Heart of the Castle

Chapter 502 Suspicious clouds recover the truth
Every veteran knight who has experienced many battles can be regarded as an expert in ending life, and he is even more experienced in examining the cause of death of corpses. Sir Rodriguez, who is both a veteran knight and a death knight, is of course the most For the connoisseur of the job.He first checked the dead man's hands, neck and face; then he skillfully removed the heavy breastplate from the dead body, carefully inspected the various wounds on the dead man's chest and abdomen, and stretched out his fingers to test the deepest wound for a moment.When he retracted his fingers, the dried blood scars on the wound shattered, and some black-red liquid as thick as rotting jelly stuck to his fingertips.

Levi needed all his willpower to restrain himself from the urge to vomit and force himself to watch Sir Rodriguez examine the corpse.Gregor, the Earl of the Mountain, had a rough and ferocious appearance, but it was much uglier after death, especially the pair of fangs sticking out of his lips were as sharp as daggers.

"Those who say that Earl Gregor has no orc blood on him should really come and see this face." That face reminded Li Wei of the rumors circulating among the nobles of the royal capital, and he originally wanted to make a joke to ease it The atmosphere, but the voice became sharp and weird due to tension, which startled him himself.

"The Black People of Magic Mountain have a long history of intermarriage with the orc tribe. If a leader of the black people does not marry the daughter of the leader of the orc tribe, he will not even be able to hold that position for a long time." Mr. Dish explained in a low voice, " It is said that the tyrannical blood of the orcs flows in the veins of every great leader of the Demon Mountain, which makes them as resolute as a rock and courageous as a wild beast."

"Mr. Disch, I remember Knight Ston once said to me that only humans with pure blood can comprehend the power of battle qi, and it is impossible to advance the battle qi to the level above Tianhua only by accepting the inheritance of the seeds of battle qi." Li Wei said a little troubled, "But aren't all the Earls of the Devil's Mountain only nobles with swords? If you don't have the power to master Dou Qi Tianhua, how can you be promoted to nobles with swords?"

"The Black People of Moshan used a cruel secret method to inherit the seeds of fighting qi. They selected dozens of people of the same bloodline to inherit fighting qi at the same time, and then killed each other, so that all the fighting energy was concentrated on the body of the last surviving person. , can often directly break through to Dou Qi Tianhua, but the new strong can only rise from the bones and blood of relatives of the same blood." Although Mr. Dish's voice was low, the meaning in the words made Li Wei feel a chill . "Have you heard that Gregor, Earl of the Magic Mountain, has any brothers and sisters? As a branch and vassal of the Magic Mountain family, the Tully family was extinct for what reason?"

Anger and fear then strangled Li Wei's throat, making him need to breathe hard to let the air flow into his chest. It took him a long time to find his voice. "Mr. Dish, this is simply too much. Wouldn't the Knights Association not intervene? How could His Majesty allow such an evil thing to happen..."

"The tradition of inheriting fighting spirit from the Black People of the Devil Mountain is no secret to the high-level officials of the kingdom. However, a powerful Earl of the Devil Mountain is far more important to Xifeng County of the Kingdom than the negative impact of this bloody ritual. If there is no The Earl of the Magic Mountain and his Death Knights, the orc tribes on the Moon Whisper Plain have long marched straight in, and their troops have reached the hinterland of the kingdom, and the important sea port in the west of the kingdom, Aryus, will also cease to exist." Mr. Dish's tone did not contain There is not much sarcasm, but it seems very serious. "This is the way of thinking of the superiors. As for the Knights Association, the power of this organization may be a huge monster for ordinary knights, but for the powerful nobles with heavy troops in their hands, I am afraid it is not even a trouble. .”

"You're right, Mr. Dish." Levi admitted, "But I absolutely don't want to see this kind of cruel thing continue to happen. I want to stop the bloody inheritance of the Magic Mountain. Sir Stuart's promise is even more for the motto of the knight."

A smile appeared on Mr. Dish's face, "You can do it now, Master Levi, because you are a member of the high-level powers in the Kingdom of Arthur, and compared with the Earl of the Magic Mountain who is suspected of treason, you are already It has the absolute upper hand.”

Sir Rodriguez paused in his examination of the body, then bent down, lowering his torch, to examine the ground around the stone throne.He observed very carefully, and sometimes moved forward and backward quickly, as if he was deducing some action.

"It's really strange, the dust on the ground has been trampled heavily, and it seems that there has been an extremely violent fight, but it seems that only one person's footprint can be found, and it is a whole circle smaller than the iron boots of the Earl of the Magic Mountain " Sir Rodriguez straightened his body, with a bewildered expression on his face, "What's even more strange is that I saw dozens of wounds on Count Gregor, many of which were fatal. The ground should be covered with blood, but there is not even a drop of blood to be found."

"The reason is obvious. Earl Gregor didn't die here, but was killed elsewhere first, and then the body was transferred here." Levi speculated. "As for why they did this, there are many reasons. It may be to hide the corpse, or it may be based on the belief of the Moshan black people."

"But how to explain these footprints? It doesn't look like a cover-up." Sir Rodriguez still frowned, "Since the Earl of the Magic Mountain is dead, the person who brought his body here is Who is he fighting with? An invisible opponent? Or he himself suddenly went crazy and trampled the surrounding area into a mess?"

"There is indeed a fight here, and his opponent is indeed invisible and intangible." Mr. Dish said slowly, and Li Wei found that the old magician's eyes were shining with dark green again. Undead flames, the sound also became distant and hollow. "The Black Tower of the Dead of the Black People of the Devil's Mountain—a forbidden place where even the Eternal Sleeper Ku Ximu and the Dark Messenger couldn't even step into it. None?"

"Is the great magister who uses the power of the undead a person who accuses the dead or comforts the soul?" A voice that was even more empty and cold from Mr. Bidish sounded from behind Li Wei, and at the same time rose like a voice from the extreme northern ice field. In the cold air blowing violently from above, the little monsters fled in all directions with a wow sound, only the leader of the four sons drew out his sword of the secret knight and blocked Li Wei's face—or in other words, hit Li Wei's On the left leg, there was a loud bang, which almost tripped the Griffin Lord.

"Wow, Si is under attack! Si is invisible! Lord Griffon, help!"

The impact caused the visor of Sier's helmet to slide off, just blocking his eyes, and the goblin leader staggered to and fro, screaming like a sharp blade cutting through the silence of the tomb.This is obviously a very funny scene, but Levi and Sir Rodriguez both focused on the shadow that suddenly appeared behind everyone exuding a faint pale light.

"What are you? Are you a human? Or a resentful soul who doesn't want to leave?" Li Wei asked loudly, the knight sword in his hand was shining with a silver-white grudge, pointing straight at the figure.

"Humans with warm blood flowing in their bodies, your sword cannot hurt us; neither are you, a powerful existence that is neither alive nor dead." The pale figure warned Levi and Sir Rodriguez.

The warning from the figure made the eyes of the young Griffin Lord burst into a sharp light, "Is that so? Undead, I would like to try it." As he spoke, Li Wei strode forward with the knight sword in his hand, ready to fight the man who looked like The figures with a strong undead breath competed.

"He's right. This figure is not a simple undead, but a collection of the remaining consciousness of the previous leaders of the Magic Mountain and the legendary heroes of the Black People." Mr. Dish patted Levi on the shoulder, signaling him not to be nervous, "As long as the black People's beliefs are immortal, and the magic mountain is passed on endlessly, this consciousness will exist forever, and will not be destroyed by any mortal existence."

Even if he was hit by a sharp sword, the pale figure would not be so surprised, "You know us? This is impossible!" He cried out in disbelief. Due to the excessive surprise, even the ice in his voice The cold breath has subsided a lot, "No one can understand our existence, unless you are a member of the black people of the Demon Mountain!"

"Is there no one else?" Mr. Dish shook his head, then raised his right hand with the palm facing outward, revealing a strange symbol made of faint green light.After seeing this symbol, the figure immediately twisted violently a few times, as if it became difficult to maintain its own existence because of the intense emotional fluctuations.

"You are..." The figure's hoarse voice was interrupted by Mr. Dish, "I'm not now!"

"but……"

"Have you forgotten that prophecy? When the leader of the Magic Mountain bowed his head and surrendered, the scenes you saw - the moment when the faith of the black people died forever, is the time when the hero rises again." Mr. Dish once again When he spoke, his tone was as strict and tough as granite.

"Really, then he is..." The figure turned to Li Wei, and two flames as white as new snow and as cold as ice ignited from the part that should be the head, as if they could see through Li Wei's heart. "We understand." The figure then bowed to Li Wei, with a strange and rude posture, "Please accept our allegiance, the black people will stand forever, and the dead will never die..."

Levi looked at the figure in a little bewilderment, and then turned to Mr. Dish, "I, I still don't understand."

"I'll explain it to you later, Master Levi," said Mr. Dish. "Now please raise your right hand, and then follow me—follow the blood oath, and you will be revived!"

Although Li Wei was still confused, he still chose to follow Mr. Dish's suggestion, raised his right hand towards the figure, and replied in a sonorous tone.

"Follow the blood oath, and you will surely recover."

"Waiting for more than 200 years! Now, it is finally the last moment, Lord of the Magic Mountain, we will be the sharpest battle axes and the strongest shields in your hands, please lead us, let this world become a black people of the Magic Mountain The huge treasury that has been seized. The black people will stand forever, the dead will not die, and if you obey the blood oath, you will be revived." The figure repeated it in a solemn voice, and then suddenly there was a series of dense explosions in his body, followed by With the sound of explosions, pale light spots with long awn tails separated from the figure's body and flew in all directions.After a few heartbeats, the pale figure known as the collection of thoughts no longer existed.

"The black people stand forever, and the dead will never die..." The voice came from the stone coffins lined up on both sides of the catacomb, like the dull thunder rolling endlessly, "...follow the blood oath, and you will be revived." The stone scraped Harsh sounds sounded from all directions, Li Wei held up the torch, and then Sir Rodriguez also raised the torch, letting the light drive back the darkness in the tomb.

The scene in front of him made the young Griffon Lord feel his hands and feet tremble. Except for the stone coffin of Frodo the Dark Lord, there was no movement, and all the stone coffins in the Black Tower of the Dead were being opened one by one.The long-dead leader of the Magic Mountain and the legendary hero of the Black People are staggering out of their burial places. Each corpse is wearing the armor of the burial, holding a giant sword and battle ax made of steel. However, the long years have made The steel lost its luster, the leather rotted and fell off, and the reddish-brown rust powder rustled down with their movements.

"The black people stand forever, the dead will never die, follow the blood oath, and they will be revived." These words were chanted over and over again in the mouths of the recovered corpses, and they chanted like this, step by step, staggering but firmly Go to Levi.With the light of the torch, Li Wei could clearly see that they were already dead, and most of them died from sharp weapons.The tall and bearded man standing in the front received a violent blow on the right side of the neck. The wound was like a gaping mouth, filled with black and red blood clots; behind him was a short black man holding a rotten spear The leader, with a sharp silver arrow stuck between his brows, the blade piercing through the back of his head, is still as clean as new after thousands of years.

Behind the corpse was still a corpse. Hundreds of great leaders of the Black People of the Devil Mountain and almost the same number of legendary heroes gathered towards them. If you are a scholar who is interested in studying the history of the bandits of the Devil Mountain, you will probably jump up in surprise when you see this scene , but Li Wei only felt panic and confusion.

"King of the Devil's Mountain." The corpses yelled an ancient name that no one had heard for hundreds of years. Even in the heyday of the Devil's Mountain bandits rampant on both sides of the Oath River, there were less than ten leaders of the Devil's Mountain. Put this title on your head, and most of them died immediately with a sword or a dagger stabbed from behind. "King of the Magic Mountain! King of the Magic Mountain!" They yelled the name, then knelt down on one knee in front of Li Wei, and placed the ancient and heavy weapon at the feet of the young Griffin Lord.

In the field of vision of the probing technique is a sea of ​​emerald green light, reflecting the loyalty and strength of these resuscitated corpses.The corpses buried in the black tower of the dead are absolutely unknown. Although many names have been annihilated under the waves of the long river of history due to various reasons, each of the remaining ones has been recited in legends and chants. Among the songs of bards.

"Mad Axe Moody, who, after being pierced through the chest by a spear, beheaded thirteen leaders who had betrayed him with an axe, and died sitting among the corpses; the smoking devil, Hangere Sorel, A self-taught alchemist, created the Arius explosion that sent thousands of sailors from the fleet of the Celestia Kingdom to the sky; the Night King, the leader of the first generation of the Magic Mountain, had maintained his reign of terror for 13 years. Afterwards, no one dared to mention his name until it was erased from his memory..." Sir Rodriguez told Li Wei the most famous names and deeds one by one, but when an extraordinarily tall figure swayed When Huang appeared in front of the two of them, even he couldn't help laughing.

"The Black God of Death, Clemennon Gregor, the last Earl of the Devil's Mountain. Master Levi, I don't think I need to introduce this person's deeds to you in detail, do I?"

Seeing Count Gregor—or his corpse kneeling in front of him on one knee, Li Wei felt some strange feelings that could not be expressed in words.The Griffon Lord looked at the Earl of the Mountain with some emotion, and murmured, "Count Clemennon Gregor, if your soul has not dissipated, can you tell me how you dead?"

He didn't expect to get an answer at first, so when Gregor, the Earl of the Mountain, made a dull answer, he couldn't help shaking violently.

"Lord of the Devil's Mountain, I was assassinated by a friend. Through my trusted subordinates, that person put a poison to dissolve my fighting spirit in my wine glass, and then killed me in a face-to-face confrontation."

Gregor's voice was very monotonous and rigid, without any emotion in it, as if he was describing something completely unrelated to him.

"What's the name of that friend who killed you?" Li Wei asked in a hurry. He felt that a curtain covering his eyes was about to be lifted, and the truth revealed behind him would unravel the mystery of this period of time for him. mystery.

Gregor's corpse frowned thickly, as if recalling it was a very difficult thing for him, "The name of the friend who killed me... I swore to remember it, and I will take revenge on him after recovery. It's so blurry...Blood Drenched in memory. Cold, dark, if I hadn't melted into the consciousness of my ancestors, I would have lost myself... Who is he? I can't remember, who is he? All I can see is his golden sword and A cruel smile on the corner of his mouth. What is he wearing? It's a crown, a crown studded with countless precious stones!"

"The black people stand forever, the dead never die!" Li Wei suddenly said loudly, hoping to use this sentence to wake up Gregor's already blurred memory.His approach proved to be very successful, because after these words were uttered, the pain on Gregor's face disappeared completely, and the Earl of the Magic Mountain who died at the hands of his friends looked up, and Levi saw Frozen green flames burned in the bottomless eye sockets.

"I remember that person's name..." He said word by word, "The Grand Duke, Raul Adams."

(End of this chapter)