Heart of the Castle

Chapter 479 Dance of the Day, Song of the Night (Part [-])
What happened on the tower of the Mage Guild in the City of Glory was covered up in a series of events that happened later, and no one knew the truth in the end.According to the guild's vice president and also the chief magister of the Merister family, Juno Ann Merister, the magister later announced that the magister of Ayrin Sinbad went wrong because he forcibly practiced an ancient language magic, which caused his whole body to lose weight. The magic power was out of control, and instantly ignited into a mass of ashes.

Of course, this kind of statement is difficult to be accepted by those who are familiar with the Great Magister Ayrin, because this Grand Magister has always been known for his magic to control and control creatures, and he rarely dabbles in difficult and difficult ancient languages, let alone practice casually. up.But for most of the nobles and commoners in Fermeyer, this kind of statement is enough to satisfy their curiosity. After all, what happened to the mysterious magician cannot be explained by common sense, and what happened next will never be explained. All attention is drawn to the past.

What first appeared was a small battle in the sky of the capital.A week ago, a group of vultures who came from nowhere came to Fermeyer. Perhaps because there are many garbage dumps in the city, it is convenient for these vicious birds to find food. Too scared to take off.

Residents expressed a considerable degree of distaste for these uninvited vicious guests, because these birds are not only regarded as a symbol of bad luck due to their frequent scavenging, but also have a bad reputation for frequently attacking people and animals.But what made them feel helpless was that these vultures often hovered hundreds of meters in the air, and no bow, arrow or curse could hurt a single feather of them.

But in the morning of this day—some people later thought that Grand Magister Arryn died at the same time, but no one continued to study—the vulture group was completely wiped out.When the beast with the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle appeared in the sky above Firmeyer for the first time, many people cried out in surprise. The Royal Guards were even more shocked. Hundreds of guards equipped with bows and arrows Climb the city to prepare for battle, and guard against the attack of these terrifying beasts of unknown origin; some people even pushed the giant ballista onto the guard tower, padded the body with wooden blocks, and used them as the best tool to deter these beasts.

The crossbow arrows fired by the giant ballista are as thick as a wrist, and the length is about two meters. Of course, the power is quite terrifying. If it hits, even a regular knight with fighting spirit and heavy armor will be severely injured.But after raising the height, the shooting angle of the crossbow is greatly restricted. Whether this thing can pose a threat to the griffin, even the people who thought of this method have no idea.However, they soon discovered that there was no need to worry about the actions of these winged beasts. The group of griffins rushed to the group of vultures hovering over the capital without any hesitation, and then launched a short and fierce air fight.

Or it would be more appropriate to call it massacre.

In front of the griffin with its wings spread five meters away and its body length more than two meters long, with strong limbs like a lion, the vulture looked as vulnerable as a young pigeon.The hoarse screams and clear griffin calls lasted less than 10 minutes, and those raptors that used to show off their power in the sky of the capital all fell to the ground with fluttering feathers, giving a blow to those living in Fermeyer. An unusual delicacy was added to the tables of the poor.

The group of griffins then climbed up and quickly disappeared into the clouds at the top of the sky. At this moment, the clouds were opened by the airflow, and the golden sunlight fell on these powerful beasts, adding a sacred and solemn color to them. .Some residents who devoutly believed in the Lord of Radiance immediately knelt down and chanted poems praising Flandala loudly, regarding these griffins as the messengers of the Lord of Radiance, and then more voices joined in.

The atmosphere of panic that permeated the streets and alleys of Firmeyer due to the expedition of the kingdom's army was completely triggered by this scene. First, the believers of the Lord of Light began to pray, and then the believers of the Thunderer and the God of War also joined them.In an instant, the City of Glory has become a religious holy place. Everyone is praying devoutly to God, praying for the mercy of the benevolent Father God and the gods in the sky, so that their relatives can return safely.

After witnessing this scene, many priests regarded this as a rare opportunity to spread the teachings and increase believers. They walked out of the church and their residences, loudly praising the gods they believed in, and at the same time drove them into the sky above Firmeyer The gloomy griffin is called the messenger of heaven, heralding the glorious victory and return of the kingdom's army.

In this way, those vultures and other raptors killed by the griffins naturally became the minions of the opposite demons. The bird carcasses that were not picked up by the poor were trampled and cast aside, and some were hung up high , Burning a raging bonfire below.The residents of Fermeyer used this behavior to vent their anxiety and fear. The shouting and prayer lasted for a long time, until the night gradually enveloped the sky over the capital, the exhausted crowd gradually dispersed, and then the scattered lights were lit. .

Li Wei witnessed this scene on the balcony of the Mermaid Hotel, and those pious prayers poured into his ears, making him feel very heavy.The residents of Firmeyer didn't know that their prayers were doomed to be in vain. Most of their fathers, husbands, and sons had been buried in the four southern counties, and there was no way to transport their bones back.The cruel reality made the young Griffin Lord no longer even have the mood to sigh. He closed the window tightly to block out all the sound, then walked to the table and poured himself a glass of Mermaid Tears.

The azure crystal clear liquid is rippling in the crystal glass, and the reflected light makes people feel refreshed.Li Wei put the cup close to his nose, took a deep breath, and the coolness with a touch of ocean breath penetrated into his heart, calming his restless mood a little. Just as he was about to take a sip, in the corridor outside the door Suddenly, there was a slight hum, as if someone was covering their mouth and barely made a small sound, and then everything returned to silence.

Li Wei immediately woke up, stretched out his hand and pulled out the knight sword at his waist, and the silver-white fighting spirit flames burned on the blade. "Guards! What's going on outside?" the Griffon Lord asked in as calm a voice as possible.Originally, he thought it was impossible to get an answer, but soon a familiar voice came from outside, "Everything is normal, my lord."

Is it a mistake in judgment?Li Wei heaved a sigh of relief, but before he let go of the fingers holding the hilt of the sword, a cold feeling passed over his back, making all the hair on his body stand up.wrong!The guards outside are the alchemy swordsmen made by the heart of the castle. They always call themselves "Master of the Castle"!
The wooden door can block the eyes, but it cannot block the power of the probing technique.The green light in the corridor outside the door has been extinguished, replaced by several shades of red light, two of them are approaching the door furtively, while the other two or three are guarding the entrance to the hotel. The first half of the channel.

It took all of Li Wei's willpower to resist the thought of worrying about the other people in the hotel. No matter where they are now, the danger has come fairly.The Griffin Lord lightly knocked down the heavy wooden table in the room, and then hid behind it, using it as a shield to cover his body.Then more than a dozen archers holding longbows appeared in the room with a bluish-white light. These alchemy archers didn't need to order, all the longbows opened together, and the sharp arrows pointed in the same direction.

The door of the room was kicked open without warning, and a thin man wrapped in a black cloak slammed into the room like a thrown stone, holding a pair of daggers tightly in his hands, the blades were pierced by the light. A dark red evil light is reflected below.Then there was another guy who was dressed in the same outfit, but who moved faster, and jumped in, so fast that he couldn't see clearly.

They originally thought that there would be only one griffin lord caught off guard in the room, but when they saw more than a dozen longbows in full swing, "Shoot the arrow!" Li Wei's voice cut through the darkness like a sharp blade, and the longbow strings vibrated at the same time At that moment, the two killers couldn't help but let out hoarse and piercing screams at the same time.

The skills of the two killers are quite good, even under the close range shooting of more than a dozen sharp arrows, they still avoided most of the vital points.One of them was pierced by a sharp arrow in the shoulder, and was also hit by an arrow in the knee, and fell down moaning; the other killer used his companion's body to block the arrow, and only suffered a bruise on his ribs.The killer's forward movement suddenly changed to backwards, and then, like a mouse, he sprinted back through the broken wooden door.

The killer who was shot in the knee by a sharp arrow fell to the ground, blood gurgled from the throat that was cut open by the sharp knife-his companion had already completed the job while fleeing-and blinked under him Merged into a pool of red blood.Li Wei didn't even look at the corpse, and strode towards the outside to chase after it.

The red lights in his field of vision were rapidly moving away, and the Griffin Lord knew it was too late, he could not catch up with these vicious dancers who were good at dancing in the dark, but when he quickly walked through the When he was in the corridor, he found that the injured killer had run back from the same way, his left shoulder was oozing red, and the black cloak was wet.

The killer obviously did not do this voluntarily. The darkness at the end of the corridor was squirming and approaching. Levi's eyes flashed with astonishment, because the darkness was condensing into a human form in front of him, and then rushed towards the killer.

The black cloak and the same black shadow mingled together, and it was almost impossible to tell the difference between the two. The killer hissed in fear, but he never hesitated in his movements. Pierce into the dark.His dagger was extremely sharp, and it was poisoned with the blood-sealed throat poison, but neither the sharp edge nor the poison had any effect on the darkness.

The lights in the corridor flickered and then went out.The black haze suddenly covered the field of vision, Li Wei couldn't help but took a step back, and the silver-white fighting spirit burning on the blade drove the darkness away.He saw the killer's wrist was cut open by the shadow, and the blood sprayed out impatiently. The killer's movements froze for a moment of heartbeat, and then a fountain of blood spurted out from his throat and chest at the same time.

"It's...excellent...as expected of...senior." The killer let out a small but muddy voice of praise, then staggered back two steps, and fell heavily to the ground.

Li Wei restrained his surprised expression. This killer at least has the strength of a title knight, and his companions are no less inferior than the Grand Knight. If it weren't for the special layout of the Mermaid Hotel and the help of alchemy archers, Li Wei was sure that It is very difficult for him to escape this assassination.However, these powerful killers were helpless under the shadow's attack, and the other red lights were all extinguished silently. Obviously, the shadow had wiped them all out in just a moment.

The fighting spirit burning on the knight's sword then disappeared, because the identity of the shadow had been fully revealed under the probing technique, "Shadow Assassin Arlan Skett?" Li Wei asked in surprise, "Why are you here? Could it be that the devil... Is there any task for you to do?"

The shadow squirmed a few times, and then condensed into a thin and small man, his whole body was covered with cloth strips written with strange incantations, his eyes were burning with dark red blood, like red hot embers in the dark corridor. "Leviston, this is a very lucky coincidence." He shrugged, retrieved two poisoned daggers from the killer's body, and put them in his waist. "These guys are all Embers, but they have all survived transformation and mind control, especially this guy..."

Alan Skett kicked the assassin who died under him just now, "This guy is only one step away from becoming a real shadow assassin. I mean, you are likely to be regarded as a shadow assassin's graduation exam question now , and I am the examiner for these poor students."

Li Wei looked at the shadow assassin speechlessly, "Kate, won't you have any problems doing this? I mean, kill these students..."

The Shadow Assassin glanced at the corpses under his feet in surprise, "Problem? How could it be? They didn't choose the right time to assassinate and died under the sword of the Griffon Lord. For the Embers, this situation is too common .”

"Under my sword?" Li Wei looked at the sword edge in his hand that was not stained with a drop of blood, and couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Of course, you killed these students." Yalan Skete said loudly, "But don't get me wrong, I, the examiner, just judge and score the actions of these people, even if they are They all died under your sword—such as now—and I won’t help, otherwise it would be cheating on the exam?”

Li Wei shook his head helplessly. It seems that the demise of these embers must be recorded in his own account. Although he does not want to pretend to be the achievements of Alan Skett, but from the standpoint of the shadow assassin, It is true that the truth of this matter cannot be made public.Then the griffin lord relit the lights in the corridor, and several corpses of different shapes came into view.The two alchemy swordsmen were pierced through the heart from behind by the poisonous dagger, as if the steel armor they were wearing was paper. One of them had no time to react when he died, while the other barely turned around. The body made a posture of drawing the sword, and it seemed that he was the one who uttered the suppressed murmur just now.

But this is already a pretty good reaction. The two royal servants also have the skills of regular knights. However, judging from the location of the wounds, it seems that their throats were slit from the front. Still bewildered.

"Your subordinates are quite vigilant. Many nobles with swords can't avoid the silent blade from the darkness." Alan Skett walked up to the alchemy swordsman who had turned half his body, and bent down to check him Then he commented in an appreciative tone, "Although I haven't passed the exam yet, the combined strength of these few students is almost the same as that of ordinary shadow assassins... Li Wei, with a subordinate of this level, how many do you have?" how many people?"

Li Wei knelt on one knee on the other side of the alchemy swordsman, and gently closed the swordsman's wide-open eyes with his hands, "Every knight under me has steely loyalty and never-slack vigilance. " Then he stood up, staring at the shadow assassin with piercing eyes, "Alan Skett, although I must thank you for your help in today's matter, but I also want to tell you, if you can take action earlier, save these I would be even more grateful if you were someone else.”

"...I see, this kind of thing won't happen again." Alan Skett wanted to defend himself, but suddenly changed his mind, bowed slightly to Li Wei and said, "Master Li Wei, your opponent Your concern warms me, who is heartbroken, but I want to remind you that the situation you are facing is very dangerous now. The situation in Firmeyer is not the turbulence on the surface. The torrent in the dark is probably far greater than yours. Just imagine, if the ones sent today were not a few Embers, but a shadow assassin like me, then your life would be in danger."

"Mr. Arlanskate, do you mean to say that among the nobles of Firmeyer, there are indeed people who collude with demons? Did you send these embers to assassinate me?" Li Wei asked with a suspicious frown.

"Collusion...ha, Griffon Lord, things are far more complicated than you imagined. What I can tell you is that there are no fewer than ten shadow assassins lurking in Firmeyer, and they do obey the orders of a certain nobleman. Order." Alan Skett said with a sneer, "But the target of these dead embers is not you, otherwise I will warn you in advance. The person they want to kill is Arthur XII, our noble His Majesty the King."

"Tell me! Alan Skett!" Li Wei growled, his eyes burning with anger, "Tell me the name of that nobleman, the name of the human traitor who colluded with the devil!"

"That person's name... well, I can't say... the coercive power of the errand spell makes me irreparably and completely destroyed when I say the answer." The lips twisted, and the voice was full of painful pleasure, "I am not afraid of death, but rather desire to embrace eternal peace, but I must see that person die before me."

The Shadow Assassin's voice sank, like a whisper in a nightmare. "Leviston, remember what I said last time? After the heir to the Merister family--Benjamin Merister's sinful life, I will tell you that name, even if it makes you I pay with my life!"

(End of this chapter)