Steel, Flesh, and Flame

Dragon Vein Goblin looked enthusiastic, stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and let out a high-pitched roar.

"For Embers of the Burned Emperor!"

"Crush them—"

The ground trembled, smoke and dust flew into the air. The steel giant roared angrily, spewed out billowing steam, and then accelerated towards the Dwarf heavy infantry.

The Steam Tank, which is more than three meters high, is getting bigger and bigger in the Dwarf's field of vision. It is like a hill rolling towards them, carrying a terrifying power.

"This is-"

"Moradin is on top"

Seeing such a scene, even the determined Dwarf heavy infantrymen couldn't help but Zhang Big Mouth and their voices trembled slightly.

Facing such a steel behemoth, even wearing heavy armor cannot bring much sense of security to the Dwarfs. After all, they are still flesh and blood.

"Don't flinch, don't be afraid! Never take a step back! Defend Trial Road to the death!"

"For Avendell Dan!"

The leading general Dwarf stood at the front of the military formation, clenched the huge hammer in his hand, and let out a loud roar.

Although the enemy came fiercely, not a single Dwarf heavy infantry flinched. They lined up in a tight formation as usual, blocking the exit of the valley, with streaks of perseverance shining through their thick face armor.

This is the Dwarf heavy infantry of the High Mountain Kingdom. They are brave and fearless, as stubborn as a rock, and are known as the "Wall of Blackstone Mountain".

In the previous war, the Dwarf heavy infantry, with only a hundred men, blocked the fierce charge of the orcs for more than ten rounds, causing nearly 10,000 losses to the orcs, which was a great achievement.

But this time, what they are about to face is Steel Torrent of the Embers of the Burned Empire.

The shaking on the ground became more intense, and the giant steel beasts also broke through the smoke and dust, getting closer and closer to the Dwarfs' defense line.

Five hundred meters, two hundred meters, one hundred meters, fifty meters General Dwarf raised the giant shield in his left hand and pressed it forward. Then he suddenly waved the warhammer in his right hand and roared, "For Avendell Dan! Stop them!"

For a moment, the Dwarf heavy infantry at the exit of the valley all raised their giant shields, forming an airtight steel wall, and shouted in unison, "For Avendell Dan!"

This war cry echoed in the valley, majestic and full of power.

But the next moment, the battle cry of the Dwarf heavy infantrymen was drowned out by the huge roar of the engine, and they even felt deafened.

"Boom boom boom——"

The giant steel beast roared and ran towards the Dwarf heavy infantry. For a moment, the mountains were furious and smoke and dust rose everywhere!

"Come on, let me see where you have the confidence to stand in front of me!" Bill shouted enthusiastically.

Under the control of Dragon Vein Goblin, the hill-like Steam Tank charged towards the Dwarf heavy infantry formation without hesitation and slammed into the formation.

The sharp impact angle at the front of the tank carried terrifying kinetic energy, instantly shattering the heavy shields of the Dwarfs and tearing a huge gap in the defense line.

"Boom!"

With a dull crashing sound, the Dwarfs in the front row flew backwards, with fragments of shields, armors and severed limbs flying in the air.

"No!" The Dwarf general swung his heavy hammer, trying to break through the tank's thick armor, but was knocked away by the huge force and hit the rock wall behind, sinking into it.

The orcs had to pay thousands of casualties to break through the giant shield soldiers. The imperial army smashed it in just a moment. The tank was like a hammer breaking glass, penetrating the first layer of defense.

Immediately afterwards, Dwarf in the second and third rows were unable to withstand this violent steel beast, and the strong force entered the tracks.

Steam Tank, which weighed more than a hundred tons, kept moving forward. The sophisticated giant shield and heavy armor creaked under the crushing of the tracks. Finally, like paper, they were squeezed into a discus mixed with flesh and blood. Dragon Vein Goblin shouted crazily, "Hahahaha, is this all you can do!"

Outside the cockpit, he is a short, weak Goblin. It is no exaggeration to say that these Dwarf can easily smash him into a meat pie.

But in the cockpit of this tank, he is a tyrant who controls the life and death of others, a beast that can create natural disasters, and a killing machine that can completely destroy the enemy. Bill is obsessed with and intoxicated with this feeling. He believes that the blood of the enemy will make this steel giant Machine Spirit happy - he is also a believer of Church of the Machine God.

He must kill more enemies so that this tank can release more powerful power, he thought.

So, Bill raised his arms and shouted, "Burn them to death!"

"Burn them!"

"Ouch, for the empire!" Goblins in the cockpit cheered one after another.

From the metal gun barrels on both sides of the tank, violent fire dragons suddenly shot out, instantly igniting the surrounding Dwarf, and the thick gasoline mixture caused their whole bodies to burn.

Dwarf General climbed out of the hole in the rock wall, only to see the surrounding area filled with fire and thick smoke. It had become a purgatory on earth.

"No!"

"Damn it, this fire can't be put out at all!"

The surrounding Dwarf heavy infantrymen struggled hard and began to roll on the ground, trying to extinguish the flames burning on their bodies.

However, their heavy armor stained with the gasoline mixture was like a steamer, burning hotter and redder, even gradually melting. The originally indestructible protection has now become a scorching hot cage for the Dwarfs, trapping and scalding them to death inside.

"So hot, so hot!"

"Is this all you have? Don't get too happy too soon, damn Evil Dragon Kin, Dwarf will defeat you!"

"You bastards raised by orcs!"

"Long live Avendell Dan, long live High Mountain Kingdom! Long live Shield Dwarves!" Heart-rending roars came from the groups of figures wrapped in flames.

Even to the last moment of their lives, these Dwarf heavy infantrymen still did not forget to boost their morale, cursed the brutal invaders, and wanted to eat their flesh.

Hearing the voice of his companions, General Dwarf climbed up from the rock ruins, picked up the war hammer on the ground, and walked forward unsteadily.

Seeing the ferocious steel behemoth still crushing his comrades, General Dwarf's veins suddenly popped out, and his eyes glared. He didn't care about the tongue of fire burning his eyes, and just rushed towards the fierce fire.

He growled in his mouth, "Let me see the power of the descendants of the mountains!"

Dwarf General raised his hands high, pressed down all his strength, and swung the war hammer with all his strength, and the hammer head hit the armor of the steel giant heavily.

"Keng——"

The crackle of steel filled the sky.

Under the full attack of the extraordinary level Dwarf Fighter, the thick armor suddenly dented and cracks appeared.

The whole tank shook violently and almost rolled over. The scene was like an ant shaking a hill, which was extremely exaggerated.

However, the empire's military engineers learned the lessons from the demonic war and had already made targeted modifications to cope with the sudden attack of extraordinary beings.

"Crack-bang!"

The moment the heavy hammer hit the armor, Steam Tank's Emergency Protection device was activated, the electric light surrounded him, and a force field popped up instantly, knocking the Dwarf general wrapped in a tiny electric arc into the air.

Bill pointed at Dwarf in mid-air and said with fury on his face, "Damn Dwarf, how dare you hurt my baby? Beat him into a sieve!"

"Yes, boss!"

The Goblin machine gunners quickly poked their heads out, controlled the two machine guns, and poured bullets wildly at Dwarf.

"Da da da da——"

As for Dwarf, his body was paralyzed and he was knocked into the air. He had no way to escape and could only let the dense bullets shoot at his body.

His armor glowed with protective spells, but it still left dense craters and spiderweb-like cracks.

——As the tank charging at the front, the bullets equipped by this "Emperor's Wrath" have anti-magic effects, and the metal bullet cases are engraved with detailed runes.

Suddenly, with a "crash" sound, General Dwarf's armor cracked in the air, and metal fragments flew everywhere.

"No-"

Dwarf let out a roar, and streaks of blood broke out on the strong and stocky body. Even the extraordinary Fighter, with its tough skin, was still made of flesh and blood and could not block the continuous shooting of the machine gun.

Along with wails of pain, General Dwarf fell to the ground and rolled several times. Blood dripped from the bullet holes all over his body, forming a pool of blood on the ground.

The Dwarf general was dying and could not live much longer. Those hot bullets had torn apart his internal organs and turned the inside of his body to pieces.

He used up his last bit of strength, turned his head, looked at the majestic fortress built on the mountain in the distance, and said hoarsely, "Avendell Dan will never fall."

The next moment, with the roar of the steam engine, the steel behemoth crushed it mercilessly, blood splashed and dyed the tracks red.

At the exit of the valley, thick smoke filled the air, flames burned and crackled, and the ground was filled with Dwarf heavy infantry corpses.

"For the Empire!"

Goblins poked their heads out and shouted wildly.

Immediately afterwards, Steam Tank drove past one after another, running over the corpses of Dwarf heavy infantry one after another, breaking through the thick smoke, and headed towards Avendell Dan.

The Wyverns descended into the valley, constantly searching for the remaining Dwarfs, grabbing the rocks with their winged forelimbs, and roaring with their heads held high.

The elite Half-Red Dragon infantry of the empire also poured into the valley, skillfully clearing the battlefield. The "Trial Road", which was regarded as a solid barrier by the Dwarfs, was penetrated by the empire within an hour and could hardly put up any decent resistance.

Those Dwarfs who were either buried in a sea of fire, suffocated to death, or shot to death by random gunfire realized the true meaning of "Steel Torrent" and "Thunder Offensive" at the cost of their own lives.

Avendell Dan On the majestic city wall, Dwarf Fighter soldiers were wearing armor, holding war hammers and giant axes, and were ready.

After Zane led the old, weak, sick and disabled to leave, there were only less than 10,000 Dwarf left in the city, and almost all of them were adult male Dwarf. They took the initiative to take on the responsibility of protecting Avendell Dan and vowed to live and die with the city.

Thick smoke billowed from the valley in the distance, and the war roars and wails of the Dwarfs could be heard, as well as some kind of strange low roar, like that of a huge beast.

Suddenly, the Dwarfs looked nervous and their hearts beat fast. They knew exactly what this meant - the compatriots in Trial Road had suffered heavy losses.

How is this possible? Obviously less than an hour had passed. According to their experience in fighting the orcs, the imperial army at this time should be blocked in front of Trial Road by endless traps.

Could it be said that someone surrendered on his own initiative?

This is even more impossible. They are Shield Dwarves, the descendants of the earth and the mountains. They guard here with the belief that they will die. Those who are greedy for life and fear of death may have fled overnight! Suddenly, a muffled sound of "rumbling" came from the valley. Dwarf stretched their necks and looked over, only to see several huge black figures appearing in the black mist.

——This immediately gave them a bad premonition.

"Look! What is that?"

"Wait. It's Embers of the Burned Empire's army, really those Evil Dragon Kin!"

"What?"

"Moradin, this, how is this possible, how can they be so fast!"

"Boom——"

I saw a ferocious, blood-soaked steel behemoth roaring through the thick smoke and appearing in the Dwarfs' sight.

Immediately afterwards, a huge and ferocious figure appeared in the sky. It was a terrifying bipedal dragon beast, covered in hard red scales, which was almost the same as a real giant dragon.

This is the leader of the Wyvern clan, Dragon Blood Duke of the empire—Smaug!

Smaug is entrenched at the top of the valley. It stands upright, spreads the broad wings on its forelimbs, raises its head, stretches its neck, and lets out a menacing howl.

"Ouch——"

Along with the howl of the Wyvern leader, hundreds of Wyvern roared in response, making the sound extremely noisy.

They flapped their wings messily and soared into the sky, like thick dark clouds, casting mottled shadows on the flat land.

After Steam Tank drove out of the valley one after another, the empire's elite infantry also formed a tight formation, quickly poured out of it, and lined up on the plain.

Each imperial infantryman holds the most advanced firearms and wears brightly colored military uniforms. They look majestic, with the flag of the Embers of the Burned Empire flying above their heads.

Behind, there were also engineering corps, artillery corps, Player Special Corps and many other troops passing through Trial Road and arriving on the plain below the city of Avendell Dan.

At this moment, nearly 50,000 imperial troops gathered in this not-so-large plain. They were so densely packed that they almost occupied the place.

Outside the valley, half of the army is waiting, ready to enter the valley for support at any time.

Dwarfs looked at the empire's army and couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Obviously, unlike the orcs' 200,000 miscellaneous soldiers, the empire's 50,000 troops were definitely the real elite.

If nothing else, just those monsters made of steel can make Dwarf amazed. How many sophisticated weapons can be made from such iron lumps!

Standing on the top of the city tower, Ed stared condescendingly at the imperial army in the distance and murmured to himself, "No wonder he was able to conquer Aisel in just one month, and he was able to break through my Trial Road effortlessly.

It turns out that this is the army of the Embers of the Burned Empire, and it really lives up to its reputation. "

At this moment, Ed felt a tragic feeling in his heart. I am afraid that such an army cannot be defeated by his Dwarf remnants of less than ten thousand soldiers.

But even so, he must leave the final glory for Dwarf and let the world remember their bravery and fearlessness.

"Come on."

Dwarf King clenched the war hammer in his hand tightly, with determination in his eyes.

In the imperial army formation in the distance, General Hobgoblin Dror raised his head and looked at that Lord of the High Mountains from a distance.

Hobgoblin looked at Blink with a cunning look, and then smiled ferociously, "Is he the famous Lord of the High Mountains? Hahaha, okay! My promotion all depends on him."