There was a voice of exclamation from the east wall, but immediately there was a brass horn urging the attack, which interrupted the voice.The defenders of the Green Castle are very aware of the danger of letting the infantry approach the city wall, so they have to stand up from the bunkers where they hide their bodies, raise their bows to aim again, and wait in fear for the silver dragon who does not know when to fly over. sharp arrow.

They get more than they can imagine.

The arrows shot towards the top of the city from 70 meters away were like a hurricane, knocking at least 10 guards to the ground, and each of them was hit by three or two arrows. Even if they did not die on the spot, they lost the ability to continue fighting .

Surprised screams immediately resounded through the Green Castle.

The archers among the attackers were not only well-trained, but also the range of the longbow in their hands far exceeded the guards of the Green Castle. Although they were shooting upwards from below, their aura was even fiercer.The whizzing continuous shooting sounded continuously, and the defenders at the top of the city couldn't raise their heads.Only Copman, Carmo, and a few other vassal knights were quite tenacious, confident that they had armor on their bodies and were covered by the crenels of the city wall.Especially Carmo, who is the bow and arrow captain of the Green Castle, fired his longbow again and again, causing considerable losses to the attacking troops below the city.

As the movable roof began to decrease, the defense line formed by the shields was not as tight as it was at first, and several militiamen were shot one after another. Fortunately, the leather armor they wore played a protective role, and they were rescued by the people behind them.

A sharp scream suppressed the roar of all sharp arrows and projectiles. After the silver light flashed, there was no sound on the city wall on the west side, and everyone's eyes fell on Knight Carmo.

The vindictive light on Carmo Knight's body is light blue, fluctuating like water ripples. The nature of this vindictiveness tends to be gentle and tough. Although its explosive power is far inferior to other types of vindictiveness, its defensive ability is extremely impressive, and it can even Comparable to the Sanhua stage of other grudges.

However, the water-marked battle qi, which is known for its toughness, could not protect Carmo's life. The sturdy breastplate was torn apart like cardboard, and a sharp silver arrow had sunk deep into his chest. In the middle, even the back faintly reveals a little silver light.

Cavalier Carmo grasped the arrow shaft with both hands, and slowly turned towards the city gate. He opened his mouth, his throat gurgling, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, only scarlet blood flowed from his mouth rush out.

The body of the captain of the Greencastle Bow and Arrow fell heavily to the ground, and there was no more sound.The guards on the east and west sides of the city still stood there in a daze, unable to believe what they saw.

"What are you doing in a daze? Continue to fight!" Sir Lidwan's voice sounded, with some imperceptible ferocity.Only then did the guards of the Green Castle rejoin the battle as if they had just woken up from a dream. However, the pause was fatal, because when Cavalier Carmo died in battle, a passage leading to the city gate had already been paved with wooden boards.

This passage is not easy, at least for the militiamen who only wear leather armor, it is a shortcut that leads directly to the Kingdom of Eternal Sleep.However, the attacking troops under the city obviously did not do this. Instead of driving the militiamen forward and consuming the arrows of the Green Castle guards as usual, they let them retreat, leaving only the helmets, iron armor and A heavy infantry with a large shield covering its entire body.

The first one to rush up the boardwalk was a burly knight, a heavy khaki armor that sank under the weight of the board, but this knight didn't care, holding a large shield on his head with one hand , holding a surprisingly large battle ax in the other hand and rushing towards the city gate.The arrows shot down from the left and right sides of the city were like a shower of arrows, hitting his armor with a resounding sound, but he just regarded it as a nuisance of mosquitoes coming and going.

Such a brave performance even made the black armored knights above the city gate look surprised. Ace Pross let out a low laugh with some admiration, turned his head and said to Sir Lidwan: "This guy Quite brave, ser, did you know him?"

"He is Donald the Roaring Bear, one of Levi's subordinates. The sharp archer just now is his other capable subordinate, the sniper archer Grace." Sir Lidwan replied coldly, his gaze brought Looking at the khaki figure rushing towards the city gate with hatred, he suddenly turned to the east of the city.

"Knight Copman, what are you doing? Are you going to watch him break through this castle alone? The prestige of the Green Castle is about to be lost!"

Sir Ridwan's roar aroused the wrath of Copman's knight. The old knight stood up from behind the battlements, took off his helmet and threw it to the ground.

"The prestige of the Green Castle cannot be desecrated!"

After saying this, a dark yellow grudge burst out from his whole body, he raised a surprisingly heavy log with both hands, and slammed it hard at Tang Na who was about to rush to the front of the city gate.

This log shattered the shield raised by Donna, and at the same time caused him to stagger to the side, almost being smashed out of the passageway made of planks.

This successful attack aroused exclamations from above and below, and the two knights following Donna hurried forward, using the shields in their hands to defend him against the flying arrows from the left and right sides.

"Let's forget that guy Dragonson, Dickway, did you even come to attack me?" Sir Lidwan roared towards the city.

"I don't know Sir Lydvan, I only know that there is a traitor who broke his oath in the Green Castle!" Knight Dickway replied under the city gate, looking up.

Ser Lydwan's answer was drowned out in a thud, followed by a bang.Under the protection of the two knights on the left and right, Tang Na, who was close to the city gate, swung the bear-headed battle ax with both hands, and slashed at the city gate with all his strength. Fighting energy like black flames burned on him, and with every heavy strike, he slashed at the city gate. Cut, spread to the top of the city gate.

The original gate of Green Castle was metal, but it was destroyed in the war 120 years ago.When Greencastle was rebuilt, Viscount Lane's ancestors made the two gates out of a solid oak studded with copper nails.All the wood has been soaked in fire-resistant alchemy potion, so it is hard and heavy. Even without the help of a winch, it is impossible for ordinary people to push it away.Although due to the erosion of the years, the surface of the two gates looked a little corroded and peeled off, but they still faithfully stuck to their posts.But now the two gates trembled like dead leaves in the autumn wind, rumbling when they were smashed.

"Throw pitch balls and pour hot oil! Kill them all!" Sir Lydwan yelled, and following her cry, someone immediately brought a cauldron full of boiling oil from the city wall and poured it down. , Some people ignited asphalt balls and threw them down.

Black smoke and flames began to burn below the city, but when the Green Castle was first built, it was likely that the enemy would not be rushed directly to the city, so there was a doorway about half a meter wide outside the two gates.Now the three knights are hiding in the city gate, no matter whether it is the arrows flying from the sides or other things, there is no way to hit them directly, only the fire and smoke have some impact on them.

The heavy infantry who followed Tang Na and the others were not so lucky.They wore helmets and ringmail, and held large shields in their hands, but their legs had only hard leather leggings for protection, and there were no nose guards on the helmets, let alone visors.

This kind of equipment was not enough to withstand the arrows shot at close range. When the guards at the top of the city found that there was no way to attack Tang Na and the others, they set their targets on the heavy infantry.

A shower of arrows rained down on the heads of the heavy infantrymen. Some were blocked by helmets and shields, and some pierced through the muscles exposed outside the armor. One heavy infantryman's throat was pierced by sharp arrows, and two people covered their faces Shouting and falling, the number of people who were slightly injured was twice as many as the dead.Tang Na, who was slashing at the city gate, saw that the heavy infantry was damaged, turned his head and yelled a few times, and the rest of the heavy infantry had to stop attacking, holding up their shields and retreating back while protecting the wounded.

However, this small victory did not encourage the defenders of the Green Castle, because waves of pounding on the door rumbled, several cracks appeared in the city gate, and black flames spewed out from the cracks. Licking the city gate, the people behind the city gate were forced to retreat again and again.

"It's really a bunch of waste. These people are hiding under the city gate, so you can't do anything?" Brother Ace Pross commented with a sneer. "Ser Lydwan, how about we push those two stone statues down and kill the fellows below?"

Brother Ace Pross was referring to the two statues of figures rising directly above the city gate. These two stone sculptures are made of white marble, and they seem to be far from the ancient city walls.Sir Ridwan's body shook, but before he could answer, an angry voice came from the east of the city.

"This is blasphemy! Lord Ridwan!"

The Copman knight who was in charge of guarding the east wall had just stepped back to take a rest, panting heavily, when he heard the suggestion from Brother Ace Pross, which made the seasoned knight furious. Ser Lydwan roared.

Those two statues are the statues of the previous owners of the Green Castle, that is, the father and grandfather of Sir Lidwan. According to the will of these two people, their images were carved into marble statues and stood on the top of the Green Castle forever. Gazing at the land that belongs to them.

However, Sir Lydwan thought about it, and after listening to the rapid chopping sound, he actually nodded and ordered, "Bring the crowbar and pickaxe."

This order stunned the Copman knights, and the other vassal knights also felt a chill from the bottom of their hearts. Looking at their once wise and wise leader, no one was able to make a sound for a while.

Perhaps Sir Lidwan noticed the dissatisfaction of his subordinates. He turned around and was about to explain a few words to these people, but a particularly panicked roar came from below and from the left and right sides at the same time, and all voices shouted With a terrible fact.

"The city gate is broken!"

Sir Ridwan's face changed suddenly, and he yelled towards the city wall, "Block them! You must stop them!"

But what answered him was a scream full of panic.

"Evil, evil! Three murderous evil!"

"My merciful father, have mercy!"

Immediately afterwards, some blood-stained soldiers ran up the ramps on both sides of the city gate. Their hands were empty and their faces were pale. They were obviously scared out of their wits.

Brother Ace Pross frowned, and gestured towards the other black armored knights. "Sir Lidwan, let's go down and deal with those three guys. If the city gate is lost, things will be troublesome."

The city gate has been hacked, and it will be useless to push down the stone statue, Knight Copman suppressed the anger in his heart, and reminded in a cold voice.

"That's no ordinary opponent, rest in peace Templar, you'd better go a few more people."

"No matter how brave you are, you are just a secular knight, and it is worthless in front of the power of our lord Ku Xizhu." Brother Ace Pross's voice revealed an indescribable pride, "As for you, you should stay Command from the top of the city, don't let those infantry rush over."

As Brother Ace Pross said, he pulled out a long sword with a strange shape from his waist, and walked towards the ramp of the city gate.Sir Ridwan followed behind him, and also drew his sword from his waist.

A soldier may have been frightened, and stood in the middle of the ramp in a daze, neither fleeing upwards nor going down to fight again.Brother Ace Pross swung his sword casually, and the blade only slightly brushed against the soldier's shoulder, and the young and robust guy let out a sigh-like groan, his whole body withered quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he died. It turned into a corpse that seemed to have been dried for many years, rolling down the ramp.

"Balud, what kind of evil magic is this?" the Copman knight murmured, looking at the black armored knights with more vigilance.

A rain of arrows interrupted Copman's thinking. Seeing that the city gate was broken, the morale of the siege troops was immediately boosted. The cavalry troops cruising in the rear also gathered and shouted threateningly at the guards of Greencastle.The heavy infantry advanced again holding their shields, and at the same time, the archers below the city began to shoot continuously and quickly, suppressing the guards at the top of the Green Castle from raising their heads.

Cavalier Copman also didn't dare, because he had already seen a tall and thin archer opening a silver fir longbow below the city, staring motionlessly in his direction.He knew very well that as long as his head was exposed above the battlement of the city wall, it would trigger a thunderous blow from the terrible archer.

Just as the siege troops were closing in, an exceptionally ferocious battle broke out in front of the gate of the Green Castle. There were only two people on both sides participating in the battle, but the intensity of the battle was even higher than that of hundreds of people outside. are hard to compare.

Just as Tang Na and the others drove away the Green Castle guards in front of the gate, they were stopped by two knights rushing down from the ramp of the city gate. blocked the appearance.But when Dragunson saw the green castle emblem embroidered on the cloak of one of them, he let out a growl of rage.

"Lidwan! You treacherous dog, you didn't huddle in the castle with your tail between your legs and wait to die!"

"Draconson, don't worry, it's your turn next." Lidwan responded coldly, then he pointed his saber at Donner who was wearing a heavy khaki armor, and said loudly: "Donal the Roaring Bear ,you are the first!"

Tang Na did not immediately respond to the challenge of the Lord of Greencastle, but pushed up the visor on the bear's head helmet, revealing a puzzled face. "Sir Lidwan, you once swore to obey Lord Levi Stern's orders. What made you break this oath?"

"Letting you, an adventurer born as a pariah, rank above me, is this offense a reason to break my oath?" Sir Lidwan also pushed up his face shield and replied with a cold face.

Tang Na shook his head and said: "It seems that you don't want to tell the real reason... Then, come on, let you see the power of the Roaring Bear!" Suddenly, the threatening scorching breath overflowed, so that the two high-ranking knights, Dragonson and Dickway, had to step back a few steps to the side.

"Fiendfire fighting spirit?" Brother Ace Pross muttered in surprise, "This kind of fighting spirit is rare in ordinary knights, but demonized knights will definitely..."

"The fighting spirit is scattered, and I remember that you were a quasi-knight who didn't understand the fighting spirit a few months ago. It's amazing." Sir Lidwan praised, and then an emerald green light appeared on his body, which at first glance It is as clear and transparent as emerald, but if you observe carefully, you will find that it is mixed with strands of gray-black gas.

When the light of battle energy came on, Dragunson immediately let out a surprised sound, and then Dickway also yelled.

"Duqi Tianhua? How is this possible?"

In the next moment, the sound of a fierce weapon confrontation echoed under the high walls of the Green Castle. After seeing Sir Lidwan's terrifying strength, instead of showing any sign of flinching, Donner suddenly swung his battle axe. Pounced towards the Lord of Greencastle.

Sir Ridwan parried the axe, the emerald green vindictive light on his body was shocked, and at the same time he took half a step back.The attacking Tang Na's body shook violently, and he felt as if his wrists had been hit hard by a heavy hammer. He could hardly hold the bear-headed battle ax in his hand. Shocked abruptly!
(End of this chapter)