The night was deep, and the dim light shining from the tall and narrow crystal glass windows of the banquet hall was not enough to completely dispel the darkness on the terrace. Luo Penny Grant stood quietly on this empty terrace, lowering her head. His head looked down at the place where Viscount Carroll fell.
Behind her, the light from the banquet hall shone dimly through the crystal glass window into the night sky, appearing blurry and weak. Even the music coming from the banquet hall seemed ethereal. Almost unreal.
"It's so silent..."
The countess stood for a moment in the night and suddenly said softly.
As her words fell, a slightly magnetic voice came from the darkness: "You are taking a bit of a risk - it would be bad if someone discovers you."
Luo Penni Ge Lan was not surprised by the voice because she already knew the other person's existence. She turned her head and saw a figure coming out of hiding in the darkness - a tall figure, a handsome face, and an impressive head. Deep blond hair, this is a typical silver elf.
The blond Solderin is a high-level elf ranger from the Cecil Territory. He is leading the team that he secretly infiltrated into the city tonight.
Looking at the elf ranger in front of her, Dame Luo Penni’s eyes couldn’t help but fall on the strange-looking black armor made of alloy guards and solid leather. It is the standard equipment of the "Iron Ranger". Just tonight, dozens of Iron Rangers have sneaked into the fortress under the cover and support of her and her personal followers, and have lurked throughout the city walls.
She felt particularly happy when she thought about what these Steel Rangers were going to do in the city.
"Carol is a rare smart person among those stupid nobles, and he is too cautious and sharp." Luo Penni retracted her gaze, turned her head and looked quietly at the direction where Viscount Carroll fell. , "At this critical moment, I don't want this variable to continue to exist."
"In fact, we don't care about this variable," Solderin said, looking at the Baroness in front of him, "This The fortress will face its fate tomorrow. No matter what warning Mr. Carroll gives, no matter what response the commander of the fortress makes, it doesn't matter - on the contrary, it is your action that will easily put you at risk. "It went well in the end, didn't it?" Luo Penny Grant smiled slightly, "And for me personally, pushing 'Mr. Carroll' down was really a challenge. A very pleasant thing... no one will find it. Even if someone sees the body under the castle tomorrow, everyone will only lament the untimely death of Mr. Viscount who was drunk and fell into trouble."
Solderin looked into the Baroness's eyes quietly, and after a long time said slowly: "I just want to remind you, be careful not to be carried away by hatred."
"Don't worry, I am eleven years old." I have waited for you to come here, so I won’t lose my mind at this time." Luo Penni Grant actually knew for a long time that this high-level ranger appeared.Why, she shook her head slightly and smiled softly, "And I am also looking forward to the beautiful world promised by Duke Gawain, so naturally I will not act recklessly."
"That's good," Thor Delin nodded slightly, retreated, and disappeared into the dark night little by little. His voice drifted in the night: "Don't forget, a hymn of loyalty."
This is Cecil's peculiar internal code, or some kind of "slang" used in specific situations. Although she doesn't quite understand its meaning, Luo Penny Grant still looks at the empty space with a happy mood. One person in the night sky whispered: "A hymn of loyalty..."
...
It seems that just as Sir Maryland expected, the Cecil people are discovering their own magic device After being unable to break through the fortress quickly, they gave up their plan to attack by force. Until the sun rose the next day, the Cecil people still did not "fire" again. The magician on the mage tower used the mage's eye to confirm the location of the enemy camp. situation, and reported that the Cecil people only divided a part of their troops to advance a short distance to the northwest, and then established a new camp on a high ground there. Other than that, no active offensive could be seen. It's a sign.
In the military hall in the castle area, Sir Maryland marked the location of the Cecil people on the plain on a rough map. He pointed at the enemy's new camp with his sword and said to others : "Compared with the Cecil people's first camp, here, it is not much closer to the Rock Fortress, but closer to the White Water River. What do you think?"
A southern noble stood up and said: "I judge that this was established by the Cecil people for the convenience of fetching water. After all, they took the 'White Valley Mountain Road' when they entered the plains, and that exit was too far from the Baishui River."
“They don’t seem to be very courageous,” Sir Maryland obviously agreed with the nobleman’s statement. “It seems that after realizing that their magic device did not work, they began to worry about the stones from the Rock Fortress. You have to be so cautious when choosing a water point..."
The situation seems to be developing in the direction that Sir Maryland expected: the Cecil people's "Myth of Heavenly Fire" is powerful in the fortress. The magic barrier failed, and the rumored extremely terrifying army could only fight a long-term battle with the fortress, and it seemed that they did not dare to advance within the range of the trebuchet on the city wall. This further proved that his previous A guess:
Those Cecil soldiers are all under the influence of magic props, but they actually lack courage.
This means that as long as the attack continues to be frustrated, the morale of the Cecil people will definitely drop quickly...
...
The Cecil Corps On the second high ground where he was stationed, Knight Philip was supervising the layout of the new artillery position, and on a transport vehicle behind him, the figure of Knight Byron appeared above a magic network communicator.
“So, those weaklings in Rock Fortress are stillReally not coming out? "The veteran knight who was a mercenary never cared about his demeanor when he spoke. He shouted in a loud voice, "I thought they would at least come out to give you a symbolic fight before you fired..."
"They are not stupid. They realized the power of guns as early as during the active attack a few days ago," Philip said casually, then raised his head and looked at the magic-filled Rock Fortress in the distance. The glorious towering city wall, "But having said that...the magic barrier of the Rock Fortress is indeed a little more powerful than I thought. "
Knight Byron was stunned for a moment: "Hey, what you said is different from what you said before. What does it mean to be more powerful than you think - cannons are really useless against that thing? "
"That's not the case. The power of the magic crystal rail gun is always effective, but the strength of that barrier is really high. It completely withstood the bombardment last night - although it was only I fired twelve test rounds, but it was already very unexpected," Philip Knight said honestly. "I estimate that if I want to use the magic crystal rail gun to deal with this kind of barrier, I will need to bomb it continuously for at least six hours. above. "
"Hey, a barrier that can be broken is not a powerful thing - the nobles in the fortress are probably still celebrating that their barrier is indestructible at this time," Byron's tone was full of disdain. , and then said, "Don't waste ammunition on that barrier - just leave it to the rainbow cannon.
Philip frowned: "If you just say that, when will you arrive?" "
"Come on, come on, we're on the way. Miss Rebecca has already started to check the magic circuit on the ship in order to prepare for the cannon," Byron said in the holographic projection of the communicator Waving his hands, his voice and picture were somewhat distorted. This was because he was on a warship in the White Water River, and the signal was completely transmitted by the magic network relay towers along the White Water River, and these relay towers that had just been set up covered The range is far from enough, and even in some sections, the signal will be interrupted and lost. "According to Miss Till's speed, we will arrive in more than five hours..."
"I There will be another artillery bombardment at noon," Philip interrupted Byron. "I think the magic barrier of the Rock Fortress is... valuable. The magic technicians accompanying the army also think so. I want to test it with artillery as much as possible. Let’s take a look at the strength of the barrier and observe how it operates. If Master Kamel and Miss Jenny crack the secret of this giant shield, it may be useful in our hands. "
Byron looked at Philip Knight with a serious face in surprise: "When did you become interested in magic again? "
Knight Philip stood up straight with a solemn expression: "I am only interested in the interests of the territory and the people. ”
“Let me tell you something like this - if you become a mercenary, you may not be sold to the arena on the first day, and you will still feel full of glory after being sold. ,” Knight Byron said, “It’s so embarrassing to work with such a stupid young man.”Then he gave a weird smile, "But to be honest, it seems that some of you traditional knights really do this - Miss Margarita is behind you."
After saying this, Byron quickly ended the communication, and Philip turned around after a brief daze and saw the female knight Margarita from the Kant area standing behind him. Still looking at himself with an expression of admiration.
"There are not many people like you in this era who still adhere to the virtues of knights." The female knight said sincerely.
"This is my duty, Miss Margarita," Philip said seriously, "Can the large accelerating cannon be fired before noon?"
"You You will hear the roar of their cannons on time."
...
At noon, when smoke rose from the inner city of Rock Fortress, Cecil's army finally arrived. The second round of shelling began.
Weird sounds, piercing screams, and thunderous explosions once again enveloped the defenders of Rock Fortress. However, compared to the panic and chaos when they were suddenly bombed the day before, , the chaos caused by this bombing was obviously much smaller. After the first instinctive nervousness, the noble soldiers in the fortress discovered that the powerful magic barrier still shrouded the entire city, and then they calmed down.
Some people even had the courage to climb onto the outer city wall, shouting and laughing in the direction of the Cecil people.
The magic crystal shell exploded on the magic barrier outside the city wall. The deadly explosion power was completely blocked. Even the deafening loud noise was weakened a lot due to the interference of the barrier. The most courageous soldiers and knights At first, they were just watching the excitement from a relatively safe distance, but soon, someone got the idea, and someone actually ran to the section of the city wall facing the bombardment, and watched the explosions exploding in mid-air at close range. .
What is surprising is that most of the people who did this were not the knights and soldiers of the Rock Fortress, but the southern nobles and their nobles who had been frightened by the "Sky Fire Explosion" and were like bereaved dogs. Private soldiers.
They seemed to be using this to show off their courage - or, in other words, to vent their fears from a month ago.
Luo Penni Grant stood on an observation deck far away from the city wall, looking at the ugly Southern knights and soldiers on the city wall with an indifferent expression.
Compared to those coalition soldiers who were completely drained of all their will during the post-war escape and were captured by the Cecil people like walking zombies, the psychological trauma left by these remnants of the nobles who fled to the Rock Fortress early seems to be It's not serious enough...
But it doesn't matter, their psychological trauma is coming.
The countess raised her head and looked to the southwest of the fortress.
The White Water River meanders on the plain, and on the river reflecting the skylight, an abnormal wave comes into her sight.