On a specially pushed earth platform hundreds of meters away from the city, heavy trebuchets made a loud sound, throwing huge rocks weighing hundreds of kilograms towards the Red Dragon Fort.
These boulders are all special. The outer layer is wrapped with a layer of thick cotton soaked in kerosene. Once the boulder is thrown, it flies through the aerial fire wall built by the battle mages. When the kerosene is ignited, the boulder becomes a
'Bolide'.
'Boom' 'Boom' The walls of the Red Dragon Castle trembled slightly, and many structures that had not been reinforced by magic were easily destroyed, and rubble splashed to the ground.
"Fight back!" A hoarse roar came from the city wall.
The heavy crossbow on the city wall began to roar, and the thick crossbow arrows flew hundreds of meters away. As long as they hit the trebuchet, the explosion runes on the tips of the crossbow arrows would explode, destroying the structure of the trebuchet.
After several rounds of confrontation, both sides suffered losses.
On the high ground outside the city, Duke Hansen put down the monocular telescope in his hand and praised sincerely: "As expected of this thousand-year-old city, it is indeed strong."
"No matter how strong it is, it is still an isolated city. It is difficult to defend an isolated city, and it is only a matter of time before it is attacked." Little Duke Ross smiled disdainfully.
"Haha." Hansen smiled: "According to the agreement, after the city is destroyed, your three families will form the Helm Council and re-establish the Helm Kingdom. I hope that by then, you will abide by the "Platinum Agreement" we signed."
He felt very relaxed because he knew that Russell would not be able to come to the rescue. Even at this time, whether Russell was alive or not was still a question.
"He should have died, but it is a pity that a genius cannot be used by me." Duke Hansen felt a little regretful.
"Don't worry. The new Helm Kingdom will always be the most loyal follower of Sithis, and will respect the Kingdom of Sithis as much as it respects its father." Marquis Drok interjected, with a flattering look on his face.
Duke Hansen couldn't help laughing loudly, and then said: "Your loyalty will be rewarded. After the city is broken, Queen of the Helm, do whatever you want! No matter how you humiliate or execute me, I will not interfere."
When the three family heads heard this, their eyes shone with excitement. The young Marquis of Olanto even couldn't help but lick his lips, as if he were facing delicious food.
Duke Hansen smiled, then picked up the telescope to look at the situation on the city wall in front of him. After taking one look, he smiled and said: "Ha. Look, your queen is very courageous. She went to battle in person to boost morale."
The three of them raised their binoculars and looked. Sure enough, there was a woman in a red dress and silver armor on the city wall. She was patrolling the city wall under the escort of soldiers. Along the way, the soldiers seemed to be extremely excited.
"What a beautiful woman, like a rose in the fire... I proposed to her back then, but she actually rejected me. Now, I want to trample her face under my feet!" Little Duke Ross said bitterly.
He put down the telescope, turned to the two marquis beside him and said, "I want this queen. For this, our family can give up taxes for a year."
"Hmph. That's a nice thought. I don't need the money." The speaker was Marquis Drok, who wanted the same. Conquering a noble woman was his greatest pleasure.
"Stop arguing, everyone wants it, so let's all get it together!" said the Marquis of Olanto.
As soon as these words came out, the three of them laughed.
Duke Hansen looked coldly at these three young people who suddenly gained power and were dazzled by power. There was a slight sneer in his eyes: 'What three idiots, but isn't this exactly what I want?'
He turned his head and prepared to continue observing the battle situation on the city wall, but suddenly he frowned because he saw a person flying over from the horizon.
"Is it Russell?" Duke Hansen was surprised.
The man in the sky approached quickly and showed his specific appearance. It turned out to be the great magician Simon. He also saw this side, approached very quickly, and landed on the ground.
Duke Hansen saw the three magicians with heavy faces. Suddenly, he felt something was wrong and asked hurriedly: "Master Simon, how is the situation?"
A sense of shame flashed through Simon's heart. This feeling passed for a moment, and then turned dull. He shook his head: "The situation is not good. Russell is unusually powerful. He is coming over. We must prepare as soon as possible!"
Ten powerful magicians, one great magician tried to stop him, but he was defeated, and eight magicians were lost... This result made everyone present look at each other, and felt a sense of absurdity in their hearts.
The leader of the battle mage is a middle-aged magician. He explained: "Russell's speed and method of releasing magic are beyond imagination. We greatly underestimated his power and made a tactical mistake."
"But this is too..." Duke Hansen didn't know what to say.
Simon was impatient and waved his hands fiercely: "Didn't you hear what I said? Russell is rushing here and will arrive in half an hour at most. We must be prepared to deal with it!"
Duke Hansen was angry, but he knew that at this time he had to rely on the great magician in front of him, so he suppressed his anger and nodded: "Master is right. The battle mages on the front line are at your disposal!"
"That's good." Simon said to the two six-star great magicians beside him: "Hurry up!"
The two magicians nodded, followed Simon, and began to organize a group of battle mages to prepare for Russell's offensive.
After Simon left, the three newly succeeded lords looked at each other for a few times, and then Duke Ross said: "Your Excellency Hansen, I am very sorry that my family may have an emergency and I have to rush back."
Hansen was irritated and turned around angrily: "Shut up! No one is allowed to leave until this battle is over!"
Marquis Drok said: "You have no right to restrict our freedom."
"The sword in my hand is my power!" Duke Hansen grasped the hilt of the sword and said to the guards on the side: "Watch them!"
They are all a bunch of losers! Duke Hansen tugged on his collar irritably and looked at the battle mage group that was quickly organized in front of him. He suddenly realized in his heart: 'What am I bothering about? It's just a small defeat. Russell is only one person, but I have one here.
Nearly a hundred magicians are not afraid of him coming!'
Thinking of this, Duke Hansen smiled again on his face, turned to the three controlled lords and said: "Don't worry, as long as Russell dares to come, the only thing he can find here is death!"
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Red Dragon Castle city wall.
"Your Majesty, the local offensive is too fierce, can you please avoid it?" the commander of the guards advised.
Tolia shook her head, looked at the boulders that kept coming, and said: "There is no need. I have sworn to live and die with my people. If the city is destroyed and I am still alive, this will be a shame!"
"Your Majesty!" the commander of the Guards had tears in his eyes.
Tolia looked at the situation outside the city and suddenly found strangely that the opponent's battle mages were retreating.
"What happened?"
The commander who was following also saw it and frowned: "Are they planning to release a large-scale magic to destroy the city wall in one fell swoop?"
Under normal circumstances, this is unlikely. But now, the most powerful magicians in the Red Dragon Castle are only four stars, and their number does not exceed twenty. Their magic power is far inferior to that of their opponents. If the opponent prepares large-scale magic, they will not be able to block it at all.
live!
Seeing that the opponent's battle magicians began to gather quickly, not only the commander thought so, but also everyone who saw this scene had the same idea.
If the city wall is destroyed and 300,000 troops from outside the city pour into the city, how can the city with less than 50,000 defenders resist it?
Despair quickly began to spread in the hearts of the soldiers.
Tolia knew that the last moment had come. She raised her staff high and shouted: "My people, I will always be with you!"
The voice fell, but very few people responded. In the face of life and death, most people lost their fighting spirit, and some soldiers even gave up defense and began to run down the city wall, no matter how suppressed the governor's army was, it was useless.
More and more people saw the situation below the city, and the defeat began to spread uncontrollably to the entire city wall.
"Sithis is going to destroy the city wall, run!"
"God, save me!"
"Stop! Stop! Kill!"
There was chaos on the city wall. Tolia stood in the chaos, sighed lowly, and said to the guards around her: "When the city wall collapses, you kill me and take my head to Xidis. Maybe
It can change a life."
"Your Majesty, you are tarnishing our glory!" The guard commander's face was full of grief and anger. He was already prepared to die.
Tolia unconsciously felt sadness in her heart. What she was sad about was not death, but the fact that she was not able to see Russell for the last time before the life of this mortal body ended.
‘How is he doing in the Sky City after he received my letter?’ Tolia couldn’t help but think.
In the midst of a trance, a burst of exciting melody suddenly came into her ears, and Tolia recognized it immediately. It was the famous song "Walking in the Clouds" by Sky City.
This melody was originally light and ethereal, but now it has become majestic and passionate. It sweeps through the clouds and rolls from the horizon, like a ray of light, driving away the dark clouds of despair; like lightning, as soon as it appears,
It shows the majesty of heaven and earth.
The soldiers stopped unconsciously and looked to the horizon. Where the sun rose, a silver-white flying-wing carriage was speeding towards them.
He stepped on the morning glow, he walked in the clouds, and he looked down at all living beings in the world.
