Heart of the Castle

Chapter 749 The Battering Hammer Breaking through the Sky

The Dreadlord Charlie Mandon sat straddling the [-]-meter-tall obsidian wall in the inner city of the Dark Fortress, overlooking the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke and steam. Sulfur-breathing flames spewed out from his nostrils and mouth.More than a dozen high-ranking demon lords and generals stood beside him, each of their hideous and frightening faces now showed some expressions of fear and uneasiness. Arouse the monstrous wrath of the dreaded lord.

The demonic defenders of the Dark Fortress have all withdrawn from the outer city walls. This is not only because the special catapults and alchemy ballistas on the human side are too sharp and unstoppable, but more importantly, the demons who have lost most of their long-range troops For the army, relying on the solid defense of the outer city wall and the human coalition forces to fight long-range attacks, it seems too disadvantageous.Even the bloodthirsty and brutal abyssal demons, in the passive state of being beaten for a long time and it is difficult to fight back, their morale will be irreparably low.

This is what Charlie Manton, the lord of terror, really needs to fear.

The strength of the human coalition forces—especially the troops under the command of the Griffin Lord—had indeed exceeded Charlie Mandun's original estimate.Compared with the abyssal demons who are born with powerful bodies and gifted magic, the main planes—humans, elves, dwarves, and orcs—should be very weak opponents, even if there are occasionally some legendary powerhouses among them However, due to the small number and all of them being unruly, it is barely a trouble worth noting to the hundreds of thousands of demon army, but not a real threat.

Before the Griffon banner appeared in the northern border of the Kingdom of Arthur, this idea has been verified many times. The self-proclaimed elves can’t leave the Moonwhisper Forest, the selfish dwarves are trapped in the Iron Furnace Mountains, and the orc tribes who have lost their blood and power inheritance It is even more vulnerable, and all plans are proceeding smoothly according to the prediction of the deceitful lord Shakros.If it weren't for the fact that the king of the Kingdom of Arthur had an indestructible barrier of the sacred domain, and the entrance to the City of Magic disappeared in an unknown demiplane, the seven "wedges" that originally imprisoned the abyss and purgatory had already been destroyed. They were removed one by one, and the great abyss lord Amur Hyderas had already descended to the main plane, and obtained the supreme throne that had been coveted by demons since the birth of the world.

However, everything changed after the griffin lord Levi Stern appeared.

First of all, the infiltration of the Northern County by the Dead Organization failed. The blood-sucking prince, who had already controlled [-]% of the power of the Viscount Ryan, had to flee because his identity was exposed; Destroyed, the demon priest summoned the phantom of Grand Duke Sera Farna, the morning star of the abyss, before dying, but was driven back to the barren land by an inexplicable force.

There was a serious problem with the plan, and the treacherous lord Shakros who was in charge of formulating the relevant plan urgently launched a preparatory plan, dispatching the abyssal demon general Kleinus to lead an army of tens of thousands across the Black River, trying to destroy the new resistance forces in Northern County in one fell swoop. , to extinguish the feeble flame called the Griffin Lord.However, in just a few months, the originally insignificant force had grown to an unbelievable level. The young man named Levi Ston had successfully integrated most of the army in Northern Border County, plus the earth With the help of some priests of the temple, an ingenious Great Wall of Ice was built in Heihe.

General Kleinus, who had experienced many battles, was beaten to death in front of this Great Wall. Not only did only half of the tens of thousands of troops under his command return, but even his own head was beheaded.If it weren't for the soul of the high-ranking demon noble who is the lord of the plane to return to the abyss automatically, he would almost lose his own life.

What happened next made the Lord of Terror even more vigilant. Five of the Seven Lords of the Abyss had fallen to the ground in front of the Griffin Lord. Among them, only the most powerful Burning Lord, Darija, was unscathed.However, after returning to the barren land, His Majesty the lord immediately closed that plane, which just confirmed that the treacherous lord Shakross accused him of not doing his best in the war, and that he may have secretly communicated with the Griffin Lord. statement.

It can be said that the appearance of Levi Stern has greatly changed the course of this war. If this young man hadn't appeared, perhaps the Great Monarch of the Abyss has come now, and one of the leaders, Charlie Mann Dun, should also enjoy the honorable position that he deserves.

The Lord of Terror raised his head and looked at the sky. The golden sun was still shining brightly, but Charlie Manton did not feel any fear in his heart, because the infinite light had lost the ruler of the soul, the current Lord of Radiance, Flanders La, it should be just an empty shell with ostentation.

A loud noise came from the battlefield below, waking Charlie Manton out of his thoughts. The Lord of Terror squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound, but only saw a thick white steam, covering the out of his sight.

"A bunch of brainless idiots!" Charlie Manton spat irritably and cursed in a low voice, "Don't you see this thick fog? What are you going to do with those innate magics? Get rid of these fogs immediately !"

The demon lords and generals standing behind him immediately cast magic one after another. After the high-level demons become adults, they can master several kinds of magic without any learning. Of course, these lords and generals are no exception.As the sound of chanting incantations in Abyssal language ended, more than a dozen blood-red and light blue light balls were thrown into the white mist outside the city one after another. influences.

"Dispelling magic has no effect, and dispelling is the same..." Charlie Mandun, the lord of terror, became more dignified, "What happened to the human side? It is necessary to create such a thick fog with anti-magic effect Cover up?" He turned his head and ordered in an undeniable tone, "Bass, you immediately lead the Winged Demon reconnaissance team to check it out!"

The senior team leader of the Winged Demon Scouts agreed, and led a team of Winged Demon Annihilators in a wedge-shaped array, spreading their wings and rushing into the dense fog below.Almost as soon as their figures entered, there were bursts of noisy voices in the dense fog, the vicious curses of the Winged Demon, the melodious chirping of the Griffin, the hoarse scream of the big crow and the high-pitched long hiss of the silver Pegasus. Accompanied by the fierce collision and brutal fighting in the thick fog.The thick milky white fog fluctuated violently like boiling water, but still stubbornly gathered together, blocking all outside eyes who tried to pry into the inside.

The Dreadlord Charlie Manton waited anxiously for a few minutes, but neither the leader of the Bass team nor his subordinates returned, and even the fluctuation of the white mist gradually became smaller.Just as Charlie Manton opened his ferocious mouth and cursed in a low voice, preparing to send out another reconnaissance force, the thick fog fluctuated violently again, and Team Leader Bath flew back crookedly. All the elite winged demons were gone.

The landing posture of the leader of Bass was almost completely out of control. It can be said that he fell in front of the Lord of Terror. This senior winged leader was covered with scars all over his body. It was scratches and pecks. His right eye had been forcefully gouged out, dangling in front of the eye socket, connected only by a blood tendon.

"Your Majesty Charlie Manton..." The voice of the team leader of Bass was dull and weak because of panic and exhaustion, "It's terrible... Many big crows, griffins, and elves' silver Pegasus knights have long been in the thick fog. An ambush was set up in the middle, and my team only lasted for a few minutes before...the whole army was wiped out...even I almost...almost..."

"There are heavy guards in the dense fog?" The Lord of Fear frowned tightly, forming a deep ditch like a canyon, "What kind of tricks are those humans playing? What's the matter with the dense fog itself? "

The leader of Bass team swallowed a mouthful of blood with difficulty, "Humanity has been prepared for a long time. We can't break through the defense line of those air cavalry. Even if we increase our strength several times, it may be difficult to succeed. But I can at least figure out one thing, those The dense fog is not a magical effect, but water vapor, a large amount of water vapor, so it cannot be dispelled by magic."

"Water vapor? Is that dense fog water vapor?" Charlie Manton's eyes widened because of this unexpected answer, and two clusters of terrifying blood flames spewed out from within, "How did those humans create this dense fog?" Foggy, did they prepare hundreds of cauldrons to cook soup collectively outside the walls of the Dark Fortress?"

The ridiculous conjecture of group cooking soup is of course not true, and the appearance of this thick fog is actually completely exceptional.After the big explosion of the catapults made by those little monsters, the main part has been scattered within a range of several hundred meters, but the power-generating part has not been completely damaged, and a large amount of water vapor is sprayed into the sky every minute and every second.The leader of the four children originally volunteered to lead the ghost technicians to repair it, but was stopped by Li Wei Ston very simply.

"Leader Four, these water vapors are the best things to block your vision. You don't need to repair them now, but you need to disassemble the undamaged equipment to create more water vapor."

"Take apart the good things!" The leader of the elves showed an extremely reluctant expression, "Lord Griffin, for the elves, this is too cruel...Those things that have been made with effort and time , do you want to use our hands to break it?"

"Those things will break anyway after being used a few times, and it's accompanied by a 'bang'..."

Li Wei finally swallowed the words that would hurt the feelings of the little elves, tried to make a sincere expression, squatted down, and put his right hand on Si'er's shoulder. "Secret Rhyme Knight Sierra, there will always be sacrifices in war. The little spirit disassembles these devices, and the water vapor shelter provided will save many lives. Isn't this a good thing?"

"Of course very good! Lord Griffin, I understand!" The leader of Si'er nodded vigorously, his big amber eyes were shining brightly, as if he had found a new purpose in life, "Little elves of the Secret Rhythm Tribe! Please listen to me Say, we're going to take down the siege weapons that still work, but that doesn't mean our weapons are bad, on the contrary, they'll save the lives of many small sprites and large humans! Let's do it!"

In the next instant, the screams of the little elves sounded from all directions.

The occlusion of water vapor is indeed effective, saving Mr. Dish and Master Merister the time and energy of deploying anti-detection magic, and then the two legendary magicians arranged a simple equilateral triangle magic circle in front of the dark fortress. Opal, moonstone, and crystal powder replaced several precious magic gemstones to form the outer concentric double rings of the entire magic circle. On the three vertices of the triangle, a silver alloy pillar was erected, with countless figures carved on the surface. Alchemy runes.

"This time we have to summon that weapon in one go. If it is interrupted, it may cause very bad consequences. After all, that weapon is incomparable with the alchemy giant statue made by Moti, the god of craftsmen. It is seriously damaged." Mr. Dish ordered with a very solemn attitude, and then motioned to Levi and Master Merister to stand on the vertices of the equilateral triangle, holding the silver alloy magic pillar, and he himself checked the After arranging the magic circle, he stood on the last empty seat.

"Space circulates, life and death are endless, call, answer, the gates of all realms will open!"

As Mr. Dish's old voice chanted, the three silver alloy magic pillars at the apex of the triangle began to heat up, and the faint blue-white light lit up all the alchemy runes sequentially from bottom to top, and Li Wei felt something suddenly pulsating in his chest. All of a sudden, in the center of the triangle magic circle, a gigantic phantom of a siege machine appeared.

This siege machine should belong to a battering ram. At least the front and rear frames and the ram suspended in the middle are similar in structure to ordinary battering rams. However, everyone who saw this scene was speechless. The size of this battering ram is really beyond imagination, the height of the front and rear frames is almost over [-] pieces, and the ram suspended by dozens of black chains in the middle is extremely huge, and its shape can only be described as rich Dark charm to describe.

That's right, Dark Charm.

If it is said that this battering ram came from the bottomless abyss and was forged by the great lord of the abyss, Amur Hydras, some people would believe that the body of the battering ram is not the log usually used for battering rams, because even if it is a Gundam The 20-meter thousand-year-old hemlock is also far smaller than this ram.The ram is forged from an unknown black metal, its surface is covered with brutal and ferocious sawtooth, blades and spikes, and all of them are so sharp that it cannot be touched; the head of the ram is cast into a curved The appearance of the devil's head is obviously made by an artist in this field. The devil's head is vivid and has a real expression. The half-open mouth is still burning with sulfur and poisonous fire, which makes people have the illusion of hearing a ferocious roar at any time.

The front and rear frames that support the hammer are made of a strange wood with dark red texture. This kind of wood called Abyssal Firewood cannot grow in most places on the main plane. There are a few immature seedlings near the mouth.In the abyss of purgatory, there are many planes rich in fire elements that grow this kind of tree, which is one of the indispensable and important materials for making the commander's wheel palace.

"Profanity, this is simply...blasphemy!" Cardinal St. Belikov was the first to shout when he saw what emerged from the triangular magic circle, "My lord of light, how could you create such evil?" weapons?"

(End of this chapter)