Heart of the Castle

Chapter 278 The Deterrence of the Griffin Air Cavalry
The words of the young knight were a merciless whipping of Lord Cedric who tried to take advantage of the fire, and the messenger looked as if he had been whipped. He blinked desperately, as if he couldn't understand this sentence for a while. the true meaning of the words.But when he finally understood the ominous meaning contained in the young knight's words, he suddenly flew into a rage.

The anger came so violently that the messenger even forgot to be in awe of the fierce beast that was staring at him, and roared at the top of his throat.

"Young knight! No matter who you are, if you dare to threaten Lord Cedric, the commander of the Northern Territory, do you know what the consequences will be?"

"What's the consequence? It's just a battle!" Donner snapped, and then he struck the breastplate with his fist, saluting the young knight on the Griffon King's back. Sir Grace and Knight Dickway also made the same gesture.

The messenger's face turned pale suddenly, because he heard these people say in unison: "Master Li Wei, I salute you!"

A few minutes later, the envoy, who was unable to complete his mission, had no choice but to ride back on horseback and return to Lord Cedric and his allies in despair.For Lord Cedric, who has a violent personality, any slightest offense can trigger his fury, and the messenger knew that the answer he brought back would never satisfy him, so when he returned to the northern border When the commander was in front of him, his voice couldn't help trembling.

But what the envoy didn't expect was that after hearing Levi's merciless answer, Lord Cedric didn't fly into a rage, but a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

"Knight Breven, didn't you tell that arrogant Levi that you are the commander of the northern border and the lord of Winterwind City, Lord Cedric the Sword, and his twelve powerful allies? Messenger?" said the young knight with the green serpent coiled on his chest.

"I said it at the beginning, but those people must have already contracted a fever, and they are not moved at all." The messenger replied.

"It's not that they contracted a fever. If it was our Sherwood family who were persecuted by this kind of persecution, even if they knew they were invincible, they would have given the same answer." The elder knight stroked the oak tree crest on his belt with his hands, and felt a little Said with emotion.

Lord Cedric glanced at the elderly knight with dissatisfaction, then turned his head and said to the messenger, "Just now I saw a huge strange bird falling into the opponent's camp. Did you see what it was?"

"I see, Your Excellency." The messenger hurriedly lowered his head and said, "It's not a strange bird, but a monster with the head of an eagle, wings and the body of a lion. There is also a young knight sitting on its back, that is the Levi Stern."

"Could it be the griffin painted on that flag? Could such a thing exist?" A knight with a crescent moon pattern painted on his shield blurted out.

"If there is only one of that thing, it won't have any impact on the overall situation of the battle." Lord Cedric said in a deep voice, "but since Levi Ston has returned to the opposing camp, I'm afraid we can rely on negotiations to get it." interest, it is very difficult.”

"Father God, the Sherwood family doesn't want to swing the butcher's knife at their neighbors." The elder knight was the first to object.

"Family Darda at your command, Lord Cedric." A knight in a cloak with a broken chain and shackle badge said loudly. "You tell us to fight, we will fight."

"Only a coward dares not fight!" shrieked the young knight with the green snake coiled badge pinned to his chest. "The humiliation to Lord Cedric is the humiliation to our Witold family. Even if I am alone, I will use this sword to kill those who dare to offend the commander of the northern border."

Seeing the young man draw out his saber, looking as if he was about to ride his horse and charge towards him, the representatives of most of the families frowned, and the elder knight of the Sherwood family sneered even more.

"Maybe some people want to say that the Sherwoods are cowards, but what I want to say is that if barbarians invade or evil disasters befall our land, every one of the Sherwoods can die, but those who shout People who are very loud may become deserters."

"Who do you think will be a deserter?" The young knight wearing the green snake coiled badge immediately pointed the finger at the elder, but all he got was a series of sneers from the elder knight.

"Balud, the God of War, there are no cowards in the Gochak family, Your Excellency Cedric. But..." Another burly knight hesitated, "We have driven dozens of miles today, and now we are exhausted. , I am afraid there is no way to immediately enter the battle."

This sentence was unanimously approved by the representatives of the rest of the family, and Lord Cedric also felt a little helpless.Because although the white wolf guards under his command were tough and brave, after marching for two consecutive days, they also showed a slight fatigue.

"Your Excellency Cedric, I think that since it is the disagreement between Lord Lidwan and Levi Stern, they should settle it themselves, and we should be witnesses." A knight in shiny bronze armor said loudly, On his chest is the crest of a burning volcano.This suggestion is obviously not in line with Lord Cedric's wishes. If it weren't for the family crest on the knight's chest, the commander-in-chief of the northern border would not even bother to talk to him.

"Sir Chirawala, your proposal is very good. But we have spent a lot of manpower and material resources in such a big fight. If it is just to testify for the two parties, isn't it..." Lord Cedric I didn't finish the explanation, because if I went on, it would be too explicit.

"In any case, the absolute advantage is on our side." Seeing the expressions of understanding on everyone's faces, Lord Cedric concluded: "Now we will continue to move forward for a certain distance, increase some pressure on those people, and then station Take a rest, and send an envoy again in the afternoon to see if the situation changes."

These words satisfied almost everyone's thoughts, even the elder from the Sherwood family nodded in agreement.

The White Wolf flag moved forward again, and the high-pitched brass horn rang through the sky. Li Wei, who was talking with Donna and others, turned his head and looked at the intervening army approaching in this direction, with a somewhat angry expression on his face. But more is sad.

"Where were you when the disaster came?" Li Wei spit out these words softly like a sigh, then raised his head to the sky, and let out a cry like a thunderbolt.The Griffin King stretched his wings almost at the same time, and after a clear cry, he soared into the sky like an arrow from the string.

Under the white wolf banner, Lord Cedric, who was slowly moving forward under the command, looked up at the sky. At some point, the clouds had blocked the sun, making the whole sky gray, which seemed to bring some ominous trillion.

The Griffon King flew extremely fast, and his majestic figure quickly turned into a small black spot in the sky.Lord Cedric frowned, and said to the captain of the Silver Wolf Guard beside him: "Baroque, if that monster swoops down from the sky to attack us, are you sure you can shoot it down?"

The tall and thin Baroque followed the Griffin King in the sky quickly with his gaze, and then he pulled the string of the longbow in his hand, and said with a vibrating sound: "This monster flies very fast, and it is difficult to directly meet it. But it swooped down It’s easy, but if you think about it, it’s impossible.”

Lord Cedric nodded. If he could only do one dive, the damage done by that monster would be insignificant.However, before the expression of relief completely appeared on his face, he froze completely.

In his horrified gaze, a group of slightly smaller gryphons with taupe appearance were piercing through the clouds and flying downwards. The Griffin King quickly joined them and soared in the air together, clearing the sky. The tweets echoed endlessly under the sky!
A total of more than fifty griffins hovered in the sky, passing over the combined army of the surrounding lords in a deterrent manner, and their wide wings even cast a shadow on the ground.A fully armed swordsman sat on the back of each griffin. Seeing this scene, the witnesses couldn't help screaming.

"Someone is sitting on the back of the monster!"

"Balud, how can they endure the biting cold wind at high altitude?"

"Those are all knights with fighting spirit protection, so many!"

But at this time, a whirlwind suddenly blew up, the trees shook, and the fallen leaves danced, which set off the majesty of the beasts in the sky, as if even the sky was helping them.The whirlwind roared and passed over the camp of the Lord's United Army. The dust was flying, and many people's eyes got dust. The soldiers cursed and wiped, while feeling uneasy.

The uneasiness in my heart was reflected in my feet, that is, my pace was getting slower and slower. When I was more than ten meters away from the warning silver arrow shot by Sir Grace, except for the White Wolf Guard, the other troops They have already stopped, and they are unwilling to go any further.

"That pleading letter that deserves to go to the Nine Hells!" Lord Cedric growled in a rough voice, "How come there are so many flying monsters, and all of them are loaded with people, that guy named Levi , you have a group of druid masters under your command?"

"It is very difficult for the White Wolf Guard to fight against so many enemies flying in the sky, Your Excellency." Captain Baroque persuaded in a low voice, "Even if we can both lose, it is not a worthwhile deal."

"Of course I know, I will never allow my white wolf guards to be lost here, not even a single one, even if I can exchange for a large piece of territory." Lord Cedric shouted, shaking his fist, and then lowered his voice again, "But I can't just leave like this."

Captain Baroque nodded silently. Of course, there would be no material loss if he retreated like this, but the blow to his reputation would be unimaginably serious.Lord Cedric is known as the Great Commander of the Northern Territory, and he faintly contends with the Earl of Ansair, the Sheriff of the Northern Territory, relying on his lofty prestige north of the Dusk Forest. The loss of prestige is even worse than losing a territory or a city. Towns are more serious.

Without the prestige that echoes everywhere north of the Dusk Forest, Lord Cedric is nothing more than a local lord, and his status is even lower than that of the dead Viscount Lane.

This time it was really wrong.

The thought of regret flashed through Lord Cedric's mind, and then a fierce light lit up in his eyes.

"In any case, even if you fail to achieve the expected goal this time, you can't just retreat in such a desperate way. Captain Baroque, if you hold a good bow, how sure are you that you will fight the opponent's sharpshooter?"

"If you compare the shooting range, I'm not 200% sure. My longbow can shoot up to a distance of about [-] meters, but the arrows at that time might not even be able to penetrate the thick cotton coat of a bumpkin." Captain Baroque said without hesitation. He replied, "But if the comparison is accurate, if he can do it, I can do it too."

"Then let's prepare like this, let that Sir Chillavala say it right, we have come a long way, I am afraid we can only be a witness for Sir Ridwan." Lord Cedric muttered, and then turned towards The young man with the coiled green snake badge on his chest ordered: "Thrace of the Witold family, now is the time to show your courage, go to the opponent's camp, and convey my words to that Li Wei Stern."

This order made the young man's face turn pale all of a sudden, as if he was not going to be an envoy, but was going to die.

"Sir Cedric, I..."

"Didn't you just swear that you would rush to kill those who dared to offend me by yourself?" Lord Cedric reminded him kindly, "Now you just need to pass a word. To that young man named Levi Said, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, I, the lord of Winterwind City, Lord Cedric, propose to resolve this dispute by a duel before the gods. As for the method and candidates of the duel...he can choose, we lords can all as a notary."

Ten minutes later, the pale-faced young Thrace stood in front of Levi and the others, stammering and conveying Lord Cedric's suggestion to them.Because the messenger was so frightened and frightened that he nervously said a lot of words that didn't convey his meaning, which caused many knights behind Li Wei to show puzzled expressions.

"...This is the meaning of the great leader of the North, no, I mean, Lord Cedric of Winterwind, please consider it..." After Thrace finished speaking, he bowed deeply, and then Standing there carefully staring at Li Wei's expression, it seemed that he wanted to spy some clues from it.

"Is this guy here to ask for a duel, or to surrender? Why didn't I find out?" Di Kewei muttered with his mouth curled up.

"Just a coward." Dragonson, who had returned from the cavalry, commented that most of his attention was always on the sky, following the flying griffins. "The group of lords didn't have the guts either, and they didn't seem to dare to fight over. They're still some kind of Northern Commander."

Li Wei didn't express his opinion immediately. After the tempering in the disaster and what happened after the disaster, the young knight's character already possessed the trait of stability.He thought about it, and similar to Dragonson's judgment, he also felt the faint fear in the words of the northern commander.

However, a little fear alone was not enough to make the Lord with a sword back down, and the decision to demand a duel before the gods also reflected that Lord Cedric still had a fluke mentality.Just now, Li Wei learned from Donner that Sir Ridwan, who broke his oath, had advanced to the level of Dou Qi Tianhua at some point, becoming an out-and-out knight with the title.Perhaps Lord Cedric knew this too, and pushed the matter to Levi's side.

The duel before the gods must be one-on-one, and if Li Wei's side hadn't been for Wilpus's advanced fighting spirit, there would be no one who could be an opponent of Sir Ridwan.Although Lord Cedric seemed magnanimous to let Levi choose the method and candidate of the duel, but the duel before the gods had to be participated by both parties, and the so-called candidate was just the knight who represented Li Wei in the duel.

Sir Lidwan will definitely play, there is no doubt about it.

Wilps hadn't advanced to Douqi Tianhua for a long time, and the ensuing travels also left him no time to sort out and adapt to Douqi Tianhua's power.Among the title knights, Wilps' strength can only be said to barely meet this title. Facing Sir Ridwan, his chances of winning are not great.

Sir Grace has been meditating on something since just now. Seeing Levi's hesitation, he walked over and whispered: "Master Levi, if I try archery, I am confident that I will win."

"Sir Lidwan will not agree to compete in archery." Li Wei sighed, "Whether he refused to fight a duel or I refused to fight a duel, it ended up being a battle within the Viscounty. There have been more than ten battles just now. lives were lost for this, and I really don't want more lives to be lost."

"It's all the fault of Lidvan for making the ghost lose his mind!" Dragunson said viciously, looking away from the sky. "It's almost like a different person."

"A different person?" Li Wei repeated in surprise.

"I've always been at odds with that guy, Lidwan, and many people know that, but what I can't get used to is his face that thinks he's superior to others." Dragosson said angrily, "Now, his behavior It's even more embarrassing, as a knight, he wears perfume and powder on his face to cover up like those nobles in robes."

"Perfume? Putting on powder?" The expression on Li Wei's face changed. He didn't have many opportunities to deal with Sir Ridwan, but it could be seen that although the Lord of Greencastle was a little proud and conceited, he was not as proud as he was wearing those clothes. The vices of nobles in robes.And just when he felt vaguely grasping the key point, Sir Grace's words made Levi's eyes light up.

"Those strange black-armored knights are also very strange. Mr. Gao Lei? Joy stabbed a man in the throat, but was cut off by the other party's sword. His sword was picked up by the soldiers. It looks like it was corroded by some strong acid, and there are tiny scars everywhere."

"I understand!" Li Wei's voice was low, but his eyes brightened. He pulled out the saber at his waist and stuck it on the ground, then held the hilt of the sword and said to the envoy who had always had a bad face: "Please Go back and tell Lord Cedric that I agree to use a duel before the gods to decide whether Sir Lidwan's betrayal can be forgiven. The candidate for our duel is me, the temporary military leader of the Viscount Land, Levi Stern! "

(End of this chapter)