After entering Thick Earth Castle, Chen Rui followed Hodehek to the square and saw a vast number of dwarves sprawled across the ground. Most were groaning in agony; the severely afflicted had already fallen unconscious, and some had even died.
Dwarves were naturally quite resistant to both magic and poison, yet this toxin seemed to have been specially developed for them. It was incredibly virulent. The poisoned dwarves foamed at the mouth, their skin taking on an eerie dark-silver hue. The dwarven physicians' herbs and detoxification runes were completely useless.
"Pagliu, do you have a way to remove these toxins?"
"No problem." Pagliu sniffed, looking utterly dismissive. "These toxins are far too low-grade. If I'd been the one to poison them, these little squatters would've turned to smoke and vanished long ago."
When Hodehek had fought Pagliu earlier, he had sensed the Poison Dragon's formidable toxic power and immediately assumed that he was the culprit. Lord Poison Dragon was deliberately bringing this up now; clearly, he was holding a grudge.
The silver-bearded dwarf's face flushed red, but he forcibly held back his roar. Dwarves might have fiery tempers, but they were no fools. Leaving aside the fact that that woman alone was powerful enough to wipe out all of Thick Earth Castle, this Dragon Race expert's ability to detoxify them was enough to make them swallow their pride.
"Don't be so stingy, Guardian Lord." Chen Rui laughed heartily and patted Lord Poison Dragon on the shoulder. "Hurry up and help our dwarf friends with their poison."
Hodehek cast Chen Rui a grateful look and bowed in thanks. Although Silverbeard was a Kingdom-level powerhouse, this prince was also a master artificer. More importantly, rather than holding their past conflict against them, he had come to help the dwarf race. He fully