Heart of the Castle

Chapter 454 Black Nightmare God's Might

While Glenn Worm and the other Griffin Riders were being attacked in the woods, the Northern Allied Forces were suddenly in trouble.In order to prevent the enemy from being attacked, Earl Ansair ordered the knights of the city guard to guard the two wings of the marching column in small groups. It was expected that the urgent warning horn sounded almost simultaneously in more than ten places!

"No! Someone is attacking!" Earl Ansair blurted out subconsciously, and then he immediately stood up on the stirrup and looked back, but the rain was hazy, and everything more than ten meters away became blurred, even the horn The voice of the enemy also seemed erratic, and there was no way to judge where the enemy came from and how big it was.

"Commander!" The Marquis of Ansair yelled, "Commander, pass on my order, and the troops will organize defenses on the spot, move forward slowly, and join me!"

"Obey, Your Excellency the Sheriff!" Several light cavalrymen of the city guard yelled loudly, and rushed back on their horses. However, before their backs disappeared into the rain, a strange roar came from the bushes on both sides. At the same time, dozens of black shadows rushed out from the left and right, their movements were astonishingly fast, and they looked like a group of apes.

The ordering cavalry immediately drew out their swords to defend themselves, and at the same time trampled on the attackers with their horses. Several attackers were knocked to the ground by the horses. The claws clawed at the belly of the horse, the stirrups and the legs and feet of the knight.In the blink of an eye, two messenger cavalrymen were dragged off their horses, and more horses neighed and collapsed, their bellies covered with black scratches.

"Ghouls! Sue the elite troops of the dead!" A city guard knight shouted in horror. With his voice, more undead creatures rushed out, including skeleton soldiers equipped with rusty weapons, moving slowly However, there are infinitely powerful zombies and wraiths who keep crying.Among these undead creatures, the tall, elite skeleton warriors holding heavy maces and large shields are particularly eye-catching. These terrifying skeletons have been tempered by undead alchemy potions, and the strength of their bones is comparable to that of fine steel. Even after encountering a knight in full armor, he also feels a very headache.

"City guards, come with me!" Earl Ansair pulled out his thorn sword from his waist, shouted, and then turned his horse's head and charged towards the undead army.However, beside him, Miss Frasier relied on the Dark Nightmare of the Northern Territory under her crotch, and her charge was even faster.

With a flash of fire, the rain curtain was torn apart like an explosion.The skeleton soldiers at the front were already torn apart almost as soon as the flames were lit up; the zombies trembled like a sack that had been slammed, and then fell down slumped while spurting out rotten black blood with flames; Although the elite skeleton warriors were not destroyed, they were pushed far away by the force that resisted the ring of fire.

Only the wraiths glowing with green light all over their bodies remained in place, resisting the pushing power of the fire ring was not effective for these incorporeal undead creatures, but this does not mean that they were not harmed, the power of the flames was of great help to the undead. For creatures, the damage was great, and many wraiths were burnt to the point of screaming.A few of them resisted the burning of the flames, howling, and pounced towards Fleischer.What answered them was a flash of silver-white sword light. Wherever the silver flame of sacrificial fighting spirit passed, the body of the resentful spirit melted like ice and snow splashed by boiling water. Rising from Miss Frasier's side, every ray of light heralds a poor soul's return from the shackles of the dead at last to the realm of the night of the Sleeper.

Earl Ansair then led the city guard knights to launch a ferocious charge, penetrating into the camp of undead creatures like a sharp sword, and steel, war horses, and screaming putrid flesh were all mixed together.Dazzling starlight then bloomed around the sword dancer, innumerable, every undead creature that approached Earl Ansair was pierced through the head and exploded, and the decayed body then fell into the mud.

Led by Miss Fletcher and Earl Ansair, more than a dozen city guard knights and several times more cavalry rushed through the camp of undead creatures, leaving countless broken limbs and bones behind the horses. There are very few losers.

"Come again, regroup and prepare to charge!" Miss Fraser's sharp voice sounded.The cavalry turned their mounts one after another in the rain, but the road was muddy and slippery, and some of them were not skilled enough in riding, so they collided with each other in a hurry.However, most of the cavalry turned around successfully, adjusted the distance between each other, and were ready to charge again.

The Darkness of the North didn't need Miss Frasier's urging. The clever black horse turned around with a deft movement that was not at all like a war horse, and black flames burned quietly under the horse's hoofs.Miss Frasier raised her saber high, and the silver-white flame ignited, "Sweep away the darkness, pity the weak, be fearless..."

Her voice was drowned in a wild roar, the bushes on the side of the road shook violently, and a huge man three meters high rushed out like an enraged bull. This guy was obviously not alive, his skin was pale , bloated, with a disproportionately large head, only a cracked scarlet mouth can be seen roaring.

A city guard knight who was closest to the giant rushed forward on his horse. The long sword was shining with orange-red fighting spirit. His slashing deeply sank into the left shoulder of the giant, and the blade tore the corrupted skin, tendons and A blood vessel, which ends up getting stuck on the shoulder blade.

"It hates giants, be careful!" Earl Ansair's voice came too late, and the giant punched back the city guard knight from the saddle, and then pulled and tugged with his thick hands like tree trunks, and the horse let out a shriek. The miserable hiss was actually torn apart by the hateful giant, and the warm blood scattered in all directions like a torrential rain.

Now there is no obstacle between the hated giant and Miss Fletcher. It let out a terrifying roar that made the female knight turn pale, and then kicked the ground with both legs, and its huge body was like a pale giant. The shadow came crashing toward Miss Frasier.

Miss Frasier swung the long sword in her hand, and the sword edge, which was burning with silver-white grudge, sliced ​​off a piece of corrupted flesh on the giant-hating giant's arm. The effect was nothing more than that, even the charging action of the giant-hating giant didn't happen. pause.

It seemed that Miss Frasier was doomed, and the knights in the north exclaimed, and even the abominable giant opened its mouth full of sharp teeth.At this moment, the Black Nightmare in the Northern Territory let out a long hiss suddenly, leaped up with both hooves, and kicked out in a row. The washbasin-sized horse hooves kicked the pale and swollen face of the abominable giant one after another. As for the head of the abominable giant, it exploded immediately, and every fragment was burned by the black flames, and the foul smell suffocated Miss Frasier almost suffocating.

Miss Frasier's crisis was lifted, and as the abominable giant slumped down, the murderer hidden in the dense forest seemed to feel that his chances of winning were slim. A moan sounded like a dying person sounded from all directions, and then the remaining undead creatures turned around and evacuated. It quickly disappeared into the bushes on both sides of the road.

However, this was only a small part of the attacks received by the Northern Allied Forces. When the traces of the undead creatures disappeared from view, Earl Ansair listened attentively and found that the entire Northern Allied Forces queue was in chaos. , there were shouts of people, horses neighing, the clanging of swords swinging and impacting, as well as the wails and strange cries of undead creatures.

The marching line of the Northern Allied Forces was half a kilometer long, which was already a difficult formation to defend. What was even worse was that when they were attacked by undead creatures, the horn had just conveyed the order to rest on the spot.Many people had just dismounted and led their mounts to leave the road. However, before they could find shelter from the rain, the sentinel cavalry on both sides gave the signal of being attacked almost at the same time.

There were over a thousand undead creatures attacking, and many of them belonged to the elite troops in the hands of the accused. The agile ghouls and disembodied wraiths all caused huge losses to the northern coalition forces in an instant. The Abomination Giant that appeared was nothing short of a disaster.

Earl Ansair charged towards the rear on his horse, followed by Fleischer and the city guard knights. They fought bravely, their swords flashing with fighting spirit slashed at the corrupted flesh of the zombies, galloping wildly The horseshoes trampled on the broken bones of the skeletons, and the wraiths couldn't stop their charge, so the ghouls could only jump into the bushes with their agility.The charging formation formed by the knights was unstoppable, and even the elite skeleton warriors holding large shields were knocked down one by one, and broken bones were scattered everywhere.

The team led by Earl Ansair killed at least a dozen groups of undead creatures and rescued many soldiers and knights. However, more and more enemies poured out from both sides of the road, and their charge gradually stagnated.The knights slashed and killed the zombies and skeletons that were rushing forward, and their grudges flashed one after another. However, both men and horses became tired easily in the heavy rain, and their forward speed continued to slow down.

"Lord Sheriff, there are too many enemies, let's retreat!" A voice rang out, it was the commander of the barracks, Baron Hanuk.Earl Ansair turned his head and saw the deputy city guard of Dirk City lying on his horseback, his face was very pale, and blood was flowing from the wounds on his waist and legs, but in the blink of an eye, he In the rain, a reddish liquid flowed down the armor.Seeing Earl Ansair's attention diverted, Baron Hanuk tried to straighten his body and repeated in a louder voice, "My lord, let's retreat!"

"No!" The sword dancer replied decisively, "Go ahead! There are still many warriors who have not been rescued, and they are struggling to resist the attack of the undead creatures! We have the responsibility to save them!"

While speaking, Earl Ansair stabbed continuously with the thin sword in his hand, piercing seven or eight holes in the body of the ghoul that was pounced on him. Half a skull.This gap was then filled with more undead creatures, they surged up one after another, squeezing and pushing each other, looking from a distance like a rotten turbid stream that kept wriggling.

Blocking this turbid flow were more than 500 heavily armed elite cavalry, including about 40 knights, including Miss Fleischer, Baron Hughes, several Griffin Knights, Captain Kane and several city guards. The knights, the archbishop of Bova, his armed priests, the Tempest Temple guardian knights, and finally less than ten other northern knights.This is the only remaining strength of the 6000-strong Northern Allied Forces. All the convoys have been submerged by the turbid stream of undead creatures, and the militia escorting the baggage will naturally not have a chance of being spared; Most of the aristocratic children in the realm lost their lives in the first round of raids by the undead creatures-under the extremely swift raid of the ghouls, the noble children in gorgeous armor and negligently became the earliest victims of course.

"Master Sheriff, let's retreat!" Baron Hanuk yelled for the third time, the rain was dripping on his face, and it looked like the commander of the barracks was crying. "Listen, look, there are no survivors ahead! And the undead creatures are encircling us from both sides!"

"I will never give up! Never!" Earl of Ansair roared back.His rage was so strong that the movement of swinging the sword was a beat slower, which allowed a wraith to find a gap, and while screaming ear-piercingly, it threw itself on the sword dancer, its translucent claws facing him His face was severely scratched.The sharp claws hit, but the feeling from the hand didn't feel like being inserted into the luscious and juicy flesh, but it was like touching an incandescent iron. Rising from within.In just one breath, the wraith's consciousness was shattered into thousands of fragments and dissipated.

"You're right, Baron Hanuk." Count Ansair, who had calmed down, regained the grace of a sword dancer. There were a few scratches on his face left by the sharp claws of the Wraith, and black blood oozes However, it is rapidly changing into a bright red color under the powerful star grudge. "There is no one worth saving. Except for the cavalry behind them, the Northern Alliance Army has been destroyed by a series of plots against the dead and demons. Kane!"

He turned back to the captain of the city guard and ordered, "Blow the horn for the last round and order all survivors to come closer to me!"

The horn blew, and the sound seemed sad and solemn. Captain Kane blew out Earl Ansair's order as if he was going to blow the horn in one breath. The jumping notes spread several kilometers away, but there was no response. Appear.

The attacks of the undead creatures became more and more fierce, and the knights of the Northern Alliance Army were not made of cast iron after all. The knights in the forefront were almost exhausted, so they had to retreat one after another, handing over the battle to the elite cavalry.Only Miss Fletcher was still fighting on the front line with the help of the Dark Nightmare in the North. Several Griffin Knights followed her closely, using their shields or their bodies to shield her from the attacks of the undead creatures.This small group of people galloped through the rain like a raging fire, and the corpses of undead creatures almost covered the road wherever they passed.

And all these feats are almost all attributed to the black nightmare of the North. This extraordinarily majestic and mighty black horse is like a battering ram that can move at high speed. Not to mention skeletons and zombies, even three meters long No tall hated giant could block its way.The ring of resisting fire that erupted from time to time was even more powerful. Many ghouls who wanted to pounce on Miss Frasier had just leaped up, but they were ejected tens of meters away by a red light accompanied by loud thunder. Never got up again.

There is no knight who does not love horses, and the majesty of the Dark Nightmare in the North made Earl Ansair feel hot in his heart, wishing that this black horse belonged to him.Of course, he can only imagine himself riding on this black horse and showing off his power. When he was in Dirk City, he did not try to tame the Dark Nightmare of the North, but he could only resist it with his powerful fighting spirit. Stop the furious kick of the dark horse.

The Dark Nightmare in the North will only submit to Levi Ston, the young lord who rose like a comet on the northern border of the Kingdom of Arthur!
Hope he is safe and sound.

The sound of the horn gradually decreased, and after the last few notes were played, there was no way to stop. Captain Kane wiped his face, whether it was rain, sweat or tears, and reported to Earl Ansair in a hoarse voice.

"Your Excellency, Sheriff, there is no... anyone responding."

"Is it possible that there are still people who persist in fighting, but there is no clarion call to answer us"

Captain Kane shook his head with a wry smile, "Whether it's the city guard knights sent out on patrol or the few Griffon knights, they all carry horns, and every lord is accompanied by attendants. As long as they can answer, The horn for help will definitely be sounded. It seems..."

"I see." Earl Ansair replied in a low voice, and then he straightened up on his horse, his voice became loud and powerful under the blessing of fighting spirit, "All the whole team, the priest and the wounded go first, and the cavalry then retreats , Knights come with me! Long live the Kingdom of Arthur! Long live the North County!"

In an instant, there were countless echoes, and every knight was shouting with all their strength, "He who controls the thunder!" "Long live the city of Dirk!" Loud and high-pitched shouts—"Griffon Lord, invincible!"

The Earl of Ansair rode his horse and charged forward, and Fleischer rode forward side by side with the Dark Nightmare of the Northern Territory. More than 40 knights followed closely behind them, even those who were injured or exhausted in the battle just now. exception.The knights slammed into the army of undead creatures like a wedge, forcibly curbing the filthy flow.In an instant, there was the swish of swords tearing through the air, the neighing of war horses, the wailing and moaning of undead creatures being beaten, and the horrific sound of chopping bones and trampling corpses.

The wedge-shaped formation formed by the northern knights went deep into the enemy's formation, and after a big kill and slash, they turned around suddenly, and only Fleisher broke through.After the black horse let go of its full speed, it smashed through the defense line composed of undead creatures like a whirlwind, passed between the sharp claws grabbed from all directions, and passed among the screaming wraiths that swooped over, at a speed as fast as It was flying close to the ground, so that the female knight on horseback had no time to swing or stab a sword!
In the chaos of undead creatures, the Dark Nightmare of the Northern Territory broke out easily with Fleischer on his back, and chased after the far away Northern Territory coalition forces. After a few heartbeats, the black horse and the female knight on its back It disappeared in the middle of the vast rain.

(End of this chapter)