Heart of the Castle

Chapter 548 Escape from the bloody battle, demonize the capital (continued)

When the golden light rain fell on the bodies of these abyssal creatures, there was a hissing sound like strong acid corrosion. Where each light spot touched, the devil's tough skin and muscles were like ice and snow exposed to the scorching sun. The same melted, and the purple blood sprayed out from the wound, and then evaporated into a bloody mist of the same color.

The sound of the horn resounded through the night sky. Li Wei seized this rare opportunity and decisively issued an order to counterattack across the board. The human defenders shouted and rushed out from behind the third line of defense. A griffin flag was erected high above the entire army. At the very front, Flame Wheel Knight Wilps in fiery red armor took the lead, leading a team of dozens of high-ranking knights, rushing towards the chaotic army of demons like a sharp gray-blue arrow.

Now it was the demons retreating hastily, while the cavalry and alchemy warriors of the reserve team did their best to delay the demons' actions.They charged forward, swinging their swords and stabbing their spears at the demons fleeing like beasts that had exploded their nests, until their hands were sore and numb, and the best weapons produced by Castle Heart were curled.

Including the archers on the north gate, the scout troops and the lightly wounded, all the human defenders were engaged in the battle. Only Levi and Mr. Dish did not join this exciting chase, but stayed behind. Observe the situation from the lookout.It's not too late for them to join. Although the watchtower is hundreds of meters away from the battlefield, and there are many houses and ruins blocking the way, Mr. Dish's flying skills can definitely bring Li Wei to arrive in time, and use fireballs, lightning and other destructive magic to deal a blow to the demon.

However, for the entire war, killing hundreds or thousands of demons will not help. The sudden golden rain of light certainly dealt a heavy blow to the demons who were caught off guard, but compared to the army of hundreds of thousands of demons, It was just a small setback.

The battlefield quickly extended to a distance beyond sight. For a moment, it seemed that only a small group of people around Li Wei remained in the entire city, and the rest of the people and demons were all engulfed by the thick twilight.However, if you listen carefully, you can still hear the swishing wind of swords, the sound of chopping bones, the excited shouts of knights, and the mournful wailing of dying demons on the battlefield.

The golden light rain lasted for a full quarter of an hour before gradually thinning out.The sound of shouting and killing gradually became smaller, and finally fell silent.Li Wei paced on the observation deck a little anxiously, and activated the detection technique several times to look towards the south, but he couldn't see anything every time.The pursuit of the human troops was far away from the limit of the scope of the detection technique. On the one hand, this shows that human beings have won an extremely precious and brilliant victory, and on the other hand, it also makes Li Wei feel very worried.

"Master Li Wei, you don't have to worry so much." Mr. Dish was a little dizzy from being surrounded by Li Wei's footsteps, and couldn't help but stroked his beard and smiled wryly. "The lower-level demons may be quite stupid and reckless, but every demon lord has a cunning and suspicious side in his character. It is impossible for them to venture out of the obsidian protected by the enchantment before they figure out the limit of the power of the divine intervention. of the castle."

"You're right, Mr. Dish, but I always feel a little uneasy." Levi stopped and scratched his hair in embarrassment, "Maybe the victory came too fast, which made me feel a little Can't believe it."

"Victory? Master Li Wei, if you are still just a local lord in the northern border, this is of course a victory. But for the entire Arthur Kingdom, this is far from a victory, at most it is a less ugly It's just a failure." Mr. Dish's voice contained some harmless teasing, which washed away the excited expression on Levi's face.

"That's right, there is still a long way to go to end the disaster. It is too early to be satisfied with this level of achievement." Li Wei nodded in agreement with a solemn expression, then raised his head to see that there are still sporadic golden lights Pointing to the falling sky, the eyes flashed with joy. "Thanks to the blessings of the merciful Father God and God of War Balud,"

"While thanking the gods, don't forget to thank the person who initiated the divine intervention." Mr. Dish reminded with a smile, "After all, the gods also passed through her hand to send down this emergency golden light." rain."

Li Wei's expression looked a little confused, "Mr. Dish, do you mean that the changes in the enchantment of this sacred domain are man-made manipulations?"

"Of course it's man-made." Mr. Dish withdrew his nostalgic gaze from the sky, turned to Li Wei and said, "This sacred domain enchantment is as old as the history of the royal capital Firmeyer, Master Levi, you I have witnessed the appearance of the natural disaster and plague enchantment before, how do you feel the power?"

"Very scary." Li Wei recalled the horrible scene like purgatory descending at that time. Although the expression on his face remained calm, there was still a trace of paleness. Don’t even think about escaping back alive.”

"The same is true for the defenders. The natural disaster and plague will kill all creatures that are not undead." Mr. Dish added, and then said, "The effects of the sacred domain enchantment and the natural disaster and plague enchantment are different, but they are essentially the same. Belonging to enchantment magic, this kind of magic has two common characteristics, the first is that the entire enchantment must be constructed in the form of magic nodes; the second is that it must be activated manually, otherwise it will only have the lowest effect."

"Mr. Dish, why don't those demons destroy the magic nodes of the enchantment of the sacred domain?" Levi thought of the cruel battle in Queensland City, and couldn't help asking a little strangely. "We can destroy the natural disaster and plague enchantment, don't the demons have this knowledge?"

"The history of demons studying magic is much longer than that of us humans. These abyssal creatures have many supernatural abilities in their talents. They have been walking on the road of magic for thousands of years before humans obtained words." Di Mr. Shi said with some emotion, "If the magic node of the enchantment of the sacred domain is set in Firmeyer's building, no matter how much cover-up is made, it will never be hidden from the eyes of the demon lord. So when building this When he was in the capital, he used two whimsical methods to create magic nodes. One of them was to combine the nodes and the guardians of the barrier into one. will never disappear completely.”

"Is that why the demons want to exterminate the blood of Arthur's royal family, and even try their best to create Queen Lillaya, the succubus queen?" Li Wei's voice became softer, and he felt a cold shudder from the bottom of his heart.

"Your conjecture is not wrong. This is the reason why Lilaya and Ken Adams exist." Mr. Dish looked a little gloomy, as if he was disgusted by this conjectured fact. "These two poor people don't know that even if everything goes well and Ken Adams successfully sits on the golden throne, they will become pawns in the hands of the devil, or at that time, even the last blood of Arthur's royal family will not be preserved. "

"Mr. Dish, but the blood curse just now... Could it be that the curse magic didn't wipe out all the members of Arthur's royal family?"

"Of course not, otherwise the enchantment of the sacred domain would no longer exist." Mr. Dish replied, "The blood curse is a dark curse with very strict conditions and a very heavy price, but its power is indeed amazing. Once it is successfully launched , even the Heavenly Knights who have the sanctification power of battle qi cannot survive the disaster. Only by reaching the legendary rank or performing a magic ritual to resist the curse in advance can they avoid being harmed by the blood curse."

Mr. Dish paused slightly when he said this, and there was a trace of sadness in his eyes, but it was fleeting, and his voice continued calmly. "However, even the power of gods has its limit. The blood curse can only be regarded as a quasi-legendary magic at best. Its range of action is quite terrifying, enough to cover the entire capital, but it can't hurt hundreds of kilometers away. The goal."

"It's hundreds of kilometers away?" Li Wei frowned, with a puzzled tone in his tone, "Mr. Dish, who is the last blood of the Arthur royal family you are talking about?"

Mr. Dish smiled and seemed to be in a better mood.Just as he opened his mouth to answer, a loud noise mixed with laughter came from the front, and the old magician squinted his eyes and looked over, "Oh, Master Li Wei, our troops have returned, that last-blood man The owner... should be among them."

The human troops looked happy when they returned. Although the soldiers' bodies were all stained with blood and sweat, their faces were swollen due to exhaustion, and their armor and weapons were full of dents and cracks, but their distressed appearance could not hide them. With the joy of harvesting victory, everyone shouted happily.

Flame Wheel Knight Wilps in red armor walked up to the watchtower surrounded by more than a dozen high-ranking knights. The chest of his armor was swept by the sharp claws of the devil, and the red enamel and fine steel were carved with deep There were deep marks, and the half cloak was also torn into many strips, which were hung on the shoulders in pieces.When Wilps stood at attention and kowtowed to salute, Li Wei saw purple-red blood dripping down the gap in the iron glove, and couldn't help frowning worriedly.

Seeing that Li Wei was about to use the healing technique, Wilps hurriedly raised his right hand, opened and closed his fingers to indicate that he was not injured, and smiled. "I'm fine, Lord Li Wei, and everyone is fine, they're just exhausted."

"Is there really no loss?" Li Wei asked in surprise, "Not even anyone injured?"

"If you insist on being injured... a few recruits sprained their ankles in too much pursuit, which is the only loss in this battle." Wilps couldn't help showing a smile as he said. "It was a great fight!"

"Yes, Lord Li Wei, this is really a wonderful battle!" Dragoonsun, who was covered in blood and could hardly see the true color of his armor, opened his mouth and laughed, his voice was as loud as thunder. "Although there is no excitement from the time when the airborne crater came, it was more enjoyable than the two times in the defense of the Black River and the Holy White Rock Castle! We chased the fleeing demons, chopped their heads with swords, and used war horses to treat them like poisonous insects." Step on it. Especially for enemies like the Horned Demon Warlord, the skull is so hard that it shakes your hand, but this time it's as easy as cutting open a clay pot, and the hand feels just...Kakaka!"

Li Wei was confused by Dragonson's series of onomatopoeia. He really couldn't think of any words of praise, so he patted the bloody burly man on the shoulder to show his encouragement.Fortunately, Dragunson didn't care about any honor at all, even the territory and wealth.For him, there is nothing more exciting than slashing demons. In the heart of this fierce and almost barbaric knight, the lord who can lead him to victory is the lord who is worthy of his loyalty and even his life.

Li Wei talked to those high-ranking knights in turn, including many faces of the northern knights he was familiar with, and several from the Royal Guard Army and other troops.Li Wei even saw Sir Haihua of the Death Knights standing at the end of the line with a slightly uncomfortable expression. Beside him was a knight wearing black iron ring armor of the jailer of Dreadfort. Cover most of your face.

Li Wei took the initiative to go up and nodded to the two knights who were also fighting bloody battles, "Thank you two adults for your efforts to ensure the safety of the residents of the capital." He said calmly, as if he didn't know that they didn't It was only in time to escape from here that they had to resist the attack of the demons together with the Northern Allied Forces.

Sir Haihua at least knew how to blush, "No, this...yes, it's nothing." He muttered a few words, and then his tone became much more sincere, "Your Excellency, Viscount Leviston, I am very glad to be able to meet with you in the Northern Territory." Dawn fights side by side, and I hope... I can continue to fight for the revival of Arthur's Kingdom under your command in the future."

This should be the so-called "limited allegiance", right?Li Wei had only heard of this special request from the old red-robed scholar Master Sujiad.If he allowed it, Sir Howard would become his subject, and he would swear allegiance as a vassal knight.But unlike the real vassal knights, Sir Haihua does not need Levi to give him territory or wealth, and when the condition of limited allegiance—that is, the revival of the Kingdom of Arthur—is met, Sir Haihua’s loyalty to Levi It will automatically end, and the oath will also become invalid at the same time.

But that was at least after the revival of the Kingdom of Arthur. When Li Wei was about to say yes, the leader of the jailer of the Dreadfort also bowed his head deeply, "Your Excellency, Lord Griffin, my name is Black Prison Five, and my job is terror Fort jailer leader, on behalf of the fifth, seventh, and eighth team, a total of 75 jailer brothers, I beg you to let us be your subordinates."

There was a slight fluctuation in Li Wei's gaze, "I don't have a good impression of the Dreadfort Jailor organization. Too much blood has flowed between us. I have killed dozens of people with my own hands. Dreadfort jailers, as companions, don't you care at all?"

"The jailer of Dreadfort is not an ordinary soldier, but a butcher knife held in the hands of the law enforcement officers of the kingdom." The leader of the jailer's tone was a little stiff, but he replied without a trace of hesitation, "Now the law enforcement officers of the kingdom are dead. We have lost our followers, and we have no other means of making a living except fighting, so if Your Excellency the Griffin Lord refuses to take us in..."

A sharp light flashed in Li Wei's eyes, "Do you want to threaten me with something?" He thought coldly, his expression became serious, and he gently held the knight's sword with his right hand handle.

"...We chose to fight to the death of the king's capital." The leader of the prison guard announced word by word, then straightened his body and looked at Li Wei with piercing eyes.

Li Wei didn't find any emotion other than firmness in those eyes. They stared at each other for a few seconds. The grim expression of the Griffin Lord loosened, and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Since this is the case, from today onwards, you will no longer be called the jailers of the Dreadfort, but a detachment of the Griffin Knights. Five leaders, you will temporarily serve as the leader of this detachment until you return to the northern border After the county, arrange for the distribution of the territories and wealth you deserve."

"Lord Griffon... Ah, Lord Li Wei, thank you very much for your kindness..." The jailer leader knelt down on one knee and placed the heavy flail at Li Wei's feet. "Gods above, from now on, we will only kneel to you and your heirs!"

Later, Li Wei also used the same attitude, agreeing to the "limited allegiance" of Sir Haihua and the members of the Death Knights under his command.They agreed together that until all the demons were expelled from the territory of Arthur's kingdom, these people would always follow Levi's command and fight bravely by his side, even if they died.

The victorious human defenders must then evacuate the capital they had just fought bloodily.Although the golden light rain produced by the holy intervention severely damaged the demon army, it did not cause any damage to the obsidian castle surrounded by bloody flames.Thousands of demons are still rushing out of this castle non-stop, and it is only a matter of time to make up for the loss just now.

If the divine intervention can continue to be launched, then the battle may continue, but Mr. Dish gave an answer that Levi didn't want to hear.Although the sacred field enchantment is powerful, it will also bring the same huge pressure to the initiator. There is only one royal blood who can activate the sacred intervention. If she is forced to activate it again, I am afraid that the pressure alone will seriously damage her body. .

So Li Wei had no choice but to look at the last member of Arthur's royal family wearing a hooded cloak from a distance. In the field of vision of the probing technique, the light on that person's body was indeed very weak, which made Li Wei cut off the last trace of fantasy .

"It's always painful to make a choice..." Li Wei muttered to himself, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength to raise his right hand high, and then swung it down suddenly.

Three long and one short withdrawal horns sounded suddenly, the sound was sad and desolate, echoing endlessly among the towers of the king's capital, everyone raised their heads after hearing the sound of the horn, and looked at the city that had never fallen. city ​​of.More than one person had tears in their eyes, and more than one person clenched their fists and swore secretly.

"My gods, we will definitely come back here, we will!" Li Wei was also one of the people who swore the oath. The obsidian castle above the bloody sea of ​​fire. "At that time, demons, your end will come!"

(End of this chapter)