Heart of the Castle

Chapter 420 Black Sun Rises, Brilliant Thunder Falls, The Clown Song

Baron Kesi had already comprehended the power of Dou Qi Tianhua many years ago, and his combat experience was also extremely rich. His overall strength was by no means comparable to that of Sam, and he was ready to attack with anger, and his sword was unstoppable.Li Wei was able to defeat Sam, who was superior to him in fighting spirit just now, by virtue of his brave spirit, and now the spirit has disappeared with Sam's fiasco, facing Baron Coth's almost sneak attack sword, it is almost useless Powerless to resist, completely in a desperate situation.

Seeing this scene, the crowd immediately went into an uproar, but Li Wei didn't show any panic on his face, because before that, he had already expected this kind of thing to happen.In the next moment, the star iron giant sword uttered a breathtaking scream, and then the dark light of fighting spirit formed an extremely solid barrier in front of Li Wei, and violently bounced back the blow of Baron Kesi's anger.

"Baron Koth, do you know what you are doing?" Archduke Raul's accusation sounded afterward, followed by those rich and famous people protesting one after another. The voices from all directions made the servants of the Stilwell family turn pale and didn't know what to do. measures.However, Knight Huanglei couldn't listen to anything now, his face was full of ferocity, and he stared fiercely at the tall figure standing opposite him.

The blow just now was almost all out, but it was still easily received by this person. Although Baron Kesi was furious, he still had some fear in his heart. "Knight, you are very strong." His voice was full of sinister taste, "but you are not qualified to be an enemy of the Stilwell family! It is too late to retreat now, otherwise, you will be with that Levi Stern Shattered to pieces!"

"It's a serious threat." Sir Rodriguez shrugged his shoulders, and anyone could detect the indifference from his heart. "But sir, what are you going to use to complete your threat? The woman's sewing needle, or the tongue in your mouth?"

Grand Duke Raul's wild laughter sounded first, followed by several sons around him. The laughter spread towards the surroundings as if contagious. Finally, even the servants of the Grand Duke's mansion couldn't help joining in, laughing uncontrollably Waist up.Baron Koth was shaking violently amidst the laughter, the humiliation and anger he had never experienced choked his throat like a stone, making him unable to breathe.

Grand Duke Raul smiled, and looked at Baron Koth who was threatening him not long ago with compassionate eyes.The number two member of the Stilwell family has recently been more active than the head of the family, Count Leonardo, and he has visited almost all the rich and nobles who can be ranked in the royal capital Firmeyer.The lobbying is nothing more than the set of things that divide the interests of the northern border after the end of the disaster. If there is no existence of Levi Ston, perhaps Grand Duke Raul would still express contempt for this approach, but he is very happy to join them to share a cup soup.

But now, everything is different.

It took Baron Koth a long time to regain his composure. There was a creaking sound like metal rubbing between his teeth, and there was a cold electric glow in the eyes of Sir Rodriguez. "Your humiliation to the Stilwell family," he announced word by word, "only blood can wash away!"

"Having said so much, don't you want to protect your shortcomings? This is a very good quality, and I also have it. As for using blood to wash away humiliation, that's good, but is it yours or mine?" Sir Rodriguez Still in the same nonchalant manner, the Star Iron Giant Sword was slanted across his shoulders, and the dull blade of the sword seemed to have just been cut from the night. "Your nephew has been long-winded enough, Sir, his showy performances have lasted longer than he has been struggling under the sword of Master Levi. If when we can officially start, please give me a clear signal ,Okay?"

A furious expression flashed across Baron Koth's face, but then he calmed down, but the resentment in his eyes became more obvious.The long sword in his hand was raised again, and the thunder fighting spirit rose wildly, and the gorgeous electric light aroused on the blade made people dare not look directly at it.Knight Huanglei spoke slowly, every word seemed to be soaked in hatred. "My sword will make you regret that!" he assured Sir Rodriguez, his voice terribly low.

However, Sir Rodriguez responded with a disdainful smile. In the next moment, the gloomy sword light accompanied by a storm-like roar filled Baron Koth's field of vision!The Thunder Knight let out an angry and surprised roar, he knew that he had just made the same mistake as his nephew Sir Sam.That pretentious threat did not have any effect on Sir Rodriguez, but caught himself off guard.Sir Rodriguez's sword came too fast and too fiercely. Baron Koth had no time to dodge, so he could only grit his teeth and hold the sword in both hands to block. Shen Jianguang tried his best to cut it away!

The height of Sir Rodriguez's giant sword was probably less than [-] centimeters, and then the star iron giant sword roared and launched a fierce attack. In the dark sword light that criss-crossed, the blue-purple lightning bolted from left to right, struggling withstand.Baron Coth's rich combat experience made his defense impeccable. However, under Sir Rodriguez's onslaught, it was like an old oak tree meeting a good logging axe, although it could barely support it for a while. , but was cut into sawdust.

The collision between fighting qi and Tianhua is not even as splendid as the confrontation between fighting qi and Sanhua. The fighting qi power of both sides has steadily reached Tianhua's high level, and the condensed power is like substance.The giant sword and the long sword clashed fiercely, and the sound was not loud, but it was extremely dull, making everyone who heard it feel bored and unspeakable.Those who have comprehended the seeds of battle qi but have not reached the stage of dissipating battle qi are especially sad. The feeling of sudden and violent fluctuations in the battle qi in their bodies makes their faces all turn pale.

To everyone's surprise, the performance of the well-known Lightning Knight, Baron Koth, head of Oita of the Lightning Knights, was much worse than his nephew.The confrontation between the giant sword and the long sword was very short. After a slight stalemate, the dark and unknown fighting spirit completely swallowed the blue-purple thunder fighting spirit, and Sir Rodriguez won an overwhelming victory.

An exceptionally deep sword sound sounded, and Baron Koth let out a muffled groan, staggered backwards, and barely stopped.Although the confrontation just now was short, the intensity was absolutely beyond imagination.Knight Huanglei's sword-holding hands trembled involuntarily, and blood oozed out from between his fingers. In the blink of an eye, it had already flowed down like bright red fingers, dyeing his forearm a blood red.

Sir Rodriguez's star iron giant sword returned to his shoulders, and the casual standing posture made one wonder whether he had just fought against a powerful baron with a sword and won.The exclamation resounded over the garden, but Li Wei and others were very calm.Although Baron Koth is not bad, compared with the Lord of Abyss Demon Refining, his strength is still far behind. Since the Cursed Black Sun, who is aliased as Sir Rodriguez, can fight against the Lord of Abyss Demon Refining, it is very easy to defeat him easily. normal thing now.

"Uncle, how are you? Are you injured?" Sir Sam exclaimed. Everything he expected to see just now has come to naught. The young genius felt a dread in his bones.

Seeing the distressed appearance of the two nobles of the Stilwell family, Grand Duke Raul sighed silently, "Although the flowers in the greenhouse are gorgeous, they will be destroyed in case of wind and rain. King Capital Fermeyer... ...The former Glory City has been immersed in peace for too long."

"Sam, I'm fine." Baron Koth tried to stand upright, but this action affected his injury, and he couldn't help coughing violently, with a trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.The fierceness of Sir Rodriguez's sword was beyond his expectations, and the unknown dark fighting spirit was even more terrifying. It actually defeated his thunder fighting spirit from the front, and at the same time caused his internal organs to be quite strongly shocked .

"You have won, Griffin Lords of the North, but this is not worth celebrating at all!" Baron Koth said as calmly as possible, "The Stilwell family will firmly remember today's shame and give ten times the return !"

"I hope that won't make me wait too long." Sir Rodriguez slowly sheathed the sword blade shining with countless stars, and strode back to Levi.

"Let's go!" Baron Koth knew very well that if he continued to stay now, he would only suffer more humiliation.Being able to defeat him so easily, the swordsmanship teacher of Levi Ston is definitely at the level of a viscount with a sword, and Baron Koth still has a feeling that is not very clear, that is, Sir Rodriguez seems to be hiding With some strength!

If this is really the case, then the Stilwell family may have established a terrible enemy because of Sam and himself.He had to go back to the family immediately and tell the head of the family, Count Leonardo, all the humiliation he had suffered here. Only by using all the power of the Lightning Knights could he wash away today's shame.

Thinking of this, a stern look of joy flashed across the face of Knight Huang Lei, and then hurried away surrounded by servants of the Stilwell family, without even saying hello to his master, Grand Duke Raul.After all, judging from the performance of Grand Duke Raul just now, he has already stood on the opposing position of the Stilwell family. Considering that the Stilwell family has almost lost face today, Baron Koth can't care about any hypocritical etiquette up.

Sir Rodriguez, who had already returned to Levi, looked at their backs as they went away, and there was a sharp light in his eyes. Unfortunately, Baron Koth did not notice it, otherwise his pace would probably be several times faster.

After the people of the Stilwell family left the Grand Duke's mansion in disgrace, the guests returned to the banquet hall, where the fire was booming, the steer had just been roasted to perfection, and the strong aroma of barbecue, cumin and pepper wafted in the air , saffron and other fine spices; the sterling silver soup pot is filled with cream, mushroom and snail stewed appetizing soup, and the large tin plate is full of venison stuffed cakes, roast wild boar Ribs, chunks of poultry stewed with honey and white almonds, white bread baked with a mix of assorted fruits and nuts, and a whole host of other delicacies.Two rows of maids stood on both sides of the banquet hall holding crystal jugs. The jugs contained the sweetest and richest summer red wine from Sicily. As long as the glass in front of any guest was empty, they would be like a light drinker. The little elves came over and poured them a full cup.

However, compared to the fierce battle just now, these delicacies really cannot arouse everyone's interest. Except for the entourage of the northern lord who was engrossed in eating, the other guests focused their attention on the discussion of the two competitions just now. .The names of Griffin Lord Levi and Sir Rodriguez were spread among them, and many people were full of praise for their victory. By the way, they hinted that their eyesight was extraordinary, and they were not persuaded by the dazzling reputation of the Stilwell family. confuse.

Sir Bona arranged the butlers Li Wei and Frederick to the most prominent positions, sitting with Archduke Raul and several guests of the famous Firmeyer family.Although Levi is a baron with real power, his status is still the lowest among these people. If it was before the competition with the Stilwell family, several people might stand up and protest. After the astonishing strength, this kind of behavior became a matter of course, and there was not even a single person who raised objections.

This is not surprising. Status is originally a side of reflecting strength. When strength is sufficient, status will naturally rise, and it is not limited to the rank of nobles.The most obvious example is that the noble title of Osiris, the green lion who is the head of the Ashes Knights in the Kingdom of Arthur and the head of Arthur's iron guard knights, is only Marquis; Duke.Both belong to the kingdom's important ministers, and both are nobles with false titles without territory, but the status of the former is far higher than that of the latter.

The most important reason for this is that Osiris, the green lion, is the only sky knight in the Kingdom of Arthur. His strength far exceeds that of the Unsullied and all the forces in his hands, no matter the blood dagger of the Thieves Guild or the Sleepless Eyewitnesses, these organizations are irresistible and terrifying forces to the people of the royal capital—or ordinary nobles—but they are meaningless in the face of Osiris' divine sword, the Wrath of Nature.

It's nothing more than a sword.

After easily defeating the No. [-] member of the Stilwell family, Li Wei and the forces represented by him have jumped from "a small country lord from a remote and remote place in the northern border" to "an emerging force that can compete with the Nine Pillars Family of the Kingdom." "Although the Stilwell family still had a sword-wielding earl, Leonardo, who didn't make a move, judging from the strength of Sir Rodriguez's ability to easily defeat a sword-wielding baron, the nobles present already regarded him as a Strong enough to compete with the leader of the Lightning Knights.

It's a pity that this strong man didn't attend the banquet because he had exerted too much force just now and felt a little unwell. Instead, he followed the servants to rest in the guest room of the mansion, which made the conversation of these nobles much less.

The melodious music sounded, and the bards and professional clowns of the Grand Duke's mansion began to come out, performing various programs to please the guests.One of the clowns, with colorful makeup on his face, was especially sharp. He walked around the banquet hall on stilts, and improvised songs with a high-pitched voice, which was a great example of the heroic performances of Levi and Sir Rodriguez just now. At the same time, he used sharp and harsh words to ridicule the despicable behavior of the pair of uncles and nephews of the Stilwell family.

"A despicable genius wanders on the walls of Thunder Light Fortress, his heart is as dark as the eternal night..." When the clown began to sing, other people's programs stopped, and all the instruments accompanied him in unison, "his Eyes burning with hatred and jealousy, watching the rising star from the north!"

"It's me who won't say it..." Li Wei felt his face getting hot, and whispered to Butler Frederick.

"Well, it sounds like you are right, Master Levi." Butler Frederick nodded his head pretending to be serious, but he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes. "Well, he went on singing."

"A new star, a ray of dawn, the name of Levi Ston is flying over the northern border! Ending the evil disaster, defeating the devil king, the merits of the Griffin Lord will be written in the history of the kingdom! Accompanied by legends, accompanied by hope!" The high-pitched and mellow singing voice of the clown stopped the nobles from discussing and responded with warm applause. "However, there is a heart that is tormented by hellfire. I want to kill that new star, and I want to snatch all the glory that belongs to him. He shouted on the wall of Thunder Light Fortress, and he raised the long sword in his hand..."

"This song reminds me of an old friend of ours, Steward Frederick. Do you still remember the bard Robinson Rist?" Levi clapped and said with a low laugh, "If he If you were there, you should be able to compete with this slanderous master."

"It's not easy to make them compete." Butler Frederick picked up a piece of freshly roasted swan meat and put it in his mouth. And the fragrant oily juice flows into the mouth. "Master Li Wei, look carefully at that clown, not only with your eyes, but also with the vision of probing."

Li Wei was stunned, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and then his whole body was shocked. If the housekeeper Frederick hadn't been prepared and pressed his shoulder with his hand, the young Griffin Lord would almost get out of his seat. stand up.

"How is it possible? That clown... is Rist?" Levi's voice was already extremely surprised, "Didn't he stay in the mansion of that Sir Fez to seek his true love?"

"It seems that something happened that we don't know about." Steward Frederick sighed softly, "Master Li Wei, since you have been favored by Grand Duke Raul, after the banquet, you will meet someone in his mansion It shouldn't be too difficult for a professional clown to talk, right?"

(End of this chapter)