Heart of the Castle

Chapter 854

The shrieks of the treacherous Lord Shakross resounded over the Pass of Death.

"You have betrayed my trust! Shackles!" The invisible force swelled up bursts of angry ripples, washing every corner of the commander's wheel palace, crushing all items that were not protected by powerful magic power into pieces. powder.There was nothing on the many thrones, and dozens of demon lords all knelt on the ground. The leaders were Ramsdon, the Lord of War, and Charlemagne, the Lord of Terror. Their eyes were fixed on the ghost crystal throne twisted The expression on the face of the trembling shadow was anything but pleasant, but neither was there any pity or sympathy.

The abyssal demons seldom have such positive emotions, and they will not have any intolerance when they look at the treacherous lord Shakros who played tricks and tricks—and failed miserably.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, forgive me for this stupid failure!" Shackles' body was twisted into a strange appearance like a condensed fog, and drops of dark black dirty liquid squeezed out of his body When it came out, before it landed, it evaporated into a foul-smelling gray smoke that touched the nostrils.

"Seeing this scene really makes people feel happy." Ramsdon, the warlord of madness, said in an extremely small voice, "Even if you and I lost two plane lord-level demons because of this, it is really worth it." I just wonder if His Majesty will simply execute him?"

"Impossible, Ramston, that is impossible," replied Charlemagneton the Dreadlord in the same manner. "His Majesty Amur Hydras punished Shackles not just to vent his own anger, but also to calm our dissatisfaction... If he really wants to execute Shackles, he will definitely use a more private method to avoid blowing The morale of our troops has been weak."

The berserker lord Ramstone let out a regretful sigh, and then focused all his attention on watching the scene of Shakros being punished.Charlemagne, the lord of terror, showed an icy smile under his mask. The Berserker, who has always been known for his recklessness and ignorance, even if he was promoted to a legend, he also seemed unable to turn his brains. Shackles, the deceitful lord, would not be Of course, the reason for the execution was not as simple as what Charlie Manton said, but even if he said it, I am afraid this guy would not be able to understand it.

The Abyss Lord Amur Hydras is certainly far more powerful than all the Abyss Lords including the Burning Dragon King Dariga, but the reason why he can so easily punish the treacherous Lord Shakros is because he has completely mastered the soul of Shacklecrosse.It is for this reason that even if Amur Hydras is twice as angry, he will not execute Shakros easily. After all, this loyal and unquestionable abyss lord is still a very capable assistant, and his dark wisdom is not useless , but the luck is too bad.

Taking advantage of the gap after the great battle, the four lord-level demon commanders raided the unsuspecting head of the Judgment Knights Jean Layton.Charlemagne, the lord of terror, once tried to put himself in another place, and found that if he lowered his strength to the same level as Jean Leighton, it would be difficult to escape from the siege of the four demon leaders, let alone defeat them instead. Killed together.

Could it be that there is a legendary powerhouse in Tarlon Fortress?
This speculation seems the most reasonable, but in fact the least likely.Charlemagne would rather believe that the defenders of the fortress had already prepared for this, gathering more than a dozen sword-wielding earls and Guangyao bishops to protect Jean Leighton, rather than believe that this speculation could come true.

After all, the Great Lord of the Abyss, Amur Hydras, once stated with certainty that all the actions of the Temple of Glory are under his control. As a puppet, Pope Nicholas St. Kaiyuan can completely restrain Ingra of the Knights of the Sword of Condemnation Commander Mu, the legendary guardian knight could only stay in the headquarters of the Shining Temple doing nothing, guarding the holy mountain that would never be attacked.

On the other hand, during the fall of the four demons, Charlemagne didn't feel any source of power. In order to avoid errors in his own perception, he also found the mad warrior Lord Ramston to verify , got exactly the same answer.

There is no sign of the legendary strongman in Taalon Fortress.

However, Charlemagne was always uneasy about this. He always felt that he might have forgotten something he had witnessed, and this incident might have caused an omission in judgment.Just when the lord of terror lowered his head and was thinking hard, Shakros's screams and begging for mercy suddenly disappeared, and the invisible coercion spread in all directions, covering the entire commander's wheel palace.

The majestic voice of the great lord of the abyss, Amur Hydras, rang in the ears of every demon leader, and every word was as heavy as a stone. "My people, warriors of the Abyss Demon Realm! We are the embodiment of the Lord of Darkness, we are the embodiment of the will of the Abyss, we are brave and good at fighting, we are bloodthirsty and thirsty, and we are invincible! The guy trembled when he heard the sound, and he raised his hands and surrendered when he saw the shadow! But here, we encountered a big setback. Three days have passed, and the blood and flesh and blood of tens of thousands of warriors are almost piled up under the fortress the land, but still failed to destroy it. As the highest authority in the Abyss Demon Realm, I am deeply disturbed! Because I saw that your original sharp minions have become blunt under the stupid command of a stupid leader, you I started to be afraid of death, the flickering swords, the roaring stones and crossbow spears... Is this still a warrior from the Abyss Demon Realm?"

"No, we won't be afraid!" Ramsdon clenched his fists and let out a thunderous roar. "To hell with Shakross and his plans, devil, take no more!"

"Beautiful..." Behind the agitated Lord of War, Charlemagne, the Lord of Terror, closed his mouth unhappily, and put back the opened mask, "He is obviously a simple-minded guy, but he can Every time you catch up with the words of the Great Monarch of the Abyss, Ramsdong...you are really a genius."

"Yes! Let Shackles and his plan go to hell! We want to kill, we want to bite the bones of our enemies, burn their flesh and blood, and dance dark dances in the pool of blood!" The voice of the abyss lord suddenly Raised, every word is like a thunderbolt, exploding in the sky above the camp of the demon army at the death pass. "In the name of the Abyss Demon Realm, those weak human beings must be subdued and enslaved, and all those who dare to resist will be burned forever by Fierce Fire. I, the Great Lord of the Abyss, Amur Hydras, now order you to attack and let them see what it means The great power of darkness, destroy all the stupid lives that stand in your way!"

Compared with the series of orders issued by the treacherous lord Shakross, this order is obviously more in line with the bloodthirsty nature of the abyssal demon. The cheers and roars erupted like raging seas.Amidst the rising waves of sound, the shadowy body of the treacherous Lord Shacklesh began to tremble. He was not afraid of the ridicule and cursing of those demon leaders, but he had already discovered a terrible fact.

Although he was not completely given up by the abyssal monarch, he was placed in an insignificant position because of this series of failures. Amur Hydras obviously did not intend to admit that the previous plans were all reviewed by him himself, but took all the responsibility for the failures. pushed onto himself.

Thinking of the harsh and ungrateful temperament of this abyssal lord, Shacklesh couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, until the non-existent internal organs seemed to be frozen.

Just an hour after the abyssal lord Amur Hydras issued the declaration of destruction, Tarlon Fortress was attacked by the demon army with unprecedented intensity.Even after Chief Layton was injured, he had issued an order to strictly guard each section of the city wall, but due to a series of victories some time ago, the fortress defenders still did not take sufficient precautions.

The battle started without warning.

Accompanied by countless fireballs that rose suddenly, a large number of high-level demons directly used flames to leap onto the city wall, and a large number of archers and war machines were immediately involved in the flames, and a dozen towers on the first wall of Tarlon Fortress suddenly ignited The raging fire looked like many huge candles were lit from a distance.

This sudden blow completely disrupted the defense line of the fortress defenders, and was seriously injured by the surprise attack of the demons on Commander Layton. The commander of the first city wall defense force was a knight from the Hammer of Judgment Head of Oita.When he saw that the entire line of defense was in chaos and killing, he immediately ordered the banner of the Hammer of Judgment to be erected, and at the same time gathered dozens of heavily armed guardian knights to form a wedge formation and charge forward, trying to get rid of the demon army. Save the crumbling defense.

The method of this Oita regiment leader is no different from that of the commander-in-chief Jean Layton. Half a day ago, they relied on this method to repel the sudden attack of the demons.However, even if the head of the Judgment Knights was not injured, repeating this move in person would not be able to repel hundreds of demon leaders at the lord level of the plane.

The wedge formed by the Judgment Knights managed to force back an abyss alchemy wielding an electric giant sword, and resisted an abyss blaze that was breathing flames.The Oita leader of the Hammer of Judgment charged ahead without hesitation, his sharp sword gleaming with vindictiveness viciously sliced ​​through the fireball spit out by the Balrog, and cut a half-meter-long line on the ugly face flowing with magma. Wound.

However, before the soldiers who saw this scene cheered, an extraordinarily large berserker descended from the sky. With a sharp swing of the sawtooth beheading sword in his hand, the body of the head of the Hammer of Judgment, above the waist, exploded like a clay puppet. Then, the fragments of flesh, bones and armor, accompanied by wild air waves blowing like hell, slammed on the bodies and faces of the terrified knights and soldiers around.

In the next instant, frantic cries and screams erupted from the first city wall.Some Judgment Knights wanted to avenge the leader of Oita, brandishing their long swords and rushing towards the huge body of the berserker, but more people lost their courage and confidence. Routed backwards.In the chaos, discipline evaporated, everyone scrambled to be the first, and the bodies rolling down from the city walls and ramps were like a torrential rain of flesh and blood. In order to compete for the chance of escape, the friends who were fighting side by side just now became There are enemies who fight each other with fists and feet, and even blood feuds where swords meet.

Unfortunately, in order to enhance the overall defense capability of the fortress, the two ramps leading to the second city wall are very narrow, and each has three thick iron gates.Although Earl Carrivac, who commanded the defense force of the second city wall, had experienced several battles, he had never seen such a terrifying killing scene. Seeing that the defeated army was about to hit his line, he couldn't help but hissed and shouted. stand up.

"Put down the gate! The Lord of Radiance is above, quickly put down the iron gate!"

Zabi Luohuo, the deputy head of the Knights of the Steadfast Shield who helped defend the second city wall, turned his head, with a surprised expression on his face, "Order, wait a moment!" His voice made Zheng want to carry out the order The orderly stopped, "Lord Carrivac, please see clearly, our soldiers haven't retreated yet, if we lower the gate now, they will all be slaughtered by demons!"

Earl Carrivak wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Lord Zabiro, you just need to take a closer look. These people are no longer soldiers, but terrified and broken soldiers. They don't even know what they are doing. What to do, let them enter the second city wall, and the price you pay is that the front line is also broken by the impact!" Seeing that the rout soldiers had begun to pour into the ramp, he did not continue to explain, but shouted loudly, "Order, you What are you waiting for? Execute the order, I am the commander here!"

Because what Earl Carrivak said was not unreasonable, Zabiro could not help but hesitate for a few seconds.These few seconds decided the fate of the defenders of the first city wall, because just when he was about to continue to persuade, the urgent horn sounded, piercing through the noise of the battlefield like a sharp knife.

The sound of iron chains rubbing against the winch rattled, and the iron gate weighing several tons crashed down, and several soldiers who happened to be under the gate suddenly burst into flesh and blood amidst the screams.Only a few hundred defenders of the first city wall were able to escape into the ramp before the gate fell, while a full two thousand knights and soldiers were blocked outside the gate.

Countless iron hooks flew up the unguarded city wall, and then tens of thousands of demons surged up along the iron chains like a black-red turbid current. After these support points disappeared, the fortress defenders who had long lost their will to fight continued to retreat, and finally they all crowded into the two narrow ramps leading to the second city wall.

The narrow ramp and the dense crowd had an unexpected effect. The demons attacked several times in a row and killed many knights and soldiers. However, the ramp was too narrow and full of crowds. They wanted to It was very difficult to rush over to destroy the gate, and even some aggressive demons were hacked with swords and stabbed with guns, and died very uglyly.

The defenders on the second city wall breathed a sigh of relief, planning to put down the ropes and baskets to save as many friendly troops as possible.The Berserker Demon who killed the head of Hammer of Judgment Oita with just one blow walked over with his huge body shaking.The flesh and armor of countless corpses shattered under his feet, and the serrated beheading sword, which was as wide as a city gate, shone with ominous magic light. Stone, but encountered hard cheese that burns hot table knives.

"This is... what a perfect long oven..." Berserker Demon opened his terrifying mouth. Judging from the width of the opening, it could completely swallow a fully armed knight alive. Sharp teeth surround the inside of this mouth, and some bloody corpses still remain in it. "What are you waiting for? Didn't you see that these human children are already shivering from the cold? Where is the Abyss Fire? Let them warm up!"

A few seconds later, the pitch-black flames crazily poured into the narrow stone ramp, and the stone walls on both sides completely concentrated the power of the flames. The screams at that moment were simply unbearable to listen to.Many defenders on the second city wall turned around, not daring to watch the tragic scene below the city.Hundreds of thousands of human beings struggled hopelessly in the fierce flames of the abyss, their skin scorched black and sharp, their muscles melting and shrinking, revealing the pale bones underneath.What is even more cruel is that the nature of Abyss Fierce Flame is to burn the body and soul at the same time. The torment suffered by those soldiers and knights before death is far more intense than that of ordinary flames. Their eyes all burst, leaving only empty eye sockets He raised his head to the sky, as if he was complaining about the terrible disaster he had encountered.

The two [-]-meter ramps seemed to bring a living cruel purgatory to the world. The stench of scorched flesh permeated everywhere, and the rising black smoke of sulfur hurt everyone's eyes.Not only one person began to cry, but Zabiro, the deputy head of the Knights of the Shield of the Steadfast, had red eyes and stared fiercely at Earl Carrivac, whose face was as pale as rancid milk.

"You must pray that the second city wall can be defended, my lord, otherwise the devil will not swing the butcher knife, and those who have witnessed this scene will not let you go, and will tear you to pieces before you escape from your post." The voice of Zabiro's deputy chief was terribly soft, and then he turned around and shouted sharply.

"Sound the alarm and inform Commander Jean Leighton of the Hammer of Judgment Knights and Deputy Commander Drax of the Holy Armor that the demons are attacking fiercely. Please send someone to support them!"

(End of this chapter)