Heart of the Castle

Chapter 339 The Extreme North Ice Field, the Demon Army Gathers

After several heavy snowfalls in a row, the temperature in the northern region dropped suddenly. Even at noon on a sunny day, the sun could not bring much warmth to people.The ground is getting harder day by day, and even if you dig it up with well-forged agricultural tools, you can only draw a shallow mark.The rivers and streams passing through the dense forest also stopped singing, and the blue-white glaciers ran across the forest, shining like crystals.

However, in the northernmost part of the kingdom, the famous Black River has not been frozen yet. The water is as black as ink and roars endlessly. The foaming whirlpool flickers on the surface of the water, posing a terrible threat to all those who try to swim.Moreover, due to the scouring of the torrent and other reasons, the steep cliffs on both sides of the Black River are extremely difficult to climb, forming a natural line of defense on the northern border of the Kingdom of Arthur.

When the evil disaster suddenly came a year ago, this line of defense did not play a defensive role. After all, the winged demons in the demon army could easily build a rope bridge between the two banks of the river.At the same time, Viscount Lane, who did not expect this disaster to happen in advance, also abolished many defenders of the outposts and guard towers on both sides of the Black River under the advice of the old housekeeper Trien.

The result of this is that Heihe's natural danger is in vain, and the only Heihe outpost was quickly submerged in the cannon fodder driven by the demon army before it even had time to ignite the beacon fire.

However, this was already a year ago. The original Viscount of Ryan has now been divided into two, and the invading demon army has long been wiped out. Vaguely recounting what happened in the first place.

From Heihe to the north, there are no traces of people. As far as the eye can see, there is endless wasteland and frozen soil, occasionally some low and sparse cold-resistant shrubs are dotted in it, and the mountains stand in the sky like giants supporting the sky. white snow.This is already a wild land that no longer belongs to the Kingdom of Arthur. Scholars call it the Arctic Ice Field in classics.

The climate of the extreme arctic ice field is extremely cold, the summer is extremely short, and in the long winter, the land is completely dominated by ice and snow, and the natural conditions are extremely harsh.Even the goblin tribe, which has always been tenacious in vitality, seldom operates here, and chooses the almost as barren, but at least not so cold, Skullbreaker Wasteland.

However, this time the Arctic Ice Field has welcomed a group of rare guests. These people have built simple but large-scale camps on the ice sheet, and the materials used are things that the Extreme Arctic Ice Field has never seen before.

Those are bones.

No matter the fence or the sentry tower, they are all made of large and small biological bones, the most of which are the bones of a wild mammoth.This kind of giant beast running rampant on the extreme northern ice sheet is five meters tall, with two huge ivory like horns. Ordinary castles can't resist the collision of this kind of giant beast, if it is not for the slightly hotter climate If it is impossible to resist, and at the same time, the bulky body cannot cross the natural barrier of the Black River, the northern border of the Kingdom of Arthur can only tremble under the trample of the woolly elephant.

However, these giant beasts were killed here, and the bones were used to build camps. Due to the desolation and barrenness of the extreme arctic ice sheet, mammoth elephants are not a large number of species. Judging from the number of bones here, I am afraid that as a population , no longer exists.

Inside the white bone wall are many low shacks. These shacks are simple in structure, and the roof is only a little higher than the ground. It is almost like digging a hole in the ground, and then covering it with some moss, bushes, and fur.In order to resist the harsh cold weather of the extreme arctic ice sheet, fires were burned inside each hut, and thick smoke with a choking sulfur smell came out along the cracks of the huts.It can even be said that these are not places where people live at all, but holes that lead directly to the abyss hell, which are blocked by covers.

Among these low and simple shacks stands a majestic building full of dark charm. This building is built with some strange materials that have never appeared in the human kingdom, including the wood that naturally generates red magic patterns on it. There are black stone materials that are constantly burning with raging fire, and there are also a large number of strange leathers that are shining with various lights.At the bottom of the building, there are four rows of huge wheels, each of which is comparable to the height of an ordinary adult man. Both sides of the wheels are covered with sharp metal teeth, and there are purple-black blood clots on them.

It seems that this huge building with a three-story structure and a height of more than ten meters can be moved.But it's hard to imagine what kind of force is needed to pull it, because even hundreds of pack horses can't pull such a heavy guy. After all, the size of this guy is already comparable to a castle, even smaller than the small castles owned by many knights. Be majestic and tall.

From the beautiful but cruel decoration of this building, as well as the hideous obsidian statues crouching on the top, one can feel a very strong style belonging to the abyss of hell, which is actually the case.There is a choking sulfur smell everywhere in the building, especially the meeting hall on the ground floor.The host is a family of demons with dark red skin. In addition to the abyss alchemist sitting on the ferocious black iron throne in the middle, there are also some lower-ranking demon leaders, including the horned demon warlord, the hell flame demon and the three-headed hell dog and so on.The guests were a few liches in tattered magister robes with green will-o'-the-wisps burning in their eye sockets, and more than a dozen death knights who followed them in full black heavy armor with only their blood-red eyes exposed.

This abyssal demon looks similar to the demon lord who attacked the viscount's domain. They are all covered in thick and solid dirt copper armor. The part with the shoulders is also inlaid with blood-red magic crystals, which are faintly emitting scorching waves.

Generally speaking, all demonic creatures living in the abyss hell are bloodthirsty and brutal, and the abyss alchemist is no exception, but he already has enough wisdom to suppress this impulse, so that he can patiently listen to his allies accusation.

"We have sacrificed so much. Do you know how important a pawn is, a high-ranking murderer who is hidden in the human lord's side? In order to create a chance for you to win, it was completely exposed." No matter when, the witch The demon's voice was definitely not pleasant to hear, it was all hoarse and dry, like the undead in the tomb scratching the coffin with his fingernails. "We have done everything we promised, what is the result? What will you give us in return?" This powerful undead creature pointed its bony fingers at the chest of the abyssal demon, and the bone-chilling magical waves emitted The power was so amazing that the demon lord couldn't help but move his body a little uneasy.

"The devil has also paid a heavy price - a devil lord has fallen, and his status and importance in the devil army are no less than the blood-sucking prince you lost." Abyssal demon roared and replied, full of The scorching aura of sulfurous stench immediately offset all the magic fluctuations released by the Lich.

"It was his stupidity that caused that guy to fall!" The Lich pointed out mercilessly, "And his cowardly subordinates, how many demons have been killed by humans? Just one or two hundred, and the rest are like scares. Fleeing all over the mountains and plains like a cowardly rabbit." Lich's hoarse voice was full of thick sarcasm, "That scene was really magnificent, the red figure ran away like a flood, and only a few dozen people were chasing behind. One or even a few human soldiers. They would rather jump into the black river and be swallowed by the muddy water than go back and deal a heavy blow to the human pursuers."

"The devil admits that there was a failure once, but the self-proclaimed fearless undead, how is it better than the devil?" A somewhat shrill voice sounded from the side of the abyss refining demon.

This kind of situation is rare. Although the demons are cruel and bloodthirsty, they are clearly divided into classes. Before the abyss refining demons belonging to the demon nobles have permission, all the great demons can only keep their mouths shut.However, the demon who spoke was not reprimanded by the demon lord, and even nodded in agreement.

The dark green flames in the Lich's eye sockets flickered. This demon who dared to interject and refute looked somewhat similar to the Hell Flame Demon in appearance, but red and yellow flames were burning on the sharp corners of its head and behind it. The body should also appear burly.

Every lich can be regarded as a master of magic skills. After carefully experiencing the precise control of the fluctuation of the flame power on the demon, the lich shook his skull in surprise, "This kind of power has been around for a long time. Haven't appeared before, Lord Cinder? No, although the power is somewhat similar, the level is still far behind..." His teeth were chattering, "I admit that you have the right to talk to me on an equal footing, but the accusers never Forgive the remarks that slander the reputation of the undead, and tell me the evidence that can prove your words, otherwise I will let you experience the horror of my lord Ku Ximu."

As the lich spoke, he raised the bone wand in his hand, and the lower-ranking liches behind him raised their wands at the same time. The undead knights took a step forward in unison. The sound resounded through the meeting hall.

Of course, the demons will not be intimidated by such a battle, but the threat of the undead aroused the brutal anger in their blood. The abyss refiner roared angrily, stood up from the black iron throne, and at the same time took the gun behind the throne. The terrifying and terrifying giant beheading sword; the horned demon warlord waved his strong arms, the hellfire demon gathered a terrible fireball, and the hellhounds retreated one after another. Of course, this is not a performance of shrinking, but a preparation to pounce forward .

The two sides immediately fell into a confrontation, but the atmosphere was not very tense, because the high-level officials of both sides knew the importance of cooperation, let alone a slander without evidence, even if there was a real friction, there would be no more serious consequences.

At least it won't appear until it breaks through the human line of defense.

The Cinder Lord was obviously very aware of this, and he didn't show any sign of shrinking back, but walked out with a ferocious and fearless smile on his face. "Of course I have evidence. In front of the same opponent, I saw members of the Black Sun Knights riding horses and fleeing faster than rabbits." His smile suddenly widened, and his malicious voice was like a spear. A death knight behind the lich. "Is my description correct? Master Aspros?"

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