Heart of the Castle

Chapter 565
After the green dragon determined its breakout strategy, it did not immediately put it into practice, but continued to circle the griffin troops carefully in the air.The experience of letting prey escape from its claws once told it that if it showed its intention to escape and was chased by the griffins, it would be difficult for it to escape.

In the personal fight with the Griffin King, the Green Dragon has already deeply understood the strength of this opponent. Perhaps the strength of the Griffin is far inferior to his own, but they have the incredible courage and tenacity in the fight that the Green Dragon seems to have. will.If a few griffins risked their lives to block the way, the green dragon really didn't have the confidence and courage to force it through.

A better time must be found.

The green dragon told himself this, and then spread his wings and circled in the air, looking as if he was looking for a new fighting opportunity.

On the other hand, seeing that the Griffin King's trauma had almost healed, Li Wei dissipated the white light of the healing technique in his hand, and a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he opened the vision of the exploration technique to the green dragon.

To Li Wei's surprise, in the field of vision of the probing technique, although the light shining on the green dragon's body was a dark red color that could not be detected further, it was not very dazzling, which showed that although the green dragon's strength was stronger than that of Li Wei It is stronger in itself, but not as scary as it looks on the surface.Li Wei quickly recalled the strong men he had seen, and judged that the strength of this green dragon should be at the same level as the sword dancer Earl Ansair and the thunder knight Leonardo Stilwell. That is, the level of the Earl with a Sword.

The Earl with the Sword should undoubtedly belong to the first-class powerhouse in the Kingdom of Arthur, and there are only seven or eight of them who have poured the power of the Kingdom.However, compared with the giant dragon family who is also the number one villain in the legendary monster and bedtime story, the strength of the Earl with the Sword seems a bit unsatisfactory.

Li Wei led the team to rescue the attacked camp this time, and he had actually prepared for the worst—the demon had found a breakthrough in the defense lines of Beijing County from an unknown channel, and went directly to the hinterland to start the massacre.This is exactly the purpose of his ordering Mr. Dish and Sir Rodriguez to come later. If necessary, Mr. Dish can use the group teleportation technique to summon all the alchemy warriors at once to fight the devil An encounter that went beyond plan.

The appearance of the green dragon was even worse than the demon attack, because after all, although there were many strong people on the demon side, no legendary enemies had yet appeared.Mr. Dish has also analyzed this, that is, either the legendary Demon Lord is not so easy to step out of the abyss; or after leaving the abyss, his strength will decline severely, making him easy to be defeated.

The giant dragons are all well-known legendary monsters. Although the strength of the white dragon and green dragon is indeed slightly inferior according to the rumors, they are at least quasi-legendary—if it is replaced by the title of knight—the level of a sword-wielding duke is correct.The green dragon in front of him looks powerful, suppressing Li Wei and the others to defend with all their strength, but apart from killing two griffins with the power of Longwei at the beginning, it did not create more results. The Vulture King was wounded in close combat.

This obviously does not match the strength of the legendary dragon family.However, both dragon breath and dragon power are things that only giant dragons possess. Although the Wyvern, known as a pseudo-dragon, looks somewhat similar to a giant dragon, its size should be almost the same as that of a griffin, and it does not possess The two special abilities of Dragon's Breath and Dragon's Might.

A gust of wind sounded in the air, interrupting Li Wei's thinking, and the green dragon rushed towards the group of griffins again, releasing Longwei at the same time.However, perhaps due to its unhealed body injury, the deterrent effect this time is obviously a little weaker.Only a few griffins that were far away were slightly stiff, and then the king of griffins hurried over with Li Wei on his back. Under the shroud of pale golden light, those griffins returned to normal, leaving no opportunity for the green dragon Raid opportunity.

However, the green dragon had no intention of attacking at all. Just as the group of griffins shrank its formation and prepared to defend, its wings fanned a gust of wind. It swept past below, and plunged towards the dark Lin Hai.

Including Li Wei, everyone's reaction was a beat slower.Although the green dragon suffered some injuries in the hand-to-hand battle with the Griffon King, it was far from being injured.Moreover, the physique of the giant dragon family is really terrible. Except for the serious injuries on the left wing and left shoulder of the green dragon, which have not yet healed, most of the other sword marks, scratches and peck marks have stopped bleeding, but knotted. It became a deep red scar.

The giant dragon family is known for its extreme arrogance, almost contempt for all intelligent and non-intelligent creatures by nature, and believes that no life can be compared with the incomparably noble dragon.In the legends, there are many descriptions of the dragon being trapped in a heavy siege but fighting to the death, and finally being overwhelmed by the swords of countless knights.

It was precisely because of this wrong impression in their hearts that neither Li Wei nor the others expected that the Green Dragon would suddenly run away when the outcome was not yet decided.In addition, the speed of the green dragon's full flight is extremely astonishing, and the opportunity to intercept it is fleeting. I watched the green figure fly away. The height is so low that the chest and abdomen almost brush against the oaks that are as tall as resolute sentinels in the dense forest. tree tops.

"Follow it! Catch it!" Li Wei shouted and issued an order, and the Griffin King dived at full speed without hesitation, like a golden sharp blade cutting through the vast night sky, chasing after the green dragon's rapidly retreating figure.The other griffins spread out into a huge fan shape in the air, their wings stirred up gusts of wind, and then rushed down one after another.

The full flight speed of an ordinary griffin is twice as fast as that of the best warhorse. It looks like a sudden meteor shower, chasing the green dragon from all directions.But the speed of the green dragon was even better. After a few flexible turns, most of the griffins were left far behind except the king of griffins who was still able to chase within a hundred meters.

Only one griffin did not swoop down, but relied on the high-altitude airflow to speed up its flight. The knight sitting on the saddle of this griffin was wearing a gray-green wool cloak, and a family crest in the shape of a red stepping figure was printed on the right The shoulders are particularly noticeable.

Sir Grace the Sniper Archer has just been feeling that heroes are useless.The wind was too strong in the sky, even with his extraordinary archery skills, it was difficult to aim precisely in such a strong wind.

From this point of view, although the small monster's self-made musket is not powerful, it is less affected by strong winds, and it is more suitable for air combat than ordinary bows and crossbows.If the power of muskets can be increased on the basis of strengthening security, perhaps the Griffin Sky Knights should be equipped with some.

With the help of the strong airflow in the air, the speed of the griffin that Sir Grace was riding was much faster than the other companions, barely catching up with the green dragon. "Lower the altitude and hold on." Sir Grace's low growl pierced through the strong wind, and he knew very well that with the wisdom of the griffin, he could fully understand his order.He hooked his feet tightly to the stirrups of the back saddle, then took off the silver fir longbow from his shoulder, and put an arrow shining with silver light on the bowstring.

With a dizzying series of sharp turns and tail swishes, the green dragon threw off most of its pursuers, and now it seemed that only the formidable griffin king remained behind. "It's really a difficult ant!" The green dragon thought angrily, and at the same time turned another arc with a very strange angle.However, during the rapid flight, the green dragon suddenly felt a tingling pain in his neck.

"What's going on? This premonition..." The green dragon's eyes suddenly widened, its powerful wings flapped continuously, and its body turned in a circle like lightning.

The green dragon's premonition of danger was right. Before the circle was finished, a silvery-white light flashed away from the side of the green dragon with a piercing wind, only a dozen centimeters away from the green dragon's neck. .

A big rock on the hill ahead became a scapegoat, pierced by silvery white light, and then exploded into countless flying debris.Seeing the scene in front of him, the green dragon felt that the scales all over his body were about to stand up in fright. This terrifying sharpshooter is absolutely qualified to threaten his life.

Sir Grace pulled out another armor-piercing silver alloy arrow and put it on the bowstring. The arm holding the silver fir longbow was as motionless as cast iron.His eyes were as sharp as a razor that had just been sharpened, and he followed closely the flexible figure below.

During the fierce battle at high altitude just now, due to the strong wind, it was impossible to use bows and arrows, otherwise the green dragon would never have the upper hand so easily.Its strongest weapon—the Dragon's Breath is terrifyingly powerful, but its maximum distance is only about 50 meters, which is a full 150 meters closer than the sniper bow and heavy crossbow from Castle Heart.If the troops following Li Wei on a griffin this time were not a group of elves, but snipers and sharpshooters from the fourth division, it would not take much effort to expel the green dragon at low altitude or on the ground.

Of course, it is not so easy to keep it.

After all, archers are mainly used for ground defense. Green dragons only need to climb to a height of hundreds of meters. The strong wind is enough to turn any precise shooting into random arrows, and it will also greatly weaken the arrows. power.

Before joining Levi's command, Sir Grace, who wandered to the north as an adventurer, was known for his excellent archery skills. He could even open his bow suddenly without aiming, and shoot down the flying birds that flitted past his eyes. .However, looking at the green shadow flying close to the ground below, he still couldn't completely lock on it, and then hit it with one arrow.

Although the green dragon was injured on its left wing and was drawing an irregular arc to avoid aiming, its flying speed was still extremely fast. Sir Grace was only riding an ordinary griffin. The distance between the dragons was still getting farther and farther, and soon exceeded the 300-meter effective range of the silver fir longbow.Seeing that the green dragon was only the size of a pea in his field of vision, Sir Grace sighed softly, and slowly let go of the bowstring that had been pulled for several minutes, with a faint look of disappointment in his eyes.

"Master Li Wei's footsteps are getting faster and faster, and the enemies he encounters are getting stronger and stronger. If I want to continue to follow him, it seems that I have to work harder."

Silver moonlight and red moonlight intertwined and sprinkled on the sky. Sir Grace caressed the silver fir longbow, and his fingers slid across the smooth ridge of the bow that glowed with silver like strange metal. Think about it.

The green dragon seemed to feel that the sharp murderous aura that was chasing him in the sky had disappeared, and he felt a little relieved.It knew that with its current speed, it might be difficult to get rid of the King of Griffins with golden feathers, but the King of Griffins should not easily catch up to itself. "If it's just fighting alone..." Green Dragon thought this way, with a stern look in his topaz-colored eyes, "It may not be me who loses!"

The sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded, smashing the night like thunder, and it sounded like a whole team of knights charged from the side and rear.However, the green dragon showed a disdainful smile, "Do you want to catch up with my wings with a charging horse? It's a joke, let those four-legged idiots run and chase them until they die." It thought so , the mood was almost happy, and then accelerated forward at the fastest speed that his injured wings could bear.

The green dragon flits across the low hills and verdant forests like a swift, and its speed is like a dark green whirlwind.Even in the sky, except for the King of Griffins, nothing can catch up to the speed of the Green Dragon. This is because its wings are injured. If it is unscathed, the King of Griffins may only be far behind. .

But it really should look back.If you do this, regardless of whether you can escape or not, the Green Dragon will at least clearly understand that the speed that you are proud of is really nothing special.What was chasing after him was not the whole knight order, but just one man and one rider—but the intensity of the hoofbeats was indeed far beyond the limit of ordinary war horses, and the galloping posture of the Dark Nightmare in the North was unstoppable. , between the four hooves rising and falling, trampled out the blazing hellfire, looking from a distance, it was not so much a galloping black horse, it was more like a fiery black sandstorm blowing from the abyss.

The knight on the back of the Dark Nightmare in the Northern Territory wore a full set of pitch-black armor, and the visor of the full-face helmet had been lowered. In the narrow gaps in the eyes, the dark green undead flames were burning crazily.The knight didn't hold a shield, but was holding a giant sword that looked rather rough in craftsmanship. The hilt was wrapped in random strips of linen cloth, and the blade as wide as an adult man's palm was floating with stars and stars. The gloomy dou qi radiance, looked coldly, as if holding a night sky full of ruthless stars in his hands.

The green dragon flew with all its might, but instead of being thrown further and further away, the sound of horseshoes behind it followed like a shadow. "Why can't I get rid of these damned ants when I have wings?" The green dragon felt a little strange. Fortunately, the wound on the neck was almost healed at this time, and the most deadly breathing weapon of the dragon clan could be used again.As it continued to fly forward, its speed slowed down a little; while it took a deep breath, a scorching and highly poisonous flame brewed in its throat.

The sound of the horse's hooves seemed to have chased it not far behind, the green dragon suddenly twisted its long neck like a lizard, and countless green light spots escaped from its wide-open mouth.However, there are only thin snow-covered rocks, bushes entangled with black thorns, and shadows of trees shaken by the night wind. In its imagination, there is no trace of the chasing knights, together with the swift horseshoes. The sound has disappeared without a trace

"Could it be... an illusion brought about by fear?" This thought flashed across the green dragon's mind like a meteor, and then the corner of its eye caught an unusual shadow flashing past.

It was a miraculous jumping attack, which could only be done by a horse like the Dark Nightmare in the North, and only a strong man like the Scourge Knight could cooperate with the attack.The height of one person and one horse jumping in an instant is much higher than the green dragon flying low and skimming the ground, and it is also higher than the oak tree standing like a black giant in the forest.

Under the waving of the Scourge Knight, the star iron giant sword fell towards the green dragon like a waterfall of night, and the dark fighting spirit light danced endlessly on the blade.

The green dragon tried its best to turn its head around, trying to give the enemy a head-on blow with the breath it had prepared, but it was too late to react.The green dragon's topaz-colored pupils had just brought into view the dark figure that was as dark as an eternal night, even the man and the horse, when the dark sword light hit the dragon wing on the right fiercely.

The combination of the Peerless Divine Weapon Xingchen Iron and the Death Dou Qi of Tianhua Peak has reached an unimaginable level. Whether it is steel heavy armor, magic enchantment or natural scale armor, any form of defense can be combined with the two. Underneath everything looks so fragile, even the dragon's scale armor is no exception.Where the sword light fell, blood flew like a heavy rain, and the dragon wing on the right side of the green dragon was cut off by Qi Gen.

The green dragon let out an earth-shattering hiss, and his whole body immediately lost his balance. He spun crookedly for a distance of more than ten meters, and then slammed into an old oak tree that was as thick as a dozen adult men hugging each other. There was a terrible sound of bones breaking.

The powerful physique unique to giant dragons allowed the green dragon to barely maintain a clear consciousness, "I don't want to die, I want to escape..." It struggled to think like this, but the right wing was cut off by Qi Gen and the heavy damage caused by the impact made it move. no.The green dragon could only lie slumped at the foot of the old oak tree, watching in a daze the black-armored knight jumped off the same black mount, then walked in front of him, and raised the star iron giant sword high.

"Sir Rodriguez, don't hurt its life, just stun it."

This was the last sound the green dragon heard. It seemed to come from an elderly human being. Immediately afterwards, it felt a heavy blow to its forehead, and the ridge of the star iron giant sword slammed down hard, causing its eyes There was a burst of dazzling light that was better than the breath of an adult red dragon, and then there was only darkness...

(End of this chapter)