Heart of the Castle

Chapter 681 Bloody battle against the undead, Dirk doubts

The enemy's attack was repulsed again, but this was only a small gap in the long battle. It would not take long for these tireless and fearless undead to organize a large-scale team again and launch towards the gradually dilapidated city walls of Dirk City. Violent offensive.

The first branch leader of the Griffon Knights, Flame Wheel Knight Willpus leaned against a crenel that was not seriously damaged, panting heavily, with a knight sword full of small cracks in his hand, that was the master dwarf blacksmith Well-forged weapons are true, but after cutting through countless hard skulls, they are finally on the verge of being scrapped.His fiery red armor has been covered by a thick layer of rotten black blood plasma, and he can't even see the ice blue brand mark on his chest that was caught by a vampire duke during the last attack, only a few lines like The burning and tingling sensation of the tiny fire snake wriggling and climbing under the skin reminded him that the injury there did not cease to exist just because he couldn't see it.

Dirk City used to be the county town of North Border County, and its fortifications are much more complete than other towns and fortresses. This is the only thing Wilps is grateful for now. If there is no city wall as high as ten meters as a barrier, the Griffin will be the first The hundreds of cavalry in the regiment may not even be able to survive the first round of onslaught from the undead army. Although the knights in heavy armor can last for a while, after being surrounded by countless undead, what awaits them in the end Only fight to the death.

But having said that, if it is not necessary to stick to Dirk City, with the movement speed of the first regiment of Griffins with all riders on horseback, the relatively slow-moving army of undead is only worthy of chasing after the smoke and dust raised by the horses to eat ashes.Perhaps the vampire troop among them could catch up to the speed of the galloping horses, but without the huge number of skeletons, zombies, and wraiths as cannon fodder to block the attack, the vampires alone could catch up with the steel men and iron horses of the first group of griffins. to what cheap.

The army of undead surrounding Dirk City is huge, dozens or even hundreds of times more than the city guards, and even more than the residents of Dirk City. Looking from the top of the city, it seems that the graves of the whole world have been condemned to death Dig it open, and then turn all the corpses into undead troops.

If the scene outside Dirk was likened to a vast ocean of the dead, then the skeleton soldiers were like the dirty gray-white foam rising from the crest of the waves, and the zombies were the black tide of corruption that followed.The wraiths with faint green light floated in the low sky, howling miserably all the time, drops of black and red tears of blood flowed out from their haggard eye sockets, and then sank into their pale translucent bodies Inside.

Vampires have always regarded themselves as nobles in the dark night, and of course they would not stay with the low-level undead in their eyes. These undead creatures wearing black and red noble uniforms and showing a pose from the bones gathered behind the undead army , divided into three circles according to the status within the group, the outermost circles are ordinary vampires without titles, the middle are middle-level vampires who proclaim themselves barons, viscounts, and earls, and the innermost vampires are the strongest in terms of strength and status. There are several vampire dukes holding a dark enchanted giant sword, surrounded by a vampire prince with a hazy red light gathering on his body.

Before the sun had completely set on the horizon, the undead army once carried out a sneak attack with the vampire army as the main force. Those vampires turned into bats one after another, and flew up to the top of the city while the defenders were entangled with skeletons, zombies, and wraiths Start the massacre.This was originally a trick used by the undead army to capture the strong castle, but this time, their plan was completely destroyed.Flame Wheel Knight Wilps and Death Robe Haihua each led a team of Griffon Knights, and launched a counter-surprise attack on the city. Tear through the twilight, and kill those vampires who were planning to drink blood and run away.

Compared to the innumerable low-level undead, this time it was a real and visible loss to the undead army. More than 100 vampires lost their lives under the long swords of the knights, and more than a dozen vampire nobles and a duke also lost their lives. Failed to leave the city alive, the number of losses exceeded one-fifth of the total number of vampire troops.This counter-raid seems to have also made the deceased who manipulated the undead army feel heartbroken, so in the next few attacks, all low-level undead were used, and these cannon fodder troops were used to consume the morale and physical strength of the defenders of Dirk City.

Undoubtedly, this is a very stupid way, but it is also a very effective way.Dirk City was once a northern county town, covering a large area, and the defenders were not well-managed. Even with the addition of 150 light cavalry and [-] knights from the first regiment of Griffins, they could Barely deploying defenses on the city walls that are several miles long, but still unable to do their duty, the soldiers can only rest between battles, and they don't even have time to leave the position at the top of the city.

This continuous high-intensity battle has lasted for a whole afternoon and half a night. The knights with fighting spirit can still persist, but the ordinary fighters are already exhausted.All of these people had swollen faces, hoarse voices, and staggering steps. Some wounded soldiers couldn't sleep during the rest, but as long as the battle horns echoed from the top of the city, as long as they could still hold weapons They all jumped up and fought together with the undead swarming to the city.

This would have been unimaginable a year ago.

There was a smile on Wilps' face, recalling those years in Viscount Lane's castle, as if it had been decades ago.At that time, the same group of people didn't even dare to confront an army composed of hundreds of little demons. They huddled inside the castle and didn't dare to show their faces. If they had half the courage they have now, they would have wiped out all the demons in the territory long ago. up.

Why not yourself?Wilps shook his head mockingly, raised his right hand, and clenched his fist in front of him. The fiery red light flickered between his fingers. It didn't look very dazzling, but in fact it was the path leading to the real strong. The sign of the road-Duqi Tianhua!
There was the clanging sound of steel boots trampling on the ground from behind, Wilps turned his head and greeted in a rather casual tone, "Sir Howard, ha, why are you here when you are free?"

"Master Captain Wilps, those undead have just retreated, and there is at least half an hour before the next attack." The knight walking from behind was of medium build, wearing a black steel armor with a The ferocious aura belonging to the Death Knights just replaced the black magic mountain badge on his chest with a golden griffin. "There is something I think I must talk to you about."

Wilps raised his eyebrows, "Really? Sir Haihua, it seems that this matter is very important. Is it even more important than taking advantage of this time to recover as much as possible or re-allocate defense forces?"

"That's right, Captain." Sir Haihua raised his hand and pushed aside the visor on his helmet, revealing a young and vigorous face, which was only a little pale due to exhaustion.He cautiously looked left and right, then moved his body closer to Wilps, and lowered his voice so that only Wilps could hear, "My lord, I have re-adjusted the defense zone just now. The strength of the regiment is ready to assemble, as long as you give an order, within 10 minutes, the first regiment will be able to assemble at the north gate of Dirk City."

"Very good, but now is not the time to go out of the city to fight back. It is not necessary to concentrate such forces, but it will lead to excessively weak defenses in other areas." Wilps replied calmly, "Sir Haihua, let the troops go back Go to your original post."

"Lord Wilps!" Sir Howard couldn't help but raised his voice, but then he scanned his surroundings vigilantly and lowered his voice again, "Don't you understand what I'm talking about? I'm talking about breaking out Ah, while the soldiers and horses are still physically strong, when the next time the deceased launches an attack, we should concentrate all our forces to break through from the north gate, and the success rate should be very high."

"Breakthrough? Where to break through?" Wilps raised his eyes coldly, his gaze was as sharp as a sword's edge, and Sir Howard couldn't help but take a half step back, "With all due respect, Sir Howard, the few people in Dirk Tens of thousands of people are here, and it is our griffin knight's bounden duty to protect them, even if I die here, I will never run away."

"Master Wilps, this is not an escape!" Sir Haihua retorted in a hoarse voice, "The strength of the undead army is completely overwhelming. It is impossible to defend Dirk City. What if we all die in battle? ? Dirk City will still be breached, and we can't save anyone, so we can only take the entire first regiment of Griffins in vain."

Wilps had a pensive expression on his face, and Sir Howard was expecting him to change his mind, but when Flame Wheel Knight spoke a minute later, it seemed to have nothing to do with the topic just now, "Sir Howard, you Is there a lot of casualties in the defense area in charge, and how is the morale of the soldiers?"

Sir Haihua frowned deeply, and barely suppressed the anxiety in his heart, he replied, "The casualties are not too great, and the morale is high, but I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for too long. Our manpower is too small, and the army of undead is too large." Many, the soldiers have never been able to rest, and they are already very tired. If this continues, they can withstand at most three or five attacks from the dead, and the city wall position of Dirk City will inevitably fall." He paused, He swallowed his saliva and moistened his dry throat, "Master, we must take action immediately. Every minute of delay, the hope of breaking out will become even slimmer. If we don't make preparations to break out before the next undead attack..."

"Breakthrough?" Wilps interrupted bluntly, "Sir Haihua, I thought I had made it clear just now that it is the bounden duty of the Griffon Knights to protect the northern border. Before the army, as long as there is still a breath, I will never leave the city of Deke for half a step. And I have already reported the battle situation here to the regent at noon today, and asked him to send troops to rescue immediately, so we did not It’s not like there’s no chance of winning.”

"What if His Excellency the Regent fails to arrive in time?" Sir Haihua took a step forward and stared at him with piercing eyes. "Or what if His Excellency the Regent has no soldiers available to repel the undead army that is accusing the dead?"

"Then this will be the burial place of all members of the first group of Griffins." Wilps replied loudly, then looked into Sir Howard's eyes, and said word by word, "If you are afraid of death , then I allow you to leave Dirk City with all the death knights, and leave the first regiment of Griffin."

A blush of anger suddenly rose on Sir Howard's face, but he suppressed himself immediately, "Master Wilps, you don't need to test my loyalty in this way." He announced sharply, "There is no What Death Knight, I am Heiwa Ingba, the deputy head of the first regiment of Griffins, and all my subordinates are genuine Griffin Knights, even the lord Tomad Jansen standing in front of me , and nothing will change."

"In this case, let's execute the order." Wilps made a gesture to stop the conversation, and then closed his eyes, "By the way, I pray that the reinforcements can arrive in time, so we don't have to die."

Sir Haihua nodded with a stiff expression, the corners of his mouth barely twitched, and he showed a smile that was uglier than crying, "Pray to the gods in the sky... Is this your last solution? I don't think it will be effective. God has not answered our prayers for over a decade."

"If the gods don't answer our prayers, then pray to the one who can." Wilps didn't open his eyes, but pointed to the place where his heart was, "I always pray to him Pray, and wishes come true every time.”

"Master, who is that god who responds to requests?" Sir Haihua asked with some doubts, "Is it the supreme Father God, or the brave Barud?"

"Neither, it's Levi Stone." Wilps opened his eyes after speaking, looked at the stunned Sir Howard, and let out a loud laugh.

After Sir Howard left with a wry smile on his face, Wilps turned around and looked out with his hand on the crenel of the city wall.Although the night was low, the camp of the undead army outside the city could be seen faintly. The eyes of the skeletons and zombies were burning with dim green flames, and the translucent bodies of the wraiths were also glowing with the same light.In the center of the camp, more than a dozen bone altars are about to be built, and each altar represents a lich who is at least at the level of a grand magister, and the altar in the middle that looks like a tower should represent this. Commander of an army of undead.

The current situation is far more complicated than Sir Haihua imagined. Wilps once accompanied Levi to the Rotten Swamp, where he saw the power of the Bone Altar built by the Lich.Since the main personnel of the Temple of Storms have moved to Green Castle, there is no diocesan bishop in Dirk City, only a few high-level storm priests stationed there. If these altars launch magic strikes together, their protective magic will not be able to achieve it at all. What effect, I am afraid that just one round of bombardment can open a gap in the defense line of the city wall of Dirk.

Therefore, if it is only to break through the city of Dirk, there is no reason for the deceased to drive the army of undead to launch a continuous onslaught. It is better to put all your energy on building altars of bones. As long as these altars are built, the city of Dirk seems to be solid The city walls will be destroyed in an instant.

Their real purpose was probably on Li Weiston.

The upright and fearless character of the Griffon Lord Leviston has been accompanied by his heroic deeds throughout the kingdom, and everyone should have heard of it, whether it is a demon or a dead man.This trap was set for Levi Ston's character. I am afraid that even if the first group of Griffins had not been involved, Dirk City would not be easily breached by the undead army.The accuser will definitely do everything possible to let Li Wei know what happened here, induce him to lead an army to help, and then crash into the trap that has already been set.

The victory at the outpost of Moonlight Grove wiped out an army of [-] demons, and at the same time expelled two legendary abyss lords back to hell. Although there are various news, it is generally believed that Levi Ston has at least one legendary strongman around him. Or even the Griffon Lord himself.Many poems created by bards vividly describe how the Griffin Lord slashed the Lord of the Abyss with his hands. If the content was not too absurd, even Wilps almost had the idea of ​​the truth.

Since the accused wanted to use Dirk City as a bait, he must have taken into account the possibility of a legendary powerhouse appearing when laying out the trap. Otherwise, if the legendary powerhouse protected Levi Stone and broke out, the so-called trap would become A futile joke.

From this point of view, the leader of the dead who commanded this army of undead should also have legendary power, and there may be more than one person to ensure the success of the plan.When Wilps thought of this, he clenched his fists subconsciously, and the flame wheel fighting gas bursting out from between his fingers silently melted countless small holes on the surface of the blue-gray rock at the crenelation of the city wall.

"Despicable undead, just come, I want you to know that the net you cast is not a weak bird, but a golden griffin that can tear you apart! "

"They're coming!" A young voice sounded from the watchtower not far away, and Wilps recognized that the voice belonged to Grun Worm, a former stable boy who had been his squire for a while. "They're here!"

There is no need to ask what "they" are, and there is no need to carefully observe the movements of the undead army outside the city. Long Sword, "Blow the horn and prepare to meet the enemy!"

"Master Wilps, is that my horn?" Grunwalm poked his head out from the watchtower, his tone full of desire.Flame Wheel Knight raised his head and looked at him. This young man is only 16 years old, but he has mastered the peak of Sanhua's Ice Dou Qi, and his future is almost limitless. "Knight Grunwalm, it's not the time yet." Wilps warned him, "Your horn needs to be kept at the most critical time, that is the guarantee of our final victory."

(End of this chapter)