Heart of the Castle

Chapter 361 Dark Alchemy, Hexagram Array

A large-scale storm suddenly fell on the rotten swamp. The rain was so violent that it didn't seem like rain. Instead, waterfalls fell from the sky, rushing down to the ground; Roaring like a thunderbolt, tearing everything apart, turning the sky and the earth into chaos; earth-shattering thunderbolts exploded, accompanied by lightning bolts clashing fiercely in the air, the whole world was sometimes bright as day, with lightning flashing; The darkness is heavy, like an eternal night, as if the gods in the sky have also launched a fierce battle that does not belong to the world.

For the raid team led by Li Wei, this disaster was actually a good thing, because they could use the cover of the storm to approach the Bone Tower more covertly, so although they were drenched in the cold rain, there was no population. complain.

Except maybe Babrupa, but his complaints have never stopped from the beginning, obviously it has nothing to do with the presence or absence of the storm.

"Hey, Master Li Wei, although devout priests need dedication, there is also a limit to this kind of dedication. After all, priests also need to protect their own lives before they can better save the lamb of our Lord." Babrupa was riding on the back of an extraordinarily tall snakeskin beast, which made him even more slender and short-legged, and his feet could only hang in the air.He covered his head with the robe, and while shaking off the rainwater on his body, he kept mumbling.

"In such a horrible weather, in the kingdoms of mankind, no matter how great the hatred is, it will be put down to a truce. Wouldn't it be better to huddle in your own tent and drink hot pepper beer? Come here, under such heavy rain... Hey, Master Levi, you know that I can't swim, and I hate mud, not to mention there are so many rotting corpses soaked in the mud!"

Babrupa sighed and followed the raid team all the way forward. As for the reason for bringing this guy, Li Wei didn't know the truth, but he just had a feeling that it was better to do this.

Except for the noisy Babrupa, the others walked forward silently, with no expressions on their faces. The rain and sweat mixed together and flowed down, making them look a little embarrassed, but everyone's eyes They are all bright, with burning flames burning inside.

The torrential rain poured down, and the depressions of the rotten swamp were submerged. It was as if countless lakes had appeared. The highlands near the Black Crow Tribe had also turned into small islands in the lake.Fortunately, the mounts of the raiding team can still walk on the ground in this environment. The snakeskin beast grows in the rotting swamp, so it is no stranger to heavy rain, and the abyss creature instinct of the Dark Nightmare in the North allows it to be able to ride in any environment. Quickly adapting, the horseshoe trampled on the stagnant water and ran forward, and even needed to control the speed a little, so as not to leave the snakeskin beasts behind.

"Everyone, stop for a moment." Li Wei, who was at the front, suddenly raised a hand to signal, and at the same time lowered his voice. "There are undead guards in front. There are not many of them, but they are very troublesome. All of them are death knights."

This news is simply bad news. Everyone knows how difficult the death knight is. Although the raid team is very powerful, it is very difficult to instantly eliminate these opponents with thick armor and death fighting spirit.Flame is the Achilles' heel of these undead, but now the torrential rain is pouring down, and everyone can't even breathe without thinking. Things like blazing glue have completely failed, and the power of fire magic has been suppressed to a minimum.

"What should I do?" This question was like a mountain blocking the pace of the raiding team. Several thoughts flashed across Li Wei's mind, even the idea of ​​summoning the earth element from the heart of the castle, but no matter which method There is no guarantee that these death knights will be killed quickly.

Li Wei had nothing to do, and other aboriginal tribal leaders were even more helpless. The expression of the Black Crow Queen was as calm as water, and she seemed to have a chance to win. But it's so simple that you can only smile bitterly.

"Li Wei of the Griffon Tribe, the one who saved the swamp in the prophecy is you, not me." The Black Crow Queen's exquisite face showed a natural expression, "Of course you have to think about the solution, we just need to follow it .”

"Yes, we just need to follow suit." The Black Crow Queen's answer still had some effect, and the aborigine leaders who were racking their brains and thinking hard all suddenly relaxed, and their faces shone brightly. "Since he is the one who saved the swamp in the prophecy, of course Levi of the Griffon tribe can figure out a way."

So Li Wei's expression became even more distressed, until Babrupa patted him on the shoulder, "Hey, Master Li Wei, what are you worrying about?" The short guy shook the rain on his head and said, "I always feel that no matter whether we can kill these death knights quickly, those skeletons will find us."

His words made Li Wei frowned even tighter, "It's very possible, Babrupa, you reminded me well." The young lord agreed, "As long as the undead creatures are eliminated, the dead will find out, Could it be that we can only launch a surprise attack from here? I am afraid it will be a hard battle."

A bitter battle is okay to say, but the result is even worse.As someone who has fought against terrifying undead like liches, Li Wei deeply understands how difficult these powerful enemies who are proficient in undead magic are.The raid team that gathered the elites from all the tribes in the swamp was undoubtedly powerful, especially the Black Crow Queen, who shone like a green scorching sun in the field of vision of the exploration technique.But compared with the deceased on the high bone tower in the distance, it immediately paled in comparison.

There is a gap in strength. If you still can't get the upper hand, you can guess the result without starting this battle.

"Father God, since we can't get close without disturbing those skeletons, let's wait until those skeletons get busy and can't take care of us!" Babrupa shrugged and said. "Since that ritual has the terrifying power to pollute one-third of the water sources in the entire northern border, it must not be interrupted casually, right?"

Li Wei's face remained gloomy, "The feint attacking troops have been heavily surrounded by the undead army, and people are bleeding and dying every moment." His fingers stroked the burning blood alliance mark in his palm, his voice was anxious and hoarse, as if a flame was burning his throat. "How can we sit here and do nothing until they start desecrating rituals?"

Just as the young lord finished speaking, a strange and indescribably strange sound suddenly sounded from the front. It seemed to be a tragic and shrill roar from thousands of throats, and it was also mixed with the terrible moans and breathless sounds of the dying.There are countless negative emotions condensed in this voice, and it is not ordinary sadness, but hatred, hatred, jealousy, hunger and thirst, so strong that it beats the listener's heart fiercely like a sledgehammer.

This strange sound even shook the dense dark clouds in the sky a little, and stars could even be seen from the gaps. The torrential rain suddenly weakened, but the strong wind roared even more fiercely, sucking all the mud and rain into the sky. In the air, it was stirring and spinning, and then it was smashed headfirst, and when it hit the face, you could even feel pain.

However, the field of vision is stronger than when it was pouring rain. Li Wei put his hands in front of his eyes and extended his gaze as far as possible to the direction of the sound. Through the strong wind, he could vaguely see a pale tower... Or the ruins of the tower.Because the top of this high tower seemed to have been hit by the wrath of the person in charge of the thunder, the top of the tower that once pointed directly at the sky shattered into pale fragments and flew around, and from the broken part, a blazing green light rose, The end is inserted straight into the sky.

The sky seemed to be disturbed by this green ray of light, and there was a series of extremely violent thunderclaps. Blue and purple lightning pierced the sky uninterruptedly, as if the sky and the dark clouds had exploded together.Then the thunder weakened, but it was still rumbling endlessly. The surrounding dark clouds began to revolve around this green light, and then a huge vortex composed of dark clouds with a radius of several kilometers gradually formed in the sky. Continuously spread around.

This kind of dark green spread quickly in the dark clouds, and in just a few heartbeats, more than half of the vortex was dyed with a slight green light, which looked extremely strange.

"The blasphemy ceremony has begun." The Black Crow Queen looked up at the sky and said, there was no trace of anxiety in her tone, but it was as calm as a frozen river of ice, only the glint of light flickering in the depths of her black eyes could see her There is also some apprehension in my heart.Then her face turned to Li Wei, "Leader Griffin, let's start! May the ancestor spirits and the gods in the sky bless us."

"May the gods bless," Li Wei nodded, and then whispered the order. "Everyone, go forward!"

The raid team moved forward quickly, and the stagnant water was rushing under their feet, but the mournful wailing from the bone tower never stopped, coupled with the thunder that sounded from time to time, all the sounds made by the raid team were covered up.

The death knight squad performing the guard task was also attracted by the mutation of the tower, and in their consciousness, the enemy was still surrounded by the army several kilometers away, and they never expected that someone would brave such a big storm to attack come over.Negligence makes these intelligent undead creatures perform worse than low-level skeletons and zombies.

The Black Nightmare in the Northern Territory suddenly shook its mane, raised its head to the sky and let out a long hiss, which seemed to be as lethal as a heavy hammer strike, and the faint sound waves spread forward, causing countless splashes.Those few death knights just noticed it, but before they had time to make a move, two iron hooves trampled down from behind, and they were about to step on a death knight including the armor into the mud under their feet, and then the silver white sword With a flash of light, it slashed the side of another death knight's neck until it reached the hard neck bone.For ordinary people, it is definitely a fatal serious injury, but the death knight with tenacious vitality is still struggling to draw his sword.Li Wei didn't give him this chance, the flames of sacrificial fighting spirit suddenly poured in, and the death knight's entire head exploded immediately.

Almost at the same moment, two heavy flails slammed into two heads wearing black steel helmets with the whine of the wind, spattering dirty and rotting blood.The last two death knights had just turned around, before their sabers were fully unsheathed, several sharp arrows shining red with fiery glue were precisely inserted into the gaps in their helmets.The death knight's movements froze immediately, and then countless tongues of flame spewed out from the thick armor, and his body that had lost its power crashed to the ground.

Before the Black Crow Queen could make a move, the battle was over.

"Praise God of War Barud, it's actually over." The guy who spoke was holding an inconspicuous black crossbow in his hand, with a regretful expression on his face, and it was Babrupa who arrived last. "You are really moving very fast, I haven't had time to make a move yet!"

"If you can be a little faster, I guarantee you can catch up with the battle, pious Mr. Babrupa." Levi said to him half-jokingly, while shaking off the thick black rotting blood on the blade.

"Hey, Master Li Wei, you guys ran too fast. Could it be my fault?" Babrupa held up the black crossbow in his hand to show him, "I'm ready to fight, if there are still undead here If so, I will definitely let them have a taste of this."

"Keep this thing of yours, hiss," said the Gala leader of the Grayscale Tribe in a mocking tone. "It doesn't even look like the tail sting of a swamp mosquito."

"Be careful what you say, Gala leader of the Grayscale Tribe." Babrupa replied, "It doesn't matter if you offend me, a priest, but offending the gods in the sky I believe in is not a joke. And there is a commandment in the God's Code that says that if you talk too much, you will lose, and silence is golden."

Although bickering, the members of the raiding team did not stop, but accelerated towards the direction of the bone tower. The snakeskin beast trampled on the stagnant water and galloped forward. Li Wei and the Black Crow Queen spread her wings across the water.

Except for those death knights, the raid team did not encounter other undead guards outside the Bone Tower. Perhaps it was because the sacrilege ceremony involved too much energy. , no further commands are issued.

Levi learned some knowledge about the sacrilegious ritual of summoning wormwood from Mr. Dish. Alchemy contains many branches, and one of them is a very partial branch that synthesizes undead magic. It is called dark alchemy. The ritual is a formidable high-level alchemy ritual in dark alchemy.

The way to stop this ritual is actually very simple, as long as the bone tower that is the core of the ritual is destroyed or recreated, the energy of the undead summoned by this ritual can be disordered, and eventually an irreversible explosion occurs.The next thing is much simpler. The backlash power of the dark alchemy ritual is as terrifying as the power that can be summoned. It is not surprising to directly wipe out those who participated in the ritual.

However, it is not easy to destroy the bone tower. When they came to the foot of the tower, everyone realized how tall and majestic it was. There are tens of thousands of bones of various creatures that fit together tightly. door, and no similar hole can be seen.The lowest entrance and exit from the ground is 20 meters high, even a werewolf with amazing jumping ability can't touch it.

When this bone tower was built, it was not considered easy to enter and exit. The liches all have teleportation or flying skills, and the wraiths that can float themselves and the vampires that can change into bats don't have to consider this issue.The members of the raiding team circled the tower twice, still feeling helpless.

At this time, Babrupa climbed down from the snakeskin beast, waded through the water and took a few steps forward, putting his hands together around his mouth into a trumpet shape. "Praise Ku Ximu, the Instructor of Eternal Sleep!" he yelled, "We're back, let's go in!"

From behind the perfectly stitched bones came a voice, "Praise forever, don't you know how to get in?"

"Now I know." Babrupa said, then lay down on his stomach and rolled away to the side as fast as he could.

Two heavy flails slammed on the place where the sound came from the bone tower, making two loud bangs.The strength of the werewolf is far superior to that of ordinary humans. As the leaders, Wolf and Bau are of course far more powerful than ordinary werewolf. Even the leg bones of giant elephants will be smashed by these two flails, but there are black ones on the bone tower. The light flashed faintly, and immediately bounced back the flail with the same force.

Fortunately, the two werewolf leaders were really agile, and they dodged at the critical moment, otherwise they would both die under their own weapons.

"What kind of bone is this? I have gnawed countless bones, and they have never been so hard!" Worf turned over and got up from the mud. His long hair was covered with mud, and he looked very embarrassed.

Then the old hag Stiba used her innate magic to summon an icicle as thick as a battering ram. When the icicle hit the high bone tower, the loud bang could make people temporarily deaf and dazzled. The blue light burst out in all directions, making everyone have to take a few steps back to avoid the icy aftermath of magic.

However, when the light dissipated, the bone tower still stood tall, without even the smallest scratch on the surface.

The cold voice of the Black Crow Queen sounded, singing the ancient prayer. Li Wei couldn't understand a word, but he could clearly feel that the powerful magic power was gathering on the wings behind the Black Crow Queen, and then the Black Crow Queen Stretching her hands forward, the night-black robe set off her fair and slender hands with a strange charm.

"Interesting little guy, it looks like this is about to perform the Astoria Great Destruction?" An old voice commented, "This kind of innate magic of the black crows has probably not appeared for hundreds of years, right? ?”

"Mr. Dish, you are finally back." The tight string in Li Wei's heart suddenly relaxed. "Have you rested yet?"

On the night when the Black Sun Knights attacked, Mr. Dish reappeared as Master Frederick. Although he defeated the Lich, it also made him much weaker and had to recover from hibernation.

"It hasn't fully recovered yet, but it's hard to see a master of alchemy appearing, so we have to join in the fun." Mr. Dish's laughter didn't sound weak at all.

"Mr. Dish, what big collapse technique you mentioned just now sounds very powerful. How much damage can it cause to this tower of bones?" Li Wei watched as a ball gradually emerged in the hands of the Black Crow Queen. With a bright fire-like light, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Let that little female crow stop, that magic is not something she can cast casually now, and the price will be unimaginably high." Mr. Dish made a judgment without hesitation, "Astoria's collapse is known as the City magic is quite powerful against fixed large targets, but unfortunately, it is completely useless."
Perhaps aware of the doubts in Levi's heart, Mr. Dish went on to explain: "Now the power protecting this White Bone Tower does not belong to the category of magic, but the famous dark alchemy hexagram array. This thing is very tricky, whether it is Physical attack or magic means, as long as it cannot break through the six nodes of the six-pointed star array at one time, there is no way to cause any damage to the things it protects."

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