Heart of the Castle

Chapter 465 Stick to it, die, die

"Those skeletons are attacking, what should we do?" The voice of the succubus Marquis Astoria came from the crystal ball. Due to surprise, the softness in her voice weakened a lot this time.

The Balrog Marquis Kazimierz, who was traumatized by magic backlash and lost his elite team, did not speak, and the two tyrannical demon commanders also kept their mouths shut. There was only silence in the crystal ball for a while.The fighting power shown by the corpse grave demon was too strong, causing the demon commanders to feel fear that shouldn't exist for these "allies".

"In my opinion, let's stand still for the time being and see how powerful our allies can play." The demon high priest Carmelite thought about it, "It's not surprising that we can fight against the sacred domain. But even humans None of the sky knights' attacks can cause effective damage, and the defense power of that corpse grave monster is simply amazing. If every corpse grave monster is so powerful, then the deceased has already become the master of the world by virtue of these behemoths gone."

This proposal was unanimously approved by the demon commanders. The demon commanders stood on their respective commander's wheel palaces, watching the army of undead passing by like a tide, with meaningful expressions on their expressions.

According to the usual attack method of the undead army, the team composed of skeletons and zombies rushed towards the Holy White Stone Castle like a huge wave. These low-level undead lacked sufficient wisdom and did not have higher-level undead to command. They were simply a big mess. .They were not slow at the beginning, and they quickly passed the corpse grave demon. However, when these undead just entered the sacred realm, they let out a muffled and low moan, and their forward movements became sluggish immediately. Get up, and then the skeleton soldiers collapsed into a pile of white bones, and the zombies also fell to the ground one by one. The decayed bodies trembled and emitted black smoke, which soon turned into a pool of black smudges.

Although the sacred domain originating from the divine power of the sun can't have much impact on the corpse grave demon, it is an absolutely deadly weapon against these low-level undead.The vampires and wraiths who were swooping down from the sky couldn't help but hesitate after seeing this scene. They were smart enough to realize the horror of the golden light protecting the Holy White Stone Fortress, and the dead who commanded the army of undead had no intention of Force these more advanced troops to take the risk of attacking the human fortress.

"The Lord of Darkness will finish off that sacred domain, and then it's our turn to start the massacre." In front of the Blade Rift, a dead man wearing the robes of the Archmage floated in the air, announcing in a hoarse voice .

His companion shrugged his bony shoulders, and replied indifferently, "I'm afraid we'll have to wait for the Lord of Darkness to taste the fear of those human beings to the fullest. I hope that your Excellency will not play for too long, otherwise The loss of our troops is too great."

The rest of the dead laughed together. These liches actually didn't care about the loss of low-level undead at all. In their minds, victory and the slaughter of lives were the only things worth paying attention to.

After the shattering of the sacred realm - and that will not be long, the glory of victory will belong to the dead.

Delphinia, the Lord of Darkness, showed a silent smile, and manipulated the corpse grave demon's bulky body to take a step forward. The fragile divine power of light blasted countless light rains on him, but it couldn't make him feel any threat.If it were an ordinary corpse grave demon, he would have been buried in the sacred domain long ago, but now Delphinia, the Lord of Darkness, is different. The powerful magic defense of the body he manipulates is even beyond his own power. Had to express surprise.

The Corpse Grave Demon staggered suddenly, and fell to one knee on the ground. There were dozens of crushed skeletons and zombies. "Damn it, the injured knee collapsed again." Delfinia cursed, knowing that she had underestimated the strength of the divine power of light accumulated in the Holy White Stone Castle.He stopped in his tracks and began to recite the prayers in praise of Ku Ximu, the leader of the Eternal Sleep. Immediately, the magic power of the undead poured out from the skull of the earth-walking dragon and surrounded the broken right knee again. Returning under the action of the force, the Corpse Grave Demon stood up again, causing the defenders on the walls of the Holy White Stone Castle to sigh in disappointment.

Although the ability to move was restored, Delphinis still decided to suspend his advance so that the undead cannon fodder could consume some of the power of the sacred domain. "Although this body is strong, it's really too heavy." The Lord of Darkness complained. Whenever this time, he would miss his original body. If the flexible and powerful dracolich body still If you are here...

It is even more difficult to break through the Holy White Stone Fort.

The Dark Lord had to admit that his thoughts were too simple.This castle has been prayed and blessed by countless believers of the Lord of Light for hundreds of years, and the divine power of light has penetrated into every brick of the city. Even a dracolich can spit out terrible negative energy dragon flames, and can cast Powerful magic like meteor fire shower is not a fatal blow to this castle.But the power of the Sword of Judgment issued from the Holy White Stone Castle cannot be resisted by the body of the dracolich.

The horn blew suddenly and quickly, and a burst of shouts came from the head of the holy white stone castle, and then several giant ballistas on the wall fired together, shooting giant crossbow arrows as thick as arms at the army of undead. The slow-moving low-level undead did not There was no time to dodge, each crossbow shot through at least ten skeletons and zombies, leaving several traces in the formation of the undead army.

Under the cover of this noise, the sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded!
The Lord of Darkness felt an unbelievable ecstasy, those humans actually opened the city gate and rushed out! "It's really stupid!" Delphinis screamed sharply, and at the same time took two big steps forward. This sudden movement crushed many skeletons and zombies, and also brought the corpse grave demon to a distance not far from the city wall of the Holy White Stone Castle. 40 meters away.

"It's really stupid." The same evaluation came out of the mouth of the demon high priest Carmelite, "Is it because the commander of human beings is not wise enough to see the danger of doing this, or is it because the human beings are facing destruction? Are you crazy?"

The other demon commanders who were watching the battle in the commander's wheel palace also nodded in agreement.Regarding the behavior of humans opening the city gate, they had reason to give such an evaluation. The human sky knight was seriously injured. Even if he was successfully rescued back to the castle for treatment, it was impossible for him to recover immediately.Just because he didn't want to see that person killed by the undead army, he gave up the most favorable line of defense and exposed the Holy White Stone Castle to the undead army. For any commander, it is an absolutely stupid and incomprehensible choice .

Only Astoria, the Marquis of the Succubus, has a different opinion, "That's the so-called knight's courage. Although those human behaviors seem stupid, they are indeed heroic, aren't they?"

Earl Ansair rushed forward at the forefront, and the blue star fighting spirit formed dots of bright starlight around him. After each dot of starlight touched the undead creatures, it exploded into a dazzling blue light, killing those skeletons. And the zombies were blasted to pieces.He charged towards the Corpse Tomb Demon, while the other knights took the opportunity to rush towards the main gate of the castle, lifted Marquis Osiris onto White Lightning's horse, and then retreated towards the side gate of the Holy White Stone Castle without looking back.

Seeing the flustered actions of those knights, a hoarse and sharp laugh came out from the skull of the landwalker, and then the corpse grave demon lowered its body towards Earl Ansair, grinding its sharp teeth up and down, " Survivors, I see fear from your actions, very good, this is exactly what the Lord of Darkness wants to taste."

Earl Ansair suppressed his anger, and the veins on the back of his hand holding the hilt were exposed. If possible, he wanted to stab the monster's throat with a rapier, but he was very aware of his weakness.The sword dancer has always been known for his treacherous and fast swordsmanship, but in terms of grudge strength, he is considered a weaker one among the sword-wielding counts.The defense power of this corpse grave demon is too amazing, even Marquis Osiris' azure fighting spirit can't break it, and the star fighting spirit is of course useless.

The sword dancer understood that at this moment, he absolutely could not undertake a challenge that he knew he would lose, because he was already the only high-end knight in the Holy White Stone Castle.King Arthur XII of the Dragon was unconscious, and Marquis Osiris was injured this time. Even though there were several archbishop-level priests in the Holy White Rock Castle, it was enough to quickly heal his physical wounds, but the wounds suffered by the fighting qi seeds It is not so easy to heal, and the stronger the knight, the deeper the experience.

"Sue the dead, the Holy White Stone Castle is not as easy to chew as you imagined. It is a hard stone. You will break your teeth here and break your head." Earl Ansair announced, and then he said: The superb riding skills manipulated the mount to retreat step by step, without taking his eyes off the corpse grave demon's body for a moment.

"Do you want to leave in front of the Lord of Darkness? Human beings, since your so-called courage made you make such a stupid decision, then you have to pay enough for it!" Delphi the Lord of Darkness As Nia said, she took another step forward, then opened her hands, aiming at Earl Ansair...

A sharp golden light pierced his face, and the Lord of Darkness had to stop, and blocked the obsidian arms in front of his head.The divine power of light easily pierced through the desecrated domain protecting the corpse tomb demon, but returned in vain in front of those obsidian arms.This is not because the power of the sword of judgment is not enough. The lethality of this kind of light magic to undead creatures is unimaginable. The golden light spots splashed from the surface of the obsidian arm seem to be extinguished at any time, but the devil's feet that fall Immediately wiped out all the undead mana in their bodies that maintained their mobility on the undead creatures around them.

After this delay, Earl Ansair and the other knights safely retreated back to the Holy White Rock Castle, and then closed the side door again. Dozens of Ash Knights were already waiting there. Seeing that the knights had successfully rescued Earl Osiris, they sent out With cheers, he and the soldiers blocked many bags full of sand and gravel behind the side door.

Earl Ansair had never seen the green lion so weak. The elf's slender body lying on the horse's back was limp, and it seemed that he had lost the strength to raise his head.Blood flowed down from the broken gaps in the green armor, and in the blink of an eye, the back of Bai Lightning was dyed blood red.

"Look for the pastor, no, quickly find the Archbishop!" Earl Ansair hurriedly ordered the knights around him, "The Archbishop Mistra presides over the sacred realm, and he may not be able to get away, so go to Bovavar immediately The Archbishop!"

"No...no need, Archbishop please..." Marquis Osiris's weak voice sounded, he barely opened his eyes, his eyes seemed a little distracted, it seemed to be clear that the person standing in front of him was a sword dancer after a while.

"Ansair, my...injuries are okay... hurry up and organize defenses at the top of the city..." The elf struggled to breathe a few times, bright red blood dripped down the corner of his mouth, "That... corpse grave demon, It's not... the weak point is... below the chest, which can be destroyed, but the most important core should not be there, it is... the keel skeleton."

"Below the chest is the weak point, can it be destroyed?" Earl Ansair raised his eyebrows, and hurriedly patted the shoulder of Baron Hughes who was following him, and told him, "Go to His Excellency Archbishop Mystra immediately and tell him He, the Sword of Judgment is lowered to attack, and see how it works."

Baron Hughes hurriedly agreed, and quickly disappeared into the corridor.A rush of horns blew from the north of the city, "A demon troop appeared in the north? It looks like they want to pinch us!" Earl Ansair couldn't help turning slightly pale when he heard the horn. "Come here, quickly get a stretcher and send Lord Osiris to a safe place."

Several Ember Knights quickly brought the stretcher temporarily tied with two spears and a canvas tent, and carefully helped Marquis Osiris off the horse.The green lion lay on the stretcher, let out a painful groan, and then opened his eyes again. "Ansair... the safety of the castle is... left to you. You have full authority to mobilize all the soldiers of the kingdom's army, including... the Knights of Ashes... and several other iron guard knights."

Earl Ansair nodded vigorously, and walked towards the top of the city with his hand on the hilt of his sword. However, just as he climbed up the ramp, there was a particularly violent explosion, and gravel fell like raindrops.Earl Ansair turned his head back in horror, and looked in the direction of the sound. What he saw in his eyes made his blood sink and his hands and feet became cold.

One of the three towers supporting the sacred domain collapsed with a loud noise, and the smoke and dust rose straight into the sky. One-third of the ascetics were buried in it at the same time. The golden light covering the entire castle has dimmed considerably!
"God of War Barud, what happened just now?" Earl Ansair quickly stepped up to the top of the city, grabbed a knight standing there blankly, and asked him sharply.

"Giant, throw a boulder... smash..." From the knight's incoherent words, Earl Ansair could only hear that he was terrified. The boulder the size of the house passed over the city with the whine of the wind. This time, there was something wrong with the boulder's aim. It failed to hit the other two towers, but made a three-to-four-meter-long gap on the crenel of the outermost city wall. The flying stones knocked down more than a dozen archers, half of whom died without a word.

Then there is another boulder, this time the boulder target is replaced by a guard tower.This guard tower can accommodate twenty archers, and is one of the important support points of the frontal defense system of the Holy White Stone Fort. The thickness of the tower made of white stones is second only to the outer wall of the city wall.However, the stone thrown by the Corpse Grave Demon is far superior to ordinary trebuchets in terms of volume and speed. The huge stone hit the lower side of the guard tower, breaking open a full third, and by the way, the bows and arrows in the guard tower The hand was severely hit, and the wailing of the injured immediately resounded throughout the city.

"It can't go on like this!" Earl Ansair gritted his teeth, quickly considering the pros and cons, "The sacred domain keeps those undead out, but letting the opponent use this method to attack freely is too big a blow to morale It's gone." Then he ordered, "Order, blow the horn, let the priests of the Temple of Glory temporarily stop praying, let the undead come over, and then restart the sacred domain!"

The notes bursting from the horn jumped in the air, three times in a row.Earl Ansair thought that those arrogant golden sun believers would make things difficult and reject him, but what he didn't expect was that Archbishop Mystra agreed to his proposal very happily, and the golden sun in the sky The light flickered one last time, then disappeared into the void.

Seeing that the sacred realm that hindered the approach disappeared, the vampires and wraiths that had been flying in the sky immediately screamed excitedly and swooped down on the top of the Holy White Stone Fort.The human defenders who had been prepared for a long time blocked the dive of these undead with a dense rain of arrows, and the air was suddenly filled with hissing sounds.Because the vampires were faster and more flexible, they rushed ahead of the wraiths.When the rain of arrows came head-on, many vampires instinctively circled left and right to dodge. Unexpectedly, the formation between them was too dense, and many vampires collided in the air. Before the startled expressions disappeared, they were counted. The arrow pierces through the body at the same time.

Then the wraith rushed forward, and the mournful howling was accompanied by the translucent body that still maintained the terrifying appearance of death, making it look extremely terrifying.The cry of the Wraith has a unique magical power. After some soldiers of the royal army heard it, what appeared in front of them was the castle stained by blood and filth, and the appearance of their companions who died tragically. His hands became weak involuntarily.

"Wraith, go to hell!" A knight roared angrily, and slashed a wraith fiercely with a flashing sword blade, but the blade passed through the translucent body without hitting anything.Wraith stretched out his hands and hugged the hapless knight tightly, and suddenly became cold, the knight struggled a few times and then remained still, his whole body was covered by a layer of hoarfrost!

(End of this chapter)