Heart of the Castle

Chapter 504 Frustrating the sneak attack and rushing back
"Damn it, how many men does that Li Wei still have! What did the intelligence say? Isn't that damn bastard trying to please both sides?" Seeing the dead from the Devil Mountain pouring out from the entrance of the catacomb, he attacked The leader of the hunters couldn't help complaining, but he didn't care too much, because those people's movements were not very fast, and the equipment looked tattered.

"Keep shooting at me, shoot all those guys into hedgehogs!" he ordered loudly, brandishing a black scimitar with a narrow blade.His attackers happily carried out this order, the hissing sound of the crossbow was like countless poisonous snakes sticking out their tongues.After a heartbeat interval, the dense rain of arrows covered the dead from the Devil Mountain who rushed to the front, and each dead from the Devil Mountain received more than one arrow. Their ancient armor could not stop the powerful crossbow arrows. The sound of popping sounded continuously, and the crossbow bolt penetrated deeply into the body.

The attackers laughed loudly at these foolish opponents, while loading their crossbows with bolts for the next blow.However, their laughing and cursing only lasted for a short time, because although the dead from the Devil's Mountain were hit by several arrows, they did not let out howls and screams, but continued to move forward in silent strides.

"Damn the gods, what's going on?" The leader of the attackers was also taken aback. "Don't they feel pain? Hey, you guys! Shoot, keep shooting, don't stop for a moment!"

The rain of arrows fell again, followed by the second time, and the third time. The number of crossbow arrows fired by the attackers was so large that even the moonlight was blocked, but no matter how many arrows the dead of the Devil Mountain suffered, they moved forward. There was no pause or hesitation in the steps taken.

At a distance of more than 300 meters, the attackers fired a total of five rounds of volleys. The number of crossbow arrows stuck in the bodies of the demon mountain dead at the front of the team is almost uncountable. Even if they can overcome the pain, no one can bear it. Such serious injuries, but the dead of the Magic Mountain didn't care about the existence of these ornaments. They just walked forward silently, silently raised the ancient weapons in their hands, and then swung them down fiercely at the attackers.

These raiders were indeed well-trained, and they had time to launch a final volley of crossbow arrows when the dead of the Mountain were about to enter close combat range.Due to the short distance of this volley, the damage caused can be seen clearly. One of the crossbow arrows shot from the forehead of the leader of the deceased from the Devil Mountain, and penetrated the head, leaving only the arrow tail less than a few centimeters stuck. in the skull.

"See if you're still alive?" The attacker who shot the precise arrow announced triumphantly, and then his field of vision suddenly became very strange, as if everything around him suddenly spun, and before he could figure it out, the gloomy ground He rushed towards him quickly.

Seeing the big man with a crossbow bolt stuck between his eyebrows swing his tomahawk, chopping off the head of the attacker in front of him and flying, the leader of the attacker was so stunned that he lost his voice. "How is it possible that these people are... undead creatures? Back off quickly, quickly..."

His order was issued too late, and the attackers standing in the front row had no time to react at all, and they were cut to pieces of flesh and blood by the heavy giant sword and battle axe, a terrible movement composed of countless screams immediately Filled the ears of the living.

Li Wei looked at the battle in front of him in amazement. These attackers are indeed elite divisions, and the skills of the worst ones can reach the level of martial arts masters in ordinary troops. The knights of the seeds acted as they shouted loudly to give orders, and the long sword in their hands shone with a faint fighting spirit.

However, those who died on the Devil Mountain are far stronger than them. These people were powerful for a while. Although death and the years have greatly reduced their strength, and their powerful fighting spirit has also dissipated, their fighting skills that have been honed through thousands of years are still strong. Not getting rusty.Under the fierce attack of the dead from the Devil Mountain, the attacker was like a piece of pig iron that was forged on an anvil. Although it was hard, it gradually changed its shape after being beaten, and the shouts turned into wailing. People fell to the ground and died, and the living retreated one after another, and the tight formation gradually disintegrated.

Seeing that the battle situation was getting worse, the leader of the attackers charged forward with a sword, trying to reverse the defeat, at least maintain the position that was about to retreat.His strength is very strong. Judging from the intensity of the dou qi light that blooms from his body, he is at least a Lord with a sword, and his swordsmanship is also quite good. When he swings the long sword, he has a sense of sharpness that has been experienced in many battles.A dead man from the Devil Mountain holding a spear rushed straight at him, but he dodged the spear, and then the sword light passed through the air like lightning, and the right wrist of the dead man from the Devil Mountain, together with the broken spear, fell to the ground.Then the leader of the attackers let out a frightening cry, and continued to move forward. The long sword pierced the chest of another deceased man from the Devil Mountain who was holding a tomahawk. The explosion was riddled with holes, and a thin beam of light shot out from every wound.

However, the leader of the raiders made a fatal mistake. Ordinary undead creatures would of course fall back into eternal sleep after the undead mana driving their bodies was destroyed by grudge.But the dead on the Magic Mountain are not ordinary undead creatures, but the dead who were awakened by the ancient blood covenant. They refused to accept the call of the long-sleeping guide, and refused to step into the kingdom of eternal night to sleep peacefully. They would rather stand forever in the black of the dead. In the sarcophagus under the tower, do not bow your knees to death until the prophesied Lord of the Magic Mountain arrives.

The battle ax in the hands of the dead man on the Devil Mountain slashed down without stopping, the leader of the attackers barely dodged the violent blow, and the long sword in his hand was left behind by the dead man on the Devil Mountain before he could pull it out in time. in the body.Then he gained his footing, and found himself surrounded by a dozen dead from the Mountain, and unarmed.

The desperate howl of the leader of the attackers was like a signal. The dead from the Devil Mountain swarmed up, holding a dozen giant swords above their heads, and then fell down. The cold sword light immediately drowned the leader of the attackers in a blood mist.

The battle was still going on, a group of small boss-level attackers formed a defensive circle, their swords were shining, and they cooperated with each other to form an impenetrable sword net, blocking the advance of the dead from the Devil Mountain.A dead man from the Devil Mountain rushed forward recklessly, but was attacked by four or five long swords in an instant, and retreated with several scars on his body.

As soon as the attackers breathed a sigh of relief, several dead from the Devil Mountain greeted each other, and at the same time grabbed the corpses on the ground and threw them over.The swung sword instantly sliced ​​the corpses to pieces, but one of the attackers stuck for a fraction of a second as the blade touched bone as he slashed into the corpse's chest.

This pause was less than the interval of a heartbeat, but for the dead of the Magic Mountain, this time was enough.A rusty two-handed battle ax inserted fiercely along the gap in the sword net, and slashed the attacker's shoulder. The ax blade almost chopped off his head, leaving only a few tendons connected to the body. The assailant collapsed to the ground without even making a final scream.

Several dead from the Devil's Mountain rushed in before the circle could close the gap, holding up their weapons and slashing wildly, followed by more battle axes and great swords, the attackers staggered to dodge these terrifying opponents, the circle The formation collapsed almost instantly, and only a handful of attackers who were quick to see the opportunity escaped by chance, and most of them died tragically under the hacking of battle axes and giant swords.

The entire Iron Rock City is now full of fighting figures, and the clang of metal echoes under the towering city walls, accompanied by chaotic sounds such as loud roars, wailing for help, and terrifying groans.The attackers retreated again and again in front of the unstoppable demon mountain dead, their numbers were decreasing sharply, and the exits of several secret passages were all blocked, the people inside couldn't get out, and the people outside couldn't retreat. go back.

Li Wei also joined the battle, and the silver-white sword light was flying around him. The attacker recognized the figure of the Griffin Lord, risked his life and launched several attacks on him, but none of them could form a formation. When he approached Li Wei, he was defeated by the dead from the Devil's Mountain, the orc warriors and the Griffin Knights, and then fell to death under the silver-white sword light swung by the Griffin Lord.

"Long live the Death Knights, aim!" A hoarse voice suddenly sounded, piercing through the noise and noise.Li Wei's keen intuition suddenly felt a sense of danger, so he stopped immediately and looked forward.Just tens of meters in front of him, a group of attackers had already formed a tight horizontal formation, each holding a crossbow in their hands, aiming at Li Wei.

"emission!"

Li Wei felt his eyes go dark, and then the arrows from the crossbow flew past his ears, making the whistling sound of breaking wind. Li Wei subconsciously blocked the knight's sword in front of him, and a arrow on his shoulder The armor bounced with a clang, and the impact caused his shoulders to ache.

"The black people stand forever, the dead will not die!" Accompanied by the shouts, a group of dead people from the Devil Mountain rushed out from behind him, striding towards the group of attackers, blocking all the subsequent crossbow arrows.The raiders dropped their crossbows and retreated, only to be surrounded by another party of the Mountain Dead.They couldn't retreat, they could only resist with their swords, and then fell down amidst the muffled sound of huge swords and battle axes chopping their bodies, none of them could escape their lives.

The sound of fighting gradually weakened, and finally fell silent, leaving only a deep moan and begging for mercy.The dead on the Devil Mountain strode past those attackers who were dying and kneeling and surrendering. The sound of footsteps trampling on the blood made people wonder how many people died here.

Li Wei supported his body with the knight sword, panting heavily, and scanned the bloody battlefield. He should have a lot of things to do, cleaning the battlefield, helping the wounded, and interrogating the prisoners, but he is so tired that he doesn't want to do anything now , I just want to rest leaning on the knight sword like this.

In the fierce battle just now, he killed no less than ten attackers with his own hands, and one of them was a leader who possessed the strength of a great knight. That person had fought very well with Li Wei, although the silver-white sacrificial fighting spirit had the upper hand , but it is far from reaching the level of overwhelming the bloody fighting spirit of the light red.But at this moment, a group of roaring orc warriors happened to rush past nearby. The leader was the blood-soaked leader of the strong pig. Horrible bloodbath.

The big knight involuntarily was distracted and guarded behind him, and the long sword in his hand suddenly showed a gap.Do you want to take this opportunity to kill him without chivalry?Li Wei thought for a second, and then he found that he didn't need to think about it anymore. The knight sword in his hand had already made a decision before him, and he stabbed in along the gap exposed by the big knight, and the sword edge penetrated the chest The multiple protections of armor, leather, and muscles finally stopped in the middle of the big knight's chest.

The man hadn't died immediately, his lips were spitting out bloody red water, he kept opening and closing, like a dying fish out of water, and he seemed to be questioning Li Wei why he took his life while he was in danger. "Despicable sneak raiders shouldn't have the right to a fair duel." Li Wei explained to the leader of the dying raiders. The Griffin Lord had more to say to defend himself, but when he saw the man's eyes rolled up, I knew there was nothing to say.

"Lord Big Bird, we have won!" The leader of Zhuangzhu happily ran over, covered in blood and mud, and with a suffocating stench, almost as if he had just been beaten from a pool of blood. It was like rolling over, followed by a few orc roaring warriors who looked similar to him. "This is such a cool fight!" He growled at Li Wei, his ugly face was full of satisfaction, "We really followed the right person! If you can still have a big meal after the fight, then So beautiful."

"Thanks for your hard work, Zhuangzhu. Dinner will be ready soon, with wine and meat, enough for you to have a full meal." Levi told him, "and there is enough hot water, you should also want to wash away this Dirty and bloody?"

"Spirit and big meat are enough, keep your hot water, Lord Big Bird!" Zhuang Zhu showed an obvious disgusted expression when he heard that he was taking a bath, and so did the orc warriors behind him. "The Orc Roaring Warriors never bathe, that would make us less male!"

Li Wei smiled wryly as he watched the orc warriors arguing with each other about who had the stronger body odor. The strong pig won the crown as a matter of course, and roared triumphantly. "Perhaps this is the life of an orc." He thought with some emotion, then pulled out the knight's sword vigorously, and then put it back into the scabbard.The stench of the orcs had overwhelmed his exhaustion, and the Griffin Lord just wanted to get away from the stinky, noisy greenskins.

On the city wall of Iron Rock City, Li Wei saw Sir Rodriguez, who was leaning against a huge black rock watchtower, wiping the blood stains on the star iron giant sword with a soft cloth, with a focused and peaceful expression.Looking up from this angle, the sky filled with stars fell on his shoulders, and the cursed black sun was like the ruler of the night. Li Wei held his breath, and unconsciously swallowed back what he was going to say.

But Sir Rodriguez soon noticed the arrival of the Griffon Lord, "Master Levi." He stood up, his tone was distant and solemn, "Those cavalry troops have already withdrawn."

He was talking about the cavalry units that used to roar back and forth outside Iron Rock City, but they have disappeared without a trace now. They had already evacuated quickly when the shouting inside the city wall gradually subsided, except for making a lot of noise Nothing happens.The heavy iron-clad oak gate of Iron Rock City left many traces of tomahawks and long swords, but it is not even seriously damaged. If they have two days and two nights to work, they may be able to pry open Iron Rock City mouth, but then they had to deal with the teeth—the dozens of tons of gravel piled up at the gate of the city.

"Those guys really deserved it." Li Wei climbed up the city wall and looked down for a while, then commented, "They locked the gate, and they piled up the stones there. Aren't they afraid that we won't be able to enter Iron Rock City?"

"Because they think we can deal with the gate and the stones behind it." Sir Rodriguez said calmly, "My sword, your fireball technique, and the smoke ammunition of the elves are all capable of making the city A good way to open the gate of Iron Rock City. What they didn't expect was that you made such a troublesome decision to enter the city in batches by griffin; they didn't even expect that such an amazing secret was hidden under the black tower of the dead in Iron Rock City. "

"The deceased of the Devil's Mountain." Li Wei said, until now, when he thinks about it again, he still has an expression of disbelief on his face, "I am actually the Lord of the Devil's Mountain that they have been waiting for thousands of years? It's too, too..." Li Wei choked suddenly, because he couldn't find the words that could accurately describe his mood.

"Is it too illusory, too unreal?" An old voice came from behind, Levi turned his head, and found that the speaker was Mr. Dish, who was dressed in a decent housekeeper's attire, and was carefully walking up the stone steps .

"That's right, Mr. Dish, that's how I feel now." Levi nodded.

"It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. What's important is that you are now the legitimate Lord of the Magic Mountain." Mr. Dish said with a smile, "Master Levi, if you talk about unbelievable things, is it true that the Magic Mountain died? Would it be more bizarre for those who regard you as their master than to get the heart of the castle?"

Li Wei's expression was stunned at first, and then he laughed happily, "You are right, Mr. Dish, this is something I have thought too much about. Compared with the dead from the Magic Mountain, we should be more concerned about the issue now There are many more." His smile faded, "Mr. Dish, how are our casualties?"

"Three alchemy swordsmen died in the battle. Although more than a dozen orc roar warriors were injured, none of them died. I have used healing techniques on them, and almost all the minor injuries have recovered, and the serious injuries have stopped bleeding. After a period of time, it will be almost enough to receive another medical treatment." Mr. Dish replied, "As for the dead of the Magic Mountain, even I have never seen such a terrible undead creature, even if it is pierced through the chest and chopped down. The brain has all recovered now."

"In this case, let's leave here immediately after dawn." Li Wei's eyes looked deeply towards the outside of Iron Rock City. The night was still hazy, but a few golden-red dawns had gradually emerged in the east. "We must return to the capital as quickly as possible, I am worried that those crazy traitors have already threatened the safety of the kingdom!"

(End of this chapter)