Heart of the Castle

Chapter 421
Even though the golden face of Flandara had sunk into the west, and the night dominated the sky of the glorious city of Fermeyer, the city was still noisy and sleepless.The holy fire on the dome of the Guangyao Cathedral lasts day and night, and sprinkles golden light within a radius of one kilometer; opposite the holy fire, the seven pointed towers of the Ashes Fortress are brightly lit, reflecting each other with the fire wizard tower of the Mages Guild. Become the three beauties that never sleep in Firmeyer.

The frigid and frigid wind blowing from the extreme northern ice sheet suddenly eased after passing through the dusk forest. Although the night in the capital was quite chilly, it didn't have the feeling of being frozen to the bone.It is precisely because of this kind of mild weather that there are constant pedestrians on the streets and alleys of Firmeyer. Many shops will not close until midnight, and some pubs will stay open all night for the raves and citizens.

A horse-drawn carriage hurriedly passed by the street and headed towards Xicheng District at full speed. The blood-dripping spear badge on the door was particularly eye-catching.More than a dozen servants followed behind the carriage on horseback, each of them had a pale and frightened expression on their faces, as if something terrible was about to chase them from behind.

Of course, the two nobles of the Stilwell family sitting in this carriage - Baron Koth and Sir Sam, after barely supporting themselves from the mansion of Grand Duke Lauer, just boarded the carriage, Baron Koeth let out a burst of violent groans With the sound of coughing, a lot of blood sprayed from the nostrils and mouth, and the body that had just stood upright like a spear immediately hunched down. If Sir Sam hadn't helped him in time, he would almost have fallen beside the carriage seat.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you, do you want to go to Guangyao Cathedral and find a priest to heal you?"

"No, I won't go to the Great Holy Cathedral." Baron Kesi sat down with force, with a strong breath of blood in his breath, and his voice was intermittent. "Immediately... Immediately, go back, don't...don't delay for a moment."

"Quick, hurry back!" said Sir Sam at once to the coachman, and the carriage drove on, and soon it was galloping.The servants of the Stilwell family are all served by well-trained cavalry, and horses follow closely behind.The mansion of the Stilwell family is located in the west city of Philmeyers, about five kilometers away from the mansion of Grand Duke Raul. After the carriage galloped for about 10 minutes, the pedestrians gradually disappeared, and the buildings on both sides of the road became more and more sparse. The lights on the guard towers in Xicheng District emerged, and everyone's tense mood could not help but relax.

Sir Sam let out a long breath, let go of the hilt of the saber he had been holding tightly, and turned around from the window. "Uncle, it looks like there will be no trouble. How is your injury?"

"It's impossible to have any trouble at all. Those hillbillies in the north dare to chase us down?" Baron Koth leaned against the carriage for a while, regained some energy, and when he raised his head again, he spoke The sound is also much coherent. "I'm fine. This little injury won't kill Knight Huanglei, but... But we really did something wrong this time, and I'm afraid it will bring a lot of trouble to the Stilwell family."

"That Leviston is simply a mad dog!" Sir Sam complained in a low voice, with lingering fear in his expression, "I can be sure that his fighting spirit is not as strong as mine, and his swordsmanship is not as good as mine, but..."

"But you have already lost before the competition begins." Baron Koth interrupted him impatiently, "You underestimated the enemy, and so did I. Unlike you, Leviston's swordsmanship has been honed through brutal warfare. It is definitely not comparable to the experience you have gained from the competition. And the knight named Rodriguez is even more powerful. I even felt that he didn't try his best when he defeated me just now... No, it's not that simple, What method did he use to seal part of his power...why did he do this?" Baron Kesi suddenly showed a hint of doubt in his eyes, and his voice sank.

"Anyway, after I go back, I must ask my brother to take action. I won't smash those country bumpkins from the north to pieces. It will be hard to wash away the shame we and the Stilwell family have suffered tonight!" Sir Sam roared wildly, his face livid , teeth creaking and frustrating.

"No, you can't. Your elder brother, Earl Leonardo, is the last barrier of the Stilwell family. If you are not sure, you must not let him take action." Baron Koth thought about it and said, "Those guys from the north are simply Carved from blocks of ice, cold and hard, hand them over to the warm winds of Firmeyer, and within a month they will melt into this sweet warmth."

"That's too long, I can't bear it for such a long time, I want to..." Before Sir Sam finished speaking, a series of exclamations came from outside the carriage, and then the exclamations became people and horses The successive screams spread far and wide in the quiet night sky.

The carriage trembled a few times, then turned suddenly, and ran towards the side of the road, almost throwing Sir Sam who had returned to the window to look out.Then amidst a burst of loud noise and dust, the entire car body tilted severely, and then turned over. The two horses pulling the cart neighed miserably, fell heavily to the ground, and their hooves kicked and trampled in the air.

Sir Sam jumped out of the carriage almost at the same time as the carriage toppled over. For a Grand Knight Commander, of course, such an action would not hurt him, but he was covered in dust and looked embarrassed.But Baron Koth was not so lucky. Although his strength was higher, his injuries were much heavier than Sir Sam's. He didn't climb out of the carriage until the carriage crashed to the ground. His forehead was bleeding, which should have been cracked. The fragments of the carriage that came down were smashed hard.

"Damn the gods, what happened just now? Guards! Guards..." Sir Sam shouted angrily, but when he finally noticed the scene around him, his voice choked in his throat.

The corpses of men and horses were scattered on the road with a radius of tens of meters. The guards of the Stilwell family, who could be called elite cavalry, were all dead on the ground, and their sabers were still in the scabbard around their waists. Pull out to resist.The coachman driving the carriage was actually a regular knight with good skill, but now his body was pressed under the carriage, blood was pouring out from the wound on his neck, and pooled on the ground into a blood-red pool.

Baron Koth frowned in pain, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, but he was holding the sheathed sword tightly in his hand.Unlike Sir Sam, who was still confused about the situation, the Lightning Knight had more experience. As soon as the car fell over, he was sure it was no accident.

With a heavy bloody night wind rushing towards him, like the icy breath of death, Baron Kesi looked around vigilantly, and then he saw the tall figure standing under the moon, and immediately felt a bone-chilling chill in his heart.

Sir Rodriguez stood in the middle of the road, with a proud posture like a stone statue, holding the giant iron star sword in both hands and leaning on the ground.Red Moon Mata sprinkled the moonlight from the right side of his shoulder, and stretched out a huge black shadow like a giant, reaching directly to the feet of Huanglei Knight.

This ominous gesture made Baron Koth tremble all over. "It's you! Sir Rodriguez!" He said in a hoarse voice suddenly, with a strange expression on his face, "You, you dare not kill us. Your idea is too stupid, and the damage in the tournament can be explained as Unexpectedly, murdering members of the Nine Pillars family in the royal capital Fermeyer is a felony! Both you and that kid named Li Wei will be smashed to pieces!"

"That's right, those who tarnish the honor of the Stilwell family are unforgivable. My brother, Earl Leonardo, will not let you go. Wash your necks and wait for death!" Sir Sam discovered the figure under the moonlight, and suddenly Roared furiously.

This untimely threat caused Baron Koth's face to change slightly, but Sir Rodriguez did not show any angry expression on his face. He just smiled silently, and then raised the giant iron star sword in his hand. .

Baron Koth took a step back, unsheathed his long sword, and assumed a defensive posture. "Gods, you really dare to do this... Sam, run!" His eyes were fixed on Sir Rodriguez's movements, and he didn't even dare to turn his head. Count Leonardo, hurry up..."

His voice ended in the dull and dark sword light, and the sound of blade clashing sounded dull and fast. This time, the Lightning Knight completely gave up the plan to counterattack, and the blue-purple lightning formed a defensive line with all its strength. The circle, blocking the storm-like blows of the stars and iron giant sword.

Sir Sam barely hesitated, just as Baron Koth's warning sound came out, he had already turned around and rushed into the night, not caring about his uncle's safety at all.Knight Huanglei saw this scene out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help feeling a pain in his heart, but at the same time felt a little comfort. "As long as the news can be passed back, these country bumpkins from the north will be dead." He clenched his teeth and endured a heavy chop, but Sir Rodriguez's giant sword was barely parried away. The speed of retrace is even faster than before.

Baron Koth twisted his body with all his strength to avoid the fatal blow. The sword edge whizzed across his head, and the extremely strong air wave made his mouth and nose feel suffocated.The third sword followed without a break, and Baron Koth had no way to avoid it.The feeling of imminent death made Baron Koth regain his courage as a knight, "Live forever!" The grudge force counterattacked.

The bright blue-purple lightning suddenly bloomed, illuminating a corner of the streets of Wangdu, but only for a moment, and then the lightning was shattered into the dark sword light like night.Sir Rodriguez stabbed forward with the star iron greatsword, and easily blocked Baron Coth's dying counterattack. The trajectory of the sword edge extended to the shoulder blade of the Knight of Lightning, breaking through the protection of Thunder's grudge, and then Skin, muscles, and bones were chopped into his chest cavity.

"What a ruthless sword..." Baron Kesi's voice became hoarse all of a sudden, the vindictive light on the saber disappeared, and it slid down under his feet with a clang.The vitality of his body strengthened by battle qi is extremely strong, although he has been fatally wounded, he has not died immediately.Baron Koth raised his convulsed hands to grasp the blade of the stellar iron greatsword, his eyes glowed with a mixture of hatred, confusion and pleasure.

"Stupid...you killed me...stupid, the Stilwell family, the nobles of the royal capital...will all avenge me, revenge..." He panted heavily, with a lot of crimson blood foaming from the corner of his mouth, "You are finished ...Li Wei, and his forces...are over! Your stupidity...you dragged me to be buried with you...Gods, have you already given up on me? Damn it! Damn it!"

"That will disappoint you. The person who killed you was not Sir Rodriguez under the Griffon Lord, but the Death Knight under the Suspect who sneaked into the capital." Sir Rodriguez explained seriously.Afterwards, the attributes of the fighting energy transmitted from the star iron giant sword changed, and the terrifying death power replaced the pure fighting energy, and almost instantly wiped out all the remaining vitality in Baron Kesi's body!
"You..." This horrified and unbelievable voice became the last words of Knight Huanglei. The fire of life in his eyes was then extinguished, and the corpse eroded by the fighting spirit of death was like a weathered mummy. There was a crackling sound, followed by a hissing sound, and the entire body was shattered into countless fine gray dust.

An exceptionally tall and handsome war horse stepped out of the night. The whole body of this war horse was black, and its eyes were like burning coals, as if it was part of the night itself.Sir Rodriguez jumped onto the horse's back nimbly, and then stroked the raised horns of the black horse's forehead with his hand. "Black Nightmare, and the last little mouse has escaped, can you catch up?"

The black horse responded with a dissatisfied snort, as if to disdain to answer Sir Rodriguez's question, and then his body disappeared into the night like a ghost without warning, leaving only the extremely thick death breath lingering quietly behind him.

However, the pursuit of Dark Nightmare in the North and Sir Rodriguez ended sooner than expected. Just now Baron Koth fought for nearly 1 minute with his life, but Sir Sam only ran about 200 meters.

Of course, it was not because Sir Sam hesitated in his actions, but a shallow wound on his neck had cut off his lifeline.Seeing Sir Sam's lifeless back standing in the middle of the road, Sir Rodriguez's first reaction was to jump off his horse and push away the Dark Nightmare of the North at the same time.

"Good horse, get out of here."

There was an imperceptible tension in Sir Rodriguez's voice, but the black horse did not leave, but tapped its hooves on the ground a few times, and let out a low hiss in doubt.

"That guy is dead, but the person who killed him...is still here!" As soon as the words fell, the Xingchen iron giant sword stabbed straight forward, piercing the ground in front of it, and then the death fighting spirit burst out. The ground immediately rotted, raising a large cloud of gray foul smoke.

"Well, very keen perception, but it seems to be worse than Levi." A deep voice came from not far from Sir Rodriguez, and the end of the sentence was like a poisonous snake sticking out its tongue. The hissing sound made the listeners feel creepy.

Sir Rodriguez immediately retracted his sword, and then a burst of anger erupted from his feet. The retreating figure was almost invisible, but the voice followed immediately. Although there was nothing in front of him, the laughter seemed to be in his ears.

"The night brings me a black cloak. It can cover my eyes that yearn for the light. You cannot see me." The voice continued, "I know the black horse. It is the mount of Leviston. Now tell me What is the relationship between you and Levi Stone, an ally? Or a subordinate?"

A death knight would never feel like sweating, but Sir Rodriguez did feel a chill run up his spine.He wasn't worried about his own life, because although that person's stealth ability is very powerful, his strength should be much worse than his own, and the death knight has no vital characteristics. can beat him.But if that person wants to escape with all his heart, chasing and killing him is almost impossible.

"I am Rodriguez, the swordsmanship teacher of His Excellency Baron Leviston." The death knight replied with a voice as hard as ice, with a horizontal sword in his chest.

"What an amazing swordsmanship teacher, a death knight... Oh, no, since you have reached the level of a sword-wielding count, according to the accusers, you should be called a condemned knight." The iron giant sword slowly emerged out of the attack range, bowing deeply with exaggerated movements. "I'm Arlan Skett, the shadow assassin. I once made a deal with Levi, and the deal is now in progress, so I should be regarded as his ally."

Sir Rodriguez carefully looked at the guy who suddenly appeared in front of him. His appearance was extremely thin and haggard. He wore two strangely shaped daggers around his waist. His body was densely wrapped with cloth strips written with strange runes. It was no exception, only revealing a pair of eyes quietly burning with blood-red light. "It really is a shadow assassin, the sharpest dagger in the hands of a demon lord." Sir Rodriguez commented, and the giant sword continued to point at the figure vigilantly, "You said you are an ally of the Griffin Lord, how can you prove it?"

"His life, and your secrets, isn't that enough proof?" Alan Skett wrapped his lips in a series of hoarse laughter, twisting his lips, "Levi's growth rate exceeded expectations, which made me I am very happy. Because the sweetness of revenge will soon relieve the pain that burns my heart, and the tortured soul in this body will soon be redeemed." He pointed to his shriveled chest and said.

"I don't know the terms of the transaction between you and His Excellency Levi, but this time, His Excellency Levi's purpose in coming to Firmeyer is very clear, and I'm afraid he doesn't have the time and energy to complete the transaction with you." Rodriguez Jazz lowered the giant iron star sword, and the edge of the sword fell to the ground, but his tone was still very strong.

"I know, it's not the time yet, but it won't be long. Because the fire magician has noticed Li Wei's special ability to cast fire magic, with his arrogant character, the conflict with Li Wei is almost inevitable." Shadow Assassin's The smile widened, and even the rune strips could hardly cover it up. "Please tell Li Wei, take care, I will do my best to help him in the dark, and look forward to the day when he has the strength to complete the transaction between us."

With a burst of low-pitched laughter, Alan Skett's figure seemed to be blown away by a sudden gust of night wind, and disappeared without a trace in front of Sir Rodriguez.

(End of this chapter)