I'm the MT

Seeing the Bloodstained War God fall before Duanmu Huai in the blink of an eye, the adventurers were left dumbfounded. But soon, cheers rang out. Then, a Dwarf warrior strode over and reached out to pat Duanmu Huai's calf—he couldn't reach his shoulder.

"Nicely done! Iron Warrior! Hurry, head to Demon King's Castle at once. We'll stay here and draw their attention!"

There was no time to celebrate the fall of Destruction, one of the Seven Great Sages. The adventurers all nodded. They knew this wasn't the end, but the beginning. The Demon Race could sense one another's magic power. Now that the Bloodstained War God was dead, the other demons must already know. And given their speed, they were surely on their way!

So they would use themselves as bait, drawing the Demon Race's attention and allowing Duanmu Huai to keep moving forward and break into Demon King's Castle!

However...

"No. Leave this to me. You go first."

Duanmu Huai shook his head and interrupted the Dwarf warrior's proposal.

"I'll deal with this group of demons. I'll draw the main force's attention while you take the opportunity to sneak into Demon King's Castle."

"But..."

"There's no time to hesitate. To me, no matter how many demons come, they're just a platter of food. But for you, you'll probably die here. If you're going to die, you might as well die before the Demon King instead of falling to some ordinary soldier. That would be a waste!"

The Dwarf warrior fell silent. He understood what Duanmu Huai meant. Indeed, although the adventurers possessed considerable strength, facing a massive number of demons would probably still end in death. But this Iron Warrior was different. Not only was his combat power formidable, his defense was top-notch as well.

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