Heart of the Castle

Chapter 678 The wrath of the griffin, the ambition of the eye

The emergency communication sent by the fire wizard Junoan Merister only has a few sentences. Of course, it is impossible to describe in detail everything that happened in the capital of Fermeyer, and this is already the limit of what he can do. After all, Li Wei and Sir Rodriguez are hundreds of miles away. Even the legendary powerhouse can't send news at will. Only through the divine power network of the earth can more detailed news be sent.

Northern County has always been sparsely populated, and even the south of Dusk Forest is not densely populated. Although the majestic figure of North Aura, the city of demons, can already be seen here, that city belongs to the traditional parish of the Temple of Storms. To avoid conflicts between the two religious forces, Li Wei never allowed members of the Earth God Temple to go to North Orla to preach, and even several villages and towns adjacent to North Orla City did not build temples and altars for the Earth God.

"It seems that the fastest way to receive information is to go to the Heart of the Castle." Li Wei silently estimated the location of the nearest Earth Temple, and couldn't help showing a wry smile on his face. Then the two of them turned around and returned to the Dusk Forest. I chose a remote corner among the brambles and dense woods farther from the road.After this period of training, Li Wei has mastered the few magics bestowed by the Heart of the Castle to the point of handy. With a slight movement of mental power, a portal exuding blue and white light quickly formed in front of him.

After the completion of the Holy City in the Clouds, the original four-element system of the Castle Heart has changed. The two original forces of light and darkness are far stronger than the four basic forces of the Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind. Some loopholes in the rules have been made up to form a more realistic environment.When Li Wei stepped into the portal, he almost didn't feel the weightlessness of traveling through dimensions in the past, and his feet stepped on the soft grassland like a green carpet.

As soon as Li Wei's figure appeared in the heart of the castle, two winged angels descended from the sky accompanied by a strong holy light like a golden sun. They were wearing white blouses like clouds, and their long brown hair was loose. Beside the beautifully carved face, "My lord Levi Stern, your humble servant awaits your will." The two angels said in unison in a chant-like voice, bowing deeply at the same time.

The Griffin Lord shrugged uncomfortably. The pious and exaggerated tone of the angels really made him feel a little unacceptable, but these angels with wings are essentially no different from the alchemy fighters such as pikemen and archers in the heart of the castle. However, only Seraph Rist Robinson has his own will, so when the protest has no practical effect, Li Wei has no choice but to accept this result.

"Please go to the Earth Altar immediately and contact the fire wizard Junoan Merister, who is located in the capital of Fermeyer. I want to know what happened there as soon as possible." Li Wei ordered.

"Yes, my lord." An angel bowed deeply respectfully, and then turned into a ray of holy light soaring into the sky. Within a minute, a majestic and mechanical voice echoed in the sky.

"Start the central system of the Earth Altar, search for and connect to Altar No. 142 in the capital of Fermeyer, the owner Jonoan Merister--search completed, target confirmed--prepare for divine power network connection--connection complete, start Call—get a response, the light curtain opens!"

Accompanied by this series of sounds, a khaki-colored spot of light appeared in front of Li Wei, and then unfolded to form a light curtain.At the very beginning, what Li Wei saw in the light curtain was only a dark cave that was half rock and half soil. Pale tree roots twisted and twisted on the cave wall like weird blood vessels. The only light source in the cave was the ground dug A fire pit came out, the flame flickered at the bottom of the pit, and the smoke spiraled upwards, reaching the top of the cave that was smoky.Then he saw the figure of the fire wizard Junoan Merister appearing on the light curtain. This legendary magician stood beside the firepit with a long staff in his hand. The red robe on his body had several torn marks, and his face With a slightly surprised expression on his face.

"Who? Who is calling me?"

"Master Junoan Merister, are you injured?" Levi asked in surprise, "Is the injury serious? Do you need to pass the Castle Heart and come back immediately?"

The fire magician had a strange expression on his face, and after a few seconds of silence, he shook his head slightly. "Master Li Wei, I'm fine. It's just because of some negligence that someone sneaked me in. However, because we both have scruples, we didn't really decide the winner."

"Ambush?" Li Wei was keenly aware of the meaning hidden in this sentence, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes, "Master Merister, what do you mean to say that the one who attacked you...wasn't An assassin sent by the devil?"

"Indeed, because no matter before or after the surprise attack, I didn't sense any aura from the abyssal demon." Master Merister gave an affirmative answer, and then pointed to a chief under the left rib of the robe. A gap of more than ten centimeters, "This is the first attack he launched. A poisoned adamantine dagger pierced through the protective magic attached to the robe. If I didn't already have legendary strength, it would have triggered it instantly." Ultra-short-distance teleportation magic, what is lying here is already a corpse."

"The shadow assassins on the devil's side have the ability to hide aura and sneak in the shadows. Before they make a move, it is difficult for us to even detect the abnormality." Sir Rodriguez reminded in a deep voice. "Master Merister, could the opponent you encountered be a high-level shadow assassin?"

"It's impossible. The shadow assassin's traces are really hard to detect before they shoot, but their ability to hide their breath comes from a certain branch of dark power, which is a supernatural power, so as a legendary magician, I have many This method can predict or discover their traces in advance." Master Merister explained with a hint of pride, "And because the object I am monitoring is the demon army in the Dark Fortress, I have long expected that they may encounter The attack of the shadow assassin, so I pay special attention when arranging the detection magic and the warning barrier, only the legendary assassin who relies on the original power to hide and sneak can be hidden from my eyes."

"It's actually a legendary assassin?" Li Wei and Sir Rodriguez looked at each other. The former looked suspicious, while the latter was expressionless, but the green undead flames suddenly burned in his eyes. "There is nothing more dangerous than this kind of guy." The Scourge Knight said word by word, "Master Levi, we'd better return to Green Castle immediately and strengthen our security according to the highest level."

"Impossible, the head of the Griffon Knights never runs away." Levi retorted firmly, "Sir Rodriguez, if you can't protect my life on the battlefield, then hide behind a strong barrier Can you make sure you're safe and sound?"

The green flames in Sir Rodriguez's eyes gradually subsided, "Indeed." He agreed with a gloomy tone, and then raised his eyes to look into the light curtain, "Master Merister, do something, don't forget that you have Swear the soul blood oath to Master Li Wei, if Master Li Wei is in danger, your only end is to be wiped out together."

The fire magician narrowed his eyes with a sinister expression, "I don't need your reminder, Sir Rodriguez, I have never forgotten this. If you don't have the confidence to protect Master Levi, then I will do it." He pointed his finger Twirling the short beard on his chin that looked like a clump of flames, his tone was as cold as frozen ice flames, "Assassins have only so many tricks, even if they are legends, the barrier I set up last time was mainly The Shadow Assassin aimed at the demon side, so he easily broke through, if we meet again, I am absolutely sure that he will experience the wrath of the flame element."

"What exactly happened on the battlefield in the capital?" Li Wei's expression was mixed with disbelief and almost fearful sadness, "Why did the commander of the desert country Abraham rashly attack the Dark Fortress? How did they suffer so tragically?" What about the failure? Why did the army of the Second Eastern County watch the allies step into the trap? And..." Li Wei paused, the corners of his mouth were slightly stiff, and his tone was bitter, "Master Merister, this matter... Does it have anything to do with the sneak attack you received?"

There was a thoughtful look in the eyes of the fire magician, "After that tentative attack, the main force of the coalition forces from the Second Eastern Counties and Abraham arrived in the evening. The number of people was very large, at least no bigger than the one that His Majesty the Dragon King once launched to attack the south. That royal army is inferior." His tone was slightly sarcasm, but his expression was more dignified, "Master Levi, I have recorded that scene, you and Sir Rodriguez should come and confirm it with your own eyes."

The light curtain twisted and trembled a few times, the figure in the fiery red robe disappeared, and the gloomy cave turned into a clear sky. Clouds hung low in the western sky, reflected by the afterglow of the sun like blood and fire, the majestic dark fortress It is like a magic mountain soaked in the blood and fire, standing on the western horizon.

On the opposite side, there is a vast camp that stretches for more than ten miles. Countless soldiers, servants, and pack horses come and go in the camp. The air over the camp was surging.In the evening, the smoke rising from the campfire seemed to be countless slender white fingers, and the whole camp was shrouded in a faint white mist; sharp wooden fences and deep ditches surrounded the periphery of the camp, forming a Although simple but quite solid defense.There are countless flagpoles erected in the middle of the camp. Flags of various colors are fluttering in the wind on the flagpoles. The splendor is even more beautiful than the clouds in the sky. The Night Scythe flag representing the Death Knights and the Red Crescent flag representing the desert country Abraham are juxtaposed, flying high above all the flags .

Li Wei could see that the coalition army had come prepared. Countless tall and heavy siege equipment was parked on the left and right wings of the camp. On the left were trebuchets, ballista carts, and battering rams, and on the right were several rows of surface coverings. A giant scull shield of iron armor.This kind of shield made of thick oak boards is more than three meters high, with a red crescent moon painted on the surface, supported by a wooden frame with rollers at the back, and simple locks that can be connected to each other on the left and right edges. When more than a dozen scull shields are connected to the left and right, an indestructible movable defense line is formed. No matter it is projected stones, giant crossbows or fireballs, it is difficult to destroy it quickly.

When Donald the Roaring Bear, Dragoons the Steel Fist Knight and others led an army to besiege Sir Ridvan who set up the rebel flag, they also used thick planks to make many movable ceilings to shield the arrows flying from above their heads. There are arrows and stones, but compared with these Abraham military scull shields, they are simply weak toys.

Although this was not the first time that Li Wei had witnessed an army of this size, the Griffin Lord still felt quite shocked from the bottom of his heart.After the picture on the light curtain turned back to the figure of the fire magician in the cave, Li Wei exhaled lightly, and said with some hesitation, "Master Merister, from the scene I saw just now, I feel The coalition forces of the Second Eastern County and Abraham have fully prepared for this counterattack, even if they don't have a clear understanding of the defense capabilities of the Dark Fortress, they shouldn't be defeated so quickly and so badly."

"If their alliance was sincere, then it really wouldn't have failed so quickly." The fire magician sighed softly, with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, "Master Li Wei, you may have guessed the reason I have no way of figuring out exactly what the Lord of the Eyed Eyes Tomard Jansen said that night, but it is obvious that the proud black skins from Abraham were caught in this way. At dawn today, They swarmed out like a group of ants that had exploded their nests, launching a violent but foolish attack on the Dark Fortress."

"Master Merister, what happened next?" Li Wei frowned deeply, the ominous breath was so strong that his internal organs were stirring non-stop. "How did those Abrahamics fail?"

The fire magician's lips curled up, and his fine white teeth creaked and filed a few times, "I don't know very well, Master Li Wei." Finally he admitted reluctantly, "I didn't expect the Abrahams' attack before." And after monitoring the Dark Fortress all day, I also need some time for meditation and rest, so I didn't witness the beginning of the battle at dawn."

Sir Rodriguez snorted dissatisfiedly, but Levi nodded before he could speak, and said, "It's not your fault, Master Merister, anyone else wouldn't have thought that he could When something like this happened, the Abrahams shouldn't have attacked alone, let alone so early... Then what did you see next?"

"When I was awakened by the noise, the Abrahams were routing, and after them were demons, countless demons. I saw the sky covered by the black wings of the Winged Demons, and I saw the abyss refining The demons threw lightning and fireballs at the fallen army on the ground, and I saw the Lord Balrog summon a rain of meteors and fire from the sky, and Abraham's army collapsed in this terrible attack, like crystals hit by a hammer It was smashed and scattered." Junoan Merister showed a look of reminiscence while slowly describing what he witnessed, "No one can save the defeat under such circumstances, even if the commander of the Abrahams is wise. No. I once placed a few crystal balls with automatic recording images outside the hidden cave. When I remembered to retrieve them and see what happened, an assassin appeared without a sound .”

"Is that the legendary assassin?" Li Wei asked worriedly.

"It's that guy." Junoan Merister snorted, "That assassin's first attack tore away all the defensive magic on the robe of the archmage, forcing me to use instant short-distance movement to escape Dangerous. But he also obviously underestimated my strength. When I used the protection of the original field of flames, he might have regarded it as a protection magic such as the wall of fire or the fire shield, and rushed over from the front. Trying to break through my flame field."

A smug smile appeared on the face of the fire magician, "Of course I retreated as he expected, and at the same time suppressed the original power of the flames to the minimum. When he left two scratches on my robe again, I Suddenly let go of all the power in the domain, enveloping him in blazing flames."

"It sounds like you have won, but I remember that you failed to keep that assassin in the end." Sir Rodriguez said, "Is your flame field made of parchment paper? Even one who fell into a trap Even the assassins can't kill them?"

"Sir Rodriguez, your aura of catastrophe is just paper. Without the instillation of a lot of faith, it will be broken at the first touch!" Junoan Merister retorted, and then spat to the side , explained, "That guy wears several high-level alchemy props with elemental resistance. His whole body was scorched black, but he saved his life and escaped. At that time, I was worried that he might have other accomplices hiding nearby, so I didn't chase after him immediately, but used several protective and detection weapons on myself Magic, and summoned a few flame birds to serve as scouts."

"If it were me, I would definitely chase them out without hesitation, without worrying about any accomplices." Sir Rodriguez curled his lips and said, "It is impossible for a legendary assassin to act with many people, that would only increase exposure The possibility of his own whereabouts, unless his companion is also a legendary assassin, but if that is the case, you are probably already a corpse now."

"I was indeed too careful." An angry look flashed across the face of the fire magician, and then he nodded with a wry smile, "By the time I chased him out, the assassin had disappeared without a trace, and he placed me in the The crystal balls outside are all destroyed."

"From the fact that the assassin destroyed the crystal ball that recorded the images, he probably didn't want certain images to be recorded." Levi expressed his analysis, "What kind of image will it be? It is related to the fiasco of the Abrahams." Is there a reason? Or is there some other reason..."

Before the fire magician answered, there was a sudden violent fluctuation on the light curtain, and then the mechanical voice sounded again, "Altar No. 008 requests access to the network, and the owner is Will, the head of the first group of Griffins. Puss."

"I agree with Wilpus to access the network." Levi hurriedly announced loudly, "while maintaining the existing contact with Master Merister."

"Network connection - the connection is complete, and the image transmission begins."

When the figure of Wilpus, the leader of the first regiment of the Griffin, appeared on the light curtain, Li Wei couldn't help shouting in surprise, "Gods are above, Commander Wilpus, you are here!" Where? Who are you fighting with?"

"Your Excellency Li Wei, we are now in Dirk City, and the situation here is very bad. Tens of thousands of undead creatures have surrounded Dirk City, including high-level vampires and liches, and even a few bone dragons. Fortunately, after a day of rapid marching, we originally planned to rest here, otherwise the guards in Dirk City would definitely not be able to resist for a long time." Wilps wiped the stains mixed with sweat and mud on his forehead, but the sweat soon returned. Dripping down, "We blocked the first few rounds of attacks and destroyed thousands of skeletons and zombies. However, the undead creatures are still attacking fiercely, and the troops have lost a lot. We must ask you for support."

"Commander Wilpus, please continue to stand firm. If necessary, you are allowed to use the victory horn to summon the blazing angels." Li Wei took a breath, and Dirk City must not be lost, especially now that the northern leaders He was not mentally prepared to lose the territory, "I will organize troops to reinforce you as soon as possible."

"As you order, Your Excellency Li Wei, the first group of Griffins swears to live and die with Dirk City." A firm smile appeared on Wilps' dark face, and he slammed the breastplate with his right hand, and then the light curtain flashed The image distorts and disappears.

"Master Li Wei, but now we have no more troops. Sir Grace's fourth regiment can't fight independently, and it will take at least two days for Dragonson's third regiment to get there." Rodriguez said. Sir Gus reminded, "Unless Master Merister comes back, relying on our two legendary powerhouses joining forces, we should be able to top an elite force."

"Master Merister must continue to monitor the movement of the Dark Fortress. Unless the situation deteriorates further, it must not be easily transferred back. As for the troops, as long as there is enough faith, they can be created from the heart of the castle." Li Wei said. He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes shining brightly, "And I happen to know where I can quickly obtain a batch of faith power."

(End of this chapter)