Chapter 1021 - 145: Final Battle in the Dwarf King’s Hall · Recapturing Frost Fang Mountain (Part 4)
"For the glory of the ancestors! Gronni is watching us!" the commander of the Redbeard Clan dwarves roared, "Charge in! Crush them!"
Repressed morale erupted like a volcano! The dwarf heavy infantry let out furious roars, pushing the shield wall forward violently, knocking any remaining enemies on the walkway down into the abyss. The crossbowmen poured their last arrows and burning flasks into the open stone gate. The long-bearded warriors of the Grey Rock Clan wielded their war axes, charging at the forefront, their roars like the Sea-Stabilizing Needle, dispersing the last trace of fear emanating from within the gate.
Inside the gate, the death squad coordinated with the outside main force, forming a pincer attack on the chaotic and leaderless Beastman main army. All resisting monsters were either concentrated upon and eliminated by the alliance army, or rammed into the abyss by the dwarves’ hefty bodies. The Roaring Beast herd disintegrated under the illumination of the Fiery Sun and the two-sided encirclement.
The battle remained brutal. The stone gate hall erupted into the final and bloodiest melee combat. The Beast King of the Beastmen—a monstrously tall creature clad in rusted plate armor, wielding a giant double-bladed axe—launched a desperate counterattack at the last moment, its furious power even knocking away two Iron Breakers. Ultimately, with Edwin’s golden Holy Flame spear restraining it, a seasoned long-bearded warrior from the Grey Rock Clan delivered a warhammer blow, filled with all his anger and determination, shattering the Bloody Chief’s knee, before being overwhelmed by several dwarven war axes and the Redemption Knight’s longsword.
When the last beastman warrior holding out fell, deafening cheers echoed in the grand King’s Hall. Sunlight streaming through the cracks above illuminated, for the first time in centuries, the blood-spattered and smoke-laden ground of this dwarven holy land.
The alliance army had triumphed, securing the path to the core heartland of the Frost Fang Mountain Range. But the cost was steep; the walkway littered with bodies, the stone gate hall strewn haphazardly with both sides’ warriors, silently testified to the battle’s brutality.
However, the victory in this decisive battle laid the foundation for the alliance’s complete triumph, rendering subsequent skirmishes relatively easier.
After weeks of arduous, costly fighting, the alliance finally cleared the primary threats in the core region of the Frost Fang Mountain Range, with both dwarf tribes arriving at their designated fortress construction points.
Red Rock Castle, the fortress of the Redbeard Tribe, is located on a southeast cliff platform that is easily defensible and challenging to attack, overlooking the valley leading to Flash Spear City Plain. Here, abundant red copper ore veins and relics of ancient dwarf forges were discovered. Dorok Redbeard immediately commanded the miners and stonemasons to clear the grounds, extracting massive granite blocks, with the first cornerstone engraved with the Redbeard Clan emblem solemnly embedded into the mountain. Forge fires soon illuminated the night, the clinking sound of forging announcing the dwarves’ return.
Rock Fortress, the fortress of the Grey Rock Tribe, is situated at a northwestern pass behind a colossal rock wall, controlling the passage to the Blue Mirror Territory Plain. The terrain here is more treacherous but geologically stable, with ample iron ore deposits and some relic indications discovered. Gesen Greyrock focused more on defense, prioritizing the construction of tall stone walls, arrow towers, and heavy gates. Engineers from the Grey Rock Clan began repairing and reinforcing the ancient defense systems.
As the first wisp of cooking smoke mixed with forge emissions rose in the mist of the Frost Fang Mountain Range from the two dwarf fortresses, it marked the achievement of a phase of brilliant expansion victory.
These two dwarf fortresses, like two nails, would firmly wedge into the Frost Fang Mountains, becoming a steel barrier against northern threats.
Henceforth, it signifies that the strategic deployment over the north and south directions of Hesse Territory towards Blue Mirror Territory is complete, bringing it under control.
Su Li could finally rest assured and focus his attention on the core region of the Blue Mirror Territory—the Blue Mirror Lake area.