Heart of the Castle

Chapter 507 Transformed into an elbow and armpit, blood staining the royal city
Li Wei jumped out of the window of the king's bedroom without hesitation, and threw himself into the void.A frightening sense of weightlessness surrounded his body, followed by a burst of intense discomfort as if his internal organs had been pulled out by force.Speaking of which, this feeling seems to be somewhat similar to entering the heart of the castle for the first time, Li Wei thought so, while trying to relax his body, adjust his posture, gather the fighting energy on his feet, and wait for the subsequent violent impact came.

The hard ground touched his cheeks, and there was a loud bang, and the silver-white combat energy gathered on Li Wei's feet was compressed to the verge of shattering, but he finally endured it, allowing him to complete this time with a drop of nearly ten meters. Falling in the air.

Li Wei then checked quickly, and apart from a little numbness, there were no scars on his body.He raised his head and looked towards the place where he jumped off. There were bursts of fierce sword clashing sounds coming from the open window.For a moment, bitter remorse filled Levi's heart. He wanted to go back and fight side by side with Sir Rodriguez, even if he died in battle, he would not regret it.However, he quickly thought of the current situation in the capital, and a cold shivering sensation penetrated his body immediately.

The Dragon King thought he could control the overall situation, and took his injury as an opportunity to make a loyal test of the rich and nobles in the entire Kingdom of Arthur.Although this approach made Levi feel unacceptable, it was undoubtedly a very effective action.If there is no sudden appearance of the shadow assassin in the end, like blowing out a candle to wipe out the fire of Arthur XII's life, he can indeed rely on this temptation to rectify the kingdom's rich and noble families, and some of them belong to the king. The power of Grand Duke Raul was uprooted, and power was redistributed according to his own will.

However, everything has become a complete illusion now, and the Dragon King has not yet had time to appear at the court meeting and issue orders in the posture of a king.In the minds of most wealthy nobles, King Arthur XII has never been sober, and is still in the state of being seriously injured and unconscious that he pretended to be. Many people don't even know that he has returned to the Arrived in the city of glory.

Now the Dragon King has already paid the price of his life for his one mistake, and the price is heavier than he imagined. However, in the confrontation between tricks and tricks, such results are not uncommon.Li Wei was unfortunately involved in the conspiracy, and became a scapegoat who could not clear the charge of regicide. He was not sure which shadow assassins came too coincidentally, and he happened at the right time, or he was involved in the conspiracy. One ring, but he is very clear about one thing, that is, he must leave King Arthur's Palace immediately, otherwise there will be no chance to turn the situation around.

Can't delay any longer!
Li Wei gritted his teeth, took a step forward, and rushed towards the palace square.

Since most of the Ember Knights went out with the king's army in the middle road and stayed in the Holy White Rock Fort, the palace is quite deserted now, and most of the few remaining guards are concentrated around His Majesty Queen Regent Lilaya and His Royal Highness Prince Ken Adams. , The defense near the king's bedroom is not tight at all.

A small group of ashen knights passed by the hurrying Levi Ston and kowtowed to him. If it was normal, Li Wei would definitely stop and return the salute, but he couldn't care about anything at this time.The Ember Knights who didn't get any answer stood up straight and looked at each other. They were a little surprised why the important minister of the kingdom was in such a hurry, but no one thought of stopping him for questioning.

The dual identities of the Nine Pillars family and the important ministers of the kingdom are already honorable enough, and even the iron guard knights have no right to interrogate Li Wei's whereabouts without a clear order.However, the Ember Knights soon regretted the hesitation just now, because a few minutes later, the kingdom's law enforcer, Marquis Edwin Reeves, staggered and appeared on the roof of the king's bedroom, hissing loudly.

"The Lord of the Griffins, Viscount Leviston, is treasonous, and His Majesty King Arthur XII has just been murdered by him!" His roar was like a sharp blade, scratching the nerves of the Ash Knights, causing them to immediately change their expressions. .

The Knights of Ashes did not need to obey the orders of anyone other than the royal family. Even Marquis Reeves, as the law enforcer of the kingdom and one of the nine-pillar families, also had no right to order troops directly under His Majesty the King himself.So when the Marquis of Reeves shouted that Li Weiston was treasonous, his words were not all listened to. An ashen knight wearing the captain's badge frowned and asked loudly. "Marquis Reeves, do you have any evidence?"

"Evidence? Isn't my arm considered evidence? And your captain, Marquis Osiris, can testify!" Marquis Reeves roared with a ferocious expression, and leaned out of the roof so that the Ash Knights below could see His severed arm.

Seeing the embarrassment of Marquis Reeves, whose right arm was broken down to the shoulder, and wrapped in a blood-stained cloak, the team of ashen knights couldn't help but look at each other, and they all found panic in the eyes of their companions, because they thought of not long ago and They brushed past the Griffin Lord, and then they shook their heads in tacit understanding at the same time, so big that people couldn't help worrying whether they would break their necks.

"No one passed by, Mr. Marquis Reeves!"

"That's right, we didn't even see a single person."

Listening to the answers below, Marquis Reeves showed a hint of anger on his face. The ashen knights' concealment method was not good, and they couldn't hide it from the kingdom's law enforcement officers.However, due to the massive blood loss that made his eyes black, and the severe pain from the severed arm also seriously interfered with his judgment, he did not hear the insincere words of the ashen knights, but cursed a few words in a low voice, and then hoarse his voice Said: "Immediately notify the royal guards and order the city gates to be closed. At the same time, a comprehensive search will be launched. If you find any traces of Levi Ston, immediately mobilize a large force to surround him. Don't listen to any of his excuses, but don't act rashly!"

With Lord Skinning's current anger towards the Griffin Lord, he certainly hoped to kill Li Wei immediately and at the same time prove his crime of regicide.However, this is unrealistic. According to the information obtained, Li Wei's strength cannot be resisted by the ordinary soldiers of the King's Guard Army. Once a scuffle starts, the chances of the Griffin Lord escaping will be much greater.

Almost at the same moment when the Ash Knights set off with the order of the Marquis of Reeves, Li Wei rode the Dark Nightmare of the Northern Territory galloping on the streets of Fermeyer like a black whirlwind, making a burst of noise and noise. The citadel of ashes, the clanging of swords, is thrown further and further away.

The scene that happened in the palace square just now was unforgettable for him. Li Wei thought that when he walked out of the side door of the palace, there was nothing unusual in his movements or expressions.However, a sharp whistle sounded, and dozens of wealthy nobles and their guard knights surrounded Li Wei almost without warning. Everyone drew a shining long sword in their hands, and some honorable children walked away. Pulling off the obstructing coat, revealing the chain mail and breastplate underneath,

This is obviously a trap that has been set long ago. Under the control of that invisible black hand, Dragon King Arthur XII stepped into the Kingdom of Eternal Night without knowing it. Until his death, His Majesty's heart was still full of consolidating The throne that has been shaken and the plan to redistribute power, I don't know what the shadow assassin's eyes looked like at the last moment when his throat was cut with a poisonous dagger?
Fear, grief, indignation, bewilderment, or remorse?
The scene of the bright red nightmare reappeared in front of Li Wei's eyes again, the dragon king's unwilling eyes, the important minister's indifferent eyes, Philmeyer soaked in a sea of ​​blood, and the white city wall being swallowed up bit by bit...

Those wealthy and nobles approached cautiously, dozens of long swords firmly surrounded the Griffin Lord, but everyone among them had heard the legend of the Griffin Lord's invincibility, and no one dared to rush to the north The dawn of the dawn started.

"Respected Lord Griffin, please stay." An old voice sounded, and then a familiar face appeared in front of Li Wei. Li Wei had seen this picture with With a polite and distant smiling face, the second time was when he met His Majesty the Dragon King.

"Count Enix, what do you want to do?" Li Wei said indifferently, and at the same time the knight sword slid out of its sheath with a clang.

"Of course I asked you to stay a little longer." The smile on the corner of the old earl's mouth became more smug, "Do you know what happened in the palace?" Although he was asking, he didn't expect Li Wei at all. Answer, "We all know that too, so I ask you to stop."

"Can you tell me why?" Li Wei said, approaching slowly.

Count Enix thought about it quickly, and then said in a relaxed tone: "There is nothing wrong with telling you, Lord Leviston, anyway, you don't have a chance to say these things again."

Li Wei's gaze fluctuated. He didn't expect to touch the core of the conspiracy so quickly, and even slowed down his progress.

"The Dragon King must die, and then Crown Prince Ken Adams can take the throne, Grand Duke Raul Adams can be regent, and we can each share a sweet fruit of power. You see, what a good result this is, just need It’s enough for one person to die alone, shouldn’t he satisfy us after such a big defeat?” His expression turned secretive and gloomy, greed and desire were revealed from his eyes, making his originally still The benign face became extremely terrifying.

"However, our Dragon King really has a very hard life. He just doesn't want to satisfy the wishes of most people, and wants to continue to sit on the golden throne. Since he refuses to die, we have no choice but to help him, but after all He is the monarch of the kingdom, so there is no reason to die for no reason, so we have to invite someone to be the scapegoat."

"Power...is this what you want? How long can the power built on the bones last?"

"Naive, Griffin Lord Levi Stone, you are really naive. Is there anything better than power? That feeling is that being able to hold it in your hand for a minute will make people risk their lives. "The smile on the corner of Earl Enix's mouth grew bigger and bigger, from a smile to a threatening sneer, and finally he couldn't help laughing wildly, "Now it's your turn to make a choice, shouldn't you satisfy us so much? Human desire? You have no way to defeat us, so put down your weapons and surrender, at least you can live a little longer before the trial."

"Now this life of mine does not belong to me alone." Li Wei squinted his eyes and looked at him, a last trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, and then was replaced by sharp eyes like a razor. "Sir Rodriguez gave me a chance with his life, and I will never waste his sacrifice!"

"That's such a pity, Lord Griffin, I'm sorry." Earl Enix muttered in a low voice, then stepped back and waved his hand at the same time, "Let's go together!"

Earl Enix still underestimated the Griffin Lord's will to fight. Before he had time to retreat into the crowd, Li Wei had already rushed towards him like an enraged bobcat, and the blade of the knight's sword was ignited with silver-white flames. The vindictive radiance drew out a sword light as bright as lightning, and the whistling sound of tearing the air made one's heart palpitate.

Earl Enix's skill is not very bad. Although he is not young, the thin thorn sword in his hand can at least rank among the rich and nobles of the royal capital, and it is even known as the second largest sword in the Kingdom of Arthur. A first-rate duelist to Lord Ansair, the sword dancer.However, as a pampered aristocrat in the royal capital, Earl Enix is ​​more accustomed to using this sword for performances and competitions rather than life and death fights. When Li Wei rushed up to him, he even froze for a moment, unable to believe what he saw before him. What I saw actually happened!
"Father God, how dare you..." Earl Enix hurriedly pulled out his thorn sword, and the crimson fighting spirit light that was as fine as pieces of feathers drifted away with his movements. It seemed that this scene was simply beautiful Extremely.Immediately afterwards, there was a fierce sharp sound, which was a conflict between fighting qi forces belonging to the same peak of Sanhua, but it was over with just one sound.

Earl Enix staggered back, still holding the hilt of the thorn sword tightly in his hand. The over-decorated weapon was cut cleanly from two-thirds of the blade, and Li Wei's slash was only slightly off the direction. , A full half-foot-long wound was opened from the old earl's ribs, and the blood suddenly rushed out with a wild momentum, staining half of his body red in a blink of an eye.

For knights who have experienced many battles, this level of injury is not too serious, and some people can even continue to fight despite the severe pain.But for the pampered nobles in the royal capital, it was enough to scare them, and there was a sound of exclamation.

Earl Enix could barely support himself, but after hearing the exclamation of the nobles around him, he couldn't help but look down at his injury, and saw that the blood was continuously gushing out, and the blood color disappeared from his face in an instant up. "Benevolent Father God...help, help me..." He moaned, and then collapsed on the ground.

The royal nobles who had just mustered up the courage to move forward side by side hesitated again, and their guard knights also slowed down.No matter how fierce the Griffin Lord is, he is just a teenage high-ranking knight, and among the people present, there are no less than ten high-ranking knights, even if they all belong to the kind of "training ground" with extremely little combat experience. The knight", is enough to stop Li Wei from here.But there was a price to be paid for doing so. Judging from the fact that Earl Enix, who was a great knight, was knocked down with a sword, the heavy price of this price was beyond their imagination.

Li Wei's footsteps did not stop at all, and he rushed into the group of wealthy nobles and guard knights blocking the way like a whirlwind. Every time the silver-white sword light of the knight's sword flickered, there would be screams and wailing sounds.Many of those nobles were pretentious and full of confidence before starting the war. However, under Li Wei's fierce attack, their confidence melted like ice and snow in the midsummer sun, leaving only panicked screams He backed back again and again, for fear that the terrifying long sword would find his head.

"Trap him, block him!" A voice yelled, "Let's not confront him head-on, wait for the Knight of Ashes to deal with him, and wait for Lord Skinning to deal with him!"

Hearing this voice, the noble team that seemed chaotic due to Li Wei's charge stabilized again. They made the distance between each other even closer, and turned their long swords that were shining with fighting spirit into defense. Li Wei's every move A single slash will be blocked by several long swords. Even if the quality of knight swords in the heart of the castle is far superior to those of fine steel weapons, the griffin lord can't shake the iron wall composed of dozens of knights by himself!

The smug laughter of these royal nobles just sounded out, and then disappeared.Because behind them suddenly there was a loud hiss of a war horse, the sound cracked the clouds, and many people couldn't help but cover their ears. As soon as the long hiss was over, the nobles heard a loud shout and The sound of dozens of pairs of iron combat boots stepping on the ground together.

"For Lord Viscount Li Wei! Long live the Griffin Lord!"

More than 30 heavily armed Griffin Knights appeared from behind the nobles of the capital. They had formed a neat wedge-shaped battle formation, with a murderous look on their faces, and a cold light shining on the two-handed giant sword in their hands.Seeing this scene, many nobles let out a horrified cry. Some guard knights turned around to fight, but then they all fell under the swords of the Griffin Knights. Like a sharp dagger piercing butter, more than a dozen mutilated corpses fell along the way.

"My lord, are you alright?" The Griffin Riders came just in time, Li Wei gasped for a few times, then shook his head, "I'm alright." He rolled over and jumped onto the back of the Dark Nightmare in the Northern Territory, "We charge and kill Get out! Come with me, follow me!" The Dark Nightmare in the Northern Territory let out a long hiss full of joy, raised its two front hooves and kicked repeatedly, and stomped on the group of nobles with terrified faces.

This battle is destined to be very short and fierce, and Li Wei must fight out of the Fortress of Ashes before the news from the palace spreads.There are still about two-thirds of the rich and nobles in the palace square who are not involved in the battle. These people may not have nothing to do with the conspiracy, but Li Wei can be sure that if the news of the "Griffin Lord Killing the King" spreads, they will definitely become own enemy.

At that time, everything will be over.

(End of this chapter)