Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 250 The Devil Appears

The lord, who had just returned to the camp, had to summon everyone to the inner castle for a meeting before he could even get comfortable.

After some thought, Levi decided to take Mir, Zat and Leighton with him, while the other leaders of High Cliff Castle would stay in the camp.

The New South Territory Group headed by him headed towards the Inner Castle.

Along the way, we occasionally saw patrolling soldiers wandering the streets maintaining order.

"Liya, where's Fadil?"

It was so boring to travel that Li Wei had to kill time by setting up a dragon gate formation.

This Holy Lady of the Vatican was not under his command. After all, she came to help him in a personal capacity, so they were equals. Normally, the lord never asked about her whereabouts, but would look for her only when needed.

But just when he was about to call this saint to attend the meeting and support Gaoya Castle, he found that the bedroom was empty.

"She arrived a long time ago. We should be the last group." Leah twitched her red nose.

Although winter is no longer as glorious as it once was, it is only during the day. The huge temperature difference makes the nights still bitterly cold.

At this moment, a gray wolf fur cloak was put on, which made Leia feel much better. Looking at Levi who was only left with a leather armor, she thanked him: "Thank you, Levi."

The Lord waved his hand and said worriedly: "I don't know what these griffin knights are up to. If they affect Florina's decision, then..."

He didn't finish, but everyone present knew what he meant. Montwitt was the first to shake his head. The Count of Wolf Island gave his own opinion: "Even if this group of griffin knights brought the king's will to persuade them to stop the war, they couldn't persuade them at the beginning, let alone now that both sides have invested a lot of manpower and resources."

"This is not an established fact that can be changed with just a few words."

Levi also knew that he was worrying too much. Now Florina had lost nearly half of her spellcasting group, a small army. Even if the king himself came, it would be impossible to stop the war. Both sides must fight to a result before they would stop.

A few people chatted as they walked through the inner castle gate and turned a few bluestone roads. When they reached the entrance of the main building of the castle, they found that someone was already waiting there.

"Welcome, my Lords." Count Ando smiled and came forward, "I have been ordered to escort you to the meeting."

Levi didn't respond, but just glanced at the figures behind An Dao.

It was Marquis Cross and the Count named Sis who were captured and thrown into the dungeon during the day.

"Haha, our 'friend' arrived before you." An Dao chuckled twice with ambiguous meanings, emphasizing the word "friend".

Then he called out, "Let's go, you're the only ones missing."

The two groups of people mixed together and walked towards the castle hall.

"We meet again." Marquis Cross took the initiative to talk to the Lord, "Heroes of the North, do you think it's strange to gather here?"

"Yes, I thought you were dead." The lord glanced at the old man and replied casually.

"To be honest, I also thought that I would never see the sun outside again and would end my life in a dark and damp dungeon." Cross ignored the Lion Hunter Knight's impatience and looked at the flickering candles on both sides of the passage. "It seems that the arrival of these griffin knights is not without effect."

The way he looked, it was obvious that he already knew something and was deliberately doing this to arouse someone's curiosity.

But the lord refused to do as others wished. He turned a deaf ear to them and quickened his pace to follow Leah.

He did not forget that he had teased the old man during the day, and now he was obviously holding a grudge and wanted to get back at him.

At the entrance of the hall stood a team of silver-armored guards holding halberds. They were burly, but insignificant compared to the gate that was more than four blades high.

With a click, the door was slowly opened and everyone stepped into the hall.

The next moment, the view suddenly became clear.

White light emanated from the hundreds of unknown gems on the huge chandelier in the middle of the hall, illuminating the entire castle hall as bright as day.

The floor is covered with thick wool carpets, and walking on them feels like walking on clouds.

There were chairs on both sides, most of which were already occupied. At a glance, they were all Northern nobles, with no officers or the like.

Apparently this meeting was of a very high level and only nobles were allowed to sit in.

There were already two people sitting on the four exquisite benches in the front. The one in the middle was Florina, and the one on the right was Fatih who had arrived earlier.

She put on her original holy light robe, wore a gilded bishop's hat, and held an exquisite staff, looking holy and noble.

After thinking for a while, they headed for the empty seat on the right, but they were stopped by Florina halfway. She waved and said, "Liya, come sit next to me. This seat was reserved for you."

"Yes, aunt." Leah nodded, then looked at Levi: "Levi, come with me."

The lord, who was about to fall down, had to stand up again and told Leighton, "Please keep an eye on these two guys, so they don't make a fool of themselves and embarrass me."

The lord said this without hiding it from anyone, and Zat and Mir, who had never seen such a grand scene and were whispering to each other excitedly, instantly looked aggrieved.

It was Sam who liked to embarrass Highcliff Castle the most, but somehow it became them.

Logically speaking, Mil and the others were not qualified to sit down. At most, they could just guard beside the knights like other knights. However, these were the people who captured Blackrock Castle and captured the enemy leader, the Lion Hunter Knight, alive. No one would find fault with them when they were in their prime.

As Leah sat down, the lord, wearing exquisite leather armor and fine deerskin hunting boots, guarded her with one hand on the sword at his waist.

This scene was just like the scene thousands of years ago when Desgod, the Sword Saint of the Dawn, guarded Queen Cerseiwe and faced many ministers.

When everyone finally arrived, a burly man wearing heavy gilded plate armor and a red cloak came to the center of the hall.

He has short golden hair and a resolute face, but a smile that makes people feel like they are bathed in spring breeze. He seems to exude a convincing temperament all the time.

"I know that among those present, there are two parties that don't like each other, and they have even shed countless lives and blood over this."

His voice was heavy and serious. After looking around, he continued:
"The king's order requires both of you to cease fighting, but I have no intention of forcing it, because I know it will do nothing but arouse your anger."

"So you're asking us to put aside our differences and live the rest of our lives in harmony and love?"

Flina spoke, her tone full of sneer.

But the lord noticed that she used a respectful title to address the burly middle-aged man in the middle of the hall who was two feet tall.

But before Levi could guess the other party's identity, Flinna spoke again and gave him the answer. "Even if you were my former teacher, you can't stop me from rescuing my sister and taking back what belongs to my sister's daughter."

"Flina, I have no intention of stopping this war because I know this is an irreconcilable contradiction." The man showed some helplessness on his face.

"Then why are you here?" Florina continued to press aggressively.

"This meeting is not about harmonious coexistence." Lancerod emphasized this point before continuing, "It's for the whole of Derby!"

"We are all facing the same threat today."

"If you are talking about the lizardmen in the southern Bone Fortress, then you can go back and continue to retire in the Cloud Tower." Fulina said, "After I solve the problem with my sister, I will lead the troops south to deal with these orcs."

"It's far more serious than this, Flinna." Lancerod sighed, "This is a force that does not accept negotiations, and has an army that devours all flesh and souls."

"Do you know why Damon hasn't shown up here yet?"

"Because he was fighting this army in the White Bone Fortress, and now he was at a disadvantage, or even losing ground, so he sent a letter for help to the royal court."

He walked closer and stared at his former swordsmanship apprentice. "You should know how arrogant Damon, the rogue knight, is. If the situation was not so dire that it was unimaginable, he would not ask for help from outsiders."

"He said in the letter that if the Bone Fortress falls, the enemy will make it impossible for any living creatures to be found in the southern border within half a month. By then, it will become a completely difficult-to-eliminate evil."

Florina frowned. She knew a lot about the younger brother of the old Duke of the Southern Territory and knew that Lancelot was not dangerous as she exaggerates.

But it was obviously impossible to convince her with just a few words, so she turned her gaze to Cross below.

"So this is the solution you guys in the South have come up with? Find a lobbyist to get us to stop fighting, and then wait until everything is settled before returning to defend the city?"

"Madam Florina, no words in the world can erase the contradictions between the two sides, but I can prove that Lord Lancerod is not a lobbyist I hired." Cross stood up from his chair and walked to the middle of the hall: "In fact, since you started to go south, Daemon, who had already completed the deployment in Blackstone Castle, had to dispatch the main force south again because of a messenger crow from the Bone Fortress."

"Until today, we have only received news from the other party through the communication magic stone."

"And the content of the message is simply chilling!"

"So if Madam Florina is willing to cease fire, we are willing to release Madam Onaya to show our sincerity." Marquis Cross sniffed. As he got older, his physical strength gradually declined. After staying in the cold water dungeon for half a day, he inevitably caught a cold.

"How is my mother doing?" Leah couldn't help but ask.

"Please don't worry. Apart from the restrictions on her freedom, Madam Onaya still lives in her previous residence and has special servants to serve her every day." Marquis Cross glanced at the Lion Hunting Knight beside the girl and said.

This also made Leah feel relieved.

Then Cross continued.

"Perhaps you will think that we are using Lady Onaya as a threat, or even insult me ​​as a despicable villain, but if it is for a ceasefire, then I will be the despicable villain."

"Whether it's a military court or something else, I'm not going to run away from it."

At this moment, he did not look like the famous general Kroos, but rather like a humble and begging old man.

The real reason why Marquis Cross was like this came from the conversation before sunset.

Lancelot, the commander of the Griffin Knights, met with him alone. The content of their conversation over a cup of tea made this veteran who had experienced countless battles shudder.

Both of them knew that neither of them could convince Florina alone, so they communicated with each other in advance.

Fortunately, Lancelot, the commander of the Griffin Knights and Florina's former teacher, was not prevented from entering the water prison, allowing the two to meet.

"Flina, I have something to show you. Once you see it, you will understand everything." Lanceroy came to the last empty seat at the main table and sat down, then clapped his hands: "Bring the thing up."

Click, click~
Following a crisp collision sound, everyone turned their eyes to the entrance of the hall.

A griffin knight, only slightly smaller than Lancerod, was walking slowly towards them, carrying a heavy iron box on his back.

From inside came the sound of chains and boxes colliding.

He came to a position about seven or eight blades away from Florina and the others, took a deep breath, slowly put the box down, and then began to pull out three thick pins.

Then he came behind the box with a vigilant look, first grabbed an iron chain, and then kicked it hard!
Roar!
A shrill roar instantly resounded throughout the castle hall, and a bloody figure crawled out of the box and rushed towards Leah like crazy.

This frightened Leah so much that her face turned pale. Just as she was at a loss as to what to do, a tall figure appeared in front of her.

"Shit, what the hell is this undead thing?"

The lord cursed and kicked him back.

He was afraid that he would tear it into pieces with one kick, so he didn't dare to use any force.

It all happened so quickly that by the time everyone reacted, the bloody figure had slammed into the griffin knight again. The tremendous force swept both of them to the ground, where they rolled into a ball.

The figure instantly changed its target and began to attack the Griffin Knight on the ground.

"I'm so hungry! Meat! Meat! I want to eat meat!"

The other party was still shouting in a crazy common language.

Although it still seemed a bit difficult to understand, everyone present could understand it.

The griffin knight was frightened and panicked, and wrestled with the opponent. Finally, Count Montwitt couldn't stand it anymore, so he walked up and kicked him away. The griffin knight on the ground was able to get up, and then he quickly controlled the figure under him.

Only then could everyone see clearly.

The creature struggling on the ground with its teeth bared had dark red skin, just like a skinned person, with thick red horns like bull horns growing on both sides of its temporal bones. It had a face like a devil and hideous fangs.

The palms and soles of the feet are equipped with sharp claws, and there is a long tail behind it.

The one with about one blade and seven was thin, but the one with about two blades and a burly build had obviously used all his strength to hold the other down, and sweat was already on his forehead.

"It's a devil!" Leighton was the first to scream, causing everyone to look at him sideways.

(End of this chapter)