"This is Bruce's body. Please send him back to your royal capital."
Haider held out his hands, his mind blank as he gave up thinking.
Io Lixis did not wait for their reply and left with his men.
Three minutes later, Haider came back to his senses. Looking at the body of Governor Bruce of Barisan in his arms, turmoil gradually stirred in his heart.
"Earl Greyshan, withdraw the army."
"Yes, Lord Haider." Earl Greyshan lowered his head and answered respectfully.
The surrounding dwarf generals and nobles saw Haider's grim expression, the corpse in his arms, and the overwhelming aura they had felt earlier. They all abandoned the idea of attacking the fortress.
In less than three hours, the seventy thousand dwarf soldiers broke camp and withdrew from outside Black Forest Fortress.
Inside Black Forest Fortress, Velin had been pondering how to deal with the dwarves' third siege when he suddenly received news of their retreat.
"My lord, according to Lord Grev, Earl Hurricane Io Lixis carried a dwarf corpse into the dwarf camp. Not long afterward, the dwarf army began withdrawing."
"Wait, let me process this."
Velin rubbed his temples and interrupted Kyle.
His granduncle had just gone to the dwarf camp carrying a dwarf corpse, and the other side had been forced to retreat. What was he supposed to do next?
"Wait, where is my granduncle?"
Earl Hurricane Io Lixis had not stayed at Black Forest Fortress and had left directly.
"Uh."
Velin was somewhat dumbfounded. What was going on?
"Forget it, Kyle. Tell them the dwarves have retreated."
"Yes, my lord."
Kyle did not linger. He left the room at once and issued orders to the messengers.
Half an hour later, the defenders of Black Forest Fortress celebrated loudly, releasing the joy in their hearts.
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