Volume 7: Mortals and Gods Chapter 773: Bewitching (Part 1)
Interior of the mountain fortress.
This is a 100-meter-long fortress built on the mountain. It is divided into an outer wall surrounded by high walls and an open space inside. There are also three or four-story towers. A river from the mountain passes through the middle of the fortress.
Yes, the river is now frozen.
Goodwin held the hammer in both hands, and the golden gryphon-head warhammer emitted a golden light under the dim lights of the fortress. He carefully watched every move in the fortress.
The fort floor was covered with withered lichen and alpine moss, which made a sound as Goodwin's riding boots trod upon it.
The white sunlight penetrates into the dark interior of the fortress from the gaps and gaps on the top of the fortress. The entrance is empty, with only stones and soil, and weeds everywhere.
"There are traces of a battle, but it should have been many years ago."
Goodwin squatted on the ground and found that there were traces of battle inside the fort.
Suddenly, Goodwin raised his warhammer, as if something was about to happen.
"Boom!"
The sound of warhammers striking heavy objects echoed in the hall.
At the same time, there seemed to be a commotion behind the gate, and Goodwin narrowed his eyes and prepared for battle.
"Boom!"
Another heavy blow, and the door showed signs of cracks.
"Boom!"
With the third hammer blow, the door of the tower was finally shattered by Goodwin's attack. A large number of green figures rushed out of it, waving their swords and rushing towards the door.
"waaaaagh!"
A dozen orcs rushed out of the tower like a green tide, and there was even a strong orc captain among them.
This orc was wearing extremely tattered armor, holding a machete, and exuding a very unpleasant odor. It strode towards Goodwin:
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"I thought I was going to give you a good beating in this mess, damn human being!"
"Pooh!"
Goodwin spat, and used his warhammer to sweep across the Orc Captain before he could get close.
The three tall orcs that rushed out in the first wave were all knocked away, and some of them hit the wall directly.
Then Goodwin reached out and grabbed the head of an orc, crushed the head and threw it aside while all the orcs were looking at him.
Goodwin retreated slightly and met the orc captain alone.
The muscles of the orc captain's body were very strong. The machete in his hand struck down vertically, while Goodwin raised his hammer to block.
After the weapon exchange, Goodwin quickly followed up. He moved quickly, and his strong arm strength overcame the reaction force of the hammer head of the war hammer, hitting the orc captain's right shoulder.
"Ahhh!"
The shoulder was injured, and the orc captain showed his ferocious nature.
Although its right arm was disabled, the machete in its left hand burst out with even greater power.
After a moment of hesitation, Goodwin immediately drew back his hammer to resist. The handle of the hammer and the machete spattered a large number of sparks. Goodwin directly reached back and grabbed behind him. He caught the head of an orc who wanted to sneak attack. Goodwin caught the head of an orc who wanted to sneak attack.
Throw the orc directly at the orc captain,
The orc's body drew a wonderful arc in the air, and then its head collided with the orc captain's head, and they fell to the ground together. The orc's head was stuffed directly into the orc captain's mouth.
The sword blade condensed with silver fighting spirit pierced through the heads of the orc and the orc captain in a flash. Goodwin twisted his right hand, and the two heads were strung together and cut off together.
"Run away!"
When the remaining orcs saw that the orc captain as their leader was dead, they immediately chose to escape.
Many orcs in turn fled towards the interior of the tower, leaving corpses on the ground and disappearing around the corner on the first floor.
After briefly tidying up, Goodwin decided to continue exploring.
Walking down the spiral staircase of the tower, Goodwin saw a scene like hell, with countless human skeletons and orc skeletons filling the entire basement.
On the wall of the basement, a huge hole seemed to tell the reason for this battle. The human soldiers resisted desperately. The faces of the skeletons all faced this hole, and no one turned their backs to it.
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"It's the orcs. They dug the passage to the basement of this tower. The defenders resisted desperately, but they were still outnumbered. Maybe some of the defenders withdrew, maybe not.
In short, the commander of Shire does not intend to send any more troops to regain this place, because who knows how many orcs will pour into this place after the underground tunnel is opened?"
Goodwin inspected the bottomless pit in the basement, then held his chin and judged to himself:
"So the only option is to withdraw the troops and abandon this place. It is better than consuming precious military power."
The dark tunnel was bottomless, and you could feel the deep cold just by looking at the black road. Goodwin tried to block it with some materials, but the knight knew in his heart that this would not stop the orcs at all.
"We definitely can't be stationed here at night! We are taking a rest outside and must hit the road immediately!"
Goodwin immediately judged that this mountain fortress must not stay because it had been forcibly connected to the underground tunnel!
"Let's go upstairs and have a look."
The underground tunnels are the work of the dwarves and can be traced back thousands of years.
During the heyday of the dwarves, the Emperor of the Human Empire, the High King of the Dwarves, agreed that the plains and hills on the continent belonged to humans, while the mountains, wastelands, plateaus and many other terrains unsuitable for human habitation belonged to the dwarves.
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Humans and dwarves have a close relationship. Any human who comes to a dwarf country will receive a warm reception, and a dwarf who comes to the human empire will also receive hospitality from the local nobles.
So the dwarves, who were in their heyday at that time, built a huge project. They connected most of the mountains in the world by building numerous underground tunnels.
Thanks to the huge underground tunnels, the dwarves have spread all over the world and created a splendid civilization.
Until the orcs showed up.
The rise of the orcs brought heavy disasters to the dwarves. The result of the war that lasted for hundreds of years was that the dwarves collectively retreated to the Roof Mountains of the World. Even the Dwarf Royal Court fell at the hands of the orcs.
The underground tunnels that were once used to facilitate travel were instead used by orc skins, which brought countless bitter consequences to both dwarves and humans.
With the rise of the Orc Empire again, the current underground tunnels are now filled with a large number of orcs, some of the dark elves hiding in them and expanding them into cities, and the dwarf expeditionary force trying to regain some of the tunnels and reuse them.
Who knows what will emerge from this big pit will be enthusiastic dwarf friends, annoying black leather pointed ears or damn orcs?
Goodwin couldn't take the risk.
After walking for a while, we arrived at our destination.
In other words, it is not because the destination has been reached, but because there is no road ahead.
The stairs of the tower were severely damaged. The distance between the broken stairs was seven or eight steps. On the opposite side, a lone wooden door appeared in front of Goodwin.
The distance of seven or eight steps is a distance that is difficult for ordinary people to cross. For ordinary people, no matter how dexterous they are, they cannot cross it.
But Goodwin is different, he is the Knight of the Silver Hand.
Whatever he wanted to do, Goodwin began to retreat slowly. He retreated seven or eight steps, then took a step forward, kicked down hard with his right leg, and jumped into the air.
Powerful fighting spirit gathered around him, lifting up his heavy chain armor and body like the early spring breeze. With the sound of landing, the Silver Hand Knight successfully landed on the other side.
The heavy and rotten wooden door was pushed open by Goodwin with brute force, and the wooden door bolt shattered under his powerful force.
The moment he opened the door, Goodwin took a step back suddenly, raised his warhammer, and got ready for battle.
There was no movement. The enemy attack he imagined did not happen.
Walking into the interior of the house, the furnishings were very simple, with only a table, a simple wooden bed, a window that was sealed from the inside, and a...skeleton sitting on a chair.
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Judging from the spider silk and dust on the skeleton, the skeleton should have been in this place for at least two years. The body had completely decomposed, and its palm was resting on the book.
"The skull is intact, which shows that he has always been a human being."