Heart of the Castle

Chapter 672

Looking at the black castle displayed on the light curtain, Earl Cedric couldn't help but say, "My old white wolf can be considered to be experienced in many battles, but... but I have never seen such a huge castle. Ora is like a child's toy building blocks compared to this castle!"
"My lord, Barud, this black castle... is so huge and strong, how can it be captured?" Earl Denise Ansair's eyes were also flickering with horror, "Look at that A city gate, tall, strong, and with the light of evil magic, I am afraid that even a ram made of several logs tied together cannot break it, let alone a giant ax and a pickaxe in the hands of ordinary soldiers; 40 The meter-high city wall is enough to make most long-range attacks powerless, and even the tallest siege vehicle is only about 15 meters, and it can't even reach half of the distance." She was so horrified that she could hardly continue, All I could do was shake my head and sigh.

Sir Rodriguez suddenly took a step forward, and when he spoke, there was no hint of fear in his tone. "As long as you are well prepared and given enough time, there is no invincible castle in this world." The black-armored knight then swept the hall with stern eyes. The eyes of the pitch-black night shivered involuntarily, and his mind went blank.

When they came back to their senses, they couldn't help but be surprised to find that the black armored knight had returned behind Li Weiston, and the sense of panic in their hearts caused by witnessing the terrifying black giant city had disappeared at some point. And flew away.

Li Wei tapped his finger on the table to attract everyone's attention, "Sir Rodriguez was right just now, no castle can never fall, isn't the city of Glory, Fermeyer, once called Eternal?" Is it the city? However, due to the combined effect of the conspiracy and the traitors within the kingdom, it still fell into the hands of the devil. Although this black castle seems indestructible, as long as we find the right way, we will be able to break it."

When Mr. Dish was about to speak, the picture on the light curtain suddenly changed, and the majestic face of the fire wizard Juno Ameriste, who looked like a fire god, appeared on the light curtain.Several important ministers who were born in the capital suddenly let out a low cry, because they saw that there were no pupils in the eyes of the fire magician, but two clusters of incandescent flames, and the pouring rain fell less than half a meter on his head. place, it disappeared without a trace without any sign, without touching his body at all.

The aristocrats from the royal capital may have flaws of one kind or another, but in terms of vision and insight, they are indeed more than superior to the rural lords in the northern border county.Cedric, the Earl of the White Wolf, was completely indifferent to the vision that appeared on the Fire Sorcerer, because in his mind, not to mention the Fire Sorcerer, the famous great magister of the kingdom, even an ordinary high-ranking High-level mages can rely on the power of magic to shield themselves from wind and rain.However, the nobles of the royal capital couldn't hide their surprises, because even if they hadn't witnessed it before, they had at least heard of the power represented by this vision.

This is not an effect that any magic can cause, but the power of the field that only magicians who have stepped into the legendary realm can have!
"Oh, thanks to Father God's blessing, when the kingdom is facing such a difficult situation, there is nothing more gratifying than seeing a legendary strong man standing on one's side." Bamilian, the chief of the palace, said first. After waking up from the surprise, a happy smile appeared on his face, he clapped his two fat palms in front of his face, and said in a tone full of emotion. "Your Majesty the Regent, it's really great that you and Master Merister put the welfare of the people of the kingdom at the top of their minds and cleared up the past."

"Indeed," Li Wei nodded and explained lightly. "Master Frederick had a long talk with Master Merister."

Even the Shenshen City, headed by Bamili Yang, couldn't help but twitched his cheeks when he heard this pointed sentence, and could hardly hide his surprise.He has worked with the fire magician for dozens of years, so he certainly has some understanding of the character of the great magister. Master Juno Anmeriste's character can be said to be a combination of arrogance and self-willedness. The detached position of the vice president may not be able to make him obey orders even if the order is spoken by King Arthur XII himself.

Director Bamili Yang once speculated maliciously that when Arthur's kingdom faced a devastating crisis, as long as it would not hinder the fire magician's research on magic, he might not be willing to lend a helping hand.This conjecture was not confirmed in the end, because on the eve of the kingdom's crisis, Master Juno Anmerist was involved in the regicide conspiracy of Grand Duke Raul, and started a battle with Master Frederick, who was the steward next to the Griffin Lord. He disappeared after the fierce battle that almost destroyed half of the royal capital, and when he reappeared, he not only took a crucial step in terms of strength, but also became a loyal ally on the side of Li Weiston.

According to Director Bamilian Yang's thinking, it's no wonder that there's nothing wrong with it.If just a long talk can shake the fire magician's position, then as early as decades ago, Director Bamilian had won this powerful magician to his side.

During the period when Manager Bamilian fell into deep thought because of Li Wei's simple answer, the fire magician in the light curtain had already communicated with Mr. Dish using the special sign language between magicians.That series of complicated and fast gestures is enough to make ordinary people dazzled and dizzy, but for a magician who must master the gestures of casting spells extremely accurately, it is just a basic skill that must be mastered during the apprenticeship stage.

A few minutes later, Mr. Dish nodded with a serious face, and made a gesture of "understanding" that even ordinary people could understand. Then the figure of the fire magician faded and disappeared, and the light curtain on the crystal ball gradually dimmed. "Master Levi, just now, Master Merister reported a piece of good news and a piece of bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" The first words the old magician turned around made Li Wei couldn't help showing a somewhat dull expression on his face.

"Master Frederick, you...you can say which one first." Li Wei shook his head and found his voice with difficulty.

"Then let's start with the good news." Mr. Dish shrugged and raised a finger and said, "Master Merister has already conducted a tentative attack on that dark castle, which proves that the castle is indeed very powerful. defense power, but the use of legendary power is still enough to cause damage to the castle body. And there is either no legendary powerhouse sitting in the castle, or there is only one and he cannot leave. "

An uncontrollable shout of joy filled every corner of the map hall. Apart from Sir Rodriguez's stern expression as usual, even Earl Denise Ansair and Master Sugard showed relaxed expressions. smile.Levi Stern even smiled, "This news is indeed very good. There are two legendary dragons in Moonwhisper Forest who can fight together. With the addition of Master Merister and Rist Robinson, we can fully gather together." Four legends together, as well as Marquis Osiris, Sir Rodriguez and more than a dozen other quasi-legendary powerhouses."

"Besides, the little spirits of the Secret Rhythm Tribe already have a lot of smoke ammunition reserves, and they should be able to play a key role when necessary." Master Sujiad added with a smile.

"Uh, the kind of thing that ignites the wire may not necessarily explode, and if it is not ignited, it may not explode. It is better to use it as a last resort." Li Wei shook his head and said with a somewhat unnatural wry smile.

"My lords, please don't get too excited, it will be the turn of bad news." Mr. Dish coughed lightly, and then stretched out his second finger, "Although it is a tentative attack, but Meris Master Te used the legendary magic of Meteor Falling. In terms of the power of attacking buildings, there are few magics that can surpass it. In addition, Master Merister mastered the original power of flames. If it were replaced by an ordinary castle, it would probably It was directly smashed into pieces by the burning meteorite, but this black castle was only damaged by one tower, and it repaired itself within a few minutes."

"Can the castle repair itself?" Earl Denise Ansair blurted out in astonishment, "How is this possible? The castle is built of stone and steel, even if it is strengthened with magic, it shouldn't be able to repair itself .”

"Star iron is a metal that can restore itself." Sir Rodriguez pointed out succinctly, and at the same time patted the extremely crude giant sword behind his back.

Earl Denise Ansair showed an angry expression on her beautiful face, "Sir Rodriguez, did you find another metal with this special material? As far as I know, star iron can only be obtained from It is extracted from the falling meteors in the sky, not to mention using it to build a castle, even if you build a giant sword with the same shape as the one behind you, it may be difficult to collect the entire Arthur Kingdom."

"Perhaps the devil's alchemist has mastered some kind of duplication method?" the old red-robed scholar Master Sugad guessed.

"This is impossible. Even in the era when alchemy was popular in the world, star iron is still called the unrepeatable iron from heaven." Mr. Dish shook his head and denied it in an authoritative tone, "And in the abyss of purgatory There is no real meteor fall, and the demons can only obtain star iron through snatching, and there are not even enough samples, so there is no possibility of successful research."

"Is it possible that Master Merister made a mistake?" Cedric, Earl of the White Wolf, said cautiously, "After all, there are tens of thousands of demons stationed in Castle Black, and many of them are quasi-legendary powerhouses at the lord level of the abyss plane. , plus those high-level demons that can fly or teleport in the air, even a legendary powerhouse cannot approach alone, otherwise it will be too dangerous."

"It's not so much that the fire magician made a mistake, it's better to say that the castle itself has unique abilities." Mr. Dish said, twisting his white beard, "Of course metals and rocks that can repair themselves are rare, but if you build black Isn't the material of the castle one of the two?"

"Could it be that some kind of wooden material was used to build the castle?" Master Sugard pulled his metal necklace, sounding disapproving, "Master Frederick, since you are a great magister and an alchemist Master of Art, then may I ask if there is such a perfect wooden material that can not only have the strength and tensile ductility of steel, but also have the strong flame resistance like obsidian?"

"As far as I know, among the 420 species of trees that have been used as building materials in history, there is absolutely nothing that has two conditions at the same time." Mr. Dish replied almost without thinking, and then explained seriously, " The strength of diamond wood is not inferior to steel, but its ductility is almost non-existent, and its fire resistance is only mediocre; the abyss fire-grain wood that demons often use when building the commander's wheel palace can even absorb fire elements like flame gems , is the staff material that many flame magicians dream of, but its strength is only about the same as that of oak or oak."

"It's not rock, it's not metal, and it's not wood." Master Sugad said suspiciously, "Then I can't guess that there is anything else that can be used to build a strong castle."

"Master Sugard, you are a master scholar and have seen a lot. If you talk about the real name of this castle, I'm afraid you have heard of it." Mr. Dish showed a reminiscence expression on his face, "In the legend Thousands of years ago, under the command of the Abyss Lord, hundreds of plane lords launched terrible evil magic at the same time, destroying the first plane of the entire Abyss Hell, and then condensing the fragments into a huge black castle .This castle is neither real nor illusory, but somewhere in between, so it is not afraid of any conventional means of attack. Only the original power mastered by the legendary powerhouse can cause limited damage to it. This black His castle is called the Darkhold."

"Dark Fortress... Lord of Wisdom, Merkativo, is this the Dark Fortress?" Master Sugard frowned and thought for a moment, his eyes widened suddenly, and his voice became stiff, "That is the root of all evil, the abyss The headquarters of the demons invading the world should have been hidden deep in the abyss of hell... How, how is this possible?"

"Your description of the Dark Fortress is very accurate, Master Sugard." Mr. Dish nodded in affirmation of the old scholar's judgment, "This black castle has an astonishingly powerful enchantment of blood and flames, which can shake the will of the weak and easily penetrate The protection of armor, fighting spirit and magic burns the soul. Only knights who have mastered fighting spirit or magic protection at the level of a great magister are qualified to resist the burning of blood flames, so even if a million troops are sent to launch a siege, it will not be able to damage One and a half cents of the Dark Fortress."

"Is there no way to deal with this black castle?" Li Wei asked seriously. "If we want to recover the royal capital and expel the demons, we cannot bypass this black castle and must destroy it head-on."

"Master Li Wei, although it is not impossible, it is indeed very difficult." Mr. Dish replied with a sigh, "The defense of the Dark Fortress is amazing, and after being damaged, it can absorb the power of the abyss plane to repair itself .According to Master Merister's calculation, at least 10 or more legendary magicians need to join forces to cast the most powerful magic, and it is possible to cause a fatal blow to this black castle. Although the legendary knight's vindictive power can more easily attack the castle The main body causes damage, but the scope of damage is extremely limited, and the speed of destruction may not be as fast as the speed of self-repair of the castle."

Mr. Dish's answer made everyone in the room look gloomy, and Earl Maltese slumped on the seat, murmuring in despair, "Ten legends... Gods, even if It was the era when King Arthur I was founded, and there were many heroes, and the kingdom couldn't find ten legendary strong men!"

"Not to mention the Kingdom of Arthur, but the kingdoms of human beings on the mainland... No, it is to gather all the legendary powerhouses of elves, dwarves and other races. It is hard to say whether we can make up ten of them." Although Marquis Gerald He was maintaining his composure, but fine sweat had already oozed from his forehead, "Before Master Merister, there was not even a legendary strongman in the Kingdom of Arthur, and the strongest sky knight, His Excellency the Marquis Osiris, had never stepped on the legendary threshold."

"As far as I know, Master Bradir Mufasa, the president of the Mage Guild, is a veteran legendary powerhouse. His Excellency Nicholas St. Kaiyuan, the archbishop of the Shining Temple, can also have a legendary level when he casts the divine presence technique. power." Bamilyan, the head of the palace, lowered his eyes, calculated with his fingers, and slowly stated the information he knew. "If there is anyone in the kingdoms of mankind who may have legendary strength, it is the most powerful branch of the Guardian Knights of the Shining Temple--the head of the Knights of the Sword of Sin, Inge Baruchig Lord Fred."

"There should be a legendary powerhouse hidden in the second eastern county, or some kind of power equivalent to a legendary powerhouse." Sir Rodriguez said in a deep voice, "That should be a trump card in Thomas Jansen's hand, otherwise we can't Explain why the Second Eastern County was able to resist the series of fierce attacks launched by the demon army led by the Berserker Lord."

"So, roughly speaking, there are eight legendary powerhouses. Maybe we have a chance to successfully destroy the Dark Fortress?" Li Wei smiled hopefully. "Master Merister is the vice-chairman of the Mage Guild, and he should have some friendship with that President Ermufasa. It should not be difficult to ask him to help; and the Temple of Glory has always taken the task of destroying demons, presumably as long as you send With the news of the arrival of the dark fortress, can we invite those two legendary powerhouses to act together?"

(End of this chapter)