Heart of the Castle

Chapter 684 Conspiracy trap, who is the prey

The current chairman of the Council of the Dead, the Lord of Ashes, Kemia Krondo, stood on his bone altar, looking in the direction of Dirk City in silence for a long time, two dark green flames in the empty eye sockets. Burning quietly.

Under the heavy protection of an army of tens of thousands of undead, the Lord of Ashes shouldn't feel in danger, but seeing the skeletons and zombies retreating from the front poured into the camp like a mixed gray and white turbidity, this The apprehension in the titular supreme leader's mind grew so rapidly that even the rigid skeleton face could barely hide it.

The current seven top members of the Council of the Dead are not optimistic about the prospect of this feint attack on Dirk City, and the Lord of Ashes, Kemia Krondo, is no exception.Since the previous speaker, the Lord of Fel Energy, Andusias, fell unexpectedly, senior members of the Council of the Dead, such as the Lord of Pale, the Lord of Ghosts, and the Lord of Bones, have also been eliminated successively in the war with the human kingdom. The strength has been weakened to the lowest point in decades. At this time, a single army goes deep into the northern border of the Kingdom of Arthur, pinning the hope of victory on the fatal mistake made by the young regent, it is like a gamble that is about to lose all cards Just like putting all his eggs in one basket and wanting to make a comeback all at once, it really made Kemia Krondo worry about it.

However, the decision for this operation did not come from the Council of the Dead itself, but was personally issued by the corrupt lord Anriott, one of the seven lords of the abyss. For this legendary Lich King who founded the organization of suing the dead, Kemia? Krondo has always held three points of awe and seven points of fear in his heart, and the same is true for other members of the Council of the Dead.

Perhaps if the arrogant and arrogant former speaker Andusias, the Lord of Fel Energy, or Strath, the rebellious Lord of Bones, were still there, they would have the guts to say "no" to the corrupt Lord. The current speaker, Lord of Ashes, Kemia Krondo, proposed and appointed by Te himself, could hardly refuse the order from the corrupt lord, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead an army to invade the northern border.

To the surprise and joy of the Lord of Ashes, the corrupt lord Anliot actually mastered a teleportation magic circle, and it happened to be located near Dirk City, the original county town of the northern border.As a result, tens of thousands of undead troops reached the heart of the northern border effortlessly. Just as Kemia Krondo was about to order the city in front of him to be submerged under the tide of undead, he received a second order from the corrupt lord.

The content of the order is very simple. The undead army must maintain a strong pressure on the defenders of Dirk City, but cannot completely capture the city, but use it as a trap to lure the Griffon Lord to lead his army to help.This order sounds very reasonable. The trap set by taking advantage of Levi Stern's character weakness should have a high probability of success. Even if Levi sees it through, it is very likely that he will have to step into it. Come.

However, the lord of ashes, Kemia Krondo, has a different idea. The plan of the lord of corruption seems perfect, but there is one most critical problem, that is, whether the net is a chick or a ferocious Ferocious griffin?

After the accidental fall of Andusias, the lord of fel energy, Kemia Krondo, the lord of ashes who ascended the throne of the speaker, took Levi Ston as one of the important opponents that the deceased would face, and used everything in his hands to Quanquan launched a detailed investigation into the Griffin Lord, who was still a Viscount in the Northern County of the Kingdom of Arthur at that time, and the result surprised the Lich.

The record created by the young Levi Stern is really too brilliant. Leaving aside the demons, just suing the senior members of the Council of the Dead, there are more than a dozen deaths related to him. The earliest can even be traced back to the Frozen Tower on the Lich Sirok.This lich, who was close to the strength of a great magister, tried to use ritual magic? The black death and red plague turned the city of North Aura into a dead place, but he died under the surprise attack of a group of storm priests and apostolic knights. be destroyed.

Kemia Krondo didn't know what role Livi Ston played in that battle, but he at least understood that it was just a group of storm priests and apostolic knights who couldn't even perform divine spells and wanted to break through The Frozen Tower protected by thousands of undead is nothing more than a daydream, not to mention the need to eliminate the Lich Sirok himself who is powerful enough to be called a master.

Next, the dark alchemy ceremony performed by the Council in the Rotten Swamp also failed. The sudden resistance of the aborigine tribe only caused negligible troubles. However, with the figure of the griffin lord Levi? His mysterious magic destroyed the altar of bones, and also wiped out the dark alchemy master Youyue, the ghost crown master Modao of the council, and five other liches who participated in this matter.

Then there was the battle of Queensland City in the south. Strath, the Lord of Bones who presided over the natural disaster and plague, and tens of thousands of undead were destroyed, and the Death Moon Magic Orb among the seven secret treasures of the undead was lost; In the Battle of Fortress, the bodies of the Dark Lord, Ghost Lord and Pale Lord were destroyed, barely saved their souls and fled back to the phylactery. It will take at least several years to recuperate. The loss of a hundred death knights and nearly a thousand vampires has seriously shaken the ruling foundation of the Council of the Dead.The thirteen blood princes, who were already ready to move, joined forces with the Headless Horseman Eupondra, the head of the Scourge Knights, to propose a motion of no confidence in the Council of the Dead.The result of the final game between the two sides made the Liches unhappy, and they had to give up two of the seven highest seats that had always belonged to them, the most powerful blood prince and the leader of the Scourge Knights, Yu Through this, Pondra entered the highest authority of the Council of the Dead.

Perhaps in the minds of many victims, Levi Ston is still just a lucky person who is valued by the goddess of fate, but in the mind of the Lord of Ashes, he absolutely does not have such an idea. He has already regarded the Griffon Lord as a victim The most powerful enemy of the council of the dead, and it is not fully prepared, it is best not to even touch it.

Just as the head of the council was deep in thought, several figures emerged from the shadows without sound, and then approached the bone altar where he was.These figures are covered from head to toe by thick black burqas,

The bone altar where Kemia Krondo, the Lord of Ashes, was built in the shape of a mage tower. In fact, it does have a part of the function of a mage tower. Countless phosphorous fires dance around the tower made of countless human and animal bones. , each one represents the unwilling and resentful soul of a violent death.These phosphorous fires are also a strong line of defense for the altar of bones. If any living person without permission approaches the altar, these phosphorous fires will pounce on them like moths seeing the lights, and pass the pain and resentment they encountered before death to the altar. on the body of the living.

But this time, the several figures approaching the altar were obviously different. Not only did the phosphorous fire outside the altar not pounce, but they retreated tremblingly. Fleeing like fireflies.

When those phosphorescent flames receded, the dark green flames in the eye sockets of Kemia Krondo jumped. Through some mysterious connection with the Bone Altar, the head of the council had already noticed the figures outside.

"It's you, members of the Council, what are you doing here so late?" Kemia Krondo spoke slowly, the voice was not loud, but the owners of those figures could hear it clearly.

"Your Excellency, Speaker, we have something to discuss with you." One of the figures replied with a weird voice like bones rubbing against each other.

"……come in!"

Following the command of the Lord of Ashes, the many bones under the Bone Altar made a creaking sound, and separated towards the two sides. The gap became wider and wider, and finally formed a hole for two people to pass side by side, and there was a staircase made of dense bones. spiral upwards.Those mysterious figures glanced at each other, and then filed in. The opening of the cave spun and closed again, and the phosphorus flames danced again, obliterating all traces of people who had been there.

There were four figures walking into the top floor of the Bone Altar, and they were the four liches except the head of the Scourge Knights, Eupondra, and the blood prince Perrick.They are the successors of the fallen and mortally wounded members of the Council of the Dead.Although the strength has also entered the realm of the great magister, it is far behind the senior members such as the Pale Lord and the Ghost Lord, and even compared with the Skeleton Lord Strath who has just entered the council.
"Your Excellency, Speaker, we are here to report to you the loss of troops and make suggestions for the next step." The leader of the Lich took off his hood and said to Kemia Krondo in a straightforward tone. "Due to the order of the corrupt lord, we can't really capture Dirk City, and since midnight, the vampire troops refused to participate in the war under the instigation of their Prince Berrick, the losses of the low-level undead troops have far exceeded past estimates, especially The slow-moving zombie army has reached about [-]%. We are worried that if this continues, it will really hurt the combat effectiveness of the undead army."

"Yes, Your Excellency Speaker, so we suggest temporarily stopping this wasteful feint attack. Since Dirk City cannot be captured, shouldn't we besiege it?" A lich in Ling continued.

At this moment, a foul-smelling, disgusting, cold breeze suddenly brushed past the nose, and the wind was faintly mixed with the wailing of countless souls full of sorrow and fear.Kemia Krondo, Lord of Ashes, waved his hand immediately, signaling the other four Council members to stop discussing, then stood up solemnly, and straightened his black robe. "The greatest mentor of the dead, the guardian of dark knowledge, the master of the land of eternal sleep, and the corrupt lord Anliott." He bowed respectfully.

"Your Majesty the great corrupt lord Anriot!" The other four liches then chanted in unison, clasping their hands on their chests.

The desolate wind continued to blow, bringing with it a cold air that seemed to freeze even the soul, making the liches, who had never known coldness, subconsciously wrap their robes tightly, and then a void and hollow voice that seemed to come from the depths of hell resounded loudly . "The little griffin has come! Just as I planned, he is here!"

Kemia Krondo's body trembled slightly, lowered his body even lower, and asked in a respectful tone, "This is really great, Your Majesty Anriot, the great corrupt lord, please show me Now, what should we do now?"

"Attack, of course it is an attack! The whole army presses forward, attack Dirk City, don't begrudge the lives of low-level undead, sacrifice blood and death to Ku Ximu, the long-sleeping guide, and let the living have a taste of the doomsday!" That The voice roared in a low voice, as if there was some kind of terrifying power in it, which caused the undead flames in the eyes of several Council members to flicker. "But remember our real purpose, members of the council, all high-ranking undead must focus on the back, and wait until the little griffin leads the troops to attack the empty camp..."

The voice paused for a moment, then strengthened its tone, and announced word by word, "...don't worry about those remnant enemies in Dirk City, the whole army retreated quickly, and wiped out the little griffin and his troops in one fell swoop."

"Hear your wishes, Your Majesty Anliott." Kemia Krondo replied without hesitation, "The Council of the Dead will be prepared to resolutely implement His Majesty's orders at all costs to eliminate Levi Ston and All his troops."

"Very good, if there is a legendary strong man next to the little griffin, then call me, and I will personally take care of him." The corrupt lord Anliott seemed satisfied, and then the wind suddenly became stronger, blowing the top of the bone altar There was a mess among them.The few liches did not dare to use protective magic to resist in front of the corrupt lord, so they could only tightly hold the white bone wand in their hands, using it as a support point to barely maintain their balance.

After a lot of difficulty, the thick gray-black cloud in the night sky gradually spun and dissipated, and the coercive feeling from the corrupt lord Anriot also disappeared. Kemia Krondo, the lord of ashes, looked ugly After tidying up his robes that had been blown by the strong wind, it was almost impossible to restrain the spouting green flames from his eye sockets.However, his image is not bad. Other less powerful liches have already been blown to the ground. There is even an unlucky guy who happened to block the path of the corrupt lord Anliott, and his whole body was blown away. He slammed into the bone wall hard.

"For God's sake, this...is really too much." A lich muttered in a low voice, helping his colleague who was knocked dizzy, and then looked him up and down, "Oh, there is something on the skull. If you don’t want your soul to suddenly fly back into the phylactery, you’d better find a way to mend it.”

"Repair... I think what needs to be repaired is the power of the council!" The lich, who had a crack in his skull and several broken ribs, replied through gritted teeth, "Members of the council, His Majesty Anriot At the beginning, it was only one of the seven elders who founded the organization of the deceased, and even the capital of the council was not..."

"But he is the only one left among the seven elders, and he is also the only legendary strongman in the organization of the deceased." A sweet voice sounded, and then a huge golden-textured wings The bat flew in through the window, and then a fleeting gray fog rose from the whole body, transforming into a middle-aged man wearing a black and red noble dress.

Kemia Krondo turned around quickly, the undead flames in his eye sockets were so bright that it was frightening? "Prince Berik, is that you?" His mandible clucked against his upper jaw, and a hostile shrill voice came out of it.Following a gesture he made, several liches in the room raised their bone wands together, and the head of the wand in the shape of skulls and bone claws shone with pale, dark green or dark strange magic light.

The hair was combed meticulously, and he smiled back at the blood-sucking prince Perik, and then bowed deeply with aristocratic etiquette, "Her Majesty Kemia Krondo, Lord of Ashes, and several members of the council, please Your lords forgive me for coming too hastily, but I have reasons for having to do so."

"Tell me your reasons, Prince Berik." Kemia Krondo warned coldly, "Otherwise I will declare you a traitor to the Council of the Dead, charged with attempting to overthrow the Council's rule and sabotage the Council of the Dead. The relationship between the members of the Council and His Majesty the corrupt Lord Arriot."

"Then I will be deeply honored, Your Majesty Krondor." A hypocritical smile appeared on Prince Perrick's pale face, "My lords, with all due respect, although His Majesty Anriot, the corrupt lord, is the one who created the One of the elders of the organization, but he is still a member of the Seven Lords of Abyss Hell, and the interests of Abyss Hell and the Council of the Dead are not completely consistent, and there will inevitably be fierce conflicts in the end."

"Prince Berek, thank you for telling us what these people know." A lich standing on the right side of the Lord of Ashes sneered, "But at least that is after defeating humans, elves, dwarves and other races At least for now, Abyss Hell and the Dead are allies fighting side by side."

"What you said is very reasonable. We are allies, but we are also enemies who must fight in the end." Prince Berik asked back pretending to be surprised. "Then I dare to ask the Lord of Misfortune, can you tell me, which side is stronger, compared with the organization of the dead and the abyss hell?"

The Lich, known as the Lord of Misfortune, was silent for a while, and then admitted with some reluctance, "Abyss Hell is stronger," he said, and then immediately added, "But that's because of the series of events that the Council of the Dead made recently. The failure was too traumatic, many senior members fell, and some serious injuries remained unhealed, otherwise..."

"Otherwise we wouldn't be the opponents of those demons in Abyss Hell." Prince Berik interrupted the Lord of Misfortune, his tone turned strangely sharp, "My lords, don't forget that Abyss Hell has many legendary powerhouses, and Among us... there is not even one. If there is a conflict, which side will His Majesty the corrupt lord Anliott stand on? I'm afraid we all have the same answer in our hearts-it will definitely not be the side of the deceased."

The Lord of Misfortune let out a cold snort of dissatisfaction, and was about to retort, but was stopped by the Lord of Ashes, Kemia Krondo, with a decisive gesture. "Prince Berrick, I have to admit that what you said makes sense." The head of the Council said with a voice that sounded like a sigh, "But just being reasonable is useless. Tell the Council of the Dead that they will not have the strength to fight against the abyss in the future. Hell, and now there is no such thing, we must obey the orders of His Majesty Anriot, the corrupt lord, not only because he is the patriarch who founded the Organization of the Dead, but also because if we refuse to accept his orders, the only end waiting for us is destruction."

"Your Majesty Krondo, I should pay tribute to your wisdom." Prince Perik's smile became wider, and the pale face coupled with the bright red lips raised upwards brought a sense of strangeness It makes the liches who have only a few bones left feel a little shuddering. "We can't fight against the corrupt lord because we don't have any legendary powerhouses among us...but...what if we have one?"

(End of this chapter)