It turned out that Isaac had been carrying Unas all the way, allowing him to continuously gain experience from chasing down the Ironrage Army. In the end, Unas had reached 98%. Just now, someone found a few hidden Crushing Stone Quarry overseers, and after killing them, the experience Unas received was just enough to level him up to level 37.
The upgrade jolted him awake from his slumber, Unas immediately regained his energy, jumping off the Ogre's shoulder and rushing to the front of the group to attend the impromptu meeting.
While the crowd was still whispering about his miraculous recovery, Unas took out the Crimson Diamond from his bag and tossed it in his hand. "Didn't you all say this thing contains incredibly powerful energy? Could we use it to blow the enemy to smithereens?"
Huoye suddenly realized, "I almost forgot that you still have this treasure, sir. With it as an energy source, we can give it a try."
Seeing that Angela nodded, Unas tossed the gem to Huoye, "I'm counting on you."
After a brief discussion, the Blood Elf drew a Magic Circle on the ground. The three mages then formed a triangle. Lincoln's spellcasting ability was the weakest, only equivalent to a mid-level mage. Angela was a water mage, so Huoye took the lead in casting the spell.
The spellcasting process doesn't need to be detailed; it was just a long string of incantations that no one could understand. The deep red diamond held atop Huoye's head almost became a small sun, radiating astonishing light and heat. The Blood Elf's entire body seemed to be enveloped in flames, transforming him into a Fire Elemental.
Such intense magical fluctuations could not be concealed from the enemy; a barrier shimmering with black light had already risen above the gate opposite, enveloping the entire city gate.
With a hum, the "little sun" suddenly expanded for a moment, and a straight line of blazing white light shot forward, easily puncturing the enemy's barrier like a bubble.
The opposing mage immediately attacked the white light with various spells, but to little avail. The white light pierced through the heavy stone gate and, controlled by Huoye, drew a large circle on the gate, like a laser cut. The cylindrical boulder that was cut off crashed to the ground, leaving a huge hole in the stone gate.
But Huoye's spell did not end there. The white laser suddenly shrank into a ball of light and pierced into the round hole, exploding with a bang inside the enemy's gate fortress.
Dozens of small lights floated over from behind the gate. Although no one could see what was happening inside the enemy's territory, Unas knew that the enemy had suffered heavy casualties.
The "Little Sun" rapidly expanded three more times, launching three white Fireballs in succession. The series of explosions caught the enemy off guard, and billowing black smoke immediately emerged from the round hole, as another wave of experience rushed towards Unas.
The Blood Elf had also reached his limit. The white light on the Crimson Diamond suddenly went out, and he staggered, almost losing his balance. Even with Angela and Lincoln's assistance, enduring energy far exceeding his limits in a short period of time had completely depleted Huoye's energy.
Just then, the sound of clashing armor came from behind. Torbjorn, dragging his remaining troops, had finally caught up, meaning the pursuing enemy was not far away.
Everyone was exhausted, but Unas was still full of energy. He didn't care about the thick smoke and shouted the order to Charge, leading everyone toward the round hole.
The guards on the gate were all driven away by the thick smoke, and they encountered no decent resistance. Holding their breath, they passed through the round hole, and everything behind the gate was destroyed by the magic of Huoye. Flames soared into the sky, and severed limbs and charred bodies were scattered all over the ground.
The fortress was limited by the narrowness of the Cave, but it was quite long. As they advanced, the enemy's sporadic resistance gradually turned into an organized siege. The gate was breached, and the Dwarf city defense army's fighting spirit was truly admirable.
But they simply couldn't withstand Unas's frenzied attacks. After leveling up and absorbing two large waves of small light points, his experience reached 35% again. He was confident that he could kill his way to 100% before he was exhausted, making him practically a perpetual motion machine.
Led by the "perpetual motion machine," the group advanced steadily and soon reached the other side of the city wall. Since this side was the outer defense line, it was more heavily guarded, and Stone Wall that completely sealed off the Cave appeared before them.
Huoye was no longer able to fire laser beams, so they had to attack head-on. Unas opened his wings and flew into the arrow slit in the Stone Wall, smashing all the archers in the room before lowering a rope ladder, thus creating a breach. The group quickly captured the city wall.
After opening the gate and running a short distance forward, bright sunlight streamed in through the opening ahead. The eyes of the group, who hadn't seen the sun for a long time, were stinging from the glare, but they cheered and rushed out of the cave without hesitation.
The fresh air from outside flowed into his lungs, making him feel refreshed. Unas involuntarily took deep breaths, and it took him a while to calm down.
They were now on the mountainside, with a wooden plank road leading down the mountain. Unas spotted Tieshan among the group. "Brother Tieshan, we're counting on you to lead the way. We hope your lord will provide us with protection."
"Iron Summit has limited space and may not be able to accommodate so many people. Lord Rendaen might not even accept them..." Tieshan looked troubled. "Boss Unas, I have a better idea."
"Tell me quickly, what's the plan?"
"We've breached the Backdoor Fortress, why should we run away? This is the forward position Lord Rendaen has been dreaming of," Tieshan said swiftly. "The old, weak, sick, and disabled can come back to Iron Summit with me first. The rest of you stay here to defend, and I'll go back to get reinforcements."
Unas thought for a moment. Everyone had only brought three days' worth of rations. If the Dwarf lord refused to take them in, many people would probably starve to death. Tieshan's words weren't entirely unreasonable. "Are you sure you can bring back reinforcements?"
"I'm certain Lord Rendaen won't let such a good opportunity slip by, but you must agree to hand over the Backdoor Fortress to him."
"No problem," since nobody except the Dark Iron Dwarves wants to stay in this godforsaken place any longer, "He also guarantees to provide us with food and water."
"Of course." Tieshan nodded firmly.
Unas exchanged glances with the rescue team, and seeing that they had no objections, he immediately led everyone back, relaying new instructions as he went, "The wounded continue forward, the rest of you follow me and fight your way back!"
The order made those who had already escaped hesitate, but seeing the resolute backs of Unas and his group, they couldn't help but follow, because they had escaped by following those figures.
On the way back, Unas ran into Lincoln and Keira. He explained the situation to them, but the two of them disagreed.
"I never intended to ask anyone for shelter," Keira licked her lips. "If there's no food to fight over, why should I rely on another Dwarf?"
"I agree with you, dear Keira. There are plenty of dead Dwarves here for us to eat," Lincoln said, with four enemy corpses slung over his shoulder. "We have absolutely no need for anyone else's help."