I Am Louis XIV

If someone could overlook Caiura Island from the highest point, he would definitely feel that he was watching a group of shepherd dogs driving sheep as dense as stars. The Duke of Colonna's army swooped menacingly from the sky, constantly pushing the hard Ice picks, scorching flames, and huge meteorite rainstorms poured down around them, forcing them to gather in one place. Although the rebel wizards did not understand mortal tactics, they also knew that once they were forced to be exposed and concentrated in one place, they would It's no different from entering a prison, especially when the enemy is at a high place. Even if they raise their wands back to back, like hedgehogs, it will be useless to the outside world - magic can be shot to high places, but like arrows, The higher you go, the less powerful it becomes.

Colonna's mount is a black nightmare. It is almost twice the size of an ordinary horse, and its mouth is full of fangs. Although there are nightmares on Gajola Island, they are definitely not as dangerous and unpredictable, but they are just a horse. Just a gift. While stroking Nightmare's mane that glowed with dark red light, Duke Colonna thought of Prince Amon of Zmich who wholeheartedly wanted to be his godfather. This neurotic vampire had intentionally "invited" Louis as early as twenty years ago. It was of course impossible for Fourteen to enter the other world, so Prince Amon placed his hope on the king's descendants. Of course, the so-called "laws" between the outer world and the inner world are not allowed to be broken, but in When the king almost regarded Gajola Island as a treasure in his pocket - it seemed like a virtual reality.

The intersection of the outer world and the inner world may have begun earlier, but it accelerated here with Louis XIV. The Duke of Colonna remembered Cardinal Larivère's unwilling grunts. In addition to the necessary worship, the king He never confessed or held private masses. The priests around him were more like another form of guards and servants. The king never allowed them to intervene in government affairs.

What many people know well but dare not say is that this king may have never believed in such a thing. He raised werewolves, sheltered wizards, forged holy relics, and even besieged Rome. This kind of thing has not been done before. Yes, but only this king... was so calm, as calm as if he was dealing with another ordinary official business.

Duke Colonna sometimes feels that his father is teasing Prince Amon, just like teasing a ferocious snake. Among the thirteen vampire clans, the only demon parties are Zimich and Lesenba, and the others are all. They are neutral or moderate members of the Camarilla. Even so, Zmich and Lessenha can still make the Camarilla and neutrals shun away. It is not because of their madness - but such a terrifying person... can only It is said that the only mortal who dares and can play games with Amon and keep him excited until now is Louis XIV.

Duke Colonna has not had much contact with Amon. In Duke Colonna's impression, Amon is a very charming... vampire, and at the same time has an indescribable intimidation. Louis told him that this is the talent of the vampire. Ability, to put it simply, humans will feel fear when they see a vampire - even before he realizes what danger he is in. In fact, it is no different from a frog that encounters a poisonous snake. This is instinct, although natural evolution gives this to the weak. This instinct is to prevent it from running around in panic and attracting the attention of hunters... Of course, it is difficult to say whether nature has preset the emergence of weird existences like vampires...

Even Amon felt helpless when the king used science to explain vampires' invisible suppression of humans. Duke Colonna only remembered that when his father was still thinking about how to explain the emergence of vampires, whether it could be explained by natural evolution, he felt helpless. The shackles of breathing suddenly loosened, then disappeared, and never appeared again.

The sound of Amon's laughter seemed to still be in his ears. Duke Colonna guessed that perhaps that was when Amon gave up coveting him, because he vividly remembered that the vampire showed a trace of regret before leaving, and said: Father instead of facing him - the Duke of Colonna closed his eyes slightly. Since Marie Mancini no longer appeared in the Palace of Versailles, many people thought that he and his mother had lost the favor of the king. Only he You know - the king could solve many problems by just pushing him to Amon, and half of him originally belonged to the other world.

King, father...

"Your Highness!" A voice interrupted Duke Colonna's memories, "How is the situation?" Duke Colonna asked.

"We are victorious," said the wizard who came to report back, with stars representing military rank flashing on his shoulders: "But Your Highness, when we entered the cornerstone wall, Agnelli, Gagne, and Delon's The parents and some wizards used water and fire magic to enter Mancini Castle."

"Are they still fighting?" Duke Colonna asked. He looked at Mancini Castle. It was daytime now, and the windows of the castle were dark, like the mouth of a monster devouring life, which was daunting.

"If it's Bufandi," Vesalius came over and said, "They must have set traps in the castle." The wizards who came to Gajola each had special talents. For example, Dron could control magical creatures. , Mancini can charm all things, and Bufandi is good at setting magic traps - "Can we contact the wizard in the castle?"

"It could have been," Vesalius said, "but now I doubt whether they can stick to the crystal ball."

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Agnelli turned into flames and landed in a room. When he was condensing his figure from the flames, he was lucky enough not to receive any disturbance, but he immediately heard a scream from not far away. It was his nephew. Agnelli rushed there without hesitation. A Bufandi wizard was half-kneeling there, holding a sharp sword covered with frost. His back was to Agnelli's nephew, facing Agnelli. Li, with a vigilant look on his face, it only took a few seconds for his body to condense from the flames or water, and his reaction was not unpleasant.

Agnelli's nephew fell to the ground, losing most of his body. From the shoulders to the crotch, the peritoneum wrapping the internal organs also disappeared. The intestines and liver were bleeding all over the floor. Agnelli knew at a glance that there was no hope - -Even with potions and magic, he shot out a magic arrow without hesitation. The magic arrow penetrated the Bufandi wizard and then pierced the chest of Agnelli's nephew.

Wizard Bufandi's face was full of surprise. He must have been puzzled that Agnelli didn't step forward. He slumped down, the preset trap was activated, and a burst of acid melted him and Agnelli's nephew. It's clean.

Agnelli didn't even see this scene - after he was sure that the other party would definitely die, he grabbed the little three-tailed rats that Delon gave them. The three-tailed rats were of little use, but they were extremely sensitive to the breath of life. They were in the corridors and rooms. Running around, once he finds a wizard or other living creature, he will scream sharply. As a powerful wizard, Agnelli's arrogance is not without reason, and sometimes he even Even in one or two rooms, his magic could lift the floor, destroy the walls, and hit another wizard directly.

The pain of losing his nephew made his spirit more concentrated and his will more determined. Sharp magics came out from his hands one after another, searching for Bufandi, Mancini, or other people who were willing to prostrate themselves. The life of the wizard under the mortal feet was accompanied by groans, screams and wails, and his blood was burning like a fire with grease. However, he had not forgotten Madam Gagne's arrangement. In the room that remained the same, he put his foot on the back of a Bu Fandi, drew out his blood, and cast a magic in the air. The blood first solidified into a ball, and then curved to draw a crude map. : "It's not far." Agnelli said, he was at the meeting point with Gagne and others, but at this moment, a loud noise came from the outside in, and a sudden burst of air blew him and the dying wizard away. Hitting the wall at the back - the light outside had not yet entered, the room was already filled with dust, and visibility dropped sharply. Agnelli only had time to grab his wand when he felt a sharp and sharp pain coming from his ankle. He lowered his head, Only then did he realize that the Bufandi wizard had turned into a weasel. Not only did he quickly slip away from his feet, he even had time to bite him.

Agnelli just pointed at himself and transformed into a large owl with a wingspan of more than five feet. In the dust, it would be difficult for a wizard to find a similarly gray-white and black weasel, but the owl relied on its hearing The hunter who was searching for prey had already captured the traces of the weasel - it only took a few seconds. With a piercing scream, the big owl's sharp claws had already pressed deeply into the weasel's fur. , Wizard Bufandi still wanted to roll over or return to his human form, but Agnelli only needed one force to break his spine.

But at this moment, another loud noise burst out under their feet. Agnelli realized that he had made a mistake. He ignored the prey under his feet and returned to his original form as soon as he turned over. The impact of the loud noise on the wizard It was just a ringing in the ears, but it was a huge harm to the big owl. He stood up holding on to the wall, blood flowing out of his ears and nose. At this time, the dust had slowly fallen to the ground, although it was still floating in the sunlight projected from outside. Countless dust, but it was enough for people to see clearly what was going on inside.

Agnelli sighed.

The Duke of Colonna's wizards, riding Pegasus or Nightmare, held up their wands and pointed them closely at him. But the lucky Bufandi had already crawled to the gap and gained two wizards. Rescue——Although they were scarred, the vitality of the wizards was much stronger than that of mortals. If Agnelli...he was willing to save his nephew, he could also be saved from death, but...he raised his head and was still far away from them. Hundreds of feet in the air, sitting on a nightmare horse that was stronger and bigger than other mounts was a young wizard in rich clothes. He looked like he was just an adult, probably not much younger than his nephew.

The loud noise and shaking continued, and Agnelli saw clearly that what had broken the outer wall of the castle was actually a mortal cannon. They used Pegasus to drag it, and several other wizards manipulated it as skillfully and quickly as mortals. Holding this murderous weapon, and the cannonballs it uses are not simple - mortal cannonballs cannot cause such great damage to the wizard's fortress.

"What if..." Vauban couldn't help but said.

"No." Vesalius said: "Didn't your Majesty think of what you thought of? This is Gajola, the other world." He paused: "In short, it is where the magic power is condensed and concentrated. In places, the surface world, or places where magic power is scarce, cannonballs do not have such power.\

,"Vauban's regret was palpable.

"But..." Vesalius endured it for a long time and finally felt that he had to say it out: "The Duke of Colonna really has many similarities with his father."

"Isn't that bad?" said Vauban.

not good at all! Vesalius roared in his heart that although this fortress was called Mancini Castle, it was still the temple of wizards twenty or thirty years ago and the crown of the entire Gaiola - he had thought that the Duke of Colonna He would not allow his soldiers to rush into the castle rashly and fall into the trap of Agnelli and others, but he did not expect that the Duke of Colonna would use this... It was simply a child's way of digging through an ant's nest. This castle built on the mountain is full of holes. Yes, this method of using powerful firepower to destroy enemy fortresses can minimize the loss of personnel, but...

No matter how much Vesalius complained, Duke Colonna's method of "turning over an ant's nest" was very effective. Because the castle was built on a mountain, many places were no more than fifty feet deep. After divination and predicting the possible location and route of the rebels, ——After all, there are only a few places where flames are always burning and water accumulates.

All mazes are worthless once opened, and so is the castle.

The wizards belonging to Mancini and Bufandi could be rescued even if they fell from the gap, but the rebels were like ants exposed to the light. No matter how fast they were, they could not compete with Pegasus and Nightmare. Even if the artillery fires slowly, the range and accuracy of the gun's bullets are far better than most spells. They are like small animals being hunted, and they can only run hastily in the corridors and rooms.

Although it will take some time.

When Mrs. Gagne was brought to Colonna, her hair was disheveled and there were bloodstains everywhere, but she was still very calm: "I want to talk to the head of the Mancini family!" Mrs. Gagne shouted: "Right away!"

The Duke's wizard glanced at her and just shook his head.

The lady pursed her lips, "What a pity." She said, "Even if it's about Mary and Mancini, it doesn't matter."

This made the wizard turn around and look behind him subconsciously.

At this moment, a three-tailed rat jumped down from Mrs. Gagne's body and turned into a wizard when it landed on the ground. Two poisonous snakes were coiled around his neck, and he rushed towards both sides like lightning. , biting the throat of the wizard who was guarding them, they immediately turned black and died without saying a word.

As they fell, the wizard turned around.