The Battle Against the Dwarves

The Frosthold has a very complex structure, making it easy to find a place to hide. We sneaked into a high-rise building and observed the movements below.

The dwarves surrounded their Queen, using rudimentary weapons and shields to fight off the attacks of the Lost People. Due to the vast disparity in strength between the two sides, the dwarves were forced into retreat, and a dozen or so Lost People managed to surround several hundred dwarves.

The Lost People did not want to be wiped out. They communicated with the dwarves again. "Although we don't know why you lied to us, we don't want to be wiped out. Leave this place and don't let us see you again."

"You've already occupied our homeland, and you still dare to say that? Let me tell you the truth: the reason we wanted to occupy this place is because we tasted the aroma of meat!"

No wonder they wanted to occupy this place; it turns out they were tempted to eat meat. It seems these dwarves don't actually like vegetarian food, but were forced to. Now that they had the chance to eat meat, they seized it immediately.

"How ridiculous! So you've come to us just to learn how to raise livestock."

"We worked hard, this is what we deserve." These dwarfs had the smug look of petty people.

"Since that's the case, then I can't let you go. We've become competitors, and being constantly targeted isn't a good thing."

The Lost People launched another fierce attack. This time they showed no mercy, using magic powerful enough to kill the dwarves. But when they actually tried to kill them, they found that they couldn't!

The dwarves gathered together, raising their simple shields in defense, with a dazzling gem shining at intervals.

These gems formed a Magic Circle that neutralized the Lost People's attack, preventing them from killing the dwarves with magic!

However, in terms of physical strength, the Lost People are far superior to the Dwarves, but the difference in numbers makes this advantage less obvious.

Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, many more dwarves rushed out from all directions, turning the Lost People's encirclement into a situation where they were surrounded. The dwarves launched a coordinated attack from within and without.

The dwarves who came later were different from the ones before them; they were all carrying white stones in their hands, and judging by their luster, they looked like... Nullstone!

The Nullstone must be refined through Demacian anti-magic craftsmanship to be effective, or they can be relatively pure on their own. The Nullstone in the hands of the dwarves do not have a very strong anti-magic effect, but the magic of the Lost People is not strong either. At this moment, they are actually struggling to cope with these small stones!

The combination of Nullstone and Magic Circle is not something a timid dwarf would do; it's unclear who inspired them.

The Lost People were now in a difficult position. They were already few in number, and without the power to win, they were no different from lambs to the slaughter.

Half of the thirty-odd men quickly fell, and the rest were captured after holding out for a while.

"Do you need my help?" Riven asked me.

"No rush. They're not in any real danger. Let's observe them a bit longer and see how these dwarves plan to deal with these Lost People. If we can find out where they learned magic, that would be even better. Maybe that's the reason we came to Frosthold."

Unexpectedly, this wait yielded an unexpected reward. The dwarf leader told Morman:

"If those two outsiders were here, we wouldn't have had a good chance of winning, but now that we've dealt with you, it's their turn."

"You despicable scoundrel!"

"We may be lowly people, but we can still defeat you adults!"

After the dwarf finished speaking, he ordered his men to take Morman and the others away. Then they began to communicate in a language we couldn't understand, seemingly discussing how to deal with us.

"I really don't understand why they're targeting us. Is it because we didn't help them?" Riven wondered.

"A despicable race, no need to guess what they're thinking!" I was a little angry at the dwarves' deception.

Winter comes early in the far north, with daylight lasting less than half as long as night. After nightfall, Riven and I began our operation.

We decided to find Morman and rescue him first. We searched for a long time but couldn't find him. Finally, we found them at the livestock pens.

These Lost People, both men and women, were stripped naked and thrown into the sheepfold. If it weren't for the groans they heard, they would have been hard to spot.

They all had their left hands and left feet tied together, their right hands and right feet tied together, and their mouths were gagged with strips of cloth, which looked quite comical.

After I helped Morman untie it, he told me that the dwarves did this to prevent them from using magic.

"Thank you, let's run away together." Morman was a little scared.

"Don't be afraid. Just bear with it for a while and don't alert them. I'll go investigate the source of their power."

"Alright, be careful then. If anything happens, make a lot of noise, and we'll get there even if it kills us!"

"It's alright, don't worry, they can't threaten us."

After calming these people down, Riven and I continued our operation. While searching for people, we found a suspicious place. Everything else was dark, but that room was lit up. However, when we went inside, we found nothing there.

"It seems they deliberately lured us in," Riven said coldly.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a large number of dwarves appeared all around, carrying gems in their hands, and many others drew their bows and arrows. With both physical and magical preparations, it was truly a challenge for these people.

"Let's talk this out, don't rush into anything." I planned to try and get some information out of them first.

"Now you're scared?"

"Of course I'm scared, but I just don't understand why you're targeting me. We haven't offended you, have we?"

"Hmph, you've come back now to save people, haven't you? What else is there to explain!"

"But you told the Lost People that you were going to hunt us down, and that even if you didn't come back, you wouldn't let us go, right?"

"This..." The dwarf was momentarily speechless.

"Leader, don't waste your breath on them. These two are very powerful, and they seem to know magic too. They even blew us away earlier." Guna glared at us fiercely, completely unlike the weak person she was when we first met.

"It's alright, we're not afraid of even the most powerful magic!"

I don't know where this dwarf chieftain got the audacity to say that, based on those crude Nullstone? Or is he just being naive?

"Oh? You even have Nullstone? But I must warn you, they're ineffective against us."

"Nonsense! I just used it to neutralize the magic of the gods! Bah, not gods, but those invaders."

"Their magic is simple, but our magic is different, you bastard!"

I suddenly raised my voice, a chill wind swirling around me. Although there were still many questions I hadn't answered, I decided to kill a few first!