The Deep King Fortress is a huge building with a dark and harsh appearance. It is built between two huge pillars towering to the top of the cave stones, and the clouds and mist accumulated by thick smoke are coiled over the sky.
The huge basalt brazier was filled with lava and then slid down the exterior wall of the palace, shining a hellish red light.
Battlements erected on the thick stone walls, with steel turrets installed on them.
The fully armed gray dwarf prince Erdi led his confidants, twenty elite Karavo cavalrymen and thirty Saron spearmen, towards the Fortress of the Deep Earth King.
Looking at the fortress with thick contours gradually emerging ahead, Erdy took a deep breath, suppressing her inner tension, and subconsciously glanced at the troops following him.
Most of the Karavo cavalry riding giant tarantulas came from the tame-hardened Hinton clan, the family of his deceased mother and his most staunch supporter.
The trainers of the Hinton clan cultivated and trained this giant wolf spider native to the dark area.
Male riding tarantulas similar to ponies are used as carrier animals, while larger females are trained to ride as mounts.
Although these wolf spiders do not wear webs, they can secrete a sticky substance on their feet, so they can move freely on the walls and ceiling, which is conducive to catching prey.
The Salon Spearmen came from the Salosga clan, who was good at forging armor.
Because Brian, a foreigner from the surface, helped him convince the "Dragon Blacksmith" Agotus and made a promise, all the soldiers of this family turned against each other.
After all, except for the true ruler of the Deep Land King, most decisions were made by the joint consultation of the "Landlords Council".
This advisory body represents the interests of the clans loyal to the Deep Land King, through which landlords resolve differences and discuss future plans.
Each clan holds a portion of the territory of the Royal City of Audus, as well as control a specific craft or service industry in the urban economy.
If he wanted to overthrow the rule of the Deep Land King, he had to win over some leaders of the "Landlord Council" and gain their support.
As for the conditions for winning over, it is nothing more than wealth, territory and rights.
At this moment, except for the 200 Saron spearmen who obeyed the flame guards, all the remaining soldiers of the Salosga clan will participate in his war to overthrow the rule of the Deep Earth King.
The gray dwarf prince Erdy appears to have only brought fifty subordinates, so she is ready to enter the Fortress of the Deep Earth King.
In fact, all his large troops were on standby.
As long as he takes control of the fortress, the troops behind him will rush forward and take the lead in occupying the entire fortress until he controls his father, who has been completely corrupted by the demons.
Erdy put away his thoughts and led his men along the way. As the stone tiles became more and more conspicuous, a comfortable and formal avenue finally appeared on the road not far away.
The light in front of him allows him to identify a regular blue and white light source, rather than a phosphorescent mushroom growing on the roadside.
The light is real street light lighting, and its light comes from two intricately carved giant stone doors installed at the end of the tunnel.
In addition to lighting, these magic-containing blue and white light sources also have the effect of breaking invisibility.
Because of this, it was impossible for him to seize control of the fortress by raids.
Erdy looked at the Deep King Fortress in his sight with a serious expression. On the surface, there was no one on the entire fortress's wall, which seemed particularly quiet.
In fact, this is just an illusion.
Because all the guards were invisible and stationed everywhere, he could hear the sound of the guards walking back and forth in heavy armor just by observing carefully.
He also knew very well that the one who guarded the fortress was the most powerful force in the Royal City of Audus, "Stone Guard".
This unit of 500 veterans of gray dwarfs is directly under the Deep Earth King, serving as his father's bodyguard, elite troops and secret scouts.
According to the information he collected, 500 invisible stone guards guarded the fortress and the Deep Earth King.
Among them, 200 were well-arranged patrols in front of the palaces in the fortress, ready to take down the trespassing enemies at any time. Another 250 guards were stationed separately in the turrets and battlements everywhere.
The remaining 50 people formed a close guard team of the Deep Earth King.
Therefore, his Karavo Cavalry and Saron Spearmen alone could not take down this group of gray dwarf veterans who had participated in many battles with the Drow elves in the dark area.
The most important thing is that the arrogance of these veterans and the madness that the demon lords spread here have corrupted their souls and secretly threw themselves into the bottomless abyss.
"Stop the person coming!"
A rude voice came from the battlements, which in the emotionless dwarf commanded: "Report the name and the purpose of the visit!"
Just finished speaking.
Erdy sensed at least hundreds of well-loaded crossbow arrows and pointed them at them.
At the same time, with a metal sound, twenty heavy dwarf warriors who had already used invisibility to hide in the dark appeared behind them out of thin air, and raised a strong metal shield and raised their long sword to confront them.
There is a heavy crossbowman ready to go in front, and a gray dwarf heavy-armed warrior waiting for battle to block the retreat.
In this case, Erdy signaled his men not to act rashly, then looked up at the battlements and shouted calmly in words that had been thought of:
"I am the leader of the Karavo Cavalry Regiment, the only heir of the Deep Earth King, Erdy. I heard that the 'Dragon Blacksmith' Agotus had rebelled and was leading his own army of dog-headed men to rage in the city. Therefore, for the sake of the safety of my father Deep Earth King, I specially led my subordinates to help you defend the fortress together."
The flame guards and most of the city guards have been attracted by the red dragon's kowtower. He must use this once-in-a-lifetime gap to win the Fortress of the Deep Earth King as fast as possible.
"Hey! My little prince, your lying skills are so bad."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The battlements' gray dwarf guard took off his helmet, paid a slight tribute to Erdy, and then touched the bald head that was shining by the blue and white light source, curled his lips disdainfully, and said:
"Now, the stone guards around you are enough to form an army that the chief wizard of ancient Orence City dare not take action, let alone the stupid dragon Agotus and a group of kowtowers he raised, they will not fight here."
"But..." The gray dwarf guard looked at Erdy meaningfully, smiled and said:
"Your dear father, King Sedi has already told me that if his filial child, Prince Erdy, comes to take refuge, we must let him let him go, bring your subordinates in, the 'brave' little prince Erdy."
With the loud bang, the gate of the fortress was slowly pushed open.
Erdy looked up and glanced at the 20 stone guards guarding the sides of the gate corridor.
He exchanged glances secretly with the leader of the Saron spearmen beside him and his cavalry deputy, and with the vigilance of the 20 stone guards behind him, all walked towards the gate.
Just when they were halfway through, the guards shouting from the battlements led two subordinates to come towards them.
I saw his thick-skinned old face full of smiles and greeting the gray dwarf prince.
Looking at the guards walking over, a cold light flashed in Erdy's dark gray eyes.
He secretly held the dark red warhammer in his hand. As the guard came over, the moment he reached out, an orange flame suddenly jumped out of the warhammer. Under Erdy's wave, he accurately hit the guard's bare head.
The smiles on the other person's face had not yet dissipated, and they were smashed to pieces by the scorching flame hammer.
"Do it!"
The Grey Dwarf Prince raised the hammer surrounded by flames, and his roar echoed in the spacious corridor.
The Karavo cavalry behind him all jumped up in the giant wolf spiders.
The ferocious wolf spiders exposed their fangs covered with venom, and each threw themselves down the stone guards beside them, wrapped them tightly with their sticky long legs, and then their lives were harvested by cavalry wielding hammers or heavy axes.
The Saron spearmen instantly activated the magic of the Flaming Spear, covering the stone guards on both sides of the corridor in the surging sea of ​​fire.
Just a moment.
More than 40 guards in the city gate corridor were cleaned up by the Grey Dwarf Prince's subordinates, who had the advantage of the opportunity and quantity.
Erdy swung the hammer and hit the flesh and bones of the last stone guard. Looking at the burnt marks burned by the flames attached to the hammer on his split head, he nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered the adjutant beside him:
"Open the city gate quickly and send a general attack signal to the troops outside the city!"
With the rumbling sound, the door that had just been closed opened again, and a gorgeous flame rose up in the dark sky.
At the same time, the stone guards in the fortress also noticed the battle in the corridor. The patrolling stone guards immediately organized a unit of more than 100 people and rushed towards the corridor.
"Put the formation and defense, and you must not let them break through the defense line!"
Erdy looked at the torrent of black armored by the grey dwarf veterans swept into the corridor, and he immediately gave orders to his soldiers.
He had to do this. Once the defense line here was broken, it meant that the subsequent large troops could not rush into the fortress at all.
In this case, it was impossible for them to control the entire fortress before the major clans reacted.
He led the Karavo Cavalry and the Saron Spearmen to be carefully selected and elite soldiers, at least half of the warriors were at about level 3, enough to challenge the grey dwarf veterans in any stone guard.
Therefore, in the case of favorable terrain such as the defensive corridor, he has great confidence to resist the charge of the stone guards.
Besides, he still had two aces in his hand that were enough to shock his father.
With the order of the Grey Dwarf Prince.
20 Cavaliers jumped down from the back of the tarantula, took out metal shields, and smashed them hard on the ground to form a steel line of defense to block the rushing crossbow arrows.
Under the command of the cavalry, this group of female wolf spiders, whose size is equivalent to that of human heavy horses, climbed orderly to the ceiling of the corridor, lurking in the dark like a predator, waiting for the arrival of their prey.
The Saron spearmen all put away their flame spears, took out heavy crossbows that had already been filled with bursting crossbows, and under the cover of the cavalry shield wall, they poured out crossbows with bursting flames.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
In the first round of the burst crossbow arrow clash, bursting sounds continued to be heard around the gray dwarf warriors on both sides.
The entire dim fortress reflected a scene of hell with red light flashing.
Amid the painful screams, the gray dwarf warriors continued to die in the exploded crossbow arrows.
Fortunately for the gray dwarf prince, the charging stone guards obviously did not expect such an emergency, so they prepared very few burst crossbow arrows.
Under the second round of attack, the firepower of the 100-man stone guards was completely suppressed, and they could only launch a fierce attack on this line of defense with their heavy armor and flesh and blood.
However, the moment they rushed to the defense line, the female wolf spiders who had been waiting for a long time showed their poisonous fangs and jumped down from the ceiling to harvest their lives.
In just a moment, this not-so-narrow corridor for the gray dwarf turned into a meat-mincing field made of blood and flames.
Only their respective races know the most about their own race's most fatal weaknesses. This is a conclusion that the gray dwarf prince Erdy came to when he was taking a risk in the surface world.
This is exactly the case.
The royal city of Audus, where they lived in gray dwarves, is also known as the "Blade City". The "Dragon Blacksmith" Agotus provides flames for the furnace of the entire city. Countless gray dwarves blacksmiths work day and night to produce the best weapons and armor in the entire dark area.
If you want to deal with fully armed stone guards, even if you have the armor-breaking attributes, the effect will not be as strong as you imagined.
The best way is to burst the crossbow arrow and the flames of the Saron lancers.
Therefore, in order to deal with the stone guards, he brought out almost all the burst crossbow arrows produced by the Salosga clan.
After Erdy blocked the fifth round of charge from the Stone Guard.
His subordinates have dropped by one third, while there are more and more stone guards, and even a few psychic priests and warlocks have appeared.
An ominous premonition filled his heart.
Just when the Grey Dwarf Prince was extremely anxious, he suddenly turned around and suddenly saw the terrifying figure of female wolf spiders outside the city.
There is no doubt that his reinforcements have arrived.
There was a fierce confrontation in the corridor, and the stone guards on the city wall were not idle.
The moment they discovered the group of tarantulas, they immediately drove the rows of steel turrets placed on the battlements without mercy.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Accompanied by loud noises.
Rows of steel-made bores ejected dazzling tongues of flame in the dim environment.
Lead bullets shot out quickly, crossing the arc of thick smoke, and falling into the Karavo Cavalry regiment, bursting out gorgeous flames.
Looking at the crumbling defense line and the reinforcements that were charging forward in the artillery fire, the gray dwarf prince, who was fighting bloody, felt that his other two reinforcements had not appeared for a long time, and he felt faintly anxious.
Because if it continues like this, failure is only a matter of time for him.
However, he believed that this would never happen.
He roared, and the war hammer in his hand wrapped in hot flames, accurately hitting the last row of gray dwarf warlocks standing on the stone guards.
Under Erdy's control, the Flame Hammer returned to his hand again.
With the death of the suppressed gray dwarf warlock, his only 20 remaining subordinates finally resisted a new round of charge.
At this moment, he suddenly felt the entire corridor trembling.
Erdy was startled at first, and then realized that this was a sign of his reinforcements.
He quickly dealt with the enemy in front of him, ran to the leader of the Saron Spearman, and told the heir of the Salosga clan: "The stone giants in the Yanjing Cave have been teleported to the city wall, and the large army will be handed over to you to command."
After saying that, Erdi immediately activated a teleportation ring on his finger, and disappeared on the wall under the light of the magic circle.
After adapting to the brief discomfort caused by teleportation, he saw more than fifty burly and majestic stone giants, each holding a five-meter-long wooden handled hard-headed hammer or mace, fighting with nearly 200 hundred stone guards on the city wall and many ordinary city guards like driving away the Ross beast.
As this group of stone giants above 4 meters tall appeared, the guards on the battlements experienced a brief panic, so they had no time to take care of the reinforcements rushing into the city, resulting in many Cavalry and Saron spearmen appearing in the fortress.
The gray dwarf prince Erdy knew that the scale of victory was slowly tilting towards him at this time.
At this moment, a dark blue teleportation array light flashed again not far away.
As the light dissipated, he was surprised to see the figures of the two foreigners from the surface and the "Dragon Blacksmith" Agotus finally appeared.
He killed the stone guards blocking the road with one hammer and quickly met them.
——"Fireball!"
Looking at the melee on the city wall, Brian pointed his staff and a fireball the size of an ogre head fell into a group of reinforcements catching up along the stairs, bursting out with mixed screams.
Xisaiya also drew out his rune sword, guarding him and blocking all invading enemies.
"Where is that old mao from Deep Earth King?!"
The bloated red dragon Agotus slapped his wings, climbed onto a steel turret, stretched his neck and roared, activateing his own dragon power realm.
In an instant, with Agotus as the center, within 50 meters of his body, all the stone giants and gray dwarves felt heavy breathing, their heartbeats accelerated, as if they were surprised, and a hair suddenly appeared on their backs, and there was also an inexplicable sense of powerlessness and exhaustion.
This is a powerful ability from the True Dragon Clan: Dragon Power!
Any pure blood dragon species, except for the newborn young dragons, has their own dragon power realms.
Once enabled, any creature close to them must make a will save judgment, otherwise it will be shrouded in fear and horror, and instantly lose its combat power.
Almost the moment of Artus roaring, Brian was also affected, and a row of data emerged:
"Affected by the Dragon Power effect!"
"Trigger a mandatory will save!"
"The Will Waiver Decision passed!"
"You have successfully saved Dragon Power's trembling effect!"
"You have successfully saved Dragon Power's fear effect!"
"You have successfully saved Dragon Power's panic effect!"
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Even though Brian succeeded in saving throws with his strong will, he still felt a sense of powerlessness as if he had a severe cold.
Fortunately, his concentration skills are of higher level, otherwise, he may fail to create his own spell release.
He immediately released the spell he had just prepared and looked in the direction of the red dragon.
When Brian saw the bloated dragon spread its wings, jumped and flew into the air, the huge and bloated dragon body suddenly lost its balance, swaying and shaking, as if it was a plane crash, and fell head-on and smashed the two gray dwarfs stone guards to death on the spot.
"Brian, I can't fly anymore, what should I do?!" Agotus, who had climbed up from the ground, rubbed his head, and shouted at Brian for help.
Looking at the sad face of Honglong, Brian really couldn't bear to look at him.
It is hard to imagine that he could see a red dragon's face with an expression that was about to cry.
As an adult dragon, under normal circumstances, the biological level of the red dragon is around level 20 to level 24, and its physique is also super large.
He visually estimated that Agotus' body length was 30 meters and his tail length was 25 meters.
Almost already belongs to the ceiling of the adult red dragon group.
Who would have thought that this fat red dragon could not even control the flight?
From this we can see how comfortable his life was.
However, it is understandable if you think about it carefully.
Because the caves of Agotus are not as vast as imagined, they are still in the dark area, mainly tunnel-based gray dwarf city.
If he doesn't want to touch his head often, he can only climb out of the cave every day and light the flames of the furnace.
Moreover, under the deliberately captive of the gray dwarf, he had almost nothing to do. It was normal that he could not adapt to his flying ability suddenly when he came to such a vast place.
"Climb onto the turret, spit out dragon breaths or set fireballs at these gray dwarves." Brian shrugged helplessly, saying that he had no choice but to give him the most correct way to do it now.
Originally, he planned to ride the red dragon and kill the King of Deep Earth.
Now seeing this situation, he directly denied this unreliable idea.
He saw Agotus spread his wings and kicking his chubby thighs hard, just like a monkey climbing a tree, holding the turret with both front paws and climbing to the top of the tower in a strange posture.
I saw a fire leaping out of his lava-colored pupils, and thick smoke also blew out of his nose. As he took a deep breath, a hot dragon breath gushed out, igniting a sea of ​​fire among a large group of gray dwarfs.
In the blink of an eye, at least fifty gray dwarf warriors and stone guards died in the sea of ​​fire.
Seeing this terrifying power, Brian showed a surprised expression.
Obviously, he never expected that the dragon breath that this guy squirted was so powerful.
I'm afraid even the red dragon in his prime would feel ashamed of seeing this old mouthful.
Chapter completed!