Compared with the residential area, the ordnance area is a military facility, and the various buildings are arranged more neatly, giving off a solemn feeling.
Because it is inside the volcano, the overall layout here is a semicircle. In the middle of the building, which is more than 30 stories high, are multiple corridors. They are radiating. When viewed from a high altitude, they look like radial axes leading to the center of the circle. The center of the circle is
The location is the entrance to the main hall.
Looking up, everyone can see that there are a large number of protruding semicircular balconies every fifth floor, with ballistae installed on them, covering the passage without blind spots.
Even mercenaries without military qualifications would have a headache looking at these densely packed defense facilities. If dwarves set up defenses and wanted to break into this place, they would definitely have to pay casualties that would be unacceptable to the commander.
Valentine made a gesture, and the five teams of mercenaries immediately dispersed, rushed towards the buildings, and conducted searches. Those who were not assigned tasks immediately rested on the spot, drank water and food, and recovered their strength as soon as possible.
The ordnance area was eerily quiet, like a ghost, which made Sissi very uncomfortable. She would rather be attacked now, after all, there was still some noise.
Perrin gathered around the princess to inquire about her welfare. After Dupont asked politely, he called the commanders together to study the map.
Downton and Twilight were not polite and stood on the outside listening.
Twenty minutes later, all the scattered mercenary teams returned, with disappointed expressions on their faces. The armories were so empty that a clean one would kill a rat.
call out!
A long arrow shot through the air and shot into the head of a mercenary. It did not lose its momentum and penetrated a third of the floor before stopping.
The mercenaries around them, whose faces were spattered with blood, immediately raised their shields to protect their heads and looked around nervously.
The archers in the team could only shoot a few arrows at the enemy's hiding place in retaliation, without achieving any results.
"Set off!"
The regiment leader gave the order.
There are no more flying dragons to harass, only ground sniping. The team is much more at ease, but the number of arrows fired is also pitiful.
"Why did the Dragon Ranger slow down his attack? Are he waiting for a new fighter plane?"
Muller rubbed his chin, puzzled by the current situation. He kept harassing and consuming the enemy's energy. When the fatigue reached its peak, he launched a general attack. He could definitely defeat the enemy in one go.
"Are the enemies in Furnace Castle also divided into factions? This is the garrison point of another army? Dragonites are prohibited from entering?"
Apart from this answer, Downton could not think of any other answer.
"Impossible. If that's the case, then what's going on with these sniper kills?" Perrin retorted. Judging from the appearance of the arrows and the sneak attack style, there is no doubt that the ones hiding in the dark are dragonmen. "They might not be there at all."
They take us seriously and are planning a general attack!"
"I agree with Downton!"
Dupont glanced at Perrin and shook his head imperceptibly. This guy was the captain of the Guards and had too little experience in actual combat, so he took things for granted.
"Hey, no matter what the reason is, as long as we don't panic, the enemy will not be able to find any loopholes."
Palin was not convinced. What he was talking about was the way of war, but it didn't apply here at all.
A shrill scream suddenly broke the silence. Listening to the voice, it seemed to be a dragon.
"Isn't it an internal fight?"
Valentine teased. He also thought it was unlikely, but as the team moved forward, screams continued to sound, and the direct consequence was that the Dragonites' sniping operations had completely stopped. Now even a fool knows that they are under attack.
middle.
"I'm so lucky. It seems that the goddess of luck has decided to favor us because of my handsome appearance."
Muller touched his chin and boasted with a playful smile.
No one paid attention to this guy. The screams were like a reminder, making the air even more suffocating. Everyone was focused on guarding the surroundings. After all, everyone knew that any race encountered here could not be allies.
When the faint sound of fighting came from the distance, the dragon people's sneak attack stopped completely. They seemed to be in big trouble.
The two regiment leaders were not happy for long, because after the team turned a corner, they were blocked by a heavily armored cavalry force.
"What is the background of this army? The equipment and momentum seem to be very powerful!"
Mueller stopped smiling and looked at the group of uninvited guests with a frown.
The number of cavalry on the opposite side was about three hundred, and they were all composed of dwarves. They wore heavy plate armor with a thickness of two centimeters, and not an inch of skin was exposed in front of them. They looked like iron cans, and they were so hard that you had nowhere to lower your teeth.
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Their helmets are one-piece, with only one slotted horizontal line that exposes the eyes, and the nose and mouth are densely packed with small holes for ventilation and shouting. For patients with trypophobia, they will find it very disgusting.
"One water iron-spine dragon monster, haha, some of them were beaten."
Although Dupont smiled again, it contained more helplessness. The dwarf's mount was as big as Sherman's War Bear, comparable to a hill. Not only was it covered in hard scales, it was also covered in steel armor, almost
Two-thirds of the body was protected.
Their heads are round and bald, with some raised bumps, like a large meteor hammer. Although they have no attack magic, they can cast earth defensive magic. Even dragon-slaying magic cannot shake it, and the ballista attack is even worse.
No more words.
"Are these cavalry famous?"
Sissi asked, and from what Dupont meant, she must have known him.
"They come from the Black Hand clan, and their mission is to protect the tombs of each generation of dwarf kings."
Twilight explained that these dwarves' armors are all black, and the blade-like forging style makes them look quite visually beautiful, but the most gorgeous thing is the pattern of a fist clenching a warhammer on the chest, because some rare metal is added to it.
, so it always emits green fluorescence.
Of course, the weapons of these black-handed dwarves are also very domineering. They are all heavy war hammers that are longer than their height. If they are hit, they will directly turn into meat paste.
“Looks awesome!”
Su Ya scratched his scalp. To be honest, what he hated most was chopping the 'iron can', it was too laborious.
"Due to the blessing of the dwarf god Moradin, each dwarf tribe will have a hill king to protect the tribe. Whenever they die, a new hill will be born soon. If there is no new hill within ten years,
Being born means that the tribe has been abandoned by the God of Moradin, and the tribesmen will leave and join other tribes."
Before Dupont could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Palin.
"Tell the important point."
"The Black Hand clan has three kings of the hill at all times, so it is also known as the tribe most favored by the dwarf god. Each of their clan members, perhaps due to blood relationship, are more capable of conquering than other compatriots.
Good at fighting." Dupont rolled his eyes and mocked Palin, "Go to less pubs, play less dancers, and read more books!"
The art of forging is integrated into the bones of dwarves. Even three-year-old children across the continent know that dwarves like wine and forging the most, but for black-hand dwarves, forging must be eliminated, because besides wine, what they like most is killing and killing.
It was their favorite entertainment to offer the blood and heads of their enemies to the souls of successive kings.
The women are responsible for the daily livelihood of Black Hand, while the men only practice and kill enemies. It can be said that they are all imprinted with the mark of fighting until death.
Listening to Dupont's low-pitched introduction, the faces of the people around him changed slightly.
The black-hand cavalry separated and made way for a passage. A six-meter-tall king of the hill came over riding a hero-level iron-spine dragon beast.
His mount was so huge that every time the thick legs of a Roman stone pillar stepped on the ground, it would stir up a layer of dust.
"Humans, get out of the Forge!"
When Shan Shan opened his mouth, it was like thunder rolling, and his thick and hoarse voice hit everyone's eardrums like a heavy cannon.
"What should I do? Do you want to fight?"
Alonzo asked in a low voice. These cavalry are not just fish, but magic users. Even if our side wins, there will probably be less than 50% of the troops left.
Dupont was silent, not knowing how to speak.
"Human. Don't make me repeat it a second time, get out!"
Shan Shan's temper was very bad, and he shook the war hammer in his hand.
boom!
A storm hammer formed from elements was shot out, hitting a 300-meter wall and creating a large crater with a radius of ten meters.
This attack was definitely at the dragon-slaying level.
"We are here to defeat the red dragon Smaug. As the guardians of the tomb, don't you feel ashamed to let it build its nest in the Forge?"
Twilight stood up and scolded angrily.
"This is none of your business!"
The hillock became a little angry and blasted Twilight with a storm hammer.
"careful!"
Downton took a step forward and was about to take action when Twilight's lips moved and the divine words were activated.
The space was distorted, the Storm Hammer deformed, and then disappeared without a trace with a bang.
"God's Word?"
Not only did the hills shake, but Dupont and his party, who saw Twilight using the Word of God for the first time, were also dumbfounded and looked at her blankly.
"I, Di Polo, don't show my real face!"
Valentine and Alonzo immediately had the idea of winning over Twilight, but then they laughed at themselves, wondering how they could win over such a person.
"Human, you are indeed qualified to defeat Smaug!"
The attitude of Shanshan has improved a lot. These natives have little strength and no intentions. If you want to make them surrender, you can only use stronger force.
"Looking at the situation, you and the dragons are also mortal enemies. How about we challenge Smaug? Regardless of victory or defeat, it will be beneficial to you."
Twilight's momentum was not inferior to that of the King of the Hill, which made Sissi look brilliant. She also wanted to experience this feeling.
"You can pass, but I want to remind you that you may not have seen Smaug, and the entire army has been wiped out."
The hillock waved his hand, and the cavalrymen moved closer to the wall and moved out of the way.
"Set off!"
Twilight's tone was decisive.
"But……"
Valentine hesitated, thinking that he was going to pass through the cavalry. If they went back on their word and launched an attack, he would suffer a big loss.
"Set off!"
Twilight's voice became stern.
"As you command!"
Valentine was glanced at by Twilight. He suddenly felt cold all over his body and did not dare to make any resistance. This feeling reminded him of the majesty he felt when he first faced the Dupont family patriarch. (To be continued...)