Chapter 837

Cloud peak.

This is a name without exaggeration and over embellishment.

The towering peaks soar into the sky, and the king's hall, which is located on the top of the mountain, is shrouded in smoke and clouds all year round; With the unparalleled architectural technology of the dwarfs in Yunling Kingdom, the uncanny cloud peak has become a huge and three-dimensional city fortress.

The most important thing is that she is not like a human city or palace. It is a product used to show the power of kings and boast the wealth and strength of the Kingdom, but has very important economic and military values.

Yunling Kingdom, located between mountains and hills, needs a huge underground tunnel system network to connect city states and finally form a whole; The cloud peak is the hub of this transportation network.

As long as the cloud peak is controlled and the tunnel is not blocked or damaged, the supreme king of Yunling kingdom can put his loyal army into the battlefield near any fortress at any time, and can allocate the human, material and financial resources of the whole Yunling kingdom for his use in the shortest time.

In the words described by the human business trip who once visited the Yunling Kingdom - transporting a basket of ripe pears from the northernmost dwarf city-state to the southernmost is still fresh and covered with water and dew.

At the same time, she is also a huge and incomparably strong mountain fortress; The huge mountain is its peripheral "city wall" and "moat", and the real "city gate" is hidden in the valley; Narrow mountain paths and towering cliffs on both sides constitute the "road of blood" leading to the gate.

In other words, as long as any force controls the cloud peak, it can be absolutely invincible; Conversely, any force that wants to seize the highest power of the Yunling Kingdom, the cloud peak will be their first goal and must be.

It is like a throne made of gold and a crown made of crystal; Always coveted, always watched

Igor severirastov, the great ceremonial officer of the supreme king, was standing by the stone railing, gazing at the endless mountains.

Behind him is the tomb like, cloud shrouded King's hall, the power center of the Yunling Kingdom and the residence of the supreme king. It should have been filled with power vortex of competition and intrigue. It has never been so quiet as now.

In the mountain city under his feet, there is another completely different "scenery".

The fully armed dwarf soldiers hurried past in a neat queue on the empty stone road; The iron boots trampled on the stone plates, and the collision of metal armor made a harsh sound. The rapid whistle and horn were mixed with the orders and shouts of the officers.

There are temporary fortresses at almost every intersection in the street, and large and small monitoring towers are all over the field of vision, which are inserted in all key corners of the town like chess pieces; All buildings higher than three floors have been transformed into small military stations.

In the vicinity of the square, the dwarves who were busy all day were carrying the shovel and the hammer in the workshop, carrying the pot of flower pot and slowly moving the long queue, and getting the food from the "ration station" that was already crowded with people.

The civil war, which lasted for three years, turned this prison like city into a city like prison.

In this capital besieged by rebels, all residents must live under the strictest monitoring to prevent enemy spies from sneaking in or any traitors who are not loyal to the supreme king; All food and daily necessities are collected. Only after completing the work assigned, can we get enough rations.

But in fact, these have not shaken the foundation of this ancient fortress - for dwarves, such a "way of governance" is the real norm; Not to mention three years, that is, 13 years, 30 years, a lifetime. As long as the cloud peak is not broken and the ruling order is still in place, they can stick to it forever.

"Igor."

As the footsteps approached, the owner of the old and tired voice gently pressed the shoulder of the grand salute officer, which startled Igor, the dwarf, and bowed in fear: "Your Majesty the supreme king --!"

"Don't be so restrained. There are only you and me here." the dwarf supreme King's eyes are as quiet as an ancient well: "in a short time, you will be the supreme king of all Yunling people."

"Never dare --!" the dwarf Igor lowered his head deeper.

"It doesn't matter whether you dare or not. It's the right and obligation given to you by the sevierastover family." the supreme King waved his hand and seemed to disapprove of his respect:

"Besides, now that you are in control of the army and have reached an agreement with Duke Byrne, aren't you already the ruler of the cloud peak in essence?"

Igor, the dwarf with his head bowed, was silent and dared not even speak out.

Looking at the humble courtier, the supreme king had no interest in continuing this dialogue, and turned his eyes to the city fortress at the peak of the cloud in the distance:

"How's the city defense going? Haven't the traitors given up?"

"That's right!"

Hearing that the supreme King changed the topic and wiped the cold sweat, Igor, the dwarf, immediately replied: "not only us, but also they have no return in the three-year war - either stick to it or surrender, and there is no third way to go."

"As long as the cloud peak is still standing, half of the Yunling kingdom will still be your loyal people; therefore, even if they are reluctant, they must attack the strongest and most unlikely fortress in history!"

Yes, that's the situation.

The rebels know that the supreme king, the ruler of Yunling Kingdom, will never surrender. They also know how indestructible the cloud peak is. No rational person can take the frontal attack on this fortress as the first goal.

But they had no choice, because once the troops were withdrawn, the supreme king could calmly gather the troops of the northern dwarf fortress, encircle and suppress any of them, quickly dispatch troops with a huge tunnel network system and annihilate them one by one.

This is the advantage of sitting on the cloud peak, which is the reason why they must siege this fortress, otherwise they are not the opponent of the supreme king at all.

So the dwarf Igor is not worried at all - although the besieged party is himself, it is the rebels who are actually bearing the pressure; As long as we keep the fortress, victory is only a matter of time.

We can even take advantage of this opportunity to completely eliminate the city-state leaders in the South who are unfaithful to the supreme king, and frighten the half hearted Yunling people in the north; Finally, he commanded a gradually recovering Yunling Kingdom and taught a good lesson to a little girl who dared to speak wildly to herself.

Whenever I recall Charlotte Turin's arrogant and impolite attitude towards himself in the round table Hall of red blood castle, Igor can't help gnashing his teeth; But had to swallow it and seek Bain's assistance.

"... for this reason, this war is a sure victory for Yunfeng without suspense; those reptiles who think they can challenge you and our family status are not worried about anything except quantity." dwarf Igor respectfully and eloquently:

"In three years, they have exhausted all their human, material and financial resources. At the same time, they have completely lost their spirit at the beginning of the rebellion. There is no more strength to continue the war; even if they break one or two gates and fortresses, they can't hurt the foundation to the top of the cloud!"

"And I am also convinced that under your wise leadership, the United Yunling people will defeat those heinous and despicable people; we will let them see their own with iron order and absolute stability..."

"Boom --!!!"

Before the dwarf Igor finished speaking, there was a dull explosion in the distance. There was thick smoke and noise near the square ration station surrounded by fire!

"Run, the ration station is blown up --!"

"The rebels are coming in, coming in --!"

"Don't run! Stabilize your mood, stabilize your mood, ah (scream of being trampled) -"

"The army, where is the army? Come and maintain order!"

"Run, the guard has been killed --!"

The panic stricken crowd and the terrible and disturbing sound tore the just stable order to pieces in an instant!

It seems that such a movement is not "lively" enough. At the same time of the riots in the square, several surrounding monitoring towers also turned into columns of fire in the thick smoke. The guards ignited by the fire jumped down from the top of the collapsed tower with screams.

The dwarves who had just been in order in front of the rationing station and were so quiet that they could only hear the sound of footsteps and taking food were suddenly turned into a group of flies without heads and madmen who only knew how to shout. They had no direction at all.

Desperate to stay away from the place where the explosion sounded, desperate to run in the direction they thought safe, desperate to scream, desperate to push down the dwarf in front of them, and then be trampled under their feet by the dwarf behind them.

The roar of burning, the sad cry, the chaotic commotion, these

"It's just some small accidents. It's just a small trick I deliberately put out to lure the traitors to show up; I promise you, all of these are within my expectation!"

It seems that the dwarf Igor's livid face is hard to see because he was slapped in the face of the supreme king just after he made a promise:

"These little commotions will be over in a quarter of an hour!"

At the same time, several dwarf troops on patrol have quickly appeared near the square and surrounded.

Temporary fortresses, large and small, quickly blocked the entrance of the street. Dwarf heavy soldiers holding shields and halberds blocked all exits near the street and square with shield walls; The crossbow men holding crossbows and carrying crossbows and arrows were divided into two groups; The main force stayed behind the shield wall, and the rest climbed up to the nearest monitoring tower nearby.

The sudden emergence of the army did not seem to be able to stop the turbulent and disturbed crowd, especially when there was a plot to take advantage of cholera. The screams and chaos made the dwarves instinctively run straight ahead.

"Crossbow man, ready to shoot!!!!!"

Under the cold command of the officer, the dwarf soldiers pulled the trigger without hesitation.

In an instant, the sound of taut bowstrings could be heard!

After the sound of the first round of crossbows and arrows, the dwarf civilians who rushed in front fell down like cutting wheat. In the gushing plasma and shrill screams, the ruthless arrows were still continuous, roaring into the panic crowd.

There was another shrill scream and the sound of blood gushing. Finally, the dwarf civilians who realized their fear stopped, turned and fled in the direction of the square; But the crossbow men still didn't stop, pouring their arrows.

"Shield wall ready, forward!!!!!"

There was another heartless cry. The dwarf heavy infantry blocking the street connected their shields, raised their halberds, and marched neatly towards the fleeing crowd.

Blood danced in the panic crowd, and screams resounded over the square.

The dwarven heavy infantry who cooperate with the tacit understanding are really like a "wall" that can bite flesh and blood, and squeeze into the crowd regardless; There was nothing left except the remains of the bones on the soles of their feet.

After a quarter of an hour of commotion, the square finally restored its former silence and peace.

A dark red dwarf officer stepped on the white masonry steps, knelt down on one knee in front of dwarf Igor, and hung his right hand heavily on his chest:

"Your Majesty the supreme king, your Excellency the grand salute officer, all the rebels have been eliminated. Please give instructions!"

"Very well, sir, the people of Yunling Kingdom express their heartfelt thanks for your diligence at such a critical juncture." the dwarf Igor nodded and couldn't help frowning when he saw each other's appearance:

"Wait... You're not the commander of this army, are you?"

"Yes, the former commander died bravely during the last commotion. I'm his Herald; I'm temporarily responsible for command until the new Commander takes over!"

"Good. What kind of reward do you want?"

"If you don't give up, I hope you can be personally praised by your Majesty the supreme King - there's nothing more honored for the people of Yunling."

After a second of hesitation, the dwarf Igor turned around and waved to disperse his own guards on both sides - even if he had gained power and become the actual ruler of the cloud peak, the other side was still the supreme leader of the Yunling kingdom before the death of the supreme king.

However, at the moment of turning away, the dwarf officer kneeling on the ground suddenly got up, pressed his right hand on his chest and pulled out a sharp blade from under his arm.

"It's an assassin, stop him --!"

But it's too late.

Terrified, Igor, the dwarf surrounded by the guards, heard the scream of the supreme king.

A rolling spherical object has flown into the air with the gushing plasma;

The assassin wielding a sharp blade was shot into a sieve by the surrounding guards with a Heavy Crossbow;

Surrounded by a group of guards, two bodies that fell to the ground and twitched constantly gushed plasma, flowing along the gap between the bricks and stones; The bright red color is very dazzling on the white floor.

The dwarf Igor with a blank brain still stood in place, allowing the plasma to soak the soles of his boots; So that the roar of the city gate being broken in the distance was imperceptible.