Heart of the Castle

Chapter 403 Miracles belong to heroes, and heroes create legends

After revealing their identities, Lord Cedric and his party soon met Baron Levi Stern.The young lord had just come out of the wounded barracks. Before he could catch his breath, he heard the news and hurriedly led Wilpus, Donner and several other knights to welcome him out.

As soon as he saw Levi and the others appear, Lord Cedric's eyes widened in surprise, "God of War Barud!" He hurriedly jumped off his horse and faced them. "Your Excellency Li Wei, isn't the battle going well? You...why do you look like this?"

The young lord looked at himself and the knights behind him, and couldn't help showing a smile. These people really looked in a mess, bloody and dirty, and their armor was full of dents caused by various attacks. Incomplete shield.Even Li Wei was no exception. His close fight with General Kleinus caused scorched black traces of flames and lightning to appear in many places on his light steel armor, and purple bloodstains were stained on the iron gauntlet and cloak.But just from the beaming faces on their faces, it can be seen who the winning side is.

After the battle, all the knights, including Li Wei, ran around the camp without caring about the blood and mud all over their bodies.Although the offensive of the demon army was contained outside the Great Wall of Ice Wall, they had a numerical advantage after all.Among the soldiers who participated in the battle, not many died, but there were quite a few wounded, and quite a few of them were seriously injured.

If there were no priests from the two temples led by Vice Archbishop Beria and Bishop Faron to treat them together, the number of dead would probably increase several times.Even so, when the priests were exhausted and exhausted, the seriously injured were sent to the wounded barracks like a tide, most of them could not even walk on their own, and could only lie on the animal skin blanket and endure without a word Painful ordeal.

When the demon general Kleinus was beheaded, cheers echoed over the camp, even the sound of the rushing water of the Black River was suppressed.The severely wounded in the wounded barracks all had smiles on their faces, and some closed their eyes in satisfaction. They had no regrets in fighting to the death to defend their homeland.

Li Wei came to the wounded barracks in time, and the healing technique from the heart of the castle once again showed extraordinary power.The gentle white light shone in the night sky, and the pain of many wounded disappeared immediately. They stood up one after another, looking at their recovered limbs with surprised expressions.The breathing of those seriously injured who had fallen into a semi-comatose state immediately became stable. Half of their legs had already stepped into the Eternal Night Kingdom of the Sleeping Guide, but they were pulled out by this strong hand.

The young lord didn't stop until his magic power was exhausted.The wounded barracks was already crowded with people. Seeing the wounded being healed one after another, there was thunderous cheers. Everyone's face was filled with excitement, and even the priests who had always maintained a solemn attitude showed joyful expressions.

Of course, some people were disappointed, especially the herbal doctors brought by the ranger Warren. They smiled wryly and unwrapped the wound bandages for the wounded, and then used those carefully prepared but useless medicines. Herbal ointment cleans up.

Levi explained to Lord Cedric, and walked to the camp first. The temperature in the northern region is quite low in winter. Although the tent is not very warm, it is much better than standing outside and talking in the cold wind.Due to the hasty construction time, the camp was extremely rudimentary, and the outer protective earth walls and wooden fences were only about two meters high, which hardly had the effect of defending against cavalry charges.Seeing this, several of the knights who followed Lord Cedric showed slight expressions of disdain.

"If this can be counted as the hero who ended the disaster, then it is really because of luck." The frivolous young knight leaned into the ear of the Rohan knight and said with a low smile.

"That's right, if you are a knight who has received military training, you won't have such a fragile defense, and you won't be able to resist a decent attack at all..."

Before the Knight of Rohan finished speaking, an elderly knight who appeared with Li Wei sneered, and said to himself in a low voice, "This is indeed the negligence of His Excellency Levi. They were all placed in the north, and it never occurred to anyone to shoot back arrows from behind."

The knight of Rohan immediately shut his mouth, and lowered his head together with the frivolous young knight beside him. It seemed that there were so many amazing sights under their feet that they didn't even want to raise their heads.In fact, many of the people brought by Cedric felt the same way as the two young knights after seeing this large but rough camp.But after hearing the ridicule of the older knight, they put away that idea.

The threat of the demon army is currently, if anyone has the idea of ​​stabbing people in the back, I am afraid that they will be regarded as traitors among human beings in the first place, and will be attacked by the lords of the northern border unanimously.If you think about it this way, building high walls around the camp is of no use other than wasting manpower and material resources.

As a baron and army commander, Levi's residence is a tent as big as a house, made of the finest cowhide and canvas. If it is not without any luxurious decoration on the surface, it will not look simple even as a duke's residence.At the same time, this is also the meeting room for the defenders of the Ice Wall Great Wall. Li Wei and the other knights hurriedly adjusted their appearances, and then
A large firepit was dug in the center of the tent, and the cedar and oak fragments were burning vigorously inside, and the thick leather kept the cold outside, making the whole tent look warm and cozy.Several attendants were busy adding firewood to the firepit, or boiling wine with a lot of spices. The aromas of rosemary, saffron, fruit and caramel rose slowly in the tent, making people feel like a warm up.

Lord Cedric took a glass of steaming wine, and the aroma became rich immediately, making him even hungrier and thirsty after he hadn't eaten well since morning, but Lord Cedric didn't raise the glass immediately, but moved towards Li Wei asked.

"I only got the news two days ago that the army of demons suddenly went south, and the striker pointed directly at Heihe. Then it took more than half a day to organize a reinforcement army of sufficient size. I thought it would be just in time for a fierce battle. But now it's quiet here as if nothing happened."

"The battle has just ended, my lord, you should still be able to see the purple blood condensed on the Great Wall, which belong to the devil." Li Wei replied rubbing his forehead with his hands, and a big black crow with bright black feathers raised its head on his shoulder Standing still, tilting his head proudly, he despised the knights in the tent from the corner of his eye.

"Is the size of the demon army large?" Lord Cedric glanced at the strange crow, feeling like he was being spied on.

"At least 40, divided into more than [-] teams, and the commander is General Kleinus, the lord of the abyss refining demons." Li Wei replied, and the crow on his shoulder also stretched its wings and began to rattle, "Twenty thousand, twenty thousand!"

"General Kleinus!" Lord Cedric yelled in disbelief. "That's a vicious demon lord, I can't believe it, how can you stand up to him and his army?"

Li Wei smiled wearily and proudly, and flicked the crow's restless long beak with his hand, "We resisted, and even fought back, driving those demons back to hell. The demon army suffered a lot. The heads of that General Kleinus and more than a dozen team leaders under him are still poked on the spears at the top of the city."

A moment of silence enveloped the tent, and Lord Cedric's hand holding the cup trembled slightly, unable to say anything.The knights behind him were equally astonished. If they hadn't seen the Great Wall of Ice Wall standing along the Black River like a miracle, most of them would have stood up and questioned it, because it was simply impossible.

The elite soldiers under Li Wei's command are only a few hundred at most, and the militiamen are no more than three thousand. Although the equipment is comparable to that of other lords' elite soldiers, their combat effectiveness is still slightly insufficient.The demon army has always been known for its strength and ferocity. Even the lowest level of little demons can rival well-trained human fighters. Nightmare forever.Even though Lord Cedric has led the most elite white wolf guards to come to support, it is actually an idea of ​​delaying time, hoping to support the arrival of troops mobilized from other territories.

Gathering all the strength of the lords in the northern region, they can gather about [-] soldiers. With the natural danger of Heihe, if they can delay sending troops to Dirk City and other towns to help, the battle with the devil is not impossible.

This is also Lord Cedric's battle prediction. He has overestimated Levi's strength as much as possible, but he never expected that the young lord would defeat the demons with [-] soldiers and [-] untrained citizens. An army of more than [-] people, even General Clenus, who was the commander in chief, was beheaded.

After a long time, Lord Cedric let out a long breath and drank the mulled wine in his hand. "Balud, Your Excellency Li Wei, are you not only a friend of the storm, a patron of the earth, but also a child favored by the god of war?"

Levi didn't know how to answer this sentence, but Lord Cedric just sighed, and his face immediately brightened up as the wine drank, and it was as bright red as the morning glow.He raised the empty cup, and an attendant immediately filled it with the fragrant, sweet wine.

"Hearing such a great victory, even clear water will be extraordinarily sweet!" He praised loudly, "Of course, this wine is also a high-quality red wine, and the spices added in it are even more intense. It is really a good wine to celebrate the victory! Ladies and gentlemen, Let us raise our glasses together, to the guardian of our northern territory, to the illegitimate son of God of War Barud, and to His Excellency Levi Ston, Baron of the Griffin!"

With the sound of armor plates colliding with each other, the knights in the tent all stood up, raised their wine glasses in their hands, and shouted happily at Li Wei.

"Victory, victory, Lord Baron Griffon!"

"Salute to you, salute!"

"Your immortal achievements will definitely be rewarded! You are the hero of the North!"

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Li Wei's face was a little feverish. He stood up, with a proud look on his face, and fire-like flames shot out of his eyes.The crow flew up from his shoulder with a strange cry, and hovered in the air triumphantly, as if the cheers and applause belonged to this bird.

"Every boy from the Northland here is a hero; every defender of the Great Wall here is a legend. It is because of them that the Ice Wall Great Wall successfully resisted the attack of the demon army. It is because of them , we can be here, toast to celebrate the victory!"

Li Wei's voice seemed a little trembling at the end, but no one noticed. Everyone's chest seemed to be filled with scorching flames. The voice didn't come from the mouth, but burst out from the depths of the body, converging into a thunderous sound. shout.

"Glory belongs to the North!"

(End of this chapter)