Heart of the Castle

Chapter 616 Fighting strategy, tense preparations
"Launch an air raid?" Samar, the leader of the Silver Pegasus Knights, took a step back with a stiff expression, "Your Excellency, the Regent of the Human Kingdom, this is what you call strategy and chance of winning? Are we going to die in the army of demons?" Panic It blocked his throat like a stone, making him almost speechless.

Unikenfiseld glanced at Sama quickly, without hiding the mockery in his eyes, "You are scared, Commander Sama." He commented in an affirmative tone. "He who fears death is not worthy of being a warrior."

These words seemed to have pierced Samar's chest with a dagger, making his body stiff, and the paleness and panic on his face faded away, replaced by an angry flush, "The Silver Pegasus Knights never Fear of death!" He retorted sharply without thinking, with a sharp and cold tone, "But sacrifice must have meaning, and death cannot be in vain. If sacrificing life can bring about the safety of Moonwhispering Forest, I will let you see me, Yin Fei. Is the captain of the horse knights afraid of death?"

"There is no sure-fire victory strategy on the battlefield, we can only do our best." Li Wei's voice softened, and his frank eyes swept across the audience, "If you want to disrupt the arrangement of the demon army with superior strength, Of course, you have to take a lot of risks. The biggest difficulty in raiding the Incinerator team is not the strength of the two thousand Incinerators who are not good at melee combat, but this..."

The light curtain flickered for the last time, and a third magnified demon image appeared. Unlike the horned demon warlord and the burner, this demon was not only tall and burly, but also wore a set of thick bronze armor densely covered with abyssal runes. A hideous and terrifying broad-bladed giant sword was stuck at his feet, and the image alone brought a suffocating sense of coercion.

"Aylala, this is... Abyss Demon Refining!" the old druid Master Odessa exclaimed.

"It's the abyss alchemist. Among the demon army, the abyss alchemist and the abyss balrog belong to the upper class of the demon aristocrats, and their strength is about the same as that of the sword-bearing Lord, which is what the elves usually call a master of martial arts. I have had a lot of dealings with abyss demons. The first time I led a demon troop to besiege the northern border was an abyss demon. It was the sacrifice of a great knight commander that wiped out this terrible abyss demon." When Li Wei said this, he thought of the great knight commander Herbert who sacrificed his life, and there was a trace of sadness in his eyes. .

"Abyssal demons can be regarded as difficult opponents, but they are not impossible to deal with. According to the records kept by the Evergreen Tower, this kind of demon has a simple violent field and the ability to cast wide-area destructive magic such as continuous fireballs, but The strength of individual combat is relatively average, and the captain-level knights of our Silver Pegasus Knights can completely fight one-on-one without losing the wind." Perhaps because he wanted to make up for the panic just now, Li Wei just finished speaking. Samar spoke loudly, pressing the hilt of the mithril scimitar at his waist with his right hand, the expression on his face regained a bit of arrogance.

"Lord Samar, how many captain-level knights are there in the Silver Pegasus Knights?" Li Wei asked in a calm tone.

"There are a total of 24 silver Pegasus knight captains, half of them have the qualifications of martial arts masters, and the other half are only quasi-martial arts masters with less combat strength and combat experience, and their strength will never be inferior to your human Lord with a sword. As Samar replied, he showed a rather smug smile.

"A master of martial arts who hasn't seen blood in hundreds of years." Uniken Feseld said with a sneer.

"The noble high elves are not like some rude and savage guys, even the sword practice between each other is not willing to give up until blood is dripping." Samar retorted, his tone seemed a little sour.

Li Wei did not intervene in the dispute between the two old enemies, but shook his head with a heavy face, "Abyss refining demons are usually the commander in command of an entire demon army, but this time the situation is different. An abyss fiend was dispatched as leader instead of the hellfire fiend that usually leads them."

"That is to say, in addition to defeating as many as 2000 great demon incinerators as soon as possible, the troops launching a surprise attack from the air also have to deal with more than a dozen abyss demons whose strength is comparable to martial arts masters?" Old Druid Ao Master Desa let out a "tsk", "Your Excellency Leviston, with all due respect, what is the difference between doing this and dying?"

The leader of the Silver Pegasus Knights, Sama Huoran, took a step forward, "The Silver Pegasus Knights will never accept such a mission that is obviously a death penalty, Your Excellency the Regent of the Human Kingdom, even if you go to Her Majesty the Queen to make a request, I will do the same." Attitude."

"No one wants to entrust such an important task to you and your group of beautiful little boys who have never seen blood." Unikenfiseld said with a curled lip.

Samar turned blue with anger, "So it's you? Uniken. You and your group of bastards who can't wear shirts are going to take on this mission of death?" His words were full of contempt, "Please let me remind you You, the human regent's idea is simply whimsical, or at least you don't take the lives of our elves seriously!"

"Lord Samar, please pay attention to your wording." Larry Moonbow interjected coldly, "Don't forget that Lord Uniconfiseld is not only the number one martial arts master in the Moonwhispering Forest, but also the Commander in Chief of the Moonglade Outpost Defense Force. You have no right to dictate his decisions."

"If he really went to participate in that raid mission, I think we will have to change the commander-in-chief soon." Samar pointed out sarcastically.

Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became tense, Li Wei said suddenly, his voice was much calmer and more sincere than others, "You may have misunderstood me, the success or failure of air raids is the most critical link in the defense of Moonlight Grove, or , is also related to the outcome of the entire war. If we can annihilate or defeat those incinerator teams, although the strength of the demon army is still strong, it has lost the biggest weapon against the forest barrier, and the balance of victory will be on our side; And if the raid fails, no matter how arduous our defensive battle at the outpost of Moonglade, we will eventually be defeated amidst the flames and thick smoke." When he said this, the Griffin Lord paused for a moment, his gaze swept across the venue every face in it.When he spoke again, his tone was sonorous and fierce, like the clinking of sword blades.

"I, the guardian and chief minister of Arthur's Kingdom, the Griffin Lord Leviston, will personally lead all the human knights to participate in this raid!"

"You are really crazy!" Samar exclaimed, looking at Li Wei not like looking at a brave and fearless knight, but like looking at a lunatic with a problematic mind. "All of you will die, even His Majesty the Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus may not be able to escape from the army of tens of thousands of demons."

Li Wei didn't respond positively, but turned back and raised his hands. "Tell me, knights, what is the motto by which we live forever?"

"Sweep away the darkness, have mercy on the weak, and fear nothing!"

Dozens of voices, including Sir Rodriguez and Marquis Osiris, roared out majestic and powerful voices, echoing endlessly over the Moonlight Grove like a war horn blowing suddenly.

Unicon Fitzgerald's face was flushed with excitement, and even his dark complexion and the dense pattern on his cheeks couldn't hide it, "There is no such thing as a complete retreat in war!" He yelled directly at Samar, and then his waist The sword suddenly came out of its sheath, and the straight blades crossed and collided, making a violent strike that shocked the audience. "This is a life-and-death battle! I have been looking forward to this moment with my lifelong belief and hundreds of years of honing my swordsmanship. No matter what, Crown Prince Lothien, His Excellency Levi Stone, and the air raid force must all There is a place for me and these two long swords!"

"Then you and I will take on the task of leading the team, Shalafi." Marquis Osiris replied with a smile.

Samar was still shaking his head in disbelief, and the captains of the Silver Pegasus Knights who were qualified to participate in the military meeting had similar expressions to his.However, the wild elf war dancers were all excited, as were the tribal leaders. The whispering turned into a clamor, and the centaur chief Miha Baimane was the first to respond.

"If there are extra griffins, Mr. Levi Ston, count me as one of the raiding troops!" His voice sounded like the neighing of a fierce horse.

"Hey, Miha, in my opinion, your appearance is really not suitable for riding a griffin or a pegasus, but rather for being ridden." The leader of the wild bears, Bill Dabas, whispered.

"Then what about you, big bear?" Miha Baimane stared back with his eyes wide open, "There is no mount in the Moon Whispering Forest that can carry your palm tree body, let alone a flying mount. "

"I can ask a druid master to perform a levitation spell for me." Bill Dabas proudly raised his shag face, his eyes sparkled like flint. "Then even a bird of prey can take me to the battlefield, isn't it, Master Odessa?" He turned his head full of hope, and the simple and honest face unique to the wild bears showed towards the old druid. Flattering smile.

Master Odessa nodded with a wry smile, and shook his head again, "It's no problem to cast a levitation spell for you, Bill, but how are you going to land? Wait until the effect of the levitation spell fades away?"

"It's just a technical problem..." Bill Buss mumbled, and then he thought seriously.

Samar sat still with cold eyes, and the captains of the silver Pegasus knights looked at each other, exchanging unexplained glances with each other; Master Odessa's face was as cold as ice, and the four or five high elves around him Master Druid also showed hesitation.But other than that, the meeting place has fallen into a lively din, everyone is trying their best to fight for the glory of participating in the raid force, as if victory or defeat or even life and death have been forgotten.Among them were wild elf war dancers, elf sharpshooters, and chiefs and leaders of other ethnic groups. Even the flower fairy Lolita Jill was screaming to express her willingness to participate. Only the orc king Karmos sat there with a bloody growl uncharacteristically It was very ugly, and his mouth was tightly pursed into a twisted black line.

Commander Zhuangzhu was one of the loudest shouters in the venue. When he got Li Wei's assurance that he would keep his position in the air raid force, he squeezed out of the crowd contentedly, and then At a glance, he saw the bloody roar of Kalmos, whom he respected, sitting there without saying a word.

"Karmos' bloody roar, the best, strongest, and most powerful Wakao!" Commander Strong Pig's voice was loud enough for everyone in the farthest corner of the venue to hear clearly, and the joy in his tone even the slightest There is no cover up. "It's going to be a fight, it's going to be a big fight, wow, why are you still looking sullen?"

Kalmos gave the leader of the strong pig a vicious look, the hatred in his eyes could tear him apart.Although this glance made the leader of the strong pig close his mouth in horror, Kalmos could fully feel the heavy weight brought by the eyes gathered from all directions. "Great orcs should be down-to-earth, not high-minded!" he snapped suddenly, waving his muscular arms, "I'd rather lead the Roaring Warrior's great lads to confront those goddamn demons head-on than fall out of nowhere Break into meat sauce!"

"The Gryphon is the most reliable flying mount I have ever seen. I think it is even more reliable than an adult green dragon in terms of loyalty, reliability and honor." Larry Moonbow protested dissatisfied.

"The roaring warriors of the orc tribe are extremely powerful. There are very few troops on the mainland that can face them and launch a berserk charge, but if they can't get close to the enemy, their powerful melee combat ability will be difficult to display." Li Wei sighed with some regret "To make matters worse, the orcs are fearless on the ground, but most of them have serious fear of heights. The orc roaring warriors under my command, except for the strong pig leader, as long as they ride on the back of the griffin , and screamed in fright, like a group of piglets waiting to be slaughtered."

"It is said that the personal guards of Sigulun Wakao, the prestigious Wyvern Knights, can only maintain a size of about 20 people because there are too many orcs with fear of heights?" Sir Rodriguez The words set off a burst of laughter in the venue, but because many people took the opportunity to relax their excessive tension, the laughter sounded very weird.

Kalmos roared bloody and rolled his eyes, "The orc lads just haven't been fully trained. If you have a few months to do all kinds of training, you must... I mean, maybe... yes, Fighting in the air...probably."

"I just hope that you, Governor Kalmos, are not afraid of heights." The Beast King's lack of confidence almost overflowed from his voice, and Li Wei sighed helplessly, spreading his hands and said, "Otherwise you may be afraid of heights." A good opportunity for revenge will be lost."

"Of course, I'm not afraid of heights at all! It's ready, Lord Li Wei, I must join the air raid force!" The Beast King beat his chest viciously, "Karmos Bloody Roar is the best Beastman strong Those who are strong, the strong are against the sky, they are stronger when they meet the strong, and they are fearless! Waaagh——!!!”

The face of Commander Zhuangzhu was flushed purple with excitement, "Waagh——!!!" He responded loudly with the loudest voice, and the huge sound wave will make the flower fairy Lolita who is gesturing in front of Li Wei Jill was so frightened that she almost fell to the ground if Grunworm hadn't reached out to catch it in time.

"Green big one, why are you yelling, showing off that you have a loud voice? Loud voice?" Lolita Jier puffed up her cheeks in anger, screamed, and immediately slipped out of the shade of the ancient tree elder Moni Countless little heads came out, and then more than 20 flower fairies rushed out together, outflanking the leader Zhuang who didn't know what trouble he had caused.

"The strong are against the sky, they are stronger when they meet the strong, and they are fearless! Is this the motto of the orcs? It sounds more heroic than the motto of the knights." Thinking to himself.

"That's the words of the strong orcs. It is said that as long as the words are kept in the mouth all year round, they will have the effect of strengthening the body, strengthening the yang and tonifying the kidneys. Knight Grunwalm, do you want to learn it?" Sir Rodriguez's tone was not bad. Frank, but the smile seemed a little secretive, making Grunwalm shiver uncontrollably.

"No...thank you, Sir Rodriguez, I don't think I should learn this."

With a bloody roar, Kalmos strode towards the outside of the venue, grabbing the arm of a silver Pegasus knight captain on the way.The high elf had a surprised expression on his face, and instinctively wanted to draw his sword to defend himself, but the orc king let out a low growl—and the strong bad breath that accompanied the growl—froze in place and couldn’t move. .

"Kouhu, silver bean sprouts, take me to a swing!"

"Autumn, swing?" The captain of the Silver Pegasus Knight obviously did not expect the request from the Beastman King at all, and repeated it with a dull expression.

"Can't the shiny silver bean sprouts understand the words of the great orc?" Karmos showed his sharp teeth, and the last trace of blood on the face of the captain of the silver Pegasus knight faded away. "Or isn't there a swing in the entire Moon Whispering Forest? Then I will pity you poor childhood scumbags!"

Samar bravely stepped forward, and the mithril scimitar came out of its sheath with a clang, pointing at the orc king's thick, muscular neck, "Stop your atrocities and insults to the elves, the orc king." At least his voice did not tremble, The same goes for the right hand holding the hilt. "Of course there are many swings in Moonwhisper Forest, and there are also Moonlight Glade, but I don't understand what you want to use swings for?"

"Of course the orcs are going to use it... to get familiar with the feeling of feet leaving the ground as soon as possible." Kalmos snorted bloodily, his tone so fierce that the air seemed to be set on fire, "otherwise I will use that What do you do with the things that melon seeds and girls like?"

(End of this chapter)