The Dwarves' Plight!

"Alright, Little Wu, your reminiscing ends here. Now it's our turn," Avril said, patting the snowbird's head.

"Tch, didn't I tell you not to call me Little Wu? How could you forget again? Are you doing this on purpose? Are you showing off that you've taken on a God Level magical beast as a mount?" Uriala showed her displeasure at Avril's address, turned her head away, and ignored her.

"Ah... ha, don't be angry? Just this once, next time, I'll call you Yala, okay?" Avril's face turned pale. She and Uriala had signed an equal treaty of soul eyes, unlike Issui who could do whatever he wanted to Leins.

"Well, congratulations to you both, and congratulations to us too! After His Highness the Divine Child destroyed the Three-Headed Basilisk, the lurking crisis on our Elf-Dwarf Continent has completely disappeared. The news from the dwarves says that Birol also died at the hands of the God of Dwarves." Marilyn noticed Avril's embarrassment and promptly changed the subject, repeatedly thanking Issui.

"No, the real lurking crisis has not disappeared!" Issui said decisively.

"The real lurking crisis? What does His Highness the Divine Child mean?" Marilyn was somewhat confused. The three God Level magical beasts had already been eliminated, so what was there to worry about?

"He's talking about those two old guys from the Magic Beast Continent," Uriala interjected.

"What? We completely forgot about that! It seems happiness came too quickly and clouded our judgment. Luckily, His Elf-Dwarf Continent the Divine Child reminded us, otherwise, we'd still be basking in our joy. The three God Level magical beasts on the Elf and Dwarf continent have been destroyed. Even if he's stupid, that old guy already knows the general idea and is probably heading towards our location now." Marilyn suddenly realized that she had forgotten one of the most important things. She was just too happy.

"Yes, I think their goal is definitely to defeat us one by one. If we unite, they will have no way to deal with us. So now is the best time to strike. Everyone is enjoying themselves, so how could they be on guard against this?" Issui nodded and said with a serious expression.

"Your Highness is right. I think they've already chosen between the elves and the dwarves, and I believe the answer will be revealed tonight," Marilyn said.

"Well, we don't need to worry too much about this place. We currently have five God Level experts here: myself, Leins, Her Majesty the Queen, Avril, and Uriala. With the five of us working together, we don't need to worry about those two old guys ambushing us. What I'm most worried about is the dwarves. They only have two God Level experts there. It will be difficult for them to achieve anything against those two old monsters," Issui said worriedly.

"Well, that's how it is now. We can only pray that nothing happens to the dwarves. The five of us can't get separated. It's not that I'm selfish, but if we send even one of us to the dwarves, it might play right into the hands of those two old guys. If they come here, the four of us can only manage a draw against them at best. And if we all go to the dwarves, those two old guys won't be able to find us, and they'll definitely vent their anger on the ordinary Elf Clan, which would be even worse..." Marilyn lowered her forehead. It wasn't that she was selfish; she had no choice. Between protecting the dwarves and the elves, she could only choose to protect the Elf Clan, because she was first and foremost an elf, and only then a God Level powerhouse.

"Well, don't blame yourself too much. There's nothing we can do about it. Our strength is only enough to protect one race, and it's probably useless to go now. It's very likely..." Issui understood Marilyn's thoughts. If he were in Marilyn's shoes, he would have made the same choice.

"Yes, Master is right. Those two old guys might have succeeded by now. You don't know their abilities yet, do you? I only know the tip of the iceberg. Shadow Panther has a very special ability: Darkness Aura. As long as it's dark, his body can move to any place where darkness exists. Simply put, at night he can go wherever he wants without any limits. He can freely traverse the void and reach his desired destination. What's even more astonishing is that he can bring others with him when traversing space. So, it would be better for us to take action." Leins dropped a bombshell.

"What? How could this be?" Avril exclaimed in shock upon hearing Leins' words. It was terrifying. To be able to freely traverse the void in the darkness and carry people along with him—this was no ordinary ability.

Issui was also very surprised. It seems that there are also masters of space utilization in this world. It's incredible that they can move freely in the darkness. No wonder even Leins was afraid of the two of them. It turns out that there is no simple one.

"Yes, what Leins said is true. Golden Stosa is even more powerful. He has a Blood Frenzy State. Once he enters that state, he is immune to all energy spells. Although he is not completely immune to physical spells, there is really no one on this continent who is stronger than him. The next level of Blood Frenzy State is Blood Frenzy Domain. In this domain, no matter what kind of power, it cannot harm him. Moreover, the moment the enemy enters the domain, his blood will boil, and he will fall into a frenzy state. Once the enemy enters this state, it means that he has lost all his spirit and energy. Stosa only needs to strike lightly to successfully take the enemy's head." Uriala further revealed a bit more about the Golden Behemoth's strength.

"..." Issui rolled his Byakugan after hearing Uriala's words. Well, it seemed he had no chance of beating those two old guys.

"..." The others were also speechless. They really didn't have the strength to fight such an enemy. They had always heard that these two old guys were incredibly powerful, but they had no idea exactly how powerful they were. Now they understood, but it didn't matter. They were not even in the same league.

"Forget it, let's keep our guard up. We can't do anything about the dwarves. With the Shadow Leopard's abilities, it might have used spatial teleportation to enter their territory." "We'll all stay together tonight, ready to await the arrival of those two old servants. Even though they're powerful, we're not pushovers," Issui sighed.

"Um..."

Everyone nodded; that was the only way.

The dwarven underground palace.

"Is anyone there? I'd like a bottle of wine..."

Moradin, seated on his throne at the very top of the palace, called out softly. The clamor outside—drinking, singing, talking—all sorts of miscellaneous things drifted over. Feeling somewhat agitated, he suddenly had a craving for a drink. He had been asleep for so long, but hadn't had a drink in ages, and he was starting to reminisce.

Here, for you...

A sinister voice suddenly came from behind Moradin's throne, and a bottle of wine was presented to him by a thin, withered hand.

"Who? Who exactly are you?"

Moradin suddenly regained consciousness, stood up, and looked towards his throne. "Huh? Why is there no one here?" he thought. "Could I be seeing things? Or deaf? That's unlikely. What's going on?"

Are you looking for me?

The sinister voice came again from behind Moradin.

"Alright, Jiligao Li, stop torturing your old friend. Hurry up and get rid of him so you can kill the next one. You're always so insidious, always playing with people's feelings..."

Another deep, resonant voice rang out.

Moradin's pupils contracted as he stared at the two figures in the center of the palace. One was tall and imposing, the other thin and frail. They were grinning at him. This was... the Golden Stosa and the Shadow Leopard Jiligao Li. What were they doing here? Sigh, I finally understand why I was so uneasy. They wanted to kill me. Heh, I'd just awakened from my slumber, and now I was facing death. What a cruel joke.

"You already know why we've come here, don't you? You don't seem afraid at all," Stosa said calmly, looking at the God of Dwarves Moradin, whose expression remained serene.

"Alas, I was no match for you monsters back then, and was forced into a deep slumber. More than a thousand years later, I'm going to be killed by you again. I don't care anymore. Life and death are just two different things. Dying is much more pleasant than living. There's no need to worry about so many things. Come on, make your move. I know my own strength. I was just forcibly awakened from my slumber, and my original power is less than half gone. I can't defeat you two who participated in the War of the Gods. I don't even have a chance to fight back." Moradin had seen through it all. So-called life and death are just two different paths. There's nothing to be afraid of. Besides, he couldn't change his fate no matter what. He might as well Earth Flow quietly. There was no need for a final, exhausting battle before he died. No matter what, the result would be the same.

"Seeing how cooperative you are, I'll give you face. As long as we kill you and another God Level dwarf, namely the dwarf Duruis, we won't touch the other small fry, preserving the roots of your race's continuation," Jiligao Li said calmly. This was the first time he'd seen an enemy so cooperative; he'd give him face.

"Really? That's great! You can begin now." Hearing Jili Gao Li's promise, Moradin felt completely at ease. He closed his eyes, raised his head, and exposed his neck.

Jiligao Li made a light slash in the air, and Moradin's head instantly flew off his body, rolling to Jili Gao Li's feet. A spurt of golden blood gushed from Moradin's neck, and his soulless body collapsed instantly.

Jili Gao Li picked up the bleeding head from the ground and said, "He died so peacefully, haha, he would believe it if I lied to him. This time, although we won't wipe out the dwarf race, we will kill all the Advanced Stage dwarves to stop them from being arrogant."